[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

That's a cool saying. Take 1XP for that. It seems very Soldier-like.

The party has begun drifting back together in ones and twos at this point. Nathan and Spira are already together, but they're a bit separated from the group. Heart and Shiva and Terra won't be too far apart, so they can talk to each other if they want.

Upon sighting both Heart and Shiva, the rugged wanderer practically charges over to them, using his muscular legs to leap and gallop like some awkward combination of a Politoad and Rapidash. The first thing they would notice about him was that he was tightly holding a Farfetch'd to his chest like it was a stuffed Pokedoll, and the second was the immense relief he displayed as he regarded them with a small, tight frown.

"Found you, at last. Shiva, Heart, are you okay? Anything......bad happen to you in war zone? Tell me, so I can help you, if I can."

Raphael was the first one to get to the mountainous man to greet him with a delighted coo while Shiva practically FELL into Terra's side as she still had quite the pace on her from all her battling, she needed a few moments to catch her breath and gather her thoughts. She's clearly exhausted but is doing fine in general, no wounds or anything are inflicted on her. Maybe only a few bruises from engaging so directly in fighting.

"Haahhh... Hello, T... Terra.... No, bad things has not found me, I'm doing fine. Just.... haaah, it's tirering, adrenaline, energy, this whole field is a melting pot... Been there to do what I felt I NEEDED to do, looted some weapony along the way even...!" She rearanges the abandoned short bow and quiver she has brought along a little, with much joy she'll realize that ten neat arrows were within that quiver when investigating the loot later. "Let us... Get away from here then, please.... It's enough."

Though behind the pages, she's incredibly proud of herself - she dueled an enemy's soldier, a noble and fierce one who may not have thought twice about killing when there's the opportunity, and even WON! Knowing that Terra may not take it too well that she went to engage in battling on the front on free will when Ventus would feed him to Apsis at the first given opportunity in case something happens to his angelic woman while he's in duty for protection, she may be better off to keep that for herself. Her inner voice though, that one was ensuring to Shiva that she believed in her making it.

Heart despite still be sad in letting the Hitmonlee go to the battlefield and problably die, was indeed relief in see both of his friends okay. "Shiva! Terra! I very gladly to see both of you okay!" When Terra ask they are okay, Heart make a sad face and hide behind the hood of his cloak. "Well...nothing bad happen bad to me...but I cant say to a new friend I have meet. I meet and befriend a strong Hitmonlee. We engage in battle with Viktor and my Golett Atlas. I have won but...but he was injuried after the battle. I offer him to go with me and to be send to our time...but he decide to stay and fight." Heart look to the battlefield, wondering how is Hitmonlee is hanging in his battle...or he is at least alive. "...we should go now. We must find some place safe from this place."

Then Heart notice the bird pokemon Terra hold in his arms. "Its that...a Farfetch? It is hurt or something?" Then Heart look around. "I think we should first find a safe place. Then I can ask Gustav to send a few Heal Pulses on him if hurt."

[Dragonstrike]

Spira immediately uses the Hurtloam on Toya.

Nathan watches carefully, then offers Spira a little advice.  "I'd highly recommend Toya takes it easy for a little bit.  And try to avoid getting any more of your pokemon KOed if at all possible.  Hurtloam isn't easy to come by.  I've only got one left."

For reference, Mika, characters can passively regain HP over long periods of time.  Every 3 encounters/every 8 hours after taking damage, they regain 1 HP.  During a full 8 hour rest in this campaign, they also regain 5 HP.  (Means you can regain 7 HP over the course of 24 hours. 3 encounters are roughly 8 hours of time, though they don't necessarily all happen one after te other)

Gotcha! Marowak was caught!
Rock Head
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Bonemerang, Rage, False Swipe, Thrash, Fling, Endeavor, and your choice of Perish Song or Detect. Half of them have one, half have the other.

We'll go with Perish Song since it's a much rarer move than Detect is.

Natgan doesn't say much about this.  Just picks up the Great Ball and pockets it.  Spira can ask about the strange looking pokeball if he likes.

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Gallade's still keeping a lookout for the rest of the group.  Dittolune has come out of his pokeball to also keep watch.

Starmie's back out too.  Mainly, it's to use Recover twice to try and recover some HP.  12 dice accuracy per use, 3 D6 heal for each.  I guess there might also be some time for it to take in the fact that we're in the past now?  Iron did say Starmie would probably get a kick outta that...

[Iron]

(1)(3)(3), (6)(5)(2) = 2 hp for Starmie.

Starmie is watching the landscape rather than the warriors. The mountain tarns have changed a lot over 1500 years, but in the past they were occupied by a lot more Staryu and Starmie, who would send messages to each other across vast distance. Sarimanok will eventually turn this to his own benefit, training Staryu to send messages for him in a sort of primitive Morse Code.

[Iron]

Anything else before moving on?

[Spiritmon]

(Heart is ready to go)

[Mikaruge108]

Spira is ready to go.

[Dragonstrike]

Ready. Nathan can address the thing with Starmie later.

[Lord Windos]

(I can always flashback or continue conversations in PMs Z's so I am ready to go too. )

[Iron]

LURCH

Nathan, Shiva, and Heart find themselves lurching further back in time. It's a hanging lurch, where you shift out of normal space and into a timeless void where you can scarcely even think.

However... Nathan's PTC is glowing with that adamant light. Little threads flow out of it, and Nathan can see exactly where they lead.

One leads to Sarimanok's time. A jerk on that thread will pull Nathan back to avoid the lurch. Since threads tie Shiva and Heart firmly to Nathan, they'll be drawn back too.

More threads lead to people you have bonds with - a strong one to Terra, a decent one to Spira. Tiny little fragile threads to Shiva's Rapidash, to Hyksos, to Terra's artist.

Nathan realizes he has a lot of control over this lurch - not the destination, but all the details. The party of PC's will be brought along, and he can gank anyone you've bonded with as a party. He can also put off the Lurch for a time.

[Mikaruge108]

(got the perfect songfor this scene)