[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Ace Trainer Firestone Round 1

Acid Spray
(5)(3)(2)(3)(1) Flareon's body hisses, both in steam and in corrosion.
(4)(1) Flareon takes 1 dmg. 7/8hp.
-2 Str to Flareon.

Flareon speeds up and races around the giant snake in a whirlwind of fire. From the heat of the flames, which reach even Ventus on the sidelines, it was clearly a great idea to dampen that firepower right off.
Fire Spin
4 Dex + 4 Fight + 2 Canalize -2 acc -3 actions = 5 dice
(6)(4)(1)(5)(2)
2* Str + 1 STAB + 2 power -5 vit = 1 dice
(5) Apsis takes 1 dmg and is trapped in the vortex! 15/16hp.

This suits Apsis' plans just fine. The snake reaches out to Wrap Flareon in a burning embrace. But Flareon somehow senses it coming, and raises a fiery translucent shield!

Detect
4 Dex + 0 Survival +2 alert -4 actions = 3 dice
(2)(4)

Wrap
(4)(4) + (6*)
Flareon takes no damage, but now each Pokemon is intertwined with the other. That's great timing for Ventus as a trainer. Wrap is not a support move, since those cannot deal direct damage at all by definition. And extra effects are not prevented by Detect. Weird loophole! It makes some sense when you visualize it, though, since Apsis would simply tighten around Flareon. I'm not sure I like that interpretation but I'll stick with it for now. Might apply a case-by-case basis for it - some moves maybe don't have a chance at extra effects if the damage pool is 0, like Flamethrower and Bite?

Bite
(3)(3) Miss.

Flareon sinks its teeth into the snake wrapped around it.
Fire Fang
10 dice in the pool, -5 actions, -1 acc
(4)(2)(4)(4)
(3) No damage
Flinch: (4)(3)
Burn: (1)(2) Darn. It's evident from the trainer's reaction that this is what he was really hoping for with this move.

Wrap: Necklace won't affect this. Only moves that have a chance die effect right away. (4)(1) Flareon takes 1 dmg 6/8hp -1 pain.

Fire Spin: (1)(5) Apsis takes 1 dmg 14/16hp.

Ace Trainer Firestone Round 2