[Meta Thread] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Lord Windos]

Apologies for the late reply - and being late in general… - but yes you can spend XP to Evolve Pokémon faster. Pseudo s too, though the cost for doing so can be quite…exorbitant, if you catch my drift.

Going to try and progress a couple of posts during my lunch, but don’t expect any verbosity from them!

Ah perf. How expensive would it be to evolve a certain urchin? o.o

Hmm………I would say about 100 XP . Maybe having a bit more time to grow too - your prickly friend is fairly young, but they’re of a good breed to grow quickly. Honestly, though, Evolving isn’t that big of a deal in Base PokeRole, since the most you get us new 1 XP Moves, expanded Movepools, and new Stat caps that MAY give you a slight boost if you haven’t raised you or your Mons stats at all. Pseudos are about the only general exceptions, since bigger Stat caps = more Stats for them to combo with your own and more Hp is generally a good thing.

[Lord Windos]

So, mates, I got a quick question for all of you - after todays event are done, do you want to ‘skip’ to the next major events , or play out the days between? Bit abrupt to ask this, so to explain: I got a few thing cooking that I think would make for some good fun as a group or not, but need to be spaced out for plot reasons. Add onto the fact that the city is on lockdown for a bit - not that’d it would stop most of the PCs - and there would not a whole lot to do IC unless you guys want to indulge Fortune and her sister Lady Luck. So I had the idea to cut the gaff, so to speak.

If you take it, I’ll list how many day would be ‘skipped’ , and you can make a list of stuff your PCs would like to do. Moreover, the time ‘skipped’ would count against any time limits or quest progression, unless you want it to be. For example Vern’s search for a biiig Wailmer wouldn’t leave him behind, or Spah won’t get worse if Bern can’t cure her today.

So…what do you think, mates?

[Lord Windos]

@PhantomUnderYourDesk : I got a bit of time, so let me clarify some stuff:

- That End Result assumed that the Unicorn Horn was already harvested and added to the brew ; sorry for that not being clear!
- Lower Limit of Successes needed to ‘progress’ the Uni-Cure All is Base 7 due to the Veil Color and ??? . You made enough Alpha to have 2 Attempts at making a cure, so you have a bit of leeway for screwups. Also, no true hard limits - put as much power into the brew as you want, but do note that More = Bigger and Stranger Outcomes…
- Zephy is still knackered, but you can feel them stirring into consciousness slowly as you work on the cure. They feel MISERABLE, ugh…! Yet strangely pleased too…?
- The Alpha Cure All is a vat of sparkly yet whispy liquid the color of deep purple and fushia , like the deep cosmos observed through the telescopes of the Astrologists and Star Seers back home. It almost reminds you of super critical fluid , as it fluxed between a gasoues and liquid state as it fizzed and shimmered…

[Pokekitty2]

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So, mates, I got a quick question for all of you - after todays event are done, do you want to ‘skip’ to the next major events , or play out the days between? Bit abrupt to ask this, so to explain: I got a few thing cooking that I think would make for some good fun as a group or not, but need to be spaced out for plot reasons. Add onto the fact that the city is on lockdown for a bit - not that’d it would stop most of the PCs - and there would not a whole lot to do IC unless you guys want to indulge Fortune and her sister Lady Luck. So I had the idea to cut the gaff, so to speak.

If you take it, I’ll list how many day would be ‘skipped’ , and you can make a list of stuff your PCs would like to do. Moreover, the time ‘skipped’ would count against any time limits or quest progression, unless you want it to be. For example Vern’s search for a biiig Wailmer wouldn’t leave him behind, or Spah won’t get worse if Bern can’t cure her today.

So…what do you think, mates?

I’m honestly not sure. I think I could go either way. Taking more time irl means less of a load on you, I would guess, and potentially time to get mechanics sorted out… but with the city on lockdown there isn’t much for Sylv. Probably not getting to the Embassy in that time, at any rate.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Hmm, a bit undecided, but honestly I prefer to play out these Days - for reasons that there are things I wish to do and RP out before we'll skip to the next set of events, which aren't connected to any particular places that may be closed due to lockdown. This being three things in particular, these are the things I wish to resolve before I'm okay to skip forward please, with the first two being the most important/significant to me personally:

1. A scene to reconcile/bond with Zephy as soon as she is awake and more or less recovered from her hangover - I have saved that as a draft and edited and refined this scene numerous times to near perfection, so I really would NOT enjoy to skip or shorten this. Plus me feels it is an important thing to do for in-chara reasons, seeing how Zephy escaped Bern's care and everything. Plus I am very curious how Zephy will take it all!

2.Thinking back to the shared Tea Time with Morgana, what Bernhard requested in response to her generous offer towards him should arrive at the start of Day 3 - to quote Morgan here:(...)give me a Day and a Night and ye shall receive it, my dear Breeze....(...) (That was at evening of Day 1) I am extremely curious what this companion will turn out to be, and am very very looking forward too see what it will be and how Bern will take it - me lowkey feels he'd need to get used to it at first/get to know that companion for the duration of an Encounter before both me and Bern feel confident enough to jump into new Events with this new partner

3. A short scene with Myra that involves the teaching of the Toxic TM I got for her in combination to collect some ingredients for alchemistic creations. This one is not typed up yet, but shouldn't take me too long to do so. This one CAN be shortened if really needed, or done at a different time

Additionally, concering the Lockdown: If I remember correctly, you said Bernhard has, due to his high political status and everything, permission to blatantly ignore the lockdown and walk around with autonomy as long as they do nothing shady. But what about the other PCs? If he agrees to testify/vouch for them/they all would stick to his side, could they get permission to act in automony as well perhaps? Not that there's much to do in town if everything is closed and locked down, but I feel one could always find things to do. Maybe. I guess?

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Hmm, a bit undecided, but honestly I prefer to play out these Days - for reasons that there are things I wish to do and RP out before we'll skip to the next set of events, which aren't connected to any particular places that may be closed due to lockdown. This being three things in particular, these are the things I wish to resolve before I'm okay to skip forward please, with the first two being the most important/significant to me personally:

1. A scene to reconcile/bond with Zephy as soon as she is awake and more or less recovered from her hangover - I have saved that as a draft and edited and refined this scene numerous times to near perfection, so I really would NOT enjoy to skip or shorten this. Plus me feels it is an important thing to do for in-chara reasons, seeing how Zephy escaped Bern's care and everything. Plus I am very curious how Zephy will take it all!

2.Thinking back to the shared Tea Time with Morgana, what Bernhard requested in response to her generous offer towards him should arrive at the start of Day 3 - to quote Morgan here:(...)give me a Day and a Night and ye shall receive it, my dear Breeze....(...) (That was at evening of Day 1) I am extremely curious what this companion will turn out to be, and am very very looking forward too see what it will be and how Bern will take it - me lowkey feels he'd need to get used to it at first/get to know that companion for the duration of an Encounter before both me and Bern feel confident enough to jump into new Events with this new partner

3. A short scene with Myra that involves the teaching of the Toxic TM I got for her in combination to collect some ingredients for alchemistic creations. This one is not typed up yet, but shouldn't take me too long to do so. This one CAN be shortened if really needed, or done at a different time

Additionally, concering the Lockdown: If I remember correctly, you said Bernhard has, due to his high political status and everything, permission to blatantly ignore the lockdown and walk around with autonomy as long as they do nothing shady. But what about the other PCs? If he agrees to testify/vouch for them/they all would stick to his side, could they get permission to act in automony as well perhaps? Not that there's much to do in town if everything is closed and locked down, but I feel one could always find things to do. Maybe. I guess?

Ah, I knew I was forgetting something. Well, I’m willing to accommodate those scenes and write the out even during a time skip (or more likely before it), but I’ll note that you want real time play!

To answer your last question: more or less yes. Seddi has similar ‘I AM THE LAW’ status to do as he pleases - in so far to fulfil his duties, ‘officially’ - during a lockdown, while Sylvia and Ianai have various permission due to their status as a Foreign ‘Official’ and Native ‘Magi’ , respectively. So long as you guys group up around these PCs the police and suits won’t bother you. Whether you’ll find anything to do during LD beyond the Forever Open places (like the Department Store, or Survival Center) is another matter entirely, unless adventure and solving opportunitistic crimes be your thing.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

@Phantom, I got a bit of time, so let me clarify some stuff:

- That End Result assumed that the Unicorn Horn was already harvested and added to the brew ; sorry for that not being clear!

- Lower Limit of Successes needed to ‘progress’ the Uni-Cure All is Base 7 due to the Veil Color and ??? . You made enough Alpha to have 2 Attempts at making a cure, so you have a bit of leeway for screwups. Also, no true hard limits - put as much power into the brew as you want, but do note that More = Bigger and Stranger Outcomes…

- Zephy is still knackered, but you can feel them stirring into consciousness slowly as you work on the cure. They feel MISERABLE, ugh…! Yet strangely pleased too…?

- The Alpha Cure All is a vat of sparkly yet whispy liquid the color of deep purple and fushia , like the deep cosmos observed through the telescopes of the Astrologists and Star Seers back home. It almost reminds you of super critical fluid , as it fluxed between a gasoues and liquid state as it fizzed and shimmered…

Ohh, if the Horn is already been harvested and added, even better, as that means the process of harvesting it went well. Hooray! Feels strange and funny to picture Nirix without a horn, good to know it will regrow. If that's the case, I'll edit my post in GameThread accordingly to account for this, here's the needed Incantation and amount of SPE we'll channel into it

"Vicious tendrils and threads of the pitch black curse that is pestering the precious and beloved daughter that is Saph - it all shall be engulfed in a pastel veil and covered by a whispy liquid that bears the colors of the deepest and prettiest of deep cosmos. All that is evil and nasty shall be replaced with a shimmer of HOPE, VITALITY and LIFE. "

"Let Saph see the world and enjoy her life again, and may her father rejoice once more and be fred of his anxiety and despair for once and for all. It all shall be done with the help the most precious of cure and creation, one once haunted and killed for, one I am feeling blessed to have added to this medicine and creation of mine. (read: the harvested Horn) May this medicine and tonic reach the blessed Saphire worn as a pendant by Saph, and may it empower this charm enough to fight off what is unwanted and evil for it to not leave a trace in Saph's system."

As for how much SPE we'll channel into the creation: All of Bernhard's (2), all of Myra's (3), all of Nirix's (2) and (2) of Zephy to pool together to 9d6 please. Enough to have some leeway in case the roll turns out unfortunate.

[Iron]

Probably worth doing a "downtime" thing like D&D has, where you don't have to play out every little thing but you still can list what stuff you work on.

[Lord Windos]

@Dragonstrike

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[Dragonstrike]

Dragonstrike

Here's the image -

That's definitely an arcane circle of some variety if I've ever seen one!