>>309844
Ah yiss. Time for Pokemon Adventure Quest!

>Ask what's going on.

>Ask what's going on

>>309858
>>309885
“Hey, so what’s going on?” You ask. You always thought professors were nice, courteous people. This guy seems like an unorganized jackass.

“Less talking, more explaining,” you hear coming from the back of the lab. As if to answer your question, Kori opens her arms to indicate the lab and the professor are her main problem. She clears her throat.

“We here at Project,” Kori takes out a small piece of paper, “RADUS are dedicated to the study and development of unique strains of Pokemon. It is said that a certain variety are born with shifted pigment cells that change their color. Oddly, this also gave them a boost of natural talent. We want to study just how this rare phenomena works.”

“So you study shiny Pokemon?” Maybe this could be worth your time after all.

“Among other things,” Kori says, a strict professional look on her face. How long has she been here, you think to ask. Before you can, Kori hands you both several papers stapled together. “Applications, if you wish to join.” Kori gives you a warning glance before walking to the back of the lab.

You…
>Fill the application out.
>Walk away.
>Go talk to Katie in private.
>Do something else [write in]

>Fill the application out.

>>309890
>Go talk to Katie in private

>>309897
>>309915
Kori seems to hate it here. Then again, you’ve never seen her like anything. You turn to Katie, a question in your throat. Should we join her? You want to say.

Her expression tells you that you shouldn’t abandon a teammate. At least you think it does. There’s definitely some determination there. You give her a half smile and a nod. It’s decided.

You begin filling out the paperwork. It’s pretty standard stuff that asks for your name, address, phone number, trainer ID number, mother’s maiden name, and any relevant work history. You’re tempted to put “Amateur Detective” under work history but you haven’t actually done any official cases, not unless you count the time you solved the case of “The Mysterious Missing Cookie.” It turns out that Luke did it. For a Slakoth, he can be extraordinarily fast.

After you’re done, you go to the back of the lab. This area is less cluttered. You see a large machine with pokeball indentions on it and a few computers scattered about. On the back wall is a door labeled ‘Specimens.’ You hand out your application to Kori, but Professor Plato takes it instead.

“Hmm…” and “Yes…” are said periodically as he reviews the application with a look of passionate interest. It isn’t a very long application but the Professor seems to be taking his time reading through it. Honestly, you can’t get too good a read on this guy. Finally, he says, “Well done. I accept.” The professor opens a drawer and rifles through it. He takes out a rubber stamp before stamping the word ‘Approved’ on your application. He hands it over to Kori before saying, “File that for me, dear.” She takes the application then drops it on the floor. The professor acts like that never happened.

(1/2)

“Your duties will be to measure the battle application of any specimen our resident capture specialist can get her hands on.” The professor looks through a few more drawers. “We haven’t had any luck finding any. As you can tell, they are quite rare.” He takes out a red device. “Though I’ve heard rumors of one out in the desert. There’s even a reward for its capture. The person who posted that reward would be me. Find it, and I will compensate you nicely.” You receive the strange red device. It looks familiar to one Detective Scarlet would use. “That which you hold in your hand in the updated luxury model Pokedex. It can be used to analyze a Pokemon’s known moves, condition, and strengths.” Holy shit. And all you have to do is find a Pokemon for this guy?

“I’ll also expect you to periodically do a few jobs for me. Expect a phone call within the next week.” Huh.

“Will I be paid for these jobs?” You ask.

“No. I’m afraid I don’t have the funding to pay every assistant I hire, but you will be compensated with knowledge.” What is this guy? An afterschool special?

“And these jobs…?”

“They should be fairly standard,” Kori says. The professor looks at her incredulously and she keeps a neutral expression.

“Yes well, all you’ll have to do is collect samples for me while you’re out in the field,” the professor says. You’re pretty sure there will be more to the job, but you like the feeling of this new Pokedex in your hands. It’s very ergonomic.

You…
>Accept the position.
>Change your mind.
>Ask more questions [write in]

>>309967
>Accept the position.

>>309967
>>Accept the position.
It's about time we got a not shit pokedex.

>>309967
>Accept the position.

>>310005
>>310016
>>310037
You look over at Kori. She seems much more relaxed than when you first came in. There’s even a small smile tugging at her face. You shrug. “That doesn’t sound so bad,” you say, though you think it could be a little annoying to be at this guy’s beck and call. You hope that he doesn’t abuse it.

“Right, well off with ya,” the professor says. “I have business to take care of, and I don’t want to get distracted by my assistants.” He ushers both Kori and you out. The door slams behind you and you hear a clicking noise. Did that dude just lock you out?

Kori punches you in the arm. You wince a little. Was that supposed to be playful? “I warned you to leave,” she says. Her words are slightly playful and she’s definitely smiling. Yeah, you guess that punch was playful, but it still hurt.

“I couldn’t leave a teammate behind,” you say. “And neither could Katie.” You look around for your blonde friend and realize you might have left her inside with the professor. Well shit. So much for never leaving a teammate behind.

“She’s right behind you,” Kori says. You must’ve looked panicked because when you turn around, you see Katie standing there lowering her Omnivice from her ear down to her purse pocket. She raises her eyebrow.

“I thought I lost you,” You say lamely.

“Nah, I decided to sneak away while you distracted that guy. Working for him seemed kind of stupid.” Wow thanks Katie. “But anyways, I heard some really cool news. The mayor of River City has an event planned where anyone who joins gets a free bike! It’s happening in three days, so we should wrap up our business here.”

“Sounds fun,” you say, mostly to try to contribute to the conversation rather than having something substantial to say. Damn that was lame. Is your brain shutting off because you’re in close proximity to cute girls? You’ll have to test that theory out some other day.

“So why did you decide to visit?” Kori asks. She’s still wearing the lab coat. Weren’t you supposed to receive one?

“Oh right! We wanted to go catch Pokemon,” Katie says. She reaches into her purse and produces a map of the city. “I talked to some people, and they recommended a few spots.”

“If we want to catch that biking event,” Kori says. “Then Alex should set up his reservation for this city’s gym.”

“Right!” Katie responds. “Since you don’t have a lot of badges, Alex, then the next appointment could be months away.” Just how do they know these things? Is this the power of reading? Did they actually pay attention in school. Regardless, your companions look at you to make a decision.

You…
>Should take care of that appointment first.
>Need to catch a new Pokemon right away.
>Still have time. Train.
>Start planning a trip to River City.
>Want to prank your neighbor. Add flame to the rivalry.
>Write in

>>310073
>>Should take care of that appointment first.

>Should take care of that appointment first.

>>310091
>>310095
You disengage Gojira’s pokeball from your belt and look at it. You did promise the little guy a shot at the Elite Four. The only way to do that is to gain the recognition of at least 8 gym leaders. You’ve heard rumors that those who manage to beat the 16 gym leaders of the Chante Region are able to skip the preliminaries, though as far as you’ve heard, there’s ever only one or two people who manage to do it each time the Pokemon League is held. Perhaps you’ll be one of those people?

“When’s the next Pokemon League tournament?” You ask. Katie starts tapping at her Omnivice, but Kori responds faster.

“It’s in 9 months,” she says. You raise your eyebrow. “I was planning on challenging the gyms as well,” she adds as an explanation. Huh. Didn’t your Battle Instructor tell you that trainers and battlers were the ones who challenged the gyms while catchers tended to be researchers.

“You’re hoping to change the stereotype,” you say. Kori nods her head. “Great! Then let’s go fill out those applications.” You start marching away before stopping and turning back to your friends. “And just how do we do that?”

Kori rolls her eyes, while Katie giggles a little. “You can do it online,” Katie explains. “But you’ll get a faster appointment if you go in person. Um,” she checks her device. “Judging from this distance, it’ll take us 2 hours walking or half an hour by bus to get to her gym if we decided to head there right away. There’s a few paths we could take if you wanted to catch pokemon if we walked, but there’s a possibility of getting lost or not getting to the gym on time to apply before they shut down.”

“How many hours until the gym closes?” You ask.

“Looks like we have 5 hours,” Katie says. Not bad. If you decided to walk and gave yourselves two hours dedication to catching, you could definitely make it. Then again, you could just take a bus and get that over with then decide to try catching Pokemon.

You…
>Take a bus. It’s the fastest way.
>Walk. Kill two pidgeys with one stone.
>Fill it out online. There will be other gyms out there.

I've been pretty out of it today, but I think I'm getting back into the groove of writing. Hope you guys are having some fun.

>>310143
>>Walk. Kill two pidgeys with one stone.
I always have fun with you, QK.

>>310143
>Walk. Kill two pidgeys with one stone.

>>310150
>>310174
“Let’s walk,” you say. “Kill two pidgeys with one stone.” Having a third (fourth, no, fifth) member will make your team look way more official.

“I’ve always hated that expression,” Katie tells you. “Just think of those poor Pidgey!” She starts mimicking two bird pokemon with her hands. “What if they were just friends hanging out?” Now she chirps a little, using her hands to convey two birds playing around. It’s a little childish but mildly entertaining. “Next thing you know, BAM! They’re dead.” Katie falls to the floor dramatically, overacting how dead she is. One hand clutches her heart, and her tongue is sticking out of her mouth. You imagine X’s where her eyes ought to be.

“Are you secretly a cartoon character?” You ask her. Katie opens one eye to look at you, winks(?), then brings a finger to her to shh you.

“So what path should we take?” Kori asks. You see that she’s holding Lugh in her arms. Just when did that happen?

Katie gets up quickly and fiddles with her device. “Um, okay. There’s three choices. Well two if we want to avoid traffic and be time conscientious people.” The Omnivice makes a few beeping noises as Katie plays around with it. “Let’s see. We could follow the river for a bit and look for water pokemon, and there also seems to be a hiking trail we can follow. That should have bug, grass, and flying types. Well those are the most common anyways.”

>”The river path sounds good.”
>”I like hiking. Let’s do that.”
>”What was that third option?”

>>310181
>>”What was that third option?”
You had my interest, but now you have my attention.
Gas the kikes, race war now.

>>310187
“Hey wait, hold up,” you say. “What’s that third option?” It’s always great to play with all the cards on the table. You assume that’s how that expression goes.

“There’s a bridge that crosses the river. The third path is mostly urban, so there won’t be many wild pokemon about. If we’re lucky, we might find a few bug or normal types, but mostly there’ll be other people,” Katie explains.

“There’s also a chance of trainers stopping us for battles,” Kori says.

You decide to go through…
>The river path.
>The hiking trail.
>The urban path.

Looks like it's just us, anon. What music are you listening to?

>>310205
>>The river path.
I'm kind of alternating. I was watching Friends earlier, now I'm switching between Pink Guy and Turisas while browsing this, /pol/ and /tv/. What's up with you?

>>310213
Roll me a 1d100 for encounters.

I'm imagining how I would go about running a Shadowrun Quest after I'm done with this one. Or maybe in conjecture with, seeing as how slow the board can be. Not sure though.

Rolled 3 (1d100)

>>310221
That sounds cool, I was always curious about shadowrun, but I live in a small town so there hasn't been any point in me getting too into it. The only tabletop I've ever found enough people to play is DnD, and the only DM in town was complete shit.

Rolled 22 (1d100)

Magikarp get

>>310221
>>310235
...Maybe someone's lurking?

>>310238
>>310235
Roll me a 1d8192 and guess a number between 1 and 8192. If you get it right, we'll discover a shiny.

Rolled 5011 (1d8192)

>>310252
>3965

Rolled 1377 (1d8192)

>>310252
I just wanna say that the odds of this are less likely than 1 in 8192
>3

Rolled 809 (1d8192)

>>310252
5681

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“Well, I do like the thought of battling trainers,” you say. You hear more beeping coming from Katie’s direction. “But I think I want to bolster my team up first. Let’s hit that river path.” You hear Katie groan then a few more beeps.

“Alright, if you don’t change your mind, I have us set for the path leading through the river.” Katie adjusts her purse bag thing so the single strap goes across her chest rather than hang limply on her arm. She takes Lugh from Kori’s arms. “Just remember that if Lugh sees you catch pokemon or battle or whatever will make him better at that thing.”

“Well actually, I was thinking we could go…” You stop, smiling and laughing, much to Katie’s expression of annoyance. She lightly taps you on the arm but it doesn’t hurt the way Kori’s punches do. That settled, you all adventure outside. The sun is still up, but it is nowhere near its zenith. You estimate that you have a couple of hours before it sets.

The trek there is a little nice if warm. You notice dark clouds in the distance but make nothing of it. You ask your companions questions about the league that you should probably know going forward, like the ranking system. Turns out that they track the number of victories and losses you have as well as how many badges or medals you collect. According to Kori, there’s a psychic network that somehow keeps track of accomplishments and the like? She uses big words you don’t understand, and you find yourself nodding to what she’s saying rather than frequently asking her to explain every term she uses.

It takes maybe half an hour to reach the river, and you think it’s about 30 meters wide. A small beach forms where the river meets land, and you see a few people fishing. Had you had more time, you would consider borrowing a rod and trying your luck. Instead, you have your team spread out to see what they can catch.

It doesn’t take long for you to find a round, blue mouse Pokemon. It has circular ears with pink inside and white dots on its cheeks. It stands on a ball loosely connected to its body in a zigzag shape. You take out your new fancy Pokedex, and it starts analyzing the wild Pokemon. The information it displays so far is that this is an Azurill and it has the ability Thick Fat. It appears to have one unusual move, but it doesn’t know which.

You…
>Send out a Pokemon to battle.
>Look for something else.
>Write in

>>310263
You're probably right. What method do you recommend we have in place for shinies?

>>310302
>>Look for something else.
The best way if probably for you to decide some arbitrary number we have to roll and keep it static throughout the quest. It could be 1, 8912, 1488, but as long as it is consistently the same number the odds are 1 in 8912.

>>310326
Huh. Was hoping for more votes. Alright. Roll a 1d100 again.

I think I'll make it so that if anyone rolls a 1 or a 8192, they'll get a shiny. But I kind of want to keep the guessing game. It adds a little variety.

>>310302
>Look for something else.

Rolled 9 (1d100)

>>310355

Rolled 8 (1d100)

>>310355
Well you could make it that if they get one of those OR guesses the number they roll we get a shiny, but that's kind of cutting down the odds pretty sharply.

Is it me, or is this thread somehow already in auto-sage?

>>310369
It's you.

>>310365
>>310355
Perhaps having only one set number and the guessing, still better odds than 1 in 8192, but obviously less than 1 in 4096

>>310374
Really? Odd, its not bumping back to page 1 for me like other quests are then if thats the case.

>>310374
>>310388
Also, it doesn't appear to be bumping for me. Maybe it's because the old thread is still up?

Rolling that last 1d100.

>>310386
Yeah I think you're right. I'll leave it to a guess and if anyone gets a crit (1892). It's better chances but I'd like for someone to eventually roll a shiny.

>>310388
I have no clue how 4chan and the bump system works, but this thread is fairly new.

Rolled 16 (1d100)

>>310400
Fuck me. I actually forgot to roll.

>>310395
I've seen other quests start new threads once the old one hits auto-sage and it gets a fair distance down the catalog (other thread page 9), so that shouldn't be the case.

>>310406
Yeah but the old thread has only ~150 posts

Ahh well, I'm not the most familiar with /qst/ so I'll just have to trust you

>>310413
>>310413
Yeah, but /qst/ threads autosage after three days. Read the sticky bruh

This pokemon looks pretty weak, and it isn’t even a water type. You decide you can find better. There’s some commotion downstream so you turn to investigate, leaving the Azurill to its own devices. A little exploration, some hopping from rock to rock, rewards you with the sight of Kori battling a Lotad. The small blue Pokemon with a lilypad on its back uses some kind of grass type attack. Green tendrils of energy go from Kori’s Pokemon to the wild Lotad.

You take out your Pokedex and reveal that Kori is fighting with a Paras. The small orange creature retaliates with an attack of its own. Its claw glow a light green color before hitting the opponent. Your Pokedex informs you that that was a Fury Cutter. Damn, you love this thing.

“Pokemon thrive on violence,” Kori says. How does she even know you’re here? She never turned around, her whole focus on the battle. “It’s the way they survive and grow. To that effect, Pokemon tend to challenge others close to their level. No matter where you go, you’ll find something around your level. That is unless you go to an area that’s obviously belongs to a territory leader.” Kori points further downstream but you don’t see anything different. It’s just more brush and river and deerling trails.

You leave, searching around some more and bump into Katie. “Hey, I found an Azurill. It was too cute to not catch. Um, Lugh may or may have seen my attempts at capture. Obviously, I’m no expert, but…” She shrugs her shoulders. You look at your watch and realize it’s been an hour already. Time goes by quickly when you can’t find any good wild Pokemon to catch.

You have about half an hour left before you should go to the gym. You…
>Search one last time for something good.
>Try disturbing that territory leader.
>Ask one of the fishermen to battle you.
>Do something else [write in]

>>310423
Yeah, I'm surprised that it hasn't been deleted yet. The last thread is more than 3 days old.

>Search one last time for something good.

>>310434
>>Try disturbing that territory leader.
we can take him.

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>310445

>>310434
>Search one last time

>>310445
>>310464
Searching one last time wins. I'll need a roll of 1d100. 2 more, in fact.

Looks like you guys avoided the trap option.

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>310472
Here goes nothing

Rolled 7 (1d100)

>>310472

Nice rolling. Okay, give me a few 1d1892. Take a guess, and if you're right or if you get a crit, the next pokemon you encounter will be shiny.

Rolled 5643 (1d8192)

>>310480
536

Rolled 211 (1d8192)

>>310480
231

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>>310485
so close...

Rolled 32 (1d100)

>>310472

Rolled 6039 (1d8192)

>>310480

Rolled 6771 (1d8192)

>>310480
4754

>>310485
>off by just 20
Damn son

Rolled 1225 (1d1892)

>>310480
623

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>>310485
We were so close to a shiny whatever

I'm a failure, I apologise

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>>310501
Don't feel bad lad, what's important is that you tried your best.

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>>310475
Frustrated, you call out your two Pokemon. Their happy faces banish any bad thoughts lurking in your mind. “Okay guys, let’s find ourselves a new partner!” They cheer; Gojira takes his place near you while Vulcan scouts ahead. You follow him at a leisurely pace. Perhaps your Pokemon will have better luck than you.

“It always strikes me how glad your pokemon are to see you,” Katie says, walking besides you. “It took me a few months to get Iggs to look at me like that.” You’ve never heard of this Iggs but you accept the compliment regardless. Lugh barks, and Katie sets him down. “Looks like Lugh wants to help out,” she says. This – this is nice. You feel an urge to hold Katie’s hand as you both follow Vulcan and Lugh, both leading you around the brush while avoiding the river.

You hear Vulcan yelp as he gets hit by a spray of water. Lugh barks but returns to yours and Katie’s side. Ahead, you see a bipedal, blue crocodile with red spines on its back and tail. A quick glance at your Pokedex confirms that it is a Totodile, though its ability is only Torrent. The quick assessment feature tells you it knows a few extra moves but it needs a longer scan before it can tell you which those are.

A water type, you think, suddenly regretting not having Robin with you. Looks like Vulcan took a good hit, but is ready to battle.

You…
>Let Vulcan continue the battle.
>Switch to Gojira.
>Try your luck with a pokeball right away.
>Run away As if.
>Ask Katie for help.

>>310485
So close anon. Don't worry, I'll introduce a mechanic in the future that will make it easier to find shiny Pokemon. There will be two ways to obtain it, so look out for it.

>>310519
>Let Vulcan continue

>>310519
>Try your luck with a pokeball right away.

>>310519
>>Let Vulcan continue the battle.

>>310519
>>Let Vulcan continue the battle.

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>>310522
>>310526
>>310529
You consider throwing a Pokeball and trying to end this before it gets messy, but Vulcan has his own pride as a Pokemon. “Alright Vulcan, we’re up!” You call out. He heads your call and begins growling at the wild pokemon in front of him. [+5 to Vulcan’s next action]

You take out a pokeball now just to have it ready.

You take a quick look at the environment around you. There’s brush to hide in and you’re dangerously close to the river. You’re not sure, but maybe the wild Totodile will run away if you injure it too much. You consider trying to lead it away from the river or trying to get between it and the river.

You…
>Order a move:
>>Headbutt
>>Harden
>>Dragon Rush (tiring)
>>Mud Slap
>Heal Vulcan with a potion.
>Switch.
>Have a strategy (write in).

>>310551
>>>Headbutt

>>310551
>>Headbutt

>>310551
>Mud Slap on the ground around the Totodile

We want to make sure it can't as a priority, so trapping it would limit its options for movement

>>310582
This

>>310551
changing >>310559 to >>310582

>>310582
Smart thinking. +10 for creativity, +5 for surprising the opponent, and +5 for pumping your pokemon up. Roll me 1d100+20, best of 3.

Rolled 30 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>310605

Rolled 75 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>310605

Rolled 53 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>310605

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>>310615
You’re not letting that wild pokemon escape. It’s going to join you, whether it likes it or not (but hopefully it’ll enjoy joining you). You think about starting out with a good offense, but a quick survey of the area gives you a better idea.

You notice that the wild Pokemon is on dry land, and there are no pokemon tracks on any of the mud within 5 meters of it other than your own Pokemon’s. Maybe it dislikes the mud? That’s a good enough assumption to make. What did Detective Holt say? “You must only make assumptions based on the logical train of thought allowed by the clues you gather. Do not be dissuaded if you are wrong, for that only means you’re closer to being right.” Inspiring words.

“Vulcan, use mud-slap, but scatter the mud around your opponent.” Vulcan quickly jumps into a muddle (muddy puddle) and starts splashing about. To the untrained eye, it’s just random splashing, but… Yeah. It’s mostly random splashing. Still, Vulcan gets a good amount of it around the whole battlefield.

The wild Totodile wasn’t expecting that. Mud hit both its eyes and open mouth, causing it to slip before it could land a physical attack on your Pokemon. It also appears that your attack lowered the opponents accuracy. [Next hit gets a +5 due to the opponent being prone.]

What will you do?
>Order a move:
>>Headbutt, to weaken its health.
>>Harden, now’s a good time to raise your defenses.
>>Dragon Rush (tiring), a good hit ought to weaken it enough.
>>Mud Slap, keep it up!
>Heal Vulcan with a potion.
>Switch.
>Use a strategy (write in).

>>310635
>>Headbutt, to weaken its health.
try to knock it down again.

>>310635
>>>Dragon Rush (tiring), a good hit ought to weaken it enough.

>>310635
>Headbutt
Make sure to knock it away from escape routes if it knocks the pokemon back

>>310641
>>310654
Alright. Roll me a 1d100+5. Best o' 3.

Rolled 95 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>310665

Rolled 69 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>310665
rollin
>>310669
crit

Rolled 50 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>310665

Rolled 49 + 5 (1d100 + 5)

>>310665

>>310669
Now’s the opportune moment to strike! “Vulcan, hit him hard with a Headbutt!” Your shiny chrome pokemon rushes forward just as the wild Totodile was getting up. Vulcan’s head hits the blue crocodile pokemon hard on its belly, and Totodile is thrown back at least 10 feet.

You think you might’ve heard a cracking sound, but you aren’t sure. That was definitely a critical hit.

“Good job,” you hear Kori’s voice nearby, though you’re too concentrated on the battle to turn around and confirm that it’s her. “You saw the place where Vulcan hit that Pokemon? Every Totodile has a weak spot where their bellies are. The yellow markings on their chest point directly to that spot. That’s where you should aim when throwing a pokeball.”

You see the wild pokemon struggling to get up. This looks like your best chance to catch it.

What do you want to do?
>Order a move:
>Heal Vulcan with a potion.
>Throw a pokeball.
>Switch.
>Use a strategy (write in).

>>310692
>Throw a pokeball.

>>310692
>Throw a pokeball

>>310696
>>310703
That was a pretty obvious choice. Alright. 1d100+20 (+10 for Kori's tutoring, +5 for previous crit, +5 for Katie's cheering) vs DC 65. Best o' 3 folks.

Rolled 9 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>310709

Rolled 61 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>310709
Let's catch this bitch

Rolled 44 + 20 (1d100 + 20)

>>310709

>>310713
>>310716
>>310719
“This should be pretty easy,” Kori says.

“Yeah, you totally got this!” Katie cheers. There’s no way you want to disappoint her, nor do you want to disappoint the eager baby pokemon watching.

The pokeball heads in a straight line from your hand to the Totodile. You don’t quite strike the belly, instead hitting it on the head just as it managed to stand up. The ball opens up and the wild pokemon is surrounded by red light before disappearing inside. The pokeball hits the ground and shakes…

Once.

Twice.

Thrice.

And it is caught! You release the breath you didn’t even realize you were holding in. You did it; you’ve caught yourself a new partner. You jump up in joy, and both Vulcan and Katie join you. You retrieve the pokeball and have the pokedex scan it to give you more detail on your new partner.

In the meantime, what’s going to be her nickname?

>>310742
I'm going to suggest Vice

I may have helped out with real fancy rolling and wording but I can't name for shit

>>310742
Levi for Leviathan.

>>310742
Aqua

>>310742
Keeping with the deity theme, how about Anuket? She's the goddess of the nile.

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>>310756
Shouldn't we save that name for catching a Gyrados?

>>310754
>>310763
10 minute voting period. Pick Vice or Anuket.

>>310776
Well, obviously, I support Anuket.

>>310776
Anuket
>blue water coming out of clear water
wat why physics?

>>310763
>>310776
anuket

>>310776
I'm obviously going to vote Vice, but I easily concede that the better name will win

>>310792
>>310796
>>310800
The Pokedex has a loading bar as it scans the pokeball in your hands. So far, you have the gender of your most recent team member. “Hey Katie, do me a favor and look up goddesses of the nile. I think I remember one that sounds like the perfect name.”

Katie takes out her Omnivice and does so. I’m getting a few, she says, and shows you the screen. You point, and say, “There. Anuket. If I’m gonna go with a theme, then that sounds perfect.” Finally the screen on your Pokedex flickers and shows you a picture of a Totodile.

[Status: Injured
Prognosis: Cracked Rib
Advice: Immediate Pokemon Center visit

Known Moves:
Scratch, Leer, Water Gun, Rage, Hone Claws, Aqua Jet]

Uh-oh. Looks like Vulcan may have hit a little too hard. “Um,” you say, showing the Pokedex to Kori and Katie.

“I could take, um, Anuket back,” Katie says. “After all, both of you want to make an appointment, right?”

“I have patience,” Kori states. “I can go back and merely apply online. The waiting time is cut in half for S-rank individuals anyways.”

But Anuket is your Pokemon. Shouldn’t you be responsible for her? You look at your poketch and see that you have 2 hours left until the gym closes.

You decide to…
>Let Katie take Anuket back.
>Have Kori do it.
>Take Anuket back by yourself.
>Keep going. The stasis should keep Anuket safe?

Updated Pokemon sheet: http://pastebin.com/DqdcTfig

>>310803
Next time bud. I liked your name.

>>310826
>Take Anuket back by yourself.


Larvesta when?

>>310826
>>Take Anuket back by yourself.
b-but, I like you, QK...

>>310826
>Take Anuket back by yourself.
I feel tempted to set up Anuket to one of our pokemon in the party for pokeshipping and breeding.

>>310826
>Take Anuket back yourself
Can we see if Kori could try applying for us too whilst she's there?

Thanks, but I wasn't really sticking to our theme, I was more hoping for detective shenanigans with her

>>310842
>>310843
>>310848
Roll 1d20+2 (+2 for Close Bonds) vs DC 16 (Base 10 +4 for Cute, +2 for Assistance). Best o' 3 to convince your companions to keep going.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>310851

Rolled 7 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>310851

Rolled 17 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>310851

We just need one more roll.

Rolled 6 + 2 (1d20 + 2)

>>310851
>>310893
I thought it was best of 3.

>>310893
>>310905
Yeah. I posted that before >>310862 appeared on my screen. The auto updater is a little slow.

>>310862
“I’ll do it,” you say, but your words are met with immediate protest.

“There’s no way we’re leaving without our leader,” Kori says, while Katie murmurs, “I don’t even want to battle the gyms. That was your guys’ thing.”

“Guys listen, Anuket is my Pokemon now, which means she’s my responsibility,” you say. The other two quiet down. It’s obvious you have something more to say. “Now, we began a mission. Mind you, it isn’t an official mission, but it’s a mission nonetheless. I want to know that you can both continue on without me if anything gets dicey out there. Katie, don’t give me that look. We both know how dangerous it can get out there. Now, do you both trust me?”

“I do,” Katie says. It’s obvious she wants to add a ‘but’ to that. She doesn’t.

“We did decide you would be leader,” Kori states. “That doesn’t mean this isn’t a dumb decision. You’re the best suited to beating the gym.”

“It’s fine,” you say. “It’ll take me an hour to walk back, less so if I jog. And if I take a bus, I should get there before the gym closes. So, just wait for me there, will ya?” You look them both in the face. You know Katie doesn’t like this plan, but Kori nods her head and accepts it.

“Fine, but if you stand us up, I’ll beat you up.” With that said, Kori turns to leave. Katie looks at you for a moment before leaving as well. Lugh seems just as torn up as she is but decides to go with her in the end.

You sigh. At least your teammates obeyed your orders. It should be slightly easier to command them in the future. “Okay guys, let’s go make sure our teammate is safe.” That said, Vulcan and Gojira follow you as you begin a light job to the entrance of the path and towards the nearest Pokemon Center. Thankfully, your new Pokedex has a map of all pre-existing centers and you reach one within 15 minutes.

You enter and tell the nurse that one of your Pokemon is injured. She takes Anuket’s pokeball and releases the Totodile on top of the counter. Anuket rests, one arm resting on its chest. “Hey, you’re going to be fine,” you tell her. The nurse finishes doing her assessment before telling you, “Yes she will be. We’ll patch her up, but you shouldn’t strain her too much for a week. That means no training or battling. After that, your pokemon should be healthy enough to battle.” You thank the nurse, hand her Vulcan’s pokeball as well, and go sit down.

It’s just you and Gojira now, sitting on one of the couches.

You…
>Bond with Gojira.
>Call your mom on one of the video phones.
>Text your teammates.
>Study.
>Do something else [write in].

>Bond with Gojira
Friendship leads to evolution

>>310935
>Text your teammates

Save calling your mum till you can show her your new catch

>>310935
>Bond with Gojira.

>>310935
>Text your teammates.
then
>Bond with Gojira.

>>310935
>Bond with Gojira.
>Ship Gojira with Anuket

>>310935
>>Bond with Gojira.

>>310943
>>310946
>>310956
>>310975
You decide to text your teammates, letting them know that you’re okay and that your Totodile is getting treatment. You don’t get a response, but you assume that they’re busy hiking or battling or something. The nurse lady said it could take anywhere from 15 minutes to an hour, so you’re pretty much left to your own devices.

Rather than spend this time doing something dumb like watching the news or studying, you decide to be productive. “Hey Gojira, let’s get some ice cream or something,” you tell the little green reptilian. He nods his head and joins you as you go out in search of a shop of some kind.

It doesn’t take you long to stumble upon an electronics store. One of the displays is showing the Gojira vs. Mechas movies, and you and your pokemon sit outside on the sidewalk watching. You narrate what’s happening, except you tell your pokemon that Gojira is a misunderstood entity and that the mechas are just mean bullies. Your account of the narrative has Gojira doing its sacred duty of destroying old buildings, and you interpret all the screaming and running away as cheers or terror at the mechas instead of the 100 foot tall monster. All in all you do an okay job, but your pokemon seems awestruck with the movie.

“That’s an interesting interpretation,” you hear a familiar voice say behind you. You turn around and encounter that guy from the shower. You almost didn’t recognize him with clothes on and sunglasses.

“Oh, uh,” is all you manage to say. Shouldn’t you two be avoiding each other?

“What? You don’t recognize me?” He asks.

>”Nope, I have no clue who you are.”
>”You’re that shower pervert.”
>”I… I don’t want to talk to you.”
>Write-in (probably something awkward)

>>310963
>Check the egg groups
Yup. That's totally a legitimate ship.

>>310999
>”You’re that shower pervert.”

>>310999
>”Nope, I have no clue who you are.”

>>310999
>Walk away. Don't say anything.

>>310999
>>”You’re that shower pervert.”

>>311004
>>311015
You say the first thing that springs to mind. “Aren’t you that shower pervert?”

The guy feigns an expression of hurt. “What? I was the one taking an innocent shower when you barged in. And you didn’t even compensate my simple request!”

“I – uh – well…” He knows your one true weakness! Awkwardness. “You don’t act like a normal guy,” you say.

“No shit. And wouldn’t you know my surprise when I find out that dumbass who barged into the clearly occupied shower turned out to be a celebrity.” He takes out a magazine of Pokemon Illustrated. It features a girl in a white silk costume, calling her the toughest elite four trainer. That’s not what this dude is pointing at. You see a blurb of your face with the words “mystery trainer’s secrets are unlocked… on page 45.”

“I’m on a magazine,” you say. When the fuck did that happen?

“Yeah, Alexander Greyson. And you wound me,” the guy says. What? “It’s me, Hephaestion! Remember that weird 20 year gap where people thought it was cool to name their children after famous Greek and Roman names? Dude, we grew up together. That wasn’t even the first time we bathed together either.” That – that name actually sounds familiar. You’re suddenly taken back to kindergarten when you met a strange kid and promised to be best friends forever.

“Y-you! I remember you!” And you almost can’t believe how weird your reunion was. Almost.

“Right, so let’s test how better you’ve gotten,” Heph says. “I challenge you to a battle!” You didn’t even feel the intense vibe you usually felt when meeting another trainer. So, your childhood friend wants a battle, does he?

You…
>Accept. Reputation and all.
>Decline. Tactical retreat.
>Offer a different contest to train your skills [write in]
>Do something else [write in]

This was particularly fun to write. Probably because I was chuckling the whole time.

>>311086
>>Accept. Reputation and all.

>>311086
>Accept. Reputation and all.

>>311086
>Offer a battle of wits with really bad riddles

>>311086
>Decline. Tactical retreat.
>"not now! I've got a pokemon waiting in the pokecenter and there's a bike sale that I want to catch!

>>311086
>>311113

>>311133
Does this mean you change your vote?

Also, congrats on the trip dubs.

>>311138
yeah
and it doesn't really count since it's preceded by dubs.

>>311154
In that case, let me start rewriting.

>>311113
>>311154
Actually. Roll me a 1d20+3 (+4 for Being Cool, -1 for Almost /fit/) vs DC 16 (Base 10 +4 for Very /fit/, +2 for persistent). Y'all know the drill: best o' 3.

Rolled 14 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>311179

Rolled 7 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>311179
NO HOMO!

Rolled 4 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>311179

>>311185
Whew, first roll clutch. our virginity remains intact.

>>311185
You don’t really like this situation. You vaguely remember this guy and you only have one Pokemon with you at the moment. He also definitely knows more about you than you know about him.

You decide to use the oldest trick in the book. You give Hephaestion your best ‘oh my gosh what is that look’ and point at something behind him. The sucker turns around while you’re already running away, Gojira keeping up with you. It doesn’t take long for Heph to realize you tricked him. “H-hey,” he yells. “Don’t just walk away! That’s not cool man.”

“Sorry, I can’t! I have a pokemon waiting for me at the pokemon center and a bike sale that I want to catch!” You continue running and see that Heph gives a half-hearted chase. After a few blocks you’re already breathing hard, and you can see Gojira lagging behind. You recall him and keep going. Another peek behind you shows that Heph isn’t winded at all.

“Dude, I don’t mean any harm,” Heph calls out.

“Sorry, I can’t hear you over this tactical retreat,” you call back. That seems to do the trick. That, and you quickly hop from a cart to the top of a moving van to a roof. You see Heph stop, take off his sunglasses, and look you in the eye before the roof obscures you from his sight. You get the familiar chill down your spine that tells you you’ve made eye contact with another trainer. You don’t stop running though. A few more roof hops and quick shimmy down a flag pole takes you a good enough distance away that you feel comfortable catching your breath.

It doesn’t take long to get to the pokemon center, and you make sure there’s no one tailing you when you finally enter. “Greetings,” the nurse says. “Your pokemon are in top-tip shape. Just remember what I said about giving your Totodile a week of rest.” You thank the nurse and check your poketch. There’s still an hour left until the gym closes.

You…
>Call your mom.
>Get on that bus.
>Introduce the team to its newest addition.
>Use that TM you have on some of your pokemon.
>Do something else [write in]

[Gonna take a half hour break. Been invited to go outside, and frankly I could use a quick leg stretch.]

>>311233
>Get on that bus.
>Introduce the team to its newest addition.

>>311233
>>Get on that bus.
>>Introduce the team to its newest addition.

>>311233
>Get on that bus.
>Introduce the team to its newest addition.
>ship Anuket with Gojira

>>311286
Once they're full grown mate

>>311286
This

>>311326
it's never too late to start shipping them anon. haven't you heard of childhood friend romance?

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>>311360

>>311365
jesus christ, why did you have to put on that fucking trump hat. why did you have to fucking get me internally triggered?

>>311381
>pokefetishist
>hates trump
>is triggered this easily
Either you've got some 8/8 b8 or you run AntiFa's Tumblr page. Do you also like pamperchu?

>>311403
who? and what is tumblr?

>>311245
>>311246
>>311286
Writing.

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>>311420

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>>311510

“Hey, uh, hold on,” you say to the nurse. “Sorry to bother you, but where’s the nearest bus stop?”

“Oh, that’s pretty simple. When you exit the pokemon center, take a left and go down two blocks. The bus stop should be next to a big rock. You can’t miss it.” You thank her then head out. It looks like the sun is already setting, so you wager you’ll get there in time for night to take over the city. In truth, you used to take the bus a lot before. Your mom wasn’t as established as she was now, so you both used public transportation or walked everywhere you went. Thankfully, Serenecity is full of health nuts and hippies, so walking and using public transportation isn’t considered weird. It’s actually considered environmentally conscientious. Whatever.

Your wait is thankfully a lonely one. There aren’t crazy hobos or smelly city people around. You decide to release Anuket and see that her midsection is wrapped in bandages. She curiously sniffs you before looking around. You sit down on the bench, and she sits near your feet. “Here, let me help you,” you say, and she allows you to cautiously put her on the bench next to you.

(1/2)

You both sit there in silence. You feel Anuket look at you, but you don’t turn to look at her. “I haven’t actually taken a bus in a while,” you tell her. “The very last time I was on one was maybe 5 years ago? I was way more naïve then.” You look at her, and Anuket is looking up at you curiously. You continue your tale. “Well there was a man who would sit on the same spot every day. He always had this Teddiursa sitting next to him. At first I thought it was a teddy bear; the thing didn’t move. And one day the man sat there alone. I remember sitting next to him and asking him what happened. He told me in a very shaky voice that his precious partner died, and he cried. So I cried. And we kind of held each other. Anyways, my mom once told me not to talk to strangers, so I stopped getting on the bus.”

Anuket keeps looking up at you curiously. “I guess you wouldn’t really understand; I don’t really understand why I just told you that story. But thanks for listening. I’ve never really had someone who listened to me before…” An image of a young Hephaestion pops into your mind. Didn’t he used to listen to you make plans for becoming the best trainer of all time? You quickly wonder why you ran away. Then again, some paranoia can be useful.

You stand up, more to distract yourself than anything else. “I have an idea,” you say. You release Gojira and Vulcan. They both sniff you curiously before Vulcan starts walking around to explore and Gojira grabs your pants leg. “Hey guys, meet your new partner.” They both look at Anuket and she looks from you to them. They start talking to each other in growls and grunts. You’re not really sure what’s being said, but there seems to be some kind of understanding between them.

The bus arrives not too soon after. You retrieve your pokes and enter. It turns out that trainer IDs work as free bus passes, allowing you free access to further parts of the city. The ride is uneventful, and there’s only one other person on the bus besides the driver. She’s kind of cute, but she’s wearing a pink tracksuit. Yeah, I’d probably date her, you think, though you prefer Katie to her. She’s just cuter.

When the gym comes up in view, it’s the pink girl who signals the bus driver to stop. You get off with her and head over to the gym next to her. You’re both silent until you reach the entrance.

“You here to challenge the gym?” She asks.

“Yeah, I was hoping to make an appointment,” you say. You look around and fail to see your friends.

“Oh, I actually know plenty about this gym. Do you have any questions?”

(2/2)

So, do you have any questions?
>Yes. [write in]
>No, you just want to enter and find your friends.

>>311510
>>311539
Is this what happens when I'm gone? People start baitposting.

>>311634
>>No, you just want to enter and find your friends.
Thank her for the offer though

>>311634
>>No, you just want to enter and find your friends.
He started it.

>>311634
>No, you just want to enter and find your friends.
he posted the image first. That counts as the first shot fired.

>>311634
>>Yes. [write in]
Typing, How many people tend to hang around(the inevitable gym pre-battles), If she's seen our freinds, if the gym has a gimmick.

>>311699
Maybe if you weren't shipping Pokemon and getting triggered by a MAGA hat, faggot.

>>311737
lets just drop the argument and forget it.

>>311652
>>311665
>>311699
“No thanks,” you tell her. That seemed to surprise her, since she looks taken aback.

“A-are you sure? I have some pretty good knowledge – Gym leader defeating knowledge.” You shrug.

“I have friends waiting for me inside,” you explain. You open the door and hold it open, clearly waiting for the strange girl to enter.

“I can do that by myself,” she says, trying to interject some frustration into her voice.

“Sorry,” you say. “I didn’t mean to offend. It’s just an automatic response available to everyone.” You let the door close on her face and enter the facility. It’s nice; you particularly like the 20 foot, pink statue of an ambiguous female figure. No wait, that’s not ambiguous at all. Those are definitely boobs. Is that even allowed?

You look around and you don’t see Katie or Kori. You go to a counter in the front and see that there’s no one else here. There’s a small bell on the counter. You ring it and the girl in the pink track suit appears from behind the counter. Was – was she waiting there underneath the counter?

“Um, uh, do you work here?”

She gives you a curious look. “Yeah I do. Nice to meet you,” she says, holding her hand out. You shake it. “The name’s Courtney.”

“Alex,” you say in response.

“Well Alex, what can I do for you today?”

“Two of my friends came here ahead of me. I was wondering if you’ve seen them.” You’re not sure how. She got off the bus at the same time you did. She pulls a monitor up from behind the counter. Was she hiding that down there? A holographic keyboard appears in front of her and she types a few words. Courtney turns the monitor so you can see it. You see a camera looking down at the two of you.

“I checked the tapes. There’s only been one other person here today.” She shows you who and you see Otto there. Looks like your rival beat you here.

“No, I know that guy, but he’s not the person I’m looking for.”

“Sorry, hun. There’s been nobody else here today.”

You walk away and try calling Katie. It goes straight to voicemail. The same thing happens to Kori. You start to worry. There’s no way they could be in trouble, is there?

You…
>Decide to wait for them. No need to be paranoid.
>Go look for them.
>Talk to Courtney.
>Do something else [write in]

>>311730
I put one of your questions there. Talking to Courtney will get you the rest.

>>311767
>>schedule an appointment
>>Go look for them.

>>311767
>Talk to Courtney
see>>311730
if they're not here by then we're going looking for them.

>>311782
Ill second this

>>311809
>>311783
>>311782
You almost forgot why you even came here. “Hey Courtney, I’d like to get an appointment with the gym leader.”

“Alright,” she says. “When?”

“Um, I thought it was notoriously difficult to get an appointment here. Shouldn’t you be telling me which times are available?” If things you read about the way fancy restaurants do business applies here, then you assume that’s how things work.

“Oh. Right,” Courtney says. You were pretty sure you saw a look of confusion on her face, but she quickly assumed a professional tone. “Let me check the dates.”

You twiddle your fingers together. “So, uh, while you look that stuff up, what’s this gym’s gimmick? Are there any pre-trainers?”

“We don’t believe in that kind of stuff here,” Courtney says. “You can battle the lackies if you want, but it is strictly optional. Likewise, you can go straight to the gym leader if that catches your drift. I think there’s a challenge room you have to pass if you want to do a team challenge, but we only have that in place because the Board requires it.”

“A team challenge?” Damn, you hate being so ignorant. Where’s Katie and Kori to explain things when you need them?

“Yeah, it’s that new thing they implemented. You can challenge the gym as a Rescue Team and each one of you gets the badge. I think, like, some people look down on that shit, but who gives a shit, right?” Wow, that became casual pretty quickly. At least it’s good to know you have options.

“Looks like we’re free in two months,” Courtney says. You tell her that’s agreeable and hand her your trainer ID. “Oh look. You’re one of them special trainers. Unfortunately I can’t show favoritism and bump you up. You understand right?”

“Yeah. I appreciate you not giving me special treatment.” In truth, some special treatment couldn’t hurt. You look at the entrance of the gym then at your poketch. They should be here now. “Hey, look, I’m gonna go search for my friends. Can I have the ID back?”

“Sure,” she says. You wait a bit, but she doesn’t hand it back. “Can I go with you?”

>”Sure, I could use the help.”
>”No thanks. My ID please.”
>Abscond.
>Write-in

>>311847
>”Sure, I could use the help.”
>Why tho, you bored?

>>311847
>>311872
I don't want her on the team though, just a temp thing. Maybe we can be friends that aren't on a team together, like Otto.

>>311847
>”No thanks. My ID please.”

>>311847
>”Sure, I could use the help.”

>>311847
>”Sure, I could use the help.”

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>>311872
>>311876
>>311910
>>311914
“You can come with, but I have a few stipulations,” you say.

“Sure, give it to me straight, boss,” she says. Was she trying to emulate a gangster? What?

“First of all, I want my ID back,” you say.

“Done,” Courtney say, handing it back to you. Good. That honestly shouldn’t even have been a stipulation but whatever. You have your precious ID back.

“Next, this is only a temporary thing. I have too many people wanting to join my team, and it’s flattering but annoying.” You wonder if the invites will increase as you gain more popularity, though you’re not really sure how you’ll do that. Maybe if you beat the gyms in quick succession? That’d be a pretty sweet way to gain fame.

“Don’t worry, I’m more of a lone wolf,” Courtney says, interrupting your thoughts.

“Then why are you joining me? Bored?”

“Nah. I just know this area better. People tend to get lost easily. I think it’s all the fey in the area. They can be nasty if you don’t know how to deal with them.” You shudder a little at that. Your mom used to tell you horror stories when you were young about these creepy human-like Pokemon that would take children from their homes to never be seen again.

“Well, I appreciate it,” you say.

Roll me 1d20+9 (+3 for Detective in Training, +6 for Courtney’s assistance) vs DC 17 (Base 10, +2 for Night, +5 for difficult terrain). Best o’ 3.

This would’ve been very difficult without Courtney’s help. So good job with that anons.

Rolled 12 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>311928

Rolled 5 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>311928

Rolled 6 + 9 (1d20 + 9)

>>311928

Man, our guy has all the social skills of a one month old piece of buttered toast sometimes

>>311950
>>311928
needs more world building. more descriptive stuff. Not as much as Banished Quest tier descriptive though.

“So tell me,” Courtney says. “What path did they pick?”

“The river path,” you tell her. It couldn’t have been that tough, could it?

“Tch tch,” she says. “That’s actually a deceivingly difficult way to get here. You have to go through this small patch of forest that grows on a steep cliff. Rumors say that if you don’t offer something before entering, you’ll never be able to leave.” What the fuck? If it wasn’t for Anuket’s injury would all three of you been stuck there?

“I’ll keep that in mind,” you say. But before you both head out, you hear the crack of thunder overhead. “It looks like it’s going to rain.”

“That doesn’t matter,” Courtney says. “Let’s see if we can find your friends.” She hands you a flashlight, which reminds you that you never told your mom you lost yours. That’s just something you’ll have to add to the list of things to purchase someday.

When you head outside, you find that it’s dark – very dark. Moments ago, there was still some sunlight illuminating everything, and now you can barely see 15 feet in front of you. That’s pretty strange to say the least and you’re not sure you can trust the person travelling next to you.

You end up traveling downhill in very rocky terrain. You feel small stabs and pinpricks through the soles of your feet and you think you pick up a kind of rusty scent. Blood maybe? You try to quicken your pace but end up almost falling flat on your face. Luckily, Courtney caught your arm in time. “Do not haste, lest you anger the beings that watch you.” That’s… Not comforting in the least. You do make sure to slow down though.

The thing about living in Serenecity is that trees aren’t ever far from the eye. Green space is prolific between buildings, separating roads, and every so often planted on the walkways. This was different. The trees near you are densely packed, and you think you can sometimes perceive yellow eyes staring at you from between the small spaces between the trees. Shadows move here and there but you’re not sure if it’s your imagination. You certainly don’t want to ask your temporary partner any questions.

“Stop,” she orders you. “Make an offering to the spirits of the forest.” You see her cup a gold coin, before bowing down and offering it up to the trees. You suppose you should mimic her.

You…
>Offer something. (http://pastebin.com/Q5UD9sZx)
>Keep walking.
>Do something else [write in]

>>311961
Yeah, I'm still trying to balance out how much detail I put in vs how long I take to write.

>>312007
potion

>>312007
>Offer a potion.

Maybe humbly apologize for the poor gift.

>>312063
>>312007
second.

>>312018
>>312063
>>312081
You’re not sure how this whole thing works or whether Courtney is yanking your bike chain. At least, that’s how you think the saying goes. She offers no explanation, so you grab a potion from your bag and mimic her expression, bowing down while offering the item to the forest. You look down to the ground and see that all the roots are arranged in heart shapes. That’s pretty odd.

You feel Courtney stir nearby so you look at her. She’s standing up, so you do the same.

Your potion is gone. You look around but it’s nowhere nearby. Did – did something actually take it? Regardless, Courtney starts walking forward and she said she knows this place. You follow.

While her light is steady and is pointed forward, you turn yours to look around. The forest is too dense for you to make out much, but you do see a glint somewhere to your left. You stop and shine your light in that direction again. The same glint appears.

“Hey Courtney, I think I found something,” you say. She stops but doesn’t turn. Um. “I’m gonna check it out, okay?” She still doesn’t turn. You start getting goosebumps. You decide maybe you shouldn’t trust the girl you barely met, what, an hour ago? You head towards the glint and find a hat with some kind of shiny buckle on it. Wait a minute…. This is Katie’s!

You turn your flashlight to face Courtney but she’s gone. You don’t see the light from her flashlight. Instead all you see around you are trees. Near Katie’s hat, you see a hole.

>Call out for Courtney.
>Look for Courtney.
>Call down the hole and see if your friends respond.
>Tie a rope to yourself and go down the hole.
>Write in

>>312089
>>Call out for Courtney.
>Call down the hole and see if your friends respond.

>>312089
>>312094
nice job with the spoops QK

>>312089
>use the flashlight (and a pebble) to see/hear how far down the hole goes
>Find a good anchor to tie the rope to near the hole.
>Call out for Courtney.

>>312094
You didn’t really notice it before, but there’s no noise. You don’t hear insects buzzing; you don’t hear birds chirping or Hoothoot’s hooting. In fact, you haven’t seen a single Pokemon since you entered this place. No Sentret or Spinarak or any grass types.

Oh no. You’re in a horror movie and you don’t have a black friend. Kori isn’t the funny one, so does that mean you die first? You take some small comfort knowing that Katie should at least survive until the end, with her platinum blonde hair and all.

You’re about to call out for help when you stop yourself. Is that wise? Are you just being extra paranoid? Nah that can’t be it. This can’t be a horror movie. That kind of stuff never happens in real life.

“Courtney! Hey where’d you go?” You call out. Your voice echoes back to you. It didn’t use to do that before. Fuck. You start moving your flashlight to face each direction. What if something sneaks up on you? Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.

You force yourself to stop. This kind of thinking isn’t productive. You clear your throat then call down the hole. “Hey Katie, Kori, you guys down there?” You hear your voice echo back to you, but that’s totally normal, right?

You hear a twig snap somewhere to your right. Your flashlight immediately points in that direction but you see nothing there. Instead you start to hear what sounds like whispers. You can’t tell individual words apart, but you have a sick feeling in your stomach. You’re pretty sure you aren’t alone.

What do you do?

>>312098
Thank. I'm a huge horror buff. Was the tone shift too sudden?

>>312136
call out Gojira and have him make a mini-sandstorm. It'll offer us protection and give away our position to the babealicious beauties.
I'm not an author or anything, but in my opinion the shift was beautifully executed. You introduced us into a nonthreatening environment with a history of unfortunate events, then quickly submerge us into the atmosphere, which creates a feeling of unease that I quite frankly didn't know was possible in a pokemon quest.

>>312136
yeah lil bit too sudden

Get our pokemon out and have them look for the ghost.

>>312132
>>312152
Fog starts to creep around the area, and you know that soon it’ll make it difficult to see. The whispers increase in intensity, but you don’t let that deter you.

You do the only sensible thing that comes to mind: a faint red light reveals Gojira and Vulcan. They quickly cower behind you, however. It looks like they can sense that things are off, and at least they trust you enough to think you can protect them. “Keep your eyes peeled,” you say. “If all three of us watch each other’s back, our chances of getting surprised lessen.” You say that more for your sake than theirs, but at least they take your words to heart and glance around. “Stay close to me,” you warn them, and you can feel your Pokemon instinctively move to touch as much of your legs as they can. Something about not being alone gives you courage.

At least the whispering stopped. You find that strange but it looks like you’re on the right path. Perhaps this place is some kind of puzzle you need to solve?

You point your flashlight down the hole, but you don’t really see the bottom. It looks like the hole curves down to the left, and you wonder whether it’s supposed to act like a slide. It looks like a trap some ground pokemon might have set up. You look around, and there’s a tree in the middle of this “clearing.” You can’t really call this a clearing though since the trees stand in a five foot radius circular opening. It could work as a good anchor to tie your rope around.

You get the urge to go down the hole, though you aren’t sure where it came from.

You…
>Follow the urge. It’s probably your finely homed instincts.
>Ignore it. Maybe you can find that path and leave.
>Challenge the forest. Maybe it’ll listen.
>Do something else [write in]

>>312155
Yeah, I'll try to foreshadow more in the future.

>>312215
>Take a good look at your surroundings one more time, just to be sure.

>>312215
>>312222
this

>>312222
>>312215
Agree, then challenge the forest to fisticuffs

>>312222
>>312227
>>312238
Roll me a 1d20+3 (+3 from Detective in Training) vs DC 18 (Base 10 +2 for Night, +4 for Incorporeal Body, +2 for Creepy Dense Forest). Best o' 3. We'll see if you pass the test before we decide if fisticuffs are to be had.

Rolled 15 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>312243

Rolled 7 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>312243

Rolled 5 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>312243

Rolled 7 + 3 (1d20 + 3)

>>312243

Something strikes you as very wrong here, and it isn’t just the lack of noise and sudden darkness. This whole thing doesn’t make sense. You crouch down and your Pokemon hold tightly to your clothes. “I’m about to do something that might be dumb,” you say. “So brace yourselves.”

You turn off your flashlight, and you’re thrusted into the darkness. It’s silent, save for your breathing and the breathing of your pokemon. You can feel them, Gojira’s claws nearly sink into your skin, and Vulcan snuggles as close to you as he can, the metal on skin oddly warm to the touch. You start to smell petrichor and the familiar scents of the forest: dirt and something else, like a sickly sweet smell that reminds you of flowers. You hear the pitter patter of rain, and rustling of leaves, though you don’t feel any drops of water hit you.

Slowly, you see the area around you begin to glow. A closer inspection shows fungi glowing a dim green color. There’s enough to illuminate the clearing you’re in. In fact, the mushrooms form a circle around the clearing, much like a fairy circle. You see a bunch of glowing yellow eyes observing you from in between the trees. One moves forward and you can see that it’s a black spherical pokemon surrounded by a purple haze. More and more of them appear.

You’re surrounded.

>>312262
Nice roll, guy.

[That’s all for tonight, lads. Sitting and writing for more or less 12 hours takes a lot out of you. Let’s try for a shorter thread tomorrow, starting at 3 pm UTC-6. Let me know what you think of the pacing and writing style. I know I have much to improve upon, especially how long it takes me to post. And once again, thanks for joining!]

>>312325
oh god we gon get gangbanged by ghostly group of gay ghastly

>>312325
See ya QM. Had fun this thread.

ON another note, I'm pretty sure that this is a Gastly, but what Ghost type pokemon do you all plan on adding to our roster? I'm personally hoping for Yamask.

>>312337
Well there aren't a lot of ghost types, and I do love Gengar, so this doesn't seem so bad.

QK? You there?

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QK confirmed kill

>>314176
Sorry mate. I'm a forgetful idiot, and it turns out I have a doctor's appointment today. Continuation will have to be pushed back to tomorrow.

>>313945
>>314176
QK said on twitter that today would have to be skipped due to a doctors appointment

>>314272

I'm glad to see I came with the information minutes too late
>>314290

(Sorry, late to the party)

Can anyone explain to me why guessing a number and rolling a d8192 isn't a 1 in 8192 chance?

Also, why didn't we ask the most important questiin about the gym? The type ...

ALSO, reeeaaaly enjoying this still! Reading everything! Too bad today's cancelled, I could've joined :(

>>310221
DO IT! Or, possibly a Rifts quest?

>>310742
I'm too late, but Sobek

>>311403
I am triggered

>>316163
I'm not really familiar with the Rifts world (Multiverse?), so I'd have to research it and playtest it before I would feel confident enough to try running a Rifts quest.

>>314956
I honestly expected people to ask about the gym type, but nobody did.


Also, there was an anon a few days ago who said he couldn't play dnd because he lived in a small town. My recommendation would be to find an online group to play with. I find tabletop to be a very enjoyable activity, and I think everyone should have the chance to try it.

>>317567
Well I have played DnD, but that's the only thing that there's enough people to really play, and I don't like online tabletop. Also, I kinda figured Katie and Kori would know the gym type, so we shouldn't waste any time finding them. As for another quest theme, I never get tired of Star Wars, DnD, Fallout, etc.
If you're trying to be original, since there's a Fallout quest and 2 Star Wars quests, you could do shadowrun like you wanted, or maybe some sort of Varangian or Pictish type historical quest, maybe you could do another board-tan quest where we play as another board-tan, I dunno. There's lots of options.
Anywho, I'm excited for today's session!

As you observe the situation around you, you note both good and bad news. The good news is that your instincts worked. The sudden darkness, the disappearing ally, and the lack of sound were similar to the situation Detective Dresden found himself in. Though in his case, the situation arose from an interdimensional psychic witch looking to mess with his mind and sleep with him.

The bad news? You find yourself surrounded by gas balls. Their glowing yellow eyes turn into a dim white when they enter the circle, and you count at least six gently approaching with more still hiding behind the foliage. You take out your new deluxe pokedex and it reveals that these strange creatures are called Gastly and that they emit a deadly poisonous gas. And you find it worrisome that they’re headed your way.

Something whispers into your ear, “Go down the hole.” It sounded like a child’s voice, and you find that immensely creepy. There’s no time to think now. You need to make a choice:

>Jump down the hole.
>Stay still. Don’t move.
>Give your pokemon some commands.
>Run. Just run as far as you can.
>Write-in

>>317621
Yeah, I do prefer originality.

>>317746
>Jump down the hole

>>317746
>>Jump down the hole.
I gotta leave for about 40 minutes now, but remember: a classic idea with a fresh spin or fun QM can be just as fun if not more so than a new idea.

>>317746
>>Jump down the hole.

>>317754
>>317763
>>317767
Roll a 1d20+4 (+4 for Being Cool) vs DC 18 (Base 10 +2 for Nighttime, +2 for Freaky Forest, +4 for Being Surrounded). Y'know the drill. Best o' 3.


Also, I've been thinking of refining the catching mechanic to ensure that every roll counts. Something like I'll set a DC and the highest roll of 3 has to reach it. The second highest has to reach the DC-30, and the lowest roll of the first three has to reach the DC-60. Thoughts?

Rolled 11 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>317788

Rolled 19 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>317788

Rolled 2 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>317788

>>317803
A quick inspection shows that your pokemon are currently cowering at your feet. You get the impression that they’ll still follow your orders, but you think they’d rather get away.

You shrug internally. It’s now or never. And following the advice of an incorporeal child is better than the very real threat of dying from toxic asphyxiation. That, and you’re not entirely sure your ‘mons can take out the threat. As much as it pains you to admit, they aren’t strong enough yet.

“Down the hole!” You command. Both Gojira and Vulcan jump down without hesitation. You grab the rope from your bag, and try to tie a noose or knot as quickly as possible; each second of fumbling lets the Gastly approach, though you sense more curiosity emanating from them than malicious intent. Is this some kind of trick they’re using to lower your guard?

Silently you curse your younger self for not joining the Rufflet Scouts when the opportunity presented itself. You throw what you hope is a rope loop towards a tree branch, throw the rest of the rope into the hole, then jump down.

The hole is a bit of a tight squeeze, but the gravel and dirt underneath you is loose. The end result feels like going down a slide – a terrifying slide towards a dark, unknown path. You find the steep incline lessen until you’re finally spit out a hole in the wall. Thankfully, the hole is only about two feet above the ground, and your fall, though graceless, does not harm.

The same glowing fungus from above is littered about in what can only be described as underground cave. The ceiling is short, maybe about 7 feet tall with variations here and there. The dim light cast from the fungus washes everything in a light green hue. You note that the red shirt you’re wearing appears black, and you find your pokemon not far from where you fell.

You get up and you can faintly make out three paths: one goes forward, one goes right, and one goes left. Behind you, you make out the hole you came from, and see a piece of rope dangling from it. You tug at the rope and it seems to hold firm. Take that Rufflet Scouts!

From the right path, you think you hear water, and from the center path you hear a rhythmic thumping sound. You…
>Go forward. Check out that sound.
>Go right. Water is a good sign, no?
>Go left. Silence means no danger?
>Climb back up. It’s just a bunch of poisonous gas, what harm can it do?
>Write-in

>>317842
>Go forward

>Get either Gojira or Vulcan to make a mark at the entrance of the path you've taken

>>317842
>Go forward. Check out that sound.
>Get either Gojira or Vulcan to make a mark at the entrance of the path you've taken, and have them make one every 15 or so feet.

Rolled 17 + 4 (1d20 + 4)

>>317842
>Go forward. Check out that sound.

>>317858
ignore my roll by the way.

>>317842
>>317851
>>317853

>>317851
>>317853
>>317858
>>317901
Three equally mysterious paths stand before you and with no indication that your friends were here or where they would go had they been here. You reach into your backpack and pull Katie’s hat out; it’s a standard sunhat with a pink bow, though the pink doesn’t really show through the green fungus light. You decide to swap it for your own and find that it’s pretty comfortable.

You look around and decide that you might as well pick a path and get exploring. As long as you get moving, you ought to find either an exit or an ally. Or an enemy. You banish that lost thought from your mind and decide to pick the center path. “Why go right or left, when you can go straight through the wall” is something the great Detective Brown once said. In this case, the wall is the middle path.

You have Gojira mark the entrance of the middle path and make a mark every 5 meters or so. You don’t want to encounter the same kind of fuckery you found in the forest. If this is still some kind of horror movie, you want to know if the paths rearrange themselves.

It doesn’t take you long to find what’s generating the noise. Maybe 100 feet in, you find a small, grey rabbit-like Pokemon within a small clearing. It has large, brown-tipped ears and its neck is surrounded by brown fur. You quickly take out your Pokedex, and it takes a few extra moments before revealing that the pokemon in front of you is called a Bunnelby. You see the strange creature rhythmically punching the dirt wall, a small tunnel surrounding it. Is this pokemon the cause of these tunnels?

It hasn’t noticed you. Further ahead, the path seems to continue, though you notice the ceiling shrinking down to around four feet tall. There’s no glowing fungus ahead, meaning that if you decide to keep going, you’re going to have to crawl through a dark, narrow tunnel. You…
>Talk to the bunny.
>Keep going.
>Go back and explore those other paths.
>Write-in

>>317972
>Talk to the bunny.

>>317972
>decide to keep going, you’re going to have to crawl through a dark, narrow tunnel. You…
>>Talk to the bunny.

>>317972
>Talk to the bunny.

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>>317982
>>317990
>>318003
Thump, thump, thump.

Honestly, you feel a little lost. That’s probably because you are lost, but don’t adventurers usually feel like they should know where they’re going? Are you doing this wrong? Back when you and your mom went to visit your grandparents, you remember her getting lost and asking people for directions. Maybe you could do the same?

You look down at your Pokemon. Vulcan stands two feet in front of you. He’s looking back at you to make sure it’s okay to keep going. Gojira stays by your leg, but he isn’t gripping it. The little green reptilian is actually looking around for a good place to scratch the wall without destabilizing the structure of the tunnel around you. Neither pokemon are growling or moving to stay as close to you as possible. You take that as a good sign.

You motion for Vulcan to stay where he’s standing, so he decides to face forward and sit down. You cautiously approach the bunny pokemon while Gojira leaves your side to examine on of the walls. The Bunnelby is still pounding at the dirt, but it’s making good progress. The tunnel it makes is already two feet into wall to your right.

Now… How do you ask a wild Pokemon for directions? You suppose you should start by getting its attention. You clear your throat, but that doesn’t work.

Thump, thump, thump.

“Um… Hi?”

Thump, thump, thump.

You try a little louder. “Hey bunny. I-I’m trying to talk to you.” The Bunnelby stops what it’s doing and turns to look at you. Its expression is a mix of curious and annoyed, and you don’t sense any violent intent.

You…
>Ask it for directions.
>Introduce yourself.
>Ask some questions [write-in]
>Offer it something?
>Write-in

>>318088
>>Introduce yourself.
>>ask if he's seen any humans, specifically a bubbly blonde and a cold brunette.

>>318088
>Ask it for directions.
>Introduce yourself.
>>ask if he's seen any humans, specifically a bubbly blonde and a cold brunette.
>Offer it something? potion to heal

>>318088


>>318100
This

>>318100
>>318104
>>318171
Even under the green glow of the strange forest fungus, you find the Bunnelby kind of cute. The whiskers, head-to-body ratio, and big eyes remind you of the newborn Pokemon you used to take care of. Instincts take over as you fall back to your default way of dealing with new pokemon. You crouch, offer the Bunnelby your hand so it can get your scent, and in a non-threatening voice, you introduce yourself. “Hey there, my name’s Alex and I’m looking for my friends.”

The bunny cautiously approaches your hand and sniffs it. Finding you satisfactory enough, it turns back to continue to work on its tunnel. “Hey wait!” You say, and it stops. You notice some dark liquid on the tips of its ears. “I can heal those if you want.” You take out a potion and offer it to the wild Pokemon.

It grunts a sound of protest, points its tiny paw at its ears then the tunnel. You’re not sure what it said, but you think you just insulted it? You take another look at your Pokedex and it informs you that Bunnelby build up strength through building tunnels. You suppose that includes callouses that they’re probably proud of.

“I, uh, didn’t mean to offend,” you say as soothingly as possible. “I was just looking for humans. A bubbly blonde and a, um, cold? Yeah, a cold brunette.” The wild Bunnelby tilts its head. It probably doesn’t understand what you mean. Fuck.

You look through your pack. Why didn’t you take a picture of them? Wait, none of your devices can take pictures. Ugh! Why didn’t you buy one that can? You sigh and add that to the list of things to get eventually.

(1/2)

You take out your Pokegear without thinking. Hey wait! Your Pokegear is connected to your trainer ID, which means that since Katie and Kori are in the same team as you, you should have their trainer ID pictures on their contact profiles in your phone. You remember hearing something about that? In a commercial maybe. “Devon corp: building convenience and trust since 2002.”

You quickly scroll through your five(?) contacts and see that each number has a picture next to it. Success! “This is them,” you show the wild pokemon. Katie’s picture has her in her white dress, smiling demurely at the camera. She’s holding her sunhat – the same one you’re currently wearing on your head. Kori’s picture, on the other hand, is strictly professional. Cold was probably an accurate if slightly insulting description of her.

The Bunnelby seems to recognize the pictures, since it starts hopping and making noise. Gojira and Vulcan notice and join your side. They talk with the wild pokemon then look at you. It’s obvious you can’t follow the conversation. They continue talking. The wild pokemon looks back at its makeshift tunnel before looking at you and your pokemon. You think there’s a shift in its expression because soon after iIt starts to walk back through the tunnel you came from. Your pokemon follow it, and you join them. They probably know what they’re doing.

The Bunnelby leads you to the entrance of the right path, where you hear water flowing. It gestures towards that path before walking away.

(2/2)

You…
>Trust it. Go down the right path.
>Want to keep exploring first. Check out that left path.
>Think it’s luring you away. Check out where the middle path keeps going.
>Do something else [write-in].

>>318218
>Trust it. Go down the right path.
>Thanks!

>>318218
>>318224
bunnelby is bro-tier

>>318218
>Trust it. Go down the right path.

>>318218
>Trust it

>>318224
>>318230
>>318235
>>318262
You briefly consider exploring your other options but you trust your pokemon and they trust the Bunnelby. “Thank you!” You call out but you’re not sure if it heard you. You look down the right path. The glowing fungus is more numerous here.

You have a mission and that mission is finding your friends.

“Alright guys, let’s go,” you say. “We have a rescue to conduct.” Your Pokemon look a little livelier at your words, and the small chrome creature you caught a few days ago starts scouting further ahead than you feel comfortable. You warn Vulcan to be more careful, but he decides to scout further ahead instead of falling back. You start to move a little quicker but see Gojira falling behind. He’s still marking your path.

“Vulcan, stop,” you order. He does so just before the curved tunnel cuts him away from your vision. When you and Gojira catch up, you admonish Vulcan. “Hey buddy, let’s stick together. It’s more important to be careful when you’re out in the field.” You crouch down to his level. “We need to look out for each other because a situation can turn deadly like that.” You snap your finger to demonstrate, and you see Vulcan nod his head. It looks like he’s going to take your words to heart.

You continue your trek down the path, both your Pokemon only a few feet away from you at a time. The further in you go, the more humid it feels. Finally, the tunnel opens up and you find yourself in a giant cavern. The light from the fungus doesn’t reach the ceiling, but what you can see leaves you a little breathless. There appears to be an underground lake down here. The fungus seems to grow around the edge of the cavern, and the lights seem to make a giant circle. There’s a thin line of green light in the horizon, presumably on the other side of the lake. You think you see a glint on the left. To your right, you think you see a campsite? There’s also some strange ripples in the water.

You…
>Investigate the ripples.
>Check out the campsite.
>Search for that shiny thing.
>Do something else [write-in]

[I imagine the underground lake is like the pic, but less glowly.]

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>>318329
Forgot the picture.

I also feel like a walking dictionary sometimes. Admonish? Who even uses that?

>>318329
>>Search for that shiny thing.

>>318329
>Search for that shiny thing.

>>318329
>Search for that shiny thing.

>>318348
>>318355
>>318360
Roll a 1d100. Encounter time.

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>318368
LEGENDARY!

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>318368

Rolled 64 (1d100)

>>318368
C'MON MEWTWO

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>>318383
That glint immediately catches your attention and you feel drawn to it. Like a Murkrow after jewelry, you find yourself wanting whatever it is. Your pokemon follow you, and you’re vaguely aware of Gojira holding your pants leg.

It doesn’t take long to get to the source of the glint. You see a fishing rod left on some rocks with the line still cast in the water. It looks a little rusty, and your best guess is that it was abandoned down here. Finders keepers, losers are sleepers. At least that’s how you think the saying goes.

You see an orange weasel type pokemon with a yellow surrounding its neck and blue fins on its arms. It has two tails. Your pokedex calls it a Buizel, and it’s between you and that rod.

It doesn’t take long for the wild Pokemon to turn hostile.

You send out…
>Vulcan, he’s itching for action.
>Gojira, he’s your best fighter.
>Anuket doesn't has the type disadvantage, though she shouldn’t be fighting.
>Robin, oh wait. She's still with your mom.