I think that is because the Names are giving something that is mechanically the same as a lesson or Influence coming from them: Guaranteed to succeed.
We can get up to a +93 Lantern bonus w/ a Lantern 4 reagent, so we'd have a decent chance and I think it'd be worth it. Even if the Moldywarp Stone was the only Moth 7 artifact in existence, scrying for the highest level available Moth artifact would still point us to a Level 6 artifact.
we're actually in not THAT much of a rush, as we're on track to get Moth 5 on turn 23 anyway, so we COULD wait for Baldomare to be free. We'll see.
Again, probably only 2 people sent. I imagine Mareinette + either Selene (1 action cost out of 3) or Biedde. that 140 bits reserved, and again I expect us to ACTUALLY spend only half of them.
the SH Sacrament expedition. ONLY 40 bits, nearly negligible really.
Depending on how things pan out this turn we may want to plant more Lore knowledge (or the ritual circles), but otherwise yeah, I think we're better off leaving the proto-hive alone in favor of the more valuable expeditions.
Three attempts to reach ~90% success chance is with two Lantern AotLs; three attempts w/ no AotLs only gets us to 66.5%, which would probably be okay enough if it weren't for the doom clock ticking in the background being dependent on our Moth level. Without any AotLs, it'd be five attempts to reach a similar success margin (~92%).
nah, AotL is not to a single action, it's to a single ROLL.
basically. though Personally I'd rather study artifacts. We have Lantern 4 (useful to allow Selene to scry with really good rolls by using Lantern 4 and SH 3 from Artifacts), Winter 4 (admittedly not essential to anything, though like Lantern 4 it brings us closer to the Lantern and Winter sacraments...)
Do what, exactly?
No, Jade's just fine with the Lantern roll, the thing she'd have trouble with the the Knock DC which is why it'd be really nice to be able to keep Frangiclave. And studying the Lantern 4 artifact not only lets Selene act as a scryer, but opens up using Biedde, DoA, and Selene as reliable summoners of MitLs.
That... could work if it was a higher level Artifact but with Celestia at Lantern 1 it seems very unsafe to leave Cadance with such a weak way to hide her lores.
too little too late. Celestia is Lantern 1 now, might be Lantern 2 by the beginning of next turn, and worst case lvl 3 by the beginning of turn 23.
That's a fair point.
Oh! Huh! Good idea! @OurLadyOfWires, any thoughts if this artefact would give Cadance a chance at learning the lores..?
If anyone finds a flaw in the vote counting, do let me know. There is still, barely, enough time for me to look into it and revert it.
Yes, the book-searching time-breaking option will be offered with this next vote period coming on the next update. That was my plan as well.
Thank you kindly! This really is motivating. I mean it!
I'm admittedly not too hot about giving Cadance Moth artifacts. I know that I was the one who said that maybe giving her one could hide her lores from Celly dearest. But teaching Cadance the Lores needs its own effort, and this is just too much of a sun-hot topic for me to want to delve into right now. Especially given how we are still in the middle of a turn, with other things going on.
I don't see an open vote button (which is good), but I do see a shiny new "New Tally" button.
QM mentioning the Forge Name.
Personal Moth Sacrament hint? Where we become another pony as the general effect? Makes sense with the whole self hate thing.
Casual reminder that Mareinette has a budding cult she will consolidate the second she is free.
Okay we made the right choice indeed. The current Velvet already makes me uncomfortable and thinking she could get worse is just... disturbing. And also did Baldomare just say it would be worse than taking Mareinette's Sacrament? Holy fuck we dodged a bullet if that is true.
Please tell me that wasn't enough of a change in her eyes to give us her Sacrament... That thought scares me.
