@justinkal great speculation. You've earned yourself a stat point.
Though I will mention something you do have wrong. Verge himself doesn't actually have a strong sense of justice. Not currently at least. Sure morally speaking he's in the "Good" side of things, but he's never strictly wanted to punish evildoers or try to save others in the same way Flamemon does.
Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 4, 2018 at 4:29 PM, finished with 31 posts and 16 votes.
[X] Accept his offer, you'll visit him tonight and work on the final parts required to cast the spell. However it will mean you'll stay up a bit later than normal.
[X] Accept his offer, you'll visit him tonight and work on the final parts required to cast the spell. However it will mean you'll stay up a bit later than normal.
@justinkal great speculation. You've earned yourself a stat point.
Though I will mention something you do have wrong. Verge himself doesn't actually have a strong sense of justice. Not currently at least. Sure morally speaking he's in the "Good" side of things, but he's never strictly wanted to punish evildoers or try to save others in the same way Flamemon does.
Yeah, he doesn't have it yet. I meant that evolving to that point fits him. He's also not yet to the point of going big on the older brother angle, but he's on the path to that.
The best champions for Verge personality wise right now in my opinion are the Passives and the Diggers.
Gryz and Mono fit almost perfectly with how they're both mostly peaceful till angered. Than they just wreck who ever's stupid enough to make em mad.
Digmon and Champ Drimogemon are just the easiest because Digmon doesn't really have a set nature on how they act and Champ Drimogemon is just Verge but Bigger.
The best champions for Verge personality wise right now in my opinion are the Passives and the Diggers.
Gryz and Mono fit almost perfectly with how they're both mostly peaceful till angered. Than they just wreck who ever's stupid enough to make em mad.
Digmon and Champ Drimogemon are just the easiest because Digmon doesn't really have a set nature on how they act and Champ Drimogemon is just Verge but Bigger.
You know, the more I think about it the more I realize many of Verge's forms are "knightly". Digmon can become AlterKabuterimon, which is described as "knight-like" in its bio. Gladimon can become Knightmon. Dorulumon's personality of being a solitary, honoable hero is rather Arthurian and it can become a knight as JaegerDorulumon. I wonder why that is.
Edit: Grizzmon can also lead to GrapLeomon and then BanchouLeomon. Old-school Japanese school delinquent heroes aren't exactly knights, but they often have similar tropes applied because they're kind of like the punk aesthetic version of Samurai.
You know, the more I think about it the more I realize many of Verge's forms are "knightly". Digmon's most prominent digivolution is imo AlterKabuterimon, which is described as "knight-like" in its bio. Gladimon can become Knightmon. Dorulumon's personality of being a solitary, honoable hero is rather Arthurian and it can become a knight as JaegerDorulumon. I wonder why that is.
Edit: Grizzmon can also lead to GrapLeomon and then BanchouLeomon. Old-school Japanese school delinquent heroes aren't exactly knights, but they often have similar tropes applied because they're kind of like the punk aesthetic version of Samurai.
@justinkal great speculation. You've earned yourself a stat point.
Though I will mention something you do have wrong. Verge himself doesn't actually have a strong sense of justice. Not currently at least. Sure morally speaking he's in the "Good" side of things, but he's never strictly wanted to punish evildoers or try to save others in the same way Flamemon does.
Yeah, he doesn't have it yet. I meant that evolving to that point fits him. He's also not yet to the point of going big on the older brother angle, but he's on the path to that.
The best champions for Verge personality wise right now in my opinion are the Passives and the Diggers.
Gryz and Mono fit almost perfectly with how they're both mostly peaceful till angered. Than they just wreck who ever's stupid enough to make em mad.
Digmon and Champ Drimogemon are just the easiest because Digmon doesn't really have a set nature on how they act and Champ Drimogemon is just Verge but Bigger.
You know, the more I think about it the more I realize many of Verge's forms are "knightly". Digmon can become AlterKabuterimon, which is described as "knight-like" in its bio. Gladimon can become Knightmon. Dorulumon's personality of being a solitary, honoable hero is rather Arthurian and it can become a knight as JaegerDorulumon. I wonder why that is.
Edit: Grizzmon can also lead to GrapLeomon and then BanchouLeomon. Old-school Japanese school delinquent heroes aren't exactly knights, but they often have similar tropes applied because they're kind of like the punk aesthetic version of Samurai.
Not much too add but I am gonna paraphrase Megaman Zero
I never cared about justice, and I don't recall ever calling myself a hero... I have always only fought for the people I believe in. I won't hesitate... If an enemy appears in front of me, I will destroy it!
Granted Verge is far away from that mindset but I can totally see him developing that depending how things go
BanchouLeomon does not fit, he does not care much about comrades or protecting people but upholding his own 'justice'/personal code at all costs and if people call him out on it BanchouLeomon declare them enemies and beat/kill them
BanchouMamemon or BanchouLilymon are the ones you want since they are all about protecting their people
Not much too add but I am gonna paraphrase Megaman Zero
Granted Verge is far away from that mindset but I can totally see him developing that depending how things go
BanchouLeomon does not fit, he does not care much about comrades or protecting people but upholding his own 'justice'/personal code at all costs and if people call him out on it BanchouLeomon declare them enemies and beat/kill them
BanchouMamemon or BanchouLilymon are the ones you want since they are all about protecting their people
The way I see it, how much of a problem that is would depend on what that code is. Though yeah, he's prone to black and white thinking. I mainly mentioned him because he's yet another "knightly" form Verge could become, and Verge has an oddly high number of those.
I want to point out that Verge has far more chance to end up as a non knightly mon.
As the kid stands now he isn't exactly fit for knighthood. Yes he has the potential for it, but the thing about that is that he also has an equal chance to end up as anything else.
"It came from the Darkness"
"Where all fears reside"
"It came from the Darkness"
"It hunts in your mind"
"It came from the Darkness"
"Now it's time to come Alive!" "▂▂▃▃▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅▅"
[X] Accept his offer, you'll visit him tonight and work on the final parts required to cast the spell. However it will mean you'll stay up a bit later than normal.
[X] Sparring (Balanced Gains + Fighting Skill)
[] Accept his offer, you'll visit him tonight and work on the final parts required to cast the spell. However it will mean you'll stay up a bit later than normal.
[] Sparring (Balanced Gains + Fighting Skill)
===
After returning back to the village, you manage to spot Flamemon leaning on the outside of the wall next to the gates. While Gramps hops heads back inside to make supper, you decide to try and ask you best friend for another Spar.
"H-hey Flamemon!" You shout, scurrying over to stand next to the fire type digimon. "Do… do you want to spar?"
Your best friend takes a moment to consider it, then flashes you a thumbs up.
"Of course! We heroes need to stay strong!" The two of you move over a dozen feet to the left getting some distance from the wall and standing amongst the many stumps left behind from felled trees.
It had been a while since the two of you had last *Fought* and while you knew he'd grown stronger a part of your mind wanted to know exactly how far the power gap actually stretched. To see just how far you'd have to come in order to actually help him. You figure that the least since he can only use one arm things will be a bit fairer.
That does not prove to be case. At all. If anything that fact makes matter even worse than you initially thought. You rear up onto your hind legs, take a stance, then advance one paw lancing out towards his head with a cry of of *Mach Jab*... Only for it bounce off his check a dull *thud*
Even with Flamemons handicap, you can't even pressure your best friend in physical combat. The jabs, swiped and punches are deflected, blocked or just ignored as the tall rookie takes every blow without so much as a hint of damage. After a couple minutes of this one sided affair he starts moving and proves that he barely even really needs to try in order to dodge your attacks. Instead Flamemon sort of just casually moves around your attacks around twisting, tilting and ducking part your strikes. Despite your best efforts to catch him, the powerful mon doesn't get struck so much as once.
When you've finally tired yourself out with all the attacks, Flamemon gives a warning to "Get Ready" then steps forward and casually thrusts a single punch towards your chest. The blurred limb powers right through your guard before landing squarely in the center of your torso. The very next moment sees you sliding back across the ground, nearly doubling over from the pain of his attack and struggling to catch your breath. You manage to prevent yourself from falling over backward by dropping to all fours.
"Crud!" Flamemon shouts, clearing the distance between you in an instant. "Are you okay Verge?"
Despite the pain and bruise rapidly forming on your chest, you know that Flamemon hadn't actually struck with a serious blow. In fact, you're pretty sure that if he actually put effort in, Flamemon would be hitting harder than that Wizardmon you'd faced the other day.
"Yeah" you wheeze, struggling to get enough air. "I-I am"
"Good, then maybe we should stop?" He questions clearly concerned for your health. "You should spar with someone else. Auger maybe"
"No" you growl, a shred of anger making you grit your teeth to resist the pain. "We'll continue" Flamemon shoots you a worried frown, but nonetheless nods and raises his arm again.
He goes even easier with the next few punches, pushing your defense to it's very limit without overwhelming you. Well not completely at least. By the end of thing your body is covered in bruises and while you did manage a good workout in, the reality of the situation is a bit depressing. Your best friend could have ended things with a single attack and there'd have been nothing you could have done about it.
Flamemon doesn't say anything about it and tries to congratulate you on a good fight, but the truth is that your sparring didn't actually help him at all. You try to hide the sadness under a grin, wish the tall rookie well then head off to do some stress-relief digging. It helps take your mind off the uncomfortable truths.
After the evening draws to a close you end up visiting Sorcerymon. Having already agreed to his offer, you forgo the thought of going to sleep instead focus on completing the spell.
It takes a couple hours what with between shifting between continuously reading the coding to finally memorize it all, reading the mechanics behind how it works and all. But eventually you finally get it. How the healing works finally snaps to place in your head, the mechanics of encouraging natural regeneration of a mons data step by step. What might have been the hardest part was understanding how to draw out your own natural energy with how it translates to the spell, but finally near the end it too clicks into place.
Lastly comes the act of putting it in motion which takes a bit longer. However on the eighth try you finally manage to carefully pronounce the spell without any unnecessary pauses, or stutters.
As the final zero leaves you mouth a faint shimmer of white light blooms over your bruised chest, healing it right before his eyes. Over the next few seconds what pain you'd been feeling vanishes along with the scuffs on your arms. The energy expenditure makes you feel a bit woozy, but is swiftly overpowered by an intense feeling of triumph.
Verge you-I finally finished things! I cast the spell!
"Kamis' breath, ya actually did it" Sorcerymon swears. "That was a mighty fine job there you'un. Ah have ta say yer one of the most determined little Fellers ah've ever seen" You can't help but flush in embarrassment at the remark.
"Th-thanks Sorcerymon. But I didn't do much. Y-you were the one who taught me."
"That there's a darn tootin' lie" Sorcerymon disagrees with a shake of his head, "Ah've seen ya come focus on it ever step of the way little feller. From mah rec-con-ning ya worked hard ta learn it." The white champion lets out a small snort. "Yer certainly not the fastest learner ah've ever met, but ah can't say ah've seen a rookie from outside the cities manage this kind of thang before." The humanoid digimon lets out a slightly embarrassed cough. "Gotta admit, ah didn't thank much ya at first. Bee-yond being the follower of that Flamemon, ah just thought you were some scared mu-tant."
O-ow. That-that hurts a bit.
"But now ah have ta say, you have some potential, ah like ya little feller." he pauses for a moment as if considering things then slowly nods. "Don' rightly know If it's sentimentality, but ah wants ta give you something. Though it makes mah inner merchant rightly protest" Stepping back, he moves towards one of the small bags off at the back of collection and carefully begins removing the straps keeping it closed. A few moments later, he reaches in and pulls a strange small object out.
It almost looks like a staff, but is too small for that. The object is too short for that. With a pointy blue crystal tip and white handle you might guess for it to be some sort of really short speark, but a small voice at the back of your lets you know that it's a *Wand*
Concerning thoughts aside, you marvel at the instrument though a rather sizeable part of you is frightened about why he brought it out now.
"Picked this here wand up back in mah Flat Campus days" he says gingerly holding it in his hand. Then after a deep breath, he steps forward and presents it to you. "This little thang here will help focus healing and holy magics" he explains. "Give yer spells a little boost"
He-he's giving this to me? I-that's...
You don't know what to say to that, tears well up from your eyes and you find yourself nearly crying from gratitude. It's hard, but you manage to push the heavy feeling down with a single sniffle. With shaking paws you reach out and carefully grab the wand from his hand. The next moment sees it fully secured in your grey bag.
"Treat it well little feller. After the festival finishes ah'll be gone fer a while. Maybe even a long while." The heavily clothed champion gives another shrug. "But ah'll come back one day. Cer-tain-lee wouldn't mind taking ya on as an apprentice. Yer good with numbers and ah think yer great with learning. Could make fer a good merchant one day."
His statement makes you blink in surprise.
W-what?
===You: (Choose One)
[] Agree with the sentiment. Now that you think about it, that could be a life very well suited for you one day, well presumably there wouldn't be fighting involved anyway. It might even help support Flamemon & your *Siblings* somehow.
[] Disagree. While it could make for an interesting life... You don't believe it's a path you could possibly take. Between Lunamon, Thresh & Flamemon you'll have other obligations. You'll have to get stronger for them and what he's suggesting would only hinder that.
Authors Note: This scene was basically a special unlock, one I really didn't think would happen. Verge had to choose working on the spell at every given opportunity for this to happen.
I've had this ready for a few hours, was just waiting for my main beta reader to be available. But sadly it looks like he got held up longer then he thought.
Adhoc vote count started by drexal15 on Aug 5, 2018 at 11:43 AM, finished with 29 posts and 11 votes.
[X] Disagree. While it could make for an interesting life... You don't believe it's a path you could possibly take. Between Lunamon, Thresh & Flamemon you'll have other obligations. You'll have to get stronger for them and what he's suggesting would only hinder that.
[X] Agree with the sentiment. Now that you think about it, that could be a life very well suited for you one day, well presumably there wouldn't be fighting involved anyway. It might even help support Flamemon & your *Siblings* somehow.
[X] Disagree. While it could make for an interesting life... You don't believe it's a path you could possibly take. Between Lunamon, Thresh & Flamemon you'll have other obligations. You'll have to get stronger for them and what he's suggesting would only hinder that.
[X] Disagree. While it could make for an interesting life... You don't believe it's a path you could possibly take. Between Lunamon, Thresh & Flamemon you'll have other obligations. You'll have to get stronger for them and what he's suggesting would only hinder that.
[X] Agree with the sentiment. Now that you think about it, that could be a life very well suited for you one day, well presumably there wouldn't be fighting involved anyway. It might even help support Flamemon & your *Siblings* somehow.
It'd be nice I think, to find a way to help without engaging in battle between fear and rage. Neither of those leads to good ends.
And Verge certainly would feel good about being able to heal his friends and siblings.
I'm honestly really curious on what our champion is gonna be.... there are a few options but if we want to keep our digging skill useful maybe
Then again with us knowing high programming maybe something else has been unlocked?
With our stats tho we most likely will be getting something less intense...like a grizzlymon or something.
Question am? Will we be able to find a gym to train our stats faster then 3-4 per turn...that seems awfully slow when you consider for rookies 200-300 is the standard before they start getting ready for evolution , and prologue is almost over.
Especially when there are digimon out there like flamemon who can solo champions at rookie level... and city digimon prob are stronger by default of having more recourses/connections
Hence sorcerymons "never seen anyone outside the cities pick up so fast" comment.
[X] Disagree. While it could make for an interesting life... You don't believe it's a path you could possibly take. Between Lunamon, Thresh & Flamemon you'll have other obligations. You'll have to get stronger for them and what he's suggesting would only hinder that.
-[x] Though profusely thank him for such a offer.
As I just can't see us leaving everything behind for such a option, what with how invested we are in other things.
[X] Agree with the sentiment. Now that you think about it, that could be a life very well suited for you one day, well presumably there wouldn't be fighting involved anyway. It might even help support Flamemon & your *Siblings* somehow.
Question am? Will we be able to find a gym to train our stats faster then 3-4 per turn...that seems awfully slow when you consider for rookies 200-300 is the standard before they start getting ready for evolution , and prologue is almost over.
Especially when there are digimon out there like flamemon who can solo champions at rookie level... and city digimon prob are stronger by default of having more recourses/connections
Hence sorcerymons "never seen anyone outside the cities pick up so fast" comment.
Gyms are a thing and do provide bonuses for training. But Sorcerymon has always sold the equivalent for rookies.
As for Verge and training? That's 5 points (before modifiers) per session. It's entirely possible to train multiple times per day. Flamemon for example has been training roughly 3 times every day. Some mon can actually manage 4-5 times, though they don't have a social life.
As stated before, Verge doesn't like training. He never has. If he'd had the opportunity Verge would have forgone it entirely in favour of just digging. The PC doesn't have a drive to be the strongest or anything like that, he's only recently been realizing that he has to get stronger. Before that he was forced to because of the Goblimon.
City rookies would not necessarily be stronger. Actually in a lot of cases they'd be weaker since cities themselves are a lot safer than the wilderness. Well, mostly.
Those like Flamemon are Rare. What they do have is better education and more mon suited to learning High Programming.
I'm gonna assume bad. Why? Because there's nothing special about em, the only reason they were hidden was due to us not being able to do anything with em.
[X] Agree with the sentiment. Now that you think about it, that could be a life very well suited for you one day, well presumably there wouldn't be fighting involved anyway. It might even help support Flamemon & your *Siblings* somehow.
I'm gonna assume bad. Why? Because there's nothing special about em, the only reason they were hidden was due to use not being able to do anything with em.
Most rookies tend to be able to digivolve after their lowest stats reach 60 and tend to cap out around 150 give or take (mostly take) 10-20 points. But certain species (Like Flamemon) can go far above that. Stronger evolutions require higher stats and often a certain line up.
Other rookies find it hard to digivolve at all for various reasons and thus end up with higher stats due to time spent in their current form.
[X] Disagree. While it could make for an interesting life... You don't believe it's a path you could possibly take. Between Lunamon, Thresh & Flamemon you'll have other obligations. You'll have to get stronger for them and what he's suggesting would only hinder that.
We got people to protect here folks, being a merchant just isn't in the books unfortunately.
