POGEMON!: THE BEGINNING - WALKABOUT INFO

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Pogemon!: The Beginning
Every good monster anime needs a prequel
July 7 - August 16

The year is 196X, or at least it is on Earth; the Pogeworld uses another calendar entirely, and at this time, has never heard of Earth, or humans, or realised their world is connected to another. All of that changes one day, when some strange bipedal creatures stumble through a portal that snaps shut behind them, leaving them stranded in this strange new dimension.

It’s rumored that there’s a gate on the summit of Great Pog Mountain that leads… elsewhere, but no pog in living memory has made the attempt. What’s more, no pog in recorded history has returned from the summit. Still, it seems like the best bet to get the humans back where they belong. Can the Pogemon see these interlopers safely home, and set their worlds on a path toward cooperation?

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SKILLS

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Because this Walkabout is set 30 years prior to the Pogemon Jaunt, certain skills from said Jaunt aren’t available. The Delta Factor has not yet started plaguing the Pogemon, the Pogemon game does not yet exist in the human world, and as such, Slammer Stacks are still a thing of the future.

Pogemon Form - Monster form, what it says on the tin. Can also temporarily be turned into a little hockey puck pog thing if you lose a fight badly enough in this form, or if you've taken Pogemon-Slammer Bond and the Slammer decides to be a dick.

Pogemon Partner - Keep your NPC Pogemon. Includes a Pogemon-Slammer Bond between you and your NPC buddy.

Pogemon-Slammer Bond - Partner bond between one character who retained Pogemon Form and the character who was their Slammer. Allows the two in the bond to have a general idea of how each other are really feeling. Can range from being vaguely aware of the other's emotional state to physically feeling pain if the other gets hit. Also allows the two in the bond to pool their strength; they will be stronger together than if they were alone. Both parties must take the skill in order for it to count. To be taken out-of-Jaunt, one person in the bond must have kept Pogemon Form.

Pogmentation - Your Pogemon’s monster form temporarily grows stronger. Uses less energy as a PC if Pogemon-Slammer Bond has been taken with another character. Requires Pogemon Form or Pogemon Partner.

Power of Friendship - Focusing on strong social bonds will allow the user to exponentially increase a certain skill for a brief period of time. May manifest itself as fire burning in the user's eyes.

Wilderness Survival - You can take care of yourself in a variety of conditions--basic food, water, and shelter aren’t going to be much of a problem.

Popular Culture: 1960s - This Walkabout is set in 196X, with all the benefits and drawbacks that provides. It’s possible to pick up knowledge of the trends of the time, which may also have gently influenced the development of certain Pogemon.