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

[Lord Windos]

Don't forget Flatter lowers Strength in this game instead of increasing it.

The main concern I have about Confuse Ray is its original accuracy roll doesn't use a Social Attribute, unlike Swagger and Flatter.  It's not an inherently emotional move.  Sweet Kiss is another Confusion inflicting move that originally used a Social Attribute in its accuracy roll that could be considered (if anyone has it/can learn it right now).

Lol.  Why do you think I knew how much exp Ditto's HA cost?  I asked Iron about it awhile back, and finally spent the exp on it when we got to the jungle, and Spira just used it for the first time when Ditto turned into Hida (Ditto's been so excited to have a chance to try out its new Ability ever since it was changed by the Millenium Comet's presence). The catch is that Ditto's random transformations take priority over Imposter (though it's not a major issue unless said random transformation is of the semi-permanent variety).  I honestly think the Ability is rather fitting for Nathan's Ditto, though, given how sporadic its Transformations can be.

There is ONE line in the book right after the listing of Kanto Pokemon that might throw a wrench into the Ditto plan.  'Legendary Pokemon and Plot Deviced Abilities/Moves cannot be replicated by Pokemon who copy Abilities, Moves, or Pokemon.'

Obviously, it doesn't work like that in the games, and this Genesect is weaker than a typical Legend (though still powerful), but whether Imposter might work on Genesect at all is at Iron's discretion.  Illusion's probably a different matter since you aren't truly copying anything.

Fair point on Terra having a +9 Initiative now.  That isn't too bad, on second thought.

Oh! Well, that would work WONDERS, then! Particularly with body blocking and/or After You support!

Fair enough. Sweet Kiss can be used as an alternative means to Confuse DMG, if necessary and possible.

Hmm.....well, let Iron be the judge of that. I honestly can agree with either letting or not letting Ditto Transformed into a weak version of a Legend, so I can't really put an argue in favor of it beyond 'It'll help save our bacon in the event shit goes fucky!'  Oinari's Illusion should be possible, though (Not necessarily successful, mind us), since Iron really hasn't implied the contrary yet - more the opposite, really, if what I'm getting by reading between the lines is right.

So....all we have to do now is wait for Phantom, Mika, and Spirit to throw in their approval/own ideas to take care of DMG , then figure out how we are going to engage it. Ideally, that would involve Spira, Shiva, and Heart + the Scims serving as the initial confronting force to leave Nathan/Terra to prepare to unleash their knock-off DMGs , then do so once it's actually Confused and/or sufficiently weakened enough that the ploy has better odds of success. 

Worst case scenaro, the group has scads of Pokemon with ROCK SMASH, and Iron pretty much said that it's limbs/drones are its weak points, so target those parts with the HM and you should get SOME effect. Angie could even Dig underground and create a pit trap, then collapse it underneath DMG to buy us some time against it, if necessary. Or maybe Heart's Doublade can get a Deus Ex Machina into Aegislash, if the group really screws the Poocheyena and gets their arse serve on DMG's stone blades, because I don't think Iron would want us to fail at this stage of the game. Maybe against Deoyxs itself of in the League challenge, but not in the Skull Ruins (Fingers crossed) until we fight the True Big Bad of it.

Here's hoping we can pull this off without me having to go full Shirou Emiya.....