My main issue with this build is that it just doesn't have any strong avenues for advancement. It's the power vote equivalent of a full stop, there are no further things to seek from here. This is an issue because, as we've quite clearly seen, we need to get enormously stronger if we ever want to resolve this Temple in a reasonable amount of time and defeat Bearic. We've only got a little more than a week and its clear our current path just won't cut it. Gisena's existing Nullity powers have proven sufficient, I'm skeptical more anti-magic will really change anything here.
That it's somewhat more immediately safe in the extremely short term does not make it the ideal build to tackle the Temple. Bloodslayer has a fair bit of power right now with Cuts, a huge amount of power as soon as we get our body back and then a +Progression to acquiring power within our existing theme. When looking at overall risk, this is naturally better.
And of course losing our Rank will make non-combat encounters we might run into significantly harder. What if the next update in an attempt at negotiation from people who've tracked us down?
I get it. I do. Despite talking a big game about risk management just before the last update, I threw it all away when I realised how damn close we were to the EFB. I covet the power of the Ruling Ring just as much as you. But it's really not safe and safety should be our primary concern right now.
Moreover, the Gown Gang is strong and should Bloodslayer fall behind, it's likely the Not Dying vote will coalesce around Star-Blade Saint. You saw the vote counts last update, that's not a fight we can win. Better to preemptively compromise and get at least some of what we want with Bloodslayer.
Moreover, do we actually want to initiate the contest of primacy now? We don't even know what it entails, to draw so much metaphysical attention as a young Progressor could just be taking our out of the frying pan and into the fire. Wouldn't it be better to build up more basic capabilities first and work on more thoroughly attuning ourself to our Ring before we get into a fight with others who are likely much more experienced than we are?
You put 6k words to Form of Rage, at least vote for Saint or Balance or something. Don't give up hope.
(as your nemesis, it follows that bloodslayer is my least favored option)
I'm not even giving up hope, I'm actually fairly enthused about this. It works completely for me with Form of Rage. First Form is Vampire classic, human face, inhuman quickness. Second Form is our equivalent of a mist or a wraith body, weaker in almost all respects but with a few utility benefits while the third is our obviously monsterous nightmare mode, less agile but otherwise more powerful in almost every way.
Some upgrades to the other Forms, maybe an Advancement that makes switching easier and the
a e s t h e t i c is very good.
If it does start to lose though, I'll probably switch back to Heedless War.
I'm in the same boat! Now i really hope that we can give blood to our form of rage, which would personally make the aesthetic even better. I would argue that an form of pure rage that spills constant blood makes thematic sense! Perhaps transform his own rage into blood to fuel his fury?
*chef kiss*
Exactly, right!? They might not even be totally out of reach since this build is going to shred its way through the Temple and finally put us on a proper power curve, letting us actually take advantage of our existing resources and +Progression rather than just hoping for survival and potential. Plus, we can empower our entire party with further Blood Advancements, maybe fix ourselves up some.
As for Gisena Gang, we can likely make her much stronger with further Blood Advancements and just imagine the teasing we'll get when she watches a vampire movie! They're the most fuckable monsters for a reason.
