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…Man, that's one hell of a typo.I do not think that we can reliably buy a t5 book.
I do think giving the Baldomare 100 buts and telling her to have fun would be the way to go though.
I see I mixed up Baldomare and Mareinettes gifts...
Do... you mean we can't reliably find one to buy? Because a Level 5 book costs 120 bits iirc which, if handing her 100 bits and telling her to have fun is in our budget, feels like it should also be in our budget?I do not think that we can reliably buy a t5 book.
I do think giving the Baldomare 100 bits and telling her to have fun would be the way to go though.
Find one yes.Do... you mean we can't reliably find one to buy? Because a Level 5 book costs 120 bits iirc which, if handing her 100 bits and telling her to have fun is in our budget, feels like it should also be in our budget?
That's probably bcuz we've only ever sent our servants (rolls like, +12, +13 only) instead of ourselves (SH4) or Baldomare (+80? bonus) except for the one time that resulted in the Nat100, iirc.I don't remember if we've even seen a Level Five book in searches. I remember a four came up once or twice, but not Fives. There was the on Six of course, but that was also on a very opportune nat100, so.
Btw, we have actually seen Level 5 books... but they were also in the Nat100 book search update so that still doesn't really tell us what the minimum threshold is for seeing them. Though if we're willing to shill out the extra 30 bits for a RotT, we could scry one for purchase (total of 150 bits) and bypass the issue of rolling high enough entirely.I don't remember if we've even seen a Level Five book in searches. I remember a four came up once or twice, but not Fives. There was the on Six of course, but that was also on a very opportune nat100, so.
nah, we already know how to "advance" her social link.
for Baldomare?What do you think the outcome of "telling her to go have fun" would be. Out of curiosity.
Isn't Stormchaser "Away" next turn? So if we want him to be protected from rituals we'll need to give him a Wrong Key, and we'd be sacrificing one for DoA's summoning, leaving us w/ 0 keys. And if we end up doing Frangiclave expedition T20 (assuming we scry it T19), we'd be very, very vulnerable to death-by-Neighnia on T20....and on that note I REALLY want to send Axe on the Canterlot expedition next turn while we scry for the Frangiclave, unless AND ONLY unless we take the Knock lesson with the expectation of starting work on the knock sacrament right after... which we probably shouldn't do until we're done with the SH one, I think.
It's our action, but we can do it w/ our free social action now.RARITY: either grail lvl 4 lesson (wait, is that a Rarity or Velvet action? I forget), or Commission. (we need to be careful to not do Commissions in a row, and to verify her work is doing fine otherwise)
Actually, since the Wrong key reduces the cost of the ritual, it was:Oh, random thing but since I saw some people say they remembered the possibility but not how, I want to remind people how DoA can be summoned without any more money spent.
> use both 50 bit gifts to negate ritual circle 100 bits
> Wrong Key
> Knock 2 Edge 1 Reagent made this turn.
Or i suppose we could use the second Wrong Key/make a normal Knock 3 reagent if we don't mind spending some bit, and put that 2/1 reagent towards Biedde. The former option even gives us the chance to make an Edge 3 in Turn 19 and fill both sacrifice slots for Biedde without burning our Artifact to summon them both that turn.
I expect telling Baldomare to go have fun will indeed result in her going and having fun.for Baldomare?
I imagine there's something like a table of possible finds, starting at "lvl 4-5 books or lvl 3-4 artifacts/reagents, and going from there, with some kind of bonus or extra rolls for more stuff depending on how much money we give her".
Considering it's her special action, it's near certainly going to find better stuff than we could on our own, except MAYBE if we piled literally all the bonuses we have (so SH influence, AotL and personal search, which ends up in I think +104 to the roll). And even then we're likely to pay more than what Baldomare would.
Of course with Baldomare I fully expect us to find better stuff we would on our own, for cheaper, but we have zero control on what the stuff is. Which means it's fine if we don't need something extremely specific, like a book/artifact of a specific lore.
It also means that if we actually want to find a lvl 6 book for Baldomare, it might be our best option, not counting a sufficiently high rank expedition.
...and on that note I REALLY want to send Axe on the Canterlot expedition next turn while we scry for the Frangiclave, unless AND ONLY unless we take the Knock lesson with the expectation of starting work on the knock sacrament right after... which we probably shouldn't do until we're done with the SH one, I think.
tentative plan:
TURN 19:
AXE: canterlot part 2 expedition
BALDOMARE: scry for Frangiclave
RARITY: either grail lvl 4 lesson (wait, is that a Rarity or Velvet action? I forget), or Commission. (we need to be careful to not do Commissions in a row, and to verify her work is doing fine otherwise)
VELVET: likely fleeting opportunities. Study the forge books to get forge 4 and read the other book (likely an expedition book, but who knows). Summon Axe. Maybe prepare to summon Biedde the turn after by preparing the Reagents?
TURN 20:
AXE AND VELVET: Frangiclave Expedition
BALDOMARE: SH influence on Velvet? Go on Book Hunt if we can afford it?
VELVET: 2 SH actions BEFORE the expedition? A Sacrament is likely to help... Summon Biedde if we can afford it?
another possibility for turn 20, depending on Luna's situation, is laundering the lores through the Canterlot expedition site if we've finished with it.
how likely is it that Copper will target us with Neighnia on T20 specifically though? She targeted us on T17, but she skipped T18 for some reason.Isn't Stormchaser "Away" next turn? So if we want him to be protected from rituals we'll need to give him a Wrong Key, and we'd be sacrificing one for DoA's summoning, leaving us w/ 0 keys. And if we end up doing Frangiclave expedition T20 (assuming we scry it T19), we'd be very, very vulnerable to death-by-Neighnia on T20.
see belowI expect telling Baldomare to go have fun will indeed result in her going and having fun.
As fir possible rewards. I'm not certain really.
-[] [BALDOMARE] "Go have fun." (Give an amount of bits to Baldomare, and she will return with something interesting. She won't bother to do it unless you give her at least 100 bits. You may suggest to her what you want, but she will most likely not listen to you.)
Did we ever get information on how Neighnia's summoning rules work? I mean she is in the Wake 24/7 so is it like permanent after the Ritual binding her to someone till death or 3 months and then she can fuck off if Copper doesn't rebind her like Mareinette? Might explain not having a attack if she is using the Name herself to help in getting whatever she asked for.how likely is it that Copper will target us with Neighnia on T20 specifically though? She targeted us on T17, but she skipped T18 for some reason.
If she skips T19 too, maybe she's changing her approach
The meeting is probably the best choice, but I think Mareinette might be a bit too much(and dangerous) to send alone. Ideally she and Baldomare could go with Velvet to prove that no she isn't lying, they were both set up to kill each other and it would be beneficial to both sides to stop this nonsense before someone really gets hurt. Would that be a threat because we would have two Names with us, with one more at home and another coming in the next month? Yes.Should we consider trying for a meeting, or a targeted assassination? CS had it possible to meet our rivals in public places to negotiate, maybe we could just send Mareinette (or go ourselves) to Manehattan and try for a meeting and some kind of agreement or threat?
No, but Bird was pretty explicit that once our foes have a Name they're not going to let them go (ie do everything they can to keep them).Did we ever get information on how Neighnia's summoning rules work?
What? Rarity focusing on her business was a guaranteed success on the performance roll, not something that levelled up the business to make more. Upgrading her Grail helps and we could have done that sooner, but that takes Velvet actions!In hindsight we should have had Rarity focus only her business. She would probably be + 100 bits a turn.
This would be a massive waste of bits, imo. If we want to kill Copper, send DoA or Biedde (once we have him) after her.5)Another PtN or EiB on Copper? 50 or 45 bits, + reagent (probably the lvl 3 for another 45 bits)
Huh, I forgot the Wrong Key lowered costs. Yeah, that works.Actually, since the Wrong key reduces the cost of the ritual, it was:
Use a 50 bits gift to pay for half the ritual
Use a wrong key as a reagent, gaining priority and reducing the ritual cost by 50 bits.
Use the second 50 bits gift to pay for a level 3 reagent that we will use in DoA's summoning.
We asked and it was allowed since reagents are described as gifts to the Name. It also doesn't use the gifts for something other than DoA, so it doesn't anger Pride.
You mean like I suggested we do before trying to merc her ?Should we consider trying for a meeting, or a targeted assassination? CS had it possible to meet our rivals in public places to negotiate, maybe we could just send Mareinette (or go ourselves) to Manehattan and try for a meeting and some kind of agreement or threat?