On the Road to Elspar [Book 1] (Dryad Mercenary Schoolgirl Quest)
- Thread starter Kei
- Start date
- Original Fantasy
Keeping everyone together and watching out for each other would prevent any opportunity for an assassin to get the drop on us. Also has the advantage of working against the other threats we're expecting and not starting everyone worrying/freaking out about just why there's an unknown number of assassins stalking the area (especially since we don't have a solid answer for that).
Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
Oh please, that's nothing. And quite frankly, I do believe I'm not wrong about it either. But if you doubt anyway, we can ask Kei.
@Kei
I'm not wrong to assume the vote is only about deciding a leader for this mess and not for making plans, right?
Kinruush
Who?
- Location
- USA
Why are people so hung up on this? Everyone already knows that there are people roaming around slitting throats. Do you think that people are just going to forget that if we try to ignore it? They're going to be coming up with their own reasons, and it would help if those reasons are at least somewhat accurate.
The vote is to decide the leader and, as a subvote, have a method to get either get that person to accept being the leader or handle the role. My suggested method is to be the only voice who knows what's happening and have a plan to deal with it. I felt that that would be served by actually having a plan to deal with it. If Kei doesn't want that addressed, I am more than happy to cut that out. If Kei doesn't mind it, but wants the subvote shorter, I'll cut out everything I can. I made it way too long anyway, since I was basically just spewing thoughts out. But you are not Kei. Stop pretending you have any authority just because someone disagrees with you.
Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
There is literally an option to write in what you want. I refuse to go back and forth with you about this when that is a fact.
All I ask is allow people to vote as they wish.
Now that's just plain wrong. Obviously, it should be related to the matter at end.
Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
"All I ask is that you allow people to vote as they wish."
[x] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not awyvern again after all. And support herwhen she need it.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not awyvern again after all. And support herwhen she need it.
AnonymousRabbit
Rabbit Faced
[x] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not awyvern againafter all. And support herwhen she need it.
Sieglinde while being reliable and strong may not be suited as leader in these circumstances. Given her personality she may be a good adviser but never the front role.
Elizabeth is pandora's box.
Neianne can take charge but she's ultimately doing it because we chose to. I think we're better off nudging the people we do know are capable of the job instead of doing this hands on.
I'd say we go for Lucille and give her the boost she needs. We can cover where she lacks.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not awyvern againafter all. And support herwhen she need it.
Sieglinde while being reliable and strong may not be suited as leader in these circumstances. Given her personality she may be a good adviser but never the front role.
Elizabeth is pandora's box.
Neianne can take charge but she's ultimately doing it because we chose to. I think we're better off nudging the people we do know are capable of the job instead of doing this hands on.
I'd say we go for Lucille and give her the boost she needs. We can cover where she lacks.
Khona Moshr
Pink Flamingo Cabal Healer(they/them)
- Location
- Alabama
- Pronouns
- They/Them
[x] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not a wyvern again after all. And support her when she need it.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not a wyvern again after all. And support her when she need it.
Spectrum
Tell me a secret~
- Location
- Behind you~
Those are either very loud horses or they're light sleepers.
Cue prologue end credits?
Thaaaaaat's another 6 hours of training for you, Neianne.
RIP, sacrifice to rising drama.
unnecessary capitalization (seems like you combined the sentences in editing and missed it? it's a bit of a run-on if so. could just end the previous one with a period instead)
its
*wince*
...I think we're in the wrong classes.
Oh hey, there we go, no scrubs on the protagonist's squad!
C'mon, she was just waiting for her ATB to fill!
Good job, now get to carving it!
*shakes head* Poor girl got it backwards. You have to let the readers know your name -beforehand-, then you only die at an appropriate dramatic time, not merked off screen.
Well, at least wolves are not particularly adapted for fighting inside buildings?
...yeah, they're cadets for a reason.
Oh great. Either infiltrators or maybe even a traitor.
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At any rate, let's do this another way...
[x] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
No leadership challenge, no convincing one of the others, no grand speech, just something tactically expedient.
Mother Nyx
Mother of Elpis
- Location
- The Kei Klub
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[X] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
Lmao, better option.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
Lmao, better option.
[X] Take charge by acting like you know what's happening and you have a plan
-[X] Lay out the facts: The instructors were drawn out late at night, likely to deal with something in a nearby town. There's the same brand on the dire wolf that there was on the wyvern, which is supposedly a Tenereian beastmaster's brand. Someone slit an apprentice's throat. This is clearly a deliberate, orchestrated attack on the academy. The beasts are intended to kill who they can, sow chaos where they can't, and attract our focus so that the perpetrators can kill us piecemeal in the confusion. This is what we're at the academy to learn how to fight against; we just
-[X] Make a plan: We need to keep a watch out for the attackers, preferably chosen from those whose weapons are ineffective against the dire wolves. Help the other apprentices who don't know what's happening. Then, move to a centralized, defensible location to wait for the instructors to return.
-[X] You don't know everyone's strengths and weaknesses, so ask questions freely and delegate when you can.
-[X] Lay out the facts: The instructors were drawn out late at night, likely to deal with something in a nearby town. There's the same brand on the dire wolf that there was on the wyvern, which is supposedly a Tenereian beastmaster's brand. Someone slit an apprentice's throat. This is clearly a deliberate, orchestrated attack on the academy. The beasts are intended to kill who they can, sow chaos where they can't, and attract our focus so that the perpetrators can kill us piecemeal in the confusion. This is what we're at the academy to learn how to fight against; we just
-[X] Make a plan: We need to keep a watch out for the attackers, preferably chosen from those whose weapons are ineffective against the dire wolves. Help the other apprentices who don't know what's happening. Then, move to a centralized, defensible location to wait for the instructors to return.
-[X] You don't know everyone's strengths and weaknesses, so ask questions freely and delegate when you can.
[X] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
I'm not sure splitting our forces is a great idea to start with, and our group splitting off might get us out of the blast radius of a disastrous command meltdown, but it's not likely to stop it and might even cause it. (As it could very easily look like a vote of no confidence or promote a "every squad for themselves" mentality.)
[x] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not a wyvern again after all. And support her when she need it.
[x] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[x] Maybe... Show her support to give her confidence? Like, this is not a wyvern again after all. And support her when she need it.
- Pronouns
- Him/He
[X] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
Truly, the hardest thing for quest voters to do is not try and take full 100% tactical control of any situation they get put in.
Edit: And also, we're basically the only ones that are even trying to break the XP curve in this quest. We've done the 'Lost Huntresses' quest, and now just killed two Dire Wolves with a different set of people. If we keep this up we'll be close to the level of those 'premium start' characters that are paying-to-win in this quest.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
Truly, the hardest thing for quest voters to do is not try and take full 100% tactical control of any situation they get put in.
Edit: And also, we're basically the only ones that are even trying to break the XP curve in this quest. We've done the 'Lost Huntresses' quest, and now just killed two Dire Wolves with a different set of people. If we keep this up we'll be close to the level of those 'premium start' characters that are paying-to-win in this quest.
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Should have noticed before, but... What the hell, guys? We're apparently the only one with a training weapon that can land a decisive blow and... And we should leave the rest? Think nobody will try to follow us because of that fact?
We don't even know how goddamn far the armory is ooc. This could be a strategically very stupid decision for all we know.
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AnonymousRabbit
Rabbit Faced
[X] Allow Lucille to remain in command.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
-[X] ...by way of removing your squad from the picture by volunteering to check out the armory, because Stephanie at least needs a weapon.
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