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Trails of Tera Steel (Kiseki-inspired Pokemon Academy Quest)

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[X] Jacinto: It seems you're not the only one that's gotten a confidence boost from winning their Gym Battle. While you do feel a little guilty not approaching him when he was struggling early on, Jacinto doesn't seem to have minded. Though eager to make it up to him, you did promise to answer some of his questions about Dragon Pokemon and oddly enough, about what happened at your group's end of the 1st Field Exercise.
 
[X] Manuel: As the classmate you've interacted with the least, you had no idea what to expect when he approached you to talk after your battle. An apology for what happened in the Field Exercise was not among them. 'A noble should take responsibility for the actions and damage those beneath him may cause.' Manuel says with utter seriousness. Looking straight into his eyes, you're convinced he means every word of it.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
[X] Manuel: As the classmate you've interacted with the least, you had no idea what to expect when he approached you to talk after your battle. An apology for what happened in the Field Exercise was not among them. 'A noble should take responsibility for the actions and damage those beneath him may cause.' Manuel says with utter seriousness. Looking straight into his eyes, you're convinced he means every word of it.
 
Nerdorama said:
AP available for the month 5

I checked the calendar and we have three weeks free before the next FE, NOT 4. 3x3 minus 1 for Renne minus 1 for Leaf minus 2 for the Gym Battle means 5 free AP.

Roland PXP to next level: 700
Ruby PXP to next level: 2200
Renne BP to usability: 6

Assuming Renne gets 2 BP for the Mishy Plush, we should be able to get her to Bond 3 early into the second FE with consistent Bond events, so she will be available for Gym 3, but not Gym 2. Renne also starts at mid 3 badge so this should have her conveniently on par with Roland and maybe Ruby.

Moves that are interesting on Roland and Ruby:

Roland:

Double Team (6 MXP to mastery, unlocks Night Shade).
Will-o-wisp (4 MXP to mastery, unlocks Curse)
Fake Out, Struggle Bug, Crunch, and his Dragon pseudomoves will all gain levels with a bit of training but not hit mastery

Ruby:

Hone Claws (3 MXP to Mastery, unlocks Autocast and Swords Dance (!!))
Rapid Spin (3 MXP to Mastery)
Bulldoze is within 3 MXP of levelup
Spark, Metal Claw, and Mud Shot are all within 6 MXP of level up.

PXP available this month:

Trainer Battle: 100-300 (no limit)
Advanced Battle: 600 (no limit and we have plenty of cash)
Train Them: 100-200
West Little Cup: 450-750 (once)
East Little Cup: 600-900 (once)

MXP available this month:

Trainer Battle: 1 (no limit)
Advanced Battle: 1 (no limit)
Train Them: 2-3 MXP for about half their moves per AP spent (no limit)

If we do both Little Cups, Roland reaches Badge 3 unless we critfail both times (for that matter Advanced Battle and literally anything else would also do it in 2 AP). Ruby on the other hand would require both Little Cups with a maximum possible success plus Advanced Battle and at least one other to hit Badge 3 so that's probably not happening before Gym 2.

We can use 1 AP for +2 effect rolls in the Gym.


So with all that said, our AP spending for the month is tight. With 4 of our 9 AP locked in to commitments, we need to do the following in my opinion to get the best chance of Gym success:

  • 1 AP studying for Levincia
  • 1 AP on a little Cup, aiming for a 600 result at minimum
  • 2 AP on a total of 4 move trainings between Roland and Ruby - Roland hitting either Ghost twice to max double team and Will o Wisp, or Dragon twice to get his pseudo moves to useful status. Ruby meanwhile splits between Steel (hone claws) and Ground (because Electric Gym)

Which leaves 1 AP to spare on either the other Little Cup or some personal enrichment, or we hit the duo with a third AP worth of training to get more of Ruby's moves leveled.

I'm still gonna vote for Library as personal enrichment but I'll accept any Week 1 plan that involves 2 of the 4 things I just listed plus Phantasmal Feline.
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Nerdorama said:
And after all that I just got a note passed to me that this section is a clue, much like Erika is going to be passing Mariana notes during tests for the rest of our school career.

I guess maybe we should spend our singular free AP as far as I've parsed out on spoiling the cat. It'll be good to see if we can go buy anything else useful too, it's not like we've been to the Mesagoza store yet.

[] Plan: Eyes on the Prize, Week 1
-[] Purchasing Power
-[] East Mesagoza Little Cup
-[] Phantasmal Feline END
-[] Renne
-[] Theodora

Provisional Plan: Eyes on the Prize, Week 2
- To Train Them Is Your Cause
-- Roland: Will to Power or Veil of Shadows
-- Ruby: Ironheart
- Knowing is Half the Battle
-- Levincia
- The Second Step (1/2)
-- Levincia
- Renne
- Anybody

Provisional Plan: Eyes on the Prize, Week 3
- To Train Them Is Your Cause
-- Roland: Will to Power or Veil of Shadows
-- Ruby: Keeping Grounded
- The Second Step (2/2)
-- Levincia
- Renne
- Anybody
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Went back to August to refresh myself on my own tryhard mathing. First thing I want to note is that this current vote's an unexpected windfall and I don't think the PXP or MXP makes a difference in planning, although if I was going to go for a choice based on optimization I'd pick Jacinto just to make ABSOLUTELY SURE we cap off Hone Claws even if we flub a training roll.

We're still on track for everything I mathed out here. Ruby's going to get more PXP than expected thanks to this windfall and the effects of her mineral food, but I don't think it quite gets her to Badge 3 yet. She'll almost definitely level up on the Field Exercise, though. We've also got the following Bond Items lying around now:

2x Kofu Coupon (Erika or Ostia)
1x Wooden Blade (Manuel or Elise)
1x Colored Pencils (Atticus or Thea, will be consumed by our Bond Event with Thea this week).
1x Feline Pokémon Bed (Renne)

Technically speaking if we're concerned about Bond 0 Hell with Manuel, we can get a double gain with him using our bond event on week 2 or 3. Meanwhile our stockpile of gourmet meal coupons means we can boost through bond levels with our wife and our child. Hopefully not at the same time, though, Christmas is coming up and I don't want Erika explaining to Ostia that Santa isn't real.
 
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[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
Welcome back Arvis!

I'm not going to lie, I didn't even notice you changed pronouns so I'm grateful someone pointed it out. (Congratulations on that).

For the vote:
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.

As much as I want to vote Jacinto, I just get stronger Mama Bear Mary vibes from trying to help out here (regardless of results).
Plus Atticus is cool.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.

We must learn his secrets to speed up Roland's evolution.

Always vigilant for a rampant bullying epidemic.

StattStatt said:
Santa doesn't believe Ostia is real? :V
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Of course not. If Santa knew about Ostia then he'd invaded Paldea and defeated Raifort with his army of Delibird and Stantler.
 
[X] Manuel: As the classmate you've interacted with the least, you had no idea what to expect when he approached you to talk after your battle. An apology for what happened in the Field Exercise was not among them. 'A noble should take responsibility for the actions and damage those beneath him may cause.' Manuel says with utter seriousness. Looking straight into his eyes, you're convinced he means every word of it.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.

Voting with my heart because he's just so cool.

[X] Jacinto: It seems you're not the only one that's gotten a confidence boost from winning their Gym Battle. While you do feel a little guilty not approaching him when he was struggling early on, Jacinto doesn't seem to have minded. Though eager to make it up to him, you did promise to answer some of his questions about Dragon Pokemon and oddly enough, about what happened at your group's end of the 1st Field Exercise.

Voting with my Brain because... probably the smart pick.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
Dear Arceus the sudden swing! Jacinto was in the lead and was Immediatly dethroned. By the looks of it we are getting Ninja hours in our future, plus all that sweet sweet Ground Move Exp.

Edit: Yeah no, Atticus freaking sweeps.
 
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When the two people we least talk to once again fade away into the corner- One day we'll get back to your two's rivalry, one day.

For now Atticus the fashionista is pretty cool I gotta admit.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
[X] Atticus: It's clear from the moment the battle started that something was weighing on him. Atticus getting the worse result of the Round Robin prolly hasn't helped either. Maybe it's because you've been looking to be a more proactive Class President, or maybe it's because you're worried about your classmate, either way you're not gonna let the petty cruelty of children bring your classmate down.
 
[X] Jacinto: It seems you're not the only one that's gotten a confidence boost from winning their Gym Battle. While you do feel a little guilty not approaching him when he was struggling early on, Jacinto doesn't seem to have minded. Though eager to make it up to him, you did promise to answer some of his questions about Dragon Pokemon and oddly enough, about what happened at your group's end of the 1st Field Exercise.

Eh it's 20-8, I'll just throw in on the second place option to see if we see another upset.
 
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