If we're doing a separate follow-up, Selene on her own would probably be fine. Since I'd imagine she could just open the safe with Knock and then actually destroy the evidence later?
...actually I'm not sure Selene would have to roll for the safe itself, logically, since she has previously demonstrated to capable of both a) long-range teleportation (as Luna) and b) making a big fucking explosion (just now).
You don't need the Lores to know that sometimes the most effective way to rob a safe is to simply steal the entire safe.
But in regards to evidence, rather than ultra vague texts that point Bureau into general direction of Lores couldn't we plant a in-depth primer of level 0 for everything that's masked as cult indoctrination methodology or the like? It would both be unlikely to be taken by Eclipse and push the investigation towards Lores significantly forward compared to the ultra vague ones, even if it would require deciphering by Bureau to realize that it's not all just bunch of fancy mysticism, deciphering we can help along with
In an ideal situation I'd love to plant something that resonates with one or both of our Investigators, basically kicking off
Cultist Simulator's Detective legacy only with minions loyal enough to bring the matter to our attention. From there we leverage our recent near-death experience to justify a peculiar awareness and/or faculty with the Mystery our Buerau "found". Say if Beyond Reproach has a particular connection to the Secret Histories, planting a
Confounding Parable could be just the thing to get him to ask the right
Questions.
Truth is found in the seeking after all, not in the answer.
Basically, this is an excellent opportunity to dictate/suggest/overlay the story we want other ponies to tell themselves as they explore the newly-found/long-lost/never-gone Lores.
As for planting false evidence I think idea to focus Eclipse on Forge instead of Lantern have some merit. Crystal Empire will reappear soon and our tank army would not manifest itself on its own
It's a novel idea, but if we were going to try to influence Eclipse directly we really should have taken the in with Midday back at the Wedding. Rather late now innit, he's already started his own society, and I'm sure they're quite
Fascinated with lantern to the exclusion of aught else.
Ultimately I foresee a conflict in jurisdiction between the Lunar Bureau and Eclipse regarding the Lores, we're somewhat aided by their presumed myopic focus on Lantern, but disadvantaged by their head start. We need to get a move on or Midday will have too good of an argument for monopolizing any and all eldritch information/assets, in
particular, this needs to be rooted and established before Midday thinks to petition Celestia to issue a diktat.
I do not like this for implications as to his sacrament option.
Not with somepony bound to the Colonel.
The Sacrament simply requires us to prove ourselves a capable devotee of Edge by wounding him, it is not a commitment to a particular creed. It is, for a given definition, safe even, since he will call the ritual off if we get to one wound whereas a Worthy Foe won't stop until one or both of us are dead.
