In turn, researching the item still runs at the risk of knocking Medicine Boy out for weeks on a bad roll. Spending those weeks crafting would equip at least a handful of girls, whereas him being out of commission helps exactly nothing at all.
...you know what? Yes, you are right.
At the same time, hoping that there is an upgrade that would mitigate the risk is extremely wishful thinking. Even if there is one, we have no way of knowing of how many upgrades are required to actually get it. And healing item is something we desperately need, which is why I'm voting for the research. Of course there is a risk, but all the megucas also take a risk whenever they head out and with proper healing we could mitigate those risks, or at least ensure that any wounded ones don't die on our operating table.
You misunderstand. I'm not worried about risking Medicine Boy because he might blow himself up. Or rather I am, but not in that way. My concern is fully on how bad him being out of action fucks over the girls. He makes their gear, he keeps the hotel clean, he runs the showers Tuesday and Friday. He's their doctor, their organizer, he handles the fallen. The kid is supporting all these girls who've found a home here, or at least a place to rest a spell, and if he falls out from under all that, things get bad. They don't fail, Homer and Joselyn can keep the place running, but Homer is reckless and most people still hate Joselyn. And they're not going to take him getting that messed up well either. It throws their one island of stability and calm, their main and possibly only source of comfort, completely out of whack, during the time they need it most.
I get that and was aware that he could be put out of commission for a time, but I consider the benefits we'd get from a powerful healing artifact to keep the girls alive greater than the small risk of him getting hurt. Especially since we're most likely never going to be able to diminish the risk, at least in a reasonable time frame, and we do have Joselyn, Homer, Chris and other girls we have helping around to keep the place running.
The big thing about costumes is they focus on defense the same way wands focus on offence. We would have better luck trying for a healing trinket than a healing anything else.
And we have no way of really choosing what the effect of the crafted item has, unless there's a specific request for an item, like when we were requested an illusion amulet. And also the difference in power, since costume would be a Tier 1 and Kolobok Tier 3.
No, we can only research or craft one item per turn.
