Master of Faster
He/Him
25
December 12
Goldenrod, Johto
Straight
Mauville Gym Leader
Champion
"With great speed comes great responsibility."
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Josh Devlin
MAUVILLE CITY | Twist Road | Difficulty: ★☆☆☆☆☆ COURSE RECORD: 01'26"967 by kyle lopez [player]https://fi.zophar.net/soundfiles/nintendo-gamecube-gcn/f-zero-gx/225a%20-%20For%20The%20Glory%20-feat.%20Mute%20City%27s%20Theme-%20%28Mute%20City%29.mp3[/player] [break] 🎼 THEME SONG - For the Glory! - F-ZERO GX OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK The stands near Mauville Gym's TWIST ROAD course, the course built around the facility's main battle court, were filled to near-capacity, much like they were when the Gym Leader invited fourteen of the most talented Pokémon racers in Hoenn to compete for their share of fame and fortune. It was similar to the crowd that had assembled for mint frost , for kyle lopez , Melody Miro , and plenty of other celebrity challengers. Gym security had even escorted Klaus to the track where the challenge would be taking place. It was part of the new Gym protocol after the disaster where he nearly lost his precious facility to a power overload.
Once he heard his Gym's staff had led the challenger correctly, Josh's head turned away from Janus, perhaps the largest Espeon the challenger had ever seen. "Thanks again, Nathan," the Leader acknowledged his employee's job well done. "This is the last challenge before I go on lunch. You should take yours soon." With a nod, the tall man of Paldean descent left for the Gym's entrance. His three new employees, all friends from Johto, looked ready to go, though Aravan looked a bit nervous in the saddle of Luna the Liepard.
"You're sure you're not making a mistake having me race?" the taller, older man softly protested. "When you said you were opening a Gym in Hoenn, I signed up to do battles, not racing. I swear, you and Shalin have way too many screws loose."
Eron, dressed in a solid white shirt and track pants, looked nervous from astride Blinky, as well. The Jolteon msy have been the single fastest land Pokémon Josh owned. He suspected that his burst speed would be able to contest that of a Beast, but with kyle lopez 's news that Entei was the only one of the three still alive and the Champion having such a busy schedule, he would not be testing that theory any time soon. Josh had told Eron many times that with great speed came great responsibility. The fact that the Leader trusted him with such speed was an indicator of their friendship and the level of skill the new Gym Trainer had picked up in just the three weeks he had been on payroll.
"Challenger Cartier?" Josh asked as he turned toward the idol, offering his racing glove-covered right hand to shake. "Senior Ranger Devlin or Gym Leader Devlin, but you can call me Josh," he introduced himself, climbing atop the unusually large psychic-type. "This is Janus, one of the Pokémon you'll be racing against as part of your Gym Challenge. Don't worry; it's against the rules for her to teleport. And these three are Aravan and Luna," he gestured toward the Liepard, "Eron and Blinky," toward the Jolteon, "and Ace and Raiden," toward the Zebstrika, electricity arcing among the legs of the Pokémon capable of discharging it. "These are the other Pokémon you'll be racing against."
The four turned toward the course, encouraging Klaus and Olenna to do so as well. Befitting its one-star difficulty rating, TWIST ROAD was the simplest course on the entire property. While it had its fair share of turns, rough terrain, and even a river crossing to contend with, most of its Obstacles were simple and forgiving. Emphasis on most. There was one particularly wicked turn on the backstretch, but even Pokémon with difficulty making sharp turns would get a little help from the course's topography. It was hard to get simpler or easier than this without the course being a simple oval.
It was rare for Josh to be able to use this course. Due to the nature of this challenge requiring mostly fully-evolved Pokémon, it was rare for trainers to challenge Mauville Gym first. It would be his first time since moving from Trainer Hill to use this course. It was almost identical to the course he had taken his very first challenger on: the very director of the Minor League program. And now, for the first time in three months since starting his new career, a challenger would be attacking the Director's course record on it.
Once he had led the five racers to the starting arch, the Gym Leader began to explain the rules. "Before we take off, let's review the rules one more time. We'll line up at that checkered line beneath the arch with the monitor on it. Before the race starts, it will display and count down 3, 2, 1, GO. On GO, you better be ready to go fast. Quick Attack and the like can't be used during the first lap. Gotta get warmed up, after all! After the first lap, use them as much as you think your Pokémon can handle. You're going to need it. Believe me. If you beat me to the finish line over three laps, or otherwise prove to me you can act calmly under the pressure of split second reactions, the Hoenn League Quick Badge is yours. Understood?"
KLAUS CARTIER {WC: 831} {PC: 1} INSTRUCTIONSYou will have 8 ranks to distribute among three skills. No more than 5 ranks can be assigned to any one skill.
- SPEED: This represents how fast your Pokémon can travel. Each rank of Speed adds 10 to all your rolls.
- ENDURANCE: This represents how well a Pokémon can navigate difficult terrain, and affects how often a Pokémon can use its Boost during a race. Every two ranks of Endurance lets you use a Boost move an additional time per race. Each rank of Endurance reduces the Target Number of Endurance-based Obstacles by 10.
- REACTION: This represents a Pokémon’s cornering ability. Each rank of Reaction reduces the Target Number of Reaction-based Obstacles by 10.
In the OOC notes of your next post, please note your Pokémon's distribution of skills.
You do not need to roll after your next post, but you will need to [ roll ] twice at the end of every post mid-challenge. This roll will be modified according to your Pokémon's skill ranks.
Example: If a player rolls a 60 on a post involving running down a straightaway as fast as possible atop a Pokémon with four ranks in Speed, their effective roll will be 100. The Leader's next post will include a "mod post" that depicts the course's first Obstacle: a prompt that presents a challenge for the racers to overcome. Each Obstacle will include the following information:
Target Number: This is the number the racers need to roll at or above to overcome the Obstacle without penalty. While it is uncommon, an Obstacle can have multiple Target Numbers.
Intended Skill: This is the Skill that will apply to the Obstacle. It can be Speed, Endurance, or Reaction.
Example Obstacle: The track starts out with a bang--a sharp, 135-degree left turn mere tens of meters from the starting line. The width of the turn itself makes recovering from a misjudged angle easier, but the track quickly narrows up again afterward. A guardrail on the outside keeps Pokémon from sliding off the course, but there is no such guardrail on the inside, and there’s a shallow stream that looks time-consuming for non-Water Pokémon to climb out of!
Target Number: 85 (Reaction) After the players make their rolls, the Target Number is deducted from the player's roll, and the difference becomes the player's Track Points (TP) for the round. 100 TP corresponds to roughly one second of time differential. The race will consist of three laps, with three Obstacles per lap. After the ninth Obstacle, total Track Points will determine finishing order.
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