[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Lethal damage healing is also halved, so you'll need all three potions.

Rarity: (3)(4)(2)(3)(5)(1) (5)(3)(6) - 8 successes!

You land Angie and start exploring. Geo says, "This way, but be on your guard. You'll want to recall that Dunseraph lest we draw too much attention onto ourselves all at once and wake up the whole Safari Zone. Don't worry, I know a great lake where all sorts of monstrous Pokemon show up. There are small evolutionary stones in the area and it can cause some weird behavior. This way, this way...what was that?"

Just as you were getting close to the lake you hear a "Plunk!" and then a "Pssssh..."

Geo points toward the water, which is rippling as if something big has just submerged itself. The two of you stalk forward, looking for the source of the sound. Suddenly, a red tentacle snakes out and grabs Geo and hefts him above the lake's surface! A dozen more red tentacles appear as Geo calmly releases an Abra and Teleports back beside you.

"Sorry about that. Well, I did say this area was dangerous!"

A massive Octillery head rises above the water and begins bombarding your location with attacks. It gets a little deflated after so many attacks. It turns around...revealing another Octillery head coming out of the back of the first one! Pew pew pew! This monstrous two-headed Octillery definitely qualifies as dangerous!

[Iron]

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Heart try to stop the Pikachu to go. "Wait! You dont need to go though. My name is Heart. I a wanderer trainer. I fight against strong foes, and also letting join strong Pokemon with a lot of potential. You my friend, hold great potential my friend, and I can see you want to be strong enough to beat foes like those Gligars. Dont you want to join with me Pikachu? I maybe have a feeling you not exatcly a Pikachu. I can train you, and let you become a unstapable and powerfull Pokemon. I the same as you. I want to become even more stronger. Are you interested?"

Action: Try to not let Pikachu go.

Pikachu crackles with electricity, seeming very angry Heart suggested it was not a Pikachu!!!

"You are not want to join with me as I can see. Sorry it is just I never see a Pokemon like you. You are very much unique." Heart show to the little Pikachu a fruit. "Name is Heart. Sorry if my words have offedend you." Heart also return his Pokemon to patch their wounds later. "Dont you want to join me?"

Pikachu calms down when you say he's unique. As long as you acknowledge that he's a Pikachu! That doesn't mean he wants to join you, though.

"Hmm, it seems you not see very much convince to join me. I know a way to show you. A little spar. Me and you in a 1x1. Not any Pokemon of mine will join in the battle. I can show you I am pretty strong myself, and can handle a battle alone. If I win, you will join me. If you win, you are free to go. Not special moves, only our physical skills. What you say?"

Pikachu grins evilly. It's a deal!

Heart: (5)
Pikachu: (1)

[Spiritmon]

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Pikachu crackles with electricity, seeming very angry Heart suggested it was not a Pikachu!!!

"You are not want to join with me as I can see. Sorry it is just I never see a Pokemon like you. You are very much unique." Heart show to the little Pikachu a fruit. "Name is Heart. Sorry if my words have offedend you." Heart also return his Pokemon to patch their wounds later. "Dont you want to join me?"

Pikachu calms down when you say he's unique. As long as you acknowledge that he's a Pikachu! That doesn't mean he wants to join you, though.

"Hmm, it seems you not see very much convince to join me. I know a way to show you. A little spar. Me and you in a 1x1. Not any Pokemon of mine will join in the battle. I can show you I am pretty strong myself, and can handle a battle alone. If I win, you will join me. If you win, you are free to go. Not special moves, only our physical skills. What you say?"

Pikachu grins evilly. It's a deal!

Heart: (5)
Pikachu: (1)

Heart then nod. He prepared both of his arms. He go foward with his arms in the front of him prepared to begin a swarm of strikes. "Show the strength of your punchs, err tail Pikachu!" Heart say with a smile.

Sequence of actions: Three Strikes in Pikachu to begin the match. I want to see what this Pikachu is capable of. In case Heart get to much hurt, like getting half of his health, a Potion to patch the wounds. I also suspect that Pikachu might not follow the rules and use a special move like a eletric move or something like that Heart will counter attack with his fire power.

Strike Accuracy: Dex (5) + Fight (4) + Brawl (3) - Actions (3/4/5) = 9D6/8D6/7D6
Damage: Power (1) + STR (4) = 5D6
Effect: Just punches.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Lethal damage healing is also halved, so you'll need all three potions.


Rarity: (3)(4)(2)(3)(5)(1) (5)(3)(6) - 8 successes!

You land Angie and start exploring. Geo says, "This way, but be on your guard. You'll want to recall that Dunseraph lest we draw too much attention onto ourselves all at once and wake up the whole Safari Zone. Don't worry, I know a great lake where all sorts of monstrous Pokemon show up. There are small evolutionary stones in the area and it can cause some weird behavior. This way, this way...what was that?"

Just as you were getting close to the lake you hear a "Plunk!" and then a "Pssssh..."

Geo points toward the water, which is rippling as if something big has just submerged itself. The two of you stalk forward, looking for the source of the sound. Suddenly, a red tentacle snakes out and grabs Geo and hefts him above the lake's surface! A dozen more red tentacles appear as Geo calmly releases an Abra and Teleports back beside you.

"Sorry about that. Well, I did say this area was dangerous!"

A massive Octillery head rises above the water and begins bombarding your location with attacks. It gets a little deflated after so many attacks. It turns around...revealing another Octillery head coming out of the back of the first one! Pew pew pew! This monstrous two-headed Octillery definitely qualifies as dangerous!

(Fair enough! At least I got to keep my Sitrus for later!)

Terra only nodded along to Geo's request, and after checking over Angie once last time to make sure she was absolutely alright he returned her. While he enjoyed spending some quality time with his big angel, if they said it was a good idea to put her up and avoid causing a ruckus, then back into her ball she goes. They were his guide, after all, so not deferring to their wisdom/experience on all matters pertaining to the Safari Zone was just silly.

At the mention of 'monstrous Pokemon' and 'evolutionary stones' , the sagely monk perked up, looking intrigued and a little excited.

"Monsters? Evolution Stone? Like what?"

Then the Mutant Octillery emerged from the drink before he got a response (Most likely), briefly bandy about Geo and attempt to rain pain on them both. Its appearance alone caused him to blink up at it in dull surprise, until his guide freed themselves and quipped about the situation.

".....Oh. Like that. Hm.....*Nods* it is okay. Won't blame you for.......something not in your. If someone should......say sorry, it's me. Can handle octopus monster, so they won't get you again. *Motions behind him* Stand back."

With that calmly spoken, Terra released Michael and Duskull, and began to give orders!

"Michael, put monsterpus to Sleep, then Paralyze and weaken them! Duskull, do what you want, except Fainting them! Against the rules to do that, don't! Have your back, so do not worry! *To both his partners* Go!"

Orders: Michael will use Spore 3 times until Mutant Octillery is Asleep, then he'll substitute his next Actions with Stun Spore until its Paralyzed, and then he'll use Absorb on them for his remaining Actions. If Double Octo wakes up, then replace the current Action he's using with Spore. Duskull has free reign so long as he doesn't try to break the 'No Fainting' policy, and he gets a Potion if he falls below 1/2 HP or if he loses 2 or More HP from Curse (if he uses it). He's probably savvy enough not to use Wil-lo-wisp on an aquatic creature that can just dive to instantly get rid of it, so if he wants to cause mischief he'll have to resort to either Leer, Confuse Ray, or Curse, and Night Shade and Shadow Sneak are not too devastating Moves for him to Fight with, so the dangers of fainting the colossal calimari is low....hopefully. Time to play some monster hunter, Pokemon edition!

Oh, and if Mutant Octillary is inflicted with at least both Sleep + Paralysis and is suffering at least - 1 Pain by the end of the Round, a single Safari Ball will be thrown (When all the Status and Damage has been procced). Can't forget about catching such a big beast, now can we?

Moves:

Spore
Accuracy: DEX + Fight + Channel (3) - 3/4/5 Actions = 7/6/5D6 Dice
Effect: Zzzzzz....

Stun Spore
Accuracy: Same as Spore but - 3 Accuracy, so 3/2D6 Dice
Effect: Paralysis!

Absorb
Accuracy: Same as Spore
Damage: STR + 1 + STAB + SE = 7D6 + 1 Damage
Effect: For every 2 Damage inflicted, restore 1 HP, with a minimal of 1 HP healed per Damaging use.

Duskull's Moves: All use Channel except Leer and Shadow Sneak (Which uses Intimidate [5] and Stealth [0]), and Wil-lo-wisp has - 3 Accuracy, so his Base Dice Pool is 10D6 for Channel Actions, 7D6 for Shadow Sneak, and 12D6 for Leer. How many Actions he wants to commit is up to him, so that is that!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original Post 1

(...) The opening that here in front of her she's having ANOTHER fae enthusiast is already a good distraction, and a biiiig smile forms on Shiva's expression. "You mostly train Fairy Types? I.... I do too, yes I do, I really really like these whimsical and magical Pokemon, indeed!" Within a second, Shiva has turned from SUPER-timid to SUPER-avid, she practically can't wait to see Angela's Pokemon and skills in action and shivers with excitement now. "I've got time, I'm free, we can go off right away, yes!~ Please, show me how I can beat even those mean Poison Types when the Pokemon I'm choosing to face it is my much beloved Cottonee. There.... There were a lot of Whirlipede and even a biiig Scolipede I ran into when exploring this area the day before the Cup, it's not that far from here! Oh, and.... Is it okay if my Togekiss can watch as well? I'm.... I'm, eh, sure it'll be a helpful demonstration for both of us!" ^o^

In silent and completely hidden from Angela, Shiva's actually very awed by her boldness to actively search out Poison Types when her favoured Type is Fairy, Shiva hopes/feels that this beautiful woman will subtly help her handling her fear of toxic Pokemon in a more controlled way.

Original Post 2

"Poison types are usually reckless and often slow. I like to wait for them to make a mistake, then pounce! Sometimes you can use the terrain to your advantage, since they're weak to Ground. Bug types are weak to Rock - that's another thing you can find in the environment and use to your advantage. Also, you can lock them down with status moves and tiring them out. Let's go find one. You and Togekiss and Cottonee can challenge it, and I'll be there as backup if I'm needed."

*roll*

"I see a Nidorina over there by that beach. Or, I know where a Roselia hangs out. Your call."

Ohh..... With AVID and VIVID attention Shiva listens to what Angela has to share about her way of beating nasty Poison Types with her very own fairies, she's practically hanging on every word of her. After a few thoughtful 'hmmmms' and 'hnnnghs' she nods abundantly. "Ah, I... I see, yes! Using the surrounding and field to gain an advantage over a foes I'm already trying to do whenever possible, it's fun! My Pokemon enjoy outsmarting a foe by doing so, too. I, well, am not so decent at bringing up sheer power like the others I'm traveling with, so I realized I... have to draw strength from my wits and my Pokemon's unique talents instead!" Shiva doesn't seem to mind sharing this relatively personal issue towards Angela all that much - it was nothing but the truth, and if she wants to learn something here she has to be honest. A bit of discomfort remains.

She's openly suprised over the suggestion of HER battling a toxic Pokemon with Angela watching, but after the initiate startle faded, Shiva's excitement gets the better of her. "A... Alright, let us go find one, ayyyye! I-I'll try. Raphael, come!~" A waving gesture towards the sky and the serene white archangel came gliding down from high above, accompanied by a pleasant gust and melodic cooing. He lightfootedly landed beside Shiva and promptly got greeted with a kind hug ♡. "Raphael, dear one...", she softly adressed him, "Say hello to Angela here. She trains and enjoys Fairy Types just like I do, and she appears to be muuuch better than me as she even has no fear to approach mean poison-spitting Pokemon for the sake of training! *whispers to Raphael: That's pretty cool, isn't it?* *cough* Today I want us two to do the same with her watching and ready to help if needed, it's supposed to help us improve. Please, have faith in me and let us work together as one unit to beat something that's actually advantageous over us! Are you ready?" ^o^ -Insert Raphael's reaction from GM's side here, I'll leave it to you as it's a special situation-

Once everything's settled, Shiva turns to Angela again. There's still some hesitation visible in her eyes - but with gym-leading Angela present, Shiva's feeling more bold and willing to face challenges. "A-alright, let us approach that Nidorina then, please! I'd like to make this a 1vs1 for Raphael here to keep things balanced, and you'll watch and rate me afterwards, okay?" ( ÒωÓ)و☆


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Ready for the Init Order then - I think I've got an idea how to make this an interesting battle.

[Iron]

Noctowl Round 1

Noctowl uses an Echoed Voice, and other birds in the trees around you echo the warning back, empowering Noctowl's move!

Echoed Voice 1
(3)(1)(5)(6)(1)(3) (5)
4 Str +1 stab +4* power -5 vit = 4d6-1
(2)(1)(6)(3) No damage for the evolved Rock type, but just you wait!

Ancient Power 1 - I'll assume two actions as you normally do.
(6)(4)(1)(2)(5)(4)(2)(2)(3)(5) Critical
(6)(1)(1)(2)(6) Noctowl takes 2 dmg 6/8hp
CD: (1)

Echoed Voice 2
(5)(3)(2)(5)(6)
(4)(1)(5)(6)(2)(6) Hida takes 3 dmg 7/10hp -1 pain

Ancient Power 2
(5)(5)(2)(6)(3)(4)(5)(6) Critical
(2)(5)(3)(6)(5) Noctowl takes 4 dmg 2/8hp
CD: (3)

Noctowl uses one last attack as it flees. What a jerk.

Echoed Voice 3
(6)(5)(5)
(2)(2)(4)(5)(5)(3)(1)(1) Hida takes 2 dmg 5/10hp -2 pain.

Pikachu has covered its ears up til now.

[Mikaruge108]

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Noctowl Round 1

Noctowl uses an Echoed Voice, and other birds in the trees around you echo the warning back, empowering Noctowl's move!

Echoed Voice 1
(3)(1)(5)(6)(1)(3) (5)
4 Str +1 stab +4* power -5 vit = 4d6-1
(2)(1)(6)(3) No damage for the evolved Rock type, but just you wait!

Ancient Power 1 - I'll assume two actions as you normally do.
(6)(4)(1)(2)(5)(4)(2)(2)(3)(5) Critical
(6)(1)(1)(2)(6) Noctowl takes 2 dmg 6/8hp
CD: (1)

Echoed Voice 2
(5)(3)(2)(5)(6)
(4)(1)(5)(6)(2)(6) Hida takes 3 dmg 7/10hp -1 pain

Ancient Power 2
(5)(5)(2)(6)(3)(4)(5)(6) Critical
(2)(5)(3)(6)(5) Noctowl takes 4 dmg 2/8hp
CD: (3)

Noctowl uses one last attack as it flees. What a jerk.

Echoed Voice 3
(6)(5)(5)
(2)(2)(4)(5)(5)(3)(1)(1) Hida takes 2 dmg 5/10hp -2 pain.

Pikachu has covered its ears up til now.

Spira'll try to throw two Safari Balls at the Noctowl before it can escape if it gets away so be it.

Spira then turns his attention to the Pikachu, his eyes gleaming. He's a smidge miffed at it for laughing at him. "Hida, think you can harness the power of earth to blast it?" Basically asking Hida if he's able to pull of an Earth Power. (Shouldn't be any problems as its a 0xp move)

Earth Power
Accuracy: Dex+Fight+Canalize= 12D6
Damage: Strength+3= 6D6
Notes: 1CD to decrease Defense by 1 stage
1 Safari ball for the electric mouse

[Iron]

Sandslash Round 1

Taunt 1
(1)(2)(2)(4)(2)(5) (5)(6)(1)
Sandslash fell for the taunt! It crosses its blades and moves in on Calam, unless Solomon provokes it more.

He can still do this!
Crush Claw 1
(5)(2)(2)(2)
(2)(4)(2) Calam takes just 1 dmg, but it is lethal. He's kinda used to it at this point, tbh.
CD: (6)(6)(1)(4)(4) Calam will take more damage next time. -1 Def

Yawn 1
(5)(1)(1)(6)(1)(1) (5)(5)(1)(1) Solomon barely manages to Yawn while Sandslash is looking at him.

Moonblast 2
(4)(6)(1)(5)(2)(3) (2)(4)(5)(4) Critical
(6)(4)(6)(4)(1) Sandslash takes 4 dmg 5/9hp -1 pain
Marill waddles over to watch more closely, yes. It doesn't look like it's much of a fighter at the moment.

Crush Claw 2
(1)(2) That's a big old miss. Sandslash is already quite drowsy.

Disable 2
(4)(6)(1)(5)(6)(5) (4)(6)(6)
Crush Claw was disabled!

Moonblast 3, held back in case of crit
(4)(1)(4)(2)(2)(2) (4)(4)(4) There it is!
(2)(4)(2)(4)(5) Sandslash takes 2 dmg 3/9hp -2 pain

Safari Ball
(1)(6)(2)(3) v (6)(2)(2)(4) Crack.
(3)(3)(5)(1) v (6)(4)(5)(1) Crack! Sandslash impales that ball on one claw.


Sandslash is still trying to figure out why his claws won't work on Calam.

Confusion 3, held back
(6)(3)(2)(4)(2)(6) (2)(5)
(1)(4) Sandslash takes 1 dmg 2/9hp -2 pain. He starts fleeing...and falls asleep.
CD: (2)

Marill clambers up on the sleeping Sandslash and inspects the pink scorch marks left by Calam.

[Iron]

Safari Ball 1 (at the end of last round)
(3)(1)(2)(2) v (4)(1)(3)(4)(1) Noctowl's song blasts that ball to pieces in the air.
(5)(6)(2)(1) v (6)(5)(1)(1)(4) Noctowl manages to get free, though the ball isn't broken. Then off he flies!

Earth Power 1, held back
(4)(3)(5)(6)(5)(6) (3)(3)(2)(3)(1)(5) Critical
(5)(6)(1)(5)(2)(5) Pikachu takes 3 dmg 2/5 hp -3 pain
CD: (3)

Pikachu puts his hands on his hips to scold you, then hops away himself.

Safari Ball 1
(4)(1)(5)(3) v (3)(6)(6)(2) Failure!
(6)(2)(1)(1) v (3)(4)(5)(5) Ball broken.

Agility 1
(5)(3)(1) Pikachu is super fast now.

[Mikaruge108]

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Safari Ball 1 (at the end of last round)
(3)(1)(2)(2) v (4)(1)(3)(4)(1) Noctowl's song blasts that ball to pieces in the air.
(5)(6)(2)(1) v (6)(5)(1)(1)(4) Noctowl manages to get free, though the ball isn't broken. Then off he flies!

Earth Power 1, held back
(4)(3)(5)(6)(5)(6) (3)(3)(2)(3)(1)(5) Critical
(5)(6)(1)(5)(2)(5) Pikachu takes 3 dmg 2/5 hp -3 pain
CD: (3)

Pikachu puts his hands on his hips to scold you, then hops away himself.

Safari Ball 1
(4)(1)(5)(3) v (3)(6)(6)(2) Failure!
(6)(2)(1)(1) v (3)(4)(5)(5) Ball broken.

Agility 1
(5)(3)(1) Pikachu is super fast now.

Spira watches as the two quarries flee and sighs. Rubbing his temples he says "Seems my luck is diminishing. Oh well." There's still one thing annoying him, he finds a fallen tree, sits on it and dumps sand from the earlier ambush that got caught in his boots out. Much better. With that he goes to the next lowest area for his final encounter!