Ghosts of the Ancestors. (A Cultivation Riot Quest).
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[X] The young, the lifeful, the Qi.
[X] Condense Qi in Guang Li Dantian. Cost 1 Qi per time taken [0/50]. Advance to QC 1 Mid.
Torn between this and wisdom, but I think I'll have more fun with this.
EDIT: Sweet, above average. Now we should be at net -1 Qi, and 42/50 to QC 1 Mid.
[X] Condense Qi in Guang Li Dantian. Cost 1 Qi per time taken [0/50]. Advance to QC 1 Mid.
Torn between this and wisdom, but I think I'll have more fun with this.
EDIT: Sweet, above average. Now we should be at net -1 Qi, and 42/50 to QC 1 Mid.
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Fellowship 34/25. COMPLETED!
Condensing Qi 42/50. CLOSE
And Guang is going to roll to cultivate as well, probably 1d10 unless cultivation 2 starts applying immediately, in which case it would become 2d10 (+ potentially a minor stat bonus, but we might very well have none).
Currently recommended actions for new players, by category:
IF YOU WANT TO BE A "QI" PLAYER
at least one more vote for "Condense Qi".
more "Gather Qi" votes (we're currently at 9 out of 20 max reserves, we don't URGENTLY need more but it can always come in handy)
DO NOT TAKE CLEAR MERIDIANS, IT SUCKS TOO MUCH QI FOR TOO LITTLE GAIN.
Body Refinement is currently suboptimal. you CAN take one if you really want to, but condense Qi gives better returns in the short term. It would be better considered to round off stats as needed, OR after we finish the preparatory action in WISDOM category.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A "WISDOM" PLAYER
We're at rank 2 for Fellowship and Combat skills. We're PROBABLY better off going for other skills rather than trying for rank 3 on those, but it's not THAT big of a deal if you just want to add more points to them.
We got the Sect Test intel, so that's unnecessary as well.
the remaining low hanging fruit is probably cultivation skill, which nobody started training yet I think.
beside that, there's no urgent priority. It would be fine to start working on other preparatory actions, I suppose.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A "WRATH" PLAYER
...well, there's only two actions in this category.
As for Restless anger... it costs HP, and the benefit is fairly low. This skill would become better as Guang gains more dice, really, and could be particularly useful during breaktrough attempts to rank up.
Right now you might just be better of voting for something in another category, even if you'd only roll a single d6 instead of 2.
Condensing Qi 42/50. CLOSE
And Guang is going to roll to cultivate as well, probably 1d10 unless cultivation 2 starts applying immediately, in which case it would become 2d10 (+ potentially a minor stat bonus, but we might very well have none).
Currently recommended actions for new players, by category:
IF YOU WANT TO BE A "QI" PLAYER
at least one more vote for "Condense Qi".
more "Gather Qi" votes (we're currently at 9 out of 20 max reserves, we don't URGENTLY need more but it can always come in handy)
DO NOT TAKE CLEAR MERIDIANS, IT SUCKS TOO MUCH QI FOR TOO LITTLE GAIN.
Body Refinement is currently suboptimal. you CAN take one if you really want to, but condense Qi gives better returns in the short term. It would be better considered to round off stats as needed, OR after we finish the preparatory action in WISDOM category.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A "WISDOM" PLAYER
We're at rank 2 for Fellowship and Combat skills. We're PROBABLY better off going for other skills rather than trying for rank 3 on those, but it's not THAT big of a deal if you just want to add more points to them.
We got the Sect Test intel, so that's unnecessary as well.
the remaining low hanging fruit is probably cultivation skill, which nobody started training yet I think.
beside that, there's no urgent priority. It would be fine to start working on other preparatory actions, I suppose.
IF YOU WANT TO BE A "WRATH" PLAYER
...well, there's only two actions in this category.
Screams of Death is currently useless, as we're not fighting. It might be a good pick during the tournament though.
As for Restless anger... it costs HP, and the benefit is fairly low. This skill would become better as Guang gains more dice, really, and could be particularly useful during breaktrough attempts to rank up.
Right now you might just be better of voting for something in another category, even if you'd only roll a single d6 instead of 2.
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Fair warning, your chosen specialty only rolls two dice for wrath options. Scout the meridians is a Wis option, and so you'd only roll one dice for that.
Refine the bloodlust is a Wis option (research), not Wrath.
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Probably high right now
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It's weird that you have to be stuck as a wisdom player if you wanna expand the wrath options.
That's not a wrath option, so you rolled one to many dice.
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I had meant to pick the option for wisdom, not wrath, but I was a bit careless when picking the right option to vote for.
To fix this, then I will just change to the right option, if there is not an issue with that.
No issue, mistakes happen.
And on that note, I'm going to keep the vote going to keep the vote going until I return form work tomorrow, it seems people are still trickling in and I won't be able to write until then anyways.
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yeah.
next turn wisdom players might want to focus on the refine bloodlust option, so the wrath players will have something more productive to do.
Right now we have
15 qi
14 wisdom
7 wrath
players.
36 players. few going for wrath, for fairly understandable reasons. that said give it a couple turns and wrath players will probably have better stuff to do. In the meantime they can try to push the refine bloodlust or try to add the odd die where it's the most needed.
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Yes, but it is the wis option that gives more wrath options, so if people want to be a wrath guy and don't want to lose us any more hp it's a solid option
You're right, I got confused because we roll d6.
I also want to take a moment to appreciate how screwed Guang Li would be without summoning us, considering the challenge is based on 30 ghosts. Matching that with 9 of his actions wouldn't go well
When he said he was talentless he ment it, it took him like three months to just open his first meridian (and be able to cultivate).
Also, this is the notice that the vote would close in 3~ hours.
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we're seeing it right already. A SINGLE Ghost technically can cultivate better than him (2d6 vs 1d10) right now, if it wasn't for us it would take him...
5.5 progress on average, let's assume he goes for cultivation training first.
5 actions to cultivation 2.
10 actions to qi gathering 1-mid
and then also another 3 actions to recover that Qi.
that's 20 actions, basically 7 months, to rank up ONCE and train ONE skill.
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I can understand why our clan was targeted if this is how much we can boost someone without talent.
Vote is now closed; I'll go over and gather everything all the actions later (if someone wants to do a final tally before I get to it I'm willing to offer +5 progress to any action bar of your choice) in the meantime I will roll for Guang Li.
Our initial elder distribution is 15 Qi, 14 Wis, and 7 Warth.
This leads to the following attribute distribution for Gunag Li.
His rolls for today are (all gain +1 from wrath which I've included).
1. Cultivation+ wis (1d10+2) for condensing Qi.
2. grunt work: no roll. just base 1 + pure con (+3).
3. fellowship challenge to increase outer sect opinion during grunt work (1d10-1*).
4. train combat, no roll, base 1 + pure int (+3**)
5. fellowship challenge to gain contact, sparring partner. (1d10-1).
*Being angry and harnessing that anger is (surprise, surprise) not helpful when trying to make friends so the bonus gained form the restless anger action inverse to a penalty for fellowship rolls (except those where anger can be helpful).
**conversely, being angry is really good toward explosive and violent ends, so for every action that falls within that category (like training combat) the bonus is doubled (and if it really fits triples).
Now to roll.
Edit: well thats funny.
Our initial elder distribution is 15 Qi, 14 Wis, and 7 Warth.
This leads to the following attribute distribution for Gunag Li.
Strength- 8 (-1)
Dexterity- 10 (0)
Constitution- 15 (+2)
Wisdom- 13 (+1)
Intelligence- 12 (+1)
Perception-13 (+1)
Dexterity- 10 (0)
Constitution- 15 (+2)
Wisdom- 13 (+1)
Intelligence- 12 (+1)
Perception-13 (+1)
His rolls for today are (all gain +1 from wrath which I've included).
1. Cultivation+ wis (1d10+2) for condensing Qi.
2. grunt work: no roll. just base 1 + pure con (+3).
3. fellowship challenge to increase outer sect opinion during grunt work (1d10-1*).
4. train combat, no roll, base 1 + pure int (+3**)
5. fellowship challenge to gain contact, sparring partner. (1d10-1).
*Being angry and harnessing that anger is (surprise, surprise) not helpful when trying to make friends so the bonus gained form the restless anger action inverse to a penalty for fellowship rolls (except those where anger can be helpful).
**conversely, being angry is really good toward explosive and violent ends, so for every action that falls within that category (like training combat) the bonus is doubled (and if it really fits triples).
Now to roll.
Edit: well thats funny.
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In fairness I think a big reason we can do this much is because so many died and we're all concentrated on one scion.
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Welp its seems guang is a good seed indeed !
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Qi used: -1-1-5-5-1-1-1-1-1= 17
HP lost: -1-1-1 = 3
Sect Test 26/25 Completed!
Fellowship to 2 34/25 Completed!
Combat to 2 27/25 Completed!
Cultivation to 2 4/25
Scout meridians 12/50
Condense Qi 42/50
Refine Bloodlust 12/100
Gather Qi: 50/3
Clear meridians: Failed 2
Restless anger: 19/10
@uri We've lost 3 health and 1 Qi (though I think you said we heal 2 health per turn, so we might be at -1 from our total), so we're at 9/20 Qi. With Guang's actions we're at 53/50 for condensing so we've reached stage 1 mid?
HP lost: -1-1-1 = 3
Sect Test 26/25 Completed!
Fellowship to 2 34/25 Completed!
Combat to 2 27/25 Completed!
Cultivation to 2 4/25
Scout meridians 12/50
Condense Qi 42/50
Refine Bloodlust 12/100
Gather Qi: 50/3
Clear meridians: Failed 2
Restless anger: 19/10
@uri We've lost 3 health and 1 Qi (though I think you said we heal 2 health per turn, so we might be at -1 from our total), so we're at 9/20 Qi. With Guang's actions we're at 53/50 for condensing so we've reached stage 1 mid?
That is correct, where do you want the +5?
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Please put it in Refine bloodlust to reach 17/100. We want to get that if not next turn then at least the turn after before the sect test.
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Looking at those numbers,depending on the sect test we should coordinate to reach late in qi, and probably complete scout meridians so we can start stacking that multiplier.