[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Ran wastes remarkably little time investigating the cry, and equally little time throwing down some rope he'd got admist all the Sundry Goods he bought in Snowpoint (or if not there, then certain he'd have quite a lot of rope from his Climbing Gear) to the dapper man in peril, shouting a rather concise message to them: "Grab hold, and we'll pull you up!"

The bristly blacksmith would also ask Karen to quickly get out her Magnezone, and have it hover down underneath what he assume to be Johnathan to catch him with its body/Magnet Rise if need be, or send out any Flyer she may or may not have. I don't think Ran has a Flyer in his active party, but if he does he'll be ready to send them out to catch the man too!

Magnezone doesn't know how to use Magnet Rise yet, so it can't hover in the air as easily as you might think.  Karen also doesn't have any strong fliers in her party at the moment.

She does, however, have another idea.  "Scizor!  Can you climb down and help him up?  Don't worry about falling!  Magnezone's got you covered!"

Scizor looks at Magnezone skeptically at first, but the magnet pokemon twirls its magnets, and then Scizor understands.

Scizor attempts to slide down Randolph's rope to reach the dapper gentleman, who's having difficulty grabbing it.  Randolph has to hold on tightly to the rope lest it slip out of his hands.

Athletics Check
6 Dex + 3 Survival + 0 Athletics = 9
(5)(3)(6)(5)(3)(6)(2)(4)(2) 5 successes

Scizor grabs the gentleman just as the branch break!  "Waugh!  Oh, thank you, thank you!  Now then, could you possibly also pull us up?  I'm quite tired of dangling here, frankly!"

Randolph does his best to pull the two of them up.  Magnezone assists with its Magnet Pull Ability, helping to lift the extra load created by Scizor.

Strength Check
(5)(6)(4) +1 Magnet Pull = 4 successes!

Randolph slowly pulls the rop up with Scizor and the man on the other end.  Eventually, the two of them are able to scramble up over the edge.

Scizor dusts himself off while the gentleman falls to his hands and knees, exhausted.  "...oh thank goodness...I thought I was a goner for sure..."

He stands up, brushes a few pebbles off of his shoulder, attempts to straighten his messy blonde hair, then looks at the group, a beaming smile on his face.  "Now then, you clearly aren't my traveling companions, so who do I have the pleasure of being rescued by?"