Over a Mug of Ale [For A Better Age]

Training times are in effect right? So we are limited to instantly trained stats? Alchemicals don't have much if any of those, but I will have Chain send off a message for them to construct a few charms in the meantime.


Also, would Graven (or possibly someone else depending on how the last bits of the Xplosive thread goes) give Chain access to the armory as well, to better equip him for the battle the next day or will he need to wait on his armory goodies (if he is entitled to them at all)?
 
For the lead up to this battle I am allowing instant training. So no time costs.


As long as Chain is willing to say he is a enlightened mortal, god-blooded, or someone who can use essence and thus be able to use the objects in the armory, then yes. Or if he is just using talismans or the like.
 
During his sojourn thus far in Creation, Chain has learned that his cover story should be that of a God-Blooded, so that shouldn't be a problem. I'll pick out a shiny then. :dance:


If something happens in the Xplosive thread that would change my post in the big battle thread, I will edit accordingly.
 
XP spent.


I know that if I had bought more charm slots a long with my new charms it would have been shenanigans for them to be in effect, so I didn't. But since training times have been lifted for this occasion, could my new submodules come into effect without me having to send the charms back home?
 
magnificentmomo said:
XP spent.
I know that if I had bought more charm slots a long with my new charms it would have been shenanigans for them to be in effect, so I didn't. But since training times have been lifted for this occasion, could my new submodules come into effect without me having to send the charms back home?
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I would be ok for it for this instance. But after this battle we are moving back to conventional training times for characters.


Edit: As a side note, I generally going to give out three dice stunts for things I consider to be totally awsome or completely badass. That's the general qualifier for the coveted three dice stunt.
 
I fully expected as much. To better utilize this most gracious blessing, I am going to pick up a protocol instead of Creator's Fugue and its submodule.


Also, if Icehold is where I am imagining it, then it would take just almost a single casting of Driving the Shadow Machine (200 mph for 20 hours) to get to where I had described Jarish's entry point. So a quick trip back to the vats is easier than I thought. My change of heart came when I realized my current plan would land me at Clarity 7 after using it (I would have to meditate up to Clarity 4, then I would pick up a charm with Examplar 3 on it). This way, once I make the change I will have the requisite Clarity to use Vat Surrogate from the Clarity provided by my Examplar Charms, leaving me at exactly 4. Only slightly inhuman.


e: How does a Gunzosha Corps sound to everyone? Because once I make my Vat trip I will be able to produce the armor and talismans fairly easily and quickly, as well as implant the talismans simply without risk of patient death.
 
Now where could we find a body of well-drilled, brave troops to form the beginnings of our Gunzosha force...?


(The whole "You Die Sooner" thing could be an issue, of course.)


Archivist: in the Magical Armoury Place, is there any moonsilver lying around, and is it reasonable for a god to have told Volund that's what he should be looking for (or some equivalent means for him to spot that)?
 
I went with raising my Essence to 5 this go around. Essence 6 Path abilities here I come!
 
Bjarn now has a few extra Charms: Infinite Melee Mastery, Certain Victory Formulation, Perfect Blade Aegis, and Blade lair Discipline to really get that Ludicrous DV Tanking thing going, and Majestic Radiant Presence because he's still Social-primary...


EDIT: Did we decide a rough order of battle?


My assumption would be Bjarn leading a nice big lump of army, Asyk leading his archers, and Narrante, Jorik and Calypso taking advantage of their various skills to gank any particularly nasty enemy leaders, since they can all sneak around and not die somehow (either range, flying or stealth). I'm not so sure where Anoke, Keikan and Chain will fit best, though.


Obviously, you are all free to tell me I'm being really really stupid and point out your sensible plans.


(Also, Sarodinian: very impressive praying.


Momo: get some of those lovely fun Alchemical Mass Combat Charms soon pls. :P )
 
Once I finish updating his sheet, Ann will be well capable of handling himself as a solo unit. While simultaneously mind-raping the enemy unit with a flag made with his new Combo.


... which is probably good, since I think he's still the only character with a Shaping defense and somewhere around here is the ominously-named Wyld-Something-Or-Other.


Edit: and done. Anyone have any recommendations on a new language to learn?
 
We know the Wyld Mother's this weird shapeshifty... thing. OOC, I believe it to be a Chimera (of course, Bjarn doesn't know that).
 
Oh man, I didn't think of it as a chimera. That makes me jump to a conclusion that would be both devious and awesome.


I sacrificed having the full defensive suite for some utility, it was a calculated risk.


If there are more mass combats in our future I most certainly will pick up some charms, it just wasn't my top priority.


e: umm, maybe Low Realm for guaranteed realm communique? or if you can manage a way to back up it, Rocktongue in case we run into MF.


ee: or possibly a tribal icewalker tongue?
 
Thankfully, it's easy to back up learning new languages as an Eclipse, what with instant training times.


Icewalker languages are dialects of Skytongue. Those are under the purview of Specialties.


-which is a good idea for how to spend some of the 4 exp I have left over.
 
MorkaisChosen said:
(The whole "You Die Sooner" thing could be an issue, of course.)
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There are ways of getting around this. I could upgrade the aegis insets, or many other of the life extending options at ones disposal, or we could just enlighten them.
 
Nnnnoooo, my plot (maybe)!


Anyways, as far as I know we do not have a prearranged order of battle. So here are some of the facts and what I was thinking.


As Morkais suggested, Bjarn can lead a large section of the army, probably up to a Mag 5 unit (depeneding on how large Bjarn wants to get there). Asyk can lead the bulk of the skilled archers. I figure most of the other Exalted will serve as heroes.


Potential leaders you have to help lead units include Vanessa, General Rivers, Irkuk Woodcut, Sharp Snowflake, Duke Walks, Maiden, Horizon, and Volund.


Edit: I will try and work up some hard numbers of the various military units in the city, and allow you guys to divvy them up as you like. I will probably have all that done by Wednesday. Just need a bit of time to work on that.
 
I think I need to add a Specialty for War. It would be a bit cheaper than War of 5, that's for sure.
 
It is both a strange and beautiful thing how a character goes from theory to reality.


I never anticipated for Chain to be such a champion of the people, but it gives a better subconscious origin for him being dutiful until entering Creation and feeling freedom. Here he can separate that duty to the tripartite from duty to the people. Don't worry though, the other characteristics prescribed to him originally will shine through.


Also read as: me patting myself on the back while jerking off (which is kinda like patting your head and rubbing your tummy at the same time).
 
Sensible-brain says give Volund a unit to lead.


Exalted-player-brain says Back to Back Badasses.


EDIT: Roughly how long ago was the split between Auvir and the Valhal gods? It might be important for comments and stuff, and I reckon Bjarn's lineage might be handy stunt-fodder...
 
I’ve been keeping it kind of vague on purpose so that I can finagle around if need be. But I figure Maiden and Horizon were born about 30 RY, and Auvir was made their advisor for the Valhal soon after. Then the schism with the Valhal happened around 100 RY, resulting in the division between the Valhal and Skandir over the process of a decade. So about 600 years ago. Maiden and Horizon are still very bitter over the affair.


The Wars of Diamonds and Ice ranged from about 350-500 RY.
 
Right, so about twelve grandfathers- thanks!


Also, after further consideration, I heartily approve of the idea of a corps of elite power-armoured Viking analogues.


Those of you who know what my avatar is should be laughing about now. :wink:
 
Yeah yeah, took me long enough to post something.


Slightly related: Sherwood, how would Asyk feel about reviving the practice of human sacrifice?
 
Hmmm. I'll have to think about that one. Are you talking about willing sacrifices or ones that have been found guilty of a crime or POW and are ordered to the altar? Or both?
 
Haha, I didn't think about them as Space Wolves.


The Hypodermic Alchemical charm can create age-staving cordial, but it is a simple charm with a 6m cost, which could be a little taxing to have to administer weekly to a whole corps, unless I we come up with an upgrade charm. So an alternative solution to the reduced life thing might be better. Maybe an alternate drawback to the amulets?


edit: maybe we could take a cue from the Space Wolves, and instead of the amulets taking away their lifespan it can just lock them in their armor?
 
Enlightenment!


Even if Maiden can't enlighten 'em as fast as you can build suits, we can probably find some other way to get it done- there's that Charm from Scroll of the Monk, Soul-Enlightening Benificence, for example, though no-one's got the Lore for it (except Calypso, but she an't Solar), and the Essential River Channeling ritual, which is pretty damn easy for an Exalt to use.


(All those subject to a sensible way to learn them, of course.)


On a slightly different subject: I just feel I should mention that Bjarn's Mass Combat abilities have significantly improved since the last time by the addition of Infinite Melee Mastery. Combined with Dawn King's Strife and the fact that Reflexive Charms may be used freely in Mass Combat, that's essentially going to be dumping a several-dice Excellency bonus on top of almost everything.


This will get rather meatgrindery.
 
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