- Location
- Sweden
Ah, I think that goes both ways? Now that we started the experimental project we need to spend AP on it every week until it is done, according to the info on Infinium.
Cast-Offs of Divinity - A Merchants of Divinity Quest
- Thread starter JayTar
- Start date
- Sci-Fi Fantasy
I would say marathon first, just because it would be faster. are we allowed to say let's do two turns at once so we can work with 20 ap to get it all done in one round rather than voting to spend 10 AP and then spend 10 AP again?
EDIT that's correct actually we can't do the marathon until we finish the research unless we want to just waste the AP.
EDIT that's correct actually we can't do the marathon until we finish the research unless we want to just waste the AP.
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Nominal plans,
[] Plan To Dice My Cause
-[] Arrange for an assistant. A final line of defense against interruptions. Someone to make sure all your patients arrive on time, and fill any holes in your schedule. (2 AP)
-[] Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[] Declare a course of study (Biology): Gain access to +3/+1 tutoring for a skill for 10 turns. Expected to spend at least 2 TAP per turn on it and take exam at the end. Cost: 1 high dot. (1 AP)
-[] Start the marathon. (Consumes all AP until 20 have been spent.)
[] Plan To Sky My Purpose
-[] Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[] Look for a hidden place to build in. Go looking yourself. Beneath the city there are countless forgotten places, and that is exactly what you need. (3 AP)
-[] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
We're locked into either going for Infinium+Steve or Bones in the short term. Could singularly focus on Infinium as well, but that puts Bones on the backburner for longer.
[] Plan To Dice My Cause
-[] Arrange for an assistant. A final line of defense against interruptions. Someone to make sure all your patients arrive on time, and fill any holes in your schedule. (2 AP)
-[] Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[] Declare a course of study (Biology): Gain access to +3/+1 tutoring for a skill for 10 turns. Expected to spend at least 2 TAP per turn on it and take exam at the end. Cost: 1 high dot. (1 AP)
-[] Start the marathon. (Consumes all AP until 20 have been spent.)
[] Plan To Sky My Purpose
-[] Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[] Look for a hidden place to build in. Go looking yourself. Beneath the city there are countless forgotten places, and that is exactly what you need. (3 AP)
-[] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
We're locked into either going for Infinium+Steve or Bones in the short term. Could singularly focus on Infinium as well, but that puts Bones on the backburner for longer.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
We want to put enough TAP on Pharmacology to bring it up to at least 2. That skill check is money after all.
Edit:
[] Plan To Dice My Cause
-[] Arrange for an assistant. A final line of defense against interruptions. Someone to make sure all your patients arrive on time, and fill any holes in your schedule. (2 AP)
-[] Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[] Declare a course of study (Biology): Gain access to +3/+1 tutoring for a skill for 10 turns. Expected to spend at least 2 TAP per turn on it and take exam at the end. Cost: 1 high dot. (1 AP)
-[] Start the marathon. (Consumes all AP until 20 have been spent.)
Doesn't this lead to our debt going unpaid and us likely dieing?
Edit:
[] Plan To Dice My Cause
-[] Arrange for an assistant. A final line of defense against interruptions. Someone to make sure all your patients arrive on time, and fill any holes in your schedule. (2 AP)
-[] Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[] Declare a course of study (Biology): Gain access to +3/+1 tutoring for a skill for 10 turns. Expected to spend at least 2 TAP per turn on it and take exam at the end. Cost: 1 high dot. (1 AP)
-[] Start the marathon. (Consumes all AP until 20 have been spent.)
Doesn't this lead to our debt going unpaid and us likely dieing?
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As we are it was almost entirely objectively worse than the other option. That'll happen sometimes when you have multiple mutually exclusive rewards.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
[X]Plan general progress
-[X] Skill training (University +2) (Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X]Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Arrange for an assistant. A final line of defense against interruptions. Someone to make sure all your patients arrive on time, and fill any holes in your schedule. (2 AP)
-[X] Dive deeper: Beneath the city there are countless forgotten places. Some may even contain treasures. Go out and find them (3 AP)
-[X] Skill training (University +2) (Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X]Work: You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Arrange for an assistant. A final line of defense against interruptions. Someone to make sure all your patients arrive on time, and fill any holes in your schedule. (2 AP)
-[X] Dive deeper: Beneath the city there are countless forgotten places. Some may even contain treasures. Go out and find them (3 AP)
- Location
- Italy
ok, I've had this tab open for at least two weeks, I'm reading it NOW.
let's see...
Character Creation - 1
So there's mad scientist city, where intelligence reigns supreme and ethics are optional. sci-fy tech level
Mafia Wars, the city, with its gangster honor rules and codes of conduct. a bit behind modern day tech, not clear by how much.
and Magical Girl/Super Heroes/Power Rangers city, which is kind of contemporary tech, but with everyone worried about villains the "small problems" often end up forgotten.
I think I like Mad Scientist city the most, followed by magical girl city. Let's see what won..
Character Creation - 2
...I dig it. For once we're not playing a good guy!
...the Grimm name kinda makes me think of Salem from RWBY. and now I'm kinda sad because I remembered Rooster Teeth sort of died, and so no more RWBY unless someone buys the IP and gives it another shot...
...you know, a rec for the whole thread: who here ever heard of Dr Horrible?! If we need a mad scientist as inspiration... Really it's just an excuse to link an amazing little known musical with Neil Patrick Harris.
It's not like those skills are something we can't raise at all. Once we're better/stronger and can afford good tutors, we can bring most skills to 3 dots relatively easily.
...I kinda feel like in Recettear now. a poor shopkeeper on the verge of bankrupcy. except now it's a poor mad scientist
so we're a mad scientist specializing in biological creations, AND we're surprisingly good at social for the standards of the genre.
well, I'm sure we can recruit apoor lucky guy to become our personal supersoldier bodyguard eventually!
Prologue 1
I didn't realize we had a CHUUNI mad scientist. I apologize for the misunderstanding.
or worse.
...A tsundere chuuni mad scientist?!
...he's quite the good tutor
Somehow this will end up with us getting a tutor for Precision, I can feel it!
Roland managed to basically notice a paradox due to a "modified a past event" contract. Basically he noticed that the city he lived in didn't have a name, because a Contract was used to move the naming of the city to the future.
To be precise, this kind of time-affecting power is technically impossible, and Atisuclay, a goddess which was all about acausality and time shenanigans, kind of... died when she realized it. It was all a trap from another god that wanted her dead to eat her, you see. a god-killer that grew stronger by killing and eating gods. the details are unimportant.
There was another example, from another man we actually aimed to defeat in the future. He basically told the Law of Aging "no", and that raised his lifespan.
To be clear, he said no to the law of aging for his own world. There's apparently a multiversal law of aging, which basically says mortals can't live longer than around a 1000 years no matter what, and most Gods will NOT give contracts that make you live longer that as a shared rule. That one is supposedly much more difficult to oppose, though again with enough Weight, talent and a bit of luck nothing is impossible.
Prologue 2.1
aaaand I'll pause here for now.
let's see...
Character Creation - 1
So there's mad scientist city, where intelligence reigns supreme and ethics are optional. sci-fy tech level
Mafia Wars, the city, with its gangster honor rules and codes of conduct. a bit behind modern day tech, not clear by how much.
and Magical Girl/Super Heroes/Power Rangers city, which is kind of contemporary tech, but with everyone worried about villains the "small problems" often end up forgotten.
I think I like Mad Scientist city the most, followed by magical girl city. Let's see what won..
Character Creation - 2
...an evil mad scientist? REALLY?
...I dig it. For once we're not playing a good guy!
...the Grimm name kinda makes me think of Salem from RWBY. and now I'm kinda sad because I remembered Rooster Teeth sort of died, and so no more RWBY unless someone buys the IP and gives it another shot...
let me guess, with blackjack and hookers?
That's not what you're supposed to be offended at!
yes. she is, indeed, a mad scientist.
...you know, a rec for the whole thread: who here ever heard of Dr Horrible?! If we need a mad scientist as inspiration... Really it's just an excuse to link an amazing little known musical with Neil Patrick Harris.
I'm going to bet anything that this was taken twice. Probably Naturalism and... not sure about the second one. Possibly Strategy.
It's not like those skills are something we can't raise at all. Once we're better/stronger and can afford good tutors, we can bring most skills to 3 dots relatively easily.
uh. not the choices I expected, but it makes sense if we can rely on the AI to stop explicit violence, and considering that we could fight using science tools instead.
I also didn't expect to start so poor. It makes for an interesting narrative though.
...I kinda feel like in Recettear now. a poor shopkeeper on the verge of bankrupcy. except now it's a poor mad scientist
so we're a mad scientist specializing in biological creations, AND we're surprisingly good at social for the standards of the genre.
well, I'm sure we can recruit a
Prologue 1
...my bad.
I didn't realize we had a CHUUNI mad scientist. I apologize for the misunderstanding.
that's a relatively weird way for a contract to kill you, but yeah, breaking a contract CAN kill you.
or worse.
...A tsundere chuuni mad scientist?!
...he's quite the good tutor
Somehow this will end up with us getting a tutor for Precision, I can feel it!
Interesting Gods to start with.
Just you wait, one day it will be the GODS that will beg us to take their contracts!
On this note the original world gave us two examples of people accomplishing this.
Roland managed to basically notice a paradox due to a "modified a past event" contract. Basically he noticed that the city he lived in didn't have a name, because a Contract was used to move the naming of the city to the future.
To be precise, this kind of time-affecting power is technically impossible, and Atisuclay, a goddess which was all about acausality and time shenanigans, kind of... died when she realized it. It was all a trap from another god that wanted her dead to eat her, you see. a god-killer that grew stronger by killing and eating gods. the details are unimportant.
There was another example, from another man we actually aimed to defeat in the future. He basically told the Law of Aging "no", and that raised his lifespan.
To be clear, he said no to the law of aging for his own world. There's apparently a multiversal law of aging, which basically says mortals can't live longer than around a 1000 years no matter what, and most Gods will NOT give contracts that make you live longer that as a shared rule. That one is supposedly much more difficult to oppose, though again with enough Weight, talent and a bit of luck nothing is impossible.
Prologue 2.1
pink glitter? how embarassing!
? isn't this 6d3?
well, that's quite an impressive contract for a scientist, yeah. literally doing the work of years in potentially weeks.
not a bad contract, really. Depends on the definition of harm. It's to the spirit, so I imagine it's going to depend on the perspective of the patient, as if they don't believe they've been harmed then arguably they've not been harmed.
this is so depressing...
intriguing, and a potential plot hook. I like the Back Alley Doctor in particular.
aaaand I'll pause here for now.
JayTar
Idea briefcase
Sensational! I love the detailed read through!
I'm not the one that decided to make Performance (Acting) one of Leviathan's core skills! But it sure makes her fun to write.
The thing to remember with her is that she is like 70% bluster. Her skills aren't actually that impressive right now. Her biggest assets are her attitude and confidence.
... And she would probably commit a felony if she heard me say that. It scares me a little that even I don't know which one.
The average for 6d3 is slightly higher so I'll let it stand as-is.
I'm not the one that decided to make Performance (Acting) one of Leviathan's core skills! But it sure makes her fun to write.
The thing to remember with her is that she is like 70% bluster. Her skills aren't actually that impressive right now. Her biggest assets are her attitude and confidence.
... And she would probably commit a felony if she heard me say that. It scares me a little that even I don't know which one.
... I'm not sure how I missed that. Must have gotten the numbers mixed around when I did the die roll.
The average for 6d3 is slightly higher so I'll let it stand as-is.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
We're obligated to spend points on the Experiment we started.
[X] Plan: Jack in the Box
-[X] Skill Training (University +2) (Medicine: Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X] You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
This will get us set up to complete the experiment in another 3 turns if we just do Experimenting+Work, 4-5 if we want to fit more things in. My thinking is, we get Infinium's attention but don't sign the contract so it doesn't interfere with the Old Bones Marathon. Then with both deities' attention, we can sign both contracts.
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JayTar
Idea briefcase
Ah that is an unintended interaction. I will rule that AP spent to satisfy contract requirements do not disqualify you from drawing MD Old Bones' attention. That is specifically requirements for contracts you have already signed.
Stopping to eat and sleep is allowed by the marathon, and maintaining a signed contract is just as essential to your continued life and health.
MD Old Bones has Opinions and won't ignore you on such a technicality.
- Location
- Italy
...@Jaytar, why is my Evil Mad Scientist actually a Tsundere Chuuni "Secretly" Good Mad Scientists?!
I've been ripped! I want a refund on my dreams of finally playing a villain!
Next you'll tell me she's the type of person she'd go and free slaves because "slavery is inefficient, it's not like I care if you're suffering you b-b-baka!" or she'll treat her lab assistants well and pay them properly because "satisfied assistants do better work and are more loyal, it's not like I care if they're happy it's all about the efficiency you b-b-b-BAKA!"
Infinium is just an excuse for Levi-tan to be as chuuni as she want and make it be the efficient and pragmatic choice!
I'm near certain they are. But as this mad scientist is a chuuni tsundere she probably thinks she's doing a favour to any patient she treats anyway.
Just wait for when she'll implant a machine gun to someone's stomach
She'll probably think "who WOULDN'T want this?!"
on a side note. Old Bones' contract is probably a major stabilizing force on this city. After all if most medics and biology-focused scientists can't harm their patients, that actually means that the mad science is least horrific on the people. That people CAN trust their medics, and that they can trust those medics and scientists known to have taken contracts from this god.
probably just chuuni names from chuuni parents.
Prologue 2.2
well, you can achieve a lot by stating things confidently. And they were obviously kind of desperate.
so close!
but still, good enough hopefully.
it might be that doctors in this city would be forced to report them by AI law. Maybe they're not "citizens" and should not be in here?
How dare you try to ruin my work by reopening your wounds! Stay still and heal like a good patient/test subject.
...it's not like I care about your health you b-b-b-baka!
I've actually done even more details read throughs in the past. I remember doing that for basically all of "A Simple Transaction" by Rihaku... I got quite a bit of voting power there at one point to blow all on one vote (contributions made your votes worth more). And I enjoy writing comments as I read in general.
self-confidence can be a superpower, really. Many people will believe anything if you say it confidently enough.
The thing that surprises me the most is that nobody called it out, really. Then again, maybe someone did but didn't want to risk a re-roll
It's not like I was starving you b-b-b-BAKA!
but yeah, money is nice!
interesting. And hey, maybe they'll let us study their augmentations later on. They might be ex-test-subjects of some mad scientist which they're trying to avoid.
kind of a must. there's a need for more money, and a better diet is likely to help in the long run AND give us back the AP from dumpster diving.
augmentations can wait, getting to know them should not.
not an IMMEDIATE priority, but obviously it's worthy to know what are the options
does the 5 decent dots cost include the extra space? In any case I suppose waiting a turn or two might allow us to skip to the actually decent lab...
fun line about the assistant, but pretty accurate admittedly. But getting some more money first should probably be the priority over this, and Infinium is also a higher value contract.
I'm reminded of Franky from One Piece, who made himself into a Cyborg.
...apparently his back is still human and vulnerable because he couldn't reach it with his hands. Because sure, THAT'S the one problem with turning yourself into a mech apparently
You could apply an average of the two different skills/specializations.
Prologue 3
Not what I would have gone with, but I suppose there's no rush. keeping to low cost food means we can save for the lab, and I can see a hint of Levi-tan (yes I'm calling her that until she stops being a Tsundere!) 's ethics in how she's learning to be a better medic now that she's being payed to be a medic.
Also fair enough on the god Research. with only 4 gods available for now we might as well see all of their requirements.
Fun fact for people not from Merchant of Divinity: a good that's less famous or believed to be weaker in a world might in fact be far stronger than even the most famous and worshipped god in the world... After all, Gods operate across the multiverse, not just this single world. There's very much such a thing as a big fish god in a small world pond.
That's obviously assuming that hasn't changed from the other quest.
don't ruin my work!
...it's not like I'm worried about you b-b-b-BAKA!
...did he went and go for combat training while still wounded?!
such a careless brother! Then again, he probably knows he goes against our ethics to harm one of our supporters.
...it's not because we're family or anything B-B-B-BAKA!
...ok, I'm quitting that joke now. It's getting boring already.
That's the right attitude!
I like her!
An interesting specialty...
and this explains why so many scientists waste their time on teaching.
Worth noting that it doesn't say we need to teach for free (from the contract I mean). Or how many people we can teach.
And NOW she's thinking like a merchant.
What if we're "teaching someone a lesson" in combat by punishing them for something they did, for example? Worth testing if/when we get the power.
Enough for the best lab!
...well, "best"...
We'll definitely want tutors to learn skills related to, for example, Teaching, so we might spend less time actually teaching someone well enough to get that contract. Also we might find a potential student there.
But it's not a priority yet. it's I'd say the worst of the three contracts anyway.
As a side note, the 20 APs worth of free healing can work as advertisement and reputation booster in preparations for payed work...
this is a MUST. better to know it earlier.
Is "patient" a subjective or objective definition? what about harm? those things matter, and the definition is basically up to the god... and, for blue contracts, also common sense admittedly.
but usually it's the common sense of the god, though unless they're a trickster they usually shouldn't hide what they mean from you, as the gods don't want you to break their contracts after all.
aaand break and I'll go to sleep.
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
[X] Plan: Jack in the Box
-[X] Skill Training (University +2) (Medicine: Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X] You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
It's not the experiment that I would have picked, but I guess the contract is the important part.
-[X] Skill Training (University +2) (Medicine: Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X] You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
It's not the experiment that I would have picked, but I guess the contract is the important part.
- Location
- Italy
Prologue 4.1 - Social Workout
good guess. when they're sending thousands of meals per day (presumably), a few are bound to be canceled.
It's kind of the same principle behind overbooking.
Good idea, though it could make enemies for him.
I wonder what this Void is about. Probably the result of a contract power... or a Law.
So this world isn't a "sphere". It's probably a flat world posing over a void of nothingness.
...I wonder if the "Void" is the border with the other worlds, like the Mists in the other quest. If we heard of monsters coming out of it that would confirm it.
Prologue 4.2
The best lies are the ones where you're telling the truth
Levi is really fun
Well, I think she likes us
Also don't underestimate kittens! Let one close to your face and these claws can be nasty.
Nothing more dangerous that something that looks harmless but isn't.
...the disconnect between the serious and the "rah I'm dangerous rah!" moments are so amusing!
eh, not a priority to re-research, but the requirement doesn't seem that bad.
After all a "small building" could be something as simple as a small storage shed, for example. We just need the materials... not sure if we have the skill high enough already, but if not then it definitely goes lower priority.
LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB!
...you know, those contract costs really help keeping this city stable.
"First do no Harm", and so you can trust your medical doctor.
"Spend time teaching", and so you know that the best in town WILL share their knowledge, helping the next generation.
"Behave like a mad scientist in attitude"... well, I suppose it makes it less likely one of them will take over the city? Makes it more likely there will be "fair" competition due to evil plan reveals?
I wonder what the costs of the other god will be...
annoying. but I suppose we migth as well...
We'd keep a good relationship this way (and it's always useful to know a team that can get things done), we can maybe get them to share a few rumors or even some samples they steal and are not destroying at times...
...we have a "size" for the object, but not a weight or density or other measurement. Something like buying some flat planes of wood or metal and using them to build a crude house might work? there's still a skill requirement though...
It's hardly perfect, it's in fact full of flaws... but so are many current societies. There's trade-offs, basically.
Then again we haven't seen the worst of it yet.
Prologue 5.1 - Finally Science
well, she seems pretty happy, and I'm happy as well! MAD SCIENCE HERE WE COME!
a decent starting point. I can imagine installing organs that can give the bonuses from the previous tiers "automatically", for example.
and there's already a starting option from the mercenaries' augmentations... and maybe we can convince them to share a few samples from their missions with us at times, who knows.
I wonder if, again, the mercenaries might know a place. Maybe we could become neighbours!
I'll pause here for now.
there's some value in having a God like us. if we stand out enough, they MIGHT improve the rewards of their contracts. And later on custom contracts are more likely, I imagine, though probably not for the first 2 at least. (or maybe 3. the rolls seemed to be able to reveal up to that one, presumably because 4th contracts are both much rarer, and maybe even more customized).
...I didn't even notice...
good guess. when they're sending thousands of meals per day (presumably), a few are bound to be canceled.
It's kind of the same principle behind overbooking.
that actually sounds like a fun (and educational!) game
...but of course. Why did I expect anything else?
...and so he recruits them instead of, say, "disposing" of them?
Good idea, though it could make enemies for him.
mh... this reminds me of the paradox in Merchants of Divinity. that higher DC might come with a Weight reward.
I wonder what this Void is about. Probably the result of a contract power... or a Law.
ok, correction, it's probably a law.
So this world isn't a "sphere". It's probably a flat world posing over a void of nothingness.
...I wonder if the "Void" is the border with the other worlds, like the Mists in the other quest. If we heard of monsters coming out of it that would confirm it.
well, we're here to have fun AND we are affecting an air of confidence as our standard attitude. This just makes sense AND is fun!
Prologue 4.2
The best lies are the ones where you're telling the truth
Levi is really fun
clever and bold... this is a fun MC to play as.
Well, I think she likes us
Also don't underestimate kittens! Let one close to your face and these claws can be nasty.
Nothing more dangerous that something that looks harmless but isn't.
...the disconnect between the serious and the "rah I'm dangerous rah!" moments are so amusing!
eh, not a priority to re-research, but the requirement doesn't seem that bad.
After all a "small building" could be something as simple as a small storage shed, for example. We just need the materials... not sure if we have the skill high enough already, but if not then it definitely goes lower priority.
LAB LAB LAB LAB LAB!
There might even be some people who HAVE to teach due to contracts.
...you know, those contract costs really help keeping this city stable.
"First do no Harm", and so you can trust your medical doctor.
"Spend time teaching", and so you know that the best in town WILL share their knowledge, helping the next generation.
"Behave like a mad scientist in attitude"... well, I suppose it makes it less likely one of them will take over the city? Makes it more likely there will be "fair" competition due to evil plan reveals?
I wonder what the costs of the other god will be...
annoying. but I suppose we migth as well...
I'd say later on we can offer to teach one of the mercenaries, make them the team's medic for when we will no longer have the time for it.
We'd keep a good relationship this way (and it's always useful to know a team that can get things done), we can maybe get them to share a few rumors or even some samples they steal and are not destroying at times...
mh... I'm kinda imagining creating something like Frankenstein's monster, but it's a bit tasteless. Growing a big plant isn't exactly "building" something either, though I suppose the wood from it could give us the material.
...we have a "size" for the object, but not a weight or density or other measurement. Something like buying some flat planes of wood or metal and using them to build a crude house might work? there's still a skill requirement though...
You know, I'm not sure I'd call it a dystopia at all. It follows very different rules from what we're used to, but the system seems to work decently well without being that oppressive.
It's hardly perfect, it's in fact full of flaws... but so are many current societies. There's trade-offs, basically.
Then again we haven't seen the worst of it yet.
Prologue 5.1 - Finally Science
well, she seems pretty happy, and I'm happy as well! MAD SCIENCE HERE WE COME!
a decent starting point. I can imagine installing organs that can give the bonuses from the previous tiers "automatically", for example.
and there's already a starting option from the mercenaries' augmentations... and maybe we can convince them to share a few samples from their missions with us at times, who knows.
I wonder if, again, the mercenaries might know a place. Maybe we could become neighbours!
I'll pause here for now.
Nope. Word of god:
It isn't about the actual effect of the procedure or the patients opinion. It it about the the person-bound-by-the-contracts believe that the procedure is a net-benefit for the patient.
It explicitly doesn't require consent.
Rules-as-written that leaves a world of room for paternalistic evil.
Can't intentionally harm (by the medics/bio-scientists pov) the patient.
Huge difference.
[X] Plan: Jack in the Box
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
Yes to the spirit contract are generally impossible to break by accident. Well unless you somehow forgot about the existence of your contract somehow which could happen.
JayTar
Idea briefcase
I'll likely be closing the vote sometime tomorrow. Say in Apr 8, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I'll be honest her, when I posted the character creation I really had no idea what the main character would be like. I had a big pile of world building and mechanics notes, but was struggling writing anything because I couldn't settle on a "voice" for the protagonist. That is why I left things so open ended during character creation. I was hoping the thread provide an basis for that.
And boy did it work out! Best bet I've made here.
Glad to when my little jokes and flourishes have been landing!
I'll be honest her, when I posted the character creation I really had no idea what the main character would be like. I had a big pile of world building and mechanics notes, but was struggling writing anything because I couldn't settle on a "voice" for the protagonist. That is why I left things so open ended during character creation. I was hoping the thread provide an basis for that.
And boy did it work out! Best bet I've made here.
- Location
- Europe
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Love the quest. And the interaction between Angela and Leviathan was absolutely adorable.
Also, regarding the usage of the dragon aesthetic,: I don't know how closely @JayTar wants to stick to Merchants of Divinity's cosmology, but Dragons in that quest were interesting.
If we're making implanted scale armor, could I suggest making them flame- and acid-resistant, as to function as a labcoat? We wouldn't be a proper Mad Scientist without one, and wearing one of our own design would show off our capabilities, in addition to looking fantastic and possibly regenerating by itself.
[X] Plan: Jack in the Box
-[X] Skill Training (University +2) (Medicine: Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X] You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
Also, regarding the usage of the dragon aesthetic,: I don't know how closely @JayTar wants to stick to Merchants of Divinity's cosmology, but Dragons in that quest were interesting.
IIRC, Dragons (capitalized to distinguish them from the general idea of a flying lizard) were extremely powerful monsters originating from the Mist between universes, and killing them had metaphysical effects on whoever killed them:
Killing them was also one of the major ways of quickly acquiring Weight, although undertaking it was a extremely dangerous task:
This is relevant as in one sidestory, this exchange happened (regarding the flying mount granted by a god through contracts):
So, giving ourself draconic features could be dangerous. OTOH, it would at the very least get us some divine attention.
Killing them was also one of the major ways of quickly acquiring Weight, although undertaking it was a extremely dangerous task:
This is relevant as in one sidestory, this exchange happened (regarding the flying mount granted by a god through contracts):
This implies that there might be danger in imitating Dragons too closely, although that might just be regarding the power requirement to create something recognizably capital-D Dragon-like.
So, giving ourself draconic features could be dangerous. OTOH, it would at the very least get us some divine attention.
If we're making implanted scale armor, could I suggest making them flame- and acid-resistant, as to function as a labcoat? We wouldn't be a proper Mad Scientist without one, and wearing one of our own design would show off our capabilities, in addition to looking fantastic and possibly regenerating by itself.
[X] Plan: Jack in the Box
-[X] Skill Training (University +2) (Medicine: Pharmacology) (4x TAP)
-[X] You have a clinic to run now. Pay based on Medicine + Surgery + Pharmacology roll (2 AP)
-[X] Old man Jack: Near the entrance to your Habitation block sits a old man. He sits there all day, always preforming some sort of hand craft. Whittling. Knitting. You should go give him a peace of your mind about such a shameful display! (3 AP)
-[X] Continue Experimenting: Auditory training aid (1/30) (5 AP)
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
- Location
- Tempe, AZ
I personally have very little interest getting scale armor for ourselves. I would much rather make monsters to fight for us.
Vote closed
- Location
- Sweden
Also, I think I might've to eat my words, considering that Pharmacology has become important for earning money.
Glad to see you around though, Pittauro! Your reaction posts are always nice to read.
You know, I kind of get the feeling that's sort of how all the Merchant quests started? Personally I had some idea of how I wanted certain character options to be like but, uh, none of them got chosen? But I suppose that's the wonder of semi-collaborative writing. Likewise, Merchants had so many different character archetypes to choose from that it wouldn't be unreasonable to assume that their voices weren't very well-developed from the start either.