The Dao of the Awakened, a Xianxia/Cultivation Quest
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CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
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Main things I wanna do are test out our new cultivation technique at a fitting Font and start up the study group because the exam is in two turns.
Levin Step isn't quite as big a priority.
@DangerKitty Think you'd be cool with adding this to the fighting style action btw?
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- USA
I hate to be the negative one here but I think this write in is likely a very bad idea.
It seems like Song can't read, or at least read well. So taking the highest academic performers and mixing them with a girl who can't read and Feng who seems like a good guy but isn't academically minded. Plus Hua thinks the girl who was making fun of Song is Lao Ai's friend, who we are also inviting to the group.
The group in general seems like a a hard sell from the beginning, because only so many can succeed.
I think inviting her to the lunch group wouldn't be that bad, we think Gao would have a problem with her but it seems like Song has a lot in common with Gao. We have also put work in our friendship with him and I think we could smooth things over between them. Gai might be a problem, but he has to deal with his issues eventually and if he can't get over his hangups then I don't care. I like Song over him anyway.
DangerKitty
shoddy writter
- Location
- lala land
limited time. I want to make sure we pass this cultivation class and get the special technique from the teacher first and foremost. Getting our own martial style needs to be done so that we can start working on it. i don't want to put it off forever and then we get the wooden hand so high that it would take us a ridiculous amount of actions to catch up to it in our new style. Then we can write in to use the new style during our physical training actions and practice the levin step on our own time and still have time to study for cultivation class. It will cause a dip in our spar performance, but imo its worth it and necessary. I don't want to sunk cost fallacy getting a new style and facts are, we aren't going to make it to the "advanced" class and rise to the top of the class by using styles and techniques that don't synergize, so the faster they do, the better.
Tldr: getting the reward for the cultivation class is more important and the sooner we switch to the martial style we will end up sticking with the better. I'd rather not sunk cost fallacy it.
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[X] Plan Cultivation Catch Up
-[X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
-[X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
-[X] Practice the Levin Step. Hua Yin had reached the first stage of the technique. He could now use it in a fight, but there was more to the manual and studying further could only help his combat abilities. He knew there was more mortal insights to glean and then after that, Hua Yin could learn how to invest the Step with Qi.
-[X] Cultivate at the Font of the Supplicant's Tears. Hua Yin would go to cultivate at the Font of the Supplicant's Tears. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide that he can. Ming Xue also spends her morning cultivating, and maybe they could build a friendship on that foundation.
--[X] Use Midnight Visitation
-[X] Cultivate at the Kiss of Tribulation. He might see his friends there, and maybe even get a chance to speak to Tianlang. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide he has available.
[X] Invite Song Chyou to share meals. This will likely cause friction with Hua Yin's other friends, but it'll make Song Chyou into a new friend.
Cultivation helps us in the Cultivation class and Combat. Even without studying we will do ok in the testing portion, add that to a high cultivation level and we should be a sure thing to be one of the prize winners.
@DangerKitty After the physical test I plan to push hard for finding a new style, I promise you that. I think there's a decent chance that the special class provides more hands on training instead of just WH, and it's possible making it in could get us a pass to get a better style. First week after the physical test I'm all for finding something better.
-[X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
-[X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
-[X] Practice the Levin Step. Hua Yin had reached the first stage of the technique. He could now use it in a fight, but there was more to the manual and studying further could only help his combat abilities. He knew there was more mortal insights to glean and then after that, Hua Yin could learn how to invest the Step with Qi.
-[X] Cultivate at the Font of the Supplicant's Tears. Hua Yin would go to cultivate at the Font of the Supplicant's Tears. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide that he can. Ming Xue also spends her morning cultivating, and maybe they could build a friendship on that foundation.
--[X] Use Midnight Visitation
-[X] Cultivate at the Kiss of Tribulation. He might see his friends there, and maybe even get a chance to speak to Tianlang. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide he has available.
[X] Invite Song Chyou to share meals. This will likely cause friction with Hua Yin's other friends, but it'll make Song Chyou into a new friend.
Cultivation helps us in the Cultivation class and Combat. Even without studying we will do ok in the testing portion, add that to a high cultivation level and we should be a sure thing to be one of the prize winners.
@DangerKitty After the physical test I plan to push hard for finding a new style, I promise you that. I think there's a decent chance that the special class provides more hands on training instead of just WH, and it's possible making it in could get us a pass to get a better style. First week after the physical test I'm all for finding something better.
DangerKitty
shoddy writter
- Location
- lala land
i disagree we are about 1 points away from reaching the middle initiate stage, but based on how things have been scaling high stage should be around 30 to 40 points. Even assuming we take two cultivation actions next week AND roll well on all of them, we would need to roll obscenely well on all of them to hit high stage by the time the class ends. Which is really, really, unlikely.
The class is graded on three criteria for making it into her advanced help.
1. attendance.
2. Cultivation level at the end of class
3. performance on the final test.
1 we have easy but its also the easiest bar to clear. 2 is fine with middle initiate level. Keep in mind that the majority of the class isn't middle initiate and only a precious few are high initiate. We aren't going to make high initiate in two weeks. 3 is doable for us, but we need to study and get skill ups for it. We can roll badly and the other two criteria are NOT luck dependent, well anymore. cultivation kinda was but so long as we cultivate even once and get at least one sucess we pass the bar for that. Final test performance however all comes down to a single roll. We need to stack our odds so we are less likely to fail that event. Keep in mind that we have had 8 weeks to study for this test in comparison to the other ones, so the bar for what is considered a success for this test is likely higher than the other tests we have taken and passed.
Hard cultivating for two weeks isn't really going to do much to help us in this class and taking our pass of the test for granted and not putting ANY actions towards studying for it doesn't seem like the right approach to me. Fighting is all well and good, but i do not think it is the class we should be doubling down on so close to the deadline.
TimEd
Meteor maker
Do we have the "right" to bring a group of people to the cultivation site?
CedeTheBees
Probably high right now
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It's our friend group that already knows about the Kiss. We all discovered it together. Presumably they all already use it. This just makes it a friendly group outing
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- USA
Well we do have 3 weeks, assuming the test is at the "end" of week 8 which I think makes sense. 6, 7, 8.
Also I disagree that Cultivation class is the better reward, basically you get Qi technique that will probably be higher quality but Cultivation classes are no more and become self study. It's not going to be a Cultivation technique either. Physical gets you into a higher tier Physical class which is going to offer better training benefits every week from now on.
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[X] Invite Song Chyou to share meals. This will likely cause friction with Hua Yin's other friends, but it'll make Song Chyou into a new friend.
[X] Plan Academic
-[X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
-[X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
-[X] Go to the introductory talismongering class. He had done alright in the class, definitely in the upper tier. Sure, he was behind Lao Ai, but she seemed to have brought prior knowledge to the class. He still felt like he was in the running for the top slot.
-[X] Practice the Levin Step. Hua Yin had reached the first stage of the technique. He could now use it in a fight, but there was more to the manual and studying further could only help his combat abilities. He knew there was more mortal insights to glean and then after that, Hua Yin could learn how to invest the Step with Qi.
-[X] Cultivate at the Kiss of Tribulation. He might see his friends there, and maybe even get a chance to speak to Tianlang. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide he has available.
--[X] Use Midnight Visitation
Straightforward plan that has going to the last of the optional classes to pick up some Talisman knowledge for the future, which even if we dont use to make said talisman's could be useful to identify the power of enemy ones or one's we'd like to acquire by buying them, while continuing progress on our other classes. Also should likely bring Levin Step to the next stage and likely bring Hua Yin to Mid Initiate which is pretty big.
[X] Plan Academic
-[X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
-[X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
-[X] Go to the introductory talismongering class. He had done alright in the class, definitely in the upper tier. Sure, he was behind Lao Ai, but she seemed to have brought prior knowledge to the class. He still felt like he was in the running for the top slot.
-[X] Practice the Levin Step. Hua Yin had reached the first stage of the technique. He could now use it in a fight, but there was more to the manual and studying further could only help his combat abilities. He knew there was more mortal insights to glean and then after that, Hua Yin could learn how to invest the Step with Qi.
-[X] Cultivate at the Kiss of Tribulation. He might see his friends there, and maybe even get a chance to speak to Tianlang. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide he has available.
--[X] Use Midnight Visitation
Straightforward plan that has going to the last of the optional classes to pick up some Talisman knowledge for the future, which even if we dont use to make said talisman's could be useful to identify the power of enemy ones or one's we'd like to acquire by buying them, while continuing progress on our other classes. Also should likely bring Levin Step to the next stage and likely bring Hua Yin to Mid Initiate which is pretty big.
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Yzarc
The Spark of Madness
You need to put a box on that for it to count.
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- Earth
[X] Eye of the kitten
- [X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
- [X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
- [X] Take extra time to study for cultivation class. Hua Yin could go to the Archives to do further reading on cultivation, both as a skill and general knowledge. Hua Yin was not top of the class, that could not be borne. Tao Yangyuan was always at the Archive, and this might be a chance at developing a relationship with him.
- [X] Start a study group for the cultivation class. Maybe some of the high-performing students would like to get together and make each other better. Hua Yin could at least approach Tao Yangyuan, Lao Ai, and Yang Genji to see if they were interested. Hua Yin thought about adding Zhe Chao but his intuition told him that would be a bad idea.
- [X] Cultivate at the Kiss of Tribulation. He might see his friends there, and maybe even get a chance to speak to Tianlang. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide he has available.
Skipping talismongering class as we already have excelled in two classes and we are pressed for time with exams coming up. Both core classes included (as I would imagine every plan will have). Study group both to broaden our circle of friends and I would imagine we will get some study benefits as well, plus an archives study action to help increase our Knowledge (Cultivation) since that is the most likely skill we will be rolling for the class test. Finally one cultivation action since we were told in class that we will not be cultivating in cultivation training until after the exam, and we need to advance our to mid initiate at a minimum.
[X] Offer something else (Write-in).
-[X] Invite her and Feng Chaoxiang to your new study group. Maybe she'll make some more friends? She just broke through as well so maybe they'll appreciate her insights.
- [X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
- [X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
- [X] Take extra time to study for cultivation class. Hua Yin could go to the Archives to do further reading on cultivation, both as a skill and general knowledge. Hua Yin was not top of the class, that could not be borne. Tao Yangyuan was always at the Archive, and this might be a chance at developing a relationship with him.
- [X] Start a study group for the cultivation class. Maybe some of the high-performing students would like to get together and make each other better. Hua Yin could at least approach Tao Yangyuan, Lao Ai, and Yang Genji to see if they were interested. Hua Yin thought about adding Zhe Chao but his intuition told him that would be a bad idea.
- [X] Cultivate at the Kiss of Tribulation. He might see his friends there, and maybe even get a chance to speak to Tianlang. Unless there's a write-in otherwise, he will use the strongest cultivation aide he has available.
Skipping talismongering class as we already have excelled in two classes and we are pressed for time with exams coming up. Both core classes included (as I would imagine every plan will have). Study group both to broaden our circle of friends and I would imagine we will get some study benefits as well, plus an archives study action to help increase our Knowledge (Cultivation) since that is the most likely skill we will be rolling for the class test. Finally one cultivation action since we were told in class that we will not be cultivating in cultivation training until after the exam, and we need to advance our to mid initiate at a minimum.
[X] Offer something else (Write-in).
-[X] Invite her and Feng Chaoxiang to your new study group. Maybe she'll make some more friends? She just broke through as well so maybe they'll appreciate her insights.
- Location
- United Kingdom
[X] Invite Song Chyou to share meals. This will likely cause friction with Hua Yin's other friends, but it'll make Song Chyou into a new friend.
[X] Plan: Making Friends w/Koans
-[X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
-[X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
-[X] Go to the introductory talismongering class. He had done alright in the class, definitely in the upper tier. Sure, he was behind Lao Ai, but she seemed to have brought prior knowledge to the class. He still felt like he was in the running for the top slot.
-[X] Start a study group for the cultivation class. Maybe some of the high-performing students would like to get together and make each other better. Hua Yin could at least approach Tao Yangyuan, Lao Ai, and Yang Genji to see if they were interested. Hua Yin thought about adding Zhe Chao but his intuition told him that would be a bad idea.
-[X] Study the Writ of the Broken Tree. Sure, it's mostly koans and philosophical musings, but Hua Yin was told there were cultivation insights within. He could study the Writ further and see what insights it could give.
If we don't end up finishing the Writ with our next action, we need to study it this week so it becomes available to study again in Week 8 before the next exam.
Talismongering is definitely worth more than another martial art. Getting another one at this point seems pretty pointless when it'll take so long just to get to Level 1.
I understand the desire to cultivate, but unless we commit a lot of our other actions to it over the next few weeks we're not going to make pinnacle initiate in time for the Week 8 exam, in which case I'd rather settle for getting Mid Initiate next week in exchange for doing the time sensitive stuff this week.
[X] Plan: Making Friends w/Koans
-[X] Go to physical training during the week. Sure, it was hell, but Hua Yin knew he was getting better. He was no longer a complete and utter embarrassment, but he knew he could do even better.
-[X] Go to cultivation training during the week. Cultivation's the whole point of coming to the Broken Tree, isn't it? It'd be a waste to not go to class. Hua Yin will be returning to the learning hall this week.
-[X] Go to the introductory talismongering class. He had done alright in the class, definitely in the upper tier. Sure, he was behind Lao Ai, but she seemed to have brought prior knowledge to the class. He still felt like he was in the running for the top slot.
-[X] Start a study group for the cultivation class. Maybe some of the high-performing students would like to get together and make each other better. Hua Yin could at least approach Tao Yangyuan, Lao Ai, and Yang Genji to see if they were interested. Hua Yin thought about adding Zhe Chao but his intuition told him that would be a bad idea.
-[X] Study the Writ of the Broken Tree. Sure, it's mostly koans and philosophical musings, but Hua Yin was told there were cultivation insights within. He could study the Writ further and see what insights it could give.
If we don't end up finishing the Writ with our next action, we need to study it this week so it becomes available to study again in Week 8 before the next exam.
Talismongering is definitely worth more than another martial art. Getting another one at this point seems pretty pointless when it'll take so long just to get to Level 1.
I understand the desire to cultivate, but unless we commit a lot of our other actions to it over the next few weeks we're not going to make pinnacle initiate in time for the Week 8 exam, in which case I'd rather settle for getting Mid Initiate next week in exchange for doing the time sensitive stuff this week.
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- USA
How strongly do you feel about Charmcrafting? Cause I that's the one point where our plans differ and finding by combining we might be able to make a plan with broader appeal.
I chose Cultivating at the font for 3 reasons. One, it helps us potentially reach the high initiate goal. Two, it helps level Midnight Visitation. Three, it opens the door for a social action with Ming, the redheaded girl who uses the meteor hammer and eats alone.
I see the appeal of the charmcrafting action in so much as it would be the only of the entire series that we haven't gone to. There's a chance there's some kind of bonus or reward to going to every class, maybe a trait? Other than that I don't see much point to going, sure it could be useful later but it's unlikely that one class will make much of a difference in that case, and anything could be useful in the future.
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- He/It/Argh!
[X] Offer something else (Write-in).
-[X] Invite her and Feng Chaoxiang to your new study group. Maybe she'll make some more friends? She just broke through as well so maybe they'll appreciate her insights.
[X] Plan: Making Friends
After much deliberation, I'm still quite undecided.
It seems likely that we won't reach any more than one cultivation rank up before the exams. So it is entirely possible that I'll only be interested in getting one more action on that before then. It is tempting to leave it until later, when we would have had more time to study, but it will still help in sparring. So may as well do it now.
I don't think that there is much point going to a different martial style at the moment. We just don't have much time to train it up. However, if we actually do well enough in the exams to get into the personalised training classes, then that would be the ideal time to seek out a different style. I feel like it would make more sense to practise what we have for the moment.
As for the talismongery. I'm on the fence as to whether it will be useful going forward, so I'm saying yes because classes are nerdy. It is entirely possible that we win a prize we won't use. But that just means we trade it for something later on. Our stats mean that we should be good for Qi, so we won't have too much need for talismans. But those stats also mean that we would be able to imbue quite hefty talismans for trading.
Overall, I just want to attend all the classes. Make an effort to make more friends. Achieve the next cultivation level. Study more on Cultivation and/or the Writ. Master the mortal Levin Step, and get Unarmed up to at least 2.
But I think that that will take all the remaining spare action. :|
-[X] Invite her and Feng Chaoxiang to your new study group. Maybe she'll make some more friends? She just broke through as well so maybe they'll appreciate her insights.
[X] Plan: Making Friends
After much deliberation, I'm still quite undecided.
It seems likely that we won't reach any more than one cultivation rank up before the exams. So it is entirely possible that I'll only be interested in getting one more action on that before then. It is tempting to leave it until later, when we would have had more time to study, but it will still help in sparring. So may as well do it now.
I don't think that there is much point going to a different martial style at the moment. We just don't have much time to train it up. However, if we actually do well enough in the exams to get into the personalised training classes, then that would be the ideal time to seek out a different style. I feel like it would make more sense to practise what we have for the moment.
As for the talismongery. I'm on the fence as to whether it will be useful going forward, so I'm saying yes because classes are nerdy. It is entirely possible that we win a prize we won't use. But that just means we trade it for something later on. Our stats mean that we should be good for Qi, so we won't have too much need for talismans. But those stats also mean that we would be able to imbue quite hefty talismans for trading.
Overall, I just want to attend all the classes. Make an effort to make more friends. Achieve the next cultivation level. Study more on Cultivation and/or the Writ. Master the mortal Levin Step, and get Unarmed up to at least 2.
But I think that that will take all the remaining spare action. :|
TimEd
Meteor maker
But we're almost finished with the whole set. Charmcrafting is the last "free" class before the duties get chosen. Not going for the whole set seems a waste when we went to all the others.
Oh, also, we're an academic. Having more knowledge leans into our character and might be of use later down the line.
On a separate note, why are people inviting a likely uneducated farmer into the study group with the academic top performers?
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[X] Plan Academic
ClawClawBite
Mad Engineering!
- Location
- Seattle, WA
[X] Offer something else (Write-in).
-[X] Invite her and Feng Chaoxiang to your new study group. Maybe she'll make some more friends? She just broke through as well so maybe they'll appreciate her insights.
[X] Plan: Making Friends
I think we should wait till we have a boon to trade for help before we find a martial style, as we have a distinctive stat set, plus Levin step for extra dodge, so we may not be good with any of the default punch methods. Also, keep with all the classes.
-[X] Invite her and Feng Chaoxiang to your new study group. Maybe she'll make some more friends? She just broke through as well so maybe they'll appreciate her insights.
[X] Plan: Making Friends
I think we should wait till we have a boon to trade for help before we find a martial style, as we have a distinctive stat set, plus Levin step for extra dodge, so we may not be good with any of the default punch methods. Also, keep with all the classes.
- Location
- United Kingdom
I edited my plan to not invite Song Chyou/Feng to the study group, and switched to inviting her to Breakfast.
I still want to go to all three classes, study the koans and at least attempt at making a study group. Levin Step and cultivating would be nice but it's not explicitly needed this turn.
Plus if we put off the latter, it'll benefit from the Koans, and maybe breaking to mid initiate a week later will give Li Gai time to break through himself? The latter's more wishful thinking, but inviting another Awakened at Mid Initiate in the same week we break through is not going to do good things to the kid's confidence.
[X] Plan Academic