[Meta thread] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure : Celadon City Vandels

[Lord Windos]

(Note: Typically Transform is NOT an free action, but I'll make an allowance in this case. Next time, keep that in mind mate!)

Awww, and I was all ready to see Gaspar get creamed too

Kidding, it's a 'friendly battle' and all, so this makes some sense in character

There is ONE important piece of info Arial still needs, though...what's Cooler's ability?  Sheer Force (since you can choose to NOT activate it in Pokrole if you don't want to, unlike in the games.  That extra damage is killer if applied properly, particularly if you start getting reckless...), or Torrent (moar Water!  Max soaking power in the rain!  *Blub*)?

Another thing to note about Transform is the book explicitly states it also copies the target's Attributes (I think the Skills and Specialties are implied to be copied as well?  They are tied to individuals instead of groups in the base rules, after all), so would Gaspar be using Nelly's stats instead of Arial's in this case?

And yes, this is a very important question since Mew can do this too, so...

I was half thinking of letting that happen, but I recall I'm deliberately trying not to be a Killer Gamemaster despite the difficulty of my campaign. Its hardly fun having your counter getting wasted because you forgot to que up some attacks afterwards!

Cooler's Ability is Torrent, and his Surprise is + 2 Vitality, since Nelly picked this one up from a trainer looking to make a good trade as a Totodile. She believe she got the better end of the deal, and I'm inclined to agree!

Hmm.....given that Pokémon in our campaigns drawn their Attributed prowess from their Trainers rather than themselves primarily unless Wild/Special, letting them auto copy an STRONK being's stats could be problematic.....but then again Reiner is hardly a weakly himself, and Arial's Gasper has a Choice Scarf to limit what he can do with the move. Up until now I've been having it just copy the Moves, Abilities, Surprises, and Stat Changes, so changing the way it works now would seem odd. Still, you make a good point with the rulings in the book AND this change would make the move more in line with how it works in the base games, so going forward Transform will also duplicate the Opponent's  Attributes as well. However I still can keep the Attribute secret myself, so as to not give more intel to you guys to exploit ruthlessly!

So Gasper Cooler would have + 2 VIT and + 1 STR and DEX, with the afformentioned moves and Torrent and Nelly's own stats backing it up. What a beast!