[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Gym Leader Howl vs Spira Round 4

Howl's bushy eyebrows go up when you whisper that name.

Obedience: (4)(5)(6) v (3)(6)(6)(1)

The presence begets an Ominous Wind.

Ominous Wind 1
(5)(1)(2)(3)(2)(3) (4)(3)
5* Str + 2 power + 1 stab -5 vit = 3d6
(6)(3)(1) Hida takes 1 dmg 2/10hp -2 pain
CD: (3)

Lava Plume 1
(2)(4)(1)(5)(6)(6) (2)(6)(4) Critical hit
2+8d6-4* vit = 6d6
(3)(4)(6)(2)(5)(6) Spiritomb takes 4 dmg 4/8hp -2 pain
CD: (4)(3)(5)

Dark Pulse 2
(3)(4)(5)(1)(3)(3) (1)
(2)(1)(2)(4) Hida takes 1 dmg 1/10hp, -3 pain
CD: (3)(3)

Lava Plume 2
(4)(6)(2)(5)(1)(4) (6)(2) Critical
(4)(4)(3)(4)(3)(6) Spiritomb faints already! Howl looks amazed by how much you held back earlier. The presence in the room fades, giving you just a glimpse of a Cheshire grin fading away.

Howl is worth 20XP. "Let's go somewhere more pleasant and I will enter you into the records."
In a dim sitting room, he borrows the Trainer ID Dagny fixed for you, and scans it. A tube rattles and dispenses a small metal ammo box. He opens it up, showing you a dark striated badge flecked with holographic nodules. "This is the Hornblende badge. It will make your Pokemon wiser. I am also making a log of all the strategies you employed in our battle... in a way, our fight will live on in other fights. Stop by any time you want a drink, and you can take this one with you."

He gives you a Brandy, which is an "energy drink" akin to Lemonade. It's only healthy for evolved Pokemon and physically mature humans.

"Congratulations!"