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

[Lord Windos]

Now that everyone has their Initiative, are you ready to give out your Orders , Dragonstrike? Or you think we need to change our own Orders based on the INI?

[Dragonstrike]

Now that everyone has their Initiative, are you ready to give out your Orders , Dragonstrike? Or you think we need to change our own Orders based on the INI?

I've been thinking about the ones I want to issue.

[Dragonstrike]

Question for @Iron:

If Calam were to use Me First on Quetzal's Rock Slide, would he be able to hit Genesect with it without targeting any allies?  There's a weird quirk that Me First has in the games with spread moves specifically due to how the targeting works that makes it so they can only ever target the opposing side.

[Lord Windos]

Now that everyone has their Initiative, are you ready to give out your Orders , Dragonstrike? Or you think we need to change our own Orders based on the INI?

I've been thinking about the ones I want to issue.

You want me to change any of my own? I'm willing to, if you have a better idea of what the ironclad dino needs to do against DMG.

[Dragonstrike]

You want me to change any of my own? I'm willing to, if you have a better idea of what the ironclad dino needs to do against DMG.

No inherent problems with your orders.  Just be mindful that Head Smash has an inherent -2 accuracy. (which happens to be offset by Tailwind, so eh)

[Iron]

Question for @Iron:

If Calam were to use Me First on Quetzal's Rock Slide, would he be able to hit Genesect with it without targeting any allies?  There's a weird quirk that Me First has in the games with spread moves specifically due to how the targeting works that makes it so they can only ever target the opposing side.

That exception doesn't seem to exist in PokeRole and I'm not planning to add game-exceptions willy-nilly. It'd be just like Calam used Rock Slide himself.

[Dragonstrike]

K, was just curious.

Okay, enough delay.  Let's get this started already.

[Iron]

Good job so far guys! A few critical decisions really saved your asses.

I like how this hybrid Plot Device creature turned out. It gave everyone a chance to do the kinds of things their characters like.

Can you survive Genesect's final assault?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Can you survive Genesect's final assault?

M....my Pokemon failed to do anything, not even a single point of damage!
 

[Lord Windos]

Good job so far guys! A few critical decisions really saved your asses.

I like how this hybrid Plot Device creature turned out. It gave everyone a chance to do the kinds of things their characters like.

Can you survive Genesect's final assault?

Its going better than I expect it, tbh. Thought DMG would wreck us all, but looks like things are sorta holding steady for the collective.....for now.

My thoughts....well, I think this is the best Plot Deviced Fight the group has had, I'll say that much. I don't like how everything hinged on a few decisions that we really couldn't have figured out would work like that (Like Lucky Chant being buffed in this fight - in no way was that hinted at, imo) , and seeing my plan just go *Poof* after wracking my brain really makes it seem like a huge waste of time now, but hey, at least nobody is dead yet and Genesect has mostly been disabled in the first round! That counts for something!

Two concerns for you, about Edmundi:
- Edmundi had 6 HP after Earthquake + Recoil, and Steel resists Bug, so unless you say that DMG's X-Scissor ignores IE reduction, they would still be alive at 1 HP, and would have gotten a Super Potion immediately afterwards.
- Even if XS does full Damage, Edmundi's Sturdy would have kicked in, keeping him at 1 HP and therefore allowing a Super Potion to be used ASAP and him to get off another few attacks (Unless, again, DMG can bypass that for some reason, but since he wasn't doing PD Damage at that point....)