(03-21-2020, 07:39 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: I'm struggling to make sense of how everyone is reacting to Covid-19, honestly.

Phantom made a thread in Anything Goes if you want to talk about the current events irl in more detail, though.  Let's not start a long discussion about it here, please.

(03-21-2020, 08:35 PM)Spiritmon Wrote: Anyway...when your campaign begun, you gonna use this same Meta Thread or you create a different Meta Thread?

(03-21-2020, 06:50 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

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- Hmmmm...rereading through the rules, I think I see how Evasion was intended to work in the system.  And the interpretation of Evasion in Skull Ruins is the closest to it.  The only part of it that wasn't following the book's interpretation was the 'action delay' that Iron adopted.  Not needing to declare exactly what your actions are going to be at the start of the Round is what differentiates IRL Pokerole from Play-by-Post Pokerole.

In the end, I honestly didn't really like the version of Evasion that I tried, as it felt a little too restricted in what kind of characters could use it and when, so I think I'll go back to using an interpretation similar to SR's when my main game starts up.

- Clash operates under the same mechanics, just with the added restriction of requiring a move to be used.

- As for Cover, I think I'll continue with a similar idea to what I proposed last.  Covering an Ally will require an action from the one doing the Covering (but not from the one being Covered), while natural cover (like the stalagmites in the Dragonair fight) won't require an action to hide behind (but it may be destructible at my discretion) due to the nature of movement around the battlefield being mostly automatic in the context of the game's rules.

Moral of the story: if it ain't broke, don't try to fix it.  These mechanics are similar to how Iron ran SR, which is similar to the book and similar to how I'd like to run the game, so let's just stick with what's already been written in the book and practiced in other games on this forum when it comes to these mechanics (for the most part).

This'll probably also be easier to understand for any new players that join since the majority of the reading they'll need to do will be in the corebook itself.

And if you don't like how those mechanics are going to work, then that's perfectly fine!  You're not required to use them or invest in their relevant stats, after all.

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Now that I've worked that out, I think I'm almost ready to release the character sheets and get started on character creation in preparation for the game.  Just gotta put some finishing touches on the sheet, write up some instructions, maybe work on the Meta Thread post a little, and wait for responses from possible new players.

May not happen right away, but we're getting closer to starting!

(03-22-2020, 12:19 AM)Lord Windos Wrote: Oh goodie, some feedback and updates on your next campaign ! Time ask some questions about them, then!

- What do you mean by 'Action Delay' , in the context of what an Evasion causes to an set of Actions? And will Evasion still be spammable in your next game?

- Is the Cover granted by an Pokemon persistent upon an Action being 'spent' on it, or does the Pokemon providing Cover have to keep spending Actions for every Action another Pokemon uses them as Cover/they're trying to Cover?

- And what about the Healing System? And the Action Mechanics? What direction are you going for with it overall?

Judging from what's already been said, I believe I'll probably elect not to use the revised systems for the mechanics you listed, and I'll leave it at that.

(03-21-2020, 06:50 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: - Hmmmm...rereading through the rules, I think I see how Evasion was intended to work in the system.  And the interpretation of Evasion in Skull Ruins is the closest to it.  The only part of it that wasn't following the book's interpretation was the 'action delay' that Iron adopted.  Not needing to declare exactly what your actions are going to be at the start of the Round is what differentiates IRL Pokerole from Play-by-Post Pokerole.

In the end, I honestly didn't really like the version of Evasion that I tried, as it felt a little too restricted in what kind of characters could use it and when, so I think I'll go back to using an interpretation similar to SR's when my main game starts up.

- Clash operates under the same mechanics, just with the added restriction of requiring a move to be used. (...)

(03-22-2020, 08:53 AM)PhantomUnderYourDesk Wrote: So, to clarify, will clashing be any different than it worked in the TestGame or won't it? I quite enjoy this mechanic of clashing AND it fits my chara nicely, so I aim to use it whenever possible. The way it's been handled in TestGame was and is actually just fine, would be nice if it'll work just the same.

(03-22-2020, 08:53 AM)Dragonstrike Wrote:

Spoiler

- Let's say your first two actions of 4 in SR were to evade two hits from a Twineedle.  If ya do that and then attack as a third action, Iron wouldn't roll out the third action until everyone had taken both their first and second.  It's more noticeable in Doubles, when not everyone was using multi-hit attacks, and it felt weird to me that the pokemon would basically just be standing there, waiting for their turn after using/dodging a multi-hit move at the start of the Round while everyone else is attacking as normal.  That's not how a battle flows.  Maybe Iron did that because it was easier to keep track of, but it honestly discouraged me from using multi action moves unless they were my final action for the Round.

The short of it is: expect Evasion rules more like SR's, but without that delay.  Which means yes, Evasion will be spammable, as per the base rules.


- How long granting cover will last is likely partially gonna be case by case.  If the mon has no need to move (usually if they attack mainly with ranged moves), then they can grant cover for longer.  If they need to keep moving (evade, contact moves, etc), then the cover will be lost when they do.  Gonna try and use common sense here and also make it clear when cover is and isn't active when it's being used.


- Trying to keep it simple (particularly for new players) and stick to the base rules in 1.2.5 for the most part, so most of the mechanics I used/changed from our other games in MCM will be staying.  I may change my mind on action costs later (if I do, before PMD: PS), but I'll let you know if that happens.