[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Ventus let out a sigh of relief as Shiva roughly placed the deyos in his gloved palm, quite happy that those blast flowers are out of her possession. He would be an complete idiot not to notice the sense of hurt betrayal the currently hummed within her, however, nor the tone of voice she held as she affirmed her decision. 'Oh bother...not only is Nathan in a foul mood right now, but it appears that we have unintensionally caused Shiva to act deleteriously. Oh, why didn't I just tell her about my deal with Nathan before hand, and just prepare her for those flowers. Kuyrem dammit...' he though, looking down at those treacherous plants in his hand, before he looked back to Shiva with a frown on his face.

"Shiva...I'm sorry if I have inflicted any emotional distress upon you, but I only desire to shield you from the deyos. The only reason I let Nathan do what he want with these vile abominations is because he made me swear on oath to allow him that 'pleasure'. If it were up to me, I would heartily encourage Fennekin to roast all these blast flowers that he came across, but my hands are tied in this matter. Please, don't think ill for this....all I desire to do is prevent these things from doing any lasting harm to the party/ If Nathan desires to play with fire, so be it, but I don't want you to get burned, Shiva"

Ven noticed that he was still tightly gripping the young lass' shoulder, so he rapidly removed the offending hand from their person, before he turn around and dropped those flower into Nathan's palm with a disgruntled look. These flowers cause enough trouble just by existing, but their fell properties only exacerbates the threat they pose. Damn those Deyos...damn them to Kuyrem's icy domain!

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan accepts the flowers without a word. He has nothing to say on the matter currently, and simply starts heading back to the main path.

In his peripheral vision though, he spots the blink of a shiny, black blade as it disappears into the foliage.

Nathan stops for a moment, and turns to look in that direction.

Kirlia is quick to tell him there's nothing there.

When Ventus stops to ask him what's wrong, the reply is quick and to the point once more. "Nothing. Come on, the main road is just over there."

Back on the road, Nathan does a little interacting with the sailors. He sells the Butterfree Bracelet for $500, and uses $450 of that on one potion and a burn heal. Well, he turned a little bit of a profit off of that battle against Riff and Raff. Sort of. He then sends the combee off to gather some honey, and holds a training session with Kirlia, Grid, and Staryu. Kirlia's working up towards Calm Mind with a sort of meditation practice involving the pearl. Staryu is practicing launching bubbles in prep for Bubblebeam (bolstered by the mystic water). Nathan's trying to get Joltik to learn how to electrify its Spider Webs and String Shots using Thunder Wave, turning them into Electro Webs.

The results vary.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Just playing with Fire here~ Or rather Deyo Flowers. Muahahahaha!


He didn't wanted her to suffer not-literal burns from dealing with these flowers... So it was indeed right what Shiva guessed. He meant it only good. Like the last time they encountered these flowers. It may be a little hard to swallow, but it's only for good... You shall not become a victim of vicious flowers and ill-natured Fairies (that only wanted Ven's mother to feel better in the first place, in Shiva's view)

"Not mad at you, Ven... Just... Let's hope Nathan really knows what he does with these flowers, then... I wouldn't want HIM to get hurt, suffer any damage, or anything, you know..." Honest words.


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Mechanics:
Obtained a few of the wild roses by cutting them off the bush using the knife! Going to craft a flowercrown out of these for Azurill to wear as soon as we are in a more calm surrounding. (Because why not <3 ) Will also collect a handful of the elderberries if they're ripe to harvest and offer them to Ronin Spearow. Iron, if possible, bring up the Grimer towards me please, I'll battle it.

[Iron]

The elderberries are in bloom and thus not ripe. As you are gathering wildflowers (the non-holographic kind) for later crafting, a Grimer comes fleeing into the little clearing. A Ranger is hot on its trail.

Seeing Shiva prepare for battle, the Ranger changes tactics, simply corralling Grimer into a handy spot for a battle!
Seeing that it is cornered, Grimer tries to look as small and harmless as possible, melting into a pile of goo with just the eyes sticking up above the grass.




Shiva's initiative: (1) Shiva will go first.
Grimer's initiative: (1)

[Iron]

One sailor offers $950 for the Dragonair statue, after some haggling. Turns out he swears he saw a Dratini keeping pace with his ship once, and no one believed him. He's had a soft spot for the line ever since, and he recognizes it as antique even if not a fancy one.




Sailor Loon decides to battle Ventus. "What would you like to wager, Doc? I've got a Machop and a Poliwhirl itching to battle!"

[Iron]

Staryu gets a Training Roll with Canalize and Mystic Water, excited to see the ocean soon.

(4)(2)(5)(2)(2)(5)(6) Staryu gains 4 bonus XP.

[Lord Windos]

One sailor offers $950 for the Dragonair statue, after some haggling. Turns out he swears he saw a Dratini keeping pace with his ship once, and no one believed him. He's had a soft spot for the line ever since, and he recognizes it as antique even if not a fancy one.




Sailor Loon decides to battle Ventus. "What would you like to wager, Doc? I've got a Machop and a Poliwhirl itching to battle!"

While Ventus was still concerned with Nathan behavior as of late, he still had business to conduct for the day, so he left the boy to brood for the time being. Still, their unknown plight was still deeply bothering the researcher. 'Oh dear...it must be serious if the boy is completely denying and stonewalling my attempts at communication, even if he knows that I know that something is amiss. I did say I would delay my inquiries until a more appropreite setting, so all I can do for the moment is bind my time.'

Taking to the sailors about his statue, he got an offer from one gentlemen interested in the piece. After a bit of back and forth on the price, he reluctantly accept the offer of $950 from the seaman. "While I am loathe to part with such a beautiful piece, I have to meet ends meat somehow. Take good care of this piece, and may you find a Dratini of your own to adventures on the high sea," he said, exchanging the ceramic Dragonair for the cash. As an native Opelucid, it hurt to give such a prized item away, but it was necessary in the end.

The researcher, once he cleared his head of funk concerning his recent cash exchange, decided that he need to train his Pokémon more and attempt to ganer more wages, so he decided to search out another sailor, this time for bout of combat. A Sailor by the name of Loon- 'a rather ominous name, thinking upon it' - eventually answer his request, and ask for the wager. "Hmm...how about we make it a double battle? I'll put $450 Dollars on it, so what do you say?"

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Grimer Round 1


Well, there goes the opportunity to reach that Spearow, now that it has at least gained consciousness again. The berries weren't ripe at all, just in bloom. They had a nice and sweet smell, though. Shiva also ended up filling the whole crate she found back then with wild roses and other flowers that were growing around. Hopefully they'll come in handy and Azurill will enjoy these wild roses! Not a single one was a Deyo Flower, however.

Just as she packed the crate away and was about to return to the main path, appearantly a Grimer of all costs came running into the clearing, giving Shiva quite a scare. Moments later, a Ranger followed in a rush... chasing that pile of goo?

Damn Poison-Type... But this time, she was not all helpless... While neither Helios was on-hand - Eh, wait... He doesn't know any Psychic moves yet. Gotta fix that soon. - neither that 'Comite' knowing Confusion, she had Fennekin right besideher. Indeed knowing a Psychic move and fire burning inside.

Grimer didn't looked like it would attack, to be honest... Well, TOO BAD! It'll still get a lesson. Shiva also felt bold enough to add Azurill to the battle, which she had out already anyway. Part Fairy-Type, true... But let's see what we can pull off.

"You may know the plan, dear ones... Fennekin, you boost up your powers first. Azu... I know you might be scared of this toxic pile of goo, but don't be too much! I'm right there, and I will make sure that you won't get hurt too much. I also have Antidotes to cure posionings right away. ... First, use Tail Whip please, and make sure not to get too close to the enemy."


Orders for this round: Fennekin's Howl and Azurill's Tail Whip.
Effect: Howl raises Strenght by 1, Tail Whip reduces all enemies - currenty only Grimer's - Vitality by 1.
Accuracy Roll Howl: 2 Dexterity + 1 Fight + 0 Intimidate = 3 D6
Accuracy Roll Tail Whip: 2 Dexterity + 1 Fight + 0 Perform = 3 D6
Additional notes: Looks like the Ranger will let me do the whole battle.

[Iron]

The sailor sends out his fighter and his swimmer.

Ventus1: (6) + 5 = 11
Machop: (2) + 2 Dex + 4 Survival = 8
Poliwhirl: (2) = 8
Ventus2: (2) +2 Dex + 3 Survival = 7


Technically I should know your Pokemon first before initiatives, but this'll be fine. Whichever one you list first will be the 11.

[Iron]

Fennekin's init: (5) So it's Fennekin, Azurill, Grimer.

Grimer Round 1

Howl
(5)(1)(3)
Fennekin's dmg +1

Tail Whip
(5)(5)(1)
Grimer's defense reduced

Minimize
1 Dex + 3 Fight + 1 canalize -2 actions
(6)(3)(2) Grimer's Evasion +1

Pound on Fennekin
(5)(6) Hit
2 Str + 2 power -2 vit = 2 dice
(2)(4)Fennekin takes 1 damage.
Fennekin's sensitive nose makes Fennekin reel back at the stench of this Grimer.
Stench: (6) Fennekin Flinches!

Grimer Round 2