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

[AbeoLogos]

Metal and Wind is an interesting combination, as we learn more about Xia Lin, her disposition, struggles, and history. Metal represents logic, self-control, rationality, and even rigidity. Wind's the opposite in a lot of ways; formlessness, freedom, flexibility.

Given the, imo, implied metal defense art as well as her extreme confidence in it and mention of her aunt's project, I wonder if she was deeply steeped in Metal to start out and branched out to Wind after whatever events shifted her from her original, "simpler", Way.

It wouldn't be a mismatch with her relative openness to our/Renxiang's funky cultural misadventures and her own doubts surrounding the identity of her heritage, at least.

 

[yrsillar]

Heyo locking up can I get the final tally?

 

[CedeTheBees]

Adhoc vote count started by CedeTheBees on Mar 17, 2025 at 12:54 PM, finished with 149 posts and 103 votes.

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  [X] I would wield it to put them on the defense, to be miserly with their power and resources, and loathe to expend anything that is theirs.

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  [X] I would wield it to encourage glory-seeking, to make them willing to sacrifice what they should not for their dreams.

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[Psuedo Nym]

nice to see we're making the opposition go the Megalixer route with this Art.

may their hesitation lead them directly to a TPK at which point we can fulfill the maxim of the Fifteenth Legion from Practical Guide to Evil

"KILL THEM TAKE THEIR STUFF"

 

[Alectai]

Elixir Syndrome is a real thing, and it's something that you can't really outgrow, or easily ignore without having a mindset so alien to the human experience that most of our build should be failing from the get-go. (I think this would work even against the Ith-ia, it's not like Sacrifice is a desirable state for them, just that they're willing to do so to win if need be, making them hesitate to wait for the 'Best Moment' is still within the reach of this move)

And giving us time to set up by making them think to be wary of hitting us first is benefiting our build.

 

[DareDaemon]

Elixir Syndrome is a real thing, and it's something that you can't really outgrow, or easily ignore without having a mindset so alien to the human experience that most of our build should be failing from the get-go. (I think this would work even against the Ith-ia, it's not like Sacrifice is a desirable state for them, just that they're willing to do so to win if need be, making them hesitate to wait for the 'Best Moment' is still within the reach of this move)

And giving us time to set up by making them think to be wary of hitting us first is benefiting our build.

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Also anything they don't use is something we can loot.