[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Super_trainer_Larry]

Larry saw the combee and grabed a pokeball from his belt and threw it "go nicada!" Larry says as he let him out "ok nicada use scratch on the combee" Larry said as he realized that ekans would be more useful "ok nicada hit him and come back"

ORDER: use scratch and come back replace with ekans

[Iron]

Naturally! Cottonee 3 Xp, Shiva 1 XP.

"Dratini are attracted to those with ancestry going back to the old King. I have just a touch of his blood. I actually caught this in the wild, at Vapor Falls. They are extremely rare there, and even blood of the King is not enough to guarantee seeing one."

[Iron]

Valder's first combat, yay!

Combee Swarm Round 1

Faint Attack
Accuracy: 2 Dex + 1 Fight + 0 Brawl
(4)(6)(5) - three successes, that'd be a hit even with a different move
Dmg: 3 Str + 2 power +1 STAB = 6 dice, -1 vitality for Combee = 5 dice
(6)(3)(4)(1)(4) Combee A takes 3 damage, leaving a single hp.

Leer
Acc: (5)(6)(3) Two successes, move hits all Combee
Combee's Defense is reduced to 0

The Combee spread out: two on Apsis, two on Nincada, two on Ponyta. Pawniard they leave alone.

Gust on Apsisx2
Accuracy: 2 Dex + 1 Fight + 1 Canalize
(4)(3)(2)(2)
(6)(5)(4)(4) both attacks hit
Dmg: 1 Str + 2 power + 1 STAB = 4 dice, -2 vitality = 2 dice
(6)(3)
(3)(5) Apsis/Ekans takes 2 damage from two attacks. He now has a pain penalization of -1.

Gust on Nincadax2
(6)(2)(6)(5)
(1)(5)(6)(2) Both attacks hit.
Dmg: 4 dice, -1 vitality = 3 dice +1 damage
(4)(6)(1) 2 successes, +1 = 3
(1)(1)(6) 0 successes, +1 = 1
Nincada takes 4 damage and faints

Ekans is sent out in his place.

Bug buzz on Ponyta
Acc:
(3)(6)(4)(5)
Dmg: 1 Str + 3 power +1 STAB = 5 dice, -2 vit, -1 growl = 2 dice, -1 damage
(1)(1) oh.
Bonus effect: (2)

Growl
Acc:
(6)(1)(2)(6) success
All Combee's damages are reduced by 1

Rock Throw
Acc: 1 Dex + 2 fight
(3)(1)(3) awww


Combee Swarm Round 2

[Dragonstrike]

While it hadn't done any damage to Swiftfire, that Bug Buzz had made a LOT of noise. 'If we don't take these bugs down quickly, they're going to alert even more of them!' The amount of buzzing in this room makes it hard to hear anything else right now, though, and giving more orders or warning the group would take a considerable amount of volume. The last thing the group needed was to get overwhelmed by a swarm of bees...

Swiftfire shrugged off that Bug Buzz like it was nothing. Combee are...rather weak by themselves, particularly when crippled. She was, however, annoyed that it had produced a loud(er) buzzing noise when it had attacked her, and is going to try and KO or scare off the Combee that attacked her before attacking the others. Battle has been (mostly) fun for her so far, but she's finding a lot to be annoyed about in them too...like getting attacked. That's no fun, right?

[Lord Windos]

"Great job intimidating the Combee, Apsis. Move over to Pawnard's side, then focus on Biting Combee that are already injured by our team mates. Retreat to my side if you become seriously injured. Do this right, and I have a special reward just for you," Ventus ordered, keeping a keen eye on all the action taking place. Swiftfire's Growl took the fight out of them a bit, his Ekans weakened their defenses to nothing, and Theo seems to be holding his own rather well. Larry's Nincada go knocked quickly by the buzzing bees assault, and he sent out...Ekans?!

'Reshirem Damnit, what is that boy thinking? Sending out a Pokémon that clearly chaffs at his command, and looks liable to attack anyone here? Oh, fuck,' the research thought, pinching his nose in clear anger. He won't raise any alarms for now, but the moment his Ekans does something the least bit harmful...

Order: Have Apsis relocate to Theo's side, and start Biting any Combee that's been damaged. If there are no Combee that are damaged, it will still attack them. Apsis will retreat to Ventus side if it substains -2 Pain Penalizations or lower. Ventus will keep an eye on Larry's Ekans, and warn the team if it begins acting hostile.

(Since me and Dragonstrike are the only active players contributing to the battle, time to auto the other characters!)

[Iron]

Combee Swarm Round 2

Faint Attack on Combee A
Accuracy: 2 Dex + 1 Fight + 0 Brawl
(4)(4)(2)
Dmg: 3 Strength + 2 Power +1 STAB -0 vitality thanks to Leer
(2)(1)(5)(2)(3)(4) More than enough to faint Combee A.

Apsis moves to Pawniard's side, followed by a mini swarm of bees. This is a good thing, because the impervious Pokemon is almost out of targets.

Bite
Acc: (3)(2)(5)
Dmg: (6)(2)(6) Combee B takes 2 damage
Flinch: (5)(3)(2)

Here is the current spread of Combee:
1 injured Combee on Apsis, 1 whole on Apsis
1 uninjured Combee on Larry's Ekans
2 uninjured Combees on Swiftfire

Bug Bite on Apsis x2
B:
(6)(1)(5) hit
Dmg: 2 dice, -1 dmg
(2)(6) -1 No damage.
Bonus: (3)
Uninjured:
(1)(5)(2)(1) miss

Bug Bite on Mad Ekans x1
Acc: (2)(2)(4)(1)
Dmg: 3 dice -1
(5)(2)(6) Larry's Ekans takes 1 damage
Bonus: (6) Larry's Ekans' defense drops

Gust on Ponyta x2
Acc: (6)(6)(6)(4) This bee is good luck.
Dmg: (1)(4) Swiftfire takes 1 damage. Somehow I applied Growl too early last time, but it's kind of late to change it.
Acc: (5)(1)(1)(1) This bee is bad luck. Miss.

Ember 1
Acc: (5)(3)(3)
Dmg: (6)(5)(6)(1)(2) +1 Combee C faints

Rock Throw
Acc: (4)(2) it's actually a -1 accuracy move
Dmg: 4 Str + 2 power -0 vitality +1 Hard stone
(4)(6)(4)(3)(6)(5)(1) Combee D faints

Geodude's hard stone knocks a Combee right out of the air. He goes to retrieve it from the honey, licking all the sugary goo off his precious weapon.

Larry's Ekans
Larry orders Ekans to use Wrap.
Ekans is thinking about it.
(1)(4)(5)(1) - that's Larry's Insight, since Ekans is kind of ambivalent about this order.
(6)(3) - That's disobedience. Ekans lazily curls up around a Combee that almost flew right into him.

Wrap
Acc: (6)(1)
Dmg: (5)(6) Combee E takes 2 damage

Ember 2
Acc: (5)(3)
Dmg: (4)(4)(5)(6)(6) +1 Combee F faints.
Sparks are flying everywhere, blasting Combees out of the air and baking their honey into a glaze.

Wrapping damage
(5)(2) Combee E has 1 hp left

Summary: 2 injured Combee remain.


Combee Swarm Round 3 will be coming right up after this short break.

[Iron]

Combee Swarm Round 3

"Pawniard, it would only take a little damage to knock either of these Combee out. Faint Attack is a great choice!
Faint Attack
(5)(2)(2)
(6)(4)(6)(2)(1)(3) Combee B faints. Ekans chews on it thoughtfully, quickly joined by its broodmate.

The remaining Combee tries to flee. Ekanses snap at it.
Bite
(5)(2)(2)
(3)(3)(5)

All Combees neutralized.

The passage continues down this way, but you are blocked by a wide pool of honey.

[Dragonstrike]

(Note @Iron: The remaining Combee couldn't have fled because it was Combee E, which was currently wrapped, and thus unable to escape for the duration of the move due the move's trapping effect.)

"Alright...those combee are neutralized...well, that should be some good training for later, right Swiftfire?"

Swiftfire is a little dazed from the gust that had hit her earlier. It takes her a few moments to get her bearings back.

"Great job, Geodude! Exactly what I wanted to see from you! Let's keep going on strong, right? Now then...how are we going to get to that other tunnel...I don't exactly fancy going down that other path..."

Nathan thinks for a moment, and Swiftfire trots up to him, happy with her performance.

'Hmmm...maybe Swiftfire could solidify the honey with Ember? No, that might just liquefy it further...maybe if Ralts learned how to use Teleport? It'd be a slow way to get across, but we'd get across...maybe try Ember first, though...'

"Swiftfire, wouldja mind trying to solidify the honey with Ember? A walkway across that pool of honey would be convenient."

[Lord Windos]

"Well, I did say you would get a reward for your hard work, so go ahead and eat your fill of Combee. If I call, though, I expect you to be at my side poste haste. Until then, enjoy your sweet meals, Apsis!" Like last time his Ekans hunted another Pokémon, the sight of her devouring the honey bees didn't bother him in the slightest. He had seen his fair share of feral Pokémon behavior in the wild, so Apsis and the other Ekan's actions didn't overly bother him much. 'It is the cycle of life: Pokémon are born, grow up, and do their best to surivive in this world. Whether or not they die at old age, or by the acts of a predator, depends entirely on their skills and ability,' the research contemplated, calmly surveying the post battle situation.

Now that his mind was off battling, he could tune into the facts that a pool of honey was blocking there way. While they could cross it, he had a strong suspicion they would either get stuck fast in the mess, or have their mobility severly hindered until they get the honey off them. 'Neither of those outcomes are desirable, so how do we cross? Well Swiftfire could bake the honey into a glaze, making for a less trechorous pass. Let's try that,' Ventus thought, before turning towards Nathan.

"My comrade, I think we are in agreement that neither of us want to be in a sticky situation by walking in that pool of honey, so how about getting Swiftfire to blaze a way for us. They seemed capable of it, judging by that glazed Combee I see over their," he said, pointing to the afformention Pokémon. Judging by the state it was in, it was not going to be moving anytime soon. When he say Nathan was already doing that, he clapped his hands together in pleasure. Looks like he was not the only one with a bright idea! Suddenly, though, a thought came to the researcher, and he dug around in his satchel for something. After a moment, he pulled out an empty potion bottle; apparently he didn't throw it away earlier once he used it.

Looking at the group, he just motioned with the container at the pool of honey. "Since I have this vessel, I might as well try to get gather some of this honey. It would be perfect for baked goods, or could be sold for a pretty penny!" With that being said, Ventus tried to collect some honey into the empty bottle.

(Well, since I think Ventus would not be a litter bug and throw away his trash in the wild, I thought to keep the bottle on hand. Looks like it might come in handy, if Iron allows it.)

[Iron]

Ventus obtains one Honey.

Swiftfire tries to bake the honey pool, but it just keeps flowing turgidly. Seems glazing only works on small amounts of honey with large surface area.