- Location
- Somewhere.
She is literally a demigod already.
It's a Girl's World -- And Lilly wants Adventure
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Ehhh..
The spoiler bits we've gotten suggest things didn't exactly go fantastically, for all that it hasn't been a Game Over and the Valerie Problem has been neutralized, and it suggests the reason for this is because we relied on Concordance to help, because somehow {Sample Space} doesn't give us good data but it still fires off
But the good roll on Shine is nice!
- Location
- Somewhere.
I'm pretty sure that the {Sample Space} malfunction is Child of the Maw's little..."game". It's noticeably outside Concord. It could absolutely produce that effect.
- Location
- San Ramon, CA
Well, it might be that spirits like Aboleath get some degree of "immunity" from Concordance, and I'm guessing [Sample Space] is somewhat reliant on Lilly being "the only variable" a la Groundhog Day. [Sample Space] could choose an action that was "the perfect move" the first time around, but once your opponent knows it's coming, they'll react differently.
Edifier
Trusted within thoughts.
- Location
- Court of Moon Wizards
Usually half a second timeframe for crazy stunts is impossible to react to.
Another factor may be Evie helping, since we would need to use relations or understand her abilities better to account for her stuff.
Myah may also be using her powers to buff Lilly, which may make Lilly over-perform from the simulation.
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- Location
- Somewhere.
...That's not how any of this works, Edifier. That's something that would already be factored in. Our new Ethos pick, though...If it's still downloading, at least, it could probably do Something Funky, if it's not the Maw.
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- Location
- Europe
I still think that the sample space we planned to use went well, but then the ability failed when we reactivated it to get an advantage against Aboleath.
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Half Moon
In the end, there is no end.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
The bold text here is pretty clearly Lilly's commentary, and even the rest of it could be argued as still her. Compare with Temporal Redeemer, say.
This one, on the other hand, has little to no input from Lilly, being fully the Ethos's sales pitch.
- Location
- Europe
By the way, I think that the bubbles in concordance aren't possible futures, but possible events which have a significant weight. Would explain why we don't need high fractures to change what happens between two of them, while "a future" would be an omni-comprehensive concept. To not talk about the recent development of {The Ladder}.
Also, when we get the chance we should get the anti-concordance power that [Cleaver of Fortune] offered us multiple times. I think it would help a lot if we consider that high fracture users don't seem to be directly counterable in a fight.
Also, when we get the chance we should get the anti-concordance power that [Cleaver of Fortune] offered us multiple times. I think it would help a lot if we consider that high fracture users don't seem to be directly counterable in a fight.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Sure, [Temporal Redeemer]'s description has a different tone, as does [Limited Coordinate] for example, but I see no systematic difference in Ethos descriptions over time, that's what I'm disagreeing with there. [Quickwrit Stenovoker] comes after [Temporal Redeemer] for example and goes back to the earlier type of description:
- Location
- Somewhere.
...It was literally crafted for Lilly. It's going to have a very well-tailored pitch.
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Then pick literally any other, [Overlooked Maiden], or [Obstinate Rejection] for example:
I don't see how those are structurally different from the first Ethea we were offered in their description style.
- Location
- Somewhere.
Because they contain facts about the Ethea's powers. Stuff Lilly really doesn't quite have any way to know. (...I'm reasonably certain that I've somehow mangled the grammar on this word the thread has completely made up.)
...Also, I really have to wonder if that "Namesake is a lesser version of Truth in Name" confidence Lilly had back when she last saw either is actually well-founded.
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Slyvena
I don't like pie.
- Location
- Pie Shop
lol, If you want the official QM canon than at first I used Ethos as both a singular and plural before eventually transitioning to Ethos being singular and Ethea being plural.
So Ethea's would have been the current correct grammar as you were talking about what you think a plural of Ethea possess.
It is, QM has a quote here somewhere when I asked if taking an ethos would make more advanced versions less likely to show up, he said how most ethos aren't like Namesake and Truth in Name being just more and less advanced versions of each other
So that's confirmed at least (I'll try to find the quote itself when I have time)
- Location
- Somewhere.
...Still wondering where we got Ethea from if it wasn't a particularly persistent typo. I think it technically should be Ethae. But spellcheck doesn't like that one either, so I have no idea why I do.
grommile
nasty-minded old cynic
- Location
- NERV-Mercia
- Pronouns
- Traditional/Animate
Epic or Ionic ancient Greek:
ἦθος - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
or, in the alternative, Latin (which got it from Greek):
ethos - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Here's the quote I said I'd go get now that I have time
It's in the Spoiler box
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- Somewhere.
...I wonder if there's higher rarities along the lines of [Truth in Name].
...Also, anybody have any insights on the stuff that happened last update? We're still missing at least one secret.
...Also, anybody have any insights on the stuff that happened last update? We're still missing at least one secret.
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- San Ramon, CA
Dollars to donuts we unlock some unique Ethos once we go to the hillock where Sarah said the Flower will talk to us. Of course, it may be a while until the next Ethos pick, but I'm guessing that if Flower has something special in mind, it WILL show up.
Slyvena
I don't like pie.
- Location
- Pie Shop
Bit of a writing update. Some of the scenes are suffering from some nasty writers block. For reasons I cannot fully explain myself I sometimes hit sections of writing that are incredibly hard to push through.
The good news is that being the stubborn Ox that I am, my default coping mechanism is to just force myself to write out little 200-300 word increments each day until I have slowly ploughed through the obstacle. 2.5 is at least 80% written and the last 10% of it will be very quick to write.
I am quite keen to get it out to you guys as there are some pretty great moments to enjoy, but it's looking like the chapter itself won't be out until after the weekend.
Blessed Homunculus is going at a regular pace.
The good news is that being the stubborn Ox that I am, my default coping mechanism is to just force myself to write out little 200-300 word increments each day until I have slowly ploughed through the obstacle. 2.5 is at least 80% written and the last 10% of it will be very quick to write.
I am quite keen to get it out to you guys as there are some pretty great moments to enjoy, but it's looking like the chapter itself won't be out until after the weekend.
Blessed Homunculus is going at a regular pace.
I liked Ethea from my googling more than the other options because it is an already established pattern in English for some words to be pluralized that way. Ethae felt a bit more archaic and didn't gel as nicely with all the more modern sounding words constantly surrounding it.
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- Somewhere.
I'm just here thinking "ooh, more time to root out all the Delicious Secrets".
...Except that honestly I have no idea what could be left.
...Except that honestly I have no idea what could be left.
- Location
- San Ramon, CA
I feel that Lilly has racked up more wins than losses, it's just that her circumstances are "a hail of gunfire that somehow keeps missing." She helped the Watch handily fight back the Alphas on the Great Ride South, she helped her team all survive during the fight against the Relay, she's avoided being taken by a sociopathic lord, she is gaining stalwart allies and she's healed her father's lycanthropy and Marius' Mana-Curse. Not to mention that she's growing into her new powers at a speed which would almost seem overpowered if not measured against the sheer density of challenges that keep coming her way.
...Let's just hope her luck holds up during this chapter as well.