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PMM, roleplay, and Paradise
2 years ago
Okay, well! Hello, 2023. This is basically my "Pulse check" for the year, and what a year it's been.
So I've been going back and forth on how much detail I want to go into here. Part of me wants to just describe everything from my perspective, and part of me just wants to touch the basics and move on. In the end, the second part's won out. So, here we go.
So, I'm no longer going to be playing at Pokemorph MUSH, which is the roleplay spot where I play Sam, Brunn, RJ, and a couple others. It's actually been on hiatus for months now, and may or may not reopen, but even if the doors reopen, I won't be returning.
To put things as neutrally as I can, and glossing over a lot, the summary is this:
I didn't feel like the staff was doing the minimum requirements to make for a successful MUSH, and I and a few others addressed these grievances. I offered to help join as staff, so I would have hands-on helped them work toward the very issues I was having. After two months of procrastinating, I got back a letter that was, um, well, let's just say they dug their heels in and didn't give an inch, and wasn't exactly happy with me. So I decided it's time to move on.
Man, this glosses over so much, I can't believe I could summarize six months of drama into a single paragraph, but like, yeah, that'll get you most of the way there. I wanted more from PMM than the staff was willing to give. And maybe in retrospect this was a long time coming; folks who have been following me for a while might remember that I posted less than a year ago that I was feeling dissatisfied, but also that I didn't really have any other choices for RP, so I felt kind of trapped.
So, I'm doing the only real option that makes sense to me: I'm helping set up a new MUSH.
It'll be called Pokemorph Paradise, and it'll mostly focus on anthropomorphic Pokemon on a tropical island! It'll be 16+, so while there may be a little violence, it generally won't be super hardcore adult. Sexy times happens behinds closed doors, it's not the focus but it's fine in a locked room.
MUSHing is purely text-based, with fairly colorful text. It takes place on a grid, so it feels more like a "world" than just, say, chat rooms in a Discord, so it has an extra level of immersion despite being solely textual.
We're starting off by just making Ultra City, the central hub of about a million folks, but the rest of the cities and towns can be added in the future. The grid is actually already about 75% made, and we even have a WIP Wiki -- subject to change, and some things still need to be added, but it works well to get the theme of the place. You can check it out here!
We're set to open up in about a month or so. I'll be working on an "Introduction to MUSHing" page for people who have never MUSHed before, which should help a lot with getting used to it. Ultimately, I lovvvvve talking about MUSHing and Pokemon, so I'm eager to answer any questions. Note me here or on Discord or Telegram or Twitter, pretty much if you have any interest at all. I'd love to help with providing info about the theme and world, and to help with making characters. RP is my passion, after all.
Because the theme is set up to have wormholes and multiple dimensions, I plan on simply porting over three characters: Sam (of course), Brunn my Ursaring-morph, and my Nickit-morph Tess. I'm just very excited to be playing my guys again, especially my Growlithe, who's just such a big part of who I am. It'll be a little sad to separate him from RJ (my Beartic), but they weren't really boyfriends anyway, they were more... uh... it's complicateds. Besides, who knows what potential awaits him in this new world?
Anyway, that's where I'm at right now. I'm moving on, but I'm still invested in anthro-Pokemon RP, and as a staffer, I think I can really help make an interesting, engaging, and active RP spot. Again, if you're curious, reach out to me, I'd be happy to talk with you!
Keep it real like a banana peel.
~Sam
So I've been going back and forth on how much detail I want to go into here. Part of me wants to just describe everything from my perspective, and part of me just wants to touch the basics and move on. In the end, the second part's won out. So, here we go.
So, I'm no longer going to be playing at Pokemorph MUSH, which is the roleplay spot where I play Sam, Brunn, RJ, and a couple others. It's actually been on hiatus for months now, and may or may not reopen, but even if the doors reopen, I won't be returning.
To put things as neutrally as I can, and glossing over a lot, the summary is this:
I didn't feel like the staff was doing the minimum requirements to make for a successful MUSH, and I and a few others addressed these grievances. I offered to help join as staff, so I would have hands-on helped them work toward the very issues I was having. After two months of procrastinating, I got back a letter that was, um, well, let's just say they dug their heels in and didn't give an inch, and wasn't exactly happy with me. So I decided it's time to move on.
Man, this glosses over so much, I can't believe I could summarize six months of drama into a single paragraph, but like, yeah, that'll get you most of the way there. I wanted more from PMM than the staff was willing to give. And maybe in retrospect this was a long time coming; folks who have been following me for a while might remember that I posted less than a year ago that I was feeling dissatisfied, but also that I didn't really have any other choices for RP, so I felt kind of trapped.
So, I'm doing the only real option that makes sense to me: I'm helping set up a new MUSH.
It'll be called Pokemorph Paradise, and it'll mostly focus on anthropomorphic Pokemon on a tropical island! It'll be 16+, so while there may be a little violence, it generally won't be super hardcore adult. Sexy times happens behinds closed doors, it's not the focus but it's fine in a locked room.
MUSHing is purely text-based, with fairly colorful text. It takes place on a grid, so it feels more like a "world" than just, say, chat rooms in a Discord, so it has an extra level of immersion despite being solely textual.
We're starting off by just making Ultra City, the central hub of about a million folks, but the rest of the cities and towns can be added in the future. The grid is actually already about 75% made, and we even have a WIP Wiki -- subject to change, and some things still need to be added, but it works well to get the theme of the place. You can check it out here!
We're set to open up in about a month or so. I'll be working on an "Introduction to MUSHing" page for people who have never MUSHed before, which should help a lot with getting used to it. Ultimately, I lovvvvve talking about MUSHing and Pokemon, so I'm eager to answer any questions. Note me here or on Discord or Telegram or Twitter, pretty much if you have any interest at all. I'd love to help with providing info about the theme and world, and to help with making characters. RP is my passion, after all.
Because the theme is set up to have wormholes and multiple dimensions, I plan on simply porting over three characters: Sam (of course), Brunn my Ursaring-morph, and my Nickit-morph Tess. I'm just very excited to be playing my guys again, especially my Growlithe, who's just such a big part of who I am. It'll be a little sad to separate him from RJ (my Beartic), but they weren't really boyfriends anyway, they were more... uh... it's complicateds. Besides, who knows what potential awaits him in this new world?
Anyway, that's where I'm at right now. I'm moving on, but I'm still invested in anthro-Pokemon RP, and as a staffer, I think I can really help make an interesting, engaging, and active RP spot. Again, if you're curious, reach out to me, I'd be happy to talk with you!
Keep it real like a banana peel.
~Sam
Difference was most of the staff on the forum then left. And the few remaining made me a minor staff. But by then most of the writers had left. So very little could be done and now the forum is pretty dead.
A bit doomy but I really hope your thing goes well Kasik. I will admit I am slightly intimidated by the entirely new system but I did enjoy the few sessions I had on the old Mush. Will it be anthro pokemon only in your new system?
Mostly anthro-Pokemon, yup, though there are "Humorhs", which are more humanoids but with some Pokemon characteristics. There are a handful of humans and non-morphed Pokemon but they're really uncommon.
And good to know good to know. I'll try to be on the lookout for when it opens and hopefully at least give it a try when it opens up fully.
IT'S GONNA RULE