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swatswithdragons) wrote2020-12-31 09:23 pm
swatswithdragons) wrote2020-12-31 09:23 pm
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Old journal.
Bete Noire information
Application | Powers | Activity chart
World background
Character snapshot
Detailed world history | Modern timeline | English/Japanese glossary | Description of technology | Pokemon team
Fanficced background
The Good Fight | The Mighty Fallen | The Fool's Paradise
(Disillusions Trilogy. Gives context into the nature of Lance's duties as Champion.)
Diachrony
(Offers context into the history of the Dragon Clan.)
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While I understand that this a more realistic take on the games - on which I do commend you -, I'm curious about your reasoning behind the modern timeline and the reason the protagonists are basically sidelined in most events which they played a a helping or keyrole in the games. I would also like to point out that it seems like the GSCHGSS Protagonists are barely involved at all and the Houen ones are completely absent.
It also seems that in the GSCHGSS events like Lance is playing more of a role than he did the games, though given the tone of the AU that is to be expected somewhat. I'm just curious as to the reasoning behind these choices, based on what I have read of the AU.
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I'm not entirely sure what you mean about reasoning out the modern timeline--I just took the basic timeframe in which the games were created and used them as a basis for the AU's timeline. A lot of the references and technology seemed to be fairly modern, or just the slightest bit advanced for the 90s, so it seems like a logical step to use modernity's timeframe.
As for the rest, that was actually deliberate. Black and White have changed that, but in the early days the games were explicitly protagonist-centred. Looking at it from a real-world, or live-action, perspective, it doesn't make much sense; even genius children have their limits, and in a truly stable society (where there's a government and police force, etc) it's illogical that the authorities would do nothing. That's why Lance, and the other gym leaders and Elite Four members, take a far more active role in this AU.
The AU protagonists are involved and often peripherally present--it doesn't really come across because the world is still in development. I haven't roleplayed them, so I haven't yet had a need to write out their history in detail, though I do know how the FRLG protags are involved in detail and the GSC protags in vaguer terms. (The Hoenn protagonists aren't visible at all because I know their history the least--I haven't worked out how they play into the League's defence yet.)
They are sidelined though, you're right--deliberately so. What I wanted was to focus on the culture and society as if it was a plausible real-life construct, which meant that the lesser-skilled children had to be sidelined in favour of what the proven and elected authorities should and would handle. Does that make sense?
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It does somewhat, given I have truly only played the Black and White pair of games and wasn't very aware of that fact. In light of that, the timeline for the FRLG side makes sense.
However, without any other timeline for the other protagonists, it's hard to say if the rest would make sense, though from what I have read of the GSC one, it seems it would. While it is logical that the League trainers would play a much activer role, I personally think it would also be logical that the AU protagonists, most likely the Hoenn and Orre(?) ones, would also be active in the defense of their regions.
Though as you said the world is still in developmental stages and is your own take on a more realistic view, so I will be interested in seeing how everything unfolds in this AU.
Thanks for answering my concerns.
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On the other hand, the Hoenn protags are roughly the same age as the games I mentioned in my other comment, so they won't be active in the defence so much as present. Hoenn's endgame is a lot more violent than either of the prior generations, far more widespread, and a lot more noticeable to the layperson (or a skilled young trainer, as the case may be). At the end of the day, though, the protags really are only kids, so their experience and ability to help would be limited.
No problem; glad to clarify.