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[triptoprofiling]

I have been doing a lot of thinking lately. Mainly about the newcomers arriving in New Bark Town.

After the massive snowstorm that came in before the holidays, I think we can all agree there has to be a better contingency plan to get new arrivals the proper help they need to get by. Maybe there is a way we can get information out to them better. I'm open to suggestion but here is what I'm proposing:

A basic survival guide. We already have a guide outlining the wildlife here but nothing about basic wilderness survival. Under these conditions, having a sleeping bag is not enough to get by through the night.

To be honest, besides learning it from others, I do not know the first thing about surviving the outdoors. But I know there are others out there who do. If we all pool our resources together we can make something that will save any newcomer a whole lot of grief.

Now I'm willing to compile the information together. All I need is a little help with the legwork here so to speak. Here are a few items to give everyone an idea:

1.) Weathering your campsite
2.) Building a fire from scratch
3.) Geo-navigation
4.) Notable Wild Pokémon Dangers
5.) Storm/Severe Weather Preparation

Now I may have unintentionally left some subjects out. But if this is something you're interested in then send me a message.

[For those of you who are messaging Jayden via video be prepared to see a man all scratched up in the face from his new baby shiny Torchic he got for Christmas. Who knew baby fire chickens like to play peck the shit out of Jayden's face as soon as it hatches? So far the winning nickname for this little guy is SHOO! ]

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[likewatson]

Count me in. I'll start on an outline right now.

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[triptoprofiling]

Looking forward to it. You got more credentials than I do on this one.

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[likewatson]

There anything specific you want covered based on your personal experiences here so far? You've had to deal with the elements way more than I have.

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[doitrockapella]

Now there's a sensible idea. As an addendum to your notable wild Pokemon dangers, you could also try to compile a list of the species you might encounter in your first few days — not just for the danger, but for people looking to shore up their roster with a second or third member early on.

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[triptoprofiling]

Basic roster set-up. Didn't think about that. Having an extra member to the team could help if something gets dicey in the woods.

Yeah. I could squeeze that part in.

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[bywiseguidance]

I am trained in wilderness survival, and will help with anything I can.

[Granted, she doesn't have much experience with surviving in metric fucktons of snow, but...]

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[triptoprofiling]

Good. There is a lot of ground to cover here. Do you have something in mind?

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[tapestodiane]

An excellent initiative. You might also want to include a section regarding food: dos and don'ts outside of the berry catalogue. That trail mix only lasts you so long.

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[triptoprofiling]

Thanks for the reminder. I don't know how it is during the other seasons but the snow here ups the difficulty in acquiring food.

[Needless to say that boxed lunch and trail mix didn't last him very long. :| ]

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[soggypastry]

It would probably be a good idea to make a note in your guide to tell them to read the Trainer's handbook they get in their bag. Not enough people read that when they arrive.

[Sure, it's not a catch all, answer all your questions, but it's still a useful read. If only for the berry list in the back.]

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[triptoprofiling]

It goes without saying but you're right. Some might be too anxious to check what's next to them. Having some form of instructions in front of them could help save a lot of time explaining the basics.

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[hintcoinplz]

Tell them to watch out for Sentrets.

[Those Sentrets are vicious man. VICIOUS.]

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[triptoprofiling]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[He feels your pain, lil' Luke. He feels your pain.]

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[tendered]

I don't know much about surviving in the outdoors, but I do know how to deal with cold temperatures and, if you need illustrations for diagrams and stuff, I can definitely do that too! They let me do the drawings for the local sereitei paper! See?

[ She briefly flashes the outlining of an artistic beauty. It's a Sunkern in midair, overlooking the city, being held by a zubat. Isn't it darling? And totally weird?

ooc: Canon states she's a talented artist, so she definitely should be able to help in that regard. ]

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[triptoprofiling]

[Norman is no art critic but that picture is quite good. Color his face impressed.]

That's really good. I had diagrams in mind but I'm not very artistically inclined. We could use a few illustrations showing how to set up shelter and food gathering.

[ooc: aww yes! pictures! we can totally use an artist for this one. c: ]

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[timelymaid]

ill absolutely assist!
perhaps a list of pokemon who may be useful to catch types or otherwise
how to find water
and the breeding center egg deal for newcomers might be useful as a note in the guide?

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[triptoprofiling]

Those are all useful. I can note the newcomer deal in the guide. How to find water is a good start though.

I read your other message. Send me the files when you get a chance.

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[whateveryoueatliveitspart]

[Apollo rarely bothers with text posts, since he can't read and listening to the text reader drone on in its synthesized voice glory gets annoying after a while, but this one catches his interest for a few reasons.

The video comes on to show a 13-year-old boy bundled up in several layers of warm clothes with what looks like a cave in the background. Light is obviously being provided by an off-screen fire.]

I thought everyone knew how to do things like that. I guess if you only live in towns you think that you don't need to learn these things.

I can tell you how to do most of those things if you want me to. Finding edible and medicinal plants is something else that it doesn't seem like everyone knows, but that's harder when there's snow on the ground. It's harder to show people what to look for too.

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[triptoprofiling]

[A video presentation would have been better, he will admit. Jayden even has a large sheet of paper behind him outlining his thought process written with a thick black marker. But given the small, red marks all over his face it was best to lay his face low for the time being. Chances are it would have diverted the subject at hand.]

Some might not need the reminder but we can't risk assuming everyone does.

Seasonal food gathering and first aid will be an important matter to bring up. I haven't spoken to anyone who knows much about doing it in the winter though. Perhaps that's a good place to work with first.

[islandshore]

Survival guide would definitely help. I wound up writing a general guide to this place and the logistics of Pokémon in general, but I know battling's not for everyone, and I didn't go into details about camping or anything.

What I will say is that I've got a Pokémon rental service up and running, which might help out any newbies who need to get somewhere fast. It operates from Celadon, but it's not like I can't transfer Pokémon to one of the centers.

[triptoprofiling]

I would like to see a copy of that guide when you have a chance. There might be a few things I have down that could be repetitive. Some are suggesting a section about roster building.

Never knew we had a Pokémon rental service. Good to know. It doesn't help much with the three-day travel to Cherrygrove City but at least there is something to fall on once they get there.

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[newberktown]

[Welp. This kid's survival through the years had mostly been a fluke, so...]

You should also work out how you're going to get all this information to them. People arrive in groups, so there's a good chance that even if you notice all the new posts on the network you can miss getting to all the arrivals. I'd encourage people to work together during their first few days, too, since that's the case.

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[triptoprofiling]

I'm working on it. This isn't going to be a published book but if I can simplify the information into a document then it should at least allow the others on the network to share it with any new groups.

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[foolishwren]

_{[Well, Heather's been here for AGES... she'd feel sort of bad if she didn't have some input for this. Because it's actually a damn good idea.]}

you know i am STILL pissed that none of the professors thought to do anything like this for new guys

but yeah hi it's a good idea

maybe a visual guide on what plants are okay and NOT okay to eat because holy shit those crazy native berries will WRECK you if you even think about eating 'em

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[triptoprofiling]

Hi and thanks

What I'm doing is simply logistics. Not a lot of people would be willing to sit down to write an instruction manual on basic survival skills.

[Norman is giving them the benefit of the doubt. You know your society has gone tits up when you have a house spawning dozens of strangers FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE UNIVERSES. At some point they all probably said "Fuck it" and just slapped together a half-assed supply set.

Shit he doesn't want to do it but this is all being done so others don't go through the same thing he has been through. Did you see how bad that shitsnowstorm was? HOLY. SHIT.]

But having a few visuals on plants is not a bad idea. I assumed the Berry Guide covered that base already.