[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

You walk until dawn. As the moon retires to a dim corner of the sky, the sun peers over Mt. Sentry and drives away the Murkrow, the Hoothoot, the Spinarak. Dizzy becomes clearly visible again. You can hear distant trumpets calling for camp to be packed up. Then Dizzy pricks his ears and horn up, and suddenly uses Future Sight.

The next thing you hear is the thunder of hooves. Then a dust cloud appears as if out of nowhere, and before you know it, you're surrounded on both sides by onrushing armies! Dour-handed men with the flashing, challenging eyes of the noble class, each mounted on a very fast Pokemon. With the rising sun in the east comes an army mostly mounted on Rapidash. From the west, a troop of Mudsdale riders. A few other Pokemon stand out amid the mounts, and there are also humanshape Pokemon in the rearguard of the army, running full out to keep up.

A small platoon of Conkeldurr in each army pass around Apricorns painted with lightning bolts, or prepare siege engines.

The riders bear swords and Apricorns. Some are already releasing Flying types or small Special-users such as Pachirisu and Raichu to fight for them on horseback.

A fleet of ominous Marowak stride behind even the rearguard. Nathan has heard they would show up in places where Pokemon might be about to die.

You have barely a chance to react, and then you find yourselves in the midst of a pitched battle! Dizzy's Future Sight falls, causing a small clear area around you. The soldiers are mostly focused on each other.

Encounters - Route 13 Dawn

1. Name: Hitmonlee*
Challenge: Hard?
Cap: 2?
Bid start: 2
Rewards: Big XP, possibly a stolen item or Pokemon!
Notes: This Hitmonlee is all over the place! He leaps on coiled legs from mount to mount, or to the ground. When he finds an unoccupied soldier on the Rapidash team, he lashes out at them with a powerful kick - blows which he pulls just short of hitting his opponent. Then he springs away, avoiding their Pokemon attacks or sword blows. If his kick came near a head or neck or other vital area, Hitmonlee adds a dot of warpaint to his forehead. Sometimes, he instead risks his life to knock a Conkeldurr's tools away, or steal a mount, or pop a Pokemon back into its Apricorn.
This practice is known as "counting coup," an honorable battle technique that both Terra and Nathan would know about for sure.
You can challenge Hitmonlee to any kind of contest or battle.

2 & 3. Name: 1v1 against the Eastern Suns/Western Plains
Cap: 1
Challenge: moderate, with risk
Bid start: 1
Notes: You've found an unoccupied Mudsdale/Rapidash to ride. If you have a Pokemon small enough to ride a horse with you, you could 1v1 an enemy soldier.
Lethal moves are being used.

4. Name: Farfetch'd* Escape
Cap: 2
Challenge: ???
Bid start: 1
Notes: A scared Farfetch'd has escaped the supply wagon. He was supposed to be tonight's dinner, and now he's about to be trampled underfoot!

5. Name: Trainer supplies
Cap: 1
Bid start: 1
Challenge: Moderate
Notes: You'll stumble on some war supplies, but some kind of obstacle will threaten your safety.

6. Name: Eastern Leader
Challenge: Tough
Bid start: 2
Cap: 2
Notes: The general of the eastern side is flying on a big Tropius above the battle, shouting commands.
If you engage this guy, you'll give a big advantage to the western side.

The last three Encounters require dodging out of the way of the army. You can dodge fully out of the way with 3 successes on a Dex check. 2 successes will get you to the fringe of the battle where you don't have to choose any Encounter.

7. Name: Conkeldurr
Cap: None
Bid start: 1
Notes: If you can get to them, you can interact with them however you choose.

8. Name: Western Leader
Cap: 2
Bid start: 2
Challenge: Tough
Notes: The Western Leader is hanging back, giving orders via different banners from the back of a big Hippowdon which practically swims through the earth. If you engage this guy, you'll give a big advantage to the eastern side.

9. Name: Alolan Marowak + friends
Cap: 1 (2)
Bid start: 2
Challenge: Moderate
Notes: Just one of the ghostly Marowak, leading the wedge of normal Marowak.

Unlimited: Mandibuzz, Vullaby, Murkrow

You're welcome to think of other ideas too. I'll roll 2d6 to see what kind of random events occur during your maneuver.

Heart was stunning in such battlefield. But not in a good way. "Uh, Nathan? It is safe for us go to such battlefield?" Heart then see the Hitmonlee hitting many types of enemies around him. Heart was interested in fight against such powerfull foe. Heart prepare himself to summon his two ghosts in the battlefield: Viktor and Golett. He also change a few items before the battle: He give Viktor the Leflovers once again, and the Luck Egg for Atlas.

Action: Engage on Hitmonlee encounter.