[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original Post 1

Karen carefully takes the cup and sips on its contents, then pats Octavia's head.

"Lots of Graveler, Medicham, Golbat, Machoke, Bronzong, the rare Clefairy and Chimecho...you know, all the usual suspects for Sinnoh's cave systems, just evolved.  Haven't been up there in awhile, though.  You are right that the wild pokemon up there don't see many humans!  I actually once saw a wild Probopass up there that didn't even know what a human was, believe it or not!  But you know, now that you're asking, that reminds me that I did see some kind of really long pokemon up there right before the blizzards started...at least, I think I did...I didn't really get a good look at it.  Not really sure if I was seeing things or not.  The top of the mountain kind of has this...mystical quality to it, I guess you could say.  The higher up you go, the closer you get to the center of creation itself, they say.  Not sure if I entirely believe that, to be honest, but I can't deny that there is a strange aura about the mountain."

Octavia's delighted over kind pats from the young and caring lady and begins to purr softly. Aww!~ Once she has collected enough strokes, she leaps off to curl together near the cozy fireplace again; right next to Stella for additional warmth. Kee's totally entranced by the adorable sight of his two feline females enjoying themselves like this. (´ ω `♡)

So many various kinds of Pokemon... That mountain sure provides a good habitat for cave-dwellers. Damn those Steel Types too, but luckily Skittles' poison' extraodinairily corrosive; literally speaking. That really long Pokemon - THAT one nicely catches Kee's attention though and he glances towards the hiker from his rimless glasses with a curious look. "Aha. 'Really long Pokemon' - That could've been anything, from a dragon to a legend. Did it feature any other traits apart from being super-long? Like, was it flying, prone to attack you or such?"

Original Post 2

Karen doesn't feel confident enough in summoning Mightyena to get her doggo to help, but the Fire type move users do wonders in making it easier to find items in the snow!  Even as young as two of them are, Kee's training methods help them melt away large quantities of snow even with weak moves.  There's always more snow falling to replace what was just melted, however, so it's hard work that takes a lot of time.

Kee actually finds a really rare item: a Dusk Stone!  Draven pops out of his pokeball during the search to help find it.  He's very careful to not touch it right away, though.
Karen doesn't find anything quite as exciting, but she does find a TM for Sunny Day hidden in the snow drifts after getting completely covered in snow herself.

Ah, if Karen's not feeling confident enough to bring out her black doggo, then Kee's going to have Stella help her instead by melting away some snow with her enhanced sunlight and embers. He himself has his poisonous firely lizard for that job AND Draven wants to help finding stuff too on top of that, and Kee would be untrue to himself if he'd deny a young lady a helping hand when he's got one to offer.

Eventually the three come across that shadowy black stone, and it causes the poisonous raver to laugh. Plain and simply laugh, in a rather nonchalant and humourous way. "Well ISN'T that a coincidence my lovely toxic catbat, it's almost scary how lucky I am t'day!!~ Hehehe... Oh no, you're not getting to touch this stone yet. Sorreeeeh, not gonna happen!~" He affectionately ruffles Draven's head and then carefully packs the stone away. "BUT, and that much I promise ya, it has your name written on it. Set in stone so to say, hah! There's a long way ahead for us two until you're ready to have your dormant villain's mind unlocked and until I'm ready to properly deal with it. As long as we're together though, that way will be a stroll through the dock, we just have to take care of the sea-breeze not knocking us down or stealing our judgement!~~"

It's quite a cool sight to see Master and Pokemon beaming with delight and readiness to get through things together like this. ^0^

[Dragonstrike]

(If you could get me all of the accuracy rolls as well, Spirit, that'd be very, very helpful and save me a lot of time.  Not having to look them up means I'll be more likely to have the time to roll digital dice instead of having to wait until I have time to sit down at my laptop to roll the battle out)

Multi Battle Round 2

Susano'o is practically a blur in this weather, rocketing forward and slamming into his target before Luxray can do anything.

Aqua Jet 1 (it is not affected by Sheer Force, which means the LO's drawbacks will trigger)
(2)(3)(2)(2)(6)(1)(5)
2 + 4 + STAB + 1 Rain + 2 LO - 3 Def = 7 D6
(6)(4)(3)(6)(2)(1)(5) Golbat takes 4 damage and faints!
(1)(5)(5)(4) Susano'o takes 3 recoil damage from the Life Orb! 5/8 HP -1 Pain

When Luxray does move, however, it hurts!

Thunder Fang 1
12 base - 1 Acc - 2 Act = 9
(3)(2)(3)(6)(2)(6)(2)(6)(2)
4 Str + 2 Pow + STAB - 3 Def + SE = 4 D6 + 1
(6)(5)(3)(2) Susano'o takes 3 damage! 2/8 HP -2 Pain
P: (4)(3)
F: (2)(4)

Gama begins chipping away at Luxray with his favorite ninja technique!

Gunk Shot 1
(5)(4)(2)(2)(1) Gama became Poison type!
(4)(4)(1)(1) Luxray takes 1 damage 8/9 HP
P: (2)(6)(1) Luxray was Poisoned!
F: (1)

Without a partner, though, Luxray can unleash its full power!!  Its whole body crackles with static electricity!

Discharge 2
10 base - 4 act = 6
(6)(4)(1)(6)(4)(2)
4 Spe + 3 Pow + STAB - 3 = 5 D6 (+1 on Susano'o)
(1)(1)(3)(3)(4)
(4)(5)(3)
(2)(1)(3)
Gama takes 0 damage
Susano'o takes 1 damage 1/8 HP -3 Pain

Susano'o is rightfully worried about his well being, and toughens himself to hopefully survive any incoming physical attacks.

Iron Defense 2
(6)(6)(4)(4)
+2 Defense for Susano'o

Gama continues to inflict chip damage on this extra tough Luxray.

Bubble 2
(6)(4)(6)(1)(4) Gama became Water type!
(4)(3) Luxray takes 1 damage 7/9 HP -1 Pain
D: (1)
F: (3)

The static electricity surrounding Luxray dies down, only for the large feline to start biting things again.

Crunch 3 (non lethal)
12 - 6 - 1 = 5
(4)(3)(3)(2)(1)
4 + 3 - 5* = 2
(4)(3) Susano'o takes 1 damage and faints!

Both sides then proceed to try and make the most of the icy climate!

Ice Punch 3
(5)(5)(2) Gama became Ice type!
(2)(4) Luxray takes 1 damage 6/9 HP -1 Pain
Fr: (1)
Fl: (2)

Ice Fang 4
12 - 8 - 1 Acc - 1 Pain = 2
(5)(6)
4 + 2 - 2 - NVE = 4 D6 - 1
(5)(4)(5)(5) Gama takes 3 damage! 5/8 HP -1 Pain
Fr: (-)(-)
Fl: (5)(1)

Poison: (4)(1) Luxray is fine for now.

The rain continues to fall (2 Rounds remain)

Cassidy has her next pokemon ready, and she looks a little more confident now that Susano'o has fainted, but she still hesitates a little, uncertain about how much she can contribute to this battle.

Jacob, meanwhile, is grinning, proud of how well his ace pokemon is doing.  "So, how about my Luxray, eh?  Pretty strong, right?"

Multi Battle Round 3 Initiaitves

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Being no half-wit by any means, Ran immediately picks up the kindly crone had some sort of inkling about what was up with the kooky weather/Weather that's been plague the area lately, and decides to lightly press her about it. After he thanked the woman for her hospitality and some small talk, of course. You don't leap headlong into such things when your a quest, you know! Ain't proper etiquette or respectful to do so!

"Glad to hear that, and thank ya again for letting me in. Really appreciate it, ESPECIALLY with how blisteringly chilly it is outside. I heard and knew it was frosty up here in these parts, but I didn't imagine it'd be so gottverdammt  intolerably frigid! Heck, the weather outside is giving me Ice Types the shivers! If that ain't unusually cold, I don't know what could be!"

*Huffs, before calming down*

".....Sorry 'bout that outburst, but as ya can already tell, I'm no fan of these chilly climes, unlike a certain pig-tailed Gym Leader. Don't know how she can tolerate it in that skimpy get-u[ of hers and be so damn cheerful, but that's young one for ya. Always quick to adapt and adjust to darn near anything, even if they do it in the most hair brained of ways. Bah...."

Once he fully settles down and finishes venting, finally cuts to the chase.

"Enough of my gripping, though. Got anything to say yourself about this? Sounds like you got a clue to what's up and lurking behind, which is more that what I or my partners can say for certain right now..."

As for own question, he answers it easily enough.

"Yes mam, and you're correct. Me and my partners are heading their to investigate old Coronot after hearing all the wacky and strange claims being bandied about it lately, and see if we can't do something about it if those people jabberings have some Nugget of truth to them. Any advice or news about the mountain you can share you'd think lend us a Helping Hand?"

The old lady chuckles.  "Oh, that's alright, dearie.  The cold ain't for everyone.  Even Candice has days where she needs to wear a sweater, you know.  A day like today would probably be one of those times, in fact."

She chuckles again when Randolph asks if she knows something, and if she has any advice or news concerning the mountain.  "My, my, you certainly don't beat around the bush, do you?  Well, I'm afraid I don't know much about the mountain itself.  Don't usually go up there, you see.  The area around here, though...yes, I do know a thing or two."

She picks up the kettle and sets it on the table, then pours herself a cup of what looks like...tea, maybe?

"Before I get to that, though, I wish to ask you something: could you help a little old lady with a teensy weensy little problem?  It's a simple request, I can assure you. And I also have a little gift for you if you agree to my proposal."

[Dragonstrike]

So many various kinds of Pokemon... That mountain sure provides a good habitat for cave-dwellers. Damn those Steel Types too, but luckily Skittles' poison' extraodinairily corrosive; literally speaking. That really long Pokemon - THAT one nicely catches Kee's attention though and he glances towards the hiker from his rimless glasses with a curious look. "Aha. 'Really long Pokemon' - That could've been anything, from a dragon to a legend. Did it feature any other traits apart from being super-long? Like, was it flying, prone to attack you or such?"

"I didn't really get a good look at it, unfortunately, and it disappeared before I could get any closer.  I've heard some travelers say they've encountered Dratini and Dragonair in some parts of the mountain, but I don't think it was one of those those.  The one I caught a glimpse of was on the mountain's slopes, not in the caves.  From what I know, the usual dragon sightings are typically in bodies of water in the caves, not outdoors.  Oh, speaking of which, be careful if you're venturing into the caves from this side of the mountain.  It's rare, but wild Gyarados do sometimes attack travelers in the lower levels.  Dangerous beasts, those serpents.  I've been fortunate enough to not run into one myself, but I don't usually roam the lower levels of the cave systems, either.  That's where most of the water is."

[Spiritmon]

When Kogeki return Susano'o back to his Pokeball, he couldn't hold himself and chuckle a bit. "Not bad. Not bad at all. Your Luxray is indeed strong. I get a little reckless however. Should have remembered Life Orb would eat most of the energy of Susano'o. I was thinking it's effects would be ignore by Sheer Force. Guess I was wrong. Even a old ninja have lot to learn."

Kogeki put a hand in Gama shoulder. "Rest old friend. You did a good job in weak Luxray enough. Time to put Shenzi and Izanagi to action." Kogeki let Gama rest on a rock close by to watch the rest of the battle. (A reaction scene to that would be interesting to see @Dragonstrike, since Gama is out but it will watch now.)

Kogeki then hold two Pokeball. "Well, time to face two Pokemon of mine. Shenzi! Izanagi! Go for it!" Then the two come out.

Kogeki also release one last Pokemon, the young Ed the Pochyena. "Little one, watch this battle alright? Seeing this battle might help you learn more about fighting." Kogeki then point to where Gama rock is. "Make company with Gama. It is more safe for now. Don't want you to be caught in the middle fire alright?" Kogeki pat the fur head of the little hyena. "Gama? Watch over him okay?" Reaction to this scene too please.

With that said he look to Jacob and Cassidy. "Come. I ready."

[Dragonstrike]

When Kogeki return Susano'o back to his Pokeball, he couldn't hold himself and chuckle a bit. "Not bad. Not bad at all. Your Luxray is indeed strong. I get a little reckless however. Should have remembered Life Orb would eat most of the energy of Susano'o. I was thinking it's effects would be ignore by Sheer Force. Guess I was wrong. Even a old ninja have lot to learn."

Kogeki put a hand in Gama shoulder. "Rest old friend. You did a good job in weak Luxray enough. Time to put Shenzi and Izanagi to action." Kogeki let Gama rest on a rock close by to watch the rest of the battle. (A reaction scene to that would be interesting to see Dragonstrike, since Gama is out but it will watch now.)

Kogeki then hold two Pokeball. "Well, time to face two Pokemon of mine. Shenzi! Izanagi! Go for it!" Then the two come out.

Kogeki also release one last Pokemon, the young Ed the Pochyena. "Little one, watch this battle alright? Seeing this battle might help you learn more about fighting." Kogeki then point to where Gama rock is. "Make company with Gama. It is more safe for now. Don't want you to be caught in the middle fire alright?" Kogeki pat the fur head of the little hyena. "Gama? Watch over him okay?" Reaction to this scene too please.

With that said he look to Jacob and Cassidy. "Come. I ready."

Gama nods and quietly leans back, one arm on said large rock.  He's pretty sure he could have taken on that Luxray still, but he's also confident Kogeki's got this.

Ed yips and bounds over to Gama, eagerly watching his mother (who's growling at Luxray.  Luxray growls back, too).  Gama doesn't pay Ed much mind besides the occassional glance down at the pup.  Both of them are more interested in the battle.

Jacob's a little impatient, it seems.  "Alright, we continuing this battle now?  Rain isn't gonna last forever, ya know."

Cassidy's looking at Shenzi, wide eyed.  "...wow..."  She almost forgets to send out her second pokemon.  A look from Jacob, though, and she sends it out quickly.  "Eep!"

Ninja Girl Cassidy sends out a...Dusclops?!  Cassidy is trying to not chuckle at how surprised the Ace Trainer looks.

Intimidate from both sides decreases the Strength of all combatants by 1.

Dusclops is exerting its Pressure, temporarily halving the Will of Kogeki's pokemon!

Multi Battle Round 3 Initiatives
Shenzi: (6) + 12 = 18
Luxray: 17
Nagi: (5) + 9 = 14
Dusclops: (2) + 7 = 9

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Gama nods and quietly leans back, one arm on said large rock.  He's pretty sure he could have taken on that Luxray still, but he's also confident Kogeki's got this.

Ed yips and bounds over to Gama, eagerly watching his mother (who's growling at Luxray.  Luxray growls back, too).  Gama doesn't pay Ed much mind besides the occassional glance down at the pup.  Both of them are more interested in the battle.

Jacob's a little impatient, it seems.  "Alright, we continuing this battle now?  Rain isn't gonna last forever, ya know."

Cassidy's looking at Shenzi, wide eyed.  "...wow..."  She almost forgets to send out her second pokemon.  A look from Jacob, though, and she sends it out quickly.  "Eep!"

Ninja Girl Cassidy sends out a...Dusclops?!  Cassidy is trying to not chuckle at how surprised the Ace Trainer looks.

Intimidate from both sides decreases the Strength of all combatants by 1.

Dusclops is exerting its Pressure, temporarily halving the Will of Kogeki's pokemon!

Multi Battle Round 3 Initiatives
Shenzi: (6) + 12 = 18
Luxray: 17
Nagi: (5) + 9 = 14
Dusclops: (2) + 7 = 9

[Dragonstrike]

Multi Battle Round 3

Nagi does what Nagi does best: screwing over anything and everything that isn't a Dark type.

Hypnosis 1
(4)(4)(1) 
Luxray falls Asleep!

Shenzi's more than happy to help with that, too.

Scary Face 1
(6)(6)(5)(6)(3)(6)(2)(5)
Luxray's Dex decreases by 2!

Luxray struggles to wake up from its impromptu nap.

Wake Up 1
(6)(1)(6)(1) 1/5 successes

While Dusclops works on debilitating its rival ghost!

Confuse Ray 1
10 base - 2 = 8
(2)(1)(2)(3)(2)(4)(2)(5)
Nagi became Confused!

Even confused, Nagi's doing his absolute best to continue his shenanigans.

Hidden Power Fire 2
(4)(5)(3)
(6)(5)(6)(5)(1)(2)(1) Luxray takes 2 damage! 4/9 HP -2 Pain
The weather becomes Sunny!

Chomp.  Nothing more needs to be said about Shenzi's actions for the Round.  Luxray isn't an immediate threat right now, so she gets to work on breaking down the other danger.

Crunch 2
(6)(3)(2)(5)(4)(2)
(5)(5)(5) Dusclops takes 4 damage! 5/9 HP -1 Pain (If Shenzi wasn't at full health before, she is now thanks to her Shell Bell restoring 1 HP)
(5)

Wake Up 2
(2)(3)(3)(3) 1/5 successes
Zzzzzz....

Dusclops takes advantage of the curse it laid on Nagi.

Hex 2
(4)(3)(4)(6)(6)
3 Spe + 2 + 2 Statused + STAB - 3 + SE = 5 D6 + 1
(5)(3)(6)(2)(5) Nagi takes 4 damage! 3/7 HP -2 Pain

Nightmare/Night Shade 3
9 - 6 - 2 Pain - 2 Confused = 0
Nagi hurts himself in his Confusion! 2/9 HP -2 Pain

Bite 3
(6)(4)(4)(5)
(2)(3) Dusclops takes 1 damage 4/9 HP -2 Pain
(6)(6)(1) Dusclops Flinches 3!

Wake Up 3
(6)(5)(5)(2) 4/5 successes


Poison: (1)(2) Luxray takes 1 damage from the Poison.  3/9 HP -2 Pain

Nagi's Leftovers restore 1 HP.  3/7 HP -2 Pain

The Sun shines brightly, a rarity in these frozen lands.  (3 Rounds remain)

Jacob has a fist clenched in front of him in semi-frustration.  He hadn't been expecting the Hypnosis.  "Come on, Luxray, wake up!  We can still win this!"

Cassidy looks delighted that her and Dusclops' plan seems to have worked, as Nagi is almost KOed.  "Just a little more!"

Multi Battle Round 4 
(if you're switching, just say to who so I can reroll Initiatives.  Otherwise, send your next Round of orders)

[Spiritmon]

@Dragonstrike
(Who said I gonna run away?)

Kogeki simply thrown a Full Heal on Nagi, healing him from the Confusion status. "A good trainer always carry healing items with him." Kogeki chuckle.

"Nagi! Finish off Luxray! Hidden Power on Luxray now! With his speed reduced, you can now attack him! Dream Eater! Then Hidden Power! If Luxray awake, use Hidden Power on him first then Nightshade! If he already faint, focus your attacks on Dusclops!"

"You doing great Shenzi! With Dusclops Flinched and Luxray sleep, we can fully focus in finish them! In case Nagi didn't faint Luxray, finish Luxray with Fire Fang! With him defeat use Crunch and Bite on Dusclops!"

Dream Eater: Special(3)+Fight(3)+Channel(3)-Pain(2)-Penality(2)= 5D6
Damage: Power(4)+Special(3)= 7D6
Effect: Half damage become heal.

Hidden Power: Special(3)+Fight(3)+Channel(3)-Pain(2)-Penality(4)= 3D6
Damage: Power(4)+Special(3)+STAB(1)+Sunny Day(1)= 9D6
Effect: Don't matter.

Fire Fang: Dex(4)+Fight(3)+Brawl(3)-Accuracy(1)-Penality(2)= 7D6
Damage: Power(2)+STR(*3)+Sunny Day= 6D6
Effect: 2D6 to Flinch and 2D6 to Burn.

Crunch: Dex(4)+Fight(3)+Brawl(3)-Accuracy(1)-Penality(4)= 5D6
Damage: Power(3)+STR(*3)+STAB(1)+SE(1)=7D6+1
Effect: D3 to reduce foe defenses.

Bite: Dex(4)+Fight(3)+Brawl(3)-Accuracy(1)-Penality(6)= 3D6
Damage: Power(2)+STR(*3)+STAB(1)+SE(1)= 6D6+1
Effect: 3D6 to Flinch.

Extra notes: Leftovers and Shell Bell effect.

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

The old lady chuckles.  "Oh, that's alright, dearie.  The cold ain't for everyone.  Even Candice has days where she needs to wear a sweater, you know.  A day like today would probably be one of those times, in fact."

She chuckles again when Randolph asks if she knows something, and if she has any advice or news concerning the mountain.  "My, my, you certainly don't beat around the bush, do you?  Well, I'm afraid I don't know much about the mountain itself.  Don't usually go up there, you see.  The area around here, though...yes, I do know a thing or two."

She picks up the kettle and sets it on the table, then pours herself a cup of what looks like...tea, maybe?

"Before I get to that, though, I wish to ask you something: could you help a little old lady with a teensy weensy little problem?  It's a simple request, I can assure you.  And I also have a little gift for you if you agree to my proposal."

Ran resists the urge to get more snippish at his crone hostess when she gets a kick out of his cold-induced misery and launch into another tirade about the horrendous weather and lack of sensibilities of youth these days, and instead opts to let out a slightly irritable *Sigh* and slumps in his seat, grumbling a bit too while he was at it.

"....Should be a crime against nature for it to be so arsch scheuernd kalt, and no man nor Pokemon should suffer it. Bah.....!"

He does straighten up when she laughs at him being direct as a kick to a head, and her commenting as such is meet with a sort of gruff, blase, and unapologetic attitude on his part.

"No, I don't. Least, when it comes to important and series business, or things concerning me and my own. Time spent dilly dallying to the point of such is time wasted that I ain't getting a rebate for, 'less there's no way for me to get at an issue quick as a Rapidash *Snorts* Or on the off chances the prattling or diversion actually turns out to be worth a damn and a half, but that's so rare for me that its like stubbing on a Nugget on the way to the store."

At her confirmation that elderly woman at least and indeed does know what's going on the area, the bristly blacksmith's attention is fully piqued, and her solicitation of a favor for her Knowledge is meet with honest surprise. Not because she was making such a deal, no, but because....

"Huh....funny ya asking for me help, 'cause I was going to offer it myself for the hospitality you've given me. Hmpt....that, and putting up with my grumpy o'l self , no matter how short a time that's been. I ain't the easiest to get along with as most people would say, much less be generous with, so I'm happy to provide ya any kind of help I can give, with or without reward. *Huffs* Now, what'cha be needing me to do? If its repairs or making you something, I can get that done in a jiffy."