So it seems that the new FA rule has been causing a lot of people to start mass deleting content or remove their accounts outright, and rightfully so. Because of this however, there's a fear that someone may remove their entire gallery while lacking an alternate gallery of sorts. Twitter doesn't always work for finding artwork, and other options might be obscure for some.

If you know of an artist that is planning to nuke their gallery, I recommend looking into FurDown. A mass download tool on github that will allow you to pull from a user's gallery or scraps. It'll grab the artist's PNGs, Gifs, and even Text Documents if they have any lying around. This isn't really me being a shill, rather I think it would suck to see an artist's work disappear without a trace sometimes.

https://github.com/crouvpony47/furdown

I recently had the luxury of setting up a Telegram group regarding my sound edits. So if you've ever wished to see any of the sound edits I've worked on, without twitter compression or having to go through so many posts, now is the perfect opportunity!
https://t.me/+qAx7A2XTjj9mNGFh

Currently there are over 100 Sound Edits already uploaded to the group, with a small handful being ones I haven't released in any capacity yet. Plus, this group allows you to give direct feedback on animations or possibly suggest new projects in the future.

Do be mindful that this Telegram does have channels ( and thus content ) focused on Vore. So if you aren't a big fan of that sort of thing, be sure to mute the channels.
Just a bit of a small warning as it is partly why I made the group to begin with, outside of E621 nuking my artist tag.

I recently had the luxury of setting up a Telegram group regarding my sound edits. So if you've ever wished to see any of the sound edits I've worked on, without twitter compression or having to go through so many posts, now is the perfect opportunity!
https://t.me/+qAx7A2XTjj9mNGFh

Currently there are over 100 Sound Edits already uploaded to the group, with a small handful being ones I haven't released in any capacity yet. Plus, this group allows you to give direct feedback on animations or possibly suggest new projects in the future.

Do be mindful that this Telegram does have channels ( and thus content ) focused on Vore. So if you aren't a big fan of that sort of thing, be sure to mute the channels.
Just a bit of a small warning as it is partly why I made the group to begin with, outside of E621 nuking my artist tag.

https://twitter.com/ZiggyZackStash/.....ueHL6m0VoMK1FA
If you happen to have any adoptable designs from artists such as  demonnyuu or  Johnithanial, I tend to be on the lookout for them from time to time. And would be interested in offering for them if you have any you wish to present.

Feel free to direct message me on twitter, or any other platform such as Discord or Telegram. I figured I would advertise this seeing as I've been wanting to do this for years.

Hello everyone. As some of you may already know, I've been quite busy over these 2 years working on multiple hobbies. My biggest one, and the reason I've had trouble updating my FA for sometime, is adding sounds to various animations. This is where the bulk of my work has been over the years, and is the main reason I'm very much quiet here.

For this reason, I'm curious if anyone be alright if I started to advertise my sound edits and other stuff through FA? I still wish to upload and post character artwork and the like, but I feel bad basically leaving everyone empty on here while my Twitter continues to grow. I'd love to know your input if possible as I look for ways to continue growing with my 2 year Sound Editing anniversary approaching.

Aside from all that, I'll be happy to note I'm currently open for commissions involving adding sounds to animations. I'm in need of funds due to my work cutting my hours, so any help will be welcome.

 Lyorenth-The-Dragon is currently holding a raffle for a basic shading piece of one character of your choosing alongside the artist's Blaziken [ Hanako ]
The character can be any gender of your choice, so do feel free to pick whichever character you feel is best. The raffle is currently set to end November 26 at 9:00 PM, that being a little more than 24 hours left

Here are the artist's rules simplified:
- Must watch the artist to participate. New watchers are welcome, but please be sure not to unwatch afterwords. Otherwise you may be blacklisted from future raffles and commissions.
- Make sure to favorite the submission and keep it there.
- Leave a comment with a reference of your character to be assigned a number. Non-FA links are fine, as long as long as they lead to an image of the character.
- A character can only be submitted one time, and must be owned by you.
- If you'd like a second entry into the raffle, be sure to make a journal promoting the raffle and link it within the comment of your entry.
- The artist reserves the right to deny a character for any reason they deem necessary.
- Any submission should be in line with the artist's Terms of Service in order to be eligible!

The Raffle Post:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/44594332/

Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting here in so long, I've been hard at work at other projects through my Twitter such as adding sounds to NSFW animations and Video Editing to be able to update this page more. As such if you've messaged me through notes please give me a bit more time before I'm able to properly reply to you. I'm much more active on Twitter and Discord just in case you need to reach me for anything important. Especially as FA notes don't notify me on when they're posted and I don't check FA too often.

One of my current goals to begin posting here again is to finish a number of character bios I accidentally let pile up. So far I have 5 ready for posting and around 20 which still need to be finished. Reason for the large amount is that I've been gathering a plethora of Pokemon OCs from  Natsukis_Commishes over the years which has led to nearly 100 Pokemon OCs drawn and purchased by this one artist. You can see many of them in a twitter post I made utilizing a group photo method since I wanted to celebrate the milestone ( Group photos are outdated since there are 2 new faces, but it's still recent enough )

As stated in the title today it is currently my birthday. I didn't have much planned for it commission or art wise considering many artists I enjoy were closed or it was really last minute. Though I'm not exactly eager to celebrate with art with every birthday. I'm just happy to share my excitement with others while also continuing to do my own thing. If you want to leave birthday wishes or more you can do so on this journal or on my twitter page. Discord works as well for private stuff.

Anyhow, thank you everyone here as well as those who have been following my recent endeavors on twitter!

So a few days ago I decided to make a twitter post showing off my sound editing shenanigans as a little advertisement. Something to get myself known, but to also show what it is I intend to do. I hope you'll be sure to give it a watch: [ https://twitter.com/ZiggyZackStash/.....746811394?s=20 ]

Also, don't forget that you can find a lot of my sound editing shenanigans on twitter with other sites to be considered in the future.

Recently my Twitter, one that I mostly use for posting Sound Edits of Animations, has gained the attention of 1,000 followers and counting. If anyone from here is currently following, let me just thank you as well. You can find the twitter here if you'd like to take a peak at what I have posted: [ https://twitter.com/ZiggyZackStash ]. It is NSFW though so please keep that in mind...Oh, and I guess it's safe to say "Sound Warning" on certain animations.

Let me just apologize for the overly long silence on my Furaffinity though. Lately I've been focusing on video making and the aforementioned Sound Edits of animations. After 2 months of these, I've started to slowdown and regain my interest towards Writing and Roleplaying. This does mean I'll be eventually opening myself up to roleplay and me need a method of presenting characters. In an act of a last resort, I decided to use F-List as my previous Journal may have hinted towards.

You can find my main F-List page and the pages of my other characters here: [ https://www.f-list.net/c/zackary%20zigzagoon/ ]
Just remember to follow the rules I have laid out and to ask me if there is anything particular you have in mind. Also, I do ask that you respect any of the decisions I make and that I'll respect yours.

7 months ago I posted how I was trying to dust of F-List. I went back on my word when a lot of the previous issues I had would not leave me, making the experience more frustrating than I would like it to. Fortunately, after some time to process everything and other endeavors to post images onto twitter, I started to find workarounds in order to use F-List effectively. I will be using F-List exclusively for my NSFW centric characters, in order to make things less awkward when presenting characters and to lighten the load.

So far, after taking the time to upload their watermarked images, I have posted 12 characters onto my page in one day.
Those characters being:
Grace ( Girafarig ), Ivy Vex ( Salandit ), Maiya ( Charizard ), Madre ( Goodra ), Matilda ( Krookodile )
Blair ( Arbok ), Eloise ( Aron ), Cybele ( Aggron ), Anthea ( Ditto ), Sadie ( Salamence )
Cloe ( Mewtwo ), Nicole ( Mienshao ), Sophie ( Goodra ), Carmelina ( Delphox )

I will likely not be using the site itself for roleplaying, but that could always change somewhere down the line. I just need to understand how all this works to make things easier on me.

Also, I need to report a stolen character and will be using the ticket #157351 as well as ticket #157354 for proof of being the owner of these characters.

I have a few characters on my Toyhou.se I'll be letting go for those interested. More characters will likely be sold in the coming days so be on the lookout. If interested please note me over FA Notes or send a Comment, we can discuss where to send the files and the price.

Drulttur ( Dragon / Cat / Dog Hybrid ): 10$
[ https://toyhou.se/5704722.drulttur-10- ]

Skritch: ( Sold )

Monica ( Tepig ): ( Sold )

For the past few weeks, a large majority of characters have been getting revamps and new stories to go with their exclusion in the upcoming story. As a result, I decided to compile most of the surface level changes for those that wish to see just what has changed for the characters. Don’t worry, I did my best to make it as compact as possible. Just note that it may be a while before all these changes become canon

Charles ( Grookey )
I took the liberty of rewriting Charles’s backstory to open him up as a Grookey who, under the passion of his father and brother, is a Grookey aspiring to partake in the gym challenge and practice his drumming skills. As well as being the one to often help cheer others up during a tough situation.

Pokemon Stats:
Pokemon Level: 19 —> 20
Pokemon Moves:
Taunt —> Knock Off
Likes:
Tree Swinging —> Helping Others
Berries —> Battle Planning
Dislikes:
Negative Pokemon —> Tense Moments
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Personality:
Laid Back —> Passionate

Vanissa ( Scorbunny )
I decided to focus on revamping a number of characters with Vanissa being one of the bigger ones due to the lacking feeling in her character. I decided on having her and Gabriella, her Cinderace Sister, have difficult terms together which could lead to story and interaction between the two. I also wish to avoid all of Vanissa’s character being the hot-headed one of the group.

Pokemon Level:
19 —> 22
Pokemon Moves:
Tackle —> Agility
Likes:
Battle Planning —> Showing her strength
Dislikes:
Judgemental Pokemon —> Judgy Pokemon
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Personality:
Tomboyish —> Stubborn

Henry ( Sobble )
Not much was needed to be changed for Henry seeing as how his character is the sort I would imagine, but I did revamp his bio to help shape as to why he’s still nervous at such an old age. I did feel him showing signs of wanting to change, yet being held back by fears that still haven’t left him, could make for a nice character that could have some interaction and such involving him.

Serena ( Wooloo )
Serena’s bio was pretty old, mainly being made when Wooloo was first introduced and had little to no changes outside of including the name of her younger brother. With that said, her backstory was changed to allow for how she met her current friends and the intrigue she has on wanting to see more of the region.

Likes:
Sweets —> Sweets / Desserts
Rolling About —> Exploring
Dislikes:
Sheared Wool → Aggressive Petting
Personality:
Gentle —> Considerate

Valerie ( Galarian Farfetch’d )
I wanted to tone back on the idea that Valerie grew up in a strict household as the idea was hard for me to accept with Arthur getting more character. I decided instead to change it so that rather than her father’s actions being the thing she dislikes, it’s the fame her father has that bothers her. It’s not like she hates this fame, but the fact her training is being seen under Arthur annoys her.

Age:
19 —> 22
Likes:
Leek Practice —> Teaching Others
Dislikes:
Item Management —> Unnecessary Attention
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Personality:
Tough —> Honest
Hardworking —> Venturesome
Rowdy —> Reserved

Louisa ( Sirfetch’d )
I took the liberty of rewriting parts of Louisa to allow her to tie well into her daughter Valerie. The idea is that Louisa is quite invested in battling, but worries that she can’t enjoy battling forever once her leek withers. This has led to her taking the opportunity to try and teach others some of the proper ways of battling.

Age:
38 —> 42
Likes:
Tough Opponents —> Teaching Others
Dislikes:
Leek Tampering —> Leek Trouble
Occupation ( Job ):
Gym Challenger
Volunteer —> Poke Job Volunteer

Amity ( Greedent )
With Amity being one of the characters who doesn’t require too much depth her stuff pretty much stays the same outside of a few things. Otherwise, she’s the same Greedent you love.

Likes:
Sweets —> Desserts / Sweets

Vida ( Dracozolt )
Not much was changed aside from giving Vida a bit of a relationship with Louisa, allowing Vida to become more prominent for the sword side of things.

Josephine ( Inteleon )
Lately, I found a lot of people really wanted to interact with Josephine in many unique ways. However, due to the overwhelming amount of interest, I realized Josephine might not be the easiest to present for interactions given how she is. As such, Josephine’s backstory and aspects have been rewritten to make her an Inteleon struggling to understand more about what she can do. As well as wanting to show she doesn’t have to be a strong pokemon to be a leader all the time. This backstory ties into one of the major criticisms I received where she had mostly water type moves while lacking important ones such as U-Turn or Acrobatics. I took this criticism as a new way to present Josephine since she might look and act cool, but deep down she’s not really the best. She can only really use Snipe Shot and has trouble with other moves.

Age:
28 - 27
Dislikes:
Cheating Opponents —> Inteleon Problems
Camping —> Feeling Incompetent
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Relationships:
Portia ( Hungry Bird ) —> Dara ( Group Cook )
Personality:
Adaptable —> Calm
Cooperative —> Clear Headed

Gabriella ( Cinderace )
I decided with Gabriella to have her story focus on competition in Cinderace fashion, but have this also tie into her relationship with her own sister. The two of them often being at odds with each other is a great way for Vanissa to push wanting to show she can be more without evolving.

Age:
26 —> 25
Likes:
Soccer —> Sports
Spicy Curry —> Competition
Dislikes:
Dynamax —> Getting Blindsided
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Relationships:
Anya ( Rocking Friend ) —> Dara ( Favorite Cook )
Personality:
Daring —> Competitive

Vittoria ( Thievul )
I wanted to give a much better take on the young thief idea with a bit more story to her. As well as presenting the idea for why she steals more during a battle because of being impatient.

Age:
27 —> 25
Likes:
Stealing Practice —> Thieving Practice
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Relationships:
Amity ( Neighbor ) —> Amity ( Slow-witted Neighbor )

Dara ( Grapploct )
Did a bit more work to present her as this odd team member who has trouble holding back, but is pretty cool to interact with when you aren’t being squeezed by her.

Age:
27 —> 25
Dislikes:
Her Training Method —> Holding Back
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Poke Job Volunteer
Relationships:
Louisa ( Decent Battler ) —> Maria ( Volunteer Buddy )

Anya ( Toxtricity )
I wanted to try a better take at a character who is developed to be a loudmouth and give her a bit more depth. Now she is loudmouth that loves music and wants to battle to show it off.

Age:
27 —> 25
Dislikes:
Music Haters → Being Silenced
Classic Music —> Slow Music
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger

Dominique ( Obstagoon )
Dominique now has a bit more importance towards the overall story coming up and may or may not be related to a certain Zigzagoon. Though it is strange to see where her daughter went.

Pokemon Abilities:
Defiant ( When its stats are lowered its Attack increases. ) —> Guts ( Boosts Attack if there is a status problem. )
Family:
( Brother ) —> Maverick ( Brother )
Relationships:
Charles ( Piper’s friend ) —> Portia ( Gullible Bird ),
Anya ( Music Partner ) —> Anya ( Neighbor’s Daughter )
Gabriella ( Neighbor ) —> Amity ( Piper’s Cook )
Personality:
Tomboyish —> Freewheeling

Hazel ( Morpeko )
As Hazel’s bio is already perfect as is, not much was needed to be done about making sure she was presented as a Morpeko struggling with her hunger.

Relationships:
Portia ( Hunger Management ) —> Amity ( Hunger Management )
Vida ( Fossil Friend ) —> Portia ( Cramorant Friend )

Emeline & Archer ( Dreepy & Dragapult )
I realized the mother and son dynamic that these two had makes it a little tricky for Emeline to interact with others on her own. However, someone gave me an idea that I felt was really useful to consider. What if instead of Archer being Emeline’s son, he was instead Emeline’s adopted son. This would give Emeline the dynamic of not really being a mother, but still trying to act like she is one. As a result, I rewrote Emeline from the ground up to include this idea. Also now she likes plushies

Likes:
Meat Foods —> Plushies
Dislikes:
Destructive Pokemon —> Feeling Alone
Family:
Archer ( Son ) —> Archer ( Adopted Son )
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Relationships:
Vida( Fossil Pokemon ) —> Maria ( Friendly Babysitter )
Personality:
Motherly —> Affectionate
Stern —> Protective

Valencia ( Duraludon )
As Arthur will be a strong impact on the story, I decided to have a character present just how much of an impact his achievements have pushed others to do what he has done. He might not be a champion, but boy does his dedication show.

Age:
32 —> 30
Pokemon Level:
62 —> 57
Likes:
Gigantamax —> Target Practice
Dislikes:
Being Pushed —> Rough Pokemon
Being Climbed On —> Terrible Curry
Family:
( Father ) —> ( Mother ), ( Father )
Occupation ( Job ):
Pokemon Trainer —> Gym Challenger
Poke Job volunteer

Be sure to enjoy some Pie and have a grand time today. Now to make sure I don’t fall asleep while everyone is partying. Oh yeah, I have things in store for in the upcoming days.

I can officially say that after tomorrow I'll be in the big 20. Unfortunately, I can't celebrate it as I had hoped due to IRL things such as work and stuff, but I do look forward to that burger my stepdad keeps talking so highly about. I'll have something special in-store tomorrow when I have the chance.

With all the Dynamic References successfully reposted and the like, it'll be easy to move back onto posting commissions and upcoming references. My definition of dynamic references are characters done by other artists than the ones I usually go for. While Demonnyuu doesn't exactly fall under it as I've listed them on my page, there weren't many characters designed by them on my page. As such I decided to get all of them posted for the sake of ease and to move onto other stuff.

Next up are commission posts as there are a lot of commissions that I need to write descriptions for. You'll see these commissions posted in the upcoming days while I get on developing the characters that have yet to be posted. Trying my best to get the backlog of posts going so I can successfully move onto new stuff. ( Still can't believe it took me 6 months to actually get on this due to Sword and Shield mons )

I've been slowly trying to get all the characters from my old account onto the new one so I can properly close it. Though it's been a little difficult with all the sidetracking and various other situations happening in IRL. With everything slowing down I feel this is the best time to get the rest of the characters posted and see what I can do about the old account. I'm at least happy I have the strength and motivation to repost them seeing as things have been a little crazy.

I should note a small number of these characters are being revamped with new info and backstory. This is to allow them to be able to be used in interactions later on as their personality being more open, even to a small degree, will allow for unique interactions. Also, I needed to have some of the characters stop clinging so hard to certain kinks that I originally associated with their character heavily.

Just 8 days before my birthday gracefully passes over and I become 20. Looking forward to it as I hope to enjoy it with a big ol commission of my Zigzagoons together. I’m still trying to find the artist, but I do hope something can be done with a week before the big day. Anyhow, I hope everyone has a great day and I’ll still be around for a while.

I should note though that as you could tell, things have been going crazy lately. Aside from dealing with the character thief you might’ve heard me hint at in previous journals, I was let go from work a week prior as they continued to push unusual expectations out of me that weren’t possible in a 4 hour time frame. As such I’ll be looking for new work and try to sell characters in the case that things go too far. However, having received my last check and more on the way, I think I should be fine for now

I tried my best to dust off F-List for a while, but found a lot of the old frustration I had before coming back to me over time. I realized having to set up tons of character's kinks and preferences seem like quite the hassle. It is certainly expressive to a certain degree, but I can't see myself giving every character a kink list of sorts while still making them expressive. I only added 2 character bios and gave up.

However, a day after I managed to give up on everything, a savior came to me when I least expected it. A friend had mentioned a website that was useful in posting character bios and that they use themselves. After checking out the website I found it to be the perfect place to use instead of F-List as you're free to add your details and can be expressive without relying on kinks.

With this new website in mind, I'll be sending characters onto my own page so that everyone is free to see them. If you wish to check out the website for yourself, look for [ https://refsheet.net ]. I definitely recommend it for ensuring an easy way of presenting a character.

So I decided after a user recently and blatantly stole my character on F-List and Discord, that it might be high time to dust off my old F-List and see if it can be salvaged. I never really used F-List too much in the past as I never quite got the hang of the systems involved with handling characters. It also didn't help I was pretty heated ( no pun intended ) during that time as the AC was turned off and the heat was unbearable to the point of ice bags and windows not being enough. So with wanting to protect the use of my characters, I might as well see what I can do.

On another note, I found a user who ended up using my Ditto "Anthea" without my permission for a whole year. If I do see any uses of my characters on the site it will be a swift report as I aim to protect my characters. I'll be sure to have the offending image taken down with ticket #144081. It might not be easy to try and search for every character use, but it wouldn't hurt to try.

As some of you may remember I was stuck with no wi-fi for 2 weeks. For those that didn’t hear, Wi-fi was out for 2 weeks due to work cutting my hours nonstop and forcing me to miss out on money for the cable bill. Now that it returned recently, I finally remembered to get to work on the character revamps I intended to do while waiting for the wi-fi’s return. While I would like to focus on new characters, I want to revamp a few older characters who will be getting reposted onto this account in the coming days. I do want to clear out all the characters and artwork from my previous account and place them onto here.

There will also be rewrites for characters of the Alola pokemon as a good number of them have been sloppily rushed in my opinion. I wrote these characters when it was only a small handful of them or the instant they came out, not considering how many would join the roster as the months went on. This has even led to some characters having info or details that don't really work in their current state. The biggest offenders of this include Remington ( Salandit ), Pepper ( Toucannon ), and even Cason ( Jangmo-o ). Remington is actually one I'll be addressing in this journal to explain the sort of overhaul I intend to do of his story.

Remington ( Salandit )
I was not exactly happy with the way I wrote Remington's story back when I purchased them. My focus on their character heavily borrowed from the Salandit pokedex entries and trying to justify having not evolved yet. As the anthro pokemon world is different from the feral one, the implication male salandits can’t evolve has changed. The dex entries were also used to push the idea of Remington being a mischievous and selfish jerk, but I struggle a lot when developing characters who are meant to be jerks from the ground. As my strategy of developing characters often focuses on character matchups, the only character match up that pushed my ideas of Remington as a thief was with Ivy Vex ( Salandit ).

Ivy Vex is a shiny salandit similar to Remington, but her body had been bred to have more capabilities in the pheromone department. As a result, her flames are much better but don't have the poisonous punch like other salandits. In contrast, Remington's design was meant to be poison focused with a strong focus on purple and such which led to the idea of Remington being a more poisonous Salandit. It was thanks to looking at the character on their own merits that I realized the ideas I gave them wouldn’t exactly work compared to a character who was built and designed from the ground up. This led to me finding it difficult to see the character in their current state and made me realize a revamp was needed. This was stated to friends back in November, but was never actually done due to the strong focus of the Galar pokemon cast and the wi-fi issue. So expect Remington to be changed in the upcoming days.

In the upcoming days, once Wi-fi has returned to my nice little house, I’ll be posting some more characters onto my page that I’ve been sitting on due to the Pokemon Sword and Shield cast taking priority. Once I finish the last two, I’ll be looking to dust off some older characters of mine and give them a revamp in order to fit into the new cast of characters. Since I have let go of a number of characters that were originally tied to others, it helps to spruce up the info to account for the changed info and story. I will warn that some of the upcoming posts may be more NSFW in their designs, but it’s mostly just nudity and maybe some intersex designs.

As my birthday is next month, I may open myself up to a joint commission or two if anyone is interested. I can’t guarantee anything yet until work stops cutting my hours, but I want to try and start focusing on art and collaborations rather than more characters ( I say as I purchase a $70 design I’m really after ). My Discord and Telegram are always open if you wish to speak on things relating to Roleplay or Collabs.

Also, be sure to look in my gallery for some of the recent changes I made to some characters. You might be surprised at how the cast of characters look now.

For the past few months, I've been working on a document detailing how pokeballs would work in an anthro pokemon world. Because of things like Pokemon Centers, Trade Evolution, and Dynamax I don't wish to get rid of Pokeballs outright due to how important they are to the pokemon world. Though I also understand that pokeballs don't translate well once the pokemons live and act like humans which really gets under people's skin. As a result, I've taken it upon myself to rewrite Pokeballs into a much more accepting manner and am at most 3,000 words in. Though as I'm nearing the end of it, I wanted to see what other people's reactions are so I can make pokeballs unique and avoid the concerns present.

The idea is that they began as devices to help officers and authorities handle dangerous pokemon such as Primeape who were difficult to contain due to their anger. Though slowly the public became interested due to the idea of pokeballs serving as a personal space for each pokemon, leading to them being mass-produced and having unique importance in many situations. Because of the many systems and features in place for every pokeball, there is no fear of it being used for wrong and has become a staple in many services today. There are a number of pokemon who dislike Pokeballs and technology for one reason or another, but it's hard not to ignore just how much the world has changed thanks to pokeballs and the growing technology of the world.

With this Journal I hope to get people to give me advice or ideas as I have seen quite a number of people show real distaste for the idea just from word alone, so understanding what bothers people can really allow me to think harder on what to address and handle when I get to the problem.

I’ve tried to defend Pokemon Sword and Shield as much as I could these past few months. I saw the games as a beginner’s versions of Pokemon where, while failing as a pokemon game, it at least tried to have some nice additions to get people into the series. I’ve barely played a mainline game in years due to other games like Monster Hunter, Splatoon, and Smash Bros, so the slice of life improvements really helped me get into the series again while also learning stuff I never did before. So far I’ve enjoyed Pokemon Sword a lot ever since release date, trying to catch all the pokemon I can for that ever glorious Shiny Charm.

I was well aware of the many problems that plagued the game, some of which I was really against as well. But I knew blindly throwing my words around wouldn’t solve anything until I played the game. So, after saving some money and making hard decisions, I pre-ordered the Double Pack...from Amazon. Don’t worry, I don’t regret the purchase too much getting a $5 discount and $20 refunded to me over what happened. It’s been nice seeing the game didn’t try so hard to teach you things you already knew and made some unique changes such as Fly being unlocked early on, or being able to to open the Box anywhere. Pokejobs are also unique too, allowing you to have pokemon level up while you aren’t playing which helps when you aren’t needing certain pokemon. Overall, there are some really helpful changes for someone new to the series.

One of the largest problems ( Outside of animations ) has been pokemon being cut from the game which I often tried to ignore. There was no way I was gonna defend something that I also really hated, but seeing it in a gameplay sense it really helps those just starting out their pokemon adventure thanks to not having to worry about catching pokemon from previous games. These changes make it easier for beginners to complete the dex, as well as those who are new to the series entirely. This is also expected due to the popularity the Switch has brought to many who didn’t even consider other Nintendo family consoles. Despite seeing it as a benefit, I still thought the pokemon that were cut was unnecessary in some areas such as the rest of the Kanto starts outside of Charizard.

What the Expansion Pass aims to do is introduce new reasons to keep people playing similar to the expansion games like Ultra Sun & Moon. As well as bring in pokemon that were missing with +200 expected from the pass. A lot of what was shown from the direct was very promising and definitely looked like something to look forward to for the year of 2020. However, one detail that started my anger was the realization this Expansion Pass was not one time purchase. Rather than spending $30 for DLC that was very fair in the asking price, you would have to spend $60 to make sure you got it for both if you were the proud owner of both copies. I’m sure those like me who pre-ordered the Double Pack may feel annoyed at the double purchase required. Even ignoring the Double Pack, buying the wrong expansion means $30 down the drain and to buy the correct one.

I know many people’s responses will be that this Expansion is “optional”, but saying that is ignoring the problem at hand. Some people can’t just ignore a paid expansion that adds new and fun things to do in a game they enjoy. Are you saying you’ll ignore 2 expansions that includes pokemon that were originally cut and new ones, 2 unique stories to enjoy even after post game, and game improvements that could help such as increased EXP gain and new Gigantamax forms? This expansion is the only way to enjoy Sword and Shield at its fullest, plain and simple. Some players might be willing to look past it with things such as trades and the like, but not everyone is gifted with that or have many willing to help. Partly the reason why getting both games often helps. Another defense some may use is comparing it to the expansions such as Pokemon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. If memory serves, those games came out a year after the games release and were priced at $40 for each version. It hasn’t been more than 3 months and already the expansion has been announced for pre-order with them set for June which half a year away.

The one saving grace of all of this is that there is time before June 2020 where the Expansion Pass goes live, but that doesn’t really change how crazy of a choice this is not to combine the expansions. I’ve mentioned to myself Pokemon Sword and Shield fails as a pokemon game, and I’m having a hard time letting that go looking at this. Animations aren’t as polished as most would like, Gigantamax has no balance and has been banned, and the modding community is doing more than what Gamefreak has done in some areas. I remember once making a comparison to Monster Hunter World and how Sword and Shield was Pokemon’s version gone wrong. I know the comparison is wrong, but having seen stuff like this makes me further push that.

I know I shouldn’t be angry that DLC is involved in a pokemon game seeing where we’re at in history. The point I wanted to make is that having those who enjoy the series buy an expansion pass twice is uncalled for. Some of us have put up buying both Sword and Shield together only to be told if we want to enjoy them further we have to spend $60 together. I may not be the best at presenting my problems being so out of touch with the mainline games, but it’s something I just can’t help given how much I’ve put to enjoy the game. The only thing I can look forward to is Pokemon Home really, maybe I can finally transfer those Shield exclusives pokemon with ease. Until then, I don’t know what to think on Sword and Shield anymore. I only hope the Expansions are worth the double payment. One more note I just realized, however, was that Pokemon Home is another service that requires payment. So far it seems like being a proud owner of both versions is getting more expensive.

After many months of procrastination and laziness, I finally managed to write up a list of how to effectively RP with me. Now that I have this new keyboard, I can type pretty well now without losing motivation. Since I know people will be flocking for RPs, I might as well make this and other stuff just in case people are really eager for me to RP with them. More will be added as needed, but getting this put out now can really help in the long run.

5 Steps to Start Roleplaying with me:
1) Send a Note or Direct Message, stating which character(s) interest you in an RP Session
2) Mention what theme or idea you have in mind with the particular character. It helps me suggest other characters for roleplay should I have someone else that fits the theme better, or offer my own ideas to give my side of things.
3) We discuss what events should occur during the RP and go from there, seeing what would happen in the theme.
4) We RP from there, acting out our characters and seeing how the two pair well.
5) If interest in the RP is lost, or silence between us happens, it’s possible to talk once again and start another RP should the previous steps be taken.

Important Notes & Rules:
> All RPs will be considered Non-canon. Characters will act and respond how they would if they were in the situation, but will not deviate from their character any further.
> As the owner of these characters, I have the right to deny RPing if I feel uncomfortable with the theme, RPer in question, or any other reason I deem fair.
> I will not develop new or existing characters around yours for the sake of an RP. I may tweak their story to match the RP theme, but never around someone else’s character
> If I am silent for a while I appreciate being reminded about the RP. However, spamming mentions every hour will not get me to RP sooner as there are things that may keep me busy.
> I’m very literate in how I RP. While I don’t expect the same level of literacy from those eager to RP, I at least ask for 2 sentences with a modest level of literacy.
> None of my characters are self-inserts. By saying “You” in action dialogue, you will be referring to my character. This also means I will treat any character in the RP as your character.

Preferences:
> I enjoy RPs where there is a strong focus on story and character development. I’m sorry if you wish to go straight into the action.
> Pokemon, Digimon, and Monster Hunter are themes I’m highly open towards
> Some themes ( Spiral Knights, Fantasy, Yugioh, Persona ) are possible, but won’t be as open to due to a lack of experience.
> I would prefer it if universes do not cross. If they do, I would prefer some backstory or explanation to justify it.
> I have no skills in RPing as a human, so any human-focused stories are out of the question.
> I would prefer to have some interactions and ideas before an RP turns NSFW
> I'm fine with sharing all the kinks I'm most comfortable with when discussing the theme in question.

I will not RP if any of the following conditions are crossed:
> Greeting me with RP Dialogue without any prior discussing or talking.
> Refusing to accept my decisions on who I use in an RP.
> Refusing to accept my boundaries on what themes I'm willing to do
> Forcing me to use a character I have stated is not available for specific reasons.
> Using characters that clearly aren’t yours ( Using it as a representation of what your character looks like is somewhat fine, but taking the whole character isn’t. )
> Requiring me to develop new characters to fit your themes or interests.
> Attempting to take control of my character’s actions without any OOC talking or agreement.

An artist by the name of  lovespell is currently working on a Free Art Raffle for 3 lucky users. The winners will be drawn by tomorrow, which means tonight is the last day to get your comments in and follow Lovespell if necessary. They're a really great artist when it comes to many things such as Feral & Anthro, and have quite a flexible list of things they're able to draw. Furthermore, they also create unique YCHs often that have unique themes and situations. If you aren't interested in the raffle, giving them a watch is still nice in the end.

For those interested in the raffle, please follow the link below and make sure to read their journal thoroughly as it will definitely help in the end. One thing you might notice is that making a journal, like this one, will net you extra entries. This is true and is a great way of showing the raffle before it ends. It may, in fact, be the last day, but it never hurts to give one last announcement for anyone who might be new to Lovespell and their content.

Rules on how to Enter
1) Go to the journal entry found here: [ http://www.furaffinity.net/view/34355302/ ]
2) Watch  lovespell on FA ( You can follow them prior to entering the raffle )
3) Comment on the post with the references of the characters you wish to use and a sentence describing your request ( Saying "anything" will give the artist artistic freedom ).
4) A max of 2 Characters are allowed and must fully comply with the artist's Will/Won't Draw list ( Found on the Journal listing )
5) Make a journal entry spreading the word if you would like more entries. This can be done after the comment and won't break the previous rules.