pokemon-base/docs/characters.md
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1.3 KiB

  • The border:
    • Separates normal world from plane of eldritch horrors
    • Is weakening due to efforts from horrors to invade
    • Fortold in ancient Unown scripts?
  • Prof:
    • Dr Willow
    • "Antagonist"
    • Discovered existence of border long ago
    • Knows that the border is weakening
    • Tries to restore border strength
    • Works directly against horror
  • Horror:
    • True antagonist
    • Wants to invade normal world
    • Manipulates media, people, etc to stop prof
    • Can only act indirectly (via manipulation) while border still up
    • Climax fight
      • Switches to new effect every new turn
      • Effect NOT known until prof finishes new tool
        • First displays effect
        • Later freezes effect and makes horror hittable
  • Main character:
    • First influenced by surroundings to work against prof
    • Switches sides to help prof during story endgame
  • Other side:
    • Fights affected by it have one random effect applied
    • Effect changes one of the core mechanics
      • Rotate type table on X axis by some value
      • Rotate type table on Y axis by some value
      • Flip type table X
      • Flip type table Y
      • Flip super effective and not effective
      • Flip buff effect (+ -> -, - -> +)
      • Effects affect other party, not self
  • Story Endgame:
    • Fall through world
    • Defeat tentacles in breach locations
    • Enter other side for final fight