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In the Original NQ it increased the damage of ranged attacks.
NorseQuest: Collective Edition (Group-Based Xianxia Settlement-Builder)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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I'm sure there's a Norse tradition to cover "could not fulfill obligation on account of being dead," but yeah, I getcha.
That's... well, if IF's happy with it, well and good, but it won't show up as a cohesive plan in a tally.
And quite frankly, my advice is to just give them to the people you like most and/or who have the best reputation. There's nothing in the rules that says everything needs to go out at random or whatever.
My headcanon had been that Erik Hardhead had a gambeson, but after the skeleton battle it's probably even more fucked up than it already was, and it was not in good shape before. May well be to the point where the protective value's so bad that Svanfrid's seriously considering picking it apart for the fabric.
It's Sivantic's job (in-character Agnes Olson's job) to just... remember them all.
It is our way!
Honestly, just a general law for all related problems sounds good. Something like:
"No law or agreement will be interpreted to require anyone to do something while they are dead, or to punish those who return to life for not doing things while they were bodily dead."
Hm. Now Erik has three laws to propose at the next Thing. First, for the Strategic Big-Ass Rock Stockpile, second, regarding dueling customs and generally fucking over people who shit-talk to goad others into challenging them to duels, and third, covering the "you can't do shit while you're dead" thing.
I don't think it does, no.
Were you specifically anticipating getting in legal trouble for failure to cultivate golden grass if you were dead?
This is important! The Norse don't actually have a concept of "police" or "court officials," really. Laws are enforced by private individuals publicly bringing a suit against other private individuals. This is surprisingly common in pre-modern societies; the Romans did it more or less the same way.
Although if the guy who's running around looking at everyone's land gets annoying, he may run into ugly trouble, come to think of it.
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Yeah that sounds good.
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Entirely reasonable.
Currently Ragnarr just needs to revise the Golden Grass law so that maize counts. Because it does in practice, but we should make sure the law agrees.
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Actually...this should have a clause that closes the loop hole of someone not taking any steps towards addressing their obligations before going out on a "most likely I'll die, but if I don't I'll have enough stuff to pay off any penalties", I think.
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That's fair, yeah. Dunno how to phrase that, but something about it would be good.
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"This is a loophole which I trust the Norns to handle without our assistance", Harald remarks darkly.
@DeadmanwalkingXI, Ivor has a Fox fylgja.
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Check. Are you taking the mental protection charm?
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Honestly, I'm pretty sure this is what will happen to anyone who tries to abuse this loophole, eventually their luck will run out.
Edit: Would anyone be interested in joining the Horn Hunters Alliance? The idea is that we join forces to kill powerful Oni and eat their hearts until everyone in the group has eaten one.
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Grid will join.
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Harald is interested, but is only available for Hunts in the Winter due to his decision to focus on his vocation farming during the Summer. If asked why or if anyone implies this is a soft decision, Harald will say that his Martial Style is based on Farming and that neglecting one is neglecting the other.
Is only being avail in Winters acceptable to join up?
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I thought you were going to go kill the Crab Wizard for its staff this next turn?
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Sure, so long as you're consistently contributing it's fine, the only thing I'd have an issue with is getting a heart and then leaving the group and refusing to help everyone else.
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I figure this will take a couple seasons, there's a lot onigar of too kill.
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Anja would join, but i can only do it after next season
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Fair enough, as long as you're willing to keep helping after you've gotten a heart yourself then I'd be happy to have you.
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Why? I mean, doing something like that seems like it'd be entirely within the Norse cultural framework- a very literal death-or-glory gambit. Where's the downside of letting this loophole remain open, really? It's just more work for Agnes to memorize.
This.
If you decide to go out and risk probable death on purpose in an attempt to find a treasure great and glorious enough to pay off debts you otherwise don't care to even try to pay off, then that sounds like one of those situations where the Norseman in question is probably going to meet his Final Day if he fails.
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Ragnarr is potentially in if he has any time. Which is admittedly a big if.
Yeah, leaving it to the Norns probably works.
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Besides, what kind of chiseling capitalistic weirdos would we be if we didn't consider "ignore your loan payments, then make a massive death-or-glory raiding gambit to obtain the means to pay them off" as a valid way to handle a debt?
What are we, dwarves?
What are we, dwarves?
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"Dwarves be who where when wealth be health, face be but a loin of coins, our needed deeds and glory-story be but note." Moli says sadly. "Become one, fate so hate, rather come to day of fate."
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Honestly death or glory style raids seem like the normal way of Vikings paying their debts
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"Agreed, it would be a terrible thing to end up like the dwarves."