07-24-2008, 02:00 PM
Ahem... this seemed more appropriate for pokemon-based roleplaying than for general Pokemon discussion, so here I am... if this isn't in the right spot, however, I'm really sorry. With things like this, I'm sometimes not entirely sure.
Moving on, however, this idea sprang up a few months ago, and I've only just begun to work on it. Thus, it is in the little baby stages and is very rough and such. I'd appreciate some C&C/your thoughts overall. And to everyone who likes to keep humans mundane, I apologize in advance for not catering to your desires.
I. Poké-Bonding in of itself
Also known as “Bonding”, the experimental elemental-controlling powers of Poke-Bonding was a series of experimental projects by Team Rocket in an effort to see if humans could control the elemental types of Pokémon. As a result, they created what Bonders themselves refer to as “Reverse Morphs”. While Bonders do gain the elemental control of the Pokémon they bond with, they also acquire some kind of physical trait akin to the Pokémon or element; each trait varies from Pokémon to Pokémon.
According to research notes taken during the project, Poké-Bonding requires in most cases that a human subject form a tight, actually caring bond with a Pokémon before the changes can even commence. To many a scientist’s chagrin, they’ve always had to have the Bonders grow good relationships with their Pokémon, which often lead to results that Team Rocket and the subjects didn’t exactly “enjoy”. The Poké-Bonding project came to a standstill a few months before Team Rocket was disbanded for the first time, after an experiment with a Haunter Bonder and a Rotom Bonder caused one of the facilities to unleash the hordes of Bonders being held there. It seems that the intangibility of the Haunter and the computer-hacking of the Rotom allowed for a nice escape route for all.
II. Poké-Bonding and Average Humans
The first one hundred experiments were on normal humans—or ones that did not possess innate powers. There were no issues with the Bonders during this time, aside from side effects that some of the scientists predicted. Between Class 1 Bonders (average humans) and Class 2 Bonders (psychics), it was discovered that even without Pokémon around, they could tap into their powers—albeit, the powers were weaker.
Class 1s are the most common of Bonder types, though it is hard to tell a Class 1 from a Class 2 and both from a human just off the bat—the Class 1s tend to hide within normal human society, trying to pass themselves off as just another human being.
II. Poké-Bonding and Psychics
These were classified as Class 2 Bonders, and all of them were psychics. Much to the surprise of the scientists working on the project, Class 2 Bonders possessed higher energy levels of elemental power, allowing their powers to amplify naturally. Also, the duration of their powers was increased.
Unfortunately, Class 2s reacted to the same elemental weaknesses as their Pokémon counterparts, something which was not witnessed nor recorded in the Class 1s. As a result, the side effects of Bonding between Class 2s, Ghosts, and Dark types results in greater duration and power of the side effects.
Unlike Class 1s, Class 2s are generally more open about their newfound powers. Some speculate that this may be a sign of arrogance, though that’s just blanketing the entire group.
IV. A list of Poké-Bonds and Their Effects (Or what I have so far)
Feel free to throw in your own ideas as to bonding powers and species, if you have ideas; obviously, this list is very far from complete. Also, bonds that people other than myself have come up with will be added in red. As a forewarning, they may get a tweek or two; just a slight one. If you aren't comfortable with that, just say so in your post!
24. Arbok—The bonder would gain fangs, and the ability to produce highly potent poison. Eventually the poison glands in the bonder's body would burst, causing the poison to seep throught the bonder's veins.
26. Raichu—The bonder could manipulate electricity, including thunder storms. Eventually the bonder becomes electricty themselves, and could only live in electric sources.
63, 64 and 65. Abra, Kadabra and Alakazam—The user can read minds, and when bonding Alakazam, can control them. The bonder eventually goes crazy from hearing the voices of everyone.
91. Gastly—Enables the Bonder to produce either a suffocating (males) or sleeping (female) gas to envelope targets. Over time, it will either suffocate the Bonder to death or put them in a never-ending sleep; either way, they will eventually die.
92. Haunter—warps the Bonder’s body into a fully intangible form, both in body and in clothing; this enables the Bonder to slip through almost any obstacle. Eventually, it will waste away the Bonder’s tangible body until only a spirit is left.
93. Gengar—turns the Bonder into a shadowy entity, allowing them to slip from one shadow to another. It will turn the Bonder into nothing but shadows, unable to turn back into a tangible form—akin to Haunter’s side effects.
133. Eevee—akin to the Pokémon, an Eevee Bonder is able to “adapt” to the environment around it at any one time and change into an Eeveelution Bonder of another kind. This resets back to Eevee after the bond is severed. Such a bond causes the user’s body to go haywire on a molecular level, resulting in horrible deformities that only worsen over time, whether or not Bonding is performed afterwards.
134. Vaporeon—the Bonder can melt into the water just as the Pokémon can; the user also gains a bluish tint to their skin, webbed feet, and gills. Eventually, the Bonder’s molecular structure will permanently become water, and the user’s spirit will inhabit the water—akin to a water nymph.
149. Dragonite—The bonder gains the temporary ability to fly, allowing air attacks in which they drop bombs. Eventually the bonder would not be able to remove its wings, and could no longer use them.
150. Mewtwo—the Bonder acquires a purple tint to their skin tone and goes into a berserker kind of rampage. Overuse of this bond results in the Bonder becoming unable to get out of the rampage, and eventually they will overexert themselves into a potentially permanent coma.
155, 156, & 157. Cyndaquil, Quilava, & Typholsion—as is with most of the fire-types, a Bonder’s body will become molten lava for a while; the Bonder can fling little “pellets” of lava which actually explode on impact. This trait is not shared with Growlieth and Arcanine, Ponyta and Rapidash, or Moltres. Also, the user's body will become covered in burn marks of various degrees (houndoom is the worst, with 3rd degree burns always) that refuse to heal when they reach critical stage.
475. Gallade—perhaps one of the single most painful powers out of them all, bonding with a Gallade allows for a sharp ridge of bone to appear out of the elbow and along the outer sides of the arms, wolverine style, taking the shape of Gallade's arm blades. It also allows for temporary (while the bond is intact) use of Psycho Cut by tapping into either dormant or already existant psychic powers; no, it doesn't allow for psychic power developement outside of the bond for Class 1s or underdeveloped Class 2s. It is extremely painful and causes quite a lot of blood to be spilt; plus, it leaves scars. Well, if the blood loss doesn't get you temoprarily (or fatally, may the Pokemon Gods forbid), eventually your arms will loose all feeling and control permanently.
V. Pros and Cons of Bonding
As dandy and great as it may be having a human that can do things Pokémon can do, Bonding comes at quite a great price. For every pro to Bonding, a bond has its cons; this could be anything from physical, mental, or emotional alteration of the Bonder up to death; horrific pain, scarring, disabilities… you name it, and bonding probably has it. Some bonds share the same cons, as they do with the pros, while others are completely unique to that species.
Individual cons, unless they are shared by various species of Pokémon, do not further the cons of another species. For example, if a Haunter Bond was deteriorating the physical form of a Bonder, a Vaporeon’s bond would not further that kind of deterioration. Just for my own personal kicks, there is no way to tell how much or little use a bond power will take to reach "critical stage" in the penalties of the power(s) used. Why? It spices things up in roleplays and stories. Suspense, you see.
Another con of Bonding is the short amount of time that a power stays; the maximum time has been recorded at five minutes and thirty-two seconds; using a power over and over after each bit of “down time” (usually another five minutes minimum) not only wears out the Bonder quickly but also increases the chances of reaching a critical stage for a certain kind of bond.
VI. Bonding “Types”, Advantages and Disadvantages
Just as it is with Pokémon, Bonders are affected by type advantages and disadvantages. According to what Pokémon was used in a bond, those types (singular or dual) will transfer to the Bonder. The effects can vary from unconsciousness to outright death according to the power of the attack(s) used on them. If this was implemented into roleplay, gauging this would be up to the players (perhaps and for now) just as it would with any other combat in free-form rp.
Moving on, however, this idea sprang up a few months ago, and I've only just begun to work on it. Thus, it is in the little baby stages and is very rough and such. I'd appreciate some C&C/your thoughts overall. And to everyone who likes to keep humans mundane, I apologize in advance for not catering to your desires.
Poké-Bonding
I. Poké-Bonding in of itself
Also known as “Bonding”, the experimental elemental-controlling powers of Poke-Bonding was a series of experimental projects by Team Rocket in an effort to see if humans could control the elemental types of Pokémon. As a result, they created what Bonders themselves refer to as “Reverse Morphs”. While Bonders do gain the elemental control of the Pokémon they bond with, they also acquire some kind of physical trait akin to the Pokémon or element; each trait varies from Pokémon to Pokémon.
According to research notes taken during the project, Poké-Bonding requires in most cases that a human subject form a tight, actually caring bond with a Pokémon before the changes can even commence. To many a scientist’s chagrin, they’ve always had to have the Bonders grow good relationships with their Pokémon, which often lead to results that Team Rocket and the subjects didn’t exactly “enjoy”. The Poké-Bonding project came to a standstill a few months before Team Rocket was disbanded for the first time, after an experiment with a Haunter Bonder and a Rotom Bonder caused one of the facilities to unleash the hordes of Bonders being held there. It seems that the intangibility of the Haunter and the computer-hacking of the Rotom allowed for a nice escape route for all.
II. Poké-Bonding and Average Humans
The first one hundred experiments were on normal humans—or ones that did not possess innate powers. There were no issues with the Bonders during this time, aside from side effects that some of the scientists predicted. Between Class 1 Bonders (average humans) and Class 2 Bonders (psychics), it was discovered that even without Pokémon around, they could tap into their powers—albeit, the powers were weaker.
Class 1s are the most common of Bonder types, though it is hard to tell a Class 1 from a Class 2 and both from a human just off the bat—the Class 1s tend to hide within normal human society, trying to pass themselves off as just another human being.
II. Poké-Bonding and Psychics
These were classified as Class 2 Bonders, and all of them were psychics. Much to the surprise of the scientists working on the project, Class 2 Bonders possessed higher energy levels of elemental power, allowing their powers to amplify naturally. Also, the duration of their powers was increased.
Unfortunately, Class 2s reacted to the same elemental weaknesses as their Pokémon counterparts, something which was not witnessed nor recorded in the Class 1s. As a result, the side effects of Bonding between Class 2s, Ghosts, and Dark types results in greater duration and power of the side effects.
Unlike Class 1s, Class 2s are generally more open about their newfound powers. Some speculate that this may be a sign of arrogance, though that’s just blanketing the entire group.
IV. A list of Poké-Bonds and Their Effects (Or what I have so far)
Feel free to throw in your own ideas as to bonding powers and species, if you have ideas; obviously, this list is very far from complete. Also, bonds that people other than myself have come up with will be added in red. As a forewarning, they may get a tweek or two; just a slight one. If you aren't comfortable with that, just say so in your post!
24. Arbok—The bonder would gain fangs, and the ability to produce highly potent poison. Eventually the poison glands in the bonder's body would burst, causing the poison to seep throught the bonder's veins.
26. Raichu—The bonder could manipulate electricity, including thunder storms. Eventually the bonder becomes electricty themselves, and could only live in electric sources.
63, 64 and 65. Abra, Kadabra and Alakazam—The user can read minds, and when bonding Alakazam, can control them. The bonder eventually goes crazy from hearing the voices of everyone.
91. Gastly—Enables the Bonder to produce either a suffocating (males) or sleeping (female) gas to envelope targets. Over time, it will either suffocate the Bonder to death or put them in a never-ending sleep; either way, they will eventually die.
92. Haunter—warps the Bonder’s body into a fully intangible form, both in body and in clothing; this enables the Bonder to slip through almost any obstacle. Eventually, it will waste away the Bonder’s tangible body until only a spirit is left.
93. Gengar—turns the Bonder into a shadowy entity, allowing them to slip from one shadow to another. It will turn the Bonder into nothing but shadows, unable to turn back into a tangible form—akin to Haunter’s side effects.
133. Eevee—akin to the Pokémon, an Eevee Bonder is able to “adapt” to the environment around it at any one time and change into an Eeveelution Bonder of another kind. This resets back to Eevee after the bond is severed. Such a bond causes the user’s body to go haywire on a molecular level, resulting in horrible deformities that only worsen over time, whether or not Bonding is performed afterwards.
134. Vaporeon—the Bonder can melt into the water just as the Pokémon can; the user also gains a bluish tint to their skin, webbed feet, and gills. Eventually, the Bonder’s molecular structure will permanently become water, and the user’s spirit will inhabit the water—akin to a water nymph.
149. Dragonite—The bonder gains the temporary ability to fly, allowing air attacks in which they drop bombs. Eventually the bonder would not be able to remove its wings, and could no longer use them.
150. Mewtwo—the Bonder acquires a purple tint to their skin tone and goes into a berserker kind of rampage. Overuse of this bond results in the Bonder becoming unable to get out of the rampage, and eventually they will overexert themselves into a potentially permanent coma.
155, 156, & 157. Cyndaquil, Quilava, & Typholsion—as is with most of the fire-types, a Bonder’s body will become molten lava for a while; the Bonder can fling little “pellets” of lava which actually explode on impact. This trait is not shared with Growlieth and Arcanine, Ponyta and Rapidash, or Moltres. Also, the user's body will become covered in burn marks of various degrees (houndoom is the worst, with 3rd degree burns always) that refuse to heal when they reach critical stage.
475. Gallade—perhaps one of the single most painful powers out of them all, bonding with a Gallade allows for a sharp ridge of bone to appear out of the elbow and along the outer sides of the arms, wolverine style, taking the shape of Gallade's arm blades. It also allows for temporary (while the bond is intact) use of Psycho Cut by tapping into either dormant or already existant psychic powers; no, it doesn't allow for psychic power developement outside of the bond for Class 1s or underdeveloped Class 2s. It is extremely painful and causes quite a lot of blood to be spilt; plus, it leaves scars. Well, if the blood loss doesn't get you temoprarily (or fatally, may the Pokemon Gods forbid), eventually your arms will loose all feeling and control permanently.
V. Pros and Cons of Bonding
As dandy and great as it may be having a human that can do things Pokémon can do, Bonding comes at quite a great price. For every pro to Bonding, a bond has its cons; this could be anything from physical, mental, or emotional alteration of the Bonder up to death; horrific pain, scarring, disabilities… you name it, and bonding probably has it. Some bonds share the same cons, as they do with the pros, while others are completely unique to that species.
Individual cons, unless they are shared by various species of Pokémon, do not further the cons of another species. For example, if a Haunter Bond was deteriorating the physical form of a Bonder, a Vaporeon’s bond would not further that kind of deterioration. Just for my own personal kicks, there is no way to tell how much or little use a bond power will take to reach "critical stage" in the penalties of the power(s) used. Why? It spices things up in roleplays and stories. Suspense, you see.
Another con of Bonding is the short amount of time that a power stays; the maximum time has been recorded at five minutes and thirty-two seconds; using a power over and over after each bit of “down time” (usually another five minutes minimum) not only wears out the Bonder quickly but also increases the chances of reaching a critical stage for a certain kind of bond.
VI. Bonding “Types”, Advantages and Disadvantages
Just as it is with Pokémon, Bonders are affected by type advantages and disadvantages. According to what Pokémon was used in a bond, those types (singular or dual) will transfer to the Bonder. The effects can vary from unconsciousness to outright death according to the power of the attack(s) used on them. If this was implemented into roleplay, gauging this would be up to the players (perhaps and for now) just as it would with any other combat in free-form rp.