>>36500420
> Just wait. Try and get some actual, restful rest.

Awfully early today EF.

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>Who are we?
Maka, an exiled noble Exalted as a Zenith-caste Solar. She was 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.
But things are also looking up. You have gathered a lot of allies and friends, have a powerful Manse under construction, and are unifying Tianna in a great nation under your overwhelming charisma.
You just discovered the reason everyone seems to be so interested in Tianna: an enormous magical fortress lies buried underground, a relic of the First Age with enough firepower to destroy anything...

>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=Solar%20Quest

>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

>Any questions?
http://ask.fm/Exaltedfag

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36500420
> Stand up, stretch, take a walk around the ship.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36500420
>Stand up, stretch, take a walk around the ship.
A quick stretch of the legs

Nice to see you back EF, despite the insane time here in clapistan.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>36500420
> Just wait. Try and get some actual, restful rest.

EF why must you torment me when I'm about to go to sleep.

>>36500420
>> Stand up, stretch, take a walk around the ship.
find some food and take it back to the wife

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36500420
FUCK
YEAH
NIGGAH

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36500420
>> Stand up, stretch, take a walk around the ship.


Did we not recover any health while we slept/meditated?

>>36500420
>You're at 4 xp
I thought we were at 7 now

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>36500513
We were in an intensive and sweaty prayer session with senpai so we didn't rest well.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36500420
>Stand up, stretch, take a walk around the ship.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36500513
I don't think we were properly resting enough to get back health

>>36500533
>>36500528

>>36500519
Makes me think EF just hasn't updated the sheets, but I could be wrong.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36500420

>>36500519
Damnit, yes, you're right, it's been TWO threads with no sheet update. You're at 7.

I hate being on a tablet.

>>36500569
And the health situation?

>>36500540
He mentioned he doesn't have PS at the moment, but he was off by three XP, we had four at the beginning of last thread and we got three at the end of it. Two base XP and one for talking with Sol.

>>36500569
No worries EF, we can help keep an eye on these kinds of things.

>>36500583
Still at 3/5. Since you got kicked down to 0 Health, recovery is slower than normal healing.
Think of it as a Quest-equivalent mechanic to Aggravated damage, if you know the tabletop rules.

Also, I originally meant to have going to 0 Health and recovering leaving a permanent scar, even on the Exalted. It would normally happen, but the damage that took you down was mostly crushing and internal, leaving no scar.

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Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36500569

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36500583
I don't think it's gonna be a problem this thread but iirc we healed 1 point last thread.

Assuming the whole sheet is unchanged from before and not just the xp we should be at 3/5 hp.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36500645
>going to 0 Health and recovering leaving a permanent scar
Careful there EF, you wouldn't want to attract Tia's wrath

>>36500645
> scars on Maka
We got to make sure that doesn't happen

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Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36500649
derped on the health

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36500677
maybe EF will have a zenith 5 healing charm upgrade to body mending meditation that enables flawless recovery from any injury that we survive given time.

>>36500645
Ooh, does that mean we left one on Deled?

>>36500420
>> Just wait. Try and get some actual, restful rest.
The others are Exalts too. Most of them are more experienced than we are as well. They know what they're doing. And we promised Tia we wouldn't go anywhere until she got back.

>>36500715
Fists do crushing damage as well. We broke bones but skin is a different matter.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>36500768
He DID get stabbed by five tails though so maybe he's gonna have a small scar where that action happened.

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Tryong to not wake up Amata, you stand up from the bed. Your bones and muscles sting and ache, and for a moment you have the uncomfortable feeling of having tiny steel needles driven through your joints.

You clench your teeth and leave that damn bed. Some of your bandages come undone: your skin is pink and fresh, and feels sensible and tingles in reaction to the exposure to the colder, fresh air around you. The healing salve Zaan used on those wounds has been completely absorbed, it seems.

You still look like a patchwork of burn marks, but it's much less noticeable now: you're slowly returning, you imagine, to your normal, original, uniform coloration. Honestly, sometimes your own body scares you.

Should you try tying back up your own bandages as they come undone, or remove them entirely? You should probably also get something to wear... and you have no idea what. All your stuff was on the Gloria.

>Remove your bandages, they did their work. They're just getting in the way now.
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.

Combines with:

>Wrap your blanket around yourself like a toga
>Search around the room for some clothes
>Leave the room silently. You don't want to risk waking up Amata. Look for clothes somewhere else.
>(other?)

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36500789
>>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.

>(other?)
We bandage mummy now

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36500789
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.
>Wrap your blanket around yourself like a toga
Medicine roll go

>>36500789
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.
>Leave the room silently. You don't want to risk waking up Amata. Look for clothes somewhere else.

>>36500789
>Remove your bandages, they did their work. They're just getting in the way now.
>>Search around the room for some clothes

>>36500789
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.
Tia WILL suplex us back into the bed. We have to take care of ourselves.

>Search for clothes.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36500789
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them back the way they were.

>Steal Amata's Clothes

>>36500789
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them back the way they were.

>Leave the room silently. You don't want to risk waking up Amata. Look for clothes somewhere else.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36500804
>>36500805
>>36500827
I'm supposed and glad we didn't botch this

Twilight and eclipse rolls worry me like that

>>36500789
>Try and tie them mack the way they were.
That's gross. At least change them out for fresh ones.

>>36500854
>supposed
Surprised I mean.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>36500827
+1 Dice Agree

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EF took too long to answer about the nail polish question.

>>36500789
>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.
>Wrap your blanket around yourself like a toga

>>36500945
That's amazing anon, like holy shit.

I'm almost scared to ask how much it cost you

>>36500945
ohmy.jpg

>>36500789
>>You don't want Zaan or the others to yell at you. Try and tie them mack the way they were.
>>Leave the room silently. You don't want to risk waking up Amata. Look for clothes somewhere else.

>>36500966
I wish I could hate you to death

>>36500420
>HUUUGE tits
>Only 3/5 Health
I'm not seeing it

>>36500966
Is there supposed to be a part 2? Because I'm only seeing a 1 and 3.

>>36500966
>a festival's attraction 1
>a festival's attraction 3
god damnit man where's 2!?

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36501003
>>36501004
thats a damn good question

>>36501004
Painted Pig

>>36501004
>>36501032
I guess part 2 was deemed too lewd for tg and censored.

>>36500945
> that Maka
Yes, super good.

>>36501040
I considered adding on "is this a 'where's pig number 3' situation?" to that post in the first place, funny enough

You wrap yourself up in your blanket, feeling a shiver of artificial cold from your raw, exposed skin, and silently sneak out of the room without disturbing Amata.

Closing the door behind you with slow, careful movements, you inspect your own bandages closer. Yeah, they're pretty dirty, but you have no idea where to find new ones, so you'll have to change them later. For now, you try and tie them back down in place to protect your burns.

Mental + Twilight = 7 5 10 1 6 = 3 successes

After fixing them in pretty much (you think) the same way they were before and are supposed to be, you take a walk around the ship's underdeck.

This must be one of the vessels from Tianna's navy: you don't recognize it at all.
It has a small hold and a few rooms (you suppose you've been put in the captain's room or something similar).

If you remember correctly, this type of ship should be a galley, powered by a mix of sails and rowers. From one of the doors you hear some lively noises of people chatting and partying and playing games, so you suppose that that must be the rower's... room? (You're not sure what the real name of that section of ship is supposed to be. Seamen seem to have specific names for every small part of their ships.)

On the other side, a stairwell leads, you presume, to the top deck.

Also, no clothes to be found here.

>Go where the rowers and the ship's crew are
>Go upstairs

>>36500945
her left arm looks a little gimped, but i cant critique further than that. bueno

>>36501059
>>Go upstairs

>>36500967

It was actually a decent price
>>36501004

That's a good question, anon.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501059
>>Go upstairs

>>36501059
>Go upstairs
Let's breathe that open air

Plus I kinda don't want the mortals to see us all flayed alive

>>36501059
>Go where the rowers and the ship's crew are

Ask them around.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501059
>Go upstairs

>>36501059
>Go back to the room
Aren't we supposed to stay out of sight? Some gods or something get pissy?

>>36501059
>Go upstairs

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36501059
>>Go where the rowers and the ship's crew are

>>36501107
Yep, the Storm Mothers will wreck our shit if they see us above decks

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501107
Oh fuck yeah the storm mothers

>Go where the rowers and the ship's crew are

>>36500966
>That mega cock

As expected of Tia.

Tattoos could be more obvious, though I guess it'd need to be colored for that.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36501059
>Go where the rowers and the ship's crew are

>>36501107
good point.

>>36501107
Only while out on the open ocean, we're anchored near the Black Atoll right now I think.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501127
Would you risk it anon?

Let's avoid picking a fight with a hurricane until we can punch the god in question until she stops.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36501059
>>Go where the rowers and the ship's crew are
ask around below decks, best not get the storm mothers attention

>>36501060
From the looks of it her left arm's around Karas's waist. You can see their right hands together.

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36501143
thats her right arm anon

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501160
...which is what I meant to say, yes. Her Right arm.

Fuck.

>>36501143
its there, it just looks wonky

>>36500945
The art is nice, but the addition of caste marks and golden bling would better show it's an 'Exalted' portrait.

>>36501197

Kara's mark would be hidden by the hair, and I imagined this piece as 'What if they never left Gem?'

Of course, this pic will have to be updated, if another of Maka's relative is found alive and rescued.

>>36500945
>no panties

Maka's gonna Maka.

>>36501197
Quick, someone apply Lens Flare

>>36501209
>'What if they never left Gem?'

How is that interesting enough for you to commission artwork? Without Exalt elements it's a generic photo of two people, albeit scantly clad.

You enter the rower's room, and the conversations immediately fall silent as everyone turns to you.

There are about a dozen seamen, all wearing some variation of Tianna's naval uniform. Which is not a particularly fancy thing, just consisting of a blue jacket with some white and black highlights. Some are dirty or torn, or had the sleeves removed or replaced. Some unbuttoned, some just shirtless or wearing something else and keeping the jacket draped on the shoulders or tied around the waist. Not a big show of uniformity, but you wouldn't expect that from a crew in a warzone. This isn't a naval review, after all.

You used to think that galleys were all driven by slaves, but actually, Tianna (and a lot of other places) has professional seamen, which are also part of the crew, rotate between rowing and ship-handling, and act as marines during boarding and counter-boarding operations. These men, in fact, seem well-trained and are almost all armed with swords, cutlasses, axes and other small, portable melee weapons. Some have bits of armor on them, either chain or a breastplate, and a couple have helmets.

Some were drinking, others were playing cards or just chatting. They seemed pretty relaxed, probably celebrating the victory (if you've won: they might know already, if Amata contacted the strike force while you were in trance), or just killing time and being happy they avoided the fight.

These twelve men are too few to man every rowing space on the ship. You imagine this boat was left with a skeleton crew.

>Ask if they have news
>Ask to speak with the captain
>Break the ice, mingle with the crew
>Order them to set course for (Tianna/Black Atoll/where?)
>(Other?)

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501255
>Break the ice, mingle with the crew

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501255
>>Break the ice, mingle with the crew

We can
>Ask if they have news
as the icebreaker.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501255
>>Ask if they have news
>>Break the ice, mingle with the crew

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36501255
>>Break the ice, mingle with the crew
>Ask if they have news

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501255
>Ask to speak with the captain
Charms, toss up MRP or IPS, whatever is more relevant

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36501255
>Ask if they have news

>>36501255
>Ask if they have news
>Break the ice, mingle with the crew

Play some cards!

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501255

>>Ask if they have news

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36501255
>Ask if they have news

Weren't we supposed to be staying in bed, otherwise Tia would rape us back into it?

Rolled 9 (1d10)

I'll second charm use, not like we're doing anything with our motes.

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>36501317
Technically yes, yes we were

>>36501317
I think we're just supposed to stay on the boat

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36501255
>>Break the ice, mingle with the crew


>>36501319
Why? What benefit would it bring? It's not like the crew is hostile.

>>36501317
She said room if you want to be exact

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501325
Honestly anon I don't think Tia was being metaphorical when she said for us to stay in the room.

I guess we'll find out soon enough.

>>36501325
No, Tia said room and we better be in there when she gets back or shit is going to go down.

>>36501374
Why did we even leave it?

>>36501397
Because we spent all of the last thread in our room talking to people.

>>36501397
I think the dudes here are allergic to inaction.

>>36501421
Well we usually only get one thread a week, we want to do something with it.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36501255
>Ask if they have news

>>36501397
Because they are incapable of keeping agreements and promises.
This isn't exactly news.
We could have just stayed in the room and talked to Amata, EF would have just sped up the action.

>>36501240

It's still Maka and Karas.

There IS a version with Maka's caste mark flared up, but it wasn' the final version. I won't post it Kara is white in it and I'm not on my PC anymore

>>36501397

Because we want Tia to rape Maka

Duh.

>>36501440
At the very least we shouldn't stick around for to long, we still do need rest after all

>>36501255
Ask about fresh bandages.

"...Sorry, I hope I'm not getting in the way." You apologize, entering the room. "Am I disturbing?"

"N- No, we, we weren't doing anything." They all seem a bit nervous, but the way you made your entrance made them more relaxed than they would otherwise be, being caught slacking off by their soon-to-be queen who is also an Exalted and an Anathema, and barely decent.

"It's alright, I have no idea what's going on." You smile at someone who seemed undecided whether to start hiding the cards and cash piled in front of him or not, and nod at him relaxedly. He loosens up a bit. "Is that Starseed or Startree?"

"Uh?" He looks down at the cards, taking him a moment to realize that you're talking to him. "Y- you know how to play Startree?"

"A little bit. I know three guys who play Scientific Startree on their time off." You sit down next to him, and the others in his small group shuffle a bit awkwardly to make space for you.

"Oh. Scientific Startree is for crazy people and professional gamblers... we just play Starseed. None of that extra-hands, extra-card-draws, passes-changing-direction-every-turn bullshit." For a moment he seems to worry that maybe he shouldn't have used a bad word in your presence, but he realizes he doesn't seem to mind.

Everyone's handling you with gloves and walking on eggshells around you. Well, what can you do other than try and make them comfortable?

"I don't have money on me anyway, so just keep playing and ignore me. I'm still learning the rules, I'll just watch for now."

They nod, and slowly go back to playing normally. Someone hands you a small wooden cup full of rum. The atmosphere slowly turns back to lively.

"Any news from the strike force?" You try asking.

(cont.)

"We lost the flagship." One of the players replies, somberly, as he draws a new card as his start-of-turn move. "The other ships are picking up survivors. Admiral Hazaakaa's still missing in action."

"Queen Amata contacted them?" You ask.

"One of those barbarians with them is a Sorceror. He sent some kind of little messenger spirit to us with a report." Another one explains, evidently talking about Zaan. He gives you an odd look. "...Are you a Sorceror too?"

The correct term should be "sorceress", but no sense correcting him. Instead, you shake your head. "I don't have the slightest idea how sorcery work myself."

He throws down a good hand with a grin - three Elephants, all five Seasons and three Flowers, and the Eight Winds, and the others groan and throw their cards down. He sweeps in the handful of cowries on the plate.

"But, in general, it seems like the battle was won."
"Man, I hope they murdered the FUCK out of the Lintha."

You nod. "Can't argue with that."

"Will we get a divvy of the loot even though we weren't there?"
"I'm not sure the others will get a share either. We're not pirates, Areen. Get that into your thick skull."
"But maybe they'll get a bonus. What about us?"
"Well, on the other side, we didn't get shot at. I'm fine with it."

>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Promise you'll intercede for them.
>Ask them about something else (what?)
>Just kick back, party a bit and relax until the others are back
>Leave, go upstairs
>Spend some time here, then return to your room
>(Other)

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>36501571
>>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

>>36501571
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
Just like UCS-Senpai said, it might be the right decision to stay back, but you can definitly feel bad for it.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.

>>36501571
>>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room
reminder that Tia is winging her way back here right now and will have no problem killing off all these sailors to prevent the temptation of gambling taking us from our room ever again

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36501571
which was the flagship? the Gloria or one of Rajan's ships?

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36501571
>>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

Let's not break our promise much more.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36501571
>>36501585
DICE!
Probably won't need them, but you never know.

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.

>Spend some time here, then return to your room

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>>Spend some time here, then return to your room
I'm sure he'll be fine though, he's survived a fight with them before, plus Dragon Blood don't go down ready

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501571
>If Rajaan is still alive, he'll take care of it. Otherwise, they'll have to trust Amata's decisions.
>Spend some time here, then return to your room

>>36501341
What were suppose to do about going to the bathroom

Do Exalted even still need to do that?

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501646
Oh i'm not saying it's ridiculous for us to need to stretch our legs but Tia has always been rather literal minded about this kind of shit.

Especially with the mood she's been in since she threw a boat on our head.

>>36501646
That's probably chamber pot territory regardless

> we're going to have at least nine XP by the end of the thread
Well get to see those cool new Zenith 5 charms.

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501675
Unless the rest are absolutely incredible we can bank on an overwhelming vote to upgrade IKB

>>36501675
Which one first? Soak upgrade or PD?

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36501689
yeah we need that upgrade, though we can start planning for what to buy after that

>>36501689
I'm just excited to see what we'll have available

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36501702
I don't know what else EF will have for zenith beyond upgrades for a lot of charms we already have.

I'm confident there won't be any UMI charms though, I've no desire for that shitstorm argument to arise again.

>>36501702
Bro.

HSDD upgrade.

>>36501752
Wife-seducing NTR Dance?

"If Rajan's fine, he'll handle it." You try and reassure them. "You did your job, and he'll keep it in mind, even if it wasn't a frontline job."

"And if he isn't?"

"Well, then Queen Amata would become also commander of the fleet until she gives the commission to someone else. You won't be forgotten, in any case."

You spend some time with the crew, downing a few drinks and learning how to play Statree and Starseed. The crew eventually warms up to you, not seeing you as some weird inhuman monster to be avoided. Which is nice.

After a while, you return to your room. As you enter, you hear the last howling, energetic noises of Sorcery going off, and a glow of blue Essence hovering around Amata. Your sudden entrance startles her, so much that she actually trips and falls down face-first with a loud cry.

"...Amata?!" You rush in to try and help her back on her feet, but she stays down, face planted on the floor. You guess she must be really defenseless and unguarded while using her magic.

You've never seen Amarta show you a weak side like this.

She seems to realize how uncool that must have looked, you presume. She stays frozen on the ground, sighing.

"...Some on, stand up." You stifle a giggle.

Bit by bit, the glow of magic around her disappears. "...That must have looked incredibly uncool." She wimpers, finally rolling around on her back and accepting your hand offered in assistance.

You pull her up. "I won't say anything."

"I... I don't like people seeing me when I use sorcery." She mumbles. "You caught me completely by surprise."

"...Sorry. I wasn't thinking." You apologize.

>What were you casting?
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?
>Any news?
>How long until the others will return?
>Talk about something else (what?)

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36501879
>What were you casting?

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36501879
>What were you casting?
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36501879
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?
>What were you casting?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36501879
>36501879
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?

WAIFU INFODUMP

>>36501879
>>Any news?
>>How long until the others will return?

>>36501879
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?
That was cute though

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36501879
>>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?
>>Any news?

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36501879
"Don't worry, it wasn't anywhere near as uncool as you look when you let me <unimaginable obscenities>"

>>36501879
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?
>What were you casting?

>>36501879
>Why don't you like people looking at you while you use sorcery?
"It cannot be worse than what we look like in the mornings."

>>36501879
>I don't like people seeing me when I use sorcery.
But it so cool and useful, like demon summoning and demon summoning

Actually now that I think about it, aren't there some spells that help with manse building?

>>36501879
dice+1d10

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>>36501879
>>What were you casting?
>Any news?

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36501953
>unimaginable
I don't know about that I can imagine quite a bit

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36502008
What

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36501879

>>36502002
>aren't there some spells that help with manse building?
that's Celestial Circle (I think), so Dragonblooded can't cast it

>>36502002
There is one spell that does that.
Well, and demon summoning.

>>36502002
Raise the Puisant Sanctum, yet another reason to get our Twilight to finally learn some sorcery.

Or we could just summon a bunch of demons. That always works.

Rolled 5 (1d20)

>>36502050
It always amuses me that "summon demons" is a viable option for "heroes" in this setting.

>>36502073
Sweet spoils of victory.

>>36502073
Well it's not like anyone cares about Solomon having done so, and it's not like his flaws aren't recognized. Precedent!

>>36502073
Demons aren't exactly evil in this setting though. SOME, are, but not all of them.

"...Why are you so defensive about magic?" You have to wonder.

She shrugs, almost shivering. "...I feel defenseless. When you're conjuring magic, you have to follow very specific movements. It's like... you know, maybe it's just my own paranoia, but sorcery feels like something very personal. It's... Like being seen while showering, or while undressing, or while sleeping, things that feel very personal. Plus..."

She's lowering her voice, and you lean in closer to listen.

"...Well, you know how sorcery works? to earn the right to use it, you have to pass five trials. One of them is to face your darkest fears. Another is to sacrifice something important to you."

"I... see."

"Please don't ask me about those. Let's just say... that every time I use Sorcery, I'm reminded of what I've faced, and what I've lost. And it makes me uncomfortable. So... For these, and other reasons, I just like to be alone when I use sorcery."

You nod.

"What spell was that, anyway?"

"Another Infallible Messenger. They're almost here. I transmitted them our position so that they know where to rendezvous with us."

As she finishes her sentence, a brilliant flash of blue light erupts between you, taking the shape of a small, body-less flicker.

You just have the vague image of a pair of ethereal, dragonfly-like wings made from pure light in hues and shades of blue, aqua, teal, cyan and green. The flicker lazily spreads its wings, and transmits, in Mikahil's voice:

"Alright. We'll see you there, then, in about four hours."

Then, it disappears.

"...That was the reply." She explains. "The spell lets whoever receives the message answer it immediately." She smiles. "Incidentally, why did you leave your bed?"

"I was bored." You admit."

"Walking around wearing nothing but a blanket and bandages." She groans. "I'm amazed you didn't give some sailors a heart attack."

>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
>Ask Amata for some clothes
>Get back in bed
>Get back in bed, invite Amata to join you
>(Other?)

>>36502147
>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
>Get back in bed, invite Amata to join you

>>36502147
>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
Pamper me Amata

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>36502147
>>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
>Get back in bed, invite Amata to join you

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36502147
Fresh bandages, join us in bed, but also clothes for when we finally get out of bed.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36502147
>>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
>Get back in bed, invite Amata to join you

Priorities

>>36502147
>>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
seconding pampering from the waifu. engagedfu?

>>36502147
>Ask Amata for fresh bandages

>Get back in bed

>>36502147
>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
>Ask Amata for some clothes

>>36502147
>Ask Amata for fresh bandages
>Get back in bed, invite Amata to join you


>I'm reminded of what I've faced, and what I've lost. And it makes me uncomfortable.
Aren't the trials supposed to be good for you by sacrificing something that was holding you back, letting you overcome your fear etc.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36502184
Forgot my dice, not that it seems likely we'll need them

>>36502189
>Aren't the trials supposed to be good for you
No. Or rather, they are supposed to be "good for you" from the perspective of someone not very sane and reasonable. So no.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36502189
A sacrifice has to have value to the aspiring sorcerer/ress. So yeah it might have been "holding her back" but it was still something that she valued that she gave up.

>>36502147
>Walking around wearing nothing but a blanket and bandages.
To be fair we did try and look for clothes

>>36502189
The overcome fear definitely, but you could potentially pick a dumb thing to sacrifice and hella regret it afterward

>>36502189
>Aren't the trials supposed to be good for you
The five ordeals don't have a positive agenda, they just work the way they do, maybe it works out well for you, but they aren't supposed to do anything except be fulfilled.

>>36502235
What are the five ordeals?

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>>36502270

I wonder how far up the ladder we are going to push our twilight. I heard that its better to stay at the Celestial Circle rather then go all the way to Solar Circle.

>>36502270
A sorcerer in creation has to pass five trials or called five ordeals in order to be able to learn sorcery.
Humility, need to learn "humility", which really just means understanding your limits
Tutelage, need to find a teacher
Journey, you have to wander for a while
Fear, you have to face and master your greatest fear
Sacrifice, where you have to give up something of value

>>36502285
>all the way to Solar Circle.
well, you need to be Essence 5 to get it. I wonder how EF will represent that

>>36502290
>Fear, you have to face and master your greatest fear
Honestly because it does specify MASTER i'd say if Amata is still hung up on that AT ALL (instead of JUST hung up on sacrifice) then she didn't actually pass her fourth trial

>>36502330
She must have passed her fourth trial because she can cast sorcery.

>>36502330
"Master" is probably only meant for the moment or something similar.
Obviously she must have passed by whatever standards are applied, otherwise she couldn't use sorcery.

>>36502344
>>36502332
it's a passive aggressive "exaltedfag you fucked up" you silly gooses

>>36502354
It's more of a "we have different interpretations of canon if this is intentional, is it?"

>>36502354
Or its just a anon that isn't familiar with the setting and doesn't know you literally can't cast sorcery if you don't pass.

>>36502369
very unlikely

>>36502363
It doesn't require much of a different interpretation, White Treatise says it requires "a act of courage" which means it suffices if you overcome your fear in that moment, how well you cope with the trial afterwards isn't relevant.

>>36502390
I feel that goes against the spirit of it.
That's like sacrificing something and afterwards immediately getting it back or erasing your memory of the journey.
Sure, by RAW it would work, but you're supposed to learn something and gain some sort of cosmic insight from the trials.

>>36502390
In that case then it's inconsistent between different sources, because what >>36502285 says is mastering it, and if the fear still significantly effects you afterward than you haven't mastered your damn fear.

>>36502405
>but you're supposed to learn something and gain some sort of cosmic insight from the trials
Who knows?
Again, the Trials don't intend anything. They just work how they do, how and why they happen is pretty much open to the ST.
You can just as well think the point might be to prove that you can overcome your fears to do something when it comes down to it, not all the time, but in important moments, which would completly sufice for learning sorcery.

>>36502422
No its not, you just have a different interpretation of what masterin your fear implies than the guy who wrote that.

And even if Amata did overcome that fear, the experience itself can still be harrowing.

>>36502422
Mastering your fear doesn't mean you don't have that fear anymore, it just means you are consistently capable of acting despite that fear.
You can still have it.

"In any case, I need some fresh bandages."

"How are your wounds, by the way?" She asks, standing up and rummaging a bit around the room, in cupboards and drawers.

"Improving." You mumble, dropping your blanket on the bed and slowly undoing your bandages. "My bones aren't screaming anymore, and my skin feels funny and uncomfortable but not painful."

"I'm sure plenty of people must've told you already, and you can certainly realize it by yourself, but your constitution and healing speed are downright terrifying." She starts pulling bundles of tightly rolled-up white bandages from a wooden box she found, which seems to contain some sort of first-aid kit. "When we picked you up, you didn't have an intact bone in your body. That was, what? barely three days ago. You're healing broken bones in hours."

You nod, not sure of how to reply, as you remove the last of your bandages. She giggles, looking up to you. "I'm sorry, but you look like a pinto version of yourself."

You groan. "Yeah, I know."

She begins to wrap you up carefully. "Keep in mind, I'm no medic." She warns you beforehand.

"We can still do a bit of patient and nurse play if you'd like~" You tease her.

She grins, giving your wraps a tight pull that sends a jolt of pain down your spine. "Ow! Ow!"

"My, this is a serious case." She hums. "The patient won't shut up and keeps annoying the nurse... whatever should I do?"

"Well, I might have a few suggestions on how to calm the patient down...

(cont.)

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>>36502455

>"I'm sure plenty of people must've told you already, and you can certainly realize it by yourself, but your constitution and healing speed are downright terrifying."

I wonder how everything would have turned out if we didn't have body healing meditation. I guess EF would have resorted to "You've been unconscious for a week"

>>36502547
Maybe he would have just taken our vote as written instead of making Maka do something different for the dramatic tension?
With our successes we could have definitly kept the demon between us and the eye.

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You spend a very pleasurable four hours in bed with Amata, until the time when the rest of your force is supposed to arrive.

When you begin to feel the crew of the ship going back to work and running around the ship to man their stations, you also leave your bed and wrap yourself up in the blanket, heading topside.

Amata isn't in any condition to join you, unfortunately, but you manage to get a spare jacket in the style of Tianna's naval uniforms from the crew, and wrap up the blanket around your waist and tie it down like an oversized long skirt.

The rest of the fleet is sailing towards you, emerging from the night, with full sails, the decks crowded with jubilant crewmen, and your own ship's crew responds in kind.

You idly notice the ship's mainmast lying down on the deck, tied down with ropes to keep it from rolling overboard after Tia broke it.

...You guess you have to be glad that she didn't think of breaking every single oar on board.

One of the ships is the damaged Gloria, and really in a terrible condition, sails tattered, one flank almost entirely shriveled up by Lintha curses, and the clear signs of cannonball impacts along the hull. It's a testament to Valeriana's skill as an engineer that it's still afloat.

From its deck, Mikahil waves wildly to you as soon as he sees you, then leaps across a large stretch of water, landing gracefully next to you.

He flashes you a smile of greeting, but he immediately frowns casting a worried glance at the broken mast. "Lintha?"

"Tia." you shrug. "How is she?"

Out of the blue, a large grey vulture comes down sweeping from the night sky, carrying a large brown cloth bag in its claws. It drops the bundle hurriedly on the deck, then leaps at you, turning into Tia in mid-air in a flying hug.

"MAKAAA! I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!"

"...It's been a day, Tia." You groan. "Barely a day."

"Are you hurt? Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." You exchange a quick kiss with her. "How did things go?"

(cont.)

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"Tia went all-out." Mikahil says, clearly still impressed. "I've seen some Exalted fights, but nothing like that. She punched the fortress into rubble. With one punch. I didin't even think you could DO that."

"With enough love, everything is possible." Tia grins, squeezing you like you're about to disappear any moment now.

"Tia?"

"I'm replenishing my Makanium supply."

Now all ships in formation, your joined fleet changes course, heading back to Tianna.

It feels weird to have won without fighting the battle yourself. You almost feel like someone left out of the loop.

>Ask about the battle
>Ask about the loot
>Ask about losses
>Ask about Rajan
>(Other?)

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>>36502739
>She punched the fortress into rubble. With one punch
damnit, we missed more corpse engineering

>Ask about Rajan
>Ask about losses

>>36502739
>Ask about Rajan
>Ask about the battle
>Ask about the loot

>>36502739
>Ask about losses
>Ask about Rajan

>>36502739
>Ask about Rajan
I heard he went missing

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>36502739
>Makanium
EF pls
>all of the above

>>36502739
>>Ask about the loot
All about dat loot

>Makaniun

I only I could drawfag this.

>ask about Rajan and the battle
>how is little brother?
>ask about the loot

>>36502739
>Ask about losses
>Ask about Rajan

>>36502739
>Ask about the battle
>Ask about Rajan
>Ask about the loot
We probably missed out on even more glorious corpse engineering.

>>36502739
>>Ask about Rajan
If I had to pick one

>Out of the blue, a large grey vulture comes down sweeping from the night sky, carrying a large brown cloth bag in its claws.
Did she get to make her skullcup this time?

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>>36502739

>Ask about Rajan

Let the bad news out of the way first.

I wonder if we can now talk so some sea gods and ask them for a boost back home since we have shown that we can kill demon pirates

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36502844
>Let the bad news out of the way first.
Why you got to be such a downer?

I have hope, I believe in Rajan

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36502849
THE DICE COMMAND IT

LIVE RAJAN LIVE!

>>36502772
>EF pls
Inorite? Clearly an atom not an element: Sexium bonded to Delicious Brown

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36502739
>Ask about losses
>Ask about Rajan

"...How's Rajan?" You ask Mikahil. It took you a moment to realize, in the dark of the night, but he seems to be wounded as well: his clothes are half-burned, and soaked with blood. You see some large, deep cuts, still fresh, one on his right shoulder, almost down to the bone, and one stabbing between ribs.

"We don't know." He replies, concerned as well. "He was hit by an energy blast. That jade chainmail cloak you gave him exploded in a million bits absorbing the impact, and he was flung off far into the ocean like a rag doll."

"Energy blast?" You scratch your head.

"The Lintha had some magical artillery too, probably stolen from a Realm ship. He took a shot square in the chest. I've never seen anything like it... he even bounced off the surface of the water twice, like a skipping stone."

"...Could he be still alive?"

"Maybe. I don't know. It seems unlikely." He sighs. "Five Tails is searching for him, but the ocean is pretty damn huge. Still, he's a Water-aspect, so he might have survived underwater... I mean, if the blast and the impact didn't kill him right away, he's not going to drown, at least."

>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>Ask Tia to help Five Tails to search for him
>Nothing we can do right now.

Combined with:
>Ask about the battle
>Ask about the loot
>Ask about losses
>Enough for now
>(Other?)

>>36502911
>>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>Ask about the battle
How did it go, we heard it was just a pureblood and some demon summoners

>>36502911
>>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>>Ask Tia to help Five Tails to search for him
>Ask about losses

Rolled 6 (1d10)

>>36502911
>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him

>Losses

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36502911
>>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>>Ask Tia to help Five Tails to search for him

>Ask about losses

>>36502911
>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>Ask about the battle
>Ask about the loot

>>36502911
>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
I'd ask Tia to help too, but she probably needs more Charging Time.
>Ask about the battle

>>36502911
>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him

>Ask about losses

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36502911
>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>Ask Tia to help Five Tails to search for him
>Ask about losses

>>36502911
If we can't get through to him by Sorcery then he's probably unconscious or you now, dead, but it's totally not that one

Let's leave a boat and try and message him again later

>>36502911
>Leave one or two ships behind to search for him
>Ask about the loot

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>>36502911

Oh boy. If EF doesn't kill him then I wonder if he would end up in that place under the sea. Where they treat Dragonblooded really badly down there.

>Ask Tia to help Five Tails to search for him
>Ask about losses

Thinking about it, Amata said that it had been nearly three days and we spend a bit less then two days fighting the bleeding heart and getting to black atoll.

Which means that the truce with the Abyssals is likely to expire while we are in transit.

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36502996
>Which means that the truce with the Abyssals is likely to expire while we are in transit.
yep, what I was worried about before all this

we'll probably get back and find Tianna in ruins with everyone dead and the Abyssals in control of the Titan

Rolled 1 (1d10)

>>36502996
Well seeing as when we left we had 3 days until the truce was over, I'm pretty sure its already over and they are already murdering their way through our cities.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36503009

Which is why we need a boost back home! Or we could cram all our exalted into the Gloria and get Mikahil to spam his sail charms.

>>36503009
>we'll probably get back and find Tianna in ruins with everyone dead and the Abyssals in control of the Titan
Now you're just being ridiculous.


Everything we know about the abbysals indicates they're really more likely to hold the entire population hostage.

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36503039
well thats one deathlord, the other is happy to murder his way through the countryside

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36503054
No, the other is a sneaky, political bitch trying to force us to fight the first Deathlord by framing them.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36503066
I don't see how getting a ghost to go murdering about screaming about the titan is being politicking

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36503079
Because he was trying to frame the first bitch for that. If he was actually trying to fuck up Tianna, he would have sent an army of ghosts. Instead, he tried to fire a shot that would start a war.

Rolled 4 (1d10)

>>36503094
>Because he was trying to frame the first bitch for that.
There is actually no evidence to support that, the ghost didn't try to say or plant anything incriminating the other deathlord, it didn't say much at all.

It's more likely coincidence it attacked when we had the truce than a deliberate direct conspiracy.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36503105
Amata herself said that's probably what that motherfucker was doing. So did Phoenix. It's a transparent and obvious ploy - have a single ghost attack while we're trying to establish a ceasefire with a deathlord in order to sabotage that truce. To suggest that wasn't his plan is like someone shooting an arrow with a note on it next to you and you assuming the arrow was intended to kill you rather than deliver a message just because it was an arrow.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36503133
>So did Phoenix.
When did he say anything about it?

>>36503133
Either way, if/when there is an attack we'll want to do some investigating to determine who is really attacking

Did we get the whole pass phrase from Karas, it might be useful in determining whether or not it really is the Silver Prince or not

You think about it. "...can we leave a ship or two behind, to look for him? I don't think even a crazy bastard like him can swim back to shore."

"...it'll slow us down a bit, we'll have to shuffle the loot and some of the crew around, but we can leave two undamaged ship behind. I think he deserves that much." He admits.

"How long will we lose?"

"A hour? something like that, if we have us Exalted helping with moving the stuff around."

"Can you take care of it?"

He nods.

"...What about other losses?"

"...The Lord of Waves, Tianna's flagship, was sunk in the first minutes of combat. We saved someone, but it went down with 40 crewmen."

You let him continue.

"Over the course of the fight, we lost about as many again, split between navy, pirates and barbarians.

"Adding everything up with the losses on the Gloria... about a hundred dead?"

"I don't feel like counting." He mumbles.

"I don't, either, but I must. It's a leader's duty to keep track of this sort of things." You reply. "And since I stood out of the fight..."

"Don't feel guilty for that. We all agreed to leave you out of it."

"I'm not blaming myself, or anyone. Sometimes..."

"...Yeah... sometimes, it just happens." Mikahil says. "Yes. About a hundred."

"Was a hundred lives a good price for getting rid of the Lintha?"

Mikahil doesn't reply. That's a question only you can find the answer of.

>Ask Mikahil about (what?)
>Spend some time with (Mikahil/Tia/Irene/Samiel/Karas/Valeriana/Zaan/Zareen/Alexei/Iohannes/Rubel/Iscariah/other?)
>Rest until your return to Tianna
>Suggest a plan
>(Other?)

>>36503154
>Ask about loot
>Then rest

>>36503154
>>Rest until your return to Tianna
Let
s try to be in top shape by the time we get back

>>36503154
>>Ask Mikahil about
Fill him in about the opposing deathlords

>>36503154
>Spend some time with (Mikahil/Tia/Irene/Samiel/Karas/Valeriana/Zaan/Zareen/Alexei/Iohannes/Rubel/Iscariah/other?)
Karas/Tia

Rolled 3 (1d10)

>>36503154
Sit down with Amata to help figure out how to divy up the loot. We're going to need to send death compensation to the deads' next of kin.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36503154
>Ask Mikahil about (what?)
"Any thoughts about what out abyssal friends might try to pull when we get back?"

>>36503154
>Spend some time with Valeriana
we haven't spent much time with her

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Rolled 6 (1d10)

Well, at least we are going to get our shota butler back AS A GHOST

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36503154

>Suggest a plan

We need to get back as soon as possible. Perhaps we can pray to someone to give us a boost back? And hope a storm mother doesn't respond.

Rolled 8 (1d10)

>>36503173
>>36503168
>>36503177
This. In that order.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36503191
Didn't we get a hostage in return? A ghost-blood if I remember correctly. We might want to have a chat with him or her when we get back as soon as convenient.

Rolled 7 (1d10)

>>36503>>36503199
That seems good.

>>36503154
>Ask Mikahil about

Can we speed up our return?

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36503154
>>Ask Mikahil about (what?)
Loot

then
>Spend some time with (Tia/Irene/Samiel/Karas)
Tia because she needs her Makatime, and the rest to introduce the new siblings to each other

Rolled 5 (1d10)

>>36503191
Fuck you.

Rolled 9 (1d10)

>>36503154
>>36503233
This.

>>36503197
This is probably a good idea. The Lintha might be good at keeping gods in line but they're shit at making friends with them. The local deities are probably very happy to see them gone, and are probably perfectly willing to give us a boost home in return.
The Storm Mothers are a problem, though we might be a bit lucky to be wounded in that respect. They hate the beautiful most, and right now we look like a burn victim. That probably cancels our Exalted hotness out back into just "particularly sexy mortal" territory.

Rolled 2 (1d10)

>>36503154
>Suggest a plan
>(Other?)
pray to the local gods for a fast trip home in return for liberating them from the Lintha

Or prayer could easily be 'send us home fast and safe or YOU'RE NEXT' and it would probably still work. Killing all the Lintha like that is a big deal. Of course, being polite and making friends instead doesn't hurt.

"...So, what did these hundred lives buy us?" you ask Mikahil.

"Enough to keep the men's morale that high despite the losses." He answers, pointing at the deck of a nearby ship, where the sailors are singing and making a racket so loud you can hear it from here.

"Good loot?"

"Amazing." He nods. "Those Lintha picked up everything. Copper, iron, silver and gold, chiaroscuran glass, antengan ivory, haltan hardwood, gemstones and jewelry, barrels of salt, rum, sake and brandy, bolts of silk and cotton, dyes and tinctures, rare spices, exotic goods and wyld trinkets, Coral Archipelago bonds and obligations, jade ore and tokens, and a mountain of cash in jade coin and scrip, silver coinage, and cowries."

"That much? I thought this was just a secondary base."

"It is, but my guess is that they just keep stealing stuff over the years and never ferry it back to their main haven in the southern sea."

"Why?" You wonder.

He shrugs. "Beats me. Maybe they're competing? Trying to go independent? Some other internal, political issue? In any case, for us, it just means that they had several decades' worth of massed loot there."

"Does this solve all of our cash problems?" You ask, expectantly.

"Not quite all of them. But." A sly grin forms on his lips.

"That smile. What are you thinking?" You ask the Eclipse.

"You see, seeing all this money together gave me an idea."

"Do tell."

Yes, meanwhile Tia is still latched on to you. Recharging her batteries.

"It's a lot of money, but not quite... you know, not more money than we know what to do with. Not more money than we could ever spend."

"Are you planning on crashing the entire economy of the West?"

He's still smiling.

(cont.)

>>36503405
>"Are you planning on crashing the entire economy of the West?"
>He's still smiling.
I approve of this venture Mik

Fucking Solars

>>36503419
>Fucking Solars
No sense of right and wrong.

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>>36503419

>"Are you planning on crashing the entire economy of the West?"

We can take over wavequest relatively peacefully by crashing its economy and then getting them to elect Maka as the new feathered one as we have the only solution to the economic problem we created.

>>36503538
There are more ways than one to take over a country.

But wouldn't doing this have some nasty effects on the population, riots, rebellions, starvation of the lower class as the people in charge try and hold out for as long as possible.

>>36503575
>But wouldn't doing this have some nasty effects on the population, riots, rebellions, starvation of the lower class as the people in charge try and hold out for as long as possible.
so?

Rolled 10 (1d10)

>>36503575
>But wouldn't doing this have some nasty effects on the population, riots, rebellions, starvation of the lower class as the people in charge try and hold out for as long as possible.
Most likely.

But then again its Wavecrest, so who gives a shit.

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"I know you already have plans, and you already spent some of this money on the Manse, the foundation of Pearl, and to pay for the prospection and mining of ores on Tianna." Mikahil explains. "So, here's my proposal: We take that out of the pile, plus a bonus for the soldiers with us and pensions for the wounded and the families of the dead. That still leaves a pretty big pile of cash."

"How much would that be?"

"About... twenty-thousand red cowries."

"That's a lot." You're still struggling with the cowry system the West uses, but a red cowrie is about a pound of silver.

That's... over nine thousand kilograms of silver. That's a large amount of money even for the standards of the Queen of Gem.

"If you'll let me have it, and you and Tia come on a small adventure with me, I can turn that into one million red cowries in two weeks."

"One million red cowries." You repeat. That number is so stupidly huge that it means absolutely nothing to you. You can't put it into any perspective you can understand. You try to mentally convert it in pounds, trip over the numbers, and lose track. "You ARE going to crash the Western economy."

"Well, only until you don't get your hands back on Gem's treasury.Once you do, give me a season and I'll crash it everywhere." He smiles. "But that's long term planning."

>Ask for more details on his plan
>You'll think about it
>You don't have that sort of time right now, can't he do without you?
>That's crazy talk, you don't want him to do it.
>Other?

>>36503575
Yup. Of course, there isn't exactly a practical way to conquer the world without hurting a few people. Gotta break some eggs.
>>36503538
Having us be elected the new feathered one would leave us with a lot of institutional baggage to deal with. Better to absorb them into Tiania rather the other way around.

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>>36503591
>>You'll think about it
I'm all for this plan, but not when we're busy dealing with the Abyssals right now.

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>>36503591
>You'll think about it

>>36503591
>Ask for more details on his plan

No sense of right or wrong-ing.

>>36503591
>You don't have that sort of time right now, can't he do without you?
we're kind of busy at the moment

>>36503591
>Ask for more details on his plan

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>>36503591
>Ask for more details on his plan
We can't afford to do this until the Abyssals are dealt with, probably, but I need to know what he has in mind. I NEED to know.

>>36503591
>Other?
"We need to deal with the Abyssals first, on top of that I need to start acting like a Queen, which means less adventuring. Or at least setting up proper stewards for when I do."

>>36503591
>Ask for more details on his plan

He plans, Maka persuades, Tia enforces.

That's perfect.

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>>36503591
>Ask for more details on his plan
"Just as long as we're not selling chocolate covered cotton, I'm intrigued and I wish to know more."

>>36503591
>>Ask for more details on his plan
Super sure, but when are we going to find time for it?

We still have a lot of stuff on our plate, dealing with probably two Abyssals, one who plans on taking over the world with a navy large enough to do it and another who wants one of the most powerful weapons ever created. Then we have our own plans, taking back Gem, sending people to scout for our remaining family, and anything else that comes up.

>>36503591
>Ask for more details on his plan
"Mostly, the bit where crashing the west's economy helps us. Don't want to skip that bit. "

>>36503591
>>Ask for more details on his plan
>>You'll think about it
Short term: Let's get him to find our surviving family and gather the information he'll need to work his crazy plan

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>>36503591

>Ask for more details on his plan

This is a direction changing event that we would be fools not to take advantage of, as other people will.

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>>36503639
>Short term: Let's get him to find our surviving family and gather the information he'll need to work his crazy plan
Right we still need to ask him about this

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>>36503591

>Ask for more details on his plan

Tell me more, magic sun man.

>>36503591
>That's crazy. You're crazy. I'm in you Mad Magic Sun Man.

So, Maka is now wealth 1 or 2

You lower your voice and lean in closer to the grinning Eclipse. "Alright. I'm listening."

"Most of the money in the West orbits around the Coral Archipelago. First, I plan on converting all these knickknacks into solid cash, either cowry or silver. And making a good profit with that."

"Alright, that sounds pretty normal. Where does the crazy part come in?"

"We use some of that money to pay expenses for the lavish visit of the Queen of Gem herself."

You narrow your eyes.

"Of course, the Queen of Gem is the stereotypical vapid noble chick with more cash than common sense."

"Hey."

"So, when they find out that her chamberlain, yours truly, has a plan to con the vapid bitch out of her cash, every pirate, brigand and cutthroat of the archipelago will want to have a part in it. Especially when word goes around that recently a pirate boarded a ship carrying jewels from Gem, and she's so outraged that she intends to use all her cash and influence to buy, and destroy, as many government-issue pirating licenses as possible, to reduce the number of sailors that can assault ships while still enjoying the protection of the Coral government."

"...That would send then in a panic. They'd all band together against me."

"And the price of those licenses would spike, since they're a reliable source of income and a much-coveted good, and people will have the perception of a sudden scarcity so everyone will want to buy one before they all disappear from the market."

"But the only one who will benefit from that price hike is the government, or whoever actually has a pirating license to sell. We don't have any."

"That's why we need Tia."

You look at Tia, who has fallen asleep with her chin planted on your shoulder. "Why does Tia have pirating licenses to sell?"

(cont.)

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>>36503711
Isn't Wealth 1 suppose to be equivalent to Resource 3 or something?

>>36503763
No, its resources 6 basically, you're thinking of Salary. Wealth 5 is "Can crash the entire first age economy at will." Nobody has wealth 5 in the current age.

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>>36503762
>"Why does Tia have pirating licenses to sell?"
Quest is why doesn't Tia have pirating licenses to sell?

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>>36503762
>"Why does Tia have pirating licenses to sell?"
She's going to eat the man that does have licences

Okay we are super going to need ranks in Night if we want to do this

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>>36503785
we've got a whole shitload of other urgent business needing to be dealt with immediately, I think this is more long term planning for after all the current chaos

>>36503775
>>36503785
We just wiped out a massive Lintha base.
The foremost murderpirates of the ocean.
Where do you think the licenses came from?

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>>36503792
Yeah for sure, I didn't mean to imply we should buy them now or soon, just before we actually do it

>>36503797
Coral, a completely different place. Lintha don't place nice, and certainly don't need licenses.

>>36503806
I am implying they murdered pirates.
They seem smart enough to keep anything that could be used as money.

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>>36503154
>"I don't, either, but I must. It's a leader's duty to keep track of this sort of things."
That was one of the most Queenly thing I've heard Maka say

"Because the chamberlain of Gem is going to get a lot of pirates in the same room to sign an alliance to take you out, remember?"

"You're... going to have Tia beat them up and steal the licenses off them?"

"All heist plans must rely on a bit of muscle at a certain point." He shrugs. "We use the cash to buy as many licenses as possible with one hand, and with the other, we steal the ones already owned. We corner the most lucrative market in the West: the pirating business. We bring the Coral Archipelago to its knees and make our own rules."

He looks inordinately proud.

"At that point, we have three choices. One: we keep the pirate license business intact, and over the next, say, ten years or so we make that famous million red cowries off that market."

"Two?"

"...Two, we crash the entire system. No more licenses, no more government-sanctioned piracy. Pirates go back to being either privateers or outlaws, and we cash in on this crash. That will net us about a hundred thousand red cowries."

"One.tenth of your famous million."

He nods. "Then I take that money and challenge Plentimon, god of gambling, to the mother of all card games, for a payoff of ten to one"

That's so insane you're not sure how to respond. Finally, you manage to put together an answer: "And... you're so sure that you'll win against the GOD of GAMBLING because...?"

He grins. "I'll figure something."

You groan. "Alright. This has been steadily getting crazier. I'm scared to ask what the third option is."

"Pirate Queen Maka."

You give up.

>Alright. Keep the money.
>Sorry. We'll need that money.
>Sorry. We have to worry about the abyssals first.
>(Other?)

>>36503841
>Alright. Keep the money.

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>>36503841
>>Sorry. We have to worry about the abyssals first.
but I'm all for this

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>>36503841
>Sorry. We have to worry about the abyssals first.
But we WILL revisit this plan after that.

>>36503841
>Alright. Keep the money.

>>36503841
What's stopping Coral from making new licenses and/or declaring that all licenses that are stolen become invalid?