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Alchemical Solutions [Worm/Exalted] Thread 5: Eye Eyes Eyes Eyeing Eye Eyeing Eyes
- Thread starter Gromweld
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- exalted (white wolf) worm
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
Cooking a meal and setting up some board and video games should not be that strenuous.spudman said:
Very well, point taken. I'll go back and edit my vote.DragonBard said:
2 XP - Craft (Swarms)
2 XP - Occult (Autochthon)
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
Look, I'll tell you what: I'll vote for this option if we modify one of the stunts to include apologizing to Gallant for the incident in the supply closet. We seriously owe him at least that much.spudman said:
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
Because TAYLOR needs to have a better understanding of the world that her power comes from.Alratan said:
Why? She already has a strong working knowledge. Getting it up to three dots means we're as good as a professional. Even at the current ranking we should know enough to ask Iris the right questions for anything we need to know. We should never make another test against it, as we can always ask him.BobTheNinja said:
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
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- Multiverse Sector Texas
Either one works for me, but I really think it should be in there somewhere. Here's my revised action plan:spudman said:
With A Little Help From My Friends:
[] Spend time with a Wards/Protectorate member
- [] Stunt: Girl's night in with Missy, available female Protectorate members, and Dragon in the common room. Messages by email or swarm speak depending on if they're on base at the moment the messages are sent. Required materials to bring are junkfood, pajamas, and (in Dragon's case) a cheesy movie we can laugh at. Missy can model her new outfit.
- [] Stunt: Keep our own physical activity to a minimum (without freaking people out with bugs), because we need to catch up on rest to fully recover our physical injuries. Conversation can include asking for advice on the boy's advances, especially during this time when a lot is happening.
Glorious Revolutionary Re-education:
[] Talk to Iris in private to let him know that you need to keep your status as an Alchemical Exalted a secret. Explain to him that this country is very different from the society on Autochthon, having no knowledge of Authochthon or Essence-based physics. Emphasize that revealing your true nature now could cause significant problems with the PRT and other local authorities.
- [] Stunt: After explaining the need for secrecy regarding the origin of your powers, teach Iris English while we read to him by reading the same sections in English and then translating the same phrase to Old Realm. Try to smooth over his natural outrage at the inconsistencies, redundancies and room for misperception in the language while we do so.
- [] Stunt: Introduce Iris to the Protectorate and Ward members in the base, to reduce the possibility of unfortunate accidents.
Mind Over Matter:
[] Meditate to recuperate your essence and speed up your healing. Read some books/CDs/flashdrives to buff up on a subject while you do so (Stunt to describe what topic you're reading/training).
- [] Stunt: Make use of our fashion research from earlier, as well as Glenn's costume proposals, advertisments and other such modern day propaganda materials to show Iris the correct use of propaganda within this culture.
- [] Stunt: Read and translate any physics, chemistry and biology resources(in that order of priority) that we can find for Iris's understanding of local physics. Start with factors that we know to be the same in both Creation and Earth-Bet, and then work towards the underlying theories behind them.
Apology (Free Action)
[] Find Gallant and apologize to him for what happened in the supply closet. Explain that the whole thing was a misunderstanding on your part, one that quickly spiraled out of control.
[] 2 XP - Craft (Swarms)
[] 2 XP - Occult (Autochthon)
We'll never be good enough for that. Essence 10 Alchemicals, with ten ranks in Occult, three relevant specialities, and Intelligence 15 have tried and failed for millenia.Carrnage said:
Before then, not even the UCS could do it, nor could allied and friendly solars.
Curing Autocthon is literally impossible. His sickness is part of his nature. You can put him back in remission by giving him enough energy that he can fix himself as fast as he gets ill, but that's it. It also isn't our job to find him that energy source. It's Iris'. What we need to do is teach him to speak English.
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Approach the problem from the side of someone originally from Earth-Bet.
Have a stronger basis for understanding between her and Iris without going high-Clarity.
MAGIC ROBOT SCIENCE.
Have a stronger basis for understanding between her and Iris without going high-Clarity.
MAGIC ROBOT SCIENCE.
Because Iris is always going to be with us whenever we need him and we're always going to have time to ask him a question and wait for a response, which will always be one that we understand right off the bat with no difficulties.Alratan said:
Yes, that seems reasonable.
Why would this be a free action. It takes up time, hence by definition is not free. Free actions are ones that don't take time at all, because we're multi-tasking.BobTheNinja said:
On this point, what are your objections to the actually free actions I proposed?
Or, we buy a radio. We should also never be doing any Occult in the field, because nothing in Earth-Bet uses Essence.Nervaqus987 said:
This is just a waste of XP.
Why would Occult help with that?Quantumboost said:
Which we can't use due to lack of ingredients and is no better than Tinkertech.Quantumboost said:
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
Link please.Alratan said:
...I want to contribute, but ten fucking pages of conversation and votes and I am completely lost.
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Because in order to understand the differences between and interactions of two systems, it's useful to actually, y'know, understand those systems?Alratan said:
Because Occult represents knowledge of Essence-related things, including Primordial metabiology, which Iris is a part of? And establishes further a common base of knowledge on the reality he comes from?
Plus, it gives us greater access to the meta-plot-relevant elements of the setting crossover.
The lack of viable ingredients is a problem currently, but I see using that as an excuse to not increase the skill that could help rectify that as a cop-out.
Tinkertech is useful for many things, but there are things it doesn't do nearly as well as Essence-tech (no-selling Behemoth's kill aura in an area by shutting down Shaping, for instance) and it requires us to have a Tinker with the appropriate specialty to get samples. We likely won't be able to build a functioning human-teleporter without help from Chariot or acquiring an appropriate Lore specialty, f'rinstance. And there are probably things that currently-plausible Tinkertech just can't do as well as Essence-tech, like shutting down Shaping-like effects over an area.
Here:BobTheNinja said:
Your stunt needs to be something that permits multi-tasking.Gromweld said:
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
You know, I decided to put aside both the party idea and the apology in the last interval because I was under the impression that we were going to get those things done this evening. It's rather irritating that they are being put off yet again, and I REALLY don't want the people participating in this quest to forget about those proposed actions. Not only that, but I don't think we actually need to get advice on boys in order to go apologize to Gallant. We're making amends, not asking him out on a date. Plus I personally think it would be rude to put off apologizing to him.spudman said:
Goddamn this lag!!
No, we've done enough investigation work for today. Right now, we should be winding down, gathering our thoughts and socializing.landcollector said:
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
Fine, I'll keep that in mind from now on.Alratan said:
Curing Autocthon's disease while he remains Autocthon is likewise impossible, as his disease is an integral part of his identity and his nature, and probably connected to reviving the dead clause, given that Autocthon is part dead and the Engine of Extinction quasi-exists. There are other things that are impossible, such as de-Exalting someone.Carrnage said:
The united Exalted host with multiple Essence 10 solars, with spectacularly vast resources and the ability to freely cull his soul hierarchy, could only drive it deep into remission - and they were prepared to totally reformat him into the Gunstar in the process.
We don't need to know. Iris will be better at it than we ever will, and we can just ask him.Quantumboost said:
The fact that Iris will always (well, for a thousand years) be better at it than us, as he's a 3rd Circle Craft Deva, and we're a non-Elder Alchemical. If we ever use one of those ingredients we're wasting it, as he can, and always will, be able to make better use of it.Quantumboost said:
These are all things we will not be able to accomplish until we have access to vats, and probably not then, as they're either Artifact 5 or N/A, and/or require massive magitech infrastructure to support.Quantumboost said:
Azure, this is the evening interval, right? I think most of the tech guys have either gone home or to base housing for the day.
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As has been already mentioned, that Iris gives us an answer doesn't mean that we understand that answer.Alratan said:
Anyway, I think it's been sufficiently established that it is in fact a thing we might plausibly want without being insane utter retards, so I've said my piece.
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
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- Multiverse Sector Texas
If we can work in apologizing to Gallant today, I'd be happy to go with the Girl's Night idea, as long as we can hold the Wards Party either tomorrow or Sunday, assuming they're available then. But I really don't want to put it off longer than necessary. We NEED to start seriously bonding with our entire team, both for Taylor's sake and to maximize our teamwork.spudman said:
Here's my edited action plan:
With A Little Help From My Friends:
[] Spend time with a Wards/Protectorate member
- [] Stunt: Girl's night in with Missy, available female Protectorate members, and Dragon in the common room. Messages by email or swarm speak depending on if they're on base at the moment the messages are sent. Required materials to bring are junkfood, pajamas, and (in Dragon's case) a cheesy movie we can laugh at. Missy can model her new outfit. Conversation can include asking for advice on the boy's advances, especially during this time when a lot is happening.
- [] Stunt: Make time to find Gallant and apologize to him for what happened earlier. Explain that it was a huge misunderstanding that spiraled out of control, including the influence of Uber and Leet's pheromone traps to make him lose his inhibitions.
Glorious Revolutionary Re-education:
[] Talk to Iris in private to let him know that you need to keep your status as an Alchemical Exalted a secret. Explain to him that this country is very different from the society on Autochthon, having no knowledge of Authochthon or Essence-based physics. Emphasize that revealing your true nature now could cause significant problems with the PRT and other local authorities.
- [] Stunt: After explaining the need for secrecy regarding the origin of your powers, teach Iris English while we read to him by reading the same sections in English and then translating the same phrase to Old Realm. Try to smooth over his natural outrage at the inconsistencies, redundancies and room for misperception in the language while we do so.
- [] Stunt: Introduce Iris to the Protectorate and Ward members in the base, to reduce the possibility of unfortunate accidents.
Mind Over Matter:
[] Meditate to recuperate your essence and speed up your healing. Read some books/CDs/flashdrives to buff up on a subject while you do so (Stunt to describe what topic you're reading/training).
- [] Stunt: Make use of our fashion research from earlier, as well as Glenn's costume proposals, advertisments and other such modern day propaganda materials to show Iris the correct use of propaganda within this culture.
- [] Stunt: Read and translate any physics, chemistry and biology resources(in that order of priority) that we can find for Iris's understanding of local physics. Start with factors that we know to be the same in both Creation and Earth-Bet, and then work towards the underlying theories behind them.
[] 2 XP - Craft (Swarms)
[] 2 XP - Occult (Autochthon)
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I really want to rest a bit so we can out searching.
[X] Meditate to recuperate your essence and speed up your healing. Read some books/CDs/flashdrives to buff up on a subject while you do so (Stunt to describe what topic you're reading/training).
[X] Meditate to recuperate your essence and speed up your healing. Review your charms and how your essence helps shape their functions so that you have a more complete understanding of how they work.
[X] 2 XP - Craft (Swarms)
[X] 4 XP - Occult
[X] Meditate to recuperate your essence and speed up your healing. Read some books/CDs/flashdrives to buff up on a subject while you do so (Stunt to describe what topic you're reading/training).
[X] Meditate to recuperate your essence and speed up your healing. Review your charms and how your essence helps shape their functions so that you have a more complete understanding of how they work.
[X] 2 XP - Craft (Swarms)
[X] 4 XP - Occult
I asked before, but I'll ask again. Why don't you want to do any free actions and instead essentially waste the time that would gain us?BobTheNinja said:
BobTheNinja
Sword of Possibility
- Location
- Multiverse Sector Texas
Explain the free actions you're referring to please. Right now you're just confusing the hell out of me.Alratan said:
*pinches bridge of nose, sighs heavily*spudman said:
Just tell me straight-up. Do you really want to save apologizing to Gallant for tomorrow? Because we need to wind down (Girls' Night Out), we needs to talk with Iris to ensure he won't expose our true nature, AND we need to meditate in order to heal. Those are three actions, and unless we can fit in apologizing as a stunt somewhere, we won't be able to do it.
...Shit, I guess I just answered my own question.