DRAGONS

[soulping]

[You find yourselves in a very shiny, very sophisticated-looking room, all glass, porcelain, and silver panelling inlaid with a winding pattern of roses. In the middle is a pedestal, with two items resting atop of it: a red and white ball, and a glass console.

To your left is a wooden closet. Opposite the entrance, and up a short flight of stairs, is a door fashioned delicately carved wood.

You hear Nyssa’s voice:]

Would you like to be the very best, my doves? The best there ever was? I’d like to say that catching them is your real test, but, alas, I’ve taken care of that little detail for you. As for who—or should I say, what?—they are … why, you need only throw the ball to find out!

Your first task will be to meet them, name them, and spend money to equip and augment them for the battles to come. … You may also, if you wish, outfit yourselves for the occasion! Bonus points will be awarded to the two best-dressed teams.

Comments

MEET YOUR MONSTER

[soulping]

[THROW THAT BALL]

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[fuhrinkaed]

[CONSIDER IT THROWN??]

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[wannabeamaster]

[ HI A TINY ORANGE PUPPY THING IS HERE ]

... [ barks at!! ]

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[carptricks]

[. . . !]

Hey! It's one of those-- uh. What'd Sparrow call 'em?

Pokemon!

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[wannabeamaster]

[ it sure is and it's also

staring

at you

IN ALARM ]

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[carptricks]

. . .

[crouches down and holds his hand out, pulling up a smile as he does]

C'mere, fella. I'm not gonna hurt you.

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[fuhrinkaed]

[..cutie!]

[I GUESS I SHOULD PET YOU.]

This is pretty awesome.

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[wannabeamaster]

[ have you ever heard a puppy squeak?

because if not, YOU HAVE NOW ]

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[fuhrinkaed]

[...that's somehow even more cute.]

Hey... are you intelligent? Can you understand what I'm saying?

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[heartablaze]

[SQUEEEEEEEEEEALS PUPPY PUPPY PUPPY

running up and kneeling next to the dog and petting it behind both ears lovingly]

Aaa! What a cutie!

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[wannabeamaster]

[ SQUEAKS AND JUMPS ]

Re: MEET YOUR MONSTER

[heartablaze]

Aah, I didn't hurt you, did I? [Stops the hand petting, watching the dog carefully.] Please don't be afraid. We'll take good care of you.

SHOPPING AND CUSTOMIZATION

[soulping]

Monster’s Name: ???
Base Health Points: 100
(This number represents your monster’s stamina and ability to take hits. Be careful! If it falls to 0, they’ll faint!)
Base Power Points: 50
(This number represents your monster’s ability to take action. Each ability will eat up a certain amount of PP, so be careful! If it falls to 0, they won’t be able to do anything.)

POINTS TO SPEND: 1000

ITEM SHOPPING LIST: For use in battle only. Please note that using an item will use up one of your rounds, and each item can only be used once!

Blue Berry – an item that your monster can hold onto in battle, to use at their own discretion. Eating it will restore 20 HP. [COSTS: 200]

Potion – an item for you to hold onto. Spraying your monster with it will restore 40 HP. [COSTS: 300]

Red Berry – an item that your monster can hold onto in battle, to use at their own discretion. Eating it will restore 10 PP. [COSTS: 100]

Ether – an item for you to hold onto. Spraying your monster with it will restore 20 PP. [COSTS: 200]

Antidote – an item for you to hold onto. Feeding it to your monster will cure it of Confusion, Sleep, or Poison effects. [COSTS: 200]

STATS SHOPPING LIST: For use before battle only.

HP Toffee – a chewy piece of toffee that raises your monster’s base HP by 15. [COSTS: 150]

PP Scone – a light, fluffy scone that raises your monster’s base PP by 5. [COSTS: 150]

ABILITIES SHOPPING LIST: You purchase a minimum one 1 and a maximum of 4!

(PP: 10) Confuse Ray: Confused monsters have a 6/10 chance of accidentally attacking themselves for two rounds. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 10) Somnolent Song: Monsters influenced by Somnolent Song will fall asleep for one round. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 10) Double Team: Your monster appears to split itself into six copies! Their opponent has a 6/10 chance of missing them for two rounds. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 10) Charm: Oh, my! A monster influenced by Charm will be so infatuated that they only do half damage for two rounds. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 20) Resist: Your monster braces itself, and will be impervious to Confuse Ray, Somnolent Song, and Charm for three rounds. [COSTS: 200]
(PP: 20) Shield: A shimmering shield surrounds your monster, halving damage done to it for two rounds. [COSTS: 200]
(PP: 10) Rally: Is your monster refusing to obey you? Customize a 10-word pep talk to encourage them, and they’ll carry out your orders without question for five rounds! Can only be used twice for the duration of the game. [COSTS: 300]

(PP: 10) Ember: Your monster spits flames, causing 20 HP damage. [COSTS: 200]
(PP: 10) Bubble Beam: Your monster dowses their opponent with a jet of bubbles, causing 20 HP damage. [COSTS: 200]
(PP: 5) Tackle: Your monster tackles their opponent, causing 10 HP damage. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 5) Tail whip: Your monster smacks at their opponent with their tail—or closest equivalent—causing 5 HP damage. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 35) Solar Beam: Your monster misses a turn to gather energy, and then unleashes a massive 50 HP attack! Can be interrupted by Sleep, or Confuse, or being knocked out. [COSTS: 500]
(PP: 10) Poison Needle: Deals 10 HP damage immediately, and 5 HP damage per round for three rounds. [COSTS: 200]
(PP: 5) Cry Louder: Your monster wails like somebody stole its candy! The resulting ear-ache causes 10 HP damage. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 10) Forgotten Teapot: Your monster releases a jet of icy tea at their opponent, causing 15 HP damage. [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 15) Crockery: A rain of falling crockery causes 15 HP damage! If used after Forgotten Teapot, this is increased to 30 HP. [COSTS: 200]
(PP: 15) Takedown: Your monster tackles their opponent to the floor, causing 10 HP damage. There’s a 50% chance that their opponent will Flinch—if they do, they’ll miss a round! [COSTS: 100]
(PP: 25) Custom: Train your monster to execute a customized attack of your choice! It can cause a maximum of 30 HP damage, and may, for an additional cost, cause ONE of the following effects: Sleep, Confusion, Poison, or Flinch. [COSTS: 300] OR, WITH STAT EFFECT [COSTS: 400]

<B>MONSTER'S NAME:</B> <b>MONSTER'S HP:</B> Their total HP after purchases have been made. <b>MONSTER'S PP:</B> Their total PP after purchases have been made <B>MONSTER'S ABILITIES:</B> If you're purchasing Custom, please provide a description of the attack. ABILITY SLOT 1 - ABILITY SLOT 2 - ABILITY SLOT 3 - ABILITY SLOT 4 - <b>ITEM INVENTORY:</B> List any items purchased here. <b>TEAM OUTFIT:</b> <B>POINTS SPENT:</B>

DISCUSS

[soulping]

Re: DISCUSS

[fuhrinkaed]

[Looking at the options...]

PP is going to be a majorly limiting factor here. [NODNOD.]

We need Shield and Confuse Ray... and I'd say probably Poison Needle. It's the best bang for our buck as far as power goes. That's 400 points, so we can spend 300 on more PP, giving us 60. With 100 more for Cry Louder, that's enough to attack for... [Counting on his fingers...] Shield, confuse ray, poison needle... 40... then four cry louders makes 60. Seven turns, and over that we'll have a good chance of dealing with them.

A-and we can spend the last 200 on a pair of Red Berries to restore 5 each, making us have nine total turns of attacks.

Re: DISCUSS

[carptricks]

[GRUMPY THAT THEIR PUPPY TURNED ITS BACK ON HIM]

So your strategy is hitting'em with status effect after status effect? Sounds pretty dirty.

I like it.

Re: DISCUSS

[fuhrinkaed]

It's not just that--we're protecting ours from status effects too. We can't be the only ones to think of this.

Re: DISCUSS

[carptricks]

[he nods]

Probably not.

. . . what d'you wanna call it, anyway? I'm not sure it likes me very much.

Re: DISCUSS

[wannabeamaster]

[ ... eavesdropping ... ]

[ the most unimpressed, "are you for real" eavesdropping ]

Re: DISCUSS

[carptricks]

[WHAT]

[it's not bad to play dirty in a harmless competition!1]

Re: DISCUSS

[fuhrinkaed]

...Do you like the plan? Keeping you safe, and going all out to win.

Um. Blink once for yes, twice for no?

SUBMIT

[soulping]

Re: SUBMIT

[fuhrinkaed]

MONSTER'S NAME: Cerberus
MONSTER'S HP: 100
MONSTER'S PP: 60
MONSTER'S ABILITIES:
ABILITY SLOT 1 - Resist
ABILITY SLOT 2 - Forgotten Teapot
ABILITY SLOT 3 - Crockery
ABILITY SLOT 4 -

ITEM INVENTORY: 2x Red Berry

TEAM OUTFIT: In glorious Tiamat purple, baby. We are all magicians here.
POINTS SPENT: 1000

BATTLE 1

[soulping]

[If you want to discuss strategy in private, here's the place to do it.]

Re: BATTLE 1

[carptricks]

Ha, first shot! This one's easy: lead with Resist.