[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

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Gym Leader Chuckles Round 2

Sensing Ventus' attempt to get under their leader's skin, both Ghost Pokemon flit very near to Ventus on their way to deliver their next moves. A chill sweeps through the paranoid researcher. As he reacts, the lights flicker again. Ventus knows what's coming, but he's not sure how to ward off this attack, fueled as it is by the Pokemon's own life force.

Curse
9 dice, -2 pain, -3 actions, -1 dex = 3 dice
(6)(6)(6) *shiver*
Apsis is cursed.
Curse Dmg: (2)(1)(1) Banette actually takes no damage at all from the Curse, being a creature of vengeance and mischief.

When the lights come on again, long wicked pins are sticking out of Banette's body. The pain they cause is all acting on Apsis, not the Pokemon.

Electroweb
(4)(3)(1)(1)(6)(5) + (1)(1): 1 Success

Evasion
3* Dex + 3 Fight +3 Evasion -2 pain -4 for actions = 3 dice
(4)(1)(6) Banette evades
Gengar's dice pool is also 9, but only -2 for actions and -1 pain = 6 dice
(4)(3)(6)(2)(1)(5) Gengar evades.

Bite
4 dice + Curse
(2)(2)(5)(4) + (1)(1) = 1 success
Dmg: (2)(1) + (1)(1) Uh, guess it still does 1 damage?
Banette takes 1 dmg 2/7hp -2 pain -1dex -1def
Flinch: (2)(5)(3)

"Gengar, that snake is guarding that tiny Pokemon all too well. Please remove it. Banette, please follow up with your special melee attack."

Hypnosis on Apsis.
3* Dex + 3 Fight + 2 Allure -4 move accuracy -3 actions ignoring pain with a Will Point = 1 dice
(5)
Apsis falls asleep!
Grid still has cover, for he can move around behind the bigger snake, but it will not be effective in close quarters (melee).

???
(?)
Banette disappears! Grid looks around, but cannot see where Banette has gone to. Nathan fears he might have seen Banette's zipper twitch.

That's Banette's third action and Gengar's second, so it is up to Grid, who has only used 1 action of 3. Nathan is pretty sure that wasn't Destiny Bond, so he gives Grid the go ahead.

Action 2: Electroweb Bug-aloo
(6)(2)(6)(3)(6) + (1)(1) = 2 successes
(4)(1)(6)(5) + (1)(1) Gengar takes 2 damage. 4/8hp  -2 pain -1 dex -1 def
You're not sure what happens to Banette.

Apsis is asleep.

Electroweb 3
(5)(4)(3)(3) + (1)(1) Success
(6)(1)(2)(3) + (1)(1) No damage.

Apsis snores. Insight check: (5)(4)(5)(2) + (1)(1) = 2 successes out of 5 necessary.
Even in sleep, Apsis is tormented by the Curse.

Burn
I forgot to apply Curse last round to this roll, but I'll let you have it since it was my mistake and an entire round has gone by.
It's now impossible to resist the burn though, so Grid takes 1 damage, his first point of damage lol.

Shed Skin
(4)(5)(4)

"Perhaps that will be enough setting up, my ghosts, and it can be time to bring the real fight to these good Pokemon."

Gym Leader Chuckles Round 3