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:Why does a bottle of water heal more than a potion while costing less?>Previous thread:>>59661710
>>59671580>Why does a bottle of water heal more than a potion while costing less?They feed you their poison so you buy their cure.
>>59671580Hydration is important in any sport.
What is the worst thing your MC would do for money? How much would it cost?
>>59671648gambling his own life on death games
>>59671648He's an auteur who only works effectively on passion projects, which is a large part of his financial woes. He would never SELLOUT.
>>59671648His biggest dream is to SELLOUT, but his girlfriend is insane and refuses to work for the man.
>>59671648He, well, he, he'd never SELLOUT. Except maybe for love.
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>>59671580>TQVending machines are just that good
>>59671580>Why does a bottle of water heal more than a potion while costing less?Infinity energy anon, it is everywhere.
>ITT, we ragebait the guy who hasn't read SELLOUTS yet
>>59672009Erm actually, infinity energy comes from pokemon, not the environment.
>>59672030What if the planet is simply a mega zygarde sized pokemon?
>>59672021I wish I titled it something else.
>>59672044Nah, the name is genuine gold.
>>59672043Suddenly pokeballs become a lot more dangerous
>>59672030Vaporeon bath water.
>>59672009That's Natural Energy; Infinity energy is basically like that of the card games: Pokemon Power source. Unless you're thinking of Pokemon Life energy from the Aura trio.
>>59672251>AuraHarder than psychic powers btw
>>59672256Cynthia is speaking for herself there. Her mind is too cluttered with thoughts of violating the youth to attain the focus necessary for Aura.
>>59672257Sounds like cope, aura is just heart/soul power no need for faggy meditation
>>59672251Infinity energy is just pokemon life energy under a more marketable terminology iirc.Not like it matters though. TPC might give us pokecology books but they will never ever give us a rundown on how their magic system works, so we'll always be in the dark squabbling over ambiguous dialogue that they probably didn't think through to begin with and will probably get unintentionally retconned in a couple gens anyway.Won't stop me from autistically trying to flesh out my setting's magic system though. It's rough trying to fit in why Eternatus, Necrozma, and Terapagos(or the corpse it's eating) have gimmick energies while other legendaries don't. And what the fuck is the commonality between alpha, noble, and totem pokemon?
>>59672273Just give them a core with legendaries having thousands of years cores, that would be a way to make sense of poachers in the setting and why TR trafficked Pokémon or why Ghetsis went around stealing
>>59671648It'll kinda be a plot point later in my fic.Not much because money is a tool to him and he knows how to cut back a lot and work harder if needed.His starter on the other hand has no such inhibition... yet.
>>59672282I've got the exp & rare candies fulfilling the role of monster cores, but I'm treating them like something any pokemon can form since their in-game drop sources aren't limited to alphas or totem pokemon.Right now I'm just treating Alphas like a life force abnormality with certain things influencing the chance it happens. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to it otherwise, even with ZA confirming Xerneas can cause it.
>>59672339>>59672282Wait, does this make Prince of Po Town spiritually Korean slop? First thing I knew cuck number 1 Will-I-am is Indian, now Ian is Korean.What is this general coming.
>>59672344It's not just a korean thing, all asians love the monster core trope. His willingness to harvest the monster cores of living fully sapient beings makes him possibly Chinese, and since he's actually gotten laid there's 0 chance he's japanese.Go on Ian. Dual cultivate with your pokemon. Show them how deep the bond between human and pokemon can go. Especially the dinosaur.
>>59671648>What is the worst thing your MC would do for money? How much would it cost?Well, he's currently committing war crimes for about double-ish a normal wage...
>>59672344Asia in general uses that, murim, wuxia, xianxia and even systemshit does use mythical beats to boost their MC, and drugs lots of drugs
>>59672262>think I've developed aura>heart palpitations
>Anorith dex entry>When restored Anorith are released into the ocean, they don't thrive, because the water composition has changed since their era.What does this say about the idea that Pokemon can live in any kind of water? Or is this more of a favourable vs non-favourable thing?
>>59671648About the same as they are doing now. No war crimes or anything but is ready to do very unpleasant and shitty work if it pays
>>59671580>>Thread question:It doesn't make sense. Should have been split up into regeneration over time (water) like leftovers, but only for 5 turns, healing 20 HP each turn and instant regeneration (potion), with water supporting the pokemon's natural regeneration abilities and potions being more sophisticated medicine.
>>59672658 (me)small error, 10 HP for 5 turns.
>>59672658>>59672660My great question is: does it stack?
>>59671580Fresh Water is mineral water and Potions are tap water with stuff in it
>>59672677If you allow almost infinite inventory storage, yes.
>>59671580Simple. Microplastics are good for pokemon.
>finally decide to continue writing my fic>catch a coldokay universe, I get it
>>59672875>universe contrives reasons for you to stay at home in front of your computer resting>use it as an excuse to avoid writing insteadyou ain't fooling no-one chump
>>59672879It's probably a bit hard to enjoy writing or do it well enough while sick unless you're writing true slop with no regard for grammar or prose. Too much brain effort involved when you'd rather just waste away on passive entertainment for distraction.
>>59672894You write while you're sick and edit while you're healthy, scrubSaid the man who hasn't made a meaningful contribution to his fic since April, but I've had another writing project keeping me busy
>>59672948>editwhat the fuck does this even meani don't know what it means, it means nothing to me, it's french
>>59664424I read the fic from this post. Felt like a very female-brained romance. Fixation on dominance, I-can-fix-him, female love interest is batshit insane, main man can murder a bunch of pokemon but he's so sensitive and good with kids, etc. A lot of the descriptions of events or the environment were very amateurish. The psychic bond stuff felt very contrived and the explanation for it came too late.Still mostly liked it in spite of these things. Even if the characters are pretty tropey, I can't imagine someone who's vanilla enough to choose Gardevoir as their waifu would care that much. They still have some fun conversations. Treating Gardevoir as aggressive and almost predatory creatures was also a neat take.I dunno if its really worth reading unless you're into Gardevoir, especially because it's not finished yet, but it wasn't a waste of a sick day for me.
>>59664424Missed this reply from the last thread, I'll check it out.
>>59671580>Why does a bottle of water heal more than a potion while costing less?Because it's a game derived from a 1996 Gameboy game where logic wasn't a priority? That's the best TQ you could come up with this time?
>>59673137Boo this man. Boooo!
What is your opinion on creating siblings or relatives for official characters? I feel like it's hard not to make them donut steel OCs
>>59673148Eh, not different from the ultimate SI that knows everything and everyone thanks thanks to having wiki/serebii/bulba in their brain as their cheat
>>59672961>Treating Gardevoir as aggressive and almost predatory creatures was also a neat take.That is really cool. Sort of reminds me of what Hyphen's author said about crossovers, that the intelligent Hoenn Gardevoir-line would be Psychic-type only.Psychics have just as high a potential to be dangerous to humans, if not more so, than Dark-types.
>>59673148Game Freak already does it, so why not?
>>59672273>they will never ever give us a rundown on how their magic system worksThat's because Pokémon focuses more on science. Literally one of the first NPCs you talk to in the games tells you how incredible technology is.
>>59673137>where logic wasn't a priority?Yet somehow lots of lore and game mechanics requires you to apply logic for it to make sense. Curious.
>>59673191On some aspects it can be fun or thought provoking, sure, but your limitless bag of holding with never expiring consumables/food that instantly recovers damage isn't one of them.
>>59673214>limitless bag of holdingthat's SCIENCE too
>>59673151It isn't a new thing. A few older fanfics I think cover more on that, especially on wild ones
>>59673151Every time you mention Hyphen, I can't help but think of pic related
>>59673263I like it, more people should read it.
>>59673263>>59673151which hyphen?
>>59673277Hyphen by Dermonster: https://archiveofourown.org/works/3881578/chapters/8677237Not named after the gen 3 glitch pokemon, it's named after the fact that the MC is a pokemon-trainer not a pokemon trainer.
>>59673214Anything can provoke your thoughts if you're aggressive enough. Embrace the violence.
>>59673289>a pokemon iself becoming a "trainer"how absurd
Science is a crutch for auralets and psychicfrauds btw
>>59673314Okay, then stop using Poke Balls and Potions because those are made with science
>>59673321>Can ask them to follow me through aura telepathy >Can heal them with auraYawn
>>59673345>Have to rely on aura and isn't divinely appointed by the Pokegods.
>>59673214That's more a game-specific thing to not bore the player with realistic rules, but at some point it breaks the immersion when you as the protag manage to be better than everyone else because you've been granted god-like privileges no one else has. Having some limits at least, increases the challenge and fun.
>>59673314>What has science ever done for us?>Other than the Pokémon Storage System, healing machines, matter digitalization and teletransportation, digital communication and trading, Poké Balls, healing and battle items, Mega Rings, Z-Rings, time machines, spaceships, Experience Shares, the Pokédex, the Global Trade System and Porygon
>>59673314>Science is just a cheap tactic to make weak humans stronger!Get filtered by combustion and velocity.
>>59673380>Normal bullets Wouldn't they be useless againts most types?
>>59671580Maybe the potion is like a cheap alcohol while the water is like putting a cold thing on where it hurts before drinking it
>>59673367There's that one unovan dream machine
>>59673380Parry this, you filthy casual.
>>59673418No, they would only be useless against ghosts and resisted by Rock and Steel. The average bullet is actually Steel type though which is a plot point in my fic.
>weaponsFunnily enough tho, aura sounds like the perfect complement to guns since they can see through things
>>59673449I want to write a chapter where my MC gets hit with that and survives, as a gag of course
>>59673418>he doesn't have Energy-type bullets
>>59673487You don't need an aura, you just have to be part of a bloodline of strong fighters
>>59673352>borrowed authority>better than true authorityI splash mercury on your god and end my turn
>>59673704>Thinking he has enough Mystery to interact with mythicals True Pokegods are immune to your mortal flailings.
>>59673825>Mystery Is this some sort of Worm bullshitI cast big zappy net and capture your pokegod, then end my turn
>>59673836>Is this some sort of Worm bullshitNo, that's SELLOUTS.Mystery is Fate, SELLOUTS is WORM.
>>59673836I thought Worm was grimdark capeshit
>>59673836Fate I think?
>>59673578>BloodlineNo pokefucking for me thank you, my bloodline can be traced back to the descent of Arcjesus himself, we're pure humans all the way.
>>59673503>Season six of PokeNormal where Tobio has to activate the ultimate weapon to ressurect Poochyena
>>59673503>as a gag of courseMy MC not only tanks it, he uses its blast to assist in tearing through the barrier to the afterlife itself. Just powerscale your MC bro, make even Arceus fear him.
>>59673704>>59673825>>59673836I cast attract on your gods and bring them to my side in exchange for a good dicking
>>59674049Okay, Peter, but you know that trick only works on Arceus because she's a whore.
I wonder if I'm the only one who gave their MC the power of God and anime on his side by total accident.
>>59674092No mine was very intentional, just subtle.
>>59674092In Pokémon? Nope, Arc-Suits are basically that
>>59674092Prince of Po Town also has an MC with the power of god and anime on his side.
>>59674064DID I STUTTER?
Which thread MCs don't have at least one god's blessing? Divine nepotism is like, a requirement to get ahead in high fantasy.
>>59674128Wol doesn't beyond the vague prophecy that everybody assumes is about him. Tobio got glocked blocked by Pidgey-sama who then protected him from the consequences of said glock block.
>>59674128I make it a solemn promise that Erika will never ever interact with a divine entity in my fic
>>59674128He does, but all it does is make Friendship go up faster.
So how tough should humans be?
>>59674128Kuzey has not been blessed by a god.
>>59674196However tough you need them to be in that moment. This is their canon toughness in all official medias btw.
>>59674128Does radiation poisoning count?
>>59674210>Hyperbeam to the fucking faceHumans are beasts
Do you guys ever base your characters off of your in-game player characters or party pokemon? I was thinking about writing a story including some of my favourite mons from various playthroughs.
>>59674221Isn't that how most write their SI?
>>59674128Gods as in Legendary Pokemon in general? So owning one counts?
>>59674221Not directly, but every Charmander I've had since Leaf Green, I've named Spiegel, which is where Daria gets hers from.
We need more stories with Sabrina as the love interest
>>59674260What aren't her eyes gouged out?
>>59674221I conceptualized a whole story based on my female sprigatito from Violet, who managed to roll a perfect speed IV, but had goddawful attack and a timid nature (+spd -atk). So fast as hell but useless for battling.Also to be included in the story (albiet in the custody of different trainers) is the vaporeon I used that playthrough, which face-tanked most of the game, and the gardevoir, who crit so often I thought I'd missed a special effect or passive. I didn't. She was just built different.
I have diarrhea. What are some fics for this feel?
>>59674339SELLOUTS
>>59674339Definitely the actual Pokemon games, SV especially.
>>59674339SV and SS have lots of poos in them
>>59674221It's been years since I last played a Pokemon game, not counting ROM hacks
>>59674221I do the opposite, I nickname my in-game Pokemon after my fic's characters
Aura is just the force and I'm tired of pretending otherwise, and guess what, the force Is a weak ass power system Anyways sponsorship is just a Galar thing, right?
Champions review is back up on rentry:https://rentry.co/tfrchampIn case anyone cares, it was getting automodded because of the sentence "since he assumes they're kids fucking around on a dating app" or rather, just the words "kids fucking" within that sentence. I question who is out here getting off to such a straight forward description of the act, but I suppose pedos aren't known for having good taste.
>>59674582Those kids fucking stole my pokemon[USER SAID SORRY FOR THIS POST]
>>59672961Yeah, ditto, I'm feeling the same way. I was the one who asked for recommendations. It's very amateurish - reads like someone's first foray into longform storytelling. Things happen way too quickly, a character goes from pure hatred and revulsion to doe eyes in the space of like 6 chapters. It's not bad enough to get me to turn away, and there was clearly a fair amount of thought put into it.It's alright, but didn't scratch the itch. Will check out Homunculus next.
>>596746456 chapters? She's huffing him like he's paint thinner in 3. Let me know if Homunculus is any good.
>>59674196Fragile. If they're so tough, there would be no need for pokemon.
>>59673503>MC gets hit with that and survives, as a gag of courseside effects: immortality and linked problems
>>59674578>Anyways sponsorship is just a Galar thing, right?Yeah, in the games the MCs mostly end up getting a pokedex from a professor due to circumstance.
>>59674752>there would be no need for pokemonthey don't use for protection, but for epic battles between each other
>>59674754do you know what a gag is?
>>59674790That thing the league orders when someone publicly questions why the champion, elite 4, gym leaders, police, and rangers don't take action against open terrorist activity?
>>59674808Lance Hyper Beamed some Rocket grunts desu
>>59674808>why the champion, elite 4, gym leaders, police, and rangers don't take action against open terrorist activity?because this happened the last time they did
>>59674830And somehow Johto is the only region in the entire world that hasn't had a homegrown supervillain problem. Curious.
>>59674836Galar and Paldea?
>>59674837Rosa is effectively a supervillain. Risked an entire region for glory all in the name of preventing an energy crisis in a few thousand years, such an ass motive that even pokespe had to change it.Paldea's robot who wanted to unleash robo/dino apocalypse was homebuilt instead of homegrown so you got me there I guess.
>>59674836He killed millions
>>59674842>RosaHuh! I didn't know Rosa Black and White 2 was the main villain of Pokemon Sword and Shield.
>>59674869He transitioned and went back in time
>>59674881How did he (she) also change ethnicities?
>>59674861>Rhys, did I ever tell you about the time I brainwashed a generation of children? Good times.
>>59674905Race, separate from the concept of ethnicity, is sort of like gender. It's and external performative, there's no such thing as internal race, it's informed by the culture that's around you. It's a social construct, just like how you can become a woman by performing as one, so can you switch races.
>>59674842To be fair, neither of those are really things the league could interfere with because Rose was running the league itself (the gym leaders actually do help out with the dynamax wild pokemon running amok), and the time machine was a super secret project nobody knew about.
>>59674910Reminds me of the twist from A Day Without a Mexican.
>>59674910Yes but her skin changed color
>>59674936There's a failed elderly presidential candidate from Unova has the ability to steal people melanin.
Added my fic (Within Our Nation) to the threadfic collection since it seems I'll be sticking around for now
>>59675003This certainly is a nation were in, it's almost like were, within some sort of nation. If only there was somebody to protect our world from devastation and unite all peoples within this nation we are within.Someone to denounce the evils of truth and love, to soar to the stars above, but I don't know who within this nation, that this someone would be.
>>59675009If only!
>>59674936Zoroark and illusions
>>59674582Your retry table of contents got nuked too, reviewanon.
>MC badmouths God>gets hit by a Judgement attack from the sky
>>59675068>judgement falls on the ground inches from his face
>>59675068Arcues can't touch people who have free will. She's the lama demiurge, legendary pokemon are archons.
>>59675119>Arceus can't touch people who have free willMy MC is driven by his own greed and stupidity
>>59675133Yes, but does he have free will?
>>59675240no, he has to rent one
>>59675040NTA, but still working for me: https://rentry.co/threadficreview
>>59674834This is indeed a real page from the official Pokemon manga
Thinking about IMO again, Kuzey should fuck Crest and not that hussy Herri.
What MC's are rapist coded? I need my representation,
>>59675431Rhys Mahogany, inversely Kuzy In Mine Own is rape bait.
>>59675417They're brothers, you heathen.
>>59675443Ain't nuttin sacred 'ere.
is there a fic where MC works for Rust Syndicate, has no scruples and the whole "evil loan-sharking mafia" thing gets played straight? Smut and gay shit don't count
>>59675317Sad your IMO review doesn't mention the best characters, the Ls.
>>59675119Luckily f*llers aren't really "people" since they're disgusting foreign aliens, so she's free to puppet them as she wants. What, did you think you'd get isekai'd into the pokemon world with OP cheats and no string attached? You'll be her personal toy, I mean knight, going wherever and doing whatever she feels like doing.
>>59675603Genuinely can't believe I missed them. Got too caught up in shitting on Herri I guess.
>>59675003600k words? That should allow me to put off SELLOUTS for at least a couple more months.
Damn Rotoms
You wrote something while the site was down, right?
No, I was vibe coding some mods using claudwitzer.Gomen
>>59676008Yes but i'm not showing (You)
>>59675738Don't worry, you can SELLOUT with the rest of us one day.
>>59676075Everytime I see the word SELLOUT I want to read it less and less. Right now I think I'd prefer a waking appendix removal than to read that story.
Finally found Homunculus, was a series name rather than a fic name. First fic is Scholar's Folly.>"Master, this one h-"Dropped.
>>59676112Why? Would you feel the same way if you kept name dropping Prince of Po Town?
>>59676119Yep. Next on the list is Spice and Wolf - er, Fox.
>>59676121Again? Isn't that already in the Thread fic review?
>>59676008I'm like half way done with the next chapter, yes. Finally got to write a character meeting another's dad.>>59676118If you're that anon who complained about "Pokemon who refer to their trainer as master" a few threads back, I am dead set on writing Gardevoir DDLG now. You're almost exclusively to blame.
>>59676121You're missing out. My favorite part of the fic is when he says "It's SELLOUTS time" and SELLOUTS all over the place.
>>59676172Thanks Spicefag, the idea is hot.
For anyone employed, there was some more Coldbringer/fanfiction drama.For context>coldbringer ousted by trannies on r/litrpg and the discord>exploit 'changing his status to inactive' so they can steal his admin powers>they can't kick him because he's the discord admin so they make a new one>had a collab Cradle fic with a feminist negro that loves lesbians>got temp banned from his own fic thread on spacebattles for ranting about hating men while drunk>hasn't been active in months (fic was paused because of it)>coldbringer posts next two chapters and skips the 2nd part of the cliffhanger>suddenly coldbringer banned at 3am>"I'm not okay guys">suddenly on discord complaining that its actually coldbringer who slowed the story down>apparently him being gone for months was 'actually because of the emotional abuse' or something gay and made up>complaining about being racist again him and his black character or somethingI tried to copypaste points of interest I thought were fun. The part where he acts disgusted by a "potential relationship with a pair of twins" is especially hilarious given his love for lesbian relationships.Enjoy the schizoramblings
>>59676008My new job has been beating me braindead so afterwork I've been vegging out hard playing Batomon.
>>59676177Wait this shit is connected? What a hilariously small world.
>>59676177Oh I remember this, I saw it brought up on Discord. The plot structure of first starting out very edgy and then really toning it down with more standard battle shounen jjk stuff sounded lame.
>>59676172I have two difference instances with my MC gossiping about my other MC with his mom and his dad.
>>59676218That JJK fic sounded like it was written by a drunk male feminist so I'm not that surprised
>>59676008I was running the business that keeps me housed and clothed and boozed.>>59676177I have no context on this, as a lesbian myself how much of the negativity about this story is the usual 4chan hates fags thing, and how much is the person in question genuinely being insane
>>59676227How about you read the screenshot or check out the Jujuche Kaisen thread on Space battles. But for the child jew, he's a:>Better a pedophile than a communistType of fascist.
>>59676231>How about you read the screenshotI'm trying but I'm not sure you understand how unparsable this Lotfi person is to me.
>>59676227coldbringer is just a chud who was anti-posting woke retards. Even the pedo comment is about "don't waste time complaining about epstein when there are real issues you can address instead of pretending to care by harping on something you'll never actually address because both sides are in on it."the black guy is just a foriegner who's identity is basically "i hate america/i hate white people/i'm a male feminist/every white person secretly hates me because I'm black and not because they can tell there's something wrong with me that makes me potentially dangerous" kind of guy.>as a lesbian myself He's not a lesbian anon, or trans, or whatever. I'm pointing out the laughable hypocrisy of their general beliefs and how they always seem to align with 'i'm a sexual deviant'. Their support of women has nothing to do with actually supporting them.Also some of the posts about "not being able to write anyone elses ideas except his own" come off so laughably autistic, it adds mud to the whole thing.
>>59676172>Pokemon who refer to their trainer as masterWasn't me. However, I'm not a huge fan of pokemon-human communication without A: a decently fleshed-out contrivance that enables it, and B: numerous scenes of failed communication prior to obtaining said contrivance.However, psychic types get an automatic pass from me.With that being said, referring to oneself as "this one" was a dealbreaker. Reminds me of the jellyfish in Mass Effect.
>>59676233I think this screenshot is more illuminating then. A poster brings up Daryl Davis, a black musician who convinced members of the KKK to give up on racism and become better people.This is what TheEpicLotfi had to say about him:>Lol, fuck him. As a black man, fuck him. Putting yourself at extreme risk against a group of people that want nothing more than to kill you in the interest of 'saving their souls' or whatever the fuck, is such an unsustainable and fairy-tale like approach to a real issue. I will not ever interact amicably with a Neo-Nazi. In fact, anyone that espouses beliefs meant to put me down or worse yet harm me do not deserve the courtesy of a conversation. It's either violence in self defense, or ignoring them entirely.All of this is ignoring the fact that yes, Daryl Davis did save their souls. I can respect a man who doesn't want to put himself in danger, not stepping up is normal. But I can't respect a coward like Lotfi, who disparages others for their virtue. Daryl Davis is a hero who went out of his way to save souls, just because you're not interested in saving souls doesn't mean you should cast hate on him.
>>59676244Perfect picture of how these people act>ACHULLY YOU SHOULD HAVE BEEN A VIOLENT BABBOON TOWARDS THEM FUCK HIM>Why do I feel like all white people secretly hate me?!?!?
>enjoy wiki warrior/chaos gacha/gamer/cultivation slopfics>the core of Pokemon is collecting a team and having external powers unrelated to Pokemon takes away from thatBros...
>>59676255>wiki warrior>chaos gachawhat is this?>gamerlitrpg?>cultivationcan be decent, but not if it's just litrpg in disguise
>>59676260Wikiwarrior is where the author clicks random page on a wiki and goes "I rolled Taskmaster on the Marvel wiki so I guess Taskmaster is in the story now.".Chaos gacha is this website https://www.chaosgacha.com/
>>59676164It's not the threadfic review guy. I should know, I'm part of the SELLOUTS-posting problem.
>>59676266oh god, and I thought I ate slop. No wonder you all complain about it all the time, I thought people were being overly dramatic
>>59674830>>59674836I like it when the adults are just busy with so much other noise that they miss the big threat till its too late. shit like clan drama, other crime syndies, corporate making noise, the usual internal power drama all governments bringthe adults are in AP hell, only part of which is deliberate noise by the madmen of the yearand then a 10 year old has to deal with the BBEG because big llama likes child heroes and butterflies the plot so they're in positionie: everyone else is dealing with seinen, the protags stuck in shonen
>>59676255Just let your MC get strong and fight alongside his pokemon.>b-but the leagueEither don't place a focus on it or do what I did and let your MC fight too.Just make sure to avoid the mistake of making your MC so strong they don't still depend on their pokemon.
>>59676280I think it's fun to imagine the champion being bogged down by politics so instead they go "Hey kid, there's rumors of goons inside that abandoned warehouse. Investigate for me and there might be a bike voucher in your future."
>>59674830>>59674836It dawns on me why Lance is the unreasonable one compared to Clair in Within Our Nation.Usually it's the other way around.
>>59676255>Man I wish there were more non romance focused Gundam fics>Monkey paw curlsIt's been all chaos gacha stuff. And they're all focused on making the MC as op as possible. Rolls and tickets should be sparse and earned.
>>59676291nah nahits more like the adults go:PLEASE STAY OUT OF TROUBLE WHILE I'M GONEthen they turn back and the kids covered in grease, theres a fork in the outlet, the curtains are on fire, and theres a pool of blood and teeth on the floor that didn't come from the kid
>>59676240OK I think I get it now.>He's not a lesbian anon, or trans, or whateverI just meant that somehow the drama seems to revolve around somebody's fixation on them>>59676299Sorry anon my only ideas are an OC-AU, or a Gundam Breaker 3 retelling
>>59676299theres one good Worm, uck Gundam crossover over on SBits complete too, like 1.3 mil words or somethin
>>59676319>WORMI've heard it's like SELLOUTS. Is that true?
>>59676329... yesits like sellouts
>>59676330separate question then, is it good?
>>59676331no but some people make good out of the bad
I am currently trying Claude for the first time and I'm using it to translate a chinese novel that has already been manually translated to see what differences show up. Plus it sounds like a fun project to do, maybe I can build a wiki at the same time that isn't polluted with garbage like the original fanwiki for reverend insanity that stopped being updated at some point.
>>59676315That reminds me there's a bisesual character in Deadlock. But bisexual in a:>Hey, wanna be sister wives with me, there's this guy I'm stalkingSort of way.
>>59676266Holy gold
>>59676266I don't get why anyone would do that, even writing a quest is more sane.
>>59676315>I just meant that somehow the drama seems to revolve around somebody's fixation on themIt doesn't.The coauthor lofti accused snowblind of adding in a pair of twin characters who were attracted to the main character because he wanted him to get with them instead of the canon love interest and he acted disgusted by it as if it was a bad choice to have them. This is contrasted by his own love of female/lesbian relationships that he shoves into his story and/or positively responds to. By his own claim, one of his longest fics that he wrote was a lesbian relationship fic. >why does that matterHis real issue is that the relationship is heterosexual and not that it was some sort of implied self insert or whatever other issue the characters were deemed 'bad'. Add on his anti man rants he had on spacebattles when he was drunk, the feminist jjk fiction, and general trans/gay support in fiction and out of fiction and you have a person who is a 'lesbian loving hypocrite' or a 'male feminist'. It's similar to how there are lots of male->female 'lesbians' who are really just perverts.
>>59676366NTA but the Female->male perverts are cute when they're insecure nerdy or geek types and not ugly hamplanets.
>>59676337Results?
>>59676375I've had pretty good success having it translate JP Umamusume scenes from Umareader that aren't released on global yet. It seems to pick up on nuance fairly well and is considerably more coherent than Google Translate or similar. I don't know why they're employing localizers still who just fuck everything up.
>>59676366What really gets me is his MC is overwhelming stonger then the people she went up against. She defeated them all in a fight, which kind of defeats his entire ethos of not putting yourself at risk for people who hate you.She already proved that the people she defeated weren't a threat to her, her initial violence is obviously justifable in self defense but everything after that was just due to her taking the easy road in oppressing people instead of choosing to be the better woman.Although I won't lie, it was the faster method, repeatedly kicking the shit out of people. But I feel like that kind of goes against the message of a very Buddhist series like JJK. Then again Buddhists are known for their fare share of violence as well.
>>59676375Some of the lines feel more traditionally spoken rather than similar but different english versions, but it's entirely readable. It makes machine translations look retarded. I remember the author confessed he censored some things randomly despite not needing to, the prime example being some girls chest being large and moving when she breathed, so I figured "what else is missing?".I'm going to take my time, go chapter by chapter, scene by scene. I'll treat it as a reread, and add AI gen'd pictures and shit.AI translated from Chinese (chapter 1)>The so-called Way of Demons means forsaking virtue, killing and burning. Rejected by heaven and earth, with the entire world as an enemy, yet still roaming freely and unchecked.>“If the Spring-Autumn Cicada I’ve just forged proves effective, I’ll become a demonic being again in my next life!” Thinking this, Fang Yuan couldn’t help but burst out laughing.>“Old Demon, what are you laughing at?”Old human translation>To be a demon is to be merciless and cruel, a murderer and destroyer. There is no place in heaven or earth for such a thing – turning into an enemy to the world, still having to face the consequences.>“If the Spring Autumn Cicada that I have just cultivated is effective, I shall still be a demon in my next life!” With this thought, Fang Yuan couldn’t help but let out a big laugh.>“Wicked demon, what are you laughing about?”There are probably phrases that would be better reformatted like "I’ve just forged" should be "refined" not "forged" and not "cultivated"
>>59676386That entire fic when it was first released felt like a fever dream written by a psycho that went just a bit further than he should have. Like you knew he was crazy before sorta deal, but then he broke and its so much worse. The fiction read like snuff fic about killing men for being men.
>>59676392Well to be fare Jujutsu society, well mainly the Zenin, are assholes to women in particular. It just feels like the titular cycles of curses, breaking free of hatred, is more important.It's ironic, sort of like how Yud wrote HPMoR when Yud of Harry Potter's two messages it's very upfront about is to not let your fear of death control your life. When Yud himself is kind of famous for doing that.
>>59676266These seem kind of shallow and I don't think I'm into that sort of->rolls picrelSo anyways this is the greatest idea of all time.
>>59676399>It just feels like the titular cycles of curses, breaking free of hatred, is more important.I mean, even the author felt it was important enough to have a major character (and specifically a woman) go murder the fuck out of ALL of them for this behavior. He never really holds back in highlighting how you're supposed to hate the absolute shit out of the reverence of the status quo, and this is told through both the curses' fixation on the past and Sukuna, and all the shit with the Zenin.
>>59676409That's different, they Mai was killed by her and Maki's father. The only reason Maki survived was that Mai used a binding vow to turn her corpse into a sword, and then when Maki left they tried to kill her again.Not to mention Naoya got pretty close to killing her in the manga, they were all legit threats to her and she took down the ones that attacked her. Which is fair, I don't take issue with that.It's sort of everything that comes after.
>>59676411 (me)Also I forgot to mention that the author mentioned in an interview Mai's first love was either her sister Maki our their cousin Megumi.It doesn't have anything to do with anything but those Zenin sure do love their incest. Even the gay ones love it.
What do you guys think of authors using canon characters but with changes to their personalities?
>>59676554For a protagonist or companions - in a series like Pokemon, nothing but disgust.I'm okay with other characters who could, because of their occupations, conceivably interact with OCs - for eg the professors, or Misty and Brock as gym leaders.But generally, make your own characters, please. Especially if you plan on using a canon character and changing their personality - that's like tracing an artwork then scribbling dicks all over it.
>>59676255Write a Mystery Dungeon fic then, you dweeb
>>59676554What if their canon version is fucking retarded and would benefit from fleshing out that fraction of their personality?
>>59676564Most Pokemon characters have like five lines of dialogue, I think I'm allowed to have some liberties
>>59676255>having external powers unrelated to Pokemon takes away from thatWho told you that, spacebattles?
>>59676554if its well written its goodif its poorly written its shitquality excuses all sins nigga>>59676564imagine being a faggot who purposely limits themselvesyou think the anime and manga writers coordinate at fucking all?shit just look how many goddamn dawns there are>>59676649considering two of the most popular pokemon stories on SB involve aura and psychic protags respectivelynah
>>59676669>SB involve aura Truly the Taylor of Pokémon >and psychic protags respectivelyNeat
>>59676669Vicky has aura now? I thought her cheat was just retroactive meta knowledge.
>>59676675yeah I didn't say the aura one was good, just that it was popular, Hard Enough, fucking bounced me right off because of endless unresolved simultaneous plotlines you need a graph to keep track ofthe psychic one is To Live is to Dream tho, which is great but ya'll niggas get filtered by the slow pace>>59676678nah, still just meta and gravity training because seras is a lazy author who writes the same op protag over and over, its all they knowsad, really
>>59676680>gravity trainingEverytime lmao
>>59676680But for 10k usd a month? Shit that's one hell of a bag to chase. nutritionman could never dream of pumping out a chapter so consistently.
>>59676680>ya'll niggasstop posting like that, we talk like Sephiroth here
>>59676696you said that same exact thing 4 fucking years agohow the fuck are we both still heregod thats fucking depressing
>>59676697We're here forever, or at least until the site dies for good which seems to get closer and closer and when that happens whatever its happening in France Will look like a fucking kiddy game
>>59676698hiroshimoot will never let us escapeat least we don't have to rely on the pig farmers retarded nepobaby or cripplekike, RIPimagine where we'd be if moot sold us off to private equity
>>59676697I don't know what you're talking about, but I've been here for more than four years
>>59676704>imagine where we'd be if moot sold us off to private equityProbably on 2*4chan because they'll just remove anonimity and make this place into discount twitter
>>59676750Meant for >>59676700
>>59676644But what of I write them equally retarted.>t. IMOfag
>>59676696Final Fantasy mentioned, autism activated.What would Sephiroth's ace be? Gallade has that 'hero' swordsman thing for some irony, Deoxys has that Jenova vibe, and Mewtwo hits on a lot of personal themes.
>>59676902Oh, god, WAY too much autism. Settle down there, son.
>>59676911Autism is the driving inspiration for my fics. Cringe is weakness leaving the body.
>>59676930Careful there. You're plunging into a world from which there is no escape, not without bringing a part of it back with you. Your parents will know - next time mom comes down the basement with a plate of tendies, she'll sense something has changed. You'll be breathing heavy without having done anything more strenuous than stretching after you woke up. Greasier skin and hair, even more than normal. You won't be able to keep your eyes off her shrinkled, saggy funbags.Don't become that boy, anon. Temptation is a path that leads unavoidably to hell, and to fursuits.
>>59676936Your words are two decades too late, and in my youthful arrogance I would have not heeded them regardless. I have dived into hell and dragged it back with me, and the world is unknowingly grateful that I am often content to let it writhe quietly inside my soul. I have no desire to be saved and you do not have the power to save me.
>>59676930I have autism and I would be very embarrassed of myself if I had pregnancy fetish or lurked furaffinity
>>59676942Yes, because you are weak.
>>59676957I think that's called decency
>>59676941Mercy upon your soul... I'll pray for you. For whatever good that is.
>>59676961The decency is the consideration for others, not the self flaggellation of shame.
Do you think pokemon /qsts/ would be allowed on this board?
>>59676997I don't really think much. When I do, I start jerking off. Usually to thoughts of Meowscarada. So I've learned to stop thinking.Bwuh?
>>59676997No, I like quests but they easily flood boards.>>59677000Calm down Kars.
>>59676564Why make a new character when there are already many official characters that never get used in fics?
>>59676389That reads a lot more naturally desu. I always wondered how much of Wuxia actually was written retardedly and how much was the fault of a poor translation. It's kind of unsettling to read wuxiashit that's not choppy and awkward, MTL is like its own language that the mind gets used to
>>59677052Shit, why even write your own fics? Come to think of it. I'm just gonna have AI gen them for me in the future. Will save me a lot of trouble.
>>59677052If you give a different personality to an established character, it essentially becomes a new one
>>59677070It has had.... dicks. Scribbled all over it.
>>59677063That's not the same and you know it.
>>59677074they're just game NPCs, not historical figures, so take it ez babe
>>59677082Hyperbole doesn't disqualify the train of logic. Ad absurdum is making a point. Ash shouldn't have dicks scribbled on him by any of you.No, the show's writers are perfectly capable of scribbling dicks on him themselves.
>>59676647And yet people still manage to write them out of character, curious.
>>59677086You keep repeating that like it if was a bad thing
>>59677093>out of characterI prefer the term "headcanon"
>>59677063Good bait, got me to reply. But literally the entire point of fanfiction is to take elements of an existing work you are a fan of and use them in your fiction. You're complaining about people using paint for watercolor painting.
>>59677063This is good for when you want to scratch the itch of two characters interacting but don't want to go through the trouble of actually planning it, writing it, checking for quality. Especially good for crossover fanfic because the AI will remember the details of both series way easier than you would. >cons:>most decent writing AIs are censored so you have to keep it PG-13>the longer the fiction goes on the more the quality deteriorates/more you have to steer it>slop is sloppy It's still good for daydream fuel though.
>>59677138>the AI will remember the details of both series way easier than you wouldRembering the details is have the fun.
>>59677138>AI will remember the details of both series way easier than you would.I don't believe this, I read an ExWoD fanfic a while back and it got something pretty glaring wrong early on. Mainly that no one knows shit about fuck, meanwhile in fanfic land we have a vampire correctly using the term Black Spiral Dancer correctly.
>>59677063Back in the day people used to write fics to put the characters they liked in different situations
>>59677086>AshWhy are you reading Ash fics in the first place?
>>59676266>think of doing a shitpost side story about isekaing Tobio and Josalyn with powers from this.>roll this
>>59677345guns in Pokémon are always funny
>>59671648Anything
>>59677356The iorny is Tobio already has a glock.
>>59677345>>59677356
>>59676902Dissidia-anon here. I've already considered this.>Garland - Hoopa>The Emperor - None, considers them beneath him, but forcibly usurps Teams to do his bidding>Cloud of Darkness - Giratina>Golbez - Umbreon>Exdeath - 'M (00)>Kefka - Blacephalon>Sephiroth - Deoxys >Ultimecia - Iron Valiant>Kuja - Ditto that even Kuja doesn't know is a Mew>Jecht - Primarina Tidus' is Incineroar if the symbolism isn't clear>Kam'lanaut - Galarian Moltres>Gabranth - Kingambit>Vayne - Aegislash>Caius - Absol>Zenos - Chien-Pao>Ardyn - Celebi
>>59674752>Fragile
>>59677537>>Garland - HoopaFunny, I considered the same thing since unbound has a similar body shape to Chaos>>The Emperor - None, considers them beneath him, but forcibly usurps Teams to do his biddingI actually thought his Hell form would have captured Giratina and taken its power Not sure about his light form since Arceus seems too grand. Maybe Solgaleo, Necrozma, or Jirachi because of looks>>Cloud of Darkness - GiratinaI'd go with Darkrai>>Golbez - UmbreonI ses what you did there>>Exdeath - 'M (00)Interesting, I see the vision. I'd probably go with Yvetal for irony>>Kefka - Blacephalon10/10>>Sephiroth - Deoxys>>Ultimecia - Iron ValiantMakes a whole lot of sense. I would go with something different but I can't think of anything better>>Kuja - DittoNeat. I'd go with Meloetta>>Jecht - Primarina Of all the water starters I am baffled, but I'd hear you out.>>Kam'lanaut - Galarian MoltresFF11 mentioned. Actually I'd use Iron Valiant here. I beat Kam but I never reached his brother.>>Gabranth - KingambitNever finished 12 so I don't know how it ends but for some reason Bisharp makes more sense from what I got from him.>>Vayne - AegislashThis feels right but I don't know why.>>Caius - AbsolBrilliant.>>Zenos - Chien-PaoPerfect>>Ardyn - CelebiNo idea. >no BarthandelusWait did Caius get into dissidia?
Is it wrong to use cute Pokémon to pick up girls?
>>59677587No, instead help your pokemon get laid with cute girls and in return it'll help you get with pokemon.
>>59677596^this
>>59677610Fucking a pokemon implies you see them as equals
>ask a question>the first answer is about pokefuckingI don't know what I expected
>>59677610Why not both?
>>59677626Yes, because pokehumans are a disease and them procreating is always bad.
I'm going to write a cooking scene with ingredients only found in the Pokémon world, it's going to be very detailed and the characters are going to gush how good it is while eating it
>>59677743Yes, but what's your MC's taste in movies?
>>59677568>Makes a whole lot of sense. I would go with something different but I can't think of anything betterMy Ultimecia thinking was her unconsciously choosing a Knight for herself>Of all the water starters I am baffled, but I'd hear you out.I think it would remind him of his son, pretty much as simple as that. Tidus would be offended, not realizing he did the same damn thing with his Incineroar
>>59677746Aaaaaw, that Jecht one is pretty good then. I wouldn't have gone with that myself but that's what makes other perspectives neat. And yeah I picked up on the knight thing and the future thing but despite being futuristic Ulti has a very different aesthetic. I feel like Adel fits more with Iron Valiant since she's from Esthar, but Adel would probably have a much more brutal mon. Actually since she is trying to reach the psst maybe a past paradox mon would suit Ultimecia more. That Misdreavius variant would actually be perfect for her.
>>59677743Why do I feel like the gag that follows is body horror?
>>59677784because you're fucked up
>>59677789>UmamiIt's called savory you subhuman.
What's the best aspect you think of every threadfic?In IMO it's the writing and sheer character. PoPT the balancing in story and narrative beats. SELLOUTS for just how 'layered' it is with the amount of ways to read it.
>>59677745I was thinking on writing about characters talking about Pokémon movies too
>>59677808These are also the worst aspects of each fic. IMO is constantly tripping over itself with flowery descriptions that break reading flow and there's way too many characters, so much so that many are lacking focus. PoPT is so hardline focused on doing plot things that it rarely takes the time to sell the character relationships that the plot relies on. SELLOUTS is incredibly multilayered but it's also lies all the way down, making for a frustrating reading experience that suffers from the serial fanfiction format more than any other fic I've read.
>>59677830Sellouts is kind of like Chainsawman. One lies all the time the other has dishonest paneling.
>>59677808>>59677830Ooh ooh do my fic next.
>>59677881Say which fic it is faggot.But to answer your question, Spice and Fox's best aspect is also it's most controversial. I.E the rugpull and defrauding of readers.
>>59674214Humans are just another type of Pokemonhttps://ghostgrey.jruco.workers.dev/pokemon/086-human
>>59677885No way I'm not an attention whore.
I'm an attention whore, but my fic was already mentioned.
>>59677942We know Pofag.
>>59677942Whats it like being one of the big 3?
No big three, only big me
>>59677957I was just thinking this. Also >sellouts being big anything except a meme. jej
>>59677962Right, everyone knows the real big three are Prince of Po Town, Gym Leader Fraud, and Spice and Fox.
>big 3Elite 4 would fit better because, well, you know
>>59677945Wrong I'm the gay one
>>59677989Yeah Pofag is gay.
>>59677990 (me)Also forgot to mention, but Gym Leader Fraud is also gay, but in a person-of-gender sort of way and not a homosexual way. William from Spice and Fox is also bisexual. The Champions guy is also gay/biseuxal. So really calling yourself out as the gay one doesn't narrow it down.We're fag city up in this bitch.
>>59677990>>59677997...I'm the gay one that writes muscle ladies?
>>59678006Oh, do you mean Within our Nation? Yeah Puce is pretty cute in a pathetic sort of way, Neroli is nice as well. Both of them are attractive in the sort of way where I want them to have a better life, spoil them, and also put a collar around their neck.Although Hoshi is a bit straight.Just kidding Within our Nation is the straightest fic I knew who you were from your first reply IMOfag.
Explain why Iron Defense doesn't turn pokemon in your fic into a part Steel Type. And don't use the obvious joke.
>>59678030because their body structure wouldn't allow them to move if it suddenly turned into Steel
>>59677892This is correct, but humans are psychic type, not normal type. They are notably not immune to ghosts, often are scared of bugs (over the level of danger a bug would normally pose) and have been consistently observed using psychic powers in the setting. There are also a lot of psychic type pokémon that have a humanoid body shape and most of the more intelligent pokémon are psychic types. All of this aligns with a mono-psychic typing. I fucking hate it when people say humans are normal type. It's so retarded.
>>59677962It's weird how much SELLOUTS gets mentioned compared to how popular it actually is. It's one of the least popular fics in the collection.
>>59678089It's barely in the 10 least popular, it's 9nth least popular. Although it's the 6th least kudo-ed.
>>59678073Humans at their base are normal type. There are fighting type humans that can spar with Machamps and jump off cliffs, Psychic humans that can levitate pokeballs with their minds, and ghost humans that can commune with the dead
>>59678089I think its a good omen for my forthcoming Stella Goetia self-insert slopfic.
>>59678123 (me)Slash-fic I mean. I don't want to be Stella because then I'd have to be attracted to men and that's gay.>Verification is not required.
>>59678129>>59678123>StellaIsn't that the abused bird wife from Hasbin Hotel?
>>59678134Yes, I can fix her.
>>59678147Okay? But she's a woman, that means you'd be attracted to women if you self-inserted as her love interest.
I keep forgetting she's Latina, she just doesn't feel like it whatsoever
>>59678093That is entirely inconsistent with how humans are presented. You don't need to be of a type to use moves of that type. Humans can use fighting type moves, or ghost stuff or whatever, but there's no reason why they would be normal type baseline except for some preconceived notion that humans are "normal" in the pokémon world and therefore must be normal type. All those feats are explainable via regular means available to any pokémon, i.e. IVs, natures, EVs and move training (obviously these are arbitrary values ingame to explain natural phenomena, but they map onto genetics, personality and experience respectively). One of the many fandom headcanons I will die mad about, because nobody thinks about it for more than a second. Consistent behaviour with TPC, but that's no excuse.
>>59678396>but there's no reason why they would be normal type baseline except for some preconceived notion that humans are "normal" in the pokémon world and therefore must be normal typeSure there is. The typical human can at most slap or throw weak punches or do dumb shit. Some might learn proper Fighting technique or some Psychic stuff, if they have a knack for it, but that doesn't change their base type,. That's just what move-analogues they know. Show me a human in the setting who is breathing fire or ice or electricity or metal shards or etc. without external materials or technology.
>>59678439A baseline, untrained Snivy (level 5) can only use tackle and leer. Guess that makes them a normal type too? Retard
Pokehumans don't have a type. There is zero confirmation they have a type anywhere in the two big anime and gamefreak canons. At most they have a slight inclination towards wielding the handful of types already mentioned, but nothing anywhere says they are those types. Liberals can cry about this all they want. Facts don't care about your feelings. You will never be a fairy type.
Okay but what are Hidden Powers? Recessive genes from somewhere down the Pokemon's ancestry? Do Humans have Hidden Power too?
Just get a gun lmao
>>59678509>Chesnaught's Bulletproof It's over.
you can tell humans are just pokemon from ash's feats alone
>>59678508There's no canon answer. IVs aren't hereditary depending on type, and since Gamefreak not only retconned the move to always change type for maximal super effectiveness in LA but also removed it entirely in the very next gen, it's essentially nothing and everything now.
>>59678520Pokéhumans being superior to us normal humans has been a thing since forever, reminder >Hyperbeam >To>The>Fucking >Face IN THE GAMES, because retards love to say any superhuman feat is from the ashnime so a gag scene that doesn't count when the games have wild shit too since the beginning
I will write some Ashslop because edgy SI with the power of wiki/serebii/bulba is the mainstream thing nowadays
bump limit reached, new thread>>59678546
>>59678310Now that you mention that I suddenly imagine her with Iron Mouse's voice.
>>59678458There's more than just game mechanics no matter what your autism is telling you, anon. What are you even doing in a fanfic thread?
>>59678396Humans are human type, duh
>>59678481What if they do have a type and their ability makes them vulnerable to ghost moves?
