Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
- Thread starter yrsillar
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- Location
- Makati Prefecture, Luzon SSR, RK Philipinnes
[X] What the internal response of the province had been like
That's a really good point. If we want to hear about the folks we met there or their family situations, this is the good bet. Same with the chunk of nobles we touched on at Cai Renxiang's parties. For instance, what's the deal with Wang? Won't somebody think of the Wang!?
Continuity in the regard has been... lacking so far, but it's kiiiiind of important. We've honestly been barely getting a passing grade with our "connect with individual contacts" assignment. More data points, even indirect ones, makes it easier to connect the dots, so-to-analogy.
Edit: I suppose some people might also be interested in, rather than the Wang, the integrated tribes like Alingge's people.
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- earth
[X] What the internal response of the province had been like
Arkeus
Crazy cat guy
- Location
- France
Yeah, clearly, the first reaction of Ling Qi when being invaded should be... what dirt she can get on her allies so she can better prepare against said allies.
This kind of reasoning is exactly why there has been so many of empires conquered by a couple hundred of people in a single boat.
- Location
- New Brunswick, NJ
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
Even mighty cultivators don't fight alone, and LQ isn't going to reach any especially mighty realms any time soon. Knowing the people you stand side-by-side with is important; right now we know neither ourself nor the enemy on the strategic scale.
Arkeus
Crazy cat guy
- Location
- France
On the strategic scale Ling Qi knowing her allies is not knowing herself, it's knowing allies she will not have any power to influence for decades. Knowing herself is knowing the people that she fights in close contact here. She isn't some kind of general, and parroting Art of War is absolutely irrelevant.
Having Ling Qi's first interest being internal affairs rather than the people attacking at this point means she just... doesn't think the invasion is relevant or important. That's why the Hui failed, or why so many countries just fold when a couple hundred outsiders come, because they just care more about the opportunity to deal with their own feuds/etc. In this instance, Ling Qi herself wouldn't have a feud (unless the talk is about the Liu, I guess), but it will definitely show that she thinks the war is in the bag and the main thing that matters is how allies she can't actually influence thing.
Rather than actually leverage what she can do.
DeusExBritannia
Red-White-Black-White
- Location
- Texas
Gossip is one of the most powerful substances in existence.
- Location
- California
I want to keep feeding this... Mark? Ling Qi thinks of the nightmare often and cultivating the mark (gonna call it mark for now) left on Ling Qi by a Cyan Shade of a White Weilu cultivator can only lead to interesting things.
[X] What was known about the enemies that had attacked them
- Location
- United Kingdom
Arguably, the flute ending up being passed down to our family (Biyu, future child whatever) still fits with our path.Or just pass it off to the general Ling clan pool of equipment and get a replacement from scratch.
Edit: bit awkward narratively, since the rationale of Ling Qi in getting her flute talisman'd was to keep it with her on her Path, while her actions placed a cap on its development for the moment. On the other hand, it works to emphasize her general lack of knowledge and lack of familial cultivation foundation inducing short-terms decisions.
On the OTHER other hand, nyah! I was totally right that upgrading the flute for combat at the time was counterproductive to the intended purpose.
EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
- Location
- The Void
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- Location
- The United States
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- He/They
Now that I'm not working, vote explanation.
I went Internal for two reasons, firstly because CRX has told us she wanted to shift our main responsibility away from scout-spy to diplomat-spy and secondly because I think there's a larger gap between Qi's and Ren's current knowledge there.
I went Internal for two reasons, firstly because CRX has told us she wanted to shift our main responsibility away from scout-spy to diplomat-spy and secondly because I think there's a larger gap between Qi's and Ren's current knowledge there.
- Pronouns
- They/It
[x] What was known about the enemies that had attacked them
