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NorseQuest (A Norse Xianxia)

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Alectai said:
This is our final window to gather evidence before we start the endgame while still having the ability to testify in court.

[X] Muna: Whistling Wind (Unlocks a Wind Hugareida)
[X] Yes
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Oh, well when you say that...

[X] Muna: Whistling Wind (Unlocks a Wind Hugareida)
[X] Yes

Also, turns out Emberwind is Ignition, but more precise/controlled, so... yay? I mean, I want it, but I'm not sure if Ignition would make it redundant. I suppose it could serve as our Ranged option, if we don't want to use Forgefire for that? I imagine it could do somethings Ignition can't thanks to it being part Wind hugareida.
 
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Constenanto said:
Oh, well when you say that...

[X] Yes

Also, turns out Emberwind is Ignition, but more precise/controlled, so... yay? I mean, I want it, but I'm not sure if Ignition would make it redundant. I suppose it could serve as our Ranged option, if we don't want to use Forgefire for that? I imagine it could do somethings Ignition can't thanks to it being part Wind hugareida.
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That's one example, there might be others. Wind is just very complementary to our build in general, even on it's own right.
 
Imperial Fister said:
You've got another Winter, and then the Summer after that for Steinarr's ultimatum to proc.

You won't be at a disadvantage.
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Wait, I thought this was our last window? That it was Go Time at yule this year? If we have another season, that changes the calculus considerably.

What happens with our last action if we decide not to go? Is it just wasted?
 
All that being said.

16 more training dice next turn, absolutely sublime. Even it's only for one turn, that's still another half-turn's worth of 'Free Training'

That's enough I think to push for Hugr 7 while still having a fair budget for other projects, like untangling our mess and refining new Tricks.
 
Imperial Fister said:
"You did good, about as well as I was expecting. Could use a bit more variety in your attack, but overall you're doing fine. If I had to make a correction, I would suggest being more aware of the environment. You tend to hyper-focus in on your opponent, which isn't that major of a problem, all things considered."
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The environment thing is definitely fair, and as much my fault as anything. The repeated attacks was more true this fight than it usually is specifically because we were punching up at someone super durable and thus needed to use our heaviest-hitting attacks rather than varying it up more. Plus we were out a fair portion of our usual arsenal since it's fire-based.

We could definitely use a few more attack Tricks, but this fight isn't really representative in that regard.

Imperial Fister said:
(You've unlocked the ability to Train Drifa)
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Is this an action, a use of Training Dice, a source of Training dice (there's a reason people talk about learning a lot from teaching someone) or what?

Imperial Fister said:
You've got another Winter, and then the Summer after that for Steinarr's ultimatum to proc.

You won't be at a disadvantage.
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This Yule will be slightly over two years since we told him (it was Winter of Year 5, it is now Year 7). If he's mellowed and willing to wait longer (even a single turn longer), I'm down (though in that case we'll need to slightly retcon our message to the Seeress to be about the next Thing, not this one, though we'd still send it now)...but that is not the vibe I got from his ultimatum at the time.

Alectai said:
16 more training dice next turn, absolutely sublime. Even it's only for one turn, that's still another half-turn's worth of 'Free Training'
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Yeah, this is sweet, And yes, we probably put most of those into Hugr, and maybe a few into undoing Pockets.
 
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Franco Asuriano said:
"Thanks for the lesson, Sten. Anyway, I'm going after Horra's Sanctum, see ya!"
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The key is attacking.

Scouting is another thing entirely, after all, you can't just immediately concede defeat if a for never leaves prepared ground after all. It just means you need to find and disarm their tricks

Of course, I'll admit that I'm having second thoughts, but the timeline is just too tight, unless we get another season.
 
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Can we like... at least tell someone that something unfortunate may have happened to us if we don't return by X?
 
Again, we are more durable now than for almost any fight in our entire history, and are using shapeshifting to jack up our ability to avoid a fight as well. Going is fine. Or, at least, as fine as it will ever be, and I think we do need to go in order to be really sure of an outlawing...and we need to be really sure.

I think we go now even if we do get another season, there's at least one entire additional route to go to get evidence (the Dwarven connection) and we'd want to try that if we have another season to play with.

Alectai said:
That being said, is High Twitch Muscles really that helpful for a sneaking mission @Imperial Fister ? If not, we should double stack the stealth buff.
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The thought was that it lets us run away at double speed (not from a fight probably, but other stuff...it's not as necessary for that that due to EWC, but if we're trying to move fast and be sneaky it suddenly is, plus it probably ups our ability to EWC away before things happen) and gives us both the ability to dodge traps and something combat useful if things do descend into fighting.

Constenanto said:
Can we like... at least tell someone that something unfortunate may have happened to us if we don't return by X?
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Part of the plan is literally allies waiting as nearby as we can arrange without it being revealing. That may not be super close, but it means people definitely know about it.
 
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Alectai said:
Scouting is another thing entirely, after all, you can't just immediately concede defeat if a for never leaves prepared ground after all. It just means you need to find and disarm their tricks
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Yeah, I'm a bit concerned that the two of Horra's kids who noticed us spying were deliberately failing to notice us to draw us into a trap. On the other hand, you can use that logic to avoid doing anything at all.
 
DeadmanwalkingXI said:
Part of the plan is literally allies waiting as nearby as we can arrange without it being revealing. That may not be super close, but it means people definitely know about it.
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Oh, I thought that part of the plan got ditched, since we couldn't decide who to bring. Who are coming with us?

KreenWarrior said:
Yeah, I'm a bit concerned that the two of Horra's kids who noticed us spying were deliberately failing to notice us to draw us into a trap. On the other hand, you can use that logic to avoid doing anything at all.
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The Berserk who noticed us wasn't Horra's kid. Just one of his felagi, I believe? Admittedly, he seemed to be the best warrior Horra has, so there's that.
 
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Alectai said:
Yeah, he said when the year ticked over twice, it's done so once already.
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Yule this year, then, is when things either kick off legally or illegally.

You'll have an opportunity to go to the Thing (which will be your last chance to) when it rolls around in the Winter.
Alectai said:
That being said, is High Twitch Muscles really that helpful for a sneaking mission @Imperial Fister ? If not, we should double stack the stealth buff.
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It's a stealth mission until it very suddenly isn't.

But, if you managed to perfectly stealth it, then it wouldn't be the most useful of shapeshifts.
 
KreenWarrior said:
Yeah, I'm a bit concerned that the two of Horra's kids who noticed us spying were deliberately failing to notice us to draw us into a trap. On the other hand, you can use that logic to avoid doing anything at all.
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Only one was one of his kids (the sole daughter we've seen). The other was his best warrior, who seems not to like him much, but is not related to him. I suspect, though it's obviously speculative, that the two of them are in on a 'ditch this place and Horra as fast as possible' plan, possibly involving the two being lovers.

Like, I can see lots of reasons other than it being a trap they wouldn't rat us out...and if it is a trap it wouldn't be at the Sanctum, since I'm not sure either of them is likely to know we are aware of that. Any trap would be back at his compound.

Constenanto said:
Oh, I thought that part of the plan got ditched, since we couldn't decide who to bring. Who are coming with us?
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To be clear, we're going alone into the Sanctum by the current plan...other people are just nearby, just in case. And we hadn't defined exactly who as of yet.

Imperial Fister said:
It's a stealth mission until it very suddenly isn't.

But, if you managed to perfectly stealth it, then it wouldn't be the most useful of shapeshifts.
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It's intended as a backup plan, yeah, though now I'm getting cold feet a little myself and being tempted by more stealth, I must admit...
 
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