Pokemon Hunter - D&d Style Character Sheet (Page 6 of 11) in pdf

Large Monster Rules

rounds, the pokémon will most likely be

exhausted for a similar number of rounds. This is

You're gonna fight some big bads. The

your chance to make them vulnerable after their

usual mook rules are fine (and encouraged), but

big show of power.

we need something else for these epic battles.

To start, the GM will need to have

Conclusion: Fitting into the Fate system

Aspects for the pokémon that are things the

hunters can somehow mitigate, which will

This is a module/addon for the Fate

change the dynamic of the battle. These are

system. If you're not familiar with it, you will

things like spikes or horns, tails, fur, and shells.

need to give its rules a look-over. Don't worry,

Try to have something on all sides.

the rulebook is freely distributed and fairly easy

On the hunters' part, there will be a lot of

to understand.

Situational Aspects going around, called Position

Ignore the Fate rules for initiative against

Aspects (or just Positions). Rather than costing a

pokémon; hunters go first. After all, they're the

Fate Point, these Aspects are swapped (or, the

ones on the hunt. And giving every pokémon a

hunter changes Position) at the start of a turn. It

Notice or Quick rating would be arbitrary and

may be different depending on enemy pokémon,

annoying. If you decide you want to use

but in general a hunter will have a direction

Initiative, or the situation and GM calls for it,

relative to the monster (Front, Rear, Port,

then simply use a regular roll plus Level.

Starboard) and a range (Underfoot, Close, Mid,

When rolling characters, make sure you

Far). Each direction should have a different part

come up with Aspects you can invoke in combat

of the body a hunter can attack, with range

to earn Fate points. Only come up with Stunts

determining whether they can attack and how

that do not relate to combat; such things will be

much danger they're in.

covered entirely by your gear.

For the pokémon, its attacks should

Advantage and Overcome rolls in combat

generally target a specific direction and only go

will almost always be trying to be above zero.

as far as Mid range. Exceptions could target

The GM should provide a means to get

multiple directions, but its range should be

potions, and the players should make use of

limited and specific. A giant Manectric could arc

them. These will not be regular games of Fate.

electricity to everything in Close range. Note that

for area moves, you only need to make one

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Attack roll and apply it to all targets.

This should create a dynamic where the

These rules pertain only to Pokémon. If you

group is attacking multiple angles as they

just want to be a Pokémon Master, these are

for you.

become available. There is also a risk/reward of

whether you want to keep attacking on the

chance that there won't be repercussions, or

These rules pertain to hunting large

monsters and using their materials. If you're

whether you want to play safely. You may wish

just looking for the thrill of the hunt, these

to include changing Position on a Success with

are for you.

Style.

These rules will apply regardless of which

An average-difficulty, single large

ruleset you use.

pokémon would have around 40 “vitality” per

hunter involved, if you want to use that

Unmarked sections (other than the Fate

abstraction. You could also just fudge it

primer) are only relevant if you're playing

with both pokémon and large monster rules.

according to the pace you want to go instead of

tracking numbers.

At every “quarter” life (or when you say

so), remember to have the monster rage, giving

The follow pages are Reference

them various benefits: a bonus to Attack or

Material. Refer to them as they come

Defense rolls, access to more moves, or maybe

up for examples or quick glances at

something environmental. Be creative! This is

where you shake up the fight for the hunters.

large batches of information.

After three (or another arbitrary number)

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