There is a thing I want to say since we got Starline's loyalty to 100 which lets us study the Warp Topaz without him. Now, people might be thinking "that's great" because Starline's and our Mystic is... quite bad. But, I want us to consider using Starline to study it, despite it not being as likely to succeed. Now, with the dossier almost done, he should be able to study it and increase his Mystic so it shouldn't be quite as hard of a leap for us.
Now, why should we do it? First, it's his project. It is important to him, and it feels kind of wrong to give his most important work to someone else. Now for a more pragmatic reason, I want you to remember that the character we choose will do different things. Even if two different heroes roll the same final number, they can have very different results depending on who they are. Yhana and Piastol are talented mages, but they aren't "smart". Yhana is the smarter one of them with a Brain score of 7, and she is from the Middle Ages. Will she make use of the topaz? Yes, but how useful would it be for Eggman? Starline on the other hand knows science. He can look at the magic, and possibly find a way to reproduce it with tech. Or integrate it into our machines. Or mass produce through mundane means, like how Eggman made those lesser Chaos Emeralds.
If Yhana or Piastol study it? No way will they consider how to integrate it into a machine. If they find out how to reproduce it, it will be from a Mystic standpoint, which will not take advantage of our enourmous Brain stat. What they learn will no doubt be useful, but will they be as useful as Starline's study? Wouldn't Eggman be more capable of making use of research that takes into account both scientific and Mystic perspective, rather than Yhana and Piastol's pure Mystic?
Can we assign other heroes to Study The Warp Topaz besides Eggman and Starline?
Study The Warp Topaz DC: 70 (Only Starline May Be Assigned)
Study The Warp Topaz DC: 70 (Max loyalty reached, Starline will let you study the warp topaz alone)
Hmm, I thought the Topaz restriction was lifted for 8 mystic Eggman and only for him, but before that we were limited to only 7 mystic Starline.
In fact, the idea of Study The Warp Topaz is good because:
1. This can make Starline better, which will have a beneficial effect on Adventures, since we benefit from a better teleporter.
2. We can reproduce its effect, which will help if we don't take the Starline for any reason.
However, it is better to postpone this action until better times because:
1. Sa-55, which gives a penalty of -15 to two random national actions for the next 2 turns.
2. Flames the problem has been postponed, but it is still a priority.
3. There is one National Action in mystic and for the above reason it is occupied.
Nevertheless, as I said, the idea is good and can be implemented in the future.
P.S. The following calculations will be derived from my understanding of the mechanics of the quest and may be incorrect, so constructive criticism and dialogue are welcome.
8(Eggman Mystic) + 7(Starline Mystic) + 2(Loyalty) + (+10 from an Omake Reward from Turn 5) = 27
I did not add Yahna's dossier because I do not know how it will work and how many points it will give when it is ready.
I also didn't add +10 to the research based actions Egg Scientists because I didn't know if they could be added to the actions of mystic or not, or if they were allowed to help the project at all.
I also want to note that even with an unsuccessful but close throw, we can still get something, as it was in
Turn 6- JUNE 2XXX RESULTS.
--[X] Mystic: Through The Ringer DC: 70 - Yahan
16 + 8(Eggman)+ 28(Yahna) + 15(Witchcrafter) + 0(Loyalty) = 67
Bare Failure
Despite the woman's assurance that she had seen more mystical artifacts that you could shake a stick at, the chaotic energy native to Green Hills and the rings seem to have your newest hire on the backfoot. She was immediately able to understand their use as power sources for both a technological and arcane base, but beyond that the sheer chaotic background magic of Green Hills seemed to be more than she was used to.
Using what little she was able to glean however, she predicts that further research into rings may allow more in the route of personal empowerment, using the rings to temporarily boost the power or natural abilities of a person for a short time. She is not sure how as of yet, but you can't deny the thought of Metal knocking the rings from the blasted hedgehog's grip, only to use them to power up himself doesn't bring a grin to your face.
You may need to get Yahan to focus more on this.
Result: No concrete actions available, but Yahan thinks there is promise to this. DC lowered to 50.