[size=3][b][color=thistle]The Official ASB/RPG Ideas Thread![b]

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NB: So far, this is entirely speculative. No agreement has been reached by the mods of both forums. However, it will be nice to have a head start! ^^

[color=thistle]Okay! Here is the Ideas thread, as promised. And here are some basic rules, guidelines, call them what you will;

*Anything that is posted up here is open to discussion, whether negative or positive, however, if you disagree with an idea, feel free to say as much, but refrain from using profanities, insults, and any otherwise derogatory remarks.

*Any discussion should aim to be as constructive as possible, we aren’t here to start flame wars over who wants what.

*Any ideas will be openly discussed, here and here only. From now on, any conversations that aren’t held in this thread, for example, ones held in private chat rooms, will also be posted up here, along with a summary of any ideas brought up in said chats.

*Ideas should be posted in italics, bold, or a different colour from the rest of the post, so as to avoid confusion.

And with that said, I shall now give a list and some elaboration on what has already been decided.

Starter Pokémon.

For starters, we have decided that only one should be given out at the start, of an element of your choice. The three main elements, Grass, Fire and Water are to be given more attention, with their status in the games, and so have a total of three options for each, whereas any other element has a single Pokemon for you to choose.

Upon starting, players will choose their starter Pokemon, and be provided with a single pokeball with which to catch a wild Pokemon at the start of their adventure. This wild Pokemon can be one of your choice, but to catch it, you must be in the right area in the wild for the Pokemon to appear. It isn’t random, each species has different habitats, as any normal animal does.

And now for the list of decided starters:

Fire: Charmander
Cyndaquil
Torchic
Water: Squirtle
Totodile
Mudkip
Grass: Bulbasaur
Chikorita
Treecko
Bug: Venonat
Dark: Houndour
Dragon: Bagon
Electric: Mareep
Fighting: Machop
Flying: Pidgey
Ghost: Gastly
Ground: Sandshrew
Ice: Spheal
Normal: Cleffa
Poison: Nidoran (M and F)
Psychic: Abra
Rock: Geodude
Steel: Aron

As with anything in this topic, I am leaving the starters open to some discussion. While we have decided on these, if anyone has a good enough argument in favour of change, than it will be taken on board.

An idea put forward by Vulpix.ck87: Pokemon from different habitats should have different markings, as can be seen in wild animals. For example, a desert living Sandshrew is unlikely to have black stripes, as it would be bad sense in camouflage terms, and would probably never be seen in the wild.

The proposition is that, even Pokemon of the same species have different markings depending on where they come from, or where their natural habitat is.

Currency System.

The currency system we have so far decided upon is one which uses gems of various types. Like our money system, there are different types of gem, all worth something different.

Here are the proposed gems and values;

Garnet – Worth, $20
Tourmaline – Worth, $10
Peridot – Worth, $5
Amethyst – Worth, $1

Travel.

There will be no automated transport, just like you wouldn’t expect to see a car on a street in any Pokemon game, there will be none here. Instead, faithful to the games, we will use a collapsible bicycle. However, this will not be easy to come across, just like the games.
There will be events in which a coupon can be won, to be exchanged for the bike, and lovely speedy travelling!

Events.

And from bikes to events. Every so often, there will be events held where players get a chance to perform a certain task, the winner gaining some sort of special prize. Some examples are a rare Pokemon, a bike coupon, some extra gems, the list is endless, and obviously open to suggestions!

These events, however, will not always be written and run by the moderators, or the Gym Leaders. Submissions can be made by any player wishing to host such an event, the best one, judged by impartial moderators, and then that person will run the thing, decide upon the winner and the prizes.

The Enemy!

The Crystal Syndicate is their name, and foiling them is our game! Although, if you are so inclined, you may, in fact, join them in their dastardly deeds!

Their motives have not yet been decided, and their story will probably be told entirely through third person narration, written by an allocated person. Crystal Tears is the one to tell us about the Crystal Syndicate! *pokes* So there you go.

Gyms.

There will of course be Gyms, but the leaders will be the moderators of the RPG forums, and the creators of the ASB/RPG. However, we will not always be Leadering, as it were. Only when they are needed, will they step in, any other time they will be normal players.

Also, it will not always be the moderators in charge of Gyms. When, for example, one person cannot fulfil their Leader duties, there will be a list of normal players, waiting to be stand-ins. These will be chosen by requesting the position via PM to the mod in question.

A Gym Leader can choose whether to specialise in a single type of Pokemon, only training that type, or they can have a varied team, and both will be separate to their active playing team. They can also choose whether to have a signature TM or HM, and this will be handed out to trainers who beat them.

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*snips ribbon* And that is the opening of the Official ASB/RPG Ideas Thread! Enjoy people! And no fighting please...

Anything in the above ideas is also open to change. Just post it here!