So could every opportunity be seen that way. This is just one that's a bit of a sharper lesson.
I don't think so, and we don't want her to do it on us or we lose the memories behind Velvet's trauma!
AND that we had Mareinette on guard duty.Wow. Fuck. That throws all the planning out the window
to be fair we suspected it.
yeah, I'll accept the blame for taking that risk on Church. it was in hindsight a risk, especially in a turn we sort of expected to be attacked in.
on the other hoof, it's leaving Velvet with Mareinette when she's at her most vulnerable, without the defense given to her by her eldritch knowledge.
To be fair we can use that one to allow followers to summon Mares fairly easily...
eh, we also have ALL lores zero, Celestia would have nothing to sense.
I think that was three thugs, Biedde fought ONE Windigo, and Velvet fought the thug leader who was too stupid to decide to leave when Biedde and Mareinette were "distracted".
There's technically the Heart Realization still active, but I could believe she wouldn't sense it. and Heart is kind of the least... apparently malicious lore? She could just assume it's luck, some strange magic, or anything else.
it went badly, but in a somewhat manageable way.
I imagine that in her mind the Windigo was meant to keep the guards (or worst case Comet/Axe) busy, and keep in mind that Comet vs Windigo Comet would actually lose unless Comet is using an high rank influence. as in rank 3 AT LEAST. And in the meantime at least one of the Thugs would get inside and kill us.
This is actually a good turn to write Manuscripts, if we want. Assuming we can do that while our lore values are "non-existent" at least. It might be impossible right now... @OurLadyOfWires can we write manuscripts the coming turn?
keep in mind by expedition mechanics each stallion AND the Windigo likely costed her 25 bits to send.
There's Biedde and the guards at the very least after all. Though one of her actions on guarding might not be the worst idea either.
a Windigo, four thugs, with AT LEAST the leader strengthened by what seems to be a tier 2 influence. plus probably 150 bits of expedition costs. And maybe more, if she payed for the kill in advance (like how in CS you can hire temporary followers).
Do I smell an opportunity? Perhaps to reinforce the fact in her head that Velvet was normal before her meteoric rise in lore knowledge.
I just think people are a bit too focused on 'the Lunar Bureau will get Lores from this' angle.
IIRC NPC aren't really beholden to Velvet financial situation and gameplay limitations.
definitely a risk. if we send the Bureau against Copper, we should also start actively going against her with scrying or expeditions.
So we actively need Baldomare for anything? Because a Lantern Influence would still work I believe. The Edge one was doing fine here, anyways. Also a reminder that only the leading Name has to spend their action to do a short expedition.
You need to make your plans based on how you "start" the turn. So, if you start the turn with one (or in our case, zero) health points, all your options and planings will be done based on that.
I know you asked "narratively", but let me start by talking about the mechanical aspects.
I truly appreciate this, and I sincerely apologize for the latest developments.
"If it is a social action Velvet can do, Mareinette can do it instead."
No comment. But more because that whole update is meta-knowledge.
No. Luna's training takes effect at the end of the turn. She would only be "done with her training" at the end of the turn, and Velvet would only be able to teach her starting the following one.
No. Pony sacrifices only.
It wouldn't be as efficient as a focused action. But sure, it makes sense narratively, so that would be allowable.
If it was "just you", then it was just the two of us!
Yes. Mono-Lore at Edge 4.
So, here is the thing.
You have known that Copper hates you for months now. And you two already tried to murder each other with rituals. I fail to see how you could need more clues that you two are at war.
Yes.
You won't meet her in person while in this state. So don't worry.
No.
No. You have "Nonexistent" on all Lores this turn.
Also no. And this is an important distinction.
First of all, thank you kindly! I really appreciate your words.
In case you missed the memo all of the Names could not care less if Velvet up and died. They are only giving Velvet the minimum time and effort required by their summoning contract. If you want more then lackadaisical employees, that only do the bare minimum to not get fired, and spoil their fun vacation in the wake. Velvet needs to earn their friendship. These are names they have the privilege of being at a level of power, where they only ever do what they personally like to do.
Thanks for that little explanation of how you plan things like this, as I said in my last post how the inner workings of interactive fiction like quests work is really interesting to me.
on the other end with limited ways to use Velvet actions this coming turn, something like giving her an influence (grail, or lantern, or SH) and sending her to social, study, or search for books/locations is a not-horrible idea.
Hey, Velvet can, for the first time in MONTHS, not see with her eyes closed and have normal dreams.
oh, this reminds me, Rarity is no longer a minion as she now has more Grail than us.
oh, right, that explains why he couldn't keep multiple opponents there.
another way we were unlucky.
So Biedde was testing us? it has interesting implications.
best I can think of for Velvet actions is to give her an influence (either Grail or Lantern or SH) and use most of her actions on one category.
As Baldomare once said (sort of)... it doesn't matter how many secrets we have in our head, mortals die when they're killed. Velvet is powerful, but as all mortals she's fragile.
Wait, would we lose the scraps if we got the remaining Max levels from the Names? Because if that happens it is not worth it.
He stopped being leashed a while ago. Nobody is leashed right now, even if we still had access to the lores.
But we're not dead!!!
Definitely "sight". That post from me was indeed riddled with typos.
That actually is a not-bad idea.
Yes.
He hasn't been Leashed for a while now. Ever since the marriage I think?
You know, that's a good point. @OurLadyOfWires , what would happen if we gained a Lore Scrap in our current state? Does it just vanish into the aether, does it get banked until we are no longer dancing, or do we have to experiment to find out?
