No worries; I edited my old posts (for clarity as well, ugh). Thanks!
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It's a Girl's World -- And Lilly wants Adventure
- Thread starter Slyvena
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No worries; I edited my old posts (for clarity as well, ugh). Thanks!
Well, it's good to see that all went well but looks like we just traded which group was going to try and lay claim to us.
Collecting Influence: I think at this point we've become pot committed to helping out. Opting out now just risks souring our relationship with the guy who unfortunately looks like he intends to keep Lilly for the Watch. I'm not naive enough to think trying to curry favor with him will change that aspect, but better to be on good terms with him. Especially since we ourselves have cause to head towards the Prime Tree.
Family Matters: This night has been so crazy I really don't know! There's just too much and likely not enough time right now.
A Pressing Concern: My initial stance was, "Might as well, we'll even have the benefit of having a bunch of soldiers with us if danger strikes." However everytime I started putting my thoughts into words here I kept dialing back my confidence this was the right idea by imagining worst case scenarios. ...Ah, let's go for it. What's the worst that can happen?
Burning the Candle at both Ends: Given the attention we've already drawn I'm mostly content to not risk showcasing more powers that might be harder to explain away with a cover story. If someone's in mortal peril, sure, and we'll cross that bridge then.
Doubling Down: ...But not with Evie. That's... that's just too much attention. I like Ethos so I'm tempted to just go for this too, but that's just not a great idea for Lilly, I think.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [FM] To get help quickly, I was forced to show the guards most of what I can do. We need to talk about the wider world at some point. I can't afford to be kept in the dark any longer.
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the connection between all things.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
[X] [DD] Better one tree firmly rooted than two seeds plucked from the ground. (Status Quo)
There's a lot more I planned to comment on and I might still get around to it but for now I'll just leave it at a vote.
Collecting Influence: I think at this point we've become pot committed to helping out. Opting out now just risks souring our relationship with the guy who unfortunately looks like he intends to keep Lilly for the Watch. I'm not naive enough to think trying to curry favor with him will change that aspect, but better to be on good terms with him. Especially since we ourselves have cause to head towards the Prime Tree.
Family Matters: This night has been so crazy I really don't know! There's just too much and likely not enough time right now.
A Pressing Concern: My initial stance was, "Might as well, we'll even have the benefit of having a bunch of soldiers with us if danger strikes." However everytime I started putting my thoughts into words here I kept dialing back my confidence this was the right idea by imagining worst case scenarios. ...Ah, let's go for it. What's the worst that can happen?
Burning the Candle at both Ends: Given the attention we've already drawn I'm mostly content to not risk showcasing more powers that might be harder to explain away with a cover story. If someone's in mortal peril, sure, and we'll cross that bridge then.
Doubling Down: ...But not with Evie. That's... that's just too much attention. I like Ethos so I'm tempted to just go for this too, but that's just not a great idea for Lilly, I think.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [FM] To get help quickly, I was forced to show the guards most of what I can do. We need to talk about the wider world at some point. I can't afford to be kept in the dark any longer.
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the connection between all things.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
[X] [DD] Better one tree firmly rooted than two seeds plucked from the ground. (Status Quo)
There's a lot more I planned to comment on and I might still get around to it but for now I'll just leave it at a vote.
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- PA
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the connection between all things.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] Never defenceless, a shield always at the ready. {….mmon}
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
Hrrrm. Lots that happened...And I'm thinking the little baby Evie familiar we have now might be...Less Evie as we keep seeing snippets of her, but more like...
Lily's personal divine secretary/stand-in for the ACTUAL Evie while she does her internal works upon us, and that once Evie finishes...?
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the connection between all things.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] Never defenceless, a shield always at the ready. {….mmon}
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
Hrrrm. Lots that happened...And I'm thinking the little baby Evie familiar we have now might be...Less Evie as we keep seeing snippets of her, but more like...
Lily's personal divine secretary/stand-in for the ACTUAL Evie while she does her internal works upon us, and that once Evie finishes...?
Interlude 1.2 suggests it was nothing so nefarious:
I'm kind of assuming we're seeing flashbacks of Evie's previous actions.
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@Alcor: to avoid foot-in-mount syndrome, I altered my family write-in to:
[] [FM] To get help quickly, I was forced to show the guards most of what I can do. We need to talk about the wider world at some point. I can't afford to be kept in the dark any longer.
(that way it doesn't give the impression the guards literally forced us into it)
and ask that you do the same. Sorry for the brain fart, and thanks!
[I also considered other wordings, such as "had to show" or "needed to show", but I feel that this remains the strongest way to convey necessity and have them take us seriously, rather than assuming us untrustworthy.]
...
To everyone else: the rationale for this write-in is
[] [FM] To get help quickly, I was forced to show the guards most of what I can do. We need to talk about the wider world at some point. I can't afford to be kept in the dark any longer.
(that way it doesn't give the impression the guards literally forced us into it)
and ask that you do the same. Sorry for the brain fart, and thanks!
[I also considered other wordings, such as "had to show" or "needed to show", but I feel that this remains the strongest way to convey necessity and have them take us seriously, rather than assuming us untrustworthy.]
...
To everyone else: the rationale for this write-in is
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- Location
- San Ramon, CA
I'm...cautious, but withholding judgment until we get a chance to actually talk to "reset" Evie. I don't think Evie's planning on assimilating us or turning us into an emotionless drone. I think that her main goal is to help Lilly survive threats both supernatural and domestic. Heck, for all we know, it might be that her intended method of "minimizing weaknesses" may just be talking with Lilly to help her "grow up" like she did this update. Not turn off emotions or empathy, but temper them with wisdom and restraint. As for "race loyalty", it might just be that she doesn't know much about non-humans and needs a further education.
...Oh, I see. Ethos are contingent on one's momentum in life, so this is what happens when that momentum hits a brick wall and bounces backward. [Militant] was the Ethos unlocked by "mere" pain and desperation; this is something else. As for what kind of Ethos it would be...well, I hesitate to try and designate any Ethos as "Evil" (apart from the end result of Apotheotic), but given the unlock conditions, I suspect that the powers granted may be some flavor of "Screw All Y'all!".
Thebigpieman
I've got this, I think.
- Location
- United States
Man, Town Guard Quest is probably going insane right now. They've been trundling along with a fairly solid roster of hero units thinking they hit the jackpot with [Blessed Armsman] and his memetic ability to train new recruits to fighting form only for Lily to spawn right before a major crisis and they have no idea what the fuck they rolled in order for her to be generated the way she was but whatever it was must've been hilarious.
What they do know is that she is probably the most powerful support unit that could've possibly dropped in their country backwater and they want her. She's absurd! Not only can she keep units in the fight far longer than they initially thought possible but also provides field awareness to everyone connected by her power. Whatever that power even is. And if Mathew is correct (though it wasn't demonstrated during the counter attack) she's apparently decent in a fight as well.
So the question becomes how the fuck do they keep her around when outside forces will surely want her as well.
What they do know is that she is probably the most powerful support unit that could've possibly dropped in their country backwater and they want her. She's absurd! Not only can she keep units in the fight far longer than they initially thought possible but also provides field awareness to everyone connected by her power. Whatever that power even is. And if Mathew is correct (though it wasn't demonstrated during the counter attack) she's apparently decent in a fight as well.
So the question becomes how the fuck do they keep her around when outside forces will surely want her as well.
All right then, successfully fought off my migraine enough to offer more general commentary on the update! (That I composed a vote with one earlier may not speak well to its quality. 
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I'm in agreement that "the Tithe" is probably the official name for whatever legal procedure the Loremaster intended to use to take Lilly and stick her in a tower to learn to be a healer. A general "if a child awakens to an Ethos that is judged by the powers-that-be to be of use to the powers-that-be then they become a ward of the powers-that-be and we control their future" type of deal. If so, I think it's interesting (and perhaps worth some slight positivity) that both the Captain and Mathew seem disapproving of it. ...Though it could be that's less of a moral objection and more of a jurisdictional one where maybe the Watch doesn't benefit from it much or at all and they're displeased by that. Just another reason why it's important that we (and Lilly) try to get a better understanding of how things work in the world, or this kingdom at the least.
As for "the Noosemen" the name calls to mind, for me at least, something akin to executioners but that doesn't seem to fit here. If I had to take a stab at it, I'd say perhaps they refer to whatever group is called in to apprehend those who refuse to submit to the Tithe. I'm guessing the Captain believes he can obstruct the Ministry on a local level if only because he's the one with the soldiers in town but that if they report back to their superiors they're going to call in a bigger fish.
This is the other section drawing scrutiny, again for good reason! I'm more worried about this one though because if Evie decides that emotions and altruism are a problem she may very well be able to turn them off unilaterally, I wouldn't put it past her. That could make for some interesting developments but would make me sad. I guess we're just going to have to wait and see, but it sounds like Evie would prefer if we were a coldly logical Puella Magi and perhaps from a simple "survive as long as possible" standpoint that would be better, but for Lilly as a person not so much I would think.
)This section has understandably drawn a fair amount of discussion, but I'll add my own thoughts to it.
I'm in agreement that "the Tithe" is probably the official name for whatever legal procedure the Loremaster intended to use to take Lilly and stick her in a tower to learn to be a healer. A general "if a child awakens to an Ethos that is judged by the powers-that-be to be of use to the powers-that-be then they become a ward of the powers-that-be and we control their future" type of deal. If so, I think it's interesting (and perhaps worth some slight positivity) that both the Captain and Mathew seem disapproving of it. ...Though it could be that's less of a moral objection and more of a jurisdictional one where maybe the Watch doesn't benefit from it much or at all and they're displeased by that. Just another reason why it's important that we (and Lilly) try to get a better understanding of how things work in the world, or this kingdom at the least.
As for "the Noosemen" the name calls to mind, for me at least, something akin to executioners but that doesn't seem to fit here. If I had to take a stab at it, I'd say perhaps they refer to whatever group is called in to apprehend those who refuse to submit to the Tithe. I'm guessing the Captain believes he can obstruct the Ministry on a local level if only because he's the one with the soldiers in town but that if they report back to their superiors they're going to call in a bigger fish.
It probably is here though! The problem with proving so singularly indispensable/valuable is that, if freedom of choice is your objective, and for Lilly that still seems to be so, it's that the factions that find you so indispensable will be increasingly loathe to let you go if your choices don't align with theirs! It's fine so long as our goals align, or at least don't clash, as it has been tonight with our ability to change the strategy to our benefit but this could be problematic if we decide we don't want to spend our life with the Watch!
Maybe we don't now thanks to Evie!
This is the other section drawing scrutiny, again for good reason! I'm more worried about this one though because if Evie decides that emotions and altruism are a problem she may very well be able to turn them off unilaterally, I wouldn't put it past her. That could make for some interesting developments but would make me sad. I guess we're just going to have to wait and see, but it sounds like Evie would prefer if we were a coldly logical Puella Magi and perhaps from a simple "survive as long as possible" standpoint that would be better, but for Lilly as a person not so much I would think.
Ummm...Evie? Please don't brainwash us. Regretting not letting her become hamburger, really regretting letting her steal so much from other Ethea.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
I'm not super certain how I feel about this guy, he seems alright but has also said some very concerning things that we unfortunately lack context for. But we need to finish this and we need to get to the Prime Tree.
[X] [FM] Just make sure they're safe and let them know you're alright.
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
This is not great, but they're already suspicious and we need to do this. IIRC the PT hinted it was in danger, we'll likely find what we're looking for nearby anyway, and we can't afford to risk it.
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[ ] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
Time?
[ ] [BB] She closed the gap in the blink of an eye. {Locat……}
Location something?
[ ] [BB] Never defenceless, a shield always at the ready. {….mmon}
Summon weapons/defenses, so far they all pretty much make sense.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
No idea what Evie's comment her means, but it sounds like some kind of awareness? But between Cleaver, Heartstaff, and BB, we have those bases at least somewhat covered already, I think this one could be the most useful to us.
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
I'm assuming this also covers our own, but I'd still like to be a little careful here, so that if we do absolutely need it, we have it.
[] [Ethos] [Keen Bow]
[] [Ethos] [Her Sanguine Innocence]
[] [Ethos] [Lodemark]
[] [Ethos] [The Road that Stretches]
[] [Ethos] [My Beautiful Pain] (Inverted)
[] [Ethos] [Precocious and Pernicious]
[] [Ethos] [Seamless Call]
[]
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
All very interesting, but I want some background lore.
[X] [DD] She'd likely never have another shot at this. He who sows the most seeds, reaps the greatest harvest. (Evie's {{REDACTED}} will not replace your fifth Ethos choice (available Ethea will be rerolled))
We're in deep, might as well keep going.
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- I didn't really have to roll the Ethos options you would've been choosing from, but figured why not.
- Difference between Pithe Stamina and Stressed Resonance for those wondering: Lilly has done something impossible for almost anyone else. Pithe Stamina is what your Essence is freely replenishing, it's why you can use {Pulse Surge}/etc more than a couple times an hour. What you have done is blow right past that soft cap and come up against a harder limit. Think of a pipe, other people have worry about having enough water to pump through, you have to worry about the fact you've pumped so much water through that now the metal joints are starting to bend and flex.
(Regenerating other people's Pithe Stamina is akin to lending them extra water to pump through their pipe in this analogy.)
- Hitting Sympathetic Linkage Tier 10 has let me add some comments to the Character Spreadsheet since Lilly understands the 'layout' of her powers on some level now.
- Mathew witnessed you expand earlier today and was surprised to see it happen so soon. Now he is going to see you do it again.
- We are at the climax point of Arc 1 people. With or without you, the Captain is confronting what is in the forest.
- I'm still not super happy with the pacing of this chapter. But sometimes rolls don't cooperate and at this point it's probably just time to move on and continue Lilly's journey.
- Difference between Pithe Stamina and Stressed Resonance for those wondering: Lilly has done something impossible for almost anyone else. Pithe Stamina is what your Essence is freely replenishing, it's why you can use {Pulse Surge}/etc more than a couple times an hour. What you have done is blow right past that soft cap and come up against a harder limit. Think of a pipe, other people have worry about having enough water to pump through, you have to worry about the fact you've pumped so much water through that now the metal joints are starting to bend and flex.
(Regenerating other people's Pithe Stamina is akin to lending them extra water to pump through their pipe in this analogy.)
- Hitting Sympathetic Linkage Tier 10 has let me add some comments to the Character Spreadsheet since Lilly understands the 'layout' of her powers on some level now.
- Mathew witnessed you expand earlier today and was surprised to see it happen so soon. Now he is going to see you do it again.
- We are at the climax point of Arc 1 people. With or without you, the Captain is confronting what is in the forest.
- I'm still not super happy with the pacing of this chapter. But sometimes rolls don't cooperate and at this point it's probably just time to move on and continue Lilly's journey.
[Dream within the Forest] Lvl 4: 1331/1500 (+719)
[Cleaver of Fortune] Lvl 2: 331/600 (+22)
[Brave Blood] Lvl 3: 600/1000 (+40) (+6) halp oo
[Effervescent Animus] Lvl 1: 2006/3000 (+569) (-6)
Dream really did some work here. How much of Evie's growth came from our other Ethea? I see BB got a small amount back.
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- Location
- Milky Way
Collecting Influence: Captain Martin vouches for your personal safety and promises ongoing favour and support for you and your family if you continue with the expedition. He is quite insistent. There will be lasting consequences to acceptance or refusal.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
-[X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[Dream within the Forest]: Level Up: Lvl 3 -> 4
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] Wherever her feet trod, life could not help but spring forth.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[Dream within the Forest]: Approaching Milestone Expansion (Will influence Lvl 5)
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the connection between all things.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[X] [DwtFAME] The Dream should not be pruned, I grant it unrestrained growth.
[Brave Blood]: Lvl 2 -> 3
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] She closed the gap in the blink of an eye. {Locat……}
Burning the Candle at both Ends: You feel that the Pithe Resonance, while still taut, is less strained than earlier. You could potentially draw on it without any risk of lasting consequence, at least for a short time.
[X] [BtCabE] Freely make use of what you have regained. You have a good sense of how far you can safely push things.
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
-[X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[Dream within the Forest]: Level Up: Lvl 3 -> 4
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] Wherever her feet trod, life could not help but spring forth.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[Dream within the Forest]: Approaching Milestone Expansion (Will influence Lvl 5)
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the connection between all things.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[X] [DwtFAME] The Dream should not be pruned, I grant it unrestrained growth.
[Brave Blood]: Lvl 2 -> 3
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] She closed the gap in the blink of an eye. {Locat……}
Burning the Candle at both Ends: You feel that the Pithe Resonance, while still taut, is less strained than earlier. You could potentially draw on it without any risk of lasting consequence, at least for a short time.
[X] [BtCabE] Freely make use of what you have regained. You have a good sense of how far you can safely push things.
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[x] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[x] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[x] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[x] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [NIV] In search of my Sister.
[x] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[x] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[x] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [NIV] In search of my Sister.
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- St. Petersburg
"to"
What is Overstrained Resonance, again?
(we have a condition Overstressed Resonance which I assume is the same, but what does it do and how does it interact with others?)
- Location
- Poland
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
-[X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace that which hides beneath the waking world.
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [DD] She'd likely never have another shot at this. He who sows the most seeds, reaps the greatest harvest. (Evie's {{REDACTED}} will not replace your fifth Ethos choice (available Ethea will be rerolled))
-[X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace our twin nature.
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace that which hides beneath the waking world.
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
[X] [DD] She'd likely never have another shot at this. He who sows the most seeds, reaps the greatest harvest. (Evie's {{REDACTED}} will not replace your fifth Ethos choice (available Ethea will be rerolled))
Also Mages are cool and I appreciate that Lilly recognizes that even if this one was kind of a dick.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [BtCabE] Freely make use of what you have regained. You have a good sense of how far you can safely push things.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
[X] [DD] She'd likely never have another shot at this. He who sows the most seeds, reaps the greatest harvest. (Evie's {{REDACTED}} will not replace your fifth Ethos choice (available Ethea will be rerolled))
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [BtCabE] Freely make use of what you have regained. You have a good sense of how far you can safely push things.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
[X] [DD] She'd likely never have another shot at this. He who sows the most seeds, reaps the greatest harvest. (Evie's {{REDACTED}} will not replace your fifth Ethos choice (available Ethea will be rerolled))
This does seem like a crimp on her plans if, as the title says, "Lilly wants Adventure". If, on the other hand, "Lilly wants an Empire", this is an auspicious start.
...
The Noosemen may be coming to do what their name suggests (or something equivalently bad), in which case we can either escape in the night with a few people (the low-resource, fallback solution), or gain the loyalty of the guardsmen and try to rebel.
We're powerful enough that rebellion appears, at present glance, a possibility. We're accomplishing coordination feats that make guardsmen punch way over their weight. If Forest keeps upgrading, we might be able to raise natural barriers to invasion, shaping the strategic map. Our immunity to divination might work for everyone through our connection.
We have nine months, and the village's best trainers, to get personally stronger, and to synergize further with our army. Assuming they're willing, that is, and don't just throw us to the noose.
Whether or not they're actually willing is the one-million Pithe question. A short description from Mathew had the Captain wanting to keep us around, until forced to release us to the Noosemen. This was before showing them our full Coordination power, however, and beholding its unprecedented effectiveness. We know that, by the end of the update, the Captain was promising "wealth and favour", so this very well may have changed.
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There's more than enough evidence that the present polity doesn't have our interests at heart. We don't know if they're coming to outright eliminate inconvenient ethos, but:
- It's plausible this is how those in power manage to remain there
- The "Noosemen"? Cough cough.
- Going way back to the premise, we know surviving to 18 is difficult. (However, we don't know if it's related to this or something else, such as the coming cataclysm or whatever the heck is going on with the Colossus and stuff.)
We need the father's/Captain's infodump to know if this theory is correct or way off-base (aka vote for family infodump hook). And then we can decide if what we want is more synergistic powers to boost an army, or personal powers to escape the hell away.
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [FM] Tell Yolun that we forgive him and he will always be in our heart
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [BtCabE] Freely make use of what you have regained. You have a good sense of how far you can safely push things.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
[X] [DD] Better one tree firmly rooted than two seeds plucked from the ground. (Status Quo)
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
[X] [FM] Tell Yolun that we forgive him and he will always be in our heart
[X] [DwtFLU] She was all the forest and all the forest was her.
[X] [DwtFLU] She saw it in her dream, it became a little more real.
[X] [BB] Arrows flew and swords clashed, she found the calm in the storm. {….ackin..}
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
[X] [BtCabE] Freely make use of what you have regained. You have a good sense of how far you can safely push things.
[X] [NIV] The end of the First Era.
[X] [DD] Better one tree firmly rooted than two seeds plucked from the ground. (Status Quo)
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Half Moon
In the end, there is no end.
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Well, we did want to be a warrior queen at the start. I'm sure a warrior-empress would serve just as well.
[X] [DD] She'd likely never have another shot at this. He who sows the most seeds, reaps the greatest harvest. (Evie's {{REDACTED}} will not replace your fifth Ethos choice (available Ethea will be rerolled))
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] She closed the gap in the blink of an eye. {Locat……}
[X] [DwtFLU] Wherever her feet trod, life could not help but spring forth.
[X] [CI] I'm sorry. I need to hang back.
- [X] [CI] [No] But you can continue on tethered to me. (Communication Delay)
we pushed our luck too far already. Better not stay in instant epilogue territory
[X] [BB] The swinging blade crept forward glacially. {..im..}
[X] [BB] She closed the gap in the blink of an eye. {Locat……}
[X] [DwtFLU] Wherever her feet trod, life could not help but spring forth.
[X] [CI] I'm sorry. I need to hang back.
- [X] [CI] [No] But you can continue on tethered to me. (Communication Delay)
we pushed our luck too far already. Better not stay in instant epilogue territory
The tone didn't really seem like they were being derogatory, nor did using his influence to hold Lilly until they take her. It sounds more like they're planning to snatch her from under the noses of the Ministry in favor of a more military/enforcement related arm of government.
Qnd it seems Lily has developed battle meditation
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[X] [CI] Okay. I'll come.
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
This is really an "in for a penny, in for a pound" situation imo, since we were open with the watch about our abilities I think it'll be best to keep supporting them. Ideally getting to the Prime Tree will help alleviate the Strain on our Essence channels somehow and I'd assume if we go along with them we can cut most of the connections we're running rn anyway, so *hopefully* it won't be too bad.
[X] [DwtFLU] Wherever her feet trod, life could not help but spring forth.
Druid Time!
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
Making up with our family has been an important driving factor so far, so I want to continue on that road
[X] [BB] Never defenceless, a shield always at the ready. {….mmon}
Having summons for weapon and shield sounds like a good idea to me, since I assume summons will keep pace with our development a lot easier than regular equipment.
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
If we're too liberal in our use we might end up using it too early. Not to fall into Giant Robotic Crab syndrome, but I'd rather save our ability until it looks like the Watch no longer has things in hand.
[] [Ethos] [Shieldmaiden]
While it likely wouldn't have won, I'd really have dug picking up Shieldmaiden together with our Heartstaff and BB-summoned shield
[X] [NIV] In search of my Sister.
Keeping with the family theme.
[X] [DD] Better one tree firmly rooted than two seeds plucked from the ground. (Status Quo)
Most of our Ethea are still severely underdeveloped, adding yet another one to the pile while attracting more dangerous attention seems like a very poor choice to me.
Family Matters: Going or not, you will have some time to see your family again either way. Is anything in particular on your mind?
[X] [FM] Tell Yolun that we forgive him and he will always be in our heart
(very literally)
Also:
[X] [FM] Give Marcus a hug with soft skin again
Wrt the Noosemen and the Tithe I'd assume that the Tithe collects a territory's most powerful Ethea for use by the administration and the Noosemen are probably the ones that get sent to "escort" them to where they need to go in case they turn out not to be very enthusiastic about the prospect. (Potentially they're also tasked with taking care of anyone with a dangerous Ethos or who proves too resistant)
- [X] [CI] [Yes] I trust you not to push me too far sir. (Agreement)
[X] [APC] Yes, you will likely need their help to get there in the increasingly treacherous forest.
- [X] [APC] [Reveal] Try to convince Captain Martin to detour toward the Prime Tree.
This is really an "in for a penny, in for a pound" situation imo, since we were open with the watch about our abilities I think it'll be best to keep supporting them. Ideally getting to the Prime Tree will help alleviate the Strain on our Essence channels somehow and I'd assume if we go along with them we can cut most of the connections we're running rn anyway, so *hopefully* it won't be too bad.
[X] [DwtFLU] Wherever her feet trod, life could not help but spring forth.
Druid Time!
[X] [DwtFAME] I embrace the path of restoration and heritage.
Making up with our family has been an important driving factor so far, so I want to continue on that road
[X] [BB] Never defenceless, a shield always at the ready. {….mmon}
Having summons for weapon and shield sounds like a good idea to me, since I assume summons will keep pace with our development a lot easier than regular equipment.
[X] [BtCabE] Remain as conservative as humanly possible, only draw upon Pithe to save another's life.
If we're too liberal in our use we might end up using it too early. Not to fall into Giant Robotic Crab syndrome, but I'd rather save our ability until it looks like the Watch no longer has things in hand.
While it likely wouldn't have won, I'd really have dug picking up Shieldmaiden together with our Heartstaff and BB-summoned shield
[X] [NIV] In search of my Sister.
Keeping with the family theme.
[X] [DD] Better one tree firmly rooted than two seeds plucked from the ground. (Status Quo)
Most of our Ethea are still severely underdeveloped, adding yet another one to the pile while attracting more dangerous attention seems like a very poor choice to me.
I think adressing these is a good choice.
Family Matters: Going or not, you will have some time to see your family again either way. Is anything in particular on your mind?
[X] [FM] Tell Yolun that we forgive him and he will always be in our heart
(very literally)
Also:
[X] [FM] Give Marcus a hug with soft skin again
Wrt the Noosemen and the Tithe I'd assume that the Tithe collects a territory's most powerful Ethea for use by the administration and the Noosemen are probably the ones that get sent to "escort" them to where they need to go in case they turn out not to be very enthusiastic about the prospect. (Potentially they're also tasked with taking care of anyone with a dangerous Ethos or who proves too resistant)