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NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)

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Wait no, I've got it. Bram Ironjaw is a Steelbrother, and meeting him will certainly be an experience.

IF is saying we're guaranteed to get a Steel Hugareida just for meeting him. Neat! :V
 
fearsome hill said:
Woes of the whetstone:
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Nice, I love it! A Reward Dice to you!

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Scheduled vote count started by Imperial Fister on Aug 27, 2023 at 6:01 PM, finished with 65 posts and 10 votes.
  • [X] Plan Head Back Home
    -[X] Home the Continental Way (10 Days) (Chance to get attacked)
    --[X] Stop somewhere along the way
    ---[X] Ribe, to try and pick up trade goods
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x1)
    --[X] Vagn Wheel-Drifter
    --[X] Attempt to see about ongoing connections, inviting him to spar with us, potentially recruiting him to join us, all that sort of thing.
    --[X] See if we can give him some tips so he can win the next time he gets stuck in--maybe bring up Thievesbane during the discussion and see if he might recognize the make? You've been interested in dropping that off to whoever its proper master was for a while, but he's the first we've met from that neck of the woods
    --[X] Use Goal Tell to see if he'll be a good fit and receptive to joining us, and to present the offer in the best light possible.
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x2)
    --[X] Bo Burisson
    --[X]Discuss our business proposition in regards to something valuable we spotted on his family's land (ie: we will direct them to it for a finder's fee in the form of a share of the resource in question)
    --[X] Use Goal Tell to present the offer in the best light possible.
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x3)
    --[X] Oscar Sharphone
    --[X] Talk about the fight, see about getting to know him better, potentially recruiting him if he seems sympatico
    --[X] Also bring up our interest in his Kenning and the trick that got it for him
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x4)
    --[X] Gorm Bloodslick
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x5)
    --[X] Roar Shiningspear
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x6)
    --[X] Harold Hugehands
    -[X]Talk to a Crewmember (x7)
    --[X] Randolf Well-Named
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x8)
    --[X] Arnfinn Heavystep
    --[X] This might have been his first proper fight? You don't think he's got any relatives here, and your Big Sister Powers are tingling, you did see him taking someone down, if he's having issues, help him work through them, if he's not, be willing to be a sounding board on how he can improve in the future.
    --[X] We wouldn't turn him down if he wanted to join us, but he's a bit young for us to actively recruit him, probably. Subtly sound him out for the future in that regard though.
    -[X] Seidr Training (x1)
    --[X]Learn the seidr area for divinations, like predicting the future, seeing spirits, that kind of thing
    ---[X]More specifically, see if there's something we could use to deep dive on the sword and see what it does, and if Solrun has any suggestions on that subject.
    -[X] Seidr Training (x2)
    --[X] Is there anything to help communicate with others? Either to make it easier to pick up someone else's tongue or just get meaning across otherwise. Or is that more of a Skald thing? Communication magic in general really. Or more divination stuff if there isn't.
    -[X](Rolled)
    --[X] Train Kindle-Spinner 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Firebomb-Strike 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Ember-Winged Cloak 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Campfire 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Hugr itself 100d6 (50d6)
    --[X] Train Fylgja itself 2d6 (1d6)
    --[X] Train Glima 6d6
    --[X] Train Tactics 26d6 (13d6)
    --[X] Train Talent Tell 6d6 (3d6)
    --[X] Train Clay Footsteps 12d6 (6d6)
    --[X] Train Knee-Drop Back Breaker 9d6
    --[X] Train Fortify 15d6
    --[X] Train Fanned Flames Emberwind Trick 12d6 (6d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train a Tactics Trick to do more in depth analysis of how hard enemies are going to try against us 14d6 (7d6)
    ---[X] The goal here is to get rough die numbers for likely attacks (five20d6 attacks vs. one 100d6 attack and so on) so we can better plan our turns
    --[X] Train a more mid-range generic Shoot Trick, something more generally usable and less specialized than our two other options...something accurate and easy to hit with usable at any range 6d6
    --[X] Train a Stoker State Trick to attack with a bunch of Basic Attacks as quickly as possible, ideally all at once by slowing the world around us or speeding ourselves up 12d6 (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    ---[X] If 'storing up' the attacks in some manner in advance is needed it's needed, but the idea here is to be able to attack a lot quicker with Basic Attacks in order to build our Stoked Dice pool
    --[X] Try and learn Time Stands Still - A Standstill + Stoker State technique where we turn our Standstill inside out so that the whole world slows to a fly in amber around us, then charge the vital channels of our body with the power of our Stoker State to move and attack within the stopped time. 1d6
    -[X](Research)
    --[X] Attempt to use our new seeds to improve our soulscape's fields 1d6
    ---[X] Stoking all three Aspects for +3 Successes and adding Tools for +9 Successes (+12 Successes total) if we can. Using Frenzy as well if possible (+5 more successes, +17 successes total if it works)
    --[X] Work on redesigning and improving our soulscape's house with our new architectural insights 1d6
    ---[X] Stoking all three Aspects for +3 Successes and using Frenzy as well if possible (+5 more successes, +8 successes total if it works)
    --[X] Teach Shadeclaw and Abjorn Reinforce Shield 1d6
    --[X] Start checking out the book on Frisian Cultivation we got from the castle raid 1d6
    --[X] Try Alloying two Martial Styles together: Stoker State and Glima, to be specific 1d6
    --[X] Attempt to use one of our empty Alloy slots to recontextualize one of our Hugareida, specifically, let's try and look at Ignition in a different way...maybe using the sustained Ignition of Ember-Wing Cloak to visualize it being more drawn out? 1d6
    -[X](Blackhand's Training) Try to develop old/train new hugareida tricks
    --[X] Train Halting Vortex 1d6
    --[X] Train Atgeir Counter Stab 1d6
    --[X] Train Atgeir Bodyguard 1d6
    --[X] Train Forceful Lever 1d6
    --[X] Train Sailwind 1d6
    --[X] Train Scouring Cleanse 1d6
    --[X]Train Veto Motion 1d6
    --[X]Train Slowing Slog 1d6
    -[X] (Training) Martial Style
    --[X] Train Stoker State 1d6 (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Flame Tending Blade 1d6 (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Momentum Reversal 1d6
    --[X] Train Weapon-Grapple Reversal 1d6
    --[X] Train Double-Leg Takedown 1d6
    --[X] Train Tight Squeeze Trick 1d6
    --[X] Train Fang 1d6
    -[X](Training) Hamr (73 successes to rank up)
    --[X] Train Throw 1d6
    --[X] Train Heavy Arrow Trick 1d6
    --[X] Train Long-Lunge1d6
    --[X] Train Sowing Sight 1d6
    -[X] (Training) Hugr (37successes to rank up)
    --[X]Train Silver-Tongue 1d6
    --[X] Train Facial Schooling 1d6
    --[X] Train Give-Away 1d6
    --[X] Train Contention-Connection 1d6
    --[X] Train Light-Touch 1d6
    -[X](Training) Fylgja (109 successes to rank up)
    --[X]Train Flap Away 1d6
    -[X](Shapeshifting Slots)
    --[X] Reassign one slot from Fasts to High-Twitch Muscles
    -[X](Capacity Slots)
    --[X]Assign Sear Diseased Flesh and Veto Motion. If Hugr rises to 9, assign Atgeir Counter Stab and Fireside Barrage.
    -[X](Fylgja Capacity)
    --[X]Add Sparkbomb and Kindle Spinner to our Fylgja's Capacity, remove one Basic Shield
    -[X](Fylgja Shapeshift/Alloy Slots)
    --[X] Add Fast Creation, move our Fast-Stored Tricks to these Fasts
    --[X] Replace the 3Fold IAT in one of these Fasts with an ordinary Kindle Spinner (-2 Orthstirr)
    -[X](Standing Orders)
    --[X] During combat feed us shields and other items as necessary via the Armory Pocket
    --[X] Refill the '4Fold Kindle Spinner' Trick-storing Fast with an Orthstirr Enhancedx13 3Fold Kindle Spinner (-20 Orthstirr) whenever it is empty
    --[X] Refill the 'Normal Kindle Spinner' Trick-storing Fast with a single Kindle Spinner (-2 Orthstirr) whenever it is empty
    --[X] Refill the '4Fold Sparkbomb' Trick-storing Fast with a 3Fold Sparkbomb (-20 Orthstirr) whenever it is empty
    -[X](Orthstirr Usage)
    --[X] 1 Orthstirr to Hamr
    ---[X] 4Chop, 4 Defend, 5 Dodge, 4 Bash, 4 Pierce, 4 Throw, 4 Cut, 4 Strike,4 Shoot, 3 Farmwork, 4 Labor, 4 Overland (48 total)
    --[X] 3/4 Orthstirr to Hugr (depending on whether it increases)
    ---[X] 6 Artcraft, 5 Armorcraft, 4 Barb-Tongue, 1 Composure, 4 Design, 6Housecraft, 4 Management, 3 Scouting, 4 Silver-Tongue, 5 Sailing, 3 Strategy, 4/5 Tactics (depending on whether it increases), 5 Weaponcraft, 2 Wordplay, 5 Wildcraft (62/63 total)
    --[X] 32 Odr and 1 Orthstirr to Fylgja
    --[X]1 First Impression
    --[X] 77 Stored Tricks
    --[X] 550/548 free for tricks (depending on whether Hugr and Tactics increase)
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The flyting of Horra Hasvison (fearsome hill)
  • Apocrypha
    • The flyting of Horra Hasvison:

    Horra Hasvison, coward and criminal
    took the routing route trough life
    took down a father's brothers
    with poison finished few brave men
    their souls took from valhalla's halls
    to ever linger in the lands of life
    Horra Hasvison
    corpsefucker with sons and a daughter
    his crime? taking good men's lives
    his life? a waste and a shame
    his death? a joy that came too late
     
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    Summer 9/Voyage 1.12 Part 1
  • Threadmarks
    • (You have cultivated 40 Odr)
    [X] Plan Head Back Home
    -[X] Home the Continental Way (10 Days) (Chance to get attacked)
    --[X] Stop somewhere along the way
    ---[X] Ribe, to try and pick up trade goods
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x1)
    --[X] Vagn Wheel-Drifter
    --[X] Attempt to see about ongoing connections, inviting him to spar with us, potentially recruiting him to join us, all that sort of thing.
    --[X] See if we can give him some tips so he can win the next time he gets stuck in--maybe bring up Thievesbane during the discussion and see if he might recognize the make? You've been interested in dropping that off to whoever its proper master was for a while, but he's the first we've met from that neck of the woods
    --[X] Use Goal Tell to see if he'll be a good fit and receptive to joining us, and to present the offer in the best light possible.
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x2)
    --[X] Bo Burisson
    --[X]Discuss our business proposition in regards to something valuable we spotted on his family's land (ie: we will direct them to it for a finder's fee in the form of a share of the resource in question)
    --[X] Use Goal Tell to present the offer in the best light possible.
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x3)
    --[X] Oscar Sharphone
    --[X] Talk about the fight, see about getting to know him better, potentially recruiting him if he seems sympatico
    --[X] Also bring up our interest in his Kenning and the trick that got it for him
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x4)
    --[X] Gorm Bloodslick
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x5)
    --[X] Roar Shiningspear
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x6)
    --[X] Harold Hugehands
    -[X]Talk to a Crewmember (x7)
    --[X] Randolf Well-Named
    -[X] Talk to a Crewmember (x8)
    --[X] Arnfinn Heavystep
    --[X] This might have been his first proper fight? You don't think he's got any relatives here, and your Big Sister Powers are tingling, you did see him taking someone down, if he's having issues, help him work through them, if he's not, be willing to be a sounding board on how he can improve in the future.
    --[X] We wouldn't turn him down if he wanted to join us, but he's a bit young for us to actively recruit him, probably. Subtly sound him out for the future in that regard though.
    -[X] Seidr Training (x1)
    --[X]Learn the seidr area for divinations, like predicting the future, seeing spirits, that kind of thing
    ---[X]More specifically, see if there's something we could use to deep dive on the sword and see what it does, and if Solrun has any suggestions on that subject.
    -[X] Seidr Training (x2)
    --[X] Is there anything to help communicate with others? Either to make it easier to pick up someone else's tongue or just get meaning across otherwise. Or is that more of a Skald thing? Communication magic in general really. Or more divination stuff if there isn't.

    -[X] (Research)
    --[X] Attempt to use our new seeds to improve our soulscape's fields 1d6
    ---[X] Stoking all three Aspects for +3 Successes and adding Tools for +9 Successes (+12 Successes total) if we can. Using Frenzy as well if possible (+5 more successes, +17 successes total if it works)
    --[X] Work on redesigning and improving our soulscape's house with our new architectural insights 1d6
    ---[X] Stoking all three Aspects for +3 Successes and using Frenzy as well if possible (+5 more successes, +8 successes total if it works)
    --[X] Teach Shadeclaw and Abjorn Reinforce Shield 1d6
    --[X] Start checking out the book on Frisian Cultivation we got from the castle raid 1d6
    --[X] Try Alloying two Martial Styles together: Stoker State and Glima, to be specific 1d6
    --[X] Attempt to use one of our empty Alloy slots to recontextualize one of our Hugareida, specifically, let's try and look at Ignition in a different way...maybe using the sustained Ignition of Ember-Wing Cloak to visualize it being more drawn out? 1d6

    -[X] (Rolled)
    --[X] Train Kindle-Spinner 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Firebomb-Strike 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Ember-Winged Cloak 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Campfire 2d6 (1d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Hugr itself 100d6 (50d6)
    --[X] Train Fylgja itself 2d6 (1d6)
    --[X] Train Glima 6d6
    --[X] Train Tactics 26d6 (13d6)
    --[X] Train Talent Tell 6d6 (3d6)
    --[X] Train Clay Footsteps 12d6 (6d6)
    --[X] Train Knee-Drop Back Breaker 9d6
    --[X] Train Fortify 15d6
    --[X] Train Fanned Flames Emberwind Trick 12d6 (6d6) (+1 Success from Born of Fire)

    --[X] Train a Tactics Trick to do more in depth analysis of how hard enemies are going to try against us 14d6 (7d6)
    ---[X] The goal here is to get rough die numbers for likely attacks (five20d6 attacks vs. one 100d6 attack and so on) so we can better plan our turns
    --[X] Train a more mid-range generic Shoot Trick, something more generally usable and less specialized than our two other options...something accurate and easy to hit with usable at any range 6d6
    --[X] Train a Stoker State Trick to attack with a bunch of Basic Attacks as quickly as possible, ideally all at once by slowing the world around us or speeding ourselves up 12d6 (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    ---[X] If 'storing up' the attacks in some manner in advance is needed it's needed, but the idea here is to be able to attack a lot quicker with Basic Attacks in order to build our Stoked Dice pool
    --[X] Try and learn Time Stands Still - A Standstill + Stoker State technique where we turn our Standstill inside out so that the whole world slows to a fly in amber around us, then charge the vital channels of our body with the power of our Stoker State to move and attack within the stopped time. 1d6

    -[X] (Research)
    --[X] Attempt to use our new seeds to improve our soulscape's fields 1d6
    ---[X] Stoking all three Aspects for +3 Successes and adding Tools for +9 Successes (+12 Successes total) if we can. Using Frenzy as well if possible (+5 more successes, +17 successes total if it works)
    --[X] Work on redesigning and improving our soulscape's house with our new architectural insights 1d6
    ---[X] Stoking all three Aspects for +3 Successes and using Frenzy as well if possible (+5 more successes, +8 successes total if it works)
    --[X] Teach Shadeclaw and Abjorn Reinforce Shield 1d6
    --[X] Start checking out the book on Frisian Cultivation we got from the castle raid 1d6
    --[X] Try Alloying two Martial Styles together: Stoker State and Glima, to be specific 1d6
    --[X] Attempt to use one of our empty Alloy slots to recontextualize one of our Hugareida, specifically, let's try and look at Ignition in a different way...maybe using the sustained Ignition of Ember-Wing Cloak to visualize it being more drawn out? 1d6

    -[X] (Blackhand's Training) Try to develop old/train new hugareida tricks
    --[X] Train Halting Vortex 1d6
    --[X] Train Atgeir Counter Stab 1d6
    --[X] Train Atgeir Bodyguard 1d6
    --[X] Train Forceful Lever 1d6
    --[X] Train Sailwind 1d6
    --[X] Train Scouring Cleanse 1d6
    --[X]Train Veto Motion 1d6
    --[X]Train Slowing Slog 1d6
    -[X] (Training) Martial Style
    --[X] Train Stoker State 1d6 (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Flame Tending Blade 1d6 (+1 Success from Born of Fire)
    --[X] Train Momentum Reversal 1d6
    --[X] Train Weapon-Grapple Reversal 1d6
    --[X] Train Double-Leg Takedown 1d6
    --[X] Train Tight Squeeze Trick 1d6
    --[X] Train Fang 1d6
    -[X] (Training) Hamr (73 successes to rank up)
    --[X] Train Throw 1d6
    --[X] Train Heavy Arrow Trick 1d6
    --[X] Train Long-Lunge1d6
    --[X] Train Sowing Sight 1d6
    -[X] (Training) Hugr (37successes to rank up)
    --[X]Train Silver-Tongue 1d6
    --[X] Train Facial Schooling 1d6
    --[X] Train Give-Away 1d6
    --[X] Train Contention-Connection 1d6
    --[X] Train Light-Touch 1d6
    -[X] (Training) Fylgja (109 successes to rank up)
    --[X]Train Flap Away 1d6
    -[X] (Shapeshifting Slots)
    --[X] Reassign one slot from Fasts to High-Twitch Muscles
    -[X] (Capacity Slots)
    --[X]Assign Sear Diseased Flesh and Veto Motion. If Hugr rises to 9, assign Atgeir Counter Stab and Fireside Barrage.
    -[X] (Fylgja Capacity)
    --[X]Add Sparkbomb and Kindle Spinner to our Fylgja's Capacity, remove one Basic Shield
    -[X] (Fylgja Shapeshift/Alloy Slots)
    --[X] Add Fast Creation, move our Fast-Stored Tricks to these Fasts
    --[X] Replace the 3Fold IAT in one of these Fasts with an ordinary Kindle Spinner (-2 Orthstirr)
    -[X] (Standing Orders)
    --[X] During combat feed us shields and other items as necessary via the Armory Pocket
    --[X] Refill the '4Fold Kindle Spinner' Trick-storing Fast with an Orthstirr Enhancedx13 3Fold Kindle Spinner (-20 Orthstirr) whenever it is empty
    --[X] Refill the 'Normal Kindle Spinner' Trick-storing Fast with a single Kindle Spinner (-2 Orthstirr) whenever it is empty
    --[X] Refill the '4Fold Sparkbomb' Trick-storing Fast with a 3Fold Sparkbomb (-20 Orthstirr) whenever it is empty

    -[X] (Orthstirr Usage)
    --[X] 1 Orthstirr to Hamr
    ---[X] 4Chop, 4 Defend, 5 Dodge, 4 Bash, 4 Pierce, 4 Throw, 4 Cut, 4 Strike,4 Shoot, 3 Farmwork, 4 Labor, 4 Overland (48 total)
    --[X] 3/4 Orthstirr to Hugr (depending on whether it increases)
    ---[X] 6 Artcraft, 5 Armorcraft, 4 Barb-Tongue, 1 Composure, 4 Design, 6Housecraft, 4 Management, 3 Scouting, 4 Silver-Tongue, 5 Sailing, 3 Strategy, 4/5 Tactics (depending on whether it increases), 5 Weaponcraft, 2 Wordplay, 5 Wildcraft (62/63 total)
    --[X] **32 Odr** and 1 Orthstirr to Fylgja
    --[X]1 First Impression
    --[X] 77 Stored Tricks
    --[X] 550/548 free for tricks (depending on whether Hugr and Tactics increase)
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    Give-Away (Rough-Refined)
    Heavy Arrow (Vague-Rough)
    Tight-Squeeze (Vague-Rough)
    Veto Motion (Vague-Rough)
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    Rolled
    (Kindle Spinner: 2, 1) 1 Failure. (Firebomb-Strike: 4, 4) 3 Successes. (EWC: 4, 1) 1 Success. (Campfire: 2, 4) 1 Success. (Hugr: 6x12, 5x19, 4x24, 3x18, 2x14, 1x13) 77 Successes. (Fylgja: 1, 2) 2 Failures. (Glima: 6x2, 5x1, 3x1, 2x2) 5 Successes. (Tactics: 6x6, 5x3, 4x3, 3x3, 2x5, 1x6) 13 Successes. (Talent Tell: 6x1, 5x2, 4x2, 3x1) 9 Successes. (Clay Footsteps: 6x1, 5x5, 4x1, 3x3, 1x2) 14 Successes. (Knee-Drop Back Breaker: 5x2, 3x1, 2x3, 1x3) 1 Failure. (Fortify: 6x7, 5x2, 4x1, 3x2, 2x3) 18 Successes. (Fanned Flames: 6x3, 4x2, 3x4, 2x2, 1x1) 10 Successes.
    You grin as the realized Fortify shines bright against your skin.

    Yeah, this'll do nicely!

    (+3 to Firebomb-Strike)
    (+1 to Ember-Winged Cloak)
    (+1 to Campfire)
    (+77 to Hugr)
    (+5 to Glima)
    (+13 to Tactics)
    (+9 to Talent Tell)
    (+14 to Clay Footsteps)
    (+18 to Fortify)
    (+10 to Fanned Flames)
    Sowing more seeds to your soulscape's fields
    You smile as you watch the myriad seeds of a foreign land do their work. The added complexity and diversity strengthens the soil that grows, enhancing the quality to greater heights!

    (Soulscape Field Quality has improved to Fine!)
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    Adding more to the soulscape house
    After sketching out the general layout of your house—and incorporating those new ideas you learned!—you find that the overall quality of the design has improved! When you build your house, it'll be one level of quality higher then it was before!

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    Teaching Shadeclaw and Abjorn Reinforce Shield
    "Reinforce Shield?! What kind of a silly name is that, She-Who-Bears-Bears?" Shadeclaw, of course, makes her presence known the moment you start your lesson. "The Great Bear calls it Strong-Shield and so that must be its proper name, She-Who-Is-A-Very-Silly-Mama-Bear!"

    You turn your gaze to your husband, who simply shrugs and says, "That's just what Dad called it."

    You frown, "Steinarr called it 'Reinforce Shield', though."

    'So did Ironjaw,' Blackhand adds before continuing, 'and I learned it as Painted Armor.'

    (Shadeclaw and Abjorn already know that trick)
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    Frisian Cultivation Treatise
    Emperor Charlemagne, as thanks for their assistance in the restoration of the Pope to Rome, granted the Frisians a unique freedom. No feudal lord or state of serfdom shall rule over their lands nor their peoples. They are freemen, one and all, from the very first inhale of life to the last and final exhale of death.

    As such, it is to no surprise that the Frisians count themselves one of the few Christian Peoples to practice cultivation in their entirety. Under the grace of the Roman Emperor, the Frisian Peoples were tasked with safeguarding their coast against the sea-demons of the north.

    However, one must pay heed when travelling Frisian lands. The people of Frisia—though now civilized—have tried time and again to return to their pagan ways. Fortunately, when Emperor Charlemagne granted them his mercy, they learned the error of their ways and have since become loyal servants of the Lord.

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    Alloying Stoker State and Glima together
    When you mix Glima and Stoker State together, it seems as though you can lend the strength of your stoking heart to Glima and the ease of power to Stoker State. They grant their strengths to each other, allowing greater complexity of use.

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    Trying to re-contextualize Ignition
    You frown as you try once again to 'lengthen' your Ignition. Unfortunately, no matter how hard you try, you grow now closer to understanding how you'd do that.

    However, it seems as though something is happening when you try to do it. Perhaps you're missing something or doing it incorrectly?
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    (Effort Gauge Trick: 5x1, 4x3, 3x6, 2x3, 1x1) 7 Successes. (Power Shot Trick: 6x2, 3x1, 2x2, 1x1) 2 Successes. (Stoking Engage: 6x3, 5x2, 4x2, 3x2, 2x1, 1x2) 12 Successes. (Time Stands Still: 2) 1 Failure.
    Squinting, you eye Vagn Wheel-Drifter as you circle around each other in the sparring ring. Orthstirr fills your vision as it peels back the layers to gauge the effort he's applying to his next few moves. A grin slides across your face as you see the slack in his defense's strength.

    Arm swinging back and then forward, the bolt thrower leaps into hand as crimson orthstirr shines along the iron head. The bolt screams free as it tears across the sparring grounds, eager to see its prey dead—but Vagn is no quivering rabbit.

    A spectral wheel crashes against the flying bolt and smashes the figment of a trick to pieces. All it managed was momentarily blocking his vision—but that's all you needed it to do.

    Leaping forward with crimson fire streaking from your body, your limbs burst with speed beyond your limits as your heart pounds like the war drums of the Final Day. Like the swords of the Gods, you swing Sagaseeker with every ounce of strength in your body behind each blow.

    In the span of five heartbeats, you deliver fifteen attacks.

    Vagn's teeth grind together as blow after blow cleaves the strength from his ghostly wheels. The twelfth strike sounds the death knell for Vagn's defense as the final wheel cracks in half—and there's still three more swings to go.

    You gasp for air like a beached fish as as you come to a stop with Sagaseeker's edge resting against Vagn's throat. Your face is as red as your hair and is swiftly approaching a choked shade of purple as you struggle to retain your grip on Sagaseeker—the clatter that follows signals your failure in that. Your heart sputters and shakes, yet feels like it could leap from your chest at the slightest jolt.

    Vagn yielded victory to you, but he's clearly worried if the way his mouth hangs open and his eyes stay wide has any meaning.

    You collapse against the ground, breathing like your life depends on it. Vagn climbs to his feet as you start to feel your fingers again.

    He grimaces as he looks at you, "Are you okay? What happened?"

    "I'm fine," you reply in-between ever-leveler gasps. "Just a trick I came up with recently, figured now was a good time to test it."

    He stares at you as he adjusts the front of his tunic, "You're one scary lady, boss."

    "Don't I know it," you grin in turn as you make to stand. Accepting the offered hand, you rise to your feet and dust yourself off. "Now, have you thought about my offer?"
    Convincing Vagn (Silver-Tongue: 6x3, 4x4, 3x5, 2x1, 1x2)12+1(Friendly)+1(Beautiful)=14 Successes
    Vagn glances to the side, towards where Abjorn watches, and swallows. "I've given it some thought," he says as he nods, "and I've decided that I'll accept your offer."

    Your smile splits your face in two as you vigorously shake hands.

    (Vagn Wheel-Rider has sworn himself to your service! His expertise in driving sleds and wagons allows you an additional Visit opportunity every year)
    (+7 to Effort Gauge Trick!)
    (+2 to Power Shot Trick!)
    (+12 to Stoking Engage!)
    0~0~0
    Stopping off at Ribe (Hamingja: 6x2, 5x1, 4x4, 3x1, 2x4, 1x4) 3 Successes.
    As you make landfall at the market of Ribe, you find that you've arrived too late in the year for much of value to be available for purchase. What's available here is the same as back home, just more of it and of finer quality.

    Would you like to purchase anything?
    [ ] Yes
    -[ ] Write in what you'd like and how much you're willing to spend (Because I do not feel like doing a full shopping turn lmao)
    [ ] No, you'll save your money
    0~0~0

    AN: I am very, very concerned about getting the entirety of this one out today, so I've decided to post this bit now and continue work on the second.

    No moratorium, very short vote.
     
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    • What's the cost on metal here? And are there any that aren't readily available at home?

    We've got a shitton of money, and if we can save an action here by spending some of it, we'll be in great stead.
     
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    Simon_Jester said:
    So what was the trick that Halla nearly exploded doing?
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    The "I hit you with lots of attacks at the same time" thingy we made for Stoker State. Each of the hits counts as a Basic Attack, and therefore makes more Stoker Dice. For balance reasons we are now capped on total Stoker Dice of Mastery x9, so 45 Dice. If we dump our entire base Stoker pool (15 dice) into the new move we get 15 Attacks that each make 3 Stoker Dice. This puts us exactly at cap and we take damage if we go over the cap without immediately spending to get back below cap.

    The actual trick is 1 Basic Attack per Stoker Dice put in as fuel, and 1 Speed per 3 Dice put in
     
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    Basically, Halla learned how to overdrive her Stoker State engine on command. It came out even better than my Galaxy Brain thought

    Anyway, if we can get a good price for Forged Iron, I'm all for getting it, just so we can save an action in the upcoming season. @Imperial Fister , what's the exchange rate here for Forged Iron, and are there any other Iron types on the table that might not be on the open market in Asvir?
     
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    Alright, I've changed my mind on it being a short vote. Sorry to say, but the second part isn't going to be posted today because I'm getting stressed while trying to rush and both of those things are having a rather negative impact on writing quality. I'm taking a step back, declaring what I've got posted to be good enough, and will get back to it tomorrow.
     
    Hmm, having proposed the 'recontextualize a single Hugareida', the result is promising..

    .. Perhaps it's like a metaHugareida? We amplify an aspect of a Hugareida at a cost to other Aspects? By amplifying certain concepts at the cost of others.
     
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