Atalics

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Spoiler(This was originally on eagletime... but there was no interest so I moved it to MSPAF.... but then forum games are being shut down so i moved it back!)

Old thread: https://mspaforums.com/showthread.php?51...abletop%29

This is pokemon Tabletop, which is like dungeons and dragons in that it is had dice and stuff, but with pokemon instead.
For more information about how to actually play the game, see the bottom of this post
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Maps:

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SpoilerAtalics Map
Anderline Map
Bigro's map
Bigro's side view
Bigro's metro map

Also finally, there's the esper channel, #atalics on esper.net
you can also find me on #mspafa

Player Characters

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Jacquerel: Stephe here
MasterBlade: Alex here
Bigro: Pen here
FelixSparks: Lance here
KeyBu: Amy here
Tasr: Iggy here
Calibornio: Ben here
Nia: Mayuri here

SupahKiven: Richard here
LightningScorpion: Skorit here

FOR MORE INFORMATION: (about how to play and such)

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Here are some useful links. After you click one link, it is probably easier just to use the sidebar, but in case you forget where to find status effects or STAB bonus it'll explain here.
In most of these sections they will have a "HOW TO READ" page which explains in general terms the mechanics that most if not all of the specific items/moves/whatever follow, so, worth a peek.

Combat: Good to read to figure out exactly how stats come into play during combat. Includes information on status effects.

List of Items Here

Pokemon. This page has links to Pokemon Stats, Pokemon EXP, Natures and STAB. as well as other misc stuff. The Pokedex only has the bulbasaur line last I checked. At the bottom there is also information about Capabilities, Abilities, and Moves.
Capabilities- these are basically: how far your pokemon can move in one turn, or how strong, intelligent or how high it can jump. Those are the main ones, there are also other capabilities like firestarter or something. Such things are kind of like abilities, but aren't in the real video games. Passive or active use.
Abilities- These are the abilities in your pokemon video game. A pokemon starts out with one basic ability, and later at level 40 can take a second ability (including a high ability). Passive of Active use.
Moves- The moves they learn in the video game, have different effects in tabletop. Damage is based on rolling a dice: #d# notation: the first number is how many dice you roll, the second is how many faces the die has. Most moves can only be used every other turn, and some can only be used even less frequently!
Finally, Pokemon have 6 stats, HP, Speed, and special and physical stats for both defense and attack. They gain one point each level that they can use to increase their stats with, as long as the base relationship is held (if its base attack is lower than the base HP, the current attack must be lower than current HP). After level 50 they begin to gain 2 points per level, and after 75 3 points per level.

Trainers:Trainers. Here you can find links to all of the trainer classes, along with all of the special features (passive/active powers) that a trainer has. Go poke around to see if you want to decide right now what kind of trainer you want to be when you grow up. I would recommend you not dwell too much time looking at each and every feature there is until you are likely to actually take them. You can also cross-class, and requirements to do so are detailed in each section.
Another thing to note: Trainers level up based on their accomplishments, such as every 25 pokemon examined with the pokedex, 10 different species of pokemon owned, or winning gym battles or even saving the world. A table that shows how many stat points and such you get for level up is on the Create Your Trainer page.
When you level up you get a stat point to increase STR, CON, DEX etc with, or a feature or both.
For an explanation of what features are and how and when and if you can get them, see this post: https://www.mspaforums.com/showthread.ph...ost6925216

Arms Features: https://i.imgur.com/VIxiU.png

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Musical Theme

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Stephe Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6H8u11KU-Ds
Richard Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcf1jmNOUG0
Skorrkit Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5q7BP-Nf74
Alex Main Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKssAMVYMUw
Pen Main Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iilt2GMv0iY
Pen Sleeping Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HWl_oQV7YY

Random Encounter Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkTYXF0_d-w
Fishing Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWaqHqQBUYg
Mining Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5ExwsXUiQ

Save the Castform: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVsSrKsDy5c

Cheerio Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EN-_1OGtUY
Den Ury Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZjGBuNgLjM
Port Discobury Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26dKVC1hnp8

Vubi Tundra Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97_vjgPQ_Ek
Hester's Forest Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAmfmawjE7Q

Echet Mines Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ1f6BEkn_g
Cheerio Dungeon Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QallM2qfiR4

Ettorec Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfIy2h6lSBQ

Kimberly's Gym: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj1hWWU8JDE
Hailey's Gym: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwfPHtoW2kg

Beholder Incorporated: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RphtWmGD11s

Rabbleferier Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jjo33zklSFw
Miror B Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAHHFc-gIeI

Kyogre Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZmVVv75Tno
Pincchio's Song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gymiYs6tCf4
Mew Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVUn5be0WCI
Reaper Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6skcWYevcg
Frakraul/Arthopave Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HTs2n0q-RA
Frakraul/Arthopave Theme Electro Extended Mix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3eUmZOf_u4

Formcaster Theme https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BN6ovpgHG2s

Alex has earned the Snow Day badge after a long and drawn-out battle. As a result, he gained p2,500 and a magic level up! From his experience in the ring of combat, he gains a point in constitution and an ability to create Combat Seals to boost the performance of fresh fighters.

Alex's Super Shop *New Additions*-
Combat seal (P750)- Boost a chosen stat by one rank when you send out your pokemon at full HP! Perfect for getting an edge on those gym leaders. Only one per pokemon, can be used with two Booster Seals for a heavy dose of legal fight enhancements!

Here's what's happened so far!

First our heroes got stuck in a cursed abandoned pokemon center. They defeated this super evil umbreon by catching it, and it turned back to normal.

That night, they fought this mad scientist, Rabbleferier, who was raising zombies in the graveyard. He escaped.

Notably, vegetables are falling from the sky every now and then and onto people's heads. What could this mean?

grotesque-combo magic monster made out of clones of some of the heroes is on the loose. It escaped.

Stephe recently fought a huge fire. It raged out of control, and Richard was knocked unconscious, oh no, but then Skorrkit came and saved the day but was never seen again. Also Richard might be dead. (Richard is no longer playing and I haven't heard from Skorrkit in ages so I guess he's not playing either)

Other notable things:
Bigro/Pen has a Ring of Regeneration which restores 1HP per minute, and a SpellBook of Prayer which can cast holy damage on a group of enemies, as well as grant bonus HP once.
He is a highly charismatic ranger who has a glaceon buddy.

MasterBlade/Alex is an engineer who has beaten two gyms and has pokedexed so many things and caught a lot of things too and is twice the level as everyone else. Everyone is totally jealous of his achievements. He has a mechanical arm can shoot pokeballs really far. He is a good pokeball mechanic and has set up a small shop where he will sell pokeballs and seals to you.

Jacquerel/Stephe is a brawny but stupid girl. She has lots of HP and earned the respect of Mew, which also earned her a Murakumo Petal, which grants her defense and the ability to use Steel Wing and Wing Attack. She also has a love potion that she took from some girls who were planning on using it on her celebrity crush, Max R. Epel.

Special things:
Oracle's Elixir: Alex has a bucket of this, it allows one to see stealthed and invisible units for 10 minutes.
Fairy Tears: a bottle of fairy tears. Reward for doing something special. Alex has this
Shiitake Meat: a bone-in-cut from a large sentient Shiitake Mushroom. Biology is weird. Stephe has this
Bag of Fang: a bag full of monster fangs. Possibly valuable? Stephe has this
Mighty Island Ticket: a one-way ticket to Mighty Island . Stephe has this.
Flash Comic: a comic starring Flash, the fast guy. Stephe has this.

Quests:
Pen: Mail Bill a Thunderstone.

Other People:
Den Ury's gym leader was Kimberly, the fighting-type master. She is a skilled martial artist who uses her hands and her staff. She also does massage therapy.

Discobury's Gym Leader is Haley, the ice-type master. She's flirtacious and cute. She is skilled at parkour and ice skating. She's a cleric who follows the ways of Ettorec, the goddess of cereal and disco.

Rose, the Energy Manipulator, a psychic with the power to change some forms of energy into other. She used her power to convert sound in an area into glucose. She's also a good hiker.

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Welcome new folks. Hopefully you read the above introduction to bring you up to speed with the campaign so far.

I'm looking for 3 new trainers to join us.

Note: Please make sure you're able to come onto IRC. https://esper.net/publicirc.php on the channel #atalics. If you aren't on IRC often enough, make sure we can reach you by PM and summon you if you're available to play.

Character Sheet

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SpoilerPlayer Name:
Character Name:
Age:
Gender:
Height:
Weight:
Level: 4
Class & features: https://pokemontabletop.wikidot.com/trainers
Pick four features from the generic Pokemon Trainer class. You can also take a feature in one of the classes if you meet the requirements. When you spend a 'feature point' in taking a class, you get that classes base features, as well as your choice of one other feature for that class. You can take up to 3 classes (not including generic Pokemon Trainer).

Stats
Pick a value between 6 and 14, inclusive, for each below. Just make sure it all adds up to 64 in the end! You can read about these stats Here!
Since you are starting at level four, add 4 points to your base stats. Make sure you make it clear which stats you are upgrading with your Level Points! Also, if you took any classes, add those points too.
STR:
DEX:
CON:
INT:
WIS:
CHA:

Max HP: CON*4 + Level*4

Money: 0-10,000 $

Starter Pokemon: Pick any 1 first-form pokemon from Nintendo and describe what you would like for your second pokemon and I'll give you a match from one of my homebrew pokemon.

Wanted Pokemon: Pick three pokemon from Nintendo that you hope to have in your party eventually. I figure I'll give you one early in the game, and the rest later depending on how rare they are. No legendaries plz

Inventory: Any miscellaneous sort of items your Trainer already has with them.

Notes: (backstory, other information)

I'm interested in participating in this, but I haven't read the rules yet. I'll try to post a character by tonight.

Edit: Just to be clear, do we write our character profiles in separate google docs like the other character profiles? Because if that's the case,I probably won't be able to put up a profile until later this week.

Edit 2: Nvm, checked the mspaforum page and saw that most of them followed the character sheet in the spoiler, so I think I'm supposed to do that. Anyway, could you tell me when the google docs character pages should be made?

Player Name: FelixSparks
Character Name: Lance M Castle (The M stands for Moat)
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 145
Level: 4
Class & features:
Mystic:
Borrow
Channel
Channel Friend
Tree Hugger


Rune Master:
Borrow Power
Calling Chord
Explosive Runes
Letter Press

Stats

STR: 15 (+1 Mystic)
DEX: 11 (+2 Levels)
CON: 10
INT: 9
WIS: 18 (+ 2 levels) (+1 Mystic) (+1 Rune Caller)
CHA: 6 (-2 Mystic)

Max HP: 56

Money: 3050 $

Starter Pokemon: Unown (X, named Excalibur) and a strong Water type!

Wanted Pokemon: Hoothoot, Geodude, and Ghastly, please!

Inventory: Seemingly infinite supply of sweets, including but not limited to lollipops, hard candies, and Skittles, which, despite the insane claims, are not made from Skitties, a deck of Unown themed playing cards, a tattoo of an X unown on the upper portion of his upper right arm, a pair of fingerless gloves, and a long scarf, reaching just below his waist, even through it's wrapped around his neck twice.
5 Pokeballs!


Notes: Lance's always been a strange kid, ever since that one time he was playing patty-cake with a Machop in his front yard when he was two. His parents, deeply freaked out by this, began to battle the Machop, who fled immediately. Being two, Lance didn't notice anything wrong with this.

A few years later, at his sixth birthday, a wild Jigglypuff wandered into a birthday party nearby and began to sing, until Lance came over, at which point they began to play tag. It was at this point that Lance realized he was a Mystic, since the trees started saying good morning to him.

Lance caught his first Pokemon a full year before his entry into the Academy. An Unown, in the shape of an X, appeared out of thin air and bumped into him a few times until Lance pulled out a pokeball, at which time the Unown bumped into THAT and caught itself for him. Then Lance learned he could make things explode by writing on them, and oh my lord did some shenanigans happen then. He usually kept it nice and safe, but sometimes he'd just start giggling and something on the other end of the building would blow up. Not too many friends for him. No one was ever seriously HARMED during the explosions, just pranked. So he couldn't get into TOO much trouble, and he'd always figure a way out of the trouble, usually due to a lack of evidence cause it had exploded.

@calibornio: I'll make your character sheets for you- unless you can make one for yourself, which will be easier. you can change the settings so that everyone can view it but only you can edit it- we've had problems with someone messing with our character sheets before.

We'll make the character sheets once you are in the game.

Also, sign ups are closed for calibornio and felix spark +company

Player Name: calibornio
Character Name: Ben Morton
Age: 16
Gender: Male
Height: 6 ft
Weight: 155 lbs
Level: 4
Class & features:

Let's Get That Lock Open
Random Knowledge

Researcher:
Frantic Research
Walking Encyclopedia
Read The Manual
Strategic Targeting

Stats
Pick a value between 6 and 14, inclusive, for each below. Just make sure it all adds up to 64 in the end! You can read about these stats Here!
Since you are starting at level four, add 4 points to your base stats. Make sure you make it clear which stats you are upgrading with your Level Points! Also, if you took any classes, add those points too.
STR: 8 (-2 Researcher)
DEX: 9
CON: 10
INT: 15 (+1 Researcher)
WIS: 19 (+1 Researcher) (+4 Levels)
CHA: 7

Max HP: CON*4 + Level*4 = 56

Money: 4,000 $

Starter Pokemon: Piplup and a Fire type (with some fighting moves, if possible)

Wanted Pokemon: Buizel, Zubat, and Starly.

Inventory: 5 pokeballs, a Writer's Kit, a white lab coat, a pokedex (if this isn't allowed, let me know), some bottles of water, and some sandwiches.

Notes: Ben's dad is a well-known professor in his town and has sent quite a few kids to become trainers. However, unlike the other kids, Ben was more interested in studying areas of science that didn't involve pokemon, and was outraged at the fact that there were pokemon centers in almost every town, while most trainers had to make do with a simple cast, or a visit to the local medic.

As a result, Ben became very rebellious in his early teens and even tried to join some of the teams opposing the pokemon rangers until he realized they didn't really focus on anything other than pokemon either. After this, Ben decided to follow the status quo and become a pokemon trainer, figuring he might be able to learn more about human history, chemistry, and geology, along the way, maybe even creating a new branch of scientific inquiry.

Additional Note: Ben didn't go to a pokemon academy and opted to learn more from his father, and didn't really have many friends growing up, so he can seem slightly coarse at first with his ideas(this ties into his charisma stats). However, he won't try to actively oppose his team unless they cross the moral event horizon.

(If this seems too much like a Gary Stu or doesn't seem to fit the setting, I can try to change it.)

Player Name: KeyBu
Character Name: Amy Strauss
Age: 13
Gender: Female
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 95 lb.
Level: 4
Class & features:
Mystic:
Channel
Borrow
Channel Friend
Zoopathy
Sponge
Shaman:
Possession
Possession Borrow
Natural Selection

Stats
STR: 14 (+1 Mystic)
DEX: 7
CON: 14
INT: 7
WIS: 20 (+1 Mystic)(+1 Shaman)(+4 Level)
CHA: 7 (-2 Mystic)

Max HP: 72

Money: 1,000 $

Starter Pokemon: Spinarak, bugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugsbugs

Wanted Pokemon: Caterpie! Joltik! Scyther!

Inventory: 5 pokeballs, one net ball, a bug catching net, a "guide to bug-type pokemon" (it's actually a coloring book), colored pencils, an umbrella, a boxed lunch, a thermos filled with water

Notes: It was probably a mistake to let her get to that Spinarak first. Probably. She got a little bit weird afterward. Wouldn't shut up about bugs, and spiders, and centipedes, and other things with six or more legs. Her parents were a little concerned. I mean, who wouldn't be. And that was before she started trying to act like them. That was a pretty hectic time. Took the fire department several hours to convince her to get out of a tree once. She kept biting them on the hand when they'd try to pull her out. Nearly took some fingers off. But she's grown out of that....mostly. She still wraps the sleeping bag around her body like it's a cocoon and runs for cover whenever she sees birds.

She became obsessed with something a little more rational after a while. A little. "I want to ride a shining Ariados!" she says. "I want to ride my beautiful steed into battle, with Combees at my back, Heracross taking point, and Scythers as my vanguard! I want to be the queen!" It still scared her parents, but at least there was a place in society where she could put that energy. They said that she's more than free to try and "be the queen", if she wants. They hurried her out the door with a weeks worth of food and her allowance for the next few months and hoped that she'd come back being a little more....worldly.

As it turns out, Amy was fairly capable when out on her own. She seems to have a modicum of natural talent when it comes to Pokemon battling, and surprising strength and fortitude for someone her size as well (she's doesn't think she's ready to survive a nuclear explosion like a cockroach yet, though). She's not the best at talking to people, but at least she's cute, so she can garner up some pity when she needs it.

@calibornio and Keybu

you've only taken two features!
The default class features that come with your class don't count as features taken :3
that means you get two more!

don't forget you can also take features from this list:
https://pokemontabletop.wikidot.com/trainer-features

Posting this for Crowsy;

Can you upload this and post in Atalics thread, thank you~

Save the Castform event, organized by Ms Relia and Dr Weteo is designed to offset the lack of significant weather that has been plaguing Atalics and Anderline for many years. Without weather, the castform are slowly dwindling. With the Weather Formcaster device, weather can finally be brought back to targetted areas and the castform may slowly reappear.

At this event, the device shall be demonstrated. Hopefully, this will convince others that their funding will be put to good use, as it will allow the device to be modified to affect wider areas with more beneficial effects.

Your job is to make sure nothing bad goes wrong at the event- such as anyone attempting to tamper with the device or steal it.

Where shall the 8 of you stand guard?

Alex's team for the event will be Greymatter (Elgyem), Eclipse (Umbeeon), Weasel (Diglet), Thriller (Zombagon), Glitch (Rotom), and Reaper (Giftayl). On the floor currently are Elgyem with Miracle Eye activated, and Eclipse.

If anyone wishes, they may borrow some of Alex's pokemon for the duration of the event, for added support. Available for this task are Beatrice (Sealeo), Matze (Pouribble), and Sujamma (Alcoolotov). Their respective stats are spoilered below.

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Pokemon Nickname: Beatrice

Level: 30

Gender: Female

Species: Sealeo

Type: Water/Steel

Nature: Neutral

Ball: Ultra Ball

Stats

HP: 9 + 9 = 18

ATK: 6 + 2 = 8

DEF: 7 + 4 = 11

SATK: 8 + 8 = 16

SDEF: 7 + 4 = 11

SPD: 5 + 2= 7

Max HP: 84

Evasion Bonuses

ATK: 2

SATK: 2

BOTH: 0

Moves: Water Gun, Metal Claw, Encore, Ice Ball, Body Slam, Iron Head

Ability: Thick Fat

Held Item:

Capabilities

Overland - 6

Surface - 9

Underwater- 7

Jump - 3

Power - 3

Intelligence - 4

Ice Step- Icy and Snowy terrain is treated as Basic Terrain, rather than Rough.

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Pokemon Nickname: Matze

Level: 24

Gender: Female

Species: Pouribble

Type: Fire/Normal

Nature: Lax

Ball: Ultra

Stats

HP: 8 + 7 = 15

ATK: 6 + 1 = 7

DEF: 9 + 7 = 16

SATK: 7 + 7 = 14

SDEF: 4 + 1 = 5

SPD: 5 + 1 = 6

Max HP: 69

Evasion Bonuses

ATK: 3

SATK: 1

BOTH: 0

Moves: Smog, Tackle, Will-o-wisp,Swig, Mega Punch, Fire Breath

Ability: Keen Eye

Held Item:

Capabilities

Overland - 6

Surface - 3

Jump - 2

Power - 3

Intelligence - 4

Egg Warmer: Once every 24 hours, roll a d10. Hatch time is reduced by x hours.

Heater: This pokemon is always warm.

Firestarter: This pokemon can produce flames, from a light smoke to a burst large enough to engulf a tree.

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Pokemon Nickname: Sujamma

Level: 19

Gender: Male

Species: Alcoolotov

Type: Fire/Poison

Nature: Relaxed

Ball: Great

Stats

HP: 5 + 0 = 5

ATK: 5 + 0 = 5

DEF: 8 + 7 = 15

SATK: 6 + 6 = 12

SDEF: 5 + 5 = 10

SPD: 2 + 0 = 2

Max HP: 34

Evasion Bonuses

ATK: 3

SATK: 2

BOTH: 0

Moves: Ember, Smog, Tackle, Will-o-wisp, Self Destruct, Acid Spray

Ability: Flame Body

Held Item:

Capabilities

Overland - 4

Surface - 1

Jump - 1

Power - 1

Intelligence - 3

Egg Warmer: Once every 24 hours, roll a d10. Hatch time is reduced by x hours.

Heater: This pokemon is always warm.

Firestarter: This pokemon can produce flames, from a light smoke to a burst large enough to engulf a tree.

Alex's Pre-Encounter Enhancement Seal Shop-
Booster Seals: ρ400 *3 MAX Per Pokemon* (Boost the chosen capability of a pokemon)
Combat Seals: ρ750 *1 MAX Per Pokemon* (Boost a stat by a combat stage when sent out at full HP)

Alex's Post-Encounter Enhancement Ball Shop-
Pokeballs: ρ150 (25% off normal store prices.)
Great Balls: ρ350 (30% off normal store prices!)
Ultra Balls: ρ700 (30% off normal store prices!!!)
Disco Balls: ρ200 (AN ALEX SUPER SAVING SHOP ORIGINAL! NOT EVEN AVAILABLE IN STORES! *works as well as the leading pokeball, guarenteed*)

Dusk Balls: ρ600 (40% off normal store prices!)
Dive Balls: ρ600 (40% off normal store prices!)
Heal Balls: ρ500 (50% off normal store prices!)
Luxury Balls: ρ500 (50% off normal store prices!)
Net Balls: ρ600 (40% off normal store prices!)
Quick Balls: ρ500 (50% off normal store prices!)
Nest Balls: ρ500 (50% off normal store prices!)
Repeat Balls: ρ500 (50% off normal store prices!)
Timer Balls: ρ500 (50% off normal store prices!)

Hey, a thing happened!

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LanceCastle "Hey Robot guy! What's with all the stickers on your Pokeballs?"
Alex: *In autotune* "These aren't stickers bro. They're Ball Seals; integrative chip circutry that modify the all storage system to modify the abilities of the pokemon within."
Alex: "That makes them Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper stickerz."
LanceCastle ".... So.... They make pokemon stronger? Are those things legal in Gym Battles?"
AmyS "They're stickers."
Alex: "Gyms only ban techniques that intefere with the fighting itself. As long as you apply them before? Completely league-legal!"
LanceCastle ".... Where can I get some?"
AmyS "Sticker store."
Alex: "Due to the nature of the seals they tend to be custom-made. You'd have to track down a ballsmith of you want one. Lucky I have the skills to make and sell them myself!"
Alex: "You don't want to risk breaking the ball with something incompatible would you?"
LanceCastle "You make an excellent point. How much do you charge?" He pulls out his two pokeballs and thinks carefully.
AmyS "Still stickers...."
Alex: "Depends on the kind of *sticker* you want on the ball. I can make you a Booster Seal for p400 that can boost a chosen movement capability by 2, or a strength capability by 1."
AmyS "I can buy a sheet at the store for 150p. :<"
Alex: "I can also make you a Combat Seal for p750 that raises a chosen stat by one rank when the pokemon is sent out at full health."
Alex: "Up to three of any seal on a particular ball, and one combat max. That type is rather hard on the system; don't want to risk it."
LanceCastle "Hmmm...."
LanceCastle "how about a Special Attack boost for Excalibur?"
AmyS "Seriously?"
LanceCastle "Well why not?"
AmyS "They're /stickers/."
LanceCastle "..... Your point?"
LanceCastle pulls out a lollipop and pops it into his mouth. "I think they're a good idea, and it's not like it's hurting anything."
AmyS ".....gah. :<"
Alex: "Tell you what lolipop boy. How about I give you a booster seal for free... on a condition. Want to send out one of your pokemon for me?"
AmyS "I warned you."
LanceCastle ".... What's the condition?" He looks suspiscious.
AmyS "A trick! DX"
Alex: "A test. I want to proove to lil' miss whats special about these *stickers*. If you could demonstrate how fast your pokemon can move right now?"
*Alex presses a button on his mechanical arm, causing a spedomiter and stopwatch to display on a screen.*
LanceCastle ".... Sure. Morgan, let's go!" He opens a pokeball and holy shit that's a shark.
AmyS >.> <.<
AmyS leans in to watch the arm.
Alex: "Now, on the ready... GO!"
LanceCastle Morgan rushes by blazingly fast, then returns to Lance's side.
Alex: "Lets see... doing the math, your pokemon could move roughly 8 meters in the time it would take an opponent to land a hit, or 8 meters a round."
Alex: "Yes rounds is a legitimate form of measurement."
*Alex scans the pokemon then takes out a tinkering kit, making a few adjustments to a particular seal*
LanceCastle "Of course it is!"
AmyS "Uhn."
Alex: "If you would pass me the ball for just a second..."
LanceCastle passes over the ball, watching carefully.
*Alex recalls Morgan, then plants the seal on the top surface of the ball, blending the color to match its surface. Whats left is a small glowing ring centered on the red half.*
Alex: "Now lets try that again. Send out your pokemon and have it move on my mark..."
AmyS "Glow-in-the-dark stickers."
LanceCastle nods, and sends out Morgan again. "When he says go, got it?"
Alex: "Counter reset, and GO!"
LanceCastle She dashes forward and back again, faster than the last time.
Alex: "And clocking in at 10 meters a round! A 25% increase in overall speed! Most longer-range moves have a distance of 10 meters. You'd be able to shift out of the distance and keep out of range now."
AmyS "Ten is bigger than six....."
AmyS "....coincidence."
LanceCastle "This is going to be VERY useful... How much do I owe you?"
AmyS "Pretty sticker made it wanna work harder, maybe."
Alex: "That one's on me, always want to proove the product beforehand."
Alex: "I don't think it worked though. What a shame."
LanceCastle "What was it SUPPOSED to do?"
AmyS "But I never seena sticker change color and glow in light."
Alex: "Convince the nonbelievers of course. "
AmyS "Make my Pokeball look like a firefly...."
LanceCastle "You REALLY like bugs, don't you..."
AmyS "No backtalking the Queen! X<"
AmyS "How much you said? 450p?"
"p400 if you want it to move faster or think smarter, p750 if you want it to hit harder."
AmyS "Pff, whatever. Is the 750p one prettier?"
MasterBlade Alex: "...yes?"
AmyS "Oooh, then maybe. "
AmyS "....the treasury is low, though. Has to be later."
LanceCastle "I'll stick with speed for now... I think we're tough enough to handle any attacks, right Morgan?" The shark nods in agreement.
LanceCastle "Ah, I never introduced myself.... Name's Lance, Lance Castle. It's nice to meet you!"
LanceCastle ".... Excalibur could use a boost too..." He hands over 750$ for the Combat Seal!
AmyS shakes her head and tsks.
LanceCastle "I'm taking on the League challenge, and I only have two pokemon. I could use a bit of a boost."
AmyS "The shiniest firefly gets eaten first."
Alex *Raises normal hand* "The name's Alex. Engineer and trainer."
LanceCastle "Not when that firefly actually spews fire."
AmyS "....is that a thing? Can I have it? o.o"
LanceCastle "Um.... I meant Excalibur has a fire move.... He's not a real Firefly.... I can bring him out, if you want."
AmyS ".....oh......no. Nevermind.... :x"
AmyS "Coat his abdomin in luciferase. Make him prettier."
AmyS "Then you can show me."
LanceCastle "....." Lance shakes his head. "Hey, I like Unowns. If you don't that's fine, but don't say he needs to be prettier. He could take out your entire team of Bug Types."
AmyS "Not worthy of seeing me, sorry."
*Alex blinks a few times.*
LanceCastle shrugs and looks to Alex. "So, it'll be done soon, right?"
Alex: "Ooooooookay then..."
*He gets to work on the other seal, trying to escape the awkward as fast as possible*
AmyS "....the thought is nice though? ^.^;"
AmyS "G'bye....guy with stickers."

TL;DR, Lance got a boost for Morgan's OL speed, and a SPA seal for Excalibur.

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Player Name: RatStar, Tasr(IRC)
Character Name: Ignatius “Iggy” Richter
Age: 17
Gender: M
Height: 5'11
Weight: 90kg.
Level: 4
Class: Researcher(+1 INT, +1 WIS, -2 STR)/ Petrologist (+1 INT)
Feats:
*Game Plan
*Repel Crafting
Walking Encyclopedia
Frantic Research
Digging for the Past
Stone Search
*Reanimator
*The Good Doctor
Stats:
STR: 8(10, -2(Class bonus))
DEX: 9
CON: 10
INT: 20(14, +4(1 for each level), +1(Class bonus), +1(class bonus))
WIS: 14 (13, +1(Class bonus))
CHA: 8

Max HP (at start): CON*4 + Level*4
Money (at start): 2'500
Starter Pokemon: Anorith, (A flying type or a ground type)
Wanted Pokemon (at start): Aerodactyl, Kabuto, Cranidos
Inventory (at start): Trusty Shovel and Excavation Kit, My First Reanimation Set, 5 pokeballs, Diggers Jumpsuit, Mining Goggles

Notes: At and early age Iggy was bitten by the “Archaeology bug”. As a kid he'd find his way to his father's study and climb the highest shelves just to get a glimpse of the strange old stones stored there by, taking them down and studying them intently until his father would catch and scold him for almost damaging them.
As soon as he was old enough he joined his fathers expeditions; following him, searching here and there for relics and Pokemon of the past. Eventually his tenacity paid off months later when he found what would become his most prized possession to date an Anorith Fossil.
His father guided him through what would later become his first fossil resurrection. Since then he's been exploring on his own searching for more fossils and relics to add to his collection.

Spearow, Gothita, Hoppip, Wingull, Ledyba, Alomomola, Lickitung, Larvesta, Skitty, Pidove, Cherubi, Voltorb, Bronzor, Hoothoot, Vulpix, Larvatar, Chikorita, Hitmonchan, Leafeon, Growlithe, Treeko, Baltoy, Seel, Skorupi, Shroomish, Clefairy, Miltank, Wailmer, Onix, Litwick

Pokemon that Amy has Pokedex'd!

Joining as Mayuri!
Character sheet!

Alex catches a Duskull for Lance.

It is level 10, Female, Ghost type, Duskull
OL Jump 3
Surf 6 Pwr 1
Sky6 Int 3
Invisibility, Phasing
pick an ability: Haunt, Levitate, Synchronize
moves: Leer, Night Shade, Disable, Foresight
Sassy Nature
Base stats: 2 4 9 3 11 1
Add 9 points.



Mayuri:
Lapincendi's learnset:
Miracle Eye
Flame Charge
Smokescreen
Psybeam
Morning Sun
Telekinesis
Calm Mind
Flamethrower <- Level 23
Smoke Fist
Shadow Ball
Bug Buzz
Losing Sight

Capabilities: OL 5 Jump 3
Pwr 1
Int 3
Firestarter, Sinker, Dream Smoke, Heater, Telepath

Elizabeth
Duskull, Ghost Type
Level 10, Female
Ability: Levitate
OL Jump 3
Surf 6 Pwr 1
Sky6 Int 3
Invisibility, Phasing
Moves: Leer, Night Shade, Disable, Foresight
Sassy Nature
stats: 3, 5, 11, 4, 15, 1

Here ya go!

IC stuff apparently happened again! Significant stuff that happened:

• Mayuri used Move Accessory with Flamethrower, and used one use of it.
  
• Mayuri used a Cheri Berry.
  
• Alex's Rotom, Glitch, used up its Thunder Wave.
  
• Alex used Booster Seal with Overland, and, applied it to Stephanie's Venipede, Damien's, Pokeball.
  
• Stephanie paid Alex P300 to do so.
  

Logs here

The Formcaster erupts, flooding the room with a surge of water!
Iggy is outside! (outside of his door)
Amy is outside!

Alex is swept away and takes 21 damage!
Relia and Weteo run for cover!
Stephe and Damien get out of the way!

Hanako is swept away and takes 40 damage! Hanako is underwater!!!!!!!!
Mayuri is swept away and takes 16 damage!

Greymatter and Excalibur evade the attack!

Eclipse is swept away and takes 11 damage!

Lance is swept away and takes 21 damage! 5 HP left!

Pen is hit by a bench and takes 26 damage! Helsinki jumps over the bench, but takes 2 damage from the water!

The rain has stopped.

Tina, The Big Man, Weteo and Relia are wearing some sort of mechanical suit all of a sudden?
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Round 1:
Relia sent out an Anorith! Relia used an X Attack!

Pen's turn. that bench hit kinda hit Pen sort of hard. Pen's turn has been delayed!

https://i.imgur.com/54fpH9f.png

Lance's Pokedex currently!

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602 Tynamo
406 Budew
635 Hydreigon
226 Mantine
17 Pidgeotto
201 Unown
371 Bagon
121 Starmie
533 Gurdurr
260 Swampert
20 Raticate
516 Simipour
58 Growlithe
85 Dodrio
258 Mudkip
316 Gulpin
568 Trubbish
399 Bidoof
434 Stunky
117 Seadra
517 Munna
509 Purrlion
Morgan
603 Electtik
451 Skorupi
355 Duskull

Hanako does nothing

Anorith uses Metal Claw on Stephe for 26 damage

Glitch uses Uproar doing damage to Excalibur, two fakeforms and Varver

lucario hits Lance for 29 damage, and Morgan 4 times for 38 damage!

Haakoi uses Scramble on Greymatter! Greymatter was burned!

Breloom used Force Palm on Eclipse... but missed!

Left Fakeform uses Blood Sample on Glitch! Glitch takes 40 damage and is bleeding!

Morgan does nothing

Middle Castform is bleeding! It used Brick Break on Morgan! It missed!

Right Castform is bleeding! It used Hydro Pump on Stephe for 51 damage!

Excalibur uses its Telekinetic power to attempt to trip Varver into the water! Varver fell in!

It's Flaps turn now! Pen can move whenever he wants.

https://i.imgur.com/BydvBuq.png

Don't forget to scan pokemon!

Everything i've done so far, I have always tried to be fair.
Obviously we have different ideas of what is fair.

So for those not in the know the issue, here was the problem.

Haakoi used Silent Strike, which disguises itself as another move, "misses" and replaces the damage with fake heals.
The issue was that MasterBlade has a Scanner feature, which tells you the percentage HP of a target pokemon.

In my eyes, fake heals should make the opponent have taken damage, but not even feel like they did- as if they hadn't even been hit. And since the move was originally designed in a game, this would translate into the trainer seeing no change in the HP bar.

Thus the move should have pretty much the same effect in table top- any attempt to determine the HP would result in whatever the current plus fake heals and fake damage would be. But apparently the scanner is supposed to work 100% of the time without fail. The manual has nothing about fake heals and fake damage, because they don't exist in the mainstream games, but when i made them the entire point of them is to disguise the actual amount of HP.

Now your reasoning was that Alex took that Scanner feat, and allowed him to see HP% without fail forever.

I merely interpreted it as Alex took the Scanner feat, which allows him to check out the HP of his opponents, which is a high advantage over everyone else already.

This situation was compared to having something that overrode Voltorb Flip, which blocks mind readers.

The difference in my eyes was that....
Voltorb switch will be used, like, maybe 20 times at most?
Whereas Scanner will be used, like, i dunno, 2000?

I mean it would be pretty mean for me to reduce those 20 voltorb switches to 19 by some OP mindpierce thing,
but I don't really see the problem of 1990 Scanner uses versus 2000.

In the original language of the Scanner, I don't have my internet on so I have to rely on memory, there was no explicit statement that it cannot fail. Of course, one must keep in mind that the creators never thought there would be a reason that it might fail. Now it becomes like those legislators trying to determine how centuries old laws apply to modern world- there are different interpretations of how it applies in this new situation.

The creators did not think that Scanner would ever be subverted- which you believe implies that it can't be subverted.

The creators did not think that Scanner would ever be subverted-
I think if the creators thought that something would subvert Scanner, they would have made some sort of mention that when this situation occurs, then Scanner would fail.

However, an exact opposite assumption could also be made:
If the creators thought about fake heals, they would decide that Scanner would be able to pierce that.

I don't know which one would happen, but I'm assuming the first guess, because I think it is fair. it's still a great feat, you still get 1990 uses...

Should the interface piece be immune to screwiness if an entire feature point was spent on it and it's part of character growth?

Should the specialized interface screw attack be able to interface screw a piece of an interface that still remains incredibly viable and useful?
How powerful is a feature vs a move? I think a feature is more powerful, but this feature is already powerful enough without gaining immunity to fake heals and fake damage.

So the real question is: How powerful is a feature? Is it as powerful as you think it is? Is it as powerful as I think it is?
That's a tough question to answer, as it changes for every feat, so we can't really use other feats as comparison to this one- if you can find one similar enough to Scanner for use in your argument or you come up with other reasons, then I will reconsider.

(Voltorb Flip is specific immunity to mind reading. But we don't know if Scanner would be specific immunity to fake heals and fake damage, all we know is that it tells you health of some sort. It's not a good comparison to make at all.)

In the meantime, my answer is still no, because I think it's fair.

I really hope this doesn't happen again, but it probably will.

TL;DR:
I use the rulebook as a guideline. I follow it as closely as possible, but I have to make exceptions when it's unclear or unfair. I have to use my own interpretations as to what the revised rules would be, and I do so based on what I think is fair and balanced.

Beholder Dex Neato Spirit Share!



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But what if you didn't have to do this work and could let the active scanning member of your team do it for you?

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While your previous scans will remain independent, any scans you make from then on will count as a scan for every member of your group! While only one scan can be made by a group per round, it will reduce the workload as only one person needs to be responsible for scanning and everyone benefits just as they would otherwise!

And the best part is- even though you only get one scan count per turn, everyone still gets to make their own individual information scans- these scans won't be counted towards your Spirit Scan Count, but they will give you information as soon as they load up in your pokedex!

So what are you waiting for?
The only excuse not to get this feature is that you're currently involved in a deadly battle with criminals- in which you should get Neato Spirit Share ASAP afterwards!

Get Neato Spirit Share today, or tomorrow in case it's currently night and our offices are closed.

speaking of: i have iggy and mayuri and ben's pre-pokedexed pokemon ready.

So, I'm here and I thought this was dead but it wasn't. Anyways, could you give me a summary of what happened?

Summary is in the 2nd or 3rd post and sorry for not being on esper crowstone, but I don't have access to a computer until Tuesday. I'm writing this on my phone.