: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHASXCJpECg : Welcome, to the world of Pokemon. More specifically, the Oahana Region's very own Pokemon Trainer School in beautiful Boyce City. After long years of training and study for most, it's time for Final Exams. You four, amongst many other students, are gathered outside, around the school's outdoor battlefields. There are several instructors who are standing next : wait, we are doing it here?] : oy let the man intro] : sorry, sorry] : to the headmaster of the school, Headmaster Cid. He looks at all of you with a large smile and says "Good morning, everyone! I hope you all are prepared! As you all know, the exam will be split into two parts, taking place over the course of the next few days. You've all been informed that the first part will be a typical battle against an instructor. Just : which instructor will be kept hidden from you all until your name is called up, so please be patient until then. You may discuss, prepare, or do whatever you want until your name is called; just don't leave the battlefield area until after your exam." he says with a light chuckle. He looks at the other instructors before saying "I've never been one for long : speeches, so please, whenever you're ready." The instructors move into position to one of 10 battlefields, and start calling out names. You four have a bit of time before your names are called, so you're free to get comfortable. : [Alright guys, get into character, you guys are all buddies. Get those pre-battle rustles outta your jimmies and all that. : ] JonesyBlank is sitting on the ground, humming to himself, and smiling the day away : Maxim is munching on home-made candy, and trying to keep his Numel, Arthur, away from them. "No, bad boy, you'll get some treats later." he says in a firm tone, patting Arthur's head when he looks down. "Alright, alright, jeez. Look, we just need to blaze through the battle and the rest will come easy, okay?" KyleRaider is fiddling with a pokeball in his hand. He spots some of his buddies but he's been one to keep up the appearence of being cool so he keeps back by a tree and wait for someone to approach him. JonesyBlank spots KyleRaider, gets up, stretches, and walks over, waving him down : Hey Kyle, how ya doing? Eddie is sitting reviewing the battle plans with Corphish KyleRaider quickly puts his pokeball away and goes back to acting distant : "Fine, just wanna get these exams over with already." MaximB sighs, patting Arthur on the head and leading him down to the others. : What are you guys doing? Aren : Aren't you worried? KyleRaider raises his hand to wave at the approaching MaximB : "Man, you're always worried Eddie. Just think about it, we're finally going to be out of school!" KyleRaider seems pumped up for graduating : You call it worrying I call it being prepared : Do you guys even have plans for this fight? : "Sure. We fight, we win. Easy, no?" : Well, I think Oscar and I can handle the instructors just fine KyleRaider looks grimly to his side : I mean, they wouldn't bring their A-Game right off the bat, would they? : "I mean, it's not like they're going to make it /hard/. It's easy enough to pass if you followed instructions." : "Y-Yeah, it's going to be a piece of cake." : That's what everyone says then you are stuck working in a Pokemart for the next 20 years : "Hey, I hear Pokemarts pay pretty well." : A few fights have already finished, and you notice that, judging from the names called, they're going alphabetically down a list. : "Well, duh. It's pretty much the /only/ store for Pokemon supplies." : Eh, no matter what, we'll finally be free to do as we please : "Oh. I bet there's some other places." : Nowhere respectable : "Nope, not in most other areas. It's all PokeMart all the time." : "Huh." : "Say, if they're going by the alphabet... you're up soon, aren't you Jonesy?" : "Ehehe, you're screwed dude." KyleRaider snickers for Jonesy's misfortune : As if on que, an instructor calls out "Jonesy Blank!" from a microphone. : Oh, well : Wish me luck! KyleRaider ends up almost laughing when his name is called : Please dont fail horribly : "...oh man, I'm up pretty soon too!" JonesyBlank ruffles in his pants, and pulls out his PokeBall, before letting out Oscar, the Trubbish : Seeya guys on the other side! : "Ahaha! I'm probably going last right?" : Oscar looks up at you, beaming with confidence. It seems your confidence has rubbed off on him! JonesyBlank picks up Oscar, and pops him on his shoulder, before running off to the Stadium KyleRaider watches JonesyBlank leave, very glad he's not him. : You quickly arive at the battlefield, and across from you stands an instructor "Good morning, child. I am Instructor Michael, and I will be your opponent today." he says, introducing himself to you. : [By the way guys, it's an outdoor area with stands, where most of you not participating are seated. So you guys are being watched by everyone else.] : [so we can talk during this?] : [Yep.] : [You guys are spectating eachother's matches.] : Why, hey there, Mister Micheal, it is nice to meet you KyleRaider turns to Eddie : "Pleeaassee tell me your last doesn't start with a Z." : [I actually have Lord's character name as Andy Greyditch] : [so I'm assuming the new name's Eddie Greyditch.] : yes it is] : [So you'll be third] : It starts with a G, worry about your match not mine : "I am. I'm hoping I'll end up with one of your guys and I'll totally kick their ass since they'd be tired from battling." : Michael nods his head, and releases his Pokemon from it's Pokeball, a small, bearlike Pokemon "This is my partner, Teddiursa." JonesyBlank sets Oscar down, and pats him on the head : Well, this here is my friend, Oscar : He smiles and nods again "So, are you prepared?" : Ready as i'll ever be : "Then let's begin!" he says. Hab, you're faster, so you're first on the initiative chain. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJbkahropQQ : What's your first move, Jonesy? : gib sec[ : [yepyep] : Oscar, use Poison spike! : Oscar looks up at you, and then spits Toxic Spikes a little randomly around the field. : Good job, buddy! : He seems to focus more on near Teddiursa is. : [I kinda hadn't realized, but Hazard moves almost rely on a map or grid] : [since you get to pick where the spikes go.] : So you can strategize the spikes' locations to landmarks and stuff.] : thats why I asked about roll20] : Well, i guess make it a perimeter around himself : ] : [Well it's too late now, he's already spat out a layer. If you don't specify, since in battle I control how the pokemon specifically act, I'll just make an assumption. : ] : mkay] : Michael looks at you appraisingly "Interesting opening tactic. Teddiursa, move in around the spikes and get a better position!" The teddiursa moves out from the area of spikes, and towards the left side of the field, but getting closer to you. It's your turn again. : Oscar, Poison gas to your left! : [BTW, Oscar doesn't move automatically. : Hmm?] : [Movement is a Shift Action, which you have one of, and you have a Standard Action, which you also have one of, per turn. : [So you have to specify to move] : [So you have to tell Oscar to move in or else your attack might not be in range, or you just stay in place.] : mkay] : [I'll letcha do that one over] : Oscar, rush in to Teddy, and use some Poison Gas, alright? : Oscar nods, and moves in. He takes a deep breath, and spits out a poisonous gas cloud. Hab, roll your d20. You'll need an 8 or higher to hit. : Rather, 7 or higher. : f-fuck....] : 'cause Teddiursa's speed is 4. : anyway : wait, we using rolz, or what?] : Yeah : 6...] : It's a close call, but the Teddiursa avoids your attack. "Move in and use Scratch!" calls out Michael, as the Teddiursa rears it's paw for a swipe. : [sorry looking up stats and shit] : Teddiursa needs a 3 or higher to hit. : Welp, that's a three. Just making it. : Time for damage. :  12 +2 from STAB, then add 11 from Teddiursa's attack makes 23. : Oscar's got 4 defense. : wait. : f-fuck] : does this mean that Oscar got blown the fuck out?] : [no wait nevermidn : Freaking out over nothing.] : Teddiursa's Scratch deals a staggering 19 damage out of your 44 HP : And it's your turn, Hab. : Use poison gas again, oscar! : do I get any modifiers for my rolls?] : Oscar inhales, shaking off the damage, and goes in. : [Nope. you just need to worry about weather or not your attack hits.] : christ you're doing poorly, Hab. : welll, I rolled 4, so] : Maybe Oscar was more shaken by the attack than you thought, because he misses Teddiursa again. : You can do it, Buddy! : "Jonesy! Start dodging more! Don't just sit there!" : Oh, right! : don't forget to dodge, Oscar! : ack, hold on a sec] : [okay] : Michael instructs Teddiursa to use Leer on Oscar. Teddiursa gives him a scary glare. : Gotta roll a 4 or higher to hit : Christ, all these low rolls. : Rolled a 4 exactly. Oscar feels a little intimidated, breaking eye contact with Teddiursa. : Oscar's defense is down one stage. KyleRaider watches Jonesy continue to be unlucky in battle : "Man, I wonder if anyone's actually failed this part of the exam." : Hrm.... : Oscar, use pound! : rolled 18] : As long as he does well in the second part he should be fine : hopefully he can at least do that : [Well you hit] : 9 damage] :  9, plus you 10 Attack, minus my 7 Def, gives a total of 12 damage. : Teddiursa staggers back a bit from the pound, a neat red mark on his face. KyleRaider leans forward now : "Now things got interesting." : "Go on Jonesy!" : Stay on guard, we can turn this around yet! : The teddiursa pouts, but Michael laughs "There we go, you're getting into the swing of things!" he applauds "Teddiursa, move in and use Scratch again!" Teddiursa waddles up and slashes at Oscar. : OOOH : WE GET OUR FIRST CRIT. : god damn] : so, how much damage?] : Well, let's see. : Crits double the dice and stuff from the Damage Base. : Ah Jeezy!] : So instead of 1D8+6 it's now 2D8+12. : And then you add stats. :  22 before stats. : ohlordy] : hold me, guys] : I may just be the first failure[ : [owow] : So 33-3 from your lowered Defense, gives us a whopping 30 damage. : ... : ] : [Well,fuck] : That's a KO buddy. : Your Teddiursa's actually at -5 HP. : And has an injury. JonesyBlank rushes over, and inspects Oscar : Buddy, you okay?! : No wait, 3 injuries total. :  1 from massive damage, which is whenever an attack hits you for more that 50% of your max HP, and one at when you're at 50%, 0%, -50%, -100%, and so on. : Each injury lowers your max HP by 1/10th. : this is a training match injuries should be discounted] : [True.] : [So we'll keep that info out. However, you would be in pretty big trouble were this an actual thing.] : Regardless, Oscar's down for the count.\ : Michael makes his way over to Oscar, and pulls out a first aid kit. JonesyBlank hugs his trash buddy, and carries him to the stands, sitting down dejected : [hold the phone buddy] : mkay] : He pulls out some items and first aid stuff from the kit, and patches up Oscar, bringing him back up to 5 HP and waking him up. He smiles at you and says "You should probably have him brought to a nurse, there should be one waiting just outside the stands to heal Pokemons." he explains, before getting up, and preforming first aid on his Teddiursa. : [NOW you can go. : ] : [honestly this ended up taking a good long while. Longer than I thought, really. Do you guys wanna stop here, or just keep going with the matches?] JonesyBlank hugs his trash buddy, and carries him to the stands, sitting down dejected : [I'm not as comfortable with the system yet as I thought.] : Could wait til tomorrow hopefully ith grids] : [Hab can't do tomorrow, althought he did get his match done today.] : [dunno] : It's fine, I can sit tending to oscar, just keep logs, and I'll be okaaaaaaay] : Alright, then, everyone else?] : will there be a map tomorrow? : ] : Probably not. : Honestly I'll find a way around it. : argh] : Like, say spikes are on the floor\ : [i can keep going] : Have a standard action being 'go around the spikes' : And you could throw a fucker onto them. : And on top of that, we could have them proc. whenever a Pokemon is sent into battle, like in the games. : Flip? You okay to keep going? : 'cause I'm sure it's like, super late over there. : And we could possibly start earlier tomorrow : And have Hab join in after 8 when he's done work. : 'cause the first 'day' is planned to be the 4 matches, then walking around town to find a subquest. : [Given that it's 2:25AM here] : [Might be better that way] : you don't need a complex map, just a grid with basic colour/transitions for terrain types] : Alright, session adjourned. : I'll ask on /tg/ if they got any theym can share : Alright, alright, if you can gather some maps, I'll use them and figure out Roll20 tomorrow. : once you get used to it roll20 is easy] : I can teach you] : since I did mordheim on it] : [Fair enough.]