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That is an impressively reckless sounding idea considering Jacob's abilities, and I do not like it. For now. Maybe next year
A Harry Potter Quest: He who was not
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WhiteNights
Notorious Phoneposter
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Oh I didn't even think of that.
Things I want to do
[ ] Runes Club Research
[ ] Random Encounter
Also we should to work on our constitution if we want to do more exploring. (IIRC)
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Did a quick refresh- mental stress and physical stress effect jacobs results, we should train our (pretty low) constitution and probably do something to relax.
Also we should train herbology and magical creatures before we do the forest action.
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Based on this with conversation Dumbledore, I really think we should hold off from touching the Unforgiveables. We should focus on our fundamentals like the fire spell.
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Yeah, but for that plan we need to either get more Acromantula poison via killing them in the Dark Forest, or we need to get enough money to buy enough venom for the first complete batch of potions...
I would rather avoid the Dark forest until we get some combat magic capable of causing serious damage to our targets (Like getting deep understanding of Incendio, Diffindio and Flipendo)...
We can always try to ask for one of them from professor McGonagall... It worked with Hermione and we are a much worse case of Bookworm than her because Jacob searches for knowledge for knowledge's sake, he is brilliant but he doesn´t need any sort of academic validation to pursue that knowledge...
Varder
Tired Cultist
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We know OOC that Avada Kedavra messes with both caster's and target's souls more than with their bodies. Are you sure Avada Kedavra-ing the thing won't destroy all the souls it contains? Or it won't be able to use them as a kind of a shield?
To kill that thing, we first need to learn more about what it is. Or if we can't find info on it, we need to find info on dementors, and all other soul eating monsters out there.
It's still one of the most useful spells to have in our repertoire. Though you're right about it attacking the soul. We should probably learn Imperius next in order to mind control the soul eater, so we can kill it at our leisure, probably with a dull knife.
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Ok, the reasonings for my plan are that we need to get our Alchemy leveled up for many projects, chief among them is the map, then we should advance to make sure to get the things that are mandatory out of the way ASAP, and the spells are trying to get the best version of protego and the most damaging spells that we have available done for our exploration of the Dark Forest...
[] Plan Get Some Basics out of the way...
- [ ] Case IV: The girl that is two
- [ ] Runes Club Research x3
- [ ] Train, Learn, Achieve - Alchemy x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Shrinking Solution, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons)x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Protego (Deep Understanding), Diffindo, Incendio (Deep Understanding))x3
[] Plan Get Some Basics out of the way...
- [ ] Case IV: The girl that is two
- [ ] Runes Club Research x3
- [ ] Train, Learn, Achieve - Alchemy x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Shrinking Solution, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons)x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Protego (Deep Understanding), Diffindo, Incendio (Deep Understanding))x3
WhiteNights
Notorious Phoneposter
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Beginnings of a plan
[ ]Plan - looking forward
-[ ] Runes Club Research x3
-[ ] Random Encounter
-[ ] In search of new spells - occlumency
-[ ] Train Constitution x2
-[ ] Herbology x2
-[ ] Care of magical creatures x2
This leave open 2 normal actions
[ ]Plan - looking forward
-[ ] Runes Club Research x3
-[ ] Random Encounter
-[ ] In search of new spells - occlumency
-[ ] Train Constitution x2
-[ ] Herbology x2
-[ ] Care of magical creatures x2
This leave open 2 normal actions
Varder
Tired Cultist
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[] Take a step back and take it easy
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions) - There's a strange mystery at Hogwarts. There are basic laws that are ultimate. If you throw something up, it falls down. Magic changes these ultimate laws, into mere guidelines, to be stepped around whenever needed. If you are in one place, you can not be in another place at the same time. But somehow, there is a girl that seems to not abide by this specific law. How is this possible? You are determined to figure out the truth, even if it means delving into the dark corners of the castle and risking not eating lunch to uncover the mystery of the girl who is two.
-[ ] Runes Club Research (Progress 7/10. Multiple Actions on this count as multiple rolls stacking) – Spend time with the Members of the Runes Club looking for hidden runes and glyphs in the castle walls (Will also count as a training roll towards Ancient Runes).
-[ ] In Search of New Spells – Go into the library and look for new spells that you could try to learn. If you have some specific effect in mind, write it down.
--[] A charm to detect creatures/people in an area.
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath
-[ ] Random Encounter – Just… Go and live your life. You don't need to plan everything in your life out.
-[ ] Train, Learn, Achieve
--[] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
--[] Protego (Deep Understanding) x2
--[] Flipendo (Deep Understanding)
--[] Understanding of Magical Creatures x2
???
I don't even know what to say to that.
Such technical compliance to soul and its laws will make us a second Voldemort eventually. Unforgivables fuck up their caster. I don't know how to say it more clearly. They are not a spell for a 13 year old kid.
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions) - There's a strange mystery at Hogwarts. There are basic laws that are ultimate. If you throw something up, it falls down. Magic changes these ultimate laws, into mere guidelines, to be stepped around whenever needed. If you are in one place, you can not be in another place at the same time. But somehow, there is a girl that seems to not abide by this specific law. How is this possible? You are determined to figure out the truth, even if it means delving into the dark corners of the castle and risking not eating lunch to uncover the mystery of the girl who is two.
-[ ] Runes Club Research (Progress 7/10. Multiple Actions on this count as multiple rolls stacking) – Spend time with the Members of the Runes Club looking for hidden runes and glyphs in the castle walls (Will also count as a training roll towards Ancient Runes).
-[ ] In Search of New Spells – Go into the library and look for new spells that you could try to learn. If you have some specific effect in mind, write it down.
--[] A charm to detect creatures/people in an area.
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath
-[ ] Random Encounter – Just… Go and live your life. You don't need to plan everything in your life out.
-[ ] Train, Learn, Achieve
--[] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
--[] Protego (Deep Understanding) x2
--[] Flipendo (Deep Understanding)
--[] Understanding of Magical Creatures x2
???
I don't even know what to say to that.
Such technical compliance to soul and its laws will make us a second Voldemort eventually. Unforgivables fuck up their caster. I don't know how to say it more clearly. They are not a spell for a 13 year old kid.
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We already have an awesome alchemy solution for that...
Varder
Tired Cultist
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It'll still be useful as we won't alway have goggle on when someone ambushes us.
Snape and Aurors in the First Wizarding War used it with no issues.
Also I don't get where this idea of Unforgiveables fucking up their caster's soul comes from, it is not canon.
Not to mention Jacob doesn't care if something is "unforgiveable". We built his entire character on purpose to be someone who is pragmatic and willing to do quite a lot in order to get more knowledge/accomplish his goals. His response to Flamels using the souls of hundreds of wizards to create him was "That's pretty cool".
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- being near locations is my passion.
Hmmm. It is March. I wonder how students are expected to be able to cover all these things by year's end tbh.
So, there's no chance of me finishing my reread by the time the moratorium ends, so I'll throw this out there - basically, it's taking a stab at a few mandatory actions and,
Also I like Jacob's unfocused approach to life so I'm throwing in a Random Encounter (The Runes Club looks to be a group social action, and it might be nice to spread those over two turns as other people have their own stuff going on and I prefer to experience two of those scenes rather than try and 'checklist' the action and only get one.)
[plan removed until clarification from QM]
edit edit: it's on our 'known spells' list on the front page. I wonder if we'll get the 'FU Lupin' bonus or if that was lost to us because we learned it from the experience of our component souls.
[] Plan Creatures, Duelling and a bit of Homework
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two
-[ ] Runes Club Research X 2
-[ ] Random Encounter
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) I went exploring, outside the limits of Hogwarts. There was a monster and it injured me, deeply, via a method that would kill most others. I've healed over and I don't want to stop seeking new things, but a wise man advised me to being friends on excursions. And in a year or two when they are better able to defend themselves I hope to do that. The thing is, the monster first attacked my mind. The book you sent is... amazing, and some of the lessons in it are what would have allowed me resist the attack had I been more skilled. But it's also personal. Are there any introductory texts on Occlumency that you can send that I would be able to share with them if they are interested?
-[ ] Train, Learn, Achieve
--[] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
--[] Protego (Deep Understanding) x2
--[] Shrinking Solution (Needed for exams at the end of the year)
--[] Understanding of Magical Creatures x2
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[] Plan: Get some basics done first
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions) - There's a strange mystery at Hogwarts. There are basic laws that are ultimate. If you throw something up, it falls down. Magic changes these ultimate laws, into mere guidelines, to be stepped around whenever needed. If you are in one place, you can not be in another place at the same time. But somehow, there is a girl that seems to not abide by this specific law. How is this possible? You are determined to figure out the truth, even if it means delving into the dark corners of the castle and risking not eating lunch to uncover the mystery of the girl who is two.
-[ ] Runes Club Research (Progress 7/10. Multiple Actions on this count as multiple rolls stacking) – Spend time with the Members of the Runes Club looking for hidden runes and glyphs in the castle walls (Will also count as a training roll towards Ancient Runes)x2
-[ ] Random Encounter – Just… Go and live your life. You don't need to plan everything in your life out.
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath, and ask him about alchemical items capable of protecting one´s mind.
- [ ] Train, Learn, Achieve - Alchemy x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Shrinking Solution, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons)x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Protego (Deep Understanding), Diffindo, Incendio (Deep Understanding))x3
Ok here is my final plan I am taking going after Hermione because Jacob cannot live without a good mystery, the Rune Club Research and the random encounter to cover our social needs... And on the academic front, we should try to get those damned options out of the way ASAP so that we can focus on whatever we want for the rest of the year, and get some magics that will be EXCEEDINGLY useful for when we have to fight against anything...
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions) - There's a strange mystery at Hogwarts. There are basic laws that are ultimate. If you throw something up, it falls down. Magic changes these ultimate laws, into mere guidelines, to be stepped around whenever needed. If you are in one place, you can not be in another place at the same time. But somehow, there is a girl that seems to not abide by this specific law. How is this possible? You are determined to figure out the truth, even if it means delving into the dark corners of the castle and risking not eating lunch to uncover the mystery of the girl who is two.
-[ ] Runes Club Research (Progress 7/10. Multiple Actions on this count as multiple rolls stacking) – Spend time with the Members of the Runes Club looking for hidden runes and glyphs in the castle walls (Will also count as a training roll towards Ancient Runes)x2
-[ ] Random Encounter – Just… Go and live your life. You don't need to plan everything in your life out.
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath, and ask him about alchemical items capable of protecting one´s mind.
- [ ] Train, Learn, Achieve - Alchemy x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Shrinking Solution, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons)x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Protego (Deep Understanding), Diffindo, Incendio (Deep Understanding))x3
Ok here is my final plan I am taking going after Hermione because Jacob cannot live without a good mystery, the Rune Club Research and the random encounter to cover our social needs... And on the academic front, we should try to get those damned options out of the way ASAP so that we can focus on whatever we want for the rest of the year, and get some magics that will be EXCEEDINGLY useful for when we have to fight against anything...
Varder
Tired Cultist
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Lestrange directly taunts Harry "You need to really want to cause pain -- to enjoy it -- righteous anger won't hurt me for long". You need to want pain, want death, want submission; if you go "I need this information so I force you to tell me" - it won't work, because you desire not spell's direct result but something else. You need more than this. But such reasoning will damage any mind eventually.
It's not that the spells are "unforgiveable", it's that they are dangerous to Jacob. Snape literally asks Dumbledore if his soul will be damaged if he kills the director.
There are many other spells, I'm sure, that can be used for almost the same purposes. Why'd you jump to the worst ones immediately is beyond me.
Yeah, whatever, if you believe learning such a spell is a way to proceed - do your thing. I'm done with this conversation.
We've just used it against the underwater monster this chapter.
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[ ]Plan Decompress and Train
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions)
-[ ] Random Encounter
-[ ] Runes Club Research x2
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath, and ask him about alchemical items capable of protecting one´s mind.
-[ ] Train, Learn, Achieve
--[] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
--[] Understanding of Magical Creatures
--[] Constitution
--[] Shrinking Solution (Needed for exams at the end of the year)
--[] Protego (Deep Understanding) x2
Legilimency & Occlumency and Magical Creatures - Jacob was rather bad with those two during the lake adventure.
Intellect is currently locked by constitution so we should really train it.
Get one of the potions out of the way and work on our defense.
Edit - added the letter
-[ ] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions)
-[ ] Random Encounter
-[ ] Runes Club Research x2
-[ ] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath, and ask him about alchemical items capable of protecting one´s mind.
-[ ] Train, Learn, Achieve
--[] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
--[] Understanding of Magical Creatures
--[] Constitution
--[] Shrinking Solution (Needed for exams at the end of the year)
--[] Protego (Deep Understanding) x2
Legilimency & Occlumency and Magical Creatures - Jacob was rather bad with those two during the lake adventure.
Intellect is currently locked by constitution so we should really train it.
Get one of the potions out of the way and work on our defense.
Edit - added the letter
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Hogwarts really isn't a safe place to bring a soul, is it?
WhiteNights
Notorious Phoneposter
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So far we've seen you have to have a frankensoul to survive sneaking out of the boundaries.
(Us and Harry with his horocrux)
trooperist
Cinnamon Roll AI
Can we actually train skills like Dark Arts and Alchemy?
I just kinda thought they were sort of special subjects that required things like certain books or tutors.
Anyway, things to do before the school year ends.
- Shrinking Solution (Needed for Exams)
- Antidote for Uncommon Poisons (Needed for Exams)
- Finding Runes: 7/10
- Increase Flying by one rank (Not mandatory, but it would give us an O in the class)
Otherwise we need to prepare for the Dueling Tournament and the various Adventures. Also build the Ghostly Goggles and use them to look at a Dementor. And maybe some socialization.
I just kinda thought they were sort of special subjects that required things like certain books or tutors.
Anyway, things to do before the school year ends.
- Shrinking Solution (Needed for Exams)
- Antidote for Uncommon Poisons (Needed for Exams)
- Finding Runes: 7/10
- Increase Flying by one rank (Not mandatory, but it would give us an O in the class)
Otherwise we need to prepare for the Dueling Tournament and the various Adventures. Also build the Ghostly Goggles and use them to look at a Dementor. And maybe some socialization.
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Yeah, we can... Once the skill is unlocked we can train normally it until it gets to the attribute´s cap...
I would also add to the list getting the map done, it seems extremely useful to have or own marauder´s map, and it is likely that we would get extra actions...
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Hm, while the lake is not the ocean, it is close enough for such purposes to trigger one's thalassophobia. It will hopefully be a long time before it is decided to step into those depths again.
In any case, one agrees with learning the last two potions required for exams. Other matters can be addressed after the remaining requirements have been met.
In any case, one agrees with learning the last two potions required for exams. Other matters can be addressed after the remaining requirements have been met.
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@Fanhunter696
I like your plan- it gets through the mandatory Potions that we need, increases Alchemy so we can start working on the Maurauder's map next turn while also increasing Alchemy in time for us to do the Case that is possibly Hermione using the Time Turner.
May I make a suggestion, though: could you lower "Do your research" for spells from x3 to x2 and add in a Constitution training? It is at 2, which caps our Intellect at 7. Also, we may want Jacob to still be physically active even as he hunkers down a bit to get things done.
Edit: Also, add in the "Pocion Vital" to the end of the list for Potions research. If we pop the mysterious DC 80 thing, it may not cost an action to research the almost-researched Shrinking Solution.
I like your plan- it gets through the mandatory Potions that we need, increases Alchemy so we can start working on the Maurauder's map next turn while also increasing Alchemy in time for us to do the Case that is possibly Hermione using the Time Turner.
May I make a suggestion, though: could you lower "Do your research" for spells from x3 to x2 and add in a Constitution training? It is at 2, which caps our Intellect at 7. Also, we may want Jacob to still be physically active even as he hunkers down a bit to get things done.
Edit: Also, add in the "Pocion Vital" to the end of the list for Potions research. If we pop the mysterious DC 80 thing, it may not cost an action to research the almost-researched Shrinking Solution.
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Points from gaining levels should probably go to luck for the time being. It is the one attribute that cannot be increased through training.
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Points might be better placed in Creativity this time.
1. It increases all research, spellcasting, and dueling rolls by +2.
2. We are capped at A+ for many of our key skills: DADA, Charms, Transfigurations, Potions, and Alchemy.
Though only DADA is at A (the others, except Alchemy are at P), we may want to get as many of these skills at A+ before the end of the year. Because, with the +1 level up coming from our Ravenclaw bonus, it would put them at the statistically more difficult E-. This is important because E- is where the bonuses go from +1 per level to +5 and upwards per level.
At E-, we would have +15 to all rolls (including research rolls, where bonuses matter because each point lowers the DC).
1. It increases all research, spellcasting, and dueling rolls by +2.
2. We are capped at A+ for many of our key skills: DADA, Charms, Transfigurations, Potions, and Alchemy.
Though only DADA is at A (the others, except Alchemy are at P), we may want to get as many of these skills at A+ before the end of the year. Because, with the +1 level up coming from our Ravenclaw bonus, it would put them at the statistically more difficult E-. This is important because E- is where the bonuses go from +1 per level to +5 and upwards per level.
At E-, we would have +15 to all rolls (including research rolls, where bonuses matter because each point lowers the DC).