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Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello all. Never a shortage of things to deal with, but I wasn't going to be held up forever. I've been deciding on how far Lake Yore has come by the start of it all and I think what I have works for the time being. It's just two for now, but like for other locales, their total POIs are due to change (usually grow) over time. Course, I wanted a format that's easy to follow, just in case players want to submit some ideas for certain PC-made POIs in the future. Depending on what they are though (most certainly for built structures), I'd want there to be in-game investments toward setting them up. To that end, some minor sprite-work for resource items may be in my future.

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○ Camp Clearview

○ Camp Clearview_{│To All That Glitters│}

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As beautiful as Lake Yore well and truly is, the natural discoveries of its kind weren't going to earn the support needed to justify the increasingly bold harassment of the "Dark Watchers", as Meridian's natives were originally known as. What truly set all eyes on the region were the credible claims of dazzling gold, not only found within the mountains themselves, but also the very waterways. What followed was Aurora's very own gold rush, a feverish if cautious frenzy that's lasted clear to this day. And at its epicenter lies Camp Clearview, a reputable stop at the lake's edge for prospectors, panners, and the like to securely coordinate their efforts.

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○ Bright Arch Bridge

○ Bright Arch Bridge_{│As Gold Skips Across│}

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It goes without saying that the Alliance's plans for the valley turned a corner with the discovery of gold, and it became apparent that greater investment into Lake Yore was in order. In due course, the wide stone bridge built a stone's throw away from Clearview, to take four lanes of caravans across the length between two opposing hills, would itself grow to support an indoor reststop. Lifted above its pathway, with all the traffic it'll meet in a day, lies a charming inn complete with lodging and dining areas. Among its other facets is a public bulletin board for local notices and even wanted posters, making it an ideal checkpoint in any journey to the area.

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Like I said, here's the bow I mentioned, likely the last weapon I'm ever going to make, but who knows? Maybe something just as simple might come along. For all weapons, if you got it in your inventory, you can use it whenever, but stuff like arrows are limited and can only be stacked in special equipment like quivers. Early game probably won't see you in a position to start with a huge quiver letting you carry enough to spam your way through whole dungeons. We gotta start somewhere when it comes to gear, so think way fewer in number. Not final, but maybe 5 or 10 arrows total. That's what I got to share for now. More is sure to follow. Until next time.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Okay so that's the last time I make any predictions. Most notably in this one is the addition of a new point of interest in the Meridians, Lake Yore. A back and forth was had over the type of locale it'd be, either a normal POI or a full on dungeon. In the end I decided that it'd be too "in the way" and accessible to be handled as a dungeon, but I'll likely have a real dungeon nearby. Certain lakes have been dungeons in the past I believe, which honestly does seem kinda weird now that I look back on it. Reckon I ought to look into it for the future, but that'll be after I come up with some way to marry the ideas of a water body and a labyrinth together.

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▬Lake Yore

▬Lake Yore_{│Old Waters Run Still│}

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Touted by some (and by none more so than the explorers who first laid eyes on it) as the crown jewel among the Meridian's natural splendors, you can count on Lake Yore to leave a distinct first impression. This was most notably true of those intrepid scouts who ventured further up the Sojourn River, keen to stake a suitable claim a healthy distance away from the Brigade's occasionally overbearing watch. Years after, at the end of their well known trails lies these crystal clear waters, an area that even the hostile wildlife and neighbors seem to respect, for the most part anyway. Though livelier these days, its beauty is said to remain locked in time.

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At least two features are going to be included, and I very well may get them up next time. For now I'll leave things off with the latest sprite I tried to make. I know I said that I wanted to ease off on the extra weapon sprites, and indeed it might be asking too much to make something unique for each and every variant of arms. But lately I couldn't shake how different bows and arrows are in this case and so couldn't help but try my hand. This is as basic an arrow as it gets but I just want it to easily communicate what I need it to. Arrows, in all their varieties, are nice to have in the right hands but require quite the investment, such as a quiver in the equip slot to carry a sensible amount. The bow of course is due next time, and only time will tell exactly when that will be. See you then.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Okay the past weeks kinda took a turn for me personally, so I wasn't in the position to get done what I wanted to, namely the map additions. I did want to stop by with some fun additions to the calendar however, part of the initiative to keep the world feeling more alive. Part of me thought about keeping special events like these a secret until they come up in the campaign, but decided against it, largely because this is a world that some PCs might have some history with for some time before the story begins for real. Even so, if I were to play a character experiencing the world for the first time, then I'd probably ignore these things until the story reaches that far. Up to you though.

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🛍️ CLEARANCE DAY - The original event, that heart-warming occasion when the generosity of moguls came hand in hand with the competitive spirit of businessmon to make a united front in behalf of another land ravaged by disaster many years ago, has been commemorated ever since by upstanding merchants all across the known world! Taken to Aurora by Lucky Koban traders, every year more and more new store owners adopt the tradition of generous sales and borderline ill-advised price-slashing. Many stores will boast some of the deepest limited-time deals in the year, sales so deep in fact, that not even a secluded shop can escape... from the savings!

🎣 KING SINKER COMPETITION - Ever since landlocked mon first tied lines to sticks, presumably to express their perceived dominance over the wild and watery denizens they literally looked down upon, the question of ''Who can catch the biggest one?'' has inevitably taunted the imagination of many an idly expecting angler. Plenty of shores across the seas will have their annual try at an answer, and the King Sinker Competition is how the Gulf reels in old and new anglers alike. For three days, Swift Breeze Harbor opens up to any number of eager casters, with exciting prizes awaiting anyone persistent enough to bring the greatest catches to the surface!

📦 UNCLAIMED PACKAGE SWEEP - It's only natural that even the best in the business can be left with the odds and ends of circumstances beyond their control, and of course Zephyr is no exception to this. For any number of reasons, letters and packages can be left unclaimed, the parties involved in their delivery left unaccounted for, with the office involuntarily holding the bag every time. In response, in days like this, all Zephyr locations will clear their stores of disowned deliveries neglected for thirty days or longer. Privacy when it comes to letters is respected right down to their disposal, but certain channels exist for lost parcels depending on their value.

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These were fun ideas I came up with, but each for a slightly different reason, and they represent three types of special events to come on the calendar: (1) a passive feature for the whole day, (2) a full on event over one or more days, and (3) an operational function that can lead dynamically to other things down the line. Now when it comes to set events like contests and celebrations, what immediately comes to mind is the matter of how important attendance will wind up being. For now, I feel as though things like competitions may very well be optional in the end, unless we manage to incorporate them into our respective stories. It'll likely be important then to make our intentions known one way or another in advance. That's all I have time for currently. I'll be back sooner next time. Take care.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello once again! The more I thought about it, the more I realized how important it is to say as much as I need to on the dungeon side of the RP while I still have the mind for it. That's not to say that this is the last word of course. That much will have to wait until I run a test scenario to try and gauge how all these features play together. I can't very well set up something with this many moving parts without at least some testing. For now, it's all about that secondary part of the "Dungeon Overview", the intro to actually reading the dungeon map. Again, there's more that'll come into the picture, but I may be able to leave it as that for now.

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Dungeon Map Guide

Dungeon Map Guide

What follows is a working example of a Dungeon Map, a simple table-based grid that represents a single floor in a given dungeon, in this case one in multiple stages of completion. Following the parameters set by the DIT in play, limits are in place for the number of floors an actual dungeon has, with an average guideline on the number of spaces on each floor. Each navigable space will correspond to a piece of the map, as either a room, a corridor, or any part thereof. It is the DM's responsibility to prearrange all floor layouts to be encountered by any new run on behalf of a player team. Some floors can be planned ahead of time, but it might also be possible for the GM to stay one floor ahead of the venturing player team if they want.

The sample itself has been divided into two stages to showcase the same map at the beginning and end of a team's exploration, with all of its spaces revealed. Keep in mind that there was no space limit for this sample, so nearly every space is filled. Within Stage 1, the player team has entered the floor through the leftmost 1x2 room, and have passed through a sideways hallway piece and arrived at a cross-section where one of its three available paths requires a special condition to be met before entry. By Stage 2, every reachable space has been identified, leaving the final "orange" room in the bottom row with its special condition still in play. Real dungeons in the RP may have "Abbreviated (Cursor-Activated) Text" (ACAT) functionality for every identified map piece, containing additional information both narrative and practical.

Dungeon Map Samples

Stage 1

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Stage 2

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Map Marker Key

• Active Cells (Highlighted Spaces) are for spaces where the player party is located.
• █ Black Full Blocks just mean a completely unknown and/or (currently) unreachable part of the map.
• █ White Full Blocks refer to open areas, and one or more blocks alongside each other make an open room.
• ╬ Box Drawing Characters (Double Lines) are for pathways and corridors within a dungeon
• █ Gray Full Blocks are also unknown parts of the map, but ones reachable by players from known, adjacent spaces.
• █ Orange Full Blocks are like gray spaces but can only be entered when certain conditions are met (i.e. locked doors and obstacles). Marker will be identified when accessed, and color will change to white when conditions no longer apply.
• █ Red Full Blocks signify room spaces where the stairs leading to the next floor will be found.

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Probably another dungeon-related section in the farther future, but overall I may be up for moving on to something a little different, something to break up all the mechanical stuff I've been doing up until now. I'm gonna push myself to get back into some spritework for one, while I arrange another public spot on Aurora's "map". I'll let you know where my mind is at from there, but I'm pretty sure that crazy idea I totally thought of first can come start to come into focus. Sure I can tell you now, but I'd rather you be disappointment over it later. For now though, I appreciate you taking the time to read this update and hope you take care until I see you again.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hey again. I know I wanted to get "Food & Hunger" out relatively soon after the last one. It's short but no less important to what it means for the project, course adjustments may still be in its future. First thing that came to mind while writing it: I may have to tweak all the food item descriptions I already made to conform to this new mechanic. There will likely be more food options that will become available, and I'll have to determine whether "slightly" and "amply" from the games will be good enough descriptors in the end. For all I know, maybe having them correspond to "+1" and "+2" respectively will be just fine because everything to come will use them.

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Food & Hunger

Food & Hunger

• All characters (PCs and NPCs alike) will need a balanced supply of suitable food in order to carry on without disruption
• 7 total "Status Conditions" make up all possible stages that define a character's current level of hunger
  ○ Example - Starving ─ Hungry ─ Peckish ─ Full^(Healthy) ─ Stuffed ─ Overstuffed ─ Bloated
  ○ Certain penalties apply the closer characters near the "starving" and "bloated" statuses and the longer they stay there
• "Hunger Checks" are set times when characters must eat food or be knocked down a stage of hunger
  ○ Occur 3 times a day: Mid Morning (Breakfast), Mid Afternoon (Lunch), Mid Evening (Dinner)
  ○ Even applies to teams within dungeons (10 turns = 1 subdivision of time)
• The number of stages gained upon eating depends on what you eat and when you eat it
  ○ Example - Food that raises only a single stage, eaten during a hunger check, will only keep you at your current stage

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As annoying as it may be to tally, every in-game day, whether IC-relevant or not, will carry a toll on the settlement's stores of food. Some work will need to be done, but I believe that I may be able to streamline it to a certain degree. And just in case anyone's worried about worst case scenarios, I'll say right now that I'm not about to let things get so dire that everyone will wind up starving and scrounging for food to keep from fainting. For one thing, the outpost won't be without its outside support in the form of shipments. But even if all else fails, if the worst should happen (and no one else has the will to continue, more importantly), then the outpost will be abandoned and its game over, so it's not like anyone will have to live with the result of such failures for very long. But I'm getting ahead of myself. Until next time.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello again! With so much on my plate, I wanted to say what I wanted on what I'll call "Times of the Day" for this short update. While the visual aid I made is rather crude, it should get the point across. From wanting to help make the "Early, Mid, Late' divisions more relatable, I made the last row to see them correspond to actual clock readings (not to be referenced in IC posts but just a way to understand it better here). Would I say it's clean and perfect? Of course not, but after settling "Afternoon" as starting at 12 p.m. and following the 2 hour rule, everything fell where they did. It got easier to live with after I reacquainted myself with the difference between "Midnight" and "Mid Night".

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Times of the Day

Times of the Day

• Part of "setting info" to be included in all IC post headers for scenes taking place within a given day
• Every given day will be divided into 4 general stages
  ○ Example - Morning → Afternoon → Evening → Night
• Each of these stages can be further divided with one of the modifiers: Early, Mid, and Late
  ○ Example - Early Morning → Mid Morning → Late Morning → Early Afternoon, etc.
• All 12 subdivisions at 2 hours each still add up to a 24 hour day

Morning ________________________________ Early │ Mid │ Late 6-7A.M. │ 8-9A.M. │ 10-11A.M.	Afternoon ________________________________ Early │ Mid │ Late 12-1P.M. │ 2-3P.M. │ 4-5P.M.	Evening ________________________________ Early │ Mid │ Late 6-7P.M. │ 8-9P.M. │ 10-11P.M.	Night ________________________________ Early │ Mid │ Late 12-1A.M. │ 2-3A.M. │ 4-5A.M.

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Again it should be mentioned that there will be certain spans of in-game time that encompass multiple days, players able to choose when their posts take place. That means that a decent number of days will likely be skipped by everyone, which will progress things along at a reasonable pace. Furthermore, not mentioned in the list but which obviously will be a thing, the time of day dictates a lot of what every character will be doing. For example, although maybe not the most accurate thing nowadays, I'm likely to run with the "8-hour sleep" rule wherein, for this setting, in order to wake up comfortably for breakfast (likely at "Mid Morning"), you'll need to start sleeping at "Early Night". A strict regiment may very well be in our characters' future, but at the very least there'll be a status ailment attributed to not getting enough sleep. Anyway, more things might come to mind later, but the final decision on "Food and Hunger" will be up next so I'll see you then. Later!

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello again. I'm back to drop this latest update in my attempt at making all that stuff I mentioned earlier "official", this time with those points about leveling and ranking. There might have been a better format for laying it all out than just the bullet points it started as months ago, but honestly I was taking too long to think of something and wanted it over with so I hope what's there is easy enough to follow. I can't discount the possibility of someone joining who's never even touched the games, so it's with them in mind especially that I write this. There's plenty of reasons to give this RP a pass, but being kept in the dark on how anything works certainly won't be one of them.

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Assorted Features & Mechanics

Assorted Features & Mechanics

All of the hiders below should correspond to a certain aspect of the RP. All of these, as far as I'm concerned, probably don't need their own main hider section, whether they're minor or straightforward enough to explain. This seemed like the best way to go about it, since I didn't want to bog the post down with too many outward-facing hiders, if that makes sense. More topics and edits will be added as I see fit.

Player Leveling & Experience Points

Player Leveling & Experience Points

• All player characters, whether part of a team or not, will have a level (certain NPCs will also)
• Level partially determines rough strength in relation to opponents, as well as learned moves and certain evolutionary potentials
• At the start of the RP, all PCs that are to make up the first team will be either level 1 or 2 (everyone else's may vary)
• A PC's current level determines the EXP required to progress to the next level
  ○ Example - lvl 1 needs 1 EXP, lvl 2 needs 2 EXP, etc.
• EXP is earned by each PC through certain actions
  ○ The primary method will be through running dungeons, specifically as a reward once the team successfully extracts
  ○ Other methods will become available over the course of the RP, likely as a means to build EXP at a faster rate
• Every dungeon will be assigned to a Team Rank, which will determine the amount of EXP received upon a successful run
  ○ Example - Normal Rank = 1 EXP, Bronze Rank = 2 EXP, etc.

Team Ranking & Mission Difficulty

Team Ranking & Mission Difficulty

• 10 total Team Ranks for all teams to progress through over the course of the RP
  ○ Example - Normal → Bronze → Silver → Gold → Diamond → Super → Ultra → Hyper → Master → Guildmaster
• The PC team at the start of the RP will begin at Normal Rank
• Each Team Rank has a range of recommended player levels under them, for where players ought to be as the team progresses
  ○ Example - Normal Rank = Levels 1 - 10, Bronze Rank = Levels 11 - 20, etc.
• 15 total Mission Difficulty Ranks that classify all jobs teams will come across
  ○ Example - E → D → C → B → A → S → ★1 → ★2 → ★3 → ★4 → ★5 → ★6 → ★7 → ★8 → ★9
• Team Ranking determines what Mission Difficulty Ranks will be available to choose from among jobs
  ○ Example - Normal = E-D, Bronze = D-B, Silver = C-A, Gold = A-★1, etc.
• The amount of Rank Points (RP) a team earns upon job completion is based on difficulty ranking
  ○ Example - Rank E = 1 RP, Rank D = 2 RP, Rank C = 3 RP, etc.

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Only minor changes here and there really seemed necessary, so if you saw the original list, then this really isn't gonna surprise you, I'd say. I thought about laying down all the mission ranks for each and every team rank (TR&MD, Point 5), but in truth, things like that as well as "RP" requirements for teams to move up to the next rank will continue to be under consideration. Honestly they feel like suggestions rather than hard rules, at least until they're tested for real. On top of that, I'm willing to bet that most players couldn't care less about such finer details, so long as the game remains engaging enough all throughout. To anyone else, a pointer or critique will be appreciated.

Just a while longer and I'll be ready to continue delving back into new features and points on the continent. I have something stupid and reckless I want to try, but there needs to be at least one more public POI on the "map" (no literal map is involved) before I start to unveil what that is. It was something I actually thought of before I heard someone else mention it in passing. It's doubtful that too many would be interested in it when all is said and done, and it probably sounds cooler in my head, but I'm too curious to not look into it if nothing else. Anyway, I hope that the new year has been fair to you so far. Catch you later.

What Are You Listening To?

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hello there. Thanks for taking a look at the last update of the year. I wanted at least one update on what to expect from the "Dungeon Overview" section I'll add to the grand info post. It's lacking that part about how to read the dungeon map, but I'll finish up that part on my own before moving on to the next stage of development. It'll more or less be what I already showed before.

Just to reiterate, this is partially for anyone who might somehow see themselves making dungeons along with me in the future, as unlikely as that is. Anyone else may want to know just how far I'm willing to go when it comes to this major feature, yet I'll understand if this is something you'd rather not pay mind to right now, on the off chance that you don't see the need and would rather leave certain things a mystery until they're applied in the RP proper.

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Dungeon Overview

Dungeon Overview

While it's very likely that I will be the only one to create any and every dungeon that this project sees (no hate, it's all good), I wanted to leave this here to explain what I believe should go into each one anyway. The initial uncertainty of actually running all of this notwithstanding, the idea is to emulate a good deal of the mechanics of the games as reasonably as I can. That includes both all the information that goes into making a dungeon as well as what it takes to run any given dungeon for a party of players.

Dungeon Information

Dungeon Information

Below is the Dungeon Info Template, a blank framework for the special compound tables that are meant to list out all vital statistics for every dungeon in the RP. Fully completed Dungeon Info Tables are to be used as references by each dungeon's respective DM, the one who'll run it on the players' behalf. Naturally, I'm ready to handle all such duties, and so intend to log all finished DITs together in their own separate storage, kept private for when they're needed. All stats of the sample are explained below and there will be areas where "Abbreviated (Cursor-Activated) Text" (ACAT) will be incorporated, so keep that in mind.

■ Dungeon Info Template

■ Dungeon Name_{│Flavor Text│[Linked Team Rank / PC Level Range]}

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Floors = _ │ Ave.Spaces = _ ______________________________________________ Special Floor: ______________________________________________ Features:	◽ Rest Stops _____________________ ◽ Dungeon Shops _____________________ ◽ Monster Houses _____________________ ◽ Extra Party	TILES & TRAPS _________________________________________________________________

FOUND ITEMS

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Full DIT Breakdown

Top Header Dungeon Name - What the dungeon is (or will from now on be) known as Flavor Text - Optional little note as a first impression Linked Team Rank - Earliest Team Rank for entry into the dungeon (also determines EXP received upon successful dungeon extraction) PC Level Range - Recommended player levels on first run (indicative of enemy levels) ___________________________________________________________________ Checklist ✅ or ❌ Rest Stops - Extra rooms in between certain floors where the party can rest and access items stored back home Dungeon Shops - Item shops in predetermined dungeon rooms, complete with an owner and wares Monster Houses - Room-filling ambushes of numerous enemies from among the dungeon's denizens Extra Party - Additional (possibly DM-controlled) party that will also roam the dungeon floor(s) ___________________________________________________________________ Found Items Contains all items either found on the ground of spaces or dropped by certain enemies The first entry will always be a value range of PoKé (every instance will be RNG'd within that range) Example - Oran Berry │ 2F-3F │ 📊 After the item name are the floors it's found in 📊 = ACAT marker for percentage spawn rate on spaces followed by drop rate for every eligible enemy Example - GROUND=20%(All) │ DROP=30%(Poké A)

Floor Setup Floors - Total number of normal floors within the dungeon (not counting special floor) Ave.Spaces - Average number of spaces each floor can contain (give or take a space) Special Floor - Name of the additional floor (or the boss room) at the end of the dungeon, if applicable Features - Special terrain and/or weather conditions featured within the dungeon, if any ___________________________________________________________________ Tiles & Traps Contains all special tiles and traps found in the dungeon The first entry will always be the stairs type (either ascending or descending) Example - Wonder Tile 📊 📊 = ACAT marker for floors found and percentage chance of occurring in a given space Example - 1F-2F │ 15%(1F), 25%(2F) ___________________________________________________________________ Encounters Contains all wild enemy pokémon found within the dungeon and all their accompanying information Enemy Picture = ACAT marker for its general info Example - Bulbasaur │ Grass/Poison │ LVL 5 The smaller box contains two ACAT markers side by side 💥 = ACAT marker for the enemy's ability and moves Example - ABILITY=Overgrow │ TACKLE(Normal/Physical), etc. 📊 = ACAT marker for floors found and percentage chance of spawning on a space Example - 1F-2F │ 20%(1F), 30%(2F)

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I can only hope that everything is as clear as it can be. Changes to the template itself were in order, most notably to my own little addition to the feature checklist. I have certain ideas I want to explore when it comes to dungeons and I suppose it's up to you whether you want to know of them now or experience them the old fashion way when the time comes.

That should do it for now. I'm currently closer to opening this RP for real than I've ever been before, and I couldn't be more pleased with how it's shaping up. There's much to be done still, and while I may not have the clearest picture for what the end looks like, I know what the next step is. More importantly, I'm eager to scrounge up what time I have to reach it. That's not something I take lightly. You give up a few things chasing something like this, but it's one year on, and I'm not tired yet. Anyway, thank you for your attention, even if it was only this one time. I hope you have a really great new year, and if you're as interested in PMDAE as I am, I'll do what I can to make sure of it. See you soon.

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Aberrant Emissary (PMD w/ Fusions) [WIP]

Hey guys! With life sorta settling down for a bit, I wanted to get some small updates to mechanics out of the way before I get on to recording the comprehensive (hopefully) guide for dungeons. Depending on how "involved" these somewhat related features are, additional guides of sorts may also be in order, but I'll decide on that later.

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Times of Day
This is an inevitable consideration if I really want to make everything feel a bit more like a simulation, if that's the best way to put it. We've already taken a major step in that direction with the calendar, and I intend for any given day to be further divided, though I may be a tad iffy on exactly how to go about it. The simple answer would be the straight up clock (hours:minutes) approach.

But I feel like just a general division into phases might do the trick instead. I'm referring to "Morning - Afternoon - Evening - Night", with further specifics like "Early, Mid, and Late" to encompass all parts of the day. This will surely keep it simple for all of us, especially when it comes to our post headers. And all 12 subdivisions at 2 hours each still add up to a 24 hour day anyway. With that, it becomes a matter of determining how long certain actions take, some likely to be preset by me while players can have a say on others.

Food and Hunger
This connects with that "resource management" thing I mentioned in that earlier dungeon update. As early as the classic food items, I knew hunger was going to factor in when traversing a dungeon; it was the "how exactly" that I left on the table until now. And when it comes down to it, "hunger checks" for every party member after a predictable number of turns feels like the way to go, the working number I have in mind for now being 10. By moving a space on the map or completing a round of combat, a turn will have passed, and after 10, all members will have to either eat food or be marked down to a lower status condition, with "starving" being the lowest you can go before overall health is affected.

Now where things get really experimental is that I also want hunger to continue being a thing outside of dungeons too. It may be just a matter of setting the "hunger checks" at the right times, likely in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Food will be a resource, and every pokémon (PCs or otherwise) will need enough food to make it through the day smoothly.

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That all might be a decent summary of it all for now. This all started as an idea for a PMD game that makes the player into the guildmaster or town mayor, a town/guild management layer that ties it all together. At this point, I reckon this project may be destined for the tabletop section out of all of them once development wraps up, certainly a first for me if no one else. Anyway, thanks again for catching this update. I'm sure you're reading this out of simple curiosity by this point, but I appreciate it nonetheless. I'll push myself to get the next update, likely the dungeon guide, out sooner than this one. See you next time.