Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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You know, watching the official map, the Cloud Nomads mountains and the Western Territories aren't really bordering.
Sun Shao is arriving to South, meaning Emerald Seas. That's why he has to coordinate with Shenhua and why he's mentioning pan-imperial efforts.
He'll arrive, make a nuisance of himself, wage a short Butcher Campaign, and whip up the Nomads into a frenzy, and leave the Emerald Seas to deal with them.
Sun Shao is arriving to South, meaning Emerald Seas. That's why he has to coordinate with Shenhua and why he's mentioning pan-imperial efforts.
He'll arrive, make a nuisance of himself, wage a short Butcher Campaign, and whip up the Nomads into a frenzy, and leave the Emerald Seas to deal with them.
I thought they tried to jump him in the temple city?
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Remember the huge patch of poison wasteland around the literal sunflower? thats the last stand of the Bai
Varder
Tired Cultist
- Location
- Hell
Oh, you're right, I completely misremembered. Huh, maybe he is tied to the jungle then. Or, well, was.
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[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
- Location
- Spain
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
[ ] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
Btw... Can someone please remember me the whole elixir thing?
[ ] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
Btw... Can someone please remember me the whole elixir thing?
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- Location
- The Space Between
Sun Shao's Simulacrum isn't heading to meet Lady Cai, instead the Count Lu will be.
this is such a mega-brain move from Sun Shao holy moly
Let's look at this line:
"Well, I guess we managed on our own, just like always,"
the Sun and other rebellious Bai Vassals feel that they must rely on their own power always. Just as the Bai were unable to protect their families. Just as the Throne was unwilling to protect the complacent Bai when push-came-to-shove. Just as the plans of the Throne and Sun Shao to contain the Bai diplomatically have fallen to pieces.
We were recently talking about the difficulties in the establishment of a Port in Red Garden, especially a Port that the Jin could access with relative safety. I suspect Sun Shao has seen the weakness of the coalition's will, and has decided instead to bolster his own strength rather than continue failing to find a connection with his Eastern Allies. If he's able to go through Emerald Seas, or launder movement from Throne to Red Garden as movement South to the new holdings of the Sun and Cai, then he can secure a land route which the Bai will be unable to contest without bumping into Shenhua's turf.
In addition, I suspect Sun Shao and some of his vassals will have no issue folding Cloud Tribe techniques into their cultivation styles. I say that Shenhua has seemingly done it by replacing beast-binding with binding each White Plume to a Weapon-Spirit. Who knows what Sun Shao's faction will do with access to Imperial, Red Garden, and Cloud Tribe styles to mix and match as he wills. Something tells me we'll see the return of those plant/animal/man fusion warriors of the old Red Garden within a century or two. But with Imperial Domination paradigms, wealth and manpower at their back.
Disturbing.
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
These two seem worth 200 Green Stones. The insights, eh, could be a cool narrative but I don't think they're worth 200 Green Stones.
Something tells me that a guaranteed +10 on development rolls is excellent to get, while the Rare Reagents +1 is 25% of the Quest done instantly and that's awesome. Quests are cool and have cool rewards.
As for Ji Rong, yo the mans really wants to talk to us but he can't, oof. If we have an option to seek him out you know we should be seeking
this is such a mega-brain move from Sun Shao holy moly
Let's look at this line:
"Well, I guess we managed on our own, just like always,"
the Sun and other rebellious Bai Vassals feel that they must rely on their own power always. Just as the Bai were unable to protect their families. Just as the Throne was unwilling to protect the complacent Bai when push-came-to-shove. Just as the plans of the Throne and Sun Shao to contain the Bai diplomatically have fallen to pieces.
We were recently talking about the difficulties in the establishment of a Port in Red Garden, especially a Port that the Jin could access with relative safety. I suspect Sun Shao has seen the weakness of the coalition's will, and has decided instead to bolster his own strength rather than continue failing to find a connection with his Eastern Allies. If he's able to go through Emerald Seas, or launder movement from Throne to Red Garden as movement South to the new holdings of the Sun and Cai, then he can secure a land route which the Bai will be unable to contest without bumping into Shenhua's turf.
In addition, I suspect Sun Shao and some of his vassals will have no issue folding Cloud Tribe techniques into their cultivation styles. I say that Shenhua has seemingly done it by replacing beast-binding with binding each White Plume to a Weapon-Spirit. Who knows what Sun Shao's faction will do with access to Imperial, Red Garden, and Cloud Tribe styles to mix and match as he wills. Something tells me we'll see the return of those plant/animal/man fusion warriors of the old Red Garden within a century or two. But with Imperial Domination paradigms, wealth and manpower at their back.
Disturbing.
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
These two seem worth 200 Green Stones. The insights, eh, could be a cool narrative but I don't think they're worth 200 Green Stones.
Something tells me that a guaranteed +10 on development rolls is excellent to get, while the Rare Reagents +1 is 25% of the Quest done instantly and that's awesome. Quests are cool and have cool rewards.
As for Ji Rong, yo the mans really wants to talk to us but he can't, oof. If we have an option to seek him out you know we should be seeking
- Pronouns
- He/Him
- Location
- some computer lab
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
Rare reagents would be cool too, but stacking this with Zhengui already boosting agriculture should let us compete with more established clans in that arena.
Rare reagents would be cool too, but stacking this with Zhengui already boosting agriculture should let us compete with more established clans in that arena.
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
[X] 200 Green Stones
[X] 200 Green Stones
[X] 200 Green Stones
I'm convinced. Cold hard cash has a flexibility to it. You can do a lot with 200 green stones.
I'm convinced. Cold hard cash has a flexibility to it. You can do a lot with 200 green stones.
- Location
- Charlton, NY
Magnets! How do they work?! Motherfucking miracles!!!
Gah. Had to get that off my chest.
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[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
I'm happy with either of these. That first one is a straight up degree of success, if I'm interpreting it right, and we may be still in the first half of green stage, but a complete cyan breakthrough elixir... Does that option mean that we'd be getting, not just the reagents, but the stuff to grow the reagents?? Because those are way different things.
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I assume that this is implying that Ling Qi intends to rely on folks like Su Ling (she helped us out with pills before, right?) and Li Suyin. I'm down to see more of them, so skipping preliminary stages of that and getting into the meat of it has my vote. Plus isn't this something we could potentially share with friends? I assume the Cai would have something better, but less connected folks maybe?
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
As tempting as having a nest egg to lavish on friends would be, I kinda doubt that's how the thread would end up using it.
- Location
- The Star Kingdom of Manticore
[X] Soil Studies (+10 bonus development rolls in fief)
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
- Location
- The United States
- Pronouns
- He/They
[X] Rare reagents (Begin Forgotten Elixir Quest, complete Part 1 of 4 immediately)
[X] 200 Green Stones
[X] 200 Green Stones