Pokemon Fanfiction General and Writethread

Updated fics:
traipsingexodus's chapter 2 of Only Viridian.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12134785/2/Only-Viridian

And that's it.

>>28866461
Think you should of added in the google doc page for the si-fi "colab"

But then again I'm not the one in charge so don't look at me.

>>28866499
oh someone's interested in doing a collab? Care to point to me the details?

>>28866405
>tott
I have one huge back burner fic that takes place in Meiji-era Yokohama that I've done a metric ton of research for over the past four years. Clothing, cultural shift, political shift, all that good stuff.

>>28866559
Yeah something like that. The google doc page explaining it is here https://go[deletethis]o.gl/Sgy[deletethis]F3a

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>>28866677
>that url

>>28866677
why not just post the whole link instead of the shortcut?

Tott:
if its a subject i dont know then i do shittons of research, sometimes in the middle of writing too.

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>>28866405
A decent amount I think, thought last thread has shown me that I don't do quite enough. Generally speaking, I haven't written anything that requires a huge amount of research, but any time something comes up I'm even remotely unsure about I google the shit out of it.

Like horse noises. I didn't know they made so many.

Oh boy...

Guys I decided to cancel my male florges due to lost interest. Instead decided to go for a different story. Sorry for the inconvenience.

>>28868688
same idea here, i had no idea how many different pieces of shit made up a crew for an old timer ship

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>>28866405
>How much research do you go into when planning out fics, wing it or google-fu like no tomorrow?
Eeehhh.
For BStF the most research I did was for Michael's boats, especially since they're based on IRL models (a Selene trawler in the 45-49 model range for the main vessel and an AB DLX11 for the dinghy).

A lot of the details of operating and handling watercraft I know from experience - slightly smaller than those - but it was instructive to go look up all the specs and hard numbers for the models I chose to write about so I could see how I'd have to tweak them.

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>>28869908
Playing tabletop impressed on me just how many people a ship *actually* needs. Good thing spells like Unseen Crew and Skeleton Crew exist or we'd be up shit creek without a paddle. Probably more literally than we'd have liked.

>>28870246
Are you in the navy or summat?

>>28870332
No, but I grew up on and around boats. Family thing. I got my watercraft license before my driver's license.

Like I've said before, BStF is a bit of a writing-process experiment for me. I figured if I was going to do that I should make it as easy for myself as possible, factor in as little foreign knowledge as I could.

You know what they say; write what you know.

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Request male guy and female Heliolisk just married fic... NSFW or SFW ok

>>28866405
>TOTT
I've yet to write much fanfiction that requires a lot of online research, but in general, when I write about something I'm unfamiliar with, I tend to look it up and try to learn about it so it doesn't end up sounding wrong. Problem is, there's a lot of things I'm unfamiliar with. They say you should write what you know, like Ee4ee just mentioned, but I've lived such a boring life that the only thing I know is that I know nothing.

>>28866405
Anything about ultra beasts yet or is everyone patiently waiting until more info?

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Give me an Alola mon and I will write a story about it.

It's going to be NSFW so prepare yourselves.

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>TOTT

>>28870884
A __male Lurantis.

>>28870562
Just do plenty of research then; research is pretty fun if you've got an idea that's very engaging to you. Could be worse too, you could always know shit you'd rather not. Then again, that builds character. Silver linings I guess.

>>28870905
That must've been a wild ride Mimiga.

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>>28870925
Challenge accepted.

>>28870905
thats pretty hip...
F a m

So I'm working on the next Flash platinum and I'm wondering, What's the most degrading thing you can call someone you look down on?

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>>28871279
Fagola

>>28871307
Kitty0706 has been dead for nearly two years

>>28871330
Shit has it really been that long?

>>28867828
That was the link that got posted last thread.

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>>28871330
these are dark times indeed

>>28871279
fucking wretch

>>28871279
Cotton-headed ninnymuggins

Any good gothitelle fics?

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>>28871279
The worst thing to call someone is nothing, because that implies they're worth your time to acknowledge them and address them.
Not that I would know about that or anything.

>>28872502
Martyrdom is the most insulting form of death, just as willful passivity is the most effective at spitefulness.

Bump of the question:

If you made a pokephilia slice of life story what will it be about?

>>28871279

>What's the most degrading thing you can call someone you look down on?

It's hard to come up with something degrading if we don't know who exactly it is you look down on.

Insults like "fucking wretch" don't have any impact because they're general, all-purpose insults -- there's nothing personal about them, and so they're easy to shrug off.

The most degrading way to address someone is to draw attention to a major fault they have (and maybe don't know they have) or to bring up an insecurity, etc.

>>28873006
guy is a normal everyday business man, however in his spare time he kidnaps and rapes pokemon. he's a real sick fuck, he challenges trainers with his team of psychics with the intent of knocking out the pokemon then hypnotizing the trainer into watching him fuck their pokemon. but this is only a spare time thing. he has to balance his normal side with his sick side and all the while try not to be caught.

>>28873006
travelling trainer, at least one bro pokemon who the trainer doesn't fuck and a companion who is still blissfully unaware.
starts out as fucking whatever pokemon he/she can but then forms a connection with one and sticks with it.
one of the champions is a pokephile with their ace, most obvious would be cynthia with garchomp and diantha with gardevoir but could go for yuks and have steven with metagross or alder with volcarona.

>>28873168
>travelling trainer, at least one bro pokemon who the trainer doesn't fuck and a companion who is still blissfully unaware.
>forms a connection with one and sticks with it.

>The one they form a connection with is the blissfully unaware companion's lead

>>28871279
A Leaf

>>28873006
It would be exactly what The Errant's Hearth is about. Jo and Vio living in Sinnoh, where they can be as coupley as they want to be while Jo does his research work. The issue here is while I usually am brimming with slice of life shit I can write about I'm not too sure what to have next chapter be about. Probably going to browse through a map of the region and think over what'd be interesting.

>>28873168
>Steven with Metagross
>Watch me fuck this tank
>Clang
>Clang
>Clang

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>>28873339
Funny premise until the companion decides it's time to split up. Then the companion's lead is caught between loyalty, love, and the law.

>>28873741
Now you see why I don't write slice of life.
Interesting plots keep getting in the way...

>>28873006
Guy constantly makes love to his pokemon (which pokemon is up for debate) in a time when doing so is Illegal. Push comes to shove he risked it one to many times and gets caught by some random guy in his apartment building. This guy holds the trainer's reputation at stake, and drags him into the mob business. Eventually after a few hustles the trainer becomes braver and braver, becoming stronger than the random joe.
Mob tries to make a point to him, kills his pokemon lover, turning the story from "alright ill do what you want just fuck off after" to full Drive act 3 mode.

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So how does adoption work in the Mystery Dungeon 'verse? I'm asking after having played Super and thinking about the two dad's.

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anyone can recommend me joke/weird trainer x pokémon nsfw fics?

things like trainer boning metagross, steelix, slugma, wailord etc

other than that nothing with weird fetishes like vore or piss

>>28876932
There's no governments as far as we know.
If you see a child half dead in a dungeon, its your responsibility now.

>>28877713

hell no, the world's too cutthroat to be taking in random ferals and strays, especially ones that might not survive until adulthood

honestly wanna-be rescue team parents are better off asking local tribes/villages if they can adopt one of their newborns and train them to be a fighter, I'd assume this would be an appealing option to many Pokemon because the guilds tend to be some of the most stable/predation-free areas in existence

bufu

>>28878636
>hilda doesn't have to worry about the perils of toothy blowjobs

So /vpwt/, are you ready to be erased from existence by announcement hype again?
T - 45h

>>28877713
Makes sense, but I'm sure they have to worry that they aren't letting in some Pokémon who disguises itself. Zorua/Zoroark are probably a danger for that, and plenty of Ghost types have probably hurt lots of worried adults.

>>28878828
So Guild areas would be like the Monastery fortress compared to the Pokétowns? Would feral Pokémon who are injured try to drop off their children near there?

>>28881459
Maybe it will give some of these peeps an excuse to write something

>>28881754
You kidding me? We're not gonna see a fic updste for four days. Nobody wants to post to a doomed thread

Tott: depends if it's a NSFW fic or not. The one time I did a Vivillon story I wanted it to be anatomically correct, so I looked up butterfly genitals and did research on how butterflies mated for about an hour or two. If I write about topics I've little to no knowledge of, I usually do a little homework also, but most of the time I just write and see where the ship sails.

>>28881895
See >>28866461 there are never updsten

>>28882236
We've had plenty of updates in every thread for quite awhile now. Having a small lull in publishing isn't really a big deal.

page 9 bump

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>>28881475

A monastery fortress seems like an apt comparison, though I'd classify them more as a band of mercenaries or a knightly order rather than a religious organization (though rescue guilds centered around legendary worship aren't entirely unheard of). Most guilds are self-governing entities but cooperate with local towns and villagers out of a mutual need for survival- the guild needs food and supplies and the town needs protection from bandits and thieves, and the trade between the two groups ensures sustained economic growth. In spite of this, for all but the most powerful/talented rescue teams life can remain pretty financially tight. After payments for food, housing repairs, supplies and of course the guild's cut, there's very little left for additional mouths to feed. Successful guilds tend to be very good at sharing resources between themselves when need arises and will aggressively defend their members and territory from any perceived outside threat.

What this all means is that any ferals intelligent enough to know about a guild's existence and function would more than likely avoid getting anywhere near it in the first place. Ferals tend to stick out due to their "wild" appearance and speech patterns, so they would likely be prime targets for a guard who happened to feel particularly irritable/aggressive that day. If a feral managed to dump one of their young on a guild's doorstep without consequence, the most likely response would be that the guild leadership is informed and attempts to either find the child's parents or try to find some villagers willing to take in an orphan. Kecleon merchants in particular are always in need of additional escorts and workers, so barring a shopkeeper or villager willing to take them in a difficult but relatively stable life in a trader caravan may be the only option to these Pokemon available.

>>28881475

The odds of a guild outright adopting a strange feral child themselves is extremely slim due to limited resources and the fact that many experienced fighters are often looking to join guilds and take up what limited space they have available. While random ferals joining a guild as a pup are highly unlikely, local villagers and wealthy travelers with connections to a guild's leadership can arrange an apprenticeship for their youth. This process avoids all of the issues guilds typically have with adopting random young recruits because these Pokemon can be assigned to volunteer teams who would be most effective at raising them and their care would be directly funded through the guild treasury or through the a large sum of Poke given by the parents.

Guilds can always use more highly motivated guards/enforcers, and there is nothing more effective at developing a Pokemon into that role than rigorous training starting a very young age. Given that these "adoptees" tend to have no life perspective outside of the guild other than the vague knowledge that their parents left them, they are likely to be extremely loyal to their new guardians and will push themselves hard to reach the demanding standards most successful rescue guilds keep.

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>>28866677
Question regarding the sci-fi stuff, would it make more sense to have the different types of Pokémon come from different planets? Like Grass and Water types come from verdant worlds, Fire types come from Volcanic worlds, but Ghost and Dark types might just give a fleet as their place of origin.

New chapter of Flash Platinum is out.

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12024240/10/Pokemon-Flash-Platinum

Last one until S&M release

>>28885685
I feel like it might be a mix, with some planets supporting many types and others just a few. After all, the only life-bearing planet that we know of the canon is populated by all types, so we know that a planet supporting all types is possible. There would probably be some worlds like that, as well as others with more homogeneous climates that therefore only support one or a handful of types.

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>>28887556
>One planet with all the Pokémon
Clearly, there must be some anomaly nearby that causes space ships to crash on that planet.


Do you think there'd be some discrimination between those born on planets versus those born in space habitat? It would definitely cause some differences in priorities, and even techniques available?

>>28888321
I'd imagine there wouldn't be much overt discrimination so much as a general idea that spacers are better at certain things versus colonists. Pokemon born and raised floating among the stars are probably better at understanding how to act on ships (duh) as well as fight in them, are more capable of handling themselves in confined spaces, are familiar with ship tech, etc.

Pokemon raised on terra firma then are more likely to know how to fight on more open ground, understand terrestrial life, do all the shit that they already do in current canon, etc.

Just my two cents though.

Seems like a slow day for the thread. I wonder if the looming trailer is scaring everyone off.

>>28890577
Mostly getting ready for school and work stuff.

The Mystery Dungeon in space stuff gets some bites. Why not ask a question, something you think might spark discussion.

>>28890577
Finally have time to myself for the first time since Wednesday. Writing BStF!
this is the third time I've written a unique chapter numbered 7

>>28890737

ee4ee tricking me with an update on ffnet that isn't actually an update, why must you bait me like this

also nominating this as one of the weirdest fetish fics I've yet encountered on ffnet https://www.fanfiction.net/s/8152461/1/Playing-With-Your-Food

>>28891485
Does it ping you when I revise a chapter or something?

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>>28866405

>How much research do you go into when planning out fics, wing it or google-fu like no tomorrow?

Depends on the fic that I write, though for my current fic, I planned things out for a full year in advance before I started, and still actively plan well into the future before I publish.

Speaking of which, new (and somewhat late) update:

FFN
>https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11084689/41/Fledglings

AO3
>http://archiveofourown.org/works/3465593/chapters/18775583

(bump)

I've finally finished upgrading my shitty text for chapter 3, now to move on to actual brainstorming.
Im in hell

>>28892866
You're in good company

Morning boop

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Suddenly, yet another shitty headcanon:

>Of all pokemon which sprung from their genetic line, the humble eevee is the genetically the closest living relative to mew.

>>28895146
So the path from all moves to no moves is:
Mew → Eevee → Flareon

>>28895170
it's called a "genetic dead end". Flareon is preserved because flareons don't necessarily need to breed for themselves.

>>28895305
I thought flareons were preserved because they all get stuffed into Bill's PC.

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>>28885685
Can't help but think of FTL during this whole thing.

But yeah I can see that working. Grass types existing on planets where organic life never left being plant life. Rock types evolved from silicon based life on a planet similar to Mars.

Think you get the picture at this point.

>>28895506
In the distant future, after life on the Pokemon world is extinguished. Aliens find the world, and on it they manage to get working a computer system. Flareons in the thousands pour out, torching everything in the immediate area, including the hapless ayys. The computer gives out, its last act of disgorging its contents leading to its fiery doom. Now free, the Flareons repopulate the planet, adapting to the post-apocalyptic environment with their batshit genetics, limited movepool meaning nothing without competition.

The Age of Eevee is upon us.

>>28895613
>>28887556
You know, you could pull a Star Wars and combine things. All the Pokémon did come from on planet, but there have been so many rebellions and revolts and modification of the history books that it has been lost to time. Maybe there's a Water type planet with the full amenities for them that it's basically accepted as the Water type planet, and so on for the others. It would matter to standard plots, like you found Celebi in a Mystery Hulk and you need medical attention that can't be delivered by a run of the Mill Space Audino

How would the Rescue Groups/Guilds that the PC will inevitably become a member of function in space? How do they pay for their space stations and ships?

>>28897355
Maybe each Guild has a mothership, a big cruiser deal, with hangars that contain transports each team takes on missions?

If a team gets in enough trouble that other teams have failed to bail them out, they can send the whole cruiser in and save them

>>28897510
Maybe Guilds have become full fledged governments. An entirely new system developed around how a guild operates.

>>28897657
Or each Guild is a megacorp. For that delightful uncaring soulless vibe to ships and protocol. Anything for the bottom line.

>>28898061
Since I have a feeling nobody else will, I'll ask myself
>guilds as governments
>guilds as megacorps
Why do you guys WANT that soulless, distant, impersonal feel?
Just because it's in space doesn't mean it can't be comfy.

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>>28897355
That could work. They all originated on the planet seen in PMD but they have since spread out and colonized different worlds. If we all agree on that canon, I guess the question then becomes: do they actually remember the original planet, or has it been forgotten over time like you suggest? Personally, I feel like it would be good to have some kind of memory of that planet, even if it is just in legends and old stories, because that would allow for more connection with the actual games.

>>28897510
I like this idea. Now I want to see a spaceship that looks like a giant Wigglytuff being the future Wigglytuff's Guild.

>>28898117
PMD's always had some dark elements (at least, moreso than the main series at times), but I'm also unsure if we should make this into the grimdark future of Pokemonkind. Perhaps there would be a few big bad megacorps around, but also some more altruistic and friendly organizations along with them.

>>28898061
>>28898117
>>28898168
They can be governments and megacorps, doesnt mean they have to be bad though. Even a good government is going to have some secret plans for something.

>>28898117
Soulless, impersonal organizations working in space makes sense when you engage in operations that span systems, never mind galaxies. A government or corporation that is compassionate and caring to all of its space faring citizenry/employees is probably smaller in size and has the manpower to care. They could exist, but it is in stark contrast to the expected norm. Unless you're gong for a utopia feel, where the focus is the joy of exploration and you draw danger from the perils associated therein.

>>28866405
>Unless you're gong for a utopia feel, where the focus is the joy of exploration and you draw danger from the perils associated therein.

Isn't this exactly the point?
It's supposed to be a PMD fic, not some sort of political thriller.
Keep your galaxy-spanning governments and your all-consuming resource conglomerates and your struggles against the system and environments both.
I just want a comfy story of spaceborne pokemon exploring.
>PMD planet is only colonized planet
>Starbase One is a hive of activity
>Several new ships made with FTL drives to carry exploration gear
>A Guild claims each one, heading off into the starry night of infinite promise to discover strange new worlds and the capabilities of their tech
No details on multi-system nations or eighteen homeworlds or lost planets needed.

For the story im writing based on Stalker...
What your interpretations of the zone? Horrific creation of humaniy, gift from the heavens, nature at random?
Personally, i think it plays better into the pokemon world like the movie Stalker. Its a dangerous, mysterious place full of anomalies and cheeki bandits. Everyone who goes there is looking for something, money or treasure, but never finds it. Instead they find clarity and answers. In a sense, the zone is more of a mental struggle than a physical one. It questions someones psyche and much like the monolith it gives people want they want in a very subtle way.

>>28898396
I think you meant this for >>28898236

>>28898542
(I did thanks)

>>28898396
As far as i see the PMD universe in space, its the same thing as the game. System/galaxy is pretty much uncharted and everyone wants to explore it, massive economy around capturing bandits and rescuing lost explorers.

>>28898396
Why not take a crack at it then anon? You've got a groundwork don't ya? I'm certainly not against comfy space.

>>28898537
Human creation. Natural anomaly would be okayish too, but gift from heavens lends the whole story a rather different vibe, unless you were going for that. The zone is a place of survival on all fronts. It is equal measures of one's own ability to persevere against the unknown and the known, and to find within themselves resourcefulness - for some this is in unity and for others it is in predatory tactics.

How can man/mon deal with psi emissions? How can they deal with illusions? How are physical anomalies like burners or whirligigs (of were just using stalker terms) dealt with? You are pressed to overcome both physical and mental obstacles, and some come prepared only for one and not both.

>>28898692
I assume the zone would be an amazing place for a Psychic type to live.

>>28898961
Depends on the species I think. Psychics could handle psi emissions, hell they could potentially survive blowouts, but could they deal with physical anomalies?

A meowstic walks into a whirligig. What happens?

>>28899106
I assume because Psychic type, they have a bigger connection to the zone. Your average Stalker would have to spend hours with bolds and screws trying to get through an anomaly unharmed, while a Psychic type could easily make it through already knowing the pathway.

How about this as a compromise:

There are 3-5 fully settled planets. This way, it's immediately apparent that full space travel is possible without asking people to learn an encyclopedia's worth of planet names and their history.

The Rescue Guild Player Characters and Protagonists join is just the Rescue branch of the Space Administration. The SA is like the FAA of space, just handling the departures and arrivals and putting some rules about designs without going full UNSC. The Rescue Branch handles going after criminals and lost ships, kind of like the Coast Guard.

After that, you are completely free to write planets how you want. That nameless, faceless Corporation is going to pay a lot of hush money if the protagonists can retrieve their questionably lost space station. The military is sending you some high quality weapons and suits to retrieve a VIP from a Pokérus infested sector. And all the type of stories you want to tell.

>>28899181
That could work yeah. I suppose I would have expected Psychics to have some issue worthwhile latent psi energy in the air affecting them in some way. They can survive psi emissions but they have their own precognition affected on some way. Or their ability manipulate space. Or objects. And not just negatively, maybe some areas are psychic amplifiers.

I think Ghost types would have it relatively easy actually.

>>28899382
I was under the impression this is how it already worked since it was far enough forward in the future.

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>>28866405

>TotT

Meticulously crafting stories and paying attention to details are the two components of writing which gave me inspiration to publish in the first place. There's a certain enjoyment that comes from building a world from the ground up with only the basics. It's why I prefer AU quite honestly; AU gives me the freedom to channel creative energy by being thoroughly engaged in the world I'm writing for. What's my secret? I try to not think of what I write as 100% fiction. Stuff that I find cool, engaging or mysterious in real life often finds its way into whatever story I'm working on. It's a motivating factor this particular author cherishes and will continue to employ.

As for researching, characterisation tends to be something I'll "just wing" once I have an idea of the individual in mind. Contrast that to the setting where the bulk of information data comes into play. This tends to vary substantially: I've researched quantum mechanics to coherently articulate some interesting concepts for the Pokeball, and in the same browsing session I've looked up viable movesets. My other fictions tend to be less grounded in franchise in part due to the way Pokemon has several established "rules" it sets out (which an author is by all means free to - and should - experiment with). I always like the tales that choose to venture off the beaten path.

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galactic bump

Page nine bump for a news update

My laptop has finally given up. It's on life support while I determine how I'm going to migrate its precious payload to my desktop to continue work. (Hard drive is intact, battery and cooling is the issue)

No BStF until after Hypestorm. Optimistic estimate: next week.

Have fun writing, writefags.
Have fun reading, readerfags.
Talk to you all soon.
hopefully

>>28902577
>battery and cooling is the issue

Both are really easy to fix.
The battery can be replaced easily.
And the cooling system more than likely has dust stuck in it causing airflow to become obstructed.
Here is a YT vid that should show how to fix it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_H054zwCOY
Don't think it would be the fan causing the issue due to dust being the more likely cause wit laptops

>>28902577
>how
Plug laptop into a mains.
Connect laptop and desktop to the same network, likely behind/through your router.
Use the network to access laptop from the desktop and download its vital files.
Decommission laptop.

>>28902947
>The battery can be replaced easily.
>And the cooling system more than likely has dust stuck in it causing airflow to become obstructed.
I should amend 'battery' to 'power supply', I haven't yet cracked it open to do troubleshooting and if it is the power unit, this model likely has an on-motherboard power system that would cost me more than the laptop is worth to replace, because laptop design is fucking dumb. The cooling system will need a little more work than this, probably disassembly, deep cleaning, and new thermal paste. Not going to bother until I know my shit's saved elsewhere.

>>28902952
>Connect laptop and desktop to the same network, likely behind/through your router.
>Use the network to access laptop from the desktop and download its vital files.
This is the current backup plan. Right now I'm exploring just taking out the harddrive entirely and switching it over via eSATA with an external harness I have available that I use for hard drive backup operations.

Though a little drama is fun this is in no way threatening to my work other than being time consuming. I'll be back soon!

>>28903125
>The cooling system will need a little more work than this, probably disassembly, deep cleaning, and new thermal paste. Not going to bother until I know my shit's saved elsewhere.

Now that is a odd design. What model of laptop is it? I've done the same repairs on Toshiba and HP laptops and they share similar internal structure well there is some differences between manufactures but it is all similar

But yes I would recommend doing >>28902952
before you go fucking with it to make sure you don't fuck things up.

>>28903678
This is for an ASUS. The ol' blow-the-dust-out trick has reached its limit of effectiveness so the next step is cracking the thing open. Which I have to do anyway for the power supply now, so what the hell, may as well work the thing over. Even if not necessary I'm going to go through the whole cooling system anyway while I'm in there, no reason not to. I've done repairs on Toshibas before and they were pretty agreeable. This is my first ASUS machine though so I don't know what to expect.

Idling at 48°C on 10% processor throttling isn't optimal, that's for sure.

My desktop has almost three billion open SATA slots so I'm hoping against hope that this laptop HDD will fit into them but I'm not promising myself anything. That'd be by far the quickest solution. I just remember something about laptop HDDs using different connectors and that'd ruin everything

>>28903125
>this is in no way threatening to my work other than being time consuming.
That's what I said a couple months ago when I shelved hobby writing for a week or two.

>>28903830
Buy a laptop sata to usb cable and then return it. Not like they can say no of its within return policy.

>>28904300
>and then return it.
Son, I am disappoint

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>>28903830
Can't say I have ever worked on a ASUS machine before. So my experience is limited when it comes to this.

>>28904300
Yeah the guys at Office Max could not care less. They don't get paid enough to argue about something like that.

>>28905477
All in all, better than my Toshiba desu, internal battery pains aside. Not better by a lot, but a little.
Hard drive is plugged into my desktop internally atm, taking advantage of how hilariously overequipped my mobo and power supply is. Now I'm using TWO of my eight SATA ports, running my PSU at 50% capacity! Transfer should be completed in an hour or two.

Good news is the battery wasn't soldered to the board or anything. Bad news is the power supply is indeed part of the motherboard, so if that's the culprit I'm just junking the laptop. Battery replacements for this model seem to be pretty cheap so when I have the spare cash I'll see if that fixes it.

Once the transfer is complete I'll switch the hard drive back and see if the temperature problem has been resolved by some deep cleaning or if I need to tear it apart and find my thermal compound, because I'm a smart cookie who operates computers that aren't fully assembled.

Whether or not advice was relevant or used, thanks for chipping in guys, means a lot.

>>28905734
I doubt it's a power supply issue. And they are often built into the laptop motherboard from what I know.

Whats the voltage rating on the battery? If you have a volt meter hook that up to it and see what the voltage is you get off of it. If it's below the volt rating for it than it is is not charged/no good. But that will also depend on what the rating is at. Used to determining battery charge off of voltage level on a 12 volt car battery so this will be much more different.

>>28905475
Nothing stops you from doing this. While I worked at Best Buy this happened all the time. Return policy means we can't say no if it's in the window.

>>28905734
PSU issues make me want to die. My PSU fried and killed my mobo. I love being 300 dollars in the hole out of the blue.

>>28905734
Remove the battery from the laptop, but go ahead and plug it into the wall. If it powers on and works, it isn't the MoBo.

Sucks to be out a computer, my old website I liked for cheap deals is gone, so I can't even link you.

>>28906908
I already knew it worked without the battery (I went on this grand expedition because it started to constantly read the battery at 0%) but that doesn't mean the charging unit isn't defective, which happened to me with an old HP back in high school. Unlikely, but I want to be sure. I have however discovered there's a specific power management icon for a missing battery. Neat! That I didn't see it before now gives me a little hope.

I have it running one step removed from a pile of parts just to test the cooling situation. No real improvement, rip. I'm just going to leave it off until I get a new battery, and I'll redo the thermal compound when I install it. Hopefully that'll solve the problem. Until then I can write on my desktop, which carries no risk of sudden shutdown due to a juggled power cable.

This thing's 4 years old, I don't really have any problems with decommissioning it and stuffing the hard drive into my desktop, and the CPU throttling due to the cooling problems has long since burned through my patience with it. If it has to go, it has to go, and I wont be too broken up about it.

Enough mucking about, time to write. On a different computer.

still not sure this next chapter will be ready before next week, but we'll see

So, I'm going to probably start off a PMD fic with the cliche human-tranformation trope. Thing is, I want to make the MC something unique - like a well praised fakemon or a starter w/ different typing.

I just want to check in and ask; is that cringy/too snowflakey? I can see where it can be a bad thing, but I kinda want to go with it for curiosities sake. I'd appreciate feedback.

>>28907437
>PMD: Tentaquil Rises
Do it.

>>28907437
It is absolutely much too snowflakey a thing to resort to right away. The best of us would be able to make mundane ideas and spin them to be interesting despite a lack of flashy typing or DA-tier additions, but you're probably going to be running into a huge problem doing such a cliche in the first place. Such frivolous ideas are typically never meant to see light unless you're making a satirical piece or you're an experienced writer challenging yourself. Ask yourself why you want to have a PMD fic with such a common base, understand that it's a losing battle if you feel the urge at all to have shitty modifiers, and consider twists and plots that are independent and superior to it.

>>28907538
Or this

>>28907437
If you want to do something like that, I'd tread carefully. Doing it just for the sake of being different isn't a great idea, but if you work it into the story intelligently, I believe it could work. For example: maybe make it a plot point that something is altering the typing of various Pokemon, and that's why the protagonist, along with many other Pokemon, are different types than normal, and the plot focuses either entirely or partially on undoing the change. Just don't make it a throwaway detail tossed into the story in an attempt to be unique.

That's just how I see it, though.

>>28907611
So you'd suggest not getting into that straight away, if at all. Play it safe and stick to guidelines and have your plot details, twists, transgressions and the like develop as you go along?
Yeah, I can see sticking to normality then proceeding with where the wind blows as being the most thorough step by step as compared to just chucking a basketball in and simply dismissing it as a little touch.

Er, did I read that right? Forgive me if I botched what you meant, I'm exhausted as hell right now and I'm likely to face desk within the hour.


>>28907611
Yeah, that's the crux of it - I don't want to just mess with the natural order in order to make him interesting, it's also the idea itself of Pokemon changing into different types that interests me.

Perhaps a plot point where such is the main conflict would better suit the conditions and keep things from steering too far down into the uncanny valley. Course, it'd have to be handled pretty delicately, and I'm not so sure how to do that exactly - maybe I'll hold off a few chapters and have it subtly bloom from three-hence until I can assort it properly. You know, keep things subjectively vague until I have it all worked out. If that makes sense.

>>28908010
Case in point, the second reply was meant for you. My sleep schedule has wonked out.

>>28907538
And I'm absolutely doing this later.

>>28908604
Mostly. You shouldn't have to resort to making a special snowflake at all if the plot is immersive enough. Doing so would only cheapen the character and the story as a whole. In my opinion, it's extremely extremely hit or miss with that kind of stuff.

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>>28907437

i'd be totally game for some Pokemon Uranium-themed PMD stories or even some ones featuring some CAPmon. There are pretty quality fakemon out there to choose from.

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>>28907437
Go crazy, just be careful its not TOO crazy. Or TOO cringy.
>Like, well, pic related.

Also orangefag here and after weeks and weeks of delays, the first chapter of my First Contact PMD fanfic is finished: http://pastebin.com/KnEUfWyg

I'm quite rusty when it comes to fic writing, so any and all criticisms are appreciated. If its terrible or somehow good, be sure to let me know. Cheers all.

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>>28909850
Also why do these exist

Why do people make Deviant-art visualizations of their Mary Sue fantasies?

>>28909850
Chris chan? Is that you?

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>>28909998
My name is Christian Weston Chandler, the ORIGINAL creator of Sonichu, the electric hedgehog Pokemon on March 17th, 2000. Any previous claims are VOID.

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>>28909850
>>28909955
>>28910056
I have never yearned to kill as i have now

Name one thing that tomorrow's teaser could reveal that would alter or make you want to alter an element of a story you are writing or planning. Megas, z-moves, new Alolan forms, whatever.

>>28910171
Pearl Harbor

>>28910171
Nothing really.
Hell, i havent even been keeping up with the news, I dont even think im going to buy the game.

>>28910171
I've avoided including anything in my stories that has not been confirmed yet, so I'm not at any risk of having to rewrite anything due to new info. That said, if something gets revealed that I particularly like or think might fit into the story well, I might modify my current plan for the story to include that new info. I can't think of any specific type of info that would lead me to do that, though, at the moment.

Nighttime bump

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>>28899433
Yeah, just some times it has to be posted.

>>28898168
You could go with groups and corporations whose goals are altruistic, but a few bad apples ruin it, which tends to happen in real life too.

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>>28909850
You misspelled hear on line 45. So far, you have my attention and I'd like to learn more