[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

L: (4)(4)

D: (6)(1)

Belladonna rolls her eyes, but she walks over, points her tail at the rocks, and hoses them down with acidic, noxious smelling liquid to soften them up.

Acid Spray
(6)(3)(2)(1)(1)(6)(4)(2)(2)(5)(1)(6)
3 + 2 + STAB - 3 - NVE = 3 D6 - 1
(5)(3)(5) The rocks take 1 damage.  The item isn't damaged despite Belladonna's lack of care for what she hits.
-2 Sp. Defense for the rocks.

Diam then proceeds to use a held back Flash Cannon to loosen the rubble a little more, ideally without damaging the item.

Held Back Flash Cannon
(1)(4)(6)(2)(1)(6)(3)(5)(1)(1)
2 + 3 - 1* + SE = 4 D6 + 1
(4)(3)(3)(1) The rocks take another 1 damage.  The item remains undamaged.
(-)

Randolph attempts to pull the item free now that it's been weakened a little.

Strength: 3
Resist: 3 base - 1 weakened = 2

(4)(4)(5)
(6)(5)

...and the item comes loose with a little effort, and without damaging it all that badly to boot!  Excellent!

Now that Randolph is holding it, he can see that the item itself is covered in all sorts of mud and grime.  In spots where it isn't as thick, though, as well as wherever Randolph cleans it off, he sees the gleam of something amber colored.

(So the Item is still partially encased in some rock/mineral, or something? Because that's the impression I'm being given here.)

Given Ran's other primary field of expertise and his associations with Bryon and Roark, could he perhaps determine if the Item he's excavated with his Pokemon's help some form of mineral/Stone/crystal of sorts? If not that, could he determine what sort of rock the Temple is made of and the one the Item was previously trapped in?

With regards to cleaning off the Item....well, beyond getting a rag out to whip away as much of the mud/grime the best he could, their's not much he can do himself without risking damaging what he mined. Getting Belladona to acid wash it clean was a risk in multiple different ways (if she didn't just outright refuse to do the job or take the Item out of a sense of entitlement to it, 'cause she's Da Boss), and trying to use his own tools in the field to clear away the gunk could end up destroying or severely damaging it.

For now, he just dries off the Mystery Item and stores it away, and goes over to give Da Boss a well deserved pat on the head and a mild grin.

"Good work, Belladonna. Keep it up, and I'll make sure you'll be eating like a king tonight, and treated as such too." 

If anything can appeal to her better nature and cooperate, its promises of food and loot! Hopefully that'll put her into a better mood!

The dwarven craftsman then turns to Diam, and gestures to the now de-iced surrounding + the rocks in it.

"Any of hidden gems or treasure buried 'round here, Diam? Or something strange or 'supernatural' you can pick up with your Ghost senses?"