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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Pokemon: Tabletop Adventures - Episode 7-10

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 Another bunch of PTA recordings. Things are really starting to get moving now. My PCs can rest assured in the fact that there is in fact a plot and it is incoming. Ask me about cross classing!

For my players, Mystic Update PHB


Episode 7 (45:05)
In which our heroes are attacked by a Scyther. It takes Dave out from the beginning, slicing into his arm, leaving the others to fend for themselves. Yuki does so by running away again. At the end of a climactic battle filled with fire and blood, Bonsai throws a pokeball! And fails. Dave passes out from the sheer excitement of it all. Persuading others not to attack, and with Casey's pokemon enduring a fearsome blow, Bonsai tries again, and succeeds! All rejoice! Or not, as Casey points out that they don't actually get the XP if the pokemon is caught.

Episode 8 (57:56)
In which our heroes are still buzzing from their battle. Casey calls their old friend Youngster Shelly, not realising, given the dence forest that it is in fact the middle of the night.They swiftly escape the research place, and are attacked by crickets! Dave incurs the wrath of the gods as he is assaulted by a powerful Noctowl, and after long last, the group reaches Pewter.

Episode 9 (FT:FY)
In which I guess I caught a Missingno because the recording is corrupted as fuck. I have taken out the worst of it, and there is a lot of content left, albeit with sudden jumps in dialogue, but really I only bothered with it for the sense of completion in my music library. Scratch that. It actually seems to have been replaced with episode 8. Suffice it to say I am pissed. The fuck. Off.

In short, the group wake up, and challenge the gym. Bonsai and Patrick gain badges, while Dave wisely forgoes battling for now on account of his only having Bird types. He subsequently takes a quick trip to the Pewter Battlegrounds.

Episode 10 (46:20)
In which our heroes earn money in the tried and true method of trainers everywhere. Gambling on the outcome of fights. This should really be Episode 9.5 but I thought it would be nicer to end the year on 10.

Finally, as something of a christmas present, I present to you a collection of the best clips from the recordings so far.

Protected by this painfully adorable Vulpix
How is it holding that cookie? I don't know and I don't care.



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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Digital Love

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"What are you doing?"
"Just working on Pewter City for my RP PCs
"Right. Cool..."
"What's wrong?"
"Hm? Oh, nothing."
"Hey now, don't be like that."
"Like what?"
"You're upset about something. Come on, you can tell me."
"...I just feel like you don't appreciate me."
"Hey now, don't talk nonsense. I love you."
"I know, I just...I know I'm being selfish, but I don't feel like you love me 'enough'. I've seen you with that Apple slut. I've seen the look in your eyes."
"Look? What look? Me and MacBook are over. Through. She's out getting all manner of viruses from my sister."
"But when you were with her...did you love her more than me?"
"That...it's not that simple."
"Yes or no!"
"It was a different time. I'm not that person any more. I've grown. Learnt to like less childish computers. More complex, interesting."
"You had to 'learn' to like me?"
"You know that's not what I meant. I had to work to get you to work with me. You are so much more to me, emotionally, than her. I have grown through you. She was easy. Just a piece of eye candy. I may have tricked myself into thinking I loved her, but it was a farce. You are the one for me."
"Until the next model..."
"I can't tell the future. It's unfair of you to ask me to. I can't promise you tomorrow, but I can promise you today. Please tell me that that is enough for you."
"I just don't know."
"Ok. You're upset. I understand, and you have every right to be. But just remember that I'm here for you."
"I know. I'll be ok. Just give me a little time."
"Sure. Then, do you want to watch A Bit Of Fry and Laurie?"
"I'd...I'd like that."

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Pokemon: Tabletop Adventures - Episode 6.5

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In which our heroes finish off fighting the Diglett. Except for Yuki. She ran away. The Diglett initially score 2 critical hits and a particularily heavy regular hit, forcing most of the party to switch pokemon. A particularily forceful blow from Mr Kipling, Casey's Mudkip enables Ace Trainer Patrick to catch one of the moles. The remaining two are quickly finished off, ending with a ferocious blow from Dave's Pidgey, "Superfly". Stay tuned for next session when our heroes face off with a dangerous foe...

Mediafire download here guys!
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Pokemon: Tabletop Adventures - Episodes 1-6

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As promised, here are the recordings of my P:TA group's adventures. The links are in the titles. Enjoy.



Episode 1 (1:40:15)
In which our heroes continue their journey from the first, non recorded session. They threaten some chavs, consider extorting a small girl, critically fail stealing some pokedex, and get a guy fired.

Episode 1.5 (1:38:16)
In which our heroes stock up at the Viridian Pokemart and I explain the various leveling and experience rules. Dave and the Professor gain some on the side XP and catch a Spearow each. Nothing much else happens, hence the .5.

Episode 2 (2:01:54)
In which our heroes spend a lot of time in Route 2. Casey catches a Sentre, Patrick catches a Ponyta.

Episode 3 (46:52)
In which our heroes make it to Viridian Forest, Yuki catches a Caterpie, a trainer battle is fought, along with a random encounter or two.


Episode 4 (50:38)
In which our heroes enter the depths of the abandoned Viridian Research Facility, and our session is interrupted by some chav twats playing table football.

Episode 5 (44:33)
In which our heroes' pokemon level up, I realise I have fucked up the experience rules, and Bonsai not so much saves as aquires a family of Pikachu.

Episode 6 (35:26)
In which our heroes face some hurriedly created Diglett, and the GM learns a lesson in making up random encounters.

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