File: Five Tails.jpg (490 KB, 722x900)

490 KB JPG

>I'd like you to stay with me for a few days.
>I'd like you to meet up with Zareen and work with her. (She's in charge / You're in charge)
>I'd like you to try and assassinate the Immaculates.
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then report to me.
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then use your best judgement on how to act.
>I'd like you to protect Pyre Spark for a few days.
>(other)

File: sun-ex.png (17 KB, 150x144)

17 KB PNG

>Who are we?
Maka, an exiled noble recently Exalted as a Zenith-caste Solar. She's in the western city of Tianna as a guest of queen Amata, an old friend. Abyssals are targeting the city for conquest, Lintha pirates have infiltrated it with spies and agents, and the Realm is probably planning to get rid of you. Enjoy.

>Solar? Zenith? I don't know Exalted...
This quest is as newbie-friendly as possible, and I want it to work as a newbie's intro to Exalted. If you have ANY question, ask in thread. For the setting, google "1d4chan exalted".

>Archive?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=zenith

>System?
Dicepool-like system. When performing an action, everyone rolls 1d10 when posting. the first X rolls are considered, where X is equal to attribute + ability. Yes, this means that the more people are posting, the stronger Maka is, up to a limit of her attribute + ability.

>XP?
Attributes cost [current score x5] xp. Abilities cost [current score x3] xp, except Zenith costing [(current score x3) -1]. Charms cost 10 xp, except for Zenith-based charms (related to charisma and physical/mental fortitude) which cost 8 xp. At the end of every "session" (thread) you will be presented with a list of possible acquisitions.

>Twitter?
@exaltedfag

>>31991702
>Spy on Immaculates, use your best judgement.
No need to send her on a milk run, it would be insulting to ask her to report to us to inform her how she should do her job, and hell she probably has more experience dealing with Immaculates in particular than we do.

Rolled 7

>>31991828
Woops, dice.

You should also vote on your free backgrounds. The full list of backgrounds is: Allies, Artifacts, Cult, Familiar, Followers, Influence, Manse, Mentor, Resources.

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then use your best judgement on how to act.

We should probably keep an eye on Pyre Spark.

It's not like I just want her to have more screentime because she's goddamn adorable or anything

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then report to me.
We need to learn more.

>>31991702
>>I'd like you to meet up with Zareen and work with her. (She's in charge)

We already have Zareen on this so it wouldn't be nice to send someone else to take charge, plus this chick don't trust us so why be too trusting of her.

>>31991951
1 Cult
1 Resources (that mining thing is developing so this will give back to us)
2 Artifacts

Rolled 9

>>31991997
aaaand dice roll!

>>31991951
+2 Familiar
Some Artifacts

>>31991997
Because Mikey trusts her and we trust Mikey.

>>31992025
>Because Mikey trusts her and we trust Mikey
Mutual trust beats trust by proxy

Rolled 8

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then use your best judgement on how to act.

"I already have the Wood aspect, Zareen, spying on them. For your information."

>>31992025
More powerful familiar and some artifacts found while digging for resources.

>>31992101
And I would totally trust Zareen if we needed a table kicked in half. But, we were just thrown an Lunar espionage expert, we don't need to have her middlemanaged by a Dragonblooded whose entirety of claimed credentials for this task is that she knows how to be subtle.

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then report to me.
Don't forget to tell her about Zareen either

Rolled 10

>>31991951
Artifact 2 and maybe familiar 2

>>31991951
Allies, Cult, Mentor

Rolled 5

>>31991702
>I'd like you to meet up with Zareen and work with her. (You're in charge)
Five Tails has more experience with spying so she should be in charge

>>31992363
xir should be in charge*

We use neutral pronouns in Exalted Quest.

Rolled 8

>>31991951
We need at least two dots in artifact if we want our smashfist and god-kicker boots, as for the other two points, Allies I think would be easy to get on our own, we were only really being held back by our low Soc rating, Resources is a bit harder but we do have a few plans for that, the only things that would be really hard to get on our own would be Artifacts, mentor, and manse
I think we might want Artifact and Manse

>>31992505
"Allies," in Exalted, when using the word "Ally," or "Allies," means something entirely different than just the word "allies."

It means, specifically, a or some individual characters that have their existence defined through their relationship to the character who buys them.

For instance: A Sidereal might buy Allies 3 to represent the staff he keeps in his office to keep his paperwork inflow/outflow balanced.

A Solar's Allies might be a powerful mortal, or a handful of dragon blooded believers, or maybe even a god who's just really, really into the cause.

They're all individual characters who are, somehow, tied together (usually mutually...sometimes not) to the purchasing character (in this case, Maka).

They represent very unusual, exotic, powerful, etc lifeforms.

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then report to me.

We need knowledge right now, not blood.

Also warn her about Zareen's mission in case things accidentally get messy with them stumbling across each other.

Rolled 5

>>31991702

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then use your best judgement on how to act.

Mention that Zareen is already in play, don't want them getting in each others way.

Also quip 'I'm rarely angry'.

1 dot Allies and Resources.

2 dots Artifact.
Dude, God Kicking Boots yo!

Rolled 7

>>31991702
>I'd like you to go and spy on the Immaculates, then use your best judgement on how to act.

Let's trust her not to be a murderous bitch.

>>31991951
1 Resources is a must.
Cult can wait, as it makes Maka extra horny to get prayed to.
1 Allies
1 Familiar
1 Followers

I care less about Artifacts, as Maka isn't especially combat focused, even if she can kick ass.

Social + Zenith = 7 9 8 10 5 8 5 7 = 7 successes

"I'd like you to spy on them." You explain to the distrustful Lunar. "If there's an emergency or something urgent and unexpected use your best judgement, but otherwise just report back. Don't get caught."

"I don't need you to tell me that." She replies proudly.

"You can coordinate with Zareen if you want. She's on the job too."

"I work either alone or with Mikahil." She replies. "I'll tell her to leave it to me and go back home."

This sounds like trouble. "She won't like it."

Five shrugs. "Not my problem."

She's about to turn around and leap off the castle's roof, but you gently touch her shoulder, and she stops to turn around, looking rather surprised.

"Be a team player. We're all on the same side here." You tell her. "It would be in Mikahil's best interests as well."

She hesitates and takes a step back away from you, then avert her eyes from you. "...alright. I'll try my best."

"Play nice with Zareen, too."

She nods and jumps off the roof, instantly vanishing from view.

Damn, she's good. Wonder why she suddenly started looking very shy.

Oh, well. Looks like you can trust her with spy work, at least for now.

(Cont.)

What next?
>continue training your navy like nothing happened
>train someone else (who?)
>look into the Immaculates yourself as well (how?)
>visit Pyre Spark
>visit admiral Rajan
>visit (someone else)
>stay with Amata
>stay with Irene
>stay with Samiel
>stay with Regis/Millian
>travel to the manse building site and Silk's tower
>other? (At this point it's hard to give a list of options, since there are so many.)

Rolled 4

>>31992903
>visit Pyre Spark
She's adorable

Rolled 10

>>31992881
>Damn, she's good. Wonder why she suddenly started looking very shy.
Mikhail is her wuv button~

>continue training your navy like nothing happened
Let it roll for now, we need to keep up a façade for at least a bit.

Rolled 2

>>31992903
>visit Pyre Spark

>"It would be in Mikahil's best interests as well."
And that is how you exploit intimacies in social combat

Rolled 1

>>31992903
>continue training your navy like nothing happened
>visit admiral Rajan
Regardless of what happens we still need to fight the lintha later so go talk to Rajan about preparations and keep our navy up

>visit Pyre Spark
i still think we should have her move in with us, it would be safer for her and keep us from being worried
>visit Irene
Has she had a chance to talk to Valeriana yet?

Rolled 5

>>31991951
Artifact 2
Familiar 1
Cult 1

Rolled 10

>>31992943
>i still think we should have her move in with us
Good idea. Her current house is their temple, so she'd probably move into our temple manse once it's finished, but she can live with us until then

>>31992903
Visit Talon.

Rolled 1

Do we know if the monks are DBs or mortals or a mix?

Rolled 8

>>31992991
Right we still need to do that, if we go we could invite Samiel with us, him and Talon were broing it up back in th ewyld

Rolled 7

>>31993022
I think there was at least one open DB with them along with a bunch of followers, who may or may not have been

Rolled 5

>>31993022
No idea.

That's why we've sent spies.

Rolled 9

>>31992903

>continue training your navy like nothing happened

The immaculates might get suspicious if we interrupt our pattern, not to mention that our men won't train themselves, well not super accelerate train themselves.

Rolled 1

>>31993022
From the thread
>a trade ship from the Blessed Isle came to port a week ago, on a regular run, bringing a cargo of copper ingots. On the ship there were several visitors, including a monk of the Order and a few travelling companions, or so they have been described to her

Rolled 1

>>31992943
>i still think we should have her move in with us, it would be safer for her and keep us from being worried

I think that would cause more waves than needed. We don't actually have a house, we have a room in the castle that we use to sex people up and sometimes sleep in. Her moving into the castle would raise red flags for the immaculates.

Rolled 4

>>31993056
Visiting our friends isn't really breaking our pattern.
I'm pretty sure we didn't spend the entire timeskip without meeting them.

Rolled 2

I still want to see if we can meet Phoenix out late at night sometime, but I don't want to do it until we deal with the immaculates

>>31992903
>continue training your navy like nothing happened
We need them to be the best they can.

Rolled 6

>>31992881
>>visit Pyre Spark
We haven't talked with her in a while, and she's adorable.

Rolled 2

>>31993186
Training only takes a few hours every day, we can visit someone and still train them

File: Pyre Spark.jpg (344 KB, 572x800)

344 KB JPG

You find yourself thinking about Pyre Spark again and again. Maybe it would be better to pay her a visit: all this Immaculates business has worried you sick.

Without waiting for morning, you head to her house/temple. You have the feeling of being watched along the way.

The walls of the temple are oddly dirty, and it takes you a few seconds to understand what happened: someone must have been throwing eggs and rotting fruit and garbage against the building. The wooden door has a deep notch on it, probably from a knife left in it.

You doubt the actual Immaculates from the Realm would stoop so low. This seems to be more like a thing citizens with little love for Solars, or local Realm supporters, would do.

You knock, but there's no answer. That hardly surprises you, so you raise your voice a bit to make sure she recognizes you.

"Pyre? It's me, Maka. Sorry for the time. Can I come in?"

A few seconds later, you hear loud footsteps and the door being hastily unlocked. You're about to say hi, when you're suddenly grabbed and pulled inside.

"Oh! Divine Maka! Divine Maka! I missed you so much! I was so worried!" Pyre starts crying, hugging you tightly and burying her head in your chest.

"...I'm sorry. I had no idea you were going through this kind of trouble. You should have told me." you try and calm her down, patting her head. You notice a bit of bandages around her arms and a bruise on her forehead. "...who did this to you?"

"...it's not important. I didn't want to trouble you..."

You briefly notice a single Tianna guard, sitting in a chair in the room, staring at you with a mix of sleepiness and embarrassment.

"Don't start with obvious lies like that you fell from the stairs or something like that." You warn her. "Now that the Realm is sending help to the Immaculate Faith here, people are getting cocky. Didn't Amata send soldiers to protect you? Only one?"

(Cont.)

Rolled 1

>>31993327
>You notice a bit of bandages around her arms and a bruise on her forehead.
Nope, that is not okay

Rolled 2

>>31993327
Poor Pyre.
Those monks are going to pay.

She sniffs and nods, holding back tears. "I'm keeping the Cult together, but some people are afraid and don't come to prayer anymore, and others have left... We're down to about a dozen. People are being bullied, finding threatening notes, graffiti on their walls, knives in their doors... Some have even disappeared... Even the soldiers. Some left, some got beat up, some gave up, some joined with the immaculates... Only a couple or so have remained... Ramos here told me their commanding officers are ignoring their reports and looking for any excuse to pull them off the job."

The soldier, who evidently is this Ramos fellow, nods, looking rather surly. He still doesn't look directly at you, though.

"...you should pack up and move to Pearl." You reply.

"...the city you're making in western Tianna?" She asks.

"You'd have an entire Solar Manse as a temple. And you'd be safe."

She frowns. "...but I'd be running away."

>your safety is more important.
>you're right, running like this would be a show of weakness.

Combined with:
>tell me who to beat up.
>lend me Ramos for a moment, I'll get to the bottom of the guard issue at least.
>I'll spend a day with you. Let's see what happens.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.
>(other)

Rolled 10

Maybe she should move into the palace for her own protection.

Rolled 9

>>31993327
>extremely adorable and sensual girl
>You find yourself thinking about Pyre Spark again and again.
>she's found in a situation that will make you feel the need to protect her

My paranoia is tingling. Maybe I'm just overthinking it, but we really can't be too careful. I want her to just be an unbearably cute subservient, but I vaguely wonder if she's screwing with our head.

Rolled 8

>>31993362
>you're right, running like this would be a show of weakness.
Yeah, not the right time. For now, let her stay if she wants to.
>tell me who to beat up.
>I'll spend a day with you. Let's see what happens.

Rolled 10

>>31993362
>you're right, running like this would be a show of weakness
Didn't we tell our MA minion to protect her?

>lend me Ramos for a moment, I'll get to the bottom of the guard issue at least.

Rolled 3

>>31993362
>some got beat up
they beat soldiers of Tianna? This is definitely something Amata will want to know. Could give her a reason to crack down on them.

Rolled 2

>>31993362
>you're right, running like this would be a show of weakness.

>lend me Ramos for a moment, I'll get to the bottom of the guard issue at least.

Also, aren't we taking them to the new city or something fairly soon?

Rolled 5

>>31993362
>your safety is more important.
For now I suppose we were going to ask her to move there anyway, we wanted her to be a priestess at our new big Temple-manse

>lend me Ramos for a moment, I'll get to the bottom of the guard issue at least.
Let's also leave Running Swallow with her, we originally planned to do that too
>I'll spend a day with you. Let's see what happens.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.

>>31993362
>you're right, running like this would be a show of weakness.

>lend me Ramos for a moment, I'll get to the bottom of the guard issue at least.

>>31993362
>your safety is more important.
>i wanted to move the you there anyways. this will just be a bit earlier than planned.

>tell me who to beat up.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.
Offer them to move to the new city too.

We can leave the guard thing to Amata or one of her children.

>>31993327
>staring at you with a mix of sleepiness and embarrassment.

Taking bets that this was the guard that ran off back at the tower when we first prayed to the sun.

If so, take the chance to mess with him a bit.

Rolled 3

>>31993362
>your safety is more important.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.

The plan was to move. We should move. I do worry about the impression this gives the town regarding the Queen, but we can approach the situation politically later.

Rolled 8

>>31993433
>We can leave the guard thing to Amata or one of her children.
We can get Samiel on it, he's probably not doing anything, plus the guards should respect him more

>>31993468
Yeah, my thinking was that they are (does not matter which one) more appropriate for the job overall.

Rolled 5

>>31993362
>I'll spend a day with you. Let's see what happens.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.
We'll have to bring her with us when we train the men, but other than that we did want to perform a prayer with her anyway

>>31993362
>your safety is more important.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.

Rolled 5

>>31993362
>>I'll spend a day with you. Let's see what happens.
>you're right, running like this would be a show of weakness.

>>31993362
>your safety is more important.
We wanted her to move there anyway
>I'll spend a day with you. Let's see what happens.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.

>>31993362
>your safety is more important.
>as soon as dawn breaks, gather everyone that's left. We're going to praise the Sun together.
Remember to pray 4 times a day, at Dawn, noon, Sunset, and Midnight.

>>31993679
You can't get a good 8 hours sleep that way, man...

Rolled 10

>>31993691
>Good night's rest or utmost devotion to UCS
It's a good thing Maka doesn't need much sleep anymore

>>31993691
But pray for times a day in that manner is the only proper way to praise the sun, established in the first age before all the Solars became crazy jerks. You want to Praise the Sun properly, don't you?

>>31993691
Why?

>>31993708
Of course, but you gotta consider the mortals.

>>31993737
Well, if the Mortals don't want The Unconquered Sun's protection between midnight and dawn, then they can just keep sleeping

Rolled 8

Would our new temple manse be more of a cathedral or a monastery?

Cathedrals tend to be the home base for high ranking religious official, usually a bishop, but monasteries tend to be more of a live in kind of deal, monks and nuns live there and perform various duties on top of normal worship

I'm asking mostly because we haven't thought of a name for it and I'm a little wary of Tia naming it Maka's Glorious Fuck Palace

"...Of course, running away would be a show of weakness... But I don't care. Your safety is more important, and you're not safe here. Not right now."

"...If you say so." She nods.

"For now, as soon as dawn breaks I'll lead a prayer with you."

You see her eyes getting wider with surprise and joy. "Yes!"

"And I'll spend the rest of the day with you. Let's see if something happens while I'm here."

"YES! Thank you, Divine Maya!" She's overjoyed.

You point at the soldier. You're sure you've already seen him some other time you interacted with the city guard, but you probably payed no attention. He seems terrified of looking at you. "...Ramos, was it?"

He nods, but keeps staring at the wall.

"...You can look at me, if you want." You say invitingly.

He keeps his eyes fixed, and starts sweating bullets.

"...Anyway, you go and report directly to Samiel. Tell him I'm sending you. He'll let you through." You take one of your golden bracelets off and hand it to him. "Use this as proof if you need to. Tell him the guard might be partially compromised with the Immaculates."

He nods at the wall. "...I'll do so, ma'am. Excuse me!" And he tries to leave the building while keeping his eyes away from you.

>Stop him, tease him a bit
>Let him pass, but ask Pyre what's his deal.
>Ask Pyre something else (what?)
>Wait until dawn.
>(Other)

Rolled 4

>>31993844
>Let him pass, but ask Pyre what's his deal.
Weird dude.

>>31993844
>Stop him, tease him a bit
>Ask Pyre something else (what?)
Ask how many services a day she does, I was was serious about the 4 a day thing

Rolled 4

>>31993844
We should also thank him for staying with Pyre, especially when everyone else left
>Let him pass, but ask Pyre what's his deal.

Rolled 4

>>31993861
Also I keep forgetting to turn on my dice, so here

>>31993844
>Stop him, tease him a bit

Yep pretty sure that this was the guard that ran off back at the tower when we first prayed to the sun.

Rolled 10

>>31993844
>Stop him, tease him a bit

>>31993852
4
>>31993863
4
>>31993872
4
The Hell?

>>31993844
>Let him pass, but ask Pyre what's his deal.

Hmm, I'm getting the feeling that the Realm just decided to pull the trigger on a coup to topple Amata. Thoughts?

>>31993836
It'll be more of a cathedral. It's going to be a palace-temple providing bonuses to an entire city, and our home base.

Rolled 5

>>31993882
RNG cares not for your disbelief.

Rolled 1

>>31993882
Four prayers yo

>>31993844
>Stop him, tease him a bit
But I do agree, we should thank him for staying

Rolled 6

>>31993887
Wow, really not awake yet. Coffee get.

Rolled 9

>>31993844
>Let him pass, but ask Pyre what's his deal.
Ramos is the dude we first accidentally flashed after our nudist dance-prayer to the Sun, right? Back before we lost all sense of modesty?

Rolled 2

>>31993899
>Four prayers yo
4 prayers a day keep the botches away.
That sounded less ridiculous in my head

Rolled 8

>>31993879
>>31993925
You know, I had almost forgotten about that, it's been so long since we prayed, we should really do it more often, and teach Pyre's followers the proper lewd way to worship

>>31993844
>>Stop him, tease him a bit
>ask Pyre what's his deal.
What's with him?

Rolled 8

>>31993942
I think the lewd is optional, the real point is that we pray with physical motion (dancing) with as much skin bared to the sunlight as we find personally comfortable. For some, that might be a bathing suit, or even full robes. We're not trying to push people out of their comfort zone, just trying to show them how we physically commune with the Sun.

Rolled 3

>>31993954
Fair enough, I was mostly joking about that part anyway.
Not so much about needing to pray more, we're a Zenith, the least we can do is the 4 daily prayers

Rolled 5

>>31993954
I do want Maka to learn some proper prayers to UCS, I know technically anything we do is good for a prayer, but I like the idea of Maka wanting to learn more about UCS

Rolled 1

>>31993966
Yeah, we really haven't been praying enough. At the very least, we should be putting aside time for a noon prayer - at the Zenith.

>>31993971
That's legit too. It would put her in the fun position of asking Pyre, "Uh, w-what does UCS-sempai like...? Y-you know, if I wanted to get him a gift?"

>inb4 live human sacrifice, a still-beating heart clutched in one hand and held up to the noonday sun, an orichalcum dagger dripping blood in the other

Rolled 1

>>31993971
Zeniths are the highest authority on The Unconquered Sun, they DECIDE what's a proper prayer and what isn't. The only set tenant that i recall comes from the first age, and that to pray every 8 hours (Dawn, Noon, Sunset, Midnight) to maintain his blessing, skipping prayers leaves you bereft of it until the next one

>>31993844
> ask pyre something else

When did this begin in earnest?
And
Why didn't she tell us immediately?

>>31993991
She probably prayed to us to help, but we couldn't figure out what she was saying...

Rolled 8

>>31993844
Stop him, tease him a bit

Rolled 4

>>31993989
What about the remaining hour? Days in Creation are 25 hours long.

Rolled 10

>>31994010
There's actually a prayer in Gotmh:UCS that let's you ping solars

Rolled 5

>>31994021
I forgot that. I know those four prayers protect you for the whole day, so I guess it's more like pray every 8 1/4 hours

>>31994022
We should probably teach that to our inner circle.

Rolled 9

>>31994010
...we should invent a Zenith charm that lets us hear any prayers targetting us as more than just a distant buzz. That would be a fantastic way for people to send us messages when we're far away or hiding out or something. A great way for spies to report in to us as well.

>Oh, Divine Maka, hear my prayer so that I might reveal the Lintha base's location to you...

Rolled 4

>>31994035
I don't think you can do that with a Solar charm, there is an artifact that would though

Rolled 8

>>31994042
Bah. There's an Infernal charm that does that for Malefactors, and they're the Zenith equivalent. It shouldn't be outside of our scope to have Maka invent a charm for just that purpose.

Rolled 7

>>31994034
It's pings all Solars though, and I'm not sure how it interacts with Abyssals, plus I doubt Maka knows about it

>>31994021
Clearly we need to invent a new clock. I propose a twenty hour day.

You can't resist. You move to block Ramos' path, and let him bump into you.

Even though it was just a light bump, he completely loses his balance, freaks out, and falls down letting out a rather unmanly shriek of surprise.

"Whoops! Sorry." You offer a hand to pull him up, and, probably acting on instinct, he accepts it, while also looking up to you from basically under your tabard.

"Heave ho!" You pull him back to his feet, easily done because he's gone rigid as a statue.

You put an arm around his shoulders and help him shamble out of the door.

Once he's gone, you turn to Pyre. "What was wrong with him?" You wonder.

"You mean you haven't realized, Divine Maya?" She asks back. "I thought you were doing it on purpose somehow."

"...What?" You're not sure what she means.

She walks up to you places her hands on your hips, and slides them down to your thighs looking rather focused. Then, she grasps both your breasts (or tries to: her hands are too small for that) and squeezes gently.

"...Are you talking my measurements?"

"When was the last time you looked at yourself in a full-body mirror?"

"...It's been quite a while." It strikes you. "Why?"

She grabs your hand and pulls you closer to one such mirror, present in her house. "Because you have changed a bit since I last saw you."

She's right.

"I did not believe it was possible for you to become even more beautiful, Divine Maka." Pyre explains. "But you have proven me wrong."

Of course, beauty is subjective and depends on tastes, and it seems that you're going down a path towards a rather specific body type. But your skin, your hair, your face, your shapes... everything seems to have sustained a marked improvement in the last weeks. Even if you started wearing normal clothes, you have no doubt that the figure staring at you from the other side of the mirror wouldn't be recognized by anyone as a mere mortal anymore.

(cont.)

Rolled 10

>>31994070
No I really want to see how people would react to us at Social/Appearance 5
Damn it EF, we have more important things to buy

Rolled 8

>>31994087
social 5 is more like appearance 8+.
We were already at app 5 with social 3. We officially reached inhuman beaty.

Rolled 1

>>31994109
Regardless, he's making me want to spend points on something that wouldn't benefit us very much, just to see how people would react

Rolled 2

>>31994109
Yeah, Social 1 is Appearance 1-3, Social 2 is Appearance 3-5 (we were probably this BEFORE exalting), Social 3 is officially superhuman which means it's Appearance 5-7, which makes Social 4 Appearance 7-9. Social 5, therefore, would be Appearance 9-10 on the normal Exalted scale - something you can normally only reach at Essence 10. The kind of beauty that makes you unable to enjoy other things and causes people to drop in the streets weeping at our feet.

Rolled 10

>>31991592
I'm glad I'm not the only one tempted

Rolled 3

>>31994124
Social 5 is pretty important considering the implications of having a background at max.

Rolled 4

>>31994141
You're not making these impulses any easier to resist you know

Rolled 4

>>31994148
Meant that for you
>>31994124

>>31994141
hmm we need to find a meticulous artist with a wide perfectionist streak.

Millian is probably going to get mad at you if she notices. She'll have to make your tabard a bit longer again.

"...In any case, It's almost dawn. We should prepare the ceremony, Divine Maka."

You nod.

How will your prayer be organized?

>Song
>Dance
>Speech
>Formal prayer
>Answering questions
>Performing prayers on behalf of the faithful if requested
>You lead, Pyre assists
>Pyre leads, you assist
>You and Pyre take turns
>Tell them to stay in Tianna
>Tell them to move to Pearl
>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide
>Don't tell them about Pearl
>Talk about Lintha
>Talk about Abyssals
>Tell them to react to Immaculate aggressions
>Tell them to resist peacefully against the Immaculates
>Tell them to avoid the Immaculates
>Tell them to try and reconcile with the Immaculates
>Tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun
>Tell them to have faith in you
>Tell them to have faith in the Tianna royal family
>Tell them to have faith in themselves
>[Compassion] Talk about Love
>[Conviction] Talk about Strength
>[Temperance] Talk about Peace
>[Valor] Talk about Courage
>[Willpower] Talk about Willpower
>(Other)

(This is a lot of stuff. Please don't just go "all of the above" or make absolutely enormous lists. You have limited time in any case, and if you jam too much stuff together you're just going to sound like a schizo. Feel free to pick several options, but limit yourself, and especially don't pick conflicting options)

Rolled 7

So... Are we seducing everyone else's Lunar mates now? I'm just picturing the jealous glare of every Solar we meet from now on.

>>31994165
With Social high enough no one will be jealous because they'll like us too much.

Social 5 unlocks the ultimate harem ending that Tia has been talking about.

File: 9 Solars.png (79 KB, 300x450)

79 KB PNG

Rolled 10

>>31994162
>Dance
>Performing prayers on behalf of the faithful if requested
>You and Pyre take turns
>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide
>Tell them to resist peacefully against the Immaculates
>Tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun
>[Compassion] Talk about Love
Does this seem solid, guys? I don't want to go overboard with options. This seems suitable Maka though, to me.

Rolled 2

>>31994154
Yeah, but we don't need it RIGHT NOW.
Right now I'm wishing we had Night 4 so we could get the charm that lets us walk on water
>Dance
>You and Pyre take turns
>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide
>Tell them to resist peacefully against the Immaculates
>Tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun
>Tell them to have faith in you
>[Compassion] Talk about Love
Hope that's not too many

Rolled 1

>>31994180
>>31994182
Looks more or less like a consensus to me! I'll throw my support behind these so I don't have to pick a set myself.

Rolled 9

>>31994182
Gah I forgot to quote >>31994162
my list again
>Dance
>You and Pyre take turns
>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide
>Tell them to resist peacefully against the Immaculates
>Tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun
>Tell them to have faith in you
>[Compassion] Talk about Love

Rolled 8

>>31994162
>Dance

>Performing prayers on behalf of the faithful if requested

>You lead, Pyre assists

>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide

>Tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun

>[Compassion] Talk about Love

One in each category.

Rolled 7

>>31994195
Well >>31994180 want them to just have faith in the UCS, while >>31994182 want them to have faith in to the UCS AND us
I prefer the second >>31994182 version

>>31994162
>Formal prayer
>You and Pyre take turns
>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide
>Tell them to resist peacefully against the Immaculates
>Tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun
>Tell them to have faith in you
>[Compassion] Talk about Love
If it was just us I'd be okay with dancing, but since we have a group let's do something a bit more formal for everyone

>>31994162
>perform prayers on behalf of the faithful
>pyre leads you assist
>speech
>[compassion] Talk about Love
>tell them to resist peacefully to Immaculate aggressions
>tell them to have faith in the Unconquered Sun
>tell them about Pearl, but they are free to decide.
>[willpower] Talk about Willpower.

Rolled 7

>>31994234
hmmm which field was that again?

Rolled 7

>>31994162
Also, even if we don't use any charms, we should flare our Anima to full

Rolled 5

>>31994245
Ah, right.

Use our Performance charm.

Rolled 2

>>31994245
Yeah we should, that would probaly take a dot of essence, and so would using IPS, but I'm okay with that
also +1 >>31994182

Rolled 1

>>31994252
Yep, pop IPS.

>>31994245
>>31994252
Oh right this, IPP would work here

Rolled 2

>>31994245
If we pray hard enough do we get miracles?

or does that require three signatures in triplicate before review by a pattern spider then approval by the directional censor?

Rolled 3

>>31994162
Supporting the proposed use of performance charms and anima flaring.

Rolled 5

I wonder if we should do the whole "Open all the doors and windows. Let everyone see how we pray."

Rolled 7

>>31994270
A little of column A, a little of column B. A prayer is basically you greasing the wheels to convince a deity to get shit done, if the prayer's an actual request. Some prayers are just singing praise, or wishing someone the best.

That said, the UCS only grants prayers in extreme situations and for extremely good prayers. He's a pretty hands-off deity.

Rolled 3

>>31994276
Well, going by >>31993954, people will be wearing less cloths than they usually are (though we're probably going to be the only naked one)

Rolled 8

>>31994276
Can't pray to the Sun if you're not soaking in His light. Am I right?

>>31994297
We can be his light, he can shine through us

Rolled 6

>>31994292
I don't know if full naked the first time is a good Idea, we still have the bikini from Smoke's festival I think for minimal coverage though

Rolled 4

>>31994309
As an aside, we should pick up the Permanent charm that makes our anima display count as real, true sunlight for the purposes of jacking up certain types of CoD and for fucking up effects contingent on it being night time. It would be great for - for example - fucking up ghosts and ruining the Baron's super sailing charms.

Rolled 7

>>31994322
Yeah, let's start with SOME clothing on, we'll work ourselves and the congregation up to full naked

>>31994323
We also need that charm that let's us play our theme song whenever it's flaring, speaking of Anima, what does Maka's look like?

Rolled 2

>>31994338
Our iconic anima never came up so far, actually.
Only ever up to bonfire level.

Rolled 1

>>31994338
I was trying to think of something that represented fighting and fucking. Best I could think up was a lioness, but that doesn't really fit Maka too well, at least in my opinion

Rolled 1

>>31994338
We discussed it in a previous thread, it's basically a coat of arms. White bulls bearing aloft a cobalt shield with, what, a golden gem and hammer on it and a golden crown above all that? It's a coat of arms evoking the UCS, the symbols of the Zenith caste, and the city of Gem.

Terribly Maka.

Rolled 1

>>31994338
Question has been asked before, no consensus.

My version is a heart shaped sun with angels flying around it.

Rolled 10

>>31994162
Adding my vote to >>31994182

Rolled 7

>>31994356
>>31994359
I'd like to combine these somehow. because >>31994356 alone doesn't capture the less militaristic side of Maka the "fucking" part of "fighting and fucking", while >>31994359 has the opposite problem

Rolled 4

>>31994401
Have the shield in the coat of arms be heart-shaped. A cobalt heart-shield.

>>31994182
>Right now I'm wishing we had Night 4 so we could get the charm that lets us walk on water
I do want more athletic charms, Lightning Speed would be useful, before we head up to Feather-Foot Style

I also realized we haven't had access to a single Awareness Charm

>>31994162
Holy fuck that is some list you got there EF. Okay, so

>Dance
is a given.
>You lead, Pyre assists
we will not be always there to lead them, this is a special occasion so let's make it so.
>Tell them about Pearl, but that they're free to decide
obviously. Encourage them but nobody is forced.
>Tell them to have faith [all of the above]
and lastly
>>[Compassion] Talk about Love

Rolled 4

>>31994415
I want feather foot style mainly for the attack on the Lintha, which will be entirely in the water
also
>I also realized we haven't had access to a single Awareness Charm
This should be fixed

You spend about a hour preparing for the prayer, as a small, scanty crowd of suspecting individuals starts gathering around .Several of them are looking surly, haggard, armed, wounded, or a combination of the above.

And all of them, bar none, are utterly amazed at your sight.

You normally try to not let power go to your head, but it's a bit hard not to feel just a little bit smug now.

"This morning!" Pyre presents you to everyone. "Maka, Chosen of the Unconquered Sun, will be leading our prayers! In person!"

"It will be a honor." You reply, bowing to the startled faithful, who immediately throw themselves on the ground. "...But, please, stand back up. The Sun is not a God that revels in submission and slavery. He wants you to stand tall and proud."

They begin to stand up, bit by bit.

[IPP] [Essence: 4/5]

Performance + Zenith + IPP = 7 10 2 1 9 8 7 7 7 5 2 1 = 8 successes

"Let's go outside." You invite, and everyone follows you to a small, secondary Square in Tianna very close by, aptly named Dawnlight Square: a large road joins in the plaza from the east, aligned with the rising sun. The sky is already bright with light, but the sight of the true dawn is a bit blocked by the city walls. You start nonetheless: as the direct light of the sun makes its way into the plaza, you begin your dance.

The little crowd of faithful stands all around you, in complete silence, as you slowly spin and twist in the dawn's light, letting your Anima glow freely and your Castemark be seen. It's not a fast, frantic dance: It's slow, elegant and solemn, a far cry from your performance to Dancing Smoke.

Bit by bit, people start coming in, even some that don't look like they belong to the cult. Maybe some curious, some just passing by, some drawn by your light or the flow of people. By the end of your dance, there's almost... hard to tell, a thousand people? Maybe more? The buildings surrounding the square and the roofs are packed as well.

(cont.)

Rolled 10

>>31994356
>>31994359
>>31994411
Perfect, even if it ends up being something else, this is what I'm gonna picture Maka's Anima banner as

>>31994455
Praise the Sun!

>>31994455
Aw yeah
We're also so baiting the Immaculates

Rolled 4

>>31994466
We're gonna do it, we're gonna praise the fuck out of the Sun and make UCS-senpai notice us

Rolled 7

>>31994477
Uguu~

Rolled 4

>>31994477
M-maybe if I restore his worship?

It wont workHe was watching all along.

Rolled 9

>>31994477
>>31994491
>>31994513
J-jeez Maka i-it's not like I placed all my hopes for creation on your shoulders or anything you baka

File: tatsumii.jpg (55 KB, 1138x634)

55 KB JPG

>>31994455
>there's almost... hard to tell, a thousand people
Time to start the orgy

>>31994556
>spoilers
made me giggle anon.

For the next hour, you and Pyre Spark talk to them.

You listen to them. Not all of them, that would be impossible. But some of them talk to you.

Some want you to bless them, or their children, or their business or anything like that. You explain that you don't have the power to grant real blessings, but some insist nonetheless.
Others ask you to intercede to the Sun on their behalf. Some bringing small sacrifices. They ask for just about anything under the sun. Peace, love, health, fortune... Some wishes you relay, others you or Pyre point out that are up to them to make true.

You tell them about Pearl. About how you will be building a city in west Tianna island, still part of the nation of Tianna (as founded by the spouse of queen Amata), but dedicated to the Unconquered Sun, erected around a temple still under construction. A city that will need be built. But, you point out, no one should feel compelled to come just for religious reasons: it will have work, it will have space, it will have opportunities.

Finally, you tell them about the incidents and bullying and intimidation that has been going recently. You never name the Immaculates directly, but everyone knows what you're talking about. And you urge them to not give in to provocations, to resist peacefully. To not lose control.

"Because I believe" You fell them, concluding the prayer as the sun is already fully visible above the walls, "that love will save the day."

It takes a while for the people to disperse, and it seems that a lot of them just linger around to look at you for a bit longer. Fortunately, there are no incidents.

Together with Pyre Spark (and a lot of random people still following you), you head to your daily training of your crews, who are coming along nicely. Besides, you noticed that several of them seem to have picked up worship of the Sun, either individually or with Pyre Spark, probably due to your influence.

(cont.)

Rolled 8

>>31994576
Come on anon, I'm all for mass group sex, but there's a time and a place to sate our massive lust

Rolled 5

>>31994592
And that's how you get more dots in Cult

Rolled 1

>>31994556
The UCS/Maka are still the couple I'm shipping.

>>31994592
This is good.

Rolled 7

>>31994618
Are there different rules for God-Blooded if the the god in question is an Incarna?

Rolled 3

>>31994592
>"Because I believe" You fell them, concluding the prayer as the sun is already fully visible above the walls, "that love will save the day."

So very cheesy, yet so very Maka.

Rolled 10

>>31994643
> if the the god
that should read
>if the parent god

Rolled 4

>>31994643
Dunno! I know that God-blooded are much more powerful the higher their parent's Essence is. Either way, I'm shipping the UCS/Maka hard.

Rolled 1

>>31994592
Hopefully this didn't piss off the Immaculates to the point where they immediately confront us.

Rolled 6

>>31994659
>Maka is LIttle Beam's mom

Rolled 1

>>31994664
Oh it definitely pissed them off, but we swayed a bunch of people to our side so they're going to have to be careful about what their next move is

Rolled 10

>>31994592
These dice are killing me.

Rolled 2

>>31994592
Rolling to intimidate the Immaculates.

Rolled 7

>>31994717
They are relived that you pose no threat and return to the Blessed Isle to resume arguing amongst themselves

Rolled 6

>>31994717
rolling to peacefully persuade the immaculates that their faith is ini fact just a teensy bit wrong in one regard.

Rolled 1

>>31994739
They'll just think we're lying for self-aggrandizement or so we can turn on them later. We are literally a mind-controlling double-satan to the Immaculates.

Rolled 10

>>31994739
>wrong in one regard.
You succeed in this regard, but they misunderstand what part you were talking about, and are now going around oppressing mortals
>>31994758
It wasn't a serious roll anon, it was there for fun

Rolled 9

>>31994758
we would be.
>>31994767
excellent! grass roots movements time!
Rolling to overthrow our oppressors!

Well, western sailors are traditionally very religious, mostly because their lives are so dangerous, and so much in the hands of fickle gods and elementals, that they HAVE to.

By noon, the training is over, and Rajan asks you, like he does basically every day now: "So, WHEN are we going to kill us some Lintha?"

Like every say, you reply: "Soon, Rajan. Soon. Don't worry. They're gonna get it. But we need to be properly ready."

"Y've been a blessing, girl." He replies. "I don't know what you're doing, but we're managing to turn this mass of jellyfishes into halfway decent sailors. If we keep it up we might actually be able to punch the Lintha out of the sea."

"How's the modernization process going?"

"One month at worst, and we'll have modified all of our ships according to this Valeriana girl's new designs with extra sails and maneuverability." He explains. "Two frigates, four sloops, eight cutters."

"Hope it'll be enough." You consider, eyeing the vessels still under reworking in the docks. Among them are your three pirate ships, being remodeled to the same large, complex rigging the Gloria has.

"A ball's chance in hell it'll be." Rajan spits in the sea. "I wouldn't take even ten times that many ships to the Black Atoll. But with you an' all the weird Exalted you picked up, and the full weight of Tianna's army and Essence artillery, we might." His expression darkens. "Even if we win, a lot of good people'll die."

"I know." you reply. "But it beats leaving the Lintha to rampage freely."

"Sure as balls." He nods sagely. "So we're leaving them one full month of free reign?"

"What's your idea?" You wonder.

"We're not 100% sure of where the Black Atoll is. And apart for their monster ship, there's also a lot of more normal ships around. I say we grab the Gloria, put the best men and weapons on it, and go out to completely destroy one of their smaller ships. Take a few prisoners. Torture them a bit."

(cont.)

Rolled 9

>>31994897
>"We're not 100% sure of where the Black Atoll is. And apart for their monster ship, there's also a lot of more normal ships around. I say we grab the Gloria, put the best men and weapons on it, and go out to completely destroy one of their smaller ships. Take a few prisoners. Torture them a bit."
Ooh, high seas naval battles
That sounds super fun

Rolled 8

>>31994897
>"A ball's chance in hell it'll be."
>"Sure as balls."
...Rajan, seriously, did the Lintha cut off your nuts? Because you seem to have a testicular fixation.

File: Admiral Rajan Hazaakaa.jpg (263 KB, 850x944)

263 KB JPG

"That's going to provoke them. Are we doing that for information, or just for your personal satisfaction?"

"Both." He admits. "Plus, sending them a message."

"What do the officers think?"

"They said that they'll go with what you decide."

You consider his proposal. It WOULD be a message, but you're not sure how they would react to it. Also, the Lintha are infamously tight-lipped and hard to capture alive, not to mention that they fight like devils when cornered. But it IS true that you could use some directions to this Black Atoll.

>No, we'll act only a month from now, when we'll have all men and ships ready 100%.
>Okay. I'll lead the expedition.
>Okay. You'll lead the expedition, I'll stay here.
>(other)

Rolled 9

>>31994935
I think that might count as crippling effect
Valeriana could learn some medicine charms to fix that right up

Rolled 1

>>31994947
>No, we'll act only a month from now, when we'll have all men and ships ready 100%.
Lintha fight to the death because anything else gets them a fate worse than death. We won't get anything from them. It's just revenge, and that's poor tactics.

>>31994947
>No, we'll act only a month from now, when we'll have all men and ships ready 100%.
To send a ship with the best out there alone is a recipe for disaster. It has a chance to pay off but the risks are not worh it.

>>31994947
The lintha aren't going to leave anytime soon, they think they own the seas.

To be fair at this point they DO own the seas, but we don't need to tip our hand to them until we're fully prepared.

Rolled 2

>>31994947
>No, we'll act only a month from now, when we'll have all men and ships ready 100%.
As much fun as it sounds, it's probably best not to give the Lintha any hints that were planning to fuck them up, best to wait until we have all our cool shit and then smash them up at once

Rolled 7

>>31994947

>No, we'll act only a month from now, when we'll have all men and ships ready 100%.

"The Lintha are demons of the sea. The only way we can break their supremacy is one hard strike. If we give them a taste of how strong we are becoming. They will focus all their efforts on smashing all of our ships in port and we will be back to square one."

Rolled 2

>>31994947
Because I know it won't win, but I still want to go do naval battles
>Okay. You'll lead the expedition, but I'll tag along to help

Rolled 10

>>31994947
>No, we'll act only a month from now, when we'll have all men and ships ready 100%.

You shake your head. "...No. We'd be warning them. They probably have no idea that we're preparing this attack."

"They have spies in Tianna, sure as balls. They know we're modernizing our navy and training our crews."

"But they don't know how effective it all is. It'll still be a bad surprise for them."

"If they don't attack us preemptively." He points out. "'Sides, that'd be a month of no progress on your mining contract and no access to anything off-island for yer new fancy city. "

He has a point, but you'd rather wait patiently and strike the Lintha with one hard blow than risk losing a ship with all hands and weapons.

Pyre Spark tugs at your tabard. "...Can you really train people to be so strong so quick?"

Running Swallow, who has been following you up to now but has kept silent, frowns deeply when the topic of conversation shifts to this, but says nothing.

You nod. "Yes, up to their maximum potential. It can be even faster if I train one person at a time."

"...Could you also train me?" She asks. "I... I don't want to be pushed around anymore. I want to be able to defend myself."

>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.
>I'll put the crew's training on hold for a week to train you up to your maximum potential.
>I'm sorry, you'll have to wait until I'm done with the crew.

Rolled 10

>>31995117
>I'm sorry, you'll have to wait until I'm done with the crew.

Rolled 2

>>31995117
>I can train you with the crew.

Rolled 5

>>31995117
We could train her with the crew, it won't go as fast but we could focus on her once were done with them

>>31995117
>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.
The crew is important, let's train her so she will not be completely helpless.

Though i have to ask, why can't we train her with the crew? We don't want her to be a navy soldier but we can surely get her to participate in physical training with them.

>>31995117
Be here after prayers every morning. I'll train you with the crew. And anyone else who wants to show up.

You know those big community/company-wide morning Tai Chi sessions that are popular in China? I say we start doing that. Especially once the city of Pearl is built. Every morning we can use Dance as a kind of 'moving meditation' to both pray to the Sun and improve the health and minds of our people.

>>31995117
..... can't we train her AND our crews in the same day? I thought the 4 hour requirement was per training target. That means we could spend a few days while we train the crew and instead of 4 hours of training we train the crews for 4 hours then train pyre for 4.

Rolled 4

>>31995117
>Running Swallow, who has been following you up to now but has kept silent, frowns deeply when the topic of conversation shifts to this, but says nothing.
Really have to clear the air with him about this

She's not really part of your crew, and you already been training the crew for a bit. You can't just plug her in and expect it to work out fine: you'd have to waste time bringing her up to speed with the others and so on. In short, integrate her in your naval crews.

Remember, one of the requirements of Tiger Warrior Training Technique is that it works on groups only if they're somewhat cohesive units.

>>31995204
It's not per training target. The limit is yours, not their.

>>31995117
>>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.

Rolled 9

>>31995117
>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.

Rolled 2

>>31995117
>I'm sorry, you'll have to wait until I'm done with the crew.
>>31995195
>You know those big community/company-wide morning Tai Chi sessions that are popular in China? I say we start doing that. Especially once the city of Pearl is built. Every morning we can use Dance as a kind of 'moving meditation' to both pray to the Sun and improve the health and minds of our people.
I like this idea

Rolled 8

>>31995217
Ah okay

>>31995117
>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.
We can't delay any long than that for now, we can finish up when were don't with the crew or if something comes up

>>31995231
Ah okay then, I say we take 3 days off of crew training and raise her 1 dot in zenith dawn and physical. She should be able to handle the average street harassment just fine with that improvement.

Rolled 10

>>31995249
forgot to roll

Rolled 5

>>31995117
>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.

Rolled 1

>>31995217
Well, then train her for 2 days. That should be enough to make her not completely helpless.

Rolled 6

>>31995117
Rajan does make some good points about those Lintha

>>31995117
wasn't running swallow supposed to be looking after her? she's been assaulted, harassed, and several members of her cult are flat out missing.

I say he should train her. If he disapproves of talent without discipline, then he can see how well he does having a pupil.

besides, it might get that stick unlodged.

>>31995299
Actually anon you raise a very good point, Just what the fuck HAS swallow been doing if pyre is being harassed and her cult targeted.

We ask him to look out for her and this shit is happening, something doesn't add up.

Rolled 10

>>31995299
>wasn't running swallow supposed to be looking after her? she's been assaulted, harassed, and several members of her cult are flat out missing.
No we asked him to stick with us

>>31995299
It was a proposal but it wasn't passed as a vote, so no. Swallow remained with you.

Rolled 10

>>31995299
>>31995318
We asked him to stay with us because we thought she would be okay with just the guards, we can ask him to stay with her now though if we want

>>31995331
In that case we should make an offer for training to him. He'll probably refuse but then we can ask to hear what his deal is. We know next to nothing about Swallow and we really need to clear the air.

Rolled 1

>>31995372
Yeah sounds good

>>31995318
>>31995321
>>31995325

hmm well asking him to begin training her while we work with the sailors would both set her mind at ease, AND be a very subtle probe to see if he has immaculate ties.

might even get the stick out.

>>31995405
OOH plus! plus! Martial Art Cult!!!
sure the immaculates thought of it first, but ours will have better kung fu sounds.

Rolled 4

>>31995424

And orgies.

Rolled 8

>>31995372
I've been wondering about RS, when he first joined us he said he wanted to see what kind of person we were, if he should be fighting for us or against us and then later when he found out about TWTT and asked about us building an army with it is about when he started getting bothered. We might want to make it clear that despite building an army we really don't want to go to war, we want to use that army to defend Tianna

Rolled 4

>>31995527
Trying to make it clear like that will just make us look defensive about it. Lead by example.

Rolled 3

>>31995527
Just bring him along when we fight the lintha. A demonstration of our choice in enemies.

Rolled 4

>>31995117
>I can put the crew's training on hold for a day or two.
If she's not moving immediately, this should be be done. And maybe having Running Swallow look after her?

Rolled 4

>>31995117
Would it actually take us an entire week to train her up? After all, even if she's merely Physical 1, Dawn 1, Zenith 1, it would take us - at most - six days to train her up all the way. And she's probably Zenith 2.

That said:
>I'll put the crew's training on hold for a week to train you up to your maximum potential.
Having our head priestess totally twinked out would probably be good.

Rolled 9

>>31996058
I don't know about here, but abilities don't have a minimum in core, so she could be Phys 1, Dawn 0, Zenith 1 or 2, personally I would be fine with just raising her Phys and Zenith score up one each

[Sorry for late]
"I can train you a bit if you want. Just two days, let's say. For now, at least." You offer her. "I'd love to do more, but the fleet has the priority right now. I'm sure you understand... We need to drive the Lintha away as soon as possible."

She nods vigorously, overjoyed. "Yes! I understand! Don't worry!"

Leaving her behind a bit, you walk up to Swallow. "Do you want to train with me, too?"

"That could be interesting." He replies. "But I will decline."

You fold your arms and stare at him. "...what is your problem? Because you obviously have one. Is it all just about not trusting me?"

He shakes his head. "Now i know you better, Maka, though I can't claim I know you perfectly. I don't know if any can. But I learned some things, and reached some conclusions."

"Such as?"

"That the Immaculate Faith is probably right." He points a finger at you. "You, Maka, are too powerful."

"I may have had some lapses in judgement in the past, but i've always acted in good faith and to help people and Creation." You reply.

"It's not a matter of good or evil, but just of power. You are too powerful. Too dangerous. If you were just physically, martially strong, it would be another issue, but you can make others stronger too, with so little effort, and also make people follow you and love you with a few words and a snap of your fingers."

"I made a point of never using any sort of power or charm to change people's minds." You point out.

"I believe that, but at this point is it even relevant? You probably don't need to even speak or do anything anymore, to sway mortals."

"You don,t seem to be affected, though?"

"I'm fighting it." He grins nervously. "You have no idea how hard it is for me. To keep my suspicion, my distrust. To be detached. To not be lured and seduced by you. To not..." He abruptly drops the sentence and turns away from you.

>reply? (No list of answers, too many possible responses to list.)

>>31996166
But Creation needs people as powerful as me to protect it. The Dragonbloods aren't enough. The Realm is falling apart, without other Exalted to pick up the slack and stay against the fae, the yozi and the Deathlords, Creation will fall.

Rolled 10

>>31996166
>"I'm fighting it." He grins nervously. "You have no idea how hard it is for me. To keep my suspicion, my distrust.
Yay he does like us

You know, maybe this what we need, someone to call us out on our shit, to tell us when we've gone too far, Creation is in danger and we are needed, but maybe someone like Running Swallow is needed to keep us from being a danger from Creation
Because you know Great Curse

Rolled 9

>>31996166
Thank him for that. When everyone around you starts agreeing with you, it becomes all to easy to start taking advantage of them

>>31996166
"Maybe it's just that the idea of an Exalt who stands that high above the dragonblooded breaks your view of the world. I am a chosen of the greatest of the Incarnae."

Rolled 4

>>31996229
>>31996232
Yes, someone playing devil's advocate is always valuable.

Rolled 8

>>31996166
I'll second some form of >>31996229 & >>31996232

We need a guy to call us out on our shit instead of another yesman

Rolled 7

>>31996229

I like it. But it sound like he needs to become more steadfast first. If even he is so heavily influenced us by simply following us around.

Rolled 10

>>31996229
>>31996232
>>31996254
>>31996256
>5 degrees of success so far.

Aww shit, we mind controlled him now haven't we?

Rolled 8

>>31996206
>>31996229
>>31996232
All three of you bring up good points, the Solar's power is needed to save creation, from itself and it's enemies. But at the same time, the Solar's can't do it alone, and having everyone become our yesman helps no one

Remember that there's an Infernal or Abyssal for every Solar and at least by fluff they're just as strong.

Rolled 3

>>31996263
"I ORDER YOU NOT TO FOLLOW MY ORDERS!"
"What?" *Swallows head explodes*

Rolled 1

>>31996206
forgot my dice

Rolled 6

>>31996263
>8 Successes on 8 dice
Man, I kind wish this didn't just prove his point about not needing mind control powers

But he doesn't necessarily need to hate us to call us out on our shit, or we could raise his Zenith score to help against this kind of thing

Rolled 6

>>31996229
Seconded. I think we've found his position, whatever other uses we find for him.

It might also be good for him to spend time guarding Pyre Spark, if only to be away from Exalts for a while. Maybe her side of things could help him, too.

Rolled 8

>>31996206
This guy is right, creation is going to shit, and it needs the exalted, Lunars, Sidereal, and yes, Solars to help save it. The Dragon blooded can't do it alone.
But at the same time >>31996229 and >>31996232 also havea point. Unchallenged Solar dominance already has been proven not to work thank to the Great Curse. We all need to join together, and we need to challenge each other, if we're to save Creation

Rolled 5

>>31996229
It also fits what we heard from UCS way back in the beginning, Solars don't have the Mandate of Heaven anymore, we don't get to be absolute rulers just because we're Solars, someone to tell us no fits that I think

>>31996166
I don't get what he wants. Maka is in no way the strongest in the world. Also, there is always some who are stronger than the other. What is his point?

>>31996394
>Solars don't have the Mandate of Heaven anymore
Wait we don't? We need to work on getting that back then, because if the Solars don't have it no one does, and without it it's basically impossible to unite Creation in a lasting fashion.

Rolled 1

>>31996396

I think our exponential growth is also a factor. Less than 2 months ago we were simply human.

>>31996396
He is just giving us an "Absolute power corrupts absolutely" kind of warning.

>>31996431
Yes but it is not a valid warning because Maka is not an absolute power. Nowhere near it.

Rolled 9

>>31996336
I had a campaign a little while ago where my Twilight's Motivation was to restore inter-Exalt faith. Through ST shenanigans, my circle wound up in the past at the tail end of the First Age, right before the Usurpation. We defeated our First Age incarnations to win the ear of the Deliberative and told them of everything that would come to pass. Even though we started to (visually) see our castemarks become corrupted by the Great Curse, they asked us for our suggestion, since we had journeyed back and forth through time to arrive at this point (we also had a brief jaunt to the future, aka World of Darkness). At my lead, we suggested forming a new Deliberative that involved the other Exalts and was more democratic.

Shortly thereafter, my character figured out the Great Curse. My ST then told us how the United Deliberative took the issue to the Yozis and the Neverborn. Lots of horrific fighting ensued (because schemes and Ebon Dragon), and the delayed responsiveness of the new, argumentative Deliberative made Creation's casualties far worse than they would have been with simply Solar generals.

We learned this after returning to the Age of Sorrows and discovering that this second war had destroyed all but the Pole of Earth and the Blessed Isle. We also couldn't find any other Exalts. Not sure anymore existed.

>>31996166
Tell me how to fight it then. I'll make it a point to have you train others in the same methods. I don't want blind obedient followers. I want people to be happy, healthy, safe, and free. Even from me. What would make me easier to resist?

Rolled 5

>>31996455
This is why you don't mess with time travel