[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Forest Defenders Round 1

Bite
(4)(2)(3)(6)
Dmg:
1* Str + 2 power -2 vit = 1d6 +1 SE
(3) Hypno takes 1 dmg 6/7hp.
Flinch: (6)(4)(6) Hypno flinches!

Hypnosis on Arbok
3 dex + 2 fight + 2, -4 acc = 3 dice
(4)(1)(2)
Apsis falls asleep!

Ventus uses the Lum Berry!

Hypno swings his token in front of Apsis' burning eyes, removing the memory of Bite.

Disable
7 dice -3 actions = 4 dice
(6)(3)(1)(3)
Bite was disabled!

Abra drops his armload of stones directly on Ventus.

Strike
2 dex +1 fight + 1 brawl -2 actions = 2 dice
(1)(1) Miss

btw Simple cannot reduce Strength to 0.

Amnesia
(6)(3)(1)(3)(2)
+3 defense for Numel

Houndour latches onto Apsis with mouth aflame.

Fire Fang
6 dice, -2 actions = 4 dice
(1)(2)(4)(6)
2 Str + 2 power + 1 STAB - 4 vit = 1d6
(1) No dmg
Flinch: (6)(6)(3) Apsis flinches
Burn: (1)(3)(2)

Granbull rushes out to defend his home. He, too, focuses on Apsis.
Rage
3 dex 3 fight 2 brawl - 3 actions = 5 dice
(4)(6)(4)(5)(5) Critical hit
3 Str + 1 power + 2 crit -4 vit = 2 dice
(4)(2) Apsis takes 1 dmg 14/15hp.

Arbok is flinched

Confusion on Apsis
(2)(4)(4) Hit
3 Str + 2 power +1 STAB -4 vit = 2d6+1 SE
(6)(3) Apsis takes 2 dmg. 12/15hp -1 pain.
Chance: (1)

Abra is out of rocks. He begins to glow with purple power - Ventus is entirely unsure what is about to happen. It doesn't look like Confusion...

Abra's psychic power reaches out and contests with Ventus' Pokemon's will, sending chittering visions over Numel.
Struggle Bug ??
(2) Nothing happens.

Magnitude
(1)(1)(1)(3) It's been a while since we've seen the Eye of Apsis like this.

Houndour leads his fellow packmate, Granbull, in flanking Apsis.

Beat Up
(6)(6)(4) Hit
2 Str +2 power +1 Stab + 2 granbull -4 vit = 3 dice
(1)(5)(3) Apsis takes just 1 dmg 11/15 -1 pain


Acid Spray on Granbull
(5)(4)(2)(6) Hit
(6)(6) +1 Granbull takes 3 dmg. 4/7 -1 pain. Rage procs, partially canceling the effects of acid spray. Net -1 STR.

Confusion
(2)(5) Hit
(6)(4) Apsis takes 3 dmg 8/15hp -1 pain.
Chance: (6) Apsis is confused!
It's amazing how much pain, even psychic pain, Apsis can tolerate.

Magnitude
(6)(6)(6) Beautiful
Power: (5)
1 Str + 5 power + 1 stab -1 vitality = 6 dice for houndour
(1)(5)(6)(6)(3)(4) +1 Houndour faints!
3 successes on Hypno, Stantler, and Granbull. Granbull is at 1/7hp; he starts running. Hypno 3/7 -2 pain. Stantler 4/7 -1 pain.
3 successes on Apsis as well, +1, so Apsis takes 4 damage. 4/15hp. -2 pain.

Summary: Abra full health. Granbull (running) and Houndour (fainted) out of the fight. Hypno 3/7 Stantler 4/7.
Numel unscathed; intimidated.
Apsis 4/15hp; intimidated, confused.

Forest Defenders Round 2