[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[no one]

"Face it mate, you haven't got a bloody whif of a chance. You should have come quietly, because I'm not gonna stop even if you give up now." Dax says evenly as he takes a cautious step towards the Monferno.

Action 1: Bubble on Monferno
Accuracy: 2d6 Dex + 2d6 Fight + d6 Channel - 2d6 multiaction = 3d6
Damage: 3d6 Special + 2d6 Power + d6 STAB + 1 SE = 6d6 + 1

Action 2: Scratch on Monferno
Accuracy: 2d6 Dex + 2d6 Fight + d6 Brawl + d6 Dog Collar - 4d6 multiaction = 2d6
Damage: 2d6 Strength + 2d6 Power = 4d6

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

There's no cover in this area.  It's just a straight corridor.  And despite being a ruin, this place is actually in fairly decent shape.

Throwing the pearl would also be really, really difficult for Kee.  Not impossible with a single action, just hard.  As it's not designed as a throwing item, and Kee's a quadrupedal pokemon, that'll have a -3 accuracy penalty to it if Kee wishes to try using it as a makeshift throwing item.

VS Monferno Round 1

(...)

Monferno shakes his head and gets his bearings straight.  Now surrounded, outnumbered, and outdamaged, he doesn't look quite so confident any more, though his attitude is still incredibly defiant.

"You've not gotten the best o' me yet, ya jerks!"

And saying thus, he tries to swipe at Daxter with a hand!

Scratch 3
8 - 6 - 2 Pain = 0
...but the attack doesn't have enough force behind it to actually cause anyone kind of concern.

Monferno's panting heavily from being attacked by so many pokemon simultaneously.  This battle probably isn't going to be lasting much longer at this rate.

VS Monferno Round 2

At the rebellious simian's defiant words and less than spectacular Scratch, Pyra could help but let out a cheerful yet mocking giggle at their expense.

"Actions and reactions speaks louder-clearer than works miscreant Monferno, yes, and yours tells me and us you're at your wits and fitness' end...!~" she trills out playfully, with just a hint of darker menace lacing her tone. Then without further prompting the brimstone imp attempt to further compound the monkey's woes by tripping them up, followed again with some (hopefully this time) scorching Embers! Face it, you baddie: your criminal reign shall come to an aburpt end!

Orders: Pyra's going to try and Knockdown Monferno to further ruin their Accuracy (or at least make it harder to use its Moves) and perhaps chip in a little more, then retry setting them alight with Ember! Enough said, so let's finish our Team's first criminal contract off!

Moves:

Knockdown
Accuracy: STR (2)  + Fight (3) + Brawl (1) - 2 Actions = 4D6 Base Dice
Damage: 1D6 Damage
Effect: Knocks the Target down!

Ember
Everything is still the same with it, so reuse it's previous Move Block!

[Dragonstrike]

VS Monferno Round 2

The hotblooded monkey lunges forward in a final attempt to take someone down with him!

Mach Punch
3 Dex + 3 Fight + 2 Brawl - 2 Pain + 2 Single Action = 8
(2)(1)(2)(2)(5)(6)(5)(6) 4 successes

Kogeki rockets forward to try and intercept the blow!  (Let's keep it to one clash attempt at a time.  I'll use Quick Attack here because it's higher priority than Kee's moves, and Kogeki has a higher initiative as well)

Quick Attack Clash
(Clash uses Strength/Special, not Dex.  Dice pool is the same in this case, though, since QA is Strength based)
(6)(4)(3)(2)(1)(5) 3 successes

Unfortunately, Monferno sees the attack coming this time, and dodges around the ghostly Riolu's attack to strike at Kee with a dangerous Fighting type move!
2* Str + 2 Pow + STAB - 1 Def + QE = 4 D6 + 2
(5)(3)(2)(3) Kee takes 3 damage and faints as the attack launches him into a wall!

Karen stares in shock and worry at the intensity of the blow, but she's even more surprised when a beam of light engulfs Kee, and the Galarian Zigzagoon is standing again less than a second later (though he's definitely feeling a little groggy)!  One Tiny Reviver Seed has been expended, and Kee is revived with 2/4 HP and -2 Pain.

Monferno just seems angry and frustrated instead of surprised.  "Damn you adventurers!  My boss will have your heads for this!  You got that?"

Moments later, Daxter and Karen retaliate with their strongest moves!

Bubble 1
(6)(1)(6)
(6)(2)(3)(1) Monferno takes 2 damage! 4/14 HP -2 Pain
(6) -1 Dex for Monferno

Confusion
(4)(3)(1)(4)
(6)(2)(2) Monferno takes 2 damage! 2/14 HP -2 Pain
(1)

Kee then tries to zigzag stumble his way into the monkey, concentrating on the task as best as he can despite the pain.

Tackle 1
(4)(2)(3)(1)
(4)(2) Monferno takes 1 damage! 1/14 HP -3 Pain

Monferno stumbles backwards as the crittercoon collides with him, panting even more than before and barely able to move.  "...d-damn you..."

Pyra and Daxter leap towards the outlaw to finish him off before he can finish that sentence!

Knockdown 1
(6)(6)(3)(6)
(1) No damage, but Monferno is knocked flat on his back!
-1 Accuracy and reduced movement until an action is spent to get back up.

Scratch 2
(6)(2)
(4)(1) Monferno takes 1 damage and faints!

Everyone gets 3 exp for defeating Monferno.

The Adventure Badges all start to glow again now that another job has been completed.  Time to go back to Sahra Town, or would Team Omega Seekers like to continue exploring?

[Spiritmon]

When Kogeki thought he would be capable of intercept Monferno attack, he dodge the Punch in the last second and strike at Kee. Everyone was able to defeat Monferno and after the battle ends Kogeki rush towards Kee 

"Kee! Are you alright?" Kogeki punch the ground in frustration. "Damn it. I sorry. I was not able to stop Monferno attack in the right moment. The bastard was more quick than me."

When Kogeki make sure Kee was okay, along with everyone else he said. "Monferno probably guard something ahead. Karen, could you use some healing on Kee before we head to the next room? I don't want to give chances about Kee received any more injuries and faint."

"My opinion is follow ahead and see what is stored in the next room and see if there is extra loot ahead. But first...let me have a quick snack before we follow our way. I will also carry Monferno body to make we did not leave behind to be devoured by ghosts or other wild Pokemon. Or give any possible ally of his a chance to rescue him."

Action: Check Monferno body and see if he carry something. Aura Drain Monferno. And carry Monferno body who will be easier since Aura Drain leave the Pokemon unconscious.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original Post 1

(...)Unfortunately, Monferno sees the attack coming this time, and dodges around the ghostly Riolu's attack to strike at Kee with a dangerous Fighting type move!
2* Str + 2 Pow + STAB - 1 Def + QE = 4 D6 + 2
(5)(3)(2)(3) Kee takes 3 damage and faints as the attack launches him into a wall!

Karen stares in shock and worry at the intensity of the blow, but she's even more surprised when a beam of light engulfs Kee, and the Galarian Zigzagoon is standing again less than a second later (though he's definitely feeling a little groggy)!  One Tiny Reviver Seed has been expended, and Kee is revived with 2/4 HP and -2 Pain.

Monferno just seems angry and frustrated instead of surprised.  "Damn you adventurers!  My boss will have your heads for this!  You got that?" (...)

Oof. that Mach Punch hit kinda hard, and the blow from hitting the wall with his back isn't really any less painful. As Ziggy Kee falls back to the ground in a dramatic slow motion and finds himself at the verge of loosing his conscience - "THAT must be what it feels like t'faint in-battle, doesn't it...? See ya then, people...~" - he all suddenly feels a little better. Just like that, and within a split second even. Huh, how NEAT and HANDY, yessss!!1 ( ÒωÓ)و☆

He's still feeling shaky, groggy and not fully confident, but that does NOT prevent him from continue participating in this battle against Monferno aka slamming himself into them as some sort of revenge blow while their words of 'My boss will have your heads for this' ring back ominously within his mind. So that means that...Monferno's working for someone?!


Either way, the battle soon ends with Monferno's defeat, and Ziggy Kee finally has the time to slump on the ground and take a deep breath. "Uggghhh... Headache... My ears are ringin'...", he mumbles to himself as he rolls to his side. His inner curiosity eventually brings him back onto all fours though soon enough, sniffing and clawing the ground for anything that may have been dropped during the battle and that he can pickup. A bit of red Monferno-fur would be neat.

Original Post 1

When Kogeki thought he would be capable of intercept Monferno attack, he dodge the Punch in the last second and strike at Kee. Everyone was able to defeat Monferno and after the battle ends Kogeki rush towards Kee.

"Kee! Are you alright?" Kogeki punch the ground in frustration. "Damn it. I sorry. I was not able to stop Monferno attack in the right moment. The bastard was more quick than me."

When Kogeki make sure Kee was okay, along with everyone else he said. "Monferno probably guard something ahead. Karen, could you use some healing on Kee before we head to the next room? I don't want to give chances about Kee received any more injuries and faint." (...)

When Kogeki rushes over to Kee to ask whether he's alright, the black-white crittercoon's instant reaction is...

... to slap away Kogeki's paw with a claw of his own.
And give him a look kinda like this:


"I'm alright", he points out with an almost ridiculous amount of emphasis, "Might be a tad bit shaky, but that's NAT worth mentionin'. Am good. Oh, an' PWEASE dontcha make it sound like it's been yar fault that Monferno hit me, 'kay? Cuz it really was nat. Dontcha be sorry, no need for that." *weak yet encouraging smile*

Then Ziggy Kee turns away to avoid Kogeki's look, he seems adamant on insisting that he's okay. And so he doesn't react when Kogeki asks Karen to heal him (Kee) before moving on, acts indifferent about it. (It's up to Karen whether she does use Life Dew on Kee or not, he himself will not use any healing on himself)


Sounds harsh on first glance, when it reality it's that Kee is absolutely not used to someone else (bar Octavia and his uncle probably) really caring for him and being worried about his wellbeing. He grumbles a bit to himself and hides his face, finding this whole situation unfamiliar and awkward and therefor having not much of an idea how to react properly - it's very hard for him to admit that deep inside he's actually happy and thankful for Kogeki's concern.

[Lord Windos]

To summerize Pyra's feelings on the tail end of the fight, she was equal parts relieved and enraged , which showed by her post battle *sigh* and the glassy smile she sported at Monferno. She was initially enjoying mercilessly annoying and belittling the scoundrel simmeon , but after they KOed Kee ? Apocalyptic levels anger would only begin to describe the amount of hate the mongrel monkey instilled within her in that moment. Were it not for the punk star's swift Revival and the fact that they (the group) was supposed to bring them (Monferno) to justice/the law/whomever issued the Job, and she'd probably tried to mangle, maw, or outright murder the vile twit for its egregious crimes, her friends opinions and sentimentality be damned. No one harms her beloved companions like that and gets away from it without being infinitely worse off. No one.

Since Monferno was their Job Target, however, she thankfully(?) refrained from following through with her murderous desires as Monferno was Fainted. It took a considerable amount of Willpower and quite the bit of rationalization, but restrained herself she did! Besides, she was far more concerned with Kee, whom she promptly leapt over to his side with the phantom brave, frantically checking/fussing over him while babbling out with almost frenzied with worry and dismay.

"Ziggy Kee, Ziggy Kee the Wee, are you fine and alright?! I'm so so so so sorry for letting that horrible monkey, that evil monster pummel and beat you into the cold hard fool! Couldn't stop them, should've tripped them sooner, done more to protect your preciousness! Please, oh please forgive me for my abhorrent lapse in careful care!"

She'd quickly dig through her Bag looking for Berries to treat his injuries, but when she finds none she sinks further into her dismay.

"Oh no no no, this won't do, can not abide by this at all! How can I treat and heal my dear-precious friend here and now?! *Lightbulb* Wait....maybe this and that will work!"

After saying thus, the brimestone imp would proceed to try and huggle him better! Because in her limited experience such close contact care always soothed and comforted her, so why would it not work for the lil'coon too? It'll at the very least help distract them from this 'Pain' Pokemon get when they're too injured, regardless of how effective it is at actually treating his wounds!

As stated in the Meta Thread, Pyra will be following Kogeki's lead, though it should be clear to Dax and Karen that she'd personally much rather just call it a day and leave the wretched M.D. . Their self-assigned tasks were over and done and they gotten plenty of training in, so why continue on and potentially compound their existing woes? Still, the Leader's word was law, so she'd follow it faithfully regardless of her own feelings.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Another Original Post

(...) Besides, she was far more concerned with Kee, whom she promptly leapt over to his side with the phantom brave, frantically checking/fussing over him while babbling out with almost frenzied with worry and dismay.

"Ziggy Kee, Ziggy Kee the Wee, are you fine and alright?! I'm so so so so sorry for letting that horrible monkey, that evil monster pummel and beat you into the cold hard fool! Couldn't stop them, should've tripped them sooner, done more to protect your preciousness! Please, oh please forgive me for my abhorrent lapse in careful care!"

She'd quickly dig through her Bag looking for Berries to treat his injuries, but when she finds none she sinks further into her dismay.

"Oh no no no, this won't do, can not abide by this at all! How can I treat and heal my dear-precious friend here and now?! *Lightbulb* Wait....maybe this and that will work!"

After saying thus, the brimestone imp would proceed to try and huggle him better! Because in her limited experience such close contact care always soothed and comforted her, so why would it not work for the lil'coon too? It'll at the very least help distract them from this 'Pain' Pokemon get when they're too injured, regardless of how effective it is at actually treating his wounds! (...)

THAT brings Ziggy Kee back to the state of being at the verge of loosing conscience, for an entirerly different reason. He has absolutely no chance to escape Pyra's cuddle-hug either, too indulged and concentrated in mulling over that odd situation!

"Lemme go, lemme gooo, Pyra, PYRA, I-I've said that I'm alrigiiiiiht!" \(>////< \), he squeals lowly as he's even too weak (and too paralyzed by the sudden huggle) to squirm in her arms... The massive blush and rather dumb smile that insta-form on his face kinda speak a different message however: Seems to all timidly enjoy the closeness, but would NEVER admit it EVER.

"T...that same goes t'ya, it's nat yar fault either that Monferno hit me like he did, k-kay? Pwease dontcha feel bad or sorry, not for that 'nd n....not for meeee!" ＼(º □ º l|l)/

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

THAT brings Ziggy Kee back to the state of being at the verge of loosing conscience, for an entirerly different reason. He has absolutely no chance to escape Pyra's cuddle-hug either, too indulged and concentrated in mulling over that odd situation!

"Lemme go, lemme gooo, Pyra, PYRA, I-I've said that I'm alrigiiiiiht!" \(>////< \), he squeals lowly as he's even too weak (and too paralyzed by the sudden huggle) to squirm in her arms... The massive blush and rather dumb smile that insta-form on his face kinda speak a different message however: Seems to all timidly enjoy the closeness, but would NEVER admit it EVER.

"T...that same goes t'ya, it's nat yar fault either that Monferno hit me like he did, k-kay? Pwease dontcha feel bad or sorry, not for that 'nd n....not for meeee!" ＼(º □ º l|l)/

And with how observant she is Pyra can easily picks up his signs of near blissful content with her compassionate ministrations, and so she completely ignores him and intensifies her efforts, silencing his protests with a kiss on his tiny nose. The scent he'd picked up from said affection was smoky yet fruity, a combination of all the Fire she breathed and the Apple piece she had earlier.

"Hush, hush, my dear Kee. Let me make you feel better and well, yes, for it is the most least I can do to make my failure to you quell. Besides, why do you fuss and object to my care, feign annoyance with it to me, when you seem to enjoy it so much, hm?"

Their was just a hint of teasing and something else in her tone, but it was mostly dominated with worried calm she now felt for her most invaluable and fluffy friend. Oh, and after saying that she'd give him a kiss on his forehead and then directly where he got hit by that evil twit's Mach Punch, reasoning that since her kisses usually happily distract him (the why of which still eludes her....) it should fully satisfy his need for comfort and get him to stop his silly complaining. That, and....well, she simply felt like doing it, the reasons for which are not too clear to her. Hmm....yet another thing about herself to reflect on later.....

His forgiveness (so to speak) did cause the lil' fiendess to briefly frown a bit, before she smiled once more and gave him a single nod. Internally, however, she still felt pretty crummy about what happened to him, though nowhere near as much. Let's chalk that up as a half-success, shall we?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Oh dear. OH DEAR. Pyra's attempt to silence Kee can be marked as critical success in the books as the very moment she places that smol kiss on his nose(!!!), Ziggy Kee instantly freezes in his weak motions as that sensation alongisde that, uh... "Is that 'blivious Devimp really flirt-teasing wimme there??! (O.O; )"... goes from his nose to the tip of every hair of his fine black-white fur. He immediately cups his nose with his claws as he's just.... starring with that massive blush and dumb-silly smile still on his face.

"H....how dear of ya, hehehe!~ A-aren't ya sweet for a demonic species of a Pokemon...~~ I'm D'FINITELY ALRIGHT 'n F-FINE though, so pwease lemme, uh... go, will ya?" He's more mumbling and stammering than speaking. And he doesn't object a second smooch on his forehead and a third one on the cheek where Monferno's Mach Punch hit him. How could he!~

A little smile remains on his face for a while, and some timid warm feelings deeeeep down within him (that he STILL would never admit!! >//< ) that come BOTH from Pyra's affection AND from her+Kogeki's concern for his wellbeing mingle with the strong awkwardness and helplessness over the situation into a potent substance that threathens to mess with his mind.

[no one]

Dax glares down at the unconscious Monferno before bending down and attempting to slap them awake.

"Oi! Who's your boss? Where are they?" He asks angrily. Watching Kee taking a hit that hard made him angry. Most of the group came out of that fight mostly unscathed, but the son of a bitch Monferno hurt one of their own.

"If this moron came quietly, they wouldn't have to deal with an angry me." Dax snarled at nobody in particular.

If Monferno wakes up, roll whatever you need to for interrogation (Insight + Intimidate (?)), if they don't use Daxter's Adventurer's Guild badge to send Monferno back to the guild. Maybe Pyra could help and provide a bonus with Intimidate?