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

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

BUT I am not sure that was fun for anyone, in the end. In the future, I think we'll just resolve this with bidding XP (something Windos suggested early on in the encounter, after all). For the sake of the game, not for any character reason. Sound good?

That's fine to me! By the way, I did not enjoy being put on auto, but in the end it's alright, because 1. you quite did what I wished to do plus it had the effect I was after (saving Nathan from killing the rat on his own) and 2. it all ended up peacefully.

Mind if I go after that Zangoose? I assume both Nathan and Ven will focus on Kirlia in the morning, and Zangoose was my first encounter-pick anyway before I decided to build bridges with Nathan again by following him on the Mandatory Encounter. Still have a friendly battle with Nathan as well gifting Ronin Spearow to Valder in mind for this in-game day, now that he's with us again. @Nylon, if you're there, we can work this trade out soon enough! It can be flashbacked I believe. Spearow still has the weapons it 'snatched' from the Dojo, so Valder can have the Spearow itself now and its original weapon (the Sticks) soon enough. Which is, as soon as I successfully approached Ven for trading those Sticks he still has.