Skills can now be seen.
Pick your characters.
Agent Flint's Generic RPG


Blake's Bladestorm Pin gives him a 100% Counter chance. Additionally, he has a 50% to attack enemies that hit adjacent allies.
Aliyah's Nova Pin gives gives her 1 Charge whenever she uses a Healing ability. Additionally, a random person is given Barrier(1) on High Rolls.
"Okay!" Blake says. "Where should we search for them?"
"You telling me you don't know where you're going?" Jenkins says.
"Don't worry. I'm sure we can find the different rivals somewhere..." Aliyah says optimisically.
Where to search?
-Near the Lightingy Cloud
-Near the Spooky Forest
-On some Generic Plains

As you draw near the spooky forest, you see four figures covered by the shadows of the trees.
The biggest person is wearing some heavy-ish armor, and appears to be the leader. "Well well well, some people want to challenge us to a fight?" His eyes are glowing?
There's a completely average person with a staff next to him. "Umm... I think so."
And then some woman with a coat. "The gods of redundancy will shine in our favor. We can beat them."
Lastly there's some crappy human with a cloak and a scarf that always seems to be blowing in the wind. "Dodongos?"
Say something.

"GREAT! I CAN'T WAIT TO BOMB SOME DODONGOS!"

All of the figures simultaneously step forward, revealing their faces. "You look familiar..." Blake says.
"Of course we are. We're the next big thing! I am Markelu, knight of Villageville!"
"I'm Tudor."
"And i'm Tinder. One of the best... around."
"I'm Turnips! You like my cape?"
Say some more stuff.

Oh neat, this is unexpected.
I imagine Deboochery is just sitting in the background, shedding a single tear.
Blake tells them "I must have mistaken you for somebody else..."

Aliyah says: "Yeah, I really like your cape!" in the most generic way possible.
Jenkins says: "'Tudor', huh? Heh, I knew a guy by that name once. Poor sap got kidnapped by a cult and sacrificed upon an altar. Wasn't until a year later I caught word of his fate. Wish I'd gotten to know him better..."

"Alright then. Let's have at it." Markelu and his band of adventurers prepare to fight.
Blake chuckles. "We'll show you who's the best rival!"
(TIP: Blake doesn't have the same Codex that Flint has, so enemies can't be analyzed.)
(TIP: Aliyah and Blake's Astral abilities cost 5 CHR and can only be used once per battle.)
Blake - 255/255 - 3/5
Alekir - 215/215 - 3/5
Aliyah - 210/210 - 3/5
Jenkins - 240/240 - 3/5
Tinder - 220/220 - 3/5
Markelu - 360/360 - 3/5
Turnips - 200/200 - 3/5
Tudor - 240/240 - 3/5

Blake Double Slashes Markelu.
Alekir casts Hail Storm.

Jenkins uses Perforate on Markelu! Blocked! What is this, hax?!
Turnips suddenly vanishes.
Blake Double Slashes Markelu. -58, Miss.
Tinder Reinvigorates Markelu. +83.
Alekir casts Hailstorm. -73(Multi). Third Rival Battle will be the one of the century!
Tudor casts Chain Lightning on Aliyah. -96.
The bolt arcs to Jenkins. -154! A devastating shock! It arcs to both Blake and Alekir too. -76(Double).
Aliyah casts Regen on herself. Health is regenerating.
Markelu uses Rampart on Jenkins. A good hit, but not a successful stun. -25.
Blake counterattacks Markelu! -73.
Blake - 179/255 - 2/5
Alekir - 139/215 - 0/5
Aliyah - 114/210 - 2/5
Regen(3)
Jenkins - 61/240 - 0/5
Tinder - 144/220 - 2/5
Regen(2)
Markelu - 156/360 - 2/5
Turnips - 124/200 - 2/5
Vanished(1)
Tudor - 164/240 - 1/5

Hold on, I gotta rewrite the first turn.
EDIT: We're good.

Well uh...
Lets see...
- Tinder and Markelu are both good targets to take out first. Tinder because she can heal others and Markelu because he can (presumably) redistribute charges.
- Turnips will most likely kill somebody, unless she fudges up, in which case she hopefully might kill somebody else.
- Tudor, I dunno, he can cast magic.
Blake will Heat Blade Markelu, since Parry probably won't activate at the start of the turn (unless it does for some reason, then use that.)
Alekir attacks.

Aliyah regenerates 21 Health.
Tinder regenerates 22 Health.
Jenkins attacks Markelu. Nice hit! -68.
Turnips uses Vital Strike on Blake! However, Blake shoves her away before she attacks, causing her dagger to graze. -77.
Blake uses Heatblade on Markelu! It's an imperfect strike. -95.
Markelu was defeated...
Alekir attacks Tinder. He missed, as if that 5 Attack was gonna do him any good.
Tinder casts Divine Breeze. Expertly casted! +78(Multi).
Aliyah doesn't have enough to cast Multi Heal, so she uses a Cake Slice on Jenkins. +125, Dizzy!
Tudor casts Siphon on Alekir. Magic power stolen!
Blake - 102/255 - 0/5
Alekir - 139/215 - 1/5
Shifted(3)
Aliyah - 135/210 - 3/5
Regen(2)
Jenkins - 186/240 - 1/5
Dizzy(2)
Tinder - 220/220 - 0/5
Regen(1)
Turnips - 200/200 - 1/5
Tudor - 240/240 - 0/5
Enchant(3)

Aliyah casts Multi Heal. For reals this time.
Jenkins Steals from Turnips.

Blake attacks Tinder.
Alekir also attacks Tinder.

Aliyah regenerates 21 health.
Jenkins Steals from Turnips. All he does is grab her weapons and toss them on the ground.
Turnips punches Jenkins. -19.
Blake counterattacks! Missed!
Blake attacks Tinder. -73.
Tinder hits Blake. As if she was ever gonna do anything with that 3 attack. -12.
Blake counterattacks! Nice hit! -91.
Tudor attacks Alekir. Missed!
Blake counterattacks! Missed!
Aliyah casts Multi Heal. +115(Multi).
Alekir attacks Tinder. -19.
Blake - 205/255 - 1/5
Alekir - 215/215 - 2/5
Shifted(2)
Aliyah - 210/210 - 1/5
Regen(1)
Jenkins - 240/240 - 0/5
Dizzy(1)
Tinder - 55/220 - 1/5
Turnips - 200/200 - 2/5
Intimidate(2)
Tudor - 240/240 - 1/5
Enchant(2)

Blake uses Help Friend on Alekir.
Alekir throws a Fire Bolt at Tinder.

Jenkins attacks Turnips. -54.
Turnips punches Blake. Missed!
Blake counterattacks! -61.
Tinder casts Reinvigorate on herself. +83.
Blake helps Alekir. +26. His magic is now in control.
Tudor attacks Aliyah. Missed!
Blake counterattacks! -73.
Aliyah attacks Turnips. -19.
Alekir throws a Firebolt at Tinder. It creates a fiery explosion, lighting her on fire! -76, Burning!
Blake - 205/255 - 0/5
Alekir - 215/215 - 1/5
Aliyah - 210/210 - 2/5
Jenkins - 240/240 - 1/5
Tinder - 62/220 - 0/5
Burning(3)
Turnips - 127/200 - 3/5
Intimidate(1)
Tudor - 240/240 - 2/5
Enchant(1)

Jenkins lobs his Frag Grenade at Turnips.
Aliyah Attacks Turnips again.

Blake and Alekir attack Tinder.

Jenkins tosses a Frag Grenade at Turnips -120!
Turnips vanishes! It even creates a temporary illusion of herself for a few seconds. "Tinder! I need healing!"
Aliyah attacks Turnips. It missed, and the illusion vanishes.
Tinder eats a Sugar Cube. "I can't, my Charge isn't regenerating for some reason!" +1 Charge.
Blake attacks Tinder. -69.
Tinder was defeated...
Alekir attacks Tudor. Missed!
Tudor casts Chain Lightning on Blake. -116.
The bolt arcs to Alekir. -87.
The bolt arcs to Aliyah. For some reason, it's extra potent, shocking Aliyah so badly that she gets incapacitated. -173! Stunned!
Blake - 89/255 - 1/5
Alekir - 128/215 - 2/5
Aliyah - 37/210 - 3/5
Stunned(3)
Jenkins - 240/240 - 2/5
Turnips - 7/200 - 2/5
Invisible(1)
Tudor - 240/240 - 0/5

As Aliyah flops over onto the ground, she ends up posing in a rather familiar defeated manner (Hint: it involves a man and a crater).
Jenkins uses Sleep Throw on Tudor.

Blake attacks Turnips, I guess?
Alekir throws a firebolt at Turnips, maybe.

Jenkins tosses some sleep powder into Tudor's face. It wasn't sleep powder... it was just some dirt.
Turnips uses Vital Strike on Jenkins. She finally gets a good hit this time! -192.
Blake attacks Turnips now that she's visible. He attacks with way too much force. It's overkill! -146!
Turnips was defeated...
Tudor stops fighting, since this is literally impossible without Markelu to tank hits for them. "Alright, alright. You win."
Victory!
Got anything to say?

"Welp, looks like we won." Blake says confidently.
"Yeah yeah," Markelu says, dusting himself off. "As fun as that was, there's not gonna be a rematch. Ever."
"That's right!" Turnips says. "In fact, you're not ever gonna see us again, because we only appear in this one quest!"
Alekir really doesn't care, and neither does anyone else. "Okay."
The real Rival team returns to Sohnelbuy, satisfied.
Gained 450 Experience for completing the sidequest, despite the fact that nobody in Flint's team was involved.
It's time to return to the main quest!
"Hey!" Flint says, walking up to Officer Whitney. "We've been doing too many sidequests! What's the main story about now?"
She scratches her chin a little, but she does remember. "It's about... fighting some evil monsters."
"Okay, so where do we go?"
Whitney points northeast. "First you have to go investigate some shady activity northeast of town. We've heard rumors of some kind of dark activity out there..."
Pick your characters!

I'm a bit disappointed that's the last I'll see of them...
I suppose I'll let Dee choose first.

"Okay." Flint says. "Let's go."
Cadence gets Flint's attention, pointing to a nearby carriage. "Hey look, it's one of them carriage thingies. If we use them, we can pretty much teleport to our destination without having to fight any monsters!"
Sage scoffed. "Pft. If you do that, we won't get any experience."
Use the Carriage or Nah?

Looking at our current skillsets, I'd say we could use another level up.
I vote Nah.
Also, I replace Speedrunner's Grape Soda with the Sugar Cube and Apprentice's Epinephrine Shot with the Frag Grenade.

Just as you expected, you encountered some Woof-lfs. However they look different from the ones from Chapter 1. They have darker fur and have green streaks on their back. And of course, there's a pack leader. "URF URF!"
Flint - 240/240 - 3/5
Cadence - 180/180 - 3/5
Raleigh - 180/180 - 3/5
Haste(2)
Sage - 145/145 - 3/5
Bubble(9)
Kirk - 210/210 - 3/5
Primal Woof-lf - 351/351 - 0/3
Grass Woof-lf - 211/211 - 0/2
Grass Woof-lf - 211/211 - 0/2
Grass Woof-lf - 211/211 - 0/2

Raleigh uses the Sugar Cube on himself and then uses his Astral.
Cadence uses Flicker on the Primal Woof-If.

Flint covers the party.
Sage uses Song of Peace.

Raleigh eats a Sugar Cube. +1 Charge.
Cadence casts Flicker on the Primal Woof-lf. It's on fire!
Sage plays a Song of Peace. All enemies were damaged and their attack reduced.
Flint covers the party.
Kirk uses Quickshot on the Primal Woof-lf. -72.
Raleigh uses his Astral Ability: Adrenaline Surge!
Flint gained 1 turn of Haste!
Cadence gained 1 turn of Haste!
Raleigh gained 2 turns of Haste!
Sage gained 3 turns of Haste!
Kirk gained 1 turn of Haste!
Kirk uses Quickshot on Grass Woof-lf1. -72.
Kirk uses Quickshot on Grass Woof-lf2. -72.
Kirk shoots Grass Woof-lf3. -72.
Primal Woof-lf bites Raleigh. Flint soaks up the hit for him! -23.
Grass Woof-lf1 bites Sage. Blocked!
Grass Woof-lf2 bites Raleigh. It slipped and fell.
Grass Woof-lf3 bites Raleigh. It... also slipped.
Flint - 217/240 - 2/5
Cover(3), Valor(3), Haste(1)
Cadence - 180/180 - 2/5
Haste(1)
Raleigh - 180/180 - 3/5
Haste(3)
Sage - 145/145 - 3/5
Haste(3)
Kirk - 210/210 - 3/5
Haste(1)
Primal Woof-lf - 261/351 - 0/3
Burning(3), Intimidate(1)
Grass Woof-lf - 112/211 - 1/2
Grass Woof-lf - 112/211 - 1/2
Grass Woof-lf - 112/211 - 1/2
Intimidate(1)

Raleigh Attacks Grass Woof-If 1, and then Attacks Grass Woof-If 2.
Cadence throws her Frag Grenade at the the Primal Woof-If, and then uses Aqua Jet against the Primal Woof-If.

Agent Counterstances then Double Slash the Primal Woof-lf.
Sage, uhhh, attacks the first Grass Wolf-lf twice.

(Adrenaline Surge OP)
Raleigh attacks Grass Woof-lf1. -61.
Cadence throws a Frag Grenade at the Primal Woof-lf! -100!
Sage attacks Grass Woof-lf1. She fires a note at the canine, but it dodges it.
Flint prepares to counter attacks...
Kirk shoots the Primal Woof-lf. The bullet misses the Woof-lf's eyes, but it gets the job done. -90.
Primal Woof-lf bites Sage. But it slips. Why are they all slipping?
Woof-lf1 bites Sage. But Flint gets in the way of the attack! -54.
Flint counterattacks! His attack is powerful enough to send the Woof-lf flying into the air! -86.
Woof-lf2 bites Flint. -54.
Flint counterattacks! With another great attack, he slashes the Woof-lf into the sky along with his friend! -???
Woof-lf3 bites Sage. The Woof-lf bypasses Flint while he's busy admiring his handiwork. -41.
Raleigh attacks Grass Woof-lf3. -61.
Cadence casts Aqua Jet on the Primal Woof-lf! Missed, -21, -30, Missed! Such low damage.
Flint uses Double Slash on the Primal Woof-lf! -68, Missed!
Primal Woof-lf was defeated...
Sage attacks Grass Woof-lf3. -36.
Kirk uses Quickshot on Woof-lf3. -72.
Woof-lf3 was defeated...
Battle complete!(That means I won't have to write out all the statuses.)
Gained 250 Experience.
After the battle, an pigeon holding a letter in it's beak lands on Sage's head. "Hey, get off!" She shoos it away, so now it lands on Kirk's shoulder.
"Hey, what's this?" He takes the letter from the pigeon's beak and starts reading it. "Dear Flint and Co, I am a librarian from Sohnelbuy. I would greatly appreciate it if you could give me from information from the Codex about some of the beasts around the world. Currently, I am looking for info about the Waterphase Snake, Vitami Cei, Rabid Rat, Shadeling, and a Succubus. If you fill some of these out, i'll give you some experience potions."
"A succubus?" Flint asks. "That sounds familiar."
Raleigh shrugs. "I've never heard of those. But if you know about them we won't have to find them."
Flint shakes his head. "I got a book about monsters for Knight Training but I didn't read all of it. And I don't know what a Shadeling is either."
Cadence takes a look at the Codex. "We've seen some of those before, but they don't have descriptions. Let's get writing I guess."

Hey... those were some of the monsters we've encountered in the personal sidequests.
Does this mean we have to backtrack, or would a storytelling session be enough?

Just write some sort of entry about some of the monsters.

Vitamin Cei is a strange creature known as an Orange Dragon. The head of an Orange Dragon is an orange with fangs made from orange seeds and small slits in the orange for eyes, complete with blinking. Their body is skeletal-ish made with a orange-ish root-like substance, and its claws are in sets of four, all made from orange peel.
It's not known where Orange Dragons came from. One theory suggests that they were made by a man who sold cakes and wore hats, possibly in either the future or another dimension. This theory, however, is completely bonkers and we honestly aren't even sure why we put it in here.
...Am I supposed to do something?