[Event] No Matter How Small (Ultra) (Quest: Three Beasts Part 1)

ben-lear commented 3 months ago

Event Name

No Matter How Small (Part 1 of "The Three Beasts Questline")

Rarity Tier

Ultra

Rarity Tier - Other. Please Specify

No response

Waves

10-130

Description

-- Art: Suicune silhouette moves very quickly through the screen --

You spot a rare Pokémon as you are about to enter a small town. You can't see exactly which Pokémon it is, but you run towards it to find out. As you approach, it backs off, and so a chase ensues, with the Beast Pokémon eventually leading you a cardboard box on the ground and... disappearing.

Sounds from small Pokémon catch your attention, and when you look down you spot a Shinx, a Growlithe and a Buizel playing together. The cardboard box has a text written on it: "Please help us find a home"

You're about to step over to help them, but a Grunt from an Evil Team steps in and tries to take the box. "Look, I also don't want to do this, but it is work. I'll pay you a bit if you look the other way".

Biomes

CIVILIZATION

Biome - Other. Please Specify

No response

Options offered to the player

[ ] Fight the Evil Grunt
- Fighting the Grunt while keeping the babies totally safe is hard work.
- Fight the Grunt.
- Unlocks part 2 of the Quest.
- ”You feel watchful eyes on you with the sense that something approves of your actions.”
- Unlocks #108
[ ] Run with the box as fast as you can
- You take the box and escape.
- _Your Pokémon assist you, and also become exhausted.
  - -1 Def/-1 SpDef/-1 Speed debuff for 5 waves._
- Unlocks part 2 of the Quest.
- ”You feel watchful eyes on you with the sense that something approves of your actions.”_
- Unlocks #108
[ ] Accept the Grunt's offer
- "Not wanting to enter a fight, you accept the offer"
- "You somehow feel that you lost the respect of a powerful Beast"
- _You obtain candy for a random PKMN in your party
  - Candy amount varies per eggtier of the party member: (candy math is below)
  - Somewhat enticing option to not continue the questline.
- Locks you out of the following encounter

Explanation/Notes on Design

Part 1 to the Mythical Beast Trio Questchain

Notes to Artists

We need a sprite of Shinx/Growlithe/Buizel trio in a cardboard box. Are they happy, are they sad? They are abandoned, but you, the artist, may decide.

Gotten it!

different_order

Notes to Developers

Need to check which evil team is active for the run to decide which trainers to spawn
Candy util can be used in other Events, such as #92

Candy math:

    - 10 egg : Give 180 friendship (about 30% a candy) -- not so likely to cap out and effectively give less
    - 9 egg : Give 180 friendship (about 40% of a candy) -- somewhat likely to cap out and effectively give less
    - 8 egg : Give 180 friendship (about 40% of a candy) -- somewhat likely to cap out and effectively give less
    - 7 egg : Give 180 friendship (about 64% of a candy) -- likely to cap out and effectively give less
    From here one, award candies straight up, instead of friendships.
    - 6 egg : Give 1 candy
    - 5 egg: Give 9/7 candies --> Give 1?
    - 4 egg: Give 9/5 candies --> Give 2?
    - 3 egg: Give 3 candies 
    - 2 egg: Give 9/2 candies -> Give 5?
    - 1 egg: Give 9 candies

AsdarDevelops commented 3 months ago

Some more feedback on this:

Bring the waves to 11-79 instead, to avoid the questline starting too late.
Add an additional option:
- [ ] Haggle with the Grunt (optional but I think it's funny the player can start negotiation for the incarceration of these cuties)
  - 50/50 to earn even more money or trigger the fight.
  - Does not unlock following encounter (even if it triggered the fight).

ben-lear commented 3 months ago

Some more feedback on this:

Bring the waves to 11-79 instead, to avoid the questline starting too late.

Add an additional option:

[ ] Haggle with the Grunt (optional but I think it's funny the player can start negotiation for the incarceration of these cuties)

50/50 to earn even more money or trigger the fight.

Does not unlock following encounter (even if it triggered the fight).

I think this may not be a good idea to significantly wave gate Rogue encounters, even if they are part of a chain. I understand gating to wave 150 maybe though.

AsdarDevelops commented 3 months ago

This should not be a Rogue though, this should be a Common, and we can play with the follow-up roll odds of the following parts:

Part 1 - This (Common)
Part 2 - (if Event continued) ("Great" but Special odds: say 50% in each CIVIL Encounter)-> The Reunion -> You meet the three PKMN again, they are fully evolved, and you decide to spend the most time with (you choose one of them, which marks which Beast you encounter)
Part 3 - (if you continued the chain) ("Rogue" but Special odds: 30% in a Biome that makes sense for that particular Beast (I'd imagine Volcano, Lake and Power Plant or whatever)).

Part 3 is essentially Rogue due to the extra steps, but the kickstart Event shouldn't be. Otherwise this would be competing with Dark Deal and feel super bad to roll into imo. Since it's also 3 parts and Common, that's why I thought to cap it much lower.

TLDR: if it's part of a chain, it doesn't have to be Rogue, even if it eventually leads to a legendary

AsdarDevelops commented 3 months ago

Big edit, should be finished now

AsdarDevelops commented 2 months ago

Hit this a little with the ban hammer. Candy option was way too good as it was to every party member

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