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WAR OF THE WORLDS RAID
SETTING: LATE SEPTEMBER
THIRD DAY OF THE WAR
BEACH DEFENSE
THE BEACH GLEAMS WITH SCREENS. as the murky waters brush against the shore, the megalopolan attack is initially thwarted.
DRACO METEORS cascade into a heavily guarded beach. Although some tear through
Billi Marsh’s Galvantula’s
ELECTRO WEB, their illuminated shapes allow for
oscar clayton’s Kingdra and
Sénon Game’s transformed Ditto-Kingdra to freeze several meteors. Some bypass the defenses, crashing into the sands and unfortunate League soldiers unlucky enough to be in their way.[break][break][break]
STEALTH ROCKS from
Kaida Adachi’s Pokemon tear into descending Megalopolans while
Andrew Fisher supplements with a potent
ROCK SLIDE. His Archeops flaps its wings clumsily— but is able to supply with its own prehistoric stones. Those that manage to bypass the initial screens are met with
ALEXANDER STONE’s Pyukumuku’s poisons and his Swampert’s
BLIZZARD. @sanvi’s Froslass and Chimecho strike several Megalopolans down, while
DAPHNE STONE’s Garchomp begins to summon a
SANDSTORM.[break][break][break]
The visibility of the beach worsens as sand whips into the air.
Kaida Adachi’s Sandaconda manages to camouflage nicely with the sands; however, it becomes difficult to view what is happening in the ocean ahead.[break][break][break]
While
Alexei Ivanov’s Salamence
PROTECTS against a Naganadel attack,
Ethel Irving and
Celeste Abbiati attack the ships.
Ethel Irving’s
SALANDIT delivers a particularly powerful blow on one ship, causing it to flip in the air. As the boat lands on water,
WHIRLPOOLS begin to form underneath the smaller ships, causing them to sink into the depths.[break][break][break]
Supportive troops attempt to assist their comrades, but the
HEAL BLOCK from Councilman
Orion Lykos’s Type: Null renders recovery futile.[break][break][break]
SOUTHERN SHIP
ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ACROSS THE FIELD. With
Selena Desmarais’s Tapu Koko summoned, the oceans adopt the striking yellow of its power. Her Altaria and Tapu Koko fly high— and meet a swarm of Naganadel. Their Pokemon begin to clash as
POISON rains from the sky, but her Delphox and Milotic provide support alongside
Ethel Irving and her Pokemon.[break][break][break]
As
Billi Marsh’s Corviknight tears into Megalopolans on Naganadels, his Araquanid manages to
WIDE GUARD just in time to deflect
Igor’s Blastoise’s attack. The
FLASH CANNON collides with the shield and causes the ship to quake from the residual force.[break][break][break]
While
mclaren mcflurry’s Steelix attempts to dig a tunnel,
Igor follows her in. Her Alolan Golem dangles from its metallic armors. The Glalie
PROTECTS preemptively— but both
mclaren mcflurry and
Igor would swiftly realize the danger the two are in.[break][break][break]
A cave-in begins to occur as seawater surges in. They must attempt to escape the tunnel by back-tracking or somehow resurfacing, for the sands of a beach are unstable and dangerous, even a few feet deep.[break][break][break]
NORTHERN SHIP
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THE NORTHERN BOAT is boarded by
Olivia Abbiati. Her Vespiquen summons Combee to
DEFEND against a Naganadel’s strike before
skyler dross’s Salamence
DRAGON PULSES it away. As the anchor is reeled up,
hunter warren arrives by Skarmory and sand. His Bronzong
FUTURE SIGHTS…[break][break][break]
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As
skyler dross and
hunter warren’s Pokemon begin to provide
DEFENSES for their ship, @dani reunites with her friend. Her Elgyem brings her by
TELEPORT as its owner explodes with dismay.
skyler dross begins to move the ship, and finds that it moves decently quick. Their ship begins to move from the shore.[break][break][break]
SOUTHERN PATH
THE LIGHTHOUSE’S BEAM CUTS THROUGH THE DARK. However, it illuminates terrifying images of enemy forces hovering in the air and hiding along the islands. After
priam conrad reunites with
oscar clayton by Braviary, the
TAILWIND from the bird Pokemon allows the two to fly quickly east of the beach.[break][break][break]
Likewise,
evangeline’s Scolipede charges across the beach, clearing the path of breaching Megalopolans. With her Pokemon protecting her, she summons her Tentacruel to begin surfing east, hopefully in stealth.[break][break][break]
On Starmie,
ian oak follows her. The Pokemon’s body hardens with
COSMIC POWER— however, everyone in this vicinity would find a group of Megalopolans readying their Naganadel on a nearby island. They extend their stingers and fire
THUNDERBOLTS at
priam conrad,
oscar clayton,
evangeline, and
ian oak.[break][break][break]
These
THUNDERBOLTS are empowered by
Selena Desmarais’s Tapu Koko’s
ELECTRIC TERRAIN.[break][break][break]
NORTHERN PATH
AN INTELEON SNIPE SHOTS a Naganadel rider, puncturing his body with a powerful shot of water. As blood spills,
June Fair’s Urshifu and Dragapult make swift work of the abandoned dragon. Her Dragapult leaves first, allowing its owner to leap on to it.[break][break][break]
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When
Noelle Lane’s Dragonite
DRAGON RUSHES a Naganadel from the air, @iris clobbers its recoiling body with her Swampert’s
STONE EDGE. The stones fly through its body before slamming into several troops that land by
noah faber and
June Fair’s Machamp and Mr. Mime. With his
HARDENED Nincada,
Sénon Game would see through the supplied
WIDE GUARD that
mclaren mcflurry’s beach tunnel is beginning to cave in…[break][break][break]
noah faber’s Machamp helps
June Fair’s Mr. Mime catch up with the rest. A
TAILWIND from his Unfezant allows them to speed across the northern stretch of rock— but they encounter a group of Megalopolans stealthily hiding in archipelago ahead. Their Naganadel, like the ones stationed in the south, fire
THUNDERBOLTS at them as well.[break][break][break]
THEIR RETALIATION
"ACTIVATE THE TRAMMELS." On a far eastern island, Velmos orders his subordinates. As the Megalopolans operate the machinery connected to these trammels at their base, the large black structures dig into the island's caves. They begin to charge with electricity, sending a dramatic pulse that roars deep in the earth— and under the ocean. At the sight, the Megalopolans on the islands take to the skies or take cover...[break][break][break]
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Ultra Wormholes open up above each trammel. From these two otherworldly rifts, muscular Ultra Beasts struggle to slip out into the world. Another pulse of energy allows the Ultra Beasts to free themselves into the realm. From its small flat head, a threatening proboscis extends out like a sword. Bubbles float around its sac-like muscles, causing the gargantuan Ultra Beast to look like its own science experiment. Black spikes jut out from its body and its fists are dotted with violent red knuckles.[break][break][break]
The activated trammels cause the sea to churn dramatically. A terrifying
TIDAL WAVE begins to form, surging toward everyone on the boats and the shore.[break][break][break]
"WAIT." Velmos' eyes track the surging wave, and as it nears the League forces, he issues the command.
"SECOND SETTING." His Poipole rests on his shoulder as another Megalopolan fiddles with the controls. The Trammel closest to him pulses again.[break][break][break]
The Trammel pulses once more, and the Ultra Wormholes pulse with a dark energy. A
SHADOW SHED cascades from the heavens and as the wave come close, every
LIGHT SCREEN, REFLECT, or SAFEGUARD on the field dissipates.[break][break][break]
[attr="class","reward2"]WHAT WILL YOU DO?
OBJECTIVES & MAP
THIS RAID WILL FEATURE several objectives or goals for your characters to accomplish. You do not need to fulfill each objective for full rewards. Instead, they have been designed to offer you all guidance. You will notice there are overall objectives and round objectives. Overall objectives are goals to accomplish over the course of the entire raid. Round objectives are specific to the posting round they are for. Occasionally, the objectives will be updated with new objectives and the round's objectives will change with each moderator post.[break][break][break]
OVERALL OBJECTIVES:[break]
ROUND OBJECTIVES:[break][break][break]
WAR MAP:[break][break]
THE PROVIDED MAP is to aid you in visualizing the battlefield.
This map is not 1-to-1 in representation, and is simply a guide. Each cluster of Megalopolans represents a large group of them, and they will possess a variety of Pokemon, including the Ultra Beast, Naganadel.[break][break]
Click
HERE to view the map. Please note, this will not be updated every round.
INSTRUCTIONS
ENSURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THE RULES which are posted below. Remember to refer to the
sign up page for more details.[break][break][break]
- Please ROLL with your post using the roll command (dice button).
- Each Pokemon of yours can perform 1 move per round.
- There is a soft cap/word limit of 350 words per post.
- Please include a tl;dr note of your important actions.
- You are allowed to roleplay your character taking down miscellaneous Megalopolan NPCs alongside League NPCs; however, significant actions will have their outcomes resolved in the subsequent moderator post.
- If you miss too many rounds by failing to post by the deadline, you will either be kicked and/or receive minimal rewards.
- The Ultra Beasts in these raids will not be exactly the same as their previous iterations on the site.
DEADLINE FOR THIS ROUND'S POST: 9/21 11:59PM PST.
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