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| Urist | Dec 29 2016, 02:41 PM Post #1 |
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I have been scouring the PDF, and though I still may have missed it, I can't seem to find how sizes translate onto the board (ex: small pokemon only taking up a quarter of a square or something like that). I was wondering if anyone knows where I can find this or if it's just left up the the GM's choice, and if so, what your take on it is. I've seen some reference to it in the flanking section, but not much else aside from that. |
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| Dark Shadow | Dec 29 2016, 03:06 PM Post #2 |
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From page 231:
Also, in the beginning of the Pokedex PDF there is mention of a Small Pokémon being able to share a space with a Medium Pokémon/Trainer, but that's the only thing. Other size interactions are not mentioned, so it would be left up to GM's discretion. |
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| l33tmaan | Dec 29 2016, 03:15 PM Post #3 |
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Lucky for you, I just binged on the forums so I know that this information can be found on page 8 of the Pokedex. A bit unintuitive, but there it is.
EDIT: Whoops, ninja'd. Well, it's also in the 'dex. Edited by l33tmaan, Dec 29 2016, 03:16 PM.
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| Kaede11 | Jan 2 2017, 03:27 PM Post #4 |
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Also, keep in mind that while using strange shapes might sound interesting, it is quite difficult to manage if you are playing tabletop. Serpent pokemon might be able to modify their shape while moving, but it's simply hard to keep track of an L shaped Gyarados. |
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| l33tmaan | Jan 2 2017, 05:15 PM Post #5 |
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That's a good point, but half of the fun of having a giant pokemon that can contort itself is getting to say how it does it. However, keeping track of it all the changes it could make would be quite annoying in a battle... but why not limit it to a pre-set formation that they trained to learn? That way you have the default 4x4, or you could extend it into a U-shape to block the party or something. But only one. |
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| Kaede11 | Jan 3 2017, 03:24 PM Post #6 |
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Even if you do it this way it just complicates things and is not that fun. Sure, it seems great when you think about it, but most of the time there are other in-game mechanisms that simulate what the pokemon could do stretching and the like. The reach capability comes to my mind. You could still roleplay some shapes out of combat without any trouble or even IN combat without changing the pokemon's footprint. Just assume the pokemon is so big it usually occupies a determined amount of squares. As I said, Reach capability simulates the pokemon stretching and using its size and shape to use melee moves from unusal distances. I asked the same some time ago: http://forums.pokemontabletop.com/topic/10508221/1/#new |
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