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Magical Girl Quest - The Fire That Burns

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Akritedes said:
I feel like you should add a desire to pose for the transformation to things, but that's me.

The mid-combat declarations and speeches can come soon enough, once we're well-known enough for it to have an effect.
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Maybe we can work on incorporating an Awe or hypnotic effect into our ignition aura?
 
i think you should start writing, cause given that this isn't a vote on something that could end up killing us, it has less priority in the minds of the voters, thus they feel less of an inclination to think up their own plan and just stick with what's been working so far AKA naron's votes.
 
Rukia said:
[X] Standing vote: With how it feels wrong not to... use your transformation phrase once in a while, when you feel like it
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Where did that come from. I don't remember voting for this. :confused:

I'd rather avoid using it right before a fight. It's a waste of time that could be crucial.

Edit: Aaaaand nevermind. I didn't know the definition of a standing vote.
 
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It doesn't matter. We can transform without shouting if we need to. She might as well have fun.

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[X] Naron

Go for it ruki
 
I really hope Cerys doesn't do the shout transformation, it's a waste of time and silly especially in the beginning of combat when better things can be done. Gaia's just trying to force it.

Eh, I'm voting just without that.

[X] Keep lying with Una a little longer
[X] Have breakfast
-[X] Ask Morgan if there are any places where you can train your reflexes; if something like that bird comes up again, you really need to up your speed
-[X] Talk about what Una was doing while you were gone
[X] Go do training after your meal (Preparation for High-Speed Combat)
[X] Check up on the overall situation in the afternoon
-[X] Then go check the barracks; you will work with those people later, so you should at least get an idea of how the general mood is
[X] Spend time with Una in the evening
-[X] Read a book together
 
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Darkfire said:
I feel that not dying is more important. Talking is not a free action.
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With Magic it could be. We could work on adding a hypnotic effect to our transformation so that the talking is part of the combat. If Gaia is interested in us saying the worlds we might find progress in that direction surprisingly easy.

Also yelling the phase acts as a cease and desist order. As our reputation grows those hearing know that it means that a very scary magic girl is about to end them if they don't surrender right now.
 
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[x] Naron

I WANT to shout a transformation phrase, jeez, what's the point of being a Magical Girl/Poweranger/Kamen rider/henshin hero/ect if you don't use your transformation phrase?!
 
MilitaryAaa said:
I really hope Cerys doesn't do the shout transformation, it's a waste of time and silly. Gaia's just trying to force it.
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Honestly, I don't care if she shout it once in a while even though it's more embarassing than anything else since it's not a Thing (yet).

As long as she doesn't shout it right before a fight. We've been training to diminish the time needed to summon our armor for a reason, it would be very stupid of her to ignore this reason.

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[X] Keep lying with Una a little longer
[X] Have breakfast
-[X] Ask Morgan if there are any places where you can train your reflexes; if something like that bird comes up again, you really need to up your speed
-[X] Talk about what Una was doing while you were gone
[X] Go do training after your meal (Preparation for High-Speed Combat)
[X] Check up on the overall situation in the afternoon
-[X] Then go check the barracks; you will work with those people later, so you should at least get an idea of how the general mood is
[X] Spend time with Una in the evening
-[X] Read a book together
 
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Darkfire said:
Honestly, I don't care if she shout it once in a while even though it's more embarassing than anything else since it's not a Thing (yet).

As long as she doesn't shout it right before a fight. We've been training to diminish the time needed to summon our armor for a reason, it would be very stupid of her to ignore this reason.
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Add in a mental attack to our transformation that makes everyone remember us shouting it?
 
Rukia said:
There hasn't been much discussion about it
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Personally, as a new-ish player who has read the threadmarks but not the discussion, I have no idea how to approach a vote like this. If you want more participation, may I recommend specifying a structure for the vote, instead of just leaving the entirety of the plan open for the reader to figure out?

Here is an example:

Vote Instructions said:
Major (choose 3)
[] Practice Something
-[] <Specify Topic>
[] Spend time with Morgan/Una
-[] (Optional) <Specify how>
[] Check out part of the base
-[] Barracks
-[] Gym
-[] Library

Minor (choose 2)
[] Check up on the overall situation
[] Visit Someone
-[] Karen
-[] Samantha
[] Write in
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Or maybe that's not the sort of system you want for actions; fine. This system in particular isn't the point. The point is, give us some scaffold for what you want votes to look like. I can't speak for anyone else, but for myself that is what makes the difference between following along passively and participating in the vote.
 
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>Walks away to go make tea and relax a little
>Comes back to people considering using mind control to make magical girl callouts a thing


PrimalShadow said:
Personally, as a new-ish player who has read the threadmarks but not the discussion, I have no idea how to approach a vote like this. If you want more participation, may I recommend specifying a structure for the vote, instead of just leaving the entirety of the plan open for the reader to figure out?

Here is an example:



Or maybe that's not the sort of system you want for actions; fine. This system in particular isn't the point. The point is, give us some scaffold for what you want votes to look like. I can't speak for anyone else, but for myself that is what makes the difference between following along passively and participating in the vote.
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Votes are open for interpretation, so long as you don't skew it too badly.
I'll give you a heads up if it's an issue.

This Quest is pretty open to choice for what to do.
You could ignore all of the options there and just go back to bed, or you could spend all day at the Gym.
The choices are just there to remind you what there is to do. For instance, there is also a research lab and armoury on base, I should probably have included that so that people could wander over and have a better look.

It's so open because you have the entire day, there are no set 'this takes this long'.
If you only vote to do one thing, that thing will take as long as it can at max, before I'll end the chapter.

If you vote to do lots, then I'll fit as much as I can in, so long as it doesn't exceed the length of a day.
 
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Rukia said:
>Walks away to go make tea and relax a little
>Comes back to people considering using mind control to make magical girl callouts a thing
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I kind of like the idea that Cerys has enough childishness left to want to do the magical girl callout thing, but is so used to being "adult" for una that she won't do it unless she can make it actually practical. hence working way too hard on making it practical and insisting to all who ask that shut up it's just an opening tactic nothing else.
 
Rukia said:
This Quest is pretty open to choice for what to do.
You could ignore all of the options there and just go back to bed, or you could spend all day at the Gym.
The choices are just there to remind you what there is to do. For instance, there is also a research lab and armoury on base, I should probably have included that so that people could wander over and have a better look.
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The issue is that this doesn't actually give me as the prospective planmaker/voter much to work with.

Think about it this way. Lets say that I've read the update, and now want to put a vote together. I only vaguely know what the options are and how long each of them take, and I'd need to put that together into something resembling a full day's schedule. That is a lot of work, and doesn't sound appealing at all - so instead of putting out a plan I said shrugged and closed the tab. TO some extent that is fine, but I expect that a non-insubstantial fraction of your reader-base are doing the same thing, which is why you are getting a vote with all of one option on the table.

I am of the opinion that if you added a modicum of structure to the plan vote, you would see more activity; I say this as someone who was interested in participating but was put off by the lack of structure. That is all.
 
Ah, sorry. I knew it was one of the two, but I still need to play through the games. (...I mean, I got through the first, but Uni and the rest aren't unlocked till later in the game, and are optional besides. :p

At least I guessed her sibling. ^.^
 
PrimalShadow said:
The issue is that this doesn't actually give me as the prospective planmaker/voter much to work with.

Think about it this way. Lets say that I've read the update, and now want to put a vote together. I only vaguely know what the options are and how long each of them take, and I'd need to put that together into something resembling a full day's schedule. That is a lot of work, and doesn't sound appealing at all - so instead of putting out a plan I said shrugged and closed the tab. TO some extent that is fine, but I expect that a non-insubstantial fraction of your reader-base are doing the same thing, which is why you are getting a vote with all of one option on the table.

I am of the opinion that if you added a modicum of structure to the plan vote, you would see more activity; I say this as someone who was interested in participating but was put off by the lack of structure. That is all.
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I would say as a counterpoint that putting every single option with set time limits and specific limitations and having to plan our every minute of a hyper accurate schedule is boring as fuck and would kill this quest faster than you can say 'non-preventable main character death'.

I would further postulate that refusing to vote purely because no such set schedule and timing mechanic exists even though it would arguably be just as much if not more work to make up a vote conforming to a specific schedule plan such as you are suggesting. Is more a product of petulance that this quest is not conforming to your expectations and/or laziness born of bias on your part.

I like things as they are, and I think you're being rude and manipulative.
 
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