Researcher: CLIMATOLOGY
Associated Skills: Education Skills, Survival
CRAFTING++
PASSIVE POKEMON SUPPORT+
TRAVEL AND INVESTIGATION+
TRAINER COMBAT+
Researchers study various academic fields and apply them to Pokémon: General Knowledge, Apothecary, Botany, Chemistry, Climatology, Crystal Artifice, Occultism, Paleontology, and Pokémon Caretaking. The world is a vast place with many complex subjects. It’s simply not possible for someone to know everything about everything, but delving deep into a handful of topics can reap many benefits. While most trainers aim to be the best, Researchers aim to know the most. Researchers become experts on the subjects that interest them. They learn how to apply this information to conflicts off and on the battlefield alike. The Researcher Class is perhaps one of the most difficult and subtle classes to play, but extremely versatile in its scope; knowledge is power, after all. Researchers all must choose carefully how to proceed with their FEATURES, as their choice of specialization will make a large impact on how they are able to apply their skills. Researcher is all about having the knowledge to make the most of any situation or challenge. When you choose to take the Researcher Class, you will advance in Fields of Study that represent more narrow topics of research. Two characters with the Researcher Class can play very differently as a result!
PASSIVE POKEMON SUPPORT+
TRAVEL AND INVESTIGATION+
TRAINER COMBAT+
Researchers study various academic fields and apply them to Pokémon: General Knowledge, Apothecary, Botany, Chemistry, Climatology, Crystal Artifice, Occultism, Paleontology, and Pokémon Caretaking. The world is a vast place with many complex subjects. It’s simply not possible for someone to know everything about everything, but delving deep into a handful of topics can reap many benefits. While most trainers aim to be the best, Researchers aim to know the most. Researchers become experts on the subjects that interest them. They learn how to apply this information to conflicts off and on the battlefield alike. The Researcher Class is perhaps one of the most difficult and subtle classes to play, but extremely versatile in its scope; knowledge is power, after all. Researchers all must choose carefully how to proceed with their FEATURES, as their choice of specialization will make a large impact on how they are able to apply their skills. Researcher is all about having the knowledge to make the most of any situation or challenge. When you choose to take the Researcher Class, you will advance in Fields of Study that represent more narrow topics of research. Two characters with the Researcher Class can play very differently as a result!
Researcher
[Class][Branch]
Prerequisites: An Education Skill at Novice Rank
Static
Effect: Choose two Researcher Fields of Study. You may take Features from those Fields with this instance of Researcher. Gain one Feature from a chosen Researcher Field for which you qualify.
Note: Researcher is broken up into multiple Fields of Study. You may not take Features from a Field of Study you haven’t chosen with the base Researcher Feature. You may take Researcher any number of times, each time choosing two different Fields of Study.
CLIMATOLOGY RESEARCH FIELD Climatology
Prerequisites: Novice Survival
Static
Effect: You gain the Overcoat Ability.
Climate Control
Prerequisites: Climatology
1 AP – Free Action
Trigger: A Move or Ability creates a Weather Effect while non-standard Weather is already in effect
Effect: The triggering Weather Effect does not replace the already extant Weather in effect; both exist simultaneously on the field. If a new Weather effect is placed on the field after the two that are out, both are replaced by the third, unless you activate this Feature again to replace only one.
Weather Systems
Prerequisites: Climatology, Expert Survival
At-Will – Extended Action
Target: Your Pokemon with at least 2 Tutor Points
Effect: Your Pokemon loses 2 Tutor Points, and learns your choice of Hail, Rain Dance, Sandstorm, or Sunny Day. The target must be able to learn the chosen Move through Level-Up, TM, or Tutor Moves. If the target has the chosen Move in their Level-Up List, Weather Systems costs no Tutor Points.
Extreme Weather
Prerequisites: Climate Control, Master Survival
Daily x3 – Free Action
Trigger: You or your Pokémon create a Weather Condition
Effect: The Weather is particularly intense and has additional effects.
» Hail: All Trainers and Pokémon that take Hail Damage take a -5 Penalty to all Damage Rolls.
» Rain: All Trainers and Pokémon that are not Water or Grass typed are Slowed.
» Sandstorm: All Trainers and Pokémon that take Sandstorm damage take a -2 Penalty to Accuracy Rolls.
» Sun: Trainers and Pokémon that are not Fire or Grass Typed are Suppressed.