Pokemon Umbral Discussion 20: Now With New Discussion Thread Smell!

[Astral Harmony]

Ah. Well, then I guess you all hold joint leadership.

Oh, and Geminex asked about something else I forgot to put in.

The Sniper specialty won't be in the actual formation. Their job is to follow you from a high vantage point and take out designated targets. Their attacks will deal damage with very high critical hit modifiers that will also tear apart the Morale Integrity Value. They're also your only means of dealing with enemy Snipers directly.

Certain factors will affect Snipers. Snipers lose the ability to attack when a Sandstorm and/or Hailstorm are in effect until the Engineer places a targeting beacon on the designated target. Otherwise, they won't fire for risk of hitting an ally.

And no, Charlotte, you can't order the Engineer to put a targeting beacon on Pierce.

...And I won't give you the Sniper speciality, either.

...And I won't let you bribe the Sniper.

Damn, I'm going to be at this all day because I know Charlotte's going to find a loophole.

[Menarker]

@AB: Actually, when people hear the word nimrod, they may think of a fool or lunkhead, but the word actually comes from a powerful figure in The Bible and Mesopotamian mythology. Nimrod was such a great hunter that his name became synonymous with hunters (The RAF even named a reconnaisance plane after him). However, when a popular Looney Tunes short featured Bugs Bunny calling Elmer Fudd a "poor little Nimrod," kids assumed that the word was an insult, and the interpretation stuck.

Anyhow, thinking of custom items too.

I chose May by the way. ^^


AB, I got two ideas of Co-op Technique involving Renny. According to AB, the technique can be used even if that pokemon isn't actually summoned on the field since it's the Trainer that's originating its power with the help of the pokemon's presence. It's still tentative though. I got to consider new custom items as well for leader pokemons and all that.

Serene Blessing:
Description: Renny and Togekiss are so synced in their harmonic and peaceful relationship, their powerful example create a radius of happiness and good fortune. Such luck is so powerful it can cause attacks targetting them to miss or be utterly ineffective. Those who becalm themselves and thus spread the peace and harmony expand the aura and its protective power.
Effect: Renny/Togekiss is under the influence of an unbreakable Protect while able to perform their normal action. Allies of Renny in the same battle can expend similar amounts of rage to apply Protect to themselves and their charges or to someone else they desire to protect while still able to perform their move for the turn. Thus someone can pay double price if they want to protect themselves and someone else who is low on rage.

Useful for granting a turn of buff, healing, or alpha striking without getting hurt at all, at the cost of some rage (although that can be mitigated somewhat by the fact that you still get your action for the turn to generate it, but if you spend rage for the protection, you might not have enough to use some other abilities that use it.)

Alternatively... (Or maybe I can use this following one for Lola-SyncTech... It works well enough, especially with items.)

Plenty and Prosperity
Description: Renny and Togekiss/Lola well-wishes for their allies comes in the form of gifts. Even a single gift can sustain the well-being of several friends! If used with an offensive item, foes will do well to fear their gift of supportive firepower.
Effect: This counts as an item use action. Choose a single item. Its effect is applied to as many allies or foes on the field as desired, keeping its full effect for each and every one. Thus one Full Restore will heal the entire party entirely. Supreme Upgrade will give EVERYONE 3 stages boost to all stats (Those with Simple ability like Mollesk get 6 to all stats!). Suppressive Haze will knock off 25 rage from all foes. Since it requires said targets to be on the field, pokemons that are recalled don't get the effect. Effect may be drastically reduced for revival items.

EDIT: Do custom items have to be specific for particular leader pokemon like how Pierce has it or can I make custom items that I can move around from pokemon to pokemon so long as they are leader class?

I'm trying to think awful hard because this rage system and the unrevealed database is probably going to change the effectiveness of Pokemon Breeder class.

Maybe describe in more details about the Pokemon Alphas which the Dark and Light used which you compared to the Pokemon Breeder?

[Dracorion]

Hmm... Menarker's post said that back at the party Rayleen went back to Renny's room after her watch. She would've had to pass through the main room to get to Renny's room, yes? Does that mean she saw Pierce and Shizuka?

Because I don't think I'd mind if there were spectators.

Anyway, I don't think custom items have to be specific to pokemon, I just like mine that way. Since my leaders won't change anyway (except maybe I'll switch from Aria to Blaziken, sometime maybe, in which case I already have a custom item in mind for Blaziken).

[Astral Harmony]

Serene Blessing will cost 70/100 RPs. To spread the effect, other characters need 35 RPs for themselves and others, each.

Plenty and Prosperity will cost 50/100 RPs from Renny and Lola both.

You can make those custom items however you like.

Pokemon Alphas are just beefed up Pokemon. In a way, they are actually even stronger than a Pokemon that's been twinked to be as strong as it possibly can. Their attacks are more damaging, their defenses are greater, they even have Abilities and moves they couldn't have any other way. Pokemon Alphas will be much more fearsome in future encounters. Especially when they're legendaries.

If you wanted Rayleen to have seen you, then she did, Pierce. She didn't pay it any mind, though, and she's not about to offer constructive criticism.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Armored Bishoujo

If you wanted Rayleen to have seen you, then she did, Pierce. She didn't pay it any mind, though, and she's not about to offer constructive criticism.

What, really? Not even a thumbs up and a little "gee, dude, awesome job boning THE LEADER OF THE FREAKIN' KIMONOS"?

Bastard.

[Geminex]

And I thought Geminex sent me a PM saying everyone agreed that he was the leader?

Eh. I have Charlotte's support now, and Renny and Pierce will gradually come around. Hell, Renny didn't actually give me a time limit, so I could, in theory, claim it right now. That'd give me 3/5. I won't, mind you, but I could. So be nice.

And as for "Enmakki wants world domination".
Fair enough. So you have justification.
But see, it doesn't come down to Impact vs. Enmakki.
It's Drac vs. Gem.
You really think you could be successful?

And hell, sure, James Bond villains tend to lose. But that just means that my own plans for world domination are going to be unsuccessful. Impact? Impact's going to blow you all away.
But anyway, enough with the insulting.

Signature techniques...

I really don't know whom to get a co-op with. I take it that Dinner's unavailable... So what to do? Kirie? Do I wait to see what the new recruits're like? Gimme some advice, people!
And I'm still working on my own technique as well. I can't give him mind-control yet, or I'd do that. So... assasination? Shock and awe? Lemme think...

And are Slayers gonna get items comparable to what trainers are getting right now?

And yeah, May as well.

[Dracorion]

There is never enough insulting going on.

You could always get one with Rayleen. Or yeah, Kirie, although I can't see Impact and her having too much in common.

Assassination is probably your best bet at a Signature Technique.

And hey, lay off the customs. You get badass accessories. And you get to carry six items.

[Menarker]

Originally Posted by Geminex

Eh. I have Charlotte's support now, and Renny and Pierce will gradually come around. Hell, Renny didn't actually give me a time limit, so I could, in theory, claim it right now. That'd give me 3/5. I won't, mind you, but I could. So be nice.

That's because Renny is mostly supportive to just about anyone so long as he/she has good ideas and doesn't betray his trust or say something which could imply that as a chance. Impact could feasibly request temporary leadership for a mission, giving a plan and how he might go about it, and if it sounds good, Renny might pass on some authority. Repeat until Renny is either no longer considered a leader or until Impact screw up or until he reveals his true nature.

And are Slayers gonna get items comparable to what trainers are getting right now?

I'd say no on custom items for same reasons. You don't even get to use hold items, and technically the trainers don't get them either. They are pokemon unique. Hence why you got accessories. At best, you could request a custom accessory in a future update or so from AB.

And yeah, May as well.

Amen to that, my brother!

[Dracorion]

You two are silly.

Why be content with one when you can pick both?

[Geminex]

Well, Renny neeeds to support Impact for our deal to have its terms fullfilled. There's no strings attached, there, there was no condition "Renny will support Impact only if Impact is extra special nice to him".


Though, of course, perhaps you're just suggesting a good way for Impact to justify getting Renny's support IC. In which case, I might try to follow up on that super-special-nice thing.