[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

"Well, the rules....aren't followed very often. A Pokemon as commanding as an Absol might well create an open space around it. No Runners will want to mess with it. I know I wouldn't. No Pokemon, either - most of the Pokemon in the Running are simple, brutish types. Absol is not like them."
(Encounters within the Running are affected by Vitality, possibly modified by Dexterity).

"The roads are always lined with spectators. If you're jumping into the Running from the crowd, I don't know that anyone would stop you unless you stood next to a Nurse Joy or a Shield Maiden. Not on purpose, anyway. They'll definitely be an impediment to you. Won't want to give up their spot. And they'll definitely notice you - you might end up on the Internet as a viral video. But it's definitely possible to leap into the fray if you're athletic and canny enough, if you have enough skill with nature."
(Trying to leap inside would be a Survival check, possibly modified by Strength).

"I think if you entered the Running, your chances of meeting a specific Pokemon are higher, but that assumes you make it long enough without having to tap out, or getting trampled. If you jumped in from the sidelines, you could avoid all that extra danger, but it'd be hard to time it right."