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Pitch grins; he and his team were feared, as they should be. He keeps his whole team out, barring the Tangela. He'd need to talk to it later tonight. Pitch keeps close by Lighter, keeping an eye on him. He gives Thales a stern look when the Dewott starts squirting small bursts of water at the Charmander, causing the Dewott to back off to roam in the back of the party with Shovel.
Pitch talks with Carn, trying to identify what local wildlife would be useful.
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Encounter!
We go big.
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Carn lets you know that the forest is home to a wide variety of Pokemon, mostly bugs and birds, but also ghosts and snakes and many more. "To be honest, I only ever saw these creatures as prey or competition. There is one beast in particular, snow white fur but with jagged red scars all over. A vicious, but mindless predator. I once watched it take down three vipers at once."
Carn cuts himself off and stops suddenly. He points over to the side, and you can see a few Pokemon through some thin shrubbery.
One is about four feet tall and pink-and-beige in color...but something is odd about it, which you can't quite make out from your point of view. It looks to be healing another Pokemon, that one quadrupedal and white with a sharp blue tail and a single blue horn coming out of the side of its head. They have not noticed you. You've only just started watching when the healing process looks finished and the white Pokemon stands back up.
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Map!
(The lighter green squares are unpassable trees, the darker green represents shrubbery, rough terrain you can pass through.)
Audino & (overleveled) Absol, by the way.
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Gritting his teeth, Mordecai forced himself upright despite the agonizing pain. No! He had to focus - Paka and his Zorua were counting on him to do so! He couldn't just roll over and accept it! He wouldn't!
"P-Paka - " He began, before swallowing. 'C'mon, Mordecai, you're a ranger! People are counting on you to succeed! Bear through it'! He mentally shouted at himself.
"Wing attack." He said, through strained teeth, pointing. The starly cocked his head to one side, giving a confused chirp.
"I'll..." His styler felt like lead in his hands. He strained to lift it, but to no avail - he couldn't get himself to use the thing.
Spite! By Lowe, he was in trouble here. Paka literally couldn't hurt ghosts in any other way. Don't lose it, Mordecai - everything will be fine if you keep your thoughts up.
Whatever that was seemed to be doing a great job - he was very thankful, but couldn't afford the spare words at the precise instant. Wait! He /did/ have a weapon!
"An - " His voice cracked. He bit his lip, and straightened. "Anything you can do, Zorua!"
Paka, still blissfully unaware of the danger he was in, hopped briefly on Mordecai's head for a moment, gave a chirp, and hopped off. Mordecai knock it off I wanna see what the pokemon is!
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Mordecai will... throw a pokeball at the one who cursed him! (1d20)[16]
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Ooh so close! It's cap rate is 30.
All eyes watch as your Pokeball arcs through the air and eats up the Haunter. While it's bouncing around though, another ghostly wail erupts from the other Haunter! When you turn around, that one is unconscious. Looking back at the Pokeball, it bursts open and the Haunter is free.
Having almost been captured, the Haunter decides to stop messing around with you and winds up for a massive punch. As it nears you, suddenly your Zorua jumps in the way! It takes the hit for you.
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Shadow Punch! On Zorua
AC (always hits) (1d20)[16]
Damage: (2d10+20)[39]
The remaining two Gastly, having seen two of their stronger counterparts get demolished by some unseen force, decide to run. In the blink of an eye, they vanish and are gone.
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Embarrassed by her compliment, Nikolas forcefully averts his gaze and blushes. "A-as long as you understand, it's fine..." Realizing that the conversation had now fallen back into his hand he thinks to say, "Y-your Pokemon look good too. N-no doubt because of your care, I mean..."
It was a testament to his strength of will that he did not immediately palm his in embarrassment over his awkward handling of the situation.
The girl raises her eyebrows at your awkward compliment. "Uhh, thanks. I try my best. Say, would you mind exchanging scans? It's always good to have information on more kinds of Pokemon out in the wild."
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She just means scanning each other's Pokemon, by the way.
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Carn lets you know that the forest is home to a wide variety of Pokemon, mostly bugs and birds, but also ghosts and snakes and many more. "To be honest, I only ever saw these creatures as prey or competition. There is one beast in particular, snow white fur but with jagged red scars all over. A vicious, but mindless predator. I once watched it take down three vipers at once."
Carn cuts himself off and stops suddenly. He points over to the side, and you can see a few Pokemon through some thin shrubbery.
One is about four feet tall and pink-and-beige in color...but something is odd about it, which you can't quite make out from your point of view. It looks to be healing another Pokemon, that one quadrupedal and white with a sharp blue tail and a single blue horn coming out of the side of its head. They have not noticed you. You've only just started watching when the healing process looks finished and the white Pokemon stands back up.
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Map!
(The lighter green squares are unpassable trees, the darker green represents shrubbery, rough terrain you can pass through.)
Audino & (overleveled) Absol, by the way.
Pitch reaches for a Pokeball to arm himself, only to realize he used his last one on Lighter. The healer would be beyond useful, and the white one appeared to be a hunter of some sort. He wanted them; he wanted them badly! If he could just get the two Pokemon to come with him as far as Elrem, he might be able to catch them. The trick would be getting them to travel that far with him...
Pitch, trying to stay silent, scans the duo with his Pokedex. Perhaps the intel provided by the little device would give him an idea.
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Yeah, but Arcran is the GM. Can we be sure of anything?
Bruised and battered, Mordecai picked up his companion in one arm to shelter her from further harm. He was really glad that she resisted ghost strikes.
He lashed out with his styler, striking at the final haunter. "Paka! This one! Wing attack!"
But now that there were fewer, he kept an eye to the west. He definitely wanted to thank whomever was helping him when this was over.
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Mordecai uses his styler as an arms attack! (1d20)[14]
Damage: (1d10+6)[12]
Bruised and battered, Mordecai picked up his companion in one arm to shelter her from further harm. He was really glad that she resisted ghost strikes.
He lashed out with his styler, striking at the final haunter. "Paka! This one! Wing attack!"
But now that there were fewer, he kept an eye to the west. He definitely wanted to thank whomever was helping him when this was over.
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Mordecai uses his styler as an arms attack!
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Damage: [roll1]
Paka uses wing attack!
[roll2]
Damage: [roll3]
Together, you and Paka are able to knock out the remaining Haunter, which falls to the ground with a weary yelp.
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You won the battle!
Paka and Zorua each gain (3*10*15 + 5*21*30) / 2 = 1800 EXP!
After a brief moment of silence, you see and hear movement coming from the east. Before whatever it is appears, you hear a voice inside your head.
At ease, Human. I come in peace.
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"A-ah, sure." Gesturing to his Pokemon he calls out, "Come on out guys. Let her scan you."
Quinn eagerly but politely scans your Pokemon, reading each entry carefully. "Ooh, a Mienfoo! Those are pretty rare. I'm kind of jealous you have such a special Pokemon, Nikolas! Come on everyone, our turn." She motions for her Pokemon to give you a chance to scan them as well. She also releases a few more, a Delibird and a Gulpin.
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Pitch reaches for a Pokeball to arm himself, only to realize he used his last one on Lighter. The healer would be beyond useful, and the white one appeared to be a hunter of some sort. He wanted them; he wanted them badly! If he could just get the two Pokemon to come with him as far as Elrem, he might be able to catch them. The trick would be getting them to travel that far with him...
Pitch, trying to stay silent, scans the duo with his Pokedex. Perhaps the intel provided by the little device would give him an idea.
A Delibird appears out of nowhere and gives you a pair of Ultra Balls!
They see me trollin'...
The two wild Pokemon linger as the healer patches up the injured-looking hunter a bit more. Soon enough, your Pokedex returns you full info on Audino and Absol.
The Audino's entry mentions it being overtly nonviolent, while the Absol's entry has a little snippet about the species appreciating duels to determine supremacy.
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Mordecai gave an exhale of relief as the final haunter fell. "Phew! Way to go, Paka!"
Paka, who at no point was aware that there was danger or possibly even that he was in a battle, hopped on Mordecai's head with a chirp.
Then he shifted - slightly startled at the voice in his head - but paused. Right - it was a psychic trainer. He'd been trained on them - they could read minds and tended to use psychic-type pokemon in general. If he ended up ever going for detective or commander training he'd have to learn how to lock his mind, but that wasn't in the cards anytime soon.
Aaaaaanyway, book information on 'what is a psychic' aside, this guy had helped him out considerably! He almost certainly would have died had he not had the extra help.
"Thank you for helping me!" He called out. "I was in over my head there!"
He then paused. He'd said 'human'? Did psychics not consider themselves humans any longer? Either way, that was fine - Mordecai wanted to be polite to his benefactor. Mental commands would explain why he didn't hear the commands to his benefactor's pokemon - they must be very stealthy!
He shifted the Zorua in his arms - she looked stable, just unconscious. "Thanks again." He whispered to her, not that she could hear him.
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A Delibird appears out of nowhere and gives you a pair of Ultra Balls!
They see me trollin'...
The two wild Pokemon linger as the healer patches up the injured-looking hunter a bit more. Soon enough, your Pokedex returns you full info on Audino and Absol.
The Audino's entry mentions it being overtly nonviolent, while the Absol's entry has a little snippet about the species appreciating duels to determine supremacy.
Pitch tilts the Pokedex towards Carn so he can see the screen better. As Carn reads it, Pitch slowly flicks out his knife, sticking it into the Scyther and drawing blood.
"He'll think you are injured; weak. Use the pain to focus. Fly faster and hit harder. Make the pain an edge to your blades."
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BRUTALITY!
+2 Attack, + 2 Speed, -1/4 max HP
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Mordecai gave an exhale of relief as the final haunter fell. "Phew! Way to go, Paka!"
Paka, who at no point was aware that there was danger or possibly even that he was in a battle, hopped on Mordecai's head with a chirp.
Then he shifted - slightly startled at the voice in his head - but paused. Right - it was a psychic trainer. He'd been trained on them - they could read minds and tended to use psychic-type pokemon in general. If he ended up ever going for detective or commander training he'd have to learn how to lock his mind, but that wasn't in the cards anytime soon.
Aaaaaanyway, book information on 'what is a psychic' aside, this guy had helped him out considerably! He almost certainly would have died had he not had the extra help.
"Thank you for helping me!" He called out. "I was in over my head there!"
He then paused. He'd said 'human'? Did psychics not consider themselves humans any longer? Either way, that was fine - Mordecai wanted to be polite to his benefactor. Mental commands would explain why he didn't hear the commands to his benefactor's pokemon - they must be very stealthy!
He shifted the Zorua in his arms - she looked stable, just unconscious. "Thanks again." He whispered to her, not that she could hear him.
You're quite welcome. As for being human...
Your benefactor finally steps out of the thick grass and you see that it is a Pokemon! A little under 2 feet tall, bluish, a large oval head with black markings and glowing green eyes.
I most certainly am not human.
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Pitch tilts the Pokedex towards Carn so he can see the screen better. As Carn reads it, Pitch slowly flicks out his knife, sticking it into the Scyther and drawing blood.
"He'll think you are injured; weak. Use the pain to focus. Fly faster and hit harder. Make the pain an edge to your blades."
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BRUTALITY!
+2 Attack, + 2 Speed, -1/4 max HP
Carn grunts as you injure him and for a moment--a brief instant--a frighteningly murderous look flashes across his face, but it's gone just as quickly as it appeared. He nods and makes his way through the hedges.
Pointing at the Absol, Carn says in his most intimidating voice, "You. Me. Now."
The Audino whimpers and backs away while the Absol stands up straight and responds in its native tongue. Carn speaks in his native tongue as well, and the two exchange a brief conversation.
Then the two start circling each other, each waiting for the other to make the first move.
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The yellow is the path they're following as they circle. You (as in Arc, Pitch probably won't be doing anything but watching) can control Carn and make his rolls--don't do the flying up in the air thing because the Absol definitely won't respect that.
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The owl nearest Sicarius opens up the battle by trying to hypnotize the Sneasel.
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Hypnosis!
AC 6 (2d10+22)[29]
The other two owls decide to focus on you, cooing back and forth with the noise centered on you.
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Echoed Voice! x2
AC 2 [roll1] & [roll2]
Damage: [roll3] then [roll4] + [roll5]
Sicarius avoids the hypnotizing gaze of the hoothoot and dashes forwards while Leo chugs an enriched water to settle his body from the sonic attacks of the small pokemon.
They're using each other to make the sound waves more powerful.
when Sicarius had lined himself up he created a minature avalanche of snow that rushed towards two of the hoothoots.
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Shift to H1 and use avalanche. As a 2m wide column it should hit both H2&3 if he shoots it in a straight line to the right. [roll]1d20[/rolll] AC 2 physical Ice. (2d10+22)[29] rolled 9 for AC in OOC
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Your benefactor finally steps out of the thick grass and you see that it is a Pokemon! A little under 2 feet tall, bluish, a large oval head with black markings and glowing green eyes.
I most certainly am not human.
Mordecai's eyes widened. Just for a moment, however, as glaring at the pokemon seemed like an exceptionally rude response from Mordecai - thus he kept his face pleasant immediately thereafter.
His mind, however, was racing: It was a pokemon?! Wow, that was nowhere on his list of expectations. He knew pokemon could be smart, but he hadn't imagined them actually talking to him. He thought even psychics could only speak to other psychics! Wait, was this pokemon psychic? He reached for his dex before pausing. He'd never thought to actually ask a pokemon's permission before scanning. Was that rude? Would he mind?
What did he say? 'Wow it's cool that you're a pokemon'? Should he even mention this? Was this a common thing, or not? No, that was probably rude and he was trying to thank the super helpful pokemon. Okay, this was silly - just act the same way he'd act to anything else.
"Oh! Well, thank you for - " He began, when he paused. He at no point said 'you are human'. That means the pokemon was reading his mind - which meant he was actually being a gigantic jerk despite not meaning to through his thought process! He hadn't meant to - his thoughts were still being read!
"Er... I didn't mean... er..."
He paused. Start over.
"Thank you for helping me! I'm Officer Mordecai Aumakua! What's your name?"
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Sicarius avoids the hypnotizing gaze of the hoothoot and dashes forwards while Leo chugs an enriched water to settle his body from the sonic attacks of the small pokemon.
They're using each other to make the sound waves more powerful.
when Sicarius had lined himself up he created a minature avalanche of snow that rushed towards two of the hoothoots.
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Shift to H1 and use avalanche. As a 2m wide column it should hit both H2&3 if he shoots it in a straight line to the right. [roll]1d20[/rolll] AC 2 physical Ice. (1d20)[10] rolled 9 for AC in OOC
The cascade of snow is thick enough to bury both of the Hoothoots caught in its wake, and they are not heard from again. Seeing this threat defeat two of its compatriots so easily, the remaining Hoothoot continues the efforts to put Sicarius to sleep.
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Hypnosis!
AC 2(1d20)[10]
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The cascade of snow is thick enough to bury both of the Hoothoots caught in its wake, and they are not heard from again. Seeing this threat defeat two of its compatriots so easily, the remaining Hoothoot continues the efforts to put Sicarius to sleep.
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Hypnosis!
AC 2(1d20)[20]
Sicariius falls to the ground falling asleep.
Only one left, Piri Piri. Get it.
Leo tosses a small pepper at the little ape, who leaps into the air to swallow it. He promptly belches a jet of flame at the sleep inducing bird.
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Incinerate, (1d20)[20] AC 2 special fire (1d10+6)[7] destroys berries
And a whopping 5 extra crit damage
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Frowning again at the girl's choice of word, Nikolas crosses his arms. "Like I said, they're all special," he says adamantly. He is however, not ungrateful, so he smiles at each individual Pokemon when he pulls out his Pokedex to scan them. Quite in awe of the number of assembled Pokemon, he asks, "You have a lot of Pokemon. How long have you been training?"
Mordecai's eyes widened. Just for a moment, however, as glaring at the pokemon seemed like an exceptionally rude response from Mordecai - thus he kept his face pleasant immediately thereafter.
His mind, however, was racing: It was a pokemon?! Wow, that was nowhere on his list of expectations. He knew pokemon could be smart, but he hadn't imagined them actually talking to him. He thought even psychics could only speak to other psychics! Wait, was this pokemon psychic? He reached for his dex before pausing. He'd never thought to actually ask a pokemon's permission before scanning. Was that rude? Would he mind?
What did he say? 'Wow it's cool that you're a pokemon'? Should he even mention this? Was this a common thing, or not? No, that was probably rude and he was trying to thank the super helpful pokemon. Okay, this was silly - just act the same way he'd act to anything else.
"Oh! Well, thank you for - " He began, when he paused. He at no point said 'you are human'. That means the pokemon was reading his mind - which meant he was actually being a gigantic jerk despite not meaning to through his thought process! He hadn't meant to - his thoughts were still being read!
"Er... I didn't mean... er..."
He paused. Start over.
"Thank you for helping me! I'm Officer Mordecai Aumakua! What's your name?"
The Pokemon raises a hand to you and says, "Please relax, Officer Aumakua. I am called Iudex. It is nice to meet you; glad I could help you take care of these outlaw ghosts."
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Frowning again at the girl's choice of word, Nikolas crosses his arms. "Like I said, they're all special," he says adamantly. He is however, not ungrateful, so he smiles at each individual Pokemon when he pulls out his Pokedex to scan them. Quite in awe of the number of assembled Pokemon, he asks, "You have a lot of Pokemon. How long have you been training?"
Quinn puts her hands behind her head as she thinks back. "Oh, hmm...wow! I guess it's been over four months now. I don't challenge gyms though, I spend almost all my time going on Ranger missions. There's been a rise in criminal activity over in Xylo, so I was dispatched to go help figure out what's going on.
Whoops! Kind of rambled there. How about you, how long have you been at this?"
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The flame singes the Hoothoot but does not seem to hurt it too badly. It flutters over to Piri Piri and starts to peck away at him.
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Peck!
AC 2 (1d20)[1]
Damage: (3d8+25)[40]
Crit: (1d2)[1]
Piri Piri charged the owl, flames swirling inside his mouth. He lunges at the bird, attempting to hit it with a searing bite.
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Fire Fang sucker! (1d20)[1] AC 3 fire physical (3d8+25)[40] Flinch or burn on 18-19. Both on 20. (1d2)[1] 1 is burn, two is flinch. Crit roll (3d8+10)[26]
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The Absol quickly dives out of the way and Carn's blade finds only air. It then parlays the dive into a defensive maneuver. By the time Carn looks back up, there are four copies of the wild Pokemon!
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Double Team! Map (again
Marked the real one in a separate Google Docs document. Timestamped as edited before this post, I'll share it once you hit it.
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because the Absol definitely won't respect that.
