June 21st 1985
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June 21st 1985
[X] Diplomatic meetings. Most of the leaders of the new world that seems to be coming have been identified. Do you dare to try and contact them?
-[X]Dumbledore : Neutral, friendly.
Rolled 43 : Failure
[Rosy cheeks] activated.
Rolled 66 + 20 (aFoaTS) = 86. Pass.
This time, Dace thought, glaring at the office door, his granddaughter holding his hand and looking around the corridor inquisitively, this time, he was prepared and came with his grandchild figure, who was superior in any and all ways to the Longbottom child.
"Do you remember what you have to do?" He spoke up gravely, making her nod seriously, strawberry blond princess curls bouncing as her head bobbed.
"Uh huh. I need to be cute and distracting!"
"Good girl" Dace praised her, causing her to almost glow.
See how he liked being ignored !
He liked it a lot, apparently.
Dumbledore opened the door, meeting briefly with Dace's death stare, before the little girl gave her grandfather's hand a tug that made both men snap out of their staring contest and focus on her instead. The oldest one here took all of one second to understand who the girl was and immediately invited them in.
Then began the oddest meeting Dace ever partook in.
"What do I owe the pleasure of your presence here?" Dumbledore sat back behind his desk, looking at the pair from behind his half moon glasses.
"Grandpa said I'm here because he can't speak to you without wanting to strangle you!" Little Scáthach announced cheerfully, raising her arm in the air as if she was in a classroom. Which was strange, because she'd never been n one. Dace just chalked it up to something either Oliver or Lizzie did, nodding in agreement and staring at the man's phoenix, who stared back.
Hogwarts' director's composure broke a little, before he finally managed to speak up.
"While I do appreciate you bringing my great-granddaughter to visit, and your trying to open communication, I am not quite sure bringing a five year old, as developped as she may be, to this kind of meeting."
The little girl just stared at him, beofre putting her index to her mouth, pouting pensively. Dace just snorted.
"He thinks I'm ruining your childhood by forcing you to attend grown up meetings."
She frowned and glared at Dumbledore.
"I'm grandpa's heiress!" She jumped up on her feet from the seat she was in and pointed her finger at Dumbledore, who blinked in surprise, before nodding slowly.
"Therefore, I'm gonna be here one day. So it's better that I'm here now, because I'll have less to learn later." She crossed her arms and puffed her chest proudly, causing Dumbledore to look at Dace helplessly. Dace just waved his hand, never looking away from the Fawkes' beady eyes.
"Pointing fingers is rude." She deflated immediately.
"Still, There's time-" Albus tried again, only to be outright interrupted.
"Vampires tried to kidnap me last summer. "Her tone began to waver, her lips wobbling and fat tears beginning to appear in her periwinkle eyes who somehow seemed to double in size, making her appear the very picture of misery. "I-I don't want to be eaten..." She began to sniffle, making Dumbledore panic, completely forgetting his reasoning in favor of pacifying the girl. On his side, Dace smirked while Fawkes stared at him disapprovingly.
Delegation was a mark of good leadership, and so was proper motivation. Especially since Lizzie seems to have taught her student her killing move: not letting the opponent say even one word.
And because the two men didn't directly interact with eachother, that peace treaty and alliance was finally ratified, with some knowledge being exchanged. Once they were back home, Scáthach was feeling very proud of herself as she was led through the floo towards one of her Grandma's summer homes in California ! It was even better, because her grandfather had the maids bring that giant cake she saw on TV last time she went to Grandma Lizzie's house.
It had three layers of cate, with whipped cream on the edges and was covered in chocolate shavings. Then, as the maid cut it, she was that the cake itself was also made in chocolate, with whipped cream between the layers with cherries in it. Next to her, some cold milk was poured in her favorite glass ( the one with kitties!) as auntie Ess entered the room.
Seriously, if all she needed to do to get her sweets was getting people to say yes to anything she said, Grandpa should have told her earlier!
Scáthach the elder just leaned back against the wall, dusting herself discreetely as she pressed a gem on the bracer on her right arm.
Alliance with Life faction.
Meanwhile, back in Wales, Dace looked up at the clock on the wall. All of the hands save for the ones representing the two Scáthach's, indicated 'mortal peril'.
Well then, it seemed Riddle's patience finally ran out.
Still, planning was half of the strategy and he needed to decide what to do of his troops., but more importantly, of his people.
Strategic Data:
Scáthach the Younger was sent in a safe house in America.
Does Dace borrow her necklace? (+2 Morale and Luck if worn by a female)
[] No
[] Yes
If yes, who does he give it to?
[] Write-in (must be female!)
Scáthach the Elder accompanied her as a bodyguard.
Dace will stay here to organize the Defence. However, does he take to the field?
[] Yes:Certain death, all units on ground gain +2 morale
[] No: Medium chance of death. Dace will just use spells from afar.
Martha
[X] Refused to be sent with Scáthach the younger. Will act as she wishes.
[]Elizabeth
-[] Stays here to organize the troops : First wave of creatures gain an extra attack turn. (High chances of death)
-[] To America! (Will be safe).
[]Oliver
-[] Stays here and leads the Dragons: Dragons gain double attack ability ( Very high chance of injury, high chance of death.)
-[] To America! (Will be safe).
[]Agatha
-[] Stays here and organizes the defense: Defences will hold twice as long. ( Very high chance of injury, high chance of death.)
-[] To America! (Will be safe).
[]Moody & Jason
-[] Stay here and fight : Army gains 1 morale due to their inventive use of curses, both verbal and magical (Very high chances of injury, high chances of death)
-[] To America! (Will be safe).
[]Lily
-[] Stays here. She's lucid and strong enough to fight : Gain temporary Hero unit ( high chances of sanity slipping, low chances of injury)
-[] To America! (Will be safe).
Current army :
4 green dragons: Powerful flying units, magic resistant.
1 gold dragon: Powerful flying unit, magic immune.
429 wolves: Swift ground unit. Double attack ability.
100 fairies: Swift flying unit. No retaliation from enemy upon attack
15 Treants: Slow ground units. Can root enemies nearby to the ground. Can pass themselves off as trees.
20 Moon does: Swift ground unit. Movement cannot be impaired.
15 elves: Swift ranged unit. Chaos ward. Double attack.
10 druids: Ranged spellcasters. Can buff troops' strength, defence and luck of impair enemy movement.
Martha (can take the field): CLose ranged fighter, will act as she sees fit.
Dace: Can devastate the enemy army, but only twice.
Thankfully, the fact the expedition in Dyfed was a resounding success meant that at least, Riddle wouldn't get to attack from many directions and would only come from the South, where Dace could trap them in a bottleneck between the mountains. However, Riddle also probably had ranged and flying units at his disposal...
Choose your layout. Save for Martha and Dace, all unit types must be assigned a spot:
[] Frontline : At the bottleneck, between the battlefield proper and the enemy lines.
[] Middle : on the battlefield.
[] Backline: Behind the walls.
[] Frontline : Treants
[] Frontline : Wolves
[] Middle : Moon does
[] Middle : Fairies
[] Middle : Dragons
[] Backline: Elves
[] Backline: Druids
[] Frontline : Wolves
[] Middle : Moon does
[] Middle : Fairies
[] Middle : Dragons
[] Backline: Elves
[] Backline: Druids
Army total morale: 4
+1 All army of Nature type
+1 Martha's Basic Leadership
+2 Tavern Defensive boost.
+1 Eye of the dragon
Army total luck: 4
+2 Fountain of youth
+1 Dace's Luck skill
+1 Martha's Basic Leadership
+1 Eye of the dragon
For those of you who don't read the informational sections, here's why Luck and Morale are important:
Luck : A stat that effects causality. For each point of luck, you get 10% of having a luck proc. Luck has multiple effects :
-On the offensive, it doubles raw damage of an attack or a fes compatible spells, before resistances are counted in.
-On the defensive, it halves the damage taken pre reduction.
-On story mode, it adds +20 to all rolls it applies to.
Morale: A stat that effects one's bravery. For each point of morale, you get 10% of having a morale proc. Morale, if it procs, has two major effects :
- Causes the character or army unit to attack twice on the same turn.
- Causes the unit to attack first regardless of the respective speed of the fighters.
-On the offensive, it doubles raw damage of an attack or a fes compatible spells, before resistances are counted in.
-On the defensive, it halves the damage taken pre reduction.
-On story mode, it adds +20 to all rolls it applies to.
Morale: A stat that effects one's bravery. For each point of morale, you get 10% of having a morale proc. Morale, if it procs, has two major effects :
- Causes the character or army unit to attack twice on the same turn.
- Causes the unit to attack first regardless of the respective speed of the fighters.
#Revivequickteams
Behold! the power of 22 Diplomacy and 18 Intrigue in the hands of a 5 years old who got promised cake. On another note, LifeQuest's spirit and pride just got crushed. And now, let's not forget the most important choice of them all!
Interlude choice!(yaaaaay~)
Choose one:
[] Order Quest : AGG, without the good rolls.
[] Life Quest : Where getting a pass is cause for celebration
[] Chaos Quest : Chewing the scenery is nice, human flesh is better.
[] Death Quest : Psyching up, throwing down.
[] Aife Quest : Cultist simulator, now with extra insane muttering.
[] Joker Quest : Stuff is figured out, people start screaming.
Edit: after further consideration (aka flipping a coin), I decided to allow for Dace's equipment bonuses to translate to the army even if he isn't in the field. Be grateful!
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