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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 3:56 am
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Okay guys, as you may or may not know, I'm going to be going to this year's A-Kon and one of my costumes is a female HG/SS Ace Trainer. And I have decided that I would very much like to have some props I can stow away in my messenger bag.
One of the things I've decided to make is a Trainer Card. But since in-game and fashion TCs have a lot of meta-data (score, journey start date) and oft-changing data (money amount, Pokédex progression, team), I've endeavored to make my TC more "realistic". The only problem is, I don't really have any idea what kind of information a "realistic" TC would have! Here's what I've go so far:
(Front ~ Back)
On the front, I took a cue from my Driver's License and included basic info. Not sure if I want to keep Issued/Expires on the front, but I have no idea what to put in their place if I moved them to the back. Also lengthened my ID number, since I doubt a region like Kanto (which I would assume has 1mil+ population) would use a simple 5-digit ID for all its (hundreds of) thousands of trainers. And discluded my full name, because I don't want complete strangers at an anime convention to know that s**t.
And that box at the bottom is for my signature, but I'm seriously considering moving it to the back. But leaving that space blank annoys the hell out of me.
On the back, I'm drawing an even bigger blank. I've got a magnetic strip and plan on putting in a bar code (and most likely will move the signature box to the back), but other than that, I have no clue.
So, anyone got any suggestions?
Things I DO NOT want to include:
» Eye color/hair color/weight/height » Badges » Pokémon team » Anything involving a Pokédex » Anything regarding beating the League
Go ahead and steal the card designs if you want. But the simplier, original version took me three damn hours to blank, so uh, have fun.
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 11:19 am
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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 12:48 pm
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Fox Demon Shippo Hm. Well, depends on what you plan on using this for. As in, RP, gaming, or just for fun.
I like the "Issued", but I'm not entirely sure if trainers ever need to renew licenses.
Back of IDs tend to involve signatures, and it would even (IMO) be neat to include an organization you/she participates in.
I also think that the ID# would be neater if it was the FC, because it correlates to the trainer more (in that particular region).
Haha, Shippo, I say right at the top that this is going to be a prop for a cosplay, hence why I want it realistic. xd heart
But we need to renew our Driver's Licenses and pretty much any other license ever, so I would figure a Trainer's Card would be the same way. But what do you mean by "organization [I] participate in"?
And I don't think an actual FC could fit in the ID number box. I also wanted to use my HG ID number.
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:04 pm
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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 1:49 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:41 pm
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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:02 pm
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 8:23 pm
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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 10:50 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 2:07 pm
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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:07 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 7:12 pm
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:39 pm
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 11:39 am
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[Philosophy In A Teacup] Crew
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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 2:45 pm
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melikefood I'd put Signature above the barcode. Maybe include Wi-Fi Friend code instead of Trainer ID? Maybe a space for Favorite type of Pokemon? Oh and I'd include Trainer Title. Also, are you including a punch hole?
Addressed FC vs ID. FC won't fit in the ID Number's place, and I don't want random people knowing that anyway.
Why favorite type? No, really. My driver's license doesn't include a space for my favorite food. Not trying to be mean, but that seems like meta-data to me.
And I don't think titles aside from "Master", "Gym Leader", "Elite Four Member" and "Champion" would exist in a realistic Pokémon world. You're either just a "Trainer" (or Master/GL/E4M/Champ) or you're not. This seems meta-data, too. sad
And still debating on the punch hole. Realistically, it probably wouldn't have one, but I want to attach it to my con badge.
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