Magical Girl Escalation Taylor (Worm/Nanoha)
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Akasha
The Only Truth
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- 「̛̛́́ ͏̨҉̕͏ ͏̶̴」
...My mind boggles at the fact that Fusillade got as much traction as Calamity Witch. The name even sounds bad. I really see nothing good about it, other than the vague connection to ships.
Seriously, a girl dressed like a witch, 'pretending' that her power is magic, but named after a bunch of guns firing in quick succession? Make up your mind, little girl, and stop playing around.
If you're dressed like a witch, use magic like a witch and are as versatile(for a cape) as witch would be, then you might as well call yourself one. For the sake of consistency, if nothing else.
Also, option one seems nice.
One of the problems of being a ranged fighter is that you can get into trouble if your enemies get close. However, when you have as much firepower as Nanoha, the only way they could do that would be by distracting you and sneaking up to you when you're not watching. Another ranged fighter would stop that from happening simply by keeping an eye out.
And if we get a melee fighter, then we neatly take care of everything.
Seriously, a girl dressed like a witch, 'pretending' that her power is magic, but named after a bunch of guns firing in quick succession? Make up your mind, little girl, and stop playing around.
If you're dressed like a witch, use magic like a witch and are as versatile(for a cape) as witch would be, then you might as well call yourself one. For the sake of consistency, if nothing else.
Also, option one seems nice.
One of the problems of being a ranged fighter is that you can get into trouble if your enemies get close. However, when you have as much firepower as Nanoha, the only way they could do that would be by distracting you and sneaking up to you when you're not watching. Another ranged fighter would stop that from happening simply by keeping an eye out.
And if we get a melee fighter, then we neatly take care of everything.
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Option 2. You all are way too focused on thinking of power boosts when choocing first option. It can also define Taylor character. "I can uplift animals, you will do" isn't something I would recommend. Not to mention leaving it do dice gods has never been good idea.
With the second option, we can have true sisterly relationship instead of master and GB which can come from first.
With the second option, we can have true sisterly relationship instead of master and GB which can come from first.
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- Hug the Moebot; Save the world
I like the idea of having her familiar/ guardian beast acting like a sister to her. They will be together for the rest of their lives after all.
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- Mountains and rivers
No? I'm focussed on not reading 20 pages on which animal exactly do people want to uplift. There's enough variables to ensure it lasts even longer.
So excuse me for wanting to avoid that particular clusterfuck.
Or she could help a dying calico cat on the streets. Heroic traits.
I dare you to say that to Alivaril.
You do realize the exact same thing applies to option 2, right?
Edited for what would definitely be seen as being an asshole instead of offering advice.
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- A single human dimension
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- She/Her
I have no idea what's going on, but: leaving things to the dice gods isn't necessarily a very good idea. You should accept their blessings when they choose to help, but they are fickle beings and could easily abandon you at the worst times.
If you do choose to rely upon them, be sure that you would be alright with the worst possible outcomes and/or make sure the odds of said outcomes are minimized.
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- Mountains and rivers
It was more of a reference to how the dice retroactively rewrote the universe in Ignition.
Edit: Mind you, I wasn't being entirely serious with that one. Dice are dice are dice. They're random. Of course we have to rely on luck.
I'm just annoyed by people saying it like that's the worst possible outcome.
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- Hug the Moebot; Save the world
It was more of a reference to how the dice retroactively rewrote the universe in Ignition.
Edit: Mind you, I wasn't being entirely serious with that one. Dice are dice are dice. They're random. Of course we have to rely on luck.
I'm just annoyed by people saying it like that's the worst possible outcome.
Now im curious what would happen if we rolled a d100 crit for our familiar
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- ☯
Sadly I don't think we'll be doing that kind of rolling. It's more of rolling from a list of options.Now im curious what would happen if we rolled a d100 crit for our familiar
That's how we have a 1 in 192 chance of getting a motherly Siberian catgirlSilently Watches on SB said:
ApocalypticFish
Been reflecting lately.
Hey, I was already tired and about to go to bed at that point.
But fair enough. I want option 2 because it's not (at least, to my understanding) solely up to dice rolls, and it practically guarantees that we will have access to whatever animal we want.
That's about it.
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VoiceoftheAbyss
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- The Depths of the Eternal Abyss
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[X] Become the Privateers' first mate – Joining the new family business might be pretty fun. If nothing else, you'll always have undue influence over the boss.
[X]Calamity Witch
[X] Become the Privateers' first mate – Joining the new family business might be pretty fun. If nothing else, you'll always have undue influence over the boss.
[X]Calamity Witch
ApocalypticFish
Been reflecting lately.
The GM already closed votes on that part.
Akasha
The Only Truth
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- 「̛̛́́ ͏̨҉̕͏ ͏̶̴」
The main reason why we chose the Guardian Beast Spell in the first place was to use it as soon as possible so that we can have the Beast cover our weaknesses in combat, before we start making enemies left and right, like we inevitably will do.
The third option forces us to wait for a long time to get it, and we'll probably be in so much trouble by then that a Guardian Beast won't help much, considering how untrained and unprepared it will be.
Better get it early on and spend a while getting rid of weaknesses, training both of us in the noble art of Jolly Cooperation and creating plans and strategies that include it, rather than have to rebuild them all once we get it later on, while everyone around us is trying to find a crack in our armor big enough to slip a knife through.
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JadeKaiser
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- Under Your Bed
Crossposted from SB:
I want option 2 if the animal we are going for is a cat of some kind. Preferably a maine coon or an ocelot. Otherwise, I would say we should go for option 1.
The bio-engineered shrimp is a BAD idea. Why? because not only is it unusual in it's animal form, and thus impossible to blend in, not only does it require us convincing Panacea to make it for us, and good luck with that, but in its animal form it also cannot survive outside of water. Most likely, it would require specifically seawater, even. That negates about a third of the advantage that a GB or familiar brings to the table right there. Just... no. Never on your life. Like, if the rest of you are stupid enough to pick that against all common sense I will metaphorically find the person who first suggested it, and I will metaphorically end them.
It only got brought up because of the fact that canon Taylor has control over invertebrates, and the fact that the Worm fandom has become obsessed with creatures in that category that are capable of unusual things. Because of that, they tend to ignore the incredible things that other creatures are capable of whenever Taylor is involved with a question, even when Taylor's power in the story has nothing whatsoever to do with such creatures, like here.
Komodo dragon runs into a similar problem of difficulty to obtain and impossible to pass as normal that the shrimp has, though at least it can breathe on land. An ocelot does as well, but at least it makes up for it by being one of the cutest, most beautiful animals in all of creation. A Maine Coon is probably the best bet of them all in general, and they are often grey in coloration so naming one "Grimalkin" is a definite possibility.
Also crossposted from a different post on SB:
For all you people going on about some impressive aspect of this or that animal, let me expound to you for a moment on the virtues of cats.
Cats are in general pretty freaking impressive animals in literally every single way, but especially physically. Those claws of theirs are actually some of the most dangerous ones in the animal kingdom. Think about your average house cat, and what it can do. The kind of strength they need to jump over five times their length into the air, for instance. Above all, they are fast. Like, they are really fast. I have had a few different cats growing up, and even just your average domestic cat of indeterminate breed can run fast enough to be a blur from over 20 feet away, while having to dodge around trees and undergrowth because you are in the middle of a forest. And that is when they are just playing around together. They have agility and flexibility to match these things, and a high level of intelligence that is often sorely overlooked just because they are less susceptible to blindly letting themselves be trained at the slightest promise of extra food than dogs are. Got a picture in your mind? Good. Now, scale that up a little, and think of what they could do.
As proof, I offer some of the most commonly known larger cats found in nature:
The Cheetah is memetic even to little kids for the fact that it is literally the fastest known land mammal, and it can change direction incredibly fast. While running, it averages speeds of around 40 mph, or 64 kph, and can sprint at speeds reaching 70 mph, or 112 kph.
The lion is also memetic as the King of the Beasts, and for a good reason. Hunting a single lion in ancient times was generally undertaken by entire parties of armed men, using an entire pack of specially bred and trained dogs to wear them down and distract them. Even then it was considered one of the most dangerous hunts that could be found; possibly the most dangerous. A single glancing blow from a lion's paw can literally crush a person's head, and that's a glancing blow.
These two are most well known because they are the most extreme cases of traits that all cats hold, but those traits are by no means restricted to them. Lions were also known in ancient times for their ability to easily outrun a horse as well as their strength. All cats, in fact, are incredibly fast and strong for their size. Combine that with the flexibility, agility, and body control that lead to myths like them having nine lives or always landing on their feet, and you have one heck of an animal.
I want option 2 if the animal we are going for is a cat of some kind. Preferably a maine coon or an ocelot. Otherwise, I would say we should go for option 1.
The bio-engineered shrimp is a BAD idea. Why? because not only is it unusual in it's animal form, and thus impossible to blend in, not only does it require us convincing Panacea to make it for us, and good luck with that, but in its animal form it also cannot survive outside of water. Most likely, it would require specifically seawater, even. That negates about a third of the advantage that a GB or familiar brings to the table right there. Just... no. Never on your life. Like, if the rest of you are stupid enough to pick that against all common sense I will metaphorically find the person who first suggested it, and I will metaphorically end them.
It only got brought up because of the fact that canon Taylor has control over invertebrates, and the fact that the Worm fandom has become obsessed with creatures in that category that are capable of unusual things. Because of that, they tend to ignore the incredible things that other creatures are capable of whenever Taylor is involved with a question, even when Taylor's power in the story has nothing whatsoever to do with such creatures, like here.
Komodo dragon runs into a similar problem of difficulty to obtain and impossible to pass as normal that the shrimp has, though at least it can breathe on land. An ocelot does as well, but at least it makes up for it by being one of the cutest, most beautiful animals in all of creation. A Maine Coon is probably the best bet of them all in general, and they are often grey in coloration so naming one "Grimalkin" is a definite possibility.
Also crossposted from a different post on SB:
For all you people going on about some impressive aspect of this or that animal, let me expound to you for a moment on the virtues of cats.
Cats are in general pretty freaking impressive animals in literally every single way, but especially physically. Those claws of theirs are actually some of the most dangerous ones in the animal kingdom. Think about your average house cat, and what it can do. The kind of strength they need to jump over five times their length into the air, for instance. Above all, they are fast. Like, they are really fast. I have had a few different cats growing up, and even just your average domestic cat of indeterminate breed can run fast enough to be a blur from over 20 feet away, while having to dodge around trees and undergrowth because you are in the middle of a forest. And that is when they are just playing around together. They have agility and flexibility to match these things, and a high level of intelligence that is often sorely overlooked just because they are less susceptible to blindly letting themselves be trained at the slightest promise of extra food than dogs are. Got a picture in your mind? Good. Now, scale that up a little, and think of what they could do.
As proof, I offer some of the most commonly known larger cats found in nature:
The Cheetah is memetic even to little kids for the fact that it is literally the fastest known land mammal, and it can change direction incredibly fast. While running, it averages speeds of around 40 mph, or 64 kph, and can sprint at speeds reaching 70 mph, or 112 kph.
The lion is also memetic as the King of the Beasts, and for a good reason. Hunting a single lion in ancient times was generally undertaken by entire parties of armed men, using an entire pack of specially bred and trained dogs to wear them down and distract them. Even then it was considered one of the most dangerous hunts that could be found; possibly the most dangerous. A single glancing blow from a lion's paw can literally crush a person's head, and that's a glancing blow.
These two are most well known because they are the most extreme cases of traits that all cats hold, but those traits are by no means restricted to them. Lions were also known in ancient times for their ability to easily outrun a horse as well as their strength. All cats, in fact, are incredibly fast and strong for their size. Combine that with the flexibility, agility, and body control that lead to myths like them having nine lives or always landing on their feet, and you have one heck of an animal.
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- Budapest, Hungary
It comes way too late.
I like Option 2, because it is not random, and gives the GB relatively early on.
I also agree that cat is very good option, despite being a dog person myself(I like cats as well though).
- Location
- Ireland
for a Privateer crew how can the animal mascot be anything but a parrot?!
VoiceoftheAbyss
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- The Depths of the Eternal Abyss
Option two because we can be guaranteed a cat.
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- ☯
I believe commissioning Blasto is the primary method suggested so far actually. IIRC the QM suggested this method.
VoiceoftheAbyss
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- The Depths of the Eternal Abyss
Can we have Blasto make us a Cat Parahuman hybrid? Like Cat/Vista or Cat/Sting? Or even Cat/Myrrid?
Manic Dogma
This, I can't deny.
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- The far side of tired
- Pronouns
- Whatever
Why-hyyyyyy do people keep voting for Calamity witch? It's like you want us to be the laughing stock of the bay! We don't have a Damsel of Distress to be compared favourably to here, guys! Eggman sounds more dignified!
In case anyone is wondering, this is mostly a joke at this point. Though I am, to a degree, sort of genuinely frustrated that we're going to go through the quest with a dumb name >.<
As for the actual curent discussion, imma go with Option 1 to minimise munchkin exposure. And because it gives a good chance of us not getting a cat.
Akasha
The Only Truth
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- 「̛̛́́ ͏̨҉̕͏ ͏̶̴」
Why-hyyyyyy do people keep voting for Calamity witch? It's like you want us to be the laughing stock of the bay! We don't have a Damsel of Distress to be compared favourably to here, guys! Eggman sounds more dignified!
In case anyone is wondering, this is mostly a joke at this point. Though I am, to a degree, sort of genuinely frustrated that we're going to go through the quest with a dumb name >.<
As for the actual curent discussion, imma go with Option 1 to minimise munchkin exposure. And because it gives a good chance of us not getting a cat.
Certainly less dumb than the alternative, kind sir.
No offense.
At least 'Calamity Witch' remains consistent with the Barrier Jacket and overall skillset. Also has the benefit of making it clear that we have a strong position among the Privateers, if the leadership didn't force a thematical name on us.
The other name people are voting for would be even more hilarious, simply because it'd make us seem like a kid who doesn't even know what kind of a theme to pick. Skimpy witch costume, a versatile powerset that she claims(if we don't vote otherwise) is magic, but a name completely separate from all things mystical, and connected to guns.
The name has also been mentioned by our Device to be the one used by its last owner. Therefore, we have an IC reason to pick it.
Especially if we were to include the QM's invisible text into this discussion.
EDIT: Also, I find the name easier to pronounce, and it can be shortened to 'Calamity' or 'Witch' in combat. Fusillade can't be.
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- Mountains and rivers
Power boost isn't munchkinry?
Even the guy who originally suggested it said explicitly that it's a reference to shooting run of the mill spells like guns.
Edit: Or I immediately made that connection, idk.