Welcome to an askblog for the X-Nauts from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door! This blog follows the adventures of a handful of X-Nauts as they go through the events of the game behind the scenes... with more than a few twists and turns along the way. Loosely follows canon.
Characters that can receive asks are as follows: Sir Grodus; Lord Crump; Johnson (X-Naut); Carmine (X-Naut); Jesse (PhD); Pancakes (Elite); Syrup (Elite).
General Rules:
No NSFW. This blog isn't the place for that.
I have the final say on what asks get answered - inappropriate asks will be deleted accordingly. Asks are generally answered in the order they are received.
Interactions with other rp/ask blogs is very welcome, Mario or not.
General DNI criteria apply. Proshippers/profiction users, bigots, TERFs, Etc. will be blocked on sight.
While this blog largely tries to adhere to the tone of the source material, it may wind up a little darker than what is seen in TTYD in places. Nothing insane, though.
Magic anon asks generally discouraged.
Feel free to also submit asks directed to the owner if you want! These won’t have art and will generally be addressed at any time.
{Character bios/descriptions under the cut.}
Carmine [They/them; She/he]
-A perfectly ordinary X-Naut, suited to perfectly ordinary jobs around the Moonbase, in her natural habitat. The email inbox for TEC-XX was their idea, in order to help alleviate boredom among those perpetually stuck on the Moon - and to try to get vital secrets out of Earth-dwellers! (… at least, that’s what she told his boss.)
-Their favorite food is Fire Pops, but he has a hard time getting them on the base. Hangs out with Pancakes and Jesse the most, and considers both to be very close friends.
-Very, very scared of Sir Grodus’ wrath. Secretly dreams of adventuring across Earth... some day.
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Jesse [They/she]
-A snippy X-Naut PhD who always seems to be busy, almost on the verge of being overworked. She keeps to herself a lot of the time, often locked up in their personal lab, or otherwise vanishing for long periods of time. According to Carmine, they weren’t always that reclusive… they really haven't been looking well as of late.
-Adores collecting books from Earth, even though they believe the planet to be a highly dangerous, untamed wilderness infested with monsters and wild creatures.
-Has difficulty accepting gifts.
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Pancakes [They/them; he/him]
-An Elite X-Naut who is somewhat immature, especially considering their high-ranking position in the X-Naut army. He seems to perpetually feel as though they’re trapped in their sibling’s shadow, and often becomes frustrated with, or argues with them. Ultimately, he just wants to prove himself and feel useful to somebody.
-Despite their best efforts to maintain a “cool” persona, occasionally lets himself be truly earnest and enthusiastic about things.
-Terrified of Earth, and has never been down to the planet as they firmly believe that some giant monster would descend upon them the moment they stepped foot on the planet’s surface.
-… probably would main Wolf in Super Smash Bros., given the opportunity.
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Syrup [They/them; it/its]
-A reckless X-Naut with a rebellious spirit, uncharacteristic of most of the X-Naut army. Though they are considered to be one of the best and strongest Elite X-Nauts in the army - even praised by Sir Grodus himself - they don't seem to be very happy with their job.
-Its helmet and jacket were originally only meant for use in a disguise while they were on Earth, they liked them too much to take them off. -Their sibling, Pancakes, thinks the outfit looks stupid, which only encourages them to wear it more for the sole purpose of annoying them.
-While they fight often with their sibling, they ultimately prioritize Pancake's safety and well-being above all else. They firmly believe that he should not be an Elite like it, due to his inexperience.
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Johnson [He/him]
-A X-Naut best described as the embodiment of a walking disaster. You’re far more likely to witness the aftermath of his presence rather than he himself, as a result of whatever impulsive scheme he had at the moment.
-He’s… charming, at least?
"... you weren't supposed to see this, Johnson. Nor are you supposed to be in my lab. This... this was all supposed to end today. And you... you and your fumbling little mitts have just ruined EVERYTHING, haven't you?! Did you seriously turn the machine ON?" -Jesse
"Huh? No, I just pressed a few buttons, and... no! You explain first! D-dude, what IS that abomination?! Is that... i-is that... a body?! It's got the flesh of a Yux or something... HEY! Isn't this the machine that the PhDs kept saying I stole, too?!" -Johnson
"Don't call her that. Don't you dare call her that." -Jesse
"... h-hey, Jesse? Can you... just take a chill pill or something? Really, I... I don't know what all this is, b-but I didn't mean to, like, break anything... um, and you're REALLY scaring me right now, man. Tube thingy aside." -Johnson
Update: finals are kicking my ass. Still working on the next few updates when I get time in between life stuff.
I’m also considering scrapping the 2d6 battle system altogether for the purposes of this blog. While I think it could be a fun idea/concept, I realized it would be even more of a strain on me to properly run blog-side, on top of everything else I do. I’m only one person who already has a less than functioning tablet and gradually running out of free time as I near graduation, so, um… yeah. ;w;
However, I’m more than willing to dump all the stuff I have been working on into a little google doc drive later on if anyone out there would find that kind of Homebrew TTRPG stuff useful or of interest! I’ll put it on this blog as a little bonus (… you could also probably add custom classes for other Mario species than X-Nauts if you so wish…)
Thank you to everyone still hanging around to support this weird little askblog that’s more or less slowly turning into a webcomic. Sorry updates have been so sparse for the last few months.
"Yeah dude, you're not getting out of this one so easily. Not until you start explaining some of the weird junk you've been doing while sneaking around here... uh? Oh, OH I LEFT VOICE RECOGNITION ON? Oh- oh come ON, it sent?! UGH. And- HEY! JESSE! GET BACK HERE! THIS ISN'T OVER!"
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"... um, hey. Sorry about that last message. I gotta go. I have a PhD to go tackle. Jesse acts weird, but this is... this is weird even for her." -Pancakes
HI! Sorry for the radio silence - I’ve had no time to myself to work on the blog while I’m currently job hunting/grappling with a tumultuous schedule, among other strange problems in my life fighting for my attention. Lot of stuff needs my attention first before this blog, as much as I would love to just draw these little guys all day.
I’m not putting this blog back on proper hiatus just yet, though! The next update I’m working on is a bit of a doozy (… like 7 panels?) so it might be some time before I return to my typical update schedule. Thank you so much for your continued patience with me and this blog! ;w;
Bit late for Valentine’s Day, but here’s a cute little doodle in the meantime!
heyyyyy real quick just to clarify something small. I will probably never respond to asks regarding the X-Nauts using their attack up/growth potions in regular asks.
Please do not send those in, because they’ll just wind up deleted. Thank you.
"A lot of the other X-Nauts come up to me for support, so I'm used to giving out a good emotional support hug here and there!"
"Sorry I can't send you a hug through an email! The PhDs haven't quite figured that one out yet, buh huh huh!" -Lord Crump
Do Carmine, Jesse, Pancakes, and Syrup ever hang out together. If so what do they do
"... everyone's so busy now that we're searching for the crystal stars... we rarely get chances to hang out now. But that just makes the times we can get to hang out even more special to us!" -Carmine
What benefits come with working for Grodus? Health insurance? 401k? Etc?
"... food and a place to sleep? I suppose you also get easy access to a laboratory if that's your thing. Can't say I've ever been great at science, so they're useless to me."
"If Grodus happens to like you, you might be able to get more than one trip down to Earth a year. I'd say having his approval is almost worse than him hating your guts, though. So many assignments, ALL the time, and what he asks of me sometimes is just..."
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"... don't tell him I said that last part. I... need to go to a meeting with him in a bit. He's probably making me check in on some of the soldiers because Crump's busy and can't do it today..." -Syrup
UPDATE - I am taking a few extra days for myself before I return to this blog to prevent burnout/handle some holiday stuff! Thank you very much for all of your continued patience ;w;
I'm anticipating on having some fun plot elements be introduced when I get time to come off hiatus (still looking like December! sorry.) ... including something a liiiiiittle experimental for this askblog!
So, since it's a little ways away before that point... I'd like my readers' feedback first, in the form of THIS poll!
If combat/fights come up in the plot... would you, the audience, want to be responsible for directing our characters' actions during fights? Something along the lines of voting by majority on typical RPG actions (ex. fight, flee, items, etc.)
Yes!
No, I'm fine with whatever!
I need more information before making a decision, sorry...
Voting ended onOct 28, 2024
I'm currently looking into possibly making a simple 2d6 Powered by the Apocalypse (slash me blatantly ripping off Monster of the Week) style system where each character has their own little stat block, along with traits, moves, HP, etc. These blocks would be put in their own post and would be easily accessible from the pinned post (along with any posts/threads involving combat) for ease of use.
