Pogémon! - Questions and Plotting

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QUESTIONS

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Questions go here!

Airdra, remember to track this one.

[comebewe]

What kind of pogemon battling is there outside of pogemon tournaments? Do people battle casually, or one on one? Is there any kind of underground or illegal pogemon battle scene?

[professorwolf]

There was talk on plurk of slammers/etc having more than one pogemon. Is that a thing, or was that just chatter?

Re: QUESTIONS

[amadine]

So, where is Pogtopia City/roughly what sort of region or culture would it correspond to?

[bite_the_hand]

How big are Pogemon usually? And how big can they get in their Pogmented forms?

[rustyhonesty]

There's a possibility I missed this, but can the Pogemon talk?

[truerevelation]

So, pogemon abilities! How many special powers/attacks/skills, etc, can any given critter have? Can they have special abilities that aren't necessarily combat oriented? What sort of power levels are we talking about in general?

Can they be carried in hammerspace/into Liminal in pog disc form? How about their natural/physical one?

Can they change types on evolving pogmentating?

Re: QUESTIONS

[ninjayeehaw]

Would it be possible to get a bit more general info on Delta Factor? Does it cause a full power up like Pogmentation, or is it more along the lines of specific actions/moves used by the user? Can it be spread from Pogemon to humans or vice versa?

[ninjayeehaw]

ALSO can people make counterfeit Pogs with like, Liminal Manipulation or something? Not for Pogemon themselves but for attacks or power-ups or other such shit

[neverfeltthatway]

Are the pogs for the plot roles pre-determined, or would we still get a say in that?

Re: QUESTIONS

[neverfeltthatway]

So is the Power of Friendship skill tied to a specific ability? And if so, can it be any ability, or are there limitations?

[hazardlight]

Is battling strictly a hobby, or can a serious competitive slammer make a living at it (for instance, through endorsements or prize money)?

[truerevelation]

World building and skill having questions!

Is this Actually America in this world or just an equivalent? If just an equivalent, can we assume there are Japan-equivalents etc for the sake of Investigators waving at backgrounds, or that the country Pogtopia's in is big enough for plenty of "we're from Kansas Not From Around Here"?

... is there a tarot counterpart/does it exist as Travellers know the Arcana? (Details not needed, Kanji just wants to buy a deck of local cards, perhaps.)

On the skill front, what issues would there be with Pogemons' skills overlapping with Liminal/Telepathic tree skills? (For example, teleportation.)

Spirit Animals as Pogemon Partners

[naturaltwohands]

What skills should I take if I want my character's spirit animal to still have access to her Pogemon form after the Jaunt? (Pogemon Form? Pogemon Partner?)

Also, how would the bond work if she's already bonded to him as a spirit animal? AKA, should I take that as a skill too? (Pogemon-Slammer Bond?)

I'm thinking that she's technically an NPC so Pogemon Partner might be the best skill, but I don't know if that would include the bond.

[dreamingking]

Re: Pogemon-Slammer bond: after the jaunt, does it only work when the character that takes Pogemon form is in that form, or can it be always active?

Or, would it be always active at a lower level and stronger when the character is in Pogemon form?

PLOTTING

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Plotting goes here!

Gail's PCs

[professorwolf]

Okay, Jolie is gonna infiltrate as a pogger kid because of course she is. She will be getting a pogfriend unless anyone else would like to fill that role as an infiltrated pogmon PC.

Lyall is investigating, but he will be made into a pogmon because I am super amused by this :D Anybody wanna be his person? Or pose as his person, anyway?

Zoe is hiatused and will be background infiltrating. If anyone badly needs her for anything, lmk.

Riddick is off on Walkabout because this is so not his scene XD

[leftbehindagain]

Shinji will be infiltrating as a high school dropout (and likely another of Minerva's grandchildren) with some ties to Toby's hooligan gang and a love-hate (mostly hate) relationship with his pog. I am not averse to him pulling a Heroic Sacrifice for someone as the jaunt progresses; he'd bump from that straight to his dungeon, which is happening post-jaunt regardless.

Naoki will be investigating.

Claudia I'm leaning toward infiltrating as a member of Helena's research crew. She has a pog. It's a blue canary (because of course it is).

[awitchdidit]

Rise will be Investigating in her regular old human high school student form. She's going to probably get way too into the whole Pogemon thing, though, especially since it looks like Naoto will be Pogvestigating and they can be partners. Subject to Quinn going through with that, of course, but anyway...enthusiastic Investigator doing Investigator things.

Beatrice will be Infiltrating as a Pogemon of some sort of flower theme! I put her in for the Lone Pogemon plot role but if that doesn't happen she could use a partner, if anyone wants a sneaky-style Vegetable Pogemon that the localizers probably had to add more clothes to.

[comebewe]

Matthew will be infiltrating, with the Angels being his rather harmless and innocuous looking pogemon that just happens to be COMPLETELY TERRIFYING after transforming. He's also someone who people don't expect to have a powerful pogemon, since he's going to be homeless and living rough a lot of the time. I'm definitely looking for CR for him tho, so let me know if you have any ideas!

[thornsofmalkav]

Thorne is going to be half of a pogemon tag team with Alcuin Alpha who is himself a steal Pogemon but that's a secret, sshhhh. Ostensibly she just has the one Mon. Ostensibly.

Maria is probably going to end up a Pogemon. Whether or not she Investigates or Infiltrates will likely depend on if Chie gets a plot role.

Chie is in the plot role box, but if she doesn't get it she'll likely Investigate. Either way, Yosuke's going to end up her Pogemon partner.

Luke is probably going on the walkabout but might Pog! It depends on what Anakin is doing because father/son bonding time is always good.

[photonicfighter]

Kenzaki will be investigating, and I've already decided that he's going to stumble his way into the lower end of the tournament staffing, and thus end up changing a lot of garbage and manning refreshment stands and finding himself a Pogemon buddy that looks just a bit like his own armored transformation...

EDIT FOR UPDATE: Dakki has been assigned the Hot-Blooded Hero(ine) plot role! So she'll be Katie Boyd, the 13 year old that put a stop to the wild Pogemon emergencies and totally saved the day with the power of friendship and determination and stuff. Her partner is Rappy, a small yellow bird critter that, through the power of Pogmentation, becomes a much, much bigger yellow bird. That shoots energy beams from its beak and stuff.

Katie lives with her grandfather and her parents are divorced and incredibly busy with work. She moved to Pogtopia City a little over a year ago, and she got into playing Pogemon as a way to make new friends. (Boy did that work out well.) She's the kind of ultra-friendly person who has at least tried to be nice and friendly to most everyone she's come across, so I'm open to working out past interactions with any other infiltrators! Maybe even some current friends?

[chalicejoker]

Hajime will be infiltrating as a Pogemon with an NPC Slammer who is a ten-year-old girl. He will be more than happy to pick a friendly fight with anyone! His Slammer will egg on his bad behavior. Nothing will go wrong!

Zed, I'm up for pairing with someone as a darkness-based Pogemon if anyone wants that level of drama in their life, but I think I'm going to Infiltrator Persona him as a kid with a bat-type Pogemon (thanks, Mr. Sparkles) who's there for the tournament. He will not be happy about this.

Jules is actually up for a plot role, but if he doesn't get it, he's going to be infiltrating as the ULTIMATE POGEMON FANBOY who does not have a Pogemon of his own and is there for the tournament and is SO HYPE.

[ninjayeehaw]

Kinji will be Investigating and very quickly receiving Rodeo the Mineral-type Pogemon as his partner, quite possibly with Delta Force. The pair of them will quite likely end up in the tournament as contestants if nothing comes up!

[fawkestheories]

Also new here.

Shaun: will be investigating because that's his thing. I want to be mean to him considering his canon point. Since his partner's last name is Crane I'm giving him a chibi'd harpy with sandhill crane coloring. If it likes loud music even better!