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

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

I will say that yes, it is something we'll be sharing for the most part.  However...Nathan is going to stress how strictly the League handles HMs HARD.  Fair warning.

That warning will just give my character good reason to go find the Black Market in Corsage to trade away those HM Pokémon instead of randomly deciding to, so that works out perfectly well! When will he give that lecture, mate?

That warning only makes me desirering less and less to teach Rock Smash to the Marowak I'm going to trade or sell away, but it doesn't stop Shiva from breeding Eevee with the recessive gene for a scholarship... Better stay safe and clean and not feel uneasy for 1500$ that I can obtain otherwise. (Like, by trading one of these Eevee to Professor Mallorn?)

[Dragonstrike]

@Spiritmon

Encore works veeerrrryyy differently in Pokerole.  It makes your target repeat the actions they took in the previous round, not the last one they took.  As such, it has no effect during Round 1.  It also has naturally increased priority in Pokerole, which is even meaner.

The accuracy rolls for Charm and Encore also still use Dexterity and Fight instead of their actual Attribute and Skills like almost everything else in this campaign does. (specialty is still Allure for both, though)

[Spiritmon]

Hey guys. Since we make a quick stop in the battles for now, can I ask you people something?
I know this is a dumb question, but I will ask anyway: You guys think I somehow improve since the first time I join in this Roleplay thing? Honestly. In any form I mean: In strategies, way to narrate the way each move shall go, in story telling, lore.
I would like to know the insight of you people, since you all are playing this game more time than myself.

[Iron]

Problem with that is if Nathan is willing to let Ventus use the HM to teach all those Pokémon the move, though given the fact that EVERYONE in the group worked hard to earn that rewards, I'm not sure if its his place to deny usage (at least from a mechanical/OOC perspective).

I will say that yes, it is something we'll be sharing for the most part.  However...Nathan is going to stress how strictly the League handles HMs HARD.  Fair warning.

Remember you gain 1HP at the beginning of a new Encounter, too.

Really?  That's the first I've heard of this as far as I recall.  3 encounters = 8 hours, and the book says 1 HP every 8 hours.  Of course, I wouldn't complain about this change since it would amount to the same amount of healing every day anyways (assuming everyone is at full HP at the start of Encounter 1).  It would definitely be easier to keep track of...

You're right and I'm wrong. I was thinking this was the third Encounter but it's only the 2nd.

[Iron]

Hey guys. Since we make a quick stop in the battles for now, can I ask you people something?
I know this is a dumb question, but I will ask anyway: You guys think I somehow improve since the first time I join in this Roleplay thing? Honestly. In any form I mean: In strategies, way to narrate the way each move shall go, in story telling, lore.
I would like to know the insight of you people, since you all are playing this game more time than myself.

Your math has definitely improved. I think you were a good narrator when you started. Your backstory has been polished and finally revealed, which is always an exciting moment. (I've been in campaigns before where I never even got to reveal it lol).

[Dragonstrike]

You're right and I'm wrong. I was thinking this was the third Encounter but it's only the 2nd.

Ah, okay.  So does that mean Yule, Malphena, and Solosis will wake up with 1 Hp remaining at the start of the next encounter as well?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Hey guys. Since we make a quick stop in the battles for now, can I ask you people something?
I know this is a dumb question, but I will ask anyway: You guys think I somehow improve since the first time I join in this Roleplay thing? Honestly. In any form I mean: In strategies, way to narrate the way each move shall go, in story telling, lore.
I would like to know the insight of you people, since you all are playing this game more time than myself.

Just when I wanted to go offline, you asked stuff, lolz.

I do remember your style a bit from "Roleplaying as Pokemon 1", would have to reread things there to clearly determine how much improvement there have been, but I do feel things have became better in describing actions, voicing characters, these things, I simply can't tell you by heart how much, I'm sorry.

I'm still disliking grammatical and spelling errors, but these can happen to anyone and I should shut up as English isn't my mother tongue either, I just speak and write fluently.

Narrating the way each move shall go (do you mean telling your Pokemon what it shall do in a battle?) depends on the character I guess, some of us make it crips and clear like you and Nathan who are experienced in fighting, while Ventus elaborates orders a little more as he's not only battling with Pokemon, and Shiva enjoys telling her Pokemon what it shall do without even naming the move most of the time due to her being innocent about battling before Chreshire. Do as you feel, narrate your chara and their actions the way you imagine their personality, it'll feel naturally if it fits.

[Lord Windos]

Hey guys. Since we make a quick stop in the battles for now, can I ask you people something?
I know this is a dumb question, but I will ask anyway: You guys think I somehow improve since the first time I join in this Roleplay thing? Honestly. In any form I mean: In strategies, way to narrate the way each move shall go, in story telling, lore.
I would like to know the insight of you people, since you all are playing this game more time than myself.

Definitely, mate! You were naturally rough in the beginning, and details on your character were sparse, but now you've become a seasoned RP player between Iron's and my own thread! Narration has always been spot on with you, but it become more 'smoother' over time, if that makes any sense to you, and the added lore to your character's background shifted my opinion of them from being a goofball of an rare collector to someone far more experienced and troubled than his grin may tell you.

I still think your strategization needs some fine tuning, but as it stands you are well on your way of accomplishing that the longer you think out and do the logistics of your Pokémon's actions!

Hey, I was a novice at this for a long time until I finally picked up the ropes, so don't think you are the only one that had troubles with the Pokerole system, especially with all the mods we put in place! We've all gotten much better as we played, as is the case with all forms of entertainment, so while you were behind for a bit you've well caught up by this point.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Your math has definitely improved. I think you were a good narrator when you started. Your backstory has been polished and finally revealed, which is always an exciting moment. (I've been in campaigns before where I never even got to reveal it lol).

Really? That sounds like a wasted effort :C
None so far has cared to ask Shiva about her background, but it's known her life has been peaceful for the most part except that dark Nidoking-Chapter and a friendly Encounter with a Zoroark that I've been inspired to lately, it doesn't have much details so far but it'd explain her interest in mysterious things to a degree.

[Lord Windos]

Your math has definitely improved. I think you were a good narrator when you started. Your backstory has been polished and finally revealed, which is always an exciting moment. (I've been in campaigns before where I never even got to reveal it lol).

Really? That sounds like a wasted effort :C
None so far has cared to ask Shiva about her background, but it's known her life has been peaceful for the most part except that dark Nidoking-Chapter and a friendly Encounter with a Zoroark that I've been inspired to lately, it doesn't have much details so far but it'd explain her interest in mysterious things to a degree.

Well, Ventus could have asked about Nidoking, but he has choosen not to out of respect for your chara's phobia and fears of the creature. A friendly Zoroark Encounter is something I've never heard about before (Or don't remember it being brought up OOC/IC), though, but I'm not sure when that will come up in game. That, and she hasn't be forthcoming with the details about her background either besides the fact she's from a Breeder family from Castelia City, he general interests, and current/future dreams/goals, so nobody really has desired to try a crack the details out of her. Maybe Ven will inquire about her life later on, now that I type this though....