(10-05-2018, 09:47 AM)Mikaruge108 Wrote: After checking the statues Spira goes back to Nathan. "From what I gather most of the gems probably don't serve a purpose. But that still doesn't change the fact that the statues are still weird." "So how are things here, did you get what you needed to help us blend in?" "I'm going over there to look for some Pokemon." he points toward a darker area.
Mechanics: look for rare Ghost Pokemon.

(10-02-2018, 10:19 PM)Iron Wrote:

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Yeah, this guy doesn't seem all that angry. He does seem to consider you lower class than himself. 

"Your apology is accepted, sirrah. For maintaining and expanding the King's Road, these Diggersby accompany us. Have you gold? Then might you purchase a Diggersby. Have you silver? Mayhap might you purchase a young Bunnelby."

Quote:Yes! Lilith gives that Eye a thoughtful look. It's definitely related to the One she foretold, but she doesn't react as if threatened by these mere images.


With Shiva's massive Insight stat, she can feel something of that rage in all the soldiers around the camps. They don't display it outwardly - they are calm, collected, and polite. But in their own eyes Shiva can feel it, and a part of her responds to it like a command... a command to battle and compete! The vitality of these noble men and women of a bygone era is very strong and it makes all of you want to do whatever they say. (Yep, gender is not a final factor in deciding a military career in Creshire. There's one female for every three males.

Quote:The Conkeldurr you find are working together with a cloth map. They're placing dowels made of concrete on the map of west Creshire, clearly planning a construction project like a road or something long and linear. Interestingly, the humans are paying intent attention, as if they respect the Conkeldurr's opinion immensely.

Other Conkeldurr are experimenting with mud, clay, straw, water, gravel, and powders of different colors. They're doing some kind of alchemy, perhaps their namesake concrete. (Well, concrete was named for them, not the other way around). Again, humans of every rank are trying to learn from them, with the utmost respect.

The stories being told are almost always about Pokemon battles, including arena-style matchups, actual violent conquests, and lots of personal grudge matches. They seem to also have the traditional sport style you are used to. Fighting types are definitely in vogue. Steel types like Aron's line are much desired. Fire type is one of the most dramatic. The very common types like grass, bug, poison, flying, normal, ground, rock don't receive any discussion at all. Psychic is mentioned with much reverence but no trainers seem to use it. The big mount Pokemon pulling the carts don't see much battle.

You garner that their battles are probably very intense. In game terms, they will commonly use five actions even if that means just one dice remaining. Or they might use high crit moves/abilities.

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Well, hello again... I hope you don't mind receiving so many trade requests from me. Let me know if it's bothersome or something like that, please! ><; (Though Shiva would guess it wasn't, as the more trades the more data for him, the more resources he has for his research?)

We're landed in... Well, the time of King Sarimanok I'd guess. I have no idea why in Reshiram's flames of Truth we're here, but I feel we'll find out soon enough. Here's a camp, I didn't spot anything suspicious or shady while exploring a bit. Just some intelligent Conkeldurr aiding them, it's indeed true that humans learned how to make concrete from them - if I remember correctly what dad's pokedex states, that means we're more than 2,000 years in the past.

All's well at the moment though, I'm enjoying the clear night under the starry sky - I found an interesting battered umbrella that seems to bear electric AND water power, Vaporeon currently holds it. Maybe you'd like to take a closer look at it?

This time it took 184 seconds until the message been sent. I hope everything's fine with you.

(10-05-2018, 09:54 AM)Mikaruge108 Wrote:

(10-04-2018, 04:35 PM)Iron Wrote:

(10-03-2018, 08:50 AM)Mikaruge108 Wrote:

(10-02-2018, 04:35 PM)Iron Wrote: ...What is Spira doing...

Slight flashback!
Spira is busy interacting with Noire and Nubi to increase their loyalty. "So guys what do you think of Creshire so far?" Nubi looks listlessly around, as if slightly bored, and Noire seems more than happy to be here. "I know, it has been crazy hasn't it, first all those Electabuzz and that Chupacho, then that huge Rhydon, what next?"

Your ghost Pokemon are actually pretty excited about this era they've found themselves in. They're looking around at all the fighting types and the campfires, at the weird statues, at the fierce-eyed men who radiate tasty vitality.

this interaction was at the camping spot in 1925, Iron.

(10-05-2018, 11:49 AM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

(10-05-2018, 09:47 AM)Mikaruge108 Wrote: After checking the statues Spira goes back to Nathan. "From what I gather most of the gems probably don't serve a purpose. But that still doesn't change the fact that the statues are still weird." "So how are things here, did you get what you needed to help us blend in?" "I'm going over there to look for some Pokemon." he points toward a darker area.
Mechanics: look for rare Ghost Pokemon.

Nathan looks up from what he's doing.  Charmeleon's fire flickers in the darkness.  "Ah, Spira.  Yeah, Bill sent me some materials.  I need to make the cloaks myself, but we shouldn't have any trouble looking like travelers from this time when I'm done.  Thank Arceus that I don't need to make anything too terribly fancy..."

When Spira mentions he's going to go look for some pokemon, Nathan looks in the direction Spira's pointing and slowly nods.  There's a hint of trepidation, but it's only momentary.  "...alright.  Just...be careful."

Once Spira leaves, Nathan gets back to work on sewing those cloaks.  He makes sure to use some of that colored thread to add little bits of flair to the otherwise dull, dark brown traveling cloaks.

For his own cloak, Nathan wants to try and use some purple and red thread to create an image of a purple and red flame.

For Heart's, Nathan wants to sew a heart shaped pattern using gold thread.

And for Spira's...hmmm...four silver, interlocking circles, in the image of the present day Hearthome City Gym Badge.  He doesn't know if that badge is shaped like that in 1925, and he doesn't even know for certain if Spira is even tied to the Ghost type gym, but putting that symbol on Spira's cloak just feels...right somehow.

Now the only question is: can Nathan can get all 3 cloaks done in 1 encounter so he can hand them out ASAP?  And I suppose there's also the question of whether any of the humans or pokemon in/around the camp notice the smaller flame beyond the outskirts of the larger camps...hopefully Nathan's at least finished his cloak before anyone does.

(I thought that making 3 plain looking cloaks would be kinda boring, so I decided to add a small amount of personal flair to each one to differentiate them.  Or try to, anyways, if this happens to require a roll.)

(10-05-2018, 04:25 PM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote:

Quote:Yes! Lilith gives that Eye a thoughtful look. It's definitely related to the One she foretold, but she doesn't react as if threatened by these mere images.


With Shiva's massive Insight stat, she can feel something of that rage in all the soldiers around the camps. They don't display it outwardly - they are calm, collected, and polite. But in their own eyes Shiva can feel it, and a part of her responds to it like a command... a command to battle and compete! The vitality of these noble men and women of a bygone era is very strong and it makes all of you want to do whatever they say. (Yep, gender is not a final factor in deciding a military career in Creshire. There's one female for every three males.

It's quite a relief for the fae enthusast that Lilith doesn't react negatively or threathened by these depicted Eyes - she finds herself joining in her thoughtful observation of that symbol with lost of caution and reservation, but doesn't make it to hold 'eye contact' with it for more than a few seconds before she turns away with a highly uneasy feeling. Shiva just doesn't seem to like that symbol of King Sarimanok, gets the impression that it's watching and observing her attentively across time, space and distance.

She deliberately turned away from it, took care that she avoided it as best as possible as she began approaching the camp and the people + Pokemon there with the hood of her cloak shadowing a lot of her face and her gothloli fortunerteller loyally by her side. Something there was catching her interest, was sparking her curiosity - what it was, Shiva didn't quite know, maybe it just itched her to explore a bit. She didn't believe to be in danger here - at least not here at the camp as long as she doesn't draw the wrong kind of attention to herself. What Shiva did, could be described as 'undercover sightseeing' - she stopped by here, took a halt there and tried to get a good impression of the surrounding, all while disguising as a wanderer or passerby.

With joy she noted that roughly a third of the campers were women, now she looked out whether there are actual families among the campers. She'd be glad to find out where they are traveling and why to see if her guess is correct, but doesn't dare to ask anyone here directly. Same with these soldiers - THESE gave Shiva goosebumps the first time she gazed them into the eyes. It was almost like a call, she could already see herself approaching anyone here to immediately ask for a battle just because. Thankfully though, perhaps due to the fine rest, good food and help of the bright stars, she made it to ward that urge off before succumbing to it, before she'd end up blatantly overestimating her skills in fighting  - she doesn't feel that even with her most capable Pokemon she'd make it to stand a real chance against any of these. Now Shiva took care to avoid the soldiers as best as possible and approach the Conkeldurr and campfires instead.

Quote:The Conkeldurr you find are working together with a cloth map. They're placing dowels made of concrete on the map of west Creshire, clearly planning a construction project like a road or something long and linear. Interestingly, the humans are paying intent attention, as if they respect the Conkeldurr's opinion immensely.

Other Conkeldurr are experimenting with mud, clay, straw, water, gravel, and powders of different colors. They're doing some kind of alchemy, perhaps their namesake concrete. (Well, concrete was named for them, not the other way around). Again, humans of every rank are trying to learn from them, with the utmost respect.

The stories being told are almost always about Pokemon battles, including arena-style matchups, actual violent conquests, and lots of personal grudge matches. They seem to also have the traditional sport style you are used to. Fighting types are definitely in vogue. Steel types like Aron's line are much desired. Fire type is one of the most dramatic. The very common types like grass, bug, poison, flying, normal, ground, rock don't receive any discussion at all. Psychic is mentioned with much reverence but no trainers seem to use it. The big mount Pokemon pulling the carts don't see much battle.

You garner that their battles are probably very intense. In game terms, they will commonly use five actions even if that means just one dice remaining. Or they might use high crit moves/abilities.

Turns out this was a fine decision, as Shiva was pretty much amazed by their actions - she came just as close to them to get a good look what they are doing, but not as close to be considered a distraction from their given tasks. She was extra-careful due to Lilith as a Pokemon controlling massive psychic energy accompanying her, but any worry about that was soon depleted as these Unovian Fighting Types didn't reacted. Maybe they were that concentrated in their planning and alchemy, maybe they just picked up Shiva and Gothitelle meant no harm at all. Or maybe they were so confident in their strength that they were completely unafraid. Whatever it was, she tried to meet these Pokemon with just as much respect as the campers while watching them.

She stopping by at the campfires as a listener seems to be accepted as well without a fuss, none really noticed how she smiled to herself over that. Neither with how she frowned and turned fearful upon catching up how Pokemon Battles here work - 'Guess it was to my own good that I was able to resist last minute...', she silently thought to herself. A dramatic battle where Delphox's blazing flames illuminate the warm night while engulfing the foe - she found herself enjoying this image appearing before her inner eye. She also got the feeling that smol Pancham would be up for such a fierce ancient battle, maybe....!

Eh, Shiva needs to get away from here. Which means she motions Lilith to come, excuses herself to the people beside her and wanders off into the fields by the east until she had enough distance from the camp that she doesn't need to worry them and until there's nothing but a starry sky and the full moon watching her.

Here, she'd just take a seat in the grass, takes a breather and figuratively bathes in faint moonlight, after a little Cottonee was summoned to provide a bit of light via her most dazzling attack. She didn't feel tired in the slightest, nor lonely - here, she felt well if ignoring her worry concerning this latest lurch. As well as safe enough to fiddle at the PTC on her right wrist without looking around at first, she ended up trading Azu, Raphael, Nightshade and Vaporeon for Delphox and the Eevee Family. The message she'd send to Bill via Raphael reads the following:

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Well, hello again... I hope you don't mind receiving so many trade requests from me. Let me know if it's bothersome or something like that, please! ><; (Though Shiva would guess it wasn't, as the more trades the more data for him, the more resources he has for his research?)

We're landed in... Well, the time of King Sarimanok I'd guess. I have no idea why in Reshiram's flames of Truth we're here, but I feel we'll find out soon enough. Here's a camp, I didn't spot anything suspicious or shady while exploring a bit. Just some intelligent Conkeldurr aiding them, it's indeed true that humans learned how to make concrete from them - if I remember correctly what dad's pokedex states, that means we're more than 2,000 years in the past.

All's well at the moment though, I'm enjoying the clear night under the starry sky - I found an interesting battered umbrella that seems to bear electric AND water power, Vaporeon currently holds it. Maybe you'd like to take a closer look at it?

This time it took 184 seconds until the message been sent. I hope everything's fine with you.

Her magical fox is mostly for providing her a real light source without overstressing her dearest fluffball, while Umbreon, Dittumbreon and their fluffy brown fox of a son got summoned as well in flashes of white light.

As expected Ditto appeared as a female Umbreon, Shiva surpressed an "aww cute!~" as Umbreon licked his mate's forehead as an affectionate way to say hello to 'her'. She herself greeted them with a smile and a *cough* before motioning them to look up and around. "Well, hello you three... It's nice to see you. I, ehm, thought you would enjoy how clear this night is, we even have a full moon tonight. Isn't it almost magical...? You're free to roam a little if you like, but please don't wander off too far from me. I do enjoy your company though, you're very welcome to just stay with me here. Maybe even show me a few of your moves or skills?"

"Oh, the same of course is true for you, Dizzy." If Shiva's being honest though, she's curious to see how the Umbreon react to the Absol and how he likes the night, maybe young Eevee would even be up to play with the Dark Type if encouraged or assured...?


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Mechanics:
Shiva will spend a bit of time with the Eevee Family under the starry sky in the fields, either by Training or Crafting something - depends on how they react to the scenery, that determines the details (means, who will train how or what Shiva ends up creating) of the Encounter. Because searching for Berries or Items here in the dark would be not optimal. I'm not really up for a battle either at the moment.

(10-05-2018, 03:11 PM)Lord Windos Wrote:

(10-02-2018, 10:19 PM)Iron Wrote:

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Yeah, this guy doesn't seem all that angry. He does seem to consider you lower class than himself. 

"Your apology is accepted, sirrah. For maintaining and expanding the King's Road, these Diggersby accompany us. Have you gold? Then might you purchase a Diggersby. Have you silver? Mayhap might you purchase a young Bunnelby."

The mountain of a man thought long and hard on the soldier's offer for one of the burly burrowing bunnies, eyes closed and arms crossed, until at last he frowned and shook his head.

"No. Have......valuable first aid Items, but can not afford to trade them for a bunny. Sorry for.....taking up your time. May you have a good night, sir..."

With that said, Terra politely bids farewell to the king's man, and resumes wandering around the campsite, quietly observing all the activities taking place. He honestly wanted one of those Bunnlby/Diggersby, but the ask for price was simply beyond his resources at this time, so he regretfully had to decline their offer. A bummer to be sure, but tis the reality of the situation.....

(Decided to put a post down stating that my character isn't taking that offer for the record. Waiting to see if my chara. stumbles upon something happening while exploring the area or not now!)

(10-05-2018, 09:35 PM)Iron Wrote:

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I'm just going to do one roll for all three cloaks, which is one Encounter. Then an Alert roll for the camp.

This could be Dex+Survival or knowledge, + Crafts. So 11 dice. You're very very quick at crafting even for things which will only give you a mediocre result.

(4)(1)(4)(6)(5)(5) (4)(3)(2)(5)(4) They turn out exactly as you wanted them to, and you're positive they will pass even a close gaze.

*roll*
*roll*

No one comes to investigate your flame. I need you to let me know if you do anything that would attract more attention.

(10-05-2018, 09:47 AM)Mikaruge108 Wrote: After checking the statues Spira goes back to Nathan. "From what I gather most of the gems probably don't serve a purpose. But that still doesn't change the fact that the statues are still weird." "So how are things here, did you get what you needed to help us blend in?" "I'm going over there to look for some Pokemon." he points toward a darker area.
Mechanics: look for rare Ghost Pokemon.