ok so i'm really thinking on this now and:
- pokemon shifters/anthros/gijinka, the idea is that this is an alternate universe where pokemon and humans merged souls and now aren't different at all
- set in Roaring 20s Unova
- focus on entertainment industries, crime rings, cops, maybe prohibition, wealth inequality, etc. generally just Roaring 20s fun.
- site canons are Legendaries. each one is named, designed custom for the site (no FCs, they will have custom appearances), given a role to play, and can't be taken off the site unless a certain post count is made. probably just starting with the Unova legends: Genesect, Meloetta, Victini, the genies, the muskedeers, Kyurem, Reshiram, and Zekrom.
- characters can either be mostly human or mostly pokemon with anthro qualities, to allow people who don't wanna design their own characters to easily use FCs.
- characters will have powers, likely limited by what moves their base pokemon can learn. possibly a system for learning TM/HM moves. We'll see.
- characters will have one species, but can have "hybrid traits" like those variations that trended for a while. shiny variations also unlimited.
- other than legends, no limits on pokemon species. I don't care if we end up with 3000 eevee gijinka.
- as for gender-limited pokemon, it's allowed but I will be monitoring for Weird Fetishistic Shit. like idc if your Gallade gijinka is a trans woman if you're not fuckin weird about it.
if anyone wants to really help me hammer out a system, let me know. I really want a site based around designing really cool characters but isn't an animal RP, if that makes sense.