A true hero... in training (Pokemon Gym Leader's apprentice quest)

Well. I can probably call it here. It seems unanimous for now and I don't see the votes changing anytime soon. Time for some specifics.

We've all seen how good I am at creating mechanics and battle systems, so with this new one decided we just need to make clear some rules. Everyone needs to be on the same page.

First of all, dice rolling will stay the same. After each post where you propose a plan I will roll the dice. They are not 100% responsible of the success or failure of a plan, but they will help determine how lucky you are in that situation (Unless you roll crit or crit fail. Those are the will of superior beings at play and who I am to defy them?).

When battle starts I will ask for a strategy. The strategy will not be for all combat, if the enemy has more than one pokemon the strategy will only be for the pokemon you are fighting in that moment. Once we decided on a strategy I will roll the dice we need and start writing until I decide to stop for another vote. When I stop? Well, when a change in strategy is needed. The main reasons might be because your previous strategy is actually going horribly wrong, the dice screwed you over and everything goes horribly wrong or the enemy changes pokemon and you need a new strategy. Most of the time when I ask for a new strategy is because you are going to lose at this rate.

If everything goes alright I will not ask for a new strategy and you can read how your pokemon kicks everyone's asses thanks to you expert strategy.

Ranks, moves, types, terrain... Everything matters but now that you don't control combat step by step you should think about those things for your initial plan.

Another thing I'm adding is the "wound" system. Not going to lie. It's basically HP but cooler sounding and in reverse. Every healthy pokemon starts with 0 wounds (With situational exceptions) and can have up to 3 wounds before fainting. Wounds are not just HP, you need more than a simple attack to cause a wound. They don't only count damage. A "Wound" can mean exhaustion or even mental damage. Anything that drives you closer to fainting. One exception to this rule is boss pokemon. That can mean legendaries, last pokemon of important trainers or plot important battles. Those pokemon might have up to 5 wounds depending on the occasion, and also will your pokemon to make the fight slightly longer and more epic.

Non-damaging moves still matter even if they don't cause wounds. An attack plan that has a couple dragon dances will be a lot more effective that one that doesn't. The same with plans that include modification to the terrain or other interesting tactics. I reward creativity (As long as it actually can work).

What happens when a pokemon reaches 3 or 5 wounds? Well, usually the pokemon just faints if there is another waiting, but if that pokemon is the last one before the battle is over you have some options. I will let you vote on what you want to do. If it's a wild pokemon you can throw a pokeball or scare it off so they run away. Most combats will end in a final finishing move. Once the enemy has maximum wounds they are defenseless and gives you a chance to use something more flashy to make the enemy faint. No dice rolls, just a fun way to end combat.


One rule I have is to not make plans overly-complicated. I also don't want plans that only say "Use X attack until opponent faints". I want a medium amount of complication at least. I still like convoluted plans that think about what can go wrong and have counter-mesures, but remember. No plan survives contact with the enemy.

I'm pretty sure that's all for now until someone reminds me the obvious thing I forgot to talk about and I have to edit this.

But for now... let the story continue!

We are changing battle systems mid-battle so everything has to change too! (fun~). I will show you the situation. Things are the same but now we have Wounds~

Houndour A 1/3 Wounds, slowed.
Houndour B 1/3 Wounds, Heavily Infatuated.
Houndour C 1/3 Wounds, Heavily Infatuated.
Houndour D 2/3 Wounds.
Houndour E 2/3 Wounds, fire disabled.
Houndoom 1/3 Wounds.
Lily 1/3 Wounds.

Battle Points are gone but everything else stays the same.

Now time to vote on a strategy for the rest of combat, not only for the next "round". Yes, you can add in the vote a plan to finish off Houndour D and then what your pokemon do after that.

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