Explaining Unusual Concepts

Damn it.

Nothing?

well it's a wordbuilding question.
Think of how it would affect trade if the sea was unsailable without a wizard and you have an island complex

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How can a sapient species exist that use a typical herd dynamic in groups ie a single male has breeding rights to a large number of females until he gets deposed by another male.

You can choose whatever level of technological advancement you want but a timeline of how their group dynamic works across multiple technological/societal advances would be interesting

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>>52375755
Concept: why, in-setting, do Pokemon only KO at worst? It seems to affect humans as well as Pokemon (Team Rocket never dies from the effects of a Pokemon attack, despite being thrown high into the air and crashing down hard). On the other hand, humans seem to be able to kill Pokemon, considering there've been several references to dishes made of Pokemon in both anime and games.

>>52377343
Adding onto that: think about what might have to be true about a world where the sea is unsailable without a wizard.
>Is it because of forces of nature, hostile creatures, the technology used, or legislation?
>>Forces of nature: does this make wizards who specialize in fire- and earth-based magic less valuable, as they can't help as much to quell storms and waves?
>>Hostile creatures: could a particularly skilled non-wizard also defend a ship? If so, perhaps there might be legends or a legendary warrior who possessed enough skill and power to do so reliably. If not, that leads into stuff like "why are sea monsters more likely to be immune to non-magic attacks?"
>>Technology available: is it like a magic-powered ship, that just keeps a wizard along for maintenance? Are they the power supply? Maybe there are no strong enough winds or currents, requiring a wizard or a lot more brute manpower to generate propulsion.
>>Legislation: why would such a restriction be put into place (we need to lower wizarding unemployment)? Is it an archaic yet persistent law from centuries ago, now accepted as culture?
>Does this apply only to large bodies of water?
>>Can a town across a lake from another town paddle across without magical aid, or is the more reliable route to walk around?
>>Do bridges work? Do they need to be enchanted?

>>52378578
The manga has Pokemon killing the shit out of each other. Koga's Arbok getting sliced in half early on sets the tone that this shit can be lethal. Also why Lavender Town is full of pokecorpses and graves.

If you wanted to make some weird noodly reason for it based on the anime, I'd just say because they're digital and can't really die. Humans can kill pokemon because they turn off the safeties I guess and eat... digital meats.

>>52378578
Wild and raging forces of nature+ hostile dangerous creatures
There is no magitech
There are also many dangerous ghosts of those slain at sea cause the god of said archipelagos is also the god of lost souls and of the vainly lost( in relatively coastal towns it's used to give the unwanted bodies to the ocean)

>>52378616
>I'd just say because they're digital and can't really die.
This was my first thought too.

>>52378908
>Wild and raging forces of nature+ hostile dangerous creatures
This is what I figured.