(07-03-2019, 09:20 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: And in case you're wondering, no, I did not fudge those dice rolls.

Oh, and here's a reminder for you, @Spiritmon: you get to use all 6 of your pokemon in this gym battle.  I make them hard, yes, but that doesn't mean I don't give you a few advantages to compensate for that a little and make it a tad easier (such as Candice not being allowed to switch pokemon).  Does that change who you want to send out against Weavile next?

Quote: - Every time they [A Pokemon] gain a point in an Attribute or Skill (but not Specialties), they gain levels equal to the level of the point they just gained [...]

(07-03-2019, 11:52 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: Hey Dragonstrike.....I just had a funny thought about how Levels work in your campaign. You explicitly noted that:

Quote: - Every time they [A Pokemon] gain a point in an Attribute or Skill (but not Specialties), they gain levels equal to the level of the point they just gained [...]

So I was wondering....does that count with Mega Evolution? Diam DOES gain 2 Points in INS and VIT while losing 1 Point in DEX when she Mega Evolves, which if we followed the above note means that she effectively gains roughly 15 Levels when she Mega Evolves, (9 Levels each from INS/VIT being raised from 3 -> 5 and 3 Levels lost when Dex drops from 3 -> 2) which puts her at Lv 49. (and once she levels up Special, it'll be Lv 52). That means her Night Shade (which normally does rather whimpy amounts of Damage on average) actually becomes more of a legitimate threat if that Mega Boost gives her more Levels, which is a rather major buff to her average Damage and gives her a reliable attack she can depend on.

If all the above is true, then it be a really neat and quickly benefit of Mega Evolution, but that ultimately depends on your ruling of the matter.

(07-03-2019, 11:54 PM)Dragonstrike Wrote: Mega Evolution does not count mechanically for Level increases, no.  The stat gain has to be permanent (and not linked to a Surprise) for the Level to increase.

(07-04-2019, 12:12 AM)Lord Windos Wrote: Well, you certainly shot that idea down faster than a duck hunter with their choice of prey. Not too keen on liberal interps of your rules, eh? Perhaps any rules, even, unless it comes at a cost to the players in some way.

What if a Pokemon had a Surprise that treated Mega Boost Points as part of the Level calculation? Or a Surprise that made Mega Evolution permanent, and therefore make the boosts to stats it provide permanent and count towards Leveling? Call me curious or stubborn (or both), but I do think Mega Boosts having more fringe benefits than envisioned is not too bad of an idea (Especially with something so minor as Level and only 1 tiny subset of Moves barely benefiting off it), and should be explored somewhat at least. This is a Test Campaign, after all, so it be a perfect setting to see if such a choice is a balanced idea or not.

(07-04-2019, 12:14 AM)Dragonstrike Wrote: A Pokemon's Level is actually going to be rather important in my main game for reasons that have yet to be revealed.  I'm afraid I need to stay rigid on the interpretation for the time being.

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(07-03-2019, 11:23 PM)Lord Windos Wrote: Oh, so THAT's Kogeki's Ninjask's trick, eh? Sweet! Looks like you learned that Final Gambit is one heck of a Move well, mate! Its honestly one of my fav Moves in Pokerole because of its  mechanics, with Grudge, Super Fang, Set Damage Moves, and recently Foul Play also some other Moves I like for similar reasons! After all, when you have a Move that can bypass Stats and Plot Armor (To an extent), it usually turns out to be pretty good!