CYBERDAGGER'S PROFILE

Kyle saw his warning fall on deaf ears and could only watch in horror as Augura was gobbled by the adamantoise, his bones effortlessly broken so that his body could fit in the beast's mouth, blood dripping from the corners of its mouth after the deed was done.

Kyle was a hunter, and he had slain countless creatures, but he was not a soldier. He usually worked alone, and the gruesome killing of a fellow human being was not a sight he was accustomed to. He had seen the aftermath of a beast's rampage before, but watching it right in front of his eyes was something else entirely. He felt a loss of balance, hunched himself against a wall, and the remains of the apple he had eaten earlier exited his mouth.

ACTION: Still shocked and slightly embarassed by his reaction, Kyle makes his way to room 4, still stumbling a bit.

I have no funny statement to make. Happy birthday, Kenton!

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CADEONACTION: While lying on his back, jam glaive blade-first into the slot on the floor right next to his torso.
RESULT:

OOC: What? What happened?

Seeing the adamantoise show some agression, and knowing himself to be hopelessly outmatched against it, Kyle figured that the best option is a strategic retreat. Seeing Augura approaching the adamantoise's side, Kyle shouts to get his attention.

"It's no use! Get out of there, now!"

Kyle waved in the direction of the western exit, signalling his intended escape route. No sense in going back.

Action: Kyle heads towards the west exit, reaching Cadeon along the way.

No, get only VX Ace. It's VX with improved features. Why would you even use two makers to make one game anyway? Besides, VX Ace, as the newest version, is the one getting a lot of new scripts developed for it right now. XP's map editor is generally considered to be the best, but VX Ace beats it in everything else.

The only RPG Maker that has side view battles by default is 2003, but there's no reason to use a horribly outdated 10 year old program that doesn't even have script functionality.

There are some side view battle scripts already made for you here, here and here, though setting up your animations as you want them can be a bit of work. See which one of them suits you best.

Also, if you're patient, you may catch a Steam sale. That's how I got my VX Ace.

P.S. - You mean aspiring, not inspiring.

Kyle raises his right arm horizontally to stop his comrades from moving, after noticing the trap in the room.

"Don't move! Arrows!"

With the message delivered and everyone aware of the trap, Kyle let his arm drop back to a resting position and examined the area. The adamantoise neaby made him once again wish he had brought a mace instead of a sword. But even with a blunt weapon, the adamantoise's colossal size made it pretty hard to get through its shell or dense scales. Magic would be the best option to fight it, but noone in the group seemed to be capable of using it. Maybe the Bomb Wand could be used to fight it. An explosion ought to do some damage to it. Or maybe there was a way to avoid fighting a monster out of the group's league, some way to show it the group was friendly...

ACTION: Roll an apple towards the Adamantoise. See how it reacts.

OOC: How many apples do I have left?