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Alchemical Solutions [Worm/Exalted] Thread 23: We Wonder Where Who Wanders When Watchers Wane

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Gromweld said:
Clarification: the Assembly XP pool earns .5 XP per active Alchemical at the end of a Chapter. As a result, since Aisha just managed to squeak in at the end of 10.2, the Assembly earned 2 XP for Chapter 10.2.
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Noted.
VNodosaurus said:
The only reason to vote for spending 40 XP now is if you expect that most of these expenditures will fail due to having below 50%, and thus that at the limit every individual expenditure is desirable. That's a reasonable justification for a spend-all-the-XP vote, but not for actually spending all the XP.
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Strongly disagree.
There are a couple of particularly important options that are currently available.
Character-defining, almost. I've made the argument repeatedly; I will not repeat it right now.

Gromweld said:
More realistically, she probably needs ~10 days of vacation with minimal control and zero pushes to get her full range back full-time again. However, this concern is certainly a thing she's going to in-story comment about if we choose either of the "take a break" options.
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Huh.
That's good to know. Given as the PRT are her current official guardians, she's probably going to need to do a fair bit of paperwork just to travel.
And then there's mandated therapy, even if only over the phone.

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Adhoc vote count started by uju32 on Apr 30, 2018 at 12:47 AM, finished with 74 posts and 28 votes.
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Gromweld said:
Given four days of pure relaxation and complete "hands-off" use of SoPA (never controlling anything in her range), as well as keeping her essence at max so that excess goes to SoPA, she might get it back to fully operational given great rolls. More realistically, she probably needs ~10 days of vacation with minimal control and zero pushes to get her full range back full-time again. However, this concern is certainly a thing she's going to in-story comment about if we choose either of the "take a break" options.
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Hmm, might be worth including a stunt focusing on meditation then, to get some of those sweet bonus dice dedicated to speeding up recovery. Would need to offhandedly mention where she went on vacation to meet the stunt requirement, but seems doable. (For somebody else to write, that is; I'm awful at this kind of narrative writing.)
 
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FANART: PLAYING DRESSUP



Because even Soulsteels are not immune to the temptations of dressing up like other people, like the great Japanese heroine Seibah.
And Kinzey assured her the outfit was accurate in detail.

Taylor Hebert. Servant Seibah.

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FANART: CHERRY RED, MIDNIGHT BLUE





The great thing about having Husk-Sculpting Apparatus, an Infinite Resplendence Amulet and a transforming weapon?
Not having to choose whether to look like a jedi, a wuxia master or an undercover cop.
You can be all three.

Aisha Laborn. What Memory Serves. Moonsilver Caste.

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Title from Cherry Red Midnight Blue by Lou Gramm.
 
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Evil Atlas said:
Not knowing Exalted mechanics particularly well, which of the Compassion/Temperance votes would put us closer to Aisha from the end of Worm? I'm thinking the Compassion boost, since she was still impulsive but she cared, but I'm not sure on that.
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Basically yes. Early Aisha was mostly focused on getting her kicks, but after the death of Regent in canon she matured a bit, still no less impulsive(if anything she might have been worse), but more purposeful and SIGNIFICANTLY more aware of taking care of her personal connections than before.
 
veekie said:
Basically yes. Early Aisha was mostly focused on getting her kicks, but after the death of Regent in canon she matured a bit, still no less impulsive(if anything she might have been worse), but more purposeful and SIGNIFICANTLY more aware of taking care of her personal connections than before.
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Compassion it is, then. I really liked end-canon Aisha.
 
veekie said:
Basically yes. Early Aisha was mostly focused on getting her kicks, but after the death of Regent in canon she matured a bit, still no less impulsive(if anything she might have been worse), but more purposeful and SIGNIFICANTLY more aware of taking care of her personal connections than before.
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This isn't true. At all. Dunno where people get this from.
Seriously, go read her PoV again from during the Slaughterhouse Nine attack on Brockton Bay in canon.
You're talking the Aisha who attempted to get her mother to clean up, who attempted to sort out the Nine on her own.

Heck, IIRC she only came into her power after the Leviathan attack. There were not many places to seek one's kicks in BB at the time.
She attempted to establish some independence for herself, but the suggesting that she was seeking kicks doesn't really fit what we saw.
She certainly talks a big game, but that's it.

The major difference is that after Regent's death, she takes up what she thinks is his memorial, his family.
That isn't a particular change in Virtue.
If her Virtues changed, it was post-GM, when she started hunting down Teacher's henchmen. And even that's questionable.
 
My worry is that boosting Compassion instead of Temperance won't do much to stop Aisha from running off to be a Big Damn Hero at every opportunity, and may actually make it worse. She'll definitely mean well, sure, but high Valor, Conviction, and Compassion paired with low Temperance and absurd stealth sounds like a recipe for... a problematic Assembly member, to put it mildly.

I get the idea, but boosting Compassion instead of Temperance to make Aisha less impulsive seems like the thread might be being too clever for its own good. Isn't this exactly what Temperance is supposed to be for?
 
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Sapient_Ham said:
My worry is that boosting Compassion instead of Temperance won't do much to stop Aisha from running off to be a Big Damn Hero at every opportunity, and may actually make it worse. She'll definitely mean well, sure, but high Valor, Conviction, and Compassion paired with low Temperance and absurd stealth sounds like a recipe for a... problematic Assembly member, to put it mildly.

I get the idea, but boosting Compassion instead of Temperance to make Aisha less impulsive seems like the thread might be being too clever for its own good. Isn't this exactly what Temperance is supposed to be for?
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There are players specifically invested in Aisha running off and doing her own thing. Compassion was a compromise option that has any trouble she cooks up being more likely to be something we'd approve of
 
Any guesses on why Aisha came back early? You would think with Auto-kun running even more ragged with each Exaltation that it would take him longer, not figure out a way to shortcut the time.
 
RoninSword said:
Any guesses on why Aisha came back early? You would think with Auto-kun running even more ragged with each Exaltation that it would take him longer, not figure out a way to shortcut the time.
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  • The Great Maker works in mysterious ways
  • Autochthon finished work on Aisha's shard, then got hit by it and promptly forgot what he was doing
  • Insights from SoPA were applicable, and compared to the twins Aisha's shard was flat-out simple to convert; Moonsilver is a more common caste than Adamant and Starmetal, too
  • Things are going even more to shit, and this is a not-so-subtle attempt to tell us to hurry up (it did not occur to Autochthon to just send a written message)
Adhoc vote count started by Sapient_Ham on Apr 29, 2018 at 10:13 PM, finished with 73 posts and 27 votes.
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Sapient_Ham said:
  • The Great Maker works in mysterious ways
  • Autochthon finished work on Aisha's shard, then got hit by it and promptly forget what he was doing
  • Insights from SoPA were applicable, and compared to the twins Aisha's shard was flat-out simple to convert; Moonsilver is a more common caste than Adamant and Starmetal, too
  • Things are going even more to shit, and this is a not-so-subtle attempt to tell us to hurry up (it did not occur to Autochthon to just send a written message)
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my thoughts on the matter :
Autochthon reads Taylor's mind every time we go to exalt someone, so that he's got an idea of what we want out of the exalt.
Aisha's been basically our only real Moonsilver caste candidate for ages, and before we exalted the twins.
Aisha is set up as an archetypal Moonsilver infiltrator/Assassin/Master Spy
thus Autochthon could have already been prepared for Aisha's Exaltation, and thus the shorter Exaltation time.
 
My two cents:

[X] Taylor Honors Her Deal With Bastard Son
-[X]STUNT: Emily resisted the urge to sigh and massage her temples as she stared at her Senior Agent-In-Charge. "Weaver brokered a truce with the Elite. During the concert. In Pittsburgh". Prayer's- Sirkalla's- foot twitched, then stilled, but her face remained impassive as she nodded. "I received an email this evening. Burner account. Dossiers,known associates, and hideouts, here and over the river."

[X] Taylor Takes A Break In A Few Days
-[X]STUNT: In the Library of Congress Taylor sat in a comfy couch, her legs curled beneath her. Taking a sip of hot tea from her thermos, she turned the page of her book. Piles of read books and too-be-read books surrounded her. A swarm clone told the Librarian of Congress "Thanks again for letting me use my powers in here."

[X] Sirkalla's Focus For The Next Few Days:Keep Taylor Sane

[X] Aisha Heads For Philadelphia
-[X]STUNT: The duty officer tensed as the stunningly beautiful woman walked into the lobby of the building, trailed by the biggest godawful animal that he had ever seen. Cape, he thought to himself, a hand inching towards the panic button as he saw the ready squad subtly reorient towards her. She stopped in front of his desk with a brilliant smile "Guess Who's back?"
 
*Looks at votes*
Is there a reason why people don't think Medicine 1 is important for Aisha?
Am I the only person who remembers that during the Behemoth battle, the reason some of the people Echidna swallowed died was because Taylor did not have Medicine 1 to help her perform surgery to get them out after her nanothorn knife got wrecked? We lost Penitent and Jotun:
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Gromweld said:
Her regeneration is enough to outstrip our damage. The knife must be pretty amazing, but I think we all knew that already.
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Amusingly, another case of poor understanding of your charms/sub-modules: if you had tried to 'Do Surgery' it might have worked, but you were just trying to weaponize your Omnitool Implants and that makes it a +0 weapon. Conceptual/Intent-Based Powers, go!
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Seriously people, Medicine is important when you are likely to be the most survivable person at the scene of a disaster, and thus will be the person doing first aid and triage. New York and California both mandate advanced first aid training for their police officers at a minimum.

Aisha has a Familiar car which means she is going to be responsible for retrieving people way outside support.
She NEEDS Medicine 1 at a minimum.
Sapient_Ham said:
I get the idea, but boosting Compassion instead of Temperance to make Aisha less impulsive seems like the thread might be being too clever for its own good. Isn't this exactly what Temperance is supposed to be for?
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It is.

People forget that Virtues are filtered through personality.
An Abyssal might be Compassion 5, and still want to kill everyone because he thinks it's the kindest thing he can do.
If Aisha is as reckless as certain people are claiming, she would still do what she wants anyway, she'll just be more deliberate about it.

I reiterate, do not rush Virtue changes. We can't turn them back by RAW.
RoninSword said:
Any guesses on why Aisha came back early? You would think with Auto-kun running even more ragged with each Exaltation that it would take him longer, not figure out a way to shortcut the time.
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I'm sure we'll find out in due time.
My working hypothesis is that Aisha has been the clear Moonsilver favorite for so long that Autobot was mostly done customizing things for her before she even showed up.

Daemir said:
My two cents:
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jwolfe_beta said:
[X] Taylor Honors Her Deal With Bastard Son
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I am going to point out that voting without voting for XP expenditures is effectively an anti-vote for XP.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by uju32 on Apr 30, 2018 at 12:53 AM, finished with 76 posts and 28 votes.
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The All-Mother Needs Her Nightcap: (Choose ONE, ONE Stunt Allowed)
[X] Taylor Takes A Break In A Few Days
-[X]STUNT: Nostrils flaring in the cold air, Taylor stared down the length of the Calgary, Alberta ski run, resolutely ignoring the sneaked glances of the other late season skiers. "Dunno how I let you talk me into this" She muttered into her headset, adjusting her goggles. Dragon's low chuckle was her only reply. She exhaled sharply."Here goes nothing" And kicked off.(61 words)



Faustian Bargains Don't Honor Refunds: (Choose ONE, ONE Stunt Allowed)
[X] Taylor Honors Her Deal With Bastard Son
-[X]STUNT: Bastard Son stepped out of the bathroom in the early morning light, towelling his hair vigorously as the steam billowed around him. He whistled as he turned to the mirror, slathering shaving cream on his face as he reached for his razor. Then stopped. On the mirror was finger-painted a message in the condensation: Seven days =^._.^= ∫ (61 words)

-[X]STUNT: Emily resisted the urge to sigh and massage her temples as she stared at her Senior Agent-In-Charge. "Weaver brokered a truce with the Elite. During the concert. In Pittsburgh". Prayer's- Sirkalla's- foot twitched, then stilled, but her face remained impassive as she nodded. "I received an email this evening. Burner account. Dossiers,known associates, and hideouts, here and over the river."(63 words)

Interesting Times: (Choose ONE, NO Stunt)
[X] Sirkalla's Focus For The Next Few Days: Take Down Ash Beast With Ned

Praying For Fun And Profit: (Choose ONE, NO Stunt)
[X] Work With The PRT To Start Ciara's Parole Process

Let's Get This Party Started: (Choose ONE, ONE Stunt Allowed)
[X] Aisha Heads For Philadelphia
-[X]STUNT: A brisk wind blew off the Delaware, ripping at the clothes of the figure standing on the tip of the spire of the Liberty Place skyscraper. She smiled wickedly. "Betcha I can make it from here." The earpiece in her ear squawked in increasing negation as her outfit rippled, transforming into a wingsuit. "Watch."And she jumped off the building.(61 words)

-[X]STUNT: The duty officer tensed as the stunningly beautiful woman walked into the lobby of the building, trailed by the biggest godawful animal that he had ever seen. Cape, he thought to himself, a hand inching towards the panic button as he saw the ready squad subtly reorient towards her. She stopped in front of his desk with a brilliant smile "Guess Who's back?" (63 words)


XP Expenditures
[X]WMS - 4 XP - Medicine ●○○○○
[X]WMS - 4 XP - Linguistics ●○○○○
[X]WMS - 2 XP - Ride (Like It's Stolen ●●○)
[X]EOA - 4 XP - Performance ●●●○○
[X]EOA - 2 XP - Craft (Drones ●●○)
[X]EOA - 6 XP- Ally (Armsmaster) ●●○○○
[X]FPoP - 4 XP - Medicine ●●○○○
[X]FPoP - 6 XP - Mentor (Contessa) ●●○○○
[X]WoRI - 2 XP - Stealth (Completely Harmless ●○○)
[X]WoRI - 6 XP - Ally (Glaistig Uaine) ●●○○○


As much as I want to see Sirkalla and Kali get back together...I want to see her and Ned take down Ash Beast more. *shrug*
 
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uju32 said:
I am going to point out that voting without voting for XP expenditures is effectively an anti-vote for XP.
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Then where are the current XP plans? Because everything's kind of scattered around.

Unless the set that spudman just voted on is the current one that everyone is agreeing on.
 
Huh
It seems something in my XP vote is making system to see it as different from same votes from other. Is it font or something like that?
Hope it will still be counted.
 
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