I hope mine helped! but yeah in theory the perfect argument would work, but i'm pretty sure we're just lowing the DC check we need to pass, and stats do that as well.
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A Simple Transaction I
- Thread starter Rihaku
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I hope mine helped! but yeah in theory the perfect argument would work, but i'm pretty sure we're just lowing the DC check we need to pass, and stats do that as well.
- Location
- Pindorama
Wow, me, @Prospalz and @Conjured Blade all with faulty internet this vote; are the heavens themselves conspiring against us!?
I'll see if can get another reaction in time. Wish me luck!
I'll see if can get another reaction in time. Wish me luck!
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- Omniverse #1345
The universe is trying to kill us, I suppose. Guess this is what happens when going up against someone with higher rank.
...now then, where did I put that Praxis manual...
Anyway, 5-10k more omake words and I think we're past homefree on this. We got 48-49kish the time we got 8.2 arete in one update, after all. Lots of pictures too, but we've also been meeting that bar, depending how Rihaku values them.
So everyone around whose internet isn't fucked: try to add 1-2k words to the pile so we shoot past. Regardless of what you want to win here more arete is always a good thing, and due to the snowball nature this is a good time to stick it down.
That's also the case if anyone has a stockpile.
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ImperatorV
The Laughing One
- Location
- The Voyaging Realm
Eh, we'd only have 0.5 rank on him even with blood, that's not enough to instant-win, or even give us a major advantage. It's essentially a minor advantage. There's still his Soul Evocation to consider, and his normal rank outclasses ours by a lot still, we only beat him in blood rank. If he finds a way to use his rank that we can't wield blood against (like say, affecting the environment, or attacking us in a way that blood can't contest), then he's still a major threat.
Crimson Flare makes this more winnable as it lets us keep our blood buffs active in the face of his rank and also debuffs him a bit, but there's a reason Maximally Safe gets us better odds. Crimson Flare does almost nothing for the social part of the encounter, and in the combat part he still has a lot of options.
The deception detection doesn't help us lie but it does help us survive if our lie fails (or our believed to be genuine position nonetheless becomes unacceptable - thanks Tyrant!) because this is a guy who will try to pick his moment to initiate hostilities which means hiding his own intentions until then. Luring us closer to significant backup by seeming agreeable is one of his strongest possible plays for instance. The defensive side of the stance negates that and Hunger gets initiative.
If the infiltration goes on, Hunger will be bargaining and dealing with scheming politicians and cunning internal security types so the stance's defence will continue to pull its weight. In the long term, he needs to be a ruler and every fucker lies to the king.
Buying stances absolutely does not commit us to buying stance EFBs. I am confident Flare and Pillars remain at the top of the EFB buy list.
As far as admitting to desiring power:
I don't think that's a bad idea at all. We are after power, and this is a great source of challenges for us. I think he might recognize that the biggest source of power is the ring, but this is a civilization of ten million folks. How many fools have come before us? how many after? we're just another merc looking for power to him, I'm sure.
In his view we may be dangerous, but the pursuit of power is not outlandish. If some kind of general power-up is something they offer converts, he may think it's plenty enough to satisfy us. It would be unlikely for him to believe one guy could undo their whole civilization, I think. Just imagine the scale of the place, it's not something you believe one guy can really topple.
The Temple has lasted a long, long time after all. We know they've encounted progression types before, yet none of them have ever returned to smash the place up. Perhaps the luxuries within are just that decadent, and they never left; I'm not sure. Perhaps accepting a portion of the rings power comes with the knowledge that it fades should it be displaced; giving them reason to help preserve it, or at least not actively free it.
Tying people to the place with personal power is certainly a strategy that could have worked for hundreds of years for our Temple friends.
Projectile
Thinking of Rabbits
- Location
- USA
Not just aimed at you, ImperatorV, but I think the thread in general has forgotten this bit and I don't want that to leak over to Hunger. If you were just rounding (totally fair), I apologize.
I just want to put it out there that we've got our rank reduced by 5%, which puts us at 4.75 at base and either 6.75 or 6.65 depending on if the Rank debuff applies to the Blood boost. The reason I think it might not is because it's an abstraction of "attainment" and not power, but who knows.
We still have an edge on him when it comes to blood, which is fantastic in the sense that he doesn't get to further punish us for being below him in that specific area, but the margin is narrower than I'd like.
- Location
- Pindorama
I think I am the Danger's effectiveness boost applies to Rank too? It does say all actions. In that case, we basically have no penalty at all. But it might not; who knows?
Rihaku
The Internet
Socially, the big problem is - what if he just asks Hunger something that Hunger would have to lie about, like his long-term intentions for the Temple or even something as simple as "do you have or plan to have any hostile intentions towards the Temple's society, inhabitants or Treasure?" There are ways out of this but most of them require lateral thinking to some degree unless you go Maximal Safety. Which, even if it doesn't buy you an EFB, does improve Hunger's general Rank and social combat proficiency by a great deal. It's a useful addition to the build even down the line, and Guile-Defeating Stance is great at ferreting out enemy plans outside combat and feints / tricks in combat! Much of warfare is deception and guile, which the Forebear's veteran gaze puts to rest!
It'd be too powerful for a baseline-human Progression type to get with Game of the Year! The novice level already starts at 'the ability to gut a small building in one blast,' which is likely above level 20! Perhaps with Intensify...
Do you, though? Or is this how teenage resentment is created?
Stances are pretty good value for Arete regardless, yeah. 7 Arete for +.2 Rank and rare stats plus a great utility effect is a good deal for 0 picks!
It'd be too powerful for a baseline-human Progression type to get with Game of the Year! The novice level already starts at 'the ability to gut a small building in one blast,' which is likely above level 20! Perhaps with Intensify...
Do you, though? Or is this how teenage resentment is created?
Stances are pretty good value for Arete regardless, yeah. 7 Arete for +.2 Rank and rare stats plus a great utility effect is a good deal for 0 picks!
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OctarineShrike
Avatar of Mandos
I don't think we have I am the Danger anymore because vacation
- Location
- Pindorama
It's still on the sheet; we haven't abandoned the Temple; just went somewhere for a while to recover. I think there's a statement saying we didn't lose it as well somewhere.
Projectile
Thinking of Rabbits
- Location
- USA
Oh, yeah, I didn't even think of that. I was thinking "action" was like, the whole scene, but mechanically, it probably comes to the same in the end.
Lealope
Not yet invincible
- Pronouns
- She/Her
This would've been an autopick normally but I'm not sure if a +33% increase in relative Progression speed is truly more valuable than some of the choices here. Depends on how it functions and how XP for Apostles scales. That said, it's a really solid generalist choice that would let us keep growing in any direction we choose at a more rapid paste without asking for unacceptable drawbacks.
I assume this is like the Forebear's Blade or Pearlescence in that it gets a bunch of invisible picks applied to it through a scaling XP modifier? The fact that most of our Advancements provide stats contingent on wielding a Lance makes this ideal since we're going to want something that will keep up.
Definitely would be good to have a Lance beyond whatever random technology we've got access to, especially considering the S A V I N Gs it would provide financially (which actually matters for Nine!). Might also be good for Accretion due to the concurrent scaling of both sides of the bond.
Would be quite nice to be able to go Reaperman, if only for the sake of versatility. It's good to be able to Pierce Through but sometimes that might not be the most productive solution to things. Alternatively, it would be really nice to pick up a bunch of supplementary abilities that facilitate our attempts to Pierce Through like some form of esoteric resistance or a significant improvement to our baseline stats.
The cost in picks is rough though and I've never been overly inclined to diversification of a portfolio. Might be effective enough for us to just try to grin and bear it though. Would also lead to interesting build votes but I'm not sure if I want to put that on you
I'm assuming this cures us of all but Devastating Complications? That would be very powerful, especially considering how it would obviate most of our needs. Not quite as much direct potential as the others but the way that it would change our risk assessment might let us take a more aggressive stance to fighting without the need to worry about attrition, which would naturally lead to more picks and possible Rank.
And yeah, I've always thought it was pretty terrible to need to shit when you're a superhuman fighter with the powers of myth running through your veins. Strongly considering taking this for that and that alone. The bonuses to immediate survival are just the cherry on top.
Extremely cool and fun, though presumably this won't lead to instant death. Would definitely lead to a lot of bad shit happening to us though as people hunt us down to murder the fuck out of us for being this guy's chosen (and to be honest, the vibes I'm getting off him make him seem like he's kind of the worst).
Still, the Voyaging Realm is pretty fucking hueg and with a steady supply of mooks to kill and an extra pick, we might even get on the level before someone comes knocking at our door. And honestly, I don't think not taking this will let us live that much of an easier life. Our patron will likely ensure we're thrown into terrible shit anyway, so it might as well come with some power now.
Damn it. Normally I'd consider this a freebie since it's a lot of potential right away and we can just go fuck off to find new friends. But I don't think I could do that given the kind of person Nine is. Might be cool (in a kinda sad and tragic) if we could get to know his friends again. While their memories of us are gone, that doesn't mean we can't make new memories, right? And we really, really need every last scrap of potential we can get if we want to keep them safe in this fucking hellzone.
[9] The Tireless Sentinel
-[9] Symbiote
-[9] Perfection (Permanent)
-[9] Brand of the Apostle
-[9] He Who Was Not
Always.
P.S: 671 words.
- Location
- Pindorama
If we think saving the Ring is the best outcome for everyone involved, could we truthfully say yes?
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet
So, let's talk about our Arete Budget and pick choices for after we take Crimson Flare.
First off, we'll be pretty low on Arete immediately afterwards, which means there's an opportunity for some 2 or 7 Arete cost options to get picked up while we start building the strategic reserve back up.
The blood-based options are very likely to remain the best value-for-Arete we'll get in that range - Vigor Incarnate and its equivalent in the Quickening Branch in particular seem obscene, even without the extra synergy from Silver.
A Bloodwraith-like option will be exceptionally appealing by that point, too - I expect it to be snapped up nigh-instantly even as a 7-cost, much less a 2-cost.
Praxis options remain as batshit as ever, of course, if they're of comparable quality to The King Standa Alone - picking up a few of those would be a huge boost to our overall ability.
Now that Letrezia's also a mage, the value of Philosopher's Wreath has also increased tremendously - that said, we probably want to hold off on it until we find a magic system that's particularly synergistic with our build, and difficult to otherwise acquire.
Soul Evocation would be an appropriate prize from dismantling a civilization using it, so I expect to see it make a return in our upcoming pick selections, and we should probably consider it - as we learned from Nameless, cross-system synergies can get obscene.
We'll have the Apocryphal Curse and a partially healed Vers attracting enemies towards us, and the implied scale of this universe is vast enough that I doubt we'll be lacking in relatively even fights for quite a while - as such, I'm leaning towards Total Eclipse as our final EFB to get the Trinity bonus.
The real question is what to build towards after Trinity. Personally, I'm actually pretty inclined towards a 3/3/3 build - we've already got a foothold on Ruling Ring that we can keep building towards piecewise, Stances similarly let us buy a Sword based EFB in chunks, and by the time we're six EFB's deep, the worthy opponents from Pillars will be more valuable than ever, especially since we'll probably be getting close to timeskip city.
(We'll also be way more swole, and have a bunch more ringlore, so the contest of Primacy will be way less scary.)
If we do go with that approach, I think we should probably go down the "All-Defeating Stance" path - of the benefits from stances we've seen so far, Magic, World, and Guile all seem to provide more esoteric benefits that are probably non-trivial to acquire through the Praxis.
(Magic-Defeating stance in particular was called out as providing more efficient Curse Mitigation and Antimagic than the Praxis is capable of.)
The "Foe-Defeating Stance" prerequisite stances seem to overlap with the Praxis a lot more, by way of comparison, with Hero-Defeating Stance being hugely outdone by The King Stands Alone.
Putting it all together:
• Depending on how the "refund" mechanic works, and whether it returns just Arete or also picks, in the immediate term while we're still clearing the temple I expect Augment Dominion: Blood to be the most efficient choice to boost our powers.
• We'll probably max out Fierce Quickening, and pick up the 2 Arete capstones for it and Vigor.
• If a Bloodwraith option shows up, it's a snap pick.
• We'll probably shell out for some combination of extra magic options and Praxis advancements before the next big SAVE.
• We'll then start SAVEing towards a Mantle EFB to grab that sweet Trinity bonus, probably Total Eclipse (especially if those magic options discount it, like Evening Gown).
• Reminder that Rank upgrades don't cost Arete! Excellent choice to pick up while SAVEing.
• Afterwards, we should probably aim for 3/3/3 EFB's in the long term. Piecewise purchasable EFBs like Ruling Ring and the Stances have a natural advantage.
• Between All and Foe-Defeating Stance, the pre-reqs for All-Defeating are better for us, due to reduced overlap with the Praxis. (Magic Defeating is particularly good).
• Once we've got four other EFBs and a bunch more experience and ring info, grabbing Ruling Ring is a lot less scary.
• And by the time we get all this, the value of Pillars will have gone way up. Ruling Ring + Pillars is an excellent combo to round out our build, providing obscene growth onward into infinity.
739 words, for the bean counters.
First off, we'll be pretty low on Arete immediately afterwards, which means there's an opportunity for some 2 or 7 Arete cost options to get picked up while we start building the strategic reserve back up.
The blood-based options are very likely to remain the best value-for-Arete we'll get in that range - Vigor Incarnate and its equivalent in the Quickening Branch in particular seem obscene, even without the extra synergy from Silver.
A Bloodwraith-like option will be exceptionally appealing by that point, too - I expect it to be snapped up nigh-instantly even as a 7-cost, much less a 2-cost.
Praxis options remain as batshit as ever, of course, if they're of comparable quality to The King Standa Alone - picking up a few of those would be a huge boost to our overall ability.
Now that Letrezia's also a mage, the value of Philosopher's Wreath has also increased tremendously - that said, we probably want to hold off on it until we find a magic system that's particularly synergistic with our build, and difficult to otherwise acquire.
Soul Evocation would be an appropriate prize from dismantling a civilization using it, so I expect to see it make a return in our upcoming pick selections, and we should probably consider it - as we learned from Nameless, cross-system synergies can get obscene.
We'll have the Apocryphal Curse and a partially healed Vers attracting enemies towards us, and the implied scale of this universe is vast enough that I doubt we'll be lacking in relatively even fights for quite a while - as such, I'm leaning towards Total Eclipse as our final EFB to get the Trinity bonus.
The real question is what to build towards after Trinity. Personally, I'm actually pretty inclined towards a 3/3/3 build - we've already got a foothold on Ruling Ring that we can keep building towards piecewise, Stances similarly let us buy a Sword based EFB in chunks, and by the time we're six EFB's deep, the worthy opponents from Pillars will be more valuable than ever, especially since we'll probably be getting close to timeskip city.
(We'll also be way more swole, and have a bunch more ringlore, so the contest of Primacy will be way less scary.)
If we do go with that approach, I think we should probably go down the "All-Defeating Stance" path - of the benefits from stances we've seen so far, Magic, World, and Guile all seem to provide more esoteric benefits that are probably non-trivial to acquire through the Praxis.
(Magic-Defeating stance in particular was called out as providing more efficient Curse Mitigation and Antimagic than the Praxis is capable of.)
The "Foe-Defeating Stance" prerequisite stances seem to overlap with the Praxis a lot more, by way of comparison, with Hero-Defeating Stance being hugely outdone by The King Stands Alone.
Putting it all together:
• Depending on how the "refund" mechanic works, and whether it returns just Arete or also picks, in the immediate term while we're still clearing the temple I expect Augment Dominion: Blood to be the most efficient choice to boost our powers.
• We'll probably max out Fierce Quickening, and pick up the 2 Arete capstones for it and Vigor.
• If a Bloodwraith option shows up, it's a snap pick.
• We'll probably shell out for some combination of extra magic options and Praxis advancements before the next big SAVE.
• We'll then start SAVEing towards a Mantle EFB to grab that sweet Trinity bonus, probably Total Eclipse (especially if those magic options discount it, like Evening Gown).
• Reminder that Rank upgrades don't cost Arete! Excellent choice to pick up while SAVEing.
• Afterwards, we should probably aim for 3/3/3 EFB's in the long term. Piecewise purchasable EFBs like Ruling Ring and the Stances have a natural advantage.
• Between All and Foe-Defeating Stance, the pre-reqs for All-Defeating are better for us, due to reduced overlap with the Praxis. (Magic Defeating is particularly good).
• Once we've got four other EFBs and a bunch more experience and ring info, grabbing Ruling Ring is a lot less scary.
• And by the time we get all this, the value of Pillars will have gone way up. Ruling Ring + Pillars is an excellent combo to round out our build, providing obscene growth onward into infinity.
739 words, for the bean counters.
Rihaku
The Internet
Hunger doesn't think that.
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet
One of the big vote debates, as seen through the lens of a bunch of whackos with absurd magicks flinging spells at each other?
The obscene power of the Micro-wave scouring huge swaths of the battlefield with the unrivalled A.R.T. array, as lesser magicians flee in terror?
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- Omniverse #1345
Shonen deathbattle with the ridiculousity level set to plus ultra.
Obviously lots of mooks that exist purely to be vaporized uncaringly while the actual contestants keep not actually dying no matter how many times they are killed.
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The questers join together to overthrow the
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- Location
- Omniverse #1345
Thing is we outstat him heavily. Rank stops this from being a decisive advantage, so if we neutralize the rank advantage...
All respites are fleeting, that's the nature of the Geas and the Apocryphal Curse. Our poor protagonist is saddled with both. Sometimes I wonder what our AU counterparts over in Forsaken Mask Quest are doing, what their most contested votes have been so far. Catherine and Hunger naming their child, perhaps even choosing the gender?
Voting on a sickeningly saccharine nickname to replace the moniker lost to the Final Strike? What world to settle down on, maybe, picking out a planet like a lesser couple might a house? Those would be good problems to have. But here in the grim darkness of A Simple Transaction 2.0, there's only the back-breaking ache and clink of one's rhetorical pickaxe against the word-walls of the omake mines.
Oh look, another mention of the moon! Someone should start a drinking game. Gisena mentioned it was waning gibbous; it's strange that not only are the celestial bodies in the Voyaging Realm recognizable, they've got the same phases. Similar ontological parameters, sure, but the same sun can't shine over the entirety of the place. Right? How does any of this work? I'll just... table the subject of the Voyaging Realm's celestial mechanics, file it under the same mental category as Aerb's Tide Frog so as not to cause SAN damage. Anyway, this description's amazing. Adequate amounts of alliteration allow readers to visualize the vista.
Hm, should I be thanking the Maiden for the Duty depicting the 'ideal Sorceress' as something not unlike a Jedi? A life of service and celibacy, doing one's uttermost for the sake of humanity. She stopped just short of going full "Magic exists to serve man, and never to rule over him." Thankfully (?) the Porcelain Faction stepped in and went that extra mile, cleaving humanity's defenders right down the middle in preparation for Jotarun's advent.
...just how bad a first impression did Fullmight make? Also, man, I'd be surprised if any perverts could afford the Kaguya's entry fees.
Obviously Hunger takes his sword into the bath with him, have to keep it within easy summoning distance. That's just common sense for an Apocryphal Cursebearer. Moments like this are what make the Geas of Indenture bearable. Looking out over a city founded by separatists who fled an interstellar Empire's reach into an expanse of twisted time and space? Pretty cool, by any objective measure. There are people who'd kill for this view. Hunger technically did, if you count the Rotspawn as living. Makes me feel slightly sad we're not dealing with their problem for good, since OOC it was mentioned that we could without too much fuss.
Ah, Gisena's quick to revert to the backstabbing habits of her AU self. I'd say that was an ice cold betrayal of Letrizia, but the water's warm.
Sorry, it's as deaf to pleas for mercy as Gisena herself! The attribute enhancements are a huge advantage in contests between mages, though, as we saw in Force of Nature. Sublime Attainment's still waiting in the wings, at this point I'm terrified of the paragraph of description that'll inevitably accompany it.
And Letrizia's isn't mentioned at all! I guess that says everything we need to know.
Black's always a safe choice, goes well with darker shades of violet. You know, the color of mourning. Dead wife, dead world, possibly-dead dad... it's a wonder this party's as cheerful as it is. At least the Armament's guaranteed 100% angst free?
Without the Ring, Hunger's narration would likely be a lot more grim. At least this way he can metaphorically chill out while soaking in a hot bath. I can feel the Lingering Paralysis and Chill of the Grave melting away. Too bad about that Punctured Soul, huh?
Sweet Accursed, does Gisena not... come with an off switch or anything? I'd find the constant repartee and flirtation really exhausting. Not being able to shut down physically and mentally would prevent me from savoring the resort experience.
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Indeed, you wouldn't want Letrizia to invoke her Ultimate. Armamentfall's got a long cooldown, but the stat buff dwarfs your Graces! You'd get stomped, possibly literally.
Huh, did not expect improving her Wits score to be this easy. But if both halves of her Surge (what's up with the compound naming scheme, anyway?) can be interpreted as relevant to cogmentation with minimal squinting, perhaps I shouldn't be surprised.
She'll climb the Ranks rapidly, can't wait to see what the ultimate result of her research will be. Hopefully she lives long enough for it to bear fruit. Exavolt would've been safer in the short term...
Well, Shadowcord's supposedly able to beat Sovereignty Armors in combat and we got a crash course in Elementalist augmentation in the subsequent update, so I'm optimistic about her usefulness in the short term. There's no reason she has to book passage on the Hunger Express for the long haul. And perhaps it's callous to mention, but dead party members convert imperfectly into motivation.
Man, I know she just swam underwater, but I'm still reminded of Aizen's habit of just - showing up and laying an avuncular hand on Uryu's shoulder.
Good save, Gisena. We don't have the word count to accomodate technological tangents! And yeah, with the Kaguya's emphasis on exclusivity and privacy there's no real risk. What are they going to do if they see anyway? Complain to an Imperial Duchess and the Reckoner of Rotspawn? The kind of people who can afford to stay here aren't crazy, they're eccentric. If guests want to shoot Surges into the sky, who are the staff to argue? Something something customer is always right... especially with the Doom of the Tyrant.
Yeah, augmentation along all axes would feel good. Kind of envious, not only are they enjoying the epicurean lifestyle, they get to experience qualitative intellectual improvements? This is some Nameless-tier hedonism.
With this ammunition, she'll be even more insufferable! Why couldn't we have gone with Inksky? That was comfy in its own way, once we trained up the mantle's dexterity we'd be able to wrap our companions in its soothing embrace. That Edeldross is the opposite of Nullity's interesting, I wonder how many more components are needed to convert it into complete findross? For now, it enables Tide-tanking combinations and might be able to restore Gisena's reserves after Ultimate use.
Back to lord status so quickly? Or is Letrizia referencing Edeldross' etymology?
I know Hunger hacked the leg off of Gondar's apprentice and then severed all his tendons, but this is still the most brutal moment in the quest.
I'm a sucker for callbacks to AST 1.0, so I really enjoyed this throwaway line of no particular consequence. Lelaine was a cool character and I hope his AU counterpart sells his life dearly. If Sielie can take out a Warlord, so can he!
We weren't even offered the Doom of the Martyr! The Champion lifestyle's all about that expectation of reward.
Oh, my sweet summer child... Hunger could probably rustle up a Kiritsugu-tier polemic against heroism.
What's there to discuss, the Evening Sky can assume whatever shape its master requires!
Ah, shit, by invoking the c-word he just activated Gisena's trap card.
Heh, at least Letrizia can commiserate with Hunger about how much the Tired and Exhausted conditions suck, now that she's capable of exerting Pressure. We'll make a real fisherwoman of her yet!
It's true, Hunger did admit as much internally, and we know how seriously he takes his word. Ever since Zweihander's victory, this was inevitable. Dread it, run from it, the princess carry arrives all the same. At least we've wriggled free of Backpack Gisena being a tactical necessity. How did that work with the Witch Slayers, anyway? Other than awkwardly.
...My turn to break out the ellipses.
These little moments where our superhuman status bleeds over into mundane utility are always gratifying... as is the fact that we didn't spend word count on the foot massage.
We ran the baths for a total of ten hours and they're still willing to comp us additional nights? Maybe the bribery was unnecessary. Sorry, free nights at the Kaguya are nice, but unless they can pay in Apocryphal-free days, Hunger's not for sale. We've already lingered too long. Killing the Rotbeast might've been an efficient way of getting the funds to bribe Shadowcord and two picks for a stationary target's not bad, but time burns.
And removal of the Ring's equally unacceptable to the Inner Residents, for reasons that are becoming clear. We didn't take the Guilt consequence, so I'm optimistic that Hunger's resolve will endure even once he sees the scale of the Inner Ring, but may the Accursed help us if it gets put to a vote. The premonition of future morality debates is already draining my argumentative stamina.
1526 words. Arete for the Arete throne, updates for the index god, so on and so forth.
OctarineShrike
Avatar of Mandos
Given my circumstances there's one thing I can do to reduce our odds of death or Grievous conditions. It'll also give us social picks I expect, possibly even ennoblement. @BrainInAJar, I'm invoking a marker to request you go Maximum Safety, and may the gods have mercy on my soul.
"Lo siento, solo hablo español"