Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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Strikes me as fairly unlikely, the only disfiguring injury we've seen affect cultivator short of voluntary tribulation was Li Suyin's eye, which was a multiple laceration done to the most vulnerable exterior organ on a Red.
It might happen, but we won't be like Fang. If anything else it'd be good motivation for us to communicate better with Musical intent.
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- Yes
[X] Defend and Counter
[X] Move and Reorient
I'm fine if this fight get extended. Ling Qi trusts Xiulan to watch her back, and I'd like to think that trust is reciprocated even while fending off this assassin. Ling Qi doesn't need to nor should she handle the brunt the assassin by herself.
I'm fine if this fight get extended. Ling Qi trusts Xiulan to watch her back, and I'd like to think that trust is reciprocated even while fending off this assassin. Ling Qi doesn't need to nor should she handle the brunt the assassin by herself.
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- Colorado
[X] Move and Reorient
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- United States
[X] Move and Reorient
Black Noise
Curious
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- About 1AU from Sol
So it occurs to me that the choice is between "move and reorient" and "defend and counter" is kind of bullshit, since there's nothing inherently tying the components together.
We could just as easily SCS a few meters ahead and continue to blast him in the face (or try to block and set up perception) since it's the same action econ (ignoring how TRU wasn't a response tech last time we've seen it, can be attributed to TRF going to cap). And if we're counter-attacking anyway, going TRU over SCS seem kinda iffy; the only tangible benefit is that it also buffs Xiulan for the fight to come.
EDIT: I'm aware there are cinematic (for lack of a better term) reasons to split the choices in the current manner; it's a sequence that looks good when executed if things don't go too bad, plus it shows off TRF and potentially Zhengui's healing.
We could just as easily SCS a few meters ahead and continue to blast him in the face (or try to block and set up perception) since it's the same action econ (ignoring how TRU wasn't a response tech last time we've seen it, can be attributed to TRF going to cap). And if we're counter-attacking anyway, going TRU over SCS seem kinda iffy; the only tangible benefit is that it also buffs Xiulan for the fight to come.
EDIT: I'm aware there are cinematic (for lack of a better term) reasons to split the choices in the current manner; it's a sequence that looks good when executed if things don't go too bad, plus it shows off TRF and potentially Zhengui's healing.
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- Canada
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[X] Move and Reorient
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- United Kingdom
It's possible she thinks that if she moves out of arms reach she'll lose track of him?
It's the best explanation I can think of.
I don't really think there is enough time for this to be a carefully considered tactical decision. It's a split second reaction, with follow-ups flowing on from there.
Because Ling Qi's best "GO DOWN NOW" move wants her in touch range. The only way to ensure she's in touch range is to not disengage from the super stealth unit, as she well knows from being on the side of the super stealth unit.
[X] Defend and Counter
I suppose I was swayed by the argument that any attack that can massively harm Thousand Rings Unbreaking will also massively harm us with Sable Crescent Step, as they are both b ranked. Might as well get the counterattack then.
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I suppose I was swayed by the argument that any attack that can massively harm Thousand Rings Unbreaking will also massively harm us with Sable Crescent Step, as they are both b ranked. Might as well get the counterattack then.
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- The Star Kingdom of Manticore
You will need an X to make it count.
I'm pretty skeptical Ling Qi's particular issues about her appearance would be exacerbated by a wicked throat scar? She's not vain about her appearance, she's self-conscious about her features due to internalize (kinda racist) beauty standards. With a side-order of subconsciously recoiling from the idea of being attractive because that's a dangerous thing to be as a girl on the street, or even off it.
Anyway, yes, since there isn't anything particularly scar-friendly in her Way and she's a 3rd realm, scarring isn't likely to persist long-term. Doesn't mean it wouldn't be cool in the meantime. With gross underground qi and assassin poison thrown in the mix, it's plausible for an injury to take months to completely fade, and that's fine.
Hmm. The plan doesn't actually use that move though? The setup, sure, but doesn't mention it at all. My thought is the stationary plan's raison d'etre is maximizing Sixiang's dispel attempt and minimizing the opponent's room to maneuver away from it.
Sixiang is the most important person. All hail Sixiang!
Thank you for the information, I am still new too this.
Black Noise
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- About 1AU from Sol
Sorry but that makes no sense;
- The follow-up is HR which has a range of ~100m, Sixiang's dispel don't need touch range either. CtE benefits from touch range but frankly the chance to use it is forever away in combat terms.
- It's not like we can't teleport and still be in effective melee range if for some reason that's what LQ wants to do.
- Even if we stay right where we are, how exactly do you imagine we ensure the assassin doesn't disengage? Grapple him with our E rank strength? Hold him in place by the blade in our throat? PLR might have worked but then that's not the plan is it.
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- scrabbling
[X] Move and Reorient
there's an argument that could be made that "since this is a contemporary work of fiction written after our own invention of race that they are indeed meant to stand in for modern body image issues derived from racism," but that's quite different. Ling Qi is foremost Imperial, and there's never been any sense in the story (at least, to me) that she's been treated as anything barbaric or as if her blood/heritage is tainted. LQ has the seeds of racism in her mind, but not as any kind of division within the Empire, it's entirely outwardly-oriented towards non-Imperials and barbaric cultivation practices.
minor quibble—they're not racist. race is an invention of early modernism and colonial expansion. they're standards about skin color, but they have no racial component. if they were predicated on mimicking a specific ethnic group then they'd be racist. they're mostly, in my view, about mimicking aristocrats and being unlike farmers.
there's an argument that could be made that "since this is a contemporary work of fiction written after our own invention of race that they are indeed meant to stand in for modern body image issues derived from racism," but that's quite different. Ling Qi is foremost Imperial, and there's never been any sense in the story (at least, to me) that she's been treated as anything barbaric or as if her blood/heritage is tainted. LQ has the seeds of racism in her mind, but not as any kind of division within the Empire, it's entirely outwardly-oriented towards non-Imperials and barbaric cultivation practices.
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- France
It's actually beauty standard that are about Heavenly Peak body types (and maybe Bai/Lu/founding houses body types), not just 'nobles'. We know for example that southern ES in specific have a lot of nobles with the same body type as Ling Qi, but those are different types as Heavenly Peak. Case in point: the head of house Diao, and Shenhua's lover, shares Ling Qi's body type. The Chu shared it, and so on.
So yeah, racist.
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The southern reaches of Emerald Seas are newer additions to actually governed territory and acquired via imperialistic martial expansion. Ling Qi's apparent ethnic group was identified as being more common in the south of the province. Basically it's very unlikely that the predominate aesthetic standards of the empire are accidental rather than a deliberate export out from the center of its power in order to benefit themselves.
Obviously things are a bit more flexible with monkey, snake, and tortoise people walking around and the need in-setting for personally mighty people which necessitates more slack when it comes to the conformity of individuals to various ideals.