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Time of the Gods: Into the Amber Age

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[] Accept the Wolf of the Moon's blessing.

Moon affinities.

[] Accept the Fish of the River's blessing.

Water affinities.

[X] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.

Dungeon bypass? Well, considering over the final hill is either the Old God or Halisee, I think I'll try the bypass.
Might be Trade, Mischief or Human?

Powerofmind said:
You are stopped by a figure with wild hair the color of fire. "Halt! I am the lord of this place!" he exclaims as he brandishes a bladed club. "Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

"I am Gaerig," you tell him. "I come here so that I may reach the mouth of the river."
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Hi Fire Thief
Powerofmind said:
You come upon a village of wolf-men, herding fluffy animals. The strongest among them approaches you. "Stop, stranger! Who are you, and what are you doing here?"

"I am Gaerig," you tell him. "I come here in search of the fire-haired man, who stole my jug."

The wolf-man nods solemnly, and commiserates. "The fire-haired man has also stolen from me," he informs you sadly, gesturing to his neck. "He has taken from me a medallion of great importance. He is crafty, though, so I cannot defeat him when I catch him. I will help you find him."
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Hi Sirivam!
Powerofmind said:
You come upon a dried riverbed, where a large fish-man angrily pounds the cracked dust. In the bed are endless fleets of boats, trapped by the lack of flowing water. You approach the fish-man cautiously in his temper and call out to him. "I am Gaerig!" you tell him. "I have come to find the mouth of the river, but it is dry! How did this happen?"

Startled, the fish-man turns to you, a sorrowful look on his face. "The fire-haired thief!" he cries. "He has stolen the river! Please, I will lend you my aid if you only return the river to me!"
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Hi Fishy!
 
veekie said:
I assume freeform shapeshifting like Sun Wukong's 64 Transformations and Loki's own myriad forms are Local God tier? Or are they trait extensions like Chimera subtraits? Considering you mentioned that multiple Elemental Avatars can unlock Shapeshifting, would it be able to absorb them like Chimera does to animal affinities?
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A high enough avatar (requirement reduces as god tier goes up) unlocks freer shifting without having a component trait, though it has a weakened effect on trying to breed in the trait you don't have. At least, I think that's what you mean for 'freeform' shapeshifting. Shapeshifter doesn't gate a chimera umbrella, even with multiple avatar types. Avatar types are powerful, more than your average aspect trait, especially when you have more than one and T3 shapeshifting. They are not umbrella-able.
Captain Spatula said:
Can we get both? We helped both of them. Why wouldnt the moon and sea blessings be beneficial? I mean, both of those blessings would be amazing as a sea spirit.
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Only one blessing can be accepted. Remember, technically everything here is Harzivan's stuff. That'd be like double-dipping!
 
[] Accept the Wolf of the Moon's blessing.

More moon, while helpful in the short run, I'd rather keep to Gaerig's inherent water affinity

[] Accept the Fish of the River's blessing.

Potential Stream/River affinity. Very valuable if we want to travel inland without losing power, so a long term gain.

[] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.

Mystery option, potential shiny.

@Powerofmind What kind of ship is it, and can Gaerig take it with her?
 
Powerofmind said:
A high enough avatar (requirement reduces as god tier goes up) unlocks freer shifting without having a component trait, though it has a weakened effect on trying to breed in the trait you don't have. At least, I think that's what you mean for 'freeform' shapeshifting.
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That's what I meant yes. Things like turning into a bird without a bird trait, turning into a house, etc.
Powerofmind said:
Shapeshifter doesn't gate a chimera umbrella, even with multiple avatar types. Avatar types are powerful, more than your average aspect trait, especially when you have more than one and T3 shapeshifting. They are not umbrella-able.
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Ah, okay. Noted.

That'd be an interesting angle for a beatstick to take to be sure. But not for Gaerig.
chocolote12 said:
It's a nicer way of saying that we'll explode.
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Boom!
 
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Hmm...this might very well be our chance to pick up another inherent trait/upgrade our current inherent trait...if that is the case, then its not too big a deal of a choice, since either way we're inherenting a trait we want to keep. Next most likely imo is that it gives us a new trait, which makes the choice more important...hmm...So moon, water, or mystery choice (which i'm thinking might be a "put this type of choice off, get different choices...maybe thats the path to traits we don't have a tie in to yet?)
[X] Accept the Wolf of the Moon's blessing.

Edit: @Powerofmind when this is all over, can you give us the basic rundown on what the choices we didn't pick might have led to, both narratively and mechanically?
 
veekie said:
A bit. The costs are harsh, and don't forget for especially long treks, it can cost more than 1 sustenance. The implication of the Influence 5 Crone having to abandon most of her planned actions this turn JUST to come to us indicates the influence cost is substantial.
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If it would have cost more, Powerofmind would have added it. It's still not as expensive as when we picked up the moon stone(Which was 27 DE for 2/3 of 20 miles still at 2 Influence) or Moonlight or Harvest Moon. We could have done it this turn with the guarantee that she wouldn't find us. Also Gaerig would be travelling by herself as opposed to the Crone who, as you yourself has said, would be travelling with a retinue as a Faith Spirit.
 
Abby Normal said:
Hmm...this might very well be our chance to pick up another inherent trait/upgrade our current inherent trait...if that is the case, then its not too big a deal of a choice, since either way we're inherenting a trait we want to keep.
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Hmm, didn't think about that. If that's the case Moon would be VERY good.
Sivantic said:
If it would have cost more, Powerofmind would have added it. It's still not as expensive as when we picked up the moon stone(Which was 27 DE for 2/3 of 20 miles still at 2 Influence) or Moonlight or Harvest Moon. We could have done it this turn with the guarantee that she wouldn't find us. Also Gaerig would be travelling by herself as opposed to the Crone who, as you yourself has said, would be travelling with a retinue as a Faith Spirit.
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True that.
 
[X] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.
 
This time, I'm going to vote thematically instead of trying to do it strategically.

"Thank you, little Gaerig," says the wolf god. "The petty thief dared steal from his betters, and has been punished. You may have my blessing."
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Frankly, I don't like this blessing; being praised for upholding the social order doesn't seem fitting or even attractive, really.

"Thank you, little Gaerig," says the fish god. "You are good to the creatures of the sea, and rescued the river. You may have my blessing."
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On the other hand, THIS, I like. Rescuing a river sounds like a fun thing to be praised for, and being "good to the creatures of the sea" is absolutely a good fit for us. With the Sea Pixies, we're already quite good to one species and counting.

[] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.
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Its an interesting option, but since we only get to pass through this Instance once, I'd rather take the full/standard route.

[X] Accept the Fish of the River's blessing.
 
Powerofmind said:
An ornate mask. Shaped with unnatural perfection to imitate a smiling person, when you place it upon your face, you can become anything.
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Huh, not so much art, but shape shifting. That was unexpected, but we probably should have expected that. Harzivan wasn't very artsy, when we knew him, but he had some aspects of change, especially at the end.

Powerofmind said:
fire-haired man, and seeing the fashioned crown of obsidian upon his head
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Hi Fire Thief! Being more literal about your thievery than I remember, I see. But of course, you were Harzivan's enemy for a time, so you'll be an enemy here, too.

Powerofmind said:
wolf-men, herding fluffy animals
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Hi Sirivam! And fluffy things Gaerig doesn't know about since they can't live where she lives.

So, Fire Thief stole the moon from Best Dog? That was the initial impetus for Siri's people to attack, then?

Powerofmind said:
large fish-man angrily pounds the cracked dust.
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Hi Fish Spirit! The vision quest is interpreting the proto-irrigation walls as stealing the river, here? Or, if it's from Fish Spirit's perspective... Man, that really was terrible for him, back then.

Powerofmind said:
[] Accept the Wolf of the Moon's blessing.
[] Accept the Fish of the River's blessing.
[] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.
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Wolf is Moon, and something else that's associated with punishment? Or against thievery, or against the lesser-over-the-betters. Or something. upholding the social order. And, of course, wolves. And dogs! His blessing should be something to do with those. Like a full moon for light to guide the way and wolves to guard the path?
Fish is River/Water, and Fish (and aquatic animals in general). Not quite sure what the blessing would be.
The mystery option is to bypass the final obstacle, though I would be unsurprised if something else happens. It gives Gaerig some idea of how to handle river boats, I think, and how to use the moon to handle the waters. I'm not sure what the final hill is: the only hill I can really remember is Harzivan's original cairn-shrine, the healing spring hill, and the hill that became a crater when Harzivan killed that Old God. None seem quite right.

I think I'll vote for the Fish; I don't want to skip to the end, and while I love dogs, I want to pursue Gaerig's connection to sea animals more.
[X] Accept the Fish of the River's blessing
 
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[X] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.
 
[X] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.
 
Heck with it,
[X] Accept the Fish of the River's blessing.

This could be our best chance of getting River affinity and that would be vital if we don't want to be stuck on the coastline. Neolithic era, being near clean sources of water is super important so to find villages to scare/trick into building shrines, we just need to follow the water. As the best way to raise Influence is to cap number of shrines we need to find new places to build them after alll. Especially as Saiga has shrines in other villages so we could convince him to let us build one there in exchange for having one built in Apostate Fishing Village(Which would need to change its name._.) or perhaps use of the mask after Gaerig gets Shapeshifter?
 
[X] Instead, ask that the Fish grant you a ship, and the Wolf grant you swift tides, so that you might travel to the mouth by river, instead of passing over the final hill.
 
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