Pokemon Umbral Theatre 29: Hot, Wet Beaches!

[Astral Harmony]

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The schedule as it stands (subject to change as more ideas pop up):

- I look at your posts and respond to them as such. *event to be done each post*
- Irene Crosswald goes to the hospital and meets with Shevenston's wife Catherine (new name 'cause I forgot the old one) and daughter Miracle. *event in progress...*
- Shevenston's funeral event. Natalya is introduced.
- Whitney is having strange thoughts about Renny. Muon talks to her about 'em.
- Jeanette meets Bretton again. There is some story between the bad boy and the nerd hotness.
- Elizabeth Irons and Violet join PATCA.
- Renny and Lola decide to live together and go apartment hunting, but they aren't very lucky in their quest. *event in progress...*
- All of the Kimonos arrive at PATCA headquarters. They've got bad news from the north.
- Irene, Sakuya, Jeanette, and Killian (President Andricksen's son) meet for a classified discussion about numerous different events ranging from the Prideguard to Pokegeddon to Black Cradle to Adonova to Nosferatu to Ruin Pokemon.
- Renny does a little sparring and takes a lotta scarring.
- Pierce's birthday party! Woooooooo!
- Irene calls in the Watchmen PCs to discuss the new battle system (expect the 4th wall to be ignored somewhat).
- Irene calls in Charlotte to discuss a rather bizarre matter (it's not bad, not like Charlotte would care anyways).
- Irene introduced Impact to Eldys and offers him a deal that he would have to think twice about refusing.
- It's off to the beach!

If y'all have suggestions to go into this list, I'm all ears and whatnot. Post to be started tonight regardless.

[Dracorion]

Where's m'post?

Aside from that, still calling bullshit on the whole Renny and Lola and Milsha living together.

Aside from that, Shevetson's wife's name is Zis or Ciz. You can't seem to decide yourself on that.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I might have a pm with a question or two once my comp is stable (again)

Also, I have 2 dogs and I love the two guys no matter what they do. In general I really like dogs. I have a cat to, and I'm the only person she likes.

[Dracorion]

Here's a question.

When's Charlotte going to quit the leader gig?

[Bard The 5th LW]

I dunno. If it helps, I can safely say that she will

[Dracorion]

Oh, AB.

Whatever happened to Natalya?

[Menarker]

I think Catherine's new name is an improvement over the unusual names. I know she was a prostitute before she was taken off the street and married, but I'd doubt anyone sane would have given a name like Zis or Ciz at birth.


Guys, a question to ask since AB and I were thinking about it.

How do you guys feel about removing the morale system? AB suggested it since he was tired of keeping track of it, and I don't mind because several times of the time we're either facing bosses who are immune to it, constructs who are immune, and I think it only really became useful once or twice. There isn't a specific rule for how it strictly works either.

Ultimately, it's up to AB, but since he asked for my input, I figured I'd ask for everyone else's too. It'll be less things to keep track of really.

EDIT: I'd be interested in finding out what happened to Violet and Whitney. Violet was tagging along with Pierce and Jeanette, and now she's not mentioned at all, not even to join PATCA like Liz did. Whitney's presence is also kinda missing which is odd since Faynoc's demise should be a fairly big thing for her.

Also we need to find time to finish off the rules before we get to Irene introducing them.

[Dracorion]

Well, the morale system, provided we can tweak it properly, would work to encourage a different strategy than what we usually do.

I mean, normally we're just killing shit and piling on multipliers and damage. But with morale to worry about, that would encourage us to fight more defensively, to keep morale from dropping and to avoid the detriments of low morale and Overwhelming Tide.

Of course, we don't necessarily need the morale system to make us employ different tactics. We could face enemies and bosses who forced us to take different approaches and try to setup formations that cover most of our bases.

But, it'd be up to AB to come up with those enemies, which would extend his workload further. Unless he wants to take input from the players.

[Astral Harmony]

Renny, Lola, and Milsha living together is funny. Get over it.

Thanks for reminding me about what her name is. I guess I'll stick with Catherine though.

Natalya Baskinova will show up later at the funeral. Actually, I'll have 'er sit in at that classified meeting and stick around to chatter with Pierce if you want them to encounter each other. I figure you would for character building and whatnot. But I don't think I'll keep her around after that. Gotta save some people for the sequel, y'know.

The reason for removing the morale system is to simplify the whole battle system in general. As we all know, I've gone apeshit over this whole thing and I really need to do some stuff to streamline it so it's easier to post. Otherwise, I end up making six hour posts because I'm trying to factor in so many things at once.

To cover for it, you will indeed be fighting enemies that require different strategies, especially bosses.

As for Whitney and Violet, I'll try to handle shit on my end. I'll handle Whitney using Muon and Violet using Elizabeth and Irene.

Schedule: Shevenston's Funeral, the New Regional Chief is Sworn In, Whitney Dreams of Renny, Elizabeth and Violet Join the Shenanigans, Impact Meets Eldys, and The Kimonos Join PATCA (doesn't come with Dinner) are added to the schedule of events.

Given that we have now have a grand total of sixteen delightful text heavy events, I'll try to get posts done in a "four events per day" kind of thing, with the last four not happening until the rule book is finalized, which won't take long.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Is Charlotte invited to the funeral?

[Dracorion]

Okay, why is Renny the one who keeps getting into wacky harem situations when I'm the one who's been talking about having one since God knows when?

Like, I dunno, I think it's because you think he's a kid and that's funny or whatever, but whenever Renny comes up I can't help but factor in the player that controls him and the whole juvenile illusion is ruined because Menarker is a sick bastard.

[Bard The 5th LW]

The best solution is to fight for a Pierce harem! Battle it out, do not surrender! Injustice must be fought in all forms, with violence if necessary!

[Astral Harmony]

Everyone is generally invited to the funeral. Whether you choose to go is up to you but we'd prefer it if you be respectful. The President himself is giving the eulogy, after all.

As for you Drac, Pierce is the only PC who has gotten laid in this series, period. Sure, Impact and Charlotte don't really want to, Renny's too young and Matthias I'm not sure about, but there's still that.

Normally, I wouldn't have a problem with you going all Genghis Khan up in Honmyr, but there's a major factor here: the people you're trying to get at the same time. Shizuka probably wouldn't care at all if you want her and Chizuru at the same time, but Chizuru just isn't that kind of girl.

Tell you what. Go up and ask Chizuru to have a threeway with you and Shizuka the moment Pierce and Chizuru get a chance to talk again. You'll probably render her comatose with something that bold and then you can take advantage of that situation to have it right then and there.

...Okay, all joking (and possible cranium damage from countless tonfa blows) aside, I'm not saying no, but I have to think of a way to make it work. And the best way to make it work is to butter up Chizuru.

Pierce: *goes to the fridge*

No, not that kind of butter up, you weirdo fetishist. From Mission 4 on, you're going to get to spend a lot more time with her. Even though she can see Pierce's aura and know what it means, she won't exactly try to avoid you, either. Pierce does have his foot in the door, he just has to be careful about what he says and how he acts or he's liable to get that foot sliced off.

Trying to act like Renny...probably couldn't hurt you.

[Menarker]

Also, Pierce had sabotaged his chances up to this point by his behavior (whether it is disappearing by himself in the sidequest, getting tremedously drunk at Renny's party and thus being generally useless afterwards for the next party, and insulting new recruits who might have vouched for him like he did to Shannon) while Renny has pretty much endeared himself to everyone by being sociable, helpful, kind and heroic to those around him.

However, now that Pierce has laid to rest some of his issues that have been plaguing him at this point, he does have a better chance now than he did before, although that may depend on him somewhat changing his ways so he doesn't repeat the same behaviors that may have made him look unappealing.

Note, that this sabotage is not your fault. You're just playing your character as is. You did get laid with Shizuka as what I feel to be an early reward for your effort... because let's face it, roleplaying a solo guy who behaves stand-offish sometimes is bound to put off a few people at first, especially when your end goal is a harem, which is kinda in the opposite direction as how you started. I'm just saying that Renny seeming to get more admirers is more befitting of his behavior (although he has not actually gotten anything more than some hugs and kind words. Although for Renny as a character, that's pretty good.)

[Astral Harmony]

*yawn* Not one of my better posts, but I've spent pretty much the whole early evening creating that mess. Maybe trying to do four events per night is too much.

[Menarker]

"No. Besides, it's too late. Too late by far. I've ran too far and jumped too many hurdles to not try and finish this race at this point. Honmyr shall be mine. And all of its women! Yes, that's right. It will all be mine."


I can hardly believe Burkmont to have done any sort of fitful exercise in his life beyond his "special chambers". >_>

We gotta blow it up as a tertiary objective. For the good of all the pure-hearted women in the world! As well as the ones with negotiable virtue.

And can I mention how much of an idiot Cyril is to have returned back to his side when she could have fairly easily pretended to have perished in Millennium House and lived a more peaceful life? It's like she has a fetish for the incesteous fatty and a glutton for punishment. >_<

[Dracorion]

Who fucking knows? Something is clearly wrong with the chick, but there are too many possibilities as to what.

Maybe she just desperately wants a daddy.

[Astral Harmony]

Well, she did eat a bowl of stupid.

[Bard The 5th LW]

comp working again. Had to pretty much restart everything. Might take a while to get everything in order, but everything should be sunshine and rainbows from here on out.

[Menarker]

Has anyone heard of any specific news from Dante? He's been pretty quiet as of late.
I understand if he is busy, but at least a heads-up would be appreciated.

[Dracorion]

Hey Bard!

We need a DanteSignal!

That is to say, get off your ass and put that fixed computer to use.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I've seen him on recently, but no posts from him.

Why would I be the dante signal?

[Dracorion]

No, no.

You need to make a Dantesignal.

[Bard The 5th LW]

On it boss.

[Bard The 5th LW]

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We need you Dantefalcon, you are our only hope.

[Dracorion]

I approve.

EDIT: Anyway, I'm going to go on ahead and feel proud of the fact that Pierce's girls are all proper ones while Renny gets all the "loose" ones who'll probably jump him the moment he hits eighteen.

Oh, and AB, just FYI. Sophia will be joining in the next couple of in-game days, and Liz and Aria are going to throw Pierce a birthday party at some point during this intermission.

[Menarker]

I'd doubt that'd happen. It's be awesome in its own way! But I doubt it. :3

It could be... quite different though! There could be some/one who'd jump him BEFORE he hits 18.

I don't suppose anyone else is going to be invited to Pierce's party? Or is it going to be a small occasion for him?

Awesome Dante-signal btw. ^^

[Bard The 5th LW]

Awesome Dante-signal btw. ^^

Thanks! I've been practicing!

[Dracorion]

I don't suppose anyone else is going to be invited to Pierce's party? Or is it going to be a small occasion for him?

All of them. I thought it could be the socializing thing of this intermission.

[Menarker]

Well, I got no objection to that. Hehe, we're going to have two birthdays in a row. Pierce in the intermission and Rachel's in the 4th mission.

*Packages some Mollesk wine as a gift* :3

[Geminex]

That Dante-signal is not NEARLY bland enough. How is he supposed to know it means him?

Also, I challlenge you to make a geminex-signal... without puns. Are you a bad enough dude to do that?

Also, put that arting to use in trollslum.

Also, fuck, I am spending too much time here again. Like. Minutes a day. This is all your collective fault somehow.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Charlotte's birthday already passed sometime after Renny's sidequest. She didn't give a shit.

She'll be at Pierce's because there will presumably be something to eat/drink. Like, even if she doesn't get the invite.

A geminex symbol without a gem in an x is impossible. And I'm still practicing. I can show you some other shit if you want. When I feel it is up to snuff, I'll draw trollslum stuff.

[Dracorion]

Chartlotte will be invited because Liz wants to find out A) if she can get in Charlotte's pants and B) if all those dog-fucking rumors are true.

She will be extremely disappointed if not.

[Menarker]

... I heavily suspect if Liz is in charge of the invitations, then Renny is invited because of Mollesk. >_> And possibly of some sort of plot to corrupt a minor.

[Dracorion]

Well, Renny is invited for corruption potential.

Mollesk and his magic hands get their own individual invitation.

Y'might wanna keep both of them away from the booze, by the way. Actually, she'll probably spike all the non-alcoholic drinks. You're just screwed.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Chartlotte will be invited because Liz wants to find out A) if she can get in Charlotte's pants and B) if all those dog-fucking rumors are true.

She will be extremely disappointed if not.

As for A, there probably won't enough liquor, Charlotte has a very high alcohol tolerance. Not even going to answer B.

[Geminex]

Also, Charlotte is only every bisexual for Shannon.

As for B), fair enough. No need to aknowlege the obvious.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Fuck you. Forever. I'm not even going to try and make a Geminex signal now.

[Dracorion]

As for A, there probably won't enough liquor, Charlotte has a very high alcohol tolerance. Not even going to answer B.

Liz is probably going to spike the booze with even stronger booze, too, just for kicks.

[Bard The 5th LW]

oh dear

[Dracorion]

That's what happens when she knows Pierce also has high alcohol tolerance and the Kimonos are joining and their demonic anatomies probably involve that too.

[Menarker]

Things certainly promise to spiral out of control.

I mean what else can go wrong? Is Liz going to propose a game of Truth/Dare or Spin the Bottle and rig the games for maximum perversion/chaos while everyone has been drinking?

BTW, Renny's control over his alcohol will be... strange. For the first couple of drinks, he'll perfectly absolutely normally and he won't suspect a thing. (So people might think he has a high tolerance) He'll perform as well as ever. But one drink over that unknown limit, when the straw breaks the camel's back, he is going to crash right into drunken state, probably reverting back to his hugging spree mode like that first mission. There won't be a middle state of feeling lightheaded.

I can somehow imagine Darcelle and Liz and Mollesk monopolizing a certain closest...

[Bard The 5th LW]

Under age drinking will not be tolerated.

[Menarker]

Well, that's kinda the point of Liz spiking the drinks, for the purpose of bypassing that law even if Renny is compliant with the law (which he will). It also screws with people who are driving (since if the drinks are spiked, nothing they drink except for tap water is going to allow them to be sober enough to drive safely later.)

It's hardly Renny's fault if he gets drunk when someone spikes the non-alcoholic drinks.

[Dracorion]

Don't worry, Liz will hire a cab service to get people home. She's not interested in hearing about how everyone crashed and burned on the way.

If she proposes a game, it'll probably be Truth or Dare. She might not, though. She might just want to watch the trainwreck from the sidelines. Of course, someone else could suggest the game on their own.

Anyway, normally I wouldn't do this, but Liz is writing herself and going out of control like a freight train from hell. I have no idea what she's thinking and I'm freaking writing her.

Well, I do know that she's doing it to make Pierce pay.

[Menarker]

She'd might want to invest in some insurance in case some of the more... hands-on characters get drunk.

Can you imagine Kurika going on a destruction binge? Or Melanie exercising her domimatrix streak?

"Stairs are for weaklings!" *Reduces the entire staircase to splinters."
"I know you all appreciate my handiwork. I can hear your JOY IN EVERY SCREAM!!!!"

Heh, if you want to make Pierce's birthday party a disaster, Liz is one way to do it. :3

[Dracorion]

Not pay as in money, I mean pay as in suffer.

Sheeze.

[Menarker]

You seem to imply that I was confused. Look at the above examples. Do you think that's anything less than emotional and possibly financial suffering?

[Dracorion]

Not really. It's not like Pierce is going to pay for it. They can't have a party that size in his apartment.

Plus he'll be too drunk to care.

[Menarker]

Oh right. I thought that all the playable NPCs and PCs from PATCA would be invited and that's already a lot of people. So I thought that Pierce's apartment would be fairly big.

[Dracorion]

Nope.

It's big enough to accomodate himself and his pokemon hanging out, but not the mob that is the Watchmen and especially not their pokemon.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I had a change of heart and made a Geminex signal.

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[Dracorion]

I approve.

[Menarker]

I noticed that it says "truly outrageous" when you highlight your mouse over the picture. :3

[Bard The 5th LW]

Thats 'cause Jem is truly outrageous

[Astral Harmony]

Now that I have seen the Geminex Symbol, I cannot unsee it.

And I'm not trying to unsee it because that shit is fuckin' funny.

Schedule Update: Jeanette Teaches Darcelle, Jeanette Meets Bretton, and Pierce's Birthday soon to be added to the schedule.

I imagine Pierce's birthday party will actually be a multi-day event.

And the party won't go down without Rio and Melanie. Thou hast been forewarned.

Rio: "Let's play a special game called 'Who's Licking My Vagina!' Charlotte, close your eyes and try to guess."
Charlotte: "I get to unload eight shells into the skull of whoever it is whether I guess right or wrong, right?"
Rio: *sings* "Every party needs a pooper and that's why they invited you. Party pooper..."

[Dracorion]

I wouldn't dream of it.

And be aware that Darcy is definitely on Liz's hitlist.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Glad to know I've entertained you guys.

Also, on the subject of a Jem, remember that dude with Charlotte at the HQ? Yeah he was actually relevant. Charlotte's enforcer starting next mission.

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Name: Jeremiah *REDACTED*

Alias: Lucky 7

Age: 38

Gender: Male

Class: Slayer

Specialty: Enforcer

Weapon: Low key gambling items: Dice and Cards. Also carries a revolver painted like a roullete wheel

Slayer Attacks: Wild Card (spade= dark, heart= fire, club=fighting, diamond=rock). Dice Roll (a random chance between Ghost, psychic, electric, dragon, grass, & Ice). Revolver (Steel).

Slayer Defenses: Steel, Fighting, Dark, Immune to poison


Signature Sequence
Roll of Fate: Jeremy rolls an odd blue dice with an etheric glow as another team-mate begins an attack. This glow then extends to whatever attack was happening at the moment, possibly amplifying it to great extents, or causing awful drawbacks.
Effect: A 6 sided dice is rolled. The damage of the attack is then amplified by whatever the roll was. If it was a 6, then 6x damage. If the dice lands on a 1 however, then it is turned right around on the attacker, autmoatically flinching. May also be divided.
Consumes 70/100 Rage Points.

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I was tempted to make him 49, for the 7x7 joke, but that would be a bit too old.

[Menarker]

Ah. Interesting.

How will Dice Roll and Wild Card be decided though? Will AB have to keep a dice and deck of cards whenever we use this guy?

Stat wise, he looks ok, although I'd suggest another reliable attack or two. (Most slayers have 6 attacks and yours only has 3.)

Also, most slayers have an immunity to a status affliction/debuff or two.

Just saying so your character is buffed up decently enough for use. :3 Although it's entirely up to you since it's your character.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Wild Card is decided by choice, Dice is random.

[Menarker]

Ah, ok.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Actually, I just realized that fighting is used twice. Going to alter the Revolver to Steel, and one of the Dice Rolls to electric is thats okay. And if immunity to a status is possible, I think I'll go with poison.

[Menarker]

Sure, that's fine by me at least.

[Astral Harmony]

I'd do more, but I'm burned out all to hell. Time to lose my tingling mind in some ludricous gore.

[Geminex]

Aaaaand guess who's featuring in the next SPAHI?
(Hint. It is Charlotte.)

Though I'll take back the dog-fucking comment if you make Charlotte x Shannon happen.
No, that isn't just an erotic fantasy of mine, it's business.

Also, your tech seems a bit underpowered. You're getting about 2.6 extra attacks out of it, on balance, if we assume that a 1 counts for 2 negative attacks. That's a hair more than 25 rage per extra attack. Focus is cheaper than that, and a lot more modular. I am disappoint.
I'd drop the cost by 20.

[Dracorion]

Gem, you're the only person I know for whom business is erotic fantasy.

[Geminex]

I get off every time we negotiate. Why else do you think I draw those discussions out so much?

[Dracorion]

I can't think of any other explanation other than that.

[Menarker]

I'd suggest setting the base cost to 50 because of its very simple nature (pure damage and no status affliction or debuff), randomness with the chance of failure, and because you're also allowing for it to be divided, which would add 25 rage to the cost, making it 75 rage in the end anyhow. It seems to be a "Love Tech" of sort due to the nature of two users, so Charlotte/Jermery could have the option of sharing the cost if they are both on the field. (However, in that case, I would just suggest that for every extra 20 rage, you can hit another target, so the rage cost between the two of you is not divided into fractions.)

But one thing does bug me. What IS the base attack of the move? The dice roll is a multiplyer, but Charlotte has no slayer attacks or pokebrid moves or anything which allows her to fight by herself. The description being "Jeremy rolls an odd blue dice with an etheric glow as Charlotte begins an attack". The move will not really be useful until she gets one. A mere Trainer attack multiplied 6x is still going to suck in comparision to one of her pokemon's moves.

Alternatively, I guess Jermery can apply this multiplier to any target and not just Charlotte, which would basically turn the move into a gambler style Helping Hand and attack divider. Then maybe the high cost could be justified in case it was used to boost someone else's signature move...


Just some thoughts/rambling...

[Dracorion]

Setzeeeeeeeeeeeeer!

[Bard The 5th LW]

I think I can do that if its okay with AB. The idea was that it'd apply to whichever pokemon charlotte ordered to attack, like Charlotte with Arceus using Judgement. But if it affected anyone it would be a lot more versatile. I can give Charlotte a more proper love tech later by the time of her sidequest.

[Astral Harmony]

Sure, I've no problem with it. Besides, can you imagine how Kick the Dog would work?

Jeremy: "Crap, I rolled a six."
Announcer: "C-C-C-Combo Breaker!"
Charlotte: "You just made me kill my dog with a six-hit combo."
Jeremy: *shrug with really cheesy grin*

[Dracorion]

On the other hand, it would be freaking awesome.

And an excellent way for Bard to make room on his team for Revenard.

A victimless crime.

[Astral Harmony]

Oh god, it's horrible.

*the Geminex symbol lights the sky*

Impact: "I must go and save the world to hide the fact that I'm trying to rule it and make Charlotte X Shannon happen!"

Impact rams the Rig right through the garage door on the way out to stop crime while his theme (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgzZ2Ta0EpA) plays in the background.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Alright, details of Roll of Fate have been altered. Should the rage cost be lowered or left as is?

And I've already decided that Charlotte will retire Sol-leks once Revenard comes by in the sidequests. He's an old dog anyhow

No, retiring him will not involve putting a bullet in his head.

edit:important to note that Jem and The Holograms was on while I made the signal. If I didn't have The Hub on then we may have missed The Signal. Also this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8yf3pKaLeJc)

[Dracorion]

What about a syringe? Does it involve that?

And what about his custom item?

[Bard The 5th LW]

Buck or Spitz will inherit the eyepatch or something.

And no, under the most likely circumstances, Sol-leks will not be killed. Charlotte feels sentimental towards him.

It all started, when at the tender age of 14, a young girl got bitten by a houndor...

[Dracorion]

She could always put him in one of the animal shelters she volunteers at.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I vaguely recall something like that being said long ago. Was that a joke or canon? I'm guessing a joke.

[Dracorion]

We mentioned it over PMs and you said you'd make it canon because it was just too good not to be.

At the very least, she could have Sol-leks guard her mansion I guess.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Sol-lek is just going to be chilling around the house most likely. Its a pretty modest house actually, but a bit too big for just one person. Thats how she rolls.

[Menarker]

Signature Sequence
Roll of Fate: Jeremy rolls an odd blue dice with an etheric glow as another team-mate begins an attack. This glow then extends to whatever attack was happening at the moment, possibly amplifying it to great extents... or sabotaging it.
Cost: 40+ Rage
Effect: A 6 sided dice is rolled. The damage of the attack is then amplified by whatever the roll was. If it was a 6, then 6x damage. If the dice lands on a 1 however, then the attack fails, effectively flinching the user. The attack can also be modified as if by the technique Divide by adding 20 rage to the cost. (As opposed to 25 rage)


Does that look good?

I'm getting a Viskra feel out of this move. 8D

I'm suprised he doesn't have a coin flip move. It would seem so obvious.

Also, That custom eye-patch of power might have to be modified since Morale is getting removed it seems. As well as getting rid of Charlotte's move "Caught on Camera" and getting a new one in its place.

[Geminex]

Menarker, that is horrible. Go away. Bard's original technique is fine if you make it a bit cheaper. Hell, I'd actually say 60 rage if you can use it on any technique.

[Menarker]

The move should be viable enough to choose despite the risk. As it is, that much rage could be spent with absolutely no reward. (Negative infact since the move doesn't even gets its base power if it fails.) Also, if a 2 is rolled, then it's equal to using Focus but has a higher cost, where focus costs 25 rage to increase its power by the same amount. So even a 2 is a bad roll.

40 Rage at least is still a big chunk, but can possibly be regained in 2 or 3 turns assuming he lasts long enough from enemy attacks.

[Bard The 5th LW]

What dopes 40+ mean? Does that mean like a case-by-case, with 40 as the lowest? That'd be pretty incontinent.

The attack was thought up a while back, but the "bluue glow" thing is a reference to Vriska.

[Menarker]

40 is the base amount although you can make it 60 if you choose the divide option.

So it's really 40 or 60.

[Bard The 5th LW]

K I'm cool with that.

[Geminex]

It's the 'divide' bit that annoys me. It effectively lets you double the technique's power for 25 extra rage. ALso, you changed its effect. It needs to have a downside, and the one that bard came up with was good.

To do the math for you, the way bard posted it, the technique gives you an average bonus of 2.16 attacks.

Look, my proposal is this. Either 40 rage and you can't divide it. That comes out to about 18 rage per extra attack, which is fair.
Or 50 rage and you can divide it. This is about 23 rage per extra attack. You can pay an extra 25 to double the effect, which would get you about 17 rage per extra attack. Pretty good value.

In either case, effect stays the same, it can be used on any normal attack, but not on anything 'special'. Like other sigtechs or shit.

The move is risky, sure, and there's a chance that you might hurt yourself with it. But that's compensated by the fact that it has massive potential rewards.

Edit: Wait fuck why am I doing this

'mout.

[Menarker]

I don't know why you're doing it either. >_>

Dividing isn't doubling its power, its duplicating. True, the total damage is the same, but it wouldn't be as useful against bosses.

Bard, do you have a thought about what Gem said? It's your move after all. Personally, if you had to choose one of Gem's idea, I'd stick with the one without dividing. But I'm a risk adverse sort of guy myself.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I'll get rid of the divide bit if you huys want. The idea with "Divide" is that the attack gets divided though, not the roll. Say that Flamethrower was the one that got rolled, and it got a 3, Jeremy could then divide the 3x flamaethrower onto other enemies. Just wanna be sure that detail is clear.

But yeah, I'm cool with cutting the rage cost and tossing the divide bit if thats what you guys think needs to be done.

[Dracorion]

I think if Bard were adverse to risk, he wouldn't have made a gambler character.

FYI Bard, Jeremiah needs to say "My life's a chip in your pile!" dramatically at some point.

[Menarker]

Well, the move has 1/3 chance of essentially failing. Number 1 is total failure and number 2 is wasteful compared to Focus, even at 40.

Hence why I feel 40 rage is suitable.

[Bard The 5th LW]

No duh. His schtick is that there is always possibility of a critical failure. His opening scene is going to involve him and Charlotte flip a coin for who is designated driver at Pierce's party. He's going to lose.

[Menarker]

And then Charlotte will beat him silly at the party when it turns out that he ends up drunk from all the spiked drinks. :3

[Dracorion]

Not to worry. There will be someplace to crash for anyone too drunk to drive.

First rule of partying with Liz: Safety first.

Second rule of partying with Liz: Always carry change for a payphone.

Pierce has some hilarious stories to tell about Liz's parties.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Charlotte: If I'm about to have drunk sex with anyone, you will drag me out of there, understand?

Jeremy: Even if you threaten to kill me?

Charlotte: What kind of question is that? Of course I'll threaten to kill you!

[Menarker]

Hehe, gotta admire how self-aware she is. :3

[Dracorion]

Yeah, nothing will save Charlotte from getting drunk if Liz is death set on it.

EDIT: Right, I added a couple of scenes to my last post. With all the talk about partying and gambling and shenanigans I forgot that I wanted to do this thing with Enmakki in this post.

[Bard The 5th LW]

http://sadpanda.us/images/563977-1MVS2V1.png

[Menarker]

... right... I'm not going to dignify that, other than "nice effort".

Drac, can I just express my concern with Enmakki supposably exerting mind-control influence on anyone, especially female NPCs? On your homemade NPCs, I got no problems. But on NPCs or PCs that aren't yours, I'm not willing to accept that it actually succeeds on anyone any better than if Pierce tries to get girls without him. (As well as non-girl situations)

[Bard The 5th LW]

Read more Kate Beaton. (http://www.harkavagrant.com/nonsense/fannovel.png)

I also vaguely recall shipping Pierce with adamanitar a long time a go.

Enmakki mind control is vaguely disconcerting because it has vague extents and those are the worst extents.

[Menarker]

Basically, I'd only really "accept it" if it was an informed ability (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/InformedAbility).

IE: Mentioned in canon, but no effect in practice whatsoever.

[Dracorion]

It's not so much mind-control as dream mindfuckery. Which is Enmakki's expertise. This has been said from the start.

And it's a valid tactic on Enmakki's part.

But I consider it cheating and I'm not interested in getting a harem that way, so Pierce is going to put a stop to it in the next in-game day.

[Menarker]

Except you're still allowing it to influence Jeanette during the first night, who is not your NPC.

Granted, she's already starting to lean toward your way. But all the same, assuming that he actually has those abilities is basically cheating, even if Pierce is morally above it.

The pokeballs are supposed to suppress these influences anyhow. At best, you can say it has those abilities, and it THINKS it's using them, but it fails or something.

[Dracorion]

Let me see if I got this straight. Since I came up with it Enmakki has been able to fuck with people's dreams at will. It's not mind control because it's not making them fall in love with Pierce right off the bat. Rather, its plan is to manipulate them into that over a long period of time.

Your problem is that I did this to Jeanette, who should have no plausible method of protecting herself from it?

I mean, I think I get where you're coming from, in that it seems like I'm hijacking an NPC that isn't mine. And maybe I should've approached AB about it first.

But, the reason I felt comfortable going through with it is that this is the only time Jeanette is going to have an Enmakki-induced dream about Pierce, and I severely doubt it'll be enough to affect her opinion about him in any significant way.

Further, Enmakki has to be careful with the mindfuckery due to the fact that Marionetta is on the team, as well as Aster and his vague psychic powers, as well as any psychic Pokebrids like Whitney. So any cases of Enmakki fucking with anyone that isn't Pierce are going to be rare or non-existent.

[Menarker]

Well, I'd think it's still a bit of hijacking because Jeanette is bound to be having other dreams that are more important to her character like worrying about her kidnapped daughter and other adult fears (assuming she doesn't pull an all-nighter working on Darcelle due to feeling unable to sleep with such emotions). Having Enmakki do that ability on her is kinda overriding something she would sensibly be feeling at this point for something that practically serves no purpose but ego stroking. It kinda cheapens her character by making her thoughts and dreams have less priority than Enmakki's. (Even though AB might not have thought to depict it in the RP through his writing.)

Overall, ask AB right here if he's comfortable with that. I'm not, but I'll leave it up to AB for this "one time event". That said, you can demostrate what it can do with only one person, Liz.

[Dracorion]

Well yeah, but I can't think of a valid reason why Enmakki wouldn't do it to the both of them.

I mean, if it gave all the bitches hot Pierce dreams at the same time they might talk and figure something weird is going on, but with two the risk is minimal.

I suppose I could always make another female NPC who already has feelings for Pierce and retroactively introduce her.

Only no, that was sarcasm.

But maybe you have a point about it cheapening her character. I mean, I can't see it myself, but I'm a right bastard and that doesn't necessarily mean you're wrong.

[Menarker]

Well, it's inside the pokeball. Naturally, its abilities should be suppressed like other pokemons. That's a valid excuse that doesn't require Enmakki to compromise on his intentions.

I mean seriously, mind influencing abilities to people across the city while in the pokeball? I'd say that's kinda overpowered stuff there.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I suppose I could always make another female NPC who already has feelings for Pierce and retroactively introduce her.

Charlotte is the only alternative.

[Menarker]

... That would be funny. :3 And I wouldn't mind if you're allowing that to Charlotte, even though the distance thing still bugs me.


If I was to compare with my Mollesk, he's powerful for sure, but his abilities and characteristics still follow the rules of other pokemons. Enmakki currently isn't, being able to use his abilities in the pokeballs as if they didn't exist.

[Dracorion]

Okay, I guess I didn't make it clear enough in my post, my bad.

Enmakki planted the suggestions inside Jeanette and Liz's minds at Millenium House. That is, right around they were both in the ambulance with Pierce.

Does that help?

[Bard The 5th LW]

It wouldn't really win any points with Charlotte. If anything, she'll just have a more violent reaction to Pierce next time they meet out of sheer disturbance.

[Menarker]

In regards to the distance factor and the fact that it did this before it was captured, yes.

Whether it should be affecting Jeanette, see what AB thinks. I already made my argument. If he's fine with it, I'll be fine too, so long as it doesn't happen again to any other NPC that isn't yours or to any PCs without permission.

Out of curiousity, does Enmakki have to actively manlipulate the dreams as they sleep? Or do they automatically follow a certain course like a template? Just out of curiousity of wondering how his powers worked.

And yes, Charlotte's reaction being like that is why I thought it would be funny. Enmakki inadvertly making Pierce's day harder. :3

[Dracorion]

Coincidentally, Liz will have a similar reaction like Charlotte's. That is to say, the dream is only going to serve to piss her off.

Normally, Enmakki can manipulate the dreams and make them as elaborate and detailed as it wants, or not. This time, since it's inside the pokeball, it more or less only wrote "Pierce" inside their subconscious and let them form the dream however they want.

As for not using it on other NPCs, I dunno. I intended to do it once more on another pair of NPCs, at which point Pierce would catch on and put an end to that shit.

Also, what you're saying about Pokemon's abilities being supressed when they're inside their Pokeballs kind of loses steam when you consider that in the anime Pokemon bust themselves out of their pokeballs all the time.

[Menarker]

You said Pierce would get rid of it the next in-game day just a few posts above.

Can we at least get names and AB to approve it here? If it is the kimonos, I could see that being viable since they don't seem quite disturbed and they are your targets and AB intended to possibly help you out with that.

As for the pokeball things, that is true, but a prison is still a prison. If he's inside, he shouldn't be able to do much, although he can possibly try to bust out to bypass that. >_> Although it would probably have to work fast before anyone notices it breaks free, or they'll try to get a stronger pokeball.

[Dracorion]

Oh, well, kind of. My last post ended with Pierce waking up the next day. When I said next in-game day, I meant the day after Pierce woke up in the hospital in my last post.

As for which NPCs, I dunno. It kinda depends on who Pierce ends up spending the day around.

And Pierce is fairly lenient about his Pokemon busting out of their pokeballs. I mean, how many times a day do you think Aria breaks out?

[Menarker]

Aria isn't a threat to anyone and isn't likely to escape at all, wanting Pierce and all that.

Enmakki however is a threat to people's minds, and advocating dark tidings of subjucation and the like. Pierce would be irresponsible to give him free privileges to leave the pokeball, especially with no prior training or time to bond with it.

As for the NPCs, you know that I'm not going to be happy if it even attempts to do anything with Lola or Whitney. And messing with those who already have a relationship like Moon and his harem is bad in my eye too.

AB had better approve it all. I will not hesitate to advocate/demand some serious nerfing on Enmakki's non-combat capabilities if you try to "slip something" past us.

[Dracorion]

Please. I'm not you.

Anyway, as far as anyone knows, Enmakki isn't a threat either. No one heard the moustache-twirling little monologue of his in my post. And Pierce is pretty liberal with his pokemon. If any of them wanted to leave, he'd let them leave, and for him that includes Enmakki.

In fact, if anything they'd consider it a victim for being trapped inside Millenium House being experimented on.

And Enmakki's going to be leaning toward manipulating the NPCs who are already close to Pierce, first.

[Menarker]

I haven't done anything to warrant that comment. And you already pretty much lost my trust. I've been bending over backwards trying to keep everything running fairly smoothly and all.

But like I said, ask AB. He might have plans or preferences that he might not have told anyone.

And who is this "they" in regards to pitying Enmakki? I'd think PATCA would take it very seriously if a pokemon like that was running loose.

[Dracorion]

I'm not sure PATCA knows anything about Enmakki.

Even so, they and the rest of the world were perfectly fine letting legendaries with more power than Enmakki (like control over TIME and motherfucking SPACE, just to name a couple) run around freely before.

[Menarker]

Are you kidding me?

Dialga, Palkia and Arceus were all in enemy hands before they were confiscated! PATCA would likely have a big issue with such pokemons being loose if they started abusing their powers. They just don't have a big issue with who in their organization has what pokemon. (Assuming they aren't abusing those powers either)

Yes, PATCA doesn't know anything about Enmakki NOW, but I said if they find out I'm sure they'll react appropriately if Enmakki starts acting up. The other pokemons you listed above don't really have agendas. Enmakki seems to have ones that could/would influence their employees. That's a BIG THREAT that I don't feel PATCA would allow.


But as I said persistantly, AB is the one in charge.

And I'm off to bed.

[Dracorion]

Arceus, Palkia and Dialga only ended up in enemy hands when the legendaries started flocking into Honmyr, that is true.

However, before that happened the world was well aware of their existence and no one was complaining about them running around unchecked.

[Astral Harmony]

While I'm not the kind of person who advocates NPC-jacking, I think I have to say something in Pierce's defense.

Menarker, no matter how many times Pierce sicks Enmekki on Lola's dreams, there's not a snowball's chance in hell that Lola would drift from Renny. Whitney is the same.

As far as I can imagine, the worst case (for Renny) scenario for that kind of tomfoolery is that Pierce has Enmekki plant him in Lola's dream, Lola subconsciously rejects the dream 'cause he's not Renny, and wakes up in a cold sweat. Pierce gains no 'tang points. Lather, rinse, omg y r u still trying.

A lot of NPCs are already decided in this same fashion. Either they already have a significant other in mind and would shrug it off (like Shannon or Melanie), or they're independant right at the moment and aren't looking for anything right now (probably more than half the cast, actually). There's also the inherent resistance some possess because they are demons (demons cannot dream and there's a huge reason for that), or robots (do robots dream of mechanical sheep?). Pierce has a very small pool with which to abuse Enmekki's dream raping powers to begin with (can you imagine a Pokemon dryhumping the thought balloon above a sleeping person?).

Then again, this might be because I haven't actually seen the post itself yet.

I'm going to just use tonight to respond to the posts made. It's already late as shit and I had to handle some business that I wasn't expecting so soon (a new box of anime, with High School of the Dead!).

EDIT: Heh. That dream sequence was actually a lotta fun to type. Jeanette's dream stems from her unrequited desire to be a housewife instead of a scientist. But she rejected it because she felt some responsibility to use her mind for the better of everyone. Sometimes, intelligence can be a terrible burden.

[Menarker]

Heh, didn't know that the demons couldn't dream. That's interesting.
Anyhow, glad to have your input.

Just a heads-up, my character has not had his situation updated. I know the posts were small and fairly minor compared to Pierce's situation, but he's still stuck in the parking lot exhausted from the battle with Sexy for two posts and I don't think I can write much more about him until that get resolved..

[Geminex]

STOP FIGHTING MOM AND DAD

STOP FIGHTING OR IM RUNNING AWAY

I MEAN IT

[Bard The 5th LW]

Just a heads-up, my character has not had his situation updated. I know the posts were small and fairly minor compared to Pierce's situation, but he's still stuck in the parking lot exhausted from the battle with Sexy for two posts and I don't think I can write much more about him until that get resolved..

He could go home.

[Menarker]

My post denied the possibility of that with mental exhaustion denying his teleport (like drunk driving) and the likelihood that he might fall Togekiss if he tried flying.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Those are way too practical of reasons.

[Menarker]

Guess it was also plain practical that Togekiss is wanting some medical attention for Renny as well as his pokemons (mainly Swampert and Mollesk) from the ambulances that arrived on the scene

If you want a more selfish (but still practical) reason, Lola did say she would be heading back to headquarters. (For that matter, she left for HQ riding an ambulance headed toward HQ) She could give him the attention they needs. She could also see to it that he either sleeps at HQ safely, get him a cab, or drive him home herself.

Renny: "I can't thank you enough for helping me."
Lola: "Oh, it's my pleasure, Renny."
Renny: "Err, I beg your pardon Lola, but I think you missed the turn leading to my house."
Lola: "Mine's closer."


Turns out that there are very few pokemons that can learn Teleport, even among the psychic types, unless you count the ones in the first generation games that learns through TM. (The one that got erased later I think). Huh, I'd thought that almost every psychic type could learn Teleport. Was totally wrong. :3 (Gallade still learns it though, so it's not an issue.)

The only flying type pokebrid that I can recall is Lola with her Altaria form, but I remember WAY back that AB said that flying pokebrids don't actually fly but mostly glide and kick off walls like ninjas.

So yeah, she would likely have a car to get to and from work.

[Dracorion]

I think AB might not be clear on the fact that you want Lola to take care of Renny.

Which is obviously what you want I mean come on.

Also, AB, when you say demons can't dream, does that also include half-demons?

And Melanie has a significant other? What the shit?

EDIT: Anyway, I'm not going to show Liz's dream because it's a lot like Jeanette's and also I don't want to spoil the catch.

[Astral Harmony]

Half demons might actually dream from time to time, but only outside of their netherworld. The reason why is because dreams and nightmares in the netherworld give birth to tangible monsters that can cause a lot of trouble, so there's some strong magic in place to suppress that kind of thing. It hasn't totally worked, which is why there are some Nightmares roaming about in the Netherworld regardless. You may even fight a few.

Because demons don't dream, the moves Dream Eater and Darcelle's Darkrai ability and SyncTech (I'll detail that later) will be ineffective. But you can still sleep your foes.

And yes, Melanie is in love. With who should be obvious. It started out as admiration, but Melanie just won't accept anyone else so it's gotta be love, right? Still, Irene is decidedly straight so...well, we'll see how it all unfolds.

I guess I'll use the next post tonight to start this whole "Renny and Lola live together" subplot. Guest starring Harliette as the one who gives Lola the good idea and Milsha as the "sure, ah gotta spare bedr'm," gal.

[Menarker]

Sent you a PM AB

>_> And I get the feeling that being put to sleep in the Netherworld or staying overnight in the Netherworld is a bad situation for when we go there in a future mission...
It's neat to know though!

[Dracorion]

So AB, what's your say on Enmakki doing the dreamrape thing on two more NPCs? "Yes", "No", "Shut Up"?

I'm certain now that one of them is going to be Irene.

Sorry Melanie, but I don't think she's into being dominated anyway. And I doubt she's a masochist.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Guest starring Harliette as the one who gives Lola the good idea and Milsha as the "sure, ah gotta spare bedr'm," gal.

Milsha is third wheeling like a pro.

[Menarker]

That's pretty much what's she's there for.

[Astral Harmony]

But she's so goshdarned sweet and innocent that she doesn't know what that means. Awww...

Sure, Pierce, Enmekki away. I'll see if I regret it later.

EDIT: Post is small. I'm gonna need to get Pierce and Irene out of the hospital before I start with the other events, which should get started in the next post.

[Menarker]

I'll do my post, which should be quite bigger tomorrow in the morning/afternoon.

[Dracorion]

Figured I'd tell you that Pierce is going to be asking Irene for Slayer training soon. She and Impact are the only proper Slayers on the team, and, well, Impact is Impact.

He's also going to ask to train with Chizuru, to spend more time with her.

[Menarker]

Writing my post.

Kinda figured that Shannon might notice about Renny's Pokebrid change, at least in passing. It seems like something that would be fairly remarkable. *Shrug*

[Dracorion]

Well, she's had a shitty day.

Also, AB probably forgot.

[DanteFalcon]

I'm alive and reading things. Major life event happened. Namely best friend getting dumped from a 4 year long relationship. Condolencing is necessary.

Also if someone wants a way to IM me this is acceptable. I'm also in a Steam Group with Drac though he hasn't noticed.

Getting food, then reading up on what you crazy kids have been doing.

[Menarker]

*Pat Bard on the back*

"The Dantesignal totally worked!"

Good to see you are doing well Dante.

[Bard The 5th LW]

w00t

might post later when stuff happens, maybe introduce new friend jeremy. Comp is being freaky once more though fml im once again on my bro's laptop, so a post will probably come by one he's asleep or busy with something else

[Astral Harmony]

I can't observe everything, y'know. Besides, becoming a Pokebrid is usually as much a fashion statement these days as it is a boost to your tactics.

[Menarker]

Ok, I made the post, but it's a huge one and I wanted to make sure it was ok, so I PMed it to AB. If he's fine with it, he can include it as part of his post for the evening.

[Dracorion]

Come on man, how big could it be?

[Menarker]

You'll see. My biggest record was on another forum about 10 years ago for a 25 page long post. (Although I was the GM that time. It was pretty successful. :3)

[Dracorion]

Yeah, but, I mean, there's not a lot of content in AB's post for you to go on.

How could it possibly be that big?

[Menarker]

You're mistaken in believing I only have content from AB's post. =P

Anyhow, you'll find out in a few hours, no worries.

[Dracorion]

Jesus Christ.

[Bard The 5th LW]

You'll see. My biggest record was on another forum about 10 years ago for a 25 page long post. (Although I was the GM that time. It was pretty successful. :3)

Sounds more like a short story to me

[Menarker]

Nah, it was an actual roleplay session with several players and all that.

As for short stories, that would probably be the 50 page story I made in 3 posts in another forum after that. :3