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

[Spiritmon]

That's....actually good points. We are close to the climar of our queest...So bonding and get the Electruxonite will not benefit me very much.

Besides, I already get enough wishes for a day, and it is very much unfair stall even more the campaign. So giving up in ask the location of Electruxonite.

Also, I love the names! Thanks. But I would hear the input of everyone else about names.

[Dragonstrike]

Also, I love the names! Thanks. But I would hear the input of everyone else about names.

I honestly don't have any suggestions.

[Lord Windos]

Interesting....seems like Slowpoke Well Proper is mostly a rest-stop area, with puzzle elements in place of real challenges. Not a bad idea IC and OOC, since the last major Encounters the group experienced was Bargaining with Mega Syrentide and Fighting DMG, so the break in difficulty is nice!

Regarding the loot, since they're 5 Group Members and the Scimitar don't care about regular loot, I say that everyone get two each of the Bleached Apricorns, and that everyone but Terra gets 1 Nugget. He already has the Regal Chamber Loot that's worth $6500 Poke and has gained Arete + Sari, so I say he can afford to miss out on some riches now. Only fair, really!

As for the Aqua Jet TMs, I'm not too interested in them unless Angie or Posei can learn them. Both lost Moves earlier (Particularly Posei), so 'paying them back' in some way for their loss would be most ideal. In particularly, Posei would benefit more from having it, as Belly Drum + Aqua Jet is a most surprising and deadly combo if the princely frog happens to go second, or to pseudo-chain two Moves together in a wombo combo. Plus, if I ever decide to change his Ability to Drizzle, Aqua Jet essentially becomes his own version of Extreme Speed in terms of Damage, which is nice, to say the least!

Encounter-wise, none of the ones present strike my fancy except possibly the Binacle Horde (I want nothing to do with those Frillish and Jellicent, for reasons you can surmmize from its Dex entries, *Shivers....*), so I wouldn't mind skipping past these set of Encounters and moving one deeper into the dungeon. Either that, or if anyone wants to do an Encounter here Terra could just go fishing with his Super Rod , which is bound to catch something interesting.

Onto the matter of who gets The Shield......well, since Mika never really definitively indicated whether or not they wanted an Treasure to wield, it's a three way decision between Spira, Nathan, and Shiva as to who gets it. So.....yeah.....you'll have to debate among yourselves about that.....

As for how to get deeper into the well, if what Iron describes is basically a giant waterfall that leads down into the abyss, a simple way to traverse it is via Angie (Hold at least 2-3) and Quetzal (1) (And possibly Ditto Transformed as Angie), as they can fly everyone down in a few cycles. Nathan could also fly down on his Charizard possibly, if they are willing and able to do so. However, if Marco's Skarmory is willing to help out, they could just FLY the group down, or if Feraligator happens to know SURF and/or WATERFALL.....

Speaking of which, how ARE Marco's Pokemon handling Slowpoke Well? And how are most of them are going to get down with the rest of the group further down the Well/The Skull Ruins? Oh, and it should be time for Heart to attempt to continue the De-Cursing of Marco. That too!

Hmm....I just thought of something, concerning that Pokedex Nathan found: could it be used to catch Pokemon under its ID/OT? If so, that be a way to escort Marco's Pokemon with us, and give him his Pokemon back if he couldn't recapture them himself (If he lost all his stuff Post-Kadabrification). Either that, or it could essentially act as a extra + 6 Pokemon for the group, which would allow us greater freedom in what Pokemon we decide to keep or send back to the PC. A bit ghoulish to use a dead man's ID for our own benefit, but hey, it's not like he can make use of it anymore, and like I said before the group frankly needs all the help it can get.

As for the whole matter of Sari vs Edmundi in Terra's party, since I never got back a response from Iron about the full extent of their Knowledge after Terra attempted to bribe them with his pile of treasure, nor clarified what they said, I'll have to assume she just won't divulge anymore info no matter what. In which case, I'm sorta stuck here as to which Pokemon I want to bring along, as while Sari is a bit redundant with Solomon hanging around (And ornery to boot, too), its not the bad kind of redundancy, as more Heal Pulsers (Once she learns it) and brain power can be a very good thing to have.

Hmm......well, maybe one last thing can help me decide if she stays or not: her Hidden Power. Could Terra humbly request she demonstrate it for him, Iron?

[Dragonstrike]

I can pass on the Shield.  I am FAR more interested in the Sword for varying reasons.

[Spiritmon]

Hmm, I was thinking: What if Rose hold the shield? In terms of power, she is Heart strongest Pokemon due to her fire moves like Blast Burn and Flare Blitz, or Counter moves such as Thunder Punch/Close Combat. Such Shield to protect her would make her almost invicible. And with Calm Mind, even Super Effective attacks could barely hit her.

I think Heart, Shiva or Spira should take the shield. With such item, we could have some extra defense against our enemies.

I think we need a Pokemon or human capable of have hands. A Clawitizer such as Gustav would have problems with hold since, well, he has claws and no hands.

I also interested in grab that chest with TM and nuggets. I get a nice loot with Chest Pokemon, but having more money is always nice.

[Mikaruge108]

In that case, Spira will take on the spectral jellyfish.

[Spiritmon]

Is anyone against of Rose carry the shield? @Dragonstrike? @Lord Windos? @PhantomUnderYourDesk? @Mikaruge108?

[Dragonstrike]

Hmm, I was thinking: What if Rose hold the shield? In terms of power, she is Heart strongest Pokemon due to her fire moves like Blast Burn and Flare Blitz, or Counter moves such as Thunder Punch/Close Combat. Such Shield to protect her would make her almost invicible. And with Calm Mind, even Super Effective attacks could barely hit her.

I think Heart, Shiva or Spira should take the shield. With such item, we could have some extra defense against our enemies.

I think we need a Pokemon or human capable of have hands. A Clawitizer such as Gustav would have problems with hold since, well, he has claws and no hands.

I also interested in grab that chest with TM and nuggets. I get a nice loot with Chest Pokemon, but having more money is always nice.

I don't think a Pokemon can wield the Artifacts.  They were made by humans, for humans.

I don't think the chest is an actual Encounter.  I think that's just loot we get to split amongst ourselves.

[Spiritmon]

Hmm, I was thinking: What if Rose hold the shield? In terms of power, she is Heart strongest Pokemon due to her fire moves like Blast Burn and Flare Blitz, or Counter moves such as Thunder Punch/Close Combat. Such Shield to protect her would make her almost invicible. And with Calm Mind, even Super Effective attacks could barely hit her.

I think Heart, Shiva or Spira should take the shield. With such item, we could have some extra defense against our enemies.

I think we need a Pokemon or human capable of have hands. A Clawitizer such as Gustav would have problems with hold since, well, he has claws and no hands.

I also interested in grab that chest with TM and nuggets. I get a nice loot with Chest Pokemon, but having more money is always nice.

I don't think a Pokemon can wield the Artifacts.  They were made by humans, for humans.

I don't think the chest is an actual Encounter.  I think that's just loot we get to split amongst ourselves.

"As per our agreement, your party will carry the Shield and our party will carry the next Artifact. Whoever carries it long will begin to bond with the thing, and it's no easy matter to switch the bond without a full arcane intervention. This Shield, our research says, allows a Trainer and one companion to weather any attack, quite indefinitely. I suppose you might use it on one Pokemon instead of a human companion, as we had planned to do. There are limits to its power - it can't prevent attacks from too many different sources, a limit we think around a dozen. It can't prevent some few powerful moves that bypass such defenses, but it can easily stop ordinary moves like Brick Break. An example is Rock Smash - it would stop the damage, but not the weakening effect - or vice versa, at the choice of the wielder."

"In other words, a trainer, and a Pokemon chosen at the start of each round, is immune to either ALL damage or ALL debuffs."

So the shield can be wield by a human and used to protect a companion or it is a Pokemon capable of wield it?

Could you confirm that @Iron?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Well, first of all, I'm highly interested in that special Sharpedo and Carvanha Duo, so I'd like to take that Encounter. They also feel like they'd be good to be dealt with in order to progress properly.

Second....... Since we really get to choose (aww, generous!~), I kinda wish for Shiva to take that Shield - please? @Spiritmon, I have to agree that I don't think a Pokemon (Rose in this case) can hold and wield it, and it's much more than which of your Pokemon can get the most competitive benefit out of it. I, well, read what this Shield can do and instantly thought that this fits Shiva's promise to Ven to make it out of the Ruins alive and in one piece quite decently/that it actively helps her fulfull this promise....