Horanoven A.	welcome to...session !
Drufle (GM)	I also have the Snowdin song for some reason if you'd rather have that. It's session 9 I believe.
Horanoven A.	its been way to damn long wait, where did my 9 go? I could've sworn I typed one roll20 are my 9 how unfortunate
Drufle (GM)	It has indeed been a while!
Horanoven A.	*ate
Drufle (GM)	Go ahead and take your roles. If you remember how to do that.
Horanoven A.	alrighty then
Axel	armed with SCIENCE
Jack	Is it still night
Drufle (GM)	No this picture is just at nighttime.
Axel	we don't have a daytime varient to this area
Drufle (GM)	You all went to sleep after the big rumble in the snow.
Jack	ok
Drufle (GM)	So! It's a nice morning, I assume most people are awakeish at this point. Jack rubs the sleep from his eyes
Drufle (GM)	Cici I would assume has been awake for like 4 hours. That seems to be her thing. Axel has been awake working on papers Axel is very sleepy
Drufle (GM)	(oh crap how do you do in-person things is it /me)
Jack	yes
Axel	yes
Drufle (GM)	It has been way too long.
Axel	we're a bit behind scedual
Drufle (GM)	You smell some wonderful food outside in the lounge, other people have been up making breakfast.
Jack	"Augh, what a night" Axel snores
Jack	"Axel wake up, you gotta eat"
Drufle (GM)	Would someone please wake up the science man.
Axel	his head is on an open notebook
Jack	gentle shove Axel falls out of the chair
Axel	"Pmhrp! Ahh!"
Drufle (GM)	Not quite as gentle as we thought.
Jack	"Food"
Axel	"Wha- oh, good morning"
Drufle (GM)	Jack is a very goal-oriented man. Child. I forget how old people are. Jack lurches toward breakfast
Jack	he's not a morning boy
Axel	"Right, food, okay...yawn"
Drufle (GM)	You both walk into the lounge, and a spread of various foods have been laid out on a nearby table. Cici is behind the counter chatting with Nurse Joy.
Axel	pokecenter food is best food trying to get back into character is hard after a year
Jack	"Alright, grub's up guys." release EVERYTHING
Axel	oh dear
Drufle (GM)	Oh dear. Uhhhhhhh ok!
Axel	"Uhh...is that a good idea?"
Drufle (GM)	I'm not actually going to put out all the pogs.
Jack	you don't have to do that physically
Drufle (GM)	That'll be crazy.
Jack	they're just at imaginary table
Nickel	"Bzzt"
Drufle (GM)	Everybody's eating those weird pellet things from the anime. By everybody I mean the Pokemon.
Axel	"Well, alright...where's Rochelle's ball?"
Jack	nom nom munch munch burp
Axel	"Has anyone seen Rochelle?"
Drufle (GM)	I think a fair number of your Pokemon were being healed?
Axel	probably probably forgot
Drufle (GM)	Unless that already happened. Either way, they're probably on the counter there by Nurse Joy.
Axel	nickel is always here, though
Jack	"I dunno, should be in her ball." Nickel moves to the counter to retrieve balls
Axel	"But where is her ball?" "where are all my balls?"
Jack	"I got mine healed yesterday because I can plan ahead" Axel begins to panic
Drufle (GM)	Nurse Joy waves you over to the counter.
Nickel	"..."
Nurse Joy	"Good morning! Your Pokemon are here on the counter."
Axel	"Huh? Oh, right. Thank you" Nickel picks up two of the balls, while Axel grabs the rest Cici waves at the two of you, kind of dreary-eyed.
Jack	I'd like to talk to cici but it'd be very awkward without phoone
Drufle (GM)	Yeah that's fine.
Nickel	very strage Cici will just stay here
Nurse Joy	"So, I assume you'll be heading over to the gym soon?"
Axel	"Oh...uh..."
Nickel	"Zzzt Zrt" Nickel nods
Nurse Joy	"Daryl will certainly be there, he's almost always somewhere in the gym." "That's where his workshop is as well."
Axel	"Workshop?"
Jack	"I thought I heard something about this before. Oh well!"
Nurse Joy	"Yes, for making the TMs and HMs. He needs some fairly complex machinery to do that."
Jack	"Ah, that's it!" Rochelle pops out of her ball and onto the counter
Drufle (GM)	(She explicitly told you guys this like two sessions ago, just as a reminder)
Axel	Axel is axel though
Drufle (GM)	Fair enough.
Jack	"How do you ship them down from here? Tanzan seems pretty isolated"
Axel	and the whole year thing
Jack	(is this Tanzan) Nurse Joy reaches under the counter and pulls out another light blue disc.
Nurse Joy	"With the Fly discs, of course!"
Drufle (GM)	Yes, this is Tanzan Village.
Jack	"ah, of course, what else"
Drufle (GM)	Go look at the music! It's listed there.
Axel	the moosic knows all
Nurse Joy	"He doesn't do the transporting himself of course, he's always too busy working." "Usually we have suppliers come around every now and then to pick up the discs." "The next shipment should be here in the next few days, I think." "If you'd rather train for a while before facing Daryl, I don't blame you. He's quite a tough customer!"
Axel	"That...sounds like a good idea"
Jack	"thanks for telling us, miss, I do think we need some work on that front" "yesterday's fight was a wake-up call for all of us" Nurse Joy laughs to herself.
Axel	"Yeah...that fell apart quite quickly"
Nurse Joy	"Oh, with the miners? Yes, I watched that through the window."
Jack	"and on that subject, is it alright if I use the PC? I'd like to do some team-building". Axel turns red from embarasment
Nurse Joy	"Yes of course! Do you have your Pokemon stored on location somewhere?"
Axel	ranchlab does that for us, right?
Jack	(what does that mean)
Axel	where are ze pokemans
Drufle (GM)	(Yes it does.) (They're all at the labranch right now.) The ones you don't have now, at least.
Jack	(what's the professor's name)
Axel	Hawthorn
Jack	thnx "Yes miss, they're all stored at Professor Hawthorne's lab" "if the professor isn't there I'm sure one of his aides will be"
Nurse Joy	"Oh of course! Well that will be no problem then, go ahead!"
Jack	"alright, thank you!" Nurse Joy taps a few buttons behind the counter and the PC bleeps to life.
Axel	"Where would be a good place to train, if I may ask?" Nurse Joy looks up, thinking.
Axel	(6 exp, I'm not leveling up in one battle) unless I roll snakeeyes twice
Nurse Joy	"I suppose your best bet would be to go either to the mines nearby, or just wander the mountains. Although to go in the mines you'd need Daryl's permission."
Jack	*less than 4
Axel	or that
Drufle (GM)	*Less than or equal to 4. 1/1, 1/2, 1/3, and 2/2 all count.
Axel	"Okay, uh...thanks"
Jack	"The mines are probably full of the same monster trainers as we fought!" Nurse Joy giggles.
Nurse Joy	"They won't fight if you don't want to!" "They're most likely busy doing their job, you know."
Jack	"I suppose. What kind of wild Pokemon are there to find, if any?"
Axel	I mutter "oh thank Arceus" under my breath
Nurse Joy	"Oh, there's quite a variety! Ice, Ground, and Rock Pokemon are quite prevalent of course, but there's a few Electric, Fairy, Fighting, and even a few Dragons around!" Rochelle manages to snag the rest of Axel's balls and release the team
Jack	how she's got no arms
Axel	she gots hopps
Jack	phat hopps
Axel	and that thingy on her head
Drufle (GM)	Rochelle is incredibly skilled.
Axel	"Dragons?" Nurse Joy nods.
Nickel	"Bzzt Bzzrt"
Jack	"Ah, okay. I'm not too keen on fighting anything I'd like to catch, though". Nickel begins writing things down Axel begins thinking
Jack	"I just feel like my team needs more experience. We haven't been doing so well lately. And I don't just mean yesterday!"
Nurse Joy	"One of the miners caught an Axew up by the mines nearby not too long ago." Jack turns pensive Axel is lost in thought
Nurse Joy	"Some of the miners say there's even a few Garchomp nesting higher in the mountain!"
Jack	"Jeez, that's a scary thought" Nickel pauses for a second
Nurse Joy	"But yes, there's a trail heading out into the mountains just to your left once you exit the Center here."
Axel	"Garchomp...Ground/Dragon...that's right up my alley"
Jack	"Yeah, I think that might be a safer place to train". Nickel glances over at Axel, shaking his head
Drufle (GM)	I imagine Nickel shaking his head looks really weird. Considering he's all head.
Nickel	possibly
Jack	shake yur booty that is also yur face
Nurse Joy	"Well, good luck! Both in training and in fighting Daryl!"
Nickel	shake your everything
Jack	"thank you for all the help!"
Axel	"Oh thanks you...wait...where did my balls go"
Jack	"now, where was I?" Axel looks down at them all on the ground, Rochelle looking back up at him Jack blips and bloops
Axel	"How did...?" Jack switches Clear the Carbink for Amery the Glaceon
Drufle (GM)	Oh man, Glaceon.
Axel	oooh, nice
Drufle (GM)	Does he have any decent moves? He probably has a fair bit from Ice Focus. Axel and Nickel begin cleaning up the pokeballs
Jack	need to build her actually!
Drufle (GM)	Righto! Let's go on a mini adventure then. Chrom makes things difficult
Axel	"Uhh...Jack...a little help?" mini-daventurrrre
Jack	"You're impossible, you know that?"
Drufle (GM)	Alright uh, lemme find where my nice mountain screen is.
Copper	"Klinglinglingling!" Jack helps with ball scoopin Chrom continues to bat his ball away
Chrom	don't worry, druf, we'll be here a while
Drufle (GM)	Wow, this place is a mess.
Chrom	uhp, here we are so many mons
Axel	wait, we need that Jack
Drufle (GM)	Right, found the track. Back in the mountains!
Axel	After our slight ball problem
Jack	best remix
Axel	We make it to the mountains
Drufle (GM)	So, here's the question. You're currently in a mixed biome region. Part mountain, part frozen.
Axel	noice
Drufle (GM)	Which one do you want me to roll on?
Axel	uhhh what do we need?
Jack	roll on mountain
Axel	I want Dragons, what does- okay then
Drufle (GM)	Mountain it is!
Jack	I don't want to be fighing things that I might want to catch rolling 1d6 ( 5 ) = 5 rolling 1d6 ( 5 ) = 5
Axel	why don't you want to fight things you want to catch? double 5s
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 3 ) = 3
Axel	distinctly a middleing roll
Jack	I forget what the capture mechanics are
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 6 ) = 6 rolling 1d6 ( 2 ) = 2
Axel	faint mon, then try to catch
Jack	ohh well whatever
Axel	so you'd be fine :P
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 6 ) = 6
Axel	you might still get an ice
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 2 ) = 2
Jack	Brunt just wants to destroy!!
Axel	who's Eevee is this?
Drufle (GM)	Ok well this will be interesting. That's Chrom.
Axel	ah, okay
Jack	I want to build Amery but I can't stop jigglin to the beat
Drufle (GM)	So I know what I'm throwing at you, so give me a bit to make the pogs. No dragons, unfortunately.
Jack	kk
Axel	aw well can't win them all unless its a trapinch though I don't think those are here
Drufle (GM)	Don't mind me, forgot to put the song on repeat.
Axel	no prob Nickel continues to make a map of the area
Nickel	the santuary was back near the other village, wasn't it?
Drufle (GM)	Yes.
Nickel	okay, just checking
Jack	"Well, here we are. Better start lookin'!" Nickel is still a bit behind, trying to climb
Nickel	woops wrong make that Axel Axel is struggling a bit
Axel	"Right, there, okay...almost"
Jack	could you put Brunt on the board plz
Axel	unlease the Brunt Brunt shuffles in from stage right Nickel grabs Axel and tries to pull him up Amery is bounding around joyfully in the snow
Axel	that's adorable
Jack	"Alright guys and girls, this is your home turf! could'ya find us something to fight?" Chrom has escaped his ball and is trying to get around in the deep snow. But he's too small
Amery	fucking apsotrophes
Drufle (GM)	Alright! So uh... Are we doing a double battle?
Axel	I think so there's two of us Amery swears once in perfect english and never does so again
Axel	talking glaceon miracle of science
Drufle (GM)	Around a corner, you hear some rather loud shuffling noises!
Jack	"Shuffles!" Nickel taps Axel's shoulder
Axel	"Huh? Oh!...oh dear"
Jack	"why does have to be fire-types?!" Jack weeps
Drufle (GM)	A Darmanitan is sitting patiently, watching its two children play around with a Machop that came by.
Jack	drufle stop
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I am so, so sorry Mopp.
Axel	"I feel like we might not want to interrupt this"
Jack	with the children
Drufle (GM)	What! How are they not going to be children!
Axel	"for many reasons"
Jack	don't make us monsters
Axel	"fire being one of them"
Drufle (GM)	Yeah when I rolled fire and fighting I was like "oh no what have I done" Chrom continues to floof through the snow towards the wild mons
Jack	"I can't bring myself to attack such a peaceful family!" Axel fails to see Chrom
Drufle (GM)	Do you want to skip this encounter? I can reroll the stuff.
Axel	no no, let Chrom make a mess of things
Jack	well I don't mind fighting them I just want a band of equally-hostile foes so we are justified in beating them
Drufle (GM)	Oh, well then uh. GRRRR
Axel	Darmanitan are territorial they'd not want us here
Drufle (GM)	Yeah I was going to have the Darmanitan come after you anyway.
Jack	"Oh no! the mother's noticed us!" PRIMATE RAGE
Axel	"Wait, what!?" Darmanitan stares at the Eevee and begins glowing red. Chrom blissfully unaware of what he's done
Amery	Amery leaps in front of Chrom
Darmanitan	"DAAAAAAAAR"
Amery	Guiiiii!
Axel	"Wait, Chrom! What are you doing!"
Jack	"hold on Amery, let us catch up!"
Drufle (GM)	The Machop swings around and takes a battle pose. Nickel gives Axel a jolt to his senses
Axel	"Ow! Okay! uh..."
Drufle (GM)	What do our speeds look like?
Axel	I am 5 Darms are slow, if I recall
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, she has 4. Machop is 5.
Axel	welp rolling 2d6 ( 5 + 5 ) = 10
Jack	Amery is also fucking 4
Drufle (GM)	rolling 2d6( 4 + 6 ) = 10 Oh dear.
Axel	hmmmmmmm
Drufle (GM)	Reroll! rolling 2d6 ( 4 + 2 ) = 6 Oh.
Axel	rolling 2d6( 6 + 5 ) = 11 excellent
Drufle (GM)	Alright Mopp, you and I have a roll-off for Darm. rolling 2d6 ( 4 + 3 ) = 7
Jack	ok rolling 2d6 ( 6 + 2 ) = 8 woo!
Drufle (GM)	Who are you even fighting with Axel? Chrom?
Axel	He's up front, so yes he got himself into this mess "Okay, Chrom, don't panic"
Drufle (GM)	Alright!
Axel	"Just...do as I say"
Drufle (GM)	So we go Chrom-Machop-Amery-Darm. Axel is totally panicking. Chrom very much isn't Amery is pumped up in defense of her child
Axel	okay lets see what he can do steel type attacks and double slap welp
Drufle (GM)	Wow, good luck!
Axel	who we slapping first?
Drufle (GM)	Do you remember how to attack, by the way?
Axel	we have thingys
Jack	click on the mon and the target
Drufle (GM)	Just making sure you guys remember.
Axel	"Uhh...Chrom, try a double-slap!"
Drufle (GM)	Wow Machop has type advantage on basically everyone, huh. Normal/Ice/Steel/Rock I really wish I had a Fighting gym. Axel: Chrom used Double Slap! Target Machop Roll 2 4 5 + 5 AC 14 Damage 2 whap one, with ATK highstat
Drufle (GM)	Hit! Oh dear, that would be a knockout.
Axel	uhh, no doubleslap, silly that 2 is including the highstat
Drufle (GM)	Oh, you already included it? Alright Axel: Chrom used Double Slap! Target Machop Roll 6 3 5 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1 whap two
Drufle (GM)	Wow. Now it's a knockout! Chrom slaps the Machop around with his tail
Jack	"that was a great first hit!"
Drufle (GM)	Chrom launches himself into the Machop, sending the guy flying!
Chrom	He's got a smug grin on his face Amery is so proud of her son
Drufle (GM)	One of the Darumaka bounce in to take his place.
Chrom	now we got someone with slightly less type advantage slightly
Drufle (GM)	They also have 5 speed, so we'll just keep the turn order. Darumaka!
Axel	"Oh...good work, Chrom" wait, he gets to act immediately? Drufle (GM): Darumaka used Fire Punch! Target Chrom Roll 5 2 1 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2
Axel	he just got here can he do that?
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, that's how things go in PPP. I read the rules!
Axel	7+6
Drufle (GM)	Not a hit.
Axel	rolling 7+67+6 = 13 maths
Drufle (GM)	Eevee is tanky! Dang.
Axel	tankvee
Drufle (GM)	Amery! Chrom dances around the Darmumaka
Jack	"Okay girl, I know this looks rough, but I believe in you!"
Drufle (GM)	The Darumaka leaps at Chrom from behind with a flaring fist, but falls short.
Jack	"Occupy that Darmanitan's attention! Ice Fang!"
Chrom	-can't catch me! Weee!- Jack: Amery used Ice Fang! Target Darmanitan Roll 1 1 1 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2
Chrom	woah
Drufle (GM)	Wooooooooow.
Jack	cool, exp
Drufle (GM)	You know what, that was such a shitty roll, take 2 exp.
Chrom	well done, mom
Drufle (GM)	That was just, amazing.
Jack	mission accomplished
Chrom	you did great
Drufle (GM)	Well, she tried! Kind of. Darmanitan!
Chrom	here come the big guns
Axel	"Chrom, please, watch what you're doing!" Amery 's attack melts in the face of another mother's anger
Amery	"!!!" Drufle (GM): Darmanitan used Fire Blast! Target Chrom Roll 1 2 6 + 6 AC 14 Damage 4
Chrom	"Eeeee!"
Jack	"ohh, this is gonna suck"
Chrom	oh, did that hit?
Drufle (GM)	A miss! Yikes.
Chrom	oh good
Jack	woosh
Drufle (GM)	A burst of fire flares out of Darmanitan, but Chrom is incredibly quick! Chrom hops around, completely avoiding everything
Jack	she has a defense of 6 in case that's relvant
Drufle (GM)	Speaking of which, it's Chrom's turn again!
Jack	oh wait no it isnt spdef 5
Axel	"Chrom, keep going. See if you can take down that Darmanitan...the big one!" I don't want that damage out on the field
Jack	... all this time I thought the darma was hitting amery
Drufle (GM)	Yes, probably a good idea. Chrom: Chrom used Double Slap! Target Darmanitan Roll 1 2 5 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1
Drufle (GM)	No, I was specifically trying not to trash Amery too hard. I mean, she only had 3 hp!
Jack	you are very kind how can I get her more
Chrom	rolling 7+57+5 = 12
Jack	this is silly
Drufle (GM)	Levelling is the only way.
Chrom	I am...derpping on my maths
Jack	right
Chrom	I think I missed
Drufle (GM)	Yes. 12 is less than 14. Chrom: Chrom used Double Slap! Target Darmanitan Roll 4 3 6 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1 that's okay, I had one more slap
Drufle (GM)	Jack: It is rather silly, and I've been considering changing that somehow. 1 damage to Darmanitan! Chrom uses the Darumaka as a springboard to slap the Darmanitan in the face
Chrom	1 out of probably 5 HP uhh
Drufle (GM)	Good luck, son!
Chrom	did it just change? after one hit?
Drufle (GM)	ZEN MODE ACTIVATED
Chrom	so...its special def went up
Jack	I knew this was coming somehow
Chrom	and special attack
Drufle (GM)	In PPP, Zen Mode is active as long as they're not at full hp.
Chrom	oh that's seems...kinda silly though its probably hard to stay at half HP
Drufle (GM)	Yes. Darumaka! Darumaka used Fire Spin! Target Glaceon Roll 3 1 1 + 5 AC 14 Damage 2
Chrom	wow
Drufle (GM)	Wow, I am not doing very well.
Chrom	good job, little guy
Drufle (GM)	Free exp for Darumaka!
Jack	only Chrom is
Chrom	making your mother proud
Drufle (GM)	Amery?
Chrom	does Amery have non-ice type attacks?
Jack	"let's try again, Amery!" and no!
Drufle (GM)	(im so sorry)
Jack	I don't have the right training! thank you
Axel	"Uhh...the Darmanitan has changed, Jack"
Jack	"I am well aware of that, thank you"
Axel	did you just put the zen pog on top of darm?
Jack	when did that other darumaka fall out of the fight
Axel	it hasn't yet its waiting
Jack	soon okay
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, he's just waiting. Ice Fang, I assume?
Axel	very nice of him
Drufle (GM)	Or Icy Wind, or something else, perhaps?
Jack	actually
Axel	probably a physical move at this point I mean, Zen mode
Jack	how does priority work?
Drufle (GM)	Very strangely. Remember, in PPP, we're supposed to like Write down all our moves ahead of time. And then reveal them all at the same time and have them affect in turn.
Jack	ohh
Axel	but that's hard to do when you're not in person
Drufle (GM)	We don't really do that because it's rather time-consuming.
Axel	if you have priority, you can probably just cut in line
Drufle (GM)	Priority moves usually just put you in front of everyone. So in the future, if you're planning on using a priority move, tell me at the beginning of a round. And you can just go first!
Jack	thing is I'm already ahead of Darma so there's no point oh well
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, so it wouldn't help much.
Axel	you can cut ahead of me, I guess
Jack	biting then
Axel	or rather, cut ahead of the small one Jack: Amery used Ice Fang! Target Darmanitan Roll 6 2 3 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2 much better
Drufle (GM)	Blammo! Did you take your effects into account?
Axel	what is Amery's highstat?
Drufle (GM)	-1 damage for NVE?
Jack	no I did not Amery has special attack
Axel	oh
Jack	I've been wanting to use Ice Beam
Drufle (GM)	So just the 1 damage then. Alright!
Jack	and I don't know how to factor in hit penalties we knocked the regular darma right out of the zen
Drufle (GM)	We usually just subtract them at the end.
Jack	ok
Drufle (GM)	Darmanitan!
Axel	here it comes
Drufle (GM)	Darmanitan sits still, closes its eyes, and begins levitating above the ground. Calm Mind!
Jack	oof
Axel	"Uh...uh oh. That's very bad"
Drufle (GM)	Chrom! Oh, first. Anyone want to use Priority moves?
Axel	I gots none
Jack	not here, if calm mind buffs special defense
Drufle (GM)	It sure does. Alright, Chrom!
Jack	then nop
Axel	"Chrom, you need to take the Darmanitan now"
Chrom	"Eeeevee!"
Amery	"Gui-guii!" Chrom: Chrom used Double Slap! Target Darmanitan Roll 5 1 1 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1 oh dear
Amery	1 xp for u Chrom: Chrom used Double Slap! Target Darmanitan Roll 6 6 5 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1 that;s bette nah, I had a 5 in that
Jack	zig-zag roller
Chrom	no EXP for me
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, the exp is only if your actual roll is 4 or lower. So 1 more damage!
Jack	ah right
Drufle (GM)	Darumaka, let's hit something, please. Chrom jumps around, slapping the Darmanitan, unaware of its growing power Drufle (GM): Darumaka used Fire Punch! Target Chrom Roll 6 2 3 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Chrom	oh no
Drufle (GM)	THWAP
Jack	horrible
Chrom	wait, three?
Drufle (GM)	He has ATK focus!
Chrom	it did not do that much before
Drufle (GM)	And has not hit yet. That's because he's been using mostly special attacks, and because I forgot the first time. Chrom takes a heavy firepunch to the gut, and goes flying
Axel	"Ah! Chrom!" Darumaka does a little jig. Amery screams MY BABY!!! in pokemonese Rochelle hops out of its ball Amery has fled!
Rochelle	a chill goes down the darm's spines
Jack	"ah damn, that's rough". Rochelle waddles over into the fight, sometimes rolling as well
Jack	"I think this calls for a sibling team-up! Go, Bluejohn!"
Drufle (GM)	Man, whose turn even is it at this point.
Rochelle	have we confirmed that they're siblings?
Drufle (GM)	Bluejohn, I suppose.
Rochelle	I mean they don't even talk
Jack	dunno! I'm just guessin
Drufle (GM)	Let's just keep it the same for now.
Axel	well, give it a shot
Drufle (GM)	Go ahead little rock man!
Jack	ok!
Drufle (GM)	Looking up moves?
Jack	deciding what to use
Drufle (GM)	A smart choice.
Jack	actually it's clear
Drufle (GM)	No, that's Bluejohn. Jack: Bluejohn used Rock Throw! Target Darmanitan Roll 1 2 1 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Clear is in the Pokeball.
Jack	bahahahahahah
Drufle (GM)	Holy shit, more exp!
Jack	to both the hit and the joke
Axel	I swear you're going to level up from all that now for big darm which rock to punch?
Drufle (GM)	Well, Darmanitan!
Jack	I'm on 9 now!
Axel	nice Rochelle is half way deep in snow
Rochelle	looking very silly
Drufle (GM)	Has Darmanitan hit anything? I don't think she has.
Rochelle	I don't think so
Jack	no Drufle (GM): Darmanitan used Psychic! Target Rochelle Roll 2 5 4 + 6 AC 14 Damage 5
Jack	AUGH
Drufle (GM)	That hits! Even with the -1 from Psychic.
Rochelle	what the actually fuck
Drufle (GM)	1 from spatk focus, 1 from calm mind, 1 from the move Psychic. Rochelle cracks, and falls over
Drufle (GM)	5 total.
Jack	"That was crazy strong what the hell!" Axel is near speechless
Jack	"Bluejohn, not to put on the pressure, but you HAVE to shoot her now!"
Axel	"Rochelle...?" Darmanitan glares angrily and unleashes a burst of psychic energy!
Drufle (GM)	Well it's Noven's turn! Nickel enters the battle
Drufle (GM)	Who is going out? Bluejohn is incapable of expression, but is nevertheless burning with vengeance
Drufle (GM)	Righto. Nickel revs up his magnets Nickel: Nickel used Thundershock! Target Darumaka Roll 4 2 6 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Bluejohn	nice
Drufle (GM)	Nice! Out he goes!
Jack	"great hit, now we can focus-fire!"
Drufle (GM)	I think the other Darumaka is just going to go cower a bit. Nickel then unleashes a powerful thunderbolt onto the smaller Darumaka
Drufle (GM)	Bluejohn!
Jack	how magnaminous of you Nickel calmly glares at the Darmanitan
Jack	"SHOOT HER! SHOOOOOOT HEEEEEERRRR!"
Bluejohn	velociraptor screech
Drufle (GM)	pffft Bluejohn: Bluejohn used Rock Throw! Target Darmanitan Roll 4 2 1 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3 STOP IT
Nickel	oh dear
Drufle (GM)	Man, if you hadn't already gotten 3 exp from terrible rolls I would feel worse for you. Axel rushes over to Rochelle and Chrom
Drufle (GM)	Well, Darmanitan! Nickel braces himself Drufle (GM): Darmanitan used Psychic! Target Bluejohn Roll 5 1 2 + 6 AC 14 Damage 4 Whoops. Errant blast of energy! Bluejohn STANDS FIRM
Nickel	you missed that or bluejohn is DETERMINED
Drufle (GM)	Alright, Nickel's turn. Bluejohn is... filled with determination.
Nickel	special attacks are pointles now
Jack	"I'm sure as heck glad Nickel can fight on his own..."
Drufle (GM)	They aren't totally pointless! Just not a good idea.
Nickel	uhh...calm mind?
Jack	you might be lucky!
Drufle (GM)	That only takes off 1 damage from your attack. That's basically nothing.
Nickel	and its special def is probably higher now from zen
Drufle (GM)	Do you even have any physical attacks?
Nickel	of course!
Jack	hhe has metal claw I think
Nickel	Iron head
Jack	oh yah
Drufle (GM)	Go ahead!
Nickel	does zen mode change stats? just asking
Drufle (GM)	Yeah. I made sure to switch them.
Nickel	which ones?
Drufle (GM)	The ones that actually affect the macros.
Nickel	I mean name them no duh its the macro ones
Jack	please
Drufle (GM)	ATK, DEF, SPA, SPD
Nickel	all those have swapped then alright
Drufle (GM)	You know, the ones that matter?
Nickel	that's what I wanted to know
Drufle (GM)	Righto!
Jack	that's spdef just so you know not speed
Nickel	I needed to make sure
Jack	abbreviations~~
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, speed is SPE Nickel: Nickel used Iron Head! Target Darmanitan Roll 2 3 4 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1 pitfull rolls
Drufle (GM)	Attempts were made. Bluejohn! At least you both get to go before she does. Jack: Bluejohn used Rock Throw! Target Darmanitan Roll 2 4 1 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	I appreciate the efforts.
Jack	this is what comes from having no eyes
Nickel	this is becoming a theme here Drufle (GM): Darmanitan used Psychic! Target Nickle Roll 3 3 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3 Nope! Just missed it. Nickel has too strong of a mind
Drufle (GM)	Nickel!
Nickel	you are killing your attack stat look how low that is
Drufle (GM)	? +6?
Nickel	does physchic lower things?
Drufle (GM)	No.
Nickel	oh
Drufle (GM)	Just -1 to hit.
Jack	it's zen
Nickel	its been going down
Jack	lower attack
Nickel	for some reasons oh wait nvm
Drufle (GM)	The damage is going down, but that's just because I don't have spatk focus anymore.
Nickel	high-stat -> bluejohn -> nickle resists irhgt right
Drufle (GM)	Bluejohn's turn!
Nickel	whut?
Drufle (GM)	Er. Nickel's turn.
Nickel	I didn't go
Jack	nickle didn't move
Drufle (GM)	All that talking made me think something happened. Nickel: Nickel used Metal Claw! Target Darmanitan Roll 5 1 1 + 5 AC 14 Damage 1 good god why
Drufle (GM)	Geez, this is going poorly. Now, Bluejohn! Please, for the love of god, hit the blue thing.
Jack	is the darms still floating
Drufle (GM)	Yes but that was just flavor.
Jack	alright then!
Drufle (GM)	She isn't actually immune to ground attacks.
Nickel	please don't earthquake I am not levitating
Drufle (GM)	EARTHQUAKE The entire mountain collapses. Hundreds of people die.
Nickel	that would be a problem, m- wait Jack: Bluejohn used Magnitude! Target Darmanitan Roll 2 3 4 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3
Nickel	there are not that many people in this region
Drufle (GM)	Man, so close!
Jack	who thought this was fun
Nickel	we'll get through this eventually
Drufle (GM)	Usually things go better than this.
Jack	we have entirely stopped roleplaying Nickel continues his standoff Drufle (GM): Darmanitan used Psychic! Target Nickle Roll 6 6 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 3 There we go! Nickel takes the psychic, but its still standing
Drufle (GM)	Finally, a bolt of energy hits Nickel! Nickel, retaliate!
Nickel	one moment
Drufle (GM)	That Darmanitan can't dodge forever! Do you guys want a different song, by the way? Nickel quickly moves to Axel and grabs a pokeball
Jack	at this rate Amery will have dealt with Chrom's injuries and be back in the fight! Nickel releases Wolfram
Drufle (GM)	Wait, what?
Nickel	"zzzrt, bzzzrt" switching
Drufle (GM)	Alright! Wolfram looks around, confused
Jack	"Hiiiii, Wolf"
Nickel	-Axel is unresponsive. I am temporarily in command-
Drufle (GM)	Go ahead!
Nickel	-That Darmanitan is a threat to Axel. Assist-
Jack	"could you be so kind as to share some of your eagle eyes with my Roggenrola?" Wolfram Screeches into the sky
Jack	"I thought so, sorry for asking" Wolfram: Wolfram used Wing Attack! Target Darmanitan Roll 5 2 4 + 5 AC 14 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Wow. Yep, that's a hit! And out goes Darmanitan! Wolfram cleaves into the Darmanitan with its razor wings
Jack	"oh man, finally"
Wolfram	"Skraaaaw!!" Jack is even more afraid of the Stymphalian menace Nickel delivers a jolt to bring Axel back to his sense
Jack	"well! that didn't go so bad for me!"
Drufle (GM)	Would you like to try and catch any of them?
Axel	"Umm...right, thanks Nickel"
Jack	hm you know what?
Axel	"We need to get to the pokemon center"
Jack	I'll try for the machop
Drufle (GM)	Alright!
Axel	I'm not too interested i a pure fire-type does not help any of my weaknesses
Jack	"you go down now then, I'll handle the stuff here"
Drufle (GM)	You need a 31 to catch him.
Axel	"oh...alright..." Amery whines
Axel	"do you have an ultra ball?"
Drufle (GM)	Er, 30.
Jack	"Don't worry girl, Chrom will be okay, I'm sure of it"
Drufle (GM)	You have a 50% chance of catching him with a Pokeball. Nickel recalls Chrom and Rochelle into their balls
Jack	do I have a ball
Drufle (GM)	I hope so!
Axel	I would use a higher level ball for this
Jack	I'll use a great
Axel	okay then
Jack	not _too_ invested in the thing
Drufle (GM)	Great Balls are insta-catches. So don't even bother rolling!
Jack	oh ok!
Axel	oh good cheap and easy Jack bwaps with the great ball
Drufle (GM)	Can't really miss 30 on a 2d6+30. Axel hurries back down the mountain, trying not to trip on anything
Drufle (GM)	Congratulations!
Axel	+2 EXP?
Drufle (GM)	Yep!
Jack	"okay fun's over, let's go down to town"
Drufle (GM)	Both of you get the 2 exp.
Jack	LEVERUU APPU
Drufle (GM)	Hey wait, what about loot? Someone should roll for loot.
Axel	Oh, right Jack should
Jack	how do I loot
Axel	good question
Drufle (GM)	Aptitude check! Er. Attention. Aptitude is for the Itemfinder.
Jack	I can use that too right ?
Axel	do we all loot roll?
Drufle (GM)	Only if you get a treasure cache. No, just one of you.
Jack	right
Axel	oka
Drufle (GM)	So whoever has the better Attention.
Axel	mine is only 5 how is it 5? I dunno
Jack	6 here
Drufle (GM)	Roll Attention then, Jack. Click on your pog and see the button in the upper left.
Jack	ohh there thank Golurk Attention
Check: 10
Axel	Golurk the savior oh dear
Drufle (GM)	Well, you get some treasure at least. Roll an Aptitude check as well.
Jack	a few scraps of monkey hair
Drufle (GM)	Whoever has the better Aptitude. Jack: Aptitude
Check: 14
Axel	my app is 7
Drufle (GM)	Alright, roll uh.
Axel	but I don't have the item finder
Drufle (GM)	Oh nevermind. rolling 1d6 ( 6 ) = 6 rolling 1d6 ( 2 ) = 2 rolling 1d6 ( 2 ) = 2 A 6!
Jack	we get N O T H I N G
Axel	you got over 12 so that's probably fine
Drufle (GM)	Holy shit I think that's the first time someone rolled a 6.
Jack	coo
Axel	what that do?
Drufle (GM)	Well for one thing, Jack gets a fossil.
Axel	sweet another one
Drufle (GM)	For another, uh.
Axel	rolling in fossils, Jack is
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 1 ) = 1 Nice! Ok, I'll give you all your loot and your fossil. And then a Thing happens.
Axel	gasp
Jack	hm!
Axel	and Axel isn't there to see it
Jack	he's down the mountain
Drufle (GM)	Alright so uh.
Jack	only I am here to witness... whatever this is
Axel	he's trying to get down the mountain key word trying
Drufle (GM)	4 potions, 2 pokeballs, 2 hyper potions, 2 revives, 2 ultra balls, and 7000 pokeyen. Dango.
Axel	7000 muns that's a lot a muns
Jack	I like the generosity of the world
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 3 ) = 3 rolling 1d6 ( 6 ) = 6
Axel	who's leaving all this stuff here? so many rolls! will it ever stop!?
Drufle (GM)	Those are for the fossil.
Axel	what kind? the suspense watch it be another root fossil
Drufle (GM)	GUESS WHAT ITS AN OLD AMBER
Axel	HOLY SHIT
Jack	AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Axel	you got a flying flyer flier? you just need to revive it
Drufle (GM)	Jack is so pumped at his fossil find that he doesn't notice Amery suddenly perk up and start bounding down the mountain in a different direction! Jack screams
Jack	oh dear
Axel	which needs you to fly anyways
Drufle (GM)	You should probably go follow!
Axel	Amery didn't come with me?
Drufle (GM)	I hope not.
Jack	no I assured her you'd be fine by you I mean Chrom
Axel	I don't think that'd be enough for a mother
Jack	she couldn't give two shits about you
Axel	because even now she must realize how incompetant I am
Jack	and your SHODDY WORK
Drufle (GM)	Well regardless of where she is, she has wandered off in search of something.
Axel	who follows, though?
Jack	"Oh jeez oh man oh Jeez I'm gonna have an aerodactyl andit's fonna be SO" Brunt butts Jack in the shins
Drufle (GM)	We'll just say she was with Jack. It makes more sense for this Thing.
Jack	"ouch! what's wrong?"
Axel	okay Jack sees a flash of blue disappear over a ridge
Jack	"Hey Amery! where are you going?!"
Axel	oooh, moosic
Jack	and I run off
Axel	what did she find???
Jack	now let me write this inventory down!!
Drufle (GM)	Jack follows Amery, hardly keeping up with the leaping blue beast, for almost 20 minutes.
Axel	I like this track
Drufle (GM)	He travels over icy cliffs, under snow-lodged overpasses, and across bridges of solid brine.
Axel	a journey for the ages
Drufle (GM)	Eventually Amery stops at a strange-looking formation in the mountain, a large construct of blue stone.
Axel	OH MY GOD *ARCEUS
Drufle (GM)	As Jack comes closer, he sees a small orb lodged in the formation, a bright blue and gray sphere.
Axel	sorry for being a heathen
Jack	"Man, it must be cold for Brine to freeze" Hora I am seriously consdering making Jack a Helixist sdon't worry
Axel	"P :P
Jack	he can be the fringe religion
Drufle (GM)	A small spiral of glowing cyan runs through the sphere, twirling with a strange energy.
Axel	keyboards, how do they work? OH MY ARCUES OH MY MEW
Jack	"What in the world is this??"
Axel	OH MY EVERYTHING YOU LUCKY BUGGER!
Drufle (GM)	Jack doesn't know it yet, but he has just found a stone of Glaceonite!
Axel	MEGA FREAKIN GLACEON ITS YOURS, MAN!! Amery gazes upon the stone in awe
Axel	YOU HAVE BECOME A GOD AMONGST MEN
Drufle (GM)	Amery sits patiently by the stone, looking up at Jack.
Jack	"well. I... never thought this would happen."
Drufle (GM)	Well it should be noted that Jack doesn't actually have a Key Ring/Necklace/Brooch.
Axel	STILL
Drufle (GM)	But as I believe I mentioned earlier, those are available at most large cities!
Axel	he's closer than the rest of us
Jack	"I wish mum and dad could see this now"
Drufle (GM)	For the low, low price of 5000 pokeyen.
Axel	5000? pffft
Jack	I EARNED more this fight!!
Drufle (GM)	See, this is the kind of part where I really wish I knew how to art.
Axel	pocket change
Jack	I could do this!!
Drufle (GM)	You also found three separate caches of loot, ya dingus.
Jack	we can have a movie for phoone later
Axel	mega glace?
Jack	alright so Jack moves to grasp the stone and pull it free
Drufle (GM)	It pops right out!
Jack	"wow..."
Axel	it was WAITING for you, jack it is destiny
Jack	"get out of my head, ghost Axel"
Drufle (GM)	The blue construct fades, and after a few seconds the color vanishes entirely.
Axel	Ice/Rock type with Inversion all those weaknesses become resistances
Jack	"what the?! was that... not there??"
Axel	Ghost Axel shall never leave
Jack	"there's so many mysteries in this world we haven't solved..."
Drufle (GM)	Strangely, from the spot you stand in, you can easily see Tanzan Village less than a mile away.
Axel	secretly a psychci Jack is filled with DETERMINATION
Axel	Mega Glace is really good
Jack	"as much as I'd like to fly down now, I guess I'll be walking"
Drufle (GM)	It should be noted that these locations are very special, and that they are individually tied to your Pokemon species.
Jack	coo
Drufle (GM)	I.e. you can only find this spot with a Glaceon.
Axel	that's really neat
Jack	hm!
Drufle (GM)	HEY AXEL LOOK WHAT I GOT
Jack	"LOOK AT MY MASSIVE STONES GUYS" Axel is waiting for his mons to heal
Axel	"Ah! Jack?"
Jack	also I would like to point out
Axel	"What's this about a rock?"
Jack	that only axel's mons got hurt in that whole fight
Drufle (GM)	I switched between you two guys often! It's just that I only ever rolled well against Axel's dudes.
Jack	Amery left on her own and you didn't do anything to Bluejohn
Axel	you rolled against me a lot
Jack	win in my book!
Drufle (GM)	Hey, I tried to take out Bluejohn multiple times.
Axel	you failed to do so
Drufle (GM)	So Jack, you're level 3 now right?
Jack	yes!
Axel	that he is joining the level 3 ranks
Jack	I don't know what to do with my points!
Drufle (GM)	Pick a new boon, and where is that stat point going?
Jack	onto mons
Drufle (GM)	Brunt, perhaps?
Axel	amp you stats
Drufle (GM)	Or maybe Amery?
Jack	does is apply to all or just the starter?
Axel	you have to put it onto brunt he's the leader
Jack	the rules say only the starter
Drufle (GM)	Oh can you only put points into your starter?
Axel	yes and those points effect everyone else
Jack	What levelling up means is that you gain one new training boon (page 10) and increase one of your stats by 1, or one of your starter Pok�mon�s stats by 1. Any stat cannot be increased beyond 10.
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, dang.
Axel	their stats are the leader's stats
Drufle (GM)	Right, right.
Axel	cannot exceed 10?
Drufle (GM)	So yeah, maybe some more hp for Brunt?
Axel	that seems low
Drufle (GM)	Dude, 10 is so much.
Jack	yeah but briint has 5 hp
Axel	HP doesn't go to the rest
Jack	oh right
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, true.
Axel	so you probably shouldn't if you want to benefit the entire team
Jack	fuck that I want Amery to have health
Drufle (GM)	I was considering homeruling that so that fully-evolved pokemon get +1 hp. Just because seriously, that's kind of crazy.
Axel	oh, really? sure, go for it
Jack	how about +1 for every evo stage
Axel	that would benefit 3 stage mons significantly
Drufle (GM)	We can try that, sure.
Jack	just as it should!
Drufle (GM)	Stage 3 mons are harder to get anyway.
Jack	ok!
Axel	alright then but that also gives Walter +1 HP
Drufle (GM)	So with that definition, Amery should have 4 hp. And Walter!
Jack	mhm!
Drufle (GM)	So we are back at Tanzan village. The sun is high in the sky, and you see a couple of miners walking around.
Axel	I am, but only just before Jack did yes, even after his detour
Drufle (GM)	One of the ones from yesterday sees you guys and waves.
Axel	the miners?
Drufle (GM)	Yes.
Nickel	"Bzzzzt"
Drufle (GM)	They come in and out of the village regularly to move materials.
Axel	"Huh...? Oh, hello"
Jack	can I have a sec to sort this out
Axel	understandable
Drufle (GM)	Go ahead!
Axel	a lot of stuff happened to you
Drufle (GM)	Also I'm assuming that you'll probably take Water Focus or Ultimate Ice? Oh wait definitely take Ultimate Ice, you're gonna need a lot of PP.
Remember	you need 3 PP to actually mega evolve a Pokemon.
Axel	I think that leaves me as the only one without PP
Drufle (GM)	Well, provided he actually takes it.
Axel	true
Drufle (GM)	He might choose Discipline Training for Machop.
Jack	do I just get PP for taking the thing
Drufle (GM)	Yep! Every Ultimate boon gives you a free 1 PP.
Jack	follow the tree to the end I say
Axel	its gonna take awhile to get enough PP
Drufle (GM)	Meaning that really, you probably won't be able to mega evolve until like level 5 or 6. Although we might just lower that requirement. Because it's kind of silly!
Axel	he's still closer than the rest of us but yeah, 3PP is a lot
Drufle (GM)	Substantially so yes.
Jack	Ultimate Ice taken!
Drufle (GM)	This is why the Evolver and Ace Trainer personas are so powerful.
Axel	for megas that don't always give a huge advantage Mega Glace is good, but mega Jolt? just moar speed
Drufle (GM)	Evolvers don't need PP to mega evolve, and Ace Trainers start the game with 2 PP.
Axel	yeah, that's a lot
Drufle (GM)	So, what now?
Axel	uhhh
Drufle (GM)	Shall we chat up Nurse Joy some more?
Axel	We have to Gym before we go shopping
Drufle (GM)	Or make a mad dash to Daryl?
Axel	for the goods
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, true.
Axel	"Uhm...Jack? What is that stone?"
Drufle (GM)	Oh nothing, just the culmination of my Pokemon's truest power.
Jack	right, given the stat point to brunt special attack
Drufle (GM)	Nice!
Jack	got some new moves for it he's 5 now when do mons evolve again?
Drufle (GM)	Depends on your level.
Jack	yeah but isn't there a table somewhere
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I'm actually checking right now. Machop is level 4.
Jack	goedude?
Drufle (GM)	uhhh Also 4. Bergmite is 5.
Jack	I bet it's all 4's and 5's
Drufle (GM)	Omanyte is 6.
Jack	and that oh well!
Axel	very few mons evolve before 4
Drufle (GM)	What else do you have?
Jack	snorunt
Drufle (GM)	He's also 6. And Roggenrolla is 4! Man, next level is a big one for you. Almost your entire party is going to evolve.
Jack	"okay, okay" "Axel, I have managed to catch a machop" "and find an old amber"
Axel	"Oh? OH"
Jack	"and find what I think might be a Glaceonite."
Axel	"Old Amber!? Those are incredibly rare" "And a mega stone?" "Wait, you found a mega stone?"
Jack	"don't fall down on me"
Axel	"Oh right...sorry" Axel steps back
Jack	it's a big marble, what else could it be?"
Axel	"Just...those are some very scientifically interesting items" "There's no mistaking it..." Nickel hands Axel his notes
Axel	"That has to be a mega stone"
Jack	more like he hands Axel the script :P :P :P :P
Axel	:P maybe it is you may never know Axel reads through the notes
Jack	the sentient magnets that control everything we do "how are your pokemon faring?" "that fight was super rough on you"
Axel	"Oh...Chrom is fine" "Rochelle..." "She needs a little longer"
Jack	"I'm sorry" loss.jpg
Drufle (GM)	Don't worry, she's totally fine.
Axel	"She seems to have cracked all throughout"
Drufle (GM)	Just a bit of duct tape.
Axel	"That darmanitan did quite a bit to her" "The nurse said her core is fine, though" Bluejohn cries from his sole orifice
Axel	from his ear???
Bluejohn	is it an eye? an ear? nobody knows!
Axel	its an ear
Bluejohn	though I should make you aware Gigalith has eyes with yellow rims so they def grow inside their ears
Axel	Gigalith do innntersting but that's a ways off we need a boldor first
Drufle (GM)	Mhm. So, to the Center or the Gym?
Axel	Gym at this point
Bluejohn	"I'm sure Cici is ecstatic about the news too"
Axel	Or maybe the center? nice english there, john
Jack	you know who said that
Drufle (GM)	Bluejohn is so talkative!
Axel	do i???
Jack	"I'm ventrolsquismsin"
Axel	should I wait for Rochelle or go to gym?
Drufle (GM)	Let's assume that you have your Pokemon back, at least the ones you're going to use.
Axel	okay
Jack	"I'll loan you Bluejohn if you like"
Axel	"That would be nice, thanks" "But I think I'll be...uhh" "not terrible"
Jack	Ok! I;ll put the machop on my team then
Axel	Lets see how this goes
Jack	his name shall be... Mantaro
Axel	yes you ready for this, druf? we're bringing the pain
Drufle (GM)	Yep!
Jack	I'm not gimme a sec
Axel	the pain train right, Machop needs to be written *Mantaro Like Hamtaro, in not a single way "Okay...okay...um..." Axel is incredibly nervous, as usual
Axel	hi Cici nice of you to be here
Drufle (GM)	Yes, she is definitely here. Watching and very tired.
Axel	where is phoone?
Drufle (GM)	shrug She probably forgot, or is sick again. Cici is fine watching, the two of you are the participants anyway.
Axel	I can't help but notice how short of a track this is
Drufle (GM)	Yeah it's rather unfortunate. I'll have Daryl show up once Mopp is ready.
Axel	okay were the gym themes always this short in the games? did I just not notice?
Drufle (GM)	This is the HGSS version I think.
Axel	ah, the one I didn't play it sounds a lot like the sinnoh one, though
Drufle (GM)	Same generation, yeah.
Jack	almost there
Axel	gotta love that post-battle preparations
Jack	ok here "well, here we are!"
Axel	"That we are.."
Drufle (GM)	The party walks into the Tanzan Gym, a darker place, lit by a scant few lights in the ceiling. You hear some clanging in the background, from a room somewhere.
Jack	"must be forging a new TM, heh"
Axel	"sounds like it"
Daryl	"Eh? Is there someone at the door?"
Axel	"or an old one" what is that icon
Jack	"yes!" Daryl peeks his head out into the dim room.
Axel	I can't even see it
Jack	is that gonzap
Drufle (GM)	There are no square pictures of this guy. Gondo I think his name is.
Axel	that might be gonzap
Jack	either way
Axel	Gondo whateve
Drufle (GM)	The scrap shop guy from Skyward Sword.
Jack	not what I was expecting at all ohh
Axel	he looks a lot like the guy in Monster Hunter 4
Drufle (GM)	That's pretty much what I think Daryl looks like.
Axel	who makes your weapons
Jack	all blacksmiths are like this
Axel	apparently
Daryl	"Ah, some new trainers! Here to challenge the gym?"
Jack	but he's a CD... smith "Yep!" Daryl wipes some dust off his hands.
Axel	"Uhh...yeees?"
Daryl	"Excellent! I haven't had a good fight in quite some time!"
Jack	"I'm Jack Ayesland, this is Axel Lowe" "I'm kidding! introduce yourself!"
Axel	"Uh, right...I'm Axel Ferrum" Daryl grins wide.
Jack	(I had actually forgotten)
Axel	Ayesland, I just got that
Jack	finally!
Axel	bloody puuuns
Daryl	"Nice to meet ya! I'm Daryl Swartz, pleased to make your acquaintance."
Axel	"L-likewise"
Daryl	"So, you kids ready? "
Axel	Axel is hard to mistake for a kid but alright Daryl steps up to the battlefield, beaming.
Axel	"Y-yes"
Drufle (GM)	To be fair, I picture Daryl as like 50 or so years old.
Axel	oh, of course
Drufle (GM)	He's also wearing thick goggles.
Jack	"I'm game!"
Nickel	"Zzt"
Jack	"though I don't know if we're doing this together or not?"
Axel	"can we?"
Daryl	"A double battle, eh?" Daryl shrugs and smiles.
Jack	"if it's not too much trouble"
Daryl	"If that's whatcha want, sure!"
Axel	I guess he's cool with that
Daryl	"I'll bring out some of my best then!"
Axel	gotta choose my best then Do I Copper? She hasn't fought in a while
Drufle (GM)	So before I forget and make this mistake. All non-starter Pokemon use the starter's battle stats, yes?
Axel	yes except HP
Jack	except we're hoursruling more HP for higher stages
Axel	that as well
Drufle (GM)	Yeah.
Jack	also highstats
Drufle (GM)	Alright, throw out your Pokemon!
Axel	highstats are their own thing Okay, Copper
Jack	"Go, Moraine!"
Axel	"Okay, Copper, you're up first!"
Copper	"Ka-KLING" -Behold the keys to your demise -
Daryl	"Alright boys, let's go!"
Jack	-Hi I'm Moraine I'm a Geodude It's great to be here, Hoo-hah etc- Daryl tosses out Carvanha and Houndour!
Copper	welp Mistakes were made
Jack	"Welly well then!"
Copper	many mistakes
Drufle (GM)	I have 5 speed on both, whatcha got?
Copper	5
Jack	you know I'm 4
Drufle (GM)	rolling 2d6( 3 + 3 ) = 6 rolling 2d6 ( 2 + 3 ) = 5
Jack	maybe I should have put that point in speed!
Copper	rolling 2d6( 1 + 2 ) = 3 uh oh
Drufle (GM)	Woooooow.
Copper	EXP?
Drufle (GM)	Houndour-Carvanha-Copper-Moraine No, that's only for to-hit.
Copper	you didn't even roll yet oh you did I missed that
Drufle (GM)	? I rolled twice.
Copper	I have eyes, I swear
Daryl	"Alright Houndour, try an Ember!"
Copper	tank tank tank Daryl: Houndour used Ember! Target Copper Roll 3 2 2 + 4 AC 14 Damage 4 "Ah, your little keys there are fast!" Copper spins around, deflecting the ember with her GLORIOUS SHEEN
Daryl	"Carvanha, how about a Water gun!"
Copper	"Klingaling!" I really wish I had a fairy move
Jack	how about a water gun Daryl: Carvanha used Water Gun! Target Moraine Roll 4 5 6 + 4 AC 14 Damage 3
Jack	oh no!
Copper	oh dear
Drufle (GM)	Water blast to the face!
Jack	"Dang!"
Drufle (GM)	Carvanha sweeps around and launches a jet of water into Moraine.
Moraine	"glblgllbl"
Axel	"I think I made a slight mistake for who to start with..."
Drufle (GM)	Who's coming out next? Axel looks through his notes
Jack	"speak for yourself!"
Axel	"Yeah...this is a problem" "umm...I am speaking for myself"
Drufle (GM)	Hey Jack, you should probably send someone out! By that I mean tell me who you want to send out.
Jack	"best tentacle forward! Cambria, Go!"
Drufle (GM)	Copper, you're up!
Axel	"Right, You could probably use any more, Copper"
Jack	"Okay Axel, take out the fish" "I'll deal with the dog!"
Copper	"Jingle!" -Fish Goin' DOWN- Copper used Flash Cannon! Target Carvanha Roll 5 5 3 + 6 AC 14 Damage 1 pew pew this is going to take a while
Drufle (GM)	A hit! Cambria prays for luck
Drufle (GM)	That's factoring in the resistance, yes? Copper fires a blast of light
Copper	yes 1 damage
Drufle (GM)	Good good. Cambria!
Jack	what are advantages
Drufle (GM)	You take the two highest of those three dice.
Copper	-Who dares fight the Dragon Slayer!-
Jack	but that's normal
Drufle (GM)	If your adv and dis cancel each other out, you just use the first two dice.
Copper	no, that's Advantaged state
Drufle (GM)	No, you only get the two highest with advantages.
Copper	neutral is just the first two STAB is a free advantage
Drufle (GM)	You get a free adv from STAB moves, which people almost always use.
Jack	so
Drufle (GM)	That's why it's pretty much normal.
Jack	if there's no advantage
Copper	water moves are preferable
Jack	I use the left anf middle dice?
Copper	yus
Drufle (GM)	Ye! =p\
Jack	so THAT's why I've been confused this whole time! alright then
Drufle (GM)	So hope those first two are good.
Jack	"Blast the Houndour, Cambria!"
Copper	do you lack a water move? Jack: Cambria used Water Gun! Target Houndour Roll 1 2 6 + 4 AC 14 Damage 3
Copper	no, there it is
Jack	damn
Drufle (GM)	Not quite.
Copper	that is a 12... so close
Drufle (GM)	That Houndour is fast!
Copper	welp
Drufle (GM)	Speaking of which, its his turn!
Copper	-Bring it, puppy dog!-
Daryl	"Alright Houndour, we need that Klefki gone! Ember!"
Copper	he says that he does not realise that I know zero fairy moves the fool Drufle (GM): Houndour used Ember! Target Copper Roll 4 6 3 + 4 AC 14 Damage 4
Copper	oof
Drufle (GM)	THWACK
Copper	that's me out "Klang!" Copper falls to the ground Moppy feels really dumb right now
Axel	"I should probably mention that Copper didn't know any fairy moves"
Daryl	"Excellent! Well done, Houndour!"
Axel	"and only knew steel moves"
Jack	"Send in Nickel!"
Axel	"Um...alright"
Daryl	"Ah, is that so? Well, it was worth it!" Daryl starts laughing. Nickel enters the battle, magnets reved up
Nickel	-No...it was not worth it-
Drufle (GM)	Carvanha!
Nickel	"Zzzzzz" Drufle (GM): Carvanha used Bite! Target Cambria Roll 5 3 3 + 8 AC 15 Damage 3
Jack	"sleeping on the job, Nickel?"
Drufle (GM)	MUNCH
Nickel	-Buzzing, not sleeping- also ow
Jack	no high HP 5 there
Jack	2 now
Drufle (GM)	Excellent!
Jack	' 3'
Nickel	Daryl has made a tactical error
Drufle (GM)	See, high HP isn't useless!
Jack	I never said it was!
Nickel	its good because we nerfed the others
Drufle (GM)	Noven said it was. Yeah, true. Nickel! You're up! Nickel: Nickel used Thundershock! Target Carvanha Roll 4 2 1 + 6 AC 14 Damage 4
Drufle (GM)	Oof.
Nickel	hmmm Nickel misfires
Drufle (GM)	You're lucky my SPD is so poor.
Nickel	"Zzzzttttrrrt"
Jack	can we get X accuracy from the shop
Drufle (GM)	:P Cambria! See what you can do about Mr. Houndour.
Jack	"I was REALLY dumb for not using this earlier!"
Nickel	please hit I don't want to take a fireball to the face
Jack	"Water Sport!"
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I was expecting that. Cambria drenches the battlefield
Nickel	doesn't that make everything electric weak?
Jack	and fire resistant
Nickel	nice!
Jack	maybe not you
Drufle (GM)	All fire moves are now NVE, and all electric moves are SE.
Nickel	we are now Survivors
Jack	neutral on you I guess
Nickel	yes, very nice
Drufle (GM)	Houndour's turn! Nickel braces himself Drufle (GM): Houndour used Bite! Target Nickel Roll 6 1 2 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2
Nickel	oof
Drufle (GM)	MUNCH
Nickel	still alive
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I know. I just like saying MUNCH. Carvanha!
Nickel	clearly
Drufle (GM)	Carvanha squints his eyes, and his toothy grin opens wide. Nasty Plot!
Nickel	yeah, he's dead
Drufle (GM)	Nickel! Nickel squints at Carvannah Nickel: Nickel used Thundershock! Target Carvanha Roll 1 6 6 + 6 AC 14 Damage 4 well then
Drufle (GM)	Oh dear.
Jack	better!
Drufle (GM)	SQUISH
Jack	"That's the ticket!"
Drufle (GM)	The bolt of lightning sears through the air and strikes Carvanha!
Nickel	-Your plans shall not come to fruition-
Daryl	"Well, quite a shot!" Cambria bows in gratitude
Daryl	"Let's see how you like my second-in-command!" "Go, Drapion!"
Jack	AUGH
Axel	"Oh...oh dear"
Drufle (GM)	Cambria, your turn!
Axel	thankfully, its still weak to electric
Drufle (GM)	Nope!
Nickel	Water Sport
Drufle (GM)	Water Sport only affects the pokemon on the field when its used.
Nickel	oh wait, what?
Drufle (GM)	That's what the rules say!
Nickel	well damn
Drufle (GM)	For every active Pok�mon at the time this move is used, fire type attacks are not very effective, and if electric type attacks were normally effective before, they are now super effective.
Jack	yep Okay so
Nickel	as we were then...
Drufle (GM)	So, Cambria, see what you can do about this Big Problem.
Jack	gonna go for a long shot here
Nickel	ground is its only weakness
Jack	"Use Blizzard!"
Nickel	oh shit
Drufle (GM)	Yikes.
Nickel	Ultimate Ice yep, thats a thing does that hit everyone?
Jack	doesn't say
Drufle (GM)	No, just the one.
Nickel	who does that murder?
Drufle (GM)	Drapion, I would assume.
Jack	+1 to damage -1 to hit outside hail Cambria used Blizzard! Target Drapion Roll 4 4 4 + 4 AC 14 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I got a lot of use out of Blizzard.
Nickel	4444
Drufle (GM)	Oh, not quite.
Jack	nap
Drufle (GM)	That is pretty cool though.
Jack	4 is death
Drufle (GM)	Cambria is all sorts of nasty now. So, Drapion actually goes now!
Nickel	He's still got a ton of ice types
Drufle (GM)	Because he has 9 speed.
Nickel	all of them with Blizzard be afraid, Drufle
Jack	when lord helix is feeling benificent, of course
Nickel	-1 to hit is not all that bad Drufle (GM): Drapion used Crunch! Target Nickel Roll 3 5 2 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2 MUNCH
Jack	1 hp left... you know I have all these potions
Nickel	uhh...
Jack	should I use them?
Nickel	I don't resist dark
Drufle (GM)	You guys are certainly welcome to use items! No, you do not.
Jack	theyre just sitting there
Drufle (GM)	Only fighting, dark, and fairy resist dark. Nickel shorts out, and falls out of the air
Jack	"Axel, you got any revives?"
Axel	"Uhh, maybe?"
Jack	"then USE THEM"
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, that'd be smart.
Axel	does that use my turn?
Drufle (GM)	You have to use items at the beginning of the round though, so you'll have to wait. No, send out a new guy!
Axel	oh right Uhh
Drufle (GM)	Houndour is up next though. So pick wisely.
Axel	Rochelle is out, I think
Drufle (GM)	Although you've neutered all of his fire attacks. As in you're sending her out?
Axel	though I can bring in Wolfram
Drufle (GM)	Or she's out of the fight.
Jack	you have bluejohn remember I loaned you him
Axel	oh right, Bluejohn we can send him out he'd know my moves "Uhh, right, Bluejohn!" "Okay...not sure how well you know these moves..." Drufle (GM): Houndour used Bite! Target Cambria Roll 3 1 1 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2 Oh dear. Poor Houndour is not enjoying all that water soaking him. Bluejohn!
Axel	does magnitude hit more than one target?
Drufle (GM)	No.
Axel	damn
Jack	does anything?
Drufle (GM)	Earthquake.
Jack	dat's it
Drufle (GM)	I think so? I don't remember any others.
Axel	I can't select bluejohn Jack
Jack	ok
Drufle (GM)	Oh, Surf does.
Axel	what is his High Stat?
Drufle (GM)	So does Sludge Bomb, apparently.
Axel	strange
Jack	oh it's Attack
Axel	oh good
Drufle (GM)	Those are the only ones.
Axel	Rock Tomb on the Drap, please
Jack	Drufle what was the Machop's high stat? or do I pick a new one
Axel	I'd use Magnitude, but it isn't STAB Jack: Bluejohn used Rock Tomb! Target Drapion Roll 2 1 3 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2
Axel	and I have the +atk anyways shit
Drufle (GM)	Uhh, lemme look. More exp! Wait, no. Not quite.
Axel	for who? oh right, not low enough
Drufle (GM)	That's technically a 5.
Jack	no it isn't!
Axel	STAB
Drufle (GM)	Machop has uh.
Axel	2 + 3
Jack	there is no stab!
Axel	on ROCK TOMB?
Jack	oh wait sorry!
Drufle (GM)	Machop has HP/ATK.
Jack	was thinking about weaknesses!
Drufle (GM)	As his options.
Axel	ooh intesting
Jack	carry on
Drufle (GM)	Well, that missed. Cambria!
Axel	Cambria's turn? do we want to murder the houndoom? considering its inability to do anything
Drufle (GM)	It's only a Houndour. Poor thing.
Axel	houndour, sorry
Jack	"I think it might be best to leave the houndoom in. We don't want whatever is on the other side to murder us."
Axel	"I am inclined to agree"
Jack	"so attack the Drapion, please!"
Drufle (GM)	It's your turn, Jack. Jack: Cambria used Rock Tomb! Target Drapion Roll 5 6 3 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2 there we g!
Axel	More Tombs Team Tomb here has 1 hp left
Drufle (GM)	Oh deary me. That's a rough hit there. Also, he has 2 hp left.
Axel	wut?
Drufle (GM)	Remember that +1 hp from being evolved?
Axel	oh right I had forgotten
Jack	it applies to them too!
Drufle (GM)	Drapion!
Jack	wait
Axel	Drap on the loose
Jack	we wanted to heal is this the start of the rounf?
Drufle (GM)	Oh, yes!
Axel	I'd have to waste my turn to do it, right?
Drufle (GM)	If you'd like to use any items, go ahead. Yes, it does use up your turn. Just like real Pokemon.
Jack	how much health does Cambria have?
Axel	2, I thought
Drufle (GM)	Heck if I know.
Axel	out of 5
Jack	oh yes 2
Drufle (GM)	I thought you were keeping track. Potions do 2 hp, Hyper Potions fully heal.
Axel	2 HP would get you out of death range 3 more would get you out of 2 death ranges
Jack	"Here, I'll fix you up" Jack uses Potion on Cambria! Cambria recovers 2 HP
Jack	now on 4
Drufle (GM)	Righto! Any items from Axel?
Axel	I think I'll wait
Drufle (GM)	DRAPION SMASH
Axel	I want to see what Drap does before I consider brining Nickel back out Drufle (GM): Drapion used Crunch! Target Cambria Roll 5 4 4 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2 A hit!
Jack	it comes, and goes again
Axel	oof
Drufle (GM)	Houndour!
Axel	easy come, easy go, as they say Drufle (GM): Houndour used Dark Pulse! Target Bluejohn Roll 2 5 1 + 4 AC 14 Damage 2
Jack	why does it have +8?
Drufle (GM)	Oh, he tried.
Axel	the leader has a shit ton of attack
Drufle (GM)	Because the starter Pokemon has 8 ATK.
Jack	ohh
Axel	which is the mega
Drufle (GM)	Bluejohn!
Jack	I thought there was something worse on the other side!
Axel	right
Drufle (GM)	There is!
Axel	I think I'll try a Flash Cannon
Drufle (GM)	These are his lesser Pokemon.
Axel	actually wait
Jack	oh great!
Axel	who's stats is Bluejohn using?
Jack	mine hold on
Axel	and probably using your moves
Drufle (GM)	Well, Nickel's technically.
Axel	is he?
Drufle (GM)	If he's under your command then yes. He should be working off of your stuff.
Axel	if he's using nickel, then Flash Cannon, if he's using Brunts, then don't
Jack	ohh nickel I guess!
Axel	I need access to bluejohn for this since Nickel has the higher SP ATK
Drufle (GM)	Go ahead. Axel: Bluejohn used Flash Cannon! Target Drapion Roll 1 5 1 + 4 AC 14 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	I gave you permissions.
Jack	he's SO BAD
Axel	that should not be a +4
Drufle (GM)	Geez, nope.
Jack	you're off the team
Axel	+6 which isn't enough
Drufle (GM)	Still a 12, sorry. Cambria!
Axel	"Right...didn't think you were used to that move yet" Cambria healed
Drufle (GM)	Ah, yes.
Jack	yeppers
Drufle (GM)	New round. Anyone want to use an item?
Axel	uhhh I'll revive Nickel
Jack	well if the drap hits me again then fuck so I'll spend a hyper and get that one vital point back
Drufle (GM)	Alright! So no moves for the players this turn.
Axel	so we just hav the enemy attack us
Jack	remember to expend your inventory!
Axel	I did Drufle (GM): Drapion used Crunch! Target Bluejohn Roll 1 1 6 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2
Axel	welp
Drufle (GM)	Oh dear. Oh, that still hits.
Axel	uhh, wow
Drufle (GM)	MUNCH continues. Houndour!
Axel	Bluejohn stands Drufle (GM): Houndour used Dark Pulse! Target Cambria Roll 4 5 6 + 4 AC 14 Damage 2 Bluejohn stands firm
Drufle (GM)	ZAP
Axel	that is not a zap that is a ghostly evil sound
Jack	blargh
Drufle (GM)	What kind of sound does a dark pulse make? BWEWEOEOHEWOHE
Axel	eeeevil yes, that
Jack	BWOOOM
Drufle (GM)	New round! Any more items? Switches?
Axel	Bluejohn fights moar
Jack	no otherwise we'll be stuck here forever
Drufle (GM)	Drapion!
Axel	"Lets try this again...Bluejohn, try another Flash Cannon!" after drap
Drufle (GM)	And Houndour. You're still the slow one!
Axel	and hound yes this is a known fact
Drufle (GM)	Also in case it wasn't obvious. I'm just gonna have Drapion bite things because that's pretty much the best he has. He has poison moves but all of you guys resist poison!
Axel	yes, I can tell Drufle (GM): Drapion used Crunch! Target Cambria Roll 5 3 5 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2
Jack	and here I was worried about variety
Axel	keep going, buddy
Drufle (GM)	MUNCH
Axel	oh dear
Jack	1 healf whatever
Axel	Cambria continues to survive
Jack	we're so fuckin slow what's even the point of healing Drufle (GM): Houndour used Feint Attack! Target Bluejohn Roll 1 3 6 + 8 AC 15 Damage 1
Axel	what a trooper
Drufle (GM)	BOOF
Axel	uhh damn
Jack	is he dead yes
Drufle (GM)	Next!
Axel	"oh...oh dear" "Um...alright Nickel"
Jack	"I have got to do something about that rock"
Drufle (GM)	Poor, poor Bluejohn.
Axel	"I was giving him strange moves, I'm sorry" "It was my fault"
Drufle (GM)	Nickel! You're up. Nickel returns to the battle
Jack	"he hasn't hit anything before either! I don't know what to do with him!"
Nickel	since I got revived, do I get my Highstat back?
Drufle (GM)	I'm going to say no.
Nickel	fresh return? alright
Jack	:(
Drufle (GM)	It's once per battle, I think. Nickel: Nickel used Flash Cannon! Target Drapion Roll 1 1 5 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	At least since we're the ones making the rules. Man, he just doesn't die.
Jack	snake eyes or not
Nickel	something is weird with this place
Drufle (GM)	The dark magic is suffusing through you! Nickel misses completely and takes out a light
Drufle (GM)	Oh no, not the lights! Those are expensive! Jack facepalms
Drufle (GM)	Cambria, your turn! Please kill one of these two jokers.
Jack	"I want to live in a world where nobody misses"
Drufle (GM)	I'd like to actually show off the mega at some point!
Axel	"Maybe flash cannon is not the best option..."
Jack	"I put all my faith in you, Cambria!"
Axel	we will never reach the mega locked forever in eternal conflict praise Helix! Jack: Cambria used Rock Tomb! Target Drapion Roll 4 3 2 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	Oh, so close.
Axel	Helix please give us a sign!
Jack	you pretty mich have to to roll a 6
Drufle (GM)	The Pokegods are not happy today. Yeah, his Defense is 6.
Axel	special def is lower
Drufle (GM)	His spdef is 5, which is also pretty decent.
Axel	for what its worth
Jack	oh right
Drufle (GM)	New round! Any items, switches?
Jack	should hit that maybe
Axel	Nickel ain't staying in on this Copper comes back in unless he's already out
Drufle (GM)	Isn't Copper unconscious?
Axel	what happened to Copper? yeah, sorry uhhh
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, he's out. Cambria condemns Nickel for his lack of faith
Drufle (GM)	You've used Bluejohn, Copper, and Moraine. All three are out.
Axel	Walter then
Jack	I keep forgetting you have a luxio
Walter	-Yes finally I'm out!
Drufle (GM)	Remember, you don't get a turn this round then. Walter hops around with joy
Walter	yes
Drufle (GM)	Drapion! New meat, eh? MUNCH
Axel	you can't say that until you roll silly Drufle (GM): Drapion used Crunch! Target Walter Roll 3 6 3 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2 MUNCH
Axel	fucking hell why so many 6s?
Drufle (GM)	Walter has 4 hp remember.
Axel	oh right Drufle (GM): Houndour used Bite! Target Cambria Roll 4 4 2 + 8 AC 15 Damage 2 MUNCH
Axel	this is going to be really weird until I get used to it that attack stat is absurd
Jack	ded I think
Drufle (GM)	Who's out now? Amery perhaps?
Axel	I have to take another Drap bite before Walter can act Amery has STAB blizzard! that's a good thing
Jack	no im savin Amery for later
Axel	alright Brunt?
Jack	"Hannan, speed this up!"
Axel	Hannana
Jack	this is a joke since he has 7 speed
Axel	I c
Drufle (GM)	Oh, is that so? He probably goes before Walter then!
Axel	so now Houndour goes last No, Walter has 8 speed
Drufle (GM)	What is Walter's speed?
Axel	its coming from a base of 5
Drufle (GM)	So Drapion-Walter-Hannan-Houndour
Axel	since mag is fast yep
Drufle (GM)	Walter, go!
Axel	drap hasn't acted this round
Drufle (GM)	Yeah he did.
Axel	did he??
Drufle (GM)	He's the reason Walter is missing hp.
Axel	alright then Thundershock is all I have
Jack	when all you have is a hammer Axel: Walter used Thundershock! Target Drapion Roll 1 1 2 + 6 AC 14 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	Wow, Houndour hasn't been hit at all yet?
Jack	..........
Drufle (GM)	Hey, exp!
Axel	OH MY ARCEUS
Drufle (GM)	Take that free point bucko. Hannan?
Jack	BLIZZARDDDDD
Axel	I'm going to end up leveling IN BATTLe 9 exp currently
Drufle (GM)	You guys are going to end up with like 3 levels worth of failure by the end of this campaign.
Axel	I know just...aaaaaaa Jack: Hannan used Blizzard! Target Drapion Roll 4 1 6 + selected|SPA AC 14 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Uh oh.
Jack	wha
Axel	woah 10 +...4 or 5?
Jack	shall I try again?
Axel	no no just add your SPA
Drufle (GM)	We never put in Hannan's stats!
Axel	what is leader's stats?
Jack	spa is 5
Axel	okay that's a hit then
Drufle (GM)	So -1 from Blizzard, that's a hit!
Axel	you win
Jack	hyes! Daryl scratches his head. Axel falls over from the harsh winds
Daryl	"My, that's a mighty strong little guy you have."
Jack	"That's what I'm talkin about, woohoo!" Daryl grins.
Axel	"Wah1" Hannan dances in joy
Daryl	"Let's see how he fares against my right hand man!"
Axel	uh oh mega derp incoming I KNEW IT
Hannan	I didn't!
Drufle (GM)	A hulking brute pops out of the Pokeball, grinning from ear to ear.
Axel	Freaking fighting types "oh...oh dear"
Drufle (GM)	Daryl fingers a small shiny stone on his toolbelt, bearing the same grin.
Axel	it probably has 6 HP "I know what's coming next..." at least he's SLOW
Drufle (GM)	Pangoro begins shining bright, as a glowing rainbow energy surrounds him! Jack glares at the shiny shiny marble
Axel	slower than Walter "Walter I am so sorry" Walter looks up in confusion
Axel	gg no re Hannan 's joy dance becomes a jig of terror!
Drufle (GM)	When the light fades, the small twig in his mouth has become a hefty branch slung over his shoulder, and a mask of black wood covers his face.
Axel	holy shit
Drufle (GM)	The fur cloak spreads to the floor, and his ears wiggle, covered in splinters.
Axel	its Pangirdurr
Jack	do you make these up or are these straight from Golurk's mouth
Drufle (GM)	No these are like just made up on the spot.
Jack	cool
Axel	"Welp..."
Drufle (GM)	Golurk doesn't actually have designs for any of these megas I think.
Axel	right, Houndour's turn
Drufle (GM)	Aside from like 5 or so. No, that was just the beginning of the round.
Jack	I shall take the liberty of making mega glaceon since it is Mine
Drufle (GM)	It's Walter's turn!
Axel	oh okay then
Drufle (GM)	He is the fastest, after all.
Axel	if you say so
Drufle (GM)	But first! What move are you using?
Axel	uhhh
Jack	I think you can take out the houndour now
Axel	whyyyy?
Drufle (GM)	Just need to know.
Axel	the only one Walter knows
Drufle (GM)	Thundershock? Well don't use it yet. Give me a second!
Axel	Pangoro has Contrary
Drufle (GM)	Confirm: are you using Thundershock?
Axel	fffff I don't have another option, Druf
Jack	is that your final answer
Axel	you're using Sucker Punch I know you are
Drufle (GM)	Just needed to make sure! Pangoro used Sucker Punch! Target Walter Roll 5 2 6 + 8 AC 15 Damage 3 THWACK
Jack	augh
Walter	"mmmrRRROAAAARRR!!!"
Drufle (GM)	Is Nickel returning?
Walter	nickel is not ye
Axel	Wolfram first "Oh dear"
Jack	walter gets his ribs broken in every fight
Drufle (GM)	What's his speed? Wolfram enters in with a mighter scraw
Wolfram	5 same as the rest of my mons
Drufle (GM)	Alright uh.
Wolfram	my turn again? because speed?
Drufle (GM)	No, I think it's Hannan.
Jack	Drufle
Wolfram	oh right
Drufle (GM)	Because he's fast.
Wolfram	Hannan is fast
Jack	is the pangoro the start of the turn or is it me
Drufle (GM)	He was the start. That was his turn.
Wolfram	Pangoro used Sucker Punch
Jack	ok reminder for the future
Drufle (GM)	But that's only when using Sucker Punch, due to priority. Blizzard perhaps?
Jack	hm guess it could't hurt
Wolfram	give it a shot
Jack	no
Wolfram	what's the worse that can happen?
Jack	I shall try something else
Wolfram	no? okay
Drufle (GM)	VARIETY Wolfram takes to the skies
Drufle (GM)	Don't worry, M.Pangoro will actually use more than one move. Jack: Hannan used Avalanche! Target Pangoro Roll 3 1 6 + selected|SPA AC 14 Damage 2
Wolfram	oh snap
Jack	does that hit?
Wolfram	yes
Drufle (GM)	9+5 is 14 indeed.
Jack	right then!
Drufle (GM)	Spending that PP?
Jack	I spend 1 PP to freeze that sucker!
Wolfram	nice
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I thought so. Hannan voms out SO MUCH snow
Wolfram	but I'm still going to attack it because I have ATK highstat I want to use it on something
Drufle (GM)	Alright, I think it's Houndour now.
Hannan	use it on the houndour before it ruins us all
Drufle (GM)	Because we both have 5 speed still.
Wolfram	oh right Drufle (GM): Houndour used Bite! Target Wolfram Roll 5 5 3 + 4 AC 14 Damage 2 MUNCH Wolfram, your turn!
Jack	see? still a threat Wolfram gets incredibly angry
Wolfram	"SCRAAAAAAW"
Drufle (GM)	By the way, I'm very disappointed that Drapion's ability never activated.
Jack	hm? sniper? Wolfram: Wolfram used Wing Attack! Target Houndour Roll 6 6 4 + 5 AC 15 Damage 3 holy shit
Jack	EEYAO
Drufle (GM)	If he ever rolled a 5/6 or 6/6, the attack does +2 damage. Kind of like that!
Jack	ohh Wolfram just...cleaves through that houndour. No mercy
Drufle (GM)	WOOSH
Wolfram	"Scraaaawhahaha"
Axel	"Oh dear..."
Jack	or whatever
Drufle (GM)	Alright, leave freeze on high! rolling 1d6 ( 3 ) = 3 Nope.
Jack	do you guys see unrecognized commands
Axel	that is a dead panda
Drufle (GM)	?
Axel	huh?
Jack	like if I make a booboo do you see them?
Axel	I don't
Jack	ok
Drufle (GM)	I don't believe so. Hannan, your turn! Jack 's fear of birds grows ever stronger Wolfram begins circling around the Pangoro
Jack	"It's hard to say if a frozen creature feels ice attacks, but it's worth a shot!"
Axel	does Daryl have nothing to say about this?
Drufle (GM)	He's watching with a big grin.
Axel	giant ass metal bird came out of nowhere Jack: Hannan used Blizzard! Target Pangoro Roll 4 5 2 + selected|SPA AC 14 Damage 3
Axel	not a hit
Jack	a hit?
Drufle (GM)	Nope.
Jack	why NOT
Drufle (GM)	Just barely.
Axel	Blizzard is -1
Jack	oh yeah
Drufle (GM)	-1 from no hail.
Jack	that's the thing
Drufle (GM)	Wolfram? Wolfram: Wolfram used Wing Attack! Target Pangoro Roll 1 4 5 + 5 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Not quite! Wolfram can't quite get around the ice
Wolfram	"Scrreee?"
Drufle (GM)	rolling 1d6( 6 ) = 6 He's free!
Wolfram	oh shit
Jack	WAIT
Drufle (GM)	?
Jack	I declare an Ice Beam!
Drufle (GM)	Uh, what?
Wolfram	wut?
Jack	ice beam has prio can it beat out sucker punch?
Wolfram	holy shit it does?
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, but that's at the beginning of the next round. I mean you go first anyway!
Jack	oh are we not there? Oh It IS me whoops!
Drufle (GM)	And I wasn't planning on Sucker Punching anyway!
Jack	fair enough!
Wolfram	wait, it unfreezes at the start of a round, right?
Drufle (GM)	End of a round.
Wolfram	umm
Jack	ohhhh
Wolfram	I am confused lets just keep going
Jack	it's not his turn yet
Drufle (GM)	Hannan, go ahead!
Jack	oh ok! "bite it instead!"
Drufle (GM)	You go, and then Pangoro goes.
Wolfram	ice fang, eh?
Drufle (GM)	Man, I wish some of you guys were grass or ground. Jack: Hannan used Ice Fang! Target Pangoro Roll 3 3 6 + selected|ATK AC 15 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	Pangoro has this lovely ice punch he's not going to get to use.
Jack	6+6+3
Drufle (GM)	A hit!
Wolfram	that is a 15
Drufle (GM)	Yikes.
Wolfram	yep ype
Drufle (GM)	COUNTER
Wolfram	it probably isn't dead yet oh fuck that noise
Jack	"gnaw it down like a lollipo-ohh"
Wolfram	fuck counter and its very existance
Jack	what does counter do again
Wolfram	and its inability to miss at all
Drufle (GM)	Auto-hits does the same amount of damage you did, but as a fighting move. And thus +1 damage!
Jack	right so yeah ded anyway
Drufle (GM)	Who's coming out next?
Wolfram	why does it not require a to-hit roll?
Jack	new guy! Mantaro!
Drufle (GM)	Oh uh. I don't have the pog for him.
Wolfram	wut? we fought him though
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I didn't make Mantaro though, I thought Mopp was doing that. Kinda forgot I had to as well!
Jack	:v
Wolfram	welp
Jack	ok so invisible machop
Wolfram	we are professionals here at 3dpe how can they hit what they can't seeeee
Jack	"stop hiding behind Cici, Mantaro!"
Drufle (GM)	What are Brunt's stats?
Jack	"I know this looks scary, but it's almost down!"
Drufle (GM)	So I can put them in here.
Wolfram	5, 6, ?, 5, ?, 4 is my guess
Jack	Hit Points: 5 Defense: 6 Special Defense: 5 Special Attack: 5 Attack: 6 Speed: 4
Drufle (GM)	Wow, really? Was his HP 4?
Jack	yarly dunno
Drufle (GM)	I wonder which of those 5's used to be a 4.
Jack	special attack as of today
Drufle (GM)	Probably. Found Mantaro!
Wolfram	yay
Drufle (GM)	Wolfram, you're up!
Jack	"There you are!" Wolfram glares at the new Machop Mantaro glares right back
Wolfram	oh dear
Jack	you gotta stare bullies down
Wolfram	Mantaro no, this won't go well for you
Jack	build mutual respect
Drufle (GM)	By the way, I fixed Hannan.
Jack	thanks!
Drufle (GM)	He should actually work now.
Wolfram	Unlike most bullies, Wolfram has the strength to back it up and a bad temper anyways who's next?
Jack	please fight is it 9 pm
Drufle (GM)	You!
Wolfram	is it wolfram? okay then Wolfram used Wing Attack! Target Pangoro Roll 4 3 4 + 5 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, we're at the end of our 4-hour block.
Wolfram	uhg
Drufle (GM)	Not quite! His DEF is nasty.
Wolfram	this is so bad
Drufle (GM)	New Round! Any items, switches?
Wolfram	I use a potion on Wolfram
Drufle (GM)	Righto. Well the order is now Pangoro-Wolfram-Mantaro!
Wolfram	Wolfram will never gain HP, I realized
Jack	tbh Skarmory should get something
Wolfram	its a Strong Bird Drufle (GM): Pangoro used Submission! Target Mantaro Roll 6 2 1 + 8 AC 15 Damage 3
Jack	it's got the stats of an evolved mon
Drufle (GM)	THWACK
Wolfram	we'll deal wth that after battle
Jack	oh well mantaro died and did nothing of any note Wolfram is increadibly disapointed
Jack	"I am a terrible father"
Drufle (GM)	I was going to take someone out regardless there, and I don't want the bird angry!
Axel	"No no...don't say that..."
Drufle (GM)	He's very mean when he's angry.
Axel	right, next round then
Drufle (GM)	Are we finally going to bring out Amery?
Axel	who is Jack sending out?
Jack	guess it's Amery...
Axel	doesn't Submission have recoil? It totally has recoil
Drufle (GM)	No, it's just a reflavored Seismic Toss.
Axel	wut
Drufle (GM)	In PPP at least.
Jack	this fucking game
Axel	what does it do then to have MORE DAMAGE
Drufle (GM)	He has less hp than you! Remember that nonsense!
Axel	oh that shit again
Jack	it was SUCH nonsense
Axel	its such a stupid move
Drufle (GM)	Mopp: I think you only have Amery and Brunt left, right?
Jack	yes send in the glace
Axel	I hate this fighting type so much, what the actual hell
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, Fighting moves are kind of absurdly powerful in PPP for no apparent reason. Wolfram! You're up!
Jack	gotta train that machop
Axel	oh, really? okay
Drufle (GM)	Hey, just be glad I didn't use Mega Hydreigon! Because I was actually considering him. Wolfram: Wolfram used Flash Cannon! Target Pangoro Roll 2 4 6 + 5 AC 15 Damage 2
Jack	save him for Mega Ghetsis ooh
Drufle (GM)	A hit!
Wolfram	thank you for the info, by the way
Drufle (GM)	He's out! what
Wolfram	I wouldn't have done that if I didn't know he only had 2 hp or less
Jack	Once again Wolfram saves the day Arse
Drufle (GM)	You know, you can just ask me what their HP is. That isn't secret info :P Wolfram fires a beam of light from its wings onto the poor Pangoro
Wolfram	oh its not!?
Drufle (GM)	No!
Wolfram	well then
Drufle (GM)	That's why that bar is there!
Jack	it's cheatingggg
Drufle (GM)	I mean yes it is a bit cheaty, but you can ask if you wish. Wolfram lets out a victory cry
Drufle (GM)	M.Pangoro wobbles, and falls to the ground on his back!
Axel	"Oh, well done Wolfram"
Drufle (GM)	The glow fades and he returns to his normal panda self.
Jack	"these victories won't do anything good for his pridefulness.."
Axel	which is still huge Daryl throws his head back and guffaws.
Axel	"I know but...I can't say no to that"
Jack	"Anyway, solid work! you won the day, Axel!"
Daryl	"Marvelous! What a wonderful battle!"
Axel	"Uh, thank you"
Daryl	"Quite some spirited Pokemon you have! Especially that Skarmory, that's a fierce one! "
Axel	"Please don't encourage him..." Daryl grins.
Jack	"I have no idea why it hasn't killed us all, to be honest, haha!"
Wolfram	"Skahahaha"
Daryl	"Well here, you deserve these!" Daryl reaches into his toolbelt and tosses a small token to Axel and Jack.
Jack	"ooh!"
Axel	"Oh...OH. Thank you so much"
Jack	"thank you sir!"
Daryl	"That there's the Shadow Badge, it's quite a looker if I do say so myself!" "I mean, I did make it!" Daryl grins.
Axel	"It is indeed a fine badge" that fight went on for ages like the darm fight
Drufle (GM)	The shadow badge is a small flat onyx disc with a hole in the middle, about the shape of a TM.
Axel	how much EXP? Onyx is a pretty stone
Drufle (GM)	3 EXP I believe is fair.
Axel	nice
Jack	woop!
Axel	ding!
Daryl	"Oh, and I gotta give you this, too."
Jack	he's a four Daryl reaches behind a wall and pulls out a small bag, and tosses it to Axel.
Daryl	"Since you're travelling together, I think you'll do fine with the one." Axel stumble to catch it. Nickel grabs it instead
Jack	*Daryl punches behind a wall
Drufle (GM)	In the bag is 10k pokeyen!
Axel	nice
Jack	that's yours man, I am stuffed on muns
Axel	that doubles my muns "Uhhh...thank you!"
Nickel	"Brrzzzt"
Daryl	"Well it was quite the pleasure meeting you folk, but I've got quite the work to do! You have any questions, need any Machines, come my way!"
Jack	(has he given us fly)
Axel	"Thank you for the offer" (we got fly from the nurse)
Jack	oh right yeah Daryl waves at the party and walks off into the back room.
Jack	"we'll be sure to call you for all our TM needs!"
Drufle (GM)	And that's that!
Jack	well!
Drufle (GM)	3 badges down, 4 to go.
Axel	eventful
Jack	that was a tumultuous experience
Axel	I have to pick a new boon
Drufle (GM)	Man, I knew M.Pangoro was going to be nasty but geez, that was kind of rough!
Jack	pick an electric one or something
Drufle (GM)	Although honestly the Drapion did just as much.
Jack	for Walter's sake
Drufle (GM)	Or Jolteon.
Axel	I put a point into DEF
Drufle (GM)	Since we'll probably be getting a Jolteon next session!
Axel	most of my weaknesses seem to be physical ones
Jack	was healing worth it, in the end?
Drufle (GM)	Possibly.
Axel	should I get Magical Training or go for some electric thing?
Jack	Hannan, Cambria and Wolfram were MVPs today
Drufle (GM)	For the Fairy moves? Hm...
Axel	Wolfram saved my bacon once again
Drufle (GM)	Those do seem like they could come in handy.
Axel	yes it gives other mons some things as well would Jolteon lose moves after evolveing? er, Chrom
Drufle (GM)	Remember, he gets to keep moves that would be reasonable for his evolution.
Axel	Lick?
Jack	so yes to double slap
Drufle (GM)	Jolteon has a tongue, yes?
Jack	no to say, hyper beam
Axel	Magical gets me Draining Kiss for Copper and Lick for Chrom
Jack	that'd be good!
Drufle (GM)	Sounds pretty decent.
Axel	oooh it opens Tricks of the Mind which is also good for Copper
Drufle (GM)	And yeah, Hyper Beam is for pure Normal types or evolved SPA Pokemon.
Axel	I get Magical Training then
Drufle (GM)	Nice! Even more variety.
Axel	who needs to focus?
Drufle (GM)	I tried to give Daryl's Pokemon some variety, which is why he has Forest, Aquatic, and Primordial Training. Unfortunately those don't offer a whole lot of moves!
Jack	:v
Drufle (GM)	And especially since all of you guys resist poison, you neutered Houndour's fire, and you took out Carvanha so quickly.
Jack	so apart from Sniper not headshotting us, what else failed to happen that you wanted?
Drufle (GM)	None of the non-dark moves they had mattered.
Jack	good! show's we're learning the system
Drufle (GM)	Well I was hoping for M.Pangoro to use Bulk Up. But you froze him!
Jack	ahahahah
Drufle (GM)	That way he couldve one-shot all of your non-starters.
Jack	I regret nothing!!
Drufle (GM)	Which he couldve done anyway due to, you know, Fighting. You're doing well!
Jack	:D
Drufle (GM)	And especially once we get you guys your own Megas, things will get better.
Jack	I need to go away and draw Jack
Axel	yes
Drufle (GM)	I think that will about do it for session 9!
Jack	and Mega Glaceon indeed!
Axel	drawing :D
Drufle (GM)	Next time, we'll leave the gym and go find some stuff.
Jack	thank you for this opportunity
Axel	did I miss anything in my level?
Drufle (GM)	Boon and Point, that's it. Aside from potential evolutions of course. (also by the way, Chrom almost evolved back there)
Jack	whuh?
Axel	I'm level four
Jack	promoted to Lord
Drufle (GM)	Eevee evolves into Glaceon when you roll a 6 on the treasure table in a frozen bioe! bioe* biome*
Jack	oh!
Axel	wwaaaaat
Drufle (GM)	But I decided not to do that.
Axel	I don't think I'd be able to do anything with a Glace
Drufle (GM)	Because that wouldve been rude.
Axel	no ice moves
Jack	2 much redundancy thank you also how much of the stone meeting was random?
Axel	I need to see Rochelle
Drufle (GM)	Oh, that? The way that mega stones work. Is that you need to roll a 6 on the treasure table and then I flip a coin and if it comes up heads, you get the fancy mega stone scene. You also need a Pokemon capable of mega evolution in your party. So there's a 1/12 chance after every fight that you get a mega stone for free.
Jack	wow
Drufle (GM)	Lucky you guys!
Axel	that is pretty good also Rochelle can evolve
Drufle (GM)	Also I'm glad that happened up in the mountains, it would've been weird doing Glaceon's event in like the lowlands.
Axel	level 4 baby
Jack	once she is revovered
Axel	actually, can anyone else evovle?
Drufle (GM)	Yep! Next fight, provided she battles, she evolves! Uhh, lemme look.
Axel	I'll lead with Rochelle defi
Jack	also ah need dat Avaluggite
Axel	wow, only Walter and Rochelle evolve on level and Nickel but Nickel is a 5
Drufle (GM)	Magnemite is level 5 yes.
Axel	Wolfram and Copper don't evolve
Jack	where are you guys even looking
Drufle (GM)	Walter is also 5!
Axel	Chrom needs a stone
Drufle (GM)	https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1O00mvFPFjlsXA6lxyyLzY5wheSz17CDGiEobehl5heM/edit#gid=0
Jack	thank you
Drufle (GM)	There's a link in the handbook somewhere, I forget. In the earlier pages.
Axel	Right its also on the forums but yeah, Rochelle needs a battle
Drufle (GM)	Alright, let's hop on out of here.
Axel	okay see you in Telegram
Drufle (GM)	Shoo!