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

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Rehearsals for Fiddler on the Roof started on Monday, so I'm going to be gone in the evenings. I figure I'll normally be able to check the threads once per day on weekdays. This might slow the game down a bit but just bear with me.

You can help by making posts that skip the boring stuff, such as waiting on an NPC to respond to "Hello!"

I'm already trying to put as much info into posts as possible without being too fast-forward. Ah, and you being away in the evenings  is actually fine to me, when it's evening in the US it's night or early morning here so I'm not online anyway.

Oh, and neat that you got a role in the play, is it the one you've mentioned having hoped for? (I can't remember by heart which one :C )

Speaking about it, I hope whoever's at the East Coast has done preparations against that hurricane.

[Iron]

Rehearsals for Fiddler on the Roof started on Monday, so I'm going to be gone in the evenings. I figure I'll normally be able to check the threads once per day on weekdays. This might slow the game down a bit but just bear with me.

You can help by making posts that skip the boring stuff, such as waiting on an NPC to respond to "Hello!"

I'm already trying to put as much info into posts as possible without being too fast-forward. Ah, and you being away in the evenings  is actually fine to me, when it's evening in the US it's night or early morning here so I'm not online anyway.

Oh, and neat that you got a role in the play, is it the one you've mentioned having hoped for? (I can't remember by heart which one :C )

Speaking about it, I hope whoever's at the East Coast has done preparations against that hurricane.

I got the role of Perchik, which is a great role for me. I have a solo song and a duet dance and lots of good lines.

The hurricane won't do much to me, since I'm in the mountains. Dragonstrike is a bit closer, but they're not calling for any problems out that way. I'm just worried any rain will delay my cabin construction.

The real scary place for the hurricane is now just the coast itself, since the hurricane is expected to just sit there and not move. That's bad for foundations and flooding.

[Dragonstrike]

Yeah, kinda on the edge of the hurricane's rain.  Probably not going to see much more than precipitation and a little wind, though.  Not on the coast, and not in the Carolinas, so everything should hopefully be okay on my end.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Yeah, kinda on the edge of the hurricane's rain.  Probably not going to see much more than precipitation and a little wind, though.  Not on the coast, and not in the Carolinas, so everything should hopefully be okay on my end.

I'll just hope everything will be okay and it's not a bad omen that it's heaviy raining here as well now and even in-game.

I got the role of Perchik, which is a great role for me. I have a solo song and a duet dance and lots of good lines.

Looking it up, this guy feels like fun to play indeed! Still need and want to watch a broadcast of the play on YouTube.

[Iron]

Looking it up, this guy feels like fun to play indeed! Still need and want to watch a broadcast of the play on YouTube.

The Director says we're not allowed to watch anyone else do the show lol. We have to decide on our own interpretation. I've seen it several times already though, including twice with my dad in it.

[Lord Windos]

Ick, a hurricane is giving you two some trouble? Regardless of its severity on you mates, I hope it doesn't cause each of you too much problems...

Also, congrats on getting that role in the play, Iron! I don't doubt that you'll put on an excellent performance, but I'll be wishing the best for you anyway, as you can't ever have enough good fortune!

@PhantomUnderYourDesk : Can't say I'm surprised you choose Cottenee of Raphael for Dazzling Gleam, given they are your starter and therefore you have a greater personal attachment/reason for them to get stronger to/for them than the cherished cherub, but I still can't help but feel disappointed about it. Cottenee could learned Fairy STABs naturally with a bit more time/investment, while Raphael will be stuck with the underwhelming Fairy Wind as a Surprise! Move ,(bar Iron allowing it to learn other ones/drops another Dazzling Gleam TM in the future), so from a logistics perspective I find sub-optimal. But hey, your choice in the end, so this is all I'll say about this matter....

[Iron]

Ick, a hurricane is giving you two some trouble? Regardless of its severity on you mates, I hope it doesn't cause each of you too much problems...

Also, congrats on getting that role in the play, Iron! I don't doubt that you'll put on an excellent performance, but I'll be wishing the best for you anyway, as you can't ever have enough good fortune!

We know that when good fortune favors two such men it stands to reason we deserve it too!

@PhantomUnderYourDesk : Can't say I'm surprised you choose Cottenee of Raphael for Dazzling Gleam, given they are your starter and therefore you have a greater personal attachment/reason for them to get stronger to/for them than the cherished cherub, but I still can't help but feel disappointed about it. Cottenee could learned Fairy STABs naturally with a bit more time/investment, while Raphael will be stuck with the underwhelming Fairy Wind as a Surprise! Move ,(bar Iron allowing it to learn other ones/drops another Dazzling Gleam TM in the future), so from a logistics perspective I find sub-optimal. But hey, your choice in the end, so this is all I'll say about this matter....

Shiva's goals are less battle-oriented than Windos', so there's that to consider too! I'm always trying to think of ways to give a greater number of meaningful non-battle choices and challenges.

[Lord Windos]

Shiva's goals are less battle-oriented than Windos', so there's that to consider too! I'm always trying to think of ways to give a greater number of meaningful non-battle choices and challenges.

Hmm...fair enough point mate. I appreciate your willingness to make a diverse enough campaign too, even if I lean more towards enjoying combat/Pokemon related challenges. Variety is the spice of life, as we all know, so I'm always willing to give new idea a chance!

Except almost anything to do with Legendaries/Overly Plot Deviced Encounters (At least, not until we have more ways to disarm them other than 'Puzzle Solution or Run Away + Getting Badly Maimed Regardless). Those I could happily do without!

[Iron]

Shiva's goals are less battle-oriented than Windos', so there's that to consider too! I'm always trying to think of ways to give a greater number of meaningful non-battle choices and challenges.

Hmm...fair enough point mate. I appreciate your willingness to make a diverse enough campaign too, even if I lean more towards enjoying combat/Pokemon related challenges. Variety is the spice of life, as we all know, so I'm always willing to give new idea a chance!

Except almost anything to do with Legendaries/Overly Plot Deviced Encounters (At least, not until we have more ways to disarm them other than 'Puzzle Solution or Run Away + Getting Badly Maimed Regardless). Those I could happily do without!

Understandable! The good thing about the diverse campaign is that you only have to wait and something different will come along soon enough.
I do think as the party grows in power, they should earn more tools to deal with Legendaries - just like any other problem they face.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Can't say I'm surprised you choose Cottenee of Raphael for Dazzling Gleam, given they are your starter and therefore you have a greater personal attachment/reason for them to get stronger to/for them than the cherished cherub, but I still can't help but feel disappointed about it. Cottenee could learned Fairy STABs naturally with a bit more time/investment, while Raphael will be stuck with the underwhelming Fairy Wind as a Surprise! Move ,(bar Iron allowing it to learn other ones/drops another Dazzling Gleam TM in the future), so from a logistics perspective I find sub-optimal. But hey, your choice in the end, so this is all I'll say about this matter....

The option that felt logically correct was somewhat going against the option that follows what the feelings wanted, Shiva obviously tends to listen more to her heart. I couldn't deny Cottonee something she really wants to have! D:

I could save up a lot of XP to have Raphael learn Draining Kiss or even Moonblast, but I actually feel he's having quite a bunch of good moves that I'd probably end up using more often than Dazzling Gleam if he'd be to learn this. He is already able to hit Fighting Types AND Dark Types with Air Slash/Aura Sphere respectively and some other Pokemon of mine already make decent dragonslayers that the archangel can learn a bit from. Cottonee or future-Whimsicott though could use a better Fairy STAB in her pool on the other hand, especially when other moves to learn take priority over Moonblast on the fluffball. I hope that clears the decision a little from a competitive viewpoint?

Shiva's goals are less battle-oriented than Windos', so there's that to consider too! I'm always trying to think of ways to give a greater number of meaningful non-battle choices and challenges.

Hmm...fair enough point mate. I appreciate your willingness to make a diverse enough campaign too, even if I lean more towards enjoying combat/Pokemon related challenges. Variety is the spice of life, as we all know, so I'm always willing to give new idea a chance!

I've probably said it a few times already, Pokemon Battles are quite fun but there's so much of that going on in the franchise already for my taste that I enjoy doing and exploring other things in their world when given an opportunity or tend to bite for the fangames that concentrate more on the RPG-aspect or follow an unconventional storyline.

We're also having so many battlers in the party that me lagging a bit behind in fighting doesn't really matter, or so I guess! With the right combos though, I feel Shiva can be suprisingly strong.