Offers Tyrant and Inheritor mitigation does it? Charisma is the least of the reasons Hunger is shit at disguise. Hell, with crazy high charisma at least a barefaced lie about being a completely different mythic hero would be believed.The utility of Sky Veil should not be underestimated! Not only has it headed off a problem that may have caused Hunger psychological issues, it unlocks disguise-based Advancements that can be used in lieu of pure stealth!
At least try to be evil, what is this lame crap. Use "Enron Inc" with slogan 'Ask why'.
Prefer RoB if possible to stack up more power for the Tower. Refinement of place is second place though
If you were really moved about the narrative potential of the option, you should have argued so in the original vote; it likely would have been more effective then a pure practicality argument.I can only speak for myself, but since this snipe transparently seems aimed at me I'll respond to it. You're ascribing some kind of principled stance to my objections to Imperia's effects on Arthur, but no such thing has ever existed. When it comes to the well-being of protagonists I'm invested in, there's no benefit in keeping to a deontological framework of meta-rules across multiple quests other than my own preferences, that would just limit our stable of stories. It's precisely because I have such a healthy respect for the motivation-distorting powers of Unnatural Mental Influence that I want Hunger to be able to command them. Beauty is an attack, and Hunger should have the sharpest metaphorical swords the thread can forge for him.
And then of course there were narrative considerations: how power distances its wielder from the very people he fights for, how expectations could become a prison for the Imprisoner, how the idealized version of a person can diverge from the actuality...
Nah; you see, this rabbit hole goes deeper. When asked about the reliability of Nullity is this new setting:Some quick reminders:
Lightspeed from East coast USA to West coast is about .15 miliseonds
The moon is 1.3 light seconds away.
The sun is roughly 8 minutes away.
Pluto is roughly 5 hours.
Proxima Centauri, the nearest star, is 4.24 light-years away.
The closest black hole to Earth is 1,000 light-years away
The Milky Way is about 100,000 light years in diameter.
Originally I'd thought the Voyaging realm was made of billions of worlds. It would seem this is not the case. It would seem that actually, the Voyaging realm is much, much bigger.
Light can travel around the earth 7 times a second. There are 31622400 seconds in a year. Let's assume that the Voyaging realm is 10,000 lightyears in diameter, since that's a nice round number. (10000*31622400*7)^2 tells us that the surface area of the Voyaging Realm is roughly the size of 4,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 planet Earths stitched together. That's 4.9 sextilion times the size of Earth.
And if you assume that the Voyaging Realm has a surface area roughly equivalent to the area of the Milky Way galaxy then just throw in a couple more zero's at the end there, not like anyone would notice the difference.
Meanwhile, in the human sphere the Empire has all of 2,700 inhabited systems.
She doesn't know yet, she's only used it in 1.01 universes so far!
We know that the Voyaging Realm is bigger on the inside. On the outside it is the size of Jupiter but inside they are talking about thousand light years. There is only one possible explanation - the Voyaging Realm is alive and fooling the measuring instruments to appear bigger. I presume VR to be a male and insecure one at that because VR constantly lies about its size.Since obviously Gisena used Nullity on her original universe, this implies that the Voyaging Realm is either:
Of course, the latter is basically impossible to judge, so let's talk about the former two.
- 1% percent the size of the universe
- 1% the mass of universe
- 1% the "ontological importance" of a universe
What if I called in a vote marker for supporting Combat Tourism as a training tactic? (Maybe a 1k analysis of it?)Hm. I'm tempted to sell my vote, since I'm reasonably happy with any of the outcomes, but at the same time I don't want to potentially damage the arete generation of the Advancement Memory...
I mean that's the plan. Praxis is fucking amazing, remember how Lucenthorn would have required investment in Praxis to face? It has conceptual punch that other things lack, An Praxis EFB is the goal, we are probably going to get new ones that has synergy with Rank, perhaps something like Refinement of Rank/Pressure? maybe Exactly what we need to overcome these people.Combat Tourism seems cool, probably has a good shot of finding some fishing info.
Quick question for all the entrench/save voters. Won't Entrench just cause us to spend Arete on praxis picks because there's some cool new technique that people want?
This seems pretty risky. Sure, their mooks aren't actually a threat to us, unless we have to fight against an overwhelming number of them, which is definitely a possibility, but we have no idea how much more powerful their elites are. It is the option that cost us the least time, though.[ ] The Direct Route - With the powers of disguise afforded by the Sky Veil, perhaps speed and audacity will suffice where methodical diligence will be outdone. Make for the Tower aggressively with your presence suppressed and the Evening Sky dimmed into an alternative form, then escape with a wholly different comportment after the deed is done. Your companions lack such powers of disguise and will not be able to directly assist you, but you can travel much faster alone anyway. It's a good thing Aobaru's Vigorflame augmentation lasts a full rising and setting of the sun. Aeira's shadowcord should also persist long enough to give you an edge.
*Simple and efficient. Cut Through.
*You don't know how long it'll take to bring down the Tower itself, or what foes you may provoke in the process
*Ignore political considerations in favor of a military / stealth victory
Information, powerful Artifacts and potent magics and probably safer, what's not to like? Well, there's the problem of potentially triggering the Doom and of spending all our precious Arete on random magic instead of getting OaF.[ ] The Scenic Route - There is much of interest to be explored here, and a few days can be a small eternity to one of Hunger's speed and prowess. Best to gain an understanding of the various factions that may arise to the defense of Tyrant or Princess before venturing to the Tower itself. Perhaps you'll be able to discover some information on the nature of its construction as well, the sky-stone reminiscent of your own Evening Sky.
*Probably safer, but could cut it close if the Tower proves difficult to destroy. Still, you've some experience at destroying vast foes, and wield the Praxis itself...
*Maybe if you can get Princess (or Tyrant) on-side, any concerns of your decimating their populace can be accounted for without either side resorting to violence, which would surely be injurious to both.
*May defray or mitigate risks in combat by successfully playing politics.
*May potentially acquire powerful Artifacts or other potent magics. If so, +1 Arete to be spent only towards Artifacts or magics encountered in the Realm of Myth.
Highly problematic from a moral point of view, +Heartlessness is bad and there's a real risk of the Realm detecting our Decimation and dropping all their elites on us at once. And it's very unlikely that there'll be any Praxis EFB available which is better for us than OaF would be. It obviously also spend the most time of any of the options. Lore is always interesting and a Gisena's Artifact is always nice, but this really doesn't seem worth it.[ ] Entrench - The power of Progression is yours. Do not seek the easy path, for effort alone comprises the path of discipline, and the fruit of discipline is strength. New horizons of power are visible to you; ensure your sword is their match. Let they who would challenge the Forebear's Blade witness an echo of the Forebear's might, for even realms such as this would kneel to his like.
*Send your companions to gather information while you study the blade and Gisena works on Artifice. It doesn't matter if you go over time if you're powerful enough to solo this realm.
*Kind of a dick move, but whichever path safely mitigates the Decimator's Affliction is ultimately the best for all involved. Given your current strength its radius would precipitate an ecological disaster if unleashed for too long. A few extra days here is a small price to pay, and these people have more life to give than most.
*+Heartlessness, +Forebear Lore. Gisena may produce an Artifact.
*Praxis training point. New Praxis techniques will be available.
*+1 pick at next Experience spending point.
All-Defeating would make us immediately stronger, by a pretty large margin, but it's a lot worse for our build than OaF would be, so I'm pretty reluctant to actually go for ADS here.[ ] Become All-Defeating - Power now secures not only safety, but a more comfortable vantage for reaching greater heights.
[ ] Save - S A V E
I mean that's the plan. Praxis is fucking amazing, remember how Lucenthorn would have required investment in Praxis to face? It has conceptual punch that other things lack, An Praxis EFB is the goal, we are probably going to get new ones that has synergy with Rank, perhaps something like Refinement of Rank/Pressure? maybe Exactly what we need to overcome these people.
If you call, I'll vote, but I don't really have the energy to put into an analysis right now unfortunately. I've lost control of my sleep schedule due to a crippling addiction to AI Dungeon, and need to catch up.What if I called in a vote marker for supporting Combat Tourism as a training tactic? (Maybe a 1k analysis of it?)
Now that the gap has shrunk to nothing, it's a good time to start selling my vote. By the way, currently voting for Scenic Route, which makes my swap to Entrench worth +2 in the tally. You could buy my betrayal for the low cost of a single vetoless vote marker.
Yeah, but that's because it's only worth more to the people who are voting for a different option. For the people who vote the same as you, it's worth considerably less.Ah, I just realized a vote being sold is worth more if you've already voted. A strategy to remember
REINVEST INTO SUBSIDIARIES, QUICK BEFORE IT'S TOO LATEThe Vote Marker bubble will burst soon. We need to regulate these subprime markets!