[OOC] Pokemon: Earth 2.0

[Zanavy]

I guess I'd like some more clarification, too. Do people age more slowly in physical appearance AND mental/emotional maturity, or only physical appearance?

Would society consider us "boys/girls/children" or "men/women/adults" at age 30ish?

[Balthazar007]

Would I be allowed to introduce minor NPC's for plot points like wild Pokemon attacking, or would that be overstepping my bounds?

Second question: What wild Pokemon are around here, anyway? ^_^'

@Zanavy

You can introduce minor NPC's to make the world feel more alive, absolutely! You can control wild Pokemon, other trainers, and regular citizens. Whatever you feel helps the story, is okay with me.

Wild Pokemon near Knoxville, TN are going to be pretty similar to other wild Pokemon breakdowns you have seen for other places in the Eastern part of the USA. Nevertheless, there may be a few minor differences, so here's the breakdown of Pokemon in the greater Knoxville area:
Caterpie, Weedle, Magnemite, Spinarak, Heracross, Zigzagoon, Sableye, Mawile, Bidoof, Shinx, Carnivine, Petilil, Scraggy, Deerling, Rufflet

Also, it's up to you to show these Pokemon in their natural habitat within your posts. For example, to find a Sableye or Mawile, you might want to go spelunking. Or to find a Carnavine, you should be in a forest, not just a park in the middle of the city. I leave this to the player's discretion, unless the Pokemon is extremely out of place. Even then, if their is a good reason for the Pokemon to be displaced, that is okay too.

[Balthazar007]

@Zanavy@Wayward

Thanks to you both for bringing up the questions about age in this society. I'm going to answer all your questions and more in the 0th OOC post. I'm going to start on that now. It should take me an hour or less hopefully.

I'm going to start using the 0th OOC post for in depth background information, like this.

EDIT: Actually, I'm getting hungry, and I need to go to the store. So I'll do this later today. But I do have the whole day off. So it will get done.

[Balthazar007]

@Zanavy@Wayward

Alright you two. I think I have covered all of your questions in the updated OOC Post. I've also added some lore to the game. Let me know if you have any more questions! That was fun!

[Zanavy]

Ok, I like the more concrete explanations. So I guess we're playing angsty teens now. XD

Kinda tracks for my character at least.

nb4 Poke-Thanos tries to solve overpopulation and we have to stop him.

[Balthazar007]

Ok, I like the more concrete explanations. So I guess we're playing angsty teens now. XD

Kinda tracks for my character at least.

@Zanavy

Haha! Yes, there's a chance that being a teenager stuck in a child's body might make one a little angsty, but it's up to the player if that's how they want to play it. 😁👍

[Balthazar007]

@Zanavy I was thinking that we can have a real conversation, in the safety of the city streets, away from this Spinarak/Ariados stomping ground.

[Wayward]

So, within the world of the RP, if I were to keep with my current theme of a post-graduate trainer, I'd be looking at a 35-36 year old?

[Balthazar007]

So, within the world of the RP, if I were to keep with my current theme of a post-graduate trainer, I'd be looking at a 35-36 year old?

@Wayward

School ages are a little more flexible, depending on if you started college early or not. Also, people can start college later in life, so the upper age is really up to you. That said, I'd say age 34 would be about the earliest someone would already be a college graduate (at a normal college at least, not a quick technical program). Which would be looking around 11 with the mental maturity of a 17 year old.

[Wayward]

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School ages are a little more flexible, depending on if you started college early or not. Also, people can start college later in life, so the upper age is really up to you. That said, I'd say age 34 would be about the earliest someone would already be a college graduate (at a normal college at least, not a quick technical program). Which would be looking around 11 with the mental maturity of a 17 year old.

@Balthazar007

I'm settling on making Alex 35, and a year or so out of college; in essence, she'd be starting her journey as a trainer a later than would be the standard in the RP's world (mostly because she never really considered it).

[Balthazar007]

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I'm settling on making Alex 35, and a year or so out of college; in essence, she'd be starting her journey as a trainer a later than would be the standard in the RP's world (mostly because she never really considered it).

@Wayward

Cool. So she would look around 12-13 years old and have the mental maturity of at least an 18 year old.

[Wayward]

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Cool. So she would look around 12-13 years old and have the mental maturity of at least an 18 year old.

@Balthazar007

I'll have time to settle in to write an intro post tonight.

[Balthazar007]

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I'll have time to settle in to write an intro post tonight.

@Wayward

No rush, but that sounds good.

[Zanavy]

@Balthazar007Thanks for waiting for me. I haven't been in a good mood to do this, but tomorrow I'll try to post whether or not I feel like it.

[Balthazar007]

@Zanavy Don't force yourself. Post or no post, you're good. 🙂👍

[Balthazar007]

@Zanavy
Not all posts have to be descriptive masterpieces right?

[Balthazar007]

@Wayward It is good to see your post, a very solid introduction. Could you do me one favor however? Can you post your character sheet into the IC tab? Also, when you do, can you update her starting college age from 18 to 26?

That would still be an early age for starting college in this world.
(8 [almost 9] year old in appearance; around 13 in mental maturity)

[Wayward]

I thought age 30 was typical college age in the RP canon?

[Balthazar007]

I thought age 30 was typical college age in the RP canon?

@Wayward

30 is the typical age, but it seemed you were wanting to have her start early. So I was compromising and saying that she could have started college as early as 26. So in her bio, when you said she started college at 18, I was just suggesting she start at 26 instead. Nothing else about her bio needs to change.

30 is only a set in stone requirement for becoming a Pokemon Trainer.

Also, it's worth noting that college and education in general in this world would typically be harder and take more time to complete than in our world.

[Zanavy]

Also, it's worth noting that college and education in general in this world would typically be harder and take more time to complete than in out world.

@Balthazar007

UGHH, it's already so hard and lengthy in the real world, these poor future people D: XD