One idea I had batting around would be to mashup Pokemon Snap! with Jurassic Park. An offshore island is being reconfigured as an eco-tourist attraction, where parties of visitors have the opportunity to see Pokemon in their natural habitat, before they're scooped up into Pokeballs and tamed by their trainers.

However, something's in the water. The pokemon become violent and escape, and after the island's transport ship is sunk by a raging Garados you have a lot of hapless civilians stranded, with little walking, coach and jeep parties scattered across forests and fields with murderous pokemon sprinting towards them.

The heroes have to trek across the island multiple times, rescuing who they can and taking them to the visitor's centre where the survivors are holed up awaiting rescue.

But what has driven the Pokemon beserk? It can't be Team Rocket - the company which owns this island is one of their subsidiaries, and they'd hardly sabotage their own operation. It turns out to be a double-bluff, though - this IS a Team Rocket experiment in weaponised berserker pokemon, and by doing it this way with suspicion directed away from they, they can conduct the research hiding in plain sight.

>>9026087

"The Blastoises have figured out how to open doors..."

Mommy! 0_0

>>9026087
Holy fuck, that is a great sidequest idea, though I wouldn't like to start the group's first adventure with that.

My goal for a first adventure would be to
1. Get the pair together
2. Establish rivals
3. Maybe establish some villains? Not sure if I want to start that off right away.
>>9026224
>0_0
Pic related.

>>9026087

This scenario could tie into the OP's desire to breed the ultimate pokemon. Capturing a berserker specimen - while difficult, even when penned into a pokeball that ball's going to be bouncing around like a rubber ball on amphetemines - could be an ideal breeding partner, assuming that you can get it to stop ripping apart any potential mate it approaches.

where are the rules for this shit again?

>>9026391
That's true. With them being level one, I obviously wouldn't toss them into the middle of such a threat right now, I'd like them to be able to stand a chance. (They'd get one-fucking-shotted, judging by the rules)

>>9026426
1d4chan

Ultimate Pokemon you say? He breeds a Magikarp that has the stat block of an Arceus and then he proceeds to demolish everything with tackle.

>>1. Get the pair together
>>2. Establish rivals
>>3. Maybe establish some villains? Not sure if I want to start that off right away.

How about there's an ordinary Pokemon doubles tournament, with your characters as partners.

Rivals can straightforwardly be other competitors.

The villains come from the observation, when the heroes watch earlier heats from the stands, that the Pokemon on the field are behaving rather strangely and differently from what was seen during training earlier in the day. The common link between all of the competitors is that before the bout they have to leave their pokemon with a Nurse Joy for evaluation - however, she's brainwashed/ under a pokemon's mind-control/confuse spell and in the thrall of bent judges - she's filling the pokemon up with drugs to throw the fights, and no-one suspects this because, of course, Nurse Joys are known to be pillars of probity. The heroes expose the corrupt judges, and the day is saved for proper sportsmanship.

>>9026550
Not sure if I can start the group off on a 1v1 if their Pokemon are level one. Hm, unless, of course, it's some kind of "graduation ceremony," and all of the people there are going to be battling with level ones (or around there) as well.

I'm thinking this could work out, though I might want to have the players stray from the city, to show them the dangers of HOLY FUCK POKEMON IN THE WILDERNESS.

>>9025948
>That pic

>>9026448
Not everything is there. Advanced classes have been revealed, but not uploaded permanently and linked from the site. (I can upload it now if somebodyu wants it, though)

So far as I know, only Dr. Mr. Stark and his personal vanguard of playtesters have access to the pokedex.

>playing pre-alpha
>open beta will be released late spring or early summer
>it is mid-spring
Little impatient?

>>9026644
Easy low-level stuff could be the usual rat-punching or exterminating pests.
Although I could totally see stealth or infiltration stuff involving sneaking past Beedrills to get honey or something, while taking out Weedles on the way.

>>9026869
>Not everything is there. Advanced classes have been revealed, but not uploaded permanently and linked from the site. (I can upload it now if somebodyu wants it, though)
That would be fantastic. Also, we ran into a problem when we played - trainer HP, how the fuck do you determine it?
>>9026957
Yeah, my friends are Pokemon faggots NOW, best to exploit it rather than wait.

>>9027011
I'm really considering the plot outlined in
>>9026550
The only thing it doesn't do is get the players out into the wild, though I'm sure it could be modified to have the players investigate the actual SOURCE of the drug in some hideout in the wild. It could be built...UNDER A BEEDRILL HIVE.

Bump once, in hope of more ideas, either for the whole campaign or for individual adventures.

>>9027017
Here's everything I have that's not on the wiki:
http://rapidshare.com/files/372881216/Trainer_Stats.rar.html

>trainer HP, how the fuck do you determine it?
Dunno. I guess I'll sound the Stark Beacon:

Pokemon Tabletop Adventures will NEVER be finished!

BUMPAN for interest

>>9027361
>Dunno. I guess I'll sound the Stark Beacon:

>Pokemon Tabletop Adventures will NEVER be finished!

>>9027361
Holy fuck, I did shit WRONG. I gave my players the two features listed in the PDF under their classes, then I gave them one general trainer feature.

Am I just supposed to give them ONE feature at first level?

>>9027418
Yep. Dr. Mr. Stark has handily avoided front-loading character design. I'm quite impressed with it, actually.

>>9027418
OHHHHH SHIIIITTTTTTTTT

>>9026550
>however, she's brainwashed/ under a pokemon's mind-control/confuse spell
As far as I know, there is no pokemon move which allows mind control.

The Influential advanced class, however, is a psychic which revolves around it.

>>9027418
No big deal. That's equivalent to just starting them at third level, and saying "everyone should have a class feature". It shouldn't cause any real problems.

>>9027454
Ever seen the anime? Allakhazam could do some fucked up shit.

>>9027418
The two features listed under their class are a package deal. A class is a feature by itself. You can pick a class feature instead of a trainer feature, and it gives you both of the listed abilities, in addition to the proficiencies and stat adjustments and whatnot. Of course, you're limited to three class features total (including advanced classes) so you still have to plan ahead a bit.

Does this shit have rules for actual Pokemon yet?

I looked through it on 1d4chan and didn't see a section for individual Pokemon. How do you play it without those stats?

>>9027517

It's in one of the .xls files in the rar download

>>9027511

you not making any sense

>>9027597
He just said that when you get a class, you get both class features. He also said you're limited to three classes in total, and you don't get a regular trainer feature when you choose a class.

>>9027511
Wait, so out of that list of all those features in the linked .rar, you can only take three, or you can only take three CLASSES?

>>9027624

It got confusing when he started calling classes, features when the classes have their own class specialty features. The terminology started to go wonky. Which would imply you can be a basic trainer and just go for generic features. There also seems to be some disagreement from other anons.

>>9027656

Read the 1d4chan section on it. Much more sensical:
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Pokemon_Tabletop_Adventures#Classes

The fuck are starting stats for trainers?

>>9027690
Well I just interpreted what he said, I haven't actually gone through these files.

Though now I've downloaded them, I think I will, because this seems like it has potential.

If only I could convince my group it was worth playing...

Make the players thoroughly roleplay all pokemon breeding. If you have fursuits, go LARP style with it.
I know you have fursuits.

>>9027724

Does anyone have an updated pokedex? The one on the wiki doesn't have the capabilities section done.

>>9027724

>>9027763
None do.

>>9027763
see
>>9026869
>So far as I know, only Dr. Mr. Stark and his personal vanguard of playtesters have access to the pokedex.

>>9027791

>>9027724

>>9027382
Who drew that? I would like to see more.

Why does Stark withhold the Alpha? It's definitely good enough to be used, considering the fact that I've run a Pre-Alpha game for twenty trainer levels without any real problems.

FUCK, POKEMON: TA THREAD?

Paging Dr. Mr. Stark.

Slightly off-topic, but what the hell - does anyone know where those pictures of aged-up Pokemon characters can be found? There was a series of pics of what Ash would look like in three years, five years, ten years, fifteen years...

>>9028066

only thing I got that might qualify

>>9028127

YES! That was part of it, I think!
The bit with Ash's daughter was adorable. But Pikachu's funeral made me cry.

>>9028143

well bugger there was a set? I picked this up the other day or so in the last pokemans dump. must have the rest.

If Mr. Stark's around, you never answered my question about stacking weapon proficiencies you just went AHA! and left.

So, guys, what do you think of using a crippled, old Giovanni as a villain? During his conflict with Red, some crazy shit happened, and his leg was torn off, luckily, Red had his Charizard cauterize the wound, though Giovanni was in such a feverish state, he believes that Red BURNT his fucking leg off.

The current, vengeful Giovanni, having been revealed to the public, was chewed up and spit out, but now, an enterprising young scientist has come to Giovanni for funding, and he has essentially offered the crimelord another shot at reestablishing Team Rocket.

I'm also thinking that Team Rocket used to be a Pokemon-arms dealer during the war, and they turned EVUL because just about every country they provided to was incapable of paying them, and some flat out refused.

So what would be a TOP FUCKING PERCENTAGE RATTATA in this game?

>>9028481
I like.

>>9028481
sounds good to me, or have them as a humanity should control pokemon, as they are animals kinda corporation.

>>9028633
Yeah, I wasn't too clear on the goals, I just figured that this evil, younger guy comes up to Giovanni with a proposition, and Giovanni, desperate, takes it so that he can make one last shot at getting his revenge.

Not sure if Science Dude will be all for Pokemon slaves, exterminating Pokemon, rekindling the war, fucking up the planet, or something else entirely.

>>9028481
The pokemon ARE the arms they deal.
Why else do they steal them?
I bet some factions torture them to make super-powered killing machines.

>>9028730
Sorry if I didn't make that clear in my post, but yeah, that's what I meant. Just made more sense to label the Pokemon "arms" since that is obviously what they intend to sell them as.

>>9027656
>>9027597
Sorry for the delay, I was having dinner.

At each level, you may choose a Feature. This is either a Class Feature, or a Trainer Feature. A class feature encompases everything listed in the class description, including both abilities. Class Features do more to define who your character is, however you may have no more than three of them.

Better?

>>9028748
Ah. OK then. Just wanted to clarify.
That gives me an idea...
Having the players trace the evidence from a smuggler's van back to the source, only to find that the Mayor is actually a Rocket Executive who allows the trafficking.

Next week on CSI: Cerulean.

>>9028917
>back of the van
If there is EVER a van in Pokemon, there is a Mew in it.

>>9028877

That doesn't make sense if you look at the stuff from >>9027361

There's a lot of class features. Probably more along the lines of you can only take three classes. Which is what it says on the wiki.

>Checks Bulbapedia for gym leader lore
>Lieutenant Surge "The Lightning American!"
>There is an America in Pokemon
Fuck.

>>9029025

The original game is set in Kanto. After that they started making it less obvious.

FUCK

Is this an online campaign, and if so, do you have any slots open?

>>9029054
Oh, Kanto is a real place, well fuck.

>>9029054

>>9029071
Sorry, bro, real life. I'm too much of a faggot to have the audacity to run a Pokemon: Tabletop Adventures campaign online.

>>9029092

Well fuck. I would play the SHIT out of this.

>>9029106
I'm also not a good enough DM to run anyone but my friends. I'm terrible, but terrible is what they deserve.

>>9029071
when beta comes out, I'll try running one over the net, but be warned, I have never ran a game online.

>>9029151

What... What pokemon is that? I've never seen that thing before.

>>9029176
Bastiodon

>>9028935
A "class feature" and a "class" is the same thing. Of course, since "class feature" is really the most logical way to refer to the features which have a given class as a prerequisite (Breeder features, Psychic Features, etc), I realize this can be confusing. Feel free to talk to Stark about that.

>>9029229
From the trainer stat rar:
Affirmation: Ace Trainer Feature
Prerequisites: Ace Trainer
Daily – Every 10 levels gained, you may perform this Feature another time per day.
Trigger: Your pokemon fells a foe.
Effect: You Pokemon gains temporary Hit Points equal to your CON modifier.

Affirmation +: Ace Trainer Feature
Prerequisites: Ace Trainer, Affirmation
Daily – Every 6 levels gained, you may perform this Feature another time per day.
Trigger: Your pokemon fells a foe.
Effect: You Pokemon gains temporary Hit Points equal to your CON modifier doubled. This Feature replaces Affirmation.

Beast Master: Ace Trainer Feature
Prerequisites: Ace Trainer, 8 Badges
Static
Target: Your pokemon.
Effect: Your pokemon do not protest to your commands. They cannot be disobedient unless they are Legendary.

Break Through!: Ace Trainer Feature
Prerequisites: Ace Trainer, 16 STR
Daily – Every 10 levels gained, you may perform this Feature another time per day.
Trigger: Your pokemon’s Move that the foe is Immune to hits.
Effect: The Move that would normally deal no damage because of a foe’s Immunity to the Move’s type instead is only resisted. If the target has multiple types, one Immune and the other Resistant, the Move is now doubly resisted; one Immune and the other Super-Effective, the Move is now neutral.

So taking the three class limit into account and applying the class = feature line of thought you'd only be allowed to take 3 of said features.

>>9029176
Bastiodon, single worst wall in the game, which is unusual because most of the 4th gen pokemon have good typing and stat distribution.

>>9029339
No. Those are Ace Trainer Features, not Class Features. I know it's confusing. The Class Feature for Ace Trainer looks like this:

>Ace Trainer – Class Feature
Prerequisites: 13 STR, 13 CON
Key Abilities: Strength, Constitution Bonuses: +1 STR +1 CON
Negligent Ability: Wisdom Penalties: -2 WIS
Ace Trainer Features: Enhanced Training, Improved Attacks

Enhanced Training: Ace Trainer Feature
Static
Trigger: Your pokemon gains experience points.
Effect: Each of your pokemon gains 1.2x the amount of experience they would gain normally. This replaces the amount of experience they would normally gain.

Improved Attacks: Ace Trainer Feature
Static
Trigger: Your pokemon’s damage dealing attack hits.
Effect: When adding up damage dealt to the foe, add either half of your STR modifier or half of your CON modifier before your foes subtracts their defense or special defense from the attack.

You'll note that is specifically says "Class Feature". I also copied it out of "Class_Features.doc", which was in the .rar I uploaded.

The names are confusing, I know. Especially for people coming from systems where a class is the framework all you other abilities fit within (ie DnD). It makes sense once you understand the system, though, and I really can't think of a better nomenclative system. Presumably Dr. Mr. Stark couldn't either.

>>9029448
To further complicate things, you can actually have three total, not of Class Features, but of Class Features + Advanced Features (which are often referred to a Advanced Classes, and will likely be called Prestige Classes more than once.)

>>9029488
Have you seen the advancement chart? At level 50, you have 46 feats...

>>9029339
think of it this way, you can take up to three classes/specialties.

each time you want a new class/specialty you take it as a feat for that level and gain two abilities see >>9029448
how ever this also opens up more feat options as you can now select featsover your next couple of levels like >>9029339

>>9029541
Wonky as all shit. Get two free features and unlock the rest. That could have been simplified into just making <class> Feature into a prereq for those other ones and the <class> feature basically saying: get these two features for free.

>>9029668
That's basically what it is, bro. It was being explained to you in the framework of a class system, since you were persisting in viewing it as though it were one.

>>9029668
The only difference between what he said and what you said is perspective.

>>9029712

The use of the word class given that it seems heavily based on 4e just made it confusing. When something didn't make sense it usually worked to substitute a D&D equivalent until further reading revealed the answer. But that's what happens when trying to put together information from such a disjointed framework. My bad.

>>9029844
Yeah, it turns out that the only thing it really takes from 4e is the powers. Other than that, it's about as different as a game can be and still be d20.

Paging Dr. Mr. Stark.
>getinhere.jpg

Lets get some Pokemon rock up in this motherfucker:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSKxTqDvsas

>>9030234
You have to do this:

>Probably nobodies even working on that Pokemon game anymore.

GEE, THAT POKEMON GAME SURE IS DEAD. HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THAT DOCTOR GUY IN AGES.

>>9030234
Not him, but maybe I know what you wanted to ask him?

>>9030351

trainer HP is one that came up in this thread

>>9030351
How the fuck do you determine starting stats for trainers? And how do trainers work in combat?

>>9030367
65 points starting, think you can have a minimum of 6 as a starting stat. Dunno bout HP though.

>>9030497
>65 points starting
Ah well, I just told them 14, 13, 12, 11, 10 and 10. Think that unbalances shit too much?

>>9030553
nah that's fine especially if everyone has that.

>>9030367
>starting stats
You get some number of points to distribute as you will. No DnD style diminishing returns. I don't recall the specific number though, stand by while I search sup/tg/.
Oh, and below 8 you get -1 modifier for each point difference, rather than every other as with DnD. Positive modifiers are unchanged.

>how do trainers work in combat
What part do you not understand?

>>9030360
>trainer HP
I vaguely remember something about just being a sum... but I'm not sure. I could be getting shit mixed up with some other system or something.

>>9030615
>What part do you not understand?
Well, one of my players is a Martial Artist, I'm just not sure how they do much of anything.

>>9030615
Found it on sup/tg/, had a couple details wrong.

>65 points, wherever you want. 14 max.
>-1 Modifier for each stat point below 10
>+1 Modifier for every 2 stat points above 10

>>9030659
Um... well you attack by saying you attack someone (probably while adjacent to the target) and then do damage based on your weapon, and your proficiency with it. See the weapon proficiency file in
>>9027361

>>9030697
Ohhhh, alright, great. Didn't even see that shit in there.

>>9030367
N/A

>>9030615

I do not know why, but I seem to remember a sum as well... No basis for this that I can find but something in the back of my mind keeps yelling STR + CON for some reason... meh...

Hey, the .RAR of Trainer Features has been DL'd to the max. Could someone reload that?

>HP is found with (HP stat x 3) + Pokemon's Level.
Only thing on sup/tg/ regarding HP. You could do the same for trainers, I suppose. (using CON instead of HP stat)
I might say 2 instead of 3, and take away the level bonus.

>>9030821
This statement is false.

>>9030844
This would work. Based on the HP required for some psychic abilities, though, the numbers generated seem low.

>>9025948
Don't forget to give the players' pokemon exp for RPing.
At least until level 20 or so when RPing exp becomes negligent.

>>9030886
Sure thing, stand by. I wish someone with an account would do it though, that way we could have a permanent link and put it on 1d4chan...

>>9030911
Trainer's HP is purely CON stat x 5.
This means if you aren't training your endurance, it's not spontaneously getting stronger.

>>9030939
Oh goody!
How is HP for trainers generated?

>>9030939
>>9030963
>Dr. Mr. Stark arrives
>I have to go to bed to get four hours of sleep

>>9030947
http://rapidshare.com/files/372924529/Trainer_Stats.rar.html

>>9030911
Keep in mind that all pokemon have built in damage reduction. Using 2 times CON generates durability that a low lever ratata could easily outdo,

>>9030963
>>9030934

Figures I go to say we should multiply it by something and the great Dr shows up xD

Lord Stark, how does the breeder stay remotely useful if the party is traveling? Do bred Pokemon level fast enough to fix the gap between theirs and other trainers' Pokemon?

>>9030553
It implies that they can take a Class at level 1 without having any penalties in any stat. If you're okay with that, no big deal.

Grimdarking Pokemon?

Make the Pokemon sentient. Introduce one that has learned human speech a la Team Rocket's Meowth. Have it rally other trained Pokemon to a revolution against their human masters. Terrorism, torture, mind-rape by the Psychic-types on humans...

>>9031052
Yeah, I figured it'd be kinda weird to have the players suddenly get their title a few levels in.

>>9031036
To remain useful, the breeder needs to do breeding checks EVERY night. They will be the most successful for the check.

I'll post a few changes to the breeder in my next post.

He was heavily revamped to have a more immediate use for the party.

Hell, I'll up the most recent version of the pokedex in doc. form too.

>>9031054
All Alakazams can talk naturally.
Pokemon with a 7 in the stat for how smart they are (forgot what it's called) are more intelligent than humans. 6 are, I believe, as intelligent. Could be 5, though.

>>9031110

>>9031110
Oh, goody!

Breeder's new starting features...
>Breeder – Class Feature
Prerequisites: 13 CHA, 13 WIS
Key Abilities: Charisma, Wisdom Bonuses: +1 CHA +1 WIS
Negligent Ability: Dexterity Penalties: -2 DEX
Class Features: Egg Factory, Natural Edge

Egg Factory: Breeder Feature
Static
Target: Eggs in the possession of the Breeder.
Effect: You may make up to 7 different Breeding Checks per day; the check for Breeding is 35 instead of 25; and when making Breeding Checks, your rolls are not penalized if your Pokemon spend less then 12 hours together. Your Pokemon must still have at least 8 hours together.

Natural Edge: Breeder Feature
Daily
Target: A hatching egg.
Effect: Add half of your CHA modifier to any of the pokemon’s base stat and add half of your WIS modifier to any different base stat of the same pokemon. This becomes your pokemon’s new base stats.

(Non-Breeders may only make 1 breeding check per day)

>>9031150

>>9031150
>the check for Breeding is 35 instead of 25
What is this likely to do in terms of probability?

>>9031229
In unison with Breeders not being penalized for under 12 hours, it increase the odds of generating an egg by 15-20%

Up to 7 times per day.

>>9031264
I meant by itself, I don't really know what sort of numbers Breeders are likely to be rolling here.

Waiting with EXTREME ANTICIPATION FOR POKEMANSDEX.

>>9031301
Oh. You need the breeding rules.

Breeding:
When attempting to mate 2 pokemon, you must roll d100 when you retrieve them.
If you roll under 25, an egg is produced.
Pokemon need at least 8 hours. For every hour under 12, add 5 to their role. For every hour over 12, up to 16 hours, subtract 2 from your check.
That maximize line implies that leaving them for 12 hours improves the chances because there isn't a number added to your rolls during the breeding check. Leaving them for 16 hours subtracts 8 from the roll.
Add the difference between the two pokemon’s levels to the roll; this is the Level Difference penalty.

Is you pass the check, you have an egg. You may only make one breeding check per day.

That Feature doesn't really change anything other then making it easier to pass this check.

So, guys, I'm going to be running a game tomorrow. Any suggestions on what MUST be done in the first session?

>>9031419
Introduce one or two big players in the world. Something to shoot for. Obviously one of them should be a regional professor. Maybe make them cross by Red or Sapphire without letting players know who it is. Just let those NPCs give them something that would prove useful but isn't a one time use thing.

>>9031347
Okay. I'm the guy been giving out second-hand information in this thread, but breeding is the thing I know least about, pretty much.

So when a pokemon hatches, it's level one, and has the stats seen in Pokemon_Base_Stats.xls, right?

How is the length of time until hatching determined?

Does the new pokedex have actual description strings a la actual pokedex entries?
The POKEDEX.doc currently on 1d4chan does not.

>>9031488
Yes those are the BASE Stats at level one. Those Base stats are for GM's eyes only.

The hatching time varies per pokemon and is detailed in the dex that I'm TRYING to upload right now. Megaupload is being a bitch so i'm finding something else.

>>9031544
Despite the bitching it occasionally attracts, I have never had a problem with Rapidshare.

Here's the most recent version of the pokedex in .doc form.
It's only missing the biologies. I'm working on those now. Capabilities will be put up another day since it's not coherent at the moment. Sorry.

You'll find egg hatching times in this doc.

The bestiary isn't meant to be casually read, only once you've pokedexed a pokemon can players see the pokemon's bestiary entry.

At least that's the idea.

Everything in the bestiary entry can be read once the pokemon has been pokedexed.

Legendaries are in this version but they will be moved to the GM's book once the final Beta is out.

http://rapidshare.com/files/372934470/THE_POKEDEX_FINAL.doc.zip.html

10 times. Someone re-up this somewhere if you can please.

>>9031544
Mediafire?

>>9031635
I could, but it would just be 10 times again. I'm hoping someone will come along who can permanently upload the trainer features too.

>>9031635
Thanks for that, mah nigguh.

The hatcher's starting features have also been revamped.

>Hatcher – Advanced Feature
Prerequisites: Breeder, Hatched at least 7 Eggs, Egg Hatcher
Ability Bonus: Charisma Bonuses: +1 CHA
Class Features: This Is How You Do It, Son, Egg Advantage

This Is How You Do It, Son: Hatcher Feature
Static
Target: A Pokemon you’ve hatched, within at least 2 meters of one of its parents.
Effect: When the parent Pokemon gains Experience Points, instead it gains half of the experience points it would have gained, then the target gains the other half of the experience points. If both parents of a particular target are nearby, you may only use This Is How You Do It, Son’s Effect once.

Egg Advantage: Hatcher Feature
Daily
Target: A hatching egg.
Effect: Your CHA modifier halved is X. The hatching pokemon learns up to X Egg Moves, regardless of its parents’ move sets. These Egg Moves are decided at random. You can only have one instance of any attack. If a pokemon has fewer Egg Moves then X modifier, they learn all of their Egg Moves.

>Grass-types
>Herbivorous
Does...does that make them cannibals?

>>9031692
Hell yes. Nuzlocke challenge. I'm going to do one of those runs myself in the summer after Beta's out. I'm taking a long break from working on this game once Beta's available. At least until September.

But, over the summer I'll be releasing another Tabletop Adventures game that we've been working on. It'll be a really quick pick up and play style game great for one-shot story sessions.

>>9031794
Maybe.

>But, over the summer I'll be releasing another Tabletop Adventures game that we've been working on. It'll be a really quick pick up and play style game great for one-shot story sessions.
>But, over the summer I'll be releasing another Tabletop Adventures game that we've been working on.
>another Tabletop Adventures game
Do elaborate, good sir.

>>9031863
My group has decided its going to be a surprise. It'll be a single small rules pdf.
I can promise you it'll have your nostalgia gears grinding and it'll get you to grab some things from your closet you haven't seen in years. If you still have them from your childhood.

>>9031940

Animorphs?

How does nature affect stats in this game?

>>9031974
Just like in the vidya. One stat is raised, one is lowered.

So... anyone know a link to where I can download these books?

>>9031984
2 points actually.
Changes the base relations completely.

>>9031991
http://1d4chan.org/wiki/Pokemon_Tabletop_Adventures
The only cohesive book is there.

Pokedex is linked here:
>>9031635

Some other class stuff is linked here:
>>9030992

None of this is complete or cohesive. It's all alpha notes.

>>9031703

Mr. Stark. Holy. Fucking. Shit.

I love this. And it's only Pre-alpha. I hope and pray you get this done. And if you are looking for people to help, I would love to try my hand.

>>9032055

Ah OK. Anyone know when a decent beta should be coming out?

>>9032069
Late Spring, Early Summer

>>9032069
Late Spring, early Summer.

Axiom is the only reason why it'll be out that soon. He is single handedly typesetting/editing the player's handbook.

If it weren't for him it'd probably be out October-December.

>>9032201
I facepalm'd and laughed at the pic. And gotta say, thanks for all of the help Axiom.

I cast enlarge self

I'm curious...if shit is starting to look grim for my party during the first session and I want some fucking awesome dude to be there, who should it be?

>>9032395
Either Misty, Random Elite Four on vacation, or Red.

>>9032395
Girls in the party, make it Gold. All guys in the party, make it Green.

Gold can be lecherous for a laugh, Green is so badass he becomes an immediate role model.

>>9032429
>>9032429

Hell, Green for anyone. He's the best!

>>9032489
Green is a girl.

>>9032621
Japan's Green is our Blue.

>>9032429
Meant for Stark lol. Gotta love the typos.

>>9032643
Ok then ignore me. I got em mixed up.

This is Blue.

Green, who looks like Gary, is the guy. Its been retconned in the English versions of the games too, so now Japan's Green is our Green too.

>>9032726
Well, it's getting late and I think I feel my brain oozing out of my skull after that tidbit. I'm calling it a night.

>>9032726
>Its been retconned in the English versions of the games too, so now Japan's Green is our Green too.

>>9033121
You know what. I just looked it up and I'm wrong. They left Green as Blue for the american release. So we'll continue to be confused about this forever.

>>9033251
Wait, now I'm confused... which blue is left as green?

>>9033262
Japan:
Green is the one that looks like Gary
Blue is seen here >>9031703

English, or at least the north american release:
Blue is the one that looks like Gary
Green, or Leaf, is seen here >>9031703

This is a confusing problem because they didn't rename the characters. They switched them.

So... you built the Pokemon RPG... in a cave with scraps?

>>9033287
It's not that confusing, because we are speaking English, and not Japanese. If they retconned it, each would have to names associated with them, and it would be a huge clusterfuck, rather than a minor discrepancy.

>>9033287
Man, Giovanni is so strong and cool.

>>9033287
Just read that comic. Heartwarming.

>>9031635
So can someone reupload this?

I'm just dumping random images a bit here...

>>9033571
I'm on it, but it's taking its sweet time uploading.

>>9033806
ffffffff

Hopefully it gets up before I pass out.

>>9033845

Hater's gonna hate.

Well, guess I'll dump some shit in the meantime.

>>9026224
As a random note, if you're gonna do raptors in pokemon, use Weaviles. Seriously, read the dex entries on those things.

>>9033806
http://rapidshare.com/files/372978908/THE_POKEDEX_FINAL.doc.html

>>9033956
Much thanks anon. Time for me to pass out then.

Anyone have that re-envisioning of scyther as a ninja chick using a pair of hand blades?

>>9034005
I don't, but it was posted on /po/ recently, so it's probably still there if you care enough to go digging through a whole board for it.

>>9034026
Any idea what the OP thread image is?

Commencing Pokemon Kanji alt art. 1/4

Blessed be, but I do believe there is a cross dimensional wind in here.

>>9034037
2/4 These only go through the second generation, but if you ask me, those are the important ones anyway.

>>9034051
3/4 Man I love me some incest manga. But the one girl looks like me ex. Am sad.

>>9034060
4/4 Fin. You can repay me in good will towards threads you're not following.

>>9034074
Why is miltank covered in vaginas?

>>9034005
No Scyther, have this Skarmory.

DOES THIS LOOK TO YOU LIKE A GUY WHO CAN BE STOPPED?

>>9034241

What are they discussing here? Their own Elite 4?

Srsly guys we have a good thread here, lets try to keep it alive.

>>9034300
Holy shit is dat sum Flannery? MOAR.

I wanted to post this in picture form, but the images are too big and cutting them down to manageable size would be too much effort. So, have a link.

http://www.nofna.com/index2.php?chapter=Pika

>>9035294
What the fuck did I just read?

>>9035294
wow. that was... intense.

>>9038068
>>9039116

The funny thing is, it's an April Fools comics. It is awesome any way.

Bonus points for people who realized that the two moon runes that Pikachu utters in the stadium are "Pi" and "Ka".

Anyone know how to determine the XP value of enemy Pokemon?

>>9033956

that one ran out too. can someone post it to mediafire or some other host that doesn't limit d/ls?

>>9039550
I remember stark saying something about an exp value that each pokemon has, you just multiply the pokemon's exp value by their level and that's the exp drop.

>>9039746

Do you think it might be the level difference or the flat level of the opponent.

>>9039791
Probably flat level, otherwise you couldn't get exp from pokemon you're a higher level then. Which would be dumb because weaker pokemon can still take out stronger pokemon if the type advantage allows.

>>9033956
DAMN YOU SLEEP.
I started just before Stark showed up, and now the Pokedex needs re-up.

SOMEOEN FILL ME IN ON THIS SHIT!?!? THERES A FUCKING POKEMON RPG?? WHERE THE FUCK DO I FIND THE BOOKS

bump in hopes of someone re-uploading the Completed Dex

>>9040143
1d4chan - Pokemon Tabletop Adventures

also BAMP for 'dex

Didn't think it'd survive this long.
Tell you what folks, I'll re-up the pokedex, but I can't right now. I have to leave to eat and then get to work. I can upload it there, but that won't be for another 2 hours.

>>9040143
They aren't done yet. It's in alpha. Beta will be out this spring or really early summer.

See you in a bit, /tg/

>>9040421
>another 2 hours

ready...set...wait!

>>9040421
2 HOURS?

I can upload the completed Pokedex rar.

>>9040694

really?

>>9040826
No.

>>9040894
>>9040826
>>9040694
samefag?

if final were done, Mr. Stark would have said something like that.

http://rapidshare.com/files/373157209/THE_POKEDEX_FINAL.doc.zip.html

Get it while it's hot, faggots

>>9041106

shit's legit as far as I can tell.

reupped to mediafire for no limits and permanent if there's one download per 30 days.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/yhrgfn2lcij/THE_POKEDEX_FINAL.doc.zip

well i guess i won't be needing to upload it again then.

Thank you
>>9041357
>>9041106

>>9039838
>>9039746
The EXP per level is in Poke'mon_List.xls, along with capture rate.

This is presumably a GM's-eyes-only type of thing.

>I leave
>Dr. Mr. Stark leaves, thread turns to shit

>I come back
>Dr. Mr. Stark comes back

>>9042627
Yes.

>>9042654
If you never leave. Stark may never leave.

So...
I'm just curious. How would you resolve a combat between a trainer and a pokemon?

>>9042803
Rounds:
During the start of each round, Trainers have their turns first. Refer to a trainer's DEX stat to see which trainers go first.

During their turn, a trainer can make a Trainer Action, Issue a Command and Shift.
Trainer Actions are;
Using a feature.
Using the Pokedex.
Using an item.
Returning/Sending Out a Pokemon.
Making a Trainer Attack.

Shifting is moving. Trainer can move 5 meters or 5 spaces per round, adding (or subtracting) DEX modifer.

Issuing a command is telling your pokemon what to do during that round. If you use a Poke Ball, this counts as your "Issue a Command" for that round. You pokemon may still Shift by they may not use a Move.

Speed determines the order that pokemon move during the round after the trainer turns are done.

During a pokemon's turn (the pokemon you issued a command to), They may use a Move and Shift.

Moves are what each pokemon have to use as attacks/buffs etc. during their turn.

Shifting is how much that pokemon can move during the round referring to the pokemon's Speed Capabilities.

>>9042960
Is speed -> move a direct transfer?

When a trainer is hit, they have no defenses unless they have a Feature that gives them some. They will take whatever damage is rolled by the attacker.

If a Trainer hits a pokemon, if it is with a Move apply the relevant Defense. If it is with a weapon, apply the pokemon's Defense stat to it.

To hit with a Trainer attack that is not a Move, the accuracy check is 6.

>>9043097
That is, can a pokemon move squares equal to his speed, or is move determined in some less direct manner?

>>9043097
I don't understand your question, and the reason why is because of Speed being a stat for Pokemon and Moves are the attacks that pokemon can learn.

>>9043193
How do accuracy checks work?

>>9043252
How do you derive the distance which a pokemon may cause it self to be displaced by shifting?

>>9043284

I think you're supposed to use the capabilities values for that. Overland and things like that. The numbers are number of squares.

>>9043669
Which numbers?

>>9043220
Each pokemon Shifts (that is the terminology for moving on the board in Pokemon Tabletop Adventures) according to their capabilities.

Those are found in each pokemon's pokedex entries; but it means nothing without the capabilities. I'll get those up soon.

>>9043759
Pokedex:
>Bulbasaur
>Capabilities: Overland 4, Surface 1, Jump 3

1d4chan:
>Overland 1-Overland 10: This is a scale, accompanied with a meters per turn speed, given to each pokemon where Overland 1 is given to Slowpoke and Overland 7 is given to Suicune.

>>9043864
>Overland 7 is given to Suicune.
>Overland 1-Overland 10
>There are three levels of speed above Suicune

MADNESS

Overland - Speed Capability
Overland is a Speed Capability that defines how quickly the Pokemon moves while on dry land. After the word Overland, in the Capabilities listing, a number from 1 to 10 should be listed. The number paired with the Overland Keyword corresponds with a value representing how much the Pokemon can Shift during a round of combat. It also matches with an average speed to be used outside of battle.
Overland Value - Shift Value per Round- Average Speed
Overland 1 -1 meter per round - 0.3 mph - 0.5 km/h
Overland 2 -3 meters per round - 4 mph - 6.4 km/h
Overland 3 -6 meters per round - 10 mph - 16 km/h
Overland 4 -10 meters per round - 15 mph - 24 km/h
Overland 5 -15 meters per round -20 mph - 32 km/h
Overland 6 -20 meters per round -35 mph - 56 km/h
Overland 7 -25 meters per round - 50 mph - 80 km/h
Overland 8 -30 meters per round -100 mph - 160 km/h
Overland 9 - 40 meters per round - 400 mph - 645 km/h
Overland 10 -75 meters per round - 1,000 mph - 8,050 km/h

spaces on a board can be used interchangeably with meters.

>>9044059
You realize that Mew is actually faster than Suicune, right?

Is Deoxys-S the only one with a full 10, or are there others?

When your Speed's combat stages are raised twice (Agility), your speed capabilities are all raised 1 level.

Speed capabilities are going to be on the GM's screen for quick reference. Also with statuses, and each pokemon's base stats/capture rates/exp drop (hopefully).

I believe the GM's screen is going to have 5 sections, 4 folds. I'm sure anyone interested can slap it on cardboard with your favorite pictures on the back.

>>9045185
Deoxys S and Arceus are the only with Overland 10.

>>9045403
Neat.

So when figuring out move speeds, how much of "alright, does this make the poke otherwise impractical or silly" did you take into account? Say, giving Geodude a fly speed because it's sometimes shown as just floating around or Garchomp one, despite it not having anything that implies it flies aside from pokedex info?

>>9045462
Geodude has Sky 1

Sky is a Speed Capability that defines how quickly the Pokemon moves while flying, floating or levitating. After the word Sky, in the Capabilities listing, a number from 1 to 10 should be listed. The number paired with the Sky Keyword corresponds with a value representing how much the Pokemon can Shift during a round of combat in the air. It also matches with an average speed to be used outside of battle. If a Pokemon has the keyword Sky, it can propel itself of the ground for at least 5 minutes off the ground at a time. If a Pokemon learns the Move Fly and does not have the Sky Capability, they gain Sky 1. If they already have the Sky Capability, the Sky value is raised 1.
Sky Value -Shift Value per Round -Average Speed
Sky 1 - 1 meter per round - 0.3 mph - 0.5 km/h
Sky 2 -3 meters per round - 4 mph - 6.4 km/h
Sky 3 - 6 meters per round - 10 mph - 16 km/h
Sky 4 - 10 meters per round - 15 mph - 24 km/h
Sky 5 - 15 meters per round - 20 mph - 32 km/h
Sky 6 - 20 meters per round -35 mph - 56 km/h
Sky 7 - 25 meters per round - 50 mph - 80 km/h
Sky 8 - 30 meters per round - 100 mph - 160 km/h
Sky 9 -40 meters per round - 400 mph - 645 km/h
Sky 10 -75 meters per round -1,000 mph - 8,050 km/h

>>9045135
If 1 meter = 1 square, won't anything faster than Suicune be impractical at max speed?
Hell, even 25 squares is pushing it.

>>9045728
Not if it is pokemon who are fighting each other at the same Speed. Naturally, if the pokemon completely outclasses the pokemon in Speed, they won't need all the movement - it just means they can get anywhere on the field each turn. It also means, if they have ranged attacks, they can kite.

How practical is using more than one pokemon?
Of course it would be banned in tournaments and the like, but I don't think there's any reason you can't throw out your whole team to battle a couple of Team Rocket goons.

And what's the max size of your team? Is still an arbitrary "only six" limit or can you have as many as you can carry (in pokeballs, of course)?

>>9046007
6 is the regulation size of a team. It is very impractical to have multiple pokemon out since you can only issue one command per round, unless you have the Dual Wielding Feature, but then you can still only issue two commands per round.

Rocket goons will have similar problems so while they'll be dirty about battling, they won't have their whole team out either.

>>9046267
>regulation
How much meaning does this word have? I assume it means you can't bring more than six pokemon to a tournament or gym, but does it have any meaning outside official battles? Would Rocket goons have a dozen or more pokemon on their teams?

>>9045926
That Treecko looks so lonely...;_;

>>9045926
Does Silver (I think that's Silver, anyway; the one with red hair) have a boner?

>>9046298
Pokemon League sets that 6 man standard. Poke Balls, registered to your Trainer ID won't work until you've opened a Pokemon storage account with PC.

If you get around it, and are caught, you could have your Trainer license revoked. I guess. Just settings suggestions.

Rocket, again, may have more the 6, maybe, but still will have a problem if you're targeting them and not their pokemon, as they will be doing to you.

>>9046488
>if you're targeting them and not their pokemon, as they will be doing to you.
This just made me think of something: What happens when a trainer's hitpoints are reduced to 0? Death? Unconsciosness? And what happens to Pokemon that haven't been returned to their pokeballs when their trainers run out of HP?

Tangentially related: If you steal a pokeball, would the pokemon within obey you? Or do they have some loyalty to their trainer beyond that instilled by the pokeball?

Ran a session today, it was...okay? I guess. Didn't really feel it.

Players went to a graduation day 2 v 2 tournament and ended up hooking up with two NPC trainers. The martial artist with the Mawile teamed up with a spoiled girl with a Snubull, while the Breeder with his Totodile ended up partnering with a lax, black artist guy with a Smeargle.

An ambitious NPC (kind of a bitch, thinking of making her a rival) originally almost had the Breeder team up with her, since she wanted her Vulpix to be with a water type, but then he realized how much of a bitch she was and turned her down, causing her to rage.

After a bit of roleplaying, (we wasted a LOT of time) the tournament started up, and that's where I had a few regrets.

First of all, I had all the players start with flat level one Pokemon, and just about every trainer had level one Pokemon. The trainer with the Mawile was fortunate when I rolled off on the random first round encounters: a generic pair of fuck-ups that had gone to the wild and caught a Rattata and Pigey, which she and her friend thoroughly destroyed.

After that, I saw that I REALLY fucked up for a random team. The fight was Totadile and Smeargle vs. Nosepass and Geodude. Holy fuck. Totadile and Smeargle destroyed the Geodude because the two crit him (Smeargle sketched tackle). Nosepass then proceeded to beat Smeargle unconscious and go ahead and molest Totadile, who had tried to Leer Nosepass around the battlefield so that he could go in for the kill, but he fucked up in his positioning.

>>9046663
The other player will obviously continue, and I'm going with
>>9026550
The BBEG is taking the "Berserk Gene" a substance found in the waters near Cerulean Cave, and having a hostage member of the PokeCenter Corps infect Pokemon with it. Not sure what I can do to occupy the time of the Breeder now that he has lost, though I'm contemplating a way to get him back in the game. (Maybe kidnap the girl to test the Berserk Gene on a human, opening up a spot on the player's team?)

Someone wanted moar Flannery? Fine

>>9027987
Holy shit, Wonder Woman would make an awesome trainer

>>9028127
Come on, isn't 13 a little young to be traveling with a 22 and 27 year old?

Also, when the fuck will Ash fight his deadbeat dad?

Is there some unwritten law that if a thread goes on long enough, eventually it descends into pictures of sexy ladies?

>>9047612
I support the idea that Lance is Ash's dad.

So yeah.

>>9047738

No, but it will eventually reach a discussion about Hitler.

Shi~

>>9047741
And Pokemon Live! supports the idea that his dad is Giovanni.

>>9047769
I support that too.

They're both his dad.

I could've sworn Giovanni was always Ash's dad.

His dad is going to be neither of the two, unfortunately.

>>9047877
No, that's just one of those weird fan theories that spring up every once in a while.

Do you need to have three Magnemites to get a Magneton?

>>9048025
>>9047877
An event involving Celebi in HG/SS confirms that the gen2 rival is Giovanni's son.

Yeah didn't Pokemon Live have Ash's mom kinda wild and gangsta in her younger days?

>>9048680
No idea, but I know she dated Giovanni in it.

So goddamned cute...

Cant find anythign else Flannery like except for my more...explicit.

Post?

>>9049399
Sure as sure.

>>9048235
No. The evolution from magnemite into magneton is actually two cancerous growths that stabilize and become the rest of the pokemon's body.

>>9051294
>cancerous
This is an occasion where Pokemon does not need additional grimdark. What's wrong with just reproducing buy budding?

sigh

I think I'll give this a bump before I turn in, just to be on the safe side.

>>9056493
Oh, we're passed the bump limit. Never mind then.

Does anyone have that image which is basically a huge wall of text, and it talks about how every episode after like the second one is just Ash dreaming in a coma, cause when he got struck by lighting, it had put him into a coma.

And it went into great detail talking about how things in the show support this idea. That Ash is in a coma dreaming about the adventures he has with Pikachu and friends.

>>9056691
Nope, but I have a Livejournal link.

http://community.livejournal.com/pokemon/1575631.html