SH Sacrament and Baldomare ritual site result. And also servant renovations but I don't imagine that will deserve an update of its own.
yeah, but while we know there's a limit, it's not clear if the limit is artificial or "natural".
even worst case "just" becoming a Long is definitely incentive enough. I suppose the question is if we expect the quest to go on for much longer or not.
let me check...
I dunno Pit the fact the Hours kill off active Long that aren't serving them and the whole vibe that Eternity has, BoH Lore, makes it pretty apparent to me it's artificial.
Okay you're gonna have to walk me through the logic of this, you don't want to find out about where an Outsider is IC because we may not be able to kill them next turn? My entire point is that the sooner we find out how high we need to rise the less the effort we'll waste and this helps in that. While I get the idea of putting this off in favour of Dew I don't get the argument for anything else.
I mean, and I say this as someone who also voted for Dew, laundering the Lores isn't immediately actionable either. And more to the point, if we do have the option to find out what we need to gain the Blood of the Outsider, it's better to know what we're aiming at. Like yeah, having an Edge Sacrament would be great for combat, but if it turns out we don't actually need it then getting it w/ the justification of "for Discord" isn't as useful as actually working toward whatever requirements there are. Because right now, we're completely in the dark re: what we actually have to do.
Thanks for the catch, fixed now.
You've got to admit it's pretty compelling. The scarred mare, leader of a secret army and close ally of the government, versus the rebel outcast from society, who makes monsters. Very easy to misinterpret.EDGE Dyads? REALLY?
Copper thinks a bit too highly of herself
Whoops, been a while since that happened, must have forgotten. Again, thanks for the catch.
It's true. Once you're derailed, it's almost impossible to get back into the mindset of righteous anger that makes you so good at trying to kill someone.ah, yes. Everybody knows that the best way to put an end to a war is to just make it to awkward to have it continue!
Re points against:
yeah, but...
the power of Laughter!
uh. Sending ASH THE THIRD WOLF against DISCORD... I didn't think of it, but it's definitely tempting.
I don't think we should assume all others chosen by Celestia operate in the same moral framework we do. Quite the opposite! Part of the reason I am thinking we should invest some time into Fair Trial — at present, the Bureau capturing Windy or Copper seems like a recipe for a bad time. Not sure if invested time would change that, but it might provide options.
This is both totally true and deeply alarming. It feels too perfect narratively for us to face the question of unleashing this for the sisters we're borne into the world to defeat, as the penultimate step in our quest for Glory. Just the ideal dilemma for us to encounter. Of course you can't get blood from a stone! Of course!
No. That's not what she said. She reminded us that the only way to win is to focus on Winning, not on Not Losing. Making your opponents lose is a common past time of those who fail to adequately focus on winning!
I sort of doubt there's going to be anything easier than Discord. I am reminded a little of Baldomare's comments about finding another way through the gate —it's rare enough you have ONE option, don't expect another if only you look for it.
Oh lord. I had not made this connection and kind of love it. That would be a fun piece to work into Copper!Quest.
Overestimating her own importance is kind of Copper's whole thing. Please don't be too hard on her, she's doing her best to stand up against Velvet, the most overpowered cultist in the current age, and still barely managing to keep up with whatever scraps of attention we put towards fighting her.
Boy oh boy do I have a fun surprise for you sometime down the line.
Also we need to be the ones to get the Blood of the Outsider trait. Not a Wolfspawn. Sending Ash against Discord sounds like the exact opposite of tempting.
I'm not saying we use him to kill Discord, beyond just the fact he almost definitely can't do it, we need the blood. If this thing with Dew isn't a one off and Ash can do other tasks that are tangentially related to hunting, killing, and causing despair then we can have him scout out people; Windy, Copper and Discord are what first come to mind is all. Scout out in preparation of a hunt, or stalk them as a Wolf would it's prey yada yada.
Don't forget about this from our character sheet:
So yes we can send him, but I am deeply doubtful he knows the meaning of restraint. Can he gather intelligence? Only by gnawing on their heads until he reaches their frontal lobes!
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and in the meantime the plates we're spinning include killing the Master and keeping the Faith of the Alicorns, Restoring our daughter-princess to power, getting to Glory, and leading the not-so-secret-police.
If he can actually kill I'd likely send him against Copper really.
.For the hint on an outsider we could send Baldomare scrying.[X] A self-invited guest
Man it's so good to see this update, the need for Esoteric and spookyness is going to be sated. Glad the wedding basically is going off without a hitch, outside of our new guest.
But then again, after all the effort and a whole RA pulled to get to this point, it damn well better have lol
I'm stuck between laundering and Baldomare, but getting that hint on the outsider is something I would rather we have the information on early, before another huge disaster we didn't see coming happens.
Subverting Dew should be doable on our own time, if he still has the awakening even outside of this event, if not maybe it'll end up being someone else who awakens first, idk.
