So we should just abandon protection entirely? If we don't work on improving protection somewhere then of course it will always suck. This is the same problem as with Evening Sky. Finally the immediate concern after this vacation is the Inner Circle guardians. We know they use Soul Evocation not Rank.
A Simple Transaction I
- Thread starter Rihaku
- Start date
- Original
[X] +1 pick below
[X] The King Stands Alone - 7 Arete
[X] Forebear's Blade - Ruinous Valor (3 picks)
-[X] Zweihander
[X] Check up on Letrizia - +Letrizia, +?
In addition to its bitchin' name, TKSA is a useful ability when attempting to walk into... if not Mordor, then at least somewhere close enough for Governance work. The Inner Ring's the beating heart of the Temple's civilization, it'll have Accursed knows how many defenders and the Groundskeeper's less proactive colleagues. We don't know what horrors are waiting within the blue box, or what kind of welcome wagon the Inners will have prepared following Vanreir's death. We know only that we need to cut through and that an anti-dogpile / punching uphill power is very relevant given Hunger's demonstrated tendencies. Also, the +3 Willpower is also +3 Might & Agility for us, just as a reminder. If we get Stranglethorn later that'll be doubled!
[X] The King Stands Alone - 7 Arete
[X] Forebear's Blade - Ruinous Valor (3 picks)
-[X] Zweihander
[X] Check up on Letrizia - +Letrizia, +?
In addition to its bitchin' name, TKSA is a useful ability when attempting to walk into... if not Mordor, then at least somewhere close enough for Governance work. The Inner Ring's the beating heart of the Temple's civilization, it'll have Accursed knows how many defenders and the Groundskeeper's less proactive colleagues. We don't know what horrors are waiting within the blue box, or what kind of welcome wagon the Inners will have prepared following Vanreir's death. We know only that we need to cut through and that an anti-dogpile / punching uphill power is very relevant given Hunger's demonstrated tendencies. Also, the +3 Willpower is also +3 Might & Agility for us, just as a reminder. If we get Stranglethorn later that'll be doubled!
- Location
- Omniverse #1345
Oh yes, of course. It's just... This makes us an actual force to be reckoned with even on the scale the Empire and Republic operate on.
- Location
- Pindorama
Can't believe we avoided the Rotbeast to be safe and manged to roll ourselves into fighting the one dude who's more dangerous than him. Just, why does Apocryphal even bother?
I wouldn't actually want to vote for King Stands Alone until we actually have the Arete, and even then I'd prefer getting a good element for the Magic System vote than picking something that might show up again. This would be much easier if we knew what won, so @Rihaku probably did that on purpose. If Vertex won this would be a whole 'nother discussion. But I actually like Surgecraft a lot and want to get a good start there, so save! Save!
Talace
It must be raining somewhere else!
We can't pick both Dreadnought and King Stands Alone, as much as I would like to. Does punching with our fists cause Ruin as well?
Genesys
(Discrete Mokona)
- Location
- California
[X] Forebear's Blade - Ruinous Valor (3 picks)
-[X] Zweihander
[X] Upgrade Letrizia's Magic (from 2 Arete-equivalent to 7-Arete equivalent)
[X] Check up on Letrizia
idk why you would not pick zweihander to wield a two-hand sword
anyway King Stands Alone is nice but I think I've voted for arms like, almost every chance to get it
King is possibly rarest of this vote, followed by Dreadnought's Bearing?
not sure though since it is freshly unlocked by Cut Through
if we're not using the pick for something interesting rather up letrizia's magic
-[X] Zweihander
[X] Upgrade Letrizia's Magic (from 2 Arete-equivalent to 7-Arete equivalent)
[X] Check up on Letrizia
idk why you would not pick zweihander to wield a two-hand sword
anyway King Stands Alone is nice but I think I've voted for arms like, almost every chance to get it
King is possibly rarest of this vote, followed by Dreadnought's Bearing?
not sure though since it is freshly unlocked by Cut Through
if we're not using the pick for something interesting rather up letrizia's magic
- Location
- USA
- Pronouns
- He/Him
oh no rihaku rated this informative I must be critically misunderstanding
- Location
- Omniverse #1345
I'm okay with getting a specialized Surge instead of a more flexible one. I mean, if there's a surge that improves willpower, for example... Well... we can turn that specialization into "HOLY FUCK!" power as we suddenly become faster, stronger, more durable, and better at channeling Praxis.
With what should be an incredibly limited Surge.
[X] +1 pick below
[X] The King Stands Alone
[X] Forebear's Blade - Ruinous Valor
-[X] Zweihander
[X] Check up on Letrizia
[X] The King Stands Alone
[X] Forebear's Blade - Ruinous Valor
-[X] Zweihander
[X] Check up on Letrizia
The 'To Shatter Heaven' bonus will not apply to the Sword praxis. It applies to systems after we take this pick. So the reasoning is flawed.
Zampano
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- Location
- Simping for DSB
> Implying that there's a secret blurb once we take all of the blood enhancements!
I have no idea what this means. Isn't Zweihander a "large two-handed sword primarily in use during the 16th century"?
- Location
- Omniverse #1345
Nah, with Cut Through we can cut through even if Ruin is insufficient. But this saves us a lot of effort since Praxis will always require Will to use, while Ruin just requires the tiniest of drops.
I bet getting the ruling ring would upgrade royal praxis to imperial praxis.
It was also part of an Evocation tree for the greatest sword in Creation:
And you also referenced it when discussing the nature of royalty re:Imperia.
- Location
- Omniverse #1345
He's talking about it's ability to let us use Uttermost barehanded. The ability that I don't think anyone is actually considering when buying it.
Talace
It must be raining somewhere else!
I recall Rihaku mentioning that the bonus would retroactively to Accretion, so I reckon it would apply here? But my memory is faulty so someone point out if I am mistaken
DarkSideBard
Flying, without moving on
Character sheet says that our current Strength is 21 (Enfleshed). That's a lot of Ruin!
Also, seems that we didn't have the Arete to get both Slice Fate and Cut Through. Imagine this update without Cut Through! Guess not taking that immediate but long-term strong option, in favor of saving Arete for our EFB, was the correct decision after all. Hmmmm....
Also, seems that we didn't have the Arete to get both Slice Fate and Cut Through. Imagine this update without Cut Through! Guess not taking that immediate but long-term strong option, in favor of saving Arete for our EFB, was the correct decision after all. Hmmmm....
Rihaku
The Internet
Current vote count?
Only if the pilot is like, shooting at you with their sidearm or something.
But not too old for embarrassing Letrizia shenanigans!
You can develop analogous effects with the Praxis even without Arete, though they are unlikely to be as absolute or as well-coordinated a package as this. But yes, it's possible to assemble something like The King Stands Alone with enough picks.
It also gives huge amounts of CON, which is usually more useful than Strength! Though I think you guys should consider the Rank boost as well. You've turned down quite a lot of Rank lately!
Only if the pilot is like, shooting at you with their sidearm or something.
But not too old for embarrassing Letrizia shenanigans!
You can develop analogous effects with the Praxis even without Arete, though they are unlikely to be as absolute or as well-coordinated a package as this. But yes, it's possible to assemble something like The King Stands Alone with enough picks.
It also gives huge amounts of CON, which is usually more useful than Strength! Though I think you guys should consider the Rank boost as well. You've turned down quite a lot of Rank lately!
LordOfMurder
Bhaal
- Location
- Australia
TWO ARMS FOR PRINCESS CARRYING WAIFU!
- Location
- Omniverse #1345
Actually, I suspect The King Stands Alone is a step on that path, just by the name and behavior. The Ring may allow us to jump a few more.
OctarineShrike
Avatar of Mandos
It does however mean the conceptual limits on a low Arete element for Surgecraft are eliminated. What that means in practice I'm not sure on. Any element eventually having the potential for ludicrous, broad application shenanigans? Acquisition of multiple elements? Who knows?
I did find it relatively informative that the guard had little experience with physical super-combatants, defaulting to categorizing us as a wizard. Seems like they don't get a huge amount of tourism of that type in spite of the usefulness of the springs. Shows the rarity of the Temple's pop density.
Rihaku
The Internet
No, that's correct.
If you'd gotten Slice Fate, you would have dodged this enemy!
DarkSideBard
Flying, without moving on
As long as we don't take too much Arete, the Apocryphal Curse won't be forced to sic a fully-powered Armament on us for lack of a comparable opponent!
If we took Slice Fate, we would have had to dodge this enemy. And also, there's no guarantee that we wouldn't have rolled poorly again. 1/10000 is unlikely, but certainly not impossible with how hilarious our luck is.
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OctarineShrike
Avatar of Mandos
Tally incoming: