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Alchemical Solutions [Worm/Exalted] Thread 6: Fatal Fires Flagrantly Fry Frantic Friends, Family

sun tzu said:
I don't precisely know what happens when Echidna touches an Endbringer.
But I suspect it does not involve a lot of kittens and rainbows.
Here's hoping there's a city left by the end of this.
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I don't think we have too much to worry about on that end.

Endbringers are made of non-organic crystalline material. In canon, Echidna couldn't clone Weld, who is also made of non-organic material.
 
Strangely enough, I initially read the map as saying, "Lung-ra emerges."
 
and now I'm picturing hulked out Lung dressed like an ancient Egyptian. If I could draw worth a crap it would be epic.
 
Stormseed said:
There's one weird thing - I keep my Shadowrun dice separate from my regular ones, and they work pretty good.

I keep my standard dice in the classic Crown Royal bag - maybe they're drunk.
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I'm getting the feeling we'll be wanting to be drunk after this next update (and likely the one after it as well).
 
I met a guy once at a 40k tournament who had a bag of about 30 dice, each one distinctly different from the others. He made sure he used every single one of them at least once before reusing any of the other to 'appease the dice gods' and he'd even NAMED ALL OF THEM.

Didn't help him at all though, I ROFLstomped his Tau so hard that the next time I saw him he'd sold them all and was fielding a knockoff of my list.
 
landcollector said:
Given we were instructed by Autochthon himself to evaluate potentials and raise other Alchemicals (as part of an overarching goal of being his last, best hope of salvation), I disagree.
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:rolleyes: Yes, because no Exalt has ever gone off the rails or deviated from a superior's instructions, particularly when circumstances have rendered said instructions moot.
.IronSun. said:
and now I'm picturing hulked out Lung dressed like an ancient Egyptian. If I could draw worth a crap it would be epic.
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Yep. At first I was like, "Wait, what?" but then I thought to myself, "hang on, that would actually be pretty cool. Also, Lung would be too busy being a fucking dragon to give two shits about what anyone else thought about his new theme."

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Calling it now (read: I'm basically spouting bullshit and making it up as I go along) - Iris has been busy. The Cradle is a pinhole that serves as a link between Nowhere (Earth-Bet) and Somewhere (I think that's what it's called. Whatevs - it's where Autobot is right now). It's how Taylor is able to respire motes, and serves as a location of geomantic significance.

So what's Iris been doing? Winslow High is now a N/A level Manse, complete with Integrated Essence Artillery, Indestructible, and Factory-Cathedral traits.

Needless to say, Behemoth is more than a little surprised the first time he takes a Heavy Implosion Bow to the face.
 
Azure said:
Fuck you and everything in your vicinity, Taylor's house!
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FunkyEntropy said:
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Calling it now (read: I'm basically spouting bullshit and making it up as I go along) - Iris has been busy. The Cradle is a pinhole that serves as a link between Nowhere (Earth-Bet) and Somewhere (I think that's what it's called. Whatevs - it's where Autobot is right now). It's how Taylor is able to respire motes, and serves as a location of geomantic significance.

So what's Iris been doing? Winslow High is now a N/A level Manse, complete with Integrated Essence Artillery, Indestructible, and Factory-Cathedral traits.

Needless to say, Behemoth is more than a little surprised the first time he takes a Heavy Implosion Bow to the face.
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It's sad how I see that as the best of all possible outcomes. Who wants to take a stab at drawing up some blueprints for Brokton Bay 2.0? I don't think we're going to have enough of the original left to fill a match box.
 
.IronSun. said:
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Just to let you know, since by your profile you only joined a few weeks ago - SB is not a chan. Replies consisting of a single image macro are generally frowned on (like, seriously, "SB is not a chan" is, verbatim, one of the rules here) and while not always enforced it can get you into trouble if you're not careful. We do not need the stern boot of mod oppression coming down in this thread.

I'm not trying to give you a hard time about it, just letting you - a newbie - know.
 
that's why I consolidated my 2 posts, but I'll cut back.
 
FunkyEntropy said:
Just to let you know, since by your profile you only joined a few weeks ago - SB is not a chan. Replies consisting of a single image macro are generally frowned on (like, seriously, "SB is not a chan" is, verbatim, one of the rules here) and while not always enforced it can get you into trouble if you're not careful. We do not need the stern boot of mod oppression coming down in this thread.

I'm not trying to give you a hard time about it, just letting you - a newbie - know.
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I don't think image-responses are forbidden as long as they are actually relevant to the discussion in question. And, given that Behemoth is a monstrous giant that belches fire and craps lightning, I think it fits. Just my own two cents, and speaking from general experience.
 
.IronSun. said:
and now I'm picturing hulked out Lung dressed like an ancient Egyptian. If I could draw worth a crap it would be epic.
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I actually am visualizing Lung pulling a Mumm-ra. You know, the "Ancient forces of Evil" bit.
 
BobTheNinja said:
I don't think image-responses are forbidden as long as they are actually relevant to the discussion in question. And, given that Behemoth is a monstrous giant that belches fire and craps lightning, I think it fits. Just my own two cents, and speaking from general experience.
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Nope.
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Replying with just an image macro can and will get you in trouble. I've seen it happen. It's the part about it being entirely at the discretion of the mods that you need to be mindful of. The boot of oppression looms like the Sword of Damocles...
 
FunkyEntropy said:
Nope.

Replying with just an image macro can and will get you in trouble. I've seen it happen. It's the part about it being entirely at the discretion of the mods that you need to be mindful of. The boot of oppression looms like the Sword of Damocles...
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It does mention "excessive use" in that bit, implying that they're okay to post as long as they are relevant and aren't clogging up the thread. Given that, I think that IronSun's one image is within the bounds of propriety.

EDIT: Whoops, didn't notice the part where excessive use is specifically tied to staff rulings. Still, I've done macro responses several times before (in different threads of course) and so far I've gotten no warnings or infractions, except for ones with blatant Troll-based imagery.
 
Has anyone thought of the implications of Taylor's house being destroyed on Danny?

I mean..

1. His Daughter is dead. (Alchemicals are NOT their past selves)
2. His work in the Docks is destroyed thanks to said Alchemical.
3. His house, the last connection to his now dead Wife and daughter, is gone along with all his personal items like family photos etc.
4. His Daughter's killers are free and so is a robot wearing her face "pretending" to be her.
5. The Heros are SUPPORTING the said fake and killers.
6. He has been told who knows what regarding the situation for a whole month(?).


......Ya. I can't possibly see how this is going to end well.
 
Logos said:
That being said, I'd like to note that it is possible that Noelle is helping Taylor and allies, possibly by virtue of generating a clone army. Thoughts?
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Problem with this is that the clones Noelle makes are automatically warped to the opposite of the original hero's personality, meaning that they are all evil by default. As far as I'm aware, this effect is outside of Noelle's control, so trying to produce hero clones from her would be very counterproductive.
Harish said:
1. His Daughter is dead. (Alchemicals are NOT their past selves)
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You sure? I was under the impression that the soulgem literally stores the original person's soul, and since Taylor still has her memories, wouldn't that effectively mean that she IS still the same person? Or am I misunderstanding something there?
 
Regardless of what the truth of the matter actually is, this is likely what Danny will THINK about Taylor.
 
BobTheNinja said:
You sure? I was under the impression that the soulgem literally stores the original person's soul, and since Taylor still has her memories, wouldn't that effectively mean that she IS still the same person? Or am I misunderstanding something there?
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EIDOLON
Trait Effects:
○○○○○ (None) - Either your character retains no special connection to her previous lives, or she has embraced the machine wholeheartedly.
●○○○○ - If she strains, your character can remember the faces of a few past lovers.
●●○○○ - With a bit of effort, your character can match names to the faces of some of her friends and children from previous incarnations.
●●●○○ - Incidents in daily Autochthonian life often remind your character of quiet moments in her former lives.
●●●●○ - When she sleeps, your character relives memories from centuries ago as often as any other sort of dream, and usually with great vividness.
●●●●● - Your character has almost complete recall of several of her most notable incarnations and remembers significant emotional moments from most others.
Changes For This Quest:
You have Eidolon 3, and thus may only call upon it 3 times each Arc to reduce Clarity, but otherwise it acts as Eidolon 5 in terms of your recollection of Taylor Hebert's life prior to her exaltation (since she is the only soul in her soulgem).
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Na, we are not Taylor as Old Realm is now our first Language. All that remains of Taylor is the Soul gem. Nothing else.
 
BobTheNinja said:
You sure? I was under the impression that the soulgem literally stores the original person's soul, and since Taylor still has her memories, wouldn't that effectively mean that she IS still the same person? Or am I misunderstanding something there?
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Alchemical Exalted are not meant to be the same person as the people who possessed the same hun soul. EOA is unusual in that her recollection of the person named Taylor Hebert is perfect, which is unfortunate for all parties involved in the mess.
 
Harish said:
Na, we are not Taylor as Old Realm is now our first Language. All that remains of Taylor is the Soul gem. Nothing else.
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But if Taylor's soul, which I assume is her original conscious essence, is the only one inside the soulgem, AND she has near-perfect recall of her memories, I can't tell any difference.
 
I don't know about you guys, but 1:40 in the morning is a bad time to get all deep and existential.
 
BobTheNinja said:
But if Taylor's soul, which I assume is her original conscious essence, is the only one inside the soulgem, AND she has near-perfect recall of her memories, I can't tell any difference.
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She didn't have a soul until Autochthon rammed a rock into her head and then tore it out the next instant.

It's the Ship of Theseus problem.
 
I was taught that if you were trying to make a life decision or decide some esoteric philosophic issue at 2 in the morning it's time to go to bed, since ANY decision you make is likely to be the wrong one.
 
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