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

Pipeman · Oct 6, 2020

NotAlwaysFanfic said:
Husbandos are perfectly acceptable targets for academic arguments.

If he's your actual husband he's no longer the coworker you have way too many amiable arguments with anymore! The UST aspect to it is essential!

Varder · Oct 6, 2020

BungieONI said:
The main thing is that in a white room race on the planes of Testing, Xia Lin would be about equal in straight line speed with Ling Qi.

Ling Qi however is a cheater and just cackles at any form of terrain or obstacle via the power of "Distance? What's that?" and teleportation. Sable Grace being at A, Dex being at S, all make Speed pretty powerful and impact Ling Qi's maneuverability significantly. In terms of holistic mobility in three dimensional space Ling Qi should be superior.

I'm fairly certain that it was taken into account IC, considering that Xia Lin's speed was measured while she was getting around Zhengui's root walls. Maybe Ling Qi has the edge because she can fly, but we haven't seen a single active tech from Xia Lin, so maybe she can somehow cheat too.

globalwarmth · Oct 6, 2020

the new guy is likeable and gives me cool evil vizier vibes.
Its the glasses I'm sure

BungieONI · Oct 6, 2020

Varder said:
I'm fairly certain that it was taken into account IC, considering that Xia Lin's speed was measured while she was getting around Zhengui's root walls. Maybe Ling Qi has the edge because she can fly, but we haven't seen a single active tech from Xia Lin, so maybe she can somehow cheat too.

yrsillar said:
She was very fast, fast enough that Ling Qi was unsure of whether she was faster.

Ling Qi could feel the masterful flows of the wind in her steps and every twisting movement of her body and spear. Xia Lin was wind and metal, and her halberd pierced through whatever it's blade touched, leaving gaping wounds in the underlying qi constructs of Zhengui's structures that left them struggling to regrow.

That they did regrow at all seemed to impress Xia Lin all the more.

Those are active techniques though.

Varder · Oct 6, 2020

BungieONI said:
Those are active techniques though.

How do you know? I figured those were just passive effects, kinda like Ling Qi used to flicker around passively because that seemed more natural than walking. Although maybe the "masterful" in indication enough.

Orkus Majorkus · Oct 6, 2020

NotAlwaysFanfic said:
Husbandos are perfectly acceptable targets for academic arguments.

Lack of beef seems to be a disqualifying factor

BungieONI · Oct 6, 2020

Varder said:
How do you know? I figured those were just passive effects, kinda like Ling Qi used to flicker around passively because that seemed more natural than walking. Although maybe the "masterful" in indication enough.

Mhmm, plus the like tearing through obstacles like she's wielding razor wind is not exactly a passive thing.

Varder · Oct 6, 2020

BungieONI said:
Mhmm, plus the like tearing through obstacles like she's wielding razor wind is not exactly a passive thing.

She does that with her halberd though.

BungieONI · Oct 6, 2020

Varder said:
She does that with her halberd though.

And we doot with our flute.

ichypa · Oct 6, 2020

Orkus Majorkus said:
Lack of beef seems to be a disqualifying factor

...Actually, do we know how shredded Xuan Shi is? 🤔

Pipeman · Oct 6, 2020

ichypa said:
...Actually, do we know how shredded Xuan Shi is? 🤔

Don't think so. If I had to guess, the fact that he covers his body probably means he has the turtle shell belly thing going on which is hard to rank on the abs scale.

CatOnTheWeb · Oct 6, 2020

globalwarmth said:
the new guy is likeable and gives me cool evil vizier vibes.
Its the glasses I'm sure

That means he'll fit right in! We have CRX as the Tyrannical Overlord, GG as the Fearsome General, MD as the Evil Vizier, and us as the Shadowy Spymistress!

Blademaster · Oct 6, 2020

Varder said:
It seems like you missed a word in the bolded part, because otherwise I don't understand what you're saying.

Anyway, I went to check on the char sheet - and you were right. Ling Qi doesn't do speed anymore it seems. Which is weird, I remember her speed being leagues above everything else, now it's in the second half of her tier skills. Which to me seems weird, given that she's a sect scout, but what do I know lol.

Auto correct on the phone, it was "with mist and such"
Ling qi still has a really good dodge, but she became more of a controller, with secondary roles as tank and scout.

qwolfs · Oct 6, 2020

yrsillar said:
Imagine a chibi Yinhui holding up a No Lewds signs.

Just needs cloth in front of her eyes I think.

Cecylene · Oct 6, 2020

Alectai said:
That's okay we can hard carry her when her animation lock leads to her being landslided off the platform.

I get this reference and appreciate it being made. Fortunately, with our ability to Dreamstep we can void her out every once in a while to reset her!

TimEd · Oct 6, 2020

yrsillar said:
"That seems agreeable, Miss Ling," Xia Lin said. Her brief moment of confusion disappeared behind professionalism again.

aww, I wanted to keep her off balance for longer. Though I do admit that knowing that she is a Dragoon build with specifically construct disrupting specialties to be pretty useful as well.

yrsillar said:
Ling Qi found herself waiting outside of the Sect village. This time, there was no great entourage this time though.

too many "this time"

yrsillar said:
"Of course, but facts are funny things,"

I hope they discuss this further off screen. This is still a fairly important fact that Ling Qi needs to know, and a great blindspot of her background. Just not one I see as being worth making permanent part of Ling Qi's Way.

EternalObserver · Oct 6, 2020

Moratorium over

Feel free to vote

Crazyone47 · Oct 6, 2020

[X] Discuss matters of the hill tribes and the other pre imperial peoples of the South Emerald Seas.
My instinct is to focus on the now. I am not smart enough to think about the implications of both coices so I will just vote based on what I know will be useful rather now rather than usefulness in the future.

Neshuakadal · Oct 6, 2020