I mean... Barki would want to protect her. OOC... well, she's going to have a rough time of it either way, but I'm not here to maximize Bestla's happiness but to craft the most compelling narrative.
Outlaw (A Norse Xianxia)
- Thread starter I.F. Ister
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- Original
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- He/Him
My enjoyment of the narrative drops precipitously if people we love are suffering more than absolutely necessary the whole time. Like...that just sucks all the fun out of anything cool we do, for me at least.
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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I reckon you can leave that one to me
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- Many Places
Sure, but if you're doing that through Barki's actions then that makes him look like an idiot.
That assumes bad-faith activity on my part. If I.F. presents a choice, I assume it's a valid one.
- Location
- Pittsburgh PA
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[X] The River Route
- Location
- The United States
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- He/They
It's our best friends horse.
I'll only support stealing it if he betrays us at the Thing.
- Location
- Hell
I think this does open up a skill tree that we did not really try to pursue before, flyting.
If they can already attack us on sight, might as well insult everything about them including their grandma.
Hey does that mean we can go for Nutcracker again and maybe complete it this time?
... eventually.
If they can already attack us on sight, might as well insult everything about them including their grandma.
Hey does that mean we can go for Nutcracker again and maybe complete it this time?
It is only one of his horses. We can bring it back
... eventually.
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An important part of being an outlaw is managing public relations. If everyone hates us, then we are deeply screwed and likely would be even if we clear our name. If we make sure only the people already actively against us hate us, we have fewer people coming to actively kill us a much rosier outlook in the long term as well.
Which is to say we want to be very careful about burning every possible bridge just because we're an outlaw. We want to prove our innocence and stop being an outlaw at some point, after all. Doesn't mean we can't insult people, necessarily, but we should sure be pretty selective about who and how.
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- The United States
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- He/They
I think IF has us on that one without investment:
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- Hell
I was talking about full outlaw. There was no way of coming back from that I believe.
And I never said to insult everyone. I said insult everything about them, them being when we go against someone.
The method I was wondering about was if we could just slog them with as much Nid as possible. What are they going to do, hit us with full outlaw again?
Everyone was being insulting then. That was baby-backtalk.
I am talking about flyting, the precursor to rap battle where we really rip into them in full rhyme and rhythm.
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It doesn't wear off, but the whole premise of the Quest is proving our innocence and getting it revoked, so...
But yeah I'm not saying you were suggesting we go around insulting everyone, just noting why that would be a bad idea if we did it.
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I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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So, what did you folks think of the chapter?
[X] The Hill Route
No reason to think they won't try to start shit. We seem to be better than the scrubs so why not take the unlikely path that has the best defenses against ambush?
No reason to think they won't try to start shit. We seem to be better than the scrubs so why not take the unlikely path that has the best defenses against ambush?
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The problem with the Hill Route is we get there late, which is to say very possibly after our trial and maybe even sentencing. Which is...self-evidently bad, I think.
I.F. Ister
Fortifying The Thread
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Late in the day, not late to the trial
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Yeah, I got that...my assumption is that doing the former risks the latter. Not necessarily assures it, but risks it.
Might be more a matter of losing an opportunity to gather support, investigate the situation and talk to allies.
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Also possible. Or pissing people off by making them wait. I can see either of those as well...all of those seem not great.
[X] The River Route
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- Space between realms
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- He
[X] The River Route
Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
Is the River Route the roughest..? We'll see.
[X] The River Route
With enough ratings of course.
Like 9 of them
[X] The River Route
... Are you commissioning insult poetry? That can be arranged.
Like 9 of them
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Shard
One and Many
- Location
- Malaysia
Barki! Some of your fans have commissioned me to do insult poetry on your behalf!
Here:
Flaky axe, flabby sword,
More for ladies to mock.
No knots, not one I said,
Now you'll know knotless!
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