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Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)

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alelekitaponga said:
[X] No Insight from Ephemeral Nights Memory

Don't really want to slot in any art that had little to no narrative impact with its usage. Not nearly in the same weight class as the others.
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You know, I think that's why I wasn't really interested in it either. It presented some interesting thoughts when we picked it up, had some use against the folks down below, and then capped off with the really interesting bit of self-reflection we had this past update. Which is a fair amount, but compared to the others is just not as significant to me as stuff like TRF, or FVM, or SNR and such.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by Lena27 on Jul 4, 2020 at 6:34 PM, finished with 269 posts and 122 votes.
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BungieONI said:
You know, I think that's why I wasn't really interested in it either. It presented some interesting thoughts when we picked it up, had some use against the folks down below, and then capped off with the really interesting bit of self-reflection we had this past update. Which is a fair amount, but compared to the others is just not as significant to me as stuff like TRF, or FVM, or SNR and such.
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That's partly why I am glad the format for learning arts has changed a bit, as we are getting 'better' intros of new arts. Hopefully that would help them distinguish themselves further on in events, which means they''d get more narrative weight by the time Ling Qi master them.

That is also why I really want to train UGM and BKSD before FSS+, so that those two new arts have some times where they can show their worth and shine.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by sleepypanda on Jul 5, 2020 at 8:51 AM, finished with 277 posts and 127 votes.
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Okay, so I have made a couple changes more in depth system adjustments are still being tinkered with but for now...

Black Mirror is now an A rank technique, reflecting its level of power more accurately

West Wind Step has been adjusted to this.

From the warm west wind comes spring and summer, heralding spring, and in it's recession is the coming of fall and winter. Predictable in a way that the other winds are not, nonetheless it was the last to be captured. The west wind comes and goes, and naught may halt or capture it again. When used, the user acoids all effects of B rank or lower, regardless of potency. This includes effects which normally cannot be avoided, such as field effects, as the user scatters, rematerializing with Far range of their current position. When the user takes this action, they may attempt a special dispel using derived stealth as their attribute on a single negative effects currently affecting them and if successful apply it to an enemy within Close Range.



When using this technique allies within close range of the users destination receive a significant bonus to Physical and Spiritual avoid, and reduce the damage of all incoming effects by one rank until the users next turn.
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Its taken all week but I have finally caught up! Been reading both quests non stop since I stumbled across this story on RR.

Just made an account so I could tip my hat to the QM and say I have thoroughly enjoyed his story so far and eagerly await further installments.

Out of curiousity, is it just people who have been around since the begining who vote? Or can humble initiates such as myself throw our 2 cents in?
 
Katana1515 said:
Its taken all week but I have finally caught up! Been reading both quests non stop since I stumbled across this story on RR.

Just made an account so I could tip my hat to the QM and say I have thoroughly enjoyed his story so far and eagerly await further installments.

Out of curiousity, is it just people who have been around since the begining who vote? Or can humble initiates such as myself throw our 2 cents in?
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Everyone is welcome to vote. Welcome aboard!
 
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Katana1515 said:
Its taken all week but I have finally caught up! Been reading both quests non stop since I stumbled across this story on RR.

Just made an account so I could tip my hat to the QM and say I have thoroughly enjoyed his story so far and eagerly await further installments.

Out of curiousity, is it just people who have been around since the begining who vote? Or can humble initiates such as myself throw our 2 cents in?
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Usually, everyone can vote on quests. There are some quests that have special rules on who can vote, I think (never seen one, actually, just basing it on the quest primer on this board), but I assume said rules are posted on an obvious place.

I also do not think? said rules would be ones that require someone to be on a quest from the start, but as I have said, never seen a quest with special rules on who is allowed to vote, so I really cannot comment on what is common in those rare situations where limitations do exist.
 
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Katana1515 said:
Its taken all week but I have finally caught up! Been reading both quests non stop since I stumbled across this story on RR.

Just made an account so I could tip my hat to the QM and say I have thoroughly enjoyed his story so far and eagerly await further installments.

Out of curiousity, is it just people who have been around since the begining who vote? Or can humble initiates such as myself throw our 2 cents in?
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Strictly speaking you don't need to have read any of the quest at all in order to vote.
 
Katana1515 said:
Its taken all week but I have finally caught up! Been reading both quests non stop since I stumbled across this story on RR.

Just made an account so I could tip my hat to the QM and say I have thoroughly enjoyed his story so far and eagerly await further installments.

Out of curiousity, is it just people who have been around since the begining who vote? Or can humble initiates such as myself throw our 2 cents in?
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Welcome!

I believe the only limitation is a 2 hour moratorium after each update during which there's no voting to give people a chance to discuss first.
 
Hi everyone!

Something I've been meaning to ask for a while: is there a list somewhere of all Qi types with their attributes/effects?
 
God said:
Hi everyone!

Something I've been meaning to ask for a while: is there a list somewhere of all Qi types with their attributes/effects?
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I don't think so. There are basically infinite different types of Qi in FOD. Just look at us, we have music as a qi type. We do have a list have the traditional five elements: Fire, wood, metal, water and earth. Then there are the Imperial Eight: Heaven, lake, fire, thunder, wind, water, mountain, and earth.

I can't remember all of the effects so sorry about that.
 
God said:
Hi everyone!

Something I've been meaning to ask for a while: is there a list somewhere of all Qi types with their attributes/effects?
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The Imperial Eight are:
Earth: Devotion and community
Fire: Aggression and passion
Heaven (lightning): Ingenuity, creativity and inventiveness
Lake: Material joy, pleasure, contentment and tranquility
Mountain: Steadfastness, endurance and stubborness
Thunder (sound): Ambition and initiative
Water: Resourcefullness, adaptability and wit
Wind: Freedom, wanderlust and curiousity

The Traditional Five are:
Wood: Life and spontaneity
Fire: As above
Earth: As above
Metal: Stoic determination, calm rationality and steadfastness
Water: As above

There is also the overarching Yin and Yang dichotomy regarding qi, representing opposing aspects of an element
Yin Wood is poison, rot and decay, while Yang Wood is growth and vitality for instance

The Empire commonly postulates that female cultivators naturally lean Yin while male cultivators lean Yang, but this is actually incorrect
WoG on Discord reveals that Yin/Yang affinity is actually determined by temperment, which is in turn influenced by culture
This is why for instance Xiulan has no issue cultivating all the Yang

There are also unlisted elements such as Darkness, which represents desire, hunger, calm and apathy
We don't have any idea how many other non traditional elements there are or what they all reflect


Advanced elements like Music, Cold or Toxin move away from the whole elemental emotion thing and start to reflect concepts instead, Cold being entropy, death and endings
We don't know how many advanced elements there are or what they all represent
 
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