Garkodia: Pokemon League Conspiracy (PTU – Beginners Welcome)
Pokemon Tabletop United | Campaign
$14.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 7:30 PM UTC
4 Hour Duration
0 / 5 Seats Filled
Requirements
Experience required: Open to all
Age: 18+
About the adventure
Prepare to enter Garkodia, a high-stakes, unforgiving region where the Pokemon League isn’t just a badge hunt—it’s a fight for survival. In this gritty setting, players encounter not only wild Pokémon but a brutal, power-hungry society. Garkodia is a place of rapid expansion, extreme ambition, and cutthroat alliances, where even Pokemon are treated as resources, and power is the ultimate currency. Expect a game rich in story and suspense, where choices matter and allies are hard to trust. Trainers will face powerful Gym Leaders with secret agendas, mysterious transformations that make Pokémon even more formidable, and villains who will stop at nothing to advance their goals. Danger is ever-present, and players will be challenged to adapt, survive, and outwit ruthless foes. In this adventure, players are free to pursue their own path, whether it’s bringing justice to the region, climbing the ranks of an elite society, or forging dark alliances to gain power. Combat is intense, and the role-play opportunities are rich—every encounter could mean life or death for your character. If you’re ready for an immersive, high-stakes journey through one of the darkest Pokémon regions, step into Garkodia and test your mettle.
Game style
Combat Heavy
“Combat Heavy” games emphasize the combat mechanics within their systems over roleplay or puzzle solving. There are frequent and longer battles with enemies and a greater emphasis on tactical game play.
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
Sandbox / Open World
In "Sandbox" or "Open World" games, players are given a tremendous amount of freedom to pursue their stories without the restrictions of a more linear game style. Players are encouraged to explore and engage with the world, and find their own story as they do so. These games offer the players the opportunity to help drive the narrative, and allow for the story to evolve organically through the choices they make.
5.0
(5)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: World Builder, Knows the Rules, Creativity
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
The game is played on Foundry Virtual Tabletop. This is done in a browser. Voice chat is done through discord, as well as a lot of reference material in the text channels. You will need Discord and a mic. I will explain necessary mechanics during session 0, and help players continue to get up to speed on the mechanical side during the first session. I will be available for continued assistance and character creation issues.
What I provide
I bring over ten years of experience with Pokémon Tabletop Adventures, custom maps, and homebrew mechanics. We will play on Foundry Virtual Tabletop with my subscription to it. I voice all NPCs for a fully immersive experience, adding atmospheric music for key moments. This is a high-stakes game where creative role-play, strategic combat, and personal choices shape the world around you. Combat sticks primarily to the mechanical rules, but exceptions for things can be made to fit the RP better.
Gameplay details
Session 0: I will give time to each player, either together or individually as time allows, primarily focusing on assisting with character creation and getting any new players used to Pokemon Tabletop United and Foundry. During Session 0, we will also go over personal lines and veils for each player. I will be available regularly to help with character creation before and after session 0, and it is also recommended to work on character creation during session 0. Lines and Veils: During session 0, lines and veils can be outlined for what things you do not want to appear in the campaign, and to only be in the background. In the campaign's discord channel, there will be a place where you can also choose to add or remove triggering things you don't want to appear in the campaign at any such time. Luxton Technique Discussion: During session 0, we will go over how much and in what capacity we want certain triggering content to appear or not appear. Stars and Wishes: There will be a channel in the discord server for the campaign for stars and wishes. Here, you can put what you especially enjoyed about sessions and want to see more of, as well as wishes for what you want to see in the future and directions for future sessions.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Lines and Veils
• Luxton Technique Discussion
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
How will character creation work
1: The starting character conditions for this campaign are a level 4 trainer, 2 level 20 Pokemon, and $4000 starting money. You can spend your money on things before the campaign begins. 2: I will accept 90% of canonical Pokemon as your starter Pokemon. Restrictions are as follows: -Can't be legendary -Can't be shiny -Cannot have a base stat total in the real games of 500 or higher (Rules out most competent fully evolved Pokemon you could get at level 20 such as Gyarados, Nidoking, Lucario). -Can't be something capable of aerial movement that can carry a human. 3: Your human trainer must have at least 1 combat class, other than that they can be whatever they want. Combat class means classes that can engage in direct physical combat. This is primarily for balance between the player characters. 4: Warper is a banned class, and the PTU Discord universally bans it and considers it a mistake.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Open to all
Platforms used
• Discord
• Foundry VTT