[Meta Thread] Dragonstrike's Pokerole Test Game: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Snowpoint encounters are up!

So, here's how this will work: for anything that involves some element of randomness for what you might find there, I'll roll out a couple random NPCs/Pokemon/Items/whatever is relevant, and then you'll get to pick one of those things for your encounter.

  - Example: you hang around the Pokemon Center.  I roll 5 random NPCs, and then you pick one of them to interact with for the encounter.  You're able to both battle and trade with them in the same encounter since they're open to the idea of both.

  - Example 2: You go to the Trade House.  I roll out 3 random trades, and you get to negotiate for one of them.  None of the NPCs there are looking for a battle, however.

  - If you go to a location and none of the random encounters seem interesting, you are free to take a 'Rest of the City' type encounter instead (such as a training session or wandering about the city aimlessly until something catches your eye).

For something like the Snowpoint Gym, I have specific things planned if those encounters are taken, as the characters you'll meet in those locations don't change at all.

There's 3 encounters during the day, so let's get this thing started, shall we?  Before I begin rolling out random stuff, I'm gonna need to know where everyone's going.

Wanted to try experimenting with different kinds of city encounters while still retaining some player freedom of choice.  If you guys have any comments on the structure of them, I'd love to hear them.

Like the Encounter design/lay out yet set up, mate, and I do enjoy you placing promenance/emphasis on the Free Encounter Option! Lots of options, but none of them feel overwhelming, and the internal design of each offers a nice blend between randomness and knowing what you're getting into. The fact you describe the relative difficulty/reward levels well also contributes to the Encounters feeling fleshed out and not a blind mystery, so kudos for those touches as well! Overall, great job!

Personally, though, I/Ran want to get started on improving that prosthetic of Kogeki's, as unlike most Trainers he isn't all that keen on battling (unless some fool pisses him off/challenges him, or he has a purpose in mind for doing so),  he don't do a lot of trading unless its the 'Pokemon for Goods/Riches' variety, and wants to make damn sure that the ninja is in tip top shape for the trails ahead. 

Beyond that, though, I'd like to challenge the Gym mainly to try and get access to the mini-dungeon Snowpoint Temple before moving on to investigate Lake Acuity later on, as IC Ran wants to prepare himself as much as possible for what he rightly believes will be a hellish job and do his own investigating, and OOC I don't want to leave anything on the table, if possible! Friends comes first, though, so let's do that ASAP!

Like the Encounter design/lay out yet set up, mate, and I do enjoy you placing promenance/emphasis on the Free Encounter Option! Lots of options, but none of them feel overwhelming, and the internal design of each offers a nice blend between randomness and knowing what you're getting into. The fact you describe the relative difficulty/reward levels well also contributes to the Encounters feeling fleshed out and not a blind mystery, so kudos for those touches as well! Overall, great job!

Personally, though, I/Ran want to get started on improving that prosthetic of Kogeki's, as unlike most Trainers he isn't all that keen on battling (unless some fool pisses him off/challenges him, or he has a purpose in mind for doing so),  he don't do a lot of trading unless its the 'Pokemon for Goods/Riches' variety, and wants to make damn sure that the ninja is in tip top shape for the trails ahead. 

Beyond that, though, I'd like to challenge the Gym mainly to try and get access to the mini-dungeon Snowpoint Temple before moving on to investigate Lake Acuity later on, as IC Ran wants to prepare himself as much as possible for what he rightly believes will be a hellish job and do his own investigating, and OOC I don't want to leave anything on the table, if possible! Friends comes first, though, so let's do that ASAP!

Ooh, can't say I was expecting anyone to actually go for Snowpoint Temple, to be honest, but alright then!  As for Kogeki's arm...well, let's just say that probably isn't going to be easy.  The tech DOES exist (Scimitar technology, anyone?  This does take place a year after the events of Skull Ruins, after all), but is rather rare.  This might end up being a long term quest, but we'll see how well I roll

Glad to hear ya like the setup!



Oh, and don't worry, there will probably be PLENTY of chances for a Snover later.  They are the most common pokemon at Acuity Lakefront and on Routes 216 and 217, after all.  They're part of the reason why it never stops hailing in those locations!

However, it only ever hails at Lake Acuity itself whenever there's a Snover nearby, strangely enough.  Nobody has yet found an explanation for this phenomenon.  Or why Diamond Dust only ever falls at Snowpoint City in Sinnoh, for that matter.  Some theorize they're because of either Uxie or the Snowpoint Temple.

Finding the pieces or not, it still a good chance for Kogeki and Randolph to know better each other and have a more positive start of a friendship. In which way, it still a good thing in my book.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Snowpoint encounters are up!

So, here's how this will work: for anything that involves some element of randomness for what you might find there, I'll roll out a couple random NPCs/Pokemon/Items/whatever is relevant, and then you'll get to pick one of those things for your encounter.

  - Example: you hang around the Pokemon Center.  I roll 5 random NPCs, and then you pick one of them to interact with for the encounter.  You're able to both battle and trade with them in the same encounter since they're open to the idea of both.

  - Example 2: You go to the Trade House.  I roll out 3 random trades, and you get to negotiate for one of them.  None of the NPCs there are looking for a battle, however.

  - If you go to a location and none of the random encounters seem interesting, you are free to take a 'Rest of the City' type encounter instead (such as a training session or wandering about the city aimlessly until something catches your eye).

For something like the Snowpoint Gym, I have specific things planned if those encounters are taken, as the characters you'll meet in those locations don't change at all.

There's 3 encounters during the day, so let's get this thing started, shall we?  Before I begin rolling out random stuff, I'm gonna need to know where everyone's going.

Wanted to try experimenting with different kinds of city encounters while still retaining some player freedom of choice.  If you guys have any comments on the structure of them, I'd love to hear them.

Like the Encounter design/lay out yet set up, mate, and I do enjoy you placing promenance/emphasis on the Free Encounter Option! Lots of options, but none of them feel overwhelming, and the internal design of each offers a nice blend between randomness and knowing what you're getting into. The fact you describe the relative difficulty/reward levels well also contributes to the Encounters feeling fleshed out and not a blind mystery, so kudos for those touches as well! Overall, great job!

Personally, though, I/Ran want to get started on improving that prosthetic of Kogeki's, as unlike most Trainers he isn't all that keen on battling (unless some fool pisses him off/challenges him, or he has a purpose in mind for doing so),  he don't do a lot of trading unless its the 'Pokemon for Goods/Riches' variety, and wants to make damn sure that the ninja is in tip top shape for the trails ahead. 

Beyond that, though, I'd like to challenge the Gym mainly to try and get access to the mini-dungeon Snowpoint Temple before moving on to investigate Lake Acuity later on, as IC Ran wants to prepare himself as much as possible for what he rightly believes will be a hellish job and do his own investigating, and OOC I don't want to leave anything on the table, if possible! Friends comes first, though, so let's do that ASAP!

Like the Encounter design/lay out yet set up, mate, and I do enjoy you placing promenance/emphasis on the Free Encounter Option! Lots of options, but none of them feel overwhelming, and the internal design of each offers a nice blend between randomness and knowing what you're getting into. The fact you describe the relative difficulty/reward levels well also contributes to the Encounters feeling fleshed out and not a blind mystery, so kudos for those touches as well! Overall, great job!

Personally, though, I/Ran want to get started on improving that prosthetic of Kogeki's, as unlike most Trainers he isn't all that keen on battling (unless some fool pisses him off/challenges him, or he has a purpose in mind for doing so),  he don't do a lot of trading unless its the 'Pokemon for Goods/Riches' variety, and wants to make damn sure that the ninja is in tip top shape for the trails ahead. 

Beyond that, though, I'd like to challenge the Gym mainly to try and get access to the mini-dungeon Snowpoint Temple before moving on to investigate Lake Acuity later on, as IC Ran wants to prepare himself as much as possible for what he rightly believes will be a hellish job and do his own investigating, and OOC I don't want to leave anything on the table, if possible! Friends comes first, though, so let's do that ASAP!

Ooh, can't say I was expecting anyone to actually go for Snowpoint Temple, to be honest, but alright then!  As for Kogeki's arm...well, let's just say that probably isn't going to be easy.  The tech DOES exist (Scimitar technology, anyone?  This does take place a year after the events of Skull Ruins, after all), but is rather rare.  This might end up being a long term quest, but we'll see how well I roll

Glad to hear ya like the setup!



Oh, and don't worry, there will probably be PLENTY of chances for a Snover later.  They are the most common pokemon at Acuity Lakefront and on Routes 216 and 217, after all.  They're part of the reason why it never stops hailing in those locations!

However, it only ever hails at Lake Acuity itself whenever there's a Snover nearby, strangely enough.  Nobody has yet found an explanation for this phenomenon.  Or why Diamond Dust only ever falls at Snowpoint City in Sinnoh, for that matter.  Some theorize they're because of either Uxie or the Snowpoint Temple.

Finding the pieces or not, it still a good chance for Kogeki and Randolph to know better each other and have a more positive start of a friendship. In which way, it still a good thing in my book.

Indeed! Funny how you're character losing his arm was the best thing to foster friendship/jolly cooperation between him and Ran! Real handy trait there, huh?

[Dragonstrike]

Important note concerning the Snowpoint Gym that I forgot to mention (I'll edit it into the encounter post now):

Challenging Candice has a cap of 1 per encounter, and 2 per day.  She's only got enough gym ready pokemon on hand for 2 battles each day, and she can't do 2 battles in the same encounter for obvious reasons.

I may also put a cap on the number of times the port encounter can be taken per day, given that there aren't supposed to be many international trainers hanging around there.

[Lord Windos]

Important note concerning the Snowpoint Gym that I forgot to mention (I'll edit it into the encounter post now):

Challenging Candice has a cap of 1 per encounter, and 2 per day.  She's only got enough gym ready pokemon on hand for 2 battles each day, and she can't do 2 battles in the same encounter for obvious reasons.

I may also put a cap on the number of times the port encounter can be taken per day, given that there aren't supposed to be many international trainers hanging around there.

Figured that challenging Candance would be a limited thing, but I can also understand their being a limit on the no. of foreigners/Port Encounters too for the reasons you stated. For purely roleplay/non battling matters, though, would the Port still be an option for our characters to explore, hypothetically speaking?

[Dragonstrike]

For purely roleplay/non battling matters, though, would the Port still be an option for our characters to explore, hypothetically speaking?

Yes.  That would be a part of 'The Rest of the City' type encounters in that case.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Snowpoint encounters are up!

So, here's how this will work: for anything that involves some element of randomness for what you might find there, I'll roll out a couple random NPCs/Pokemon/Items/whatever is relevant, and then you'll get to pick one of those things for your encounter.

  - Example: you hang around the Pokemon Center.  I roll 5 random NPCs, and then you pick one of them to interact with for the encounter.  You're able to both battle and trade with them in the same encounter since they're open to the idea of both.

  - Example 2: You go to the Trade House.  I roll out 3 random trades, and you get to negotiate for one of them.  None of the NPCs there are looking for a battle, however.

  - If you go to a location and none of the random encounters seem interesting, you are free to take a 'Rest of the City' type encounter instead (such as a training session or wandering about the city aimlessly until something catches your eye).

For something like the Snowpoint Gym, I have specific things planned if those encounters are taken, as the characters you'll meet in those locations don't change at all.

There's 3 encounters during the day, so let's get this thing started, shall we?  Before I begin rolling out random stuff, I'm gonna need to know where everyone's going.

Wanted to try experimenting with different kinds of city encounters while still retaining some player freedom of choice.  If you guys have any comments on the structure of them, I'd love to hear them.

Like the Encounter design/lay out yet set up, mate, and I do enjoy you placing promenance/emphasis on the Free Encounter Option! Lots of options, but none of them feel overwhelming, and the internal design of each offers a nice blend between randomness and knowing what you're getting into. The fact you describe the relative difficulty/reward levels well also contributes to the Encounters feeling fleshed out and not a blind mystery, so kudos for those touches as well! Overall, great job!

Personally, though, I/Ran want to get started on improving that prosthetic of Kogeki's, as unlike most Trainers he isn't all that keen on battling (unless some fool pisses him off/challenges him, or he has a purpose in mind for doing so),  he don't do a lot of trading unless its the 'Pokemon for Goods/Riches' variety, and wants to make damn sure that the ninja is in tip top shape for the trails ahead. 

Beyond that, though, I'd like to challenge the Gym mainly to try and get access to the mini-dungeon Snowpoint Temple before moving on to investigate Lake Acuity later on, as IC Ran wants to prepare himself as much as possible for what he rightly believes will be a hellish job and do his own investigating, and OOC I don't want to leave anything on the table, if possible! Friends comes first, though, so let's do that ASAP!

Like the Encounter design/lay out yet set up, mate, and I do enjoy you placing promenance/emphasis on the Free Encounter Option! Lots of options, but none of them feel overwhelming, and the internal design of each offers a nice blend between randomness and knowing what you're getting into. The fact you describe the relative difficulty/reward levels well also contributes to the Encounters feeling fleshed out and not a blind mystery, so kudos for those touches as well! Overall, great job!

Personally, though, I/Ran want to get started on improving that prosthetic of Kogeki's, as unlike most Trainers he isn't all that keen on battling (unless some fool pisses him off/challenges him, or he has a purpose in mind for doing so),  he don't do a lot of trading unless its the 'Pokemon for Goods/Riches' variety, and wants to make damn sure that the ninja is in tip top shape for the trails ahead. 

Beyond that, though, I'd like to challenge the Gym mainly to try and get access to the mini-dungeon Snowpoint Temple before moving on to investigate Lake Acuity later on, as IC Ran wants to prepare himself as much as possible for what he rightly believes will be a hellish job and do his own investigating, and OOC I don't want to leave anything on the table, if possible! Friends comes first, though, so let's do that ASAP!

Ooh, can't say I was expecting anyone to actually go for Snowpoint Temple, to be honest, but alright then!  As for Kogeki's arm...well, let's just say that probably isn't going to be easy.  The tech DOES exist (Scimitar technology, anyone?  This does take place a year after the events of Skull Ruins, after all), but is rather rare.  This might end up being a long term quest, but we'll see how well I roll

Glad to hear ya like the setup!



Oh, and don't worry, there will probably be PLENTY of chances for a Snover later.  They are the most common pokemon at Acuity Lakefront and on Routes 216 and 217, after all.  They're part of the reason why it never stops hailing in those locations!

However, it only ever hails at Lake Acuity itself whenever there's a Snover nearby, strangely enough.  Nobody has yet found an explanation for this phenomenon.  Or why Diamond Dust only ever falls at Snowpoint City in Sinnoh, for that matter.  Some theorize they're because of either Uxie or the Snowpoint Temple.

Finding the pieces or not, it still a good chance for Kogeki and Randolph to know better each other and have a more positive start of a friendship. In which way, it still a good thing in my book.

Indeed! Funny how you're character losing his arm was the best thing to foster friendship/jolly cooperation between him and Ran! Real handy trait there, huh?

Yeah. The world is strange sometimes. And I noticed the handy pun, heh.

[Mikaruge108]

Karen'll take on Candice for her first encounter.

[Spiritmon]

If I not wrong, Candice Pokemon she use in battle is normally Snover, Sneasel, Medicham with Ice Punch and Abomasnow. Be careful Mika.

[Spiritmon]

Hooded robes. Metal glove. Mysteryous and mistic presence. I dont know about you Windos, but this smell like Scimitars to me.

[Dragonstrike]

Kogeki think for a second when the blacksmith make that commentary about the reason why they are here. "Now that you mentioned Randolph, it is pretty strange. It indeed see such random location to have a meeting. I kinda have a theory of my own however. According to local folclore, Acuity Lake was the place where the Legendary of Knowldege once lived. Maybe the reason why it was choose this place was because of a chance a clue for Coronet mystery be there? Its to much coincidence. Thats one of the reasons why I going there to investigate. There is also the temple to investigate, but to do that we must get permission from the local Gym Leader. I migh need prepare my Pokemon to face those Ice-types."

I think Randolph was thinking that to himself instead of saying it out loud, Spirit.