Pokemon Umbral Theatre 18: I am Dracorion Almighty!

[Geminex]

Hmmm... point. And honestly, now that I think about it, our battles are 5-6 rounds as most. 3 rounds doesn't really cut it.

How does...

Dark ambition:
Cost: 60 rage
Effect: Does nothing this round. Over the next 2 rounds, Impact gains +2, then +3 to all stats. Use counts as a standard. Neither the boosting effect nor the stats gains themselves can be dispelled by haze.

strike you? Quicker, bit weaker. And standard action.

[Dracorion]

Bit iffy. I want to see what Menarker says.

[Menarker]

Actually, Haze isn't supposed to work against the boosting effect. Yes, it'll set your stats to neutral, but it can't stop you from gaining them. Haze is almost non-existant so far, as opposed to other foes potentially using stat downs which overwrite it (and is exceedingly more common). So in that regards, it's gaining an immunity to something that is not very common (yet. B/W will make it more common) while still be open to something that is.

Watch out for dark type pokemons with the move "Punishment". They will make you squeal like a bitch.

I'd personally suggest something that has a bit more of a lesser total payout, but cheaper and faster. OR RATHER, something you can inflate.

Like this proposal of mine.

Every round until you get knocked out or switched out, you get the following every round starting the round you paid for it. (Each set of +2 stat bonus that you get on the same round have to be on a different stat ) Use as an instant action.

45 = 2 sets of +2 stat boost
60 = 3 sets of +2 stat boost (Roughly equal to a little more than +1 to all stats)
75 = 4 sets of +2 stat boost
90 = 5 sets of +2 stat boost (+2 to all stats)

In addition, immunity to stat "reset" but not stats reduction. (Although you can use your stat gains to neutralize your stat loss)


This way, you get immediate payoff and the stats you prioritize to boost most will be stronger faster. You need more power to sweep your foes? Focus on speed and attack. You're facing a huge army with massive attacks? Boost up your defenses and stall for the turns you get your attack bonuses. Your options are pretty open. And if you just want to max out one or two stats, then the lower costs are a good deal on rage if you can last 3 turns to do so.
But unless you paid the 90 rage, you will take longer to max all your stats so you aren't boosted to "god almighty" in a "mere" 3 turns.


What do you think?

[Geminex]

That's... not that bad, actually. Nice and modular, certainly. And useful both short and long term.

Drac, what do you think?

And before you mention it, I'm writing the post.

[Menarker]

Rest assured, I'll also write my post afterwards too.

[Dracorion]

BLARGLE TOO MANY NUMBERS I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HERP DERP

Particularly,

Every round until you get knocked out or switched out, you get the following every round starting the round you paid for it. (Each set of +2 stat bonus that you get on the same round have to be on a different stat ) Use as an instant action.

What the hell does it say here?

I am in no condition right now to try and wrap my head around this shit. Packing is serious business!

[Geminex]

In that case, remind me to make fun of your english more.

You're grasping at straws Gem.

Or am I?

What he's saying is: I pay a base 45 rage to active the technique, and give my self +2 to 2 stats per turn. While the technique's active, I can pay a further 15 rage whenever I want to get +2 to another stat per turn, up to 90 rage for +2 to 5 stats.
I start getting the bonus the turn I pay the price, so if I pay 45 rage, I immediately get +2 to 2, if I pay another 15 next round, I get +2 to another one.

Capisce?

[Menarker]

Actually, my original intent was that you pay it all in one shot on the first turn. The sets of 15 rage was just my guiding point to make it easier to grasp where the numbers were coming from.

Not that I mind your idea.

Trying to avoid cumbersome paper-work involved. :3

The only variables are:
1: How much rage you pay the turn you activated it. (This determines how much bonus you get that turn and every turn thereafter)
2: Where you put your stats.

Thus to clarify:
If you paid 60 rage, then you choose 3 stats. Those three stats get +2 that round and every round. (3 sets of +2 bonuses)

If you paid 90 rage, all your stats get +2 that round and every round.

[Dracorion]

Yeah.

Sure, whatever. Go nuts.

But make sure to put it like that in your profile.

And put your equipment in your profile. Hell, put everything worthy of note in your profile so we don't have to keep digging through threads every time we wanna know what you've got on you.

Bard! Be more alive!

EDIT: Actually, Menarker raises a fair point. I would propose that if you use Dark Ambition, okay, you pay whatever you 45 Rage or 60 or whatever you like. But if you skip a turn, Dark Ambition ends and if you want another stat boost you gotta pay 45 all over again.

[Menarker]

I already put Gem's equipment on the piratepad.