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(12-28-2018, 05:09 AM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]
(12-28-2018, 05:01 AM)Lord Windos Wrote: [ -> ]
(12-28-2018, 04:58 AM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]Hmmmm....gotcha.  Okay, second question: does Volchik's standard level up movepool still apply to Hope?  Wasn't very clear in the post, tbh.

She does, but so too do the Evolutionary Increase of XP price on her natural learnest Moves. She's naturally OP, so acquiring New Moves for her is a bit tougher than average.

Alrighty.  Gonna think on this a little before I make my next post.  Liking what I've seen so far, though, and have a few ideas for how Reiner is going to react.  Probably won't properly respond until after I'm home from work for the day, though.

Gonna get a little more sleep now before I have to head to work!  Zzzz...

Gotcha! Heading to bed too, so see you tomorrow night mate! Oh, and have a great day at work too!
Updating Reiner's character sheet with the new info, and then I'll get to posting the reactions to the most recent events!
Posting going to slow down, as my father's finally here! I'll get to everyone when I can, but between Iron's thread and spending some quality time with family, their are going to be longer stretches between response than before.
Phew...that took awhile to type.  Whatcha guys think, and ?  I've been looking forward to typing something like that up for Kingdra for a good, long while, and I didn't think I'd get to do so during the course of this campaign. And as an FYI, I've actually been trying to flex some of my own storytelling capabilities with the whole Reiner and Taylor backstory thing, in order to practice for my own campaign stuff when it kicks off. I've been happy with how it's turned out so far, but I definitely would like to hear some overall thoughts on how I've been doing, what with my test campaign looming on the horizon.

And ooh boy, am I looking forward to seeing how Taylor reacts to Hope...



BTW, outta curiosity, Spiritmon, what do you think of the concept behind the Legendary Volchik's design?  I personally quite like the idea of it, given how thematic it is.
(12-28-2018, 06:05 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]Phew...that took awhile to type.  Whatcha guys think, and ?  I've been looking forward to typing something like that up for Kingdra for a good, long while, and I didn't think I'd get to do so during the course of this campaign.
Overall, I find Kingdra's epiphany and resolve to be a better, more controlled Dragon Queen to be incredibly touching and epic. Finally, she's realized and obtained the true potential that has always been within her, but just out of reach...

Shame that Hope had to steal her thunder, and almost literally at that. Can't really blame the Legendary chick for that, though (or at least not fairly so).
(12-28-2018, 06:05 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]PAnd as an FYI, I've actually been trying to flex some of my own storytelling capabilities with the whole Reiner and Taylor backstory thing, in order to practice for my own campaign stuff when it kicks off.  I've been happy with how it's turned out so far, but I definitely would like to hear some overall thoughts on how I've been doing, what with my test campaign looming on the horizon.

You're doing a great job with your story crafting, character reactions, Pokemon characterizations, and simply painting a very evocative scene/response for each post you make (to the point that I don't have to write as much, since you're doing such a good job at everything!). If you've been using the tail end of my campaign to bone up on your writing skills for your test campaign, then you're doing an excellent job of it! 

Only thing I would recommend as of now is trying to establish what a character is doing or what is/is not happening in the background while they are talking/doing stuff. Stuff like how a character is moving their body about as they speak, or describing the general mood of the characters/situation in a less personal fashion. Internal thoughts and great dialogue is all good, but having those kinds of interludes can spice things up and prevent those other aspects of writing from becoming to monotonous. Just don't get into the habit of overwritting them, like me!
(12-28-2018, 06:15 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: [ -> ]
(12-28-2018, 06:05 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]Phew...that took awhile to type.  Whatcha guys think, and ?  I've been looking forward to typing something like that up for Kingdra for a good, long while, and I didn't think I'd get to do so during the course of this campaign.
Overall, I find Kingdra's epiphany and resolve to be a better, more controlled Dragon Queen to be incredibly touching and epic. Finally, she's realized and obtained the true potential that has always been within her, but just out of reach...

Shame that Hope had to steal her thunder, and almost literally at that. Can't really blame the Legendary chick for that, though (or at least not fairly so).

Glad to hear you liked it!

Kingdra will still have her moments, I'm sure.  While Hope interrupted things, it'll probably be very apparent to everyone present soon enough that Kingdra has more control over herself now.
(12-28-2018, 06:21 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: [ -> ]You're doing a great job with your story crafting, character reactions, Pokemon characterizations, and simply painting a very evocative scene/response for each post you make (to the point that I don't have to write as much, since you're doing such a good job at everything!). If you've been using the tail end of my campaign to bone up on your writing skills for your test campaign, then you're doing an excellent job of it! 

Only thing I would recommend as of now is trying to establish what a character is doing or what is/is not happening in the background while they are talking/doing stuff. Stuff like how a character is moving their body about as they speak, or describing the general mood of the characters/situation in a less personal fashion. Internal thoughts and great dialogue is all good, but having those kinds of interludes can spice things up and prevent those other aspects of writing from becoming to monotonous. Just don't get into the habit of overwritting them, like me!

That makes me feel warm and fuzzy.  Thanks Big Grin

Noted!  I'll work on improving that.
I just realized something ironic: because of the effects of the Mysterious Air Currents that Typhoon Weather has, Hope will never be able to hit Flying types super effectively with her souped up Electric attacks.

Good thing Thunder EX and Hurricane EX do +1 damage regardless of type while Typhoon Weather is active, I guess?

I also realized that as she is currently, Hope has exactly 0 easily exploitable weaknesses while Typhoon Weather is active. Her Flying type makes her immune to Ground, and the MACs nullify all of her existing weaknesses, leaving only resistances and immunities. That won't be the case when she's a Legendary Yatagaryu, obviously, as Dragon is still weak to Ice, Dragon, and Fairy, but that's still pretty dang impressive, having so few exploitable weaknesses.
(12-28-2018, 06:51 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: [ -> ]I

Not now, anyway. When she's fully grown, she'll be able to take more.....liberties with her Plot Devices. She embodies a fraction Mega Ray's might and Legendariness, so that logically entails she'll gain more control over it and expand its capabilities as she growns older and/or stronger.

Yeap! All comes with having a Plot Device for an Ability, and it/her being partly Legendary at that! Gravity can still fuck with her, though, as can Unconventional Damaging Moves, Type Changing/Adding Move, Ability Changing Moves (Oh hey, Kingdra has access to a Plot Device now....as do other Skill Swap/Skill Swap EX Pokemon/Trace Pokemon. Hm...) trapping her then waiting for her Ability to expire, Disabling/Flitching/Sleeping her......

Point is, she isn't invincible (Yet....maybe) but she's a pretty dang hard nut to crack regardless.
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