[Meta Thread] Dragonstrike's Pokerole Test Game: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

Black Friday and Thanksgiving have finally passed, so I finally have some free time to try and catch up on both Skull Ruins and MCM.  Hooray!  Apologies for the sudden delay once again, but life happens sometimes, I guess :/

We are in December now, so my work might be keeping me busy regardless, but I'll try to keep up as best as I can and get back into the swing of things for real this time.

Now THAT is something to celebrate indeed, mate! Cheers I say, CHEERS! Hopefully you'll get some new hires at your job, so that you are not swamped in the future and can have some breathing room for yourself! And I don't begrudge you for the delay, as I perfectly understand what a full workload does to your energy and free time.

....Speaking of which, I'm sorry to say that I won't be posting in any campaign for at least Sunday. I'm taking my finals for college, and me doing good on them is the difference between graduating or having to pay for another semester of schooling, so that means I've been studying and will continue to study until I got the entirety of my texts seared into my memory. IJust auto Ran until I can dedicate actual time and thought in your campaign, alright Dragonstrike? Wish me luck mates....

[Spiritmon]

Black Friday and Thanksgiving have finally passed, so I finally have some free time to try and catch up on both Skull Ruins and MCM.  Hooray!  Apologies for the sudden delay once again, but life happens sometimes, I guess :/

We are in December now, so my work might be keeping me busy regardless, but I'll try to keep up as best as I can and get back into the swing of things for real this time.

Now THAT is something to celebrate indeed, mate! Cheers I say, CHEERS! Hopefully you'll get some new hires at your job, so that you are not swamped in the future and can have some breathing room for yourself! And I don't begrudge you for the delay, as I perfectly understand what a full workload does to your energy and free time.

....Speaking of which, I'm sorry to say that I won't be posting in any campaign for at least Sunday. I'm taking my finals for college, and me doing good on them is the difference between graduating or having to pay for another semester of schooling, so that means I've been studying and will continue to study until I got the entirety of my texts seared into my memory. IJust auto Ran until I can dedicate actual time and thought in your campaign, alright Dragonstrike? Wish me luck mates....

Good luck mate! And have nice studies friend!

[Dragonstrike]

Black Friday and Thanksgiving have finally passed, so I finally have some free time to try and catch up on both Skull Ruins and MCM.  Hooray!  Apologies for the sudden delay once again, but life happens sometimes, I guess :/

We are in December now, so my work might be keeping me busy regardless, but I'll try to keep up as best as I can and get back into the swing of things for real this time.

Now THAT is something to celebrate indeed, mate! Cheers I say, CHEERS! Hopefully you'll get some new hires at your job, so that you are not swamped in the future and can have some breathing room for yourself! And I don't begrudge you for the delay, as I perfectly understand what a full workload does to your energy and free time.

....Speaking of which, I'm sorry to say that I won't be posting in any campaign for at least Sunday. I'm taking my finals for college, and me doing good on them is the difference between graduating or having to pay for another semester of schooling, so that means I've been studying and will continue to study until I got the entirety of my texts seared into my memory. IJust auto Ran until I can dedicate actual time and thought in your campaign, alright Dragonstrike? Wish me luck mates....

Fortunately, we got a new department manager hired.  Just before black friday started, of course.  He kinda got thrown to the sharks his first week.

That's perfectly fair.  I'll auto Ran until further notice.  Good luck with the finals!

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

*rolls*

Uxie definitely still seems a bit more standoffish, but they'll at least speak to Kogeki after that apology.

You're second question is one we've already answered.  Go to Spear Pillar, and find out what's happening with Dialga.  Your first and fourth questions, I will not answer.  Knowledge is also about finding your own answers.  If you don't find answers on your own, you'll never grow.  Finally, the Red Chain is a physical manifestation of our combined powers.  You will not need to contact us to use it.  If we need to find you, though, we can use the Red Chain to locate you ourselves.

...look, Legendary pokemon are often pretty busy, alright?  We don't have the time to answer every individual's calls for help.  Maintaining the world's balance is HARD.  Capital H, A, R, D.  We've usually got bigger problems that we need to solve, ones that most humans don't understand.

Mesprit is a little more sympathetic, though, and pats Kogeki's shoulder.

...look, even if they're both still being...a little cold, we all accept your apology.  Azelf and Uxie just aren't as good at showing it, okay?  Don't take it too personally.  It'll just take them a little longer to cool down.

...alright, that's enough playing around, Mesprit.  We've got a Red Chain to make!

Mesprit turns to face Azelf and Uxie and nods.  Yes, of course.  Let's get started right away!

The Lake Trio all huddle together and hold their hands out, putting them in the middle of their little circle.  They close their eyes and start focusing all of their attention on their task.

The gemstones on their tails and foreheads begin to glow with a brilliant, red light.  It gets brighter and brighter until it fills the entire room.  Everyone has to shield their eyes, lest the light blind them.

Throughout the whole process, everyone can hear something akin to a mumbled chant in their heads, feel the air charged with Psychic energy of immense power...

Even though they said it would not be as strong as it could be, this item is still clearly going to be immensely powerful.

The red light fades, almost as if it's being sucked into the middle of the circle made by the Lake Trio.  And floating in that spot is a set of nine red colored gemstones, similar to the ones that adorn the Lake Trio.  Mesprit gathers them up and hands them to the party (you guys can decide if you want to split them or if one person is going to hold all of them).

Keep these gemstones safe.  And when the time comes to call upon the Red Chain's power, simply gather them together and wish for it to be assembled.  You can only use it once, so use it wisely, and only if it's needed.  If Dialga has a reasonable explanation for what's going on, the last thing we want to do is anger them by unnecessarily trying to restrict their power.  If you do have to use it, though...well, you'll have to weaken Dialga first before the Red Chain can fully restrict what they can do, since my brothers and I aren't at our full power ourselves.  We have faith that you guys can do this, though!

"Well, if that's everything, I think we should be getting back to Snowpoint City now.  It's getting rather late, and we're going to need to get all the rest we can before we start heading to Mt. Coronet.  Routes 216 and 217 are rather harsh environments to trek through."

"Yes, I believe it should be about time for Abra to wake up from his nap.  Follow me, everyone.  We'll get you Teleported back to where you started in a jiffy."

Mesprit waves goodbye, Azelf gives the group a confident nod, and Uxie...yawns.

Good luck, everyone!  We're counting on you!

We'll stay here at the Sinjoh Ruins with Genesis for a little while.  It's a sacred place, so we should be safe from being attacked again.  And we'll be able to keep an eye on the Mystri Stage for any changes that might indicate things are improving.

...*yawn*...you guys...be careful...I need...to take a...nap...zzzzzz...

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When everyone returns to Gene's cabin, Abra is indeed awake, sitting in his corner.  He's watching everyone carefully...

Gene walks over and explains the situation to his small, Psychic friend.  "Abra, this group needs you to Teleport them back to Snowpoint City in the Sinnoh Region.  They have a lot of work to do, so the sooner they return, the better."

Abra nods and begins concentrating immediately, their arms and legs crossed.  Gene walks over and shakes everyone's hands.  "It's been a pleasure meeting you all.  I will pray to Arceus that your mission will be successful.  I'd bet my cane that you won't need all of that, though!  Ohhohohohoho!"

Abra then claps his hands together, and the whole group feels a wave of Psychic energy wash over them.  Gene waves goodbye, and right before everyone Teleports, his form begins to flicker and shift...

*rolls*

...and everyone sees him turn into a small, pink pokemon with a long tail and large, bright blue eyes.

And then everyone Teleports immediately afterwards.

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The group finds themselves suddenly standing in front of the Snowpoint City Pokemon Center.  It's nighttime, so it's freezing cold outside.  And it's still Hailing.

Lucas suggests that they go inside.  "We should find Professor Rowan.  He'll want to know what's going on."

Assuming everyone does as suggested, they find the Professor of Pokemon Evolution sitting at that same table in the lobby.  He looks up from some research papers he was analyzing.  "Ah, there you all are!  I was wondering what was taking you so long!  So tell me, what'd you find in the Snowpoint Temple?"

[Dragonstrike]

Ready to continue when you are. Still expecting better results in this house adventure thing different from the Ice Temple. And better rewards.

Spirit, there's no need to keep bringing this up.  It's honestly starting to get on my nerves a little.  I know what your opinion on it is already, and it's not because you won't let me forget. It's getting to the point where the criticism isn't as constructive any more.  Please stop bringing it up.

[Spiritmon]

@Dragonstrike, clean your message box please.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

@Spiritmon, please restrain from adding an @ to me on every post of yours, I'm regularly stopping by to check for progress either way. Okay? Okay, thankies!~ (^-^)b

Right now Christmas-related things are keeping me occupuied AND I've caught a cold, so posting from my side is slowed in both Games, I'm sorry for that. I'll update when I can, just be a bit patient please~

[Dragonstrike]

Going to echo both of Phantom's points, Spirit.  You don't need to tag me in every post you want my input on either, as I also check the thread regularly.

Once again, apologies for delays due to the holidays.  On that note, though, I also have an announcement.  As I'll be taking a 1 week vacation from work to go on a big family trip to Disney World, I might not have much time to post in my game thread from the 25th to the 31st.  I'll try to continue with brief updates in Skull Ruins if possible, but no guarantees.

Despite the lack of updates in the game thread, I have also been working on upcoming events in MCM a little more, refining some of the details.  I'm hoping that those refinements should make the upcoming content suitably challenging and enjoyable.

Thank you for your patience, everyone.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Whoahw, DISNEY WORLD!!! Enjoy and have lotsa fun!~

[Spiritmon]

Going to echo both of Phantom's points, Spirit.  You don't need to tag me in every post you want my input on either, as I also check the thread regularly.

Once again, apologies for delays due to the holidays.  On that note, though, I also have an announcement.  As I'll be taking a 1 week vacation from work to go on a big family trip to Disney World, I might not have much time to post in my game thread from the 25th to the 31st.  I'll try to continue with brief updates in Skull Ruins if possible, but no guarantees.

Despite the lack of updates in the game thread, I have also been working on upcoming events in MCM a little more, refining some of the details.  I'm hoping that those refinements should make the upcoming content suitably challenging and enjoyable.

Thank you for your patience, everyone.

Sorry, but I been waiting quite a lot of time for some good old roleplaying and return to active. Thats one of the reasons I put the stealth thing, to have at least some real action even with the danger ahead. And to me is like we are stuck for quite a long time only with hits of big plot points, but instead we be only doing little things: Gym thingies, random trainers, a few encounters here and there, and nothing really impactful, and this kinda make me feel impatience for something really big and relevant plot related.

Thats why I tried sometimes to bring some narrative towards interaction with Pokemon partneers, because this is something I like: Relantioship between human and pokemon and their moments of bonding. But nope, not even that little moments. It might not plot related, but hey at least it is interesting to have these nice moments of narrative.

It times like this I miss Celadon Campaigh...it has hight difficult, and had moments of hiatus too, but at least the narrative, and moments of interaction between pokemon and human partneers make it worth the wait. And has a lot more action well balanced with narrative. Something I not feeling a lot in this campaigh. And the meeting of Legendary was, well, more "Legendary".

Skull Ruins is also good too. Just the ending of the "dice" side of the campaigh left a bittersweet flavor in my mouth, with the whole Deoxys thing. Sorry if I been feeling fearful in this campaigh have the same bittersweet in my mouth once again. I just want to avoid the same disapointing I felt with the Skull Ruins. Perhaps I should had worked better in my hype. Expecting something epic, and instead had something disapointing in my eyes.