Over a Mug of Ale [For A Better Age]

I'm a bit disappointed in myself. I had an opportunity to display Calypso's alien nature and decided against it.


I was going to have her carve up the dead for meat, but I wasn't sure if that was appropriate for her nature... Desecrating the dead to help the living...


I'm not sure if she would see cannibalism as wrong. She might see the Varajtul as evil simply because they kill people. then again, Calypso loves people, and I'm wondering if she would see using them for meat as horrific desecration or a kind remembrance...


Damnit, anyone wanna wade in? I can edit my post.
 
It would have been said that these people are being hunted by canibals, and there is a society taboo against eating people. So, while Calypso may have no problem with tossing in the bodies, she would know that it would be a very bad thing to do so.
 
I'm... kind of shocked and a little worried that you needed our confirmation that this would be a terrible idea.


By virtue of being an Infernal, and having an automatic CoD tag and the good possibility that she will destroy everything they're working for on her first limit break, pushing anymore boundaries is the sort of thing that could get her head bashed in with a rock or banished from the area.


I reacted with worry when you first proposed your character concept, as did most everyone else, and when you lightened it up I sort of assumed that was the kind of stuff she wouldn't be doing.
 
It’s reasonable to say that in the months you have known your companions they would have clued you in on most of the basic social norms of Creation (which I imagine a curious character like Calypso would be interested in learning if only to learn something new). This is in addition to all of her personal experiances in Creation. So it makes sense that somewhere along the line it she would have been informed that it is traditional to burry or cremate bodies, and that cannibalism is completley taboo in the North. Double so for the Valhal due to the fact that their traditional foe is the Varajtul Cannibals. They would choose to die of starvation rather than seriously consider eating their own dead (and have). There are also the practical considerations that desecrating the bodies of the dead could result in very unpleasant undead running around given the metaphysics of Creation. I’ll say strait up that eating those dead Valhal could easily result in a kill on sight reaction.


I feel I need to warn against activities that could get you and the group into extreme trouble. I and others allowed for Calypso in the game based on the assurances that it would not be disruptive to the game. I would expect this of any character in this game. I’m all for making decisions based on what a character would logically do in a situation based on who they are, but that doesn’t help if it completely derails the campaign.
 
Archivist said:
Reading over Husband-Seducing Demon Dance, it says "...fall instantly in love either with the Solar or something the Solar represents." So I say when you choose to use the ability you pick which one it is.
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OK, thanks.


The particularly god thing about that is it means I'm far more likely to use that Charm. Being massively inspiring by Solar Essence is one thing, but to Bjarn, making everyone fall in love with you is the nuclear option, especially with something as indiscriminate as a Performance Charm...
 
Tableface said:
I reacted with worry when you first proposed your character concept, as did most everyone else, and when you lightened it up I sort of assumed that was the kind of stuff she wouldn't be doing.
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Well, I would have assumed that, originally, it was because she came off as a psychopath. Calypso is Compassion 5, she'd never hurt someone deliberately except in self defense, and reluctantly even then. Eating the dead, to her, is just a resources thing. They're dead, they have no need for their body, and there are people starving.


For the record, you're talking to someone who doesn't think anything is innately wrong with cannibalism, just the murderous aspect usually attached to it. I find it gross and unhealthy but it's not innately morally wrong, in my opinion. Calypso, coming from Malfeas, is unlikely to know of the taboo most people have to cannibalism, so I was pondering as to whether it was something she might see no issue in.


Then again, as Archivist stated, not eating the dead out of respect would have been added to her social repertoire in her time at the monastery (though probably doesn't apply in a starvation situation), and the whole "ghosts" aspect of it probably comes into play too (don't want to cause the dead to linger). Plus, these people hate cannibalism, so she'd probably not offer it to them out of social graces anyway.


All in all, there's sufficient reasons for her not to offer people their own relatives for dinner, I'd say. My post will remain vegan.
 
So after some brief discussion with Archivist, I can assure all of you that there is nothing different about the last post I made in the IC thread. None. It was always that way, you saw it, nothing is new.
 
I forgot to address this earlier, so here it is. Go ahead an call your own stunts. Just make sure to keep things reasonable so I don't have to police the use of stunt dice.
 
So in case anyone thinks I'm trying to be sneaky about this, I'm just going to outright say it: I am trying to get both groups to converge as fast as is (reasonably) possible.


That is when the magic starts. We gonna be awesome.


I'm already picking out a spot to put the manse. :3
 
Well, the Fangs are about to have a Pterok waltz into their meeting with the Chieftan. Hillarity will ensue.
 
Sherwood, I like the way Asyk talks- plenty of nice sky metaphors...


Just to accelerate things a little further, I'm ready to head off and meet you in the middle. Just a quick check: is Anoke's caste mark still visible? That'd make for much less attempted subtlety from Bjarn.


Also, another Husband-Seducing Demon Dance question: it says "a cause the Solar represents." Do I need to post an elaborate justification for why Bjarn represents unity among the Valhals and unity between the Valhals and the city people, or does the fact that he's there on behalf of SIlver Mist count?
 
I can just see Bjarn Walking past the other group as they head to talk to Silver Mist while he is off talking to Granite wings.


Casualy waving at each other as they cross pathsand keep going.
 
He might... if it wasn't a Dragon King and an Eclipse. Fellow Solars are worth talking to.


I'm not sure if Bjarn's gonna hit his Caste Mark, though, I'm thinking enough bad experiences there to want to avoid being too obvious.


Let's see what happens... :twisted:
 
Personally Jorik is always a little careful about flaring up, hence the fire story. ;)


Well sure walking past a Dragon King is nice and obvious but it's not like Requiem (Vampire) You don't ping solar out of looking at each other casually. ;)
 
That's true, but then again it was a simple voluntary glow as opposed to peripheral essence expenditure.


I always treat Caste mark like having a upended pentagram tattooed on my forehead, well that's how my DM beat it into me anyway ;)
 
Depends where you are, really. On the Blessed Isle it's like having a tattoo on your forehead that says "I rape dead babies," in the Threshold it's... not quite so bad but still A Bad Idea in many places, and in a few places (not many, but they exist), it just says, "Know what I am? I'm AWESOME."
 
Like I said. My DM isn't the best at giving you the Exalted feeling. We recently had horrible party wipe at the hand of dragon blooded.. 4 of em to a party of 3 Solars and an Abyssal (Pretending to be Solar.)
 
Gosh, that's impressive. If they were tremendously experienced, two-century-old Immaculate Masters, that'd be alright if you aren't that experienced, but equal numbers?


How beaten-up and Essence-fuelled were you before you started?
 
Well we were in the threshold trying to organise some workers to build a temple for a god and a city around it.


One of the other players described that part of the game as "Architecture weekly".


Given it wasn't that thrilling and was a little too, handed down instruction-y.


One of the players was down from casting two Chariots 2wp and 30 motes.


He was pretty much our top combat dog.


The dragon bloods were essence 5 and all worked out to murder us. Were a hodge podge group of 2 nights, one day caste (Whom half their essence is spent on sustaining a solar guise) One Zenith martial artist sorceror.


I spent half the fight doing nothing since the -14 internal penalty sucked my dicepools into -2


Yay...
 
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