A thread for the creation and discussion of fan fiction and other fanworks - anything that involves a story and/or reading. What've you been reading? What've you been writing? What would you like to see more of?>Thread question:How do you name your characters?>Previous thread:>>58874225
>>58886619This image reminds me of popular character Tails from the iconic sonic franchise
>>58886640>character sitting on a bench reminds you of TailsYou should probably look inward
>>58886228Don't worry, I intend to link it here when I start posting in earnest. I already post nearly all my stuff to ao3 and I'll probably post to FF as well. I've heard Pofag got some good responses on QQ so i might look into some other sites as well. >>58886619I usually just look for names that sound nice. If they're a relative of a canon character I try to find a similar name.
>>58886668I was MINDBROKEN
Chapter 17 of Spice and Fox is out. Next one is planned for Valentine’s Day.https://archiveofourown.org/works/21307454/chapters/201086071
>>58886705>I've heard Pofag got some good responses on QQ so i might look into some other sites as well. Honestly, there's no reason at all to not post your stuff on all sites. The more exposure and the more eyes it reaches the better.
>>58886816Isn’t QQ a porn site?
>>58886823It's just Spacebattles that allows NSFW.It's as much of a porn site as AO3 is.
>>58886743>Valentine’s Day.Oooh, steamy.
>>58886619>tqI pick something that starts with J because I like that letter, pick something at random, or just make noises until I go 'good enough'.Literally named Tobio by going 'To... bi... oh... Tobio. Sure, why not?'
>>58886619https://www.fanfiction.net/s/14397816/16/Pok%C3%A9mon-In-Mine-Ownhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/59572648/chapters/206252976A new chapter of In Mine Own is out.Back home, rested and recuperated, Kuzey heads to the hospital to ask his Aunt Bounvialle the questions that have been lingering around their family, and to learn the secrets of just who Operative Seringue really is.(Also, keep an eye out for the special cameo for The Strongest Pokemon of All!)
>>58886743>>58887213>9k words for new IMO chapterYou've been rather busy IMOanon.Obligatory "we're really about to have three chapters from threadfics posted in one day." What the actual fuck?>>58886705I have more engagement from QQ by itself than the rest of the sites I've posted on combined. They seem to like their Pokemon fics. Also I think having a few chapters done before posting is good as it lets you fix any logistical problems you may run into that need fixing. Maybe "logistical" isn't the right word but you probably get what I mean.
>>58887255Yeah and thanks for the heads up Pofag, but yeah I figured that out recently, it's why I'm writing the first 5 chapters before posting to various other sites. I already had to combine the second and third chapter and shifted around the appearance of the initial antagonist.I think the first 5 is a good metric since that's usually the time I'm willing to give a fic to sell me on it's pitch. So I wanna be able to introduce Rhys, the general goings on and the initial conflict. But yeah I might end up updating my story today as well if I can get the current draft of Mahogany chapter 2 to where I like it.
>>58886619>Anime picFucking hell, I had to search the name because I always ignore that kind of shit
>>58886619>How do you name your characters?I have autism so I named them after their personality, profession or plant and flower motif like gym leaders in the games. Then I write the Japanese version of their names
>>58886743Congrats, dude! I'm not certain it's in my usual interests, but I'll be checking it out once I'm caught up on the threadfics I've started.
Anyone have a fiction recommendation, doesn't have to be pokemon, but it would be nice if it was.
>>58887639What kind of story are you looking for?
>>58887522Thanks. It’s pretty typical journeying and slice of life until arc two.
>>58887639I'm reading a Fate fanfic with Sasuke as the MC, kinda good so far and I fucking hate Fate and its fandom, want the link?
https://rentry.org/pkmnmhgnyAlright I've updated it, the current draft one is a revision of the 4th draft, while the new and current chapter 2 is a revision of a first draft after scrapping the old 2 & 3, and gluing them together. The first chapter is mostly unchanged aside from editing, but there is a small detail I added to the end of that chapter you may want to check out.Anyways I need to take a nap before my eyes start hurting.
>>58887639Pokemon: Beyond the End. Guy gets isekai’d into his own SMD character, his partner takes it poorly.Non-Pokemon: Watership Down. Clever exploration of what a rabbit society would look like. Huge inspiration for me personally.
>>58887639I've been enjoying Hypen recently, it's about a ralts who becomes a pokemon trainer to protect her pokemon enclave. Although it takes a while to get going.For non pokemon? While it's really long winded, I've been enjoying Moby Dick
Jordinio using Rotom and Porygon as powered gauntlets was a cool idea ngnl, mix them with Emma's suit and you become a PokéRider
Well shit, four chapter updates in one day. Might be a new record for the thread. Chapter 40 of PoPT is up featuring the resurrection of the Ian-Hyde beef and the first mention of the ultimate macguffinhttps://archiveofourown.org/works/66210784/chapters/170669461
>>58888473Woo, good going. I FINALLY got some time to read when I'm not consumed by a fey mood btw, so I should be through Chapter 13 tonight.
>>58888473Whenever I hear the name Hyde all I can think of>Let him be Mister Hyde, I shall be Mister SeekReading that line was like reading Moby Dick only to discover>Cool as a cucumberHas been around since the mid 1800s
>>58888473I have the chance to do something real funny right now.
>>58888497Hilariously enough, Hyde’s name was made during the part of development of PoPT where it I was trying to do “Sengoku Jidai but on an island,” and the names represented that. Ian Cougar being a Tokugawa Ieyasu reference (name change included). Guzma’s last name is Doa (basically Oda Nobunaga). Hyde is a reference to Akechi Mitsuhide. Tom the contractor go being a Toyotomi Hideyoshi reference, etc>>58888557I’m ready for it anon.
>>58888600Finally, my Dynasty/Samurai Warriors autism pays off.
>>58888700I was seriously thinking I wasn’t a weeb and then I did this.
>>58887639might I interest you in gigachad elf?https://forums.spacebattles.com/threads/peak-elf-performance-original-isekai.1213259/
>>58889015to sell people on it>He, as a male elf, was normally slotted in somewhere between femboy, twink, or duckold. Male elves usually got in the way of the protagonist charming elven women, after all. Limp-wristed, reserved, arrogant, usually somewhat dextrous and magically gifted at their best. Sometimes they were yet another 'woman' interested in the designated protagonist, for the somewhat niche homoerotic appeal.>Naturally, he wasn't going to tolerate that. Every other elven male seemed content being losers who focused on grace or sorcery or whatever. Wizards and duelists, who wielded devastating magical spells and swayed like willows to avoid mountain-cleaving blows. Lightly armored, with lean builds and arrogant sneers that devolved into incoherent outrage when they were inevitably defeated by some plucky young protagonist spamming his starter-attack over and over at them.>He, on the other hand, was going to hit things in the face very hard, and laugh when things hit him very hard. He was going to wear heavy armor, use very big weapons, and throw himself into danger with absolutely no regard for potentially wasting a thousand-year lifespan by dying young.
>>58889062Isn't all that just a japanese stereotype? Like Tolkien's elves despite being beautiful are great warriors, or in WHF and FR
>>58889062>A self-insert as an elf into what was clearly a setting for someone else's lame harem anime.Not the dude you replied to originally, but I’ll try it. Sounds funny.
>>58889082>Unfortunately, the archetypal elf has been somewhat diluted from the golden age of Tolkien, and a brand new archetype had taken shape in the far East, that of the Anime Elf. The Anime Elf was still long-lived and beautiful, and usually had a talent for magic, but they had a number of other, less agreeable traits.two paragraphs above those
>>58889099Oh, nice. I might read it then
Elfs in Pokémon sounds like a good concept, their world is a good mix between nature and progress, also since humans living hundreds of years outside of Az's "immortality" is a thing now and the usual time fuckery you won't have to worry about lifespan
>>58886743Please, I'm begging you my autism can handle it buts it's annoying. Ao3 by default uses HTML, to get a page break/horizontal rule you can use <hr> instead of ***
>>58888600I couldn't do it, I couldn't get a fifth chapter posted in the same day. It's currently 2 am for me. RIP, committing seppukucide.Chapter 7 of Crystal Light: Royal Chartreusehttps://archiveofourown.org/works/63406333/chapters/206365451The Warriors of Light have much to celebrate in the aftermath of their battle in the world of nightmares, but Wol struggles with the costs of victory. But a victory is a victory, and the celebrations of a grateful kingdom do good for a guilty heart. Still, the future seems more uncertain than ever as our heroes return to Corneria Kingdom to close the book on their first adventure.
>>58889336That counts! We count those!
>>58889127>>58889336Crazy that you post a picture of a Final Fantasy elf within hours of me finishing a chapter that heavily focuses on the elves of Final Fantasy. Then again, these elves aren't the immortal kind. Hell, Final Fantasy elves seem to die a lot.
>>58889062To continue the Final Fantasy elf rantings, my favorite depiction of elves is from FF 11, in which the elves are gangly monstrosities often compared to giraffes. Their long limbs have granted them the highest strength stat of all the races, and before guns were invented they sword and boarded the entire continent under their military might. The generic fantasy kingdom of knights are the elves, and the humans are more akin to what are generally the dwarves territory of digging in mines and using technology. This also means that the elves also get all the dogmatic christian like religious practices. They got an elf pope.
>>58889370>my favorite depiction of elves is from FF 11, in which the elves are gangly monstrosities often compared to giraffesOh, so that's where the Elezen came from! Anyways, I always wanted to write a story with an elf acting arrogant about his magic and long lifespan just to fall in a cultivation setting and have some elder call him a fag because a thousand years old junior DARES to think he's hotshit. Probably won't write it tho because Frieren is a thing and now people want autistic elves acting like kids
>>58889336YOOOOO holy shit, congrats on another chapter FF1bro! Happy to see this back up and running. Someone had to knock me off the most recently updated list in the collection
>>58889398Yeah, all the FF14 races are alternative takes on the original FF11 races. I know the FF11 lore way better than 14s, but I'm going to keep from rambling since its not pokemon related.
>>58889336I’ll just say I’m completely biased but within a 24 hour period I’ll count this as 5 fic updates in a day. Idgaf
>>58889152Duly noted.
Made a new edition of the bingo
>>58889925All of these are based and cool as fuck btw
>>58889925Mmm, it lacks something...Maybe the same Pokémon everyone uses? Which in my experience is always a dragon
>>58890089If you look at the threadfics it's actually Squirtle.>IMO has Herri's Squirtle>PoPT has Ian's Wartortle>Crystal Light has Wol's Blastoise
>>58890131There is even an enemy wartortle in CC right now. Huh.
>>58890131>>58890184As far as I’m aware we didn’t started reading each other’s fics until after the Squirtle/Wartortle was revealed, so this was all independently done.
>>58890196Wait, does that you're all secretly pic rel?!
>>58890196>>58890213>Charizard saturation has led to Blastoise being the socially acceptable KANTOOOOOOO starter
>>58890262Bulbasaur is socially acceptable anywhere but this board.
>>58890213Unintentionally yes. I just need to get some cool sunglasses. I made Ian's team be antagonist-coded and tried to be a hipster with the team picks, but Squirtles are too legit to pass up.Honestly the main reason I needed to use the Squirtle line in PoPT is something that happens in the next chapter, oddly enough.
How do you feel about robots? Specifically humanoid ones
Silver eyes has gotten a bit boring but I did enjoy the author whining about people not liking his plot armor Green tournament winThe proceeding cry session felt somewhat forced and wasn't nearly as enjoyableAnd then the whole "Yeah remember that side character with the Charizard well he got bleachscoped offscreen lmao" killing Petrel sidequest was stupid. The cringekino edginess has gotten oversaturated and lost it's charm on top of such a big plot point of tracking down and bringing Petrel to justice getting poofed into smoke with "yeah we already knew where he was or something because I had Domino who hasn't shown up in like 10 chapters track him somehow and then we fast traveled to his location on the map just don't worry about it lmao"
>>58890479Although I haven't read Silver Eyes, Petrel. How dramatic he is in Masters, how self serving his "well I'm a nice guy" attitude is, and his tendency towards disguises.
>>58890462I don't recall them being done in any particular offensive way. Turo and Sada AI was a fun plot development.They aren't done often either so I think anyone working to implement a humanoid robot into their story probably has a fun idea planned. Or it could be a cookie cutter robot battle algorithm
>>58890462You mean iron valiant?
>>58891021sure, mechas too I guess
>>58890027Obviously then the best fic would have all of them combined.>Reborn in another world as the son of a pokemon during the Kanto-Johto war>Lucario wife teaches him aura powers>Ash shows uo>Parent pokemon is either a Gardevoir, Zoroark, or a Lucario>Human father betrays him and villain captures his poke-mother>MC's knowledge of being half pokemon and being an Isekaijin allows him to fill out the rest of the bingo.Wait, isn't that just Yellow/N. If it was started on SB it would 100% a man reincarnating into a female N.>>58890089Aside from what you mention and going by what we usually shitpost about, ntr is a tropePofag + Foxfag, but that probably falls under humiliation ritual. Although I'm a bit cautious about moving spaces around or removing them since I like the current selection.Maybe if I can think of 5 more good options that aren't covered by the other squares I'll add a new row.
AIs and Rotoms should have no rights, never trust a fucker that says your mom is attractive
>>58891131Rotom isn't just a pokemon, he's the pokeMAN who stepped up.
>>58891131Brock is no AI
>>58891115>SpoilerI don't think I've ever seen an OC insert genderbend and replace a canon character. One or the other but not the combination of the two.Unless it's one of those 'im the female twin of said character' fic. I can totally see someone writing a story of an fem si girl bossing and defecting from Plasma because Ghetsis is so evil and grooms children and we can have pointless melodrama when she feels bad for leaving N behind.
>>58891209>I Was A Team Plasma Grunt, But If We're Helping Save the Pokemon Why Does Lord Ghetsis's Hydreigon Cry?Throw in stealing Bianca from Hilbert for herself and I think we've got some SB kino here
>>58891209I know there are a handful of SIOC's into Dawn except the SIOC was originally a man.Something about Dawn attracts trannies
>>58891209True, I was trying to combine as many tropes as possible and replace canon character and genderbend Isekaijin don't normally happen at the same time, although this does reveal the 'replace canon character' square, that'll go on my bucket list for the 5th row.>>58891217Good point, good point. The brain chemicals are brewing the most genuine slop today.
Do your Pokemon have nicknames? If not why are you doing it wrong?
>>58891369I'm kind of abstract with it and don't say it outright, but Pokemon that are the main characters' get their nicknames used, while it's implied other people's Pokemon HAVE nicknames but aren't used in the narration to keep it clear who and what they are.
>>58891369Aside from what the poster above said, I haven't decided on a nickname yet and want to eventually use it as a signifier for how far the MC's and his Starter have grown since they start off a bit antagonistic and than reluctant.
>>58891217Calm down there with the yuri, Epstein.
>>58891383Careful with the /pol/talk, Epstein.
>>58891369I don't use nicknames because I find it bothersome keeping track of so many nicknames across so many stories. Although I am using a nickname for a couple of them because of story reasons
I know Pokereborn was asked about last thread, but has anybody seen any fanfics majorly based on any romhacks?Not just new regions, but something like Pokemon Fusion, or any other type of Romhack.
>>58891369dogshit redditier opinion. No one thinks your interesting for giving confusing and historical names to pokemon. Most people won't even know what pokemon you're talking about because namefags love to mention the species maybe once by description and then never mention the pokemon's species again for 50 chapters.Seeing an author give names to pokemon is the clearest sign you're about to read a shitfic
>>58891369I remember reading manga summaries on serebii in my younger years and constantly needing to look up what the nicknames for the trainers’ Pokémon were, so while nicknames would 100% be a thing in a realistic Pokémon setting (we don’t call our pet dogs “dog”), the written medium doesnt do readers any favors. I already have too many characters for readers to keep track of and that’s without nicknames. Imagine every trainer character has potentially six more named characters the reader has to keep track of… It's not fair to readers.And to continue, for a one-of opponent in a 6 on 6 match, are all of the opponent’s Pokémon nicknamed? If you use nicknames, they should all have nicknames. It’s Pandora’s box to me once you start using them.
>>58891369When I play, yeah. But for my fics it really depends on the characters. Most of my characters don't nickname their pokemon save for I think two in separate fics. One as the MC's super special extra cool ace, and the other being a nickname given for plot reasons.
>>58891506 >>58891513 >>58891536Point taken, I didn't think too much of it at first, but the reasons for not nicknaming pokemon make sense. The fact that I kept moving Sneasel's being given a name later and later into the story during my outlines probably has something to do with how bad of an idea it was.Well it wasn't like I had any good name ideas either and there's probably something more elegant I san use to show that their relationship has progress significantly. Like an evolution? Maybe just a cute moment, idk I'll figure it out later. Anyways I changed Growey to Growlithe and removed the joke about Clair's bad sense of naming.
>>58891369pokemon nicknames require you make your pokemon actual charactersthis requires good writing, as its difficult to balance a multitude of different characters all with wildly different non-human mindsets, communication difficulties, and while still making them all interestingyou can crutch this by making pokemon intelligible to the reader, either through POV switching and/or through the main character learning to communicate with their pokemon better over timethis lessens the communication issue to a degree, but the other aspects are still therein other words: not naming your pokemon characters displays either a lack of confidence in your writing ability, or you're playing games on purposethis does not mean you should abandon references to your characters species, remind the readers on occasion while avoiding overuseyou should of course refer to other trainers pokemon by species more frequently, cause readers sure as shit can't be trusted to remember those outside of binge readingin summary:>skill issue
>>58891618These are good points. What fics are yours? I’d like to learn how to thread the needle as far as nickname-species name balance is concerned.
>>58891235That reminds me, there's that Dawn PLA, genderbender, SI story where Arceus makes her an Alpha Pokemon, alongside being a human, so she brainwashed everyone around her.But if the Plasma Grunt SI!OC in this scenario has Salazzale genes and a Salazzle mom, then I think that lines up pretty well. Add into it Ghetsis being her father via poke-rape and you have an extra edge factor to better fit with the bingo.
>>58891575If you're giving nicknames, you better hammer the species name in and keep mentioning it. If at any point you find yourself calling a pokemon 'Princess' and the reader needs to go figure what that means, then you've already made your story worse for it.
>>58891674nothing with pokemon beyond omakesI'd rather not say what else I've written; but its analogousinhuman mentalities are fun to contemplate
>>58891679Poke rape feels ooc for Ghetsis, artificial insemination and GMO test tube babies feels more up his alley. N could be a result of him aura and poke gene maxxing a clone of himself so he could swap memories into.
For your G*lar hating needs.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0G7vEkewI94Brock and Misty defeated Milo and Nessa respectively. They even Dynamaxed, but still lost. Was also the first round so you can't even say they got far in before losing first.
>>58891679>so she brainwashed everyone around herNo bro it's not like that she just releases an aura that causes everyone to love her so much that they're willing to abandon their preexisting friends family and loyalties for her bro cmon it's wholesome.But capturing pokemon in a net? Fucking EVIL! DIE! DIE! DIE!
>>58891506>Zoomzoom can’t hold a name and a species in his head for more than 10 secondsMaybe AI summaries of stories are a little more your speed>>58891513Sure, but you wouldn’t be the first story to have a lot of named characters. Most of them will just fade out of the readers’ minds once they leave the plot anyway, there’s not a lot of mental load keeping up with the names of jobbers who show up for a chapter.If you really don’t want to do that, you could say it’s convention to call Pokemon by their species while they’re battling for convenience, like how people get called by their jersey number in real sports.Plus if there are ever two Pokemon of the same species then names make it easier on readers, not harder.>>58891536>>58891575I will forgive people who do it for character reasons>>58891618This guy made the points I was gonna make. It just feels wrong to give a character a full personality and call him Elf just cause you’re afraid people might forget he’s an elf.
>>58891764>MasterSex Yeah, but was it a clean victory or Arceus boost?>Watch the video No, I don't think so
>>58891820> It just feels wrong to give a character a full personality and call him Elf just cause you’re afraid people might forget he’s an elfYeah, except there are over a thousand different species named, not just “elf.” I will re-iterate, in a visual medium nicknames would not be an issue (Richie in the anime for example). But in the writing medium where there are more than 20 trainer characters, including nicknames for all Pokémon (which would realistically happen) is an impossible mountain to climb. A Song of Ice and Fire has over a thousand named characters and guess what? Active readers need to have fucking notes for that shit, not even mentioning references to historical characters. That’s the most successful fantasy series of the past few decades and he can’t thread that needle right. Believing a fanfic writer could do it is retarded and is proof you don’t actually write.>>58891712>nothing with pokemon beyond omakesEvery time. You seemed a lot more dogmatic earlier.
>Sitting in the corner waiting to see if the guys arguing mention your fic as an example of nicknames working or not working
>>58891867IMOanon you’re smart as fuck because you limit the nicknames to main characters. Nicknames don’t work at scale, which is my whole point.
>>58891867Not yours anon, I specifically liked your usage of nicknames despite disliking it in other fan fictions.
>>5889186790% of this thread is arguing, whining, crying and complaining about imaginary and made-up issues. Just schizos fighting ghosts.
>>58891840>Most successful fantasy series of the last few decadesIt sounds like he’s threaded the needle just fine. Seriously, I think Game of Thrones (and Tolkien, and basically every piece of epic fantasy) is proof that people aren’t as allergic to names as you think.>You don't writeI write MD, where it feels extra weird not to give Pokemon names. Usually I just give a character’s species the first time they’re reintroduced in a chapter.>You’re not Martin/Tolkien/whoeverAin’t no tuition for having no ambition.>>58891867I promise I will read IMO soon, it sounds really up my alley, I’m just a lazy bastard.
>>58891934>It sounds like he’s threaded the needle just fineSo uh… you didn’t read most of my post, which tracks with everything else you said.To any current and future writers, take every bit of advice from this thread with a grain of salt. People like the anon above have half a brain and will zealously explain to you why your work sucks while having never written anything in the Pokémon fandom.
>>58891383>>58891385Release the Undella files
>>58891923It is an issue, especially in pokemon fanfics.>Western pokemon names: I looked up cool female greek gods and picked what sounded cool and only spared a passing moment to make sure they shared some traits with the pokemon in question!>Eastern pokemon names: I called him blacky because his fur is black (´◡`)It's pretty obvious which one is more intuitive when the author inevitably drops context clues later on. Also I'm tired of greek/roman mythology names. Please stop, for the love of god please get inspiration somewhere else. If I have to read about another trickster Loki I might begin ragnarok myself
>>58891958>Also I'm tired of greek/roman mythology names. Please stop, for the love of god please get inspiration somewhere else.Are names from English literature that are ABOUT Greek characters okay?
>>58891958you need punspure unadulterated punsthe worst most groan worthy puns possible
>>58891988A Meowth named “Trouble”“PREPARE FOR TROUBLE!”
>>58891369I just use the nickname thats relevant to the pokemon >Noiby = Noivern
>>58891718You have a point, although reincarnating as a knock off Silver Eyes man as N sounds funnier, especially since Ghetsis is the genuine type of edgelord you'd think originates from fanfiction. Now that I think about it, despite Silver having the worse attitude, due to Gen 5s tone I might prefer that generation for an edgy protagonist.It sort of reminds me how confusing I find BoC using a nuke as the isekaijin device, it's not the nuke itself I question. Just, why use a nuke? WMDs aren't esspicaly relevant to the plot so if you're going to give your Isekajin a backstory they can angst about, why nuke? It'd make way more sense for a Kalos story.>>58891785A couple of anons have mentioned it before, but a brainwashing villain does sound like a fun idea for an antag. Although I think Pofag is doing something similair since I've heard he has an Isekaijin villainess and a salazzle-blooded character does sound like she's fall into alot of the same 'isekaijin villain' tropes. Although Salzzzle is in Alolah, I hope you're taking notes Pofag.
>>58892170>Just, why use a nuke? I figured it was because it made the MC a thermophobe which was relevant for his fire starter and a bit relevant for his conflicts with Team Magma. It also gave the MC experience with doomsday events which provides motivation to ensure he doesn't live through another, something a lot of isekaijins struggle with what with their "muh timeline preservation" bullshit.That aside, why not use a nuke? Something has to isekai the isekaijin, doesn't really matter all that much what in most cases.
>>58892294A nuke just feels very impersonal, compared to something like a house fire. I get the thermophobia, but a nuke just seems silly to me compared to something more personal. Besides I don't think people need any reason in particular to want to prevent a doomsday, that's kind of the main strength and weakness of end of the world plots. You kind of just have to be alive to not want the world to end, it's very character neutral.It's just a bit silly and hard for me to take seriously, being getting Isekaied is just a genre convention, unless the how AND why are plot important I don't really care.
>aura>psychic powers>type energythat's overused and boring, my MC somehow caught Pokérus as a kid and now has the best antibodies in the world
>>58892306I'm not seeing what you're seeing. A nuclear armageddon sounds a lot more relevant to ORAS' storyline than a housefire, and I don't get how fewer people dying makes for a better isekai method.It beats getting truck'd or dying of a heart attack in your gamer chair at least. Those things never have anything to do with the isekai.
>>58892314Fewer people dying doesn't really matter to me. But at the same time a nuke comes across as a bit silly. But at the same time, I don't think a nuclear Armageddon is anymore relevant to ORAS than dying via a truck or heart attack. When I think of ORAS I think of natural disaster plots and retarded ecoterrorists, not WMDs.Although it's not like it's a real problem, it still gives the MC thermophobia, I just think it's silly and don't get why a nuke specifically was chosen.
>>58892306That's the beauty of it. Different anon, but I don't give a fuck about isekai. Most of the stories I hear about in this thread just blend together for me. But I remember 'the one where the guy got nuked' because it stands out. I'm not going to read it, but some people are and standing out in the homogeneous slop of isekai is a good thing. Every story needs crazy, stupid, and weird shit in it. Not all the time, but at least one moment that makes the audience question the logic behind it. Because those are the kinds of things that give your story a personality beyond just being another story. Like the Honey Bee Inn from Final Fantasy 7, Voldo from Soul Calibur, the alligator from All Dogs Go to Heaven. They stick out in the audience's memories and become a part of their identity because they are unique. It's honestly the same logic of pokemon's 'make them a little imperfect' design philosophy. Most franchises have cool monsters because its not hard to make a cool monster, so purely cool monsters won't stand out as unique.
>>58892322>When I think of ORAS I think of natural disaster plots and retarded ecoterrorists, not WMDs.This is the disconnect I guess. I can't imagine comparing the awakening of Primal Groudon and all that entails to a natural disaster like a wildfire or typhoon. This shit's biblical and it's all mankind's doing.
>>58892306>A nuke just feels very impersonalThen use an ultimate weapon imitation, it's basically the same
>>58891687>>58891820Well my story is still a WiP and it wasn't going to come up for awhile anyways so I have time to think it over and come up with a good name if I go down that path. All I can come up with is Clair based names but Sneasel would reject those out of hand.
>>58892170BoC has a brainwashing villainfrankly more interesting things come when you don't handwave grunts and followers as victims of magical brainwashing, but instead as traditional brainwashing victimsie: cult tactics and strategiesafterall, Marshall Applewhite convinced 38+4 people, to kill themselvesJim Jones? 918 peoplehow many could a charismatic enough leader convince on a quest to "save" the world?
>>58892365>I think it'd make way more sense for a Kalos story.>Then use an ultimate weapon imitation, it's basically the sameReally? I hadn't thought of that.>>58892574Well the villain isn't meant to be a 'good' or even decently written one, it's literally an attempt to hit all the bingo squares as a character. While also making fun of some infamous fic that have been mentioned here in the past.
>>58891958> Also I'm tired of greek/roman mythology names. Please stop, for the love of god please get inspiration somewhere else. If I have to read about another trickster Loki I might begin ragnarok myselfEasier said than done How far would you go looking up names based off of Egyptian/African myths without coming off as an Imperial Retard? You're better off naminging those after Pegans and Gouls.
>>58891958I usually go with names of natural phenomena. I’ve got a whole list of silly apple names I’ve yet to use.
>>58892777Not him, but I agree with the sentiment pet-type names are probably better. If you don't want to use names from mythology you're familiar with, and don't want to use names from myths you're unfamiliar with then I think taking the safe option
>>58892777Just name your mons shit like Mr. Tickles
If I were a trainer I'd name my entire party "Not Zoroark"For the mindgames, you know
>>58892873>immediately imagine a full team of actual zoroark to compound the mind game>send out my first not zoroark the zoroark>it disguises itself as a zoroark>I realize the flaw in my plan
>>58892170>spoilerIf only I did the "Pokemon-genes" trope (I'm not a fan desu). It'd give her a greater justification than "she's just a lucky, privileged bitch getting unknowingly manipulated by the real big bads", but oh wellThere will be some mention of brainwashing in arc 4 oddly enough. Not actively happening to characters, but it will be spelled out that it's been happening in a certain place.
>>58892952I don't read your fic but I can't help but see an updated listing>"Silver Eyes"As a character name and not doubt you.
>>58892312Pokemon heritage.
>>58893250can't believe we have STDs because a Sinnohnian fucked a Chimchar thousands of years ago
>>58893258uhh actually sweety he cooked and ate it
>>58893222Hilariously enough that whole faction is crossover reference between Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders and NFL team called the Raiders (whose colors are silver and black). All of the names but the Teddy Roosevelt guy are slightly changed versions of known Raiders players/staff.It will also surprise you how many people in the Pokémon world have gray/silver eyes.
>>58893275Honestly, I never played any Five Nights at Freddy's games but I've seen so many random video game lore videos over the years that I cannot hear Silver Eyes without thinking of that fucking bear.
What’s a pokemon you want to use in your story but haven’t had the chance to?
>>58887819 (me)I updated the draft of the second chapter of my pokemon wip. There's some things I'd appreciate some feedback on. I'll spoiler them since I'd want (you), any other writer or reader really, to give me some feedback on this.The first is that I'm planning on introducing Petrel, he has to be introduced in some form this chapter since he'll appear at the end of the next one. I was planning on writing the scene to be after the Blackthorns leave but before Rhys and Sneasel go to bed.The problem is I'm not sure how to write Petrel in this scene, but I think Rhys needs to be wistful and full of wanderlust for the world outside the mansion. Maybe Petrel needs to be a bit annoyed, he'll be in a full body uniform so his identity will be hidden but I'm wondering how honest he should be about feeling trapped and not particularly liking the Mahogany family.The second thing is Sneasel and Rhys' relationship. The final draft of the first chapter has Sneasel give Rhys her missing tooth he punched out. Rhys turns it into a necklace to represent their bond. In the second chapter she also speaks up (well chatters, she's like a bird/car) when Rhys dismisses himself as not having any friends, and Clair asserts herself as his best friend and rival.I also thought of an interaction where she wouldn't want him to take off the necklace even when he goes to sleep. But I thought that was too romantic, I don't want their relationship to be *that* close.Pictures of female Sneasel are hard to find.>>58893449...Blastoise
>>58893449>MC works in a museum>accidentally activates a Magearna from a new exhibition>Magearna's system marks him as her master and now she follows him anywhere>chaos happens
>>58893525Forgot pic.
Hey, just read prince of po town first chapter and its kind of goofy and unserious, is that gonna change later or its just like that?
>>58893935I don't know what you consider goofy, it didn't seem any more or less serious than other fics I've read. What about it gave you that impression?
Give me some people name recs, male preferred
>>58894039Sephiroth
>>58894039BartolomeDragen CelloPasswal VanderbikTrekker PramI can only do Tomino names btw
>>58894039Trobio
>>58894039Tsaotsao. Lewbu. Fanghuan. Dongzuo.These names scream trustworthy.
>>58886619>Thread QuestionI look at names suiting the character's ethnic background and research the historical significance or commonly understood meaning behind them. It is very time consuming, picking a good name that both means something and sounds good, but I believe it's worth it in the end.
>>58894079>CaocaoLMAO, I'm outlining my Fate fic right now and Cao Cao's one of the Riders. He's shaping up to be the biggest cunt in the war, which is astounding considering the competition.
>>58894044>>58894047>>58894060>>58894079Preesh
>>58893935Pofag here. It gets more serious as stakes get introduced and the plot becomes more forward. Team Skull is inherently kind of retarded so I have fun with that, but I like to think I keep the tone from being too comedic or too grim.
Whoever posted about Diaphanous Perception: every word hurt like hell to read. I never feel this way about anything but I’m blinking back tears right now. Screw you.
>>58891712Oh, so like the short stories by cge?
>>58886619We need more goofy and unserious fics
>>58891369I see pokemon having names in fics on the same level of anime protagonists having strange hair.If everybody has strange hair then no one does. Or it's a clown house, one of the two. But eitherway, nobody sticks out.
I can't prove it but I'm pretty sure Land Shark author and Evil Trainer author lurk these threads.
>>58894718What makes you think that?Although I'm sure a lot of authors have poked their heads in here at least once before getting filtered by the 4chan culture. Didn't Silver Eyes guy pop in and start seething over bants?
>>58886619jessie, we need to cook
>>58894724Land Shark is just vibes but I started suspecting Evil Trainer when I decided to check it out while this thread was poking fun at it and coincidentally seeing that the only other person viewing the thread on SB at the same time was the author.
>>58894039AlexLeoLuigiMathewMikeNortonRaphaelDonatello :DJosephfunny turtles aside, if you want a name with latin origins open a random page of the bible and you'll find one
>>58894039Houyo
>>58894039DavidSamuelSaulTerryMalikMatthewReagan
Anybody got any mostly pleasant, happy stories? Preferably more focused on the Pokemon than the humans?
>>58894039Any name with a tree or vegetable term shoehorned in it
>>58894724When did that happen? I know I haven't seen any thread but I can't believe I'd miss something like that.Aside from that I've heard of Fuggman appearing in some of the old /vpwt/ threads, he might even be here right now.
>>58895165>When did that happenSometime in the last few months I think. I can't remember any details beyond the fact someone who didn't type like an anon was getting really defensive of certain tropes that Silver Eyes shared.
>>58895051>Jolly Mudfish SI into a mudkip who spends most of his time fucking around with other pokemon at a ranch/school. It's dead and didn't get too far but what's there was pretty chill.>Pokemon Abridgestory DungeonComedy comfy PMD webcomic, and it's complete too.
>>58895381Abridgestory is the exact kind of thing I’m looking for right now, but my service is inconsistent and reading comics might be hard. Let me see what I can do.Will give Jolly Mudfish a look. At least it doesn’t really matter if SOL stuff dies since it’s not like they build to a grand conclusion.
>>58889015Finished reading this up to the latest chapter and it didn’t turn out the way I expected but was still really fun to read. Really good rec desu
Is the JJK crossover guy still here? Any progress on: https://rentry.co/qewqwmix
>>58895567The haram rugpull and unreliable narrator is real good innit? and the latest chapters revealSeats a pretty good writer, but this is probably his best work thusfar
>>58895567>>58895624Nin-to-Five is the 2nd best I've read from him btw, lying is a free action, and mechs are totally puppetsstarts off about 12-13 years pre-canon
>>58887315Well there's always the trusty joy.
