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And a weapon unneeded gets sheathed. Biedde is a creature of the Colonel; acquiescence to one's master is carved into his very being. We aren't dealing with some Lionsmith lackey of poor discipline and uncontrollable choler.
Well we ordered him to prepare us for Sacrament, we can also order him to pivot to something else if we get the Sacrament on our own. He is, after all, a slave to the chain of command.
Wrath of the Princesses? Plural? Did Celestia roll up for some righteous purgation? Are we trying to race ahead of a solarstorm to take anything of worth?
Let us keep in mind our immediate goals: keeping Cherenkolt and Baldomare in the Wake. What do these goals require? Money. Money for the Rituals to find stuff, money for the Expeditions to get the stuff, and in Cherenkolt's case money to refine the stuff we got and money for the ritual to cure...
I think the answer is dedication. Whether to Harmony, or a Kingdom, or Edge itself, you need the desire to shape yourself into a weapon that no mindless beast could develop.
You also need to not be a complete chump at it though.
I once more campaign for possible loot and minimal suspicion without handicapping Velvet. Disregard one additional Bureau Lore, avoid political headaches, and lay claim to what rewards there may be.
Well we know that Comet didn't use the right words, he just decapitated the Husk out of nowhere. It would be hilarious if the only reason it didn't count was because he didn't say the right words at the time.
It'd be even funnier if the Master told him about it afterwards.
Well looking at the Changeling and Chrysalis PoVs way back in the "All the Queen's Drones" update, the pertinent phrases are as follows:
Comet fought the strongest husk of the Reaguard, but not the oldest or strongest husk overall. And the big hive was missing most of its grown inhabitants...
Perhaps, perhaps. But a lot of Changelings did escape Canterlot, and so it's somewhat logical that their most impressive specimens are the ones that go on to make proto-hives. That and the fact it's a proto-hive implies there is a way to become a full hive, and that implies there is a pathway to...
I personally don't think maximal chance of suspicion/0% chance of loot/2 Bureau Lores is worth more than minimal chance of suspicion/?% chance of loot/1 Bureau Lore.
Mostly because Name Befriendings and some of our Sacraments happen to be rather expensive (looking at you, Long Expeditions and...
[X] Plan: Maximum Rewards
-[X] (TROOPS) "I will be in there. Watch for imposters."
-[X] (LORES) "Try to keep up."
I really hope to hunt down a Worthy Opponent in there to avoid Biedde beating the crap out of us and then getting to carve Velvet's soul if we win. I do not trust him.
Failing...
I really doubt Selene is going to recommend attacking Celestia in the waking world and stealing her premiere anti-Changeling tool as a way to help her.
Welp, that just cements my desire to go solo. Because any Worthy Opponent in here will be easier to deal with than the Edge Name. Biedde is rather terrifying in combat.
Wait, if Challenging a Worthy Opponent makes every pony unable to interfere in a combat, would that mean such Opponents cannot...
@OurLadyOfWires , does the whole "I See You My Enemy," thing for Worthy Opponents count as a Strange Feat, or would it fall under the combat prowess umbrella of no concerns?