Trails of Tera Steel (Kiseki-inspired Pokemon Academy Quest)
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Hex
A Lingering Curse
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...ugh. I know I've committed to chasing the sun, for now, but that doesn't mean we need to fight in the tournament we have no way at all of winning this week. I'd really rather try for the Thunder Wave and do East next week.
By doing East first like the current lead vote, we risk fighting Nemona both times. And so getting a lot less than we could otherwise. And hurting Mary in the process.
By doing East first like the current lead vote, we risk fighting Nemona both times. And so getting a lot less than we could otherwise. And hurting Mary in the process.
WhoTheHeckity
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Fun linguistics fact I realized while remembering that we're in PokéSpain.
The Spanish word for steel is "acero".
Trails of Cold Steel is also taking place at approximately the same time as another Trails game, Trails from Zero (and the first game overlaps with Zero's sequel, Trails to Azure, but that's not important right now).
The Spanish word for zero is cero.
So in a sense, we have Senderos de Acero and Senderos de Cero happening at the same time right now (be prepared for some weird headlines from Rime if the timelines stay the same).
What's really amusing to me is that the final boss music for Trails into Reverie (a de facto epilogue for both the Cold Steel and Zero/Azure series) is called "The Perfect Steel of Zero".
Or in Spanish, "El Acero Perfecto de Cero".
I liked it anyway.
The Spanish word for steel is "acero".
Trails of Cold Steel is also taking place at approximately the same time as another Trails game, Trails from Zero (and the first game overlaps with Zero's sequel, Trails to Azure, but that's not important right now).
The Spanish word for zero is cero.
So in a sense, we have Senderos de Acero and Senderos de Cero happening at the same time right now (be prepared for some weird headlines from Rime if the timelines stay the same).
What's really amusing to me is that the final boss music for Trails into Reverie (a de facto epilogue for both the Cold Steel and Zero/Azure series) is called "The Perfect Steel of Zero".
Or in Spanish, "El Acero Perfecto de Cero".
I liked it anyway.
Hex
A Lingering Curse
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I seriously worry about Mary's mental health with the East Tournament though. Even more than we already should be worried.
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Y'all voted for AP Hell, I'm just playing Virgil here.
If there's a big rally for Foundations West though I think we'll live, it's just riskier and we might have to skip the gym research action later.
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Hex
A Lingering Curse
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I'd honestly rather skip the research option.
I'm fine with failing the gym. Less fine with pitting Mary directly against Nemona until her obsession is over. And I really want that Thunder Wave.
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In all honesty, I think that a monthly "rival" battle isn't any worse than staying distant. It's still feeding the obsession, to be sure, but so are literally all of our actions. Facing Nemona and her complete friendly disinterest in us might even help Mariana wake up a little faster. Or it might not. I just do numbers and vibes.
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Vote Closed
SolarGemX
The Crystalized Sun
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Well darn. Good bye Thunderwave TM we hardly knew ye...... welp time to see what the hell is in Mezagosas current shops. I kinda wanted to have 5/10 of Mesagoza explored before a shopping spree to see if we got more shops/stock avaible but eh, ill live. Things to note for this little trip will probably be Renne stuff like a bed, mineral or metals for Ruby and.... idk something dietary for Roland? Maybe something strenght related? We already have that TM we got from Katie so idk....
Also no library (I think that hurts me more than anything else actually) and the Harder tourney of the 2, the Aerial Ace TR would be delectable but we are unlikely to get it, ehh at least we know which pokemon Nemona has that can learn it if she does win the tourney.
Oh yeah also Theodora bonding.
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East Mesagoza Little Cup
Roll 1d20+SKLL DC 15/20/25/35
DC 35: 1st Place, TR for Aerial Ace, 1000 Poke XP and 50,000 Pokedollars
DC 25 and above: 2nd Place, 900 Poke XP and25,000 50,000 Pokedollars (+25,000 due to Nemona Bond)
DC 20 and above: Semi-Finalist, 750 Poke XP and 10,000 Pokedollars
DC 15 and above: 600 Poke XP
Edit: lol
Congrats to Erika for her 2nd Place spot
Roll 1d20+SKLL DC 15/20/25/35
DC 35: 1st Place, TR for Aerial Ace, 1000 Poke XP and 50,000 Pokedollars
DC 25 and above: 2nd Place, 900 Poke XP and
DC 20 and above: Semi-Finalist, 750 Poke XP and 10,000 Pokedollars
DC 15 and above: 600 Poke XP
Edit: lol
Congrats to Erika for her 2nd Place spot
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Toaster cult
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Erika was fueled by the power of yuri
IIRC, Nemona is from one of the richest families in Paldea. This tournament's prize money is basically pocket change to her.
Ryumancer
Dragons Are Romance
The real earnings she made were the battles along the way /s
Why "/s"? Because that is basically all Nemona cares about.
Ryumancer
Dragons Are Romance
Tone, basically.
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So that's Roland at 3-badge strength right there, add in the other tournament and we might actually get that second badge… and probably faceplant on the third unless we can get Renne to bond 3 by then.
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It'll be good regardless.
Even if we fail at the 3rd gym, the fact we speed-ran the 2nd gym means there's an FE out there where we don't have to worry about Gym Actions aha.
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Three badges is perfectly doable, but I feel like we've debated long enough to have talked that conversation out.
Personally, I'm interested in those new training actions for specific types, seems interesting.
I do want to go exploring though, getting to know our main city thoroughly could be good for us and Mariana, beyond getting fed more delicious world building. Like if, for whatever reason, we need to find some secret tunnels into a fortified base that could be called a dungeon or final boss arena, it would be nice to go "Oh yeah? Secret tunnels? Found those months ago, actually."
Personally, I'm interested in those new training actions for specific types, seems interesting.
I do want to go exploring though, getting to know our main city thoroughly could be good for us and Mariana, beyond getting fed more delicious world building. Like if, for whatever reason, we need to find some secret tunnels into a fortified base that could be called a dungeon or final boss arena, it would be nice to go "Oh yeah? Secret tunnels? Found those months ago, actually."