DoSomething
Trash in trash can
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
Good plan, especially how you deal with augs.
Good plan, especially how you deal with augs.
Palace of Greed, El Dorado (Library of Ruina)
- Thread starter SoothingCoffee
- Start date
SoothingCoffee
Umumumu
- Location
- The Library
Despite being a "plain 9th grade" uniform, its quality puts it squarely in the upper ~5mils -- after you put in that funny fabric though, it's definitely at least in the 10 mils territory.
Edit: it pays to have a really good Workshop/Maestro.
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WanderingTwix
Posting something good once in a full moon
- Location
- United Kingdom
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
DoSomething
Trash in trash can
Well, it was in option description after all. High income, quality over quantity and special equipment. Damn, that was a good choice after all.
- Location
- United States of America
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
Alectai isnt your plan 7 ap since the jobs are 2 each
Shopping is 1
Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague) is 2 so 3 total
Neighbor(s) from Hell (Canard): is 2 more 5 total
Burning Curiosity is 1, 6 total
One Month Celebration Party is another 1 so 7 total
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- Location
- Hollister
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
You're absolutely correct, I'll revise.
EDIT: Done, only thing I could remove, I think, was Burning Curiosity, but it'll fit just as well as something to do at the start of next month as it is the end of this one.
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EternalObserver
eYe Gaze baCk
- Location
- The Void
Seeing as we seem to be planning on upgrading our Melee through augmentation, may I ask what we plan to spend on XP once we finish the Urban Plague mission?
So I don't like taking a 2nd job this week. I think Doing a Urban Myth when we're likely to be injured is to dangerous and I don't think the Canard is worth doing for 2AP. We'll be getting 1,000,000 minimum and we only need 1,300,000 for rent and taxes so I think that as long as this isn't a disaster we'll have enough. Worst case scenario we still have enough to pay our taxes and we'd owe Lin a favour. It wouldn't be ideal but I think it'd be manageable.
Reasoning for everything else.
Shopping is to help Lily survive and I like Alectai's idea for what to get.
I think spending more time with Mao works really well going after this mission and they're busy a lot so we might not get a chance to do so next week.
Time for tea is because I want to get started on that plot thread and I think our eventual talk with Landlord Lin will go better if we have some more info.
We can't skip the party. Out of everything that's what I want to do most this week
I'd have liked to spend time with Sun to but we don't have the AP and I can see Lily putting that off since we're having to fight her distorted Ex
[X] Plan: Don't Die then Socials
-[X] Luxurious, and Nutritious (100,000 Ahn): You can… you can treat yourself a little, right? For once in your lifetime, and – fuck. You don't know. Eat whenever you're hungry. HamHamPangPang sandwiches, and that rice porridge Mao and Mori treated you to. Shit, maybe even pork belly? God. Please. [Receive Status: Energetic – +5 Max Health or Sanity Points. Receive temporary +1 to one of your Favored Skills (1d3 Dice Roll).
--[X] Boost Sanity
-[X] Shopping Time – last time you went into the Market District, it was with the gang, and there's a sorta time-restraint then. Now, you have the time to look around a bit. You have money. You don't really know if it's enough for much of anything, but well… why not, right? You can also bring someone else with you, if you want.
--[X] Mao
--[X] You're confident in your ability to stand up, what you need is something to help you put others down. Given your budget and what you've seen of Kai's eye though, maybe best not to get something that you can't take out if it's a bit too scuffed. Some kind of underlay to your clothes or something. A temporary booster is also fine, as long as it can help you ramp up.
-[X] Extermination: Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague). Moon, Sun's Ex-Lover, and the guy who first kicked off your career into the Fixer business, has been spotted heading towards Sun's apartment. Normally, that wouldn't require much of any concern, but Moon has Distorted, now dubbed as the Weeping Heartstrings, and has control over the whole of Vic's Office. This will be your first time dealing with Distortions, and you're going in blind without much knowledge beyond speculations over what the Weeping Heartstrings could do, and Mao herself doesn't think this is going to be a simple Request: Distortions are very 'funny' like that. Fortunately, Chief Vale managed to 'evacuate' Sun away from her apartment, but if you fail, that's only going to be a stopgap measure. Pay: 15,000,000 Ahn – After Cut, Before Split. This Request Takes Priority over Other Requests.
--[X] Mandatory: you'll go with Mao.
-[] Someone to Hang Out With?
--[] Mao. Provided that you both managed to survive this mission alive, Mao promises to treat you for a feast.
-[X] Time for Tea
-[X] One Month Celebration Party.
Reasoning for everything else.
Shopping is to help Lily survive and I like Alectai's idea for what to get.
I think spending more time with Mao works really well going after this mission and they're busy a lot so we might not get a chance to do so next week.
Time for tea is because I want to get started on that plot thread and I think our eventual talk with Landlord Lin will go better if we have some more info.
We can't skip the party. Out of everything that's what I want to do most this week
I'd have liked to spend time with Sun to but we don't have the AP and I can see Lily putting that off since we're having to fight her distorted Ex
[X] Plan: Don't Die then Socials
-[X] Luxurious, and Nutritious (100,000 Ahn): You can… you can treat yourself a little, right? For once in your lifetime, and – fuck. You don't know. Eat whenever you're hungry. HamHamPangPang sandwiches, and that rice porridge Mao and Mori treated you to. Shit, maybe even pork belly? God. Please. [Receive Status: Energetic – +5 Max Health or Sanity Points. Receive temporary +1 to one of your Favored Skills (1d3 Dice Roll).
--[X] Boost Sanity
-[X] Shopping Time – last time you went into the Market District, it was with the gang, and there's a sorta time-restraint then. Now, you have the time to look around a bit. You have money. You don't really know if it's enough for much of anything, but well… why not, right? You can also bring someone else with you, if you want.
--[X] Mao
--[X] You're confident in your ability to stand up, what you need is something to help you put others down. Given your budget and what you've seen of Kai's eye though, maybe best not to get something that you can't take out if it's a bit too scuffed. Some kind of underlay to your clothes or something. A temporary booster is also fine, as long as it can help you ramp up.
-[X] Extermination: Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague). Moon, Sun's Ex-Lover, and the guy who first kicked off your career into the Fixer business, has been spotted heading towards Sun's apartment. Normally, that wouldn't require much of any concern, but Moon has Distorted, now dubbed as the Weeping Heartstrings, and has control over the whole of Vic's Office. This will be your first time dealing with Distortions, and you're going in blind without much knowledge beyond speculations over what the Weeping Heartstrings could do, and Mao herself doesn't think this is going to be a simple Request: Distortions are very 'funny' like that. Fortunately, Chief Vale managed to 'evacuate' Sun away from her apartment, but if you fail, that's only going to be a stopgap measure. Pay: 15,000,000 Ahn – After Cut, Before Split. This Request Takes Priority over Other Requests.
--[X] Mandatory: you'll go with Mao.
-[] Someone to Hang Out With?
--[] Mao. Provided that you both managed to survive this mission alive, Mao promises to treat you for a feast.
-[X] Time for Tea
-[X] One Month Celebration Party.
- Location
- Moscow, Russia
Oh! Ooooooh... I think I got it. Is Lily's mom related to the city's vampires? So is Lily related to local vampires or smth? Like Red Night or that hotel owner from Distortion detective. If that is the case we should yyet Moms cooking out of the window. I mean, -10 San is bad enough already, but it could lead our cute tsundere to a bad place. It does raise the question how landlord is tied to our family.
So... Still very cheap? In a project moon world that sounds like a pocket cash. You can buy a one night stand in a 3/4 start hotel for 2 mil.
Edit: Changed vote because time with best girl is always nice
[X] Plan: All You Need is Not Die
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Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
That's actually quite good for our level. The level of an actual talented Fixer rather than the bottom feeders that Grade 7-9 are generally expected to be.
It's just that there's a world of difference between "Talented Fixer" and "The Big Names", and that world of difference is largely made up from "Money, I just have so much money"
[X] Plan: Boundary of Memes!
[X] Boundary of Death (44,444 Ahn): Your foray into the cooking world with the help of Sun has proven to be incredibly valuable. At the very least, you ain't gonna accidentally burn down your place, and you can make something dependably – 'course trying out new things, experimenting, and creating a whole new ass recipe is another thing entirely. [1d4 Roll. Rolling 1 will lead to a Bad Recipe. 2-3 leads Mixed Recipe. Rolling 4 will lead to discovering a Good Recipe. You are allowed to either Learn the Recipe, allowing you to recreate it, and consuming one Recipe Slot, or Ignore it.]
[X] Extermination: Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague). Moon, Sun's Ex-Lover, and the guy who first kicked off your career into the Fixer business, has been spotted heading towards Sun's apartment. Normally, that wouldn't require much of any concern, but Moon has Distorted, now dubbed as the Weeping Heartstrings, and has control over the whole of Vic's Office. This will be your first time dealing with Distortions, and you're going in blind without much knowledge beyond speculations over what the Weeping Heartstrings could do, and Mao herself doesn't think this is going to be a simple Request: Distortions are very 'funny' like that. Fortunately, Chief Vale managed to 'evacuate' Sun away from her apartment, but if you fail, that's only going to be a stopgap measure. Pay: 15,000,000 Ahn – After Cut, Before Split. This Request Takes Priority over Other Requests.
-[X] Mandatory: you'll go with Mao.
[X] Time for Tea – Adil, your most recent neighbor, staying right across your room. She's… fine, you think. Okay. Granted, you only spent a good some minutes with her, but you also pass by her through the hallways, every now and then, exchanging greetings. It's… actually nice. And she seems to know something about your mom, and… well, you want to know.
[X] One Month Celebration Party. There is, as it happens, a sort of tradition going on with Scarecrow Office and its Sister Offices, where at the end of every month, representatives (generally the Vice Chiefs) of each Office would come together and discuss over this and that. It's a private, and boring thing, Mao told you. This time, however, is going to be different. It's going to be a celebration party – for whom? For everyone, really, but mostly for the recruits who managed to survive within the business for a single month. That means you. (Mao grins, golden ambers curving almost into slits. "We get to basically boast over our juniors – that's you and Kai, by the way – and decide who got the best. And this time, I'm going to be the winner.") [Can only be picked as the Last Action of the Week.]
[X] Someone to Hang Out With?
-[X] Boss. For the first time, you spoke with Boss Daniel. You still don't know how that happened. Still. You don't think he's bad, and… maybe if you got back here intact, he would give you more cake?
-[X] Sun. Provided that you live this through, you might be able to visit her bakery…
-[X] Ask Sun if she has any fancy schmancy recipe books that Lily can borrow.
If you put Boundary of Death in front of me, you force my hand. One must always roll the dice!
[X] Boundary of Death (44,444 Ahn): Your foray into the cooking world with the help of Sun has proven to be incredibly valuable. At the very least, you ain't gonna accidentally burn down your place, and you can make something dependably – 'course trying out new things, experimenting, and creating a whole new ass recipe is another thing entirely. [1d4 Roll. Rolling 1 will lead to a Bad Recipe. 2-3 leads Mixed Recipe. Rolling 4 will lead to discovering a Good Recipe. You are allowed to either Learn the Recipe, allowing you to recreate it, and consuming one Recipe Slot, or Ignore it.]
[X] Extermination: Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague). Moon, Sun's Ex-Lover, and the guy who first kicked off your career into the Fixer business, has been spotted heading towards Sun's apartment. Normally, that wouldn't require much of any concern, but Moon has Distorted, now dubbed as the Weeping Heartstrings, and has control over the whole of Vic's Office. This will be your first time dealing with Distortions, and you're going in blind without much knowledge beyond speculations over what the Weeping Heartstrings could do, and Mao herself doesn't think this is going to be a simple Request: Distortions are very 'funny' like that. Fortunately, Chief Vale managed to 'evacuate' Sun away from her apartment, but if you fail, that's only going to be a stopgap measure. Pay: 15,000,000 Ahn – After Cut, Before Split. This Request Takes Priority over Other Requests.
-[X] Mandatory: you'll go with Mao.
[X] Time for Tea – Adil, your most recent neighbor, staying right across your room. She's… fine, you think. Okay. Granted, you only spent a good some minutes with her, but you also pass by her through the hallways, every now and then, exchanging greetings. It's… actually nice. And she seems to know something about your mom, and… well, you want to know.
[X] One Month Celebration Party. There is, as it happens, a sort of tradition going on with Scarecrow Office and its Sister Offices, where at the end of every month, representatives (generally the Vice Chiefs) of each Office would come together and discuss over this and that. It's a private, and boring thing, Mao told you. This time, however, is going to be different. It's going to be a celebration party – for whom? For everyone, really, but mostly for the recruits who managed to survive within the business for a single month. That means you. (Mao grins, golden ambers curving almost into slits. "We get to basically boast over our juniors – that's you and Kai, by the way – and decide who got the best. And this time, I'm going to be the winner.") [Can only be picked as the Last Action of the Week.]
[X] Someone to Hang Out With?
-[X] Boss. For the first time, you spoke with Boss Daniel. You still don't know how that happened. Still. You don't think he's bad, and… maybe if you got back here intact, he would give you more cake?
-[X] Sun. Provided that you live this through, you might be able to visit her bakery…
-[X] Ask Sun if she has any fancy schmancy recipe books that Lily can borrow.
If you put Boundary of Death in front of me, you force my hand. One must always roll the dice!
- Location
- a place without enough snow
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
- Location
- USA
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
EmpirePlayer
Anyone need some chaos?
- Location
- Penang
Right, I figure the thread can do with some more talking, so let's talk here:
On expected opfor (with some OOC knowledge being used to ballpark things):
Then there's the consideration that Moon distorted and Sun was related but Mao and Lily were there too. Depending on how much both featured in Moon's mind, Weeping Heartstrings might just go after them instead if he spots them/they get his attention. Sure he might default back to Sun apartment if he loses contact, but that's not a guarantee imo. Especially since Mao played the main role in getting Vic to back off.
So yes, this time we are not going Dynasty Warriors on Rats, we're up against a full office. Let's look at Lily's statline - 2 Melee/Repression, +1 Damage Knockbar 4 Endurance, 4 Armor, and 35 HP divided into 7/7/7/7/7 blocks, +5 HP on kill, +2 HP pill, and 7/7/7 revive I'd strongly prefer to not need to hit. now the question in my mind is, did Weeping Heartstrings gracefully also gather some chaff for Lily to 'snack' on? If yes, job's easier. If no, we're going to be taking on 6 fixers, one of whom is equal grade to us. Unironically, imo we need to grab as many boosts as we can. Because picture/game out this: Lily now vs 5 Lilies with her starting statline/the baseline and 1... buffer Lily? Its not pretty.
In conclusion, this is precisely why I am advocating that at the very least, Lily contemplate putting that 1 mill somewhere, preferably for damage, augs might be an easy option to boost damage, especially since Mao's coming with and she might be able to nudge in the right direction. Thank you for reading this post.
On expected opfor (with some OOC knowledge being used to ballpark things):
So, we know there's a distortion - designated Weeping Heartstrings - he distorted and its related to Sun, and he's somehow taken control of an entire fixer office. So he's prolly got some shit that can control in the first place, no idea on specifics, but him being Urban Plague means its pretty likely Lily is going have problems. To figure out how big a leap that would theoretically be, Grade 8 is expected to take on Urban Myth as per the update, and I figure 7's prolly tail end of that, bordering on Legend. I remembered Dawn Office story had mentioned a fixer solo-ing a request, and it was Yuna (Grade 4) solo-ing an Urban Legend. Phillip praising her on solo-ing that I'll prolly have to discount a bit, but still. So Urban Plague, yea, fits Scarecrow Office's grade 5 designation.
Distortions imo are much nastier than 'normal' fixers, and don't even have the decency to have a gimmick to figure out like an Abnormality most of the time. Or rather the gimmick isn't the end-all-be-all. So imo leave Moon to Mao unless things get out of hand, we're not going to be able to put in a lotta work barring being a distraction unless Weeping Heartstrings is vulnerable to melee.
Then there's the consideration that Moon distorted and Sun was related but Mao and Lily were there too. Depending on how much both featured in Moon's mind, Weeping Heartstrings might just go after them instead if he spots them/they get his attention. Sure he might default back to Sun apartment if he loses contact, but that's not a guarantee imo. Especially since Mao played the main role in getting Vic to back off.
So Lily's expected opfor is Vic's Office. Who are they? They were the schmucks Moon hired to try and get to Sun way back on Lily's first assignment -
5x Grade 9 Fixers and 1x Grade 8, but I don't trust Weeping Heartstrings to not grab more. What are they equipped with?
They seem to have mostly preferred to use blunt weapons, and were a jack-of-all-trades fixer office. No visible special equipment, but they're here on a casual run from their POV. They have experience on Lily, but who knows how Weeping Heartstrings will have impacted their rationality. And that's not getting into any possible 'boosts' from them losing their rationality or not. They might pull plays they would not normally. Sky's the limit.
So yes, this time we are not going Dynasty Warriors on Rats, we're up against a full office. Let's look at Lily's statline - 2 Melee/Repression, +1 Damage Knockbar 4 Endurance, 4 Armor, and 35 HP divided into 7/7/7/7/7 blocks, +5 HP on kill, +2 HP pill, and 7/7/7 revive I'd strongly prefer to not need to hit. now the question in my mind is, did Weeping Heartstrings gracefully also gather some chaff for Lily to 'snack' on? If yes, job's easier. If no, we're going to be taking on 6 fixers, one of whom is equal grade to us. Unironically, imo we need to grab as many boosts as we can. Because picture/game out this: Lily now vs 5 Lilies with her starting statline/the baseline and 1... buffer Lily? Its not pretty.
In conclusion, this is precisely why I am advocating that at the very least, Lily contemplate putting that 1 mill somewhere, preferably for damage, augs might be an easy option to boost damage, especially since Mao's coming with and she might be able to nudge in the right direction. Thank you for reading this post.
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MiracleGrow
Miracles for only $19.99 [They/Them]
- Location
- DOOR STUCK DOOR STUCK PLEASE I BEG U
[X] Plan: The Best Defense
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- Pronouns
- Him/Mr
[X] Plan: Batten down the Hatches.
-[X] Luxurious, and Nutritious (100,000 Ahn): You can… you can treat yourself a little, right? For once in your lifetime, and – fuck. You don't know. Eat whenever you're hungry. HamHamPangPang sandwiches, and that rice porridge Mao and Mori treated you to. Shit, maybe even pork belly? God. Please. [Receive Status: Energetic – +5 Max Health or Sanity Points. Receive temporary +1 to one of your Favored Skills (1d3 Dice Roll).
--[X] Boost Sanity
-[X] Shopping Time – last time you went into the Market District, it was with the gang, and there's a sorta time-restraint then. Now, you have the time to look around a bit. You have money. You don't really know if it's enough for much of anything, but well… why not, right? You can also bring someone else with you, if you want.
--[X] Mao
--[X] You're confident in your ability to stand up, what you need is something to help you put others down. Given your budget and what you've seen of Kai's eye though, maybe best not to get something that you can't take out if it's a bit too scuffed. Some kind of underlay to your clothes or something. A temporary booster is also fine, as long as it can help you ramp up.
-[X] Extermination: Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague). Moon, Sun's Ex-Lover, and the guy who first kicked off your career into the Fixer business, has been spotted heading towards Sun's apartment. Normally, that wouldn't require much of any concern, but Moon has Distorted, now dubbed as the Weeping Heartstrings, and has control over the whole of Vic's Office. This will be your first time dealing with Distortions, and you're going in blind without much knowledge beyond speculations over what the Weeping Heartstrings could do, and Mao herself doesn't think this is going to be a simple Request: Distortions are very 'funny' like that. Fortunately, Chief Vale managed to 'evacuate' Sun away from her apartment, but if you fail, that's only going to be a stopgap measure. Pay: 15,000,000 Ahn – After Cut, Before Split. This Request Takes Priority over Other Requests.
--[X] Mandatory: you'll go with Mao.
-[X] Neighbor(s) from Hell (Canard): Mister Toko has cottoned onto the fact that one of his neighbors – or neighbors – might be trying to kill him. Cause? Noise complaints. All of which goes ignored by the Landlord since Toko paid extra for his rent and does so always on time. Something that his neighbors do not always do. It appears that Toko is something of a musician – and people are… sensitive of musicians after the Pianist Incident. One day, Toko caught one of his neighbors stalking him to his work. It might be his paranoia, but regardless, he's willing to hire a Fixer in case he's right. Pay: 350,000 Ahn – After Cut.
-[X] One Month Celebration Party.
-[X] Luxurious, and Nutritious (100,000 Ahn): You can… you can treat yourself a little, right? For once in your lifetime, and – fuck. You don't know. Eat whenever you're hungry. HamHamPangPang sandwiches, and that rice porridge Mao and Mori treated you to. Shit, maybe even pork belly? God. Please. [Receive Status: Energetic – +5 Max Health or Sanity Points. Receive temporary +1 to one of your Favored Skills (1d3 Dice Roll).
--[X] Boost Sanity
-[X] Shopping Time – last time you went into the Market District, it was with the gang, and there's a sorta time-restraint then. Now, you have the time to look around a bit. You have money. You don't really know if it's enough for much of anything, but well… why not, right? You can also bring someone else with you, if you want.
--[X] Mao
--[X] You're confident in your ability to stand up, what you need is something to help you put others down. Given your budget and what you've seen of Kai's eye though, maybe best not to get something that you can't take out if it's a bit too scuffed. Some kind of underlay to your clothes or something. A temporary booster is also fine, as long as it can help you ramp up.
-[X] Extermination: Weeping Heartstrings (Urban Plague). Moon, Sun's Ex-Lover, and the guy who first kicked off your career into the Fixer business, has been spotted heading towards Sun's apartment. Normally, that wouldn't require much of any concern, but Moon has Distorted, now dubbed as the Weeping Heartstrings, and has control over the whole of Vic's Office. This will be your first time dealing with Distortions, and you're going in blind without much knowledge beyond speculations over what the Weeping Heartstrings could do, and Mao herself doesn't think this is going to be a simple Request: Distortions are very 'funny' like that. Fortunately, Chief Vale managed to 'evacuate' Sun away from her apartment, but if you fail, that's only going to be a stopgap measure. Pay: 15,000,000 Ahn – After Cut, Before Split. This Request Takes Priority over Other Requests.
--[X] Mandatory: you'll go with Mao.
-[X] Neighbor(s) from Hell (Canard): Mister Toko has cottoned onto the fact that one of his neighbors – or neighbors – might be trying to kill him. Cause? Noise complaints. All of which goes ignored by the Landlord since Toko paid extra for his rent and does so always on time. Something that his neighbors do not always do. It appears that Toko is something of a musician – and people are… sensitive of musicians after the Pianist Incident. One day, Toko caught one of his neighbors stalking him to his work. It might be his paranoia, but regardless, he's willing to hire a Fixer in case he's right. Pay: 350,000 Ahn – After Cut.
-[X] One Month Celebration Party.
Whiskas
This Thyme? Disco Time.
Not gonna lie, I get the feeling that we're gonna get a first seat experience with out shiny new perk while trying to handle Vic's office.
I was behind an update due to reasons so before I read Moon was coming I was just picturing a scene where we go on a request with Kai and die (probably in a manner which makes it clear that yes, Lily has Perished) and then we a day later we stumble into the office like nothing happened and give everyone and especially her a heart attack.
Though given the ribbon, she'd probably feel it when we revive.
I was behind an update due to reasons so before I read Moon was coming I was just picturing a scene where we go on a request with Kai and die (probably in a manner which makes it clear that yes, Lily has Perished) and then we a day later we stumble into the office like nothing happened and give everyone and especially her a heart attack.
Though given the ribbon, she'd probably feel it when we revive.
Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
That perk should ideally never be used, we should never try to use it, because we have no idea what the costs of doing so is.
But it's there.
It shouldn't replace tactical thought and cleverness though, ever. If we can go through the entire game without using Twice Beating Heart a single time, then I'll still be happy.
But it's there.
It shouldn't replace tactical thought and cleverness though, ever. If we can go through the entire game without using Twice Beating Heart a single time, then I'll still be happy.
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