Of Royal Blood - The Legend Of Zelda

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Barondoctor said:
Musket vs bow is more or less the evolution of the armor vs longbows question. High-skill archers take years to make but a musketeer takes mere weeks. As Zelda's demonstrated, a high skill archer is the way to Most Dakka.
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Although there is the question of how much accuracy is improved with a magical musket, because then skill of the gunman is actually relevant.
 
I should assume until / unless heavy amounts of magic get involved, a musket's still going to be slow reloading, still going to be extremely explosive around the least bit of flame, and still going to be extremely loud. At that point, you could put the same amount of investment into a bow (energy bow anyone?) or direct chant-gesture-boom magic and get a much more devastating result. Reusable ammunition is another point in favor of the bow.

Economic and social factors favor guns for armies. For elite small groups, particularly at this magic / tech level? Give me a skilled archer.
 
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Barondoctor said:
I should assume until / unless heavy amounts of magic get involved, a musket's still going to be slow reloading, still going to be extremely explosive around the least bit of flame, and still going to be extremely loud. At that point, you could put the same amount of investment into a bow (energy bow anyone?) or direct chant-gesture-boom magic and get a much more devastating result. Reusable ammunition is another point in favor of the bow.

Economic and social factors favor guns for armies. For elite small groups, particularly at this magic / tech level? Give me a skilled archer.
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Well, one thing worth mentioning is that an enchanted musket with mundane ammunition that explodes on impact is probably a great deal cheaper in the long run then a bow with lots of expensive Bomb Arrows.

And its probably possible to enchant the musket itself and your ammo pouch to be immune to fire.
 
[X] Rich inn - 100 Rupees a night

ImmortalsBlade said:
"Alright, nice showing Sheik. Now go pull them out."

Zelda pauses mid-bite, looking back at the target. A low whine escapes her as she sags, slumping forward as her arms fall to her sides.
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No. Bad Zelda. Now say you're sorry.

ImmortalsBlade said:
"Unfortunately, this is where we must part. I wish you luck in Lanayru. I truly hope we'll meet again soon!" Ganondorf calls to you over the din, and you all give your goodbyes.
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NOOOOOO!

RIP Ganonbro. May we meet again.
 
We really shouldn't hang around Hyrule Castle Town too long. lets get what we need and leave. So we will need to spend 400 rupees at the inn for 2 nights. that should leave us one day to buy everything we will need for the trip. We should also make sure that Zelda stays at our side. This also unfortunately increases the risks of Zelda being recognized by someone from the castle. Once we finish up we should leave as early as possible on the third day to get as much distance between us and the castle. Hopefully we can find a caravan that is heading toward Lanayru. Which will give us some added protection should something untoward happen. It will also give us some anonymity from someone or something that may be looking for us. Be they friend or foe.
 
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ImmortalsBlade said:
Ganondorf stroked his beard, smirking, "None of those who wish you harm would expect you to have grown into a demure scholar or knew you as the adventurous child you were. Be yourself from now on, that will be your best disguise."
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This Zelda? Demure? She devours the scenery and picks it out of her teeth!

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You glance over to her majesty, sitting on a crate hunched over, clutching her gut and looking rather green. She looked absolutely miserable, even her pointed ears were drooping. There were other's watching as well, a few travelers and children of the Stable owners. One man even had a basket of apples, of which he was eating from. This man had soot-covered fingers and reeked of powder, and seemed to be watching Ganondorf's lesson with an amused look.
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See? She even gets food poisoning melodramatically.

ImmortalsBlade said:
"A good shot, but remember with armour you have no room for error. Any plate worth its salt is enchanted, even a millimeter off will cause the arrow to bounce off," Ganondorf observed, arms crossed over his broad chest.​
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Ganonbro or Ganondad? That is the question.

ImmortalsBlade said:
Ganondorf sighs, shaking his head, "Alright, nice showing Sheik. Now go pull them out."

Zelda pauses mid-bite, looking back at the target. A low whine escapes her as she sags, slumping forward as her arms fall to her sides.

You try and fail not to laugh.
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And once again Ganondorf triumphs over Princess Zelda without the aid of the Hero.

ImmortalsBlade said:
"It looks like it's based off the Zora designs. The Zora use Luminous Stone extensively in all their architecture due to their aquatic domain being a poor place for lighting fires. You must give the empire credit, this probably not only saves a fortune on patrols and fuel but also greatly reduces the environmental costs of gathering it," She says, examining the posts as you pass them, "It must have taken a truly staggering amount of Luminous stone though..."

"Aye, good ol' Imperial hospitality. With these posts, we don't have to worry about Bokoblin's or Lizalfos sneaking up to slit our throats," A merchant chimes in, and you concede that it probably did a lot to help those who traveled these roads at night.
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So the Empire isn't twirl your mustache evi-

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A group of soldiers, wearing the imperial rose so proudly on their chest approached the merchants, demanding payment of a new tax. They eyed the wine, rupees and woman of the group, so distracted with greed and lust they didn't notice half the group stand up, hands on weapons. These uniformed thugs had made the miscalculation of targeting a caravan that had to trek through Hyrule's wilds, constantly under threat from monsters and Stal's, and only had it dawn on them when Ganondorf walked up to them, looming tall with the faint glow from the lampposts casting ominous shadows over him, asking when this new tax had been implemented. The soldier's eyes drifted to the massive swords at his sides and realized their mistake, looking nervously to the armed men and woman around them.
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...I take it back.

ImmortalsBlade said:
"Unfortunately, this is where we must part. I wish you luck in Lanayru. I truly hope we'll meet again soon!" Ganondorf calls to you over the din, and you all give your goodbyes.
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NOOOOOO!!! Oh, wait. someone already did this joke. still gonna miss him. You knocked it out of the park ImmortalsBlade.

[X] Rich Inn - 200 Rupees a night to be safe

I know this is expensive, but I think we should go with the safest bet. This is the heart of the Empire's occupation, there could be spies everywhere.
 
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ImmortalsBlade said:
The 200 rupees have absolutely nothing to do with safety. Consider why Link would assume he would need to pay double what Ganondorf said multiple beds would cost.
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You kinda gave the impression it was a ..:"tip" for the discretion of the manager really.

But now that you cleared it up


[X] Rich inn - 100 Rupees a night
 
I thought the tip was to convince the manager to, like, make extra sure no one knows of us or something.
 
Why are we deciding how much money to spend before we actually see how the pricing works? What would we even do with the other 100 "to be safe" rupees if we decided to spend 200 and it turned out we could get two beds in two rooms for 100?
 
Quine said:
Why are we deciding how much money to spend before we actually see how the pricing works? What would we even do with the other 100 "to be safe" rupees if we decided to spend 200 and it turned out we could get two beds in two rooms for 100?
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Because Ganondorf likely thought of that and picked the one inn where that wasn't the case.
 
Quine said:
Why are we deciding how much money to spend before we actually see how the pricing works? What would we even do with the other 100 "to be safe" rupees if we decided to spend 200 and it turned out we could get two beds in two rooms for 100?
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Ganondorf clearly said that people around the more expensive inn are more traditionalist, and would raise fewer eyebrows about a shared room if we said we were in a relationship. That pretty heavily implies that 100 is the price for a single room.
 
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