[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Very good point. Sceptile has never been asked his opinion on anything. He wants to hear more.

"Well, let me start with this just to emphasize the point: you are an individual whose life has just as much meaning as anyone else's, someone unique with their own wants, needs, and desires.  You're not simply a tool for someone to use only as they see fit and only maintain just to make sure you can do the job you're supposed to do.  That's why your opinion matters.  So let me ask you this simple question:  Were you Happy being with Juni?  And if given the choice, would you want to go back to her organization? (i.e. any reason to be willingly Loyal?)  I can make assumptions and educated guesses, but you're the one with the facts, so I'd like to hear what you honestly think.  The first step to figuring out where you want to go and what you want to do next is assessing where you've come from."

This plan seems to be going well so far, so let's see if Nathan has really started off on the right foot by being more considerate of Sceptile's opinions...

Was he happy? Shrug, no. He didn't feel much of anything.
Is he loyal? Shrug, no, not really.

There's definitely some potential here, but it's hard to read depressed Sceptile's feelings.

[Spiritmon]

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Your journey concludes while watching the legendary sunsets of Elanor Town, the last part of Creshire to see the sinking sun. Their legends say it retires each night to the mines, where it leaves some of its light underground for us to find.

It's pretty late when you reach Elanor after that Encounter. Though the sky is dark, you can see lots of stars... and one bright comet, bright as the moon.

The residents of Elanor have each taken tiny shards of Petalglass and other elemental glasses and secured them over their doorways, so the town glitters even at night. The Pokemon Center is decorated with a mosaic of Fireglass, and the little PokeMart is decorated with seaglass. The center of the PokeMart Pokeball symbol, though, is a radiant Sunstone.


Over tonight's Pyre, the Beldum Egg hatches! Gotcha! Beldum was caught!

And in the morning, Minicorn and Flabebe hatch and instantly spring to the windowsill of Shiva's chamber to gaze out upon Elanor!
Gotcha! Minicorn was caught!
Gotcha! Flabebe was caught!

It is now Day 77

Elanor is a quaint little town, with its own distinct architectural style. There are lots of gables and turrets and terraces, windows that open wide and rooftops lined with gardens. The little yellow flowers grow in each rich green yard, and all motor vehicles are required to detour north of Elanor (where the mines are).

Sunstones are available for purchase here!!! They cost $3000.
Sunny Day TM is available for $2000, and Solar Beam is $3500.
There are also Move Tutors available!

You can also tour the mines, which are always hiring. There's also a tiny Pokeball factory, served by all the MSC around here. Both are hidden behind a screen of dense trees and bushes, blocking the noise and visuals.

Battles aren't super common here, and most trainers are very practical. They don't go in for the sport much, but the mines and the wilderness require a certain amount of protection.


Dagny texts to say the permit will be ready tomorrow. She'll send it to Nathan's PC.

Heart was someway busy making the pyre of Moltres along with Rose on his side. While he was doing that, he could hear a sound of a egg cracking. He almost think it was Moltres Egg, but then he turn his neck and see Beldum Egg hatching! He and Rose quick approach and then the egg shatter and the young Beldum come out of its egg! The little Beldum look around the place he born, until he gaze his eyes towards Heart. He float a bit, bringing some little stones with him and then he stop foward his "dad" closing his eye in happiness!



Heart was speechless for a few seconds, until some tears begin to roll in his eyes. Tears of happiness! He hug the little Beldum and spin around in happiness. "It hatch! Finally you come to this world my child! Welcome to the world little one!" 

Heart then laugh and sing in big content and happiness (problably waking the others in the process). He continue to hug his little son (despite full well knowing Beldum dont have gender). "Be welcome to the world Beldum. I am your father, Heart. I so much happy to finally meet you my son!"

Is this a normal Beldum or a shiny one @Iron? Or have other moves beside Takedown? After such long adventure in protecting and hatching the Egg since the very begining of the adventure, it might come something cool. Pretty please?

In the begining of the next day, when they finally reach Eleanor, Heart decided to take a look in those Move Tutor and see what moves they have availabe.

(Our battle will come soon @Mikaruge108, just wait a bit)

It's a normal Beldum, but since it came from Dagny it has Iron Head.


Fire Breather Bel can teach these moves to any Pokemon with a proper mouth and jaw:
-Dragonbreath, $1500
-Ember, free
-Frost Breath, $1750

Howl's Apprentice can tutor these moves to eligible Pokemon if it's on their ? or level up movelists, including if it's on the movelist of pre-evolutions.
-Foul Play, $1500
-Barrier, $1750
-Role Play, free

And Sid is here, skating around town! He can teach these moves to eligible Pokemon:
-Aqua Jet, free
-Bullet Punch, free
-Extreme Speed, free
-Ice Shard, free
-Vacuum Wave, free
-Can change a Flying Type's ability to Gale Wings if you beat him in a 1v1 battle

Remember these use the Core Book and not Bulbapedia.

Since my Internet still gimminick on me yet, I will make things very quick:

- See if the guy can change Xatu ability to Gale Wings.
- Find a job to do in the city for gain some extra money.
- Put Voltorb in the Wonder Trade or put to trade the bomb Pokemon.
- Etc.

@Iron

Trading Voltorb: (5)(2) You receive a Starly in return.

You find a job polishing rocks - you'll get paid based on a Knowledge+Craft roll.
(5)(1)(3)(6)(2) - you get paid $1200.



"If you want me to train Gale Wings, Xatu has to defeat me in a battle!"

Sid sends out a Vaporeon!
Vaporeon: (4) + 6 Dex + 5 Survival = 15
Xatu: (6) + 8 = 14

Vaporeon will be going first.

"If you insist...with pleasure! Fate! Lets begin this round with Tailwind! (Using 27 XP to let him learn Tailwind @Iron)." This move might keep Xatu above Vaporen in speed. "Attack with 3 Air Slash, then as a last action if you get enough strengh, prepare Future Sight!"

Tailwind Accuracy: Dex (5) + Fight (4) + Channel (3) + Wide Lens (1) - Actions (5) = 8D6
Effect: Increase user and allies Dex in 2 stages.

Air Slash Accuracy: Dex (5) + Fight (4) + Channel (3) + Tailwind (2) + Wide Lens (1) - Actions (6/7/8) = 9D6/8D6/7D6
Damage: Power (3) + STR (4) + STAB (1) = 8D6
Effect: D3 to flinch.

Future Sight Accuracy: Dex (5) + Fight (4) + Channel (3) + Tailwind (2) + Wide Lens (1) - Actions (9) = 6D6
Damage: Power (5) + STR (4) + STAB (1) = 10D6
Effect: Charge move. It will strike the foe in the next round. Ignore defenses.

[Iron]

Aurora Beam 1
6 Dex + 3 Fight + 4 - 5 actions
(6)(3)(5)(6)(1)(1) (6)(3)
Vaporeon creates a trail of ice, slides along it, and zoops up into the air to hit Fate with cold air.
3 Str + 2 power +1 stab -5 = 1d6+1
(4) Xatu takes 2 dmg 8/10hp -1 pain
CD: (1)

Tailwind 1
(6)(5)(3)(5)(5)(3) (5)(5)
+2 dex for Xatu. Fate goes soaring even higher, with stiffer wings.

Air Slash 2
(1)(5)(4)(6)(4)(3) (6)(2) Critical
(5)(2)(2)(6)(4)(2) Vaporeon takes 3 dmg 5/8hp -1 pain
CD: (5)(3)(6)

Vaporeon flinches 2

Air Slash 3
(4)(6)(3)(4)(5)(3) (5) Another critical
(6)(3)(1)(4)(3)(4) Vaporeon takes 3 dmg 2/8hp -2 pain
CD: (2)(3)(1)

Aurora Beam 3
(3)(1)(3)(5)
(5) Xatu takes 2 dmg 6/10hp -1 pain
CD: (6)

Air Slash 4
(3)(3)(1)(4)(3)(4)
(6)(6)(1) Vaporeon faints into a puddle of water, then recoagulates at Sid's feet, where it purrs and rubs its head on him.

"Yep, you know what you're doing, so I'll train Xatu to outrace the wind! Flying type moves will now be usable a little faster for Xatu! Bye now!"

Sid zips away.

[Dragonstrike]

Was he happy? Shrug, no. He didn't feel much of anything.
Is he loyal? Shrug, no, not really.

There's definitely some potential here, but it's hard to read depressed Sceptile's feelings.

"Okay, that's a good start.  Next simple question: if in the future, someone different wanted to try traveling with you, get to know you better, become stronger alongside you...would you be willing to give that a try?"

[Iron]

Was he happy? Shrug, no. He didn't feel much of anything.
Is he loyal? Shrug, no, not really.

There's definitely some potential here, but it's hard to read depressed Sceptile's feelings.

"Okay, that's a good start.  Next simple question: if in the future, someone different wanted to try traveling with you, get to know you better, become stronger alongside you...would you be willing to give that a try?"

Yes, he seems to think that might be stimulating.

[Dragonstrike]

Yes, he seems to think that might be stimulating.

"Alright, then I have one more question for you.  I'm actually considering taking you on myself.  If you'd be willing to come along, I'd be more than happy to have you.  And if you need some proof that I can handle it, I've got a pokemon on hand that I adopted from here, a Dragon in spirit much like yourself, who was in a similar situation before I adopted him.  He could vouch for me.  I also have two of my most trusted pokemon friends on hand.  Either of them would be willing to vouch for me as well, and also show how strong we are if that's necessary.  End of the day, though, it's your decision.  Would you like to try traveling with me and my pokemon?"

[Iron]

Sceptile gives a weak smile. Then suddenly he unleashes a devastating Leaf Storm attack.

Leaf Storm
(3)(6)(2)(4)(3)(2) (6)(3)(2) = 3 successes. It's a little weaker than a normal attack, because he has so rarely made an attack.
Evade: (1)(2)(5)(6)(4)(2) (3)(2)(4)(4)(5)(5) (3)

Nathan dodges out of the way with relative ease. Sceptile just stays slumped in his corner. How do you react?

[Dragonstrike]

Sceptile gives a weak smile. Then suddenly he unleashes a devastating Leaf Storm attack.

Leaf Storm
(3)(6)(2)(4)(3)(2) (6)(3)(2) = 3 successes. It's a little weaker than a normal attack, because he has so rarely made an attack.
Evade: (1)(2)(5)(6)(4)(2) (3)(2)(4)(4)(5)(5) (3)

Nathan dodges out of the way with relative ease. Sceptile just stays slumped in his corner. How do you react?

Nathan just chuckles.  "Just like a Dragon.  Gonna take a little more than that to hit me, though.  Didn't earn 5 Gym Badges by lazing around, and the pokemon I train are just as fast and tough.  Including you if you decide to join. Interested?"

[Iron]

Sceptile gives a weak smile. Then suddenly he unleashes a devastating Leaf Storm attack.

Leaf Storm
(3)(6)(2)(4)(3)(2) (6)(3)(2) = 3 successes. It's a little weaker than a normal attack, because he has so rarely made an attack.
Evade: (1)(2)(5)(6)(4)(2) (3)(2)(4)(4)(5)(5) (3)

Nathan dodges out of the way with relative ease. Sceptile just stays slumped in his corner. How do you react?

Nathan just chuckles.  "Just like a Dragon.  Gonna take a little more than that to hit me, though.  Didn't earn 5 Gym Badges by lazing around, and the pokemon I train are just as fast and tough.  Including you if you decide to join.  Interested?"

Yep! He just wanted to see if he was allowed to use moves now.

Sceptile currently has 3 ripe seeds that can be used as Potions on a Grass Type. He gains a new one once a day, and the oldest one rots if it hasn't been used (for simplicity's sake, no more than 3 can exist at a time. No need to keep track of which one is oldest or whatever. Just check each day if you have 3 yet.)

Gotcha! Sceptile was caught!

Overgrow
1/1/3
Has all his level up moves and Dragon Pulse.

There's no cost for adopting him since he was Evidence. Just provide a Pokeball and your Trainer ID to Director North.

[Lord Windos]

Lethal Damage is not healed so easily as nonlethal. A Sitrus Berry and a Potion each heal only 1 Lethal damage. Your medicine check simply stops it from getting worse.


And in this case, you won't be able to buff yourselves up ahead of time, because you can't reach the battlefield without subjecting yourself to the Pokemon's attacks.

(Sorry for the brief stint of radio silence, but been busy with a lot of work!)

In which case, it be best for Shiva to take up Terra's offer after all, as a Sitrus + Hyper Potion would heal all of Gloom's LD! Up for her to take it or not, though, and he shan't force it if she has her own way of treating her partner. They are there responsibility in the end, after all, and if she doesn't want the help, he'll stay out of it. 

As to her shouting her lungs out, it only caused the mountain of a man to blink a couple of time, before he asked: "...Are you okay? Didn't mean to scare you. Just want to help Gloom."

The fairy lady's fearful reaction to the beast lurking further downwards prompts him to wordlessly move up to guard her and fiery fox, with S. Diggersby hopping right along side him, who looked back to his boss' friends and gave them a inspiring smile and ear-fist pump. Don't won't, we'll keep you safe and breathing, and no baddies are going to lay an extremity on you either!

Shiva's initial half of her comment got a decisive nod from the steely brawler, his expression unseen by her (Since he was facing forward towards the danger) but hardening like a Silcoon preparing for trouble.

"Agreed, and understood. Let me and Diggersby lead. Beast will have to face us first, and will keep you more safe."

Her suggestion to abscond with whatever fierce some Pokemon while they had the chance was meet with a decididly negative reaction, with Terra stiffening briefly in surprise before he looked to the mystical lass with stern eyes and a equally imposing frown.

"No. Foreman said we leave Pokemon we beat alone. We can get miners to handle it after it is Fainted."

Judging by his dour tone and looks, the mountain of a man was fairly adamant about not Catching whatever is up ahead. He was a honorable man who abides by all manner of transactions, invested faith, and agreements, so he was not okay with any sort of underhandedness concerning their job, even if its for a good reason.

Soon after saying his piece on that, Terra faces forward once more, squares his shoulder, and clenches his fist in preparation.

"Ready."

With that, its time to face that which blocks the creek, with S.Diggersby as his chosen Pokemon!