I prefer Baldomare's Secret Histories Sacrament, to be honest. Exploring beyond the map to find new and wondrous things are my jam. Also, less danger and less action cost.
we don't KNOW it's less dangerous.
We know there's danger to both, we don't actually KNOW how much.
Next turn draft is as follows:
Baldomare - scry Windy Flakes
Jade Whistle - scry W*ndigos
Biedde - expedition, priority 1 destroy W*ndigos, priority 2 finding Neighna
Mareinette - Heart lesson
Axe - Knock lesson
Rarity - Commission
Fluttershy + Comet Feet & Servants - Cover bases
Selene - general bonus + (free action space, to be decided)
Investigators - ??? (based on results)
Constables - Tall Tale
Commissioner Action - accompany on Tall Tale, launder Forge Redemption
Social - Filthy Rich + Leash
Forge Redemption
Moth Sacrament
Induct Cadance into Lores
Induct Luna into Lores
(free action space, to be decided)
Mansus - explore Shattered Stairways / Peak
I'd rather scary for Neighnia rather than Windy I think.
We also want to do Axe's sacrament. I'm not 100% sure I want to do Moth Sacrament next turn, but we'll see. I'd definitely be more willing to do it if we had Spoiled Rich ready rather than Filthy Rich.
The issue is that it probably gives benefits to personally searching for expedition sites.
Which is pretty useless to us because we have Baldomare and good scrying skills.
The theme and favour of that direction of lore is just not a good fit for Velvet.
Besides given the nature of our brand there's bound to be juicy lore in our personal sacrament.
I tend to agree, though to be fair I have to remind everyone that all we're assuming about personal and Baldomate SH sacrament powers is just speculation.
We don't know for sure what Velvet will unlock with either sacrament, though "something about seeing other histories or moving to them/switching with their Velvet" and "something related to finding expedition sites" are reasonable guesses.
You trust Velvet, the Commissioner of the Lunar Bureau.
But she is more than just the Commissioner. And that... That, you want to trust. But only want to.
Because the mare behind that title is... Impossible. Like a legend from a story come to life, rising up when the world needed ponies like her the most. Impossible in the best of ways, yes. But impossible all the same.
that's more than fair, really. Velvet's story is just unbelievable.
Though by the same logic even the story of the Elements of Harmony sounds farfetched
-[] A smile. Hidden, deep and quiet in her eyes. Only there for a moment before vanishing. Because she knew. She led you here, you and you alone. She saw your doubt, knew you, and manuvered you here. To make herself seem... normal. To lure you in like... who knows who else. She is impossible. She is. You can't trust her, and that... that something about her! You can't, you won't. Ever. But why then? Why does it feel like... Like she wanted you to see that smile?
-[] A mare. One with the world on her shoulders, and reins in her hooves. Impossibly stubborn and stuck in her position, but not faltering from it. Almost wishing she would falter from it. That she could be... just mortal again. Just Velvet Covers. But for the good of Equestria, refuses that comfort. Admirable. But you still don't know her. If you can trust her. She struggles, yes, but how is she still... here? How does she manage?
-[] Honesty. The crumbling edges of a mare who somehow was holding herself together. One that near died just a few short weeks ago, and now is... impossibly worried for you. Not worried about your commitment to the cause, but to you, personally. Because she saw that demanding you hold your questions weighed heavy, she wanted to speak with you. Despite... everything. You knew she was trying more than her hardest for Equestria, but... How? How could you not trust her now?
funny how all three are accurate.
Velvet knew, and her words are measured
Velvet is just a Mare, with more power than she should have, trying to accomplish more than can be reasonably expected by anyone
Velvet is a mother above all else, and she'll damn the world for her family if it comes down to it, even if she oh so dearly hopes it won't.
And she trusts nobody else to do a better job than her, so she takes risks and decisions she admittedly should not have a right to make at times, like with Luna.
[X] Plan: Primer and Warning
Is solidly ahead.
Though man I would really prefer
[X] One Lore and Warning
This is the chance to make the Bureau familiar with the lores! We can accelerate that process so much, making them a lot more effective a lot sooner! And we also save ourselves the work, and risk, of trying to do this all over again later!
I'd really REALLY prefer one lore + forge combo. maybe windigo too, I'm not quite sure what I want on that front but I just want to introduce the ritual, just in case!
I admittedly would prefer lore 1 to lore 0, but to be fair this is only our FIRST chance to introduce the lores, not the last.
We can probably introduce more of them from Changeling hive expedition (if we go there and plant proof ourselves) and on canterlot expedition (AFTER finishing part 3 please!). And that's if we don't get other opportunities in the meantime!
In a way sharing things piece by piece might make it more believable. If three different locations present proof and information about this weird eldritch magic, then it makes it more believable that it's true. And Who'd suspect it's VELVET that's planting it there to be found?!
I feel your being a bit pessimistic but if Velvet thinks it's a threat she can take her paranoid preparations.
Just have Prime Velvet transfer the bindings to Selene beforehand and do it at home where Mareinette can Grail away any issues once Prime Velvet gets back.
@OurLadyOfWires could we? Actually, did Velvet feel the bindings to the Name move with her when she visited the other History, or not? We know the Realizations didn't transfer, but it's unclear if the bindings did.
We can easily afford the action on Selene guarding Velvet and keeping the bindings, I think. And if we did it AFTER her training was complete than I'd expect she wouldn't find them as much of a burden as they were the first time.
