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Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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[]plan Illusion
-[]presence
-[](new)Trickery

Ling Qi could really use some illusions, they work great with her existing abilities. And HDW seems like a great art for illusions
 
Blademaster said:
[]plan Illusion
-[]presence
-[](new)Trickery

Ling Qi could really use some illusions, they work great with her existing abilities. And HDW seems like a great art for illusions
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She already uses plenty of constructs to confound, disorient, confuse, harrass and blind her opponents. Battlefield control and CC is her thing, I think illusions might be redundant at this point.
Also it may be just speculation but I think communication is closer to HDW original intent than illusions. Which may make it more of a successful attempt at art modding.
 
So, regarding the vote. I think the original idea was to take away the buffs and make the art more focused on communication. From what I see, both Summer Day's Rising and Industrious Labors of Fall are the techniques that give the buffs and both of them are related to the bond level of those affected.

There lies a beauty in patterns, of spirits and men alike. This melody exults in the complex dance of winds which brings us weather and the seasons, and in doing, teaches the musician to see and pluck at the lesser patterns and connections in the world around. The harmony reveals the web which connects all things, if the players eyes are but sharp enough to see.

Potency: Green 3
Keywords:
- Connections, Wind, Music, Yang.
- Empathy, Presence, Perceptiveness, Manipulation, Music.
Meridians: Head x3, Heart x2; 2 music 3 wind
Max level: 5

Passive Effects:
+10 to Social Perception
+10 to Combat Perception
+10 to Spiritual Hit
+10 to Spiritual Avoid

Spring Breeze Canto: D
Upkeep 3
Mastery of the melody has woven it into the background flow of the users Qi. While using any Music Art carries the musician's perception among her listeners out to Far Range, allowing her to clearly hear and see any one of them, regardless of distractions, so long as the songs echoes last.While the song lasts the users Social Perception is increased for the purpose of opposing Social Defense Arts. In combat Perception and Hit are increased instead. Once played, the canto lingers as an echo for several minutes with its full effect.

Summer's Day Rising: D
Duration: Long
This piece, embodying optimism and hope, speaks to the musician's bond with her listeners. Even the tenuous bond of casual acquaintance thrums with new vitality, bolstering allies significantly against spiritual attacks and deceptions. Those of stronger bond are bolstered still further, buoyed by their connection with the musician. For each ally affected the user receives a small boost to Combat Perception and Spiritual Avoid

Industrious Labors of Fall: C
Duration: Short
The third piece, which speaks of the labors made in preparation for the long winter, steadies the musicians audience and fills them with determination for the trials ahead. Bolsters the armor, health and Resist of listeners, up to a full rank at Bond 6.

Winds of Winter Yearning: C
Duration: Long
This piece is not played aloud for mortal ears, carried on the flows of the users qi, this soft and ephemeral melody is the music of winter winds rattling windows and tugging at roof tiles. No more than pleasant background to the listeners closest, but a song of exclusion to those outside. While active, the user and up to three allies in Immediate range are shielded from outside scrutiny, increasing their effective social defense against viewing arts.
In that case, it seems to me that the keyword we have to take away is Connections, as it relates to our bonds to others and replace it with a word more specific to communicating or the type of effects we want to replace them with. What type of effects do we want to add and take away?
 
Bakkasama said:
So, regarding the vote. I think the original idea was to take away the buffs and make the art more focused on communication. From what I see, both Summer Day's Rising and Industrious Labors of Fall are the techniques that give the buffs and both of them are related to the bond level of those affected.

There lies a beauty in patterns, of spirits and men alike. This melody exults in the complex dance of winds which brings us weather and the seasons, and in doing, teaches the musician to see and pluck at the lesser patterns and connections in the world around. The harmony reveals the web which connects all things, if the players eyes are but sharp enough to see.

Potency: Green 3
Keywords:
- Connections, Wind, Music, Yang.
- Empathy, Presence, Perceptiveness, Manipulation, Music.
Meridians: Head x3, Heart x2; 2 music 3 wind
Max level: 5

Passive Effects:
+10 to Social Perception
+10 to Combat Perception
+10 to Spiritual Hit
+10 to Spiritual Avoid

Spring Breeze Canto: D
Upkeep 3
Mastery of the melody has woven it into the background flow of the users Qi. While using any Music Art carries the musician's perception among her listeners out to Far Range, allowing her to clearly hear and see any one of them, regardless of distractions, so long as the songs echoes last.While the song lasts the users Social Perception is increased for the purpose of opposing Social Defense Arts. In combat Perception and Hit are increased instead. Once played, the canto lingers as an echo for several minutes with its full effect.

Summer's Day Rising: D
Duration: Long
This piece, embodying optimism and hope, speaks to the musician's bond with her listeners. Even the tenuous bond of casual acquaintance thrums with new vitality, bolstering allies significantly against spiritual attacks and deceptions. Those of stronger bond are bolstered still further, buoyed by their connection with the musician. For each ally affected the user receives a small boost to Combat Perception and Spiritual Avoid

Industrious Labors of Fall: C
Duration: Short
The third piece, which speaks of the labors made in preparation for the long winter, steadies the musicians audience and fills them with determination for the trials ahead. Bolsters the armor, health and Resist of listeners, up to a full rank at Bond 6.

Winds of Winter Yearning: C
Duration: Long
This piece is not played aloud for mortal ears, carried on the flows of the users qi, this soft and ephemeral melody is the music of winter winds rattling windows and tugging at roof tiles. No more than pleasant background to the listeners closest, but a song of exclusion to those outside. While active, the user and up to three allies in Immediate range are shielded from outside scrutiny, increasing their effective social defense against viewing arts.
In that case, it seems to me that the keyword we have to take away is Connections, as it relates to our bonds to others and replace it with a word more specific to communicating or the type of effects we want to replace them with. What type of effects do we want to add and take away?
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The issue with that is that we want to use Connections in order to facilitate Communication going somewhere.
 
With everything in place, Ling Qi took to composing her song, a melody of early spring, of rainstorms and warmth and blooming life. Together with Sixiang, she spun her mist into a canvas, reflecting the dream of what they hoped to achieve. A garden of blooming flowers and trees, touched by frost. Mist would hang in the air, and gentle rain would fall, refracting light into a prism of colors.
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The theme of life, and by extension hope arising as the grip winter has upon the waking world ends seems like it'll be rather relevant in the dark times to come. This is what I was wanting when voting for the art selection, and am rather pleased with the outcome.
There was something simply nice about working alongside Zhengui on this. Digging into the earth with a trowel, working together with Zhengui to stimulate the growth of the plants, working together on the other aspects of the project. They all combined to put stress and grief and worry out of her head, if only for a few hours each day. And in those few hours, she spoke to Zhengui more than she ever had before.

It wasn't about anything serious, there were no great revelations, they just talked and worked, and it felt good. She couldn't help but feel a touch of the excitement Zhengui felt, when they finally broke ground and started to put their plans into practice.
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This part is reminiscent of the what the Dreaming Moon told Ling Qi about ideas not needing to be grand to shake the world, and hence the long-term benefit from our selection here.
"You will find, Ling Qi that an idea need not be a grand thing to shake the world," The Dreaming Moon replied with a smile. "Much more often, the dreams that invoke change are simple things at the core."
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BungieONI said:
The issue with that is that we want to use Connections in order to facilitate Communication going somewhere.
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You could replace it with Communication for that. Or another word of similar meaning but without the connotation. Or maybe Empathy.

We could also try to determine it by which ones we shouldn't take away. For example, Manipulation is "The characters ability ability to talk others around and express themselves successfully. Used to determine the accuracy and ability to avoid some spiritual attacks" so we know that that one ate least should probably remain.
 
yrsillar said:
Across from her sat Bian Ya and Ruan Shen, who were being incredibly inappropriate.

Ling Qi averted her eyes as the older girl sighed in content, letting her head rest on Ruan Shen's shoulder, mussing her carefully braided hair. Their hands were intertwined atop the arm of the archive chair. Ling Qi coughed awkwardly into her hand. "...Congratulations on your betrothal."
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Holding hands in public, how scandalous!
 
Guys, someone needs to decide whats the better formatting option. Keep going about it this way and we'll be voting for different things even though they're the same thing, lol.
 
The QM message asked for the
[][new] test

Format for the new keyword we want, so we really should use that format
 
[X] Plan Communication

[x] Plan Communication, Manipulation Variant
-[x] Manipulation
-[x][new] Communications
 
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Aura said:
Do we have a Keyword list anywhere?
What precisely does presence mean?
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Look on the first page, in the tutorial threadmark. It's a stat used for social. The primary function of stat keywords in arts is to determine what stats get bonuses to being trained in the same turn you cultivate an art. Other keywords are elements (like wind and music) or just themes, like connections and communication.

[X] Plan Communication
 
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