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

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Fine. Windos, we need to talk.

[Iron]

Oh, that is contingent upon Nathan taking steps to ensure he can control such a powerful Pokemon, of course.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

If I'm allowed to speak up my mind once more concerning this... I don't care how and if he makes it to control such a dog, I don't desire to have anything to do with it, neither in- nor outta-chara. My patience has a limit.

[Dragonstrike]

Let's make it three unique Transformations.

So does that mean Ditto can revert to an old Transformation (provided a roll is passed if necessary?)  Like if Ditto were to turn into Gustav now, could it turn back into a Sableye afterwards? Wording isn't quite clear to me :/

Spoiler

No. I'm not going to tolerate using your character as leverage to keep Nathan from enjoying a Pokemon he has chosen for his party. That's bullying too - and it's also bullying the GM.

If you are that attached to Ventus, find a way to develop your character so he's not impacting the fun of others, and do it before the Mega Houndoomite arrives. Windos chose that character trait for Ventus, so the onus is on him, not on Dragonstrike. You've got time.

This particular stone is Sablenite though. The swirl is the part that's purple and pinkish. I was thinking Mega Stones were generally a clear white color with a colored swirl inside, but I see now that they all have a tint to the main body of a stone.

Thank you, Iron.  I'll keep hoping Nathan's reasoning of studying the species so future Corsage incidents can possibly be prevented will help.

Alright, so it is Sablenite.  Awesome.  That's very good to know.

[Dragonstrike]

Fun Fact: Looks like the anime has shown that Mega Stones can indeed be non-spherical, raw gemstones that need to be cut before they can be used.

This picture is of Uncut Gyaradosite that Alain found in one of the Mega Evolution Specials:



And here's some Uncut Lucarionite:


And this one is of Uncut Ampharosite:


The anime and manga also mention two ways that pokemon can hold Mega Stones:
- they wear them on special accessories that are specifically outfitted for them (similar to what trainers use for Key Stones), like a collar, a helmet, a necklace, a chain...the equipment all but vanishes along with the Mega Stone while the pokemon is Mega Evolved, though
- the mega stone is hidden in some part of their body (if not outright merged with it), revealed only when the pokemon is about to Mega Evolve.  Wulfric's Abomasnow hid it in its chest fur, Charizard can hide it in the flame on its tail, Misty's Gyarados had a Gyaradosite merged with its forehead...and again, the Mega Stone vanishes while the pokemon is Mega Evolved.

[Lord Windos]

No. I'm not going to tolerate using your character as leverage to keep Nathan from enjoying a Pokemon he has chosen for his party. That's bullying too - and it's also bullying the GM.

If you are that attached to Ventus, find a way to develop your character so he's not impacting the fun of others, and do it before the Mega Houndoomite arrives. Windos chose that character trait for Ventus, so the onus is on him, not on Dragonstrike. You've got time.

This particular stone is Sablenite though. The swirl is the part that's purple and pinkish. I was thinking Mega Stones were generally a clear white color with a colored swirl inside, but I see now that they all have a tint to the main body of a stone.

Alright, then accept the fact that Ventus is going to make an exit sooner or later from the party and plan accordingly Iron, because I'm frankly DONE with trying to make things work between my character and Nathan, and DONE trying to work with your rulings on this matter. I like my character,where he's gone, and what he's going to do, and I don't want him to leave, but its just not worth it at this point to keep bending and tweaking them just to get along with Dragonstrike choices. I understand your stance on defending Dragonstrike in regards to Orthors, but you must also understand my stance that by doing so your screwing ME over in the process due to the fact I can't do anything else besides coming up with a new character or rage quit the game entirely. I also don't agree with the fact that onus is soley on Ventus, for IC Nathan KNOWS how much my character is thrown off balance by his Pokémon, and that by going after the Mega Stone he'll have to know on some level that Ventus will STRONGLY disapprove and react poorly.

At this point, I actually dislike Orthros myself, not because of what it is, but because of all the gosh diddily darn conflict and drama its generated in the course of its entire existence. I didn't understand back then why Dragonstrike choose to keep it when he knew that neither Shiva nor Ventus would react favorably or trust his character the same again, and I the only reason I see him still keeping it is that he's invested time and really likes it enough that he's willing to let other player characters suffer under his choices with you defending such things. Well, if he wants to have a Mega Houndoom, he can! He's and the group are going to lose Ventus as a party member in the process though, and that is that.

[Dragonstrike]

When Nathan was able to heal a bit Gustav, Heart take a moment to take care of his injuries too. (Since I have 1 in Medicine, can I threat a bit of his injuries? Inteligence+Knowledge+Medicine? Since Inteligence is equal to Insight, it is 3, so it is 7d6.)

Medicine checks are primarily for stabilizing Lethal damage so it stops accumulating every hour (or at least slows down).  It's not going to do too much in the way of healing HP.

Works the same way in DnD, too.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(...) but its just not worth it at this point to keep bending and tweaking them just to get along with Dragonstrike choices. I understand your stance on defending Dragonstrike in regards to Orthors, but you must also understand my stance that by doing so your screwing ME over in the process due to the fact I can't do anything else besides coming up with a new character or rage quit the game entirely. (...)

That's what I've been trying to make heard the whole time, but none wanted to listen to me! I love chara-development, but forcing one to do so feels just wrong.

Why? At what point have things become so bad and drastic, and why? Ven... I'll never forget you.

[Spiritmon]

I just hope Nathan never find a Delta Houndnite. Ever.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

I still can't move on since I don't know whether there are more puzzles I need to solve or whether I can return no to the others, Iron - please, are there? I've dealt with the poisoning, so onwards we go, I guess.