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Fire Emblem: A Blinding Light

@Eklispe@Crimson Raven So, how's it going?

Pokémon: Start

@Rune_Alchemist Whelp. Taunt is terrifying in this game. Yeah, you've covered a lot of bases here, I'll give you a note if something goes weird. Nicely posted. Now, let's see.

@Eklispe Alright, restoring health and going to go visit the gym. Nicely posted. Now, then.

@Joshua Tamashii So your action is "get food, wait for the night"? Explore a food joint that doesn't exist on paper until I've come up with whatever it is? Heh. Okay, then. I'll come up with something. Nicely posted.

Pokémon: Start

@Pikmin Eye

‘What, you seriously-’ Anton appeared to restrain a crude comment as his eyes twitched at Martin, before he swung the polearm and pointed to Martin’s right. ‘Elevator is north, straight ahead of you is south, west is to your right. Don’t forget it! Now grab a cart and let’s get moving!’

That was apparently as much attention as Anton wished to spend on Martin, because he headed on and chased after other slackers, poking numerous of them with the polearm if they were being lazy. The absence of injuries pointed to the polearm not being a real polearm, but it didn’t look less intimidating for this.

So, Martin was able to approach a cart. Because of the conversation with Anton it seemed everyone accepted him without a second thought as they were all making ready to get a move on. Now, the carts were made of several layers of grey stacked on top of each other, so looking in the lower ones was troublesome. However, Martin could lift the top layer of one to find…

Carbos.

Line upon line and bottle after bottle of the stat-increasing vitamins. If he looked in other carts, he could find Iron, Zinc and the whole gathering of such, though he couldn’t do that too often without rousing attention. Point is, these carts are filled with vitamins for increasing the performance of Pokémon. And vitamins like these… they’re not cheap, in fact, they’re really expensive, and there’s a LOT of them here.

Seems like there was at least a bit of time before you were ordered to push them all to West Base. Would Martin do anything?

Pokémon: Start

@Pikmin Eye Can't say I have, buuut... XD

That's fine! Mistakes are made sometimes! I can actually see if I can respond to that rather quickly, because you'll get a rather minimum amount of information with those actions. Not right now, but perhaps during the day.

Edit: Yeah, just giving you a bit of info on what you'll find from investigating that, heh.

Pokémon: Start

@Joshua Tamashii SURE! WHY NOT!? XD

Pokémon: Start

@Rune_Alchemist

Anise looked up as Claire came over, and listened to her words.

‘Hah. I seem to remember you struggling a lot,’ Anise smirked at Claire’s first thing, then nodded with a bit of a pleased if restrained smile with a bit of pride as Claire said her positive piece. Then there was the part that Claire had to run, and Anise nodded.

‘Alright. I’ll see you later, then. You know where to find me, if I don’t go on my own journey. I might take a trip to Worldedge City to look in their libraries for whatever that legend might refer to…’ Anise mused abscently. She waved at Claire as she departed, and kept seated. She was still tired.

Riolu looked on in interest as Zeal was beginning to show off the move, but was left staring in confusion when the Chimchar was lifted away before the show was over. And then everyone got a view of Claire was brought to the ground by the army gathered by her own Pokémon, but that aside.

Time to train Zeal. Unfortunately, Zeal was very much still the runt when it came to battling the Fighting-types of Mt. Strength. That said, there were Geodudes around, vulnerable to Zeal’s new move.

Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.

So, with that, proceeding to Power-Up Punching Geodudes! The Rock-Pokémon will attempt to Tackle back, but after the first Geodude, the rest would be somewhat easier, thanks to Power-Up Punch…

Zeal grew to level 7! Zeal learned Ember!

After punching enough rocks, and getting tackled a number of time in return, Zeal learned a new move. Oh, and there’s something over there, dropped between a couple rocks…

Claire found Soda Pop!

… It looks healthy? The drink is intended to heal Pokémon, someone appears to have dropped it here.

Anyways! Out of Mt. Strength, and back to Route 4!

Route 4

Route 4

Route 4 is a pleasant stride through the forest known as Stillwood Forest, in which Stillwood Village dwells. Being at the base of Mt. Strength, the ground is decently uneven and you’re going to be going uphill as well as downhill and the beaten path isn’t even flat. But, it’s a pleasant forest where you’re unlikely to run into many problems. Being where it is, Route 4 has the unique little advantage that it gets a couple wild Pokémon from the surrounding forests AND a couple stray Mt. Strength dwellers that leak down onto Route 4, allowing some trainers that would never dare traverse the mountains at least have a taste of what kind of Pokémon they might expect up there. Maybe.

It should be noted, the inhabitants of Stillwood Village usually don’t tread very far from their village… but Route 4 is very much their route. There are Aroma Ladies aplenty around here, walking about on random walks through the forest just enjoying life, making the route decently populated by odd ladies that look like they might have inhaled a bit too many spores, given their wide smiles. But, otherwise, the route is as much a route as any other.

Route 4, known Pokémon

Common:
#43 Oddish (nocturnal)
#187 Hoppip
#285 Shroomish

Uncommon:
#66 Machop
#74 Geodude

Rare:

Because on Route 4, Claire could find Grass-Pokémon, who are all vulnerable to Zeal’s new move! So, the training continues, now burning numerous Hoppips, Shroomish and Oddishes if Claire wants to disturb their sleep. These were considerably easier battles, on account of that Ember’s a ranged move and Grass-types weren’t nearly as effective against Zeal as the solid rocks were. Here he could train easily.

Zeal grew to level 10! Zeal learned Taunt!

And then, lots of moves done, challenging a couple trainers!

Now, there’s a bunch of Aroma Ladies on Route 4… but there was this Hiker sticking out like a sore thumb just standing about looking at nothing in particular.


‘I was going to hike Mt. Strength, but there’s a bunch of pretty ladies on Route 4… Oh, right. You want to battle. Let’s go!’

Hiker

Pokédex Entry #74 – Geodude, the Rock Pokémon. Found in fields as well as mountains. They commonly rest, half-buried in the ground and indistinguishable from normal rocks. There are always way more Geodude around than a traveler will notice. Stepping on one by accident may trigger their rage.

Knows Rollout! Might start with a Defense Curl to boost the defense and power up Rollout! Rock Head would have prevented Recoil damage.

Pokédex Entry #66 – Machop, the Superpower Pokémon. A Machop is built up by a special muscle, which despite its size makes it stronger than 100 humans and will never tire no matter how much it strains itself. This combined with their general availability makes them a common choice for helping humans with manual labours.

May use Karate Chop, Low Kick and Leer in any order. Guts will boost Attack if inflicted by a status condition!

Pokédex Entry #95 – Onix, the Rock Snake Pokémon. It lives deep underground, and it burrows through earth at a staggering 80 km/h in search of food, and it grows harder as it collects material while digging. A magnet in its brain keeps track of which direction it is travelling. The tunnels it creates behind it as it burrows are often used as homes for other Pokémon.

Will Curse once or twice to boost Defense and Attack at the price of speed, then proceed to Rock Tomb! Rock Head would have prevented Recoil damage.

Okay, that guy out of the way, go fight a regular Aroma Lady. Here’s one, dancing in a slight field of forest flowers looking all happy breathing the spores from her Shroomish…


‘It’s so hard for us villagers to leave Stillwood Village, the air’s so lifeless and stagnant out here! But, bringing a Pokémon that releases the same spores as home lets us travel~! They fight for us, too! Want to try them?’

Aroma Lady

Pokédex Entry #285 – Shroomish, the Mushroom Pokémon. It lives deep in dark, damp forest where it eats the composted soil and fallen leaves. By day it remains still in the forest shade, by night it moves to eat. If it detects danger, it can spout highly toxic spores from the top of its head, strong enough to make trees wilt.

Stun Spore to introduce, then Absorb the enemy! Quick Feet boosts speed if inflicted by a status condition!

Pokédex Entry #420 – Cherubi, the Cherry Pokémon. It stores nutrients for its evolution in the smaller ball, which makes it really tasty and other Pokémon try to eat it. When the smaller ball shrivels, it’s a sign Cherubi will soon evolve. It is attracted to honey. In harsh sunlight, it becomes red.

Will use Sunny Day, after which Chlorophyll will boost its speed! It’ll try to Leech Seed, then keep out of the way with increased speed as the opponent is drained!

Pokédex Entry #315 – Roselia, the Thorn Pokémon. It’s flowers release a scent known to cause extreme relaxation, the scent being stronger the healthier it is. Attempting to pick the flowers will result in it defending itself with its highly poisonous thorns, which it can launch as projectiles. It is drawn towards nutritious waters.

Will try to poison with Poison Sting, then Mega Drain! Natural Cure would heal status conditions upon switching out.

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@Eklispe@Joshua Tamashii

The two of them took off again, leaving the herd of Miltanks which looked after them curiously before heading towards Raremine Town. The truck from earlier had taken off, with the Bronzong sitting blocking the now open exit with Psychic powers, those ancient Pokémon they had managed to reign in still locked in with Leila on her Rapidash galloping to catch up. Anyways. The two headed on, when the air got noticeably hotter at they approached the town at the edge of the desert…

Arriving to

Raremine Town

_{no cat-eared girls here, sorry}

Raremine Town is a moderately large, bright town on the edge of the only desert in Isson. By some twist, the largest mineral deposits in the land is located right under the desert, making it an attractive place to build mines. From that, Raremine Town naturally sprung into being as a merchant town on the edge of habitability from where the mineral could then be delivered to the rest of Isson. The temperature is hot, sun blazing down on this land where plains slowly become desert, the atmosphere dry and unfriendly… yet, life and trees blossoms among the buildings of Raremine Town.

The ground is still the grass from the Vast Plains, with buildings on top of them. The modern houses stand tall with plenty of architectural skill put into them, tools for building and living sold inside the houses. Everywhere, one can see workers walking about, but they’re happy workers, with their families living close at hand in the town and with the finest equipment available. Oh, and of course, plenty of Pokémon that assist with the finding of ores and such! The trees, which appear to have been planted and grown all over town by the residents themselves, gives plenty of homes for local Pokémon to live.

Overall, it’s busy, with people walking and talking all over, an active town indeed.

Looking at and around the trees, there’s actually a fair amount of bugs around.

Pokédex Entry #664 – Scatterbug, the Scatterdust Pokémon. Using a dust which covers its body and regulates its body-temperature, it can live in any region or climate. If attacked, it can release a poisonous black powder which paralyzes upon contact.

Pokédex Entry #290 – Nincada, the Trainee Pokémon. It is usually found underground, using its antennae to sense its surroundings. It gains nourishment my tapping into the roots of trees with its claws as it await evolution. Nincadas are nearly blind, and avoid sunlight due to inability to withstand it.

Also, it seems the natural pet of choice in Raremine Town is Drilburs, a common sight following kids or just playing around, looking pretty happy.

Pokédex Entry #529 – Drilbur, the Mole Pokémon. They and Excadrills dig out maze like nests underground in which they live. Drilbur is known for being able to travel very fast through soil, able to reach 30 mph by putting its claws together and spinning rapidly, drilling through earth. They’re known to be rather friendly around people.

… So. What here?

Suggestions to actions, Raremine Town

1. Find Pokémon. Can still search for Pokémon in cities~
2. Talk. In cities, there are considerably more people one can talk to. Talking can give you info on local rumors and such.
3. Exit. Exit the town to any of the connected areas.
4. Specify. If you specify what you want to do, the GM will take it into account and tell the result.
5. Trigger random event. Force the GM to use his imagination to make a scenario for you.
6. Notable Places. Visit any of the places in the city!
6.1. Pokémon Center. Heal all your Pokémon.
6.2. PokéMart. Go to a store and buy things.
6.3. Pokémon Gym. ???
6.4. Desert Miner’s Hangout. The workers of the Desert Mine live around here. They can give tips about the desert!
6.5. Research Lab. For archaeologists, those who want to talk to Dunstan and those who want to resurrect fossils.
6.6. Stone Store. Where all the stones of the Desert Mines or Frozen Cave eventually end up! Lots of evolutionary and other kinds of stones!
6.7. Bug Garden. A garden within which bugs thrive. Vivillons can be hired here for tracking down the Mythic Oasis!
6.8. Warehouses. Because the things they mine here needs somewhere to be stored. This includes Ancient Pokémon, apparently, as some of the warehouses are pens.

Connected areas:
Route 6. The Vast Plains open up to the north of Raremine. The shorter paths lead to Route 8 and 16, while west far enough leads to Lakewatch Town.
Route 7. The single rocky desert of Isson, it connects to the Desert Mines, the Old Tombs and to the Mythic Oasis.

Raremine Town, known Pokémon

Common:
#290 Nincada
#529 Drilbur
#664 Scatterbug

Uncommon:

Rare:

_{… Amelia senses ghosts in the Bug Garden. Not many, but they’re there.}

Pokémon: Start

@Rune_Alchemist _{Disclaimer, the item popped up naturally. I did not actually place it there for Zeal to get healed during training, as possible as that sounds. It was generated randomly with a heavy modifier penalty for being unlikely. Hah.}

@Eklispe@Joshua Tamashii It was basically just writing down the town, hah.

Tell me if I did anything bad.

Lunacy of Love: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

There. Posted. Tell me if I did anything wrong.

I made use of that thing the GM just granted, about someone with both Third Eye and Takes One To Know One being able to scan for the Bane by maintaining eye-contact. I feel a bit guilty about it, and kind of don't want to use it in the future, but right now it was useful in giving Eli something to cling to.

It also radically changed the combat strategy, hah.

Anyways. Yeah. There's that.

Lunacy of Love: A CYOA Magical Girl Roleplay [Completed]

Mariette

and Eli

Eli was told by Amber to follow her.

‘Eh?’ Eli made a noise in the midst of being emotionally perturbed, suddenly called to action. Mariette, still in the midst of making Caroline’s life a living bullet-hell, made her opinion known.

‘Go!’ Mariette told her, irritation in her tone, startling Eli. ‘You are a scout. Upon encountering new enemies, they will have need of your eyes. Get back on the ship, leave Caroline to me. Staying will simply force me to protect you.’

‘Ah…’ Eli stumbled back to her feet, her spirit having taken a shock. Her mistress had told her she wasn’t needed here. A sense of disappointment went through her, a regret at her uselessness. ‘Yes, mistress…’ With regret in her eyes, the liquid harpy spun to get back on the ship.

That’s right, they needed her eyes…

Briefly the vision of Libby’s eyes crossed her mind and made her wince, remembering what she had seen in those eyes…

‘… Huh?’

Eyes…?

Eli froze, realizing something.

‘Tsk.’ Meanwhile, Mariette clicked her tongue in annoyance when Caroline showed off her ability to make items pass through her body. Deni and Eli’s greatest achievements in Dark-magic, their last resorts to saving themselves, the ability to make them intangible for just a moment… Caroline had used it to make herself even more untouchable than she already was. In the case of Deni and Eli, the counter was simply to press the attack, they couldn’t do that twice in a row. For Caroline… Mariette knew it was the same, she just needed to press the attack, but it just got a whole lot harder, and a whole lot more taxing on her powers.

Mariette would have prepared to portal herself away when flown at, but their new flashy ally stepped up to her defense. Nice to have proof she’s at least partially on their side. Mariette definitely had numerous portals on the side gazing at her just in case she went for the backstab, but turns out she was of use.

Meanwhile, the sound of the Bastion driving away quickly became apparent, splashing into the water and engaging the castle, the sound of battle starting elsewhere could be heard in the distance…

‘Disobeying my orders, are we?’ Mariette commented in annoyance.

Eli stood behind her mistress, her slime body’s posture tense as she stared ahead at Caroline, a new conviction in her eyes. An additional conviction to overcome the guilt knowing she had been selfish. But if she ran now… then she’d be running forever, never able to properly face the truth. And with her earlier realization…

‘I got a bead on her bane when I looked into her eyes,’ Eli shared with her allies. ‘It has to do with emotions. If you let me stare into her eyes additionally, I’m confident I can find out more. Way more.’ So Eli told, not sounding particularly confident, but she certainly looked like she had made her choice. Mariette raised an eyebrow, gazing at their enemy. If it’s Caroline’s bane, it could be Justine’s bane, too. Just that it had to do with emotions was too vague to be of use without putting themselves at considerable risk…

‘Very well. I just need to keep your eyes locked to hers, then?’ Mariette commented. ‘Suwako, keep firing, we need to keep her busy. New girl, do as you please, but close combat with the likes of her is very dangerous if she can form herself into a pool of blood, which she might. If you attack, I can support you with portals. Watch out for any blood, it is bad news whenever a Visceral is nearby. Go.’

With that, the assault continued, but with a considerable change. She surviving Shadows gathered in a circle around the battlefield, continuing to throw attacks through portals and Mariette continued rerouting the attacks as well as Suwako’s arrows at the target, but in addition she created portals from Eli’s eyes to in front of Caroline on something of a distance, opening and closing (in that order) new portals with Caronile’s every move to keep their eyes locked. On a distance for the safety of Eli’s eyes at first, but moved closer if Eli says she needs them closer, at any angle needed, while spending considerable awareness trying to keep these portals safe, make them vanish in time should they be attacked. And if Caroline hid her eyes, well. Then they’d be dealing with a blinded opponent.

If Shade engaged, Mariette could attempt to create portals to make Caroline’s attacks go through and hit nothing some distance away, or open portals for missed attacks to try to hit the enemy again, or open portals to potentially let her attack from behind or the side or other unpredictable angles if she so wished, trying to close them fast if Caroline tried to take advantage. Attacking blood with blood would probably be counterproductive, so any of Caroline’s attacks Mariette could intercept would be sent just as far away as she could cheaply handle, assuming Caroline needed a fairly short range to make use of it.

On the other side of those portals, Eli’d be staring focused but scared, trying to delve into Caroline’s eyes with conviction, and would say so if she needed to be closer or more from the front.

Emotions was a troublesome bane in that they didn’t have an empath, but on there was an advantage of availability. After all, Mariette smirked the slightest, all emotions came from within.

Pokémon: Start

@Joshua Tamashii Yupp. Nicely posted. Amelia laughing with Tyrunt playing with her is a nice mental image. Will attempt posting in 20-26 hours.

@Pikmin Eye How's it going?