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That fight seemed pretty hardcore. Everyone's getting hugs when we're out of here.

>>37311402
Except Robin. Robin gets hug-and-grope.

>>37311449
Robin gets NOTHING

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[Just as an FYI, we won't be going very late tonight.]

>>37311476
Sounds fine, last thread went to, like, 3 in the morning didn't it?

>>37311476
Nooo. How dare you have a life.

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You float under the water, reflecting on the battle with that legendary Pokemon. You and your friends had almost all of your Pokemon knocked out, you feel the harsh sting of a thousand cuts and bruises from all the debris. Your body’s requests for air become harsh demands, and you take out Destiny to help you surface.

Your friends are already at the surface of the water. Robin rushes over to help get you onto land. She hugs you tightly.

“Are you alright? What happened?”

You tell them how Regirock fled as you all head back up.

Clair flips through Jeanine’s Pokedex. “That makes sense. It says here that when it’s damaged, it will seek out new suitable rocks to repair itself.”

“I don’t remember telling you it was okay to go through my stuff,” Jeanine says as she bandages Vance. He took a few nasty hits.

Robin lifts the back of your torn shirt. “Oh. We should have brought disinfectants.” She applies some water to some of your cuts. “Why do you always do reckless things like that!” There’s an edge to her voice.

You glance over at the intricate door. It looks like it’s still making everyone crabby.

Then again, those Team Imperium members might be in trouble or be up to something.

>Let’s get out of here
>Let’s finish checking this place out
>Something else

>>37311567
>Let’s finish checking this place out

>>37311567
>Let’s get out of here

>>37311567
>Let’s finish checking this place out
Might as well, while we don't have to worry about Regirock.

>>37311567
>Let’s finish checking this place out
Risky but I'll take it.

>>37311567
>Let’s finish checking this place out

>>37311567
>Hatefuck Orgy

Endorphins should counteract the angry gas.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkq6Svjbz_s

>>37311567
>Let’s finish checking this place out

>>37311567
>Let’s finish checking this place out
>Something else

Have Vance, Jeanine and possible Clair stay and keep an eye on Team Imperium. We have an investigation to finish...

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You figure the danger has mostly passed with Regirock defeated. Plus you’d hate to leave now after all that work.

“Let’s check out the rest of the area,” you say as you force yourself to your feet.

Clair is applying a potion to her Alakazam. “What about those Team Imperium people?”

“What are they going to do?” Vance grimaces as Jeanine tries cleaning one of his cuts. “They don’t have any food or water. They’re stuck without us.”

You turn your attention to the door. That’s odd. There are three keyholes, each with their own symbol. You give it a little tap, listen quietly, and study it for awhile.

Only one of these keyholes opens the door. The other two are false. You’re not sure what they do.

“They’re symbols about human relationships to Pokemon. This one is Dominance. This one is Harmony, and this one Unity.”

Without a key, this is extra tricky. Maybe there's another way.

>Try picking the Unity lock (d100)
>Try picking the Dominance lock (d100)
>Try picking the Harmony lock (d100)
>Something else

>>37311958
>Something else
Let's go look for the keys.
Have Clair and Vance go look after the Team Imperium chumps

>>37311704
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uqeh11wvFg4&hd=1

Rolled 94 (1d100)

>>37311958
> Unity

Rolled 100 (1d100)

>>37311992
Nice!
>>37311958
>Try picking the Unity lock (d100)

Rolled 58 (1d100)

>>37311958
>Try picking the Dominance lock (d100)
They had a fucking Regirock guarding the place, there was that hatecove place behind, the fucking hidden door reacting only to a weird sound (WOOOOOOOW). The people behind this place are not nice people.

>>37311958
>>Try picking the Unity lock (d100)

We really need to find the mon/magic thingy pissing everyone off

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>>37311992
>>37312023
Okay

>>37311958
>>37312023
Welp.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>37311992
>>37312023
>inb4 wrong lock

>>37311958
>Try picking the Harmony lock (d100)

>>37311958
>Try picking the Harmony lock (d100)

>>37311987
Seconding sending them to guard team imp.

Also, pick unity lock

>>37311992
>>37312023

You can take the Kid out of the Street, but it seems you can't take the Street out of the Kid...

>>37312023
I think we just became a prophet

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You look over your friends. Clair’s already hard to handle without the aggravating whatever that’s making everyone angry, and Vance looks pretty roughed up.

“Clair, Vance, why don’t you two look after our friends? Who knows what they might get up to.”

“Fine! Miss bossy! Maybe somebody there can actually give me some stimulating conversation!” Yeesh. Touchy.

Vance gets up and goes with her. “Are you going to help us with Levi or what?”

Right! You toss out Levi. She roars in triumph. It echoes all around the cave.

As they head off, you tap the door again. You’ve got this. In fact, you’re going to really show off. You take out a few of the matches from that matchbook you have.

Robin leans in. “Won’t they snap?”

You expertly push the tumblers into position in a few swift decisive motions. The door lifts open and you retrieve the match, striking it on it’s way out. In the absence of a cigarette to light, the toss the match behind you in time for Levi to return. It lands squarely on her nose as she slides in next to you, flame-side up. She stares cross-eyed at it until you retrieve her into her ball.

“That was the coolest thing I've ever seen and I hate you for it,” Jeanine mutters and follows in behind as you swagger through the door.

(continued)

>>37312539
There are 4 different waist-high platforms and stand in the center. Each one has a different symbol.

A few small crystals sit on the stand. It looks like there was one large one in the center, bit it’s been ripped off.

“I think I know what this is. Or, what it was. Time flowers are made out of a crystal-like material that can be imprinted with events when people or Pokemon are nearby. This was probably an Aura Stone.”

A what? Does this bitch ever shut up? You could probably figure all this out faster if she’s shut up and let you think. You shake your head and get it together.

“It’s like a Time Flower, but instead of an event, it reflects the aura and personalities of anyone that touches it. Watch.” She touches all the little crystals. The more of them she touches, the more calm and confident you feel. “The last person who touched these was a very angry, crazy person. They took the biggest ones too. These are just leftovers. I can clean them up.” Jeanine thinks. “They shouldn’t be this powerful though. I don’t think they’d work half as well outside this temple. The effect should be barely noticeable.” Jeanine starts collecting them and putting them in her bag.

>Touch them all before Jeanine takes them
>Investigate the platforms
>Tell Jeanine to put them back
>Something else

>>37312619
>Investigate the platforms

>>37312619
>Touch them all before Jeanine takes them
Lets see how we affect people

>>37312619
>Investigate the platforms

>>37312619
>Investigate the platforms

>>37312619
>Investigate the platforms

>>37312619
>Touch them all before Jeanine takes them

>>37312619
>Investigate the platforms
>Tell Jeanine to put them back
But make sure they are nice and calm, the effects might somehow connect to the pokemon outside.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>37312619
>>Touch them all before Jeanine takes them

>>37312619
>Tell Jeanine to put them back
Investigate the platforms

>>37312619

Take one. We could slip it into Clair's bag as a joke...
then we Investigate the platforms

>>37312619
>Touch one before Jeanine takes them all

>>37312619
>Investigate the platforms

>>37312619
>>37312619
Tell Jeanine you want to experiment. Touch all the crystals. Then, have Robin do the same.

Girl power bonding time.

>>37312795
Seconded.

>>37312795
I see this going poorly for Robin for some reason, lets do it

>>37312795
Could be cool

>>37312795
yes.

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You start tapping them as Jeanine tosses them in her bag. You feel more like yourself than ever.

“Kat! Stop that!” Jeanine says as she holds her head. She let’s her hand stop covering her face for a second and gives you a confused look. She gets up and wanders the room, looking at the platforms and carvings.

“What are you doing?” You ask.

“I don’t know. I just feel restless. Like if I stop doing something I’ll fall into a self-loathing funk. I can feel it coming on.”

Robin hugs you from behind and nibbles your ear. “I think can think of something we can do to avoid that.” Her hands slide up your body. “Oh, are you going to blush in front of Jeanine?” She switches ears. “Good. I like making you do that.”

Jeanine bites her finger. “Now there’s a good distraction.”

Oh come on! That’s not...Hnnnng… you! You quickly break free of Robin’s soft pleasant hands and rush over to the crystals and have her touch them.

“But I wanted to touch you~!” She pouts before she taps them all.

A gentle but nervous feeling comes over you as Robin gets a handle on herself. She turns red like a stove top element. You hug her and hold her hand. You just want to help.

Jeanine joins the hug too. “How are you two doing? I haven’t really been asking. Are you feeling okay? Do you need water?” Jeanine’s such a nice friend. You know you can always trust her.

Robin has a powerful need to feel useful.

You all sit around holding hands and making sure everyone is doing fine, everyone insisted that they're totally alright and glossing over any personal things that might actually need addressing. You'd never want to burden somebody else with your problems. You want to be helpful even if you're scared. Trunks joins in the little friendship circle too.

Eventually, you agree to have Jeanine touch them all and put them away. Calm confidence seems like the best approach for now.
(continued)

Hey Gobble, can we encounter Legendaries we've already fought again, or is it like the games that if you knock one out or run away that they're gone forever?

>>37313307
>having the stones radiate our lewdness to robin
We need some of these stones, Janine, for... Science, and stuff.

>>37313307
>Trunks joins in the little friendship circle too.
Best Ghost buddy ever.

>>37313307
Damn, we really should confront Robin about that secret now.

>>37313307

I still say putting one we have touched into Clairs bag would be funny...

Actually.... How did our 'experiment' effect Team Imperium, Clair and Vance....

>>37313439
which one lol

>>37313478
The one we know she's keeping from us, but haven't dared push her on

>>37313307
>Trunks joins in the little friendship circle too.
Trunks confirmed for qt-iest qt that ever qt-ed down qt street

We should have Trunks touch them before we are done, the cute little happy tree that will cackle while draining the lifeforce of others

>>37313591
Everyone becomes spooky cuties

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>>37313307
"Let's pretend my part didn't happen," you say as you direct everyone to the platforms. "Are these things always going to be like that?"

Jeanien shakes her head and looks at the braid Trunks made with her hair "No. I think something in the temple makes them stronger. They'll be very weak when we leave."

You investigate The 4 waist-high platforms. Each one seems to be a test. One of them is what you guess to be a complicated math puzzle. The other Jeanine tells you has something to do with Aura. Another is a strength test, and the last is a little puzzle that requires a lot of manual dexterity.

"That's right! I remember reading that the ancient people around here were made up of all sorts of different villages and tribes. They'd protect their treasures by making sure someone from each place had to be there to unlock it."

Treasure?

Well, it doesn't take a genius to figure this out. "Robin, you take the puzzle, Jeanine, you're on the aura thingy, I'll take this one."

"Wait," Jeanine says. "I think we have to time this so we do it in sync."

Well that makes it trickier. No wonder those Team Imperium people messed it up.

"What are we going to do about the strength one." Robin investigates hers.

You look it over. There's a small hole you can put your hand it to pull the lever. Levi wouldn't be able to get a grip.

>Maybe we don't have to do it in sync. Let's do our platforms and pull this one together after
>Maybe you can figure out a way to help Levi grip that handle (write-in)
>Let's go back and get Vance
>What if there's a worse trap? Let's not do this

Sorry about delay. Had a quick thing

>>37313672
>>Let's go back and get Vance

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance
Unless people don't want the disgusting man-thing to take part.

>>37313672
Could Trunks manage it?

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance
I mean, it's the smart thing.

>>37313672
> Let's go back and get Vance.

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance

>>37313672
>>Let's go back and get Vance

>>37313672
>Jeanien shakes her head and looks at the braid Trunks made with her hair

Trunks just keeps getting better.

>Let's go back and get Vance'
We are not leaving the loot

>>37313672
>What if there's a worse trap? Let's not do this

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance
Also a nice opportunity to see if the grunts are behaving.

Rolled 57 (1d100)

>>37313672
>Let's go back and get Vance
And Claire too, to monitor our progress.

>>37313672
>Maybe you can figure out a way to help Levi grip that handle (write-in)

Joltik's webbing?

>>37313828
If we could make a pulley out of something we'd be able to do something like that, attach it to the ceiling and loop it over.

If we bring them back in we gotta make them touch the crystal

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You quickly go fetch Vance. There's no way you're missing out on this treasure.

When you arrive to the temple entrance, you see Vance and Claire playing cards with the Team Imperium people. He explains that they were actually going to come back to help you. He seems to have warmed up to them a lot.

"Oh hey, you guys done yet?"

You fill them in. Vance pushes himself up. "I'll do my best, but I really hurt my ribs in that fight."

"You should be careful. We tried to do that puzzle and when we failed, it dropped us into that room." Quinn cautions. "Besides, Hornbeam only had us do it because it was there. He didn't even care about it. It might not be anything valuable." He feeds his Tropious some more water as she basks in the sunlight.

Clair pats him on the back. "Are you chumps trying to get out of the game that badly? Come on, play your hand, I'm not done winning yet." She looks back to you. "I can come get you out again if you take too long."

Sounds like a plan! The four of you rush back, eager to get this show on the road already. Each of you takes a position at the platforms.

Before you start, you notice Trunks looking up at you, like he's wondering what he should do.

>Trunks, help Vance pull
>Trunks, help me out with this one
>Trunks, see if Robin needs your help
>Trunks, maybe you can help Jeanine
>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up
>Something else

>>37314273

>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up

Everyone has this, and we've got retries with this set up. Otherwise we'd be dependent on Claire to bail us out if something goes wrong and we'd never heard the end of it.

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>>37314273
>>Trunks, help Vance pull
Best little plant bro

>>37314273
>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up

>>37314273
>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up

>>37314273
>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up
Don't wanna die or anything.

>>37314273
>Trunks, help me out with this one
Pokemon tend to work best with their own trainers, and the others have their own Pokemon to help them.

>>37314273
>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up
Add something like "I'd feel really safe knowing you where there to help us out if we mess this up."

>>37314273
>Trunks, go wait by the lever in case we mess up
Yep.

>>37314462
Now I can imagine Trunks fidgeting in glee at our compliment.

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"Trunks, why don't you wait at the lever." He looks at you, confused. "I'd feel really safe knowing you where there to help us out if we mess this up." Trunks perks right up and scrambles off. That seemed to make his day.

"Alright everybody. Try to time this so we finish at the same time."

"That's what she said!" Jeanine blurts out. She's obviously not to worried about screwing up.

"Ready? Go!" You quickly get to work on your puzzle. It's a complicated series of things you have to click into place without touching the wrong areas. Then you guide a small ball on a thin platform without it falling off.

"Ahhh!" Vance yells as he pulls. He's having trouble! "I...can't..."

You expect the floor to give way. Instead, a blade comes swooshing out of nowhere. Vance jerks hard and pulls his lever, and the blade takes off one of his hair spikes. You and everyone else try to finish your puzzle in sync just as you see more blades starting to appear.

Kchunk. The blades go back into the walls. Vance collapses against the floor, holding his hurt muscle. Everyone runs over to check him out.

"I'm fine. I mean, I'll be fine." He struggles to get to his feet. Jeanine assists. "Ow."

Another hidden door opens up. This time instead of a dark room you need to use torches on, it glows with a feint blue light. Small crystals line the walls. In the center of the room is a strange wind instrument. As you approach, suddenly a tune plays.

It's a beautiful, mesmorizing song. You listen and don't move a muscle in case you interupt it somehow.

You're deeply saddened when it ends. But it begins again right after.

On another stand are what look like scrolls.

>Take the flute
>Take the scrolls
>Take both
>Let's leave before something deadly happens again.

Sorry about long waits. Things keep happening

>>37314810
>>Take the flute
It won't be as nice as our flute, but magical instruments are always good

>>37314810
>Take the scrolls

ANCIENT KNOWLEDGE! from Clefairys!

>>37314810
>Take the flute
That's already our schtick.

>>37314810
>>Take the flute
Try to play the tune.

>>37314810
>Take both
be prepared to Indiana Jones it out of there.

>>37314810
>Take the flute

>>37314810
>Take the scrolls

>>37314810

>Take both

They're probably a set. The flute to play with, the scrolls to show you the notes to play the song with.

>>37314810
>Take the flute

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>>37314810
Check to see if this is another trap, if it isn't, take everything, if it is, or it seems like it is, take nothing.

Don't worry about the pauses, we waited six months for a quest once.

>>37314810
>Take both

>>37314810
>Take both

>>37314904
I think this guy has a point.

>>37314810
>>Take the scrolls
Liking the idea of Clefairy secrets.

>>37314810
>Take the flute
But try reading the scrolls first. Or let someone else take it, if they want. Robin might.

>>37314810
>Take both

We grab the flute, Robin grabs the Scrolls, Vance and Jeanine provide overwatch, perhaps get Trunks...

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>take both
so what if I'm greedy I'm not scared of you dead people

>>37314810
> Take both

>>37314918
Actually, we should take the flute and someone else can take the scroll

>>37314810
>Take the scrolls

Also a point, we have a flute already. if it seems like a trap, we can always replace the flute in the room with our own while Robin checks out the scrolls.

Guys am I the only one that's still really scared about what the fortune teller said about Robin? She said she'd either live a happy life or die a hero and every time we go into danger I feel like I'm about to lose my waifu.

>>37315175
There are worse things than dying a hero, what's the problem?

>>37315225
KatxRobin is literally the best thing and I don't want it to end.

>>37315225
The aftermath. Also her dad is elite 4

>>37314810
>Take the flute

>>37314810
>Take both

Indiana Kat, temple looter extraordinaire!

>>37314810
>Take the flute

>>37314810
>Take the scrolls

>>37314810
>Take both
Though let's get a closer look at them first.

>>37315175
I'm not too concerned, because the same can be said of anyone who sticks up for others: you either live a happy life or die a hero.

Anyone in our party has those same exact alternatives.

>>37315251
What could possibly be heroic about dying to a random trap in this no-name dungeon?

>>37314810
>take Robin instead

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You approach slowly and carefully. Wary of any traps. Inch by inch you get closer. There doesn't seem to be anything wrong with the platform.

You reach out and quickly grab the flute, then immediately get ready to jump or dodge.

Nothing happens.

You see Jeanine approach the scrolls in the same way. Careful. Careful. Snatch!

Again, nothing happens.

"I guess that's it," you announce to your waiting friends. Robin looks like she was on the brink of a heart attack watching you.

You look over the scrolls. It doesn't really make any sense to you.

"Oh! These ones are about the ancient Aura Guardians!" Jeanine pours over them. "I know like, 10% of these symbols, but I bet I can figure something out!" She usually doesn't get so bright eyed.

Robin looks at the one scroll that doesn't look like the others. "These are music notes."

You smile sheepishly. "Ah yeah. I don't really read notes. I just sort of play by ear."

You and your friends start on your way back to the entrance. You pick up Trunks who's very eager to see you again. "Calm down! It was only a few minutes!" He nuzzles your leg and walks beside you.

The four of your arrive near the exit, except this time there's a new door.

It has a picture of the flute you have carved into it.

"I think you're supposed to play the tune from before," Vance says as he leans on Jeanine's shoulders.

Jeanine looks at one of the signs. "And I really think you don't want to mess it up."

That's a lot of pressure. You just heard it a few times back there.

Robin steps forward. "We can record the song from the other room in my Pokedex, and then play it back here."

>Try the song (d100)
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea
>Enough traps! Levi, let's take this door out!
>Something else

Rolled 24 (1d100)

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)
The song of our people.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)

Rolled 6 (1d100)

>>37315611
>>37315611
> Try the song.
I think we heard enough of it... right?

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea
Did we just swipe an Eon Flute?

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea

>>37315646
>>37315647
>>37315651
Oh lawd

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>Try the song (d100)
EVERYBODY CHILL THE FUCK OUT
I GOT THIS!

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)

If it doesn't work, go back to the room, and memorize it.

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)

Rolled 43 (1d100)

>>37315611
>Try the song (d100)
We got this

Well, shit. Great job there, /tg/.

>>37315646
>>37315647
>>37315651
Well we're dead. It was a fun ride.

>>37315772
>>37315789
Rock slide, everyone dies.

>>37315789
I don't get it. We had a good alternative to taking the risk, and people took it anyway. In droves.

I just don't fucking get it.

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea

we only heard the tune once... we could do with a bit of practice...

Don't give up, tg! Try again or use the pokedex idea next, but that secret door WILL be opened.

>>Use Robin's Pokedex idea

Oh fuck.
We set off the trap, Robin dives to help us. She pushes us out of the way, we're safe she gets hit, dies a hero, our fault. We spiral into a depression, kill ourselves. Bad End

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea
It's actually the smart thing to do.

>>37315854
Did Indiana Jones every pussy out?

>>37315941
Anon please.

Rolled 12 (1d100)

>>37315854
Safe is boring

>Use Robin's Pokedex idea

Safe please.

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>>37315941
>death that accomplishes effectively nothing in the long run
>heroic
No you little shit that's not how it works.

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea
This piece needs practice unfortunately.

>>37315972
Indiana Jones used his noggin. He only ever put his safety or his friends' safety on the line when there was no alternative.

>>37316000
And there's that side of /tg/: the side that does stupid things just to see what happens.

>>37316074
You mean the side that does FUN things for entertainment?

>>37316029
Most people consider risking or giving up your life to save or attempt to save someone elses heroic anon. what happens to them later does not change that

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea

>>37316114
Yes, the side that insists that the only way to have fun is to be stupid.

>>37315611
>Use Robin's Pokedex idea

But it's probably already too late to fix this.

Rolled 27 (1d100)

>>37315611
>>Something else
Come back after practice

>everyone rushing to dex after bad rolls
Sure is convenient how everyone suddenly became smart after that, huh. Shameful.

None of you would be complaining if the roll had been good, let's just go along with what we've got.

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>>37316237
>went dex first

feels good to not be retarded,

>>37316162
I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THE FUN I'M HAVING

>>37316237
Or it's jsut the first few rolls were the dex rolls so it looks like that even though I, and most other players, never wanted that shitty decision.

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>>37316292
and so we died to retardation.

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You put your hand on Robin's shoulder and smile. "It's fine, I can do this."

She smiles back. "Okay. You were great with that lock. I trust you." It warms your heart to hear her say that with that bright smile. You don't know what you'd do without her.

You take out your new flute. "Alright, I can handle this." You crack your take, stand tall to make sure your diaphragm has room to expand, and bring it to your mouth.

You play the song. So far so good. You can do this!

A note goes way off pitch and you lose focus. It's grating to the ears, but made even much worse knowing something terrible is going to happen.

Everyone braces, ready for action.

"Huh, I guess there isn't a trap this-" Thunk! An arrow flies from a hidden slot in the wall and strikes Robin. You see her head jerk back as she goes down.

Your world shatters. You don't even hear Vance and Jeanine screaming as they run over to her.

>Fall to the ground, screaming
>Run over and hold her
>Faint
>Something else

>>37316309
Sure, sure, 9 of the first 11 just happened to be retards, despite the rolling option taking (marginally) more time to type in, while literally everyone after were calm and collected anons who would never consider doing so. This seems a reasonable view of things.

Rolled 15 (1d100)

>>37315854
We rolled a 100, people thought we'd pull another miracle.

>>37316381
Fuck you guys.

>>37316381
>Run over and hold her

>>37316381
>Get over there
picnic time

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>>37316381
>Run over and hold her
Oop, here we go

>>37316381
>Run over and hold her
>Scream

>>37316381
>Run over and hold her

>>37316381
>Something else

Masturbate to the corpse.

>>37316381
SHE DIDN'T EVEN DIE A HERO

>>37316381
>Run over and hold her
And all your nightmares were right Kat.
You fucked it up.

>>37316381
>Run over and hold her

>>37316381
>Run over and hold her

>>37316381
>Something else
Spray her down with a potion.

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>>37316381
Oh cool, Pokemon Quest. What's-

>>37316381
Great job murdering it /tg/.

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>>37316381

>>37316381
>>Something else
EVACUATE

>>37316381
This kills the pokemon quest.

>>37316387
20 Votes, 40 unique posters in the thread. Seems reasonable to me.

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>>37316624
Hue
Time to watch the meltdown

>>37316381
See, were this Vance people would be jumping up and down and celebrating.

>>37316652
Nobody was suggesting samefags anon, but rather metagaming.

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>>37316664
Nice to see you here too buddy. Go fuck yourself.

>>37316664
Nah, we all love Vance.
Eh, the vast majority of us love Vance.

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>>37316381

>>37316387

>Ctrl+C
>Ctrl+V

Truly, this must be witchcraft, Anon. I don't like going in to play the song without practicing beforehand anymore than you do.

The PokeDex idea probably wouldn't have worked, they wouldn't have had a special flute in that chamber if any given instrument could do it. In the best case, no response. In the worst case, auto-fail.

Don't worry, anons! This is fun!

>>37316381
Realy Gobble? REALLY?

>>37316664
Who doesn't love Vance?

>>37316755
Blame the dice gods, anon.

>>37316774
Clair.

>>37316664
No if this were Vance nothing would happen, the arrow would bounce off his muscles.

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No.

You rush over, pushing Vance and Jeanine aside. You hold her and feel her blood pour onto your hands.

Robin screams. It's the most painful and amazing thing you could think of. Your brain scrambles to make sense of what's happening.

The arrow struck her through the right eye.

Vance rips his shirt. "She's alive, but we need to stop the bleeding. Hold her steady."

"Robin, can you hear me?"

Robin cries. "What happened? It hurts!"

You can't even think right now. You do your best to hold her as Vance and Jeanine get to work. Robin keeps reaching for the arrow and Jeanine keeps trying to push her hands away.

"Hold her hands. She's not thinking straight. She can't just pull it out!"

You try to concentrate enough to hold her arms down. She fights against you.

"I need my bag," Vance and Jeanine say at the same time.

>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.
>Rush to record the song on the Pokedex, come back and play it for the door
>Levi, break down that door NOW!
>Something else

>>37316812
>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.

>>37316755
>Rolled 24 (1d100)
>Rolled 27 (1d100)
>Rolled 6 (1d100)

Nope, someone has to get shot. Just imagine if it was a 1, it would be a TPK.

>>37316790
Don't blame the dice, blame the people who insisted on rolling them rather than doing the smart thing.

>>37316812
>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.

>>37316812
>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.

>>37316812
>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.
Rational actions? Now? Pffft.

>>37316812
>The arrow struck her through the right eye.
You sick bastard.

>>37316812
>Please hold still Robin, everything is going to be alright, I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I'm so sorry

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>>37316806

>>37316812

To be honest, considering how low we rolled as we did and considering we were the one playing the music and fucking up, I thought we would've been the one struck by the arrow.

Also Kat would look pretty rad with an eyepatch.

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>>37316812
>The arrow struck her through the right eye.
Thanks, voters.

>>37316812
>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.
>Something else. Call for Claire!

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>arrow in the eye

>>37316812
>Don't leave me! Please don't leave me.

Her eye?! Fuck! Between this and the Arbok poisoning, Kat isn't letting Robin into remotely dangerous situations for a long time.

>>37316812
>The arrow struck her through the right eye.

Huh...well then. This certainly came right out of nowhere.

>>37316901
Haha no. At best Robin now only has one eye and at worst she's dead. There's no being calm for this.

>>37316871
Naw, I bet the table was organized by results for how much physical and mental damage Kat would get.

Looks like we hit jackpot on full mental trauma.

>>37316812
>Something else

I'm thinking we get their bags, Vance should be able to hold Robin still and Jeanine should be able to keep her head from moving...

>>37316812
>rolls in the 20s
>Robin loses an EYE
The fuck was the DC for success? 100? That's fucking whack.

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>>37316812
>arrow in the eye

fuck, I would rather lose a leg.

>>37317005
On a 1d100 roll-high, 20 is pretty abysmal.

So.... what's healthcare like in the Poke-world? I for one vote for buying the best doctor and best treatment...

>>37316974
And even if Robin survives, how do you expect Kat to deal with yet again only ruining the lives of everyone close to her? She'll fucking break.

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>Gobble's face now
I wonder what a 1 would've gotten us.

>Have to go to sleep now
Well I'm sure it'll come eventually. Thanks for the thread either way, Gobble!

>>37317031
A 27 isn't great, but I'd have to agree it doesn't seem "arrow-in-the-eye" bad.

>>37317045
It would have gone straight into Robins heart. Insta dead.

>>37317054
Oh, and please don't make Kat freak out TOO too hard.

>>37317031
It's not blinding/killing abysmal. That shit should come after a few bodged rolls/poor decisions.

With no way of assessing threat besides 'don't roll badly' this is far and away excessive. The only threat of danger before now was getting trapped in a room, and we had contingencies for that.

>>37317062
a 27 on 3d100 keep one is pretty abysmal

>>37317043
That's a 1 on a d5

>>37317005
>20 on d100

This isn't a roll under game, mate. We probably would have made it with a 70, but the risk is pretty damn high, and rolling 20 is just garbage like rolling 4 on a d20.

>>37317040
Considering Pokemon get healed for free at any time, I'd bet it's good and free for humans, too.

>>37317062
Yeah, I can understand an eye hit if it were 10-20, but a 27? That sounds to me like more of a peirced lung or something.

>>37317086
>>37317087

No? What exactly do you expect from fucking around in ancient ruins designed to keep out people? Hugs and carebears?

>>37317083
I'm hoping for everyone to start blaming Kat. Leave 'em for dead I say

>>37316963
Eye see what you did there.

>>37317087
This. We're trapped out in the middle of the desert with no civilisation nearby and she just got shot in the eye. There is literally no way she can survive this.

>>37317104
And most of the time rolling a 4 on a d20 isn't "you get shot in the fucking eye".

>>37317110
>her eye is healed but her vision does not return
>"You did this... My eye. This is your fault."

>>37317087
>only threat of danger before now was getting trapped in a room

>raeg rocks
>Regirock
>bottomless chasm of wonders

I think we had plenty of warning.

>>37317104
I don't know about your GMs but my GM wouldn't make me lose an eye/my life for rolling a 4. It'd take a confirmed crit fail for that to happen at least.

>>37317145
Rolling 5 or less on a 20 side is pretty bad.
And she's not instant dead, that would probably be the 1.

>>37317144
You.. you haven't heard many war stories, have you?

>>37317145
Honestly I was expecting her to get hit on an arm or a leg, maybe with a poisoned arrow at most. This dies seem a bit excessive, but we all knew it was a dangerous situation.

>>37317167
Other way around. This is what Kat will be telling herself.

>>37317087
There were blades.

>>37317193
We're not soldiers, Anon, we're teenagers.

>>37317215
This is pokemon, there's little difference.

>>37317195
>This dies
I meant does. Fuck, I really hope she makes it.

>>37317195
And yet so many people rolled straight into it without a second thought.

So really, it begs the question: DID they know it was a dangerous situation? Or did they just not care?

>>37317132
Are we playing WHFRP or D&D or is this a Pokemon quest? Not saying bad things can't happen, not saying it should be retconned, just that it was excessive, and out of tune with most of this ruin.

>>37317145
>>37317180
Yeah, I usually had clerics for that, but frankly I thought this room right outside the treasure vault with the most lethal traps available. That would certainly justify arrow in the eye.

>>37317190
But we didn't just "roll 5 on a d20", we rolled "5" in a "3d20k1" and with DC's adjusted around that an arrow in the eye is pretty fair.

>>37317250
I really wish I'd voted now. Or Gobble had given us more time to discuss a potentially life-threatening roll. I would have voted if I knew this could happen fml

>>37317180
Yeah, permanently crippling somebody is a bit much for a single failed roll. Usually that would take repeated fails.

>>37317277
Hindsight is a bitch.

>>37317260
>it was excessive, and out of tune with most of this ruin.
Yeah, no. >>37317176

>>37317260
Now I'm not saying it should be retconned but it should be retconned holy shit this is crazy.

>>37317180
Has got it right.

>>37317227
>>37317260

This is Pokémon where people have been consistently at risk of crippling injury or death, Pokémon have died (offscreen, granted), and psych issues are a big thing.

It's frankly a goddmaned miracle something seriously horrible hasn't already happened.

And everyone who's implying this clusterfuck is somehow Gobble's fault is goddamn deluded. This is entirely on the player's backs.

Kat is never going to forgive herself. Ever. No matter what happens, even if Robin forgives her, even if EVERYONE tells her it isn't her fault, Kat is going to spiral into one of the worst depressions of her life to date.

>>37317250
>Or did they just not care?
There were blades just a while ago and we fucking fought a legendary. People obviously just didn't expect to get the worst rolls of the whole quest.

>>37317296
Three failed rolls maybe?

>>37317328
That's technically positive development.

Also a bitching eye patch.

>>37317328
Definitely. Pretty much all her worst fears was just confirmed.

Wait... This shit storm. Ice seen it before. Gobble was killed and replaced by Somnius wasn't he?

>>37317321
>And everyone who's implying this clusterfuck is somehow Gobble's fault is goddamn deluded. This is entirely on the player's backs.
If she got hit in the shoulder or something yeah that'd be good. Kat would be in panic mode and blame herself, Robin would be our damsel in distress, and no one would be dead or permanently injured.

>>37317260
It's one of the rare times where I'd actually say yes, it should be retconned. It was THAT far out of right field, and it seems SO excessive for one botched roll that wasn't even that badly botched.

>>37317273
And the rolls aren't random: they rely on the post time to generate a seed. Three quick rolls are going to come up in a roughly similar range.

Same as how you got a 94 and a 100 earlier.

>>37317328
>Jump off of building
>Hang self
>Put pokeball in butt and turn it on so a massive pokemon explodes out of your butt and then you die
>Stab yourself in the eye

>>37317371
I was thinking he was replaced by Ygg

>>37317377
And that's just your fantasy, not what's actually happening.

Suck up your bad decisions and deal with the consequences already.

So which legendary can grant wishes again? Jarachi? Lets go track him down, or celaby to undo the fuck up, or really anyone that could Heal Robin, Kat gets a new mission.

I mean I saw her getting hurt but I figured it'd be in her arm or leg, a big Oh fuck but treatable if we bum-rushed the nearest hospital

>>37317371
>>37317377
>this penalty is clearly too harsh, despite us clearly failing a roll by the third largest magnitude, make it go away.

>>37317321
I'm not even playing this quest. just poked in randomly because I saw its post count skyrocket.

Considering the shit i've seen in other quest threads this ain't too horrific. I get the feeling the butthurts more over your wounded party members now missing eye and possible horrific brain injury/infection looming on the horizon.

Besides I thought one of the rules of dice was being able to roll with the low rolls and all that?

Kudos to OP for making characters his players are THIS attached to?

>>37317381
>>37317377
>>37317318
>>37317296

ITT: Whiny little bitches who can't handle the consequences of their decisions.

>>37317417

I think that the issue is that the terrible consequences happened to a character the players care about, rather than to the PC. Someone else was being punished for our bad rolls. I think that's the issue at large here.

>>37317455
Welcome to actual consequences: not usually fair or proportionate.

Props to Gobble for playing hardball. Not a lot of QM's shoot the waifu in the eye.

>>37317437
I voted against using the flute, but okay.

I still think the punishment for failure here was FAR too harsh, and that even the idiots who made the vote in the first place should be upset.

I for one think this is a great development.

Guys, we can track down Jirachi later and wish her eye back.
Or track down one of the many time travelling pokemon and keep her from meeting us.

You hold Robin.

"Please don't leave me, please don't leave me!" You're crying and begging and there's nothing you can do to make any of this better. Vance dashes off with Robin's Pokedex.

Her hand touches your face. "Kat? Kat, I love you."

You can't even speak. You blurt out some words that don't make sense.

Jeanine works around you. You're vaguely aware of her instructions to keep pressure as she hands you a rag. You press it tight against Robin. She can't die. Not like this.

Vance comes barreling down the hall again, the song playing.

As soon as the door opens, Clair and the others come running in. You were right at the exit.

"What happened!" Clair screams. The Team Imperium people are equally shocked.

Even Clair is frazzled. "What do we do? Gardevoir can Heal Pulse!"

Vance rummages in his bag "You know that doesn't really work well on people. Especially for situations like this."

"I think I have a plan!" Jeanine steps up. "If we can funnel the Heal Pulse through the crystals inside the temple, Maybe we can amplify it."

"You're both not thinking straight. We need to get the arrow out, control the bleeding, and disinfect." Vance takes out the booze. "You! Start a fire and boil that water," he directs a Team Imperium member. They get to work quickly.

Robin holds your hand that's trying to keep the bleeding in check. She doesn't seem to be all there.

>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan
>Vance is right. We need to think rationally
>Use Heal Pulse now! There's no time
>Something else

>Three shit rolls in a row
>Wanting Gobble to go "Ah that's alright sport here's a lolipop go play"
Neo tg

>>37317489
Eh, derailed the quest hardcore though, for whatever is left of it (not a lot). Since there's no way Kat isn't running the fuck away now, and it'd be weird if anyone would want to chase after her.

>>37317435
But we're ~50 threads in and nothing even close to this bad has happened yet. The closest I can think of is us getting Toxic'd by a Corsola but we just had a trippy dream and woke up. This is so out of pace with the rest of the story it's crazy.

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>"Okay. You were great with that lock. I trust you." It warms your heart to hear her say that with that bright smile. You don't know what you'd do without her.
kek
>>37317412

It's OK guys. We can rebuild her. We have the technology.

>>37317520
>Vance is right. We need to think rationally
No magic.

>>37317520
>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan

>>37317455
No, it's actually collective suffering for bad rolls, seeing as that we're leader of a party. If we failed at 40 or 50, we'd probably get shot, 30, Vance or Jeanine. if we failed at 10, both we and Robin get shot. we fail at 1, everyone gets shot. Or something like that.

Gobbles did give a chance for us to back out and save game ourselves, but we didn't take it. Hindsight a shit.

>>37317520
Pray to Arceus and hope it works out

>>37317520
>Vance is right. We need to think rationally

>>37317520
>>Something else
Keep panicking, your waifu just got shot in the eye, you shouldn't be calm.

>>37317520
>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan
Stranger things have happened in Pokemon. We have to try, for Robin!

>>37317520
>Something else
Give everyone something to do. Work on controlling the bleeding and disinfecting, and let Jeanine and Clair try and work out whether the heal pulse+crystals plan will work or not.

>>37317520
>Pokedex would have worked

oh kek

>>37317520
>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan
If that doesn't work the other way can get used.

>>37317520
>Something else
Fucking stay with her.

>>37317520
>Vance is right. We need to think rationally

>>37317520
>>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan

On the topic of Magic Cresselia can help as well

>>37317520
Going back in there is only going to get people even more fucked up. She's bleeding out. Even with a fire Pokemon, boiling the water will take a minute that she frankly doesn't have. It SOUNDS like the worst option, but a failed heal pulse will take less time than a fire, and you can do two things at once.

>Use Heal Pulse now! There's no time

If this doesn't work we still have plenty of time

Can't wait for our next nightmare, when our dark side (who we actually stood up too last time) just sits there all smug with Robin's face, blood and goop oozing out from the socket.

>>37317520
>>Vance is right. We need to think rationally

>>37317479

I'm just trying to explain why I think people are upset, since I see reasons flying all around that don't seem to quite fit the tone of anyone's argument? Iunno, I can see why people would get upset and I'd rather it happen to us than to another character (since it was our action that failed, our bad rolls, etc), but all in all, as long as Robin doesn't die, I'll put up with it. We can at least get some neat character development out of this.

>>37317520
>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan

>>37317523
Gobbles could have gone
>Robin gets hit in the shoulder/stomach
>starts bleeding heavily
>Kat goes mad
>huge character development
>no one permanently crippled
>no one dead

Instead we get
>Robin loses an eye/maybe dies
>Kat goes MAD DEPRESSION
>Kat runs off, never sees friends again
>never becomes pokemon master
>quest ruined
rip

Robin used to be a Trainer once... but then she took an arrow to the Eye.

>>37317528
We came this close to accidently our brains when we fought Clair in the Gym. It's been hiding ever since.

>>37317655
>Instead we get
>>Robin loses an eye/maybe dies
>>Kat goes MAD DEPRESSION
>>Kat runs off, never sees friends again
>>never becomes pokemon master
>>quest ruined
>rip
When did this happen, sorry? I don't think any of this has happened yet.

>>37317520
>>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan
>inb4: re-vote

On 3d100, there's a 1,97% chance of nothing being higher than 27.

>>37317655
>Gutshot
>no one permanently crippled

Ahahahah oh hell no. Shot to the stomach is one of the worst things that can happen.

>>37317623
>If this doesn't work we still have plenty of time
Not if it does more harm than good. We don't fucking KNOW what a Heal Pulse does to humans, which is why >>37317600 makes sense.

Making a risky decision without thinking is what caused this problem in the first place. What makes you think making the same mistake will solve everything?

>>37317520
>Use Heal Pulse now! There's no time

>>37317520
>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan

>>37317520
>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan

Honestly this is the all or nothing roll option. Do we dare?

>>37317520

>Try the crystal Heal Pulse plan
>Vance is right too

We probably need to get the arrow out before we try a heal pulse thingamaboober. It'd be pretty awkward if the wound closed and the arrow would still be there. Or the eyeball regenerating around the arrow. Or any of the aforementioned but with an infection because we didn't disinfect the wound.

tl;dr: Try Vance's thing while Claire sets up the supercharged Heal Pulse.

>>37317655
Yeah, it's all fun and games until...

Looks like a shortage of clear consensus. Let's do a quote only vote.

>Jeanine's crystal plan
>Vance's logical plan

>>37317705
Half-blind!

>>37317520
Use heal pulse now there's no time
fuck

>>37317655
>no one permanently crippled
>getting shot by an arrow anywhere can't permanently cripple you

>>37317655
All of the screaming bitches. Fuck none of you people would survive an actual game with real consequences.