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[Exalted/SMT] Shard of a Broken Sun

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Have to leave it to Amu, that's pretty much what she'd probably come up with :)

We don't need to micro under the circumstances, and I like that.
 
Alectai said:
Have to leave it to Amu, that's pretty much what she'd probably come up with :)

We don't need to micro under the circumstances, and I like that.
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Hum. So, to clarify, you don't want me to try using UMI on the soldiers? Because, "Simple charms to assert control of the situation" probably needs better specification.
 
Baughn said:
Hum. So, to clarify, you don't want me to try using UMI on the soldiers?
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More like "Whatever it takes to get them to not shoot at us".

Natural is obviously preferred, but UMI can be swung if the alternative is everyone shooting at each other and mounting up losses.
 
Alectai said:
More like "Whatever it takes to get them to not shoot at us".

Natural is obviously preferred, but UMI can be swung if the alternative is everyone shooting at each other and mounting up losses.
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Natural doesn't usually involve charms... though I suppose you could claim that convincing someone with a First Presence Excellency active is "natural". I'll filter your request through the lens of what is possible, then, bearing in mind there's not really any time to convince anyone during combat.
 
Can we not give the Temperance 1/2 character mindfuck charms? Yes, they're useful, that's kind of the problem.

Also, Dawn caste.
 
Someone else want to come up with a better idea then that minimizes casualties?
 
Alectai said:
Someone else want to come up with a better idea then that minimizes casualties?
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Basic things(without the fluff):
Get help - Unleash the Charas so they can help with our efforts.
Stop the panic - This should take either Performance to calm the crowd, War to rally the cops, or a specific charm like Rout Stemming Gesture.
Get the civilians out of there without more fatalities - If we can stop the panic, it should be simple enough to let them flee in an orderly manner. Protecting them however, requires taking leadership of the civilians as a mass combat unit and using Dodge charms, using Melee/Martial Arts to parry while Defending Other, or using Resistance soak charms to take hits for them.
Understand the situation - Occult Excellency I think? Or Investigation? Make sure we have the right targets. Not all demons are on the enemy side if it's anything like back in Creation
Team up - More on the social charms, we'd likely need more than an Excellency to get adult cooperation.
Suppress the demons - Most likely source of organized firepower is either command or collaboration with law enforcement. Rally them into fighting alongside us by using simple charm enhanced attacks on the demons attacking civilians.

Medical aid is not useful at this point. The monsters and evacuation come first, if they succeed, there will be competent first aid incoming. If they fail there would be nobody to heal.
 
Wouldn't an Excellency be enough to get an Essence Using attack going with just about anything?

[X] Plan Alectai
 
Alectai said:
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ou Should be able to convince the... I think they're some kind of police or military force based on their uniforms? Anyway, you should be able to convince them to stop focusing on you for now, and if we can go that far, we should be able to team up with them to beat that monster that just showed up. I
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Mmm. I'm getting "kill all the witnesses" vibes from this secret organization. Not sure this plan is viable.
 
I don't trust the idea of government organizations like that myself, but I didn't want to say anything because I also know I suffer from paranoia. And at Compassion 5 there's a lot we could get Amu to do under the idea that she's protecting her family, most of it would probably be true as well.
 
tq343 said:
Switching mine to [X] Plan Alectai
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So be it

Vote called.
Alectai said:
[X] Exaltation time.
-[X] Focus on ways to fix this. A lot of people are dying.
--[X] Amu has pure of heart, and strong of will. This is a good start, but she currently lacks the Conviction to follow through on her deeds, and the Temperance to know when Not to act. We have the ability to reinforce these to a somewhat stronger level, and should do so, as reckless usage of Power is as dangerous as the inability to use it at all.
--[X] We have spent quite some time developing the means to coincide with her Chara, and even developed a method to mimic their ability to communicate with her. This would be practical, as it would help us provide advice, in the absence of a support structure. Implement these newly developed Charms in with the initial Exaltation Surge.
--[X] Management of the situation is as potent a force as raw might alone, and the Dawn Caste is as potent at this as anything else. Some simple charms to assert command of the situation and coordinate the defence against the apparently great monster in the middle would be prudent.
--[X] Some simple investment into defence, focusing more on evasion and anti-magic would also be wise. We don't know the full scope of what the opposing forces can muster, so stick to the basics that provide a potent defence without investing too heavily in specifics.
--[X] Some simple offensive arts--she is talented at throwing objects, developing this into a legitimate battle style should be simpler then starting another art from first principles. The Joint-Wounding Technique in particular should allow a proper attack, and disable attackers to retreat if necessary
--[X] Remaining energies should be committed to basic first-aid, such as the Contagion Curing Touch to stabilize any wounded, and analysis arts, to help the host (And by extension, ourselves) get a grasp on the nature of these aggressors.

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"Okay... Just one moment... All right! Can you hear me? Perfect! Okay, there's not a whole lot of time to explain, and I promise to get right down to it soon, but we need to sort this problem out first. I'll get to the introductions when we're out of danger--right now, we need to get this whole situation under control and try to reduce further casualties... You Should be able to convince the... I think they're some kind of police or military force based on their uniforms? Anyway, you should be able to convince them to stop focusing on you for now, and if we can go that far, we should be able to team up with them to beat that monster that just showed up. It'd be dangerous to try helping others while it's on a rampage like that, so we need to slow it down first. If you've got anything you can throw at it? You should be able to slow it down so the professionals can deal with it.

Once that's under control, I'd suggest switching out with Su, you should have the ability to stabilize anyone who can be saved once the big monster's no longer causing trouble. If we work fast enough, we can minimize the damages!

[X]Keep Compassion High.
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Not the worst plan I've seen, it should work well enough. Since there are hardly any (U)MI charms that work in combat time, you'll get the Rout-Stemming Gesture and related charms instead.

And hopefully [REDACTED] won't get away.
 
Baughn said:
So be it

Vote called.

Not the worst plan I've seen, it should work well enough. Since there are hardly any (U)MI charms that work in combat time, you'll get the Rout-Stemming Gesture and related charms instead.

And hopefully [REDACTED] won't get away.
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Why do I get the feeling this is going to end badly? /Rhetorical
 
Actually, Amu's family should survive the initial disaster. Most of Japan is shielded by some a barrier that basically acts as a Reality Engine.

Long as we can keep the Septentrions at bay, they should last until endgame :D
 
Alectai said:
Actually, Amu's family should survive the initial disaster. Most of Japan is shielded by some a barrier that basically acts as a Reality Engine.

Long as we can keep the Septentrions at bay, they should last until endgame :D
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...Reality Engine. That sounds like a "lets rework it into an essence engine" engine to me! :p
 
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