[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Dragonstrike]

Welp, I'm gonna go get a little sleep now. Don't end the day nor the celebration of Ventus's victory yet, though! Nathan's still got stuff to say after everyone else reacts, and wants to pick up some more Persim Berry Juice from Shuckleball if possible!

[Lord Windos]

Swinub rolled pretty badly, and I think you picked just about the best strategy at all times. I think Arbok would have done well against him, but it could have been a lot closer if the sixes fell in slightly different places.

I was hoping Inner Focus would come into play to teach Arbok some humility, but the risk of disobedience makes that pretty unlikely.

Even with Inner Focus, Apsis would not give a darn. STAB Fire Fang, with or without a Leer behind it, would not damper her mood what so ever if she failed to flitch them. Burning them would only be a plus in her eyes! That, and she was still coming off her Evolution high, so I doubt she would even understand humility.

@Dragonstrike : Good night, mate! I need to get to bed myself. This battle had me hopped up, that was for sure! Oh, and don't forget to cash in those Coins for a Water Stone!

[Nylon]

@Iron, Are there any other drawbacks to multi-actions besides the -1 accuracy dice? Because... with Feint Attack, can't I use like 5 of those in the same round?

[Lord Windos]

@Nylon : While the move is guaranteed to hit, the accuracy pool behind it is not unlimited. Assuming you had an Accuracy Pool of 5, you could preform three Faint Attacks without fail, before you start having to roll luck dice to proc the move. You need to have something in the tank before you can attempt those hit, you know?

[Nylon]

@Nylon : While the move is guaranteed to hit, the accuracy pool behind it is not unlimited. Assuming you had an Accuracy Pool of 5, you could preform three Faint Attacks without fail, before you start having to roll luck dice to proc the move. You need to have something in the tank before you can attempt those hit, you know?

thanks for explaining. But still, that means I can perform three (or more if I get more dice) Feint Attacks in one turn without drawbacks. And then do the same next turn... doesn't that add up to a lot of damage very quickly?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Whooo, you made it @Lord Windos! *cuddles tightly* Glad that I was able to help you on this via providing my CarnyCoin.
And congrats to your now evolved snake! Take good care of her. i'm sure she will be useful when vicious Fairies strike.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

People discuss Multiple Actions. And I'm here like "Meh, I'm totally fine with Single Actions. Not a fighter anyway." ^^

Oh yes, something I came across in the rulebook while looking for the loyalty and disobedience tables: Pokemon lose 1 happiness and 1 loyalty when traded, regardless of who's trading it to who.  That could be relevant in the future, thinking about it...

I would think telling the Pokémon they were just being trade in order to reach their highest power (Evolution), then they would go right back to theird owner, would mitigate or eliminate that pesky little rule. In blind trades, though....

That's exactly what I had in mind when the time for Helios to shine like the sun in his Final Form has come. @Iron, question, are the spoons Kadabra and Alakazam hold normal ordinary spoons? I think so, unless you say otherwise. I hope the Pokemon Center's cafeteria staff would be not too mad if I secretly snatch one that will come in very handy to work on Abra's powers. (They already lost a knife...)

Oh, and do my Electric rodents get any XP for cheering during Ventus' Gym Battle? Haven't spotted you giving any to them in Game Thread. If no XP, it's fine, no worries!

[Dragonstrike]

@Nylon : While the move is guaranteed to hit, the accuracy pool behind it is not unlimited. Assuming you had an Accuracy Pool of 5, you could preform three Faint Attacks without fail, before you start having to roll luck dice to proc the move. You need to have something in the tank before you can attempt those hit, you know?

thanks for explaining. But still, that means I can perform three (or more if I get more dice) Feint Attacks in one turn without drawbacks. And then do the same next turn... doesn't that add up to a lot of damage very quickly?

It does, which is why Nathan has been spamming multiple actions recently.  However, there's a few things to keep in mind:

1. Multi actions cost accuracy dice, as Windos said.  First action receives a -2 penalty.  Second receives -3.  Third, -4.  And so on.  Of course, making a single move as normal still uses the full pool.

2. This is, however, before accounting for pain penalizations (-1 when 2 HP is lost, -2 at half HP, and -3 at 1 HP), which stack with those multi action accuracy penalties.  With only 5 dice in your accuracy pool, 3 actions in a single turn is rather risky, and you'll only be able to pull it off safely at full health (Feint Attack might not be able to miss, but that doesn't excuse it from Luck Dice effects if you try to order this combo while suffering from a pain penalization!)  Of course, increasing your accuracy pool solves this problem, allowing you more freedom in the number of times you can attack.

3. Crits are based on your accuracy pool.  Don't expect to get a lot of crits if you use a lot of multiaction attacks!  Moves used earlier in multiaction chains have better chances of critting than the later ones, at least, and larger accuracy pools help increase your crit chance, too.

As we've also demonstrated, they're also useful for debuffing your enemy or evading an attack without giving up damage for the turn, or for stacking a load of debuffs in the same round.

[Lord Windos]

I'm going to be off for a few hours filling up some of my boxes for the WT event, so if I happen not to come back, outpolit me @Iron. Sorry guys!!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Nothing to be sorry for. Good luck on hatching nice Pokemon out of those eggs, dear!