[Mr. Game & Watch]

Narrowly scraping by with four locations, Pokemon Cove will be having a poll this week, so before you start to put thoughts into the next location go check that out and make your three votes! This week we’ll be entering the Western Hemisphere, meaning we only have three more parent locations to get through!

The first of this lofty Sub-Board is Cauldros, so we’ll be getting into the Xenoblade Chronicles franchise this week. Admittedly, I don’t know much about this series, but I’m sure there’s enough lore and settings within the games to fill out three Sub-Locations at the very least. For people like me that don’t know much about Xenoblade, fret not! Feel free to suggest lands and locales from any of your favourite ARPGs, JRPGs, or any of the other RPGs in the alphabet soup.

By this time next week we’ll tally up all the submissions and setup a poll to see which three suggestions will stand the test of popular vote, the winners getting a cool and crisp 100 coins for their efforts.

Priority #1 - Distinctness from the parent location: So for example, a sub-location in Mushroom Ruins should not simply be another part of Mushroom Ruins. Toad Town for example would be a sub-location we'd have to deny for not being distinct from its parent location, as that is already the primary setting.

Priority #2 - Roleplay Opportunities: Locations suggested should provide a wide variety of potential missions that could be hosted there. If a location seems more like an individual mission gimmick that caters itself to one specific type of mission, it's probably better off staying that way rather than becoming a sub-location. The same goes for locations that characters can't logically normally access.

Priority #3 - Iconicness: Locations should be representative to the series, as opposed to being stuff that has been randomly made up because it sounds fun. Making your own stuff up is great, don't get me wrong, but because of the issue of clutter we probably won't be accepting custom sub-boards at this time.

A good template to fill out when suggesting sub-locations would be:

[b]Name of Sub-Location:[/b]
[b]Parent Location:[/b]
[b]Description:[/b] Describe the location as it should appear on Li, or as it appears in-game
[b]Role in Parent Series:[/b] Tell us about the location's significance in it's game(s) of origin

Suggestions as of now:

The Sea of Time
Description: This area of the ocean is guarded by Poseidon and acts as a maritime minefield of rapid currents that could tear smaller ships apart and dash larger ships against the rocky reefs surrounding the area. The reefs themselves were created by underwater volcanic activity, with the upper tips of a few volcanoes breaching the surface of the water even. The area is surrounded by a perpetual fog that makes sight difficult, but it's rumored that an Atlantis-esque ancient society named Lemuria hides deep within. Some speculate that this is the same ancient kingdom rumored to lay on the ocean floor in the area, while others insist that they observed the hylian royal crest, rather than any Lemurian symbols.

The Fallen Arm
Description: A massive effigy of an arm lies in the water off the coast of Cauldros, and on the palm is a paradise untouched by the Stravia. Farther in lies an abandoned village, once thought to belong to the Machina, the people of Mechonis. None of the Machina remain, but the tech they left behind could prove valuable, if one can brave the Mechon that still roam the place.

[Mari]

Name of Sub-Location: The Sea of Time
Parent Location: Cauldros
Description: This area of the ocean is guarded by Poseidon and acts as a maritime minefield of rapid currents that could tear smaller ships apart and dash larger ships against the rocky reefs surrounding the area. The reefs themselves were created by underwater volcanic activity, with the upper tips of a few volcanoes breaching the surface of the water even. The area is surrounded by a perpetual fog that makes sight difficult, but it's rumored that an atlantis esque ancient society named Lemuria hides deep within. Some speculate that this is the same ancient kingdom rumored to lay on the ocean floor in the area, while others insist that they observed the hylian royal crest, rather than any Lemurian symbols.
Role in Parent Series: This Location is a combination of the Sea of Time and Lemuria areas from Golden Sun 2, as well as the underwater ruins of Hyrule from Zelda: The Wind Waker

[heirtothemonado]

Name of Sub-Location: The Fallen Arm
Parent Location: Cauldros
Description: A massive effigy of an arm lies in the water off the coast of Cauldros, and on the palm is a paradise untouched by the Stravia. Farther in lies an abandoned village, once thought to belong to the Machina, the people of Mechonis. None of the Machina remain, but the tech they left behind could prove valuable, if one can brave the Mechon that still roam the place.
Role in Parent Series: The Fallen Arm is a location in Xenoblade Chronicles, and one of the first areas available from Mechonis. It serves as the home of the Machina, and is the only part of Mechonis still accessible after the events in Mechonis Core. 

[Mari]

Name of Sub-Location: Irradiated Midgar
Parent Location: Cauldros
Description: The ruins of a once great metropolis stand as a testament to humanity's arrogance. The heavily polluted city and it's surroundings are now overgrown with wild and potentially mutated vegetation, with some of the once great city having outright fallen into the sea. Rumor has it that powerful magic still waits to be tapped, lying dormant within the city's crumbling infrastructure. Be wary of lingering too long, as prolonged exposure to the residual mako energy that haunts this place may cause "mako poisoning", a potentially deadly paralytic and hallucinogenic condition.
Role in Parent Series: Midgar! ...The famous setting of a good portion of Final Fantasy 7.