[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Spiritmon]

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Ta dah!  Now then, to see what Ditto's Hidden Power is because it's quite relevant due to it being able to Transform into Solomon at any time...

And yes, it should be different.  Ditto's Hidden Power has always been based off of its own IVs instead of the IVs of what it becomes in the games.  Same goes for anything else that can use Transform, too.

Impressive. So it was a ditto the whole time! No wonder Nathan was so eager to test out Gargryph. But he could do the same test with Solomon, so why test spefic with Gargryph?

[Dragonstrike]

Impressive. So it was a ditto the whole time! No wonder Nathan was so eager to test out Gargryph. But he could do the same test with Solomon, so why test spefic with Gargryph?

Because Gargryph can heal its own HP, it worked nicely with showing Gargryph's Hidden Power to the whole group in addition to Ditto's (i.e. it was convenient), and Nathan doesn't want to run out of the room to go fetch Solomon, nor try to get Ditto to Transform from memory when I wanted it to be a surprise (Transform failing as the finale would have been quite a slap in the face...).

And I wanted to see if you guys would catch that 'Ralts' was a Ditto before the big reveal. And I also didn't think to check Ditto's H.P. until yesterday when Gargryph's came up...but that's beside the point!

Fun fact: Heart was the only one who noticed something was weird with Ralts at the start!

Rolls

I PMed Iron the idea since Ralts was kinda tired from double Teleporting and playing with Rhea.

Iron determined you needed more than one success to notice something was off with Ralts, then sent me this set of rolls back in a PM:

Shiva: (6)(1)(2)(1)(1)(4)
Ventus: (1)(3)(1)(6)(2)(4)(1)(3)
Valder: (1)(3)(3)(2)(6)
Heart: (4)(2)(6)(1)(6)(6)(6)(6)

GJ Heart for critting the roll with five (6) results and a (4) for good measure.  This was a weird set of rolls...

Iron also loled at my color choice for Confusion since it matches the purple of Ditto's coloring in some of its official art.

[Lord Windos]

Ta da!  So, didja see it coming?

Now then, to see what Ditto's Hidden Power is because it's quite relevant due to it being able to Transform into Solomon at any time...

And yes, it should be different.  Ditto's Hidden Power has always been based off of its own IVs instead of the IVs of what it becomes in the games.  Same goes for anything else that can use Transform, too.

No, not really, but then again I'm not good at puzzles or sussing out clues except in retrospect (Like Ralts having hardly any reactions in that meeting, or that big clue about its expression being different), so maybe I'm too thick to appreciate it. EDIT: I also don't feel bad/more annoyed at not noticing the ploy due to just how bloody awful that Insight + Survival + Alert roll was for most everyone, so even more reason not to appreciate it.

I AM curious to see what its unique Hidden Power is, though, since if its REALLY unique and/or interesting Ventus might have to start working towards getting a copy of the TM for whomever it can be taught to!

[Dragonstrike]

No, not really, but then again I'm not good at puzzles or sussing out clues except in retrospect (Like Ralts having hardly any reactions in that meeting, or that big clue about its expression being different), so maybe I'm too thick to appreciate it. EDIT: I also don't feel bad/more annoyed at not noticing the ploy due to just how bloody awful that Insight + Survival + Alert roll was for most everyone, so even more reason not to appreciate it.

I AM curious to see what its unique Hidden Power is, though, since if its REALLY unique and/or interesting Ventus might have to start working towards getting a copy of the TM for whomever it can be taught to!

Yeah, I was kinda shocked how bad those rolls were.  Except for Heart's.  Yikes.  It's almost like he sapped everyone else's luck...

Yeah, it could literally be anything (large groups of Unown must be a nightmare to keep track of individually...), but it's one of those moves that only reeeaaaallly special pokemon get if they don't learn it naturally since the book lists it as a Plot Device attack.  TMs for the move are probably really expensive...and a gamble in and of themselves since you don't know what it will do until you try it.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Impressive. So it was a ditto the whole time! No wonder Nathan was so eager to test out Gargryph. But he could do the same test with Solomon, so why test spefic with Gargryph?

Because Gargryph can heal its own HP, it worked nicely with showing Gargryph's Hidden Power to the whole group in addition to Ditto's (i.e. it was convenient), and Nathan doesn't want to run out of the room to go fetch Solomon, nor try to get Ditto to Transform from memory when I wanted it to be a surprise (Transform failing as the finale would have been quite a slap in the face...).

And I wanted to see if you guys would catch that 'Ralts' was a Ditto before the big reveal. And I also didn't think to check Ditto's H.P. until yesterday when Gargryph's came up...but that's beside the point!

Fun fact: Heart was the only one who noticed something was weird with Ralts at the start!

Rolls

I PMed Iron the idea since Ralts was kinda tired from double Teleporting and playing with Rhea.

Iron determined you needed more than one success to notice something was off with Ralts, then sent me this set of rolls back in a PM:

Shiva: (6)(1)(2)(1)(1)(4)
Ventus: (1)(3)(1)(6)(2)(4)(1)(3)
Valder: (1)(3)(3)(2)(6)
Heart: (4)(2)(6)(1)(6)(6)(6)(6)

GJ Heart for critting the roll with five (6) results and a (4) for good measure.  This was a weird set of rolls...

Iron also loled at my color choice for Confusion since it matches the purple of Ditto's coloring in some of its official art.

Ta da!  So, didja see it coming?

Now then, to see what Ditto's Hidden Power is because it's quite relevant due to it being able to Transform into Solomon at any time...

And yes, it should be different.  Ditto's Hidden Power has always been based off of its own IVs instead of the IVs of what it becomes in the games.  Same goes for anything else that can use Transform, too.

No, not really, but then again I'm not good at puzzles or sussing out clues except in retrospect (Like Ralts having hardly any reactions in that meeting, or that big clue about its expression being different), so maybe I'm too thick to appreciate it. EDIT: I also don't feel bad/more annoyed at not noticing the ploy due to just how bloody awful that Insight + Survival + Alert roll was for most everyone, so even more reason not to appreciate it.

I AM curious to see what its unique Hidden Power is, though, since if its REALLY unique and/or interesting Ventus might have to start working towards getting a copy of the TM for whomever it can be taught to!

No, not really, but then again I'm not good at puzzles or sussing out clues except in retrospect (Like Ralts having hardly any reactions in that meeting, or that big clue about its expression being different), so maybe I'm too thick to appreciate it. EDIT: I also don't feel bad/more annoyed at not noticing the ploy due to just how bloody awful that Insight + Survival + Alert roll was for most everyone, so even more reason not to appreciate it.

I AM curious to see what its unique Hidden Power is, though, since if its REALLY unique and/or interesting Ventus might have to start working towards getting a copy of the TM for whomever it can be taught to!

Yeah, I was kinda shocked how bad those rolls were.  Except for Heart's.  Yikes.  It's almost like he sapped everyone else's luck...

Yeah, it could literally be anything (large groups of Unown must be a nightmare to keep track of individually...), but it's one of those moves that only reeeaaaallly special pokemon get if they don't learn it naturally since the book lists it as a Plot Device attack.  TMs for the move are probably really expensive...and a gamble in and of themselves since you don't know what it will do until you try it.

That explain the message Iron send me...Dont blame Heart for his luck. He have some luck or bad luck on his side. Also, lets see what Hidden Power from ditto really is. I very much curious to see.

[Nylon]

Concerning Medical Supplies:

"*Looks at list, and nods his head in response* Agreed. I'm willing to contribute $500 Poke to buy the Max Potion, or $1000 Poke if anyone of us can not or does not want to chip in for some reason (IE: @Nylon , if Valder wants to keep his Poke, say so!) . I'm willing to buy the Digging Tools, 2 Repels, and enough Supplies, Pokeballs, and Potions to cover my own needs and wants. My wardrobe has plenty of sweaters and cold weather clothing that I'm happy to share among the group, and I have a durable digital camera and several memory cards for it."

 I'll keep it then, though I might not be getting the whole picture.

Does Mamo even know Earthquake yet?

I remember @Nylon stating that he spent the XP needed for this move. Is that correct?

Correct, Mamo will therefore be kept inside his ball if that's fine.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Very fine!~ Though with his natural strength, he too can proove useful in case the path appears blocked in some way.

[Dragonstrike]

Okay.  Though now that Nathan's seen how Gargryph's Hidden Power works, he has some comments to make concerning pokemon selection.

Once we've taken care of seeing Ditto's Hidden Power, that is.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Oh, Iron, I just had a somewhat random thought: That Geodude and eventually that Rattata that have followed us... Will they join us on our quest into Mount Sentry as well, how are they doing?

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Concerning Medical Supplies:

"*Looks at list, and nods his head in response* Agreed. I'm willing to contribute $500 Poke to buy the Max Potion, or $1000 Poke if anyone of us can not or does not want to chip in for some reason (IE: @Nylon , if Valder wants to keep his Poke, say so!) . I'm willing to buy the Digging Tools, 2 Repels, and enough Supplies, Pokeballs, and Potions to cover my own needs and wants. My wardrobe has plenty of sweaters and cold weather clothing that I'm happy to share among the group, and I have a durable digital camera and several memory cards for it."

 I'll keep it then, though I might not be getting the whole picture.

Spoiler

Does Mamo even know Earthquake yet?

I remember @Nylon stating that he spent the XP needed for this move. Is that correct?

Correct, Mamo will therefore be kept inside his ball if that's fine.

Alright, then Ven's putting down $1000 Poke for that Max Potion, and Mamo is kept nice and safe in their Pokeball unless its ABSOLUTELY necessary to use them. I rather not have the caves of Mt. Sentry collapse on us, so lets not shake things up for once, eh?