Revolution (RWBY Planeswalker Blake)
- Thread starter Alivaril
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[x] Nixeu
The guy made it sound contagious and snake bites aren't.
- Location
- Terra-Luna
Uh... that wasn't a good choice of words. "Something like that." That's basically the official non-answer for acknowledging the question and nonchalantly sidestepping it while pretending to have given a useful response. Nero is already suspicious, with good reason from his perspective, and this doesn't exactly help. Ah, well, no one accused Blake of being an accomplished socialite.
Mm. I personally would have preferred Blake going Blue rather than Black, but it just wouldn't really be right for her to be anything but her associated colour; conveniently enough, however, despite the reputation that Black can easily garner, some of that stereotypical stuff just got cleared by the crown to not have the locals freaking out and screaming for our head. There's also an avid interest in that sort of magic, so that might be all the more useful for us, too, both for perhaps providing easier access to tutelage and maybe offering opportunity for experts in the field; we don't know much about our new abilities just yet, but we can learn very quickly, and maybe additionally grow disproportionately powerful as well.
While the information might be useful, I'm not sure that the asking would necessarily be productive. Our hosts here are already suspicious, and that could very easily come across as a line of inquiry that we shouldn't be asking; rather than perhaps only have possible concerns of some minor rudeness or whatever, it might incite alienation and maybe outright misinformation. Too, even if they're happy to have us, they seem a poor prospect indeed for actually joining, and Terzo is much the cause of that.
Terzo is not only an abrasive asshole, but also seems an egregiously stupid one at that. Seriously, we're suspicious as all hell! Lone apparent wizard of at the very least appreciable ability pops up out of nowhere all alone, with no supplies, lost to the point of not even knowing the country, evasive of answers, possibly way too curious, possibly some kind of panther Take Over Wizard for all he knows, maybe up to some kind of business running in circles that earns enemies who curse people or something, and when the whole region really is a hellhole with people taking up demonology and death magic for the war going on, because that's also a thing too! ...and he just can't stop laughing because the strange newcomer is just terribly hilarious and he should just go on and on with the laughter the moment he sees her instead of any sort of greeting or even further evaluation. Even if we are in fact fairly innocuous, what if he's right and we're some kind of questionably sane wizard who might be a bit unstable and now feeling personally slighted? Terzo slots very neatly into "Too Dumb to Live."
Yeah, that does sound a promising route. I can't honestly say that I'm terribly familiar with Fairy Tail, but it's an intriguing option. As has been noted, it could stand to be quite beneficial; having indebted and thankful nobles happy to help with their power and influence whilst simultaneously garnering credit and reputation offering a positive portrayal of us out might indeed help things proceed more smoothly. Incidentally, the job sounds as though our skillset might be well suited for it. Scouting out a place, sneaking in where we don't belong, and generally engaging in skullduggery with possibly a bit of skull-bashing before getting out of there is kind of what we do. Of course, there's also plenty of potential for intrigue elements to be at play, so we might actually be jumping into quite a mess, with Lady Amadea perhaps literally getting herself kidnapped, but it certainly could make for a story, at least, even if not necessarily one overly kind to the star role.
[x] Ask more about the kidnapped noble
-[x] Since the alternatives are a dark guild or distant legal one, might the local lord be willing to hire an unaffiliated wizard to secure his daughter's rescue?
Ah, but do the rules specifically require that you to be the one to actually make the essays, or does the wording have some tolerance for, say, a whole bunch of impatient people throwing them together for you to turn in so that they don't get in the way of their updates? One could perhaps even argue that it would be in the spirit of the requirements, too, actually, for something so ridiculous; if it's dumb, then by all means, due reverence is deserved, and if almost all of them are to be discarded for some sort of statistical randomisation... well then that'd be helping!
I would imagine it to be at least theoretically possible, but given the possibilities of perhaps learning how to just take over Grimm without the capitalisation via Black shenanigans and the capabilities of Black magic in general, I can't help but wonder as to the prospect of going up against Cinder and wielding her own trick against her. Cinder might find herself subjected to karmic irony. Getting back to Remnant with our new potential and abilities gained along the way could get interesting.
- Location
- A Table Near You
[x] Nixeu
King Arthur
The Once and Future King
If it helps, I think we might be in the setting's past, and I looked up the provided name of the kingdom and I didn't find it in the wiki, so it looks like we are all somewhat in the dark here.
So what you are saying is that it's working as intended.tags said:
- Location
- New York
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- He/Him
[X] Ask more about the kidnapped noble
-[x] Since the alternatives are a dark guild or distant legal one, might the local lord be willing to hire an unaffiliated wizard to secure his daughter's rescue?
-[x] Since the alternatives are a dark guild or distant legal one, might the local lord be willing to hire an unaffiliated wizard to secure his daughter's rescue?
[x] Why didn't they list their own Guild as one to join? You're not insulted, just curious.
[x] Is there anything unusual about this forest? The insects were horrible.
-[x] They mentioned swipers earlier?
[x] Any recommendations for odd jobs? You'll need more money for essentials before anything else.
-[x] You're probably adequate when it comes to fighting.
-[x] You're fairly good at reconnaissance and searching.
[x] Ask more about the kidnapped noble
-[x] Since the alternatives are a dark guild or distant legal one, might the local lord be willing to hire an unaffiliated wizard to secure his daughter's rescue?
[X] Ask about the purple skin - is it a disease? A curse? How close do you have to be to catch it and what are the other effects past bad tattoos?
The kidnapped noble definitely sounds like the most promising path at present. It would be a good way to start getting Blake situated in the world with money and connections. It should also work in our favor whether we're looking to find a decent guild to join, or want to get by without one for now. That last bit might actually be a good idea, since we seem to have landed quite far from anything of particular interest it might be best not to tie ourselves down here.
It also seems like it should be in the sweet spot of close enough to the action to not be boring but far enough away to be well within our ability.
That Blake has experience with getting into places where she's not wanted should also be helpful, as should her semblances' ability to provide a hasty retreat.
So current goals in order, questions/information gathering, rest, travel to nearest town, small jobs and resupply (should try not to let this take more than a day or so), then start looking for leads on the kidnapping.
[x] Is there anything unusual about this forest? The insects were horrible.
-[x] They mentioned swipers earlier?
[x] Any recommendations for odd jobs? You'll need more money for essentials before anything else.
-[x] You're probably adequate when it comes to fighting.
-[x] You're fairly good at reconnaissance and searching.
[x] Ask more about the kidnapped noble
-[x] Since the alternatives are a dark guild or distant legal one, might the local lord be willing to hire an unaffiliated wizard to secure his daughter's rescue?
[X] Ask about the purple skin - is it a disease? A curse? How close do you have to be to catch it and what are the other effects past bad tattoos?
The kidnapped noble definitely sounds like the most promising path at present. It would be a good way to start getting Blake situated in the world with money and connections. It should also work in our favor whether we're looking to find a decent guild to join, or want to get by without one for now. That last bit might actually be a good idea, since we seem to have landed quite far from anything of particular interest it might be best not to tie ourselves down here.
It also seems like it should be in the sweet spot of close enough to the action to not be boring but far enough away to be well within our ability.
That Blake has experience with getting into places where she's not wanted should also be helpful, as should her semblances' ability to provide a hasty retreat.
So current goals in order, questions/information gathering, rest, travel to nearest town, small jobs and resupply (should try not to let this take more than a day or so), then start looking for leads on the kidnapping.
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- A single human dimension
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- She/Her
*deadpan stare*
Yes. I can actually get severely punished for even working on them with classmates.
Anyway, I'll try to get the update done
(I was right to worry about those essays, because I didn't even manage to finish all 20 even with putting 10 of them in bullet-point form. I was enjoying the course before this, dammit!)
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Czlyydwr Llrngwl
"Sell ya a door Learn gull," Czly/Celly for short
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- Where the Beef is
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Damn, well, hopefully you're now sleeping comfortably somewhere rather than still stressing in order to be well rested for the exam, but best of luck, and here's to not even needing luck because despite how it felt before seeing the questions you find you're well prepared.
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- She/Her
Good luck and sympathy. I hope your teacher chooses the ones you can easily do.
- Location
- Somewhere.
Let me know if you want me to slap the professor with a trout. That is such a horrible assignment.
- Location
- Terra-Luna
So what you're saying is that the specific wording of the rules for the assignment calls for... Revolution.
I recommend against trying to steal the professor's dust to solve things, however; might get a bit awkward.Come to think of it, that actually brings to mind a consideration for the new world in which Blake has found herself, actually. Dust is something that Blake might take for granted as normal. It's the very foundation of civilisation in her home world, and thus she might not have the frame of reference to account for things being different here without consciously thinking about it; it seems the sort of thing that she might just assume to be the norm here as it is back home by default prior to actually considering the matter. That thus might lead to some curious and possibly embarrassing consequences, because magic crystals are hardly a rarity across the multiverse, and dust and Dust are homonyms with very different meanings. The convenient handwaving of language barriers might help there, but it also just as well might not if the intent behind it is flawed, and it has nothing to do with behaviour.
She's going with the "I'm from VERY VERY FAR AWAY" excuse, people will just chalk things up to her being foreign if she messes something like this up. Her clothes are already a dead giveaway until she finds something that blends in better.
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- A single human dimension
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- She/Her
The midterm was iffy, but I think I didn't fail and that's how low my bar has been lowered at this point. Not voting locking, but starting work on the next update anyway. (For the newer among you, "seldom locking voting" is a recurring thing with me.)
...Or at least, I'll start if staring at question marks doesn't trigger a midterm flashback. 
EDIT: Next post might take longer than estimated; I'm trying not to make you guys micromanage everything with this quest.
EDIT: Next post might take longer than estimated; I'm trying not to make you guys micromanage everything with this quest.
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Nixeu
Lord of Madness, Harbinger of Llamas
- Location
- Your nightmares.
Ears are wrong. Too pointy, too high on the head for pretty much any member of Panthera. That's a Felinae trait, possibly even a Felis exclusive one. Lynx has pointy ears, but they're more side mounted, as well as tufted.
...Why yes, I did just spend quite a bit of time looking at taxonomic trees and pictures of various cat species to try and figure out when that sort of ear shape might have evolved. Why do you ask?
Oh, we're almost certainly in the past. The kingdom that got invaded by demons, Croce, bears a name very close to that of the capital city of Fiore, Crocus. And Fiore is where much of Fairy Tail takes place, as it's where the eponymous guild is located. Crocus was also the location of the Magic Games, in canon. Something similar to them seems to have been the impetus for the High Priest of Ankhseram's hissy-fit. So I'd place fairly good odds that we're in or near an ancient version of Fiore.
Also, that reference to a demon that kills just by screaming? One of the many demons Zeref made in his quest to find a way to die could commit mass murder via song. Wouldn't surprise me if it could scream and do the same. I don't think the musical part is as important as the sound part.
- Location
- ireland
The demon that could kill with sound showed up in fairy tail I think, the lute demon
- Location
- Terra-Luna
"For all he knows." It would make a logical explanation. That's his whole objection; why would a Take Over wizard do as she did? He himself noted that some went after tigers and understood why. Is there some other cat that could fit the same justifications and be conflatable with the evidence at hand? Just as well, did the person who has him laughing himself silly target a regular house cat, or the likes of some magical—possibly unreasonably large—kitty or demon cat thing? He's coming across as though being an abrasive moron is his defining trait as a character, and his own associates seem inclined to agree wit the sentiment. Honestly, if this was A Practical Guide to Evil or something, he'd be about to find out that we're more house cat than originally thought for being an intelligent Take Over wizard cat who targets humans that make a point of offending cat sensibilities.
Czlyydwr Llrngwl
"Sell ya a door Learn gull," Czly/Celly for short
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Give him a little break - being from another world and all, he's probably never played in a D&D campaign that sent a low-level party against a hedge-witch and her house cat familiar. Mr. Tibbles was definitely the more dangerous of the two!
We might potentially have 24 problems but the legal status of our creepy death magic is apparently not one of them!Technically, that roll was a 24; there was a +20 fiat modifier (and a reroll if it were to land on 1).
This may or may not disprove your "number of major problems" hypothesis.
Czlyydwr Llrngwl
"Sell ya a door Learn gull," Czly/Celly for short
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Your avatar makes this 1000% better.
Nixeu
Lord of Madness, Harbinger of Llamas
- Location
- Your nightmares.
That's the one. Lullaby. It was originally *just* a flute used for curse magic. Then Zeref stuffed a demon into it and made it kill anyone who hears its music, barring the user.
Hey, I knew that panthers had curved ears without looking it up. I just got interested in when exactly that ear type came about.
There's a reason why house cats can easily kill large chunks of the human population in 3.5.
- Location
- Terra-Luna
I'm going to venture a wild guess that you also know better than to go our of your way to antagonise a possibly mad wizard who probably either can teleport across continents or gets up to really weird and unpredictable business. Terzo, on the other hand... Well that there is a fellow who seems like he'd literally piss on some wizard calling themselves Harpell after they lit themselves on fire and just keep snickering down at them staring back in incredulity, utterly oblivious to the universe taking a sudden inhale of apprehension. I find myself wondering if his role in this story might be to summarily get killed off as an acceptable target and means to an end for the narrative.
The more I think on it, the more I hope that we make some kind of spiteful point of using little house cat construct familiars as tiny terror minions that are hilariously unfair compared to their appearance for being able to cripple and overcome what should by all rights be robust protection as well as just keep on coming as disproportionately difficult to put down for blatantly vamping the life out of their victims. Hey, it's totally legal here!
Czlyydwr Llrngwl
"Sell ya a door Learn gull," Czly/Celly for short
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Oh, it was even better than that. The witch had Cat's Grace and Bull's Strength to buff her pwecious sooty-puddy too.
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- A single human dimension
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- She/Her