these_balls: (SERIOUS MOD BUSINESS)
Route 29: mods ([personal profile] these_balls) wrote in [community profile] route_10652014-10-29 02:33 pm

HOENNWEEN: BOSS BATTLE LOG

Who: Hoennween Plot Participants!
Where: Tohjo Falls!
When: Thursday, October 30th
Summary: You've taken the Elite Four's estate and reaped the (stolen? borrowed? requisitioned) benefits waiting for you inside it. But come morning, an earthquake signals the arrival of two incredibly belligerent Legendaries and the Team Bosses who've summoned them.
Rating: PG-13 in general; please mark threads that go higher accordingly!
Log:



YOU ARE HERE. YOU'RE FIGHTING THESE GUYS.

THIS IS STILL YOUR BACKGROUND MUSIC, AND THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE AN EPISODE OF JACKASS.


KEY:
GRAY areas in the north are a range of mountains that form a natural barrier around part of the Tohjo plain where the Elite Four's resort is located. This is where you will find and battle Maxie, his Team Magma Grunts, and also obviously that sure is Primal Groudon, all right.

GREEN areas in the southeast and southwest are densely-packed forested areas interspersed by lakes and rivers that seem to be feeding into the main waterway into the area. It is both difficult and dangerous to venture into the woodlands proper, but this seems to be where a lot of the Team Aqua Grunts are stationed now.

• The BLUE area in the south is the massive lake that feeds the eponymous falls that give Tohjo its name. This is where you will find and battle Archie, his Team Aqua Grunts, and also obviously that sure is Primal Kyogre, all right.

PINK diamonds in the east and west are the sites of massive formations of Mysterious Plot Crystals™ jutting up from beneath the surface; the Grunts will not be found around these today, so if your character is looking for a safe zone well away from the crossfire, they will want to hole up near these.

• The BROWN rectangle dead-center in the map is...the Elite Four's resort. It's even more unfortunately-located today than it was yesterday. However, people willing to risk the crossfire between the Legendaries and get into the house will have access to all of the battle and healing items discussed up here!



A FEW OTHER SETTING NOTES:

• As per Arceus's summon, there will be Gen VI Pokemon joining the battle on their own! You may NPC these Pokemon, within reasonable limits; you may not capture them in Pokeballs, and they are still wild so they will not take commands from characters the way a captured Pokemon would from its trainer. However, they do recognize that the portaled-in humans are fighting on roughly the same side as they are, so they won't attack player characters and might occasionally come to their aid if need be — you're free to NPC them as you like for purposes such as this.

• The aforementioned Gen VI Pokemon can be any Pokemon that swarmed during September, plus any of their evolved forms. They've had several weeks in the wild to get buff and settle in; now you can see what they've got to show for it!

• You may NPC the Team Aqua and Team Magma Grunts as you see fit; either one can reasonably be found anywhere on the map, though they're avoiding the crystals and keeping close to their bosses — that means Team Magma will be more highly-concentrated in the northern areas of the map, and Team Aqua will be staying to the south.

• Due to the nature of the battlefield and the fact that the team leaders are going to be defending their Legendary of choice, if you choose to fight the bosses, please select whether you are going after Archie or Maxie on this particular log - you may go after one but not both.

• However, there is no restriction on how many Aqua and Magma Grunts you may fight!

• You may forego Pokemon battling entirely and simply beat up the Grunts with physical violence yourself. If you KO a Grunt, they will white out and be warped to the nearest Pokemon Center back down in the regions proper, where they will be arrested by an officer of the Kangaskhan Police.

FOR CHARACTERS INTENDING TO USE HONEDGES LIKE WEAPONS: due to the high volume of questions we have received on this topic (it's a popular inquiry!), we want to clarify for this Pokemon in particular —

If you choose to use a Honedge as though it were a traditional sword, the most that the Honedges will allow might be slapping the grunts with the flat side of the blade. They are still opposed to attacking/killing humans, opponents or not, and if you try to stab an opponent with them, you're going to get a really obstinate ghost sword going incorporeal and ineffectively going through them. There's also the fact that you're grabbing them by the head and swinging them around — they won't like that very much.

PLEASE NOTE: if you intend to use a Honedge in this manner anyway, we may ask that you experience light IC consequences for it later in the plot! We're not barring you from getting your sword skills on with your Honedges; we're simply pointing out that there may be natural outcomes that follow from those choices.

UPDATE: if you would like to interrogate the grunts, check here for information you can learn from them!


~

☆ THE NUMBER TO MEET OR BEAT IS 37 PARTICIPANTS.

REMEMBER: IF YOUR CHARACTER DOES NOT POST TO THE BOSS BATTLE LOG AT LEAST ONCE
(AS A TOP-LEVEL COMMENT OR IN RESPONSE TO SOMEONE ELSE'S TOP-LEVEL COMMENT)
BEFORE 9:00 PM EST on OCTOBER 30, THEY WILL NOT COUNT TOWARD THE 37-PARTICIPANT GOAL!

~


QUICK LINKS

EVENT LINKS MASTERPOST | THE BOSS BATTLE INFOPOST | QUESTIONS FOR MODS | BOSS BATTLE PARTICIPATION CHECK-IN THREAD

BATTLE THREAD WITH ARCHIEBATTLE THREAD WITH MAXIE

THE TEAM LEADERS MEET
cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa: (HOGWASSSSH)

[personal profile] cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2014-11-04 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I would guesssss no.

[But he can't really say for certain. It's hard to tell with these things since they tend to pop up out of nowhere.]

The other ones I've ssseen looked completely different. A white dragon, some sort of blue, red, and yellow animals, those giant...things, nothing that looked like these two!

[Sorry for the crappy description, Rideaux, but he's not even remotely sure how to actually describe the Regi trio.]
Edited 2014-11-04 17:24 (UTC)
exeggutorhead: (calm)

[personal profile] exeggutorhead 2014-11-04 06:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Who needs sleep anyway? We can sleep when this is over, one way or another.

[...well that came out kinda morbid.]

islandshore: (Default)

[personal profile] islandshore 2014-11-04 06:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[WHAM!

Zen chuckles as the Wailrein comes close. The good thing about being a giant turtle is that her defenses are sturdy-- the Body Slam staggers her-- even pins her down, but she's stubborn as they come.

And she might just be dropping a Rock Slide attack. She's not one for subtlety.]

[ooc: Works for me! :> I await the might of the death whale.]

foolishwren: not to worry, i have a permit. *flashes piece of paper that just says "I do what I want"* ("HEY! Those are dangerous chemicals!")

[personal profile] foolishwren 2014-11-04 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't really have a type preference.

... Seem to end up with a lot of fire types, though.

[WHICH IS... IRONIC, BUT...

[personal profile] angerpoints 2014-11-04 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
We'll talk about it later! C'mon, let's go!

[Yusuke's about to take off towards the house, but just as he takes his first step, the ground beneath their feet is rocked by a sudden, heavy tremor. He doesn't even think about it - as soon as he feels those vibrations underfoot, he reaches out and clamps his hand down on Shaun's shoulder, trying to keep him steady. That big red thing is roaring in the distance, loud and angry. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that it's the one responsible for the quake.]
wakeupslap: (pic#8436237)

[personal profile] wakeupslap 2014-11-04 08:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it takes a while to do it like this! So don't worry 'bout it!

[He grins, flexing his muscles before slaming into another grunt and making them teleport out of here. He's pretty damn good at knocking all of these guys out.]

Years of practice! Takes a long time!

[personal profile] angerpoints 2014-11-04 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Something about the way Killua's looking at him as he says that doesn't settle well with him. True to form, though, Yusuke doesn't make his uneasiness immediately obvious. Instead, he covers it up with a good, solid layer of anger.]

No, but I do think that if you don't shut up, I'm gonna come over there and rearrange your face! It's not my fault Puu looks stupid, all right? I don't even know what the hell just happened!

[Biscuit sure looks cool, though. :I Dammit, why couldn't Puu's new hairdo look like that?]
faintwaves: ([Unsure] Right....we'll go with that)

[personal profile] faintwaves 2014-11-04 10:28 pm (UTC)(link)
And it's...bad to have a lot of caffeine, right? Riku told me humans are supposed to drink water every day. How do I know which drinks have caffeine and which don't?
pokestars: (archie)

[personal profile] pokestars 2014-11-04 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Walrein gets knocked away by a wave of rocks from...somewhere. The rock dimension, maybe? Anyway, Walrein gets knocked away and knocked out by a hit like that.]

Come back, Walrein! Good work.

[Archie'll just recall it now. He's a little disappointed it got knocked out, but hey, it turned Lucario into a popsicle, so it had a pretty good run.

In fact, Archie's smiling which...probably isn't good.]


You want to throw rocks, huh? Two can play at that game! Kyogre, Ancient Power!

[Which isn't exactly a fair method of retaliation, but since when does Team Aqua care about being fair?]
loveisanopendoor: (Nervous)

[personal profile] loveisanopendoor 2014-11-04 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh geez, a powerful attack like that from a creature that strong...poor Haxorus only just evolved, but it looks like he's immediately gonna get shot down by that attack. Even though Hammerhead naturally resists Water-type moves, the sheer strength of Primal Kyogre, plus the boosting power of the Primordial Sea...it's going down before it can even put up a fight.]

T-that's hardly even fair..!
awesmazings: (☼ come down here)

[personal profile] awesmazings 2014-11-05 12:10 am (UTC)(link)
Try to dodge it!

[Floatzels are fast, aren't they? Lucky braces himself when the Sharpedo comes rushing his way, making a move to attempt to leap clear. At the same time, Jimmy's wracking his brain, trying to think of attacks he could use. He has too many fire types, and his Furret wouldn't be a good match...Lucky is the best option other than Leader.]
cawsforalarm: (Squee! ✧ I can hear the crash)

[personal profile] cawsforalarm 2014-11-05 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
[Henry watches with wide, adoring eyes. You just became ten times better to him, seriously.]

Wow! Whenever I try to do physical training like that, I get tired and just go back to using magic anyway. If I did it for years, I'd probably die! Or at least get horribly injured!

...Maybe I should try it...
pinnedbangs: (ehehe fais)

[personal profile] pinnedbangs 2014-11-05 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
Uhm. [Eloquence is his middle name. Granted, he is taking a moment to consider the battle field, the weird things that have been going on, the lack of explanation...]

Confused? But since you have food, I figure it's not something to really worry about. Not like it's the end of the world.
pinnedbangs: (all smiles fais)

[personal profile] pinnedbangs 2014-11-05 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
Cool! Then, if I see you out there I'll give you a salute!

[Cobra was clearly just a Good Guy trying to do the Good Thing. Rin could appreciate that.]
captainash: (disappointed)

[personal profile] captainash 2014-11-05 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[Urgh, that's one attack he's hoping he'll never have to deal with again. Ash quickly backsteps to avoid getting his coat dirty, while Dark Hound falls to the attack and Luster curses as his next Hurricane misses.]

Fine, we'll play your way. AGE-FX, I want that jellyfish crushed.

[The Mega Houndoom is replaced by a shiny Metagross, who promptly aims a Psychic at the Tentacruel.]
Edited 2014-11-05 00:55 (UTC)
pokestars: (archie)

[personal profile] pokestars 2014-11-05 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Sharpedo zooms right past Floatzel. Curse you and your dodging abilities!]

Scary Face! Slow it down so it can't dodge like that again!

[...does there even need to be a sentence elaborating on the face Sharpedo makes? It's a giant torpedo shark, covered in spikes with razor sharp teeth, it's sort of terrifying enough as it is.]
pokestars: (archie)

[personal profile] pokestars 2014-11-05 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Psychic's definitely going to do a decent amount of damage there. It definitely can't take too many of those.]

Mightyena, Crunch on Metagross! Tentacruel, Hydro Pump! Target both of them!

[Hopefully that'll reduce the amount of Psychic attacks heading his way. Or not, who knows?]
pipers_son: (leyline) (Am I the only one concerned about)

[personal profile] pipers_son 2014-11-05 03:20 am (UTC)(link)
Somethin' that ain't supposed ta be up and runnin'-!

[He doesn't fight against her, just goes with it, mind racing.]

There's a library here- whole lotta things, maybe we'll find out where there's great big bloody things like that around.
ajustcaws: (to right the unrightable wrong)

[personal profile] ajustcaws 2014-11-05 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
But what about the nerdy guy? I mean, they both seem up to something, so I think we should try and take 'em both down!
me_first: (Default)

[personal profile] me_first 2014-11-05 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
My travel partner seems to think I need an excess of cats.

[He has five now. How did this happen.]
me_first: (don't touch me i am allergic to dumb)

[personal profile] me_first 2014-11-05 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
You're... supposed to drink water every day, that's correct. But they'll say on their ingredient lists. Or you can... always ask.

[Unless Pokeworld has different rules but he's not really checked for it himself.]
evilfrenzy: (♟ UGH)

[personal profile] evilfrenzy 2014-11-05 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
...Commander, that was incredibly vague.

[No really, he's just going to call Cobra out on that one, complete with a seriously unimpressed expression. When one asks about something that a person apparently witnessed with their own eyes, he expects an actually decent description.]
foolishwren: specifically because i kept saying "yoink" out loud every time i picked something up (i got caught stealing from the office)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2014-11-05 07:10 am (UTC)(link)
[Not many people are overly intimidated by Alessa. Could have something to do with the fact that she shares her trainer's scruffy approach to haircare. Or maybe it's the fact that she doesn't seem to share her species' usual spooky stoicism.]

[Heather, meanwhile, shrugs a little bit, still keeping a firm grip on the shelves.]


Couldn't sleep.

Plus, it's nice to be able to explore this place without a party going on and chaperones at every door.

[She says this as she's groping around on the shelve above her head.]
foolishwren: i was completely androgynous... unproblematic... no acne... truly my golden years (honestly i peaked as a zygote like...)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2014-11-05 07:44 am (UTC)(link)
Well-- thanks.

You saved my butt there.

You and--

[Her words die in her throat as the gleaming white figure strides up between the ranks of Al's Pokemon, her new wings settling lightly on her back. If the Absol notices Lisa's envious staring, she doesn't acknowledge it. She has to see if her trainer is okay!]

Wow... Alessa...
foolishwren: except the bike is on fire and you're on fire and everything is on fire and you're in hell (life is so easy its like riding a bike)

[personal profile] foolishwren 2014-11-05 09:36 am (UTC)(link)
[... JUST A LITTLE. She won't comment on it.]

[Instead she chuckles low in her throat.]


The motto of last-minute crammers and folks with death wishes everywhere, can I get an AMEN!

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