Subject: Dafydd compares Des to Morgoth.
Author: Huinesoron
Posted on: 2015-09-09 10:05:00 UTC



((What, no chart?))

I showed them the chart to let them know I was doing it. I'm not showing them the rest so as to avoid sharing my planning with them.

((Fair enough.))

So, is this one of the ones that upgrades itself on the fly?



I see that it is. I guess that's supposed to be a hellhound, but it's not a patch on the real thing. Ooh, it's got horns and a forked tail? I've fought the kind the size of horses, with venomous fangs and enough strength to rip your arm clean off. And when I say 'fought', I mean 'fought and killed entire packs at once'.

Still, I'll give them credit for effort, and call this one Draugluin.

Desdendelle's monsters mostly share weaknesses to Rock, Ground, and Water; we don't have Water, but Salgant can hit the other two. Unfortunately, Salgant is also weak against Draugluin - he can't abide Grass or Fighting. Which sounds a lot like Turgon's thane, actually.

Hmm, not rising to that one? I'll have to try harder. The best thing to do looks like sending in Aglon to punch it. Because once again, if you want something done, send House Feanor to do it.

... still no reaction? Maybe he's ill.



Ah, another hellhound. This one can be Carcharoth. It looks about as much of a pushover as he should have been. Except, oh, wait - some mortal idiot literally fed him a Silmaril. I suppose we shouldn't ask too much of someone who let a King of the Noldor get eaten by werewolves - or of the supposed King who let himself be eaten...

((--!))

Ah. There it is.

So Carcharoth can't hit us very well unless we're silly enough to send in Iris. Equally, we can't do much to him. Salgant of course can hit him handily - and is immune to his electric attack which probably comes from the Silmaril - but apart from that, it's mostly Raumo, Aglon or Sauron getting in general-purpose normal hits of various kinds.



Another hellhound? Theme much? Hrm. Since the many tails-which-get-in-the-way make it look like there's more than one, let's call it Gaurhoth. Much though I hate to use that debased language, Sindarin has a good word for this.

Oh, I haven't prodded him yet. Er... and the fact that it's so small and unassuming shows you exactly how non-threatening the Gaurhoth were to competent warriors?

((Not gonna swing that one, I'm afraid.))

Drat. So Gaurhoth shares Carcharoth's weaknesses, but can hit different types. Since it can attack out Ghost weakness, we'll want to send in Raumo, who's immune to that. Of course Raumo can't really hit well at all, but maybe he can get in one hit and throw up a Substitute, then switch out for someone who can, like Aglon.



Everlasting Dark, it's not a dog. But it is just a bird; Morgoth didn't really use birds.

((Wait, you're theming your nicknames?))

Of course. No, Morgoth used metal-clad dragons and the like, not those silly eagles Manwe so enjoyed employing.

((One of those eagles saved your brother's life.))

For a few hundred years. Not really worth it, was it? So, a dragon. With a colour scheme like that, let's call it Glaurung.

((Glaurung couldn't fly.))

He didn't need to to smash up a certain hole in the ground.

((...))

That's what I thought. Glaurung is super weak to Salgant's moves, so that's what we're going with. Next.



What. Is that.

It looks like a mortal who's had too much Dorwinion wine.

I'm going to call it Uldor the Accursed. And then I'm going to kill it.

((Whoa! You can't go killing other people's Pokemon.))

Can I not? I still know how to wield a sword, you know.

((Dafydd, it's not actually Uldor.))

I know. Because I killed him.

... ugh, fine. Same type as Carcharoth and Gaurhoth, and I'm going to let Aglon hit it to death because this fight needs a Feanorion. NEXT!



... that's cheating.

((I think there's two different kinds.))

Oh. Hrm. Well, it's a cat... did I use Tevildo?

((You ended up calling him Sauron.))

This one can be Tevildo, then. Rounding out Team: Morgoth's Greatest Hits. And he's weak to Salgant or Aglon, so let's go with punching him again. NEXT!

((I think that's it.))

Oh. Listen, I'm sure someone said Psychic is the best type, but we're not doing all that well in these fights. I'd go so far as to say that my inspired leadership is the only thing rescuing us from extinction.

((I'm sure you would. Psychic is good because it's not weak to much, I think, and didn't used to be weak to anything with actual damaging moves.))

So... you're saying it's like hiding in a hole in the ground and then crowing over your superiority because the enemy can't actually find you?

((...))

I'll take that as a yes. Suits you, then.

>Dafydd Illian
((Ugh. So if anyone else wants one of these, let me know. ~hS))

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