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

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Guys, I probably won't going to participate today. College was very hard today and I tired... gonna sleep and rest...

Have a fine and fruitful rest then!

I'll probably call it day then as well, will lurk a little before actually heading to bed due to curiosity of Lilith's reaction to the Ritual.

[Lord Windos]

….Well, if those visions isn't a clear sign urging us to continue the plot post haste, I don't know what is. Kinda wish we could do stuff at our own pace, but I'm fine with abandoning my/Terra's current goals to follow along with the development.

[Iron]

Take time to do some of your own stuff, but the truth is I don't intend to run this game forever!

Often your own stuff counts as advancing the plot, though, like grabbing Gym Badges, journeying to pick up legendary items you know about, etc.

[Lord Windos]

Take time to do some of your own stuff, but the truth is I don't intend to run this game forever!

Often your own stuff counts as advancing the plot, though, like grabbing Gym Badges, journeying to pick up legendary items you know about, etc.

Oh, I very well know that, and I honestly would hate if you were forced to keep this campaign going foooorever. Running a long, ongoing campaign is brutal on time and stress levels, in my experience! I know I'll have to put the breaks on my own campaign soon enough, by the time College resumes!

Eh, Terra can always pick up Cress City's Gym Badge later on since its the DEX based one. Or never come back for it at all, since only need 6 Badges to participate in the Championship, though I rather not forsake a free DEX Boost and possible a Lefties or some other Rare Held Item.

[Iron]

That's right, any six will do! And that assumes your goal involves challenging the E4! Tanuki's is a prestigious badge to have, though.

There is plenty of time to do all the important things. I don't want to rush anybody out of doing anything their character considers important. I think I will try to increase the XP and cash from plot-central battles, making it easier to have less random trainer battles during city time.

[Lord Windos]

That's right, any six will do! And that assumes your goal involves challenging the E4! Tanuki's is a prestigious badge to have, though.

There is plenty of time to do all the important things. I don't want to rush anybody out of doing anything their character considers important. I think I will try to increase the XP and cash from plot-central battles, making it easier to have less random trainer battles during city time.

Terra's primary motivation is protecting/guarding the group the best he can, and the other is pretty much to explore Cheshire to find interesting and significant things in it. Challenging the Elite Four and having a shot at Bo would be something he'd be interested in doing, if for no other reason that purely to test his Strength and how far he and his partners have come.

*Shrugs* I'm mainly holding off doing Gym Battles promptly with the others is so as not to overwork you, and if their are interesting challenges/Plot Relevant Battles along the way you are pointing towards, why not simply go along the rails and simply return to Tanuki later on? Its not like it be hard, with everyone having Teleport Pokémon now and FLY mounts (Hopefully) in the future. 


More over, the Normal Gym Leader is not a major concern of mine (besides the fact she's a source of veritable goodies, like so many other Important and/or Powerful Trainers), so leaving her to dither about while the group does its own thing until time permits to challenge her is A-Okay with me!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

There is plenty of time to do all the important things. I don't want to rush anybody out of doing anything their character considers important. I think I will try to increase the XP and cash from plot-central battles, making it easier to have less random trainer battles during city time.

That sounds like a fine idea that I totally can get behind! Saves time and effort both for us to battle in the first place and for you to come up with an NPC and their team. I'll still go and seek a Trainer Battle from time to time though, but it will take care that there's always an intention behind (like trying out a new Pokemon, combination of moves etc. in a safe environment)

Battling Chuckles and that Bonding Ritual was both pretty important for me, glad that both worked out so well - Facing Tanuki has gained priority now with Chuckle's Badge in the bag or wherever Shiva stores them, but after the next in-game Day I'm actually fine with continuing to journey Routes.

Eh, while I'm already on it, how 'honed' is Shiva's sixth sense now actually? She sports 2 points in Empathy Speciality and I'm interested in a 3rd at some point, the Corebook relates 6 Insight to Blissey while leaving quite much to self-interpretation. I'd depict her on the same level as Ventus now while being very dear and caring to people and Pokemon she likes, a bit like a dedicated mother. Does that make sense? I'd just like to have a rough idea how to play her now, is all!

[Iron]

There is plenty of time to do all the important things. I don't want to rush anybody out of doing anything their character considers important. I think I will try to increase the XP and cash from plot-central battles, making it easier to have less random trainer battles during city time.

That sounds like a fine idea that I totally can get behind! Saves time and effort both for us to battle in the first place and for you to come up with an NPC and their team. I'll still go and seek a Trainer Battle from time to time though, but it will take care that there's always an intention behind (like trying out a new Pokemon, combination of moves etc. in a safe environment)

Battling Chuckles and that Bonding Ritual was both pretty important for me, glad that both worked out so well - Facing Tanuki has gained priority now with Chuckle's Badge in the bag or wherever Shiva stores them, but after the next in-game Day I'm actually fine with continuing to journey Routes.

Eh, while I'm already on it, how 'honed' is Shiva's sixth sense now actually? She sports 2 points in Empathy Speciality and I'm interested in a 3rd at some point, the Corebook relates 6 Insight to Blissey while leaving quite much to self-interpretation. I'd depict her on the same level as Ventus now while being very dear and caring to people and Pokemon she likes, a bit like a dedicated mother. Does that make sense? I'd just like to have a rough idea how to play her now, is all!

Ventus' ability was not actually supernatural. He was good at reading cues. You can do that without even seeing the target. You're actually sensing the emotions directly. You can also sense Earthpower.

Nathan has similar power with Dexterity - he can temporarily run as fast as a fast Pokemon, though not for as long. And for him it's not exactly supernatural, it's more technological, 'cause it's from his Badges rather than from the Gauntlet that he exceeds normal human limits. If he ever raises his Dex to 7*, we'll have to think of more powers for him.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Whoahw, thank you. That definitely sounds like being, well, more than human. Now I highly wonder though what will happen if I make it to reach 7*Insight thanks to Gym Badges (Which I definitely will try). o.o

Post in GameThreads's also incoming then, just wanted to have that clarified before replying!

[Spiritmon]

Hmm...who I should choose to learn Fire Punch? Since I certainly going to teach Golett Thunder and Ice Punch for better defense against Water and Grass types and get the benefit of Iron First, but what about Fire Punch? I very tempt to teach Rose such move, but she already have some cool Fire-moves such as Fire Blitz. Should I teach Fire Punch too to Golett or should teach another pokemon? Since Geodude learns too.