Countdown to NNWM 2012 − 9 Days!

[ladyseishou]

9 days until the start of NNWM


Write from what you know into what you don't know.

— Grace Paley



How is the setting of your story similar to your
everyday world? How is it different, Nano Writer?

Comments

[eien_herrison]

Thanks :) I'm heading back to the RBY years (Gen 1 and in Kanto) but with information from all the generations all the way up to gen 5 (BW/BW2). The only bit I'm having trouble with at the moment is adapting natures in to the story -- natures raise one stat and lower another (e.g. a pokemon with the bold nature has its defense raised 10% but attack lowered 10%) which is all well and good in the games, but a bit more tricky to put in to the story.

[ladyseishou]

I think I understand what you're saying... it will be hard to have your Pokemon's behavior come across "naturally" without the stats flashing out over their head so that the reader gets it, maybe? I would assume (as a reader) that something like defense and attack are intertwined and that you could show that (especially in relationship with another Pokemon) but not to the extent of feeling that it was ten percent better. Maybe you could add an expert to your party who can assess Pokemon skills and tell us as well as your other characters... ? My apologies if I have spoken out of turn...

[eien_herrison]

It's fine :) I think for now I'm just going to avoid describing it in much detail and just have a "some pokemon are faster/have higher defense/have higher attack than others". I've got everything else worked out (HP is health, PP is the energy it takes to attack [high PP = lots of energy = fewer chances to use that attack], the type of attacks) so it's not urgent, just a little annoying.