The Calta Challenge

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Calta, the Forgotten Isle, is a dangerous place. Home to strange wonders and great treasures. To incorporate this, we are adding something called the Calta Challenge. By undertaking the Challenge, you are asking for a combination of difficult encounters, limitations, and even GMed style plot devices.

In exchange, you will receive better than normal rolls, higher rewards, and hopefully, pride in your accomplishment. The Calta Challenge works as follows:

When on the island of Calta, you may request a Calta Challenge of rank 1 through 4. Each follows a framework as described below. You will receive your normal item rolls if you have the proper gear, but everything else is set by the rank of Challenge you request. Repels and Pokewav still work when doing a Calta Challenge, so don’t be afraid to use them.

Failing to follow the limitations put forward for your Challenge can result in revoked captures, regardless of the quality of the topic, so please do your best to follow all limitations placed in your roll. You also cannot ask for more encounters or multiple Challenges in one topic. They increase in number of rolls/difficulty as they increase in rank, but please ask for a rank you feel you can comfortably complete. It is better to do multiple threads of low Challenges than to stress yourself on one big one.

Requesting a Calta Challence is as easy as marking it as a CC# request when using the Requesting Encounter Template in the Encounter Requests Subforum.

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Rank 1
Wild / Trainer Encounter Chance for Additional Encounter (Low) / Chance for Special Encounter (Low) Item Roll (If Qualified)	Wild / Battle Limiter	+4% Exp     +5%Dians

Rank 2
Wild / Trainer Encounter Wild / Trainer Encounter Chance for Additional Encounter (Low) / Chance For Special Encounter (Low) Item Roll (If Qualified)	Wild / Battle Limiter	+8% Exp     +10% Dians Special Reward

Rank 3
Wild / Trainer Encounter Wild / Trainer Encounter (Chance For Special Encounter) Chance for Additional Encounter (Med) Item Roll (If Qualified)	Battle Limiter Wild / Battle Limiter GM Event	+12% Exp     +15% Dians Special Reward Chance at Special Reward

Rank 4
Wild / Trainer Encounter Wild / Trainer Encounter Trainer / Special Encounter Chance for Additional Encounter (Med) Item Roll (If Qualified)	Battle Limiter Battle Limiter Wild / Battle Limiter GM Event	+16% Exp     +20% Dians Special Reward High Chance at Special Reward

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Parts of Challenge

In the table above are several terms not found anywhere else in Godai, as well as some common terms used in a different way. Below, we will go over these to help explain just what you are getting in to when requesting a challenge.

Limiters (Wild and Battle)

Limiters require you to change how you approach the challenge. They are broken into Wild and Battle Limiters, though these often have ramifications beyond just how you interact with your rolls.

Wild Limiters change the circumstances in which you can encounter Wild Rolls. These can be limits such as:
Cannot Capture in Battle
Cannot Befriend this Pokemon
Pokemon Cannot be Paralyzed

There are many more, and they will always fit the parts of the challenge. It is safe to expect that these limiters will make dealing with wild Pokemon interesting, to say the least.

Battle Limiters will force you to come up with interesting strategies in wild and trainer battles. Examples are:
Dry Brush - No Fire or Electric Moves
Unstable Slope - No Sound or AOE moves

Again, these will often be tailored to make battles more interesting.

Special Encounters

Special Encounters add to your challenge by providing extra rolls, trainer battles, or unique NPCs to interact with on your journey through Calta. They can only be obtained via Calta Challenges. Not all Special Encounters have battles tied to them, but the characters in them can drastically alter your story. Special Encounters are as follows:

Merchant - Provides a unique Pokemart style shopping option for the Topic. Purchases must be made in topic.
Guide - These Calta Natives will help you find an additional Pokemon. Adds an extra roll to your challenge.
Explorer - Seekers of Fortune, these individuals add an additional item roll to the topic. Be warned, they come with their own challenges to get the reward.
Trader - A fellow Trainer, they will offer to trade with you, but they have very picky tastes.
Godaian Ranger - Specially trained, these men and women are searching Calta for Pokemon and trails. They'll also heal your Pokemon for you.
Herbalist - These Caltan natives will share the bounties of their finds with you for help or money. Good way to obtain herbs and berries.

Bandit - Adds a Battle to the Topic. Also adds a limitation. Be warned, for part of the story they might even steal your Pokemon! (not permanently)
Poacher - Adds a Battle and an additional wild roll to the Topic in applicable locations.

GM Events
These add limits and obstacles to your story. There is no list of these, as they are made to fit the Challenge as a whole. An easy example is a broken bridge or a fallen tree in the path.

Final Notes

All aspects of a Calta Challenge must be utilized in your topic. Keeping this in mind, try to find a balance between a challenge that fits your needs with what you can reasonably do. Its better to do 5 CC1 in a single location than to have to forfeit a CC4.