[Nightmares of the Second Age] The Daily Scribe

No worries, it's easy to miss unless you know where it is. :) Just be sure to set the number of faces at 10 for Exalted games
 
Yeah, strangely enough I never have trouble with those kinds of things. How am I supposed to notice a tiny dice button when all the glory of the interwebs is at my fingertips?


Also, 6 successes on 14 dice? How boringly... average.
 
It could be worse. In my Robotech game, the dice roller here has been consistantly rolling so shitty that I've allowed my players to use the Invisible Castle one, and just link their rolls over to their post. If it is a problem in this game, I may do the same here.
 
MrSerious said:
Ryu is in agreeance with Rose plan and will help her. Although Rin's sorcery has just announced our presence to everyone in the city if casting sorcery still causes essence flare like in 1
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Sorcery is Obvious, but there is no inherent crazy anima flare.
 
(I've been in swimming around in really cold water most of the day and am recovering by flying around, posts from layovers whee, so apologies for low crunch posts)
 
Wait, no I'm being stupid. Tiger should be moving along the ground and De should be in the Skiff. That way if I get in to trouble she can spam Lambent Bolt at me and my attackers without fear of reprisal or friendly fire.
 
Holy crap, I just read up on Flying Faith Legion. DO WANT.


Imagine this:


You're sitting pretty safe in your Wyld Hunt army, about a dragon's worth (~600) of troops, heading off to go route some Anathema's small army. Word puts it at around 120, and that they're kitted out to the teeth in FA goods. It's reliable intel, so you're cautious, but you've got a spooky dude from Military Intel, Joe Vizier, and some smartass Wyld Hunt commander, so you feel pretty comfortable with your own leaders and your dizzying array of FA tech (the Realm is strapped for resources, but not stupid).


Sure enough, you catch them in the clearing you were told they'd be nearby. Kitted out to the teeth. Spooky anathema in some strange armor leading, and some blasphemous DB in what only must be stolen armor from the Dragons themselves. Oh well. Your commander assesses the situation, sets up firing lines, and has you begin to pluck away at the enemy. Then suddenly, they're racing across the battlefield about 4x as fast as you expect them to. And then, gone. without a trace.


Your commander's puzzled. Your sorcerer tries to find them, your scouts venture out a short distance from your defensive lines. Nothing. Your army advances cautiously. No sign of them where they were, its as if they completely vanished.


Without notice, shock lance rounds start ripping into your flanks. You still can't see the bastards, but your commander has you return fire. A minute of exchange or so, and they're gone. You sit tight for a few, and then without warning fire hits you from another angle. Bossman has you move fast, advancing on their assumed position.


You continue playing cat and mouse for another hour. You're losing a few men every minute or two. Your morale is starting to flag. And just when you think you're getting sick of it, the worst starts. Remember that Anathema in the weird armor? Well, somehow, he's appeared right in the middle of your army. Not at your flank, your rear, or your front. The fucking middle. And guess what? Everyone within 30 yards is dead, including El Commandant.


Joe Vizier tries to take over, but no one really wants to listen because he's a fucking creep. And suddenly, you've got 80 Gunzosha along with that dastardly Heretic Dragon charging you from the flanks and rear. But they're not just running - they're LEAPING. Not hopping, skipping, or slightly jumping. No, they are LEAPING, in exact rank and file, 30 yards each bound as they race like a runaway train towards you. What's that smell? It's burnt flesh from the firepikes that are literally melting your lines away as they close. They'll be on you in less than 10 seconds, if any of you survive before they reach you. You look to run straight ahead, only to see a firing line of the remaining Gunzosha ready to pick you off.


What are you going to do?
 
Mmmm, Flying Faith Legion. The most important thing to a solar army is mobility. We cannot hope to match the Realm's sheer size, and so we must be effective in when and where we strike. This is one reason Rose argues for airships. Flying Faith Legion is mobility incarnate.
 
Just wanted to say I'll be away from any computer and unconnected for most of the day, so won't be able to post until later tonight.
 
Esbilon said:
Mmmm, Flying Faith Legion. The most important thing to a solar army is mobility. We cannot hope to match the Realm's sheer size, and so we must be effective in when and where we strike. This is one reason Rose argues for airships. Flying Faith Legion is mobility incarnate.
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Storm would rightfully agree. That's the reason he stockpiled enough Jump Harnesses to outfit his entire team. He won't be leading any groups larger than 150 or so - that'll I decided to leave to our Dawn. But with a small army, he will be a terror.
 
Question to the Eclipses: At some point I'm going want to invest in my nature as a Priest along with my Caste skills of Presence and Performance. How do I do the former without stepping on your turf as Divine Negotiator? How do I do the latter without interfering with your own social-fu?
 
JayTee said:
Question to the Eclipses: At some point I'm going want to invest in my nature as a Priest along with my Caste skills of Presence and Performance. How do I do the former without stepping on your turf as Divine Negotiator? How do I do the latter without interfering with your own social-fu?
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IMO, that's all in how and why you use your charms rather than in what they are. The Presence and Performance trees aren't quite wide enough to avoid taking at least some of the same charms, but use them for different purposes, and pick different ones when it makes sense, and we'll be fine I think.
 
It's probably impossible, to be honest. The best thing you can, IMO, is to chose when each of you will be the primary social player (say, you get to convert people from the Immaculate Faith, Rose gets to make people love us in general, and De'nair'a gets to make societal leaders swear loyalty to us). OR, we could work different avenues/locales at different times. With a group this big, I have a feeling Sherwood will split us up from time to time, and we will honestly be more efficient in achieving smaller goals if we do. Once our circle starts to get a handle of the magnitude of tasks before us IC (say, we've learned how ridiculously easy it will be to make common Mortals love us), it's fair to say that we'll want to expedite some of this stuff by splitting up temporarily.


EDIT: First answer ninja'd by Esbilon!
 
That's what I meant. How do I apply my Charms in a way that's different-but-compatible with yourselves? If I understand your character concept correctly, your characters are more "charming socialite." I'm thinking I can apply my social-fu in a more direct and unsubtle way, given that I'm more likely to survive ordering gods and such around.
 
Well, we'll have to see how she works out, but my thought is that Rose behaves quite differently in different situations. She can be the perfect socialite, talking to everyone, making them comfortable, subtly pushing them toward the Greater Good. Or, as we may see very soon, she can be the shining God-Queen who forces her will upon lesser minds and shows them the light more literally than most.


She is a political creature who acts in the way she expects will be most beneficial to her long term goals. One thing she would never do is use her powers impulsively, nor would she be likely to use them for praying, or converting others to the worship of the Unconquered Sun.
 
It seems we are missing a Zenith - no one chose that caste for their character concept. Thus we have no priest to send prayers to the UCS. Good thing the manse also doubles as a Temple (thanks to Factory Cathedral)
 
Tiger is a Zenith, and both De and Rose are more than capable of getting a message through.
 
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