((OOC: Pokemon Gen4 canon timeline))

[rivalkidneypunch]

OK. POKEMON CANON POINT. Because AIM is 100 butts.

Here are the things to discuss:

• Our current canon point is moments before Spear Pillar. That means the red chain has been created and the Lake Trio has been released, but Palkia and/or Dialga haven't been summoned yet.
• Do we want to do a canon update to post-Spear Pillar, then? Keep canon where it is? Retcon?
• Dawg has some concerns about doing an update: "The whole thing I'd be all "eh" about it is the fact of Dana's personality change post-spear pillar. If we're going to settle going by Plat's storyline. :'| It'd be so much of a hassle for me to redo her whole personality from "bubbly little thing that's curious but srs" to "so cold and untrusting to humans that she'd rather sit in a tree than go and talk to someone at first :'|" And of course Lucas' backstory would have to increase and there's a bunch of information that suddenly came crashing in because he's actually a major part in some of that part of the storyline "IE: Watching Legendaries fall from the sky and going "8O DAWN OMG" and stuff" skdfjskdf"
• Basically; Spear Pillar would have a profound effect on Dialga that Dawg doesn't really want happening quite yet, though canon updating would make things easier for Cyrus' characterization.
• Another concern I had: if it's all right with everyone, could we assume that the Platinum version of events is canon? It would have an important effect on potential Giratina appers, for one thing, and I'm not entirely comfortable with telling anyone who may be interested in apping Looker or Charon that their character is unappable or wouldn't be allowed to have any of their canon CR.

Comments

[lunayoshi.livejournal.com]

I just apped Mesprit having gone through everything in Diamond. Should I retcon it to be after she's released? And if so, should I have her seek out the protagonist (which I've learned is Dawn in this game), or should I have her just go "FWEEEEEE" and explore on her own?

[snaps-ass.livejournal.com]

Unless we work out a better idea, it might be for the best to stick with that point. Whatever you have Mesprit do is totally up to you. If we were being exactly-perfectly-canon-stickling, then she'd sit in Lake Verity doing nothing until Dawn came to visit, at which point she'd be all "LET'S PLAY TAG WHEEEE" and commence roaming, so... it should be okay to cut straight to the roaming part.