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Revision as of 01:33, 11 August 2013
Hello! Umbramatic here, with some advice on creating media arcs!
What is a media arc, you may ask? A miniarc or subplot that's based on media other than the Pokemon games. They have a long and storied history in WAAPT - mostly ones based on other video games, but movies and books and such have been used as well. As someone who's done two (Magic Mirror and Okamiquest) I felt I should help others by giving my advice. Here we go!
Step 1: Do your research!
You can't do a media arc without knowing the media in question, right? It's best if you experience the work you're adapting. Watch the movie, play the game, (Or watch a Let's Play) read the book. Even if you have before do it again so it's fresh in your mind. Take plenty of notes, maybe make an outline. It'll help!
Step 2: Adapt it!
You can't just drop a non-Pokemon story into the WAAPT world and have it work without a hitch. You've gotta Pokemon it up first! The simplest way to do this is replace many or all of the cast members and/or enemy monsters with Pokemon. However, you've also gotta integrate it into the WAAPT world without changing the WAAPT world's rules too much. For this reason, you might need to find a setting within WAAPT where your arc works best, and scale things down if necessary.
Step 3: Talk it over!
Make sure you talk your plot over with multiple people, either privately or in Discussion. Not only can they help you work out kinks, but they can help you with interesting interpretations, twists, and mon counterparts!
