[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Let's wait on encounters before we decide if we want to do any training sessions.  And again, Route 216 is gonna be shorter than I was originally intending so we can get to Mt. Coronet more quickly.

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Karen's team is going to be as follows for the time being:
Lopunny (Lopunnite)
Magneton (Metal Coat)
Warm Delibird (Charcoal)
Mightyena (Razor Fang)
Rapidash (Expert Belt)
Swinub (Soft Sand)

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With all the preparations for Day 4 finished, the group advances onto Route 216.  Some relations are blossoming, others are tense, but everyone is in this together now.

Which is a good thing, because something is definitely off now that the group is on the approach to Mt. Coronet.

It's dark outside, as the sun hasn't risen yet.  The moon hangs high in the sky as a blizzard rages.  No trainers or wild pokemon are currently in sight.  Karen clutches her new Delibird friend close.  "...didn't we just sleep for 8 hours when the sun went down?  Why hasn't the sun risen yet?"

Lucas tsks in slight annoyance at this development.  "I'll bet you it has something to do with Dialga.  Whatever's going on at Spear Pillar, it's spreading, and fast.  Doesn't look like we'll have a hard time reaching the mountain compared to our trip down Route 217, but it's still gonna take us all day to get to our destination."

Music: Route 216 Night Remaster by Zame



Lucas points in two directions: up and forward.  "There's two paths on this Route.  A shorter path made of snow covered stairs, and a long, winding path up top made of wooden bridges that collects less snow.  We haven't met whatever's causing this blizzard yet, and I have more than a gut feeling that they're around here somewhere.  Should we split up and search, or stick together as a group in case trouble finds us itself?"

Amethyst pops out of her pokeball of her own accord, and Ran feels a very slight tug on his pocket/bag (Wherever he's keeping the Spell Tag).

*rolls*

Amethyst is looking around in every direction, her eyes glowing with psychic energy, but not really able to see much in the blizzard, seemingly unable to pinpoint the exact location of whatever is bothering her.  One thing's for certain, though: she has a VERY bad feeling about what's ahead...she can't help but stare in the direction of the mountain even while staying almost wildly alert for immediate danger...

Before I can roll out encounters, I need to know which path each member of the group is going to travel on.  
- The lower path has the same -1 Dex penalty for Grounded pokemon as the snowfields on Route 217 did and is only one encounter
- The upper path is two encounters instead of one before you reach Mt. Coronet, but has no innate Dex penalties.

Before I forgot, concerning Kogeki's gifts and offers to help train that wild Ursaring, Ran refuses both, politely for the first and gruffly to the second. The first because he doesn't want anything from the man, as he believe those Items are better put to use by him than anyone else, and the second for fairly obvious reasons (Hint: Ran don't like dealing with Disobedient Pokemon). Perhaps later on he'd be open to either idea, for now....no.

*Day 4*

To re-interate for Dragonstrike's shake (since it's been awhile since I first posted it), here's Ran's general preparations for the day:

(...) He’d want to do a check up on Kogeki’s Cyborg Prosthetic to see how it was holding up, and ask both Amethyst (Well, reconfirm what see detected, in her case) and Catherine what their senses tell them of what’s to come. For Ran and his partner’s formation outdoors, he’ll have Amethyst and Belladona out on point to do their duty of pest control with their Abilities, while he’s riding Brigid behind them to keep himself nice and warm. The coal powered tortoise has 3 DEX (+ Shell Smash, if necessary) and has Drought/Heat Wave/INFERNO to clear her path of snow, so she’s and her master were hardly going to lag behind the rest of the group!