Arael
Resident Old Guy
So I've been playing Pokemon ORAS recently and I've been kicking around the idea of starting up a Pokemon RP. I know Rpnation has seen its fair share of Pokemon RPs but I haven't participated in a long term one and they always seem to be the same basic idea. People sign-up as trainers in existing Pokemon world, RP starts and people start doing random things and then the RP dies.
I look to change that with this Medieval Pokemon idea. Basically this would take place in the times of Knights and Dragon Pokemon (hehe) before the invention of the Pokeball (a sophisticated piece of technology). So if you have a Pokemon with you it's because you've earned its trust and friendship and not just because you nailed it in the head with a metal ball.
In taking away Pokeballs and putting ourselves in this timeline I'm hoping there will be less emphasis on catching Pokemon and more on battling them/progressing the story together. Some Pokemon wouldn't exist yet/would exist in a more primitive form (Klink for example wouldn't be metal gears, it would be wooden gears, or something else entirely). We could even get a few talented artists to create a few medieval-style Pokemon for people to use as well as the 460+ others.
While Pokeballs haven't yet been invented the world would still revolve around Pokemon. They would be used much more savagely though and there could even be a fair share of evil Pokemon (something you never really see much). We could even go as far as saying that this medieval Kanto (or wherever we decide, could even be a new place) is very religiously-minded and certain types of Pokemon could be forbidden for being evil (Dark, Ghost, Psychic, and Dragon types I'm looking at you) and so maybe the main story could revolve around our characters trying to prove that its humans that make Pokemon evil. (perhaps the main character befriends a forbidden Pokemon).
That's just one story idea I had, but I think you get the direction I'm aiming for here. It would almost be like your typical medieval/fantasy RP where people with different abilities go on an epic adventure, except with Pokemon instead of magic. Would anyone be interested in something like this? If so, do you have any ideas for the story or anything else you'd like to suggest?
I look to change that with this Medieval Pokemon idea. Basically this would take place in the times of Knights and Dragon Pokemon (hehe) before the invention of the Pokeball (a sophisticated piece of technology). So if you have a Pokemon with you it's because you've earned its trust and friendship and not just because you nailed it in the head with a metal ball.
In taking away Pokeballs and putting ourselves in this timeline I'm hoping there will be less emphasis on catching Pokemon and more on battling them/progressing the story together. Some Pokemon wouldn't exist yet/would exist in a more primitive form (Klink for example wouldn't be metal gears, it would be wooden gears, or something else entirely). We could even get a few talented artists to create a few medieval-style Pokemon for people to use as well as the 460+ others.
While Pokeballs haven't yet been invented the world would still revolve around Pokemon. They would be used much more savagely though and there could even be a fair share of evil Pokemon (something you never really see much). We could even go as far as saying that this medieval Kanto (or wherever we decide, could even be a new place) is very religiously-minded and certain types of Pokemon could be forbidden for being evil (Dark, Ghost, Psychic, and Dragon types I'm looking at you) and so maybe the main story could revolve around our characters trying to prove that its humans that make Pokemon evil. (perhaps the main character befriends a forbidden Pokemon).
That's just one story idea I had, but I think you get the direction I'm aiming for here. It would almost be like your typical medieval/fantasy RP where people with different abilities go on an epic adventure, except with Pokemon instead of magic. Would anyone be interested in something like this? If so, do you have any ideas for the story or anything else you'd like to suggest?
