Pokemon Umbral Theatre 1: Where All the Lurkers...Ah...Lurk

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To celebrate the change in titles for the discussion thread, I'll start doing two pictures. If I can. To begin with, something funny...



And then Dracorian's awesome dream given form...



Right, then. Now that that's over, I'll start addressing all the class suggestions...at least the ones I noticed. Sorry if I missed one or six.

Originally Posted by MenaRenny (I'm combining names! Ishn't dat veird?!)

1) Change Paradigm Shift so it costs 20 rage each use and you start with three uses, instead of you having to pay the 60 rage up front when you just want to use one turn's worth to cast a technique. That'll make the rage cost to you more mangagable (Thus the Deva 4 upgrade of making Paradigm shift last 5 turns instead gives you 2 extra uses.) Also allow rage gain to be possible when attacking or being attacked. (Level 1)
2) Increased Item storage so you can carry more Rage rockets or healing items. (Level 2-3 upgrade?)
3) Pokebrids can equip pokemon items much like real pokemons can. Let's allow a custom item for you at level 4 (now) or 5 if you intend to go Pokebrid next level too. You can probably come up with an item that gives you rage or helps protect you or alter your moves to something damn useful.
4) Change Sync Techs so you don't NEED to be in Paradigm shift to use it, but that it gains an immense boost of some sort if you are in them, like an additional valuable effect or just plain more power. I'd be iffy about lowering costs because I still think spamming techniques should really should only be done in more ideal situations. With the above changes, you could enter Paradigm Shift and cast two Sync Tech if you had the maximum of 100 rage.
5) Maybe an extra action specifically for status moves like buffing or status ailments or something like that at higher levels. (Kinda like a Double Attack, but not quite) Of course, I'd suggest that Protect/Detect be left out of the picture. Otherwise, you could feasibly cast Protect every turn or two while still being able to attack.

Proposal One: So, each turn in a Paradigm Shift costs 20 Rage and the Pokebrid/Deva pays for all turns up front? Well, if I'm interpreting that correctly, I think it's a good idea and I would like to approve this.

Proposal Two: No problem with this one, with one little issue. I...kinda don't know who can carry how many items aside from the Medic. Little help?

Proposal Three: Pokebrid Accessories? Lovely idea. I am behind this. Let's have it available at Pokebrid level 3. Y'know, to offset the fact that I removed Paradigm Shift from there to put it at level 1.

Proposal Four: I think this is a pretty good idea, but I'd like to shift Rage around and give each SyncTech its own Rage cost, based on usefulness. I'll do this for all the NPC Pokebrids and, if Dante doesn't want to mess with it, I could do it for his character as well.

Proposal Five: This is also a good idea. Maybe at Pokebrid level 5? Then, Matthias could do something like use Toxic as a free action and the other has to be an attack.

Next up is Dracorian...damn, no new adult games at funny-base.

Originally Posted by Piercorian

So maybe we can do something like, I dunno, reduce the Rage cost for Sweep and Focus in one of the Overblade upgrades?

What I would rather propose is that the Double Attack only produces the Rage of one attack and then do away with Focus and Sweep completely. I highly doubt a level 3 Overblade with Double Attack would even bother with Focus and Sweep anymore.

Just like in other RPGs, when a character gains a new skill which is pretty much an upgrade to a previous skill, they tend to ignore the previous skill, even given things like the skill costing less SP or whatever.

But we provide added effects to Focus and Sweep, like higher status affliction chances and whatnot, we could keep them attractive enough for an Overblade to consider using them despite how much better Double Attack is.

Originally Posted by A Pimp Named Pierceback (you say the whole thang!)

Pokemon Breeder (Level 1)

- Base Rage generated goes from 5 to 7.
- Can create a new custom hold item.
- Breeders can choose a second ability or a second slot for a hold item for one of their leader pokemon.

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Pokemon Breeder (Level 3)

- Can create a new custom hold item.
- Breeders can choose a second ability or a second slot for a hold item for their second leader pokemon.

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Pokemon Breeder (Level 5)

- Base Rage generated goes from 7 to 10.
- 2nd custom move availability.

I don't want to allow a Pokemon, even a Leader Pokemon, to hold two items at the same time. I am, however, totally behind a Pokemon having two Abilities in effect at the same time. Would that be okay?

Originally Posted by With All His Love, Pierce

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~ Dracorian proposed this about Pokebrids:

Pokebrid (Level 1)

- Can use any and all moves of the chosen Pokemon form.
- Can use Paradigm Shift (transform into that Pokemon). Costs 20 RP and lasts until the end of the turn it is used. Can only be used three times per battle. Type weaknesses no longer apply while Paradigm Shifted and Pokemon statistics are added to inherent statistics for a stat boost during those turns.

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Pokebrid (Level 5)

- Pokeform types have status and statistic defenses depending on the type they are. A Poison type Pokemon is immune to Poison and Bad Poison status effects, for example. The best way to know what does what is to look at the special defenses of Slayer armor.
- 1st custom hold item availability.

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Deva (Level 1)

- Base Rage generated is increased by 1.5 times.
- 2nd custom hold item availability.

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Deva (Level 4)

- Paradigm Shift can now be used five times.
- Devas become immune to the types of moves that their current form is.

If we want to do 20 Rage per turn in Paradigm Shift all paid out on the first turn of the Paradigm Shift, then we don't need "Paradigm Shift can now be used five times" for Deva level 4. We can come up with something else...like letting the Deva add a custom Ability to one of his Pokebrid forms. And we can do that again in...oh, Pokebrid level 5?

Originally Posted by I Think Dracorian Is an Attention Whore

Pokemon Tuner (Level 1)

- Base Rage generated goes from 5 to 7.
- Tuners can choose a second ability or a second slot for a hold item for one of their leader pokemon.

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Pokemon Tuner (Level 3)

- Can create a new custom hold item.
- Snagballs can now inflict Instant Death now.
- Tuners can choose a second ability or a second slot for a hold item for their second leader pokemon.

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Pokemon Tuner (Level 5)

- Base Rage generated goes from 7 to 10.
- Snagballs can now inflict Apathy and Exhaustion.
- Tuners can choose a second ability or a second slot for a hold item for one of their pokemon.

Same for Tuners. I don't want to allow Pokemon to hold two items at once, but would allow for multiple Abilities on the same Leader Pokemon.

Anyways, I hope I've addressed everything. If I missed something, please repost it. I want to take care of addressing it tonight.