09-19-2023, 09:22 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-19-2023, 09:22 PM by Dragonstrike.)
Answering some of Spirit's questions:
1. Aggro is a term frequently used in RPGs like Xenoblade and MMOs like WoW and FF XIV. It typically refers to a stat that determines who the boss is targeting with their attacks, and usually has an indicator of some kind attached to it. Not all bosses in a game like this use the mechanic, but it can be a handy tool for the GM depending on the situation and what the players do.
2. I don't want to say no outright to creative ideas, so if you think it can accomplish something unconventional, I'll try and assign it a difficulty so I can roll to see if you succeed at the task, using the accuracy of the move(s) or other relevant stats for said roll.
3. Shadow Punch was able to damage Tornadus's barrier. Windos was just using a 0 accuracy dice example from the fight to illustrate that your move needs to hit to do the plot device damage to it. If the move misses or fails, nothing happens.
And to clarify some things Windos noted down:
1. Super Effective damage did not deal plot device damage to Thundurus and Tornadus's barriers. It canceled out some of the damage reduction of the barriers though, so super effective moves were more effective at dealing direct damage as per usual, even if the barriers were still up.
6. Special damage wasn't necessarily more effective than Physical. It's just that the physical hits were overall weaker than the special ones to begin with (and in Zeraora's case, their damage and accuracy rolls just sucked). Lando has Intimidate though, which does affect that, so keep that in mind!
7. Critical hit dice bypassed the previous barriers, but regular damage dice did not. Whether you crit also did not affect whether you dealt plot device damage to the barrier (Ex: Zeraora's Plasma Fists in Round 1 against Thundurus). These Legendaries still have gaps in their defenses, but the average pokemon won't be able to brute force their way past the barriers if they remain intact. You can think of crits as bonus damage if you get them.
1. Aggro is a term frequently used in RPGs like Xenoblade and MMOs like WoW and FF XIV. It typically refers to a stat that determines who the boss is targeting with their attacks, and usually has an indicator of some kind attached to it. Not all bosses in a game like this use the mechanic, but it can be a handy tool for the GM depending on the situation and what the players do.
2. I don't want to say no outright to creative ideas, so if you think it can accomplish something unconventional, I'll try and assign it a difficulty so I can roll to see if you succeed at the task, using the accuracy of the move(s) or other relevant stats for said roll.
3. Shadow Punch was able to damage Tornadus's barrier. Windos was just using a 0 accuracy dice example from the fight to illustrate that your move needs to hit to do the plot device damage to it. If the move misses or fails, nothing happens.
And to clarify some things Windos noted down:
1. Super Effective damage did not deal plot device damage to Thundurus and Tornadus's barriers. It canceled out some of the damage reduction of the barriers though, so super effective moves were more effective at dealing direct damage as per usual, even if the barriers were still up.
6. Special damage wasn't necessarily more effective than Physical. It's just that the physical hits were overall weaker than the special ones to begin with (and in Zeraora's case, their damage and accuracy rolls just sucked). Lando has Intimidate though, which does affect that, so keep that in mind!
7. Critical hit dice bypassed the previous barriers, but regular damage dice did not. Whether you crit also did not affect whether you dealt plot device damage to the barrier (Ex: Zeraora's Plasma Fists in Round 1 against Thundurus). These Legendaries still have gaps in their defenses, but the average pokemon won't be able to brute force their way past the barriers if they remain intact. You can think of crits as bonus damage if you get them.
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