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Live The Balance (Original cultivation)

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Wing101 said:
-[X] Pay 100SP to train Ancien Oak Patience raise its rank when available.
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Far as I understand it, this is unnecessary: we get +2% or +4% per timeblock, regardless of the level of tuition we buy, only difference being the ceiling.
We are at 18%, even with the maximum gains of 28 percent points, we'll only reach 46%.
So the 50 points option should be enough (that one caps at 50%).
 
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

I would have prefered if we avoid the butterfly. Even a moth would have been ok to me, but whatever. Let's show off our new companion.

[X] Jia.
[X] Novelty.
 
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

Social
[X] Liao He.
[X] Novelty

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.

[X] Plan Introductions and Stat grinding
 
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[X] Plan: Increase Body Stat and Research
-[X] The Garden Job
-[X] Tuition for Body Stat (x3)
-[X] Research all available techniques

Helps Body Cultivation, related skills and techniques
 
Novelty, huh? QM you wouldn't have happened to read Mother of Learning, huh?

Hm. Personally I'd like to see scouting, but that's quite Ling Qi as already mentioned.

Still, let's get some go-fast.

[X] Purchase Technique (50 sect points)
-[X] Mental
-[X] Liquid Propulsion Art
-[X] Type: Move
-[X] Element: Water
--[X] As the user moves forward, they compress fluids and blast it behind themselves, allowing them to push themselves to a high top speed, although they have to stop and start it if they want to turn very effectively.

I kind of imagine Zhi Gao using this in combination with, like, a wood-technique grappling hook or some other way to reorient himself in order to zoom around very fast without needing to start and stop it as much. And, well, water is a fluid, as is air, but it will probably work best near water.

If the technique needs modification I'm all ears, of course.

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.

[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Zhang Shui.
[X] Novelty.

[X] Plan Body
-[X] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll. (x2)
-[X] Tuition for Body Stat (x2)
-[X] 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat)

No matter what Zhi Gao ends up doing, he will need to be able to defend himself to some degree.
 
[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
 
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Leng Jin
[X] Novelty

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.


[X] Plan Combat and base cultivation
-[X] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll.
-[X] 21 blocks on Mental Cultivation until we reach peak 9th step (I.e. when we can break through to Inner Human), then switch to Physical cultivation
—[X] Use the Abyssal Deeps Pill, Still Mind and Raging Qi pills.
-[X] 7 blocks and 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat)

Most of the people we talk to have been saying they think we'll make Inner Human by the end of the third month, in two weeks. I might be overthinking it, but I want to at least get to 9th step in both paths by then, then we focus on bringing our skills and techs up to par.
 
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[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.
[X] Fire melts the blade.

[X] Plan Combat and base cultivation
-[X] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll.
-[X] 21 blocks on Mental Cultivation until we reach peak 9th step (I.e. when we can break through to Inner Human), then switch to Physical cultivation
—[X] Use the Abyssal Deeps Pill, Still Mind and Raging Qi pills.
-[X] 7 blocks and 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat)

[X] Zhang Shui.
[X] Novelty.
 
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)


[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.



[X] Plan Combat and base cultivation
-[X] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll.
-[X] 21 blocks on Mental Cultivation until we reach peak 9th step (I.e. when we can break through to Inner Human), then switch to Physical cultivation
—[X] Use the Abyssal Deeps Pill, Still Mind and Raging Qi pills.
-[X] 7 blocks and 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat)


[X] Leng Jin.
[X] Novelty
 
Kadmus said:
"Most don't get a choice," she says. "If you don't make Inner Human, you go where you're assigned, and you're mostly assigned to fight directly, unless you have a specific skill set."
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Sir Giraffe said:
Or we can go like sharkgirl said and raise cultivation to try for inner human before depart.
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Nando said:
How many weeks do we have before we leave? Is it feasible to get to Inner in that time, and if so, when will we have to start to focus on it?
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You know, when Ma Gang first said he'd be surprised if even Jia couldn't make Inner Human before we left, I assumed he was referring to when the ship left port after 3 months.

But for Zhang Shui's words here I'm pretty sure she means if we're Inner Human by the time we leave for the fighting at the end of the year, then e get to choose?
@Kadmus could you please clarify which is which?
The Meddler said:
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[] Novelty
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One of your social votes is borked.

I still think any new technique ATM is a bit premature considering we haven't decided on a career path yet.
 
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I think we may still be under the effects of the still mind pill and hardy body pill, the info about them does not list a time limit, unlike the other pills it only mentions that they work till first step inner human.

@Kadmus is this the case or are they limited to one week of effective use time inline with the other pills?
 
The Meddler said:
[X] Plan Combat and base cultivation
-[X] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll.
-[X] 21 blocks on Mental Cultivation until we reach peak 9th step (I.e. when we can break through to Inner Human), then switch to Physical cultivation
—[X] Use the Abyssal Deeps Pill, Still Mind and Raging Qi pills.
-[X] 7 blocks and 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat)

Most of the people we talk to have been saying they think we'll make Inner Human by the end of the third month, in two weeks. I might be overthinking it, but I want to at least get to 9th step in both paths by then, then we focus on bringing our skills and techs up to par.
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21 blocks of Mental Cultivation isn't enough to reach the peak of 9th Step. A better alternative would be


[] Plan Mental Cultivation

-[] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll.

-[] Mental Cultivation until peak of 9th step.

--[] Use the Abyssal Deeps Pill, Still Mind and Raging Qi pills.

--[] If peak of 9th Step is achieved spend 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat) for 7 blocks. If there is any blocks left use remaining blocks for Physical Cultivation.


In this plan we will attempt to achieve peak 9th Step Mental Cultivation before spending time on tutoring Melee Combat. We can use the remaining of Melee Combat tutoring next week if we don't have enough time this week.
 
To answer some questions:
- You need to be Inner Human to pick your own position in the army. This has to happen before you leave the sect to fight - you've got around 9 months to do so.
- The sect will sail around on the open ocean for three months once it leaves port. It will then go to a different city to dock for three months, and then leaves for three months to patrol the ocean again.
- Pills last for a week, unless specified otherwise, so no, none of the pills you have taken are still in effect.
- Novelty is a valid socialise target.
- I didn't even realise I'd named her like one of the spiders from Mother of Learning, and now I can't not see it.
 
We could look into being a battle field medic or a spirit pacifier (some one who calms or forcefully stops rampaging spirits). If the second is even possible? These two seems like it would be fun
 
Based on the info we got I do want to contract atleast 1 mount spirit since speaker makes excellent cavalry although im willing to wait until we got a bit stronger to find a great mount.
 
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Leng Jin
[X] Novelty

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.

[X] Plan Introductions and Stat grinding
-[X] The Garden Job
-[X] Spend 100 sect points on Mind training (X2)
-[X] Spend 7 blocks to try and speak to an actual Alchemist about what the job would entail. Also try and talk to a healer/combat medic if you have time.
-[X] Spend 50 sect points on tutoring for Melee Combat

Talk to an expert(s), grind Mind as that's the track we'll want to advance next (as it's the one lagging), and train melee combat as a lot of people seem to want it right now.

@Kadmus did you see my question about Ancient Oaks Patience and our spirit search roll?
 
I did - I forgot to apply it. There are two rolls it would be applied to, and I've just used random.org to gen up two numbers: 78, 25. No successes.

I will try to remember it in the future! (I am very bad at remembering mechanics a lot of the time).
 
[X] Plan Introductions and Stat grinding
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Zhang Shui
[X] Novelty

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.
 
We have two more weeks at port before we set off. Considering the main hard goal for Inner Human is 'before the end of the year' I feel comfortable not pushing for peak Outer Human before we set off, so I'd rather get our two main Stats up another rank before we do any more base cultivation. Partly because of the better rolls, but also because of these:
Kadmus said:
50 sect points
- Still Mind Pill. Forces the opponent in mental breakthrough rolls to use their worst roll, instead of their best. Effective until Inner Human First Step.
- Hardy Body Pill. Forces the opponent in body breakthrough rolls to use their worst roll, instead of their best. Effective until Inner Human First Step.
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If we get to Rank H then we're rolling 3 dice, which means with these pills our opponent in breakthrough rolls has to roll 3 times and pick the worst, which is just great.
 
[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Leng Jin
[X] Novelty

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.


[X] Plan Combat and base cultivation
-[X] The Garden Job. Now that you're an outer disciple, the job pays better, but has commensurate difficulties. 5 sect points as base income, +1 sect point per hour per Step increase. At your current level (Sixth Step Outer Human), offers 29 sect points per time block, plus the Degrees of Success on your Spirit Ken roll.
-[X] 21 blocks on Mental Cultivation until we reach peak 9th step (I.e. when we can break through to Inner Human), then switch to Physical cultivation
—[X] Use the Abyssal Deeps Pill, Still Mind and Raging Qi pills.
-[X] 7 blocks and 50 Sect Point Tutoring (Melee Combat)

I wonder if there's techniques for buffing your spirits or allies in general becoming something like a minion master with buffs could make us pretty versatile and strong maybe some debuff as well
 
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[X] Yes. (Agreement binding)

[X] Leng Jin
[X] Novelty

[X] Fire is raised from the kindling.
[X] Water quenches the flame.
[X] Fire melts the blade.
[X] Wood pierces the stone.

[X] Plan Introductions and Stat grinding
 
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