[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

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In that case @Iron, I will at least make a few precautions:

1 - Send both Moltres Egg and Beldum Egg back to the PC. Cant risk loose them in the middle of walking since the first one it is the Egg Heart must guard, and the second the gift Dagny give to him!
2 - Heart also try to ignore that feeling of disaster, so he decided to go find a guitar. We already know the benefits of the eletric guitar, but what about the acoustic one?

You can't send a Legendary to the PC.


The acoustic guitar is about as loud as the electric guitar - a small crowd can hear you. Of course the benefit is that it doesn't require any electricity. 

Acoustic guitar is usually used for folk songs with three or four chords in a simple progression. It's a pretty versatile instrument.

Electric guitar is usually used with power chords, and it'd be hard to play anything other than rock/metal on it. However, it's easier on your fingers. In some ways, it's the easier instrument.

In that case Heart will buy both. Both of them look pretty dang cool, and its always good have more than one in hand. And for the plan I have in mind, I will need the eletric guitar.

Heart also pass in the Pokemon to make a change on his team to put his plan in action. His team is:


- Honckrow
- Meowth
- Nidorina
- D-Onix
- Alola Geodude
- Trevenant

After making such preparations, he release all of his Pokemons, and also asks to Iron (A-Geodude to charge the Eletric Guitar). "Dont let go overcharged Iron. Just let be charge enough to work." Heart equipped the Amulet in Meowth. "Just in case to double any gain okay? Tehee".

Since D-Onix is more obedient, Heart ask permission to him if he can let Heart be in the top of his head.

[Iron]

While Spira is at the Pokemon Center he does a couple things:
-Heals Team
-Swaps Mero for the Fanged Yanma
-Checks with the university that he left Leigh (A-Marowak) with to see how things are going. (although its only been 3 in-game days since he left her with them.)

Then for his 3rd encounter: Sparring with Toya, but Spira's not doing the sparring, Yanma is. "Alright you two, let's try and hold back on the status ailments."

"Yes, we're learning a lot about Alolan Marowak. When he's returned to you, you might take advantage of these facts:
-His favorite foodstuff is cornmeal
-He enjoys riding other Pokemon, and dancing to music he's never heard before
-There is no collective noun for a Cubone or Marowak, but a group of Gastly is called a "Mischief!" As in, "a mischief of Gastly."
"

Toya gets a training roll!
(1)(2)(5)(6)(2)(2) (6)(3)(3)(6)(3)(3) (5)(6) = 6 bonus XP + 1 base Xp.

Yanma gets 2 XP.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Posei stretches and internalizes all the water. He's a little weak despite the full HP restoration, but he's in a lot better shape than a lesser Pokemon might be!


Geo leads you where Area 6 curls around behind a ridge. This, in some ways, is the secret heart of the Safari Zone. It's the geographic center, it's hard to get to and rarely visited, and it has a reputation for containing strange Pokemon. In ancient times, it was held sacred, but few alive today understand the significance. Maybe someone like Woad.

Rarity: (3)(3)(4)(2)(1)(5) (3)(3)(3)(1)(4)(3) (6) = 12 Safari Successes. 

Evasion: (2)(2)(5)(6)(4)(2) (5)

Just before you can round the horn, a massive boulder slams into the ground at Terra's side. Up on the ridge is a Diggersby, lifting another colossal boulder with one ear. The other ear is shoveling mud, triggering a mudslide rushing down at Terra. The Diggersby's color scheme is different, too - mud washes right off him, leaving him sparkling clean, and his fur is blaze orange with black trim. 

"That's a shiny! I'll refund your money if you let me catch it! But the choice is yours and the customer is always right."

Seeing that Shiny Diggersby caused his heart to jolt in excitement, and a wide grin stretched across his face as he eyed in and plucked two Pokeballs from his belt. Ever since he's first spotted and learnt more about the burrowing bunnies and their immense Strength + versatility, he was instantly and deeply interested in them, and wanted nothing more than to become partners with one. Now that one of them has presented itself towards him - a Shiny no less too.....

"No. This catch is mine. Thank you for the offer, though."

With that said, the sagely monk sends forth Pokeballs and summons Mikey and Dunny, and wastes absolutely zero time in pointing at the luxest lagomorph and issuing a decree.

"Mikey, the Paralyze them with Stun Spore, put them to Sleep with Spore, then use Absorb! Dunny, Burn them with Wil-lo-wisp, then use Confuse Ray! Want to catch that bunny, so wear it down and don't let it escape!"

Orders: Michael will be using Stun Spore, Spore, and Absorb , while Dunny uses Confuse Ray and Wil-lo-wisp to further heap on the Status. If Shiny Diggersby dodges any Status effect/they miss/they are cured of the Status, repeat the Move until it proccs/its clear it has no effect on it. The dread specter should be at 7/9 HP after a night's rest, but given that due to its typing and Ability, the Shiny Diggersby can't touch him except with Strike. Capture orders are to wait until its been hit by at least 3 Status Effect (-3 Will) before Terra starts tossing out balls, but if S.B. gets down to - 5 on their roll at the end of their Round, then Balls will be thrown at that point. I've been waiting for a chance to grab one of the top rate Pokemon, and now's the time to fulfill that old wish of mine!

As for the mudslide, Terra's just going to tank it. He has *6 Vitality and is stable on his feet, so its not like they can seriously cause him much harm with it.....I hope.

Moves:

Michael: 3 Actions - Stun Spore (-3 Accuracy), Spore, and Absorb (STR + 1, Heal 1/2 Damage Dealt, min of 1)
Conditional Orders: Repeat Stun Spore and/or Spore if they failed to procc on Target, or said Target rids themselves of the Statuses.
Dunny: 2 Actions - Wil-lo-wisp (-3 Accuracy), Confuse Ray
Dice Pool: 10D6 (Channel)

[Iron]

Spoiler

In that case @Iron, I will at least make a few precautions:

1 - Send both Moltres Egg and Beldum Egg back to the PC. Cant risk loose them in the middle of walking since the first one it is the Egg Heart must guard, and the second the gift Dagny give to him!
2 - Heart also try to ignore that feeling of disaster, so he decided to go find a guitar. We already know the benefits of the eletric guitar, but what about the acoustic one?

You can't send a Legendary to the PC.


The acoustic guitar is about as loud as the electric guitar - a small crowd can hear you. Of course the benefit is that it doesn't require any electricity. 

Acoustic guitar is usually used for folk songs with three or four chords in a simple progression. It's a pretty versatile instrument.

Electric guitar is usually used with power chords, and it'd be hard to play anything other than rock/metal on it. However, it's easier on your fingers. In some ways, it's the easier instrument.

In that case Heart will buy both. Both of them look pretty dang cool, and its always good have more than one in hand. And for the plan I have in mind, I will need the eletric guitar.

Heart also pass in the Pokemon to make a change on his team to put his plan in action. His team is:


- Honckrow
- Meowth
- Nidorina
- D-Onix
- Alola Geodude
- Trevenant

After making such preparations, he release all of his Pokemons, and also asks to Iron (A-Geodude to charge the Eletric Guitar). "Dont let go overcharged Iron. Just let be charge enough to work." Heart equipped the Amulet in Meowth. "Just in case to double any gain okay? Tehee".

Since D-Onix is more obedient, Heart ask permission to him if he can let Heart be in the top of his head.

Both Pokemon comply. Delta Onix is ready to fly.

[Dragonstrike]

(4)(3)(3)(2)(1)(5) (6)(1)(1)(4)

Despite a few small setbacks, Drill Run is learned!

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Juliet's Hidden Power
Dex + Fight + Perform
Base power: 2
Type: Psychic (gets STAB!)
This attack deals a small amount of damage and lets Juliet take on the role of a friend or foe. Juliet can now assist Nathan (or another character) on a skill that the target Pokemon is good at. The next relevant roll made by Juliet or an ally will have +2 dice. 
An offensively-oriented Pokemon could add +2 dice on a damage roll, a Porygon could add +2 on Computers, a defensive Pokemon could add +2 Evasion. It's Nathan's choice as long as it's justifiable. 
Juliet can only bank one skill at a time, but she can store it indefinitely. It's not limited to one Scene.

Whoo, that roll was cutting it close...wouldn't have made it if I hadn't leveled up Nathan's Move Tutoring, either.  Dang.  I guess Swiftfire was just so excited to learn the move that she was having trouble executing it properly.  Now she's able to use her horn like a drill, though, and potentially also able to use it to dig through some surfaces!  Great!  Oh, the fun she'll have with that move...

Oh, and Swiftfire's Pay Day also generates another weekly $1000 for Nathan since she's been in his party for most of the week!  Cha-ching!

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Ooh, that's an interesting Hidden Power...so many potential applications both in and out of battle...I love it.  Can't wait to use it!

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So, Nathan still has to pick out a team for the day!  Let's see here...

- Gallade (Clamperl Pearl)
- Calam (Sitrus Berry)
- Swiftfire (Leftovers)
- Starmie (Mystic Water)
- Charmeleon (Eviolite)
- Grid (ElectrIzer)

(I'm only half done updating sheets, unfortunately.  Had to go to work before I could finish doing so.  I'll finish that up a bit later!)

He's bringing his best because he intends to try facing Angela today!  She should be in Area 6 of the Safari Zone since it's Thursday, and he doesn't want to miss an opportunity to battle her for that badge!  And finding her shouldn't be too hard...from what he knows of her training habits, the pokemon she collects, and Mizu's reaction to her, he thinks he has an idea of what type she trains...which means even if Nathan doesn't find Angela on his own, Calam's presence might draw the attention of one of her pokemon or a pokemon that Angela might be interested in capturing.

It only costs $250 per encounter to get into the Safari Zone with a Gathering Permit that doesn't allow for capturing pokemon, right?

[Iron]

(4)(3)(3)(2)(1)(5) (6)(1)(1)(4)

Despite a few small setbacks, Drill Run is learned!

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Juliet's Hidden Power
Dex + Fight + Perform
Base power: 2
Type: Psychic (gets STAB!)
This attack deals a small amount of damage and lets Juliet take on the role of a friend or foe. Juliet can now assist Nathan (or another character) on a skill that the target Pokemon is good at. The next relevant roll made by Juliet or an ally will have +2 dice. 
An offensively-oriented Pokemon could add +2 dice on a damage roll, a Porygon could add +2 on Computers, a defensive Pokemon could add +2 Evasion. It's Nathan's choice as long as it's justifiable. 
Juliet can only bank one skill at a time, but she can store it indefinitely. It's not limited to one Scene.

Whoo, that roll was cutting it close...wouldn't have made it if I hadn't leveled up Nathan's Move Tutoring, either.  Dang.  I guess Swiftfire was just so excited to learn the move that she was having trouble executing it properly.  Now she's able to use her horn like a drill, though, and potentially also able to use it to dig through some surfaces!  Great!  Oh, the fun she'll have with that move...

Oh, and Swiftfire's Pay Day also generates another weekly $1000 for Nathan since she's been in his party for most of the week!  Cha-ching!

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Ooh, that's an interesting Hidden Power...so many potential applications both in and out of battle...I love it.  Can't wait to use it!

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So, Nathan still has to pick out a team for the day!  Let's see here...

- Gallade (Clamperl Pearl)
- Calam (Sitrus Berry)
- Swiftfire (Leftovers)
- Starmie (Mystic Water)
- Charmeleon (Eviolite)
- Grid (ElectrIzer)

(I'm only half done updating sheets, unfortunately.  Had to go to work before I could finish doing so.  I'll finish that up a bit later!)

He's bringing his best because he intends to try facing Angela today!  She should be in Area 6 of the Safari Zone since it's Thursday, and he doesn't want to miss an opportunity to battle her for that badge!  And finding her shouldn't be too hard...from what he knows of her training habits, the pokemon she collects, and Mizu's reaction to her, he thinks he has an idea of what type she trains...which means even if Nathan doesn't find Angela on his own, Calam's presence might draw the attention of one of her pokemon or a pokemon that Angela might be interested in capturing.

It only costs $250 per encounter to get into the Safari Zone with a Gathering Permit that doesn't allow for capturing pokemon, right?

Exactly. That would be the best way to reach Angela.

[Dragonstrike]

Exactly. That would be the best way to reach Angela.

Alrighty then!  $500 spent on that gathering permit for 2 encounters, just in case it takes Nathan more than 1 encounter to track down Angela in Area 6.  (Or for her or a quarry she's pursuing to find Calam)

He has his team of 6, he's given what item rules they're going to use some thought...all he has to do is get in there and find Angela while dodging danger!

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Spoiler

In that case @Iron, I will at least make a few precautions:

1 - Send both Moltres Egg and Beldum Egg back to the PC. Cant risk loose them in the middle of walking since the first one it is the Egg Heart must guard, and the second the gift Dagny give to him!
2 - Heart also try to ignore that feeling of disaster, so he decided to go find a guitar. We already know the benefits of the eletric guitar, but what about the acoustic one?

You can't send a Legendary to the PC.


The acoustic guitar is about as loud as the electric guitar - a small crowd can hear you. Of course the benefit is that it doesn't require any electricity. 

Acoustic guitar is usually used for folk songs with three or four chords in a simple progression. It's a pretty versatile instrument.

Electric guitar is usually used with power chords, and it'd be hard to play anything other than rock/metal on it. However, it's easier on your fingers. In some ways, it's the easier instrument.

In that case Heart will buy both. Both of them look pretty dang cool, and its always good have more than one in hand. And for the plan I have in mind, I will need the eletric guitar.

Heart also pass in the Pokemon to make a change on his team to put his plan in action. His team is:


- Honckrow
- Meowth
- Nidorina
- D-Onix
- Alola Geodude
- Trevenant

After making such preparations, he release all of his Pokemons, and also asks to Iron (A-Geodude to charge the Eletric Guitar). "Dont let go overcharged Iron. Just let be charge enough to work." Heart equipped the Amulet in Meowth. "Just in case to double any gain okay? Tehee".

Since D-Onix is more obedient, Heart ask permission to him if he can let Heart be in the top of his head.

Both Pokemon comply. Delta Onix is ready to fly.

Everything set them. Heart and Iron along with the eletric equipment, go in the top of D-Onix head. Heart test a few times the acords of the guitar to see if everything its okay. "Guys, you know what to do. Lets hit the roll!"

(@Iron, I raising my Perform skill from 2 to 3 using 12 XP)


To begin the show, Honchrow begin using Haze to block a bit the sky to give a more sinister appearance. He did NOT summon exatcly a Haze, he just a block a bit the light. When the light begin to fade a bit, Heart begin to play this song. Around the 0:07 minutes of the video, he sing:

It’s a deep and silent night,
I cannot hear anything,
sleep for eternity!

From 0:17 to 0:26 Heart begin to play the music the same as the video, playing with not only of his fingers, but also from his Heart. A music he sometimes sing for himself during his travels, something to remind him from his past actions and mistakes. And the battle he fight inside of himself.


As the music progress to begin trully, Viktor the Trevenant use his ghostly powers to make some shadows get a bit close to Heart, making the place a bit more sinister, but at the same time more intense.

The grieving, the fury, enveloped inside
such a maelstrom, it roars so loud

As shadows begin to circle around Heart, Iron using his Thunder ability to create a thunder sound in the dark clouds made by Haze. He did not exatcly summon a real thunder, just make the sound of that with his abilities.

I’m losing my way in, the darkness tonight
silent, I’m fading out.

The shadows then envelop Heart, at the same time Nidorina summon a moonlight to illuminate a bit the place. Again, its not a completely Moonlight with healing effect, just something to show light and cause a more dramatic effect to Heart performance.

Cheating out each other
Betray one another
What’s the point,
when we know everything’s
so meaningless?

Heart feel the weigh of these lines...the legacy of corruption and betray his long blood carry.

It’s a deep and silent night,
I cannot hear anything,
‘cause everything is fast asleep.
Now the world, so full of sin
It repeats itself again,
Such a relentless dream!

As these lines comes, the light of Moonlight, and the shadows make by Viktor begin circle around a bit of D-Onix, and in Heart feet. In the sky illuminate by Moonlight and a bit blocked by Haze, Honckrow was around in the sky, ready to do his job.

As the this things was happened, this is like the time of 01:12 to 1:20 in the video. Some crowd might be gathering around with such odd and unique show, then Meowth to make his part give to him. He begin to circle the crowd with a bag to collect any donations the people around might want to give as a token for the show. Its a free show of course, but hey, anyone can donate something if they want no?

The next lines Heart play in memories of both past and present:


How much should I repent?
How can I atone
for the evil that I have done?

Who is it, the person, 
the one to forgive
me when I forgave none?

Good and evil clash with
God and these emotions.

No one yet can see that
Everyone has been disposed.

In the dark and dirty light,
where I can no longer hide,
I am exposed, corrupted through.

In the moment, motionless
I will find my punishment.

This silent solitude!

From 02:06 to 02:23 Heart simple play a music without sing, feeling the emotions of this week, and so many adventures he have. And the sins he once commited in the past...and the ones he almost commited in the time travel he do with his friends. Trying to murder the Scimitar leader in the past. The way he almost kill those Pink Nuzleaf back in Mt. Sentry. The feel of guilty of his family death. And the look of disapointed of Terra. And how Heart need to learn in forgive.


To symbolize that moment, Honchkow use Night Shade, begining to circle around Heart, but no attacking him, but creating shades of shadows. They in that position for quite a time until the moment Heart begin to sing once again:

Everyone is cheating,
constantly competing,
So many are dying,
Nothing stops the fighting,

People will desire
what they can’t acquire

Happiness, they dream of
what’s ahead - just out of reach.

The corruption of his family and they duty for the gods of Time, Space, Reality and Infinity...that was the noble cause the  ArcHearts forgot, and the how much it cost them...and Heart desire in change the past to change the fate of his family...and once again feel the happiness of have a family...of his little brother and mother...

This is what Heart have become: A sad clown, trying to hide sadness and anger. Repulse and the same time courage. A torment soul...but also someone strong enough to not let sucumb himself to dispair.

And the voice I heard that day,
still it echoes on again,
It’s just beyond my memory.

In my mind, I’ll shut the door
To all these intrusive thoughts,

I’m drowning out the noise!

The shade birds them disperse, the shadows was in Heart feet, and Moonlight shiny brighter.

It’s a deep and silent night,
I cannot hear anything,
‘cause everything is fast asleep.
Now the world, so full of sin
It repeats itself again,

Such a relentless dream!

From 03:18 to 03:27 the music begin to fade...along with the light of Moonlight. The clouds made with Haze begin to disapear, and Viktor disperse the shadows, making the sky of that area clean as day once more. Heart ask to put him and Iron once again in the ground, and then Heart, along with all his Pokemon gather around, bown to the crowd who witness such unique show of combination of music and team work of Pokemon and human.

Since such show require something more like body language, combination of moves and music timing, I think its more apropriate in use a roll of Dex + Knowledge + Perform => 5+3+3 = 11D6. Your call on that @Iron if is too much high number or your prefer other stats to be used. But please dont summon the misfortune of the Mystery Berry yet since its took a extra effort in prepare this post. 

[Iron]

Exactly. That would be the best way to reach Angela.

Alrighty then!  $500 spent on that gathering permit for 2 encounters, just in case it takes Nathan more than 1 encounter to track down Angela in Area 6.  (Or for her or a quarry she's pursuing to find Calam)

He has his team of 6, he's given what item rules they're going to use some thought...all he has to do is get in there and find Angela while dodging danger!

(6) You make it through Area 5 OK. Calam hasn't reacted to anything yet.

(3) Just as Calam perks up and looks to the northeast, a somewhat dangerous Victreebel pops up from a tangle of vegetation, barring the way.

[Iron]

From 03:18 to 03:27 the music begin to fade...along with the light of Moonlight. The clouds made with Haze begin to disapear, and Viktor disperse the shadows, making the sky of that area clean as day once more. Heart ask to put him and Iron once again in the ground, and then Heart, along with all his Pokemon gather around, bown to the crowd who witness such unique show of combination of music and team work of Pokemon and human.

Since such show require something more like body language, combination of moves and music timing, I think its more apropriate in use a roll of Dex + Knowledge + Perform => 5+3+3 = 11D6. Your call on that @Iron if is too much high number or your prefer other stats to be used. But please dont summon the misfortune of the Mystery Berry yet since its took a extra effort in prepare this post. 

This is an awesome scene. Each of the Pokemon you used gain 1XP and it gets marked as a training session, and Heart gains 2 XP.

Cress is the city of culture - all culture. So a decent crowd gathers right away. Let's see how you do.

(4)(5)(5)(4)(1)(2) (6)(4)(2)(6)(6) = 8 successes, very good! Do you have a hat or guitar case out, for tips?

People's Pokemon start popping out of their Pokeballs or running up to the square where you and Onix are. They come from houses too, and shopkeepers temporarily close their shops to listen.

Laurelin comes out and starts drumming along on her Shieldon. A Lucario is swaying to the changing beat of Heart's guitar, and a Bisharp is moshing by itself where no one dares to come close. One guy starts cartwheeling around, becoming a variety of different characters as he goes - including the characters from the song - until he is revealed as a Zoroark. The Vullaby all come from the Cathedral to listen, and there are about a hundred humans here. 


You see another cluster of people west of you, distracted from your performance by some other occurrence.