Pokemon Destiny

[Tsukiyo]

The Legend

Long ago, there existed a Pokemon that had control over time, space, and the dimensions. This creature enjoyed wreaking havoc and abused its powers to such an extent that it became known as the Bringer of Chaos. Accordingly, there existed another Pokemon to counterbalance its power. This Pokemon, the Controller of Fate, could guide an individual whose destiny had been distorted by the Chaos Pokemon back down their intended path.

For many ages, these two Pokemon struggled to gain an edge over one another. Whenever one side appeared to be at an advantage, the other would increase its efforts tenfold, thereby tipping the scale back in its own favor. Eventually, however, it was the Chaos Pokemon that proved triumphant. The Controller of Fate became overwhelmed by the sheer number of impeded destinies, and was thereby forced to concede defeat.

At this point, The Original One had no choice but to step in. Throughout the ages, The Original One had observed the struggle between The Bringer of Chaos and the Controller of Fate, but as long as the balance was maintained, The Original One could not interfere. Without The Controller of Fate, however, it became clear to The Original One that this one being could not be allowed so much power. So, The Original One split The Bringer of Chaos into three, dividing its abilities evenly amongst them. In this way, instead of one being having command over time, space, and the dimensions, each of the three would be allowed control of just one.
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The (Pre)Story

Spoiler:

It is said that The Original One finally brought down the Chaos Pokemon at a certain lake within the Valoh Region. Of course, many have set out to either prove or disprove this particular part of the legend, with varying degrees of success and little to no hard evidence.

One day, you set out to investigate the lake for yourself, though you honestly don't expect to actually find anything. While investigating, however, you happen to stumble and fall into the lake, which is much deeper than you at first realized. Not a very strong swimmer, you soon find yourself slipping beneath the surface, darkness closing in around you. The last thing you register before losing conciousness completely is a voice, though you can't quite make out what it says...

When you finally come to, you don't have any idea where you are. As a matter of fact, try as you might, you can't really remember much of anything aside from your name and a strange voice, though you have no idea what it's saying. Oddly enough, despite the fact that you don't know where you came from, it occurs to you that where you are now, you've never been before.

Dazed and confused, you wander into a nearby town...and so begins your new journey in Hovak.

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The (Main) Story

You are a young boy/girl suffering from amnesia. You live alone and have no knowledge of your family or anything about yourself aside from your name. You've never really had any interest in becoming a Pokemon trainer, and don't really have the time to devote to it, anyhow. Were it not for your job at the local PokeMart, you'd probably be living on the street. As it is, you've been forced to "borrow" extra money from there on more than one occasion.

Unfortunately, after several months of this, your boss is forced to let you go. Dejected, but knowing you have only yourself to blame, you decided to take a walk in a halfhearted attempt to clear your mind and figure out where you're going to go from there. During this walk, you happen to stumble upon an abandoned egg. You can barely take care of yourself, let alone a baby Pokemon, but you can't just leave it there, either. So, you decide to take it to Prof. Laurel, whose lab is located in the next town over.

On your way there, you're surprised to see three Pokemon running towards you, followed by a strangely dressed boy who is yelling and apparently chasing after them. The boy crashes into you in his haste, notices the egg, snatches it, and runs off. Feeling strangely protective, you chase after him, only to have your progress halted by the three Pokemon from earlier. It occurs to you that with the aide of one of these Pokemon, you'd easily be able to get your egg back. Surprisingly, one of the Pokemon (which you choose) decides to go along with you, at which point the boy from earlier returns, captures one of the remaining Pokemon with a ball you've never seen before, and challenges you.

Once you defeat him and retrieve the egg, you once again head to Prof. Laurel's lab. The frantic Prof. is both relieved to see that you've recovered one of the three Pokemon, and saddened that one of them was indeed stolen. She informs you that the boy was part of a group that's been causing a lot of trouble lately, and that though their motives are as yet unclear, she believes they have something to do with all the strange goings on as of late.

At this point, you finally remember the egg and show it to her. Apparently, she's never seen one quite like this, but refuses to accept it. Instead, she directs you to the Hatchery, which is located several cities away. In return for earlier, she gives you the Pokemon you chose for your protection. With no job (and pretty soon, no house) you figure you've got nothing left to lose. So begins your journey to uncover not only the nature of the egg, but the secret of your past, the mysterious motives of the sinister group Prof. Laurel mentioned, and the reason behind all the odd things that have been going on throughout the Hovak region!


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The Setting

Part 1: Hovak (hoh-vahk) Region, unrelated to the main series.

Part 2: Valoh Region, during the events of Platinum.

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The Features
(Also known as "stuff I hope to include in the game if at all possible.")

• 100+ New Pokemon!
• Sprite Customization!
• New Type: Cosmic!
• Updates of Features from Previous Games!
• Choose Either Rollerblades or a Skateboard to Travel More Quickly Through Hovak!
• New Evolutions and Preevolutions of Canon Pokemon!
• Five New Evee Evolutions: Vermeon, Chromeon, Spectreon, Draceon, and Aveon!
• New Attacks, Abilities, TMs and HMs!
• Hybrid Pokemon!
• Collect Shell Fragments and Try Your Luck at the Hatchery!
• ...And More!!

New Type

Damage Taken:

Damage Given:

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Hatchery

Spoiler:

Throughout the Hovak Region, there are many eggshell fragments to be found. These fragments, which can be either large (two of which can be combined to create a whole) or small (either three of which or two and one half can be combined to create a whole) and come in several different colors, some rarer than others and each with their own unique properties. These fragments can be taken to the hatchery and combined to create eggs.

Unlike normal eggs, these eggs cannot be carried around. The player must come to the Hatchery to care for them until they hatch. If the player does not care for them, the eggs will go bad.

Also unlike normal eggs, fully developed Pokemon never hatch from eggs created in the Hatchery. What does hatch from the eggs depends both on luck and which fragments were combined to create the egg. Using this feature, the player can obtain unique, egg-only items, or, if they're lucky, a Hatchling.

Hatchlings are basically undeveloped Pokemon. If cared for properly, these Hatchlings can evolve into anything from otherwise unobtainable to Pokemon to Pokemon that are difficult to find in the wild. If cared for improperly, however, the Hatchling could fail to evolve, or evolve into an essentially "useless" Pokemon (a Pokemon that won't obey, won't evolve any further, has stats much lower than normal, etc.)

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Recruitment

I intend to contribute in every way I possibly can to the creation of this game, but in the end, there are some things, try as I might, that I simply cannot do. If anyone would be willing to help out with said "things", I would greatly apprecite it...xDD!

1. Concept Artist: Will draw concept sketches of the new Pokemon. Color is a plus!

2. Pokemon Spriter: Will create sprites of the game-exclusive Pokemon, which will include their main sprites, mini-sprites (for the PC and team menu), and back sprites (that is, what you see when using a particular Pokemon in battle).

3. Item Spriter: Will create sprites of the new items found within the game. This will also include furniture and such found within buildings.

4. Character Spriter: Will be creating sprites of the main characters and new trainers, gym leaders, etc. that the player fights throughout the game.

5. Scenery Spriter: Scenery includes buildings, greenery, caves, ground tiles, etc.

6. Scripter: Fairly self-explanatory...xD
Although, the 'Features' list will give an idea of some of the scripts that I would need. And, of course, I can elaborate if anyone expresses interest. Also, the game will be created in RMXP.

7. Music Composer: Will compose the music for the various towns, etc.
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[Tropical Sunlight]

I like the story, but your stile of drawing region maps is not good ;)

 

[Tsukiyo]

I'm glad the story appeals to you, but would you mind elaborating a bit more on what it is about the maps that you dislike?

 

[h POKE]

Plot: ****
So far, so good. I think this is the best part of the game so far. The only question that remains in my mind, and probably that of many others is, what happens in the actual game? You've only given us an entertaining legend and a teaser of a beginning. Although what you have right now flows nicely, it would be a very bad thing to have written a beginning without thought of an ending!
Maps: ***
The region maps have a good deal of flat edges, which are alright in small quantities, but I'd vary up the borders if I were you. The first region (Hovak) seems ambitiously large, if you ask me, but something like that could very well work. As TS said, some of the colors are a bit off, and you could put some better corners on the route outlines. For additional help with that, look at Houndoomed's tutorial.
Features: ***
I like the detail of the new type, but you may have to go into a bit more detail with it. Many of your features seem like they could be very entertaining in practice (you've at least got the theory down pat...). One of the problems is simply the lack of detail. The flavor of a game can very much be determined by the fakemon. So, elaborate, at least a little bit. Also, I kind of have to wonder what hybrid pokemon are...

Overall, I give it a ****.

 

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I just HAD to comment after h POKE on this one...let's go:

The Legend​

Long ago, there existed a Pokemon that had control over time, space, and the dimensions Already, I'm waving a red flag...either it conflicts with the fourth gen legends or is anothe rone of those DPPt reattempts. But I'll keep going.... This creature enjoyed wreaking havoc and abused its powers to such an extent that it became known as the Bringer of Chaos I just watched Fantasitc Four today and didn't care for the antagonists; this makes me think of that...so, wait, did this creature just destory everything if it did have dominion over the space-time continuum?. Accordingly, there existed another Pokemon to counterbalance its power. This Pokemon, the Controller of Fate, could guide an individual whose destiny had been distorted by the Chaos Pokemon back down their intended path ...okay, so we've got a Cresselia-Darkrai thing going here..​

For many ages, these two Pokemon struggled to gain an edge over one another. Whenever one side appeared to be at an advantage, the other would increase its efforts tenfold, thereby tipping the scale back in its own favor. Eventually, however, it was the Chaos Pokemon that proved triumphant. The Controller of Fate What put them into these positions, their warring with each other? became overwhelmed by the sheer number of impeded destinies When you say that, you're saying that, for example, I would smash the computer monitor in front of me instead of typing up my response here? See, the issue with that is that that world is -not- chaotic. Think about it--if everyone did something out of the ordinary, someone would benefit. Whoever manufactures the computer monitors love it when screens get smashed. Point: there would be a cancelling of these negativities unless these skewed destinies really mean the affected plunge into madness and unceasing violence., and was thereby forced to concede defeat.​

At this point, The Original One had no choice but to step in Why should s/he care? Why was power delegated anyways? Why were they not checked to begin with if their warring was causing problems? Are the problems THAT severe now? Does Arceus have favourites, or is this a thing of stasis between the two?. Throughout the ages, The Original One had observed the struggle between The Bringer of Chaos and the Controller of Fate, but as long as the balance was maintained, The Original One couldwould? not interfere. Without The Controller of Fate, however, it became clear to The Original One that this one being could not be allowed so much power. So, The Original One split The Bringer of Chaos into three That is...a little random. Where did the core consciousness of the Chaos thinger go? Are the other two empty shells to be puppetted by Arceus, or were they given distinct personalities of their own?, dividing its abilities evenly amongst them. In this way, instead of one being having command over time, space, and the dimensions, each of the three would be allowed control of just one. So then they do have differing personalities, else their own self-interests would be the same goal and they would cause more chaos. And, with differing personalities, aren't they gonna war some more?​

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The (Pre)Story​

...you mean we haven't even hit the 'backstory' yet? Okay, so how does this legend o' yours get passed down? It seems like it wouldn't unless these divine creatures had direct contact with humanity...or had lackey legends that you didn't mention.​

Spoiler:

It is said that The Original One finally brought down the Chaos Pokemon at a certain lake within the Valoh Derivation? Region. Of course, many have set out to either prove or disprove this particular part of the legend, with varying degrees of success and little to no hard evidence. Where's the hard evidence that they can buy ANY of the legend?

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Spoiler:

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One day, you set out to investigate the lake for yourself Who am I, first of all?, though you honestly don't expect to actually find anything ...then why go to begin with? Bored?. While investigating, however, you happen to stumble and fall into the lake, which is much deeper than you at first realized. Not a very strong swimmer, you soon find yourself slipping beneath the surface, darkness closing in around you ...you get rescued by one of them?. The last thing you register before losing conciousness completely is a voice, though you can't quite make out what it says...Ahh, but you surely remember the tone...did it sound like a high-pitched cheerleader or a deep old man? A pkmn? More like electronic noises?​

When you finally come to, you don't have any idea where you are. As a matter of fact, try as you might, you can't really remember much of anything aside from your name and a strange voice ...you're in a new world/parallel dimension?, though you have no idea what it's saying. Oddly enough, despite the fact that you don't know where you came from, it occurs to you that where you are now, you've never been before.​

Dazed and confused, you wander into a nearby town...and so begins your new journey in Hovak. Uhh, derivation again? This is getting strange...​

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The (Main) Story​

You are a young boy/girl suffering from amnesia N-no...I can't imagine trying to make an adventure out of an amnesiac because a true one would have too much soul-searching to do to get any heroic deeds done.. You live alone and have no knowledge of your family or anything about yourself aside from your name Then how do you know that you aren't just in a place you knew before but forgot? See, this is shifty ground.... You've never really had any interest in becoming a Pokemon trainer, and don't really have the time to devote to it, anyhow. Were it not for your job at the local PokeMart, you'd probably be living on the street. As it is, you've been forced to "borrow" extra money from there on more than one occasion. How did you get hit on the head, anyways? Something had to cause the amnesia...​

Unfortunately, after several months of this, your boss is forced to let you go. Dejected, but knowing you have only yourself to blame, you decided to take a walk in a halfhearted attempt to clear your mind and figure out where you're going to go from there. During this walk, you happen to stumble upon an abandoned egg Starter? Excellent.. You can barely take care of yourself, let alone a baby Pokemon, but you can't just leave it there, either. So, you decide to take it to Prof. Laurel Forget whatever inherent compliment was there..., whose lab is located in the next town over.​

On your way there, you're surprised to see three Pokemon running towards you, followed by a strangely dressed boy who is yelling and apparently chasing after them. The boy crashes into you in his haste Seems reminiscent of the DPPt rival..., notices the egg, snatches it, and runs off Oooookaaaaaay.... Feeling strangely protective, you chase after him, only to have your progress halted by the three Pokemon from earlier. It occurs to you that with the aide of one of these Pokemon Okay, no...this is totally forced. You can do better., you'd easily be able to get your egg back. Surprisingly See? It's too convenient., one of the Pokemon (which you choose) decides to go along with you, at which point the boy from earlier returns, captures one of the remaining Pokemon with a ball you've never seen before, and challenges you. A nice twist would be the 'starter' leaves after you get your egg back, you take it back to Laurel, it hatches after some other event, and that becomes your starter...​

Once you defeat him and retrieve the egg, you once again head to Prof. Laurel's lab. The frantic Prof. is both relieved to see that you've recovered one of the three Pokemon They wer hers? Released? Stolen?, and saddened that one of them was indeed stolen GSC Cliche. She informs you that the boy was part of a group Evil organisation? C'mon... that's been causing a lot of trouble lately, and that though their motives are as yet unclear Does that mean you don't know them yet yourself or that you're being 'secretive'?, she believes they have something to do with all the strange goings on as of late Establish these, please?.​

At this point, you finally remember the egg and show it to her. Apparently, she's never seen one quite like this, but refuses to accept it. Instead, she directs you to the Hatchery Okay, that's a cool idea..., which is located several cities away. In return for earlier, she gives you the Pokemon you chose for your protection. With no job (and pretty soon, no house) you figure you've got nothing left to lose. So begins your journey to uncover not only the nature of the egg, but the secret of your past, the mysterious motives of the sinister group Team Chaosdestinyfatetwisterz? Prof. Laurel mentioned, and the reason behind all the odd things that have been going on throughout the Hovak region!​

Okay, the backstory is more thought-out than most of them, but that does not indicate that you have anything of any substance here. You leave a lot of unanswered questions which either means that you have something shiny that you're being furtive about or that you're writing it as you go (bad idea...can't have a beginning without an ending). Assuming that it is not the latter, can you tell us what happens during the game? A backstroy does not make a game...you have all of that backstory; well, the game's plot should be eight+ times greater in size.​

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The Setting​

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I didn't read from here on down (I don't have time), sooo...

 

[Tsukiyo]

h POKE: Now that's more like it! Don't just tell me something is wrong; tell me in what way and how I can fix it.

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Plot - Thank you...^^
I actually do know in exactly what direction I intend for the story to go, and how everything will come together in the end. However, there are two major reasons why I did not include that information in the summary. The main reason is that I simply do not like to give away large portions of the plot for any story that I am writing. Being the sort of person that loathes being spoiled, I certainly wouldn't want to ruin the game for anyone by outright stating every single plot detail. Secondly, I tend to change my mind a lot when writing, so the story may very well end up veering away from what I have in mind right now. As such, I wouldn't want to tell everyone one thing, and it end up being completely different when they actually play the game.

Map - Believe me, I know exactly what you mean. I tried so hard to avoid them, and yet very clearly failed...>.o;
By "the colors", I'm going to have to assume that you are referring to the routes and not the maps themselves, as I color-dropped the colors for them. However, what I called being "efficient" for the routes would probably more accurately be described as being "lazy". Instead of using the various colors that the guide suggested, I simply faded one color so that it'd be transparent. Honestly, it seemed like a good idea at the time...x.x;
Thankfully, I knew I'd have to redo them for the game, anyone, since they'll need to be large. Less flat lines on the map. Rounded corners for the route outline, and various shades of orange for the inside. Got it.

Features - Hmm...I suppose I should have anticipated that some of my features would raise questions. That is why I attempted to give a detailed description of what the Hatchery entailed, but it'd probably also be prudent to specify which features from previous games would be updated, and exactly what was meant by "sprite customization." I am not, however, entirely sure what more you would like for me to include about the Cosmic type. Do you mean what sort of attacks Pokemon of that type would have?

As for hybrids...For starters, I should tell you that Hovak isn't exactly what would be considered a "normal" region. Considering that it was shaped by Mr. Chaos himself, many things that would normally be impossible occur there. Prime example would be the Hatchery. That is also the reason why there is so much going on with the route (in resonse to your mention about the size). Now, hybrid Pokemon are Pokemon created by breeding two different species of Pokemon at a specific location in Hovak. No, it cannot be any two Pokemon, and they do actually have to have certain similarities between them (Plusle and Minun, for example). And no, the result of their breeding will not be a splice or meshed version of the two of them; it will be an entirely different Pokemon. I do not intend for the player to have to blindly guess which Pokemon can be bred, but I'm still debating on exactly how the hints should be implemented.


By the by, if you reply to this, please use spoiler tags.

Spoiler:

Agent Zero - I was hoping you would reply. In-depth commentary is a writer's best friend...xDD

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did this creature just destroy everything if it did have dominion over the space-time continuum?

This Pokemon entertained itself by causing confusion. It was actually rather clever and would often use its powers in such a way as to engineer a situation that would cause the humans to destroy themselves rather than destroy anything directly.

...okay, so we've got a Cresselia-Darkrai thing going here..

Not necessarily, as I don't really consider Fate and Chaos to be opposites. Something so powerful simply could not exist without their being a way to keep its powers in check.

What put them into these positions, their warring with each other?

Chaos' ultimate goal was to completely rid the Earth of humans, and Fate did not wish to see that happen.

Point: there would be a cancelling of these negativities unless these skewed destinies really mean the affected plunge into madness and unceasing violence.

As I briefly touched upon above, Chaos was systematically wiping the humans out. Unfortunately, "the butterfly affect" does not apply here, especially considering that the creature in question had the power to rip apart an entire dimension.

Why should s/he care? Why was power delegated anyways? Why were they not checked to begin with if their warring was causing problems? Are the problems THAT severe now? Does Arceus have favourites, or is this a thing of stasis between the two?

I see Arceus as a sort of god, but at the same time, I do not see the Pokemon world as monotheistic. Meaning, of course, that while I see Arceus as the "god" that monitors the Earth, he is not the ONLY god, not even necessarily the highest ranking god. So, it is not he who granted Chaos his powers, and it was not his decision not to interfere with the destruction that Chaos was causing. As long as there was a balance, he "could" not interfere, sort of like it wasn't within his rights. The balance was destroyed when Fate essentially lost, and it was then and only then that Arceus could step in. Think of the Christan God, for example. He leaves us to our own devices for the most part, but every once in a while there's a flood here or raining fire there...

That is...a little random. Where did the core consciousness of the Chaos thinger go? Are the other two empty shells to be puppetted by Arceus, or were they given distinct personalities of their own?

It makes sense, in my opinion. Aside from the fact that I couldn't throw the entire canon story out the window (xDD), if Chaos was causing so much trouble because it had too much power, and considering that it had three distinct powers, it makes sense to delegate them out to three distinct beings instead. And, it had to be three separate beings, because Chaos would still cause trouble, even if part of its powers had been taken away, because that's simply how Chaos is. As for Chaos' core conciousness...*Smile*

And, with differing personalities, aren't they gonna war some more?

They do; Palkia and Dialga war amongst themselves (and that's the canon speaking, not me). Gratina seems to keep mostly to itself, though, unless disturbed.

...you mean we haven't even hit the 'backstory' yet? Okay, so how does this legend o' yours get passed down? It seems like it wouldn't unless these divine creatures had direct contact with humanity...or had lackey legends that you didn't mention.

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Pre-story is basically just what happens directly before the start of the game.
Humans aren't completely stupid; they know when something unnatural is occuring. Chaos would allow itself to be seen if it was beneficial to its cause, and while Fate made every attempt to remain hidden while it went about its work, there was an instance here and there where it, too, was seen. That's more than enough to get a legend started.

Derivation?

Of what?

Where's the hard evidence that they can buy ANY of the legend?

Faith, I suppose.

Who am I, first of all?

You are...the character who you create.
I won't give any more information on the life of the character prior to the lake-incident. You can't make me!
Spoilers kill me a little inside, I swear...x.x;

..then why go to begin with? Bored?

Curiosity and a secret hope to be the one to finally shed some light on whether or not there's any truth to the old stories.

Ahh, but you surely remember the tone...

Oh, you remember exactly what it sounds like; you simply cannot make out the words.

...you're in a new world/parallel dimension?

...A recently created alternate dimension.

Uhh, derivation again? This is getting strange...

This one actually does sort of derive from something, but I'm crious as to what it brought to mind for you.

N-no...I can't imagine trying to make an adventure out of an amnesiac because a true one would have too much soul-searching to do to get any heroic deeds done..

Anything is possible in the Pokemon World!
...No, but seriously. You (that player) have come to the decision that you will not dwell on your memory loss and that it will resolve itself when the time is right. As far as you are concerned, there really isn't much you can do in the meantime. Not everyone is pitiful in the face of adversity, okay?!
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Then how do you know that you aren't just in a place you knew before but forgot?

I suppose you don't really "know", per se. It's more of a feeling.

See? It's too convenient.

Okay, let me explain. See, going by the anime, Pokemon aren't just mindless creatures that do whatever they are told no matter who is telling them. The were running from the guy because he was attempting to test out a Pokeball the group he is a part of recently created on one of them. One of the Pokemon decides to help you not because you want it to, but because it wants to protect its fellows.

A nice twist would be the 'starter' leaves after you get your egg back, you take it back to Laurel, it hatches after some other event, and that becomes your starter...

I seriously considered making the egg your starter...But then the Hatchery idea came to me, and it's too far off for you to have to take the egg there and it still be able to serve as your starter.

GSC Cliche

That occurred to me. The motives for the two are totally different, though. The guy from GSC did it because he had some personal vendetta against Team Rocket, and this guy is doing it because he's attempting to further himself in the group he is a part of. I may still change it up, though. Afterall, in the end, no matter how you look at it, stolen Pokemon has already been done.

Does that mean you don't know them yet yourself or that you're being 'secretive'?

Now there's an idea...

Establish these, please?

There are three different kinds of people in this region:
Those that accept the odd things going on as "normal", those that tolerate them, and those that see them for what they truly are. For you see, considering who the creator of this region is, everything is far from "normal".

Okay, that's a cool idea...

What's this? A compliment amongst all that...xDD?
Thank you, though I wish someone would comment directly on what I've written about the Hatchery.

Team Chaosdestinyfatetwisterz?

Ahaha! I wonder if you are asking me whether I gave them some sort of uncreative name, or if it's the motives themselves that are uncreative.
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I purposely did not respond to some of the things you pointed out, as I'm sure you've noticed. Why? Because I thought it gave too much away. That is also the reason why I did not include a detailed outline of the in-game plot. I loathe spoilers, and I'm going to assume everyone else does too, whether that's true or not.

And, because of this, I would like to ask that you please respond with spoiler tags, if indeed you do respond.

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My God, that took forever...x.x;

 

[h POKE]

Spoiler:

Ah... yes. I suppose I was a bit ambiguous about the regions map. What I was referring to there was the off-coloring done on the routes. It has straight corners when it should have that little indent (if you read Houndoomed's tutorial you would know) at the corners. If you need any help mapping, I consider myself someone of no mean skill *hint hint*...

You don't need to mention sprite customization. I think most will know what you meant by that right off the bat.

You told me to write it that way, I did.

 

[▲]

I don't have to use spoilers considering your entire reply is in a spoiler tag...

Agent Zero - I was hoping you would reply Does that mean...I have a repuation? o.o Awesome!. In-depth commentary is a writer's best friend...xDD

Spoiler:

This Pokemon entertained itself by causing confusion. It was actually rather clever and would often use its powers in such a way as to engineer a situation that would cause the humans to destroy themselves rather than destroy anything directly.
...i-interesting portrayal of these legends...

Not necessarily, as I don't really consider Fate and Chaos to be opposites. Something so powerful simply could not exist without their being a way to keep its powers in check.
I didn't mean opposites, I moreso meant the continuous stuggle between them. Darkrai induces a nightmare, and Cresselia remedies the situation. That process continues as Darkrai tries giving the person another nightmare...they aren't opposites, but there's a continuous power struggle with neither being distinctly evil.

I see Arceus as a sort of god, but at the same time, I do not see the Pokemon world as monotheistic No args here.... Meaning, of course, that while I see Arceus as the "god" that monitors the Earth, he is not the ONLY god, not even necessarily the highest ranking god. So, it is not he who granted Chaos his powers, and it was not his decision not to interfere with the destruction that Chaos was causing. As long as there was a balance, he "could" not interfere, sort of like it wasn't within his rights ...good.. The balance was destroyed when Fate essentially lost, and it was then and only then that Arceus could step in. Think of the Christan God, for example. He leaves us to our own devices for the most part ...I noticed lately that a lot of people paint Arceus like the 'watchmaker God'; he creates the world and then steps back for a bit..., but every once in a while there's a flood here or raining fire there...

It makes sense, in my opinion. Aside from the fact that I couldn't throw the entire canon story out the window Actually, you can do that while preserving it entirely...I'm serious. (xDD), if Chaos was causing so much trouble because it had too much power, and considering that it had three distinct powers, it makes sense to delegate them out to three distinct beings instead ...I s'pose...so Arceus is very logical.. And, it had to be three separate beings, because Chaos would still cause trouble, even if part of its powers had been taken away, because that's simply how Chaos is ...that means that the other two ARE different being entirely, good, that's another questions gone.... As for Chaos' core conciousness...*Smile* Hmph...that extra spoiler you had makes it such that we can't even begin to try to answer that 'cause we don't even know if it's true, skewed, or totally off-track...

They do; Palkia and Dialga war amongst themselves (and that's the canon speaking, not me Right, right...). Gratina seems to keep mostly to itself, though, unless disturbed. ...wait, what is the Fate thinger in this?

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Pre-story is basically just what happens directly before the start of the game. ...right, it's just jargon I don't use...
Humans aren't completely stupid; they know when something unnatural is occuring. Chaos would allow itself to be seen if it was beneficial to its cause Like what, to convince some village that the god Hiojelloremyens has come to burn their crops if they don't do this, this, and this that are just as bad an alternative? Something like that? If not, it doesn't exactly follow..., and while Fate made every attempt to remain hidden while it went about its work, there was an instance here and there where it, too, was seen. That's more than enough to get a legend started. But why would Chaos want that/let it be?​

Of what? ...I think the region name...​

Faith, I suppose. ...right, but they didn't make it up. Somebody, somewhere must have written it down...cave walls? Libraries? Lost texts? Oral language? Myths?​

You are Agent Zero....the character who you create.
I won't give any more information on the life of the character prior to the lake-incident. You can't make me! You sure?
Spoilers kill me a little inside, I swear...x.x; Then why ask for criticism...? We can't tell you if it's good or bad if you don't tell us enough to judge with...if anything, the more info, the more dazzling it is. Hiding stuff does not accomplish anything because half of us won't read it, and the other half will want more, in which case you'll start being secretive some more...​

Oh, you remember exactly what it sounds like Okay, then could ya add that in...? That's meaningful.; you simply cannot make out the words.​

...A recently created alternate dimension.
Uh-huh...so, since the former region has some connection to Pt, then it's safe to say that something disrupted Giratina...so either Giratina is the embodiment of this Chaos Bringer or it's working through some other force. Pff, I really hope you have all of this mapped out...​

This one actually does sort of derive from something, but I'm crious as to what it brought to mind for you. The name is fine; I'm just curious...it's just a random name to me.​

Anything is possible in the Pokemon World! ...I ALMOST sigged that.
...No, but seriously. You (that player) have come to the decision that you will not dwell on your memory loss and that it will resolve itself when the time is right Oh, so you get this condition -explained- to you by someone? I think that's the missing link here...how they would pull off a diagnosis, I don't know. Maybe for lack of seamlessness, it's a lucky guess...or they know something more about what's going on.. As far as you are concerned, there really isn't much you can do in the meantime. Not everyone is pitiful in the face of adversity, okay?!
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I suppose you don't really "know", per se. It's more of a feeling. ...meh, alright.​

Okay, let me explain. See, going by the anime, Pokemon aren't just mindless creatures that do whatever they are told no matter who is telling them Whoever said that's what a pkmn is was wrong.... The were running from the guy because he was attempting to test out a Pokeball the group Evil organisation? x.x he is a part of recently created on one of them. One of the Pokemon decides to help you not because you want it to, but because it wants to protect its fellows. Okay, that works...​

I seriously considered making the egg your starter...But then the Hatchery idea came to me Nevertheless, the starter thing is awfully cliched, and, when you CAN avoid it, you should..., and it's too far off for you to have to take the egg there and it still be able to serve as your starter. Why? Well, I'll remove this later if my opinion changes by reading that section...​

That occurred to me. The motives for the two are totally different, though. The guy from GSC did it because he had some personal vendetta against Team Rocket Hey Charlie, why is that?, and this guy is doing it because he's attempting to further himself in the group he is a part of. I may still change it up, though. Afterall, in the end, no matter how you look at it, stolen Pokemon has already been done Do you NEED a theft? There are mor elegant ways to have villains...like any other act, in this case..​

There are three different kinds of people in this region:
Those that accept the odd things going on as "normal" I like them., those that tolerate them ...how are thye different from the others? Is the subtle distinction that the latter don't approve but just 'deal with' them? It seems like the former would be in the same boat..., and those that see them for what they truly are. For you see, considering who the creator of this region is, everything is far from "normal". ...you still didn't say -what- the happenings are. We aren't in Valoh anymore, so the lake incident has to be unrelated...but, yet, it is related because it's connected to that questionable piece of the legend which somehow is driving all of this. *frustration*​

What's this? A compliment amongst all that...xDD? << It's a compliment in of itself that I didn't tell you to rewrite it...and, besides, compliments don't help you improve at all.
Thank you, though I wish someone would comment directly on what I've written about the Hatchery. ...I'll get there <<. I cut the original bold commentary short...​

Ahaha! I wonder if you are asking me whether I gave them some sort of uncreative name, or if it's the motives themselves that are uncreative. Both: the two are directly tied to one another; whatever their lame name is sheds light on their ideals...​

I purposely did not respond to some of the things you pointed out, as I'm sure you've noticed. Why? Because I thought it gave too much away ...yeeeeah, but.... That is also the reason why I did not include a detailed outline of the in-game plot Not an outline, but you didn't say any bit of what happens in-game...getting your starter hardly qualifies. A lot of people do it, and it indicates that you don't have much for the game. The backstory should only be a small fraction of the in-game plot.... I loathe spoilers, and I'm going to assume everyone else does too, whether that's true or not. I don't...I can't do my job without them.

And, because of this, I would like to ask that you please respond with spoiler tags, if indeed you do respond. Since when did you give anything away there? :S

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The Setting

Part 1: Hovak (hoh-vahk) Region, unrelated to the main series. That's impossible; they're obviously tied together...unless Valoh is north of Sinnoh or something, and that's what you meant.​

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...that's a lot of routes, yanno, when you add the maps together...​

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The Features​

(Also known as "stuff I hope to include in the game if at all possible.")​

• 100+ New Pokemon! In addition to?
• Sprite Customization! Good.
• New Type: Cosmic! Why do we need that? You'd have to retype Cleffa, Solrock, Deoxys, etc...

• Choose Either Rollerblades or a Skateboard to Travel More Quickly Through Hovak! Now THAT'S an awesome bike alternative...Lan Hikari ftw.

• Hybrid Pokemon! ..does that mean mixes?!
• Collect Shell Fragments and Try Your Luck at the Hatchery!

Hatchery​

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Throughout the Hovak Region And not Valoh? This is important 'cause I was about to tear this apart as completely noncanonical; however, in this strange region, I'd totally buy this...so long as you don't claim it for everything.

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OT-Note Lake and Arrow Lake...?, there are many eggshell fragments to be found. These fragments, which can be either large (two of which can be combined to create a whole) or small (either three of which or two and one half can be combined to create a whole) and come in several different colors, some rarer than others and each with their own unique properties. These fragments can be taken to the hatchery and combined to create eggs Again, this should not work in Valoh...it's not original, but it's not something we see here every day (or at all), either..​

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Unlike normal eggs, these eggs cannot be carried around Weight? Radiation? Too much trauma damages them?. The player must come to the Hatchery So...is it just a big incubator room with eggs lined up on shelves sorted by projected type or something? There were a few anime episodes where they showed an egg farm, so that's why I'm wondering what it would look like... to care for them until they hatch. If the player does not care for them, the eggs will go bad. ...okay, no. Why not just claimed by someone else 'cause, surely, people come through here for 'ripe' eggs all the time? So, wait, when an egg is ready, does it hatch there on the spot, or do your pkmn hatch in your absence and get kept in a corral or something?​

Also unlike normal eggs, fully developed Pokemon never hatch from eggs created in the Hatchery. What does hatch from the eggs depends both on luck and which fragments were combined to create the egg. Using this feature, the player can obtain unique, egg-only items, or, if they're lucky, a Hatchling.​

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Hatchlings are basically undeveloped Pokemon Red flag~this sounds very Digimon-y...I like Digimon, but it has little place in pkmn (unless you're crafty and elegant about it).. If cared for properly, these Hatchlings can evolve into anything from otherwise unobtainable to Pokemon to Pokemon that are difficult to find in the wild. If cared for improperly, however, the Hatchling could fail to evolve So...do the hatchlings act as pre-evos to a wide array of pkmn? Hmm...well, perhaps you could claim that, for any line that does not have three pkmn, it has a hatchling at the beginning. That hatchling may be connected to four other lines, then. Clamperl would be the closest real-world equivalent to this...?, or evolve into an essentially "useless" Pokemon (a Pokemon that won't obey Is that by nature, or is that how it grows up to think? We know that pkmn, as they evolve, get matured personalities...explains why Ash's Charmeleon acts as it does. Would these uncared-for pkmn just not listen 'cause they feel very much slighted?, won't evolve any further, has stats much lower than normal, etc.)​

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I think it's cool if and only if it's not how this works in Valoh and otherwise...'cause the stuff inside the egg doesn't just appear by putting the shells together unless we're in a strange world already.​

Recruitment​

1. Concept Artist: Will draw concept sketches of the new Pokemon. Color is a plus!​

2. Pokemon Spriter: Will create sprites of the game-exclusive Pokemon, which will include their main sprites, mini-sprites (for the PC and team menu), and back sprites (that is, what you see when using a particular Pokemon in battle).​

3. Item Spriter: Will create sprites of the new items found within the game. This will also include furniture and such found within buildings.​

4. Character Spriter: Will be creating sprites of the main characters and new trainers, gym leaders, etc. that the player fights throughout the game.​

5. Scenery Spriter: Scenery includes buildings, greenery, caves, ground tiles, etc.​

6. Scripter ..wait, what are you doing, then? Supervising? If you can't make art, music, or general game functions, people get turned off REALLY quickly...: Fairly self-explanatory...xD​

Although, the 'Features' list will give an idea of some of the scripts that I would need. And, of course, I can elaborate if anyone expresses interest. Also, the game will be created in RMXP.​

7. Music Composer: Will compose the music for the various towns, etc.​

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Secondly, I tend to change my mind a lot when writing Yeah, but...you cannot change the framework once it's laid down. I cannot say that this canot be done because I know it can; however, changing it such that everything else changes with it is a bad way to go. Get the difference?, so the story may very well end up veering away from what I have in mind right now. As such, I wouldn't want to tell everyone one thing, and it end up being completely different when they actually play the game.

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As for hybrids...For starters, I should tell you that Hovak isn't exactly what would be considered a "normal" region Right, well-established.... Considering that it was shaped by Mr. Chaos himself, many things that would normally be impossible occur there Hmm...or because the region itself is normally impossible...ahh, I could be on to something.. Prime example would be the Hatchery. That is also the reason why there is so much going on with the route (in resonse to your mention about the size). Now, hybrid Pokemon are Pokemon created by breeding two different species of Pokemon at a specific location in Hovak So they're mixes?! No way.... No, it cannot be any two Pokemon, and they do actually have to have certain similarities between them (Plusle and Minun, for example). And no, the result of their breeding will not be a splice or meshed version of the two of them Okay, nevermind...so they'll make sense? Like, Darkrai+Absol=Diavil, or something sorta like that?; it will be an entirely different Pokemon. I do not intend for the player to have to blindly guess which Pokemon can be bred, but I'm still debating on exactly how the hints should be implemented. Easy, do it the way Gamefrak does; you know the dudes who say 'OMG porigon eovvled lolololol'? They are always cheesy, but that's what they are around for.​

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...okay, that did take some time. Going back to the maps and where the comments stemeed from and whatnot...oh yeah, one spoiler tag is empty, IIRC, and it came outta nowhere. I'm not gonna change it...

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[Tsukiyo]

h POKE:

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Ah... yes. I suppose I was a bit ambiguous about the regions map. What I was referring to there was the off-coloring done on the routes. It has straight corners when it should have that little indent (if you read Houndoomed's tutorial you would know) at the corners. If you need any help mapping, I consider myself someone of no mean skill *hint hint*...

You don't need to mention sprite customization. I think most will know what you meant by that right off the bat.

Yep, I got it...^^
I would certainly appreciate any help anyone was willing to offer me on any aspect of the game, but I figured people (like Agent Zero, apparently) would complain if it seemed to them like I wasn't doing much of the work on my own (nevermind the fact that I'm coming up with the entirety of the storyline and flow, the designs for all of the cities and towns and Pokemon, not to mention names of both of said aforementioned things, all of the features, etc. etc. *endrant*), so I think I should do the majority of the mapping on my own.

However, a "nudge" in the right direction would be fantastic...XP

Also, as for the sprite customization bit, people will most likely get the gist of what I was referring to, but there's a bit more to it. You design your character before the start of the game, but there are also a ton of in-game accessories and such.

Agent Zero:

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I didn't mean opposites, I moreso meant the continuous stuggle between them. Darkrai induces a nightmare, and Cresselia remedies the situation. That process continues as Darkrai tries giving the person another nightmare...they aren't opposites, but there's a continuous power struggle with neither being distinctly evil.

Hmm...I suppose I see what you mean. Although, I still consider Darkrai and Cresselia to be opposites, as Darkrai is a Dark-type and causes nightmares and Cresselia is a Psychic-type and induces pleasant dreams.

...I noticed lately that a lot of people paint Arceus like the 'watchmaker God'; he creates the world and then steps back for a bit...

I tend to skim over threads in this forum rather than actually reading them. I should probably stop doing that lest I start getting more comparisons such as this...x.x;
In any case, I see Arceus as the "god" who watches over Earth, but not necessarily the god that created it.

...wait, what is the Fate thinger in this?

I'm not quite sure I understand. Fate was never a part of Chaos...Are you asking where Fate plays into all of this? Like...does Fate keep Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia in check, or whatever? If that was your question, then no. Unlike Chaos, those three aren't engineering mass destruction, so Fate does not need to interfere with their doings.

...right, it's just jargon I don't use...

...Yeah, I pretty much made it up. I didn't want to call it "backstory", since that's not exactly right. Basically, I wasn't entirely sure what to call it...xDD;

Like what, to convince some village that the god Hiojelloremyens has come to burn their crops if they don't do this, this, and this that are just as bad an alternative? Something like that? If not, it doesn't exactly follow...

Hmm...Something like that, I suppose. A scare-tactic, basically.

But why would Chaos want that/let it be?

Chaos enjoyed the notoriety. Chaos considered itself all-powerful, so it had no reason to believe that it would not succeed in its mission regardless of whether or not the humans knew of its existence.

...I think the region name...

Ohh, your asking if I derived it from something.
In that case, no; it just came to me.

...right, but they didn't make it up. Somebody, somewhere must have written it down...cave walls? Libraries? Lost texts? Oral language? Myths?

Ah. It started out being passed down orally. By this time (that is, present-day Pokemon time), it's been written in books.

Okay, then could ya add that in...? That's meaningful.

I suppose, though I kind of thought it was implied...>.o;

The name is fine; I'm just curious...it's just a random name to me.

Like Valoh, it just sort of came to me. However, I suppose it's sort of derived from 'havoc'.

...I ALMOST sigged that.

...Good or bad?
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Oh, so you get this condition -explained- to you by someone? I think that's the missing link here...how they would pull off a diagnosis, I don't know. Maybe for lack of seamlessness, it's a lucky guess...or they know something more about what's going on..

Well, when someone doesn't know anything about themself, can't recall so much as a snippet of their past or how they came to be where they are or even the name of their mother, it isn't exactly a difficult diagnosis to make.

Do you NEED a theft? There are mor elegant ways to have villains...like any other act, in this case..

I suppose I don't "need" anything, that's simply how it manifested itself. But, as I said, I may change it up so that it's a bit more unique. I don't really want to take out the option of a starter, though. Pokemon Yellow was cool and all, but beating that first gym was awfully annoying...

...how are thye different from the others? Is the subtle distinction that the latter don't approve but just 'deal with' them? It seems like the former would be in the same boat...

Well, those that see everything as "normal" don't really think any of what is going on is odd. When they see it, they believe everything is as it has always been. The ones that accept what is going on know it's not right, but they don't make a fuss about it, like the third group.

That's impossible; they're obviously tied together...unless Valoh is north of Sinnoh or something, and that's what you meant.

I meant that the Hovak region is separate, in that it is an alternate dimension.

Why do we need that? You'd have to retype Cleffa, Solrock, Deoxys, etc...

That occurred to me. But then again, Cosmic only exists in Hovak, so...
Besides, none of the aforementioned have moves that'd be considered 'cosmic', in my opinion. The only cosmicish move that jumps to my mind would be Spacial Rend.

And not Valoh?

No, only Hovak. If I claimed that the Hatchery would make any sort of sense in Valoh, and therefore in the main series, I ought to be shot.

Note Lake and Arrow Lake...?

I was wondering when someone would mention this.
Note-lake is related to note-shaped island. Arrow-lake has a secret...

Weight? Radiation? Too much trauma damages them?

They've got to stay in the incubators, which brings us to the next point...

So...is it just a big incubator room with eggs lined up on shelves sorted by projected type or something? There were a few anime episodes where they showed an egg farm, so that's why I'm wondering what it would look like...

That's pretty much spot-on. There are various eggs lining shelves around the room, and several incubators in the center. As you mentioned, the design idea did come from the anime.

...okay, no. Why not just claimed by someone else 'cause, surely, people come through here for 'ripe' eggs all the time? So, wait, when an egg is ready, does it hatch there on the spot, or do your pkmn hatch in your absence and get kept in a corral or something?

Well, if the eggs are not cared for properly, there won't be a ripe egg to pick up.
I mean, think about real life: if you leave an egg out in the cold, it will die, yes? I could probably come up with an alternative, though...Also, they hatch in your absence. If there's an item inside, the guy or whatever inside will give it to you on your next visit. If there's a hatchling, they'll be kept inside something, again for you to pick up on your next visit.

So...do the hatchlings act as pre-evos to a wide array of pkmn?

Yes. There will be several different types of Hatchlings, and their type will determine which sorts of Pokemon they are capable of evolving into. I can sort of understand where you got Digimon out of this, but unlike in Digimon, any one Hatchling can evolve in several different kinds of Pokemon.

Is that by nature, or is that how it grows up to think?

By nature would probably be the most accurate. Sort of like a stubborn child, because it was not raised well.

..wait, what are you doing, then? Supervising? If you can't make art, music, or general game functions, people get turned off REALLY quickly...

What is with everyone thinking that writing is such a small job...>.<?
I mean, geez, do you honestly think that coming up with designs and names for over 100 Pokemon and dozens of cities/towns and who knows how many characters and trainers (plus dialogue for all of said characters) and items, not to mention the storyline itself and all of the minigames and situations and everything else that comes to mind when you think of a Pokemon game is nothing? Really? There would be no game were it not for what I'm doing, even if there were a dozen spriters and scripters and composers ready and waiting for something to do. *End2ndRant*

In any case, on top of all of that, I'm going to be mapping. Or at least attempting to...x.x;
Step one, fix the severely flawed maps above.

Get the difference?

Meh. So, fine, I'll add more info.
Just as soon as I figure out a way to do so while still allowing the players to make their own discoveries in-game, and not know everything that's going to happen beforehand.

Like, Darkrai+Absol=Diavil, or something sorta like that?

Like...Minun+Plusle=Neutrus, or some such.

Easy, do it the way Gamefrak does; you know the dudes who say 'OMG porigon eovvled lolololol'? They are always cheesy, but that's what they are around for.

Ew, but that's no fun.
Ah, well. I'll figure something out...

Also, please spoiler tag that last quote in your previous response...x.x;

You know, I had every intention of responding to some of the bits that I ignored above (you know, the parts I thought would give too much away) in a separate spoiler-tag with a warning above it, but I swear my hands wouldn't let me...O.o;;
However, I have no problem at all PMing the answers that I did not post here to any of the questions you guys had/have, if you wish.

 

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...follow-ups usually don't take this long...

Agent Zero:

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Hmm...I suppose I see what you mean. Although, I still consider Darkrai and Cresselia to be opposites, as Darkrai is a Dark-type and causes nightmares and Cresselia is a Psychic-type and induces pleasant dreams.
...they're -not- opposites, though. Diavil and Anjewl are opposites. Back me up, h POKE...

I tend to skim over threads in this forum rather than actually reading them. I should probably stop doing that lest I start getting more comparisons such as this...x.x;
In any case, I see Arceus as the "god" who watches over Earth, but not necessarily the god that created it.
Skimming won't work in topics like Origin Version with actually a little content in them...
Make sure you paint that distinction in-game somehow...like by having some religious sect that follows this other pkmn (who has no ties to Earth) appear once or twice to give you the actual story, and, if the player ignores 'em, that's his/her fault.

I'm not quite sure I understand. Fate was never a part of Chaos...Are you asking where Fate plays into all of this? Like...does Fate keep Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia in check, or whatever? If that was your question, then no. Unlike Chaos, those three aren't engineering mass destruction, so Fate does not need to interfere with their doings.
...but s/he cannot just vanish. A pkmn such as itself would have some more direct business somewhere in here, right? Like, doing what it normally does...it's in the title.

Chaos enjoyed the notoriety. Chaos considered itself all-powerful, so it had no reason to believe that it would not succeed in its mission regardless of whether or not the humans knew of its existence.
...you still never said how/where this legend gets written down. None of this info can be transmitted to the player if there aren't scholars or religious gurus reading up on this stuff...

Ah. It started out being passed down orally. By this time (that is, present-day Pokemon time), it's been written in books.
...alriiiight. So it's surely, then, carrying some sort of errors or misconceptions; oral language almost NEVER is 100% true to to the telephone effect. Somebody, somewhere along the line had to have skewed it, accidentally or intentionally...

...Good or bad?
xD
Unless it's a stupid negrep (which I haven't seen for a while) or your username starts with some letter between J and L, it's a good thing <<...

Well, when someone doesn't know anything about themself, can't recall so much as a snippet of their past or how they came to be where they are or even the name of their mother, it isn't exactly a difficult diagnosis to make.
...yeah, but by themself or by someone else? Someone else would almost have to explain this unless you do a lot of in-your-head cutscenes...

I suppose I don't "need" anything, that's simply how it manifested itself. But, as I said, I may change it up so that it's a bit more unique. I don't really want to take out the option of a starter, though. Pokemon Yellow was cool and all, but beating that first gym was awfully annoying...
Option? Nobody said the egg had to be one thing...ain't it random to a certain degree? Maybe there are some that are trans-typed, so they could very well be vastly different pkmn but ones that share certain morphological features, such as claws.

That occurred to me. But then again, Cosmic only exists in Hovak, so...
Besides, none of the aforementioned have moves that'd be considered 'cosmic', in my opinion. The only cosmicish move that jumps to my mind would be Spacial Rend.
Cosmic Power
Meteor Mash

No, only Hovak. If I claimed that the Hatchery would make any sort of sense in Valoh, and therefore in the main series, I ought to be shot.
Okay, good...

I was wondering when someone would mention this.
Note-lake is related to note-shaped island. Arrow-lake has a secret...
1-where on the map do you start?
2-is that third lake s'posed to be a dragon's head or something...?

Well, if the eggs are not cared for properly, there won't be a ripe egg to pick up.
I mean, think about real life: if you leave an egg out in the cold, it will die, yes? I could probably come up with an alternative, though...Also, they hatch in your absence. If there's an item inside, the guy or whatever inside will give it to you on your next visit. If there's a hatchling, they'll be kept inside something, again for you to pick up on your next visit.
...item? Okay, uh, that's a little strange...perhaps you get some sort of 'slag' if, say, a Steel type is not allowed to mature? Or a berry if it was a Grass type...

Yes. There will be several different types of Hatchlings, and their type will determine which sorts of Pokemon they are capable of evolving into. I can sort of understand where you got Digimon out of this, but unlike in Digimon, any one Hatchling can evolve in several different kinds of Pokemon.
...I'm no Digimon expert, but I do think that in the extended games world, that does actually happen...but don't quote me. I was flipping through a Digidex, and that's what I kinda assumed with many evos and many pre-evos...

What is with everyone thinking that writing is such a small job...>.<?
I never said it is...I know firsthandedly that a good story takes hour after hour of hard work.

I mean, geez, do you honestly think that coming up with designs and names for over 100 Pokemon and dozens of cities/towns and who knows how many characters and trainers (plus dialogue for all of said characters) and items, not to mention the storyline itself and all of the minigames and situations and everything else that comes to mind when you think of a Pokemon game is nothing? Really?
I never said that was nothing, but there are a lot of shallow people here who don't value hard work and want to see some trivial things like screenshots. Welcome to PC.

There would be no game were it not for what I'm doing, even if there were a dozen spriters and scripters and composers ready and waiting for something to do. *End2ndRant*
A hint...? You gotta find them. Them finding you is a small chance considering they're more likely to help Wichu or Waudby...

Also, please spoiler tag that last quote in your previous response...x.x;
~_~ Fine...but it's not like they're secret or anything.

You know, I had every intention of responding to some of the bits that I ignored above (you know, the parts I thought would give too much away) in a separate spoiler-tag with a warning above it, but I swear my hands wouldn't let me...O.o;; Then stick mittens on 'em to restrain them, duh...
However, I have no problem at all PMing the answers that I did not post here to any of the questions you guys had/have, if you wish I won't -ask- for more work, but, if you'd like more input, then I'll read it....

 

[Tsukiyo]

Agent Zero:

Spoiler:

...they're -not- opposites, though. Diavil and Anjewl are opposites. Back me up, h POKE...

Ah, I see now. Diavil and Anjewl are from Acanthite. Well, I'm certainly not disputing that they are opposites, but I suppose it's a matter of opinion in the case of Darkrai and Cresselia. I mean, it seems fairly obvious to me; even their islands are mirror images of each other. But, if you don't see them that way...

Make sure you paint that distinction in-game somehow...

Hmm...Yes. It'd probably be a good idea to include the entirety of the legends and myths I've developed. Although, the creators of Pokemon certainly never bothered to...>.>;

...but s/he cannot just vanish.

Of course not. After all of this discussion, do you honestly believe that I'd ignore such a major plothole?

Somebody, somewhere along the line had to have skewed it, accidentally or intentionally...

To be honest, that never really occurred to me. It is, however, a possibility...

...yeah, but by themself or by someone else? Someone else would almost have to explain this unless you do a lot of in-your-head cutscenes...

The very beginning of the game is a kind of cut-scene. It starts out with you coming to after falling into the lake, and the first person you run into (who also happens to be the person who gives you the job at the Pokemart), is the one that sort of realizes your condition. There's a bit of a jumpforward in time after this...

Option? Nobody said the egg had to be one thing...ain't it random to a certain degree? Maybe there are some that are trans-typed, so they could very well be vastly different pkmn but ones that share certain morphological features, such as claws.

Hmm...You gave me an idea, though I'm not sure if it'll work. I'm still developing it, though, so I don't want to say what it is just yet...XP

Cosmic Power
Meteor Mash

True. I DID say that I simply couldn't think of anything else at the time...xDD
It was, like, 2AM or some such craziness.
In any case, as I mentioned before, Cosmic type only exists in Hovak, and not every type of canon Pokemon can be obtained there, so that's easily remedied...or sidestepped, however you wish to look at it.

1-where on the map do you start?
2-is that third lake s'posed to be a dragon's head or something...?

1: The smaller island on the left side. The you go up. You have to come back later in order to go down from there.
2: That was not intentional, though I did notice that. It sort of looks like a Charizard...I'll either change it when I redo the map or figure out a way to work it in. I've had some ideas...

...item? Okay, uh, that's a little strange...perhaps you get some sort of 'slag' if, say, a Steel type is not allowed to mature? Or a berry if it was a Grass type...

That's the beauty of Hovak! I can pretty much do anything, and nobody can really question it...XP
That's an idea. I considered that as an alternative to bad eggs, though I don't really see what's so wrong with that.

...I'm no Digimon expert, but I do think that in the extended games world, that does actually happen...but don't quote me. I was flipping through a Digidex, and that's what I kinda assumed with many evos and many pre-evos...

I'm sure as heck not an expert in Digimon either, but I'm almost positive that each Digimon has it's own In-Training form, though some may appear similar...

I never said that was nothing, but there are a lot of shallow people here who don't value hard work...

Well, at the very least I'm glad that that's not the way you view things; I'm about sick of running into people who believe that writing is a lesser job.

A hint...? You gotta find them. Them finding you is a small chance considering they're more likely to help Wichu or Waudby...

Oh, I know that. I wasn't expecting to just make a board here and magically acquire a team...XP
Actually, I found my Pokemon spriter on dA.

I won't -ask- for more work, but, if you'd like more input, then I'll read it....

Ahaha!
Okay, fine. I'm certainly not going to force you to read anymore of what I've got planned out. I wouldn't want to make you sick of the game before it has even been released...xD;
Just thought you might like to know.

Er...There wasn't really much point in spoiler-tagging that, but that's how our responses have been up to this point, so no point in breaking the chain, now...>.o;

 

[Tsukiyo]

Just a brief update to let everyone know that this project is not dead.
I've been a bit busy for the past couple of months, but as of right now Pokemon Destiny is officially back up and running!