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

[Iron]

Hmmm...

...well, here's one potential reason why it could be a bad idea: Ao doesn't necessarily have to attack Shiva's fairies if he gets...temperamental.

And since he'd be in a battle that he would probably know he wouldn't win, well...if he was forced to do it anyways, that could end...badly.  Though I doubt Ventus would force Ao into something like that if he didn't want to participate, right?

Anyways...yeah, intentionally putting certain Disobedient pokemon into difficult situations like that isn't exactly...safe.

Ah, targeting the squishies. Hmm, that COULD be a problem, one that Ventus would most likely solve with BLOODY MURDER if his Sealord tried to maim Shiva. That'll be something Ao have to be briefed about before hand to gauge if he agrees not to target Shiva if he gets angry, or instead only direct it at Ventus himself, since he's a tough man and can take a hit a still walk around (Albiet with great pain if its a Max Damage Dragon Danced Crit Dragon Pulse/Bubble Beam in Rain [Either 5D6 or 6D6 Damage, which is rather impressive tanking])!

That, and Ventus will ask if Ao Guang WANTS to test his mettle against two Fairy types in a honorable battle. If he goes 'Shan't !!!' , my dark goofball of a character will simply drop the matter altogether. Forcing a Dragon type to do ANYTHING it doesn't want to do without earning its fully Loyalty and Happiness is a extremely terrible idea; even if you do have that its still not a very good one, and as a Opelucid Dragon Loving Pokémon Sociologist with a focus on Disobedience Pokémon, your sure as hecky can bet my character has this ingrained into his heart!

You two have already covered most of it. A Pokemon with 4 Disobedience and a propensity for violence has a LOT of very dangerous options for disobedience, including attacking humans, using moves that are 'against the rules,' or doing things that might hurt itself. And since the battle is not life or death, and has a ton of restrictions on fun stuff, it is likely to feel even more like a drag to the dragon.

As for Shiva's Empathy, yeah I'll add that. But Shiva tied Charmeleon's score, so she didn't get a failure, persay. She told it to find some way other than fire to defeat the Iron Ball, and it did - it found an attack that ignores typing.

Since Ventus is a sociologist, I'll give you a peek into the mechanics of this battle. Ao will get a Loyalty (1) vs Disobedience (4) roll every time he is asked to obey an unfun order - that's per attack. If Loyalty success = Disobedience success, he does as ordered. If it fails by a little, he will "loaf about" or similar. If it fails by more, he could use a more deadly and fun combination. If he rolls full failure mode, he will go on a rampage and his relationship with Ventus is quite likely to be damaged. A lot of these nonlethal possibilities would end the battle prematurely, making me wonder if it would be at all worth it to you.