[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

(Welp, that'll show me for saying 'tomorrow' when said next day happens to be one of the busiest retail days of the year.  On the plus side, I at least had enough energy and brain power to do some planning!)

Dojo Master Poliwrath welcomes everyone (back) to his dojo by getting straight to the point.  "Here to do some training, eh?  Which mazes ya going through today?  Flying for the Zigzagoon; strange Charmander; and Klink, and Bug for the bouncy Fire type, Ralts, and Litwick?  Got it.  I'll be needing all of your items first before I let you in, though.  You'll get them back once you're out of the mazes.  You can hold on to the bags.  You'll need them."

For now, I'll assume that everyone hands over all of their items, which includes accessories, held items, healing items, etc.  You'll be going into these training mazes completely dry (unless you're a Water type)!  If you want to try and sneak items past Poliwrath and into the training mazes, I'll need to roll a Stealth check.

After Poliwrath collects all of the items, he starts leading everyone deeper into the dojo itself.  The facility is a maze of caverns and corridors in and of itself, and everyone quickly becomes lost as Poliwrath walks everyone through them.  The dojo master talks as he walks.

"These mazes are meant to simulate the environments of a Mystery Dungeon, but it's not exactly as random as the real thing.  I'll be showing you to where your training begins, and you'll be on your own from there.  Every maze has several paths that you can choose between in each room, and the only way to figure out what's there is to go take a look yourself.  No signs to guide you, and no turning back after you've picked a path.  The 'wild' pokemon that are around here are volunteers that I've recruited, and they're here to help you.  If you faint, the training ends, and the volunteers will take any items you have on hand and carry you out of the maze, so there's no immediate danger in here.  If you make it to the end, though, you get to keep any items that you found during the training.  Privileges of being members of the Guild and all that.  And if that's too wordy, you'll see what I mean when you get in there.  Real easy, trust me."

TLDR; I won't be using the dungeon tiles for the training mazes, and you get free items if you can make it all the way to the end of the training.

Poliwrath eventually drops the two groups off at two different passages with a distinct feel from the rest of the winding, twisting passages.  The Flying Maze has a faint breeze blowing through the corridor, while the Bug Maze has sticky webs hanging around the entrance (and thankfully, none on the floor).

"You can enter whenever you're ready.  Good luck, and train hard."

Any rolls I need to make or further questions I need to answer before we begin?

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Music
Poliwrath Dojo: Makuhita Dojo Remix by (Unknown) - PMD: Red/Blue Rescue Team

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As for Kogeki, Polwrath motions for the Riolu to follow him.  "There's not really a viewing area in here, but if you don't have any other plans, maybe you'd be interested in helping me out while your friends are training.  The dojo can always use more volunteers, and I can compensate you for lending us your time."

(Yeah, I was kinda skeptical of your claim considering Black Friday was around the corner, but I'm glad you survived it well enough!)

At Poliwrath's descriptor for her, she'd helpfully chime in her species' name, giving him a smile and a little twirl as she did so! (Almost) Never a dull moment with this one, eh?

Pyra doesn't feel the need or desire to secret away her Items into the Training Maze, especially after hearing that they'll end up being taken if her whole group gets KOed, so she'd happily hand over her Tiny Reviver Seed, Used TM of Swagger (If Kee didn't keep it himself), and her Pecha Scarf and Fire Proof Glove for safekeeping. Well, maybe not so happily with the F.P.G.; it being the only remnant of her old existence, she does have a certain fondness for the piece of Apparel that leaving it with someone else feels off to her fae sensibilities.

The lil' fiendess listened with careful intensity to the Dojo Master's speal , and when he was finished she just gave him a quick, thankful nod. Surprisingly enough she didn't have any questions for him, for his explanation was thorough and clear enough she didn't feel the need for one. That, and she just wanted to get this training trip started ASAP, as the sooner it starts the sooner she can get to bonding with Karen and put that Litwick through the grinder!

She gave Poliwrath a jolly "Indeed, I will, and my thanks and gratitude to you!" after he lead them to the entrance of the Bug Training Maze, before turning to Dax's group and giving them fond wave.

"Good luck and many blessing on your training trip through the Flying gauntlet! May we both be successful and meet at the ends, yes yes!!"

Then without further ado she boldly skips into the Bug Training Maze, only glancing backwards to beckon the rest of her group to follow.