Okay; good. I’m liking what I see so far. I’ve decided not to create another poll at this point after all – I have a quiet suspicion the result would be a foregone conclusion. Instead I’m just going to say that we now have some pretty extensive discussion of how the ideas of Fire and Water can work together, and that this should hopefully be a solid place to start from. Now it’s time to come up with some more specific design ideas – start actually describing Pokémon in detail and talking about their powers, behaviour and appearance.
Here’s the deal. I’m going away for work after Christmas and probably won’t have internet access. I’ll still be in the comments tomorrow and on Boxing Day, but this is probably the last think I’ll post until after I get back, which won’t be until the 2nd of January. That’s, like, a week of discussion time. Here’s what I’m hoping people can do:
1. Read the comments on the previous two entries, and everything that’s been said there. There’s some good stuff. Use it. (Incidentally, my last entry, the summation of all the concepts I’d seen so far, has been updated with an 8th concept and a little extra on the 6th).
2. If you want to describe a Pokémon based on any of those concepts, or on something completely different that hasn’t been discussed yet, write up a short paragraph about it. I would prefer that you keep any artwork to yourself at this point. I don’t want people judging these ideas by the quality (or absence) of art attached to them.
3. Comment on other people’s ideas. Suggest ways to improve on them, if you can!
Just to make that absolutely clear: after Boxing Day (New Zealand time, so that’ll still be Christmas Day for a lot of my readers in America) I am gone. You’re on your own. You’re all a clever bunch, though – right? I’m sure you can figure something out. I suppose I’ll put together another poll of some sort when I get home.
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and all the rest of that stuff!
Pokémaniacal 