Forge of Destiny(Xianxia Quest)
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Alectai
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I will make a plan.
[X] Babytortoise Must Grow Larger!
-[X] Spend time researching and rearing your new spirit.
-[X] Train at the vent with Suyin and Su Ling
--[X] Spiritual
-[X] Train by hunting with Han Jian and his group
--[X] FVM
--[X] Han Jian seems to be planning something, perhaps you can see if you can help?
-[X] Visit the Archive
--[X] Research the moon element and the phase spirits(counts as cultivation of EPC)
-[X] Take a job
--[X] Acquire Reagents:
-[X] Gu Xiulan seems awfully smug about something, and has dropped hints that she wants to go out together, indulge her.
-[X] Speak with Gan Guangli, it can't hurt to get to know him better, and you can see how things are going for Cai's group
-[X] Cai Renxiang has put out notice for a proper second meeting to discuss the future
[X] Babytortoise Must Grow Larger!
-[X] Spend time researching and rearing your new spirit.
-[X] Train at the vent with Suyin and Su Ling
--[X] Spiritual
-[X] Train by hunting with Han Jian and his group
--[X] FVM
--[X] Han Jian seems to be planning something, perhaps you can see if you can help?
-[X] Visit the Archive
--[X] Research the moon element and the phase spirits(counts as cultivation of EPC)
-[X] Take a job
--[X] Acquire Reagents:
-[X] Gu Xiulan seems awfully smug about something, and has dropped hints that she wants to go out together, indulge her.
-[X] Speak with Gan Guangli, it can't hurt to get to know him better, and you can see how things are going for Cai's group
-[X] Cai Renxiang has put out notice for a proper second meeting to discuss the future
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Dammit, @Shadell, save us and do a plan that will have Gan Guangli
No real interest. I'd rather focus on social links we do have than just extend into everything, and Suyin's action is a solid fourth.
[X] Plan Back to the Basics
-[X] Use from inventory: 2 RSS, 1 YSS
-[X] Buy and use: Soul Concentrating Elixir (8) + Flowing Rivers Pill (6) + Gushing Spring Pill (2) (16 RSS)
-[X] Direct overflow to Qi
Major Actions
-[X] Spend time researching and rearing your new spirit.
-[X] Visit the Archive
--[X] Research the moon element and the phase spirits(counts as cultivation of EPC)
-[X] Train by hunting with Han Jian and his group
--[X] Han Jian seems to be planning something, perhaps you can see if you can help?
--[X] FVM
-[X] Train at the vent with Suyin and Su Ling
--[X] Spiritual
-[X] Train with Bai Meizhen
--[X] SCS
Minor Actions
-[X] Gu Xiulan seems awfully smug about something, and has dropped hints that she wants to go out together, indulge her.
-[X] Cai Renxiang has put out notice for a proper second meeting to discuss the future
-[X] Continue swinging by the medicine hall to have lunch with Li Suyin, you'd like to make sure she's still doing well
We're not expecting an event right now, so the immediate gains from FSA leveling aren't very relevant. To that end, this is identical with Focus on the Fundamentals except swapping the shorter-term gain of FSA for a slower but more significant investment in SCS and moving the Han Jian action to be a part of a major to free up a minor for Suyin who interests me more than Xuan Shi at this point in that she offers a clearer social connection to see the more productiony parts of the sect.
As noted, we have relatively little leeway here. If you want a fourth social action (assuming Han/Gu/Cai are fixed) that isn't Xuan Shi, then we need the hunting action to merge with a minor. It also gives us spirit stones and tiny cores we can feed best turtle, so it's a must.
Training with Meizhen is our only option involving that disaster atm, so it's also a must and we need the vent to proc AM training.
Baby turtle goes without saying and we really should do the research before EPC levels, which is basically right now.
This means there's no real room for a mission atm.
Edit: Fixed pills. Thanks @Arkeus for pointing that out.
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BungieONI
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TheLastOne
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If you like my plan, could you vote for it?
Okay.
I do want to make it clear that I vehemently oppose the plan as you've outlined it.
Currently, we already have four combat arts that are nowhere near peak: FVM, SCS, FSA, and AM. Note that while we haven't been training AM, we are actually quite good at training it, and if we leave it alone right now it would take us another 11 weeks to get the next level; I would absolutely love to spend a training action on it if we could commit the time. We also still need to hit Late Yellow, and we are working on getting EPC3 (which may take actions even in excess of the normal cultivation requirements, given that we know things-are-afoot with the cultivation art). We also need to dedicate time to our new spirit companion. We also need to somehow make time for a couple of missions, since we are running low on stones and could use some more sect points besides.
So frankly - our hands are already entirely full. Getting a new art right now would just be pushing part of what we are currently working on off of our plate - and I'm not okay with that.
Furthermore, just how good an idea is it to get another art right now, anyway? If you've noticed, we are currently full up on our actions in combat; each turn, we have a number of actions to choose from and just don't have time for all of them. You already see this with FVM/FSA/ZB competing for actions - so why would we want to add more competing arts to the mix? To make matters worse, Elder Ying may very well give us an art herself; wouldn't it be better to have that before we start adding even more arts? Similarly, Lil Turtle is going to be rapidly growing, and we haven't actually tried out fighting with him by our side. I am quite confident that we will want more arts in the future to combo with him (and take advantage of any bonuses he might give us) - so why are we taking the first opportunity to pick up an art instead of waiting?
Last but not least. We can currently only get an art from the 1st floor. Admittedly, the arts there aren't bad... but wouldn't it be better to try to get something more advanced when we can afford it instead of rushing to grab anything now?
@PrimalShadow, could you perhaps train FVM with the Golden Fields and FSA with Meizhen? Not sure we want her to grow more melancholic
Simple enough; done.
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Point, swapping FVM to GF and SCS to Meizhen (she had interest in that) in my plan.
While I agree with the substance of what you're saying, it's worth noting that a new art should either be utility (non-combat preferred) or something reactive or defensive, rather than another aggressive choice. To this end, it wouldn't be competing for actions in combat.
Arkeus
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[] Babytortoise Must Grow Larger!
Dammit, it has Gan Guangli but no training with Meizhen... urgh. I'll think on it, but I don't think we can afford that.
[X] Plan Back to the Basics
I guess this works well for me, though no Gan Guangli I also like SCS and Li Suyin better than FSA and Xuan Shi.
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[X] [name] Zhengui
Dammit, it has Gan Guangli but no training with Meizhen... urgh. I'll think on it, but I don't think we can afford that.
[X] Plan Back to the Basics
I guess this works well for me, though no Gan Guangli I also like SCS and Li Suyin better than FSA and Xuan Shi.
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[X] [name] Zhengui
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BungieONI
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Sorry, I'm not very caught up on the mechanics of the stuff in here so I can't intelligently compare plans. Need to read the quest more(re-read, find and study the mechanics focused posters more carefully etc)
I'm only comfortable voting for side things like Adoratortoise naming.
But just on a base overall to my eye I like it.
"Getting caught up in weird things is my job. Don't try and steal it." said Ling Qi threateningly.
So overall not a bad turn. I really liked Ruan Shen and hope to see more of him. I also like the point that Linq Qi's basically taken very little pure "me time" since she got here and needs some. @yrsillar Maybe in the next couple of weeks we could have a "[] Take some time to relax and play music" type minor action?
I'm also very much in favour of more musical arts now. Maybe the next art we pick out can be a musical wood or fire based one?
Our Xuan Wu hatching was adorable, and awesome.
On Meizhen: whilst this will be an unpopular opinion from a character development perspective I'm actually not unhappy we failed the roll here, so long as it's something that can eventually be fixed. That said I'd expect it will take time to do so and will be dissapointed if it's too easy to fix.
TheLastOne
Person of impeccable tastes (for destruction)
First, as arts get more and more success expensive to level up, 'dipping' is completely legitmate. It nets us new passive bonuses, and means when we do need to grow we have several directions to grow in already prepped.
Second, I suspect that part of bonding with our spirits and developing a closer relationship with them is developing arts that synergize with them. If so, the longer we wait the more wasteful it will be. So I consider any plan that isn't picking up an art to work with our new companion a bit wasteful.
Third, first floor arts are fine. People keep forgetting this and they really shouldn't. They grow and upgrade to second floor arts after a while, which grow and upgrade to third. I want the second floor for Zephyr's Breath Upgrade arts, not to start a new art.
So yeah, fundamentally disagree with the very basis of your disagreement.
I asked @yrsillar about that and he told me she would take time to play music for its own sake without us having to use a minor action but down the line it might change.
[X] Plan Focus on Fundamentals
[X] [name] Zhengui
Zhen gui = Precious 珍贵
Wu gui = Tortoise 乌龟
Xuan Wu, the god, is also known as Zhen Wu (真武) and Zhen Wu Dadi (真武大帝)
Playing off the gui and zhen sound, and there's not a lot of Z names IIRC, so it'd be a distinct name. Plus, it just sounds cool.
[X] [name] Zhengui
Zhen gui = Precious 珍贵
Wu gui = Tortoise 乌龟
Xuan Wu, the god, is also known as Zhen Wu (真武) and Zhen Wu Dadi (真武大帝)
Playing off the gui and zhen sound, and there's not a lot of Z names IIRC, so it'd be a distinct name. Plus, it just sounds cool.
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Motile Mollusc
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Cui shall sit on the tortoise's back for warmth, and for double the snek effect. They can hiss cutely at each other.
or if they don't get along, tortoise-head bites Cui, and Cui bites snake-head for a very confused Ouroborus.
Wood arts....
I think we've seen healing and armour, both of which we could do with some amount of, although probably as minor set rather than a main art. Some types of poison should be included. Likewise entangling effects. Which would be fun to mix into FVM. Physical entangling could likely be a construct, for that part of our talent.
The Bais have some more yin-y wood stuff if I recall...
We'll see.
or if they don't get along, tortoise-head bites Cui, and Cui bites snake-head for a very confused Ouroborus.
Wood arts....
I think we've seen healing and armour, both of which we could do with some amount of, although probably as minor set rather than a main art. Some types of poison should be included. Likewise entangling effects. Which would be fun to mix into FVM. Physical entangling could likely be a construct, for that part of our talent.
The Bais have some more yin-y wood stuff if I recall...
We'll see.
TheLastOne
Person of impeccable tastes (for destruction)
I would like to pick up some healing, honestly. It's niche use so I haven't pressed for it... but when you need that niche it's sort of essential, and we're the point where we can afford it.