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The Life and Times of Whitley Schnee (A RWBY Adventure AU)

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[X] Plan: Legacy and Safety
[]Grandfather's Sword
[]Grandfather's Coat
[]The Archives
[]Argus

Maybe there is a possibility that the Coat when used with the Sword, allows the user to ignore the size and weight drawback.
Since Nicholas is implied to be Santa, I remember in Fairly Oddparents series, Santa's bag could be used as a coat; so maybe this coat is actually a magical bag, which as we all know that Santa uses to stuff innumerable amounts of toys and he carries them with ease.

And the Archives carry the instructions on how to unlock them.
Heck, maybe the Sword is the key to Coat.

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Changing my vote to this one.
[X] The Santa Clause: Tim Allen Edition
 
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[X]Plan Laying Low
-[X]Mother's Revolver: Once, a long time ago, when your mother was young, she dreamed of being a huntress. She stuck to a tradition where she would use only dust… but instead of a sword or dagger, she used a Mechashift Pistol she designed herself. She lost sight of those dreams when she married Jacques… and lost any hope of being a huntress when she realized that she was trapped in a loveless marriage. Now it just sat in a room. Unloaded… because if she had loaded it, Mother may have killed herself years ago in a drunken episode. (Gain Item: Schneefall)
-[X]Fake ID: Your Father was… paranoid for your safety, and always planned to travel as different people, so that you were never… targeted for kidnapping and ransom. It always worked out in the end. It may even help you stay away from your father. (Gain Item: Fake ID)
-[X]1 Million Lien: You were pretty sure that all these unmarked and untracked Lien cards were for emergencies only, like ransoms, or hostage negotiations with the White Fang, if they ever reached the house. Oh well, this counted as an Emergency. (Gain 1 million Lien)
-[X]Argus: The Northern coastline, a beautiful city and home to Sanctum Academy and the Brilliant 300 man melee. A Place where legends are born… and a quiet enough town that no one ever notices it.

Reasoning:

Revolver: I am positive we are going to need a weapon sooner rather than later, and while I would like to take the sword, right now we're a little too small to actually use it, and I'd rather not risk getting into trouble before that changes without something else we can use instead.

Fake ID: Let's try not to get caught and dragged back to the Schnee manor, shall we?

Lien: This is mostly just to make sure we can afford a roof over our head and food on the table until we can get a source of income.

Argus: Noted as being a quiet place that no one looks at, so less chance of getting spotted than Vale, and without the dangers of Mistral's criminal underworld, Menagerie's branch of the White Fang (and likely the rest of the locals being less than welcoming to someone who is blatantly a Schnee) or Vacuo's general lack of a central government. Should be a good place to at least find our footing, and who knows? Maybe we can even get some combat training at Sanctum while we're there.
 
[X] Plan: Grandfathers Wayward Son
-[X]Mother's Revolver: Once, a long time ago, when your mother was young, she dreamed of being a huntress. She stuck to a tradition where she would use only dust… but instead of a sword or dagger, she used a Mechashift Pistol she designed herself. She lost sight of those dreams when she married Jacques… and lost any hope of being a huntress when she realized that she was trapped in a loveless marriage. Now it just sat in a room. Unloaded… because if she had loaded it, Mother may have killed herself years ago in a drunken episode. (Gain Item: Schneefall)-
-[X]Grandfather's Coat: A Soft Red Wool Coat, made by his mother when he was a young man when his father died. It was a fixture of Nicholas Schnee, even more than his famous suit of armor that he wore on expeditions. It was something that many remembered him in, with a jolly laugh, a well-kept beard… a round belly… A warm smile. It was far too big for you to wear properly, but… you couldn't leave it here. It still smelled of peppermint… it still smelled of him. (Gain Item: Grandfather's coat)
-[X]The Archives: The Schnee Family Archives… They were digitized five years ago and are now a private collection that only a select few could even access. Lucky you, you had access to all those books… maps, and plans from when Nicholas was still alive. (Gain: The Archives Scroll)
-[X]Menagerie: THe Unofficial Fifth kingdom. The Promised Land to Faunus everywhere, and the last place where your father would ever look for you in. A rich land, a safe land… if only for one problem. The White Fang. They hate your family.
 
[X] Plan Lone Snowflake

This is a nice balance of personal items and family relics. Not a fan of going all in on Gramps' stuff as that strikes me as a emotional crutch. Would have preferred Minstral, but the deserts of Vacuo is good too.
 
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Magoose said:
[]Grandfather's Sword: Nicholas' Schnee's Greatsword, currently just gathering dust in the main hallway, overlooking the front door. Everyone would notice it going missing. But it was not supposed to be hung up like some artifact… it was meant to be used. Unfortunately, you are also far too small to use it properly right now, but it is a legacy you wish to uphold. (Gain Item: Winter Fluch)
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What are its functions? And what kind of sword is it?
 
I don't disagree about the Grandfather's stuff and the Archives, but I don't particularly think that is a good idea to go to Vale without something like the Fake ID, considering how it even says that we will be recognized easily.

Not that I would complain about going to Vale, but we should think about our situation and cover before going in.
 
Okay, okay, hear me out!

[X] Plan Snow Leopard
- [X] Jacques Computer: Your father always hid secrets on his computer, and you are going to download all the files from that thing before you leave. If he tried to chase after you… well, you hope he would not mind a little bit of his dirty laundry coming to light. (Gain Item: SDC Files)
- [X] The Archives: The Schnee Family Archives… They were digitized five years ago and are now a private collection that only a select few could even access. Lucky you, you had access to all those books… maps, and plans from when Nicholas was still alive. (Gain: The Archives Scroll)
- [X]Grandfather's Sword: Nicholas' Schnee's Greatsword, currently just gathering dust in the main hallway, overlooking the front door. Everyone would notice it going missing. But it was not supposed to be hung up like some artifact… it was meant to be used. Unfortunately, you are also far too small to use it properly right now, but it is a legacy you wish to uphold. (Gain Item: Winter Fluch)
- [X] Menagerie: THe Unofficial Fifth kingdom. The Promised Land to Faunus everywhere, and the last place where your father would ever look for you in. A rich land, a safe land… if only for one problem. The White Fang. They hate your family.

This, ladies and gentleman, is the White Fang route.

The idea is simple. Whitley wants to be a Schnee worthy of Nicholas, and to do that, he must forge a kinder vision of his birthright. There are two options I see for this-Whitley going to Menagerie to help the faunus, or Whitley going to Vacuo, in order to rebuild his family empire with his own two hands, separated from the burden of his name.

I'd rather go team up with Ghira, because the sheer drama that will occur when Whitley, the simpering little brother, is reintroduced to his family fighting for the faunus would be awesome. He has enough dirt to be a valuable asset, and an auspicious weapon to defend himself with if something goes terribly wrong before he can get on his feet. Thankfully, since he has Glyphs, he should be able to defend himself long enough to make his appeal.

He'll even get to work at distinguishing himself by getting a tan! He also has the opportunity to meet Blake, the most interesting of the RWBY girls aside from the one we just left, and that's just an aesthetically pleasing team up-a White Knight with a Black Shadow.

Teaming up with the White Fang also protects us from being targeted by them in the future, & it would allow Whitley to taper down their assassination attempts in advance, because while I'm sure he resents his family at this point, he wouldn't actually want them dead.

Adam and Illia (who, according to the trailers, are the same age) would be Whitley's biggest issues putting his foot in the door in Menagerie, and defusing their antagonism sounds like an arc in itself.

The strong story offered by this option is what I find most intriguing.

Edit: Went from revolver to sword for the tighter connection to being a 'White Knight'. Also by popular demand.
 
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We're not safe anywhere on our own and this is where the whitefang are beginning to change so you know what happens if they found out
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I mean, Vale would also put us in the focus of the Salem stuff, which includes a lot of Vale's WF, so protection against them isn't really something to look forward if we go to Vale.
 
[X] Plan Find your own way
-[X]Weiss' Scarf: A gift from Weiss on your birthday. It was a red scarf that was embroidered with the Schnee family Emblem. She made it for you… to celebrate how far you have gone to be better. To be worthy of your name. (Gain Item: An Embroidered Scarf)
-[X]Fake ID: Your Father was… paranoid for your safety, and always planned to travel as different people, so that you were never… targeted for kidnapping and ransom. It always worked out in the end. It may even help you stay away from your father. (Gain Item: Fake ID)
-[X]1 Million Lien: You were pretty sure that all these unmarked and untracked Lien cards were for emergencies only, like ransoms, or hostage negotiations with the White Fang, if they ever reached the house. Oh well, this counted as an Emergency. (Gain 1 million Lien)
-[X]Vacuo: A Land where titles and names do not matter. Scared by war and still rebuilding, Vacuo is a perfect place to find yourself. No one cares who you are in Vacuo… only what you can do.

This is similar to Lone Snowflake but with the "follow Granddad's example in my own way". Weiss's scarf for emotional support whenever we are having a tough time. Fake ID to hide behind. And the fat stack of money to get our own weapon and buy supplies or rent a place to stay. Vacuo is also the safest place to hide with the locals being helpful once we proved ourselves.
 
With the way Whitley idolises his grandad it seems pretty likely he'd want to take Nicholas' sword, even if he can't use it just yet. The million Lien could give us a good start with a lot of options, but if we aren't really discreet having that much cash could make us a target. I'd like to take Weiss' scarf just for sentimental reasons - we didn't have a bad breakup with our sisters so I hope we can eventually reconcile with them.

I think that Winter's comm unit might be a trap option - a military spec communicator of that range would probably be easy to track, and I wouldn't put it past Winter to put a tracker unit in it in case whoever it was given to was captured by the White Fang. Huntsman Licence could be useful in the future but not now - Whitley doesn't have much in the way of combat training.

One question we should think about when voting on this plan is 'what do we want Whitley to do' ? A lot of the previous choices we have made seem to be setting Whitley up to seek to be Nicholas Schnee's true successor, but how do we want to do this? Many people seem to want Whitley to go to Beacon to become a Huntsman, like Weiss did in canon, but have we considered him becoming a businessman who uses the SDC Files to unseat Jacques from his position as CEO of the Schnee Dust Company? An explorer using the Archives Scroll to recover sites and secrets that our grandfather never got around to in his lifetime, and thus finish his work? It's something we should think about before we vote.

It would also influence where we choose for Whitley to go. Menagerie and Mistral are both right out - Menagerie is full of Faunus and, even if Whitley has no prejudice against Faunus and humans are permitted to live in Menagerie he would be conspicuous, and the downside of Mistral is pretty lawless, which would be dangerous for an untrained kid like Whitley. Vacuo would be an unlikely choice for the same reason, but it would be easier for Whitley to hide there as there would be less attention paid to him, so hopefully he would have some time to find a teacher and train up some skills - maybe we could enter Shade Academy in Vacuo if we want to become a Huntsman. Vale is described as safe and prosperous so we should have a wide variety of choices but, as mentioned, we could be a bit conspicuous. And then there's Argus, which seems to be the easiest one to start down the Huntsman path with Sanctum Academy being located there - for some reason I like the idea of Whitley having Pyrrha as his sempai and learning combat from her :)
 
Hmmm... I've been thinking in changing Vacuo for Argus in my plan, but I would like to know if anyone who voted for it would still be ok with it if so.

Having an easier time becoming Huntsmen and becoming friends with Pyrrah is very tempting.
 
@Magoose You mentioned Whitley is 12 at the moment - how old is Pyrrha at the moment? She's apparently the same age as Weiss in canon, so I'm just trying to work out how much younger Whitley is than his closest sister, and also if he does join Sanctum how many years behind Pyrrha would he be (just in case we can get the Pyrrha-as-sempai mem going) :)
 
Adhoc vote count started by Whenyouseeyou on Jul 28, 2021 at 1:51 AM, finished with 35 posts and 14 votes.
  • [X] The Santa Clause: Tim Allen Edition
    [X] Plan Lone Snowflake
    - [X]Grandfather's Sword: Nicholas' Schnee's Greatsword, currently just gathering dust in the main hallway, overlooking the front door. Everyone would notice it going missing. But it was not supposed to be hung up like some artifact… it was meant to be used. Unfortunately, you are also far too small to use it properly right now, but it is a legacy you wish to uphold. (Gain Item: Winter Fluch)
    - [X]Weiss' Scarf: A gift from Weiss on your birthday. It was a red scarf that was embroidered with the Schnee family Emblem. She made it for you… to celebrate how far you have gone to be better. To be worthy of your name. (Gain Item: An Embroidered Scarf)
    - [X]Fake ID: Your Father was… paranoid for your safety, and always planned to travel as different people, so that you were never… targeted for kidnapping and ransom. It always worked out in the end. It may even help you stay away from your father. (Gain Item: Fake ID)
    - [X]Vacuo: A Land where titles and names do not matter. Scared by war and still rebuilding, Vacuo is a perfect place to find yourself. No one cares who you are in Vacuo… only what you can do.
    [X] The Santa Clause: Tim Allen Edition
    - [X]Grandfather's Sword: Nicholas' Schnee's Greatsword, currently just gathering dust in the main hallway, overlooking the front door. Everyone would notice it going missing. But it was not supposed to be hung up like some artifact… it was meant to be used. Unfortunately, you are also far too small to use it properly right now, but it is a legacy you wish to uphold. (Gain Item: Winter Fluch)
    - [X]Grandfather's Coat: A Soft Red Wool Coat, made by his mother when he was a young man when his father died. It was a fixture of Nicholas Schnee, even more than his famous suit of armor that he wore on expeditions. It was something that many remembered him in, with a jolly laugh, a well-kept beard… a round belly… A warm smile. It was far too big for you to wear properly, but… you couldn't leave it here. It still smelled of peppermint… it still smelled of him. (Gain Item: Grandfather's coat)
    - [X]The Archives: The Schnee Family Archives… They were digitized five years ago and are now a private collection that only a select few could even access. Lucky you, you had access to all those books… maps, and plans from when Nicholas was still alive. (Gain: The Archives Scroll)
    - [X]Vale: A Land of Fresh Starts and opportunities. Safe… for the most part, prosperous, and a place where you can begin again… the only problem is people noticing a white-haired runaway who looks suspiciously like… well Whitley Schnee.
    [X]Plan Laying Low
    -[X]Mother's Revolver: Once, a long time ago, when your mother was young, she dreamed of being a huntress. She stuck to a tradition where she would use only dust… but instead of a sword or dagger, she used a Mechashift Pistol she designed herself. She lost sight of those dreams when she married Jacques… and lost any hope of being a huntress when she realized that she was trapped in a loveless marriage. Now it just sat in a room. Unloaded… because if she had loaded it, Mother may have killed herself years ago in a drunken episode. (Gain Item: Schneefall)
    - [X]Fake ID: Your Father was… paranoid for your safety, and always planned to travel as different people, so that you were never… targeted for kidnapping and ransom. It always worked out in the end. It may even help you stay away from your father. (Gain Item: Fake ID)
    -[X]1 Million Lien: You were pretty sure that all these unmarked and untracked Lien cards were for emergencies only, like ransoms, or hostage negotiations with the White Fang, if they ever reached the house. Oh well, this counted as an Emergency. (Gain 1 million Lien)
    -[X]Argus: The Northern coastline, a beautiful city and home to Sanctum Academy and the Brilliant 300 man melee. A Place where legends are born… and a quiet enough town that no one ever notices it.
    [X] Plan: Grandfathers Wayward Son
    -[X]Mother's Revolver: Once, a long time ago, when your mother was young, she dreamed of being a huntress. She stuck to a tradition where she would use only dust… but instead of a sword or dagger, she used a Mechashift Pistol she designed herself. She lost sight of those dreams when she married Jacques… and lost any hope of being a huntress when she realized that she was trapped in a loveless marriage. Now it just sat in a room. Unloaded… because if she had loaded it, Mother may have killed herself years ago in a drunken episode. (Gain Item: Schneefall)
    - [X]Grandfather's Coat: A Soft Red Wool Coat, made by his mother when he was a young man when his father died. It was a fixture of Nicholas Schnee, even more than his famous suit of armor that he wore on expeditions. It was something that many remembered him in, with a jolly laugh, a well-kept beard… a round belly… A warm smile. It was far too big for you to wear properly, but… you couldn't leave it here. It still smelled of peppermint… it still smelled of him. (Gain Item: Grandfather's coat)
    - [X]The Archives: The Schnee Family Archives… They were digitized five years ago and are now a private collection that only a select few could even access. Lucky you, you had access to all those books… maps, and plans from when Nicholas was still alive. (Gain: The Archives Scroll)
    -[X]Menagerie: THe Unofficial Fifth kingdom. The Promised Land to Faunus everywhere, and the last place where your father would ever look for you in. A rich land, a safe land… if only for one problem. The White Fang. They hate your family.
    [X] Plan Snow Leopard
    - [X] Jacques Computer: Your father always hid secrets on his computer, and you are going to download all the files from that thing before you leave. If he tried to chase after you… well, you hope he would not mind a little bit of his dirty laundry coming to light. (Gain Item: SDC Files)
    - [X]The Archives: The Schnee Family Archives… They were digitized five years ago and are now a private collection that only a select few could even access. Lucky you, you had access to all those books… maps, and plans from when Nicholas was still alive. (Gain: The Archives Scroll)
    -[X]Mother's Revolver: Once, a long time ago, when your mother was young, she dreamed of being a huntress. She stuck to a tradition where she would use only dust… but instead of a sword or dagger, she used a Mechashift Pistol she designed herself. She lost sight of those dreams when she married Jacques… and lost any hope of being a huntress when she realized that she was trapped in a loveless marriage. Now it just sat in a room. Unloaded… because if she had loaded it, Mother may have killed herself years ago in a drunken episode. (Gain Item: Schneefall)
    -[X]Menagerie: THe Unofficial Fifth kingdom. The Promised Land to Faunus everywhere, and the last place where your father would ever look for you in. A rich land, a safe land… if only for one problem. The White Fang. They hate your family.
    [X] Plan Find your own way
    - [X]Weiss' Scarf: A gift from Weiss on your birthday. It was a red scarf that was embroidered with the Schnee family Emblem. She made it for you… to celebrate how far you have gone to be better. To be worthy of your name. (Gain Item: An Embroidered Scarf)
    - [X]Fake ID: Your Father was… paranoid for your safety, and always planned to travel as different people, so that you were never… targeted for kidnapping and ransom. It always worked out in the end. It may even help you stay away from your father. (Gain Item: Fake ID)
    -[X]1 Million Lien: You were pretty sure that all these unmarked and untracked Lien cards were for emergencies only, like ransoms, or hostage negotiations with the White Fang, if they ever reached the house. Oh well, this counted as an Emergency. (Gain 1 million Lien)
    - [X]Vacuo: A Land where titles and names do not matter. Scared by war and still rebuilding, Vacuo is a perfect place to find yourself. No one cares who you are in Vacuo… only what you can do.
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