[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

A shudder goes down your spine as an indescrible feeling washes over you. Strangely, it feels as if Lady Luck, Miss Fortunate, and Father Fate has looked upon thee's windfall and decided thus: Great Gains begets Great Burdens. You have a STRONG feeling your next Tough or Dangerous Encounter won't be going nearly so well....

Dodger grin widens at your courageous attitude and simply nods, standing back and off to the side as he lets you do your own thing. 

*Zwing!* Reflect Up! 

Goodra comes out with a *Plop!* on the ground, and already you feel a great sense of ease and welcome for the sheer FRIENDLY AND POWERFUL PRESENSE!!! they radiate. They look around curious for a moment - Where were they? Weren't they supposed to be with the Professor and on a Boat? - before perking up as you called them over and relied your commands. They give you a smile and smart salute, and then they stand riiiight next to you, ready to greet their newest friend (even if it has to be a bit rough)! 

You lay down your small feast of offerings, and with a deep breath you firm your Will and release the Sand Crawler...



...Revealing a relatively small but ferocious looking bipedal scorbio-bat of some sort. One that bears a rather striking resemblance to a Gligar, only....more primal. Meaner looking. And, judging from those huge honking Vice Grips for claws it Sleepily *CLACKED!* and that long and flexible tail lazily darting about, sharply spike and dripping with venom that sizzled on and harden the sand it hits it....more than deadly.

You were, without a Shadow of a doubt, looking at a Ancient Paradox Gligar.

Ability Revealed: Protosynthesis - Sandy Solid Stabbing! While in a Sandstorm, Increase this Mon's Best stat by + 2, and grant it + 1 DEX and STAB on its Ground Moves! Its Ground Type Attack can also Poison/Paralyze and automatically Burry (Like Dig, happens after Move is Used) it under the Ground/Sand while Sandstorm is Up too (3D6 Each, Both Stack with each Other and can be worsed with repeated Procs), and it Benefits from the Defense Boost that Rock Types get from Sandstorm!!

Learnset Revealed: It's Gligar's, basically! If you have any suggestions for additional Moves that would fit Paradox Gligar, do let me know!

Leaves would tell you this later, so I'll reveal it now: This Paradox Pokemon is capable of Evolution; HOW remains Unown.

Furthermore: As a Young and Small Paradox, it doesn't fully benefit from Sedd's Stats, Skills, and Specialties, only gain 1/2 Bonuses (Rounded Down) from them. On the Bright side, it can (for now) be 'covered' by either Leaves or Goodra while offering to 'cover' + 1 Fortune from another Mon, and isn't tipping you over 12 Fortune Right now due to their being a delay on that.

The ancient looking dirt dweller blerry rubs his eyes, letting out a cute yawn. Zzzzrrrrrmgg....who was disturbing HIM of all Mons - ?

He then notices all of you, and in a blink is on guard, letting out a menacing *ZZZZZSSSSS!* and clanking its pincers menacingly, tails now straight up and rapidly pointing at everyone is it glanced around. Intruder?! Prey that got the jump on HIM?! HOW?!

Then, he feels the Good Vibes Goodra is radiating , and with a *Sniff Sniff* swiftly notices the pile of Food on the ground before it. For a moment he looked....confused about this, before some Instinct of his lead him to train his gaze onto you. A human....offering it a meal? Being so....brave and....welcoming? 

Sand Crawler's Reception to Diplomacy (Food and Friends!)
2 Loyalty + 2 Food + 2 FRIENDLY DRAGON! = 6D6 Dice vs 4* Disobedience + 2 Wariness
(4)(5)(4)(5)(6)(4) Seriously...
(1)(1)(3)(1)(2)(1) What ?!

....Slowly, he lowers his pincers, cocking his head at the....Land Lord before him....before calmly taking the Sitrus Berry and Leftovers, nibbling on the former while Holding onto the later. Huh...well that was the smoothest experience you ever had with a Paradox (Not counting someone else, of course). Trait Gained: Sand Crawler becomes more docile if Feed Expensive Berries (2 or More, preferably) or its preferred Prey (Live), granting + 1 Loyalty and - 1 Disobedience for 1-3 Encounters after being fed. You lucky son of a gun... 

"....Well don't that Beat Up and Quash all expectations. Never seen one of Sutalor's 'special' critters just roll over like that. *Raises Eyebrow* You really are something Special, ain't ya cowboy?"

Anything else you'd like to do with Paradox Gligar/Sand Crawler (Name Pending!), or do you want to get gone before you get got?

(I'll take a look at the structure of Paradox movepools a bit later and get back to you on that!)

"You don't know the half of it, Dodger.  Let's just say there's several reasons why my superiors sent me clear out here over anyone else."

Seddi will salute the surprisingly docile Paradox Gligar.  "Pleasure to meet ya.  Looks to me like we'll make a decent pairing, and that I'll need to keep my food stores well stocked.  Let's get out of here before something bigger and even meaner shows up.  Don't think either of us would enjoy scrappin' with a bigger predator."

One lean, mean, status spreading scorpion acquired and recalled to their ball!  Seddi will give Goodra a thumbs up as well before recalling them to their ball.

"Right then.  Let's hightail it to your vehicle and start makin' our way over to that embassy building, Dodger.  Don't fancy running into a Wandering Hurricane or the like.  I'm here to study the critters that call this place home, but I don't have a death wish."

Hopefully Dodger slows down when they actually get to the city. For traffic safety, of course. But Seddi hasn't forgotten about the other six individuals nor that gemstone either...

On the way back, Seddi will shoot the Professor a text message to keep her updated.

Headed to the city now.  Captured a young Sutalöran Paradox you'll likely be interested in taking a look at later.