Crystalwatcher's Base Commander Quest (CMGQ Spinoff)
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That doesn't really say much.
*Points at James Roberts stalling Goddess Grey*
*Points at Michael Rodriguez soloing an Old Guard MG*
*Points at Commander Mason*
*Points at Snickerdoodle*
UbeOne
Daydreaming CPU
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- Philippines
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Magical girls tend to be better than groups of soldiers in the long run, in terms of power levels.
In terms of experience, veteran soldiers are generally more seasoned than magical girls.
An MG is still supported by a squad of soldiers, however.
In terms of experience, veteran soldiers are generally more seasoned than magical girls.
An MG is still supported by a squad of soldiers, however.
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LostDeviljho
Flame Dragon Princess
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better reference would be Team ROUND TABLE, I think. Most soldiers don't have super abilities on their sheets.
James didn't have any super abilities when he stalled Grey.
LostDeviljho
Flame Dragon Princess
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James is also exceptional bullshit non-indicative of normal soldiers, though for different reasons.
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So we have two options, option one is a older sister with little experience with running a military encampment, but can quickly learn on the job and comes with little connections, prejudice, can be coerced by gov officials, and magical artillery in the form of the magic girl.
Vs.
The old solder, a man who has been there, done that, and got the tshirt, and has some predetermined prejudice, and in politics, no one will mess with, elite soldiers, and military base management. He has seen some things, and knows that there is never enough DAKKA.
This is a very difficult choice. The old solder, is well old, he might die on us at any time. The older sister has a much higher chance of dying by monsters and the like, than old age. So either the experienced and grizzled war vet, or the young idealist. I will see more on this, but this is a very difficult decision.
Vs.
The old solder, a man who has been there, done that, and got the tshirt, and has some predetermined prejudice, and in politics, no one will mess with, elite soldiers, and military base management. He has seen some things, and knows that there is never enough DAKKA.
This is a very difficult choice. The old solder, is well old, he might die on us at any time. The older sister has a much higher chance of dying by monsters and the like, than old age. So either the experienced and grizzled war vet, or the young idealist. I will see more on this, but this is a very difficult decision.
Yup, my thoughts exactly. Both are equally valid options.
That's why I instead voted on the logic of "we already having two quests in this universe staring people who are brand new to the military's command structure, so let's get a veteran's perspective so that we can see something different".
Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
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- Limbo
The average squad of Human soldiers is five of these guys:
- (Unified Light / Counter Force) Human Super Heavy Infantry
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Just to see how effective they can be, take a look at how well Team GEAR did during the battle at New York before they started to really show how badass they are/were and were just another set of random soldiers. Take away plot armor and Magical Girl support, then you have what the average squad of Human soldiers are capable of.
Magical Girls, either new, or low on the totem pole of power levels, tend to have a squad of these guys backing them up during a fight. There's a reason that Humans, while outnumbered by literally everybody, are still respected as one of the strongest races.
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Well, two reasons really
(also, that one has a borked image)
Crystalwatcher
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I think Magical Girls are the bigger reason. If sadly diminished at the present time.Well, two reasons really
Remember the Goddesses shrine?
That's not the race as a whole though, just a very small subset of it.
Crystalwatcher
(Verified GM)
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Crystalwatcher
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- Limbo
Voting is still open, just tallying what we have so far.
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Actually, we have 22 votes so far. Did the in-built tally act up?
Edit: must be the timestamp.
Edit: must be the timestamp.
Vote Tally : Original - Crystalwatcher's Base Commander Quest (CMGQ Spinoff) | Sufficient Velocity
##### NetTally 1.7.10.1
[12] The Old Soldier
[10] The Older Sister
Total No. of Voters: 22
##### NetTally 1.7.10.1
[12] The Old Soldier
Total No. of Voters: 22
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Check the timestamp, that tally (the one in Crystalwatcher's post) is 5 hours old.
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@crystalwatcher trying to beat your muse into submission with a spinoff quest I see
No opinion on the vote, but watched!
No opinion on the vote, but watched!
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- madison
[x] The Old Soldier
I really would really like to see things from a veteran's perspective.
I really would really like to see things from a veteran's perspective.
The comparison between the MG and the human soldiers depends partly on how experienced she is, and on whether the comparison is being made right now or averaged over the near future. If she's a newbie, as the flavor suggests (but does not guarantee), then she would need to be at least Myth, probably higher, to equal a normal squad of human [super heavy] infantry right now, and the Old Soldier's troop was described as "elite". If she has a few weeks/months of experience, or if she starts off weaker but will get stronger than the elite troops, a lower Growth Affinity is possible. We should also note that their strengths lie in different areas; a Magical Girl may have less direct power than infantry but be more useful due to exotic bullshit. And that MGs grow faster than most other things.
Some more things to consider which haven't been mentioned yet:
—If we choose the Older Sister, then we'll need to specifically protect our little sister—losing her might not be Game Over, but it would likely be bad (and even without mechanical effects, I don't think the players would be inclined to risk her). The Old Soldier also mentions a son, though he might not be with us and may be less devastating to lose (the Old Soldier has probably dealt with a fair amount of loss over his career, and his son's probably not as cute as the little sister).
—The Old Soldier has done a lot, and in particular was at Hope, and in the CMGQ universe that gets you stuff like this:
—Whoever we pick, we know that (i) we were Command's second choice for this post; (ii) we did not have sufficient connections to prevent us from being tied up and tossed in the back of a truck; (iii) our previous post—or possibly employment, given that the first paragraph says "recruitment"—was not important enough to save us from this. Or maybe not on (i) and (ii), it could just be our superior's idea of a joke.
—We are being deployed to the Valhallan front, and will be allied with the Valkyr. Searching CMGQ for "Valhalla" turns up this (nothing on Valkyries):
No overall preference, so… *flips coin*
[x] The Older Sister
Some more things to consider which haven't been mentioned yet:
—If we choose the Older Sister, then we'll need to specifically protect our little sister—losing her might not be Game Over, but it would likely be bad (and even without mechanical effects, I don't think the players would be inclined to risk her). The Old Soldier also mentions a son, though he might not be with us and may be less devastating to lose (the Old Soldier has probably dealt with a fair amount of loss over his career, and his son's probably not as cute as the little sister).
—The Old Soldier has done a lot, and in particular was at Hope, and in the CMGQ universe that gets you stuff like this:
—Whoever we pick, we know that (i) we were Command's second choice for this post; (ii) we did not have sufficient connections to prevent us from being tied up and tossed in the back of a truck; (iii) our previous post—or possibly employment, given that the first paragraph says "recruitment"—was not important enough to save us from this. Or maybe not on (i) and (ii), it could just be our superior's idea of a joke.
—We are being deployed to the Valhallan front, and will be allied with the Valkyr. Searching CMGQ for "Valhalla" turns up this (nothing on Valkyries):
Not sure what this means in practical terms, though. Our choice might influence their opinion of us? Maybe someone else can infer something useful.
No overall preference, so… *flips coin*
[x] The Older Sister
green=additions, red=deletions, yellow=replacements, blue=other
There are some other errors/oddities (e.g. "Sadly, though, we haven't seen them since"), but they're all reasonable for dialogue.
Ranks, titles and nicknames are all capitalized, and there's a comma when addressing someone by name. The latter may be intentional for tone.
You had been using "them", why the switch? (if you change it, "him" appears again later in the same sentence)
Lack of comma may be intentional.
I'm not sure whether this is technically grammatically correct (tenses can be tricky) (there's at least one definitely grammatically valid way to parse it, but that doesn't mean what you intended), but in any case I think you meant "would have quit".
There are some other errors/oddities (e.g. "Sadly, though, we haven't seen them since"), but they're all reasonable for dialogue.
lavanderjasmine
Master of decoration
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[x] The Old Soldier
LostDeviljho
Flame Dragon Princess
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