Threads Of Destiny(Eastern Fantasy, Sequel to Forge of Destiny)
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[X] A bombastic and overbearing piece (Damaging, Yang, Presence)
Screw it, to do anything else would be like telling Gui to act straight laced and serious or Zhen to be deferential and soft spoken. I think the most important thing is to teach her that she as an individual has inherent worth, however that manifests. Hanyi is not her mom nor is she Ling Qi, and trying to be either is a mistake. While I would like to curb some of her more bratty tendencies, she is still a young spirit. Hopefully they will fade in time like it usually does for teenagers.
Screw it, to do anything else would be like telling Gui to act straight laced and serious or Zhen to be deferential and soft spoken. I think the most important thing is to teach her that she as an individual has inherent worth, however that manifests. Hanyi is not her mom nor is she Ling Qi, and trying to be either is a mistake. While I would like to curb some of her more bratty tendencies, she is still a young spirit. Hopefully they will fade in time like it usually does for teenagers.
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[X] A bombastic and overbearing piece (Damaging, Yang, Presence)
Yeah, I'd say that this is really more a choice about her overall character direction. Does she want to be more awesome (ice!Xiulan!)? Does she want to be cool and sexy like her mother (might have problems with her kidnapping youmg men when she's older)? Does she want to be strong like big sis?
She can train and iron out problems once we've got a better idea of her overall direction.
Arkeus
Crazy cat guy
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Am I missing something? If we are talking about what Hanyi is good at, it's about Control (LWM) and Damage (FPS). Either the beautiful alluring piece or bombastic one are about further specialising in control/damage. The only one that's not about specialising is the quiet melancholic one, as far as I can tell.
Is something obvious passing me by?
Is something obvious passing me by?
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- New Zealand
[X] A bombastic and overbearing piece (Damaging, Yang, Presence)
Not going to lie, the Idea of a field of frozen corpse with Death metal!Hanyi is pretty convincing.
Not going to lie, the Idea of a field of frozen corpse with Death metal!Hanyi is pretty convincing.
[X] A bombastic and overbearing piece (Damaging, Yang, Presence)
Why can't she? She is always going to be with the team in fights that matter, she is bound to Ling Qi after all.
[X] A bombastic and overbearing piece (Damaging, Yang, Presence)
Must have gotten it from her dad
Must have gotten it from her dad
fictionfan
Please sir, may I have some Meows?
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- Tempe, AZ
Besides her being on top of a mountain is thematic.
[X] A beautiful and alluring piece (Control, Balanced, Manipulation)
[X] A quiet and melancholic piece (Defensive, Yin, Composure)
The bombastic piece sounds like it would fit Hanyi like she is but wouldn't change anything for her or let her grow. She's in a funk right now since her mother's death half a year back and this should be her taking a step to move on rather than continue on the same path. These options are to either lean further into who she is right now, define who she wants to be in the future or accept her grief over her mothers death. Only the latter options seem like they fulfill Zeqing's wish and let Hanyi grow beyond her childhood.
I think I prefer the melancholic piece since it would be equivalent to letting her settle down and contemplate rather than brush past the grief. Opposite that Hanyi isn't human and spirits and cultivators do have a incentive to focus and progress more towards what they want to be than seeking a healthy and balanced mentality. Either goes for me but both are better than the bombastic.
[X] A quiet and melancholic piece (Defensive, Yin, Composure)
The bombastic piece sounds like it would fit Hanyi like she is but wouldn't change anything for her or let her grow. She's in a funk right now since her mother's death half a year back and this should be her taking a step to move on rather than continue on the same path. These options are to either lean further into who she is right now, define who she wants to be in the future or accept her grief over her mothers death. Only the latter options seem like they fulfill Zeqing's wish and let Hanyi grow beyond her childhood.
I think I prefer the melancholic piece since it would be equivalent to letting her settle down and contemplate rather than brush past the grief. Opposite that Hanyi isn't human and spirits and cultivators do have a incentive to focus and progress more towards what they want to be than seeking a healthy and balanced mentality. Either goes for me but both are better than the bombastic.
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Based on what?
Affirming yourself and pressing forward, to internalize the you of right now and go all in on that identity is also a way to move on.
Sometimes the loss of a loved one isnt a thing to leave behind, but an impetus to charge ever onward, ever forward into the future.
Rather than a memory, it becomes MOTIVATION
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- Staring into the void
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- Fabulously Rainbow Ireland
None of these are the "accept her mother's death" option or the "let hanyi grow" option where it doesn't happen if we don't pick the "right" one, she's growing and maturing either way.
Everyone grieves and deals with deaths of loved ones differently too
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Arkeus
Crazy cat guy
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- France
[X] A beautiful and alluring piece (Control, Balanced, Manipulation)
[X] A quiet and melancholic piece (Defensive, Yin, Composure)
Narratively this would be because I am wary that Bombastic would basically be the NOTHING IS WRONG HERE WOOHOO choice of denialdenialdenial. Maybe it will be a beautiful bombastic send off for Zeqing, but... that doesn't seem to fit what I believe her character to be, while DENIAL is.
Meta wise, because I am getting really annoyed that no matter what, whenever there is a art choice and there is a damage option the damage option will will. I would be glad to be proven wrong, but this kind of vote choice pisses me off because the vote is already written in stone from the get go, and it's just bad QMing.
[X] A quiet and melancholic piece (Defensive, Yin, Composure)
Narratively this would be because I am wary that Bombastic would basically be the NOTHING IS WRONG HERE WOOHOO choice of denialdenialdenial. Maybe it will be a beautiful bombastic send off for Zeqing, but... that doesn't seem to fit what I believe her character to be, while DENIAL is.
Meta wise, because I am getting really annoyed that no matter what, whenever there is a art choice and there is a damage option the damage option will will. I would be glad to be proven wrong, but this kind of vote choice pisses me off because the vote is already written in stone from the get go, and it's just bad QMing.
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- United States of America
Zhengui is developing artillery!
This has the potential to be a quite potent technique. By taking in some earth qi, Zhengui seems to then make a pretty large missile which can then explode as it reaches the target. This technique seems, to me, to be pushing Zhengui more towards a solid immobile hardpoint. With the possible range from his artillery technique, he can force people to actually engage in a range which more of his techniques are effective.
It's going to be interesting to see how Zhengui improves the technique. There's range increase, missile shell density, firepower in the missile, and of course a better way to draw in earth qi to make the missile. I'm of the opinion that Zhengui can extend roots into the ground to draw in the earth qi into him like a tree.
Either way, it's pretty cool that Zhengui is using other elements outside of his elemental spread to improve and do things that he wants to do. All in all, I'm pretty excited to see this development!
Mmm, melancholy seems like it has really interesting opportunities to build off the issues she's dealing with right now and Zeqing's death - as well as possibly cute moments with Ling Qi.
It continues on quite well perhaps the way that Ling Qi was injecting her influence into things, and making her own spin on FSS's lessons. It works really well for them bonding and getting closer I think.
Alluring, as was said above, works well with the idea of her growing up like Zeqing wanted. People are looking at her brattiness right now and going "looks like bombastic" - but this could also just be seen as an expression of her being a child spirit. Indeed, alluring could be seen as a more mature version of the same troublemaking tendancies. Think Xiulan playing with Shen Hu rather than Xiulan setting people on fire. And she does seem to enjoy luring people to their doom...
[X] A beautiful and alluring piece (Control, Balanced, Manipulation)
[X] A quiet and melancholic piece (Defensive, Yin, Composure)
It continues on quite well perhaps the way that Ling Qi was injecting her influence into things, and making her own spin on FSS's lessons. It works really well for them bonding and getting closer I think.
Alluring, as was said above, works well with the idea of her growing up like Zeqing wanted. People are looking at her brattiness right now and going "looks like bombastic" - but this could also just be seen as an expression of her being a child spirit. Indeed, alluring could be seen as a more mature version of the same troublemaking tendancies. Think Xiulan playing with Shen Hu rather than Xiulan setting people on fire. And she does seem to enjoy luring people to their doom...
[X] A beautiful and alluring piece (Control, Balanced, Manipulation)
[X] A quiet and melancholic piece (Defensive, Yin, Composure)
Narratively, the other two might be even more denial as it is Hanyi just continuing to copy Zeqing and LQ and not trying to be her own person. More denial there really.
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It not necessarily copying either her mom or big sis. While composing her melody, she can devote some time to quiet contemplation. Meditating on the ways in which she needs to grow can help her mature. A bombastic song is just more of the same.
I don't see how other voters having different priorities than you do is bad QMing.