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A Harry Potter Quest: He who was not

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[] Plan: Working on the Basics for the Future
-[ ] 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
- [ ] Train, Learn, Achieve - Stamina
- [ ] Do your research – (Shrinking Solution, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons, Pocion Vital)x2
- [ ] Do your research – (Protego (Deep Understanding), Diffindo, Incendio (Deep Understanding))x2

This is, basically, Fanhunter686's plan with some modifications.

Key points ideas for the plan are:
1. Try to get Stamina to 3 both so that Jacob can work out during this time and also to up the Attribute cap by 1.
2. Hopefully finish Runes Club
3. Get Alchemy up to D+ so that we can start working on the Maurader's Map next turn. If we finish it, we may get some more action points and It'd be interesting to see Professor Lupin's reaction of someone recreating the map. We get a +35 bonus in addition to skills and stats to rolls for Alchemy research (+30 Child of Stone and +5 H.A.R.C.)
4. Finish up the required Potions. If we roll really well, perhaps get the Pocion Vital, which would be nice to have so we can train Stamina in the future.
5. Try and get Protego (Deep Understanding) before we think about doing more adventuring. Also, helps with the Duel at the end of the year. If we roll well, go for Point Me as it was pointed as an minor issue in our last adventure, it would be nice to have before going into a dark forest, and its a perquisite for further adventuring into the mountains go for the multi-purpose cutting spell that was taught in 2nd year classes. If we roll really well, (improbably well), potentially start working on Incendio (Deep Understanding).
 
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MysteryCPU said:
Try and get Protego (Deep Understanding) before we think about doing more adventuring. Also, helps with the Duel at the end of the year. If we roll well, go for Point Me as it was pointed as an minor issue in our last adventure, it would be nice to have before going into a dark forest, and its a perquisite for further adventuring into the mountains. If we roll really well, (improbably well), potentially start working on Incendio (Deep Understanding).
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I think that for this section Diffindio would be better, it is one of the most versatile and useful spells (it is basicallya magic knife), and the sooner we unlock the basic spell we would unlock the advanced version
 
Small bit of a letter to parents I'm adding into my plan, in case anyone thinks it worth adding to their own ;)

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?
 
BeepSmile said:
Small bit of a letter to parents I'm adding into my plan, in case anyone thinks it worth adding to their own ;)

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?
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I have said it a few times in the past, but it has been some time. You guys don't need to look for books and such to get better at things. You already got all the needed tools at hand. Occlumency and Dark Arts were blocked in the past, for other reasons. Now they are not. If you want to train Occlumency, you just need to put the actions on it.

Also, for letters - you guys don't need to write them out. I will not take the text into account when writing an update.
 
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I have said it a few times in the past, but it has been some time. You guys don't need to look for books and such to get better at things. You already got all the needed tools at hand. Occlumency and Dark Arts were blocked in the past, for other reasons. Now they are not. If you want to train Occlumency, you just need to put the actions on it.
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That was explicitly for getting books on Occlumency to share with any friends who we might like to bring along exploring some day, not for Jacob as the one that unlocked the skill for him is very personal. I was under the impression it was a semi-restricted or hard to find skill - can we just say to someone "go work on Occlumency" with the assumption that they will be able to do so if they want?
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Also, for letters - you guys don't need to write them out. I will not take the text into account when writing an update.
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Oh. Well, I'll probably switch back to the 'ask Flamel about mind defence alchemy' outline then :)
 
BeepSmile said:
I'm saying this not to try convince you, Edgy McEdgeface,
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Did you really have to sneak in the insult? Did it hurt your pride to terribly to try and keep your message polite? Was the agony so severe that you forgot your manners? Smdh.

EternityWarrior said:
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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Really though, I'm sure you can manage to turn down the grim derp three notches or so and circumvent the issue entirely.
 
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For combat spells, the deep understanding for Protego and Incendio is probably our best bet. Deep understanding of Flipendo would probably help.

Diffindo would also be good. And I bet we'd really like the deeper understanding for Waddiwasi.

For new spells I recommend these:
- Reductor Curse
- Stunning Charm
- Impediment Jinx
 
darknessworld said:
We can't with only two actions.
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If I'm not mistaken, the Runes club itself gets a roll with a DC 50 to find castle runes. Our action is an auto-find, but our roll is whether or not we train our Ancient Runes.

Fanhunter696 said:
I think that for this section Diffindio would be better, it is one of the most versatile and useful spells (it is basicallya magic knife), and the sooner we unlock the basic spell we would unlock the advanced version
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Fair enough. Changed in my plan.
 
Looking back at my past post in this thread, I think that we should also put some focus on Reparo, it's a useful spell that we also need for the exams at the end of the year.

Edit - wait no we learned it. sleep deprivation does not help reading comprehension
 
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Just caught up and that was a wild ride. Flamel is someone Jacob should absolutely tell about his encounter in the lake. If anyone would have some insights on what happened and possible effects or maybe even more info on the soul-snatcher than I think he would be the guy.

[x] Plan Slow Down, Train, and take a Case
-[x] 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.
-[x] Runes Club Research x 2
-[x] Random Encounter – Just… Go and live your life. You don't need to plan everything in your life out.
-[x] Write a Letter (Free Action) – To Nicolas Flamel (telling him about our newest creation in regards to exploring the Lake and our encounter with the soul-snatcher and if he has any insights onto what the effects of the encounter might be and how to hunt such a thing. Also write a letter to our parents telling them about the misadventures we seem to be having at school, though try not to worry them overly much either.
-[x]x7 personal actions.
-[x] Understanding of Magical Creatures x2
-[x] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
-[x] Learning x 3 (Protego (Deep Understanding), Shrinking Solution (Needed for exams at the end of the year), Lumos (Deep Understanding), Point Me, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons (Needed for exams at the end of the year), Tempus)

Came up with this plan similar to BeepSmile's though I think the spells differ a bit. I limited the amount of Personal Actions to 7 because. I remember that Jacob used to get stressed out when we did to many and that 7 was the max we should do (but not too many times in a row, doing 7 PA every month stresses Jacob out). Doing 7 PA this month is probably okay since last month we did 6 Personal Actions and as long as for the following month we do less and maybe relieve some stress by doing the Forest Exploration action we should be fine. I don't know if people remember how stressful the Personal Actions could be for Jacob since the quest has been on hiatus for a while so I thought I would bring it up.

Taking the Case because that seems like a good way for Jacob to take his mind off of his last experience. Runes Club will give Jacob some social time as well as Runes Training which is always nice. Following that up with 2 Random Encounters to just decompress and writing to Flamel and Jacob's Family.

For the Personal Actions, Understanding Magical Creatures because it is advised for when we want to venture back into the Lake again and I hope to venture into the Forest next turn, and it will probably help there as well. Mind Arts because it is necessary for Jacob's rematch against the Soul-Snatcher and the Journal is also locked behind it. After that we have some spell learning with Protego being the focus for now. If the rolls are good then Jacob can get started on the other stuff depending on how things go.
 
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Kufufu said:
Did it hurt your pride to terribly to try and keep your message polite? Was the agony so severe that you forgot your manners? Smdh.
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Not in the slightest. You appear to have wildly misunderstood my intention with that post. I engaged in mild namecalling in an attempt to promote feelings of mild derision in readers regarding what was being advocated for, as it would be much punchier than longpost explaining why the suggestion and argument for it were bad.
The inverse of when Fox News decides to "Both Sides" an issue, where one party is advocating hiring chickens as traffic wardens and the other is... sane.

A longpost communicates the implication that what one is responding to is worth the effort of the takedown, and our hooman brainmeats pick up on that implication. Also a proper longpost breakdown of why the suggestion was bad would be met with accusations of overreaction and be glossed over by readers and forgotten, and therefore be ineffective.
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NowThatsWhatICallEdgy said:
so we can kill it at our leisure, probably with a dull knife.
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turn down the grim derp three notches or so and circumvent the issue entirely.
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And here you see an illuminating example of the perspective I was insulting with the incredibly mild phrase "Edgy McEdgeface".
But I do want to point out that reducing the grim derp quotient would not have actually impacted the meaning of the suggestion or where it was coming from, just communicated it in obfuscating language. Honestly I kinda respect the directness of it. (Related, torturously killing something is bad and should not be done and it is disturbing to read a post implicitly advocate for such)

I made that post with intention, and it was as civil as I desired it to be.
Here's a suggestion for you; maybe next time you make a call for civility you might include an example of what would have been sufficently civil for your standards while still retaining an adequate level of efficaciousness.

Edit: And this is veering towards longpost, because your perspective is worth responding to thoughtfully. And because I'm not trying to convince people against voting for something obviously awful.
 
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Well, time to vote
[X] Plan: Get the basics done first
-[X] 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.
-[X] 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
-[X] Random Encounter – Just… Go and live your life. You don't need to plan everything in your life out.
-[X] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[X] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath, and ask him about alchemical items capable of protecting one´s mind.
- [X] Train, Learn, Achieve - Alchemy x2
- [X] Do your research – (Shrinking Solution, Antidote to Uncommon Poisons)x2
- [X] Do your research – (Protego (Deep Understanding), Diffindo, Incendio (Deep Understanding))x3
 
Just want to confirm Hogwart's schedule real quick. May will be the last month of classes before Summer Break, is that correct?

Edit: Looks like June is the last month before before break. Gives Jacob 3 more months before he has to worry about exams.
 
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[X]Plan Decompress and Train
-[X] Case IV: The girl that is two (2 Actions)
-[X] Random Encounter
-[X] Runes Club Research x2
-[X] Write a Letter (Free Action) – Specify to whom it is that you want to write and what you want to talk about
--[X] Write to Nicolas Flammel and tell him about Mermaid's Breath, and ask him about alchemical items capable of protecting one´s mind.
-[X] Train, Learn, Achieve
--[X] Legilimency & Occlumency x2
--[X] Understanding of Magical Creatures
--[X] Constitution
--[X] Shrinking Solution (Needed for exams at the end of the year)
--[X] Protego (Deep Understanding) x2

[X] Plan: Working on the Basics for the Future
 
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ShyGuy said:
For the Personal Actions, Understanding Magical Creatures because it is advised for when we want to venture back into the Lake again and I hope to venture into the Forest next turn, and it will probably help there as well. Mind Arts because it is necessary for Jacob's rematch against the Soul-Snatcher and the Journal is also locked behind it. After that we have some spell learning with Protego being the focus for now. If the rolls are good then Jacob can get started on the other stuff depending on how things go.
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While I don't disagree but getting Alchemy up to D is also really important, so that we can get the Map done ASAP
ShyGuy said:
Just want to confirm Hogwart's schedule real quick. May will be the last month of classes before Summer Break, is that correct?
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Not really, the classes in Hogwarts end around the last week of June-first week of July and start again the 1st of september
 
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Fanhunter696 said:
Not really, the classes in Hogwarts end around the last week of June-first week of July and start again the 1st of september
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Ahh, thanks for the info. In that case learning the potions for the end of term exam isn't as dire as I thought it was.

Fanhunter696 said:
While I don't disagree but getting Alchemy up to D is also really important, so that we can get the Map done ASAP
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I don't necessarily disagree either, before the whole Soul-Snatcher abomination I would agree with you (it was actually on my notes that I wrote before the quest went on break that we should invest into Alchemy). However, the Mind Arts have repeatedly been an issue in the quest, I believe even before the Soul-Snatcher there was a point were Snape or Dumbledore used the Mind Arts on Jacob. It happens often enough that it is concerning.

Also with all the exploring Jacob likes to do, understanding Magical Creatures has become sort of necessary, it is kind of apparent that Jacob has a tough time when he actually has to interact with other magical creatures.
 
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