On the Road to Elspar [Book 1] (Dryad Mercenary Schoolgirl Quest)
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[x] Great Swordstaff
[x] Tell Stephanie.
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
[x] Tell Elizabeth.
[x] Tell Stephanie.
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
[x] Tell Elizabeth.
Not at the moment, no. I actually don't really have plans to introduce a character sheet until the end of Arc Three, after Neianne graduates from Faulkren Academy, thereby giving us a much better picture of who Neianne actually is. I may end up writing up a character sheet earlier than expected if convinced it's a good idea, though.
As explained in Chapter 1.5, all Caldran mercenaries are expected to achieve a high level of proficiency in at least two types of weapons, and will not graduate until they do so. So there's no real "primary weapon" choice insomuch as "weapons you're good at". Two, obviously, is the minimum; you can easily choose to train in more. This is dependent, however, on how you choose to allot your time starting from year two any onwards, and you will need to figure out how much time and effort you want to divide between weapons training, more specialized skillsets (like stealth or first aid or whatever), and socializing.
Funny thing: Generally speaking, in terms of fantasy RPG/game archetypes, I identify far more with rogue/assassin/ranger archetypes (although a smattering of magecraft is also good), with their fast-in-fast-out techniques, over heavier-hitting archetypes like berserkers or knights. So writing a protagonist using some variation of the greatsword is proving to be an interesting, unique experience. ^_^;
(Possibly to no one's surprise, I'm more of a sniper archetype in shooters. =P )
[X] Buster Sword
Either way, carrying any of the options around is going to be hilarious as a smol dryad.
Either way, carrying any of the options around is going to be hilarious as a smol dryad.
Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] Buster Sword
[X] Tell Stephanie.
[X] Tell Sieglinde.
[X] Tell Elizabeth.
[X] Tell Stephanie.
[X] Tell Sieglinde.
[X] Tell Elizabeth.
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- Location
- Nova Scotia
- Pronouns
- She/Her
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- Nova Scotia
- Pronouns
- She/Her
That was my first thought about the buster sword. It's probably as big as Elizabeth is. Various characters reacting to it would honestly be the best part of buster sword, it's the most ridiculous one.
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One could say the same about dual greatswords, if they make a bigger mass together than Neianne.
And the swordstaff will probably incite height jokes.
- Location
- Nova Scotia
- Pronouns
- She/Her
It's all just her compensating for her height. She should really just buy stilts.
- Pronouns
- Him/He
[x] Greatsword
Considering people are already using attrition against us in training, and none of them seem to be actually straight up better, I say lets stick with the basic model. I'd like to keep our weapon classy and simple, and each of the upgrades come with some downsides and the upsides normally seem to be 'is really intimidating looking, and is less flexible then a normal greatsword'. The great sword being a jack-of-many trades is why I like it, and I don't want to give up ability in one area to make another stronger.
[x] Tell Stephanie.
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
A bit of a compromise, but I really don't think that elizabeth will be interested anyways. She may be showing fondness to her, but we're still a bit awkward about this. But Sieglinde is our go-to girl for this sort of stuff, and of course we trust our roomate. And if Sieglinde decides to tell Elizabeth later, well I'm not going to doubt it. But lets tell Stephanie because she's our roomate, and lets tell Sieglinde because she actually knows enough stuff to give context to this information (And I can't think of a single reason not to have as many Sieglinde interactions as we can)
Considering people are already using attrition against us in training, and none of them seem to be actually straight up better, I say lets stick with the basic model. I'd like to keep our weapon classy and simple, and each of the upgrades come with some downsides and the upsides normally seem to be 'is really intimidating looking, and is less flexible then a normal greatsword'. The great sword being a jack-of-many trades is why I like it, and I don't want to give up ability in one area to make another stronger.
[x] Tell Stephanie.
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
A bit of a compromise, but I really don't think that elizabeth will be interested anyways. She may be showing fondness to her, but we're still a bit awkward about this. But Sieglinde is our go-to girl for this sort of stuff, and of course we trust our roomate. And if Sieglinde decides to tell Elizabeth later, well I'm not going to doubt it. But lets tell Stephanie because she's our roomate, and lets tell Sieglinde because she actually knows enough stuff to give context to this information (And I can't think of a single reason not to have as many Sieglinde interactions as we can)
[x] Buster Sword
Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
I'll wait to provide artsu for the quest until then, @Kei. If I had of done so before, I would have missed including the new weapon choice. D:
They are beneath her.
Stand on her sword, as she stares down at her unworthy opponents.
They are beneath her.
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Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Look, if anyone asks why we choose the Buster Sword just tell them it's for Wyverns.
Spectrum
Tell me a secret~
- Location
- Behind you~
Well, for certain types of mercenary work...
Darn it Neianne, just tie the thing behind you like it was a backpack already.
What do you mean you aren't carrying rope, what kind of adventurer-mercenary are you?
No one is as adorable as Neianne!
Well, if you're interested in a sister-in-law, Neianne's right here...
(I can't believe I was the only one who voted for Vesna last I looked at the poll. Thread, you've let me down.)
The downside of being patriotic rooted-in-place citizens instead of war profiteering merchants.
Hm. Did you mean smiths, here?
Never underestimate Neianne's adorableness.
*cackles* Yes, I suppose that's the eventual result of the Elizabeth route.
Shhhhh, forest spice isn't the kind you put on food. ;D
...that's an interesting picture...
This might end in tears.
You're going to pay for this one later.
Bahahahaha...
Someone struck while the iron is hot!
It shall be newly dubbed as the Neianne corner!
And when you finish mastering this, it'll be time to move onto dual-wielding greatsword-chucks.
Y'know, someone who's really good at gathering information from being quiet could also work their way into being an assassin~
(Backstab with a greatsword!)
[x] Great Swordstaff
Dual wielding greatswords is just silly and the buster sword doesn't seem like the best idea when Neianne is already having problems. The great swordstaff gets back better control of space and its downside shouldn't matter as much because they're all supposed to be picking secondary weapons -anyway-. If she has to go into close quarters, pull the arming sword, dagger, or bare fists/iron knuckles or whatever.
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
[x] Tell Aphelia
[x] Tell Elizabeth
Noble party first stop, methinks.
[X] Buster Sword
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
[x] Tell Sieglinde.
[x] Great Swordstaff
The reason why I think we should choose Vesna is due to her merchant connections so festival and markets are her thing, Mia's her social connection and friendliness with people so both would be well aware of suspicious behaviour if we give the info they would knew where something felt out of place.
Azalea's a another noble perspective.
[x] Tell Sieglinde
[x] Tell Azalea
[x] Tell Vesna.
[x] Tell Mia
I feel like this is something we will end up tangle in soon.
The reason why I think we should choose Vesna is due to her merchant connections so festival and markets are her thing, Mia's her social connection and friendliness with people so both would be well aware of suspicious behaviour if we give the info they would knew where something felt out of place.
Azalea's a another noble perspective.
[x] Tell Sieglinde
[x] Tell Azalea
[x] Tell Vesna.
[x] Tell Mia
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Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Neianne: *Gain's the Buster Sword as well as the title Wyverncrusher*