Anlu

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Well... that's... hm... we have a notion of 'regular attacks' in this RP, which the games do, as well, basically, it's an attack, with low power, that isn't necessarily a move. Said 'attack' doesn't have a type other than physical, either, so it can't be super/not very effective. Since literally any pokemon can use this, I'll just assume that this can be any variety of actions that would qualify as attacking without being a move. Does that make sense?

Also, mind moving the rest of this to the OOC?

@Lugia

xD Yeah sorry.

Hmm. okay. But like is it necessarily 'low power' if I were to... I dunno rotate your wrist and pop your elbow out of your joint? Because when you get sentient pokemon, you get pokemon who can actually LEARN to fight. And that means you get pokemon who can DO that.
I mean, does that necessarily become an attack? If you delete an attack, how does he lose the memory of how to DO something like that? It seems... unnatural.
But maybe that's just me. It would be far to question my sobriety right now.
...I'm just examining pokemon logic as it applies to roleplaying.

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...Does that mean I have to either keep it forever or stop snake-squeezing people when it leaves her movelist? XD
What's your definition of an "attack" or "ability" and how it relates to normal, realistic actions? This question always comes up sooner or later in a pokemon RP...

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I'm 200% stupid holy crap.
Ekans doesn't learn wrap.
Ekans STARTS WITH WRAP.

...Would it be okay if I added wrap to her movelist?
She's obviously going to wrap around things anyhow, like really.

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pretty sure everyone who's played mystery dungeon

@Pearion_Rehtyer

You know damn well I never cleared the first dungeon before I shelved Explorers of Sky-something for 7 months and then sold it.

Anyway, Anlu's going to check out of reality for a little while. I'll try not to talk tonight unless I have something to say but if I come back and say something weird, blame @KaBling.
S/He just has a guilty face.

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Well... completely unrelatedly...

Since we're starting an entirely new team, and there are so many already associated with Arnold's guild, I'm sort of tempted to try to get set up in Treasure Town instead. But we're already AT Arnold's Guild...
Hrm.

Thassa doesn't want to choose between moving further away from her mum and working the next town over!

What do you think, @Pearion_Rehtyer and @Ridlins? Does it matter?
I'm not sure if it does.

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I uh, well, would also like to point out that a chariot is a VERY DIFFERENT THING from a caravan or a cart! Y'know, while we're on the subject.
But enough pestering Loogi
That said, I saw the update. Acknowledged. <3~

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@KaBling Bags of holding? While they're a common staple in every fantasy setting for probably the last twenty years, they have never stopped the staples of civilized life. Not everybody has a bag of holding, nor can they be appropriate for every application. Is there any upward limit? If they're enormous, surely they're incredibly expensive and hard to find? If they're small, well, that only condenses, rather than eliminates, the need for transportation...
And as you mentioned, would a bag of holding be as heavy as all of its contents?

And certainly, too, individual transports would be necessary. Imagine somebody like Anthony trying to, er, slide his way through the dangerous wilds between towns alone, undefended, and slow as christmas... xD

Disregard, started writing before your edit. xD

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@Lugia If I may express my opinion, I'm not sure I understand the reasoning. Pokemon buy and sell goods, ergo they must buy and sell raw materials, which must be transported en mass at some point along the supply chain. This type of transportation, at a technology level like has been displayed as far as I'm aware, would require either carts or caravans.

Caravans are likely to require a team of multiple pokemon to pull them in most cases. Teams require overseers, e.g. drivers. The setup may be a little different - the harnessed grunts may not be considered animals and they may know exactly where they're going, but whether the guy in charge is called a "Driver" or something else seems to me largely a matter of semantics!

Just my two cents. Feel free to disregard.

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@Pearion_Rehtyer Well, by basic racial capabilities, Fava is the toughest of the three, while Dexter is clearly the one capable of dishing out the most punishment. Their movesets reflect this, and I think Fava can adopt a supportive role if he likes with the abilities he has. Thassa on the other hand is much bigger than either of them and more mobile (although probably not as fast as Dexter) - capable of getting just about anywhere, because, y'know, snake. So with moderate speed, durability, and attack (although outside of the statistic slant she'd have considerable strength due to her size), her 'role' is a little tougher to pin down.
Maybe she's there to look scary/pretty? <3.

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@Ridlins AWEH. I like him. He sounds cute. I can only imagine that he and Thassa will butt heads. It'll be interesting to see how they handle one another. Thassa herself is fairly domineering after all, fairly proud, but for all her posturing she's always been at the bottom of the pecking order. This could lead to some friction, as he doesn't seem the type to be easily cowed like Falvev is, and I suspect she'll feel the need to assert herself...
He's certainly more experienced than she is! Thassa barely even understands guilds, dungeons, money... much less the concept of law and the breaking thereof.
...On the other hand, she'd make an all too willing partner in crime...

Looks like Fava's going to have his paws full as the group's morale compass. xD