Pokemon Daggerheart Battle Royale
This is purely for fun and will have no set time limit/duration. Winner will be the last Pokemon standing. If interested, please sign up below using the following format:
Name: Name you'll go as
Gender: Male or Female or genderless(if applicable)
Species: Pokemon you want. Be advised you'll be in the base form so Chimchar for Infernape. Try to refrain from using Legendary, Mythical, Paradox or Ultra-Beast. Having 700 base stats means nothing in Daggerheart but the species you pick may yield you a unique bonus based on Dex entries.
Ability: Ability your Pokemon can use(I'll adapt it for Daggerheart)
Pokemon Moves: Two moves learned by level 15 or lower in Gen 8-9 or last Generation they were involved in. I'll adapt then to Daggerheart.
Class + Subclass: Daggerheart has 9(Base set) + 4(Expansion) Classes to choose from. Each class has two Subclass paths to take. Pick one that you like from Bard, Druid, Rogue, Ranger, Seraph, Sorcerer, Warrior, and Wizard in Base set or Warlock, Witch, Brawler and Assassin in Expansion.
Traits: Each character has six Traits in Strength(noted by S), Agility(noted by A), Finesse(noted by F), Instinct(noted by I), Presence(noted by P) and Knowledge(noted by K). These traits are used during a Campaign for certain actions but the Trait that matters the most is what you'll use to cast spells(dictated by your Class via a Spellcast Trait) or Weapon Trait(aka the Trait your chosen Weapon uses). As a general rule of thumb, I recommend +2 in following Traits for following Classes: Bard(P), Druid(I), Rogue(F), Ranger(A), Seraph(S), Sorcerer(I), Guardian(S), Warrior(S or A), Wizard(K), Assassin(F), Brawler(S, A or I), Witch(K) and Warlock(P). Then apply a +1 to two Traits, +0 to two Traits and -1 to the last one of your choice. They won't likely come into play so assign them as you see fit.
Domain Cards: Each class has access to two Domains. Domains comprise of spells and abilities you can use. Pick two level 1 options available to you.
Equipment: Basically your Weapon and Armor. A player may equip a 2-hand weapon or two 1-hand options from Tier 1. The exception being the Warrior class who ignores Weapon burden(still limited to one 2-handed weapon though) and Brawler who may opt to forego a Weapon entirely(for Unarmed Strikes).
Armor can be anything from Tier 1 or you can forego Armor entirely if you take Bare Bones Domain Card in Valor Domain(available to Seraph, Guardian and Brawler).
An example character:
Name: Beira
Gender: Female
Species: Alolan Vulpix
Ability: Snow Warning
Pokemon moves: Powder Snow + Disable
Class: Sorceress
Subclass: Elemental Origin(Water)
Traits: S(-1), A(+0), F(+1), (I(+2), P(+1) and K(+0)
Domain Cards: Rune Ward(Arcana) and Unleash Chaos(Arcana)
Equipment: Dualstaff and Gambeson Armor.
If you need help in filling out a character, use Daggerheart Getting Started as a resource. It has everything you'd need for the Base set. If you pick an Expansion class, info is a bit harder to find but Demiplane is a good place to look.
You have until October 10th to sign up or roughly two weeks. On October 11th at 17:00 UTC, the battle begins. Spotlight will be granted to the first participant to show up so don't be late!
Comments
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name: crybaby
gender: male
species: wimpod
ability: wimp out
pokemon moves: struggle bug, defense curl
class: warrior, call of the brave
traits: A +2, S +1, F 0, I 0, P +1 K -1
domain cards: i see it coming + get back up
equipment: cutlass + tower shield, chainmail armour
mostly a joke character, but now ive grown attached to him because i like imagining a sad pirate wimpod
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Got roughly two weeks. Figure this will be interesting and I'll get to be the recipient of the chaos when the battle begins. I think your friend would enjoy this no?
Maybe D and others will join in since I'm not strict on how LONG this battle will take(so the battle can last weeks if there are enough participants and they don't take days to respond(RL has priority but I will cut you off or decide for you if it comes to that)). I won't participate though because someone has to moderate or steer the flow of chaos as best they can
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I must admit that's a good one lol. Here are your Ancestry + Pokemon moves.
Wimp Out: When you've marked half your Hit Points(which would be three based on Class choice), your character retreats from the field, surrendering the battle to those remaining unless you have a pre-existing condition that prevents such action(ex: Mean Look or Arena Trap).
Scavenger: Roll a D10 each time you have the spotlight. If the result is a 5 or higher, you find something on the ground you can use. Outcome can be a Potion, Berry or something useful.
Struggle Bug: Range(Very Close). Does D4 +1 Magic(Bug) Damage and reduces targets Damage rolls by 1(up to a maximum of 6).
Defense Curl: Raises Damage Thresholds by 1(up to a maximum of 6).
Get Back Up: When you take Severe damage, you can mark a Stress to reduce the severity by one threshold.
I see it coming: When you’re targeted by an attack made from beyond Melee range, you can mark a Stress to roll a d4 and gain a bonus to your Evasion equal to the result against the attack.
Your character profile is as follows:
Crybaby Warrior with 9(11 -2) Evasion, D8 + 1 Cutlass(Presence) and 8/16 Thresholds w/ 6 Armor Score.
I should note that the Warrior can use a 2-H Weapon along with that Shield. Is the only Class that can so if you want to change, you got ample time to decide. It's also one of the few Classes that can use whatever Weapon they want since they have no Spellcast Trait (so a big Warhammer would be possible). Can only imagine trying to draw that lol.
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+2 Strength
+1 Agility
-1 Knowledge
0 Finesse
0 Presence
Hand wraps passed down by mentor (his father)
Minor Stamina Potion
Martial Artist
Stance 1: Brutal
Stance 2: Quick
Can I continue my 2 Daggers as weapons that I rarely use?
Leather Armor does look good
Forceful Punch
Untouchable
Fearless: Harder to intimidate or scare, but also makes him more confident in himself than he should be
Rage: He is easily anger, getting stronger when enraged but also thinks less, becoming easier to trick and/or hit
I would also change to the hand wraps passed down by mentor, but that wouldn't be Blaze (although I love that idea)
They would actually be from his father, who was the leader of the village he comes from
That was the hardest part of getting kicked out
It was his father who was forced to exile him
Also, his ability would be Iron Fist
Now for better Forums lore
After being kicked out of the village by his father, who was the leader, he went out on a journey to become stronger and better
To earn his place among his people
By accident he stumbled upon the Queen as she was in an epic duel with a Flareon
He watched as she battled, strength, determination, and rage clearly fueling her attacks
He knew at that moment she was the perfect person to train him
He asked to join once the battle was over and she accepted him, forming him into the beast he is now
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Forceful Push, not Punch. Brutal stance doesn't exist on Demiplane so I think that was removed for balance reasons. @clasingla feel free to chime in on this given you have the Expansion ruleset with you. If you want Brawler's Strike(aka Unarmed attack), your Daggers cannot be an active weapon option(they'd have to be inventory or not equipped, hence not usable in combat... AT ALL). Forgot Instinct Trait too(+1 I assume)?
Background lore is nice and all but realistically no one is going to care unless they enjoy inflicting mental damage on top of physical. There will be no Experiences to call upon because you won't be needing it given the difficulty is 9-12(on average). If you can't beat that with 2D12, you warrant missing.
Here's a breakdown of your
"Monk"Brawler.Zane the Chimchar with S(+2), A(+1), F(+0), I(+1), P(+0) and K(-1). Evasion of 12(10(base) +1(Unarmed bonus) +1(Untouchable)), D8 + D6 Brawler Strike with 7/14 threshold and 3 Armor slots. Stamina Potion is noted.
Iron Fist: +2 Damage(based on Tier) to Punching moves and Brawler's Strike.
Extremely Agile: +1 to Agility(giving you +2)
Scratch: Range: Melee. Does D4 +1 Physical(Normal) Damage
Ember: Range: Very Close. Does D4 +1 Magic(Fire) Damage. On successful attack, roll a D10. If result is a 10, target is burned unless it's a Fire Type or has Water Veil ability.
Quick Stance: When you make an attack, you can spend a Focus or mark a Stress to target another creature within range with that attack.
Favored Stance: Gain a bonus to damage rolls equal to a trait of your choice.
Forceful Push: Make an attack with your primary weapon against a target within Melee range. On a success, you deal damage and knock them back to Close range. On a success with Hope, add a d6 to your damage roll. Additionally, you can spend a Hope to make them temporarily Vulnerable.
Untouchable: Gain a bonus to your Evasion equal to half your Agility.
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@oshoBug forgot to mention you can have a starting Potion in Health or Stamina.
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