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

[Lord Windos]

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I'll give my suggestion and preferance on when to get started on that infiltrating as well why I'd actually like for Spira to do come along in-game, please give me some time to type it up.


Now then, @Lord Windos: Of course you don't HAVE to come along - while it'd be optimal to keep the party together, forcing someone, in that case Terra, to get involved wouldn't be that enjoyable. I'm not that delighted to leave him behind and therefor refrain from a good battler in our ranks, but the reasons you are giving are speaking for themselves and Terra is, well, not the fastest/stealthiest chara, you get what I mean. (No harm meant!!)


My questions would be though:
- What would you like to do/will you do in the meantime? In-game, I mean. That infiltrating will take some time, there'll probably be Encounters. You're also sure you're fine to more or less wait until we're through outta-game as I'd guess GM would prefer to concentrate on us and the ongoing plot? It wouldn't be too nice if you'd come and rant what is taking us so long, you understand that one bad decision within the labs could mean that we're doomed.

- If Terra stays, would it be possible that he'd serve as some sort of coverage from outside, a bit like Tanuki was during us heading into Mount Sentry? Means, perhaps Shiva would update him about things and agree something like 'If we're not back in xxx hours, we're in trouble. Please come for help or send help in that case'. If you'd prefer to not even know that we're heading into the labs, Shiva will ask Angela for that.

Thank you for understanding, dear! As I said, though, if push comes to shove Terra WILL help out the party, but I personally just want him mostly not involved in said Cliff-Side Scimitar Base Raid, due to me being busy OOC and just not wanting to deal with the Scims right now. What's more, due to him taking a 4th Encounter, he'll be suffering - 1 on all his Rolls the next/current in game Day, so on top of him not being all that suited to Stealth he's worse at everything too, so all the more reason to leave him out and explain things in summarized post!

For what I would do the next/current in game day, I'd first sell/put on auction all the Pokemon/Items I want to currently sell right now, re-arranged my party, then either do some good old fashioned fishing or something else equally stimulating in TV to fill the time(as Terra wouldn't leave the town within a week until the group leaves it with him ). Most likely will create a celebration for Dunny, Pixie, and Michael in that day too, to reward them for their hard work and bonding during their 3 day Safari excursion too, so I am certainly no without things to occupy myself at me own leisure!

On the other hand, if Terra DOES get roped into helping out, it probably be best as a reserve/backup unit that will come rushing in to the rescue, in case Stealth/undercover work gets botched. He'd most likely wait on the Route nearest to the base in some sort of disguise (He's an Old Contest Preformer, so he has some cosmetics that make it difficult for his regular self to be recognized) doing training/fishing in the meantime, then come to aid the group if needed by either brute forcing his way through or acting as a distraction to divide the Scims/Almanac's attention. He'd probably appreciate a Teleporter on hand if he remains outside to do the second, in case he needs to scram, but he could always resort to other means of getting away if need be....

Speaking of Stealth, remember everyone but Mika and Heart has their Scimitar Attire/Robes and Masks, so those can be used to go undercover. Also, bringing Grid, Porygon Z, and/or Rotom to blitz the security systems would be for the best too, along with a Magic Room user (Lilith) and Pokemon that can bypass barriers (Ghosts, Infiltrator Cottonee, etc.) and Heal Pulsers for obvious reasons. That, and if your at that base, Nathan can do that favor for Dagney and get even MORE dirt on them and Alm's shady biz. Just me suggestions, though, so take them as you may, mates!

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Let me metagame a bit here, for fun's sake.

As GM I don't mind splitting the party in this case - you have communication and good transportation available to you, and that will matter even less if you ever get Fly. Plus I don't have to worry about Windos getting bored OOC because he's busy. Specifically designed to be an encounter where your choice of party size is up to you.

I'll also give you the hint that I don't intend for this to be a mega-encounter, unless you turn it into one. More along the lines of the Scimitar base under the lake, with the Zubat and the Neverstone and all that. Or the Combee dungeon.

As characters and players, though, it makes sense to be prepared for anything. Who knows when one botched Stealth roll or bad decision or misunderstanding could bring down the wrath of the entire base or force further explorations.


For exploring the region, you're getting close to a power level where you can just sweep in, ignore all obstacles, and just have a good time! The exception being these big plot-level threats, of course - the Team Rockets and Kyogres. We're not too far from wrapping up most of the threads I've introduced, but everything does take a long time to resolve.

If you left now you would indeed suffer penalties if it came to fighting. That's all I'll say about that.

You, metagamming? I must be dreaming something good!

Jokes aside, if the Cliff-Side Scimitar Base Raid isn't too big of a deal (unless it's MADE that way), then all the reason to keep party size to a minimum, so as to not let that bog down the campaign too much. As the saying goes mates, too many cooks spoils the broth!

Glad to hear that Terra and co are on their way to becoming Super Ace Trainers, as that'll make things all the more sweet and joyous! Dealing with the Scims will be a fun thing for me to do later, and Legendaries I have reason to be paranoid/skeptical about them until given a reason not to, but all said and done I mainly just want Terra to get all the Gym Badges/Plot Devices he can before I/he feels ready to tackle the Skull Ruins and the Championship Guantlet , as those are the endpoints campaign is ultimately boiling down to.

Advance the day y/n?

I'm ready, but I can afford to wait if everyone/some are not!