Drufle (GM)	This is meant to be a bit more light-hearted than last time, anyway.
Cici	hii mopp was here but his ineternet died
Axel	Welcome to...session 13? is this 13? poor mopp
Drufle (GM)	Lord, I've already forgotten. I think this is actually 12. Well, anyway. What should we do today?
Axel	well, we've spent a ton of muns on the ranch last time
Drufle (GM)	This is really the first time in the campaign that you have a lot of options, all equally valid.
Axel	probably need more muns I'd like to see the jungle location I am curious we need more mons to advance the ranch anywas
Drufle (GM)	Smarag Isle is mostly uncharted, so good luck!
Axel	we're scientists, so this is perfect we just need an excuse cue sudden celebi
Drufle (GM)	:P
Cici	Six Celebis
Drufle (GM)	None of y'all are getting Legendaries any time soon. Also I just made an incredible realization. I accidentally made four element-based locations. Why did I do that.
Axel	cool we in FF now?
Drufle (GM)	Yes welcome to the PPP/FFd20 crossover game. Who's ready for some absurd mechanics.
Axel	collect the 4 artifacts correlating to the elements air, water, wind, and sandwiches
Drufle (GM)	Well, there seems to be a decent consensus for exploring the elemental locations. That seems like a good thing to do! This also means I'm gonna need a whole lot of icons to download, so that'll be fun.
Axel	:D also I'm level 4, like, holy cow so close to Magneton
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, you guys are getting up there
Axel	I need to draw him soon, don't I?
Drufle (GM)	So old.
Axel	MOPP!!!
Drufle (GM)	Hey, he's back!
Jack	OOOAAAAHHHGGGGHH
Axel	HE LIVES!!
Jack	had to rush to maccies
Drufle (GM)	I'd like to imagine Jack himself made that noise.
Jack	but I am ready!
Drufle (GM)	OAOAGAGAOGAAGGHHHH
Jack	"primal scream"
Drufle (GM)	Anyway! Hey Jack, I think we're gonna head off to A!
Axel	the first island in the alphabet
Jack	just what I was hoping for!
Axel	shall we walk or fly?
Jack	fly when we reach the coast
Cici	its an island!!
Jack	unless there's a boat
Cici	ye cant walk there
Drufle (GM)	Is that an actual question?
Axel	not with that attitude
Drufle (GM)	Note: there aren't even ferries to Smarag Isle.
Jack	I meant that we can walk to the coast of the mainland and then fly from there
Axel	I meant to the coast the road isn't straight shot
Jack	unless you have nothingplanned for the route in which case, let's go now
Axel	and we'd have to make a fly check wince we've never been here
Drufle (GM)	Not really, no.
Jack	to Rodan!
Drufle (GM)	Unless you guys would like to talk a bit while I make the map.
Axel	we need a reason to go there maybe just "I wonder if there's anything on this little island here"
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I mean, you guys have a map. There's nothing stopping you from just going places.
Axel	it is one tiny ass island Axel looking at the map
Jack	"may as well explore a bit, I think!" "does the name have any meaning to it?"
Axel	"What of this island here?"
Jack	"sounds... dragony."
Axel	"I am getting a dragon vibe from it, yes..."
Cici	"As far as i'm aware, it's largely unexplored."
Axel	"Reminds me of a movie"
Cici	"Supposed to be pretty thick vegetation, too."
Axel	"What was it called...Lord of the Keys?"
Drufle (GM)	Gonna be honest, I don't actually remember where the name comes from.
Jack	wah
Drufle (GM)	I think it was a corruption of the german word for emerald?
Axel	"Pretty sure it had a giant charizard in it"
Jack	"ah, I remember that. there was a movie or si." x
Cici	u fuckin nerds
Jack	"never really liked high fantasy."
Axel	"They made quite a few of those movies" "They never did explain how they managed their pokemon without pokeballs"
Jack	I love how we actually look like they're riding her *they look
Drufle (GM)	Well this is a neat track.
Axel	"Uh...sorry. Shall we fly there?"
Drufle (GM)	Someone's having a great time on the digital bongos.
Jack	it's very quite on this end
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, lemme turn it up a bit.
Axel	okay then its very fast paced
Jack	fly!!!
Cici	yoshi
Wolfram	t-minus 10...9...8...
Drufle (GM)	That takes, what, a bunch of hours? Wolfram launches into the SKY
Drufle (GM)	Lemme take a quick look.
Wolfram	what time is it??
Jack	four minutes to six
Drufle (GM)	Oh dear, time stuff. Let me look. He meant in game, Jack.
Jack	:P
Wolfram	I have a clock here
Mabel	"Ba-a-a-a-a"
Drufle (GM)	Session 11 ended around 4 pm on Day 8. So we're arriving at Smarag around 6 pm.
Axel	getting late
Drufle (GM)	A bit, yes.
Jack	"man, why is it so hot in here!" "we're on the same latitude as on the mainland"
Axel	"The humidity likely holds in heat longer" "also, maybe its volcanic?" Axel looks through notes with Nickel Nickel shrugs
Axel	"There is...basically nothing about this island"
Cici	ah look lads the soil has high concentrations of BUllshitium
Jack	"aw man, volcanic? you won't get fossils here..."
Axel	"It reads: 'it's got jungle'"
Drufle (GM)	Pfffft.
Cici	which makes it A Jungle
Jack	ah, bullshittium phlebotnium's poor susbsititue
Drufle (GM)	Let's just say something about horse latitudes and like, I dunno those weird air currents in the north Atlantic.
Axel	we couldn't afford the expensive stuff yes, horses always blame horses
Jack	what the heck is a horse latittude
Cici	"I don't understand how there's a jungle here either. But that doesn't change the fact that it's here!" "Let's see what we can find. I'm sure there must be dozens of rare Pokemon species..."
Axel	"Perhaps a legendary influence?"
Drufle (GM)	Man, I'm gonna have to do a whole pile of rolling to find you guys some Pokemon.
Cici	"Yes, perhaps!"
Jack	"well nothing gets done by just speculating! let's press on!"
Axel	roll like the wing Jack fords his way through the underbrush
Axel	"Right...after I free myself from these vines..."
Drufle (GM)	Anyone got a machete?
Cici	"Something like... a Ho-oh intensifying the sun's rays in this area, or a Virizion accelerating the plant growth."
Jack	or a living analogue tfw we never got the Cut HM
Nickel	"Zzzt" -Those vines were not there a second ago-
Drufle (GM)	Hey, I've got an idea.
Cici	ive got a bunch of bug pokemon with bug bite
Nickel	-How did you even manage that-
Drufle (GM)	Everyone roll 2d6 for me.
Nickel	rolling 2d6( 1 + 5 ) = 6
Cici	rolling 2d6( 3 + 4 ) = 7
Jack	rolling 2d6( 1 + 1 ) = 2
Cici	nice
Jack	augh
Nickel	that's not neccessarily a bad thing
Jack	snake eyes summons Asmodie, the infinite serpent pokemon it swallows the planet
Cici	gj we did it we saved the world
Axel	did we?
Cici	too bad we all got vored
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, you weren't rolling against anything, just to determine some wild Pokemon.
Jack	"here I am, trapped inside ____'s stomach, so alone"
Axel	"Guys...a little help?"
Jack	WHOOPS forgot
Axel	"Vines..." Jack wakes up more
Nickel	"Bzzzzrt?"
Jack	"huhwha? I think... there's spores in the air..."
Axel	"Cici, save us!"
Cici	???????/
Drufle (GM)	Alright, I've got my three Pokemon.
Cici	"...That's pollen, Jack."
Drufle (GM)	Continue goofing around while I get them. Nickel grabs the vines and pulls them off Axel. It didn't even take long
Nickel	"..."
Axel	"Ah yes...thank you" Cici sighs
Axel	"So uh...what do you think lives here?"
Drufle (GM)	Basically anything. As you will soon see.
Jack	"ACHOO lotsa grass types"
Cici	"It could be anything, honestly."
Axel	"Dang it...my glasses are misting up" "This humidity is going to kill me..."
Cici	"Given what we already know about Galens' biodiversity, the Pokemon we find here could be even more mutated to suit the climate." "Any specimens we can capture here would be invaluable to my research!"
Jack	"that's good to hear" Cici is listening carefully, trying to discern Pokemon cries from each other in the noise of the jungle
Axel	"There might be fossils, though that depends on the geology here"
Cici	"It sounds as though there's an awful lot of birds, but I can't see any... they must be higher up in the canopy." Nickel floats up higher Nickel takes a look around
Axel	"Right...which of my pokemon would help here?"
Jack	"I don't really have anyone on me who'd appreciate the heat" "maybe Rodan, but she's too big" Wolfram begins fighting a bunch of vines
Wolfram	"Scraw!"
Drufle (GM)	Finally, here we go!
Axel	"Wolfram might be a bit too big for here" "I can barely even stand"
Drufle (GM)	Kablam!
Jack	.....
Cici	YES FOONGUS DIBS
Jack	well Nickel falls down to the ground with a Foongus
Nickel	"ZZZT!"
Jack	I gotta have the binacle
Cici	"A Foongus? How did it even get up there...??"
Jack	"And why is there a Binacle suddenly?!"
Axel	"A-a Larvitar!?" "Those don't live in jungles!"
Drufle (GM)	There's a small pond in the undergrowth in front of you. The Binacle is splashing around, tossing water at the Larvitar nearby.
Jack	again with the freshwater crustaceans, huh
Drufle (GM)	The Foongus was snoozing up in the tree, but Nickel awakened it! Hey man, this is basically the only way you're gonna find Water types.
Jack	we gotta walk along the beach
Nickel	beaches would be nice
Cici	"Most of my Pokemon prefer the cold..." "I know! Skylar, go!"
Drufle (GM)	Well, my speed is 5, so let's have a rolloff! Cici sends out Weedle
Jack	"this is amazing! a freshwater binacle!"
Nickel	-My circuitry does not like the humidity-
Axel	"hmmm" Axel digs through his pockets
Drufle (GM)	Who else is joining us today?
Axel	"Right, Mabel!" Jack sends out Cambria I guess
Drufle (GM)	(Also, I may have actually remembered that we had a wishlist) Axel sends out a very fluffy Mareep
Jack	' 3' "Jeez Axel, I think that thing needs a shave"
Mabel	"Ma-a-a-a-a-a"
Drufle (GM)	Axel already has a bunch of his wishlist Pokemon so I just rolled a random rock type.
Axel	yeah I am pretty good on mons but that larvitar is tempting
Drufle (GM)	I'm tied with Cici and Axel, yes?
Axel	but its also dark when it evolves, and I have nothing in dark I should be speed 5 as usual
Jack	my speed is 5 now too
Axel	gotta go fast
Drufle (GM)	Oh, right! Geez. rolling 2d6 ( 3 + 2 ) = 5 Nuts.
Axel	rolling 2d6( 2 + 6 ) = 8 bring ye ties and I shall break them uh oh, we lost phoone and she's back
Cici	sigh typing cursor clicked out of window i hit backspace
Jack	it happens!
Axel	D:
Cici	my browser loaded the previous page over this one :U eheh im speed 4 anyway btw is what i was gonna say
Axel	not fast enough
Drufle (GM)	Oh, righto. Jack, you gotta roll too!
Cici	oh wait
Drufle (GM)	You are tied with us.
Cici	weedle's speed focus right
Axel	roll tiebreaker, Jack
Cici	never mind im going first
Jack	rolling 2d6( 6 + 5 ) = 11
Axel	oh, Cici outspeeds then
Cici	7 speed :~
Drufle (GM)	Oh, very fast! So Cici-Jack-Axel-Me.
Axel	the Fast Crew is here
Drufle (GM)	Have at it, Skylar!
Jack	it's nice to be in front
Axel	going fast Skylar chirps happily
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, that point into speed seems worth it, honestly. Cambria blesses her team-mates before commencing battle
Drufle (GM)	I can't wait to immediately get a Kakuna after this fight.
Cici	"This Foongus wants a fight, Skylar! Let's give it one!" Mabel nuzzles Skylar
Mabel	"Ma-a-a-a-a :D"
Cici	"Give it a Bug Bite!"
Axel	"Mabel not now" Cici: Skylar used Bug Bite! Target Foongus Roll 5 4 6 + 5 AC 15 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	Oh dear.
Axel	thats a bug bite she go Nomph
Drufle (GM)	MUNCH
Jack	just shy
Cici	no thats a hit
Axel	that's a decent Defense on that foongus, though
Cici	16 vs 15
Drufle (GM)	She does have advantage, indeed. Jack!
Jack	oh stab is advantage keep forgettting!
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, it's very handy. Take a good whack at that dude.
Jack	"alright Camby, whittle this thing down!" Cambria used Rock Tomb! Target Binacle Roll 3 3 2 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2
Axel	oh dear
Cici	man these are some buff pokemon
Axel	these guys are buff good def might turn to special def
Cici	i cant believe binacle is fucking ripped
Drufle (GM)	Unfortunately, Binacle is the boss here. And he has 6 DEF? Yeah, 6.
Axel	damn man welp, Mabel's turn
Drufle (GM)	Pretty sure his SPD is only 5 though. He ain't the full tank.
Axel	"Okay, Mabel. Uh...hit the Larvitar?" protect your weedle friend
Drufle (GM)	Also, why didn't you have Cambria use water gun on Larvitar?
Jack	I defaulted to old things as I forgot how the new stuff went
Drufle (GM)	That would have been a one-shot.
Jack	I'm a fool!
Drufle (GM)	:P
Mabel	right, imma go "Maaaa!" Mabel used Flash Cannon! Target Larvitar Roll 5 2 1 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Not quite!
Mabel	that AC seems wrong
Drufle (GM)	9+6? That is indeed 15.
Mabel	isn't Barnacle's SP def lower?
Cici	yea shouldnt it be 14
Drufle (GM)	Uh, let me look.
Cici	flash cannon is a special attack
Mabel	I used the special attack macro
Drufle (GM)	Oh whoops, no he has 6 for both defenses.
Mabel	dear god
Drufle (GM)	It's his HP and SPA that are shit. Whoops! Good luck, kids.
Mabel	welp tank 3, tank forever Drufle (GM): Binacle used Water Gun! Target Cambria Roll 4 6 4 + 4 AC 14 Damage 2 SPLORT
Jack	what's the last number? my specia defense?
Drufle (GM)	Apparently, it's 4, yes.
Jack	five, soz
Drufle (GM)	Er, 5, sorry.
Mabel	AC is what needs to be beaten
Drufle (GM)	That last number is my SPA.
Jack	ohh well that's a match
Drufle (GM)	Yep! Two damage to Cambria.
Axel	right so...
Drufle (GM)	I'm up!
Axel	this will take a long time Drufle (GM): Larvitar used Rollout! Target Mabel Roll 4 2 5 + 5 AC 16 Damage 1 Nickel pulls out a book
Drufle (GM)	Nuts.
Axel	you trying to hit -me-? HA! I laugh at you tiny attack stat
Drufle (GM)	Hey, I don't want to hit Skylar! Poor guy.
Axel	he probably has just as much DEF
Jack	the GM must remain neutral! whoever dies, dies
Cici	skylar has 6 def and 6 spdef fuckin ripped
Jack	be warned for DDA
Axel	tank 4, more tank what will the mushroom do? Drufle (GM): Foongus used Absorb! Target Cambria Roll 5 4 5 + 4 AC 14 Damage 3 SHLORP
Axel	you guys need more def poor cambria
Drufle (GM)	Nah, I'm just rolling exceptionally well.
Jack	"well. that was embarassing."
Drufle (GM)	Jack, you're gonna need to send someone out!
Axel	remember you get paralyzed if you manage to take down Mabel
Drufle (GM)	Cambria was too busy proselytizing. Skylar's up!
Cici	does absorb heal the damage i just did to that foongus
Drufle (GM)	One of the hp, yes. Jack sends out Mantaro
Cici	dammit
Jack	"just punch them!!"
Drufle (GM)	Ah yes, the punchmaster.
Cici	"Don't let it heal, Skylar! Use Poison Tail!"
Axel	"Doesn't Mantoro lack moves...?" Cici: Skylar used Poison Tail! Target Foongus Roll 1 5 1 + 5 AC 15 Damage 2
Axel	oh jeeze poison tail already? welp
Cici	ouch rip
Axel	STAB? who needs it?
Drufle (GM)	Oh well, that was a good try.
Cici	shes got a small tail ok
Drufle (GM)	Mantaro!
Jack	"you have one move Manny, use it well!" Mantaro used Ice Punch! Target Larvitar Roll 1 2 4 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3 ...
Drufle (GM)	Nope! He's trying so hard, though.
Axel	very far miss
Drufle (GM)	Mabel!
Mabel	"MA!!"
Cici	plz zap the binacle we need That Supereffective Bonus Mabel: Mabel used Thundershock! Target Binacle Roll 1 4 6 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3 boom
Cici	\o/
Drufle (GM)	A shock! Oh wait, 4 hp. Nevermind.
Cici	its got 1 hp left yea Mabel plops on top of the Binacle and zaps it
Cici	foongus is at 2
Mabel	the fluff is too much
Drufle (GM)	Foongus is at 4! HP focus, baby!
Cici	oh man OH MAN hp foongus !!!!!!!!!
Mabel	too much HP
Cici	i want it because its so good
Drufle (GM)	Alright, uh.
Cici	so pure. so innocent my love
Mabel	it did fall out of a tree probably not happy about that
Cici	nickel cushioned its fall its fine Drufle (GM): Binacle used Rollout! Target Mabel Roll 5 5 4 + 5 AC 16 Damage 1
Mabel	Nickel can't cushion shit
Drufle (GM)	Aw!
Mabel	lol
Drufle (GM)	Well, that was close.
Mabel	so was the last one you need a at least one 6 and one 5, man
Drufle (GM)	Larvitar disappears! Mabel continues to smother the Binacle in glorious fluffy curls
Drufle (GM)	Off into the ground he goes.
Cici	oh shit
Mabel	he be digging anyone got Earthquake?
Cici	no ofc not lmao
Axel	"Uh, wait...where did the Larvitar go?"
Cici	god imagine if we had earthquake Drufle (GM): Foongus used Absorb! Target Mantaro Roll 4 2 6 + 4 AC 14 Damage 1
Cici	"It's gone underground! Be careful, everyone!"
Drufle (GM)	SHLORP
Axel	god damn
Drufle (GM)	Skylar! Go deal with that nasty mushroom.
Cici	"Skylar, that Foongus is just too strong! Try and finish off the Binacle instead!" "Use another Poison Tail!"
Mabel	we need some firepower or icepower Cici: Skylar used Poison Tail! Target Binacle Roll 5 2 6 + 5 AC 15 Damage 2
Jack	I have one of those things
Drufle (GM)	Oh lord.
Cici	blammo !!!
Drufle (GM)	SWING Mabel rolls off with the unconcious Binacle
Mabel	"Maaaa?" Jack is depressed that he's fast and it still isn't enough
Drufle (GM)	Mantaro!
Cici	ice punch the foongus u can do it
Jack	"Okay just punch the mushroom I guess"
Cici	snrk
Axel	not a phrase you hear everyday Jack: Mantaro used Ice Punch! Target Foongus Roll 5 1 3 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	Oh man you are just barely whiffing these rolls. Mantaro is upset too
Cici	without the stab actually
Axel	Mantaro is punching, but that mushroom just won't die
Cici	thats just a 12 :x
Drufle (GM)	Oh right, no STAB. We gotta get him some Discipline! Mabel?
Cici	give him The Kicks
Axel	"Right so...Mabel?" "Back in the ball, please" a switch !!!
Axel	"Wolfram, stop playing with the vines, please" "We've got a shroom problem"
Cici	HERE HE COME TH EBIG BIRB
Wolfram	"SCRAAAAAW"
Drufle (GM)	Alright, here comes Larvitar!
Wolfram	behold my true power you chose your target when you started the dig, right? Jack gets even more depressed when he hears Wolfram pop out
Cici	please tell me it had the mareep targeted
Drufle (GM)	Nope!
Cici	aw bummer that woulda been great
Wolfram	why would you NOT target the mareep?
Cici	because hes a wild pokemon
Wolfram	I call schenanigans
Drufle (GM)	Because you're too smart to let me hit you.
Cici	he doesnt know about TYPE MATCHUPS he just likes to hit things Drufle (GM): Larvitar used Dig! Target Skylar Roll 1 2 1 + 5 AC 15 Damage 4 Oh god.
Wolfram	also, what have we decided about Wolfram's HP?
Drufle (GM)	Larvitar bursts up from under Skylar and just
Wolfram	also that shouldn't be a 4
Drufle (GM)	horribly misses.
Wolfram	Weedle is neutral
Drufle (GM)	Attack focus and Dig does +1.
Wolfram	oh carry on
Drufle (GM)	Foongus! Help!
Wolfram	Absorb the Skarm It'll be great giant ass bird big and scary gotta get rid of it seriously though, what is Wolfram's HP situation
Drufle (GM)	He has 3 hp?
Wolfram	I mean
Drufle (GM)	Why would it be different?
Wolfram	he never evolves so he never gets more HP but he's a Skarmory
Drufle (GM)	That's right.
Jack	yeah GM tell us does he deserve that 4 or not
Cici	ya rip
Wolfram	which is basically a fully evolved mon
Jack	Rodan too
Drufle (GM)	Nah, only evolutions get the +1 I think.
Cici	maybe you get a +1 hp once you hit level 6 or somethin
Jack	ok..
Wolfram	I call bullshit, GM
Drufle (GM)	Maybe something like that, yeah.
Wolfram	That I can live with level 5 or 6 then
Drufle (GM)	Man, poor Foongus. There is literally nothing I can do with this guy.
Wolfram	Foogus can do jack shit against a skarm its hilarious Wolfram begins slicing up vines to make room Drufle (GM): Foongus used Poison... Fang?! Target Skylar Roll 6 3 3 + 4 AC 15 Damage 1 Nuts. Well, I tried. Skylar!
Jack	Skylar and Wolfram loom menancingly over the frightened mushroom. Mantaro is just trying to comfort Jack, who is squatting on the ground
Axel	Poison jab?
Drufle (GM)	Maybe that, yeah.
Cici	hehehe
Axel	it has hands
Drufle (GM)	It says Poison Tail/Fang and I have neither of those.
Jack	poison smooch
Cici	the default poison move is acid actually which si the same but special instead of physical coulda done that
Drufle (GM)	My SPA is terrible! My physical attack is at least vaguely decent.
Cici	apparently your physical attack is also 4
Axel	and our defs are pretty good
Cici	judging by the roll you just did ??
Drufle (GM)	Well I accidentally used a special roll.
Axel	also yeah, that doesn't seem right
Cici	ah
Axel	still misses
Drufle (GM)	Not that it matters, it misses regardless.
Axel	but hey
Cici	it woulda failed with a 5 anyway gotcher
Drufle (GM)	Skylar's turn! Go get 'em, buggy. Please someone kill the mushroom. Wolfram lands next to the tiny weedle
Drufle (GM)	It's too powerful.
Cici	hmm did we decide on if grass types can be affected by powder moves
Wolfram	Larvitar has proven itself to be a non-issue
Jack	they cannot
Cici	bc if not im gonna stun spore the foongus
Wolfram	grass types are immune, unfortunately
Cici	dang
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, they're immune.
Wolfram	Larvitar is not if you want one of them out of the way
Drufle (GM)	Oh man, I know what Foongus is gonna do. It's gonna be great.
Wolfram	yeah no It'll be dead before then
Cici	"Use Toxic!"
Jack	parasitize mantaro and turn him on the team
Wolfram	its POISON TYPE TOO
Cici	ont he larvitar duh
Wolfram	oh good Cici: Skylar used Toxic! Target Larvitar Roll 4 3 4 + 5 AC 15 Damage 0
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, take out the poor little dude.
Cici	i whiffed it anyway :U
Drufle (GM)	Nope! Gosh, these defenses are the worst. I'm so sorry.
Wolfram	focus on Foon
Cici	this must be what its like fighitng my team
Drufle (GM)	Mantaro, more punching!
Cici	bc these are like
Wolfram	if it takes ONE point of damage, I can kill it
Cici	exactly my stats tbh
Drufle (GM)	Cici: that is basically it yes.
Cici	eheh
Drufle (GM)	But honestly, it's been so long since you were in a fight.
Jack	"Okay. okay Manny. I'll try and be better. One more time, okay?" Mantaro nods Jack: Mantaro used Ice Punch! Target Larvitar Roll 3 6 2 + 6 AC 15 Damage 3
Drufle (GM)	A hit! Holy shit!
Wolfram	NICE
Cici	pow! haha
Jack	"Yes!!"
Wolfram	welp, that Foongus isn't going down this turn
Drufle (GM)	I think that might actually be the first time Mantaro has hit something. Mantaro runs up the the Larvitar and just SMACKS it into a tree
Wolfram	kiss those muscles, Mantaro
Mantaro	it is!
Cici	larvitar dodges skylar's poison but turns around to get fucking DECKED in one shot by mantaros MASSIVE COLD HANDS
Wolfram	you are STRONK Mantaro feels victory for the first time!
Wolfram	thanks for leaving the foongus to do what is probably a powder move, though
Drufle (GM)	Poor, poor larvitar. Jack and Mantaro hug
Drufle (GM)	Wolfram!
Wolfram	"SCRAAAAW!!!"
Axel	"We're better at special than physical!"
Drufle (GM)	Man, this move is gonna be great if he lives to use it.
Axel	"Give it a flash cannon!"
Drufle (GM)	How did I never notice this before, it's so good.
Axel	of course he lives, I can't one shot him
Drufle (GM)	Excellent!
Axel	5 HP unless he's taken damage
Drufle (GM)	I also have to hit with it but I think that'll be fine. Nah, he's Absorbed up to full health.
Cici	he DID take damage he healed it all Axel: Wolfram used Flash Cannon! Target Foongus Roll 4 5 6 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2
Jack	ooh!
Cici	BYERRRMM
Drufle (GM)	Alright, let's see if this works... Wolfram reflects a small beam of light onto the Foongus, before a sudden beam tears through it Drufle (GM): Foongus used Leech Seed! Target Mantaro Roll 5 5 1 + 4 AC 14 Damage 0 A hit!
Wolfram	fuck
Drufle (GM)	Oh man, this is great.
Wolfram	switch him out
Jack	"What the!"
Wolfram	get rid of this shit
Drufle (GM)	Fun fact! That won't get rid of it!
Cici	"Leech Seed! Oh no!"
Axel	"J-Jack! Get Mantaro out of there!"
Drufle (GM)	Man, how did I never notice Leech Seed before.
Jack	"no need to tell me twice!"
Cici	i need to get the leech seed boon honestly its so good
Drufle (GM)	I get 1 hp every turn, AND all of my NVE attacks become normally effective!
Axel	on the pokemon you hit
Cici	what the fuck
Axel	who is not going to stay in battle
Drufle (GM)	No, it doesn't even say that!
Axel	that is fucking stupid then
Cici	you might want to consider changing taht yeah lmao otherwise im absolutely abusing the hell out of that
Jack	"I know one way to solve this!"
Cici	once i get leech seed :U
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I'm not actually going to do that, it's obscene.
Axel	we split Reflect and Lightscreen for a reason
Drufle (GM)	But it neither says that the effects are only on the hit pokemon, or that they end whenever someone switches out.
Axel	that's assumed that then
Drufle (GM)	I'm taking my one hp though!
Axel	so what, 4 HP now?
Cici	Slurmp
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, but Mantaro can switch out. Mantaro feels the cold embrace of death for a split second
Axel	"Oh dear, you alright, Mantaro?"
Cici	so mantaro doesnt actually get hurt but the foongus gets advantages to fighting him
Drufle (GM)	Yep!
Cici	i.e. the nve -> normal thing
Drufle (GM)	It does no damage at all.
Cici	and it heals off him
Jack	I was gonna flee the battle actually. would that work?
Drufle (GM)	Correct.
Cici	thats still pretty good tbh
Drufle (GM)	Oh, flee? Uh, yes. Sure, why not!
Axel	I don't think that's wise???
Cici	just dont send another pokemon in i guess ??
Axel	do you lose the ability to catch a mon if you flee?
Drufle (GM)	I'll say no.
Axel	okay
Drufle (GM)	There aren't exactly mechanics for fleeing. Skylar!
Axel	maybe he can snag the Binacle as he leaves
Cici	lets say then that the leech seeds are cutting off jack's attack angle
Jack	"sorry guys, this is taking a while. I'll go catch that binacle while it's still there, okay?"
Cici	so hes gonna stop fighting yea Jack absconds!
Cici	"Go for it!"
Drufle (GM)	That's a 31 DC, if you want to catch it. Nickel has switched to another book
Cici	"Skylar, we need to break through this Foongus's defenses! Give it another Bug Bite!"
Drufle (GM)	Skylar, please kill the mushroom. Cici: Skylar used Bug Bite! Target Foongus Roll 2 1 3 + 5 AC 15 Damage 2 or dont
Drufle (GM)	Whelp.
Cici	thats FINE
Drufle (GM)	Not even the 1 exp! Jack pops an ultra ball on the thing
Axel	"Okay...we need a powerplay here"
Drufle (GM)	Oh well geez, alright then. Have your Binacle!
Axel	no chances taken
Drufle (GM)	Wolfram!
Axel	"Uh...Wolfram..."
Jack	I've got 11 of the damn things, gotta spend them :v
Wolfram	"SCREEEEEAAAAWWWWW"
Drufle (GM)	Man, you know what I shoulda done? Wolfram: Wolfram used Wing Attack! Target Foongus Roll 5 3 1 + 5 AC 15 Damage 4
Drufle (GM)	I shouldve used toxic spikes/stealth rock and then leech seed.
Wolfram	fuck
Drufle (GM)	Would've been much better. 4? ATK focus?
Wolfram	yep
Drufle (GM)	Nice!
Wolfram	how long has Wolfram been around? this isn't news
Drufle (GM)	Well, no point in me using toxic spikes if everyone is immune to poison! So more leech seeds! Foongus used Leech Seed! Target Skylar Roll 1 2 6 + 4 AC 15 Damage 0
Jack	what's larvitar's DC
Drufle (GM)	Aw nuts. Oh, uh. One sec. Wow, 30? Alright. Skylar, you're up!
Wolfram	it would actually be good with Mantaro they have the same basic training
Cici	"Keep at it! Go for it!"
Drufle (GM)	Oh yeah! Get discipline training, go dark/fighting!
Wolfram	after it evolves I mean
Jack	I was catching it for you Axel :P Cici: Skylar used Bug Bite! Target Foongus Roll 2 4 6 + 5 AC 15 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	A hit!
Wolfram	nom nom nom Skylar is just so fucking hungry
Drufle (GM)	Wolfram!
Axel	"Okay...tone it back, Wolfram"
Jack	The Very Hungry Hairy Bug Pokemon Wolfram: Wolfram used Flash Cannon! Target Foongus Roll 6 1 5 + 6 AC 15 Damage 2
Drufle (GM)	Yikes! That poor mushroom.
Cici	is it dead Wolfram takes aim once again, and blasts the foongus into a tree
Cici	did that do it THANKF UCK
Wolfram	then the tree falls over
Drufle (GM)	He's finally fainted.
Wolfram	because the beam hit the tree too
Drufle (GM)	The most invincible mushroom of all.
Wolfram	"SCRAAAAHAHAAAWW"
Cici	"Whew. This Foongus has some incredible regenerative properties." Jack swings through the canopy and snags the Larvitar
Cici	"An excellent specimen!" Wolfram stands victorious over the fainted foongus
Drufle (GM)	A measly 29 to catch Foongus!
Axel	"..." "That wasn't so bad"
Drufle (GM)	Or just use a Great ball and auto-catch. Right, so, what's this!
(From Axel)	Mabel too Jack is better for the physical exertion
(From Axel)	hope you were prepared
Jack	"right! so, did'ja do it?"
Cici	rolling 2d6 + 27( 1 + 2 )+27 = 30 just barely did it wow lmao
Axel	"I think we managed" "Wolfram is kinda standing over it, though"
Cici	"Oh! Skylar...!"
Jack	"alright, cool. Sorry about my little turn there..." "I'm just mad abou-OH WHAT" Skylar pulls that stringy cocoon shit
Axel	"No no...its fine" Skylar chitters quietly
Axel	"Did you...catch any of them" Nickel puts his books away
Cici	"Skylar evolved!"
Jack	"Yeah, that's why I left! you were taking so long they could have woken up and run away!"
Cici	"Wow, after just one fight..."
Axel	"Huh, what? Skylar" "Oh nice"
Cici	"You sure were hungry, huh?"
Jack	"here's the larvitar if you want it"
Drufle (GM)	OH LOOK ANOTHER Cici pats Skylar's head gently
Cici	mareep? Jack presents larvitar ball
Axel	"I think you should have that Larvitar"
Jack	"Really? ok!"
Cici	"Guys, look!"
Axel	"You might be better trained with Rock than me"
Jack	"looks like you got a new friend anyway!"
Mabel	"Flaaaaa!"
Cici	"After taking down that Binacle, Mabel evolved too!" Mabel jumps onto Axel for hugs
Drufle (GM)	By the way, Axel, I wouldn't have gotten paralyzed if I took out Mabel.
Mabel	yeah, I know
Drufle (GM)	Now I would've, but not during that battle.
Mabel	I was bluffing fluffy bluff
Drufle (GM)	Alright, let me move the dudes over to their new owners.
Jack	so here I get two new mons and the rest get evos goodgood
Drufle (GM)	Also, uh, someone make an Attention check!
Jack	well Cici gets both Attention
Check: 16
Drufle (GM)	Both?
Mabel	everyone go attention? Jack 's newtype senses are tingling
Drufle (GM)	No, this is for treasure.
Jack	I mean she gets a new mon and an EVO
Drufle (GM)	Or sanctuaries.
Mabel	so just one roll? who's rolling?
Jack	I just did
Mabel	okay then
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, one sec. I'm giving people their new Pokemon.
Mabel	hmm, Eevee could evolve into Leafeon here, couldn't it? it seems earthy enough leafy
Cici	good question!! i wanna leafeon =w=
Axel	did you bring an Eevee?
Drufle (GM)	Oh dear, right. Do you have yours with you?
Cici	yes c:
Drufle (GM)	Well, just a moment, you don't get that evo for free.
Jack	I didn't even think to bring Bluejohn or Moraine with me today = x=
Axel	poor bluejohn
Drufle (GM)	Ok, uh, I need Jack to roll Aptitude.
Cici	you have to roll a 6 on the treasure table it says
Drufle (GM)	Yep! Jack: Aptitude
Check: 10
Cici	after wininng a Fite
Drufle (GM)	We're getting to that.
Axel	aw...
Drufle (GM)	Ok, everyone roll 1d6.
Cici	so now that ive got kakuna im gonna use eevee in fites rolling 1d6 ( 2 ) = 2
Drufle (GM)	Jack, roll 2d6.
Axel	rolling 1d6( 1 ) = 1
Jack	rolling 1d6( 2 ) = 2 oh
Axel	I rolled a 1
Cici	big rolls today lads
Jack	rolling 2d6( 6 + 4 ) = 10
Drufle (GM)	That's better. Alright, just a sec.
Axel	Snake...eye Nickel reads the treasure table
Jack	Asmopeen, the divine one-eyed serpent it'll fuck us over
Nickel	don't worry, we have Copper
Drufle (GM)	HOLY SHIT ANOTHER ONE
Nickel	:D?
Jack	muh?
Cici	???
Nickel	don't you know, Cici? 6s mean evo
Cici	eevee wasnt even in that fight !!!
Drufle (GM)	She doesn't have to be! It just says that you need to roll a 6 on the treasure table.
Axel	"Oh, Cici!" Felicia pops out of her Pokeball and begins crying shrilly
Axel	"Behind you!"
Jack	I don't know how this silly thing works this treasure table Felicia pulses and glows before undergoing a patented Magical Girl Transformation Sequence Cici goes :O
Cici	"Oh my! A Leafeon!"
Jack	(druf release Amery plz)
Axel	"I'd chalk that up as a success" (bring out Chrom too!)
Cici	"This area must be quite full of life indeed!" Cici gives Felicia head scratchies
Chrom	-Yoooooo!- Chrom darts around his sister's new evolution Amery pops out her ball on her own to marvel at her daughter's growth
Chrom	-YOOOOOO!!-
Jack	"aww" Felicia seems a bit perplexed, but happy
Drufle (GM)	8 potions, 7 Pokeballs, 4 revives, 2 ethers, 2 hyper potions, 2 ultra balls, and 10k pokeyen. Felicia curls up on the soft jungle floor and extends roots through her paws
Chrom	not a bad haul
Jack	WAIT WHAT LEVEL AM I
Cici	"My, feeling all this plant life at once must be quite overwhelming."
Chrom	good question, Jack
Drufle (GM)	Oh please don't make me evolve more Pokemon.
Chrom	what level ARE you?
Cici	hahaha
Drufle (GM)	Who else could evolve?
Cici	did you already hit 5 or something
Jack	I'm at 4 Machop...
Chrom	he was 3 last time I saw
Cici	NO ARE YOU SERIOUS
Drufle (GM)	Oh geez, does he evolve?
Chrom	oh snap!
Jack	yeah!
Chrom	It just doesn't STOP
Drufle (GM)	Alright GOD fine.
Chrom	AND ITS A TRADE EVO!
Jack	thanku
Chrom	instant Machamp
Jack	I'm not doing that gotta have some fun with the Cool Stage
Chrom	I'm only at 6 EXP after that fight I am so close
Drufle (GM)	Well for one thing, you can't evolve him anyway. You have to wait 3 days between evolutions.
Chrom	aw... 3 days is so long
Drufle (GM)	ANOTHER WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL
Axel	"Uhh...Jack?"
Jack	it's like he's got a slow feed
Axel	"Where did Mantaro go?"
Cici	that one punch was so powerful
Jack	"what's up Axel"
Cici	"Mantaro is up, apparently." Cici gazes up at the suddenly massive figure
Jack	"is h-Where'd he go"
Axel	mantaro is now taller than Jack
Drufle (GM)	Well now I'm never going to hit Mantaro with a status move again.
Axel	Guts boys
Drufle (GM)	Oh lord, you know what? One sec. rolling 1d6 ( 4 ) = 4 Yeah I thought as much.
Axel	a 4? what does it MEAN?
Cici	whats that the random roll to decide if he now shits pure gold Jack is still looking aaround at ground level
Drufle (GM)	No, this is for uh. Nickel floats up next to Mantaro and shurgs
Nickel	shrugs
Drufle (GM)	The Special Thing that goes along with rolling a 6 on the treasure table. Jack finally notices the breating at the back of his neck
Jack	oh that thing
Nickel	cool
Drufle (GM)	I think literally all of you are eligible. Only one at a time, though.
Nickel	is 4 good?
Jack	"Oh!!!"
Nickel	lets all roll and see who gets it?
Drufle (GM)	No, the rules say that all of you are deserving of this.
Jack	"That was sudden. Congrats buddy!"
Nickel	or do we want to be diplomatic?
Drufle (GM)	So we're gonna do that.
Jack	kingship
Drufle (GM)	I'll do one Pokemon per.
Nickel	oh snap, everyone gets it?
Drufle (GM)	Hey Axel, roll 1d6. Mantaro flexes in victory
Axel	rolling 1d6( 6 ) = 6
Mantaro	AHAHAHA
Axel	that's a 6 did I do good?
Drufle (GM)	Oh actually, wait. What Pokemon do we have with us? This is important.
Cici	my active team is in my character sheet
Drufle (GM)	The Pokemon you just caught will be sent home for the time being because none of them are eligible for this.
Cici	https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13qu_Tl9P4lbPfqMN6r15ne4SfmXa0SxN8gYOsWRc6Oo/
Axel	I have Wolfram, Mabel, Nickel, Rochelle, Copper, and Chrom Chrom, Wolfram, and Copper are fully evolved
Jack	mine is Brunt, Mantaro, Cambria, Rodan, Amery and Hannan
Cici	my only fully evolved is Felicia
Drufle (GM)	Well then! I know exactly who is eligible.
Axel	the eevee brigade maybe isn't this the snowtown theme?
Cici	"What an awful lot of evolution!"
Drufle (GM)	Felicia, Chrom, and Rodan perk their ears.
Axel	"I think I'm a little blind from all that light"
Cici	"Maybe there's something in the environment here which promotes growth."
Drufle (GM)	They run off into the jungle!
Jack	"guess the damn burst"
Cici	"Wait! Come back!"
Jack	"what the-now where are you going!" Nickel taps on Axel's shouulder
Axel	"Huh? Oh...OH!" Cici hastily recalls Skylar and runs after them
Axel	"Chrom, wait!"
Drufle (GM)	They seem to be off in different directions! Good luck! Cici follows Felicia
Drufle (GM)	Mostly because they're all different types. Mantaro bulldozes a path through as Jack and his mons follow
Drufle (GM)	And this would be weird if they went to the same place. Nickel watches Axel and Wolfram run off
Drufle (GM)	Let's follow Jack first!
Mabel	"Fla-a-a-a?"
Drufle (GM)	Jack runs behind Mantaro as the newly evolved brute of a dude barrels his way through the jungle.
Cici	mantaro is having the fucking time of his life hes going tarzan chasing after rodan through the underbrush
Axel	Mantaro Thornberry
Drufle (GM)	Ahead, he can barely see Rodan's shape cruising through the trees, swooping and soaring through the thick canopy.
Axel	Smashing Mantaro is a MAN
Cici	SMASHING hora im losing my mind holy fuck god bles
Mantaro	I love u all
Drufle (GM)	For over an hour, Jack stumbles his way through the ever-thickening jungle until at one point the trees suddenly thin out.
Axel	thank you, I'm here all week
Drufle (GM)	Rodan has stopped at a cliff at the edge of Smarag Isle, next to a strange construct made of a shiny gray stone. Jack recognizes this construct! It's very similar to the one he found with Amery!
Mantaro	"Is this the same thing as before?"
Axel	Mega Rodan Mantaro not only looks like a man, but he IS a man
Drufle (GM)	Rodan has perched himself on top of the large stone, which seems to be embedded with various runes.
Jack	"I dunno Mantaro, it's a different color...wha"
Mantaro	"Ma Machoke?"
Jack	"...nevermind"
Drufle (GM)	(By the way, this is the same theme I used during Glaceon's run, but I liked it so much I'm gonna use it for all the mega runs)
Axel	okay
Jack	"well, not gonna pass this one up"
Drufle (GM)	In the gray stone lies a small marble with gray and purple streaks running through it. Jack grabs the stone!
Drufle (GM)	The color quickly fades away from the construct, and Rodan stares down at Jack.
Axel	we gonna need more Ultimate Boons now
Drufle (GM)	The marble you now hold glows brightly close to Rodan! Nah, Jack can already mega evolve Rodan!
Jack	"I know we've only known each other for a little bit, but is this okay?"
Axel	oh right evolution based Rodan scoffs reptilianly at the idea that she WOULDN'T want this
Drufle (GM)	M.Aerodactyl has Tough Claws, which gives him the ATK focus for free.
Jack	hyes
Axel	what's its current focus?
Drufle (GM)	So keep him speedy.
Jack	speed
Axel	I c not bad
Jack	I am smrt
Drufle (GM)	Now, let's follow after Cici!
Axel	Cici's looking for Tarzan
Drufle (GM)	She tries desperately to keep up with Felicia, whose newfound evolution makes her exceptionally good at traversing the trees! She bounds back and forth, effortlessly moving through vines and bushes.
Axel	she might has actually died from the thornberry joke
Drufle (GM)	That would be pretty great. For over an hour, Cici does her best to keep up with the spry leafy Pokemon.
Axel	what IS Leafeon's ability in this? Cici thinks quickly
Cici	"Evolutionary energy created some kind of reaction...? Activated something?"
Drufle (GM)	Leafeon has Leaf Guard, which is actually annoying for me.
Axel	yay
Cici	"Presumeably another Mega Stone... Ack!!! I ate a bug!!"
Drufle (GM)	As long as Felicia is at full HP, i can't hit her with any status move.
Cici	this is all in her head shes not talking aloud still ate a bug tho. thats canon
Axel	what kind of bug would fit into Cici's mouth?
Drufle (GM)	Beetles. Flies. Lots of them.
Axel	we're in Pokemon
Drufle (GM)	Oh, uh. Joltik.
Axel	those don't exist
Cici	mosquitos still exist theyre in every universe
Axel	I can't imagine her eating a Heracross
Cici	they dont have pokemon moves they just are full of hatred and diseases
Drufle (GM)	Deeper and deeper into the jungle she goes, until a clear path starts to open.
Jack	Cutiefly duh
Axel	how big is Cutiefly?
Drufle (GM)	The canopy over your head gets thicker until everything is dark, and you see Felicia sitting next to a large stone construct in front of you.
Jack	it has a TINY model so Im assuming 4 inches
Drufle (GM)	The stone is a deep jade color, and glows with bright tan runes.
Jack	like flabbabby
Cici	quit runin my joke ya nerds
Axel	yep, 4 inches
Jack	sz
Cici	:BB Cici gasps and pants
Cici	"This is it? This is what you were looking for?"
Drufle (GM)	Sitting in the construct is a beautiful little marble, colored various shades of green. Felicia seems quite confused herself, but the stones seem comforting to her. She rests atop one, feeling the relaxing hum of energy pulsing through her.
Cici	"A Mega Stone..." Cici delicately removes the stone from its inset and places it in the box she's been carrying in her pack
Drufle (GM)	By the way, M.Leafeon is Grass/Bug with Tinted Lens, which is an even better ability.
Cici	:O
Drufle (GM)	50% of your NVE moves automatically become neutral. The construct loses all of its color as the stone is removed, and the runes fade away. Felicia seems quite interested in the little marble!
Axel	new toys
Drufle (GM)	Alright, and finally! Poor Axel is beating his way through the thick underbrush, trying to keep an eye on Chrom. Axel has already fallen behind
Axel	Freakin Jolteons too fast "Chrom WAIT!"
Drufle (GM)	For over an hour, Axel trudges his way through the jungle, as Chrom is just barely in sight ahead.
Axel	I am covered in leaves
Drufle (GM)	The ground starts getting tougher and more rocky, and the jungle starts giving way to stony earth.
Axel	Oh thank heavens much better
Drufle (GM)	Eventually, exhausted as you are, you reach what Chrom seems to have been looking for. Wolfram flies overhead
Drufle (GM)	High on a hill, bright, gleaming yellow stones litter the area.
Axel	"Chrom...huff...what...hah...are you doing?"
Drufle (GM)	Electricity crackles between them, and Chrom seems to be enjoying the nergy.
Axel	"Wha..what is this?"
Drufle (GM)	The largest stone is covered in bright white runes, and a small marble is stuck in it. Axel collapses
Drufle (GM)	And so ends the story of Axel. Nickel goes over to collect the stone
Drufle (GM)	New character time!
Nickel	Hold your ponytas, I'm still here
Cici	i cant believe his asthma gotthe better of him
Chrom	"I'm okay"
Jack	Nickel continues the story
Chrom	woops
Cici	hehehe
Drufle (GM)	Of course Chrom is okay!
Axel	"I'm alright..."
Drufle (GM)	He's quite great in fact!
Axel	"Just...leaves...everywhere" "You are...too fast..."
Chrom	-You're too slow!- Chrom hops around
Drufle (GM)	The beautiful marble in the construct is colored gold and silver, shining whenever the lightning bolts strike between the rocks. Nickel examines the marble in his magnets
Drufle (GM)	As soon as Nickel pulls the marble out, the color fades from all of the stones, and the lightning stops quickly.
Nickel	-Curious-
Axel	"What is it Nickel??"
Nickel	"Bzzt..zzzrt"
Axel	"Water? Cool...I'll have some..."
Nickel	"..."
Drufle (GM)	Axel is just slowly dying from exertion. Nickel picks up Axel and puts him onto Wolfram's back
Drufle (GM)	Poor guy. Wait, the fuck? How strong is Nickel?
Nickel	Mabel helps
Drufle (GM)	Oh, ok. Mabel gives Nickel a hand
Cici	nickel is fucking ripped
Mabel	I had forgotten that Axel is a grown man
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, he is!
Mabel	a skinny, but tall grown man
Drufle (GM)	Even if he wasn't, that would be pretty impressive.
Cici	a bigboy
Drufle (GM)	Anyway!
Cici	darkness is falling over the jungle
Wolfram	-Chocobo Theme-
Cici	and we are all fucking lost
Wolfram	We walk back with Axel
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, it is really late.
Wolfram	I'm a bird, I know my way around
Drufle (GM)	The sun has already set. It's like, what, 7 or 8 pm?
Wolfram	hang on, I have an idea "SCRAAAAAAAAAWWWWWW!!!" Cici furrows her brow Jack shivers Wolfram lets out the loudest scream he can, looking for the others
Jack	"Jungle gets cold at night"
Cici	"Okay, so Wolfram's alive." "Somewhere." Cici sighs
Jack	"Ah, Wolfram..."
Cici	"Felicia, are you sure you can't retrace your steps using
Wolfram	"Caw caw CAW! Caw caw CAAAAWWW!"
Drufle (GM)	It isn't too hard to find each other again.
Cici	whatever weird sorta... homing mecahnsim you had?"
Drufle (GM)	Your newly mega-capable Pokemon can perfectly retrace the steps they took. As part of the Mega Magic. Wolfram comes out of the forest suddenly, next to Cici
Wolfram	"Caw" Jack is deafened by Rodan's response to Wolfram
Rodan	PTERODACTYL SCREEEEEECCHHHHH
Cici	so is mega leafeon like Wolfram hears it and starts walking towards Rodan, hopefully taking Cici with him
Cici	a big mutant bug or some shit
Rodan	probably!
Drufle (GM)	I guess so?
Rodan	a big stick insect cat
Drufle (GM)	I mean I've been making up all the megas for the gyms, but these are yours!
Wolfram	Mopp is our resident artist
Rodan	MacLeay's Spectremn
Wolfram	he can handle it
Drufle (GM)	Their interpretation is up to you.
Rodan	oh man I still have to finish Mega Glace
Cici	leafeon just grows giant fangs and compound eyes i imagine its sort of dragonfly like oh man does it get wings i wouldnt imagine it could carry me btu
Wolfram	that'd be really cool
Rodan	it can if you like
Cici	thatd be sick Axel is asleep on Wolfram's back
Rodan	I can make it into Taowu!
Drufle (GM)	Oh man, Cici finally gets a flier!
Rodan	it's my favorite SMT demon
Drufle (GM)	I mean, technically only flying types can learn Fly in PPP. But I'm willing to have exceptions.
Axel	all mons with wings can carry via Fly
Rodan	http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/megamitensei/images/0/0d/Taowu_2.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100527170722
Axel	be a Beedrill
Rodan	look at this wonderful creature
Drufle (GM)	So the party meets up again, not too far from the pool they fought by!
Axel	get a beedrill, rather
Drufle (GM)	Wow what is that thing.
Wolfram	"Caw caw"
Jack	no idea but I love it "wow, did you all get a stone too?"
Axel	"Zzzzzz..." Nickel nods
Jack	"thanks, Nick"
Cici	"I think the energy surge from all our Pokemon evolving at once activated the Mega Shrines in this area."
Nickel	"Bzt"
Drufle (GM)	SCIENCE
Cici	"Although I can't be sure if they just happened to correspond to the Pokemon we currently possess, or if they somehow generated a Mega Stone of appropriate type..."
Jack	"Mega Shrines, huh? is that what you're callling them or is there something more to this?" "is there literature?"
Nickel	"Bzzzt zrt zzt?"
Cici	"Well... it's a shrine to hold a Mega Stone. I don't know what else you'd call it, to be honest."
Jack	"fair enough" Nickel pulls out notes on Mega Evolution
Cici	"No, I've never seen anything like them. I assume you both found structures like the one Glaceon's stone was at, correct?" Nickel nodes
Jack	"yeah, Rodan hunted it out"
Nickel	"Zzzt" -Correct-
Jack	"it's hard to keep up with a flier!" Cici nods Nickel pokes Axel
Cici	"Tell me about it. Felicia walked straight THROUGH trees a few times, I swear."
Nickel	"Zzzrt..."
Jack	Dufle what does mega evolving actually do
Cici	"Although it would seem her mega form is... flight capable. If a tad strange."
Jack	the handbook isn't clear
Cici	"I've never seen a Mega Leafeon before."
Drufle (GM)	You mega evolve?
Cici	new typing + ability
Drufle (GM)	What exactly do you mean.
Jack	"I haven't tried evolving anyone yet" I mean like
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, you change types/abilities/high stats.
Jack	do we get stat buffs oh so just those
Drufle (GM)	I think it would be fair, though.
Nickel	Its not always useful
Drufle (GM)	To give megas the +1 HP. From our homeruled evo bonus.
Jack	righto
Nickel	well, alright
Drufle (GM)	But only as long as theyre mega evolved. But yeah, usually the bonus is a good typing. Or a new awesome ability.
Nickel	Mega Jolt only gets Lightning Rod but becomes half Steel so yay moves
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, well, not everyone gets awesome abilities.
Jack	also I've worked out that with my current plan, the only move that Mantaro would get with HP stat is rollout instead of ice punch
Drufle (GM)	Well that would be pretty hilarious.
Jack	so I shall keep him attack
Nickel	that seems less than useful
Drufle (GM)	Well, alright.
Nickel	Mantaro has Guts, right?
Drufle (GM)	That doesn't help you with your ability, but that's probably better.
Jack	mhm
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, he gets ATK focus for free if he gets statused.
Cici	is it +1 hp per evolution or only at fully evolved
Drufle (GM)	+1 per evolution.
Jack	per evo
Cici	so does hp focus kakuna get 5 or 6 i mean 6 hp nice
Drufle (GM)	So three-stages get +2 hp.
Jack	augh, 7 health bee
Nickel	I don't think Beedrill's highstats can be HP
Jack	oh right that's a thing
Cici	it's gonna be ATK focus B)
Drufle (GM)	It can't, no.
Cici	how much exp do we get for this whole mess btw
Drufle (GM)	Lord, I hope we never actually get M. Beedrill.
Cici	i think i just leveled
Nickel	loses bulk in exchange for murderous power
Drufle (GM)	Oh, uh, 2.
Nickel	I added my two for the battle a while ago
Drufle (GM)	I wouldn't say it was [that] hard so you don't get 3.
Nickel	assuming we didn't just get two more
Drufle (GM)	No, just the 2 from the battle. You're not getting exp every time you get a mega stone.
Nickel	okay, my numbers are right then
Drufle (GM)	Well, actually...
Nickel	hmm?
Drufle (GM)	How about you get 1 free for the first mega stone you get.
Nickel	well alright
Drufle (GM)	As part of the incredible experience.
Nickel	that puts me at 7 EXP then
Drufle (GM)	But yes, Skylar is going to be my bane once it evolves.
Nickel	We are going to do everything in our power to ruin you, Drufle
Drufle (GM)	Beedrill has Sniper which is annoying, but M.Beedrill has Adaptability which is going to ruin me.
Nickel	ouch
Cici	i dinged :D
Drufle (GM)	+1 damage on half your STAB moves? Thanks game, that's great. Oh geez again?
Nickel	OH SNAP LEVELS who evolves this time?
Cici	level fourrr nobody :B
Nickel	aw...
Cici	even if they should im b canceling
Drufle (GM)	Besides, you only evolve after a fight.
Cici	too much evolving
Nickel	right, only Skylar was in there and he just evolved
Cici	i gotta write some pokedexes
Jack	you know my intention after reaching 4
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, uh... Let's think.
Jack	was to switch mantaro out for bluejohn and have manny train moar evolve later but I plum forgot!
Nickel	D:
Cici	im putting a point into speed i think because im tired of my team being slow :U
Drufle (GM)	Oh, that's unfortunate. Yes, good idea!
Nickel	we're all on the FAST train
Drufle (GM)	Fights are only going to get harder from here on out.
Nickel	going FAST
Cici	oh wait
Jack	I need to work out what Fire Rodan learns
Cici	can we not mega evolve yet
Jack	Avalanche, apparently
Drufle (GM)	Uh, how many PP do you have, Cici?
Cici	we were talking about this at the start of the session i totally forgot just 1 :B
Drufle (GM)	Then you can't evolve anyone. Jack can!
Cici	retcon !!! RETCON
Drufle (GM)	He can mega evolve Rodan now.
Nickel	I have 0 PP
Jack	we lowered the reqs fo non evos
Cici	oh nice
Nickel	I've spread myself quite a bit
Cici	ok so i didnt fly in on a fucked up bug cat that didnt happen
Jack	so you can evolve felicia when you get 2 pp
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, non-evos cost 1 PP, single-evos cost 2 PP, and three-stages cost 3.
Nickel	so...what now then? we did that, what do we do next on this island? look for more things? its night time now
Drufle (GM)	Well, yeah, that is kind of an issue.
Nickel	actually, I was to wake up axel and make a thing for this damn jungle Nickel gives Axel a quick jolt
Drufle (GM)	Well, I would hurry up! Are you guys camping out here?
Axel	"Huh, what?"
Cici	"We might have to stay the night, at this rate."
Jack	let's retcon in some camping stuff
Axel	"Oh, I can help with that"
Jack	"yeah, it seems peaceful here"
Axel	I want to make something to clear us some space
Cici	"I wasn't planning to, so I didn't resupply my food reserves..."
Jack	"I need to revise Rodan's attack list
Cici	"We'll have to leave first thing in the morning to get breakfast."
Axel	food can be found
Jack	"Axel don't eat anything you find outside"
Axel	right, what do I roll again?
Jack	"for all our sakes"
Axel	"I said nothing about eating"
Drufle (GM)	For your device? Nothing, remember? You just spend an hour making it.
Jack	"I knew you were thinking it, though" :P
Axel	I distinctly remember failing to make things a lot but alright
Drufle (GM)	Well, that must've been a homerule I forgot about.
Axel	well, alright I'll just make a thing then
Cici	did everyone get their loot btw
Drufle (GM)	You have to roll to use it.
Cici	i divvied it up
Axel	oh no I have not
Drufle (GM)	Oh yeah, give that treasure out.
Cici	Jack: 3 Potions, 2 Pokeballs, 1 Revive, 1 Ether, 1 Hyper Potion, $4000
Cici	3 Potions, 2 Pokeballs, 1 Revive, 1 Ether, 1 Ultra Ball, $3000
Axel	2 Potions, 3 Pokeballs, 2 Revives, 1 Hyper Potion, 1 Ultra Ball, $3000
Jack	I didn't get a loot notice thanks
Drufle (GM)	So, night falls, and the team sets up camp. Luckily, you guys have a whole pile of powerful Pokemon now that can keep watch.
Axel	yes, lots of musclepower
Drufle (GM)	Mostly Mantaro.
Axel	anyways, I spend an hour making some complicated contraption to remove plantmatter
Drufle (GM)	Honestly, Jack probably has the most raw manpower of the group.
Jack	Manny needs sleep too!
Axel	don't forget Wolfram
Jack	I am overflowing with mons but I don't have all of them on me!" Cici lets her whole team out for sleep
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, that is true. Oh please don't make me put out all the pogs.
Cici	you dont have to hehehe
Drufle (GM)	Ok, good.
Cici	thatd take ages :U
Axel	I shall also register this device for 1 EXP if that's okay Jack takes time to patch Cambria up
Drufle (GM)	"I release all my Pokemon" is one of my most feared lines. Yeah, go ahead Axel.
Jack	there's no pokecenter so I used a revive and a potion
Drufle (GM)	So, unless anyone else has anything they'd like to do, the morning comes.
Axel	8 EXP so close
Jack	slep
Axel	I didn't roll to use the device!
Drufle (GM)	You don't have to use it right now if you don't want to, I think.
Axel	it expires in a while, though
Drufle (GM)	In an hour, yes.
Axel	also we need a place to sleep
Drufle (GM)	Alright, roll aptitude+human capacity.
Axel	"Right so...stand back a bit" Human Capacity
Check: 9 + 7
Drufle (GM)	16! Pretty good! Axel uses his weird machete-scissors-chainsaw looking thing to clear a large swathe of brush away.
Axel	the mighty Junglemower
Drufle (GM)	And then it falls apart.
Axel	everything explodes when its done Jack claps sarcastically
Axel	"Cough cough!" "Well...that worked" "Hey! It was made of wood!"
Jack	"Hey I didn't say anything!" Axel falls down to sleep
Axel	"Look at this"
Jack	srsly would Axel even be able to tell
Drufle (GM)	I like the idea that he just collapses.
Axel	He expects it from you
Jack	...touche
Axel	"Zzzzzzz..."
Jack	when did I make Jack so sassy Nickel floats around, guarding
Drufle (GM)	You're all horribly sarcastic. Including most of your Pokemon
Nickel	the Snark brigade
Jack	Brunt is a nihilist, thank you
Drufle (GM)	Well, I assume we wake up nice and early tomorrow!
Nickel	even Rochelle is probably sarcastic, and she can't even talk!
Jack	yay music I can hear :D
Nickel	woo
Drufle (GM)	I am quite a fan of this track. Nickel is still away, watching
Nickel	yes, its a nice track good Sinnoh track awake*
Drufle (GM)	You see a few Pokemon around, watching curiously, but they scamper off when the group wakes up. I assume Cici is arbitrarily up like 3 hours before the other two like she always is.
Cici	yup
Drufle (GM)	That seems to be her thing. Even without food to make.
Nickel	no one is up before Nickel
Jack	I thought Cici was the late sleeper!
Drufle (GM)	Welcome to day 9!
Nickel	she is when she needs to be
Drufle (GM)	We're quite a ways into time now. Axel is asleep still, with Mabel acting like a blanket
Axel	Mabel is still very fluffy she didn't lose a lot when she evolved
Drufle (GM)	Man, I bet Flaaffy are really comfortable.
Jack	it's like an electric blanket
Axel	they are adorable
Jack	comfy and warm but a fire hazard don''t use them
Drufle (GM)	:P So, are we heading right back to the mainland?
Axel	we could fight another horde before leaving
Jack	Is there anything else to see here?
Axel	but yeah, probably need to get something to eat
Jack	a mountain?
Cici	lets go get breakfast i have to leave soon
Drufle (GM)	I can tell you ahead of time that there isn't anything plottish here, just plenty of neat Pokemon and cool treasure.
Jack	oh true home 2 eat!
Axel	finding cool shit is neat Wolfram picks up Axel and prepares for takeoff
Drufle (GM)	Oh yeah, Cici does have to elave. And yeah Jack, there is a mountain here as well.
Wolfram	"Caw...Scraw...Scree..." are we flying or not? don't leave me hanging
Drufle (GM)	I think I put every single biome in here except for ocean, frozen, and molten.
Jack	by Cici do you mean Phoone
Drufle (GM)	Well phoone, yes.
Jack	aw
Wolfram	stuff happens real life calls
Drufle (GM)	She did say she had to leave early!
Wolfram	anyways "SCRAAAWWW!!"
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, let's get back to the ranch. Which is where I assume we're headed? Wolfram launches into the sky!
Drufle (GM)	Or are we going somewhere else?
Moppy	well, I think then that I shall leave too. I did presuade mum to let me do this instead of have dinner.
Drufle (GM)	Ah, ok! That's fine.
Wolfram	Lets assume we land on the Ranch and we can go from there
Drufle (GM)	Next time, we'll start again from the ranch.
Wolfram	next time the stuff probably isn't ready yet
Moppy	ok!
Drufle (GM)	Phoone: do more dexes!
Wolfram	so we'll need to do something else
Drufle (GM)	You could be like level 6 right now if you did them all!
Moppy	Can I just say that I love Mega Aero's move list
Wolfram	that's right, she could zoom ahead of us
Drufle (GM)	With Speed/ATK and rock/flying? Yeah, I imagine it's absurd.
Moppy	right off the bat she gets Avalanche, Magnitude, Rock Throw, Metal Claw, Ancient Power, Rollout and Rock Blast
Wolfram	so many moves
Drufle (GM)	Good gracious, seriously?
Moppy	yes!
Wolfram	Aerodactyl using rollout
Drufle (GM)	Man, I'm boned. Maybe I won't allow any more double gym battles. I think Jack's going to steamroll me. Well, one of them at least.
Moppy	yeah as our power level goes up we match up better
Wolfram	I'll need a little longer before I start crushing things
Drufle (GM)	One of these gyms Jack could pound into paste with Rodan.
Wolfram	Tricks of the Mind is cool, but there are other things
Drufle (GM)	Alright, that's all for today!
Wolfram	yay
Moppy	thank you all
Cici	GUH sorry guys my dad wouldnt leave lmao
Drufle (GM)	Hello again.
Cici	what did i miss
Drufle (GM)	We're done here, since you need to go.
Cici	i do :<
Moppy	we assume righto
Drufle (GM)	We just flew back to the ranch.
Cici	i got a few minutes to get ready and stuff if you wanna recap
Wolfram	we won't keep you any longer then
Cici	i do need to write more dexes yes
Drufle (GM)	Oh geez, you know what you forgot?
Wolfram	yes
Cici	ive been procrastin8ing
Drufle (GM)	You never translated the rock orb!
Wolfram	GASP
phoone	yup :x
Wolfram	Nickel can do it
Moppy	Oh man let's do that as a cliffhanger!
Cici	did it happen last night Nickel pulls out the Rock Orb
Cici	aroudn the campfire
Moppy	sure let's retcon the thing
Drufle (GM)	That would make sense, I imagine.
Cici	that seems suitably dramatic
Nickel	TIME WARP so here we are with another orb
Drufle (GM)	Let me try and find my notebook so I remember what the translation actually is. Roleplay a bit so I can find it.
Nickel	"Zzzrt zzt?" Nickel pulls out his notes once more
Moppy	"So, I guess this is as good a time as any to see what this third stone says..." Jack does an impression of a guy he knew at school
Jack	named moppy
Drufle (GM)	Nice. Cici, you're the one with the orb, right?
Cici	ye
Drufle (GM)	Because Felicia got it. Well, you and Nickel translate it, as I think it's been the two of you. Nickel observes the Orb Nickel is nodding his head in understanding
Cici	"It's a bit lumpier than the other ones, but at least the pattern is still clear enough."
Drufle (GM)	It's much rougher than the ice and steel orbs, so the translation is a bit more difficult, but eventually you think you get it. "Faith is a double-edged sword- Its evil, your ultimate destruction; Its good, your only chance for victory. Beware the winged serpent."
Jack	"Winged Serpent?"
Cici	"...Hm."
Nickel	-Rayquaza?-
Cici	"Perhaps. Maybe not that literal." "Who's 'you', anyway? We weren't intended to receive this orb." "Does it mean Angel and his cronies?"
Jack	"we don't know that" "this could be all down to fate, or whatever."
Drufle (GM)	I wish I had more dramatic music on hand that wasn't spoilery.
Jack	"maybe it's for someone else entirely?"
Nickel	-Perhaps one of the Mythseekers?- just use the regi theme that would work
Jack	can we even understand Nickel
Nickel	of course not
Cici	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lJrvGkxPMI everyone just play this instead
Nickel	Cici did for some reason "Bzzzt, zt?"
Drufle (GM)	Pfffhahaha
Cici	we were working together
Drufle (GM)	Amazing choice, Cici.
Cici	on writing + translating Nickel writes down what he wanted to say
Cici	so i assumed that he wrote that down or something :U "Maybe it'll be a bit clearer while paired with the other two messages?" Cici rummages through her pack for the first two Nickel pulls out the other translations
Nickel	-I always have them- "Your imagination is your weakness. Your beliefs, a downfall. Your hope, an end."
Cici	"Oh! Thanks, Nickel."
Nickel	"We are so, so sorry." this is all written down, of course
Cici	nickel is reciting emo poetry
Drufle (GM)	Nickel is a goth, I knew it.
Nickel	-The first and third seem similar- Lies and Slander, GM I am a very respectable Magnemite
Drufle (GM)	Is that both of them? I think you're missing a bit.
Cici	wheres the second one
Nickel	woops I missed a bit "Do not believe, for belief is the way of the foolish. Only you can end this now."
Drufle (GM)	Yeah, I think there's supposed to be more. Yep, there we go.
Nickel	-That is followed by "We are so, so sorry" -I am unsure what it means-
Drufle (GM)	Man, this track is great. I'm gonna use this for all the dramatic Regi moments now.
Jack	it is quite neat eurobeat
Nickel	-I would mistake it for bad poetry, were it not ffor where we got them-
Cici	"Hm... What an odd contrast." "The first states that 'your beliefs' are 'a downfall', and the second outright says that belief is 'foolish'." "Yet the third says that faith is a 'double edged sword', and that it will bring both destruction and salvation." Cici sighs
Cici	"I really can't make heads or tails of all this. Any thoughts, you guys?"
Nickel	-perhaps, like you said, this rock orb was not meant for us- -and it is our beliefs specifically that are flawed-
Jack	"I can't tell if it's trying to separate "faith" and "belief" or not"
Nickel	-we need an understanding of "Winged Serpent"- -That seems to be the most concrete thing-
Jack	"I think we need an understanding of "Winged Serpent"
Nickel	-Perhaps a myth or legend, or maybe a metaphor- Jack receives electrostatic messages direct to his brain from Nickel
Cici	"That would be a good place to start, I agree."
Nickel	-Read what I write, you goof-
Jack	Hora, I'm not comfortable with the idea of Nickel actually being sentient
Cici	"Maybe we should ask around and see if anyone knows what that could refer to."
Nickel	we've gone too far into this for him not to be Axel is asleep in this timeframe, so I have to use him
Jack	well I guess I'll have to be isolated from this aspect of his personality Jack does not believe, so he cannot hear~ or see~
Nickel	-You okay, Jack? You seem pale-
Drufle (GM)	Well, I think THAT's going to be it for today. More mysteries!
Cici	yea i gotta run
Jack	okay!
Drufle (GM)	Will they ever be solved!
Cici	later, taters
Drufle (GM)	Someday!
Nickel	alright, bye
Cici	good Sesh
Nickel	next time, there will be more mystery, intrigue, danger?, excitement
Drufle (GM)	Alright, everyone out.
Nickel	only on...PPP