Pokemon Umbral Theatre 30: Go Get Some Snacks...

[Dracorion]

Actually, I was hoping it'd be later on in the RP.

I mean, by that point Pierce would have, what, Half-Demon level 1? Aura Blade, whooptie-do.

Whereas later our characters can bring more badass skills into the mix.

[Menarker]

I also support the vote for later!
Renny will probably have a level of Slayer by then and his actual combat style (ICT) will come to play as opposed to being a mix'n'match of pokebrid/trainer skills.

For all of us, it'll make things more interesting. ^^

Let's see... We're all level 6 entering this mission.

Finishing the beach mission will put us at level 7.
Impact's mission will put us at level 8 assuming I haven't made a mistake. We'll all have gained another Signature Tech by then too.
Another mission will put at at level 9 and a new Union Tech (New Name for Love Tech apparently.)

[Dracorion]

Plus, then we'd have a reasonable chance of beating badasses like Irene, Sakuya, Rayne, Kyrie and Shizuka.

But not Dinner. Never Dinner.

Which sucks.

[Bard The 5th LW]

What are voting for being later? Impacts sidequest or Sparta Arena?

[Dracorion]

Yes.

Because fuck Impact.

[Menarker]

Sparta Arena technically.

Although judging from Drac's comment, he'd rather have them both later. :3

Likely not going to happen though, given how AB wants us to get to Hungry World pretty soon after the beach mission to introduce the demon upgrades in the first place.

I can only imagine how Pierce will react when he finally is able to view people's aura. He'll probably be especially curious as to why the other PCs like Renny, Charlotte and Matthias aren't registering.

So... Dante, how is Matthias getting upgraded? I don't recall or see anything showing what upgrades you plan to get. ^^ I mean, from the look of it, you might even hit Deva level! *Woot!*

[Dracorion]

... Why wouldn't Renny, Matthias and Charlotte register?

[Menarker]

It's in the rules for aura reading. It just won't work on PCs.

Here are the rules as copy and pasted.

Aura Reading:

Aura Reader works pretty simple. Look at someone. If that target has an aura, you can find out their opinion of your character. PCs will have auras, but will be “unreadable” due to some sort of unknown characteristic.
- You can kind of tell what something really is by whether it has an aura or not. For example, Wilhelmina is an android. She doesn't have an aura, but if you didn't know this, you would kinda be able to figure it out by seeing that she has no aura.
- Demons, Demon Halfs, and Feral Demons (demonic monsters or "Fiends") can all conceal their auras, though Fiends usually don't bother hiding theirs because when you see them, they almost always have only one thing on their minds: the next meal.
I thought I made it simple enough. All you need to do to see an aura is look at that person. Even if they don't know you're there, they'll still exhibit an aura representing their opinion towards the viewer.

Here's the general rundown:
- Dark blue means that the person has no opinion of you. That person may have seen you, but doesn't know your name or anything else about you.
- Light blue shows familiarity, but still nothing in the way of an opinion. They just...know you. Maybe if you spent some time together?
- Dark green reflects favorable standing. That person considers you a friend and may be willing to lend you a few bucks or buy you a drink.
- With lighter greens, the friendship is stronger. That person is obviously going to buy you a birthday present, and they might even take a bullet for your great friendship. This is usually one of the steps towards love.
- Pink is unique...hey, that kinda rhymes. Anyways, light pink is love. Now you can see if that person really means it when they say the big L word.
- Dark pink is lust. Forget the romance. Don't bother with fancy french dining. Who needs scented candles and dim lights? Just ditch the clothes and jump her bones. Usually, feelings of love and lust are given off at the same time, but not always.
- Bright orange is admiration. That person really looks up to you. Hell, they idolize you. If the person is the opposite gender (or gay) and you're around the same age, you may see pink interlaced with the orange. That's usually a match made in heaven.
- Bright yellow reflects nervousness and fear. The person isn't entirely sure how to approach you if they need to speak to you. You've gotta break the ice. Girls like Calisto and Mirror will sport this aura for many characters.
- Dark yellow reflects suspicion. Impact is likely going to see a lot of dark yellow auras from various NPCs.
- Bright red is anger. That person just doesn't like you, and it may not even be your fault. Be careful how you approach them because...
- Dark red is open hostility. Get ready for some fisticuffs. Most of your enemies will display this aura coloration. But it's not always personal. Some of them wanna kill you because that's their job. Your demise is what they get paid to bring about.
- Dark orange is mind control. That person's mind is subdued by overwhelming psionics and his or her will has been bent to the will of the one who did it.
- Brown auras is more or less sheer insanity. Usually mixed with dark red (open hostility). Their minds are gone to places where nobody can recover them and it's just in everyone's best interest that you put 'em down.

So basically, while the characters have auras, there will be some sort of interference when trying to get any useful info out of it...

[Bard The 5th LW]

I vote for them being later as well!

And whats this about us not registering? I'd have no problem registering Charlotte's feelings towards anyone.

Also, AB gave me some suggestions about possible abilities Charlotte could gain from Phantomere. What do you guys think?

- Claws of Phantomere ~ 25% chance of Pokemon causing Flinch when dealing/receiving damage when Charlotte's Rage >= 70 RP.
- Deadly Harvest ~ 25% chance of Pokemon causing Death when attacking when Charlotte's Rage >= 70 RP.
- Possession Link ~ When Charlotte's Rage >= 70, choose a target. 50% chance of Domination, 50% chance of maintaining Domination on subsequent turns as long as Charlotte's Rage >= 70. If Charlotte chooses a different target, the original target is no longer dominated.

I'm thinking of going with Possession Link because I like the odds of it success, but I want to see what you guys think.

[Dracorion]

All of the above.