[Nightmares of the Second Age] The Daily Scribe

Will Rose or Aurora really have time for meeting with Ejava, given the trip and all of the other commitments/threads going on? Using the map, I find that Lookshy is ~2640 miles by direct aerial route from Rathess, which ignores avoiding flying over regions like the Marukan province (which includes a Redoubt manned by Lookshy) or Jades. Taking this route, with assumption you'll take a Manta directly there, will be a ~33 hour trip one way. Assuming you adjust your flight path to avoid major settlements and fly by eagle the last stretch of the way will easily put you at 36+ hours. So, a three-day trip by flight alone.


Keep in mind, this is ignoring the fact that time has already passed since Storm left Chiang-Dav, time that includes the initial meeting, training, shenanigans in the Pyramid, etc.
 
oh, Rose should be in on the training too! Which. Mmmm, but without the upgrade the stuff she can train them in is pretty limited. Maybe I should buy the upgrade instead of the Investigation I was planning on. Suggestions?
 
[QUOTE="MaHaSuchi's700]Will Rose or Aurora really have time for meeting with Ejava, given the trip and all of the other commitments/threads going on? Using the map, I find that Lookshy is ~2640 miles by direct aerial route from Rathess, which ignores avoiding flying over regions like the Marukan province (which includes a Redoubt manned by Lookshy) or Jades. Taking this route, with assumption you'll take a Manta directly there, will be a ~33 hour trip one way. Assuming you adjust your flight path to avoid major settlements and fly by eagle the last stretch of the way will easily put you at 36+ hours. So, a three-day trip by flight alone.
Keep in mind, this is ignoring the fact that time has already passed since Storm left Chiang-Dav, time that includes the initial meeting, training, shenanigans in the Pyramid, etc.

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We're ignoring a shitload of things. The chronology has given way to DRAMA! and the ST said Rose did have time for both Lookshy and Ejava.
 
Esbilon said:
oh, Rose should be in on the training too! Which. Mmmm, but without the upgrade the stuff she can train them in is pretty limited. Maybe I should buy the upgrade instead of the Investigation I was planning on. Suggestions?
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Perception or Awareness. And I can't really be party to messing with the chronology. It's far too confusing and it's getting difficult to follow. None of us can be everywhere at once, we need to start mapping this shit out.
 
[QUOTE="MaHaSuchi's700]Perception or Awareness. And I can't really be party to messing with the chronology. It's far too confusing and it's getting difficult to follow. None of us can be everywhere at once, we need to start mapping this shit out.

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Awareness requires the upgrade, which I don't have. But I can train their Perception up to 3. 4 if I raise my own which may not be a bad idea either.


Mmmm, Investigation, Training or Perception for Rose?
 
Would it be possible for us to know about the Factory cathedral in Lookshy needing repairs? Offering possible help in restoring it for them might be enough to secure their alliance to us.
 
It would make sense to know that there was a factory cathedral. And it shouldn't take too much nosing around to figure out that they don't have a working factory cathedral.


Also, if it's OK with Sherwood, I'm retroactively spending my last 16 xp on 2nd Investigation Excellency and Judge's Ear Technique. The latter of which can safely assumed to be active whenever we meet someone interesting.
 
Given that our approach to Lookshy will be somewhat different, do we still want to approach on my eagle and leave our vessel behind? I could approach the city first and ask for permission to land the aircraft within the city grounds, which would enforce the image of power we want to display.
 
If that's enough to get us to the city I say we should do it, on the other hand would it be too much to think that this small crew have proficiency in that path that lets them masquerade as humans?
 
Or we can just have them stay on the ship? Any reason to think they'd be able to see inside of it? DBs have charms to look through walls, but they have to be touching them. Alternately maybe DKs wouldn't be super out of place? Or something? idk.. I guess regardless they would be a talking point. Hrm. Rin can carry everyone on a Cirrus Skiff.
 
Esbilon said:
The dragon kings may blow our cover. Unless we can fly it without them. Rose has Sail 1
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Mantas require Lore 2 and Sail 2 to pilot, and require a crew of 5 (or skeleton crew of 2) with a -1 Maneuverability penalty per missing member. You'll probably need the Dragon Knights with you, unless the humans happen to have both abilities up that high (which I doubt). One of the Exalt NPCs may have the dots too.
 
I can add a few NPCs to fly the ship; that is not a problem. I just want to make sure I know what your plans are.

[QUOTE="Lord-Leafar]Would it be possible for us to know about the Factory cathedral in Lookshy needing repairs? Offering possible help in restoring it for them might be enough to secure their alliance to us.

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Yes, you know about the Factory, but you don't know its working status.

Esbilon said:
It would make sense to know that there was a factory cathedral. And it shouldn't take too much nosing around to figure out that they don't have a working factory cathedral.
Also, if it's OK with Sherwood, I'm retroactively spending my last 16 xp on 2nd Investigation Excellency and Judge's Ear Technique. The latter of which can safely assumed to be active whenever we meet someone interesting.
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Thats fine.
 
I'll have some updates for the various threads in a little while. I have to take my daughter to the orthodontist office to get her retainer.
 
Ouch, I remember having one of those. Thankfully they're not as humiliating in the long run as you initially think.
 
Yeah. My poor girl inherited her daddy's bad teeth. We both had to have braces on for years, but now her smile is a sight to behold.
 
As to the matter of ship or eagle, I think I am going to lean towards eagle.


But, if we want to get attention a Manta will do it no problemo. And will make her a very credible technician just by flying. I think more subtle might not be a bad way to go though, try to get a feel for how they treat peers or lower before we reveal our whole hand and what not.
 
Sherwood, if the Dragon Kings have the path to pass themselves as human or the artifact that makes them blend in with humanoids without drawing attention to the fact that they're giant, walking and talking lizards, we'll go with the Manta, probably having one of us ask for permission to land first on the eagle to avoid any hostile action from them, otherwise we'll have it land at a safe distance and approach the city on my eagle, unless Fean or Esbilon have a better idea.
 
They can pass for human. So, you approach in the eagle first to get the ok for the airship to land?
 
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