Spending time with Anna is a must, I'd like to get two actions with her if we can, one for researching the Journal & Magic, and another for play. I'd like to get things better with our Father too, no more than one action for him, but getting us on better terms sounds good to me. Hanging out with Merida is probably a good idea as well. As for the last action, I'm leaning towards Introspection (we're strong but kinda unskilled right now, which can be a dangerous combo), though I could see possibly training our body with our mom instead.
[X] Plan Anna, Magic, and some other stuff [X] Spend time with Anna
Plan a Sound mind and a Sound Body
[ ] Spend time with Mother and Anna
Train your body with your mother and Anna
[ ] Spend time with Father
Try and thaw your icy relationship.
[ ] Spend time with Merida and Anna
Learn how to know the gun, shoot the gun and dodge the bullet Merida and Anna
[ ] Spend time with Camulus
Learn why he's so afraid of you.
[ ] Spend time on introspection with Merida
Practice with your abilities with Merida offering helpful points and aids
We already have our heart to heart with Anna and will interact with her often as we work with others either in some of our main activities or in between.
For body I find it more important to focus on building up our strength with best mum and shooting with Merida is interesting since I don't think guns are introduced before our coma so it would be great to rely on something just in case and how to recognize its presence and dodging fires. Could build up agility.
The Mind due to the last update with lunch we must have our peace of mind resolving our relationship with our Father because he is trying despite his fears and family is important since we have to step up to be daddy's girl with Anna leaving him out which he would be painfully aware since Anna is quite open in her emotion and body language with Esla and Mum.
Also Camulus interaction is also hugely important due to the fact his fears have a huge impact on our magical perception which would also affect us in our daily life with his presence here, also he is the important foreigner from another important kingdom, it would be good to work on his fear of us, is it being untrained or magic and that way we can work to change perception of others outside the family if we goofed up with our magic.
Also to get him to understand our perspective with our curse and comparing it with something he can understand from his military life would ease it.
Most of all this have a huge negative impact on Elsa mind and soul, Anna and Mum presence means nothing if Esla feel that way because of her moral and as a child even if she's matures due to the curse as seen in Threadmarks: Awakening Final.
If Elsa herself triumph over their fears then their acceptance would huge for her since in spite of their fear they can change for the better and it will relive her burden as they're the most affected by her will accept her in spite of her powers.
Since people really want Anna interaction, might as well get her to do body training and shooting lesson if she have not done so since she is a library shut in bookworm or having our sister so far ahead of us would fire us up. Would increase points with Mum. Father and Camulus thing is personal so no Anna. As for Merida she would heard rumors of our powers that night so might as well being her in to comment since people hearing rumors would imagine crazy fantasy and also to make her our first friend.
@Metaldragon868 I was looking at the Merida's action of learning how to shoot and began wondering what is the level of firearm and technology in general of this world? Apologies if you already answered this question somewhere.
The two I want are training our body with Mother and studying our magic and the journal with Anna. Not too concerned about the the others, lots look good.
Plan: Learning [] Spend time with Anna
-[]Research the Journal and magic
[] Spend time with Father
-[] Try and thaw your icy relationship.
-[] Talk about the kingdom from your father.
[] Spend time with Camulus
-[] Talk with Camulus about the state of the world.
[] Spend time on introspection
-[] Practice with your abilities
I think we should focus on learning the 1 week what has happened while we were in coma and try to become closer with our father , so when someting happens he doens't think the worst in us immediately
Narratively, physio with someone who knows what they're doing make sense. Our sister we'd want to hang out with and she loves learning and our dad we care about but more importantly, I think the family would appreciate us putting effort in. Plus, pun...
Not sure about the other two. Maybe talk to other relatives but if we plan to talk it might as well be with those closest with us, we've only just woken up.
Alright, I'm saying this just now because I just got up and had technically breakfast a little while ago since I stayed up all night kicking the raid's ass in Destiny, but the Moratorium is over. Has been for... 6 hours or so.
So yeah, plans have been made, so go ahead and vote.
@Metaldragon868 I was looking at the Merida's action of learning how to shoot and began wondering what is the level of firearm and technology in general of this world? Apologies if you already answered this question somewhere.
In general, the technology level of the world is...somewhere between 14th and 16th century. Mass production of firearms isn't really a thing at the moment, and guns themselves are rare and expensive. Part of that is due to the different materials now available. New metals have lead to modern plate armor and chainmail being all but indestructible, even against bullets. The only way to beat them is usually strong blunt force trauma or focused and precise application of force in the weak points.
And because of this, guns haven't been standardized in the military, or at all, really. Each gun is either a unique work of art made by a smith or artisan that knows what they're doing, or a bog standard metal tube with explody-boom parts at one end. Either way, each gun is rare and expensive, with the most advanced gun in the world currently being the wheel-lock pistol.
So there aren't standing armies walking around with lines and lines riflemen.
However, for the upper-class, guns are very interesting. As a novelty, a symbol of power, a fun "toy", and a useful weapon.
Being good with a bow takes a lot of effort, hard work, and training. Usually years of it. However, for just a boatload of money, you can have something that's sort of as good without nearly as much effort. Plus, guns are fun to use.
Now, that isn't to say guns aren't practical. Against a soldier in plate armor or chainmail, it isn't, but most things don't have that option. And for the weak and untrained, it's quite the option.
Plus, there are some...exotic...variants, guns forged by true masters and fueled by legends, guns that could outmatch any bow ever made with ease.
But...for the moment, all you have are some wheellock pistols and rifles. This is basically one of the fanciest guns in the world, at the moment.
I don't really use a system proper. As I am a newb at this whole DM/GM thing. Never even playd dungeon and dragons. I had a lot of ideas about what to do, given the quests I've read and the games I've played, but I personally learn more from direct experience than just thought experiments or "planning".
And so with that in mind, I decided to dive in head first with this...test quest, if you will.
Still, since the quest has been going so well, I doubt I'll drop it or anything. Certainly not anytime soon.
But, as for how I actually use the dice?
I use them for, in general, two things. Maybe three, depending on how you look at it.
When you guys make a decision for how to act, I make a roll for that act.
Now, sometimes that means I roll for your action, then the action-reaction chain that spins off that. Such was the case in the most recent chapters starting with you telling Anna all about your weirdness. In that set up I roll for how well you do, then how well they respond, and usually the responses of those relevant to the situation.
The other method is what you could call "general resolution". That's when you pick an action, and I roll to see how that whole action goes. The action, the response, the reward, all of it. I did that more before, like when you entered the library to see your sister. Sure, there were multiple rolls, but those were regarding different whole areas, not different action-reaction chains. I rolled for your meeting with Anna, then for you, Anna, and Chemistry. FInally, I rolled for you, Anna, and magic, which resulted in the triple crit that you guys still haven't fully paid out.
Sorry for taking so long to get back to you on that, @The Name of Love , SV ate my original answer so I wasn't enthusiastic about writing another.
I believe that answers all the questions.
Adhoc vote count started by Metaldragon868 on Oct 13, 2017 at 4:04 PM, finished with 1236 posts and 4 votes.
[X]Plan Info and Fam
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic
--[X] Talk with your sister
-[X] Spend time on introspection
--[X] Experiment with your abilities
--[X] Investigate the source of your abilities
-[X] Spend time with Mother
--[X] Talk about your mother's past
[x] Plan: Slow Start
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic --[x] Research Chemistry and Alchemy
-[X] Spend time with Mother --[x] Train your body with your mother --[x] Talk about your mother's religion -[x] Spend time with Father --[x] Try and thaw your icy relationship
[X]Plan Info and Fam
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic
--[X] Talk with your sister
-[X] Spend time on introspection
--[X] Experiment with your abilities
--[X] Investigate the source of your abilities
-[X] Spend time with Mother
--[X] Talk about your mother's past
Adhoc vote count started by Metaldragon868 on Oct 13, 2017 at 4:43 PM, finished with 1239 posts and 7 votes.
[x] Plan: Slow Start
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic --[x] Research Chemistry and Alchemy
-[X] Spend time with Mother --[x] Train your body with your mother --[x] Talk about your mother's religion -[x] Spend time with Father --[x] Try and thaw your icy relationship
[X]Plan Info and Fam
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic
--[X] Talk with your sister
-[X] Spend time on introspection
--[X] Experiment with your abilities
--[X] Investigate the source of your abilities
-[X] Spend time with Mother
--[X] Talk about your mother's past
Adhoc vote count started by Metaldragon868 on Oct 13, 2017 at 5:20 PM, finished with 1243 posts and 11 votes.
[x] Plan: Slow Start
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic --[x] Research Chemistry and Alchemy
-[X] Spend time with Mother --[x] Train your body with your mother --[x] Talk about your mother's religion -[x] Spend time with Father --[x] Try and thaw your icy relationship
[X]Plan Info and Fam
-[X] Spend time with Anna
--[X] Research the Journal and magic
--[X] Talk with your sister
-[X] Spend time on introspection
--[X] Experiment with your abilities
--[X] Investigate the source of your abilities
-[X] Spend time with Mother
--[X] Talk about your mother's past
[x] Plan: Slow Start
-[x] Spend time with Anna
--[x] Research the Journal and magic
--[x] Research Chemistry and Alchemy
-[x] Spend time with Mother
--[x] Train your body with your mother
--[x] Talk about your mother's past
-[x] Spend time with Father
--[x] Try and thaw your icy relationship
So, for my plan I try to do what it says on the tin. Elsa's just got out of a multi year coma and while it had a pretty intense start I think what's best is for her to be with her family and start to recuperate. Anna is Anna so we need her in our lives and she likes research and we want to grow, what perfect synergy! Mother is probably the most competent person we'll ever meet, so who else would we go to for physiotherapy? We heard a bit about our mother's religion and it sounds interesting but I'm not too attached to that*. The dad, I just want to be shown to be putting the effort in.
[x] Plan: Slow Start
-[x] Spend time with Anna
--[x] Research the Journal and magic
--[x] Research Chemistry and Alchemy
-[x] Spend time with Mother
--[x] Train your body with your mother
--[x] Talk about your mother's religion
-[x] Spend time with Father
--[x] Try and thaw your icy relationship
Works for me. I like that we aren't going to try and force our way into the company of every new person around. Especially with the ones that also dislike us since odds of success there would likely be very low. I mean the king also is somewhat apprehensive of us but at least we have a preexisting bond with him.
[x] Plan: Slow Start
-[x] Spend time with Anna
--[x] Research the Journal and magic
--[x] Research Chemistry and Alchemy
-[x] Spend time with Mother
--[x] Train your body with your mother
--[x] Talk about your mother's religion
-[x] Spend time with Father
--[x] Try and thaw your icy relationship
So, for my plan I try to do what it says on the tin. Elsa's just got out of a multi year coma and while it had a pretty intense start I think what's best is for her to be with her family and start to recuperate. Anna is Anna so we need her in our lives and she likes research and we want to grow, what perfect synergy! Mother is probably the most competent person we'll ever meet, so who else would we go to for physiotherapy? We heard a bit about our mother's religion and it sounds interesting but I'm not too attached to that. The dad, I just want to be shown to be putting the effort in.
Personally the only thing that bothers me about your plan, is that I'm not particularly interested in asking about Idna's religion at the moment. I feel like we could be better served solidifying existing relationships such as Fergus and Merida, than asking about her religion. It's just what interests me more as a reader, and what I find to be better for us as we're supposedly gonna go over to Suorland sometime in the future so might as well continue to get along with Fergus and Merida.
Although, your plan already has six voters, so I'm not sure about changing it at this point.
So, I have a question, would the people voting for this plan prefer religion or Merida/Fergus?
Personally the only thing that bothers me about your plan, is that I'm not particularly interested in asking about Idna's religion at the moment. I feel like we could be better served solidifying existing relationships such as Fergus and Merida, than asking about her religion. It's just what interests me more as a reader, and what I find to be better for us as we're supposedly gonna go over to Suorland sometime in the future so might as well continue to get along with Fergus and Merida.
Although, your plan already has six voters, so I'm not sure about changing it at this point.
So, I have a question, would the people voting for this plan prefer religion or Merida/Fergus?
That's probably the part I'm least attached to but I picked it as an issue of interest to discuss with our mother about. The idea behind my plan is to start off slow and firm our foundation, which as a kid is our immediate family, before branching out to the new relatives. Plus, just generally, considering our mum is the most stable figure in our life I want to hear more about this Death Cult she's supposedly connected to. Who knows, it could even have something to do with the source of our powers.
I don't think Anna is that close to Father, honestly. I don't think she would care. And if our relationship with him doesn't heal, I think Mother would blame him, not us.
But anyway. If there's any other part of your plan that I'd change, it would be asking about mother's past instead of her religion. I feel like that could still give us information about the cult and we'll get a broader picture of her.
