[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Round 2 Ekans!

The rulebook says that Trainer actions go at the end of the round, but I feel you should be able to throw a Pokeball earlier. And in the games Pokeballs have highest priority. So for now, I'll have you throw balls when it is most advantageous to you.

On a similar note, if multiple people want to catch the same Pokemon and can't work it out among themselves, bidding with player XP will start. In today's case we're fine, because only Windos and Larry are trying to catch an Ekans this round.

Another rules note: I just realized that multiple of the same effects aren't supposed to stack (pg 50). So you can't growl the same enemy twice in this game, and I shouldn't have stacked Charm and Intimidate x2. You could use Charm (-2 dmg) to override Growl (-1 dmg), though. Starting next encounter, I'll be following that rule. Honestly, this will make it easier to run an encounter as GM!

Stealthy Ekans
Multiple actions: Poison Sting Togepi, Wrap Winston (takes place at end of round)
Poison Sting 1
Accuracy: 2dex + 1 fight +1 canalize -2 Multiple actions = 2 dice
Dmg: 1 power, 2 strength - this Ekans has not yet been debuffed = 3 dice

Oshawatt
Tackle
accuracy: 2dex + 0 fight + 0 brawl -2 paralyze = 0 dice, just a luck dice
damage: 1str +2 power = 3 dice

Togepi
Growl
Accuracy: 1 dice.

Winston
Order: Bite
Accuracy: Pool 6
3 Dex + 3 Fight + 0 Brawl 
Damage: Pool 4 - Def, Flinch *3*
2 Str + 2
Flinch *3*

Stealthy Ekans
Another huge snake has appeared to torment you. It rattles, then fires a barrage of poison needles from its tail, striking Togepi. Without a pause, it continues toward Winston, flexing its long, smooth muscles.
Accuracy: (1)(6) - 1 success, hit
Damage: (6)(6)(3)(4) - 3 successes, +1 . Togepi takes 4 damage!
Poison: (5) - not a success

Togepi
(3) - no successes, that's a miss.

Togepi growls weakly, but it seems Bold Ekans is feeling too defeated to get any MORE scared of this party, and Stealthy Ekans is feeling too confident.

Oshawott
Accuracy: (6) - success (Luck dice require a 6 to succeed, or else something negative happens!), hit
Dmg: (3)(2)(5) - 1 success. Stealthy Ekans takes 1 damage.
Oshawott runs toward Ekans, then freezes in place. Runs, then freezes. In a great all-or-nothing charge, he tackles Stealthy Ekans.

Growlithe Winston
Accuracy: (6)(5)(6)(1)(6)(6) - 5 successes, ANOTHER crit!
Flinch (6)(1)(1)
Dmg: (3)(2)(4) + (4)(4) - 3 successes, Ekans takes 3 damage

Winston leaps over the Ekans, landing the perfect position for a bite. His practice on the previous snake pays off - he knows just where to chew to do the most damage.

Trillium Growlithe
Accuracy: (3)(2)(6)(4) - 2 successes, hit.
Dmg: (5)(1)(6)(6) - 3 successes. Ekans takes 3 more damage and faints![/b]

"Growlithe, how about you use Bite, too!" shouts the officer. Growlithe marches forward a few steps, the way police Pokemon are trained to do, then suddenly gave in to the joy of play. Growlithe grabs the other end of the Snake Pokemon and begins a tug of war with Winston! Bowing in the play pose, he pulls on the Ekans until its eyes are bulging. Ekans tries to wrap one of its captors, but it goes unconscious before it can manage.

Pokeballs
Ventus
(4)(5) - 2 successes
Ekans: 5 Will, pain -2
(5)(2)(3) - 1 success. Ekans was caught by Ventus!

Larry
(6)(4) - 2 successes
Ekans: 5 Will, -5 Unconscious
Ekans was caught by Larry!

Stealthy Ekans (again)
Too late, he's unconssssscious.

These Ekans are quite good, for they are sort of mini-boss Pokemon. Congrats on the catches...but they are not pleased with you!

Ventus, your Ekans knows Glare and Poison Sting. Its happiness is 1, its Loyalty is 0, and its Disobedience is 1.
Larry, your Ekans knows Poison Sting and Wrap. Its happiness is 0, its Loyalty is 0, and its Disobedience is 1.
Both have 6 HP plus your trainer Vitality.

Winston and Growlithe scour the immediate area for more Ekans, but they find only an empty rock shelf smelling of snakes and worn smooth by the passage of many bellies. Within is a torn pant leg with cargo pocket - containing $54. Looks to be an adult's size.