Classes and abilities

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Here's an outline of how the abilities will work. Abilities that replace one another do not stack. So you don't get a boost from Bond of Friendship AND Bond of Trust, etc. Alao, abilities DO NOT automatically upgrade. Bond of Friendship, Trust, and Love are all separate abilities and require three different level ups to attain.

Ability name - prerequisite (things you must have before you can choose this ability)
Use (when can you use it)
Target
Description

Classes:
Fighter - The fighter specializes in physical combat. A fighter is capable of battling human opponents and even wild pokemon in hand to hand combat. +1 Str, +1 Con, -1Int
Psychic - The psychic relies on mind over strength. They are able able to move objects with their mind, use psychic attacks, and even control others through mental domination. +2 Int, -1 Str
Medic - The medic is a survival specialist. They are able to keep themselves, their teammates, and their pokemon healthy even in the wild. +1 Con, +1 Cha, -1 Dex
Ace Trainer - The Ace trainer lives to battle. They will have an edge in a straight up pokemon battle over any other type of trainer. They can also make their own TMs. +1 Dex, +1 Str, -1 Cha
Collector - The collector specializes in catching specific pokemon. These trainers have a higher catch rate than any other trainer and can design their own pokeballs. High level collectors can even force encounters with legendary pokemon. +1 Int, +1 Cha, -1 Dex
Hex - The hex specializes in crippling and debilitating foes. They have all sorts of nasty tricks in store for those who oppose them. They are also skilled at setting and disabling traps. +1 Int, +1 Con, -1 Dex
Elementalist - The elementalist is always in touch with nature. Through training they become able to command fire, water, earth, and air and can even learn to use elemental attacks during battle. +2 Dex, -1 Int
Agent - The agent operates using stealth and cunning. They are skilled at detecting lies, finding trails, and moving around unseen. Advanced agents can even detect and protect themselves from psychic assaults. +1 Dex, +1 Int, -1 Con

General Abilities: (no class required)

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One more try...
Once per day
Yourself or your pokemon
You may re-roll any non-battle die throw.

Observation
Trainer Action
An Opponent
You may see what abilities the opponent has.

Call of the Wild
Passive
You
Damage you take from wild pokemon is reduced by 50%

Hey watch it!
Passive
You
Damage you take from trained pokemon is reduced by 50%

On Guard
Passive
You
Damage you take from other humans is reduced by 50%

Weapon Carrier
Passive/Trainer Action
You
You may use class one weapons effectively (blunt weapons and knives)

Weapon User - Weapon Carrier, lv10
Passive/Trainer Action
You
You may use class one or two weapons effectively (class one weapons, maces, axes, staffs, throwing weapons).

Weapon Master - Weapon User, lv20
Passive/Trainer Action
You
You may use class three weapons effectively (classes one and two, swords, spears, bows, firearms).

Tough guy
Passive
You
All damage done to you is reduced by 10.

Armor - lv10
Passive
You can craft your own makeshift armor. All damage done to you is reduced by 20.

*Type* specialist (may be used multiple times) - 20 in any stat, lv10
Passive
Your pokemon
Choose a type. All attacks of this type used by you or your pokemon receive STAB, even if they normally wouldn't. Moves that would normally receive STAB have their multiplier increased by one level.

*Type* specialist (2) (may be used multiple times) - *Type* specialist (1), 25 in any stat, lv 15
Passive
Your pokemon
Choose a type that you have already chosen with *type* specialist (1). All attacks of this type used by you or your pokemon receive STAB, even if they normally wouldn't. All pokemon of that type now receive STAB on all of their moves. In addition, their normal STAB moves have their multipliers increased by one level.

*Type* Master (may be used multiple times) - *Type Specialist (2), 30 in any stat, lv 20
Passive
Your pokemon
Choose a type that you have already chosen with *type* specialist (2). All attacks of this type used by you or your pokemon receive STAB, even if they normally wouldn't. All pokemon of that type now receive STAB on all of their moves. In addition, their normal STAB moves have their multipliers increased by one level. Choose one of this type's weaknesses. All chosen type pokemon are no longer weak to that weakness. Finally, any pokemon in the party can learn any move of the chosen type (TMs, Move Tutors, etc).

Critical Hit!
Once Per Day
One of your pokemon
The next attack used by this pokemon is a critical hit

Smart Shopper - lv7
Passive
You
Cost of buying items at stores is reduced 25%

Smart Shopper (2) - lv10
Passive
You
Anything you have to pay for has it's cost reduced by 50%

Charmer
Passive
Someone you are talking to
When trying to persuade someone add +2 to your check

Focused - lv3
Passive
You
You cannot be confused or flinched

Limber - lv5
Passive
You
You cannot be paralyzed

Cool - lv9
Passive
You
You cannot be burned

Immunity - lv7
Passive
You
You cannot be poisoned

Aware - lv15
Passive
You
You cannot be put to sleep

Fiery Heart - lv15
Passive
You
You cannot be frozen

Strong Willed - lv10
Passive
You
Any psychic attempting to manipulate you must pass a check of 20

Bond of Friendship
Passive
Your starter
Add 1d10 to all damage done by your starter's attacks

Bond of Trust - Bond of friendship, lv10
Passive
Your starter
Add 1d20 to all damage done by your starter's attacks

Bond of Love - Bond of Trust, lv 15
Passive
Your starter
Add 3d10 to all damage done by your starters attacks. Your starter's attacks (other than OHKO moves) cannot miss.

Survival Instinct lv20
Passive
You
Your saving throw is 5 instead of 8

+Str - may be used multiple times
Immediately
Yourself
Add one Str point to your character

+Con - may be used multiple times
Immediately
Yourself
Add one Con point to your character

+Int - may be used multiple times
Immediately
Yourself
Add one Int point to your character

+Dex - may be used multiple times
Immediately
Yourself
Add one Dex point to your character

+Cha - may be used multiple times
Immediately
Yourself
Add one Cha point to your character

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Fighter Abilities:

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PUNCH! - 15 Str
Trainer action
An enemy equal to or smaller in size than you
Roll 1d20 and add your strength modifier. Do that much damage to the foe. Additionally roll another d20. If the total is over 15, the opponent is flinched.

Upper Cut - PUNCH!, 25 Str
Trainer action
An enemy equal to or smaller in size than you
Roll 2d20 and add your strength modifier. Do that much damage to the foe. Additionally roll another d20. If the total is over 13, the opponent is flinched. If the total is over 16 and the opponent is smaller than you, the opponent is knocked out.

Pummel - Upper Cut, 35 Str
Once per day
An enemy
Roll 5d20 and add your strength modifier. Do that much damage to the foe. Additionally roll another d20. If the total is over 9, the opponent is flinched. If the total is over 14 and the opponent is smaller than you, the opponent is knocked out.

Body Slam - 30 Str
Trainer action
Opponent
Use the move body slam on an opponent of equal or smaller size than you. You may teach any of your pokemon the move Body Slam.

Close Combat - 35 Str
Trainer Action
Opponent
Uses the move Close Combat. There is no def or sp def drop. You may teach any of your pokemon the move Close Combat.

Fight Back - 30 Str
When attacked
Attacking opponent
After taking damage you may counter attack.

Intimidating personality - Tough Guy, 25 Con
Passive
You
All damage you receive is reduced by 25 (not compatible with armor)

Leader - 25 Str
Passive
Your pokemon
Your pokemon's physical attacks do an extra 1d20 damage

Second Nature - Weapon Carrier, 15 Str
Passive
You
Your weapon attacks receive STAB of +1d20 or STAB for your level, whichever is higher.

Meat Shield - 20 Con
When a human teammate is attacked
The teammate being attacked
You step in front of your teammate and take the damage for them. This damage is reduced by 10. If you do this, you may not use a trainer action next turn.

Dual Attack - 40 Str
Trainer Action
You
You may use two trainer actions this turn as long as both deal damage. You may dual wield any two one-handed weapons.

Brute Strength - 30 Str
Passive
You
Your attacks cannot be blocked by abilities (acc checks must still be passed)

Psychic Abilities:

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Psychic vs Psychic
Passive
You
You can detect when psychic powers have been used in an area. You are immune to psychic attacks and psychic manipulation.

Telekinesis - 15 Int
As often as you want (using during battle is a Trainer Action)
An object of small or medium size
You can move this object a medium distance with your mind

Telekinesis (2) - Telekinesis, 25 Int
As often as you want (using during battle is a Trainer Action)
An object of small, medium, or large size
You can move this object a medium distance with your mind. You may throw a small or medium object with violent force (2d20).

Telekinesis Master - Telekinesis (2), 35 Int
Once per day
A huge object (no buildings, etc)
You can move this object a long distance with your mind. You may throw it with violent force (5d20). In addition, regular thrown objects now do (3d20 damage)

Telepathy - 20 Int
As often as you want (can not be used consecutively, counts as a trainer action if used during battle)
A person
You may read the surface thoughts of others. You may also attempt to manipulate them. Roll 1d20 and add you Int modifier. If the total is higher than 15 you may implant a simple idea or image into that person's thoughts. This will make that person more likely to act on the idea or image, however if this goes against that person's beliefs they will not do it.

Telepathy (2) - 30 Int
As often as you want (can not be used consecutively, counts as a trainer action if used during battle)
A person
You may read all but the most secret thoughts of others. You may communicate with people telepathically. You may also attempt to manipulate others psychically. Roll 1d20 and add you Int modifier. If the total is higher than 15 you may implant an idea or image into that person's thoughts. This will make that person more likely to act on the idea or image, even if it goes against their beliefs.

Telepathy Master - Telepathy (2) 40 Int
As often as you want (can not be used consecutively, counts as a trainer action if used during battle)
A person
You may read the thoughts of others. You may communicate to others telepathically and allow them to see from your perspective. You may attempt to manipulate others psychically. Once per day or once per mission, roll 1d20 and add you Int modifier. If the total is higher than 15 you may implant an idea or image into that person's thoughts; the person will act on it immediately. If the total is higher than 30 that person is now your mind slave.

Confusion - Int 15
Trainer Action
An opponent
Cast confusion use your Int as your Sp Atk score

Psybeam - Int 25
Trainer Action
An opponent
Cast psybeam use your Int as your Sp Atk score

Psychic - Int 35
Trainer Action
An opponent
Cast psychic use your Int as your Sp Atk score. You may teach any of your pokemon the move Psychic.

Psychic Bomb - Int 50
Once Per Day
The Area around you
You release a massive blast of psychic energy knocking back everyone in the area, canceling all other trainer actions, and dealing 4d20 damage to all foes. If you pass a check of 13, your allies are not harmed by this attack (all other effects of the attack still happen).

Recover - Int 30
Trainer Action (may not be used outside of battle)
You
Heal 1/2 of your Max Hp

Medic Abilities:

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Field Training - 15 Con
Passive
A pokemon
Any item that restores hp to a non-fainted pokemon restores double the normal amount

Emergency Response - 20 Con
Passive
A fainted pokemon
Revives heal 2/3 of a fainted pokemon's Max HP. You may add +2 to all saving throws.

Savior - Emergency Response, 35 Con
Passive
Any Pokemon
Revives heal full Max HP. You may add +5 to all saving throws. Your pokemon cannot die.

First Aid - 15 Con
Trainer Action
You or a human party member
Heal 1/3 of Max HP.

Directed Recover - First Aid, 25 Con
Trainer Action
You or a human party member
Heal 1/2 of Max HP. You may teach any of your pokemon the move recover.

Group Heal - 20 Cha
Trainer Action
Humans in your party
Heal 1/3 of Max HP for each member in your party.

Refresh - 25 Cha
Trainer Action
A person or pokemon
Remove all status conditions. You may teach any of your pokemon the move Refresh.

Panacea - Group Heal, Full Heal, 30 Con, 20 Cha
Once per mission or once per day
Humans in your party
Heal all members of your party to Max HP and remove all status conditions.

Self Sacrifice - 40 Con
Once per battle or once per mission. (May not be used in official matches)
Your pokemon
You're HP is reduced to 1/10. Heal all your pokemon to Max HP and remove all status conditions.

Ace Trainer Abilities:

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Training - 15 Str
Passive
All damaging attacks
Add 1d10 to all attacks made by your pokemon

Improved Training - Training, 20 Str
Passive
All damaging attacks
Add 1d20 to all attacks made by your pokemon

Dedicated Training - Improved Training, 35 Str
Passive
All damaging attacks
Add 3d10 to all attacks made by your pokemon

Accuracy - 15 Dex
Passive
Your pokemon
All attacks (other than status moves) with base 90 accuracy or higher will almost never miss

Improved Accuracy - Accuracy, 20 Dex
Passive
Your pokemon
All attacks (other than status moves) with base 80 accuracy or higher will almost never miss.

Perfect Accuracy - Accuracy (2), 30 Dex
Passive
Your pokemon
Attacks (excluding OHKO and status moves) will almost never miss, accuracy lowering moves have no effect on you or your pokemon.

Nature Reconditioning - 25 Str
Once after each successfully completed mission
One of your pokemon
Change this pokemon's nature to any nature you choose

Ability Reconditioning - 25 Str
Once after each successfully completed mission
One of your pokemon
Change this pokemon's ability to any compatible ability you choose

Ability Improvement - Ability Reconditioning, 35 Str
Once after each successfully completed mission
One of your pokemon
If this pokemon only has one ability, you may give it a second compatible ability.

Ability Manipulation - Ability Improvement, 45 Str
Once after each successfully completed mission
One of your pokemon
If this pokemon only has one ability, you may give it a second ability (excluding Wonderguard, Shadow Tag, or Pure Power). If it already has two abilities you may change one to a different ability (excluding Wonderguard, Shadow Tag, or Pure Power).

TM Maker - Dex 30
As often as you want. Cannot be used in battle
You
Spend 5000P. Create a pre-existing TM.

TM Crafter - Dex 40
As often as you want. Cannot be used in battle
You
Spend 10000P. Create a TM (with AG approval). Any pokemon of that type may learn the new TM.

Collector abilities:

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Tinkerer - 15 Int
Passive
You
Your pokeballs do not break on a failed capture

Crafter - Tinkerer, 20 Int
Passive
You
Spend 1000P. Make a pre-existing pokeball of any type except master ball.

Inventor - Crafter, 30 Int
Passive
You
Spend 3000P. Make a unique pokeball. You can give it any reasonable properties that your Adventure Guide approves of.

Master Smith - Crafter, 40 Int
Passive
You
Spend 15000P. Make a Masterball.

Gotcha! - 15 Cha
Passive
A pokemon you are trying to catch
Add +5 to all catch rolls.

Gotcha! (2) - 20 Cha
Passive
A pokemon you are trying to catch
Add +10 to all catch rolls.

Gotcha! (3) - 30 Cha
Passive
A pokemon you are trying to catch
Add +15 to all catch rolls.

Good Eyes - 15 Cha
Passive
A wild pokemon encounter (once per day)
At the start of a wild encounter you may roll 1d20 and add your Cha modifier. If the total is over 15 you may choose a pokemon from the area and encounter it.

Eagle Eyes - Good Eyes, 25 Cha
Passive
A wild pokemon encounter (once per day)
At the start of a wild encounter you may roll 1d20 and add your Cha modifier. If the total is over 15 you may choose a pokemon from the area and a nature and encounter it.

You were meant for me - Eagle Eyes, 35 Cha
Passive
A wild pokemon encounter (once per day)
At the start of a wild encounter you may roll 1d20 and add your Cha modifier. If the total is over 15 you may choose a pokemon from the area, a nature, a compatible ability, and a gender and encounter it.

Deja Vu 15 Cha
Passive
A pokemon you are trying to catch
Add +20 to any catch roll if you already own at least one pokemon of that species.

Carefully 25 Cha
Trainer action
Your pokemon
If you used this command on this turn, your pokemon will not knock out it's opponent and will instead leave it at 1 HP.

Legendary Encounter 35 Cha
May be used only once and only before a mission
You
On your next mission, you will encounter a non-uber legend. You receive +10 to your catch rate during this battle.

Uber Legendary Encounter, 45 Cha
May be used only once and only before a mission
You
On your next mission, you will encounter an uber legend. You receive +10 to your catch rate during this battle.

Hex abilities:

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Confuse Ray - 10 Int
Trainer Action
An Opponent
The opponent is now confused

Will-o-wisp - 15 Int
Trainer action
An opponent
Roll 1d20 if the score is 7 or higher the opponent is now burned unless it is immune to fire attacks

Thunder Wave - 10 Int
Trainer action
An opponent
Roll 1d20 if the score is 7 or higher the opponent is now paralyzed unless it is immune to electric attacks

Poison - 10 Int
Trainer action
An opponent
Roll 1d20 if the score is 7 or higher the opponent is now poisoned unless it is immune to poison attacks

Toxic - 15 Int
Trainer action
An opponent
Roll 1d20 if the score is 7 or higher the opponent is now badly poisoned unless it is immune to poison attacks

Sleep Powder - 20 Int
Trainer action
An opponent
Roll 1d20 if the score is 9 or higher the opponent is now asleep unless it is immune to grass attacks

Cold Snap - 25 Int
Trainer action
An opponent
Roll 1d20 if the score is 10 or higher the opponent is now frozen

Trapping - At least one status move, 20 Int
Any time you want
An area around you
Roll 1d20 and add your Int modifier. If the total is over 15 you may set a booby trap in the area that fill inflict a status condition that you have access to OR deal 2d20 damage to a foe.

Death Trap - Trapping, 40 Int
Any time you want
An area around you
Roll 1d20 and add your Int modifier. If the total is over 15 you may set a booby trap in the area that fill inflict a status condition that you have access to AND deal 3d20 damage to a foe. If the total is over 20 you may choose to set a death trap. If caught in a death trap your opponent must perform a saving throw (1d20 + Dex modifier >= 15) or they are killed.

It's A Trap! 15 Int
Anytime
The area around you
Roll 1d20 and add your Int modifier. If the total is over 10 you can detect any traps in the area. If the total is over 15 you can disable them.

Inescapable - 30 Int
Passive
You and your pokemon
Your status attacks cannot miss regardless of accuracy, evasion, or immunities (this includes trainer powers except Invulnerable and Um...no).

Invulnerable - 20 Con
Passive
You
You cannot be effected by a status condition, even if the foe has Inescapable.

Um...no - Invulnerable, 30 Con
Passive
You and your pokemon
You and your pokemon cannot be effected by status conditions even if the foe has Inescapable.

Rage Quit - At least two status moves, 30 Int
Passive
Your pokemon
You may teach any of your pokemon any status move you know or any TM that is a status move.

Elementalist abilities:

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Ember - 15 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Ember.

Water Gun - 15 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Water Gun.

Gust - 15 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Gust.

Mud Shot - 15 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Mud Shot.

Flame Wheel - 20 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Flame Wheel.

Bubble Beam - 20 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Bubble Beam.

Air Slash - 20 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Air Slash.

Dig - 20 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Dig.

Flamethrower - 25 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Flamethrower. You are immune to fire and fire type attacks.

Surf - 25 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Surf. You may swim indefinitely and resist water type attacks.

Fly - 25 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Fly. You can fly on the wind and resist Flying type attacks.

Earthquake - 25 Dex
Trainer action
An opponent
Cast Earthquake. You can move the earth around you and resist ground type attacks.

One With Nature - 20 Dex
Passive
You and your pokemon
All fire, water, flying, and ground attacks receive STAB (your STAB is 1d20 or STAB for your level, whichever is higher). Fire, Water, Flying, and Ground attacks that would normally receive STAB have their STAB level increased by 1.

Didn't see that one coming. - 45 Dex
Passive
Your pokemon
You may teach any of your pokemon any Fire, Water, Flying, or Earth type attack you know or any Fire, Water, Flying, or Earth type TM or move you have access to.

Agent abilities:

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Lie detector
Passive
Anyone you're talking to
You can tell when someone is lying to you

Psychic Shield - 15 Int
Passive
You
You resist all psychic attacks. Also, any psychic trying to manipulate you must pass a check of 25.

Your Jedi Mind Tricks Won't Work on Me - Psychic Shield, 25 Int
Passive
You
You are immune to all psychic attacks and all forms of psychic manipulation. You can also detect when others have been psychically manipulated.

Tracking - 20 Dex
Passive
You
You can follow trails left by others, human or pokemon.

Perceptive - 15 Int
Passive
You
Through observation, you can notice small hints and clues that others cannot.

It's A Trap! 15 Int
Anytime
The area around you
Roll 1d20 and add your Int modifier. If the total is over 10 you can detect any traps in the area. If the total is over 15 you can disable them.

Keep Your Guard Up - 20 Dex
Passive
You
When you are attacked, you may roll 1d20. If the total is over 10 avoid all effects of the attack

Counter Attack - Keep Your Guard Up, 30 Dex
Passive
You
When you are attacked, you may roll 1d20. If the total is over 8 avoid all effects of the attack and counter attack.

Stealth - 20 Dex
Passive
You
You may remain unseen in a reasonable situation by rolling a stealth check of 15 on 1d20 + Agi modifier.

Shadow Strike - Stealth, 35 Dex
Anytime your remain unseen
An opponent
Attack for double damage. The opponent cannot counter this attack and all defenses are bypassed. You are no longer concealed (unless you are using a silent weapon.

Mechanical Man - 15 Dex
Passive
A steel type pokemon you are trying to catch
Add +10 to your catch rate

[NinjaDeathStrike]

Okay done for tonight I think. If you guys have any suggestions post them here.

[darkfire006]

spoilers?

[Shark]

spoilers..? Isn't this for the pokemon tabletop RPG?

[darkfire006]

spoiler tabs....
to make it simpler to find your skills without scrolling through alot of stuff

[Shark]

Oh sorry.

[NinjaDeathStrike]

I think Psychic and Ace Trainer were classes from Pokemon RPG and they had martial artist which is similar to Fighter, but since those are all taken from the actual pokemon games its ok. The other classes I made up. All of the abilities I did myself. Pretty much every RPG uses a class and skill system, similar to this.

Also I'll put the class in spoilers.

[NinjaDeathStrike]

I added a couple more defensive abilities to the General Abilities section: Call of the Wild, Hey Watch It!, and On Guard.

Are you guys happy with the classes and abilities? I'll probably be adding to the abilities as I think of more, but we have enough to start now. Classes will probably remain the same unless someone else suggest some new ones.

[TheShiningGyarados]

Yeah, I'm really lost here. I don't even have a character made let alone know what the hell this stuff is.

[NinjaDeathStrike]

Did you read anything in the rules and guides section? Start there.

[NinjaDeathStrike]

Immortal has been removed, it was too powerful. I've replaced it with Survival Instinct, which significantly improves your chances of surviving a mortal wound. I also added the Strong Willed ability, which gives non-psychic or agent players a degree of protection against psychic manipulation (although not as strong as the afore mentioned classes).

Also, if you have any of your own ideas for abilities, feel free to post them.

[NinjaDeathStrike]

Weapon abilities have been updated.