Pokemon Hunter - D&d Style Character Sheet (Page 5 of 11) in pdf

Enemy Pokémon

out great for you because that's basically what

Cores are. Advancement to the next Level costs a

A single pokémon probably will not be

total equal to 10 times the next Level, to be paid

big trouble to a hunter of similar Level. This is

for by the Quality of cores consumed. The

why hunters seek challenges above themselves.

pokémon can consume Type Cores of any type to

As a GM, coming up with the enemies is

advance. It can also consume Ability and Move

quick. You come up with their Level, and then

cores for their Quality in advancement. It may

assign them an ability and moves. Having your

even have the option of learning a move from

trusted pokédex on hand greatly varies the

Move cores, if it consumes 10 points of the

challenges you can throw at the group, but you

move. Note that the traditional four-move limit

can certainly manage without it if you have some

applies.

knowledge.

Remember to evolve if needed.

For assigning moves of wild pokémon, it

is suggested to pull from their naturally-learned

Nature

moves only. You may choose to give a more

boss-oriented pokémon an egg move; you're the

Like people, pokémon vary widely in

GM. Your prime directive is fun. For deciding

personality, and that gives them certain strengths

what natural moves the pokémon can know,

and weaknesses. Only use these rules for when a

going by tens according to level is a decent

pokémon will be a regular character. A

method. A Level 4 Charmeleon can know

pokémon's nature will be one of its Aspects.

Flamethrower, but it won't know Fire Spin.

For bonuses and penalties to Attack,

Keep in mind that pokémon type should

Defend, Advantage, and Overcome rolls, they

loosely correlate with rank. Three-stage families

receive a modifier of 1. For bonuses and

should have the first stage in L1 to L3, second

penalties to Stresses, the pokémon either gains an

stage in L4 to L6, and fully evolved beyond.

additional 1-point box of both Stress tracks or

Two-stage families don't reach evolution until

loses their 1-point box of both (after bonuses

L5.

from Skills).

Roll 2d6. One die will be the bonus and

Companion Pokémon

one will be the penalty. One through five

correlates to Attack, Defend, Advantage,

Your specific campaign may call for

Overcome, and Stress. Just reroll any six. The

companion pokémon. Maybe you could only

chart for Natures is in the Reference Material

rope in one or two stooges to play and want a

section, after the rules.

larger team. Maybe you want to build an army.

Maybe your reasons are your own, step back

Vinny and Joseph have progressed from hiring

high-and-mighty ruleswright, I'll do what I want.

idiot mercenaries and decide they need a “mascot.” After

Now, let's be clear first of all. Keeping

traipsing around a haunted mansion in the woods due to

companion pokémon is going to be some work

their GM's penchant for Scooby Doo, they convince a

Ghastly, L2, to fill that roll and name it Squiggly.

inside and outside of the game; expect some

Of course, a horrifying ghost is clearly a terrible

bookkeeping.

mascot unless you're appealing to serial murderers. After

If the companion pokémon came from the

failing their scheme, they want to beef up Squiggly so that

wild, then you already have its Ability and

the ball of terror can join them on hunts. They are at L4

Moves.

themselves, so they want to boost it to there: 30 + 40

The companion pokémon may come from

means they will need a total of 70 points. For some reason

breeding. If so, the traditional pokémon rules

they have that much banked, and so Squiggly has a very

apply. The child pokémon is the species and

merry Christmas in July. Among these are a 5-pack of

Thunderbolt Core 2 they picked up in a Pokémart.

Nature of the mother, but knows any Moves it

In all, Squiggly advances all the way to L4. Ten

can learn from the father.

points of advancement were in Thunderbolt, which it can

Pokémon, of course, do not have gear.

learn, so it does. Finally, Gastly's family has three stages,

But like us, they have to hone their skills and get

so reaching L4 means Squiggly evolves into a Haunter. The

stronger.

team brings their new partner into a water gym, much to

If you want your companions to grow in

the dismay of everyone there.

power, you need to feed them power. This works

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