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

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Must have missed the other meaning of the 'stronger than you think' part of Nathan 's speech , so forgive me of being critical on that point.

As for the depression andwhirlwind of emoions plus numbness that Shiva's experirncing... Nathan can certainly relate to her like Ventus and offer advice , but he doesn't really have the same grasp of emtions like an empath can. Ben also has much more experience handling this of enotional fallout...even if most of it is from treating his own issue by himself , and a few other cases. 

That , and the fact he has a hidden crush/closer personal bond with her than Nathan , he might be able to reach farther into her and help deal with some problems that she would not be comfortable sharing with Nate .

4d6 + 1 is good , but you are more likely to average out 2-3 damage per hit , thought that adds up quickly with Consec. Attacks ! If Apsis land's an Acid Spray , though , or Raphael Charms them in A DB , Then the damage sops further to 1-2 damage per attack which is somewhat woeful even with multiple actions . If Iron decides to change it back to how it work in the games, though , then Korma is going to be in big trouble from Bites...

Nathan might not have empathic abilities, but Kirlia does (to an extent).  If Shiva is willing to talk about it, Kirlia can help him with understanding if needed by relaying the important emotions.

As for that bond part...well, I've been building on that for awhile now, if you hadn't noticed yet.  But, Shiva has developed her bond with Ventus more than Nathan since he was a bit more separated from Ventus and Shiva for a good chunk of the campaign so far, I'll give you that much...I'm hoping that last post helps to show the results of how much that's developed recently, though.

I'd be more worried about further Acid Sprays.  Kirlia's weak to poison and not dark, all due to that fairy typing.  When he evolves into Gallade though...well, he's going to tear holes in both of those types.  And will have access to Swords Dance to counteract Charm/pokerole Acid Spray completely.  And Calm Mind also helps with mitigating Acid Spray a little.  And then there's Double Team.  Pretty easy to nullify a lot of the attacks that are incoming with that move in effect (as long as RNG doesn't screw ya over).

I'm somewhat conflicted on WHEN I want to evolve him, though...I was considering doing it pretty soon after I get the Dawn Stone, but now that his Dream Eater attack is only half the cost (normally it's 59 exp for Kirlia, now it's 29/30)...the other issue with it though is that Hypnosis isn't half the cost (and it costs 53 exp)...Charm (50), Future Sight (45), Imprison (39), and Lucky Chant (17) are all pretty tempting too...Magical Leaf (22) is another consideration, but isn't as crucial since Gallade gets Leaf Blade.  Heal Pulse (25) is also on the list, but also isn't an issue since Gallade can still learn it for the same amount of exp.