Pokemon Umbral Discussion 21: We'll Get To Mission 3 Eventually...

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I resent the overall "kindness/softheartedness = gayness" theme that Pierce is constantly belaboring. Do the rest of you think that it's pathetically tiresome when someone overuses a joke to the point of boredom and tears? =P *The fact that the same thing also means weakness in Impact's viewpoint doesn't make things much better either...*

The ability for Enforcers to switch out with the PCs to grant them a period of rest and charge up Rage is not in the database. Is this absence accidental or did you decide to remove it?

- A move that is designated to affect all targets like Gravity, Heal Bell, and Signature Techniques that target all will only strike the designated target and the two targets on either side of it.

Does this cause my "Effect All" ability "Propsperous Gifts" to effect only 3 people? (Kinda built the move intending it helped everyone in a manner that Sexy Party did before that got changed too.)
Interesting to note that Chizuru has THE EXACT SAME ability under the different name "Share Item" except that it's free for her (unless my version actually does cure the ENTIRE party as compared to her 3). I think it would be a bit demeaning/unfair that a move that I invented is not only copied but made free for the copy. (even if that copy is Chizuru)

In your maximized DSS setup, there are a total of ten slots. Each character will have an Enforcer who will guard their backs when the formation is complete (all PCs are in one battlegroup). This has no actual effect on the battle itself. When the formation is split up, Enforcers will enter the divided battlegroups and fight directly.

The other five slots are reserved for the other Specialties. You will have one Sniper, one Engineer, one Medic, and one Destroyer. You can see details for all of these Specialties in the section entitled Specialties.

So to clarify, unless a situation changes drastically and we're forced to split up, Impact, Pierce, Renny, Matthias, Charlotte will all be in the same group and there will be 5 others at most?

Also, if we don't have a Destroyer ready to recruit to our party, can we substitute for another person?

* Aster Lloyd (Pokebrid/Enforcer) [ASLL*]
- Callsign: Principality
- Pokebrid Forms & Synchronization Techniques:
2. Lucario (Zen Aura) ~ 3 Turns, Self Invincible, 100% Critical, 100% Hit. Aster uses the ability to see Aura and becomes the perfect fighter for three turns.

Is there anything special about Aura that we should know about like their overall effects, where/when they occur and such? (or should I check out Bulbapedia's section on it, since Ash was capable of using it too...) Or is that Aura thing just for description and flavor text?

In a similiar line of questioning, you mentioned that IC Aster has the ability to detect danger and that sort of thing. Is there no mechanic involving that, or is he for all purpose a normal NPC regarding danger (or even a "Captain Obvious" who reports danger once it already boldly announced itself to our team.)

Can there be multiple Evoliths on the field on our side at a time? Like say if any Engineer who can make Evoliths such as Moon manages to get enough rage to create a 2nd one while the first one is still active, is that possible?

Originally Posted by Geminex

And hey, Rayleen wouldn't be playing the card for Impact. He'd be given rank for the good of all of Homnyr. It wouldn't be "I wanna be a general". It'd be

"Rayleen, there's two choices here. You can put me in charge, or someone less competent. Put me in charge, I can win this. I know what to do, I can arrange things. Organize them. You trust Renny. I know you do. And I'm not as nice, or as kind, as him, I know that too. Trust me, this once. I'll pull this through."

Rayleen might take offense by the fact that by saying this, you declared (or imply) Renny as less competent especially right before saying that he know she trusts him. Hardly a good way to get in her good grace. =P
For all you know, she'll do what I do and state that being nice or kind does not mean he lacks competence of any kind, or something of that nature (why else you would bring it up?). Impact might truly believe that philosophy is a mistake, but what does that matter if he's not the one in position to pull the strings but rather her?

EDIT: Dormond's 3rd pokeshift is Houndoom? I thought you said it was going to be a Tentacruel? ^.~

Details on level by level progression of the character's upgrades and benefits including the vaguely hinted Half-Demon would be nice when you get the time to add that in.

- Poison, Freeze, and Confusion all generate Rage Points for the user when the effect deals damage to the target.

How/when does Freeze status itself does damage?