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Mike swoops to Nando's side and pecks the downed Doduo hard on one of its heads.

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Mike's Peck:
1d20 to hit: 3
Damage: 2d6 + 8 + 6 = 25

He doesn't manage a great degree of accuracy, but fortunately the Doduo's not in a good position to get out of the way. It takes fairly significant damage.



Doduo is now on the ropes.

Charlie, maintaining perfect vision despite being sprayed with sand due to his Keen Eyes takes wing and lands next to the raging Doduo.

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Charlie's Peck:
1d20 to hit: 12
2d6 + 8 + 11 damage = 30

The Doduo gains one combat stage in Attack due to its furious rage, then it faints. What an anticlimax.


Zeus is up now.

Zeus continues the familiar strategy or blasting foes with Telekinesis.

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Zeus's Struggle Attack:
1d20 to hit: 6
Damage: 1d8+6+17 = 24
It connects, but phases the curled-up Sandshrew less than in the previous two attempts.



Enemy Initiative:
Doduo > Doduo > Sandshrew > Sandshrew > Sandshrew

Finally pulling itself to its feet, the tripped Doduo crows angrily and uses Rage on Nando!
[spoiler]Doduo's Rage:
1d20 to hit: 16
Damage: DB2 - Nando's Defence = 18

Nando takes 18 damage, and acquires an injury from being dropped under 50% health. Oh no!
Doduo becomes enraged.

The other Doduo also uses Rage, but on a Sandshrew.

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Doduo's Rage:
1d20 to hit: 11

It takes fairly heavy damage from the attack, and this Doduo also becomes enraged.



The curled Sandshrew nearest the group, seeing its chance, spins rapidly and rolls through Ylva and Svava, smacking them both on the way.

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1d20 to hit: 15, 3
Damage: DB3 - Ylva's defence = 24

Unfortunately (for it), it misses Svava completely, and loses all of its momentum.
Still whacks Ylva pretty hard though.

Another Sandshrew elects to Scratch at Gingham.

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1d20 to hit: 1

It misses.

The final, most wounded Sandshrew tries to get away, curling into a predictable ball to aid its escape.


Summary:

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A Doduo dropped Nando under 50% health with Rage.
The other Doduo also used Rage, but on a Sandshrew.
That Sandshrew has started running away, and used Defense Curl.
Another Sandshrew used Rollout on both Ylva and Svava, missing Svava but dealing heavy damage to her trainer.
The last Sandshrew missed its attack and didn't manage to achieve anything.

Things don't look too bad, but people are starting to accumulate wounds.

Initiative:
Once again it's Caroline, Ylva, Nando, Theo, Ivy, Lucian, Kaddy, Gingham, and Svava. In that order, or something approximating.

Caroline runs over and kicks the least healthy Sandshrew.

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Caroline's Struggle Attack:
1d20 to hit: 14
Damage: 1d8 + 6 + 10 = 17

Unfortunately it's still curled into a ball and fairly impervious to sneakers. She scuffs its hide slightly.
At least she didn't do no damage.



In the background, Theo surreptitiously shuffles backwards away from the encroaching pokemon, leaving Kaddy to curl into his own defensive sphere.

Undeterred by its opposite of efficacy last time, Ylva calls for Svava to focus again. Fortunately, this time it actually works.

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Svava's Confusion:
1d20+1 to hit: 15
Damage: 2d6+10+11 = 30

The nearby Sandshrew takes fairly significant damage, and the two retreat to a safer distance.


Nando, uncaring for his wounds, tries to throw a pokeball at the nearby Doduo.

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1d20-6 = -1

Unfortunately he still has sand in his eyes and practically just drops it rather then hurl it at anything. Instead of sticking around to get pecked, he vaults over the top of the pair of pokemon and slides past the Nidoran, yelling words of encouragement as he passes.

"Run free little dude! You're free of these unjust bullies!"
He wipes a single tear from his eye (although that might have been from the sand) and salutes.

"Wha-...Don't tell him that!" Ivy shouts at Nando, speaking above a nervous mumble for the first time since they'd met."He's purple! And covered in glitter! How's he gonna hide in the desert while he's purple and covered in glitter? He'll just get eaten by something else if he runs off on his own now!"

She dashes up closer, pulling a pokeball from her pocket and prepares to toss it at the Nidoran if he indeed starts to run off.

Gingham informs the sandshrew that attempted to scratch her that it is very rude and sends a burst of glittery pink Fairy Wind at it

A sparkly breeze whirls around Sandshrew.

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Gingham's Fairy Wind:
1d20 to hit: 9
Damage: [2d6+8] +6 = 24

It doesn't look like much, but Sandshrew didn't seem to like it at all.



Enemy turns incoming (once I'm on my lunch break)

Unwilling to run all that way after Nando, Sandshrew tries to scratch up Mike instead!

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Sandshrew's Scratch:
1d20 to hit: 7

Unfortunately (for it), it is still curled into a ball and its accuracy isn't quite what it could be as a result. Its claws wave uselessly through air.

Perhaps slightly inspired by the words of encouragement, or perhaps just realising that "closer to these humans = more safer", the Nidoran limps a little nearer, Leering at the Sandshrew it passes in order to lend a little bit of a hand.

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Nidoran's Leer:
1d20 to hit: 9

Sandshrew's defence is lowered yet further.

-- End of Round 3 --
-- Start of Round 4 --



After that somewhat uneventful series of turns, it's back to Mike, Charlie, and then Zeus. You've managed to remove everything that previously would have moved before you![/size][/b]

Mike swoops in for the finishing blow on a Doduo!

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Mike's Peck:
1d20 to hit: 6
Damage: [2d6+8]+6 = 21

Only, despite the not unimpressive damage, that doesn't quite finish it off.

Still enraged, the Doduo squawks in fury and gains a small boost in attack power.
Mike retreats to a hopefully safe distance and perches back on the Nidoran's head.

Now it's Charlie's turn, then Zeus.

Charlie swoops in behind Mike to finish the job.

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Charlie's Peck:
1d20 to hit: 13
Damage: [2d6+8]+11 = 31

Charlie deals maximum damage, which wasn't really completely necessary.
Doduo gains another combat stage in attack, then faints. That's how you do a finishing blow.


The strategy of fainting pokemon just before they can take their turns seems to be working out.

Zeus gears up to continue the pattern, aiming a psychic blast at the Sandshrew near Kaddy.

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Zeus's struggle attack:
1d20 to hit = 1

Unfortunately, he misses completely. That would have been really convenient.

The last, angry, Doduo is if anything even more enraged than it was last turn. Looking to vent its frustrations, it attacks the nearest thing it can see, which happens to be Gingham.

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Doduo's Rage:
1d20 to hit = 4
Damage: DB2 - Gingham's Defence = 15

If hitting something was supposed to calm it down it doesn't seem to have worked, it's still mad as hell.



The Sandshrew recently missed by Zeus's attack is... completely unaware that it was just missed by Zeus's attack. Because it missed.
Instead, it seems to take Kaddy's similarly curled-up form as some kind of challenge and tries to scratch at her.

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Sandshrew's Scratch:
1d20 to hit: 13
Damage: DB4 - Kaddy's Defence - Defence Curl = 2

Unfortunately, while the trainers have now had a fairly long time to realise that scratching at a curled-up opponent isn't likely to hurt it very much, this lesson doesn't seem to have trickled down to the Sandshrew.



The Sandshrew by Gingham, stinging a little and eager to get out of the way of the nearby Doduo, takes a step back and flicks sand at its attacker to cover its retreat.

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1d20 to hit: 2

It misses. Again.

The final Sandshrew is on its last legs, but has the opportunity to get revenge on the human who tried to kick it last turn. It rolls to a slightly safer distance, then flexes its plates carefully to reveal the Sandshrew's secret weapon: a venomous barb!

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Sandshrew's Poison Sting:
1d20 to hit: 16
Damage: DB2 - Caroline's defence = 13

The sharp dart hurts, but thankfully Caroline at least isn't poisoned.



Summary

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Zeus missed.
Doduo used Rage on Gingham for 15 damage.
Sandshrew used Scratch on Kaddy for 2 damage.
Sandshrew missed.
Sandshrew used Poison Sting on Caroline for 13 damage.

It's now time for the players again!

Initiative goes in the order of Caroline > Ylva > Nando, Theo, Ivy, Lucian, Kaddy, Gingham, and Svava, as usual.[/size]

Nando, unwilling to let any desert creatures escape, leaps from his spot and piledrives the Sandshrew who just fired upon Caroline.

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Nando's Struggle Attack:
1d20 to hit = 14
Damage = [1d8+6]+5 - Sandshrew's Defence - Defence Curl = 1

It's still curled into a ball and Nando isn't actually particularly physically strong, so he bounces off and deals the minimum possible damage.
Still, it's the thought that counts right?

Caroline runs over to the Doduo and gives it a good hard shove.

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1d20 to hit: 9
Opposed Combat Check: 2d6+2 vs 2d6 = 9 vs 4

It squawks in indignation and topples over onto the ground, its spindly legs not providing a great deal of resistance.

Theo's stayed out of this so far and steps back out of the Sandshrew's way. Kaddy elects to follow their example and stays put, it's not like she was actually hurt by that last attack anyway.

Gingham follows up Caroline's attack on the extremely rude Doduo with a spray of seeds.

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Gingham's Leech Seed:
1d20 to hit: 17

The Doduo quickly finds itself covered with very tiny, fast-sprouting plants.

Lucian and Ylva continue to retreat, Ylva barking back attack orders to Svava as she moves.

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Svava's Confusion:
1d20+1 to hit: 6
Damage: [2d6]+21 = 24

Svava blasts the Sandshrew with psychic energy, almost but not quite reducing it to unconsciousness.



-Enemy Turns-

The small bird it previously attacked seems to have been replaced by a bigger bird, but Sandshrew doesn't really mind. It rolls back and aims a Poison Sting at Charlie!

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Sandshrew's Poison Sting:
1d20-4 to hit: 1

Apparently though it's quite hard to aim a little barb when your feet are in front of your eyes, so it misses completely.

The Nidoran, now that Mike has flown once more to perch upon its head, returns to a state of bird-based terror and stays very still.



-- End of Round 4 --
-- Start of Round 5 --

Any peskily fast Doduo have completely been removed from the initiative order, so the round immediately begins with some player pokemon again!

Turn Order: Mike > Charlie > Zeus > Doduo

Not to be upstaged by a living bush, Mike poses theatrically and uses Leech Seed on the Sandshrew right next to Nando.

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Mike's Leech Seed:
1d20 to hit: 14

It's perhaps not the quickest method by which to come to the rescue but maybe it will work out.
At Ivy's request he also leaves the Nidoran and flaps over to sit atop the Sandshrew, finding a comfortable spot amongst the new green shoots.


The Sandshrew is liberally coated in Roll20 iconography.

Charlie takes flight once again and comes to roost next to Doduo, striking with a mighty Peck.

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Charlie's Peck:
1d20 to hit: 17
Damage: [2d6+8]+13 = 31

Doduo loses a great deal of health, though this only serves to anger it further. It also gains one Combat Stage in Attack.

Zeus aims a mental blast at the nearby Sandshrew.

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Zeus's Struggle Attack:
1d20 to hit: 14
Damage: [1d8+6]+17 = 30

This faints the Sandshrew.



Enemy Initiative:

Doduo > Sandshrew > Sandshrew > Caroline

Shakily, the Doduo pulls itself to its feet. Now it's mad. It lashes out at the pokemon who attacked most recently.

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Doduo's Rage:
1d20 to hit: 17
Damage: [DB2] - Charlie's Defence = 12

Charlie goes under 50% hp and gains an injury as a result, oh no!

However, Doduo does take minor damage from Leech Seed, healing Gingham in the process.

The nearest Sandshrew takes this as an opportunity to get away, rolling into a ball and making for the burrows.



The other sandshrew is damaged by Leech Seed, restoring a small amount of health to Mike. This still isn't quite enough damage to faint it though.
Dislodging its new passenger, it rolls away and aims a ranged attack.

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Sandshrew's Poison Sting:
1d20 to hit: 9
Damage: [DB2] - Mike's Defence = 10

Mike's injured too, though he's still not in too bad a shape. And at least he wasn't poisoned.



It's your turns again wow we got back here fast.

Caroline > Ylva > Nando > etcetera

Caroline attempts to capture the Doduo!

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1d20 to hit: 7

Unfortunately, her pitching skills fall short at short range and the Fast Ball flies past the target, landing unharmed in the sand just off the road.

She also recalls Charlie. I didn't feel like this post really needed an image to demonstrate that.

Ivy scurries over to the Nidoran, who seems slightly more reassured now that he doesn't have a bird on his head.

Gingham blows a Fairy Wind across the rude Doduo.

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Gingham's Fairy Wind:
1d20 to hit: 18
Damage: [2d6+8]+6 = 22

The Doduo squawks one more time before lying down for a long, involuntary nap.



Still to move: Ylva, Nando, Theo, Lucian, Kaddy, and Svava

Onto a winning formula, Ylva and Svava pretty much do what they've done the last few turns.

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Svava's Confusion:
1d20+1 to hit: 7
Damage: 2d6+21 = 26

The targeted Sandshrew looks dazed, none of the dispersing animals have much fight left in them.

Nando breaks out an impromptu keytar riff, so inspiring that it gives a whole lot of people somewhere in the range of 4-5 temporary HP.


Theo, figuring that this is as good as over now, wanders back over ready to pick up Kaddy once the last couple of pokemon beat it.

Lucian scowls, surveying the battlefield. A chaotic mess of fainted, retreating, and whatever-it-is those idiots ahead are up to. But it looks to be over.

Grumbling, he stalks over to the limp form of Zeus' last victim and squats. He never bothered to really learn much about these things, inasmuch as he had a choice in the matter, but...

"...Still curled up. Took a beating... Scales must be... Hrm. Overlap. Interlock? Keeps sand out... But square doesn't seem... Hrm. Claws for digging... But sand isn't... How do their burrows...?"

But he learned about machines, and if you squint, and lean in, and tilt your head juuust right...

He reaches out, uncertainly-- But no, better not to... And yet-- No, no, he... Maybe...?

"...Hrm."

Theo, clutching Kaddy, harrumphs, maybe shuffling round a bit to make sure the sun's behind them if Lucian does deign to glance up.

"What are you doing?" Theo asks, doing their legitimate best to not sound accusatory from the get-go.

When it looks like the fight is more or less over, Ivy kneels down and shrugs off her backpack. Digging through its jumbled contents for a moment, she comes out with a bag of trail mix and a big soft-bristled brush brush she normally used to clean up potting soil.

She glances nervously over at Theo and Lucian as she begins to clean the copious amounts of glitter off the Nidoran.

While all of the Sandshrew are making their way to the edge of the road, where their burrows are, one of them hesitates. It's still feeling pretty alright and the burrow's right here if it changes its mind.
Uncurling to improve its aim, it launches a parting shot at Mike.

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Sandshrew's Poison Sting:
1d20 to hit: 14
Damage: [DB2] - Mike's Defence = 6

It's not really a particularly powerful hit.

The Nidoran shifts so that Ivy is between it and Nando, rubbing its large sensitive ears with its front paws. It is pretty happy now that the wild pokemon are mostly gone though, and grateful.

The fainted Sandshrew doesn't do anything because it's unconscious.



Mike moves before Zeus, followed by the last two Sandshrews.