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Revolution (RWBY Planeswalker Blake)

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What A Day said:
No, I believe the WOG refers to night and evening, not night and day, so not necessarily. Makes sense we won't leave when sun's out.
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Blake does not intend to leave the inn for the duration of the deal.

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Nachtigall said:
Elda's tavern
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I know this might have been just a typo, but fun fact: inns and taverns weren't entirely indistinguishable! Smaller settlements might have a single place acting as both inn and tavern and be called either by inhabitants, but in general, inns were more focused on hospitality and food while taverns placed a greater emphasis on alcohol. 'Tis why Blake would rather get a temp job at an inn.
 
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AN: So uh, I started writing since working for at least overnight is guaranteed, and realized this might help with a more informed decision. Chapter 5 vote is still ongoing and this will become the start of chapter 6 later.


"Before I answer either way," Blake began slowly. "Could you tell me how you knew about the crossbow bolts? Are they unusually loud, have the Briars kidnapped so many people that it's become common knowledge, or…?"

Elda's mouth tilted upward at one end.

"Hardly. I'm a co-owner of a reasonably popular inn, and I have friends. Use your imagination."

Blake obeyed and promptly pictured Elda casually chatting with the earlier pursuer. It was a paranoid thought and the Faunus knew it, but at least Elda didn't seem to take whatever she saw on Blake's face personally; the innkeeper let out a little laugh and elaborated.

"No, I don't think they've abducted that many people. They used to use similar bolts to down entire flocks of Whitewings to the north and it wasn't hard to put the pieces together after screeches started being heard in town. Since Lord Battalia isn't paying for hunts anymore, I suppose a few of them decided they needed another source of income. It's not like all the Briars turned bad, though; I've heard over half the Guild left in the months since they went Dark, and some of the others say they're staying just to convince their friends to pull out.

"Frankly, I'm not too surprised you were chased. You stand out like a caltrop. But if you're worried about them coming in here, you shouldn't be—there's an ocean between tolerating attacks on outsiders until Lord Battalia regains control, and attacking people indoors. I expect you'll be fine provided that you don't go out."
 
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[X] Tentatively accept. Elda seems confident that you won't bring trouble to her establishment, you'll learn the local currency from what patrons pay, and you might have managed to turn your new magic into a viable weapon by then.
 
Hmm, are we allowed additional IC questions, or would that be pushing our luck?

If Blake told Elda that she thinks reaching the nearest town is possible within a single day of travel, would that change Elda's hard stance on acquiring a bedroll before leaving?

(And for that matter, does Blake think she could make the trip in that amount of time?)
 
A question comes to mind, now that we see an actual need for self defense. How can we expect Gambol Shroud to perform compared to local weapons?

Most of what we see in the anime/mana is mages using enchanted weapons of some sort. Hell, the only gun users I can think of are Biska and Alzack from Fairy Tail. To top it off I recall a couple people thinking we might be somewhen in the past, so firearms might not be a real thing yet, or be prohibitively expensive.

So how can we expect it to perform? Would it's blades actually be able to kill someone? Or just throw them around like we see most of the time in the anime? Would the gun be able to finish someone off without emptying an entire mag into them? We don't have many of those to spare... Are guns even a *thing* wherever and whenever we are?

Because if it is an effective weapon that opens up our options significantly. For example, if we get tailed again we could lure our probably lone assailant off the beaten path and then let a clone take the hit while we slit their throat. But we need to be sure we can down them before they make noise or fight back. At least if they're using crossbows they're shit outta luck if they miss their first shot...
 
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Sapient_Ham said:
Hmm, are we allowed additional IC questions, or would that be pushing our luck?

If Blake told Elda that she thinks reaching the nearest town is possible within a single day of travel, would that change Elda's hard stance on acquiring a bedroll before leaving?

(And for that matter, does Blake think she could make the trip in that amount of time?)
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I'm not sure we'd want to reveal our abilities yet.
Even assuming we can trust Elda (and i am going with that assumption for now), keeping our speed secret means nobody can overhear about and prepare for it.
And it's not like we're prisoners, we could leave now if we wanted to.
 
Valmond said:
I'm not sure we'd want to reveal our abilities yet.
Even assuming we can trust Elda (and i am going with that assumption for now), keeping our speed secret means nobody can overhear about and prepare for it.
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Little late for that. Blake revealed her agility while entering town and escaping her tail.

Not that I think that was a bad move, mind. Concealing her abilities to such an extent would have been counterproductive; a nebulous advantage of surprise isn't worth traveling slower, or getting captured.
 
Sapient_Ham said:
Little late for that. Blake revealed her agility while entering town and escaping her tail.

Not that I think that was a bad move, mind. Concealing her abilities to such an extent would have been counterproductive; a nebulous advantage of surprise isn't worth traveling slower, or getting captured.
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Revealed to some, possibly not to others, still no reason to advertice if people are not sure if the quickly moving person they saw on the road (assuming they got a look at all) is Blake or someone else.
Point is, we don't need to convince Elda about anything, we can leave, wether or not we want to get a sleepingbag and other supplies is up to us.
 
Alivaril said:
Blake does not intend to leave the inn for the duration of the deal.
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Alivaril said:
But if you're worried about them coming in here, you shouldn't be—there's an ocean between tolerating attacks on outsiders until Lord Battalia regains control, and attacking people indoors.
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Good to have these spelled out. Then

[x] Tentatively accept. Elda seems confident that you won't bring trouble to her establishment, you'll learn the local currency from what patrons pay, and you might have managed to turn your new magic into a viable weapon by then.
 
AmorphousAvocet said:
A question comes to mind, now that we see an actual need for self defense. How can we expect Gambol Shroud to perform compared to local weapons?

Most of what we see in the anime/mana is mages using enchanted weapons of some sort. Hell, the only gun users I can think of are Biska and Alzack from Fairy Tail. To top it off I recall a couple people thinking we might be somewhen in the past, so firearms might not be a real thing yet, or be prohibitively expensive.

So how can we expect it to perform? Would it's blades actually be able to kill someone? Or just throw them around like we see most of the time in the anime? Would the gun be able to finish someone off without emptying an entire mag into them? We don't have many of those to spare... Are guns even a *thing* wherever and whenever we are?

Because if it is an effective weapon that opens up our options significantly. For example, if we get tailed again we could lure our probably lone assailant off the beaten path and then let a clone take the hit while we slit their throat. But we need to be sure we can down them before they make noise or fight back. At least if they're using crossbows they're shit outta luck if they miss their first shot...
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It's suffused with the weaponized soul of a ninja who is also a planes walker, admittedly one of the neo walkers, but still a walker.

It'll do fine. If anything it's more likely we'll have the opposite problem.
 
w34v3r said:
It's suffused with the weaponized soul of a ninja who is also a planes walker, admittedly one of the neo walkers, but still a walker.

It'll do fine. If anything it's more likely we'll have the opposite problem.
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That's certainly a relief. If we had to work with the usual sort of, "no one dies when they are killed" logic it would be a pain and a half to sneak anywhere.

Surprisingly, shonen action anime aren't exactly built for sneaky backstabbing ninja.
 
AmorphousAvocet said:
A question comes to mind, now that we see an actual need for self defense. How can we expect Gambol Shroud to perform compared to local weapons?

Most of what we see in the anime/mana is mages using enchanted weapons of some sort. Hell, the only gun users I can think of are Biska and Alzack from Fairy Tail. To top it off I recall a couple people thinking we might be somewhen in the past, so firearms might not be a real thing yet, or be prohibitively expensive.

So how can we expect it to perform? Would it's blades actually be able to kill someone? Or just throw them around like we see most of the time in the anime? Would the gun be able to finish someone off without emptying an entire mag into them? We don't have many of those to spare... Are guns even a *thing* wherever and whenever we are?

Because if it is an effective weapon that opens up our options significantly. For example, if we get tailed again we could lure our probably lone assailant off the beaten path and then let a clone take the hit while we slit their throat. But we need to be sure we can down them before they make noise or fight back. At least if they're using crossbows they're shit outta luck if they miss their first shot...
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IC view into Fairy Tail before landing mentions unconscious use of aura to soften physical blows being common in many mana users but it doesn't match up to Blake's so I'd say she should still be able to cut them fine. Guessing stronger ones would be resistant to shooting but not so much as for them to be ineffective against most. Shots to the head, which I can't imagine her casually doing, still ought to be lethal.
 
Grigori said:
IC view into Fairy Tail before landing mentions unconscious use of aura to soften physical blows being common in many mana users but it doesn't match up to Blake's so I'd say she should still be able to cut them fine. Guessing stronger ones would be resistant to shooting but not so much as for them to be ineffective against most. Shots to the head, which I can't imagine her casually doing, still ought to be lethal.
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Kidnappers are like Nazis, "you can rid the world of as many as you like, and never get a bad taste in your mouth" :p

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Granted, information could be useful, so we can tentatively aim for the kneecap first.
 
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Sapient_Ham said:
Hmm, are we allowed additional IC questions, or would that be pushing our luck?

If Blake told Elda that she thinks reaching the nearest town is possible within a single day of travel, would that change Elda's hard stance on acquiring a bedroll before leaving?

(And for that matter, does Blake think she could make the trip in that amount of time?)
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*cough* I started writing the answer to this (Blake already thinks she's hosed if Elda isn't trustworthy), but it started getting pretty big and I'd like to save it for the update. I'll summarize with "There's a pretty good chance Blake could make it in a day, but Elda still doesn't think it's a good idea."


AmorphousAvocet said:
So how can we expect it to perform? Would it's blades actually be able to kill someone? Or just throw them around like we see most of the time in the anime? Would the gun be able to finish someone off without emptying an entire mag into them? We don't have many of those to spare... Are guns even a *thing* wherever and whenever we are?
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Blake is actually concerned about Gambol Shroud potentially being too lethal against people lacking unlocked Aura or a sufficiently strong mana infusion. She's not sure that firearms exist yet, though; if they do, then they're likely simple and inaccurate affairs.

AmorphousAvocet said:
Kidnappers are like Nazis, "you can rid the world of as many as you like, and never get a bad taste in your mouth" :p
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Murder is generally not IC for Blake; such actions will be vetoed by her.
 
Rgal said:
We have only just learned to manipulate Mana. Nectomancy is not going to be part of our skillset any time soon even if it was in character.
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Black is the best at resurrections although if you want them back exactly like they were before they were dead expect it to be expensive. Best fit resurrection (zombies, ghosts, soul in a jar) tend to be much easier.

However the easiest way to not have people be dead is to not kill them in the first place. Learning a curse of weakness or the like would be much easier then killing them and bring them back.
 
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Which gets her into trouble, in a world unable to effectively police such behavior NOT killing those fuckers is a problem.
 
[X] Tentatively accept. Elda seems confident that you won't bring trouble to her establishment, you'll learn the local currency from what patrons pay, and you might have managed to turn your new magic into a viable weapon by then.
-[X] Ask if Elda can provide you with any resources for learning the local language. Being illiterate is awful.
 
[X] Stick with just working in exchange for overnight accommodations. You're ludicrously overqualified for the position and don't want to waste a whole week.
-[X] The next day, head to the west and toward the Guild enthusiasts you've been pointed to. The sooner you find a Guild, the safer you'll feel.

Yeah, I'm thinking joining a Guild ASAP is the best route forward.
 
[X] Tentatively accept. Elda seems confident that you won't bring trouble to her establishment, you'll learn the local currency from what patrons pay, and you might have managed to turn your new magic into a viable weapon by then.

A curse of weakness would be a good spell to learn. Using our mana to make a ward so we can sleep safely would be my second choice.
I'm also tempted by something that targets those annoying bugs, but that probably shouldn't be a priority right now.
 
[X] Tentatively accept. Elda seems confident that you won't bring trouble to her establishment, you'll learn the local currency from what patrons pay, and you might have managed to turn your new magic into a viable weapon by then.
 
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