[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Mikaruge108]

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"Okay Rapidash, use Flame Charge, Tackle, and Flare Blitz!"

Flame Charge:
Accuracy: Dex (4)+ Fight (3) Brawl (3)-Actions(2)= 8D6
Damage: Strength(4)+STAB(1)+2= 7D6
Notes: Dex +1 for user

Tackle:
Accuracy: Dex (5*)+Fight (3)+Brawl (3)-Actions(4)= 7D6
Damage: Strength(4)+2= 6d6
notes: none

Flare Blitz
Accuracy: Dex (5*)+Fight (3)+Brawl (3)-Actions (6)= 5D6
Damage: Strength(4)+STAB(1)+5= 10D6
Notes: Recoil, 1CD Burn 3

Karen vs Candice Round 4

Medicham flexes, getting herself warmed up for the fight!

Bulk Up 1
3 Tough + 4 Contest + 3 Intimidate - 2 = 8 D6
(4)(3)(3)(3)(2)(1)(5)(1) +1 Strength and Defense for Medicham!

Rapidash has no complaints about using her favorite moves at full power!  The grey fires blaze bright amid the icy cold of the arena as Rapidash melts most of the ice around her while she charges forward at full speed!

Flame Charge 1
(6)(5)(5)(1)(1)(4)(5)(3) Almost a crit, but Medicham fluidly deflects part of the blow at the very last second.
Medicham has 5* Defense after Bulk Up.
(6)(4) Medicham takes 2 damage! 7/9 HP -1 Pain
+1 Dexterity for Rapidash

The moment Rapidash makes contact, Medicham presses her palm into the horse's side with force in an attempt to slow her down!

Force Palm 2
10 - 1 - 4 = 5 D6
(6)(4)(4)(2)(1)
5* Strength (Pure/Huge Power grants +1 Strength in this game) + 2 Power + STAB - 3 Defense = 5 D6
(6)(5)(3)(1)(6) Rapidash takes 3 damage! 6/9 HP -1 Pain
(6)(1)(3) Rapidash is Paralyzed! -2 Dex

(2)(1)(1)  Nope.

L: (4)(4)
D: (4)(2)(3)

Okay, I guess she'll use a weaker attack now.  Candice looks a little confused about why you'd order a Rapidash to use such a basic attack, though.  But the positive part?  It shows Karen is actually able to control this wild horse, so yay, I guess?

Tackle 2
(5)(2)(1)(2)
(2) No damage as Rapidash just bounces off of Medicham's open palm.

Medicham's turn, and she's using a move that'll hopefully keep her ready for that Nidorina should it come back out!

Zen Headbutt 3
(6)(6)(5)
(6)(2)(1)(6)(3)(4) Rapidash takes 3 damage! 3/9 HP -2 Pain
(2)(1)(3)

(6)(5)(3) Fwoosh!  Medicham is Burned 1 by Flame Body!

More FIRE!!!

Flare Blitz 3
(5)
(4)(2)(1)(2)(5) Medicham takes 2 damage! 5/9 HP -1 Pain
(3)(5) Rapidash takes 1 damage 2/9 HP -2 Pain
(6) FWOOSH!  Medicham is Burned 3!

(GM's note: as long as you aren't intentionally trying to kill a Gym Leader's pokemon, using Lethal damage against them is generally allowed because Gym Battles are a controlled environment where medical attention is within easy reach.  Using Lethal damage outside of League officiated battles is generally discouraged.  In general, though, always be careful with Lethal damage)

"Oh no, Medicham!  We need to end this quickly, before that horse burns us to a crisp!"

Despite being set entirely aflame, Medicham is fighting back twice as hard!

Ice Punch 4 (Medicham is required to use at least one Ice move since she's part of an Ice gym, after all)
10 - 8 - 1 = 1 D6
(5)
(1)(2)(4)(1)(2) No damage for the fire horse!
(6) She is Frozen solid, however!

This seems like a good time to mention how Freeze will work in this game.  I reread the mechanics in the book, and it says that the pokemon can only attempt to break out of the ice at the END of the Round.  If they can use a move Super Effective against Ice, they can break out immediately at that time.  Otherwise, they have to make a Strength check to break free.  (the book doesn't specify how many successes are needed to break free)

Fortunately, it doesn't matter in this case, as Rapidash does NOT want to stay Frozen solid, and thus learns Ember on the spot (it's one of Rapidash's 0 exp moves) of her own accord and uses it to melt the Ice Block instantaneously! (it does, however, count against the 4 move limit for this battle, so Rapidash has used all 4 of her moveslots now)

Medicham doesn't have enough Vitality to resist the Burn 3, so she takes 3 Lethal damage!  2/6 HP -2 Pain (3 Lethal)

Does Karen switch pokemon?  Medicham is guaranteed to faint at the end of Round 5.

Not changing
When Karen sees the Medicham practically spontaneously combust, she says "Omigosh, sorry, didn't mean to ignite her! If you'd like, I can give you a Burn Heal after this battle to treat her."
"Okay, use Ember and Tackle, but refrain from burning Medicham anymore."

Ember (Held back to remove Burn CD)
Accuracy: Dex(5*)+Fight(3)+Channel(0)-Pain(1)-Actions(2)= 5d6
Damage: Special(2)+STAB(1)+2= 5d6
Notes: 1CD Burn 1

Tackle
Accuracy: Dex(5*)+Fight(3)+Brawl(3)-Pain(1)-Actions(4)= 6D6
Damage: Strength(4)+2= 6d6
Notes: none