@lugubrious Here's the two messages on the topic Balth sent me:

Balth's first PM [+]

The biggest decision that you will have to make is the size of your location. Actually, this is more like the size of the human settlement within your location (since a location is made up of the human settlement and the surrounding areas). The five location sizes are as follows:

Metropolis; Big City; Small City; Township; Village

Your choice of location size will directly effect two factors: The number of Pokemon types available in your location; The number of items available in your Poke Mart. This also affects how many mythical/legendary Pokemon that you can find as well as the number special items that are available at the Poke Mart. Read the breakdown below to grasp this concept:

Metropolis: Two Pokemon Types; 0 Mythical/Legendary Pokemon; 15 Regular Poke Mart Items; 3 Special Items
Big City: Four Pokemon Types; 0 Mythical/Legendary Pokemon; 12 Regular Poke Mart Items; 2 Special Items
Small City: Six Pokemon Types; 1 Mythical/Legendary Pokemon; 9 Regular Poke Mart Items; 1 Special Items
Township: Eight Pokemon Types; 2 Mythical/Legendary Pokemon; 6 Regular Poke Mart Items; 0 Special Items
Village: Ten Pokemon Types; 3 Mythical/Legendary Pokemon; 3 Regular Poke Mart Items; 0 Special Items

When choosing your Mythical/Legendary Pokemon for your location, they must obviously have their type(s) covered by the location's typing. Also, you may not have multiple Mythical/Legendary Pokemon that are originally part of a group together (e.g. Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza).

When "choosing" your special items, you are actually creating them with my help. I can make suggestions if you like, or you can bounce ideas off of me. We will do this until we come up with a special item that adds value to this RP and satisfies you as the item creator. Small Cities will have one "Skilled" special item. Big Cities will have one "Skilled" special item and one "Expert" special item. And as you may guess, Metropolises will have one "Skilled", one "Expert, and one "Master" special item.

I will work on a complete list of all the Regular Items for you to choose from as soon as I have the chance. Those will basically be adapted from the handheld games. You will be allowed to change which normal items your Poke Mart keeps in stock whenever, so long as you don't actually change the total number of different items.

Reply to this PM with your draft and any questions that you may have.

Thanks!

Balth's 2nd PM [+]

that post was copy and pasted from when I was talking with LuckyBlackCat. So if it doesn't sound like I am personally talking to you, that's why. All the information you'll need is right there though.

Instead of "Location Type: Mountain Range" you would be choosing Location Size: (Township / Village). I can picture this place being home to a tiny village at the mountain's base.

And no, I'd rather not have a rank limitation on any locations.

Thanks!

I think I flipped back and found the post, but this should definitely be an addition to the opening post or whatever form of it we end up going with.

@silver fox Eep thanks! The location's great otherwise.

@lugubrious I count 7 types and 8 items. Townships are marked to have 8 types and 6 items--are you replacing the missing type with two extra items? I think that's allowed, although when I tried making a location like that Balth suggested that I change it... What do you think? I'd totally be okay with it :)

@zarkun Haha Entei's a dog... I'm pretty sure, 'cuz they're the legendary trio of dogs, I think (Someone back me up 0_0). Other than that everything looks fine. Love the type variety! Looks good otherwise, I give it my stamp of approval :)

Haha does everyone like the system Balth devised? Any suggestions for edits? I can't think of any myself, but it's open for debate :)

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Also, yes. Yes there are xD

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Indeed, they are known as the three legendary dogs. (Although they look like a mix between dog and cat)

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Incorrect, they are the three legendary cats. I forget where it was that I read it, but that is how they're officially recognized is as the Cat trio. Unless there was a change in the last couple of years since I did my research into it just so I could refute my cousin's own official claims.

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Well according to Bulbamedia they are referred as the Legendary Beasts. Can't really find either the cat trio or dog trio besides what people tend to just call them both that

@silver fox All right where'd you get the prices? I get that they increase and whatnot and since they're so high I don't really have a concern about them, but I'm just wondering. The prices increase kinda oddly, but sure.

I vagueeeely recall a post about the prices sometime before, but I don't have a direct reference to it--does anyone remember? If not, we don't have to figure it out now, but we can stick it on the to-do list :)

Just as a suggestion, though, it seems like Pokeball prices tend to double when they increase in value (ie Pokeball 5TP --> Great Ball 10TP), so perhaps the normal price of Ultra Balls should be 20TP and Masterballs... 40TP?

As a note Masterballs are currently /not/ OP because Balth suggested that legendaries be "temporary Pokemon" as there is only one of each, so there's that. A Masterball will allow ownership of legendaries for a few in-game days (months irl so you should be fine).

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That's still more fitting, but bulbamedia and pedia are still pretty much fan run.

@silver fox All right where'd you get the prices? I get that they increase and whatnot and since they're so high I don't really have a concern about them, but I'm just wondering. The prices increase kinda oddly, but sure.

I vagueeeely recall a post about the prices sometime before, but I don't have a direct reference to it--does anyone remember? If not, we don't have to figure it out now, but we can stick it on the to-do list :)

Just as a suggestion, though, it seems like Pokeball prices tend to double when they increase in value (ie Pokeball 5TP --> Great Ball 10TP), so perhaps the normal price of Ultra Balls should be 20TP and Masterballs... 40TP?

As a note Masterballs are currently /not/ OP because Balth suggested that legendaries be "temporary Pokemon" as there is only one of each, so there's that. A Masterball will allow ownership of legendaries for a few in-game days (months irl so you should be fine).

@silver fox riiiight. So quadrupling each time--how's that sound? 5-->20-->80-->240...

Damn 240 ._. Can we maybe change that, 'cuz that's insane. But, so are legendaries.

I'd been originally considering creating a mission involving an NPC who needed help breaking a fairy curse, but decided having it happen to Cici instead would be a chance to give her character development. Besides, in some stories, fairies are fascinated with music...

Yeah, this is probably going to become a mission later on, when it becomes clearer what's happening.