[@Archmage MC] I'll be balancing everything out to give players a fair chance against their would be foes. Things will be gradual with a few surprises here and there. Well, it would actually depend on how the players do things since I'm making this a semi-sandbox type of RP.

Although not the exact representation, you guys might end up something like this:
[HIDER][img]http://orig01.deviantart.net/7271/f/2010/305/a/c/pokemonster_hunter__by_endling-d31zv47.jpg[/img][/HIDER]

Think of something like Re: Monster as well. Devouring and defeating certain foes would grant you certain abilities and the like.