New Region + Fakemon RP

[Royal]

This is an idea I had in my head for years. I wanted to work it into a ROM, but never had the time or ability to, so I decided maybe it would make for a good RP. So, the idea is essentially this:

The RP will take place in an all new region with all new Pokemon – or, in this case, Fakemon. I don't think there will be any already existing Pokemon, or if there are, there will be only a few different kinds from each other region. I think I'd want the focus to be on the Fakemon. Speaking of Fakemon, there will around 210 different types to find in this region, ranging from all available known types.

This region used to be known for all its gym matches, contests, and other amazing opportunities for trainers, but recently, many Pokemon have become aggressive and territorial for unknown reasons. Humans, Pokemon, everyone started to harm each other like the entire region was slowly becoming infected with a massive wave of aggressive paranoia and hysteria. No one can figure out the cause of this dangerous mind altering behavior, so, quickly the region started to lock down. First, flights, boats – any way for people to leave or enter the region were sealed off. Gyms and contest halls were closed, while towns and cities were quickly turned into districts, or zones. People from other towns were not able to enter other towns without specific permits. The gym leaders of the region were given new titles – they became Lead Protectors of their towns and cities. They also work as heads of security for their towns, and if anyone who isn't part of the Security Black Force wants to leave town they have to be interviewed and given permission by the gym leaders to do so.

Now, where does this leave potential RPers in? Amongst the population, some people get sicker quicker than others, however, there is a small percentage of the population that doesn't seem to be affected by at all. Thus, the roles of the potential RPers. These select people have gone through rigorous training, mental, and physical tests to understand why they are special. None of the tests were conclusive, but the region is losing time. More and more people are becoming dangerous, as well as Pokemon. The leaders of the region, the gym leaders, and other such powerful individuals believe it must fall on these select individuals to investigate why the hysteria and mind-altering behavior is happening. And now they find that it isn't just affecting the humans and Pokemon, but the land as well.

Now, I don't think this RP would be ready for at least a few months, so I thought I'd check for Interest before I get into the beef of it. So, I wanted to ask a few questions for you all:

1. Would you rather see a Fakemon-exclusive Dex, or a mainly Fakemon Dex with some real Pokemon entrees?
2. Speaking of Fakemon, would you prefer to have the entire Dex revealed before the RP begins (meaning that this would add a few more months onto my plate before I can even submit this for approval), or would you like the Fakemon to be revealed as new areas are revealed within the game?

I think that's all the questions I have for now, but I'd love to hear your questions. If I can, I'll also answer them. I would like to see if there is genuine interest in this and hopefully work out a bunch of kinks through this Interest Check. Thanks so much!

 

[Royal]

I haven't gotten any replies yet, so here are two examples of Fakemon from the Dex.

#007 Drister -

Drister is the Water-type starter that new trainers can choose in the region.
Drister has the ability to shoot powerful torrents of water from its mouth, which twist and form into small twisters. Drister also has the ability to control minor changes in the weather.

#099 Nimby -

Found in the higher atmosphere and cloudier parts of mountainous areas, Nimby are fast and agile - much like an arrow being released from a quiver. Nimby also are only known to eat gems found in their mountainous habitats.

There, two of the Fakemon!

 

[luckgandor]

Ahh I'd be interested!
1. I'd be interested in all Fakemon dex.
2. I'd like for them to be revealed as the story goes on, rather than be revealed all in the beginning.

 

[Kung Fu Ferret]

I'm game for a Fakemon journey/adventure!

 

[Royal]

Great to see some people interested! Since I feel this would be important, here are the other starters, including the already shown Drister.

#001 Alliam -

The Grass Lizard Pokemon
Alliam are small and young swamp dwellers; in addition to being able to control the vegetation of their habitat around them to make dens, they can see clearly underneath muddy water and can easily propel themselves through reeds and lillies using their grass-like tail fin.

#004 Phenick -

The Ash Pokemon
Phenick are young and hardy Pokemon that love to bathe and cover themselves with the fresh ashes of fires and camp sights. They are stubborn and fiery when it comes to listening their trainers, and often enter battles even when they think they'll lose.

#007 Drister -

The Twister Pokemon
Drister has the ability to shoot powerful torrents of water from its mouth, which form into small twisters. Drister also has the ability to control minor changes in the weather.

 

[Shak]

Damn...you really seem to have a good grasp on things, so I won't bother patronising you by explaining how much would need to be put into this to make it work seamlessly. I do however, need to ask how much you already have established of the world and dex and important characters already since the RPers need extra details about the Pokemon they'll be working with and the world around them (Assuming that's gonna be in the OOC thread, but worth an ask anyway.)
As for your own two questions.
I think a fakemon exclusive dex will be awesome, but mixing the right established mons in where they make sense would be cool too. If you have a good idea where everything should be found and where it fits, then go with exclusive fakemons. If you feel there are established mons that fit in certain places, there are no issues with mixing the two. I think it could be a very effective plot device depending on what you do with it.
As for the second one, either would work, but I think revealing them route by route would be very cool and exciting, and would keep your RPers waiting to see whats next. I'd even say you should include mini events where people can get exclusive mons that arent available on the route adds an extra element of mystery that should keep your RPers hype and excited.

Two more things. I'm sure you've already thought about this, but sprites for each mon are definitely a must. I'd say in a similar/better format to the one you've put them in that post should be done (I get that that's a lot to ask, and probably a lot of work, but I do see it as something that's needed if you're going to present people with Fakemon.)
I'd say this has a lot of potential to be a great RP. If the workload gets too much, dont hesitate to get some extra hands in on it. I'll be sure to keep my eye out for this RP.

EDIT: You may wanna provide more than three options for Starters aswell

 

[Royal]

Damn...you really seem to have a good grasp on things, so I won't bother patronising you by explaining how much would need to be put into this to make it work seamlessly. I do however, need to ask how much you already have established of the world and dex and important characters already since the RPers need extra details about the Pokemon they'll be working with and the world around them (Assuming that's gonna be in the OOC thread, but worth an ask anyway.)

Thanks for the reply! So I can respond to each part individually, I just split your quote so my answers can be found easily. <3
As for how much I've already established - I've already got the main questline figured out, the roles of gym leaders, towns/cities, and a majority of routes planned. So that's maybe about 30-40% figured out. I'm still working out events and battles, and mixing in some of my legendary ideas into the actual plotline. I don't plan to really submit this until I'm at least 80-100% finished with everything, so I have a good grasp of giving just the right amount of information to start, and then opening up to more and more as things continue.

As for your own two questions.
I think a fakemon exclusive dex will be awesome, but mixing the right established mons in where they make sense would be cool too. If you have a good idea where everything should be found and where it fits, then go with exclusive fakemons. If you feel there are established mons that fit in certain places, there are no issues with mixing the two. I think it could be a very effective plot device depending on what you do with it.
As for the second one, either would work, but I think revealing them route by route would be very cool and exciting, and would keep your RPers waiting to see whats next. I'd even say you should include mini events where people can get exclusive mons that arent available on the route adds an extra element of mystery that should keep your RPers hype and excited.

Yup, the more and more I think about it, the more it seems I might include maybe max ten or so already existing Pokemon, but the route of Fakemon and just the sheer number of different kinds of Fakemon might be enough to give enough variety to the game for something new and appealing.
As for event Fakemon, yeah, that's the plan! I already have two specific Fakemon events at different points in the game to try and get an event-only Fakemon (ex. Nimby, revealed above, is one such event-only Pokemon I'm talking about).

Two more things. I'm sure you've already thought about this, but sprites for each mon are definitely a must. I'd say in a similar/better format to the one you've put them in that post should be done (I get that that's a lot to ask, and probably a lot of work, but I do see it as something that's needed if you're going to present people with Fakemon.)
I'd say this has a lot of potential to be a great RP. If the workload gets too much, dont hesitate to get some extra hands in on it. I'll be sure to keep my eye out for this RP.

EDIT: You may wanna provide more than three options for Starters aswell

Ahhh, sprites, one of my worst nightmares. I didn't really think about that. I figured if I had the images under a spoiler tag and small enough images for them to not take up a majority of space, that it would be fine, but I guess sprites might be a good way to go too.

For the starters, I think I wanted to allow up to nine players, but only allow those three starters (with each starter repeated up to 3x). The reason for that is that all other Fakemon in the game will be available to capture. Starters would be unique, and I didn't want to give people a starter that can be found through the game. (Plus, the final evolutions of all three starters are pretty awesome, I think.) Of course, if others think differently, then I'll definitely consider some other unique Fakemon in the Dex to allow as starters.

 

[Shak]

Thanks for the reply! So I can respond to each part individually, I just split your quote so my answers can be found easily. <3
As for how much I've already established - I've already got the main questline figured out, the roles of gym leaders, towns/cities, and a majority of routes planned. So that's maybe about 30-40% figured out. I'm still working out events and battles, and mixing in some of my legendary ideas into the actual plotline.

No problem, I'm happy to help out in any way I can. This looks like an exciting project and I wanna see it do well. I don't think there's actually been a fakemon RP during my tenure in the RPT. Just a few things I wanted to comment on based on what you've got here. Firstly, while I'm not trying to advise you half-ass it them, route quests/missions are things you can pretty much work out during the RP. They can be pretty generic, which saves a lot of the time. It's the job of the RPer to make those interesting (Obviously use interesting idea if you have them, but these shouldn't take up too much of the time, and probably shouldn't be the stalwart for the RP. Other thing, I'm not sure what you mean by working out the battles. Do you mean the pokemon that gym leaders or important NPC characters are gonna have? That confused me a bit.

Ahhh, sprites, one of my worst nightmares. I didn't really think about that. I figured if I had the images under a spoiler tag and small enough images for them to not take up a majority of space, that it would be fine, but I guess sprites might be a good way to go too.

Images should be fine if sprites are too much work. I'm just thinking about formatting and presentation really Which I'm honestly no good with myself
One thing I will say, is resizing them is probably a must. Spoiler tags are more of a personal pet heeve tbh. I just think they should mainly be used to extra information, instead of important things. If its the only way, they should be fine. As long as you can present the pokemon, along with their information then whatever works works. I would say something resembling a Pokedex type system that has pokemon info revealed in the OOC as they appear IC would be cool. You could even do something with CSS to have them all appear in one clean post with a link. >_> IDK how much work that would take though. Just a suggestion.

For the starters, I think I wanted to allow up to nine players, but only allow those three starters (with each starter repeated up to 3x). The reason for that is that all other Fakemon in the game will be available to capture. Starters would be unique, and I didn't want to give people a starter that can be found through the game. (Plus, the final evolutions of all three starters are pretty awesome, I think.) Of course, if others think differently, then I'll definitely consider some other unique Fakemon in the Dex to allow as starters.

I'd say giving the same starters to three different people is a bad idea. It takes away the personal touch that comes with having at least one unique pokemon at all times. It's certainly not be all or end all, but I think that's just a bad idea. I get what you mean with the whole idea of peeps getting pokemon that can be found elsewhere in the region as starters being bad, and I agree (for the reason I mentioned earlier) but I feel that's made redundant if they already start with a mon that two other people also have. As a solution to that, I'd suggest one of three things:

1 - Choose six mons that you think could make viable starter trios and use them as starters, effectively removing them as options to be caught on routes
(Pro: Everyone gets an original mon that no one else can get)
(Con: Thins out the Pokedex a little, and depending on the type variety could leave options for specific types quite restricted)

2 - Use established mons as the other 6 starters
(Pros: Leaves the pokedex untouched, and means the types remain balanced at the start)
(Cons: Means only three people get to start with Fakemon)

There are a few others, but I think those two are the most viable. If you can think of anything to resolve the starter situation (Including sticking with what you already decided on) then you can of course do those too.

 

[Royal]

No problem, I'm happy to help out in any way I can. This looks like an exciting project and I wanna see it do well. I don't think there's actually been a fakemon RP during my tenure in the RPT. Just a few things I wanted to comment on based on what you've got here. Firstly, while I'm not trying to advise you half-ass it them, route quests/missions are things you can pretty much work out during the RP. They can be pretty generic, which saves a lot of the time. It's the job of the RPer to make those interesting (Obviously use interesting idea if you have them, but these shouldn't take up too much of the time, and probably shouldn't be the stalwart for the RP. Other thing, I'm not sure what you mean by working out the battles. Do you mean the pokemon that gym leaders or important NPC characters are gonna have? That confused me a bit.

What I mean by working out battles just means how players will be able to find gym leaders, what Fakemon the gym leaders have/as well as NPCs, typings, levels, etc. Since I didn't want this RP to be the typical battle at the gym. I want each gym leader and NPC to have a function in their city/town. That's just what I meant. :)

Images should be fine if sprites are too much work. I'm just thinking about formatting and presentation really Which I'm honestly no good with myself
One thing I will say, is resizing them is probably a must. Spoiler tags are more of a personal pet heeve tbh. I just think they should mainly be used to extra information, instead of important things. If its the only way, they should be fine. As long as you can present the pokemon, along with their information then whatever works works. I would say something resembling a Pokedex type system that has pokemon info revealed in the OOC as they appear IC would be cool. You could even do something with CSS to have them all appear in one clean post with a link. >_> IDK how much work that would take though. Just a suggestion.

I'm not familiar with CSS, so I might actually be able to make a Dex entry post for all the Pokemon, whether if it's on a different place like Google Docs, the Art Zone, or something else. I can figure that out.

I'd say giving the same starters to three different people is a bad idea. It takes away the personal touch that comes with having at least one unique pokemon at all times. It's certainly not be all or end all, but I think that's just a bad idea. I get what you mean with the whole idea of peeps getting pokemon that can be found elsewhere in the region as starters being bad, and I agree (for the reason I mentioned earlier) but I feel that's made redundant if they already start with a mon that two other people also have. As a solution to that, I'd suggest one of three things:

1 - Choose six mons that you think could make viable starter trios and use them as starters, effectively removing them as options to be caught on routes
(Pro: Everyone gets an original mon that no one else can get)
(Con: Thins out the Pokedex a little, and depending on the type variety could leave options for specific types quite restricted)

2 - Use established mons as the other 6 starters
(Pros: Leaves the pokedex untouched, and means the types remain balanced at the start)
(Cons: Means only three people get to start with Fakemon)

There are a few others, but I think those two are the most viable. If you can think of anything to resolve the starter situation (Including sticking with what you already decided on) then you can of course do those too.

Hmmm, okay that might work. There's still many spots in my Dex that can fill up with unique Fakemon to use as additional starters.

 

[Royal]

Okay! So here, these will be the nine Fakemon available to be as starters, including the three ones above I've already mentioned.

#001 Alliam -

The Grass Lizard Pokemon
Alliam are small and young swamp dwellers; in addition to being able to control the vegetation of their habitat around them to make dens, they can see clearly underneath muddy water and can easily propel themselves through reeds and lillies using their grass-like tail fin.

#004 Phenick -

The Ash Pokemon
Phenick are young and hardy Pokemon that love to bathe and cover themselves with the fresh ashes of fires and camp sights. They are stubborn and fiery when it comes to listening their trainers, and often enter battles even when they think they'll lose.

#007 Drister -

The Twister Pokemon
Drister has the ability to shoot powerful torrents of water from its mouth, which form into small twisters. Drister also has the ability to control minor changes in the weather.

#117 Sprian -

The Toothy Pokemon
Probably amongst the hardest Pokemon of the region to train, Sprian are normally only given to highly skilled trainers who can take time to deal with this rambunctious and mischievous Pokemon. Highly territorial, it can influence another Pokemon's or human's minds and twist reality to its will, but only for a short period of time.

#120 Venutile -

The Spore Pokemon
Venutile is a highly toxic Pokemon. Found in marshes and thick rain forests, Venutile can spend days keeping its mouth open and keep very still. If its prey of choice brushes against its tongue, it snaps its jaw shut. Venutile has one of the most powerful jaws of all known Pokemon in the region.

#123 Laimole -

The Molding Pokemon
Often confused with Munna, Laimole is actually a completely silent Pokemon who can communicate telepathically with its trainer through emotions and colors. The purplish aura around it acts as a partial barrier to protect its stubby legs.

#181 Marshock -

The Voltage Pokemon
Found in the hottest areas of the region, Marshock are often found running the lengths of power lines. Using their powerful legs, they can run at fast speeds and even severely injure other Pokemon if they kick out.

#184 Corscale -

The Smoothing Pokemon
Corscale are a unique Pokemon that has two tails. It has the ability to stiffen its tails, which can act as a powerful cutting instrument, or loosen its tails enough to help smooth down materials. Corscale are most times found at construction sites and are incredible friendly to any that approach.

#187 Glacherd -

The Herd Pokemon
Glacherd are from high, icy climates where they live amongst others of its kind in herds. When frightened, it can stiffen its normally smooth and soft fur into sharp spikes.

And the number of how many Fakemon have already been drawn: 23/211

I'm hoping to also introduce some new evolutionary methods through RP. There will be a good number of Fakemon that evolve through friendship or love, so I hope to have a Friendship and Love meter for each Fakemon in each person's team so it will be easier to see what is needed. The Dex will also contain how to evolve each Pokemon into its respective evolution, if it has one. All evolutionary stones will be able to be found in the region, or bought. Most shops in each town or city will have certain items in stock to help your Fakemon to evolve.

 

[Ewery1]

Ahh I'd definitely be interested in this but it may take up too much time and I wouldn't want to divide it between this and OoT so I'd think about it based on the main post. These Fakemon look great!

 

[JukeboxTheGhoul]

I would definately be interested if it is after one of my current RPs are finished.
These Fakemon are topnotch. Excellent! I love the idea of actually exploring and being suprised about Pokemon/Fakemon

 

[Royal]

Thanks for the interest, guys! As of right now, I have about twenty-five Fakemon completely designed, another eighteen waiting for color and highlights, and sketches for another one hundred ready for ink. I also got most of the main OOC post about the RP, sign-up, and what not is finished. Once I get a few more posts done, I think I'll be submitting this! Thanks again for the interest!

 

[Ewery1]

I think I'll join you, but I recommend you have a lot more Pokemon planned and designed if you are doing a totally Fakemon dex and a lot of the RP involves them.

 

[Royal]

I think I'll join you, but I recommend you have a lot more Pokemon planned and designed if you are doing a totally Fakemon dex and a lot of the RP involves them.

Yup, that's the plan! I can draw about six to ten Fakemon a day, so I plan to have at least over one hundred done before everything will be ready. :)

 

[Ewery1]

Yup, that's the plan! I can draw about six to ten Fakemon a day, so I plan to have at least over one hundred done before everything will be ready. :)

Wooooooooah that's a lot.

 

[Royal]

Also, speaking of Fakemon! If anyone wants to see a specific kind of animal or supernatural creature/element in this Dex, feel free to comment and suggest! I can't promise that I'll use all the suggestions though since I already have about 120 Fakemon about fifty percent finished.

 

[Ewery1]

Oh wow is there any way you could make a red panda fakemon :O you should do a bit of research on them before you make it though, but I always imagined it being a fire/ice type.

 

[Royal]

Oh wow is there any way you could make a red panda fakemon :O you should do a bit of research on them before you make it though, but I always imagined it being a fire/ice type.

The funny thing is... before I even begin designing, I make sure I have the Dex and the typings/numbers figured out first, just so there's a fair or even number of all types distributed. And it turns out I have a Fire/Ice evolutionary line. ;D

So yeah, I can see about making that based off the Red Panda.

 

[Ewery1]

YAY THAT MAKES ME SUPER HAPPY WOOO