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

[Dragonstrike]

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Whether it's a 'fair trade' in Seika's books is something only the GM can determine. It's not 'just a few more bugs', it's a BIG ( = bigger than the other) steely ant, an electric spider and a grassy sauropode that provides fruit.

People, please think again and don't throw away the ores about this idea of mine right away, that's not fair. Spirit, your desire to not leave anyone behind is noble and understandable but it'd be a needed sacrifice as I don't assume Seika would just give us our Pokemon without something in return; Dragon, the care and training put into Galvantula can't be denied - but I have put not much less care and training into my Tropius and it's a Pokemon that has quite a personal value for Shiva, but how I'm still willing to make a sacrifice for the sake of not battling Seika clearly speaks for itself.

To me a fair trade feels like the easiest and most elegant solution where no battling is involved, and personally I'd rather avoid any aggressive action as I'm still pretty scared of fighting Seika directly or do anything that'll make her attack us. The prize to pay is too high for my assumption.

I'm not saying throw the idea away.  I'm saying I don't think Tropius's meager snacks (a bunch of bananas by itself is nothing to something as big as Seika) and two bugs Seika already has armies of would be enough.  That's my opinion, feel free to disagree, but any way we handle Seika, the cost is likely going to be steep if we can't grab everyone and run.

Aside from that, all I talked about was Nathan's side of things.  He personally will not sacrifice any of his pokemon to the queen.  That's a no-go for him.  I did not say anything about Shiva.

This can very easily escalate into a battle no matter what we do, so it'd be good to be prepared for that.