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This seems like a reasonable plan, yes.
NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
- Start date
- Original Fantasy Action
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- norse mythology (mythology) original xianxia cultivation western cultivation ask sirihand did your mother tell you anything? discussion pleases yggdrasil farming gloating gets people killed granary management hubris is a coward's word you will die norsemen do not die when they are killed the qm has a bad memory the qm is bad at math viking courtroom drama (legal drama) vikings open voting
This seems like a reasonable plan, yes.
Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
As the prophecy foretold.
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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- He/They
There's too many overlapping odr fields to really tell anything specific, but he's stronger than you are.
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I'll call voting in an hour
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- Many Places
I think I remember him being called Hasvir the Younger but I can't find the source for that so take it with a grain of salt
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Alright, voting is now closed
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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- He/They
I need a hamingja check please (34 dice). This is for your exploration bit
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I got the roll, let's see if my luck stands up sans stigmar.
Edit: 30 successes? I think.
Edit: 30 successes? I think.
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I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Sorry, folks, but life got in the way on this one. I'm not going to be able to finish today's update, unfortunately.
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No worries, these things happen.
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How common is it for Seers to have tutelary spirits?
Or perhaps it's the jawbone of an ass that Cain used to murder Abel.
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Cain's murder weapon is unspecified (but probably either a rock or some sort of farm implement). The 'jawbone of an ass' thing if from the story of Samson.
Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
Hey Halla!
1) Has Abjorn hit Stage 1 yet? Has he done Hamr, Hugr or Fylgjur Infusions?
2) Does the idea of 'casting' a Seidr spell into an item make sense?
3) What about making an item that can cast a single, specific Seidr spell you know?
4) Have you taught your friends, family and hird about stuff like Alloying having a much larger scope than just Hugareida, stuff like that?
5) Is Time 'frozen' when you put something in a Fylgja, Pocket or Fast? Like if you put something that would spoil inside them do they.. not.. spoil?
6) Do you know if Audrikr Fishfighter's oaths are to Folkmarr Manetaker or to Dorri?
1) Has Abjorn hit Stage 1 yet? Has he done Hamr, Hugr or Fylgjur Infusions?
2) Does the idea of 'casting' a Seidr spell into an item make sense?
3) What about making an item that can cast a single, specific Seidr spell you know?
4) Have you taught your friends, family and hird about stuff like Alloying having a much larger scope than just Hugareida, stuff like that?
5) Is Time 'frozen' when you put something in a Fylgja, Pocket or Fast? Like if you put something that would spoil inside them do they.. not.. spoil?
6) Do you know if Audrikr Fishfighter's oaths are to Folkmarr Manetaker or to Dorri?
It's kind of interesting that the Weapon can apparently end the Curse of Steel, given that it's a personification of stasis, and the Weapon is thematically about being good at killing things. One wouldn't expect killing to be the opposite or negation of stasis or stagnation, necessarily, rather than growth or new life, but I suppose it's part of the same thing, death allowing space for the new? Plus the connection between Steel and immortality, I suppose, although Steelfathers not actually being immortal sort of throws a wrench in that.
I wonder if the Curse of Steel has some sort of spirit or psychopomp which literally needs to be killed in order to end the curse?
I wonder if the Curse of Steel has some sort of spirit or psychopomp which literally needs to be killed in order to end the curse?
I actually was already aware that in the original biblical text the murder weapon is unspecified. However, folk tradition dating back to at least the seventh century A.D. indicates that the weapon was a jawbone of an ass. Since then, said traditional depiction has been used by everyone from Shakespeare to Supernatural.
Given the legend's pedigree, I figured that there was a decent chance that the tale was valid for this quest. Doesn't hurt that the "jawbone of an ass" theory isn't exactly mutually exclusive with the "agricultural implement" theory. The tale of Cain and Abel is set well before the discovery of metallurgy by humanity. As such a scythe or sickle would be made from bone, perhaps even a jawbone of an ass. In fact, such farm implements have been discovered during excavations of Near Eastern Stone Age settlements. Unless I'm misreading the University of Notre Dame Medieval Institute blog post I'm getting almost all of this from, ancients did replace the donkey teeth with flint blades though.
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- Under your couch
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Personally I like to think that the Weapon is just a gun.
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Saying that folk tradition indicates it as a jawbone is a bit of a misleading statement. Some folk traditions indicate that, and not always that of an ass, but others hold that it was a hoe, or a shovel, or Abel's own sacrificial knife, or that he strangled him, or even bit him to death with his own teeth. I personally hadn't run into that particular folk tradition at all or I would have framed my dissent slightly differently, but looking up actual references (including what I suspect is the same University of Notre Dame thing), does not convince me that there is anything approaching a consensus on what was used in the folklore. Quite the opposite.
Now, it is the dominant one in Anglo-Saxon and thus English tradition specifically, but that's a very specific cultural context, particularly in something like NQ where England is not exactly the biggest player on the world stage culturally.
Winter 11/End of Turn 3
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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- He/They
[X] Talk to Stigmar
-[X] (Exploration) Go on a walk through...
--[X] The hills!
---[X] (Optional) Send your fylgja in your place (Does not cost an action)
-[X] (Exploration) Go on a walk through...
--[X] The hills!
---[X] (Optional) Send your fylgja in your place (Does not cost an action)
Given that Hasvir's with his grandfather and Abjorn is with his family, there's not much else for you and Stigmar to do other than talk.
"So," Stigmar purses his lips as he sits down at your side, the crackling hearthfire light playing off his almost excited face, "how'd the conversation go with Hasvir?" He pauses a moment before adding, "Hadinghero, that is. Hasvir Hadinghero."
"I gathered," a sly grin quirks up at the corners of your mouth, "but, to answer your question, it went..." The smirk falls into a frown as you sigh, "at least I've got an actual goal to work towards."
Stigmar grimaces as he rubs at his knees, "That bad, huh?"
"Thereabouts, yeah. How'd yours go?"
Stigmar's face brightens up significantly at your question as a big smile stretches from one end of his face to the next. "As it turns out," he begins slowly, clearly trying to rein himself back from stumbling over his words. You can't help but think of Stigr in moments like this, when the family resemblance shines through clear as day, "my mother's side of the family has a naturally stronger control over their hugareida, which explains why I can do things like this!"
With a wave of his hand, a wave of clay conjures forth as it falls upon the ground in a great big lump. From the pile of gray comes arches and columns as a near-perfect recreation of Winchester rises. It's even got banners flapping in the 'wind'!
Your brows lift as you stare, hints of sickly jealousy making themselves known in your gut. Given the nature of fire, your control over your hugareida isn't exactly the best. As such, it's something you've never bothered to try and develop.
But upon seeing that fortress? Well, you're left wishing you'd spent more time working your control. Oh the things you could do had you that talent!
Stigmar beams like a light shining through a thick bank of dark clouds, "Cool, huh?"
"Very," with an exertion of willpower, you squash the nascent jealousy and cast it off into the depths. You won't let your envy get in the way of Stigmar's joy, not today.
By the time Abjorn and Hasvir return and you grab hold of the Hading's power once more, the inside of the house is covered in miniature buildings, scenes, and all sorts of diorama.
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Exploration in the hills (Hamingja: 31) 31 Successes
It is as you send your fylgja flying through the hills near your home that you sigh and shift it towards the outer hills. After all, you've already explored all there is to see in the hills close b-
...Wait, what is that?
A trail of scorched grass draws your gaze as a curious creature trundles across the hillside. With a head like an owl, a feathered body in the shape of a bear, and an aura of eager flames, the monster roams across the landscape without a care in the world.
...You'll have to take care of this eventually, or else it'll happen upon your sheep grazing in the hills.
But hey, it appears to be a good target for imbibing!
(Hunt option now available)
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Personal (Pick 2/3, if no Exploration is picked. 1 Free Social):
[ ] (Here, Kitty-Kitty) Attempt to make friends with the skogtatt
-[ ] (Write in) How do you go about this?
[ ] (Violent) Pick a fight or spar with... (Sparring with people reveals a summery of their character sheets)
-[ ] Spar with Abjorn, your husband
-[ ] Spar with Stigmar
-[ ] Someone else (Write in)
[ ] (Personal) Spend time with... (Write in)
[ ] (Shopping) Ask someone to buy something for you (Write in)
[ ] (Court) Send Abjorn to make a case at the Thing (Write in)
[ ] (Crafting) Try to make something (Write in) (Hugr+Some kind of crafting skill)
-[ ] (Optional) Focus on repairing something (Write in)
[ ] (Poetry) Try to realize an Inspiration (Write in one of your Inspirations)
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Exploration/Travel (Pick 1 or none):
[ ] (Visit) Go visit... (2 Left)
-[ ] The Witch... even though she's dead
-[ ] Asvir!
-[ ] Buriby, Osborn's Farm
-[ ] Glebby, Sverre's Farm
-[ ] Hasviby, Hasvir's Farm
-[ ] Halfdanby, Halfdan's Farm
-[ ] Jurgen's Cave
-[ ] Hunt the Owl-Fire-Bear-Thing (Will be the only visit this season)
[ ] (Exploration) Go on a walk through...
-[ ] The fields!
--[ ] (Optional) Send your fylgja in your place (Does not cost an action)
-[ ] The Hading!
--[ ] (Optional) Send your fylgja in your place (Does not cost an action)
-[ ] The hills!
--[ ] (Optional) Send your fylgja in your place (Does not cost an action)
--[ ] (Optional) Range further from your home
-[ ] The coast!
--[ ] (Optional) Try and catch whoever it is
--[ ] (Optional) Send your fylgja in your place (Does not cost an action)
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Training: You have 95 XP to spend as you see fit.
[ ] (Research) Try to figure out how things work (Write in)
[ ] (Drifa) Teach Drifa some of your tricks (Write in)
[ ] (Blackhand) Try to develop old/train new hugareida tricks (Write in)
[ ] (Training) Hamr (511 XP to rank up)
-[ ] (Optional) Train a hamr skill or trick (Write in)
[ ] (Training) Hugr (183 XP to rank up)
-[ ] (Optional) Train a hugr skill or trick (Write in)
[ ] (Training) Fylgja (512 XP to rank up)
-[ ] (Optional) Train a fylgja skill or trick (Write in)
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Orthstirr Available: 1603
How do you want to use your orthstirr? You can turn on passive tricks here. (Leaving this blank is assumed to be boosting all your stats to max)
[ ] (Orthstirr Usage) (Write in) (Optional)
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Fylgja Capacity: 17/17
Do you want to withdraw or deposit anything in your fylgja?
[ ] Write in (Optional)
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Equipment/Capacity/Shapeshifting/Alloy/Pocket/Whatever Management
What do you want to have equipped on your person, in your capacity, or for your shapeshifting? Leaving this blank means that no changes are made.
[ ] Write in (Optional)
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Property Management: You have 223 Work Dice Available
How do you want to use them? (Leaving this blank is assumed to be the same as last turn)
[ ] Write in (Optional)
How do you want to use your orthstirr? You can turn on passive tricks here. (Leaving this blank is assumed to be boosting all your stats to max)
[ ] (Orthstirr Usage) (Write in) (Optional)
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Fylgja Capacity: 17/17
Do you want to withdraw or deposit anything in your fylgja?
[ ] Write in (Optional)
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Equipment/Capacity/Shapeshifting/Alloy/Pocket/Whatever Management
What do you want to have equipped on your person, in your capacity, or for your shapeshifting? Leaving this blank means that no changes are made.
[ ] Write in (Optional)
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Property Management: You have 223 Work Dice Available
How do you want to use them? (Leaving this blank is assumed to be the same as last turn)
[ ] Write in (Optional)
AN: And there we go, update is done and posted.
Not my best, but whatever.
25-minute moratorium.
AeonIlluminate
The power of friendship and aggressive landscaping
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Deadman, how soon can we go kill this with our current turn plan?
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So, we could hunt it in the coming turn. The question is whether we want to do that or wait a turn or two and try and pick up some Sword Stepping we can actually use first. I'm leaning towards just going hunting, but picking up Sword Stepping first isn't unreasonable.