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“A Knight is Sworn to Valour. His Heart Knows Only Virtue. His Blade Defends the Helpless. His Might Upholds the Weak. His Word Speaks Only Truth. His Wrath Undoes the Wicked.”

Every child in Cantôn knows of the Knight’s Code. From peasant-born waifs playing with sticks in the mud to keen-eyed noble sons practicing with cold steel in the training yard, all have at the very least dreamed of one day becoming a knight themselves. To ride out on errantry into the Five Duchies Kingdom and beyond for God and Glory, bringing the Law of Adam to the wicked and the Blade of Cain to the beast.

The Knights of Cantôn are sworn to follow the Code, to obey the King, to refuse no call for aid honestly asked for, to seek out and destroy the Foe wherever it may lurk and rid the world of evil.

Were it so easy…

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1st for dubs
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Many years from now, not far from home…

“And STAY OUT!” The innkeep brushes his hands, as if to dust off the filth of the troublesome patrons that had disrupted the bard’s story. “Pit take those same... anyway friend, where were you?”

The troubadour clears his throat. “I was just about to-“

“Just about to skip past the bit that children present ain’t fit to hear!” The innkeep’s wife fixes both her husband and the bard with a glare stern enough to stop a River Troll in its tracks.

“Right. Yes. Of course…” The wandering bard coughs nervously, trying to remember just how much he was supposed to censor. There was a really good limerick in there about licking and passionfruit… The troubadour looks down at the two children listening intently. “Hmm. Perhaps not. On to the next bit.”
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As most of you are no doubt already well aware, last thread was interesting to say the least. Those seeking to catch up on the drama can find it in the archives. Stemming from this, one idea to help tie the noose around samefags was to have a time-limit on votes. I won’t require this for every post, just for the initial opening of the quest.

Votes that do not link back to an ID responding to THIS post between 30/08/2020 10pm-11pm AEST and 10am-11am AEST (12 hours from now) will NOT be counted.

As part of your verification post, you MUST include a sentence that might be found from the Book of Brothers. You don’t have to quote it chapter and verse, and it can be humorous if you like, but particularly good ones might be used later on in the quest.

It’s a bitch, I know, but I think it’s a reasonable precaution given what’s been happening lately. Votes will begin 24 hours from now.
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>>4428913
Keked
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>>4428913
lel though i have to sleep for work probably will miss tonight
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>>4428917
"buoyed by the almightys generosity they set about task to task to make their safe haven in canton"
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>>4428913
"Blessed are the undefiled in the way,
who walk in the law of the Almighty."
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>>4428913
Oh god what a pain in the ass but ok, I'm really tired but here goes I guess.

"And so they spoke, in those early days under rule of the tyrant Dragon, that all men were indeed equal, that the downtrodden masses were their brothers and sister and that together with torch and club they would rise up as one, an overwhelming force guided not just by truth but by the Almighty himself and break free of the shackles forced upon the, and smite their tyrannical ruler, and leave the cursed land for a new home, one destined to them and them alone. And so it was with blood and fire the people rose up, and so it was that many lives were lost, men and women and children cut down in the streets by those loyal to the Dragon. But freedom was a sweet salvation, a honeyed fruit, ripe and ready for the taking and the Brothers two led the masses outward towards the sea. There they faced buffeting winds and harsh storms and indeed more lives were lost, but as the sun rose on the new day, so too did the beginnings of a new chapter for the people of Canton, blessed were they to be lead by Adam and Cain to their new home."
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>>4428913
Welcome back forgotten
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>>4428924
>>4428913
>30/08/2020 10pm-11pm AEST
I can't read
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>>4428926
>>4428913
>and he said unto them pay no mind those who worship the false idol of coin for he would sully the realm of heaven with greed and the clippings of copper

>Saint Ambrose chapter 17 verse 12
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>>4428913
Just linking back to my effortpost since I technically didn't follow the rules. But its 10 now so..

>>4428925
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>>4428913

I think im a little late but I’m here forgotten

Trust no two faced man lest the faces turn towards you
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>>4428927
>>4428924
>>4428913
linking to follow the rules
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>>4428937
You are quite literally right on time
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>>4428939

Oh nice, I converted AEST to the wrong time zone and thought I was late.
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>>4428913
As Brother Cain drew his blade he uttered 'Fuck this.'
And thus it was so...
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>>4428913
"Here I stand for I can do no other, may the Almighty smile upon us this day."
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>>4428913
Hello, best Aussie of this board.

"But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience." - Romans 8:25
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>>4428931
Registering the quote and ID cause I didn't proof read my dumbass post.

I offer old ass meme in return for your indulgence.
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>>4428913
"And Salve Ragine spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin. Then, shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, nor either count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out! Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Aubrey towards thou foe, who being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.'"
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>>4428913
"And down the palace steps they left
their backs to the still living foe
but no voice or sword raise against them
for none would dare impede their way."

Welcome back.
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>>4428913

“In the blazing desert did the Brothers meet the Almighty, who appeared before them in the form of a burning bush, mere mortals unable to perceive his true form. However, the Almighty calmly answered Adam and Cain’s questions, healed them of their wounds, and bestowed upon them the knowledge and wisdom that would guide them for a generation.

Fuck Samefags
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>>4428913
"and unto this world I shall send you.
with justice and retribution your retinue
my will shall thou carry through"
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>>4428913
"All the power of the wild Foe had come to them. Surrounded in the quarry and with no help forthcoming, they were slain to the last man."
This is a reference to something from earlier
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>>4428913
Claiming my spot now. Damn those samefags!
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>>4428914
>>4428913

"His swing cuts down masses, His word topples kingdoms, and His eyes make maidens lust."
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>>4428971
poor bastards
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>>4428913
"And so! Brothers and sisters! In this hour of need I ask thee to aid me In this most holy matter! Strike the beast do not let it rear its ugly head! Together brothers and sister! Once more!"
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>>4428913
"To know yourself is to know the shape of your soul. You are it's sculptor, and only you may shape it."

- Knowing 3:15
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>>4428913
Shitshitshit ill have to find a brotgers quote quickly. Or makr one.
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>>4428913
"To exact vengeance for yourself, your family or your friends is not only a right, it’s your absolute duty. May Cain guide your blade"
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>>4428913
Yo
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>>4429005
>>4428913
"Harlots will never be as good as Brothers."
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>>4428999
Im floundering. I want to write sth about Adams final sacrifice, but come up short.
>In the face of beast, demon and dragon, the faith of adam stood so strong, even those unworthy heard it.
Meh, shit. My id is perpetually changing, but my writing style is easily recognized. It shit.
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>>4428913
The Samefag must hang that made me get up this early on a Sunday
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>>4428913
"Thus was a single tear shed at the devastation. For loss of good men and for the hope of a better tomorrow"
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>>4428913
Arise, Almighty, Deliver me, Strike all my enemies on the jaw; break the teeth of the wicked.
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>>4428913
"And the Almighty shall send an angel down upon his favored child in the coming age of grief and corruption" Revalations 20:12
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>>4429002
>>4428913
Just to be sure we only got 2 one hour windows? So my linked post won't be counted because i was 4 minutes late and have to try again between 10-11 am AEST?
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>>4429036
4chan was having connection issues, maybe Forgotten will be a bit merciful but this might be an Australian only quest now.
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>>4428910
>And though in the Almighty’s eyes all are equal - Man continued to strive to rise above his fellows and sought ever more creative ways to do so.
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>>4429043
the second window is a little harder for those of us europoors that missed the first being between 2-3 in the morning.
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>>4429043
>Australian only quest now.
His 10PM is my 6AM, so it just an early morning quest for me.
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>>4428913
"Suffer not the copperclipper, drunkard, or foeman to live!"
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>>4428913
Welcome back chief.

"Thus the brothers and mother sailed from Cathago, on ships with unwashed and impoverished masses who knew only chains. Free from the bindings that enslaved them all they searched for a better future."
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>>4428913
>>4428913
>And lo, did their Mother's palm meet each of their backsides thrice by thrice, once for each bread slice Adam had given to his fellow starving children, and once for each each blow Cain had laid upon the children whose bellies were full of greed and cruelty.
>Innocence 50:6
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>>4428913
>>4429043
fuck that I'm not going to have sleep depravation because I want my way on a gay rp on a vietnamese waving forum I know some anons will but I'm not strong or have enough autism for that
anyway ignore and continue
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>>4428913
>"Brother, you shall have your honor but I shall have their blood. For this land is our garden and their hell."
>Reckoning 5:10
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>>4428913
It's my main Knigga

The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the
Inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men
Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will
shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness
for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children
And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious
Anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers
And you will know
My name is Cain when I lay my vengeance upon thee

I cheated
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>>4428913
Hey Forgotten, Pick a number.

>1
>2
>3
>4
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>>4428913
Well. Guess I'll be here 11 hours from now.

> "It is not that the Foe is untrustworthy. The Great Beasts are always true to their instincts, and can be trusted to act accordingly alone and never united. The Fae are even more singular of purpose and their individual perspective and it binds them tighter than any chain or collar man ever wore. The Beastmen can be trusted to turn on weakness, whether within their enemies ranks or their own. More than any man can be trusted to remain the same tomorrow as he is today, the Foe can be trusted to remain the Foe."

> "Therefore I do not refuse to make peace with the Foe because I don't think it possible. The Fae could be diverted into their games until they are consumed by the roles they create for themselves. The Great Beasts can be isolated and penned to their territories, easily satisfied and easily culled when one becomes a danger. The Beastmen could be beaten back, preferring to pick easier targets amongst themselves or perhaps even to beg some form of service from a strong and united Kingdom of Men. Knowing how they will act, they could be controlled."

> "What I do not trust are Men. We lead them now, and we are strong enough now to do all these things. But are we to rule them as well, brother? When the Foe seems weak will Men not forget the danger? Or worse, seek to use the Foe when Men fight amongst themselves? Men have chosen to refuse freedom for the certainty of chains, remaining slaves for fear or worse to be given small status over other slaves so they can be petty tyrants of their own. Men have died and more will die so long as this war continues, but each Man that dies first stands free and proud. Each Man that dies does so making sure their children can do the same by taking the Foe with him into death. We are not shepards of Men, we are their saviours."

> "It is the fickleness of men, not the Foe which is an eternal threat. When Men forget that the Foe is still and ever always exactly that, when they think they are any more or less than the Foe and can be ignored, or used, even served as if they weren't the Foe is when they will strike men down once more. By my blade I shall prove that the Foe are not the eternal threat. No man can bend his knee to the Foe, not in defeat nor in treacherous desire, if they're all dead. I refuse to rule Men, so I swear to leave them a world that doesn't need us to."

- Cains Oath of Peace, made in rejection of Adams proposing a truce after the Battle of Motte-Fallavon.
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>>4428913
Where can I find the Book of Brothers?
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Stark difference between 1-3 sentences and entire essays written by kniggas lol
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>>4428913
Well, fuck this, I'll make my own.

"The will of Cain will never take you where the grace of Adam does not protect you."
-Hildegar 5:73

By the way, has the samefag/janitor been banned?
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>>4428913
Glad to have you back Forgotten

Into the Pit of Black they rode
Into the mouth of Hell
Up to the Palace Gates they strode
To face the Dragon Fell
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>>4429101
You have to make out a quote,
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>>4428913

Late, and unlikely to get in since I've got a job later on that'd make me miss the next sign-up period. Whatever, I'll toss my quote onto the heap, and link back to this post if I have a shot at the 10AM AEST window later tonight.

>"The Mother stood tall, though her heart was pounding and her legs felt numb. She was no great hero, no empowered magistrate, just the Mother of unruly Sons, standing defiant against the Tǟhn and his soldier. Her love and compassion for her Sons held her true in the face of their cruelty, whether it be by blade or torch. Though they ravaged her body, stole her eyes so that she never see her Sons again, cut out her tongue so that her Sons could never hear their Mother's voice again, and stripped her of every last dignity their foul samefagged minds could think of, Salve Reginae held true. In admiration for her selflessness and suffering, even the heartless Dragon felt touched when he discovered her injuries at his people's hands, and turned the Tǟhn and his men to ashes."

Not sure what book it would be from, but likely the equivalent of Exodus or something like that.
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>>4429069
>>4428913
And so did the Brothers begin to see the dawning rays of manhood, though their lives were still all but enveloped in the cool and serene night of childhood. And with these rays came the belief in their own might that they lacked in prior years, but that they would not truly attain until years after. With these early-born revelations, they set out to confront those evils that had once been as children like the brothers themselves, but as the purpose and duty in the hearts of the brothers had grown ahead of their bodies, these others had that which lived in their hearts grow from a seed of innocent cruelty to knowing malice and evil. And this seed of wickedness had been watered by men whom the Almighty would see the brothers face when they were men in truth. These wicked men had employed the twisted youths to procure children and babes off the streets, for their most wicked purposes.
And so, the Brothers came to blows with their former tormentors in innocence, now enemies in truth and slew them. But as only one wheat grain my fill a stomach more with than without, so to did these youths additional year make the Brother's victory hard won. As the red wickedness seeped from their bodies as a river to an ocean, so to did the blood of the Brothers seep as stream to a river. They walked towards their Mother's hearth, not yet pooling blood, but they could feel the weakness of their bodies, such as a dam built by old and feeble beavers. In the battle, Cain's sword hand had been grievously injured, as had Adam's left leg.
"Brother, I cannot fight with you and keep you from harm" said Cain, with despair in his voice."And I can no longer shoulder your burdens, oh brother of mine" spoke Adam, his words as tears from his mouth. And thus Adam said, "I shall hold your sword when your arm falls." And in turn Cains said"And I shall shoulder your burdens when your leg fails". And this covenant of Youth and Strength found in their weakness, would keep true until the day of Martyrdom. At last they reached their door of sanctuary, and lo, it was compelled open, revealing in their Mother, in all her wrath. No words were spoken as she lifted them up, with the gentleness of a morning breeze and all the firmness of an executioner. As the bleeding was staunched and bones made right, the Brother's mortality was made known to them in full and they spoke not a word. At last, their Mother looked upon them, eyes of ice. But as spring must always come and bring with it its warmth to heal the cold of winter, so to did Her eyes melt into the warm rain of tears. Holding them in her embrace, thus She spoke
"Oh flesh of my womb, oh warmth of my breath, oh comfort and disquiet of my heart in equal measure, bless the Almighty you are safe in my arms." No further words were spoken that night, as tears flowing from the springs of their own eyes flowed across the Brother's cheeks, and a Communion of Tears needs no words.
Final tale of the Chapter of Innocence
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>>4429142
>And so did the Brothers begin to see the dawning rays of manhood, though their lives were still all but enveloped in the cool and serene night of childhood. And with these rays came the belief in their own might that they lacked in prior years, but that they would not truly attain until years after.

>With these early-born revelations, they set out to confront those evils that had once been as children like the brothers themselves, but as the purpose and duty in the hearts of the brothers had grown ahead of their bodies, these others had that which lived in their hearts grow from a seed of innocent cruelty to knowing malice and evil. And this seed of wickedness had been watered by men whom the Almighty would see the brothers face when they were men in truth. These wicked men had employed the twisted youths to procure children and babes off the streets, for their most wicked purposes.

>And so, the Brothers came to blows with their former tormentors in innocence, now enemies in truth and slew them. But as only one wheat grain my fill a stomach more with than without, so to did these youths additional year make the Brother's victory hard won. As the red wickedness seeped from their bodies as a river to an ocean, so to did the blood of the Brothers seep as stream to a river. They walked towards their Mother's hearth, not yet pooling blood, but they could feel the weakness of their bodies, such as a dam built by old and feeble beavers.

>In the battle, Cain's sword hand had been grievously injured, as had Adam's left leg.
"Brother, I cannot fight with you and keep you from harm" said Cain, with despair in his voice."And I can no longer shoulder your burdens, oh brother of mine" spoke Adam, his words as tears from his mouth. And thus Adam said, "I shall hold your sword when your arm falls." And in turn Cains said"And I shall shoulder your burdens when your leg fails". And this covenant of Youth and Strength found in their weakness, would keep true until the day of Martyrdom.

>At last they reached their door of sanctuary, and lo, it was compelled open, revealing in their Mother, in all her wrath. No words were spoken as she lifted them up, with the gentleness of a morning breeze and all the firmness of an executioner. As the bleeding was staunched and bones made right, the Brother's mortality was made known to them in full and they spoke not a word. At last, their Mother looked upon them, eyes of ice. But as spring must always come and bring with it its warmth to heal the cold of winter, so to did Her eyes melt into the warm rain of tears. Holding them in her embrace, thus She spoke,
"Oh flesh of my womb, oh warmth of my breast, oh comfort and disquiet of my heart in equal measure, bless the Almighty you are safe in my arms." No further words were spoken that night, as tears flowing from the springs of their own eyes flowed across the Brother's cheeks, and a Communion of Tears needs no words.

>Final tale of the Chapter of Innocence
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>>4428913
"For every life lost here, a score more will be paid by the Foe, for every brother fallen the Kingdom of Heaven is made eternally poorer."

Brother Cain after Aubrey.
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>>4428913

Trying again to squeeze into the 10AM AEST window. Prior post was >>4429120 , and adding another to be on the safe side.

>As the Dragon lay smote on the stairs, the Brothers stared down at the pitiable wreck before them. No proud Ruler lay before them, only a mess of ruined scales and blood. Cain rose his sword to end the Dragon, and felt Adam's hand on his shoulder.

"Brother, please. Spare this creatures life." Adam pleaded.

>Whirling violently to face him, adamyelled in return.

"Have you forgotten what he has done Brother? The lives stolen to feed the disgusting practices of his people? The chains of ourselves and our Mother? I'd sooner provide the mercy of the blade, and let the Almighty decide on his worthiness of being forgiven!"

>As Cain turned back towards the Dragon, Adam's next words stopped him in his tracks.

"Brother, do not forget that the Dragon was the only one who took vengeance on the Tǟhn. Even if it was for a moment, Mother showed him true strength then. He has already proven himself the lesser before us."

>Fuming, Cain threw down his blade, scoring the steps of Nova Cathago to this day.

"To the docks then Brother. When the Dragon's guard find their god shattered before them, they will hound us to the ends of the earth."

>End of the Exodus chapter.
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>>4428913
Shortest passage from the book of brothers :

Cain wept

Book of Exile 5:6
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>>4429566
Just so you're aware, it was only 09:12 AEST when you posted that
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>>4429600

Solid, thanks. Guess my system clock is off by an hour. At least it's an hour before rather than after.
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>>4429106
Not everyone's a writer anon
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>>4428913
Posting another in the correct time slot just in case

"Surely, Almighty, you bless the righteous; you surround them with your favor as with a shield."
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>>4428913

Made these two posts earlier, and hopefully this one ends up in the timeframe properly now that I fixed my system clock.

>>4429120

>>4429566
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>>4428913
Retry of >>4429002
"To exact vengeance for yourself, your family or your friends is not only a right, it’s your absolute duty. May Cain guide your blade"

You know you're a good QM when you got me to set my alarm for 2 am just to participate. Thanks forgotten, you're golden.
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>>4428913
Claiming my spot by reposting my shitty contribution >>4429597

Shortest passage from the book of brothers :

Cain wept

Book of Exile 5:6
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>>4428913
"Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them. Take no heed to the wicked words of the Foe's minions, but instead vanquish them."
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>>4428913
Made this post earlier >>4429025

Though to make sure i'm good for voting i'll submit another.

"And for those that would strike down their brothers, may the almighty visit upon them a swift divine justice."
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>>4428913
Understandable Forgotten, don't worry. Jaeger (keyword for finding my post once the thread really gets going).

"And those that doubted the existence of the Almighty found themselves believers once they gazed upon the visage of the Brothers. So proud and straight stood they that none would ever have believed they were slaves - and indeed - they never were; for if one gives himself entirely to the Will of the Almighty, no whip or collar shall ever reduce a man from what the Almighty intends for him."
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>>4428913
Made it just in time. Please accept my poor contribution.

Be cunning and steadfast, calm in times of adversity. Be patient and wise, ready in times of peace.
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>>4428913
Shiiieeet, I came back home just in time to catch my voting pass.

"As the great walls of the city were shattered, and stonework came crumbling down, Adam knew in his heart that he would soon lose something or someone very close to his heart. He thought of a brother and a mother, of a blooming kingdom snuffed out like a flickering candle. Little did he know, it was him who would make the great sacrifice. With the name of the Almighty on his lips, Adam raised his blade, glowing with ethereal light, and fought like an angel of vengeance as the dark horde came crashing upon him."
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>>4428913
Welcome back Forgotten.

"And his tongue, did Cain cut out. For no more would he suffer to hear his mother profaned."
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>>4428913
Ausomes that this is back.
Sadness that dont get to fully get the vincwell booty.
Dwmm kids in the taven.

Dont know if this is durning thr right time but il post.

Book of bros
Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends.
Il say its from both the bros as its one of the few things that they agree on.
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>>4428977
>>4428913

This is me and I will be back at my house on Tuesday or wensday.

If needed I will show proof its me.
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>>4429098
> "The Foe are not who I have placed my hopes on, Brother. No matter how many of them you slay, the Foe will still remain in the hearts of Men as a shadow. To truly defeat the Foe in the hearts of Men so that they may never make of Men slaves again we must surpass them. The lives of the people are worth more than the death of the Foe. Now that they are broken, must we still define ourselves by the bondage we suffered? Did not the Almighty reveal to us, and from us to the masses, that Freedom is not something we had to gain but that we simply didn't believe we already had it? The Almighty gave us hands to work with, minds to think with, and hearts to follow. We once chose to stop following the Foe as Masters, because the choicw was always ours. Now I choose to stop following them even as enemies."

> "It is time to stop fighting, to make a final break with the power they held over our lives. I will not let the Foe decide the future of Men. Instead, in this place where Men saw their power broken we shall build a new future where Men will not only forget that they were slaves but will refuse to believe they can be enslaved since they can always refuse."

> "While you speak of concern that Men might one day forget the dangers of the Foe if they no longer fear and hate them, I worry that without losing their fear and letting go of their hatred Men will never truly walk out of the shadow of the Foe."

> "We have led the Men that were once slaves to victory, we have siezed a land we can make our own. Many have died, and the loss of brothers both born of the womb and in war has takem its toll. Are we Beastmen, to mindlessly chase when our enemy is weak despite what it might cost us? Are we Fae, trapped in their roles and unable to change even when the world around them already has? Are we the beasts they always claimed us to be, different from the Great Beasts of the Wild only in the weakness of our bodies while also being weak in spirit and will? Perhaps able to wreak havoc when in great numbers much like any vermin left unchecked but unable to create a true civilization of our own? Brother. I don't want to kill the Foe, I wish to defeat them. To show them the proof that Men are the blessed children of the Almighty. Men have not the great strength of the body like the Great Beasts, or even like the lesser Beastmen who are hardy enough to survive suffering the harshness of the Wilds if need be should difficulties arise. Nor are Men beloved of Mana, summoning powers that cannot be resisted by the world when it obstructs us. Yet it has been revealed that we do not have those things because we do not need them.

Cont.
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I'm glad you are still with us Knigga
Can't wait to cross the sea
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Wowsers, I'm reading some of these quotes that seem more like essays. I love to see anons so involved in the quest!

Please remember to link back to your early quote verification post when making further votes. Saves me the trouble of checking the IDs against one another.

And without further ado, let the tale of Sir Emile Andrei continue!
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It is still several hours before sunrise when Frida kicks you out of her bed, or the House De Ver bed to be perfectly accurate. Not for her the expected post-coital snuggling and cooing, or perhaps this office wasn’t as exclusive as you had first thought. You haven’t forgotten just who Frida Vancewell is or what she’s capable of, but for all that intimate affection to end with an ungracious eviction struck you as a little cold even for her. You were even starting to feel a little bit used. But, as she shooed you out the bedroom door with your clothes still bundled in your arms, she stopped you at the door and kissed you like she meant it. And by that you mean she bit your lip hard enough for it to hurt. But only just a little.

>GAINED Lady Frida Vancewell Advanced Favour: +6DC Intrigue/Counter-Intrigue, +1 Intrigue/Counter-Intrigue Re-Roll +1. Any double-pass in Persuade/Intrigue/Courtship will reveal whether that person is a Faction member.

Given that both Lady Vancewell and Josephine Daubeny have been in the periphery of the quest for some time now, and there will be no further opportunity to meet them during your stint in Cathagi, I see fit for us to skip to the ‘Advanced Favour’ step of the courtship. The next ‘official’ stage of courtship is writing to them, seeking their permission to start a correspondence. It varies on whether this permission is granted by themselves or the head of their family household, but it invariably indicates a further interest in exclusive relations with a mind to seek an engagement down the track. The Marquis Fallavon was not yet at this stage with Frida Vancewell, despite wearing her advanced favour. I don’t expect anons to make a decision on who they will seek to write to just yet.

You had put the lessons imprinted on you by the Patrikas to good use, Lady Frida Vancewell certainly had no complaints regarding your performance. Not that she didn’t have a thing or two to show you in return, in fact… well suffice it to say the two of you have little to fear in the way of any illegitimate offspring from this affair. You’re not entirely comfortable on what the Book of Brothers might say about -that- sort of behaviour, nor whether it would take a dim view of you seeing two women in as many nights and also intending to court Mademoiselle Daubeny before you leave. You tell yourself that you are just confused, your heart has yet to catch up with the options arrayed before you. Hopefully you can resolve that uncertainty quickly, before risking the Angel’s displeasure… not to mention potentially damaging your reputation as a gentleman of good repute.

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>>4430149
It's good to have to back my man! Though I hate the time zone difference, it's 3:38 AM for me now when my favorite quest is starting!
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Sir Rabe would probably slap your back and encourage to keep the women in your life guessing ‘treat ‘em mean, keep ‘em keen’ is likely what he’d say verbatim were you to confide in him. And that only solidifies your nagging suspicion that you are not showing all the moral fortitude you could here. As for Father Towbray… you sigh heavily as you slink back into your own bed. Your next confession is going to be unpleasant.

You awake a few hours later, having managed not to sleep the entire morning away again. You squint against the sunlight and wish that Mikail could have brought you a hot cop of khave to help shrug off the tiredness for today’s tasks, but your education on his courtly skills as an attendant are just barely sufficient to prevent serious embarrassment. You’ll have to focus on that aspect of his apprenticeship if you wish to look forward to that thoughtful kind of service. Cursing thoughtless squires and servants the world round, your grumbling only grows louder when you realise that your squire has let your breakfast cool. Chewing on a cold sausage as you watch him train with Sir dan Marc from your window, you figure that he’s getting enough of a beating as it is already without you adding to his growing number of bruises.

You take this opportunity to observe him without him aware of your presence, he always seems to try harder when he knows your watching. The boys forms are still very basic, even amateurish, but at least they are there. He’d give a common footman a run for his money, but any veteran man-at-arms worth his salt would make short work of him. Sir dan Marc is doing well to keep the boy up to his current standards of swordsmanship, and keeping up with his own regimen, but if you mean to hone the boy’s progress any faster you’ll have to begin paying more direct attention. As for his writing and reading… You shake your head, one thing at a time.

[2/3]
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>>4430126

>"What the Beastmen and their brethern suffer and shrug off in the wild we shall tame to the plow and the hearth. What the Fae destroy or divert with Magic when inconvenienced or found insufficent to their desires, we shall learn and improve on so that it doesn't last only the moment of the miracle but instead will become the foundation for the future to be built on in turn. The Future is ours if only we decide to make it so by leaving the past."

> "Brother, you have fought by my side for so long against the Foe. Be not bound by your Wrath against them. They can no longer choose for Men how to live, nor define the limits of man by their body or mana instead of by whether they have the will to persist and the faith that they can succeed. We have cast of our chains, yet you are now letting your Wrath bind yourself to them anew, only where once we fled you now wish to chase after our once Masters instead. The best use of a blade is when it is no longer need and layed down so that you might wield a plow instead. Your hands cannot build the future we fought for while still holding your sword."

- Adam in rebuttal to Cains desire to pursue the Foe, establishing that his path was not to destroy the enemies of Men but to instead surpass them. The Foe should not be hated for what they are, because they don't have the choice to be anything else. Men and the Sons however can choose to change. They were once slaves until they chose to be free. They are now soldiers in an army, but now that they can choose to instead become citizens building a Nation there isn't an excuse for choosing to keep fighting after the enemy is defeated simply because they can.
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[3/3]

Tomorrow you will arrange your voyage, and perhaps visit the markets. But today there remains a few matters requiring your attention. One most likely pleasant and sociable, while the other… less so.

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> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

>Aside from arranging your voyage and visiting the markets, there was something else you have been meaning to do before you leave. [Write-in] [Hearty]

> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430149
> when you missed both windows

Work is a bitch.
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>>4430153
Votes will still be held over a 24 hour period. So long as you link back to that first initial quote you provided here >>4429066 you don't have to worry about when you submit your later votes for this thread.
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>>4430158
Honestly mate with an effort like that I am willing to give your ID the benefit of the doubt.
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

>>4429795

They'll be leaving soon so maybe send them off first.
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>>4430159
Forgotten are we still going on a hiatus for BCQ in spaaaaaaaace after this?
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>>4428948

>>4430157
>> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]
I really just want to know how this went
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>>4430157

> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

This is me
>>4428925
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>>4430157

> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]
Let's get this business over and done with.
>>4429066
My Id and post!
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>>4429661
>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430163
Yes, we will be leaving Sir Andrei on the boat. As the voyage will take at least 1-2 months this seems an appropriate gap for a timeskip.
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>>4430157
me >>4430135

> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

Smite evil now
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>>4428945
This is me.

>>4430152
>GAINED Lady Frida Vancewell Advanced Favour: +6DC Intrigue/Counter-Intrigue, +1 Intrigue/Counter-Intrigue Re-Roll +1. Any double-pass in Persuade/Intrigue/Courtship will reveal whether that person is a Faction member.
Jeeeeeeeeesus.

I'm a simple man, I see huge gains, I fall in love.

>>4430157
> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

I don't think the investigation will take the entire day, we should have time to deliver that letter later.
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>>4428942
>>4430154
Hol up. Would we really need to go to confession for this? I thought pre-marital relations were totally allowed though?

> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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Btw It's good to finally have you back forgotten. I've been keeping this meme in reserve until the drama died down.
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
Frida confirmed for best waifu

>>4428965
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>>4430157
>> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

My first quote : >>4429107
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>GAINED Lady Frida Vancewell Advanced Favour: +6DC Intrigue/Counter-Intrigue, +1 Intrigue/Counter-Intrigue Re-Roll +1. Any double-pass in Persuade/Intrigue/Courtship will reveal whether that person is a Faction member.

Holy shit that's insane, Frida is fucking best girl.

my only complaint is we didn't get the full skinny on things but it can't be helped

>>4430157
> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

We've sat on this Praetor business long enough we need to go do it
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

>>4428985
ME

>"And with whom was He angry for forty years? Was it not with those who sinned, whose bodies fell in the wilderness?"
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>>4430174
Like drinking to excess and gambling, it is not strictly against the law but I priest isn't going just give you a free pass on that sort of behaviour.

It won't be so egregious as your previous penances though.

>>4430176
I really REALLY like this OC meme.
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>>4430152
Forgotten there is Courtship letter writing but is there also normal letter writing?

Could we still exchange letters while abroad or is that so looked down upon? Since I'm sure that theres an Official method and then theres whats normally done.
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>>4430192
>>4428931
Wrong quote apparently my bad
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>>4429710
Moi
>>4430157
>Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430200
You can of course write to your lady love without permission from her family, though to do so is considered scandalous and would therefore have to be handled discretely if you were set on that course of action.

Secret love letters and all that.
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>>4430198
does expectations differ duchy to duchy on what exactly is appropriate before marriage?
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>>4430198
aka being a slut is a sin no shit sherlock wtf are you specting sleeping with a prostitute then sleeping with noble
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>>4430157
We should really see to the crime matters, but pleasantries and family first.
>deliver the letter
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>>4428999
>>4429014
>>4430213
Me
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>>4430157
> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

Let's get this out of the way, also I wonder if these are monster issues.

>>4429111
My Post
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Jesus christ with Frida's favor we're sitting at what 3/4 Intrigue re-rolls?
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>>4428922
me
>>4430157
> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430208
I'm guessing we shouldn't expect to get the permission of lord Vancewell anytime soon.

>Dear Lord Vancewell. Condolences for the loss of your son and heir, unfortunate business that. But let's not dwell on the past, as I already consider the assassination attempt water under the bridge. On to happier topics, I recently met your lovely daughter Frida at the dukes ball in Pascare, and we really hit it off on the dance floor as you might have heard I'm told we made quite the splash in that swan pond if you get my drift. Anyhow she's great and we met up later and i now carry her favour and would like your permission to write her and maybe someday, Almighty willing, marry her and her(now your) great big tracts of land. So what do you say Dad any room for a new son in that Montburne hearth of yours. Yours truly Sir Emile Andrei
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>>4430152

> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

The Praetor stuff is important, but it'll probably resolve without us at this juncture anymore. I'd rather not have anything stupid roll up and make it so that we couldn't get our brother and Lady Rabe hooked up anymore.

>>4429648

This was the post that made it in the timeframes.
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>>4430233
kek i'd send it just for the memes
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]


>>4428977
My main ID
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>>4430154
>Father Towbray
We should remember to ask him about his past, like the Prince mentioned...

>>4430157
>You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

>>4429047
Linking first post
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
>>4428938
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>>4430157
>Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430240
Linking >>4428944
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>>4429674 Me
>>4430157
>Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430157
> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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Oh shit, i'm late.
>>4428913
>'My son', the lady spake, 'stay your wrath. This one, can heft a club no more'. And so Cain, in his love for his Mother, did stay his stone and let the nobleborn son leave.

An quote more suitable for an earlier part of the book. When Cain and Adam were but children.

I realise that I've missed the window but I do bear a greater tribute. I saved a full webpage of Sworn to Valour #26 and LL has agreed to archive it on suptg. You'll be seeing the archive online and unbroken in a day or so.
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>>4430157
>> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
me >>4430260

Touch bases with our friends before they leave. So that we can concentrate on the investigation later.
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>>4430157
You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]
>>4428971
My quote
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>>4430157
> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

I don't think our brother could forgive us if we didnt do this. Even if something comes up and we don't visit the praetors, they will have people in custody and justice could be done without us.
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>>4430157
>Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

>>4428949
Mine, in case my id has change.
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>>4430152
>No snuggling
I have officially jump to the Daubeny train.
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Alright Kniggas which one has more potential?

>>4430176
You got a template of that helm Shaman? all I got is this shitty crop from your own meme.

>>4430329
>Missing that bite kiss moment

pillowtalk is for consecutive lewdings in a less covert enviroment
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Not a fan of memes that are just faces shopped ontop of movie scenes personally
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>>4430157
>>4429146
> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430332
I got you senpai
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>>4430384
I'd also say that the one on the left is more suitable
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>>4430157
>>4429647

> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430157
>Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]
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>>4430426
Fook forgot to link my previous post.

This is me
>>4429086
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We can all agree that Vancewell is the best match for Emile right, even the smile protectors must recognize how based she is.
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>>4430157
> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]
I'd like for us to get our update ASAP - we can always deliver the letter when we see our dear friend, Karlaus, and his sister off

>>4429700
This is I
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>>4430157
>> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

>>4429202
this is me
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>>4430445
>Best match
>only interested in us sexually
>Has morals of a far lower caliber than Emile
>If it comes down to our morals and Vancewells own gain, she will likely choose her gain every time.
Not saying the Precious Smile is perfect, but Vancewell has enough flaws that I draw a line at saying she is a "match". If she is no longer such a bitch, I would be willing to change my mind.
>>4430368
>>4429146
>>4430157
Changing my vote to:
> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]
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>>4430532
You know what makes me laugh of that description?

Switch "Vancewell's own gain" to "Andrei's own gain" and you've described Roselyn (and Emile's mother, presumably).
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>>4430445
Just not feeling it man, the lack of snuggling is a deal breaker for me.
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>>4430548
By Vancewell, I was speaking solely of the individual lady, not her house. She would likely be cool with her family getting the axe, as long as she inherited its wealth and power. Our sister and mother, on the other hand may be schemers that do view there siblings and children as pawns, but they also love them dearly and wish for them to be happy and safe if possible. And when they do view them as pawns on a board, it is always for the benefit of the house as a whole, not just for themselves. Vancewell has shown little of such loyalty for her own family beyond how it relates to herself.
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>>4430569
I know you meant that. Which isn't entirely true - it's obvious she harbors some affection for her father, after all.

Will it hold in the face of ambition? Doubtful, but her father doesn't seem a man who believes in honor or loyalty. And no respect for her brother is only a point in her favor, to be honest.

What's my point? Other than joking about Emile's siscon tendencies, just that your list of flaws boil down to 'not on our side'. A tad hypocritical if you ask me, but Almighty knows that waifus bring out the most irrational side of Anons.
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>>4430600
I agree with your last statement. I despise what waifu wars can do to a good Quest. I am not, however, for any waifu as I am pointing out some reasons why some may not be the best.
As for your conclusion that "your list of flaws boil down to 'not on our side'", I am not being cautious of her do to her not swearing loyalty or friendship to us, but that our morals and hers will likely come into conflict. If she can be shown to be more moral than what has been observed or that she can be gradually converted to a moral position closer to ours, the inevitable conflict could end very messily. In summation, it is not so much that she is "not on our side" at the moment, but as time progresses, she is unlikely to ever be " on our side".
I apologize if my statements came of as hypocritical or aggressive. Could you point out exactly how I was being hypocritical? I'd rather not make an argument later in the quest only to make a complete ass of myself.
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>>4430157
> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

>>4429034
This is me
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>>4430644
> but that our morals and hers will likely come into conflict
> but sister and mom are cool because they want our good despite all the manipulation and pragmatism.

This is what I mean by hypocrisy. You seem to be okay with our family doing questionable things if it benefits us, while Frida doing it for herself is bad. Both are examples of opportunistic selfishness.

Tied to this, Frida becoming like them is probably the most moral she'll ever be. It's fine in my book, but not everyone might think so.

And don't worry, you weren't aggressive.
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>>4430706
Not all questionable things are equal. I have at worst heard of our mother attelpting to arrange marraiges and spread gossip. I have yet to hear of her snding assassins to kill people. While I do belive she is very capable of it and has may have done it, it is still diffrent to Vancwell admitting to sending goons to kill us. As you said, she could be more acceptable if she more closely mimics our female ralatives, but until that occurs, she is on record as performing actions that are morally inferior to anything that our family has on record(though, if Emile "remembers" overhearing his mother plotting something bad, that could change).
TL;DR Vancewell has crossed lines that we have not heard of our family crossing.
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>>4430560
you can't snuggle when you are banging on the DL, snuggles are for post marital baby making coitus.
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>>4430157

> You head to the Ordo Praetor Commandery first, by now they should Lazar in their grips and possibly even made an arrest on the Butcher of Port Bounty. They won’t have made the slaver ring connection, but you know that scandal will be dealt with in altogether more final manner. [Haughty]

Previous post here >>4429699

Mostly wanting to do this first in the interest of finding out the results of everything and maybe seeing about our increase in rep with the ordo. I wonder if they have a branch out where we are heading.
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i know this is a gay suggestion especially considering the site, but maybe you could require voters to use secure tripcodes if you ever really need to. it wouldn't be too different from running on a forum, which it seems like you were considering anyway

>>4428910
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>>4431224
It works for maintaining the discreet ID but any number of IPs and secure trips can be generated. We'll just have a large number of secure trips with 1 post IDs.
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>>4431224
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>>4431224
That’s gay
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>>4430157

> Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

>>4429970
This is me not sure if my stuff will count but il try, let me know if it wont and il stop.

Though from the this line "she didn’t have a thing or two to show you in return, in fact… well suffice it to say the two of you have little to fear in the way of any illegitimate offspring from this affair"
I wounder if she's into buttstuff to stop babys or was it the bj or facial that ended it, though in my head shes a buttslut.

Should a book about how to plase a woman be made and handed down the our boys line?
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>>4430384
>>4430386
Thanks Knigga, this will go a ways compared to my slapstick memes so far.

>>4431542
>The Andrei guide to ruling the battlefields

The fact it's in part a bedroom guide confuses knights for generations.

I bet theirs a copy of the not Karma sutra in the great library
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>>4431224
Don't suggest that again.
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>>4431575
The Andrei guide to ruling the battlefields
Thats kinda what i had in mind.
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Well I missed those windows so I won't vote for anything, but just make comments about stuff when I manage to get into this thread on between work and sleep.
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>>4431595
>>4431575

>War and Peace: A Peace of That Ass
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>>4430233
I love this draft letter btw
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>>4430209
Romaine generally differs in the sense that the women of the house (which would likely be the mother/aunt of the women in question) are more likely to be the ones considering or proposing potential marriage prospects.

In other duchies this is strictly the purview of the male head of the household. Some will look purely at what their house stands to gain from a marriage, others will take their daughter/nieces affection or compatibility into account. Most will play a balancing act between the two.
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>>4431657
Would it be scandalous to complete the long walk and write back to our lady love asking for permission to write to her further?
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>>4431673
Not at all. Unless you mean to write to her directly, in secret without her family's input?
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>Your brother Damien entrusted you to deliver his missive to Lady Brunhilde Rabe. She and Sir Karlaus Rabe are due to depart the day after tomorrow, apparently some issues in their home duchy have them concerned. [Idealist]

“Come to see us off, Emile?” Sir Karlaus Rabe grins at your arrival. “And judging by your lack of armour it’s not to ask for my help in a mickle fight. You disappoint me, Romani.

“To deliver a letter actually. I have better things to do than let my good name be tarnished by association with some gruff Montbrun lout.” You grin back at your friend, well accustomed to his verbal sparring after weeks on the road from Aubrey to Motte-Fallavon.

“A letter? Who for?”

“The Lady Brunhilde Rabe, of course.” You present the letter just out of reach. “No one writes to you, on account of the fact you can’t read.”

“Ha. Ha. Very funny.” Karlaus squints suspiciously “Who from?’

Your brother made no mention of whether this letter was to be delivered discretely, without Sir Karlaus Rabe being aware of it. If it really was his intention to begin a secret correspondence with Lady Rabe, which you doubt given the general air of approval your sister indicated on the match, you feel that he certainly would have told you.

“Buzz off, Sir-Sticky-Beak!” Lady Brunhilde Rabe all but snatches the letter out of your proffered hand, giggling excitedly as she reads. “Oh! It is from him! I’d been hoping he’d send it! Oh. My. Gosh! He wants to write to me! Me! Little-Miss-Chatterbox, well Mademoiselle Kroger can choke on that nickname, she doesn’t have a dashing Young Lord seeking her hand! Father will approve of course. He better approve. If he doesn’t I’m going to absolutely…”

Karlaus ignores his sister’s prattling to regard you inscrutably. The two of you know full well that an exchange of letters between his sister and your brother is a precursor to marriage down the line.

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“Hey now, don’t shoot the messenger.” You say jokingly, but your friend still seems concerned. “My apologies for the jest, Karlaus. What troubles you?”

“This brother of yours… is he a good sort?”

“I would follow him to the gates of Ardenne itself.” For a Romani, there can be no greater attestation of confidence. The significance of the statement seems a little lost on your Montbrun friend.

“Well, I’m sure you would. If only because that sounds like a bloody good fight.” Your friend Karlaus rubs his neck, “What I mean is though… does he hit his women? When he’s been at the drink like…”

“What? No!” Your voice raises an octave in sheer shock at the suggestion. “Reginae wept, no! Why would you even ask that?”

“Well I have to ask, don’t I!” Karlaus responds defensively. “I’m her brother, you know. Can’t bloody well challenge my friend’s kin to a deul over it if it comes about later, now can I?”

You shake your head at your friend’s incredibly low bar for what constitutes a good husband. You can’t even imagine a Romani husband would ever act like that. Oh there are rumours, of course, your sisters are probably more up to speed with that sort of thing. Usually it’s in the cases of a husband from another Duchy, and according to Roselyn such brutish men tend to be fairly accident prone.

“I can assure you that Damien Andrei is a good and righteous man. He would never dream of laying a hand on a woman in anger.”

“Phew. That’s a relief.” Karlaus breathes out. Then he grins widely. “So does this mean you and I might become brothers-in-law?”

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[3/3]

Moving on to more weighty matters, you discuss with your mountain-living comrade what sparked their early departure home after receiving letters from home. Although they weren’t told to come home, the news those letters carried was enough to encourage them to cut their trip short.

“Hilde would obviously love to stick around and enjoy the Port Bounty shopping scene a bit more, but I had to put the foot down.” Despite claiming to be in charge, Karlaus makes sure his sister is out of earshot when he mentions that ‘put the foot down’ bit. “There’s been twice as many reports of snakemen sightings and raids this past year already than in the two years before it. Castle Rabe is a tough nut to crack, bloody reptiles couldn’t manage it if we left the fucking gates unlocked. Still, it’s home. And I worry.”

“Has the threat of the snakemen really become so grave?” You ask with surprise, this is all news to you. For the first time in months you think about your investments in Tracker Jean’s trade caravan operating out that way. You’d almost forgotten her venture was out in the Wastelands, if not the woman herself. You tell yourself not to worry, you’re sure Tracker Jean knows what she’s doing. She was probably back in civilised Cantonian lands before this all broke out anyway.

“Nah. Word was that the Broken Blade sending a contingent of their best through Gabriel’s Gate to pacify the snakemen. Lead by Godric ‘Godfather’ himself, I heard.” Your friend shrugs, a wry grin on his face. “I’m probably getting worried over nothing. Odds are the Broken Blade has put this threat to rest already, and taken the lion’s share of the glory to boot. Still, if you don’t mind whetting your blade on some snakemen necks you’re more than welcome to join us after your pilgrimage.”

You inform your friend that you’re considering staying on past the Final Vigil in Cathagi, having received a recommendation for the Dragon Guard.

“Swapping thousands of little serpents for one big one, eh? Ah well, it’ll probably be all over by then.” Karlaus grins optimistically. “A nice summer campaign in the mountains, under the Duke’s Banner, to clear out the scalies in the valleys. Probably won’t even get a decent battle out of it, but oh well. Done by this winter, I don’t doubt. A few months altogether, a year tops. Nothing you need to worry about. Safe travels, friend.”
“And to you, my friend.” You pause as you walk away. “Karlaus…

“Hm?”

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“You are my friend and battle-brother, Karlaus. Should I return from foreign shores and… well, just on the off chance that this is more serious than it sounds…”

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>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>“I might very well be in the mood to slaughter some snakemen. Let me know, will you?” [Hearty]

>“Men of Cantôn must stick together, regardless of their Duchy. If House Rabe needs assistance, I will help you however I can.” [Idealist]
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
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>>4431691

>>4431691

linking back to earlier votes

>>4428925
>>4430165
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Yes if you guys can link back to the verification quote you provided that would be great. Saves me a lot of time in vote counting.
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

Forgotten, does the concept of blood brotherhood exist here in Canton? Like the ones sworn in feudal china? Because if it does, I'd suggest swearing one with him here.

This is me >>4429795
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>>4428948
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>>4431684
pic related it's all i can see every time Brunhildes pic is onscreen
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>>4431688
Well shits about to hit the fan, thats going to be great to come home too.

>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>“Men of Cantôn must stick together, regardless of their Duchy. If House Rabe needs assistance, I will help you however I can.” [Idealist]

The realm stands because of the spirit of man
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>>4431695
> BROTHER-FOR-LIFE SIDEQUEST 'Stone Oath': “House Rabe keeps to the old ways. The winds are loud and fickle, the mountain remains silent and eternal.” Travel to the lands of House Rabe and swear a solemn oath on the Family Stone. In Montbrun custom your descendants and his will be considered kinsmen, sworn to defend one another no matter the odds.

It is a thing in Montbrun.

>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

Smacking snakes with a bro and Vancewell shenanigans? That sounds fun.

>>4428945
Me.
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>>4431700
I remember that but that ties our two families together and is more a montbrun custom. I was more wondering if there is a more canton-wide version that sees the individual knights tieing themselves together as brothers.
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>>4431698
linking >>4428931

>>4431695
>Going for the Liu bei oath

I'm in the question is who's our third?

>>4431683
Thats going to make future Vancewell shennanigans very interesting, I doubt her Father will approve us writing to her but I can't see how we can keep on top of the relationship without writing to her.
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>>4431703
>Thats going to make future Vancewell shennanigans very interesting, I doubt her Father will approve us writing to her but I can't see how we can keep on top of the relationship without writing to her.

Very clearly, we dont write to her. We write to the executor of the De Ver estate.
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>>4431706
I mean that could work but we should probaly confirm we are getting another call from her right?
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>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
Marriage is somewhat of an alliance.
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>>4431707
No, as I mentioned earlier the question of who you will end up writing to (above board or illicitly) is a vote for another thread.
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>>4431706
>Very clearly, we dont write to her. We write to the executor of the De Ver estate.

Hah! Very clever

If you do go the secret Vancewell love letter route I'm happy to have this as the medium
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
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>>4431690
>>4429648

>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

I feel this is a natural course of action for Emile, given all the trials and time we spent on the road with Karlaus. This can also tie into us eventually riding to their family Oathstone to swear the blood oath we were debating in previous threads. We can say that we will finalize the oath there when we return, to cement it for good.
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>>4431713
I thought we were possibly getting more than one booty call given how you worded the crit, my bad.
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

When we get back we need to finish the Brother-For-Life quest

>>4428914
Me
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

Karlaus is not only our bro, but family soon.

>>4429111
My previous post
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
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>>4431751
>>4430232
me
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>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
>>4430240
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>>4428949
Linking back to my initial post.
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>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
I would swear an oath for Rabe, he is our best friend. And if we survive the snakes, we will have a good friend to ride with us to Ardenne.
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>>4431690
>“Men of Cantôn must stick together, regardless of their Duchy. If House Rabe needs assistance, I will help you however I can.” [Idealist]
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>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

Verification
>>4429086
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>>4431690

>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

Oh man really want to kill some sold snakes and not join dragon gurd.
Gota protect the rabe train.

>>4431542
This is me last vote.

>>4429970
This is me as well.
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>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

We are greater than the politics that other duchies may play. Let us come to the aid of others when we can - damn those who will not.
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>>4431868
>>4429700
>>4430450
these are I
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>>4431706
Hahah il be down with that..
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

He is a bro

>>4429047
Linking my original ID
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
>>4428938
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>>4431891
seems my ID changed
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
This is me >>4430260

If such an oath like this exists, why not. >>4431695
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>>4431690
>“Men of Cantôn must stick together, regardless of their Duchy. If House Rabe needs assistance, I will help you however I can.” [Idealist]
>>4428971
quote
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>>4431690
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
>>4429654
This is me
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
He is a good man and a true friend. Anything short of the undead besieging our home, we will head his call for aid.
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>>4431690

>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

I'm getting extreme "We'll be home by Christmas vibes from this", but this is Rabe, our brother in all but lineage, you'd better believe I'm willing to ride to Montbrun alone to fulfill this Oath in the future.

Verification: >>4428950
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>>4428942
Verification
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>>4431690
Just so we are clear the oath is that we will come if he calls, after DG right? unless of course he calls before we enter the DG.
alternately does the DG allow for sabbaticals?
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>>4431941
>>4429146
Forgot verification
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>>4431994

Linked to the wrong post.
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>>4431993
If it comes during our stint, we'll go on our knees and ask for dispensation to return home before coming back to serve the remainder of our term. I'm sure it wouldnt have been the first time something like that happened. Just a matter of if we need to leave some collateral or they'll just take our oath.
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>>4431993
>“You are my friend and battle-brother, Karlaus. Should I return from foreign shores and… well, just on the off chance that this is more serious than it sounds…”

Based on what Forgotten wrote prior to the choice we are making, I think it is assumed that we would go to his aid once we "return from foreign shores" as that is the specific wording of our oath.
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>>4432044
it was my assumption as well but I figure it's better to be safe than sorry and get it clarified now
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>>4431690
>>4429647
>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>>4429202
me
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>>4431993
That's correct

"Should I return from foreign shores and… "

“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.”
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>>4429712
This is me

>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]
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>>4432029
>Implying the dragon gives a shit about your issues
>bro is only two years is not to much time
and here comes the dilemma
betray and ignore the call of help of a friend even after you made a oath/and break your oath
Or
ignore your duty/job even after you promise to be there for some years
either way you bring dishonor to your name
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>>4432760
The oath clearly states that he may call us after we come back, chill. We can net us the head of prime serpent after we come back and be insufferable cocky about it during Damien and Brunhilde wedding.
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>>4432760
Bruh.

The Dragon pardoned Cain because he was impressed with the Reginae.

He doesn't give a fuck about our problems, but it's not like he's an asshole saturday morning cartoon villain. Depending on how we go about it, he might even invite us to return.

Deffo won't get paid tho.
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>>4431690
>>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

>>4429066
Verification
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It's a matter of the technical wording vs the spirit of the promise and which holds more importance to Emille.
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>“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone. I will so swear it.” [Haughty] + [Oath]

“If you call upon House Andrei, we will answer. Or I will, at any rate. Even if that means I must ride to your aid alone.” You do not go so far as to pledge the loss of an eye, finger or some other ligament should you fail to fulfil oath. That is a Montbrun custom and in any case the witnesses of Karlaus and Brunhilde to your oath are enough. “I will so swear it.”

“If the time comes, I’m glad I can at least rely upon you to honour your oath when you return.” Sir Karlaus Rabe’s face breaks into an easy grin as he slaps you heartily on the shoulder. “But it will not come to that, friend. I am sure of it.”

You feel a little silly, swearing an oath to come to your friend’s aid for what will most likely prove unnecessary. The Montbrun have been keeping the snakefiends at bay since the very foundation of Cantôn. House Rabe will not be troubled by a few barbaric scalies lurking in their mountain homes. Still, it felt like the right thing to do and Karlaus took your oath with good grace.

Having bid your goodbyes, you make your way to the Praetor Commandery.

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Sir Thomas York, who accompanied you on the raid of The Hole a few nights ago, is happy to meet with you. It's been a busy few days for him, having taken over the investigation from the unpleasant Praetor san Kilroy.

Sir York grimaces when you ask why san Kilroy was removed from the investigation. “There were a lot of names in that ledger.”
Sir York goes on to explain what has happened in your absence. The Golden Sun captain was good to his word, handing over a none-too-happy Lorenzo to the Praetors. Eager to make a deal, the shifty Langlish spymaster was quick to name names. The Butcher of Port Bounty turned out to be none other than Monsieur Quill Wavell, Priest-Preferati. You’re surprised at the allegation, you’ve never spoken to him but you’d spotted the man at the Duke’s Ball the other night. To your eyes he seemed a rather bookish and unassuming fellow, hardly capable of the kind of horror he has been accused of. But looks can be deceiving.

It was, by all accounts, a rather dramatic arrest made by none other than Officer Zachariah of the Port Bounty Watch, 17th Rota. Any qualms concerning Monsieur Wavell’s innocence were put to rest upon discovery of the… ‘evidence’ in his private quarters. It makes sense, the more you think about it. Him being a distant relative of the late Esquire Liam Wavell explains how he got in touch with the Faction in the first place. As Priest-Preferati, a candidate to become a Monsignor in time, that would explain his title in the note. Although not given due respect and influence as much in Pascae as they are in Romaine, senior members of the priesthood would be a uniquely attractive prospect if blackmail was uncovered, say that they were a mass-murderer in their spare time. Whether that was indeed the reason the Faction utilised Monsieur Quill Wavell as they did is neither here nor there, what is clear is that the man’s murderous appetites clearly grew following his misadventure in Northern Fallavon.

You can only imagine what he witnessed, or what kind of ‘evidence’ the Praetors uncovered when making the arrest. But you were otherwise unavailable, and it seems they had the matter well in hand in any event. Sir York admits his people have stalled on the slaver investigation front, but they’ll keep following leads as they arise. You decide to keep silent on that, you don’t doubt the Ordo Reginate will be making an altogether more decisive and indiscriminate application of justice there.

“Praetor Primus Holt is currently in a meeting, but he’ll want a word when he’s done.” Sir York gestures at the despondent figure of Sir Bartholomew Wavell down the hallway. “I think the killer’s cousin was also asking after you.”

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Sir Bartholomew Wavell, normally a haughty and gregarious fellow, seems to have aged 10 years since you last saw him on the arm of Mademoiselle Gilbern at the Duke’s Ball.

“My own kinsman… Reginae Wept, can you believe it? I broke bread with that man… He gave the last rites at my brother’s funeral!” Sir Wavell slumps further into the bench, his head between his hands. “Cain on the Cross… Mademoiselle Gilbern will never accept my proposal now. And why should she? Who would want to marry into a House that sired the Butcher of Port Bounty?”

You do not tell Sir Wavell that his own House’s infamy will soon be matched or even overshadowed by the fate that will befall House Hewitt. It does not seem appropriate at this current point in time.

“Here. Your payment for finding the killer, as promised.”

>+1 Wealth [7]

“Our Cup Overflows indeed. Except in this instance, it overflows with poison…”

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> “Ahem.” You’re no copper-clipper, but to be frank Sir Wavell has only paid half of what was agreed. That he doesn’t like how the investigation turned out is not your concern. [Haughty] + [+1 Wealth]

> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]

> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
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>>4433204
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
"Even great orchards sometimes yield foul fruit. Yours is an esteemed house and i'm sure you will overcome this."

>>4429202
me (still)
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>>4433204
>> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]

>They caught the butcher without us
well shit I was hoping we'd have an active hand

Kinda want to console this guy but I don't really know what to say
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>>4433217
>>4428931
Verification if needed.
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>>4433204
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
>>4428938
>>4431891
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>>4428945
Me.

>>4433204
> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]

Honestly, this guy's skewed priorities make me want to milk him further. But a possible political connection is worth not giving into spite.

Also, we should really pay our debt to the Grenoble merchants before we leave for Cathagi.
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>>4433223
dudes suffered enough IMO why start copperclipping him when he's down?

also didn't we arrange payment of the debt through Ros or was that just the interest?
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>>4433204
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
>Write-in
"My dear Sir Wavell, did you not say that the love of your life is the fairest of the land, both in beauty and of heart? If so then she most surely will see you for who you are and know that you, true and just, are worthy of her hand." and more quietly, "Furthermore, the various investigations are ongoing. It's entirely possible that something far more dastardly comes to light, overshadowing the entire affair. It IS a very big ledger of dark deeds, after all."


Mmm. I want the wealth but in this case, we'll secure an ally to us and our house. This single wealth will be a good investment.

The additional writein too to comfort him somewhat and the veiled references wouldnt compromise any actions that the Reginae may take and also set us to look like we have connections with the Ordos, meaning we'll be a good friend to have.

Realistically, I think that Lord Gilbern may still actually still approve the match. His house of cards of blackmail is falling and tying his house in matrimony to another large player in the scene will grant him some much needed stability and backing.

Me: >>4429795
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>>4433227
Dude is more interested in the loss of marriage prospects rather than you know, the deaths caused by a madman.

The Cainfag in me is miffed, that's all.
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>>4433223
>>4433227
We already arranged full payment. It'll be fine.
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>>4433231
Thats fair but prehaps that just speaks to his smitten nature rather than an active discardment of the lives taken....

actually nevermind dude is haughty as hell I won't put that past him.
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>>4433204
>> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
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>>4433204
> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
Why not both?
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>>4433204
>> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
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>>4433204
I really don't know what to vote for here. I'm not gonna give the money back and Emile is no copper clipper to ask for more. But The middle option to possibly recruit him isn't really taking my fancy.
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>>4433204
> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
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Linking to my original ID due to power outage
>>4428925

> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
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>>4433204
>“Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]

I also like the write in to console him on
>>4433213
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>>4433204
>> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
Welcome back sweet +20 on Social rolls, I miss you.

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>>4433204
backing this >>4433229
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>>4433204
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]

me>>4430135
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>>4433204
>“Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]


>>4429086
Verified for Valor
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>>4433204
> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]

>>4428977
me
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>>4433259
>>4433204
I'll support this.

Also I would recommend that he takes the TWO wealth he promised us as a reward and donates it to those harmed by the villains.

We found a bunch of orphaned children after all, and someone needs to care for them. He can show by his deeds to Lady Gilbern that he is cut from a different cloth than his cousin of the cassock.
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>>4429098
>>4433204

>>4433422

'Tis me.
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>>4433204
> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty

We worked hard for that money, though im not going to push for the full amount.

>>4431852
This is me;
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>>4433422
hey not a bad Idea, maybe add on something like
''prove your're cup is not poison then but clear water, with true and honest good''
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>>4433204
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
and this >>4433229


me >>4430260
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>>4433422
Decent idea with money. Push him to use it for good. I can support that as an add-on to the idealist route
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>>4433204
>> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
If your Cup still Overflows, then us it to do your best do give to city and its people more than what your kinsman took away. I will be away in Cathagi for a time and when I get back, I would be pleased to hear the Wavell name spoken of followd by a toast and not spittle. You are a good man and I belive you can do it.
So, rougly the same as this vote
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>>4429712
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>>4433204
>> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]

Mark my words anons, DON'T refuse the Wavell money. I got a sneaking suspicion that rich Pascae copper clippers like him would find that an insult. Like we're too good for his money or something. Better not risk it.
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>>4433481
This actually makes sense....
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>>4433481
True, never reject an honest gift freely given. These Pascales probably have their own queer sence of honor when it comes to payment and debts.
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>>4433481
Bruh he just ripped off half the promised payment.
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>>4433204
> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]

>>4429111
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>>4433204
Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]

I also wouldn't mind asking if he would like to accompany us and there some good console write ins.

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>>4433204
>>4428922 verification

> “Ahem.” You’re no copper-clipper, but to be frank Sir Wavell has only paid half of what was agreed. That he doesn’t like how the investigation turned out is not your concern. [Haughty] + [+1 Wealth]
BLACK HEARTS COLD STEEL DARK DEEDS
sorry wrong quest
but seriously we gotta pay our way to cathagi and the plumes on our plate are not gonna buy themselves
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>>4433668
I agree with you, but there's no way to turn the vote to haughty so Hearty is the best option.
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>>4433204
> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]
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>>4433856
Ignore this vote. I forgot about the new rule. :'(
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>>4433204
>>4429647

> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
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>>4429648

Verified post.

>>4433204

> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]

With the write-in here if he refuses to come with to Cathagi or wants to stay in Pascae.

>>4433452

>If your Cup still Overflows, then us it to do your best do give to city and its people more than what your kinsman took away. I will be away in Cathagi for a time and when I get back, I would be pleased to hear the Wavell name spoken of followd by a toast and not spittle. You are a good man and I belive you can do it.
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>>4433412
Back home now.

this is my ID for the foreseeable future.>>4428977
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>>4433199
>Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]

Though I do like asking him to donate the extra money he owned us to the victims.

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>>4433204
>> “Perhaps some time away from the city is called for? I myself leave for Cathagi by the end of the week.” Sir Wavell is not a bad sort, if he wishes to join your company you will not turn him away. [Hearty]

Me>>4428965
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I can't wait for when we get to Cathagi, try to social-fu him, and then get reamed out in public again.

Then we'll have to worry about a Cathagi spy somehow being among us since the beginning.
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>>4434569
"Him" being whatever Prince equivalent is in the nation.
Because we seem to have a penchant for getting into arguments with powerful men.
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> “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.” It doesn’t feel right being paid for this, and Sir Wavell will likely appreciate the gesture. [Idealist] + [-1 Wealth]
> Good! Write-ins
>This choice, in addition to the write-ins, will result in an AUTO-SUCCESS for persuasion and will most certainly shift Sir Wavell’s perception of you from a glorified hired hand to that of a peer, if not an actual social equal. House Wavell will look favourably upon you in the future. Anons that pointed out the potential insult for a Pascae noble in refusing payment were smart to do so, but it fortunately does not apply in this instance.
> -1 Wealth [6]

"Even great orchards sometimes yield foul fruit. Yours is an esteemed house and I am sure you will overcome this." Sir Wavell nods at your words, appreciating the concern if not accepting the content. “Please, keep your coin Sir Wavell. My only interest was in seeing justice done. I am sorry it turned out to be your kinsman.”

Sir Wavell blinks in surprise. “But… this is owed to you, we had an agreement!”

You steadfastly refuse payment, telling the knight that if he really does wish to spend it then he should do so towards making amends to the families of the victims. Sir Wavell nods, still surprised at your altruism.

“Well, even if my dreams of marrying the fair Mademoiselle Gilbern are in ruins at least the sorry affair has revealed one selfless friend of our humbled house.”

"My dear Sir Wavell, did you not say that the love of your life is the fairest of the land, both in beauty and of heart? If so then she most surely will see you for who you are and know that you, true and just, are worthy of her hand." You lean in and speak with a hushed tone. "Furthermore, the various investigations are ongoing. It's entirely possible that something far more dastardly may yet come to light, overshadowing the entire affair. It IS a very big ledger of dark deeds, after all."

The prospect of the ruination of other rival Pascae houses, evening the courtly playing field so to speak, does a lot more to improve Sir Wavell’s mood. He does not leave with a skip in his step by any means, but he at least straightens his back and looks you in the eye as he shakes your hand.

“My thanks Sir Andres. I will not soon forget this.” He bids you goodbye as the Praetor Primus calls you into his office.

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The Commandery’s main office is surprisingly small for a man of his rank, and no less covered in an explosion of cryptic paperwork than it was in your last visit. Praetor Primus Grigor dan Holt offers you a seat, though you do have to move a few files off of it before you can actually sit down.

“It appears that I was wrong in my initial estimation of you. Our office will be following up on the leads from that ledger for months, maybe years. And it would not have been possible to bring all this to light without your assistance.” The Praetor Primus doesn’t go so far as to offer you glass of warn, but he is noticeably more congenial than he was during your last meeting in this office. Or at least his frown as a fraction less severe. “Although you do seem to have disappeared over the last few days as we followed up on the Butcher investigation, even with the ledger we would likely have been clutching at straws without the apprehension of this ‘Lazar’ that you so helpfully arranged through Captain Lorenzo. In light of that, I am willing to offer you a deputization with the Ordo Praetors.”

Praetor Primus dan Holt then goes on to explain the nature of the organisation, it’s hierarchy and requirements expected of you. Should you decide to join.

The ranks of the Ordo Praetor are as follows:

Deputy Praetor
Praetor
Praetor Plenipotentiary
Praetor Primus (Duchy Mandate)
Grand Praetor (Continental Mandate)


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[3/3]

As a Deputy Praetor, you associate member of the Ordo Praetor. You do not have the power to initiate investigations or make findings without written approval from a superior Praetor. You will however, be empowered to execute any outstanding warrants that come to your attention and assist investigations being carried out by Praetors that you are made aware of. You may be called to assist in such investigations and are expected to lend your assistance as a matter of priority unless banners have been called and the Rule of War is in effect.

As a Praetor, you will be empowered to begin your own investigations in your local Duchy jurisdiction and forward your findings to the nearest Praetor Commandery. In the absence of a local Lord or other relevant official objection, you are permitted to make findings and pass sentence according to the appropriate laws. You will be required to pass an exam on the relevant Duchy laws, standard Church law and local customs (Romaine in your case). Readings in preparation for this exam generally take 2 years and the exam is sat in your Duchy capital.

A Praetor Plenipotentiary has similar powers to a Praetor, but their jurisdiction extends throughout the continent and requires passing a further exam after 3 additional years study on the laws of Cantôn that encompass Church, Duchy, Crown and local custom laws. The exam is sat in the Praetor Headquarters located in Aubrey.

Holy Orders consider their members to be exclusive as a matter of course, but especially so in the case of the Ordo Praetor as they are often tasked with investigating accusations levied against other Holy Orders of note where jurisdiction issues arise. You will still be permitted to swear fealty to another Lord and join any secular lodge, but must of course recuse yourself from any investigations where those parties are involved in some manner.

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> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty] This will spark a further vote on what Holy Order you will join, to be selected after your time with the Dragon Guard

> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

> “I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]
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>>4434645
Are we still limited to adam holy orders or can we do cain ones too now?
Especially since we made the holy order choice before the whole I AM ANARCHY fiasco and our holy angel was focused on Cain last I checked?
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

me >>4429795

Forgotten, do you have a design in mind for the badge or medallion of the praetors?
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>>4434645
>> “I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]


Linking to my previous ID
>>4428925
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>>4434645
>You do not have the power to initiate investigations or make findings without written approval from a superior Praetor.

So just to be clear any investigation we conduct would be Illegal or just poorly looked upon? and any investigation started would have to start in Romanie?
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>>4434657
Not at this moment, no. Happy to take OC suggestions.

>>4434656
If you refuse the Ordo Praetor offer then yes, it’s fairly open which aligned Holy Order you go with. That could change if you rack up way more points leaning one way during the 2 years away.
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>>4434667
You could begin your own unofficial investigation and forward preliminary findings to the relevant Praetor, but nothing official begins and empowers you until that warrant or authority comes back. That’s for both Romaine and elsewhere.
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>>4434645
> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]

I have minor reservations about joining the Praetors mostly about how it could impede rather than help our investigations but I will happily play along with joining them.

>>4434669
thanks for the answer looks like becoming an associate doesn't get us stuck down with restrictions just yet.
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
I like the idea of doing things by the book in the open. There is so much cloak and dagger shit going on, and Emile being built as he is would probably get himself and others killed if he tries to play by the rules of the shadows. Better to be a public figure whose investigations are know, so that he can't be murdered without raising suspicion. Let the law of Adam be our shield against corruption.
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>>4434668
Going to vote against since Broken Blades seems cool and more importantly "You do not have the power to initiate investigations or make findings without written approval from a superior Praetor" just means we're probably going to get thrown out when we do our own investigations independently or have to face incompetence/corruption from higher ups.
>>4434645
> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]
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>>4434671
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>>4434645
Things to do in Cathargi:
1. Go for a long stroll
2. Guard the dragon (EZ)
3. Spy for Gilburn (less EZ)
5.a) Hire a tutor
b) Learn how to speak Cathargi
c) Have Jess learn Cantonian
d) Study for Praetor exams
(NOT optional) Bro down with the cool kidz in Cathargi like the guy who recommended us

> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

Can I also say that it would be SUPER in character for Emile to bemoan the fact that he actually has to study to join the order like some sort of nerd?

>>4428942
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>>4434645
> “I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]

I'm not entirely sure we can afford to use actions on studying while in Cathagi. We haven't focused on Mikhail in a while, and there's going to be plenty of shit to do. What's more, once we come back we might get involved with the Snakesmen in Montbrun and further Secret War shenanigans - there wouldn't be enough time to do the exam.

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>>4434668
Something like this pic could work as a symbol.

The sword denotes the duty of Praetors to fight against Evil. The diamond-like shape is meant to be an eye, a representation that they must be always vigilant against those who would break the law of Canton. The circle behind these is a shield because a Praetor's concern must be first and foremost the protection of the people of Canton.
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>>4434685
Oh that is nice anon
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>>4434685
Thats pretty cool.

something like the Judges badge from Dredd would be dope too.
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>>4434690
Dammit wrong varient
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>>4434645
>> “I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]

me: >>4430135
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>>4434645
> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
Warrior judge incoming. Let's hope we won't be too bound to other things in Carthagi.
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>>4434668
A gold coin would probably be a good badge of office. Either as a medallion or sewn into a case for badge flashing.

And so happens that Lady Justice is traditionally portrayed with blindfolds on so that could easily double as the Salve Reginae.
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>>4434645
> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]
This is me
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>>4434645
> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

>>4429047
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
>>4433222
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>>4434645
>> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]

I has never a fan to begin with.

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>>4434645
> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]

Dealing with bureaucracy is a shit show.

>>4428977
Me
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>>4434645

> “I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]

We've got a lot of shit to do in Cathagi as is. Even if we start to get a fair bit of white space in our calendar, we should fill it training Mikhail in the knightly arts, so that he'll keep improving as our squire. If it is as low-stress as advertised, HAH! it will be a good environment to help him get some gains.

>>4429648

Verification.
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>>4434645
>> “I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]

>>4429111
Me
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>>4434645
>“I accept, Praetor Primus. I am honoured to serve as a deputy and, upon my return from foreign shores, I will begin studying for the Praetor exam.” You cement your decision to join the Ordo Praetor, but you will not begin studying for the exam until you return from Cathagi. [Idealist]

I'm sort of wishy washy on this at the moment, I thought the praetors would be more free in their investigation. This is more a vote for kicking it down the road then acceptance. Also I kind of want to see if we can find anything more about the secret Order of Chains since that might be more our speed.

>>4428998
Also I guess I should be verifying myself with every post now?
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>>4434645
> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

Before we leave we need to hire a tutor or something for us and our squire.

Verification >>4429699
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>>4434645
> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]
Yeah I dont want to be a fuckin policeman.

>>4428971
myquote
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>>4434645
>“I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]
I would actually make a case for the Reginate. Some members have extreme methods but they actually seem to be on the good side of things. Imagine broing it up with Lord Alexandi and trouncing tourney knights in the name of to the Queen
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>>4434819

Damn forgot my verification
>>4429086
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>>4434645
>> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]

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>>4434645
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>>4429146
I hope that if the sum of the ACCEPTS is greater than the DECLINES, it will be counted as acceptance ,even if the the number of declines is greater.
> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.”
You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
I'm sure that there will be time to study during our stint with the DG. Hell, the Dragon might be bored and knowledgeable on Cantonese law and try to help us learn for the hell of it...it could happen
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>>4434645

> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty

I mean what eils are we going to be doing for the next 2 years.

>>4433428
This is me;
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

this is me >>4430260
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>>4434853
>I hope that if the sum of the ACCEPTS is greater than the DECLINES, it will be counted as acceptance ,even if the the number of declines is greater.

You, uh, you wanna reword that?
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
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>>4434645
>“I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
>>4433296
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>>4434645
This will come down to family and friends vs leading the law.

And also, the prince could make life hard for us in the capital, when we wanna go big lawbringer.
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>>4434959
>And also, the prince could make life hard for us in the capital, when we wanna go big lawbringer.

But why tho?
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>>4434891
>>4434853

Whoops, what I meant was if the sum o both of the two options that have us accept the position outnumber the one that has us decline, than we still accept even if the decline is the single most voted option.
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>>4434978
If anything, being able to bring forth evidence and start investigations will make it harder for the Prince or any other noble to prevent us poking around.
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>>4435000
At that point he might just get fed up and send his Red Knight after Emile.
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>>4434978
>But why tho?

Cause the prince wants to make his own laws probably.
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>>4434766
>>4430126
Forgot the verification link this morning before work lol.
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>>4435052
That would be ill-advised, politically, and give the Queensmen/Neutral faction an opening to limit his power.

Everyone is trying to avoid open conflict because none of them are powerful enough to win and the Neutral faction is coming down hard on shit that could start a civil war.
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>>4435362
How tho is a better question.
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>>4434645
>>4429647
> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

JUDGE ANDREI ON THE CASE
>>4429066
My ID
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>>4435449
I don't know; from how Emile's brother described how they mopped up those miners; "Discrete" is a relative term in this conflict.
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>>4435601
DeathStarContractors.jpg

Besides, they were commoners and minor nobles. If anything, that should drive home how important having some sort of position of authority or organizational backing is to not being put in the "not gonna cause a civil war" over.

Even then, note how hot to trot the Order of Names got to keep Damien from spreading word or testifying what happened.
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>>4434645
>> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]

I just got unbanned for an unrelated shitpost elsewhere so if forgotten won't accept my vote I won't mind.
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=PvUY1n0LLCw

Who wants to commission this lad to do a reading of "that" update?
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>>4435684
> Doesn't even make an entry from the Book of Brothers.
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>>4435646
>Even then, note how hot to trot the Order of Names got to keep Damien from spreading word or testifying what happened

I believe you mean the order Reginate not the order of names
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>>4428922 me
>>4434645
> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]
HOLY NIGGAS Go
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>>4434645
>> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

And so Cain said: It is mine to avenge; I will repay them ten fold. Their foot will slip; their blade shall break and then there fate will come.
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>>4429674
Me
>>4434645
>> “I am afraid I must decline this honour, Praetor Primus. Not least because I am expecting to spend the next two years in service to the Dragon Guard in Cathagi.” You have not been too impressed with the effectiveness of the Ordo Praetor to date. You feel that your service would be better suited to another institution, one less saddled with bureaucracy. [Haughty]
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> “I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” You are eager to proceed with the process of becoming a full Praetor as soon as possible. [Hearty]

I like the idea of combining these two designs into a badge of sorts, perhaps embedded in a chestplate or pauldron? Alternatively, the suggested unique coin could also work.

“I am honoured to accept this deputisation, Praetor Primus. I will make time in the next two years to study up on my Duchy’s laws in preparation for the Praetor Exam upon my return.” Between Mikail’s training and your studies for the Praetor Exam, there will be little time for any extracurricular activities when off duty from your Dragon Guard role. Still, it’s not like you’re going there for a holiday in any case. “My intention is to apply for the exam in Romaine.”

“Good, we encourage potential Praetors to specialise in their home Duchy’s laws to start. The Praetor Exams will be held at Castle Romaine or, to put it more accurately, the town just down the river from there. Here, take this.” Praetor Primus Grigor dan Holt thrusts a heavy tome into your grasp, a ‘cheat sheet’ on the more broad Crown and Church laws that will apply in addition to the Romaine laws that you’ll have to look up yourself. “While you’re over there, make sure you visit the Aetheneum. They have legislation and case law dating back hundreds of years, or so I’m told. Some of it is even the very stuff our oldest legal systems were founded on. Worth a visit, and knowledge of foreign laws will stand out on the assessment. The school of international law is… well, virtually non-existence. But they say it’s a growing area these days. Whoever ‘they’ are”

“Thank you, Praetor Primus.”

“Welcome aboard, son. Adam guard your heart and clear your mind.” The Pascae Praetor Primus shakes your hand firmly, showing you the first inkling of genuine respect since you first met. “Sir York will help you with the necessary deputization paperwork and particulars.”

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[1/2]
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[2/2]

Senegan, 11th Day of Acrimun, 883 A.C.E, - Port Bounty

It has taken several days to arrange passage to the distant city of Nova Cathagi. Many pilgrims do not make the final leg of this journey, to follow the steps of Adam and Cain on the Long Walk in that ancient city. Your ship is due to depart this coming Monegan morning in two days’ time. You have arranged to call upon Mademoiselle Josephine Daubeny prior to that, after Sandag mass tomorrow.
Father Towbray, Sister Ignatius and the Knights Comitas have made their own arrangements with regards to the majority of the rest of the pilgrims. Normally purchasing even the meanest passenger plot on a voyage across the Southern Sea would eat up at a commoner’s meagre savings, but this final leg of the pilgrimage has been heavily subsidised by the Church since its very foundation.

Without exception the pilgrims have followed your lead with regards to selecting the vessel to travel on, though whether that is because of your unofficial designation of leader of this band of pilgrims or more due to the whispered rumours and awestruck deference you occasionally notice when in your presence isn’t entirely clear. Indeed you could swear that the number of pilgrims has in fact grown since you left from Motte-Fallavon, though if you’re honest you have difficulty telling them apart.

Dismissing such concerns as beneath your notice, you turn your mind back to the seaworthiness of the vessel you have selected for the voyage and the character of its captain.

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> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

> A Cathagi galley, captained by a member of the Merchanta Caste who was unable to fill his holds with sufficient trade goods before returning to his homeland. He is eager to take on passengers, offering bargain prices. This sleek ship plans to hasten its return trip to Cathagi with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds, ideally a journey of weeks not months. [Hearty] [-1 Wealth]

> A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]
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>>4436267
> A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]

Ideally I'd like to get there sooner and pay less but we can't really gamble on the lives of the pilgrims.

Anyone know how much wealth we have at current? I'd really like to visit the market before we leave if possible

Link to old ID
>>4428925
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>>4436267
>A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]
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>>4436267
Not trying to vote here since I was to late to post. However, I would like if Forgotten could give us some advice regarding our current wealth, the pilgrim´s and what can we expect of each option. We are not paying for the entire voyage are we?

>Languish Carrack
Allows us to visit Langland, which I am not too comfortable about. The mercenary captain might have enough of a grudge to order a hit on us while we are on the boat.

>Cathagi galley
The cheapest option and allows us to get some practice with the Cathagi tongue before reaching the land, which would be very important to not make a fool of ourselves. Might be the one most affordable for the pilgrims. Less secure and we can expect both pirates and storms. The latter does not concern us since we have no-selled lightning.

>Canthonian cog.
The cruise option. Not sure how pilgrims can afford this, but it would be the most secure choice, and it would also allow us to make connections to the order of the trident, as well as ample space to teach Mikhail.(how is his sword trainign doing, by the way?) Also we could do a lot of turism along the Canthonian coast I guess.
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>>4436274
It was stated that the church pays for the majority of the ship fairs for the pilgrims so any option should be fine. It's also shown in the option for the Cog that it's one of the usual methods for pilgrims to cross so it seems within their means.

I almost voted for the Galley but the risk of storms and pirates seems a bit too great for me personally
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>>4436275
>does not want to impersonate Ironborn
For shame anon, for shame. What would Cain think when he learns we shy of storms and pirates instead of facing them head on?
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>>4436276
I'm just worried about half the pilgrims drowning in the stormy sea one night
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>>4436267
>> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

Kinda curious about langland and the Cathagi option is just asking for slaver shennanigans, we are also not swimming in coin so the cog is a expensive choice.
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>>4436281
Verification >>4428931
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>>4436267
>>A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

The carrack will take longer but it´s of a good size and well equipped, probably meaning that we wouldn't have to worry about storms or supplies.

I'm suspicious of the Cathagi galley since a desperate captain looking for profit might want to turn his passengers into cargo, and I worry how the sleek ship would handle an inopportune storm.

The Cantonian cog is probably the safest bet but it's too god damn expensive. We could buy a full plate with that money.
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>>4436292

Verification post
>>4428949
>>4431771
>>4433385
>>4434728
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>>4436267
> A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]

Shamefur secure option, but a safe, swift travel is well worth the price. Should give us enough time to learn the basics of Cathaginian.

>>4428945
Moi.
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I won't take votes on the market now, but I will drop this here so kniggas can plan ahead with their money. You have [6] Wealth currently.
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I legit want to get a full plate harness before we leave even if we spend 3 wealth on the safer ship. We'd be flat broke in that case but I mean we're about to go and serve in the Dragon Guard (probably, maybe?) so we wont need to pay for lodgings and we can probably win some money over there dueling or something
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>>4436295
oh shinies

Papers of engagments looks like a good investment, the questionable trinket is.....questionable and the Regal outfit would be interesting should we go full AMBITION.

>Bosun Guide
a weather man?
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>>4436296
I would not advise travelling below a minimum of 1 Wealth. 0 Wealth and you would look appear better than a well-armed brigand.
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>>4436298
Fair enough, good to keep in mind
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>>4436298
sound advice

dammit on rereading I just realised papers of engagement require at least two mercenary companions I highly doubt emiles up for that.

copperclipper shekel knight though...

Harness with the Langlish carrack puts us at 2 I think while the Canton cog will take us to 1 wealth, but the harness is an upgrade we've had thoughts on for a while out of curiosity is it possible to get a shield upgrade similar to master armourer or Master of blade?
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>>4436300
I'd allow some sort of special-ordered shield, certainly.
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>>4436295
If only y’all kniggas knew about the cost of the ship before refusing all the wealth that was offered to us
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>>4436301
[Captain canton intensifies]

>>4436302
ehh we made a good move socially and more importantly probably the better moral action but it was at the cost of wealth and unfortunately as much as Emile detests it copperclipping has its advantages.
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>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]
>>4429654
Verification
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>>4436295
I am gonna be frank. We must get either Papers of Engagement or the Banner. Having another companion is, at the bare minimum, +10 DC in a battle.

My suggestion (not vote):

>Get on the Cathagi boat. The cheapest and lets us spend money on things we might need.

>Buy list:

Either:

>Sailor Gear
>Banner

or

>Cartographer License

We are going to need Pathfinder rerrolls in our voyage and some manner of gaining the upper hand from pirates.
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>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

Why does it have to be so expensive to cross the ocean! This is really messing with market plans. I was hoping to get a master crafted suit of armor to look good for the Dragon Guard, but that seems off the cards unless we go for the cheapest travel option. Would we be able to sell our old equipment for extra wealth?
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>>4436295
>weather fates
>swept overboard
wew lad.
>papers of engagement
this seems really strong
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>>4436340
Yes, at half value
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>>4436267
> A Cathagi galley, captained by a member of the Merchanta Caste who was unable to fill his holds with sufficient trade goods before returning to his homeland. He is eager to take on passengers, offering bargain prices. This sleek ship plans to hasten its return trip to Cathagi with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds, ideally a journey of weeks not months. [Hearty] [-1 Wealth]

I mean, what, is he gonna turn out to be a slaver? Because if so then we kill him and hey free ship.

Besides, if they aren't slavers then we can learn about Cathagi from the during the journey.
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>>4436347
>>4429098
>moiself verification post.
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>>4436347
Its not the dude being a slaver we should worry about, its the weather anon.
I thought this was pretty damn obvious with the line:
>with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds

You really wanna risk rolling a 1 and being shipwrecked?
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>>4436347
>Roll into Cathagi harbour with a slaver princes ship after killing said prince

Emille continues to make friends wherever he goesand be an incidental villian if people want to paint him as such

but yeah as >>4436352 pointed out we have a couple of issues with the Cathagi galley that should probably make Emille hesitant even if he wants to buy stuff.
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>>4436295
>Questionable Trinket
>+2 rerolls
>No other notes
>1 wealth
I ain't clicking that shit Knigga
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>>4436267

> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

Verification: >>4428950

>>4436295

Forgotten, do those Papers of Engagement stack with our existing Thorns trait?

With 4 Wealth left, I'm thinking we go for Sailor's Gear and Cartographer Licence if we want to go full Sailor. Honestly might change my vote on the ship we take to the -1W one, then grab Papers of Engagement, Sailor Gear, and Bosun Guide if it does stack with our Thorns trait.

I do want to grab master armourer full plate at some point, but 4W on that alone at this point is just too much, even though it is very good. Banner is also a good choice, but I don't want to risk this sailing journey the same way we risked going into Fallavon w/o Ranger Gear.
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>>4436358
Honestly we kinda went full Bushwacker in Fallavon I don't really want to do it again just for the crossing.

actually theirs a question do we retain at least a few of the bonuses we got from our Fallavon gear for the crossing?
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>>4436267
> A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]

Safe and efficient. I really don't want to load up on sailor gear. Leave that to sailors
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>>4436295
I would go for Impressive Finery or Full Plate Harnesss + Masterwork. Full Plate is cheap AF here.
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>>4436295
I like how the Norsikaan Muscle is only second on loyalty to the elite guard.
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>>4436363
Nah its still as expensive as its been everywhere we've been.
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>>4436361
Depends on if the better boat is better than the gear.

The extra 2 coin spent on the boat needs to be worth more than +2 pathfinder re-roll, deck weather conditons not effecting combat, save vs weather fates and immune to swept overboard.

Also the gear is permanent which means we can use it again on the return trip whilst the boat is one time.

Its a matter of opportunity cost desu. Idm either choice but if we pick the galley than we REALLY should load up on sailor shiz at the market.
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>>4436267

> A Cathagi galley, captained by a member of the Merchanta Caste who was unable to fill his holds with sufficient trade goods before returning to his homeland. He is eager to take on passengers, offering bargain prices. This sleek ship plans to hasten its return trip to Cathagi with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds, ideally a journey of weeks not months. [Hearty] [-1 Wealth]

Wana get there as fast as possible and if you think about it, this type of boat could have been like one the bros frist used to get of thr slave pit.

Also dont want to spand half of our money on this trip, as we still have to pay the full price and i wpuld like to do some shooping befor we leave.

>>4434859
This is me.
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>>4436267
>> A Cathagi galley, captained by a member of the Merchanta Caste who was unable to fill his holds with sufficient trade goods before returning to his homeland. He is eager to take on passengers, offering bargain prices. This sleek ship plans to hasten its return trip to Cathagi with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds, ideally a journey of weeks not months. [Hearty] [-1 Wealth]

me >>4430135
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>>4436267

A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

This, plus some Sailor Gear [-1 Wealth] brings us to a new total of 3 Wealth. Comfortable enough for now, with room for opportunities in the future. It's a bit longer of a trip, but should be safe enough against the weather. The Sailor Gear should be useful if there are any 'friends' of Lazar on board, since it'll allow us to cancel out any -DCs for deck weather shenanigans.

>>4429648

Verification post.
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>>4436395
>>4429970
V post
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>>4436267
>>4429146
Verification
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]
I'd rather not trust a sailor down on his luck who is from a culture that practices slavery. I'd also not like to shell out half of our wealth on this voyage.
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>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

The big boat will be to good a target to pass up. The smaller one will be easy pickings. This middling vessle is safer - it will be empty of wealth after having finished peddling it's wares on Langland.

>>4429700
Is me
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>>4436370
Nevermind then.

>>4436379
This is a really good point
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>>4436267
>> A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]


>>4428977
me
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>>4436267
Wait, is paying for a Cantonian Cog trip to and from Cathagi actually more expensive then our ending pay from our time in the Dragon Guard?
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>>4436587
No but only by one wealth.
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>>4436587
I can't vote since I didn't make the deadline but I hope Forgotten buffs the DG wealth at the end, because as is the only way we make a profit from 2 years of work is if we pick the most dangerous option. Provided the trip back costs as much as the trip there.
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>>4436592
>to and from Cathagi

Nat 100 on Reading comprehension.
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>>4436598
yeah thats my bad.
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>>4436587
That's actually ridiculous but I guess its balanced by the contacts we make being a dragon guard.
dragon guard payment needs a boost
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>>4436641
We should definitely ask our family reinvest some or all of our earnings from the Tracker Jean endeavour while we are away on DG duty. The inventor in Pascae might make us a mint if we give him a hand.
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>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]
Don't pay shit to the Carthagi. They are still slavers.
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>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]
>>4428971
maqu0te
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>>4436267
>> A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]

Our priority is to deliver the pilgrims safe and sound and complete our vigil before we join the Dragon Guard right? Let's not be stingy on one wealth for the pilgrims.

>>4429066
My ID
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>>4436267


> A Cathagi galley, captained by a member of the Merchanta Caste who was unable to fill his holds with sufficient trade goods before returning to his homeland. He is eager to take on passengers, offering bargain prices. This sleek ship plans to hasten its return trip to Cathagi with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds, ideally a journey of weeks not months. [Hearty] [-1 Wealth]

I cannot vote due to missing the deadline but could we as a deputy Praetor check the ship to make sure it isn't secretly a slave barge in disguise or something? Seems fairly quick and easy to do.
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Somehow it feels wrong that we be leaving Pascae without earning much in material wealth.
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>>4436267
>A Cantonian cog, captained by a trusted ‘new noble’ of House de Puy. A dedicated pilgrimage ferrier, it provides comfortable lodgings and is guarded by a contingent of knights from the Order of the Trident. This smaller vessel will be hugging the Canton coastline to the Damocles Strait south of Aubrey, there it will make the crossing to the southern continent at the end of the month’s voyage. [Idealist] [-3 Wealth]

Go the safest option so we don’t have to buy useless sailing gear

>>4436295
Keen to buy Letters of Engagement

>>4429047
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For those that wish to not spend Wealth on gear to help us with sailing, consider that we will at the bare minimum need to secure our trip back to Canton. If we take the -3W option both ways, we literally gain nothing from serving in the DG, if we do so, and we have no additional bonuses gained for any sailing trips we may take while in Cathagi or afterwards.

TL;DR: Don't spend 6W on two sailing trips when we can spend the same amount for both trips AND gain bonuses that will last beyond this trip.
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>>4437145
Realistically how often will we be sailing? We're a knight, not a sailor or pirate. I voted for pathfinding stuff in Fallavon because it's likely that we'll use that sort of stuff often even outside those specific woods but I really can't see Emile spending a lot of time on the sea.

Both Emile and we the players have made it clear that there is serious shit in Canton we want to attend to as soon as we're done with Cathagi (be at after DG or not). Investing in sailing seems to be throwing money away on a lark (especially when we could be buying or saving for a full plate harness with a plume, something we've wanted for literally moths)
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As I understand, the Dragon Guard offers 2 wealth upon entry and 5 wealth at the end of your 2 year term.
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>>4437195
So 7 wealth total with the safest option to cross being 3 wealth. Honestly though, we don't need to go with the absolute safest option on the way home. The only reason I voted for it to get to Cathagi is to keep the pilgrims safe and I doubt they'll all stay for the 2 years of us serving in the DG if we go through with that so we can probably just book it home on a fast boat afterwards
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>>4437193

As I said, we will be making at least two trips. While we will not be spending as much time in the deep woods of Fallavon, the checks that we will be making while sailing are implied to be particularly vital. The fact that the Cartographer Licence specifically makes you immune to 'Swept Overboard!' is a massive red flag in particular.

As for the subject of cost, we will spend more on two -3W trips than two -1W trips w/ some purchases of equipment. I also want that coveted mastercraft full plate w/ plume, but that is going to cost us 6W on its own. The pay we get from the DG is our best bet at affording that sick armor.
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>>4437195
3 wealth seems a little excessive for passage in the Cantonian cog, unless we are paying for part of the pilgrims passage to make the difference from what the church gives them for the trip.
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>>4437208
Master Crafted Full Plate Harness is a total of 4 Wealth, not 6. (3 for full plate + 1 for master armourer)

> the checks that we will be making while sailing are implied to be particularly vital.

Yeah I imagine if we roll poorly and get terrible weather, and are on deck it would be pretty vital to avoid being swept overboard. But that's a lot of things that have to go wrong.

As to your estimates of cost etc, we aren't choosing the boat (and therefore what gear we'll need etc to remain safe) just for us, the pilgrims will be picking the same one. Are we really considering saying "fuck you, I have all this extra safety, hope you can hold on tight" to the pilgrims who will travel with us? Because picking the most dangerous option and loading ourselves up on sailors gear etc to remain safe is a surefire way to lose our pilgrims that we've been charged with keeping safe.

All that said, I again don't think investing so heavily in something we're rarely ever going to be doing is a good investment.
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>>4437218
When you take into account your companions, their horses and the Order of the Trident contigent I do not think it is unreasonably classed as costing 3 Wealth.
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>>4437195
think this is more a flaw with the wealth system as you can't divide options without getting to a 3 wealth expense maybe you should have a look at the wealth system during the break maybe make it 30 x most prices by 3 instead of a 10 cap to give you more breathing room with choices
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>>4437231
Its fine, it's like traveling in a floating fortress. We're paying for security and room, it isn't as if you didn't give other, cheaper options
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>>4437224

The Full Plate itself is 4W, but the Impressive Finery required to have a Plume is 2W.

> But that's a lot of things that have to go wrong.
Yes, a lot of things can go wrong. It is entirely a possibility, which is why I want to be prepared.

As for the safety of the pilgrims, they aren't being quartered on the deck of the ship; they'll be down in the cargo hold most likely. Pic related might be a decent example of what the -1W option looks like, depending on if Forgotten confirms or not.

>>4437231

Really quick Forgotten, can you confirm if the Papers of Engagement's after battle bonus stacks with our Thorns trait?
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>>4437233
as it is now we have effectively made it so DG is pointless compared to slaying a monster or 2 in canton unless there will be more opportunity in the DG service for monetary rewards for feats of excellence
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>>4437238
It does stack, but it won’t activate unless you have two mercenary companions. By mercenary I mean someone who is following you because they are being paid, not because they are obligated to serve you by some other means.
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>>4437241
Orin counts?
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>>4437238
Wait does the plume require Impressive Finery? I thought it was just a flavour thing. I don't think that's ever been a thing unless we want it to have actual mechanical benefits

>>4437231
Forgotten can you confirm please?

>Yes, a lot of things can go wrong. It is entirely a possibility, which is why I want to be prepared.

We can't be prepared for literally everything but I think you and I will just have to agree to disagree on this point honestly.

>As for the safety of the pilgrims, they aren't being quartered on the deck of the ship

Would we not also be somewhere off deck? It doesn't make sense to me that the pilgrims would be somewhere safe but we wouldn't for the amount we're paying and our social standing. Obviously if we have to come above deck to fight that changes things but still
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>>4437238
I have mentioned that Quality Tabard + Full-plate will grant plume status. You already have the Quality Tabard, but obviously IF plume >>> QT plume in terms of chad plume readings.
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>>4437243
You mean you’ve paying him?
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>>4437245
Ok cool thanks, thought I had completely misunderstood for a moment. The extra chad option is obviously tempting but... we don't need it for now. Maybe after the Dragon Guard
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>>4437241

Thanks Forgotten, it's something to consider for the future then.

>>4437244

> Wait does the plume require Impressive Finery?
I don't blame you for forgetting or missing it, it was stated by Forgotten way back in one of the early threads.

> I think you and I will just have to agree to disagree on this point honestly.
Fair enough

> Obviously if we have to come above deck to fight that changes things but still
That is, in fact, exactly what I'm worried about. Also, I believe it was mentioned that if you want to just take a ride without having to fight or work the ship, you have to pay extra, though I'll admit that may just be what we are being presented with here.
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>>4437247
I mean are feeding him and take him on walks right? Might also give a bath every few months while we are it.
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>>4437233
I think that’s certainly fair. It’s not the first time that the weakness of the Wealth system has been discussed.

Since I’m taking a break from Sworn to Valour during the IC voyage, that seems a good time to consider an overhaul of the wealth system even if it’s as simple as increasing it by x10 etc.

I still don’t want to lock down ‘Gold Coin buys you this much’ level of detail because I can’t into economics and I’ll end up seriously embarrassing myself by making a castle affordable with pocket change or something.
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>>4437258
Yes, that strikes me more as a Baldrick Servant arrangement rather than a hired sell sword at the moment.
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>>4437251
>That is, in fact, exactly what I'm worried about.

I understand what you mean but if it so happens that we're attacked during a storm and are swept overboard... that's literally everything that could go wrong, going wrong. At that point we just have to accept that the dice gods are done with this quest.

>I don't blame you for forgetting or missing it, it was stated by Forgotten way back in one of the early threads.

You probably saw Forgottens clarification but just to make sure, it seems Impressive Finery thankfully isn't a requirement.

>>4437258
I don't think we actually pay him, he's just some sad little man we picked up who follows up around. I wouldn't call him a sellsword
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It’s a long way away, but I’m looking forward to max comfy sessions where Sir Andrei tends to his fief or whatever granted land he comes into later down the track.

Assuming he survives, of course.
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>>4437284
>Picture of a knight without Impressive Finery Plume in the distant future

Well that's clearly one of Emiles men doing patrols on his land
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>>4437284
>>4437261
I really want to see Emile settled down, marry and have kids to tell tall tales about the time he broke the arm of the current Duke of Fallavon, feasted with the fae and was hit by lighting.

>Baldrick
I always knew you were a man culture Forgotten.
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>>4437284
I can’t wait for the daily banter and counter intrigue rolls when we marry Frida.
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>>4436267
>> A Cathagi galley, captained by a member of the Merchanta Caste who was unable to fill his holds with sufficient trade goods before returning to his homeland. He is eager to take on passengers, offering bargain prices. This sleek ship plans to hasten its return trip to Cathagi with a direct dash across the sea while the weather holds, ideally a journey of weeks not months. [Hearty] [-1 Wealth]

>>4429202
link to the vote
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>>4437314
I like how forgotten thinks it will be comfy but knowing Emiles social skills, he will crit 100 whilst talking to Frida and get murdered in bed or poisoned.
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>>4428965

>>4436267
>> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]
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>>4437284
>Comfy Fief management dispensing justice for the Smallfolk and being smitten with Frida

I want it
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Imagine coming back from Cathaggi and just buying all the regal outfits for the lads.
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>>4428985
>>4430196
ME

>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

>>4437284
Nice. Forgotten with [A Langlish carrack,] option will we be able to explore Langland?
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>>4436295
This shit makes me wish we were a copper clipper
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>>4428942
Verification
>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

The Cathargi galley is an obvious trap option. I mean it's both the fastest AND cheapest. The must be a catch.
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>>4436295
Guys for a total of 4 Wealth we can buy papers of engagement and TWO Noriskaans muscles boys to watch our back in Cathagi who both start at comrade status. This would certainly help us in the future fights we will be having and help us gather even more wealth! Not to mention having some seaworthy boys on our side would be smart for this journey!
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>>4436267
> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]

3 Wealth is just too damn expensive. The Galley is fishy, so let's go with the Langlish carrack.

>>4429111
Me
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>>4437703
That would take us to zero wealth with the Langlish Carrack and one with the Carthagi galley and travelling with zero wealth is not a great thing to be doing even though I really do like the Idea of having the papers of engagment to make wealth comp. easier.
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>>4437706
I mean, we could try to get a small loan.... I prefer the Cathagi galley option but alas I missed the voting window
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>>4437703
This is actually very good idea
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>>4437708
what are we some Pascae copperclipper?

we just sorted the other loan out so I don't know if people would be on board with that particularly as we're fucking off to Carthaggi for at least a few months and probably longer.

personally I could get behind the Idea particularly as it seems like we could easily assemble the funds with the purchase to pay back the loan if their is violence on the road or in Carthagi itself.
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Also another thought. Languish boat may present opportunity for investment. Just like with Tracker Jean will be able to invest money into merchant endeavor and see profit
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I'd be ok with taking a loan as long as we set it up with a long time frame. We obviously shouldn't be traveling with zero wealth as Forgotten pointed out but we can take a loan, by some sweet, sweet full plate with plume (or other stuff I suppose...) and pay it off when we return
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>>4437703
Mind you our quarterts when we join Dragon Guard might get tight with bigger number of people. On the other hand those would count as servants so idk if they would sleep at the same place as we.
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>>4437724
Forgotten said DG get some luxurious quarters but if Dan marc and Lady Hewitt had joined us they would have been tight.

I really wanted to share those quarters with Vancewell
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>>4437712
Yeah, and we might even get the chance to make some money while we are at port in Langland.
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> A Langlish carrack, captained by an ex-privateer of that western isle. Offloading its wares and provisioning in Langland for a short while, a vessel of this size is well equipped to handle the long stretch of open sea between Langland and Cathagi. This voyage will likely take 2 months. [Haughty] [-2 Wealth]
> [4] Wealth

There is much to be said about the Langlish, and to say those folk have a coloured reputation abundant in innovation and unsavoury mercantilism is an understatement to be sure. Langlish warriors are disciplined and well-equipped to be sure, you’ve seen this for yourself, but they lack the honour and virtuous strength of the great Cantônian knights that protect this realm. But only a fool would deny that the Langlish are anything short of peerless at sea.

So you find it an easy enough choice to select a Langlish captain, ship and crew for your first voyage. One of the largest ships in the Port Pascae docks, the Coy Siren is an impressive vessel. The largely Langlish crew are self-evidently seasoned sailors, with twice the size complement of any other ship destined for Cathagi. You may be taking the more circuitous route by stopping over briefly at Langland, but you do not doubt you are in good hands here.

Sister Ignatius and Father Towbray have confidence in your decision, though the two of them seem to agree on little else these days.

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[2/2]

“You are too harsh, Father Towbray. Despite it’s foreboding name, the Langlish are unparalleled shipbuilders.” Sister Ignatius seems pleased with your choice, though she has warned both of you that the notoriety of sailors wandering hands must be kept a constant vigil against. “The Coy Siren will see us safely to our final leg of the pilgrimage.”

“I don’t doubt it’s seaworthy enough for a foreign tub, we’ll make it to Nova Cathagi I’m sure.” Father Towbray grumbles. “But I’m not too sure I trust these foreigners not to sell us off as slaves when we get there.”

The nun of the Sisters of Mercy graces you with a kindly smile. “I’m certain that Sir Andrei would have a thing or two to say about that.”

“Maybe he would. But if he kills all the slave-taking sailors who will be left to drive the boat?”

You offer your confessor a wry grin. “I’m a fast learner, Father.”

“Hah! Careful I don’t give you penance for bad jokes, lad.” The Reclaimant Zealot switches to a more serious expression. “It’s a pity that not all of the pilgrims can afford the subsided voyage fee. To come so far only to turn back now, such a same...”

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> “It is a shame, Father. I am charged with protecting these pilgrims, but I will not take those who are unprepared for what it entails.” If they had not the means to make this journey even with the Church’s support, they should not have set out in the first place. [Haughty]

> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

I'd really rather not spend even more wealth before we leave and this works out really well for Sir Wavell considering he is worried about how his house looks after the Butcher incident


>>4428925
Linking to my previous ID
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

and
> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]
if it fails

Verification
>>4428942
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]

On one hand sir Wavell seems to be willing to make good on what was said in the Praetors HQ but I don't want to squander what goodwill we've earned with him so far, ON the other hand I really REALLY don't want to spend the wealth but I think whatever we do should see the pilgrims sponsored one way or another.
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>>4437809
>I'd really rather not spend even more wealth before we leave

And by that I mean on traveling TO Cathagi. I'm 100% down for hitting up the markets
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>>4428931
Verification >>4428931
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>>4437813
Let's try that again >>4428931
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
Let Wavell make a little pomp and show of his charity, it will alleviate the the recent news surrounding his house.
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>>4437819

Verification posts
>>4428949
>>4431771
>>4433385
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

>>4429098 anchor post
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>>4437806

> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
>>4429654
Verification
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
It's a win-win situation.
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
Damn what a waste of a favour, I hope our social rolls are enough to convince him that the better image for his house is worth it.

We should consult our sister on convincing Wendell about the mutual benefits desu since shes much better than us at social shiz.

Also rip our cult, this was probably a good chance to make our Angel cultist followers worship us even more. Ahh well.
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>>4437867
>Also rip our cult, this was probably a good chance to make our Angel cultist followers worship us even more. Ahh well.

I'm honestly not worries about that, especially once we complete the final vigil.

>We should consult our sister on convincing Wendell about the mutual benefits desu since shes much better than us at social shiz.

She's either on a boat or home by now, I don't think we have the time
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>>4437867
>Damn what a waste of a favour, I hope our social rolls are enough to convince him that the better image for his house is worth it.
We could propose it not only as favor to us, but as a way to publicly repudiate his cousin and present his house as working to undo the deeds of his cousin.
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>>4437887
Best angle to take without a doubt but we may need to word it carefully.
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>>4437915
Maybe something like

"Sir Wavell, I know the incident with your family member still troubles you and you have concerns that it may affect your Houses reputation and cost you your maiden of love and beauty but I have a potential solution to show all of Pascae that you are indeed a man of honour. I leave to escort the pilgrims on the final leg of their journey in two days time, sadly however there are those who simply cannot afford the passage across the sea and will have to turn back before keeping their final vigil.

I believe that if you were to sponsor these pilgrims, and perhaps dedicate the gesture to your lady love, it may help the gossip of the city move on more quickly. How many in this city could say they prefer to talk of grisly murders and back alley deeds over chivalrous acts of gallantry and valour? Taking back the piety so recklessly abandoned and dedicating it to your true love, why even the bards might sing of it"

Might be a bit overly wordy but I'm tired so we'll call it a working write in for now
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>>4437806
>> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]

>>4428977
Me
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>>4437867
I'm surprised our seafaring cousins whose family members death we avenged couldn't/wouldn't help out at all.

Like.

Bruh.
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty

Every boddy wins with this option.
And we can always end up paying for them if needed.

Lol we pick the option thats going ti take the same time for forgoten to get back to us from his break. I think...

>>4436395
This is me;
>>4429970
This is the V post
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>>4437867
Oh would we ask our siser for anything right now as both her and our bro has left alredy to head back home on a ship right after the ball.
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>>4438031
How*
Woops forgot a word in thete
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>>4437806
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

>>4437948
>+ Write in

A bit too manipulative from Emile imo, but since we want those pilgrim to continue following us let's go.

If it fails, then :
> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]


Me
>>4429111
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>>4437806
>>4429146
Verification
> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
They walked all the way with us, might as well try to help them finish with us.
Also, say to Father Towbray that it is a pity that they may not be able to complete the journey, but that there is no shame in it. Is it shameful to only climb almost all the way to a mountains peak just because you are unable to finish the climb, or should they take pride in the fact that they have managed to do what so few others have?
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>>4437867
>Also rip our cult

Hey, Forgotten, what's the Book of Brothers say about making cults around specific people who claim to speak directly to angels?
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
>> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The
Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]

While I dislike having to spend yet more money, if we cannot get Wavell to do so, we should pay the difference.

>>4428998
Verify me
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
>>4434716
>>4428938
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>>4437806
>Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

Hopefully we can convince him to just do it for the publicity instead of using that favour he owes us.

>>4429047
Verification post
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>>4438500
aaaaaaaaand my ID changed again
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>>4438503
Maybe you shouldn't be samefagging.
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
This just looks like a win win!

>>4429066
My ID
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>>4438610
>1 post ID
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>>4438666
ah... rent free
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>>4437806
>>4429647

> “As a faithful man of means, it is my sacred duty to those less well-off to ensure their pilgrimage is not forestalled.” You pay the way for those pilgrims too humble in origin to afford the subsidised toll. The Brothers would approve. [Idealist] [-1 Wealth]
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hey forgotten could we spend wealth to buy some canton good to sell in langland?
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>>4438735
I think it would be easier to buy a share on the Langlish carrack cargo. But I expect some difficulties since we don't have the connections.
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>>4438610
>>4438666
Ironically this was just me while I was out at a friends.

Not being a vote, I didn't link it to my verification post.

Although I DID miss the anchor window with it.

IDFK I'm pretty drunk. Howsabout you give us a perfidious Albion sailer captain for the trip though.
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>>4438674
> No votes from this id

Just shitposts. Wh0se alt are yo00?
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>>4439004
Haha still forgot to log into my home wifi.

Have some gay Kniggas as an apology. Merlin x Arthur
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>>4437806
>> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
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>>4437806

> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]

Verification: >>4429648

The write-ins for persuading him that it's help repair some of his family's reputation seem alright to me. His relative was a high-ranking priest who preyed on the weak, so Sir Wavell can help the weak finish their holy pilgrimage. Show that piety in the Wavell family didn't die with Liam, but lives on with Bartholomew.
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>>4437948
Yeah look good, though I don't know if simply patroning the pilgrims will do much to counterance the gossip but its a start.

good angle to take regardless.
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>>4439222
It may not but as long as he believes it will...
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No update tonight, soz lads.
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>>4439364

Jesus FUCK S'all good man, take the time you need.
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>>4439364
Thats coming out your paycheck slave
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>>4439364
Mega F
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>>4428913
why exactly was he banned?
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>>4439364
Big fat REEEEEEEEEEEEE
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Just caught up with the quest from the archives and I want to say this shit is great. I used to participate in Black Company Quest and just wanted to say you're doing a good job, Forgotten.
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>>4440115
Thanks new knigga, welcome aboard!
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> “Let me see what I can do, Father.” You ask Sir Bartholomew Wavell to sponsor the pilgrims, returning the owed favour for your part in the investigation and perhaps a small gesture of the upstanding and generous nature of his House. [Hearty]
The write in was a little wordy, but it had the right message. While Sir Wavell may not feel that he still ‘owes you’ so to speak, he agrees to fund the pilgrims and his high opinion of you remains.

While Father Towbray is somewhat scandalised by the source of the funding, he grudgingly agrees that it is better than the alternative of the poorest pilgrims having to turn back. Sister Ignatius on the other hand, is positively praising Sir Bartholomew Wavell and yourself for making the arrangement and does not hesitate to tell her fellow pilgrims that it is just this sort of charity from the well-born that shows the bounds of forgiveness and redemption knows no social strata. You don’t have the heart to tell her it was more likely a calculated method on Sir Wavell’s part to garner just that sort of praise.

During your visit to the markets, you are notified of an unexpected appointment with the moneylenders of Corvis & Vale, one of the largest Pascae banks that Sir dan Marc distrusts so much. Surprisingly, you are not by none other than Mister Vale himself. It’s only fitting for a noble of your station, of course, but you have to admit you had thought the partner of the bank from this duchy of burgermeisters wouldn’t see fit to meet with just any potential client with a noble pedigree.

Imagine your surprise then that you are already a valuable customer. Apparently your sister Roselyn had made representations on your behalf, conveying the monies owed to the Grenoble Moneylenders and the possibility of future loans. A great deal of money has been taken out in your name, apparently for the long-term purpose of investing in some sort of printer invention. Roselyn must have found it galling that they would not lend money to a woman, but you really wish she had cleared it with you before forging your signature. And a very convincing signature at that, you might add. And did it really have to be your name? Why not Damiens? You can only hope that your sister repays the substantial loan, and you do mean substantial, on her own volition in due course.

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There is at least an upside to this fraudulent loan by your sister. For such a valuable client, Corvis & Vale is willing to grant a further personal loan to you. It is not an insignificant amount they are willing to lend you, and for a generous period of three years. However, there is a set interest rate that will accumulate regardless of how quickly you pay the amount back. They also want a signed security so that they can recover the amount from your House in the event of your death. Pascae banks are clearly more… structured, even opportunistic, than the money lenders from other Duchies.
Sir dan Marc clearly has a point about these copper-clipper institutions… but this short-term boost could be well worth the future debt.

>You currently have [4] Wealth
>Corvis & Vale are willing to lend you [2] Wealth, but after a period of three years you must pay back [4] Wealth.

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Suggestions for what to purchase at the market will be put to a final vote tomorrow night. I would suggest a -bare minimum- of 1 Wealth remaining before you embark, with 2 wealth to make the journey at least bearable if not comfortable.

(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>Yes [+2 Wealth]
>No

(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>Yes
>No


(3) What do you purchase? You can list items even if you elect no to purchases
>...
>...
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>>4440976
>(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
Yes

>(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?

Yes

>(3) What do you purchase?

Full Plate Harness from a master armourer


That's be a boost of +13 AV over our current AV from the breastplate, and +5DC over the breastplate with an ADDITIONAL +1 AV re-roll which is nothing to sneeze at.

That'll leave us a safe 2 wealth to travel on


>>4428925
My verification post
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>>4440977
Actually, if we sold off our current breastplate and helm at half the cost (because why wouldn't we) we'd be at a nice and solid 3 wealth, meaning we could buy something else or just keep this amount.
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>>4440977
>>4440978


Theoretically if we took the loan and sold off our current armour we'd have a total of 7 wealth. If we then got the Full Plate Harness with Master Armourer AND an Impressive Finery plume (+5DC Persuasion and Courtship, +1 Persuasion and Courtship re-rolls) [6 wealth] we'd be sitting on 1 wealth which is still manageable if not amazing.

The boost to persuasion however could come in handy.

Just throwing that one out as an idea to see what people think, my vote remains with my previous post for now
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>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>Yes [+2 Wealth]
(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>Yes

(3) What do you purchase?
I want to say
>Papers of engagment + Mercenaries
Or
>Full plate Harness + Master Armourer

Side shit
>Whatever the Inventor was working on
>Special order shield never

we should also discuss selling some old kit to finance Full plate unless we want to hand off our old kit to a companiopn
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>>4440977
>full plate on boats
anon... if you wanna full plate it up than do it after we arrive and receive the dragon guard payment

S tier:
Papers of engagement (return on the cost is insane and more companions = much better dc and more deaths door)
Cartographer license (immune to swept overboard is worth it by itself much less the additional save)

A tier:
Norsikaan Muscle
Master armourer full plate
Bosun guide
Sailor gear

B tier:
everything else

FFF tier:
Questionable Trinket
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>>4440982
Supporting.
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>>4440982
technically if emile cant swim than there is no downside to full plate on boats as hes dead either way once overboard.
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>>4440982
do we even know if the Carthagi produce plate?
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>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>Yes [+2 Wealth]

(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>Yes

(3) What do you purchase?
>Master Armourer Full Plate
>Sailor Gear

That leaves us with 1 Wealth, we could give the Breastplate and Helm to Mikhail or sell it, but I'd rather give it to our squire.
I'd like to buy the Cartographer license but the Master Armourer is rare so I'd prefer to buy it now and go with Sailor gear instead.

>>4429111
Me
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>>4440976
>Yes [+2 Wealth]
>Yes
>paper + 1 mercs + license
we will be on 1 wealth but this is the lowest risk choice
we will also be earning 3 wealth after each battle (2 wealth from license, 1 from thorns trait)

the wealth system needs an overhaul btw QM, this is kinda nonsensical as it is now
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>>4440982
>anon... if you wanna full plate it up than do it after we arrive and receive the dragon guard payment

We don't have to be in armour whilst on the boat... and realistically if it comes down to a massive storm and we fuck up bad enough to get swept overboard in the middle of the sea I don't see us surviving anyway. We've been waiting on fullplate for so long and finally have the money for it

>Papers of engagement (return on the cost is insane and more companions = much better dc and more deaths door)

This requires hiring mercs to get value out of no?

>Cartographer license (immune to swept overboard is worth it by itself much less the additional save)

I still maintain that this is a waste of money. We are going to spend so little time on the sea, there are much better investments. And if there is a storm we'll be below deck unless literally everything is working against us and we fight to fight whilst in a storm
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>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>No
(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>No

Better we save our money for Langland or Cathagi and their markets. They will have even more exclusive stuff for sell. And I don't see really see the urgency to take another loan, we will have the Dragon Guard money or the investment in Tracker Jean’s caravan will eventually come through. Lets be a little patient and we will get to buy the stuff without taking a load.
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>>4440991
>I still maintain that this is a waste of money. We are going to spend so little time on the sea, there are much better investments. And if there is a storm we'll be below deck unless literally everything is working against us and we fight to fight whilst in a storm
depends if we're attacked mid-storm or not. I don't see it in Emile's character to not try and help save people. it'd be pretty OOC to stay under deck if we're attacked mid-storm

>This requires hiring mercs to get value out of no?
Oh you need 2 mercs for license to activate?
I must've misread because I thought the 1/2/3 wealth was from having no mercs, 1 mercs and 2 mercs.

If thats the case:
>>4440990
>>4440976
changing this to mercs + license
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>>4440998
>depends if we're attacked mid-storm or not. I don't see it in Emile's character to not try and help save people. it'd be pretty OOC to stay under deck if we're attacked mid-storm


Well yeah that's what I meant, obviously if we're attacked Emile would help out, no question there. But if there is a storm, and we're attacked AND we fail so badly it comes down to us rolling to see if we're swept overboard... well that's a lot of bad shit all stacking up at once. It's an extreme case I think, not really one worth investing in specifically when we'll spend most of the game outside of two ship-rides on land.

>Oh you need 2 mercs for license to activate?

I'm not actually 100% sure, I just saw it being discussed previously and thought that was the case. Hopefully Forgotten can clarify the specifics on that one
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>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>no
(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>no
I agree with the anon calling for patience
>>4440982
>>4440986
I don't think swimming ability matters in half plate or even just chain mail. I don't know if you've ever tried swimming more than a few meters fully clothed, but it's not as easy as movies might make it seem, and almost impossible with steel weighing you down.

verification
>>4428948
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>>4440980
Verification >>4428931
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>>4441001
>>4440998
You need both bonus Merc companions present to activate the extra wealth gain. They don’t necessarily have to survive the battle though.
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>>4441008
Cheers
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>>4440992
Oh and my Verification posts just in case.
>>4428949
>>4431771
>>4433385
>>4434728
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>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>No
(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>No
who knows, maybe we will get equipment given to us in the guard

me:>>4430135
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>>4441008
Thanks for the clarification, if we are going with the papers it looks like Emille will be dipping his toe into that Mercenary life.
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I would like for fellow anons to note the reference chart at >>4437706 for well being. It would do us little good to show up with a social malus, hence i'd advocate that we stay at the 2 Wealth at absolute minimum.

>>4440976

>You currently have [4] Wealth
>Corvis & Vale are willing to lend you [2] Wealth, but after a period of three years you must pay back [4] Wealth.

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Suggestions for what to purchase at the market will be put to a final vote tomorrow night. I would suggest a -bare minimum- of 1 Wealth remaining before you embark, with 2 wealth to make the journey at least bearable if not comfortable.

(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>Yes [+2 Wealth]

(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>Yes

(3) What do you purchase? You can list items even if you elect no to purchases
>Cartographer License
>Papers of Engagement

This will leave us with two wealth. The cartographer license will probably be of most use as we are going to be on a rather long sea journey and the Papers will earn its keep on the next battle since Orin would count as a sellsword.

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Forgotten, a quick question for future equipment purposes, does the Master Armourer trait grant a reroll every combat round or is it a single reroll and can it be used with ranged weapons? With the last near fatal accident, I want to eventually give our fae archer a master-crafted buckler if the rules allow it. Since by fae rules, she benefits the most by rerolls.

This is me: >>4430260
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>>4441024
Orin isn't a sellsword homie, we don't pay him. We just rescued him and feed him
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Whats the point of saving cash when we have a very real chance of dying?
Don't forget you cocksuckers picked the langland option which means dealing with assassin cucks.
I don't care if we buy the mercs or the plate but we need some extra firepower.
We can take another fucking loan at cathagi if we absolutely must.
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>>4441024
Papers won't activate unless we invest in another merc companion and probably establish our relationship with Orin as one of a similar nature.

another mercenary if we keep the relationship as is.
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>>4440977
+1 my friend.
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>>4441024
The master-crafted trait is a single re-roll. For armour it’s your AV, for weapons it is the foes AV.
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>>4441026
With previous wording and charactisation from Forgotten, i'm more inclined to treat him as hired help. Hes certainly not sworn to us like Sir dan Marc or Mikhal
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>>4441026
Why dont we make him one? Isn't he only following us currently cus hes scared af at us? Better to have a carrot besides the stick we currently have.
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>>4441034
>Why dont we make him one?
We could... but considering he follows us without pay already it seems wasteful (unless it is to activate those papers)

>Isn't he only following us currently cus hes scared af at us?

I imagine that was part of it initially but it isn't as if he's lacked the opportunity to escape whilst here in Pascae. I'm just guessing here but I'd say he follows us out of respect, both due to the decisions we made when we found him and from what he's seen of us during our journeys.

>>4441033
>Hes certainly not sworn to us like Sir dan Marc or Mikhal

He's certainly not but we also don't pay him, he's not sold his sword to us, he's just a follower.

> i'm more inclined to treat him as hired help

Well we do treat him like that but again, we've not hired him, nor do we pay him. The reference to him as a hired blade in the quoted thread was him as an enemy hired by a Duke. I don't think the relationship is the same with us, not to the point of calling him a sellsword.
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>>4441038
>He's certainly not but we also don't pay him, he's not sold his sword to us, he's just a follower.

We actually might. Theres this remark from Forgotten previously which I'm interpreting as our upkeep not being high enough to cost a total wealth at this point. We see signs of this like how we gave Mikhal a fistful of coins to spend while that didnt affect our wealth and its remarked as alot of money for him.

>Mikail looks at the coins with wide eyes, mouth hanging open. It occurs to you that he’s probably never had so much of his own money in his life. He rushes off without so much as a bye your leave, bow or even a thank you. Though you suppose the elated ’Yipee!’ he let out might count for the last.

So unless theres a ruling that we are infact not actually paying for him, its up in the air.

Also, for that relationship with Orin, do look at the second post in that screencap. The possible results on that roll quite clearly indicates he views it as a job.
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>>4441048
I guess I should weigh in here. My view of it is that, unless circumstances change, Orin is less of a mercenary and more of a servant. He ‘does’ for you, menial tasks and the like.
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>>4441048
It doesn't seem that we are based on these two comments from Forgotten earlier

>>4437247
>>4437261

>The possible results on that roll quite clearly indicates he views it as a job.

He sees it as serving a knight sure but there is a difference between a hireling/servant and a sellsword which I think is the main issue. He without a doubt does our bidding and serves us but isn't a sellsword
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>>4440976
>(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
Yes

>(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
Yes

>(3) What do you purchase?
- Full Plate Harness from a master armourer
- Impressive Finery plume

Plus sell our current breastplate and helm.

>>4429047
Verification post
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>>4441056
Thanks for clearing that up then.
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>>4441056
could we raise the prospect of squireship or paid work under us with him at some point?
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Sometimes I wish we were a little more of a copper-clipper. A little extra coins on the side wouldn't hurt.
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>>4441073
If Emille by some mircale actually dies at some point I'm all in on that Shekel knight business.
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>>4441056

Quick question: does the Bosun Guide count as a mercenary towards the Papers of Engagement requirement? Only asking because he is under the Merc Guilds section.
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>>4441008
Forgotten, if you don't mind could you clarify narratively how the papers of engagement work? Do they legally permit our merceneary companions to loot the battlefield? How does this piece of paper let us gain riches and why couldn't we gain them without it? English isn't my first language either so I'm not really sure what a paper of engagement even is.
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>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>Yes [+2 Wealth]
>No

(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>Yes


(3) What do you purchase? You can list items even if you elect no to purchases
> Horse plate + Master Armourer.

Gotta git Hannibal gud because that mounted bonus is just *muah*.

Leaves us with 1 wealth, but we'll be dragoning soon so that's +2 right away, as well as whatever we get from messing up pirates.
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>>4441056
Can we get like a list of what our current assets are?
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>>4441141
Pastebin in the op is the eternal friend of kniggas when forgotten updates it

https://pastebin.com/iBg32ZQw
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>>4440976
>Yes [+2 Wealth]
>Yes

> Papers of engagement
> Full-plate harness
> Master Armourer
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>>4440976
>>4440976
(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
>Yes [+2 Wealth]

(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
>Yes

Papers of Engagement (2 Wealth)
Norsikaan Muscle X2 (2 Wealth)
Sailor Gear (1 Wealth)

It will leave us with 1 Wealth, but all we need is to engage in some combat and we will be back in fighting shape and with the possibility of future coin.
Link >>4429699
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>>4441201
>>4441139
>>4440976

I'll switch to this. Mostly because I'm pretty sure Turtlewolves can be found at sea, so we have a chance to hunt them. Probably need a nat 1, buuuuuut there's a chance.
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>>4429098
>>4441253
Anchor post.
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>>4441201
Norsikaan fighters are good at sea too, no?
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>>4440976
Here is a question for ye Forgotten. If we wanted to hire a tutor for learning the language of the place we are going to spend two years at would that cost us a wealth?
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>>4441281
That a nice idea, I would mind spending one or two wealth to learn multiple languages.
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>>4441283
Not really Emile's thing. Like, maybe some pidgin Cathagi could be learned, conversational Cathagi at best.

But languages aren't really a skill of his.
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>>4441283
Honestly if that costs us a wealth it would make me rethink our spending as much as I do want a little merc band to help generate money.
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>>4429202
>>4440976
>No
>Yes
Papers of Engagement
Norsikaan Muscle

repost for proof post.
Also I think we should save money to see if there is good muscle in Langland

(am I perhaps the king of mongs?)
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>>4440976
>(1) Do you take out the Corvis & Vale loan?
Yes [+2 Wealth]
>(2) Do you purchase anything at the Port Bounty Markets?
Yes
>(3) What do you purchase?
Full Plate Harness from a master armourer
>>4438503
>>4428938
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[1/1]

The Port Bounty markets live up to every story of the licentiousness and wheedling alike of Pascae merchants. Having marked you as a rich, if not easy, mark you are targeted by pickpockets and peddlers alike as you walk down the main thoroughfare of the city. Hopeful peddlers find themselves forestalled by the grimfaced Brother Marcel Rousseau striding by your side, whilst prospective pickpockets are met with the sinister gaze of Jess the Kid hovering over your shoulder.

One particularly persistent and grubby merchant manages to make it past Brother Rousseau’s perimeter, virtually shoving a gawdy trinket of questionable utility in your face as he screeches the merits of his worthless charm. You restrain yourself from backhanding the copper clipper for his insolence, but only just. Brother Rousseau is more active is preventing unwanted salesmanship from that point and, when it becomes clear you are no regular rich country bumpkin to fleece at will, you find yourself with enough breathing space to actually consider some of the goods that caught your eye.

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Master-crafted Full-plate + Impressive Finery would reduce you to [0] Wealth even with the loan. There was some support for Cartographer’s licence and Sailor Gear but with the other purchase options it wasn’t clear what that would be going with, especially since in some cases that would reduce you to [1] or [0] Wealth. In the instance of Papers of Engagement + Norsikaan Muscle I think it would make more sense (story wise) that this occurs during your stop over at Langland, unless kniggas object.

(1) Lock in Purchase options
>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate
>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle

(2) In addition (regardless of other options) buy…
>Cartographer Licence
>Sailor Gear
>No further purchase
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>>4442403
>Master-crafted Full-plate + Impressive Finery would reduce you to [0] Wealth even with the loan.


Is this true even if we sold off our current armour??

>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate

>>4428925
Verification post
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>>4442404
(2) In addition (regardless of other options) buy…

>No further purchase
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>>4442403
(1) Lock in Purchase options
>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle

I dont mind much for either but Papers seem like the more interesting choice

(2) In addition (regardless of other options) buy…
>No further purchase
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>>4442404
You would have [1] Wealth if you sold off your current breastplate armour, but I didn't see enough support for that.
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>>4442403
(1) Lock in Purchase options
>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle

(2) In addition (regardless of other options) buy…
>Cartographer Licence

I don't mind being broke while traveling it's not like we will need any of that coin in the middle of a sea


>>4437599
ME
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>>4442410
Fair enough, just checking
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>>4442408
One of these day I'm going to remember to link my verification in the posts.

>>4428931
Me
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>>4442403
(1) Lock in Purchase options
>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
(2) In addition (regardless of other options) buy…
>Sailor Gear

I totally get why the papers+merc's are popular, mechanically it's amazing probably best wealth to utility in the quest yet. It literately pays for itself in just two small encounters. My problem is that banking on battlefield looting and lot's of hired killers is a pretty thorny/copperclipper style that I don't want, the optics of rolling up with merc's and then looting the battlefield isn't exactly pretty. I'd also worry that it would incentivise being murderhobos too much, I don't think anons could resit the temptations of fighting every posible battle when it's also a sure payday to do so.
>>4428948
Verification
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>>4442418
We already gain wealth from battles, right? Beside we already were getting into every possible fight we could
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>>4442423
We gain 1 wealth per skirmish, the papers upgrade it to +1/2/3 depending on the scale of the combat we're involved in.
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>>4442403
>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle
The by far most mechanically efficient choice. Just 2-3 encounters and it pays for itself as well as the fact that no other markets will have an opportunity like this.
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I’m going to assume you guys will be reasonable on this. I’m not going to award 2 Wealth for winning a random encounter with a handful of penniless beastmen, for example. Unless you’ve been engaged for just that sort of thing.

Mechanically, it’s powerful. But story wise I see it as a way for you to offer your services as a professional and reputable mercenary.
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>>4440998
>>4442437
Verification or whatever since my ID changed.
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>>4442403
(1) Lock in Purchase options
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate
>No further purchase

Even if this is a powerful combo I just don't see Emile being too close to mercs, and even if we did I'd rather wait until Langland as Forgotten suggests.

Me
>>4429111
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>>4442438
>Mechanically, it’s powerful. But story wise I see it as a way for you to offer your services as a professional and reputable mercenary.
This makes sense, but wasn't clear to me in the description. So it's basically a mercenary license/Letter of marque?
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>>4442403
(1) Lock in Purchase options
>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
(2) In addition (regardless of other options) buy…
>No further purchase
Patience friends, we can't meet with Josephine Daubeny and her mother looking less than living at comfortable. Also we might have to speak with Brother Rousseau about courting Gabriel's former fiance.

Verification posts
>>4428949
>>4431771
>>4433385
>>4434728
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>>4442403
>>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
>No further purchase


me:>>4430135
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>>4442452
Exactly so.
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>>4442456
>>4442452
Well we could found our very own mercenary company. Give it a good ominous name and make Mikail practice his writing and reading by recording the actions and events of the company.
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>>4442403
1)
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate

2)
>sell off our current breastplate armour

>>4429047
Verification post
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>>4442464
How does the "Black Company" sound to you guys? Ominous but not outright evil, Foreboding and grim and heavy... hell, they could tell stories of us right up until the year 2230AD who knows!?
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>>4442466
Honestly though I don't feel like Emile would go for that sort of thing, it reeks of copper clipping. A thorns knight? Absolutely. I just don't see Emile as a merc, I don't even like the idea of the Papers of Engagement for the very same reason
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>>4442403
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate
>No further purchase

I don't think Emile doing mercenary work would be his style.
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>>4442403
>>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle
>No further purchase
>>4429202
me
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>>4442403
>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle

We still have to outfit our muscle, no?
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>>4429098
>>4442577
Anchor post

And

> No further purchase.
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>>4442403

(1)
>(C) Loan + Papers of Engagement + x2 Norsikaan Muscle

(2)
>No further purchase

Verification: >>4428950

>>4442577

The Norsikaans come with Axe + Leather Armor
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>>4428922 verfication
>>4442403
>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
>Sailor Gear
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I’m struggling to understand what kniggas are going to do with two Norsikaan mercs during their time in the Dragon Guard.

I want to abide by the majority vote, but I won’t do so if it actually makes no sense. I may be more willing for anons to buy the Papers of Engagement now and select mercenaries after your service. Perhaps even other ex-DG looking for a new gig. That just makes more sense to me than hiring two henchmen while you can’t really rely upon them a fair bit for the next two years.
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>>4442820
Then make papers of engagement work with no mercs, I don't know why we need mercenaries to offer our services
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>>4442824
Think of Papers of Engagement as a license to be a mercenary group.

Without any mercenaries, we can't reaply sell our services, and we sent all our companions away.

>>4442820
I'll change to >>4442577 to

> Impressive Finery
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>>4442820

Fair enough Forgotten.

>>4442579 Old Vote

>>4442403

(1)
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate

(2)
>No further purchase

I'll also vote to not sell our old Breastplate, as we can once again pass that down to Mikail eventually. Speaking of which, we do eventually need to get a proper weapon for the lad.
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>>4442403
>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
>Cartographer Licence
>Sailor Gear

Verification >>4429699

All I know is by the end of everything I want to have gear for every situation.
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>>4442403
>>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate
>>Sailor Gear

Sup.
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>>4442403
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate

>No further purchase
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>>4442894
>all these 1 voter full plate posters
is this really a major enough decision you meed to samefag?
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>>4443023
I'm not a samefag? I've voted maybe once in this thread? I'm the anon who said they binged the quest a thread or so ago. I generally don't vote because you all know this setting alot more then idea but I just like better armor and not having to worry about getting tossed overboard in a storm.
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>>4443060
You should link back to your previous vote if you can. The idea of people samefagging is a touchy subject given recent events
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>>4443169
A quick F3 search doesn't show another post number matching mine, so I probably haven't voted for this thread before.

Should I just delete my vote? Honestly I didn't expect just doing a drive by would be this much trouble.
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So your ID may have changed but if you scroll through the thread you should see something like the image I've provided. That indicates a previous post. Based on what you've said though I assume this is you here

>>4440115


Don't worry about deleting it, its up to Forgotten to include or exclude based on his requirements. Just keep it in mind, you're still obviously welcome (and encouraged) to participate and discuss options, all new input is valuable, just be aware you may not be able to vote unless you provide some sort of verification (which technically you've missed the window for, but who knows)
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>>4443184
I mean, he obviously couldn't be fucked to read the main intro post of the thread so I personally am pretty disdainful of him.

But props to you for being so civil and welcoming about it.
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>>4442403
>>(A) No Purchase + No Loan
>>(B) No further purchase
>>4441871
>>4428938
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>>4443273
wait fuck, meant to vote for plate.
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>>4443278
>>4443273
i quoted the wrong fuckin thing
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>>4443273
>>4443278
>>4443280
Just delete your posts and repost once more. lest it get too messy.
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>>4440976
Honestly I have to say, I think we would be better served by getting a warhammer for that sweet sweet -20AV to use against full plate opponents right now instead of full plate ourselves.
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>>4443283
I still regret not ganking Anarchy's warhammer in fact.
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>>4443283
That precludes us from using a shield and what is captain canton without his mighty shield.
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>>4443297
Buckler. *Spiked* buckler.

Or Emile could get more swole. Somehow.
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>>4443297
Also

> Tower shield when
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>>4442403
>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate
>No further purchase

>>4428965
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>>4442820
I suppose their are a few steps missing between Emille as he stands now and Emille having a mercenary outlook on fighting that makes the papers make sense.

I'll swap >>4442408 out for the Full plate harness vote.

Too bad we can't get impressive finery as well but too bad I guess

>>4443297
>>4443301
Special order shield when?
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No, that other guy isn't me. I know you all are paranoid as fuck right now but I really did just pop in to wish Forgotten well since I wasn't fast enough to participate in this thread.
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>>4443438
Oh my mistake, I was just assuming
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>(B) Loan + Master-crafted Full-plate
>No further purchase


Privateers, Langlish Freeblade Companies, a Norsikaan Fighters Lodge and even some established Cantôn Mercenary Guilds of lesser renown are in abundance here. Despite your noble sensibilities, you find yourself drawn to the promise of fame and fortune. You even consider acquiring your own Papers of Engagement, allowing you to offer your services to those on the continent with more coin to spare than land to rely upon your skills with a blade. You’re already joining the Dragon Guard after all, and isn’t that essentially just an ancient mercenary cohort of sorts?

Scandalous, true. But you would not be the first knight to prefer a contract to feudal fealty. Such thoughts are driven from your mind when you pass by the next shop on the thoroughfare, black smoke visible from the canal leading down to the rear of the building. The shop front is separate from the smithy itself, no trace of soot on the glass, but you can hear the ring of hammers and roar of the forge at the edge of your senses all the same.

The owner must be rich, to afford a clear glass pane nearly the full length of a man. Inside is a masterworked full-plate set piece that near moves you to tears. The sleekness of the vambraces, delightful. The eye-catching engraving, beautiful. The weight-distribution, so self-evidently accounted for so that even the mannequin looks comfortable in his stance of noble impenetrability. You sigh, suddenly all too aware of how uncomfortable your sturdy breastplate can be. It has served you well, true. Tried and tested just how Father prefers it, but this…

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This is the kind of armour that only the greatest knights in the world should adorn. Worthy of any Lord or Duke, nay any Prince or King! You gaze up at the shop sign, reading the words ‘Bellicose Foundry’. You blink.
As in THE Bellicose family, an unbroken dynasty of armourers whose work is coveted throughout the continent. You know your master-armourers as well as you know your horse-breeders, it’s the tools of your trade, and you know for a fact that the Duchess Romaine’s son ordered his own armour from this very shop in preparation for the Summer Tourney. That’s one bit of your sisters gossip you were actually interested in, every now and then they do say something newsworthy.

You step through the threshold of the store without another thought, you may have to take out that loan after all…


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As your measurements need to be taken and adjusted, and a masterpiece of this sort is not done in a day, I’m happy to assume that you had ordered this several days prior to when the vote was actually held. You’ve spent a bit of time in Port Bounty, so it’s feasible that the order was put in earlier than this very moment. Your new armour will be ready the day you depart from Port Bounty. Mikail won’t be able to fit into your current armour, but he will grow into it over the next few years and your spare breastplate will provide valuable endurance training as he practices moving and fighting in something heavier than chainmail. Whether you wish to actually gift it to him down the line will be another vote.

I’m fairly glad that kniggas elected to go with the Full-Plate purchase, as that means it is time for possibly the most important vote in the entire quest to date. The vote for CHAD PLUMES!!! Impressive finery will probably include items like gems or some other valuable stone embedded in the crest of the plume, an ornate crest and likely more magnificent plumage

(1) Plume Style
>Plume Majoris (elevated position)
>Plume Minoris (lower position)
>Tri-Plume (Three feathers)
>Write-in (please provide a picture)

(2) Plume Colour
>Blue
>Blue/White
> White

(3) Full-plate Design
>There are so many possible variations that I’m willing to leave this open to imagination, or if allow kniggas to put forward their own suggestions. Nothing TOO fantasy-esque though, please.
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>>4443512
Oh hell fucking yeah. Alright kniggas, buy whatever the fuck you want in the future, we finally have full plate with a plume, I am satisfied

(1) Plume Style
>Plume Minoris (lower position)

(2) Plume Colour
>Blue/White

(3) Full-plate Design

I'll hold this vote for now
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>>4443512

Fuck yeah, time to style on some fools.

(1) Plume Style
>Plume Majoris (elevated position)

(2) Plume Colour
>Blue/White

(3) Full-plate Design

Italian Export Style full plate, with an Armet for the helm. That asymmetrical design suits our pseudo-Franco style, and it's designed for mounted combat over foot combat. I know we fight on foot a lot, but the kind with closed-in leg plates dramatically reduce our leg control over Hannibal.

I personally like Maximillian style or Gothic style more, but those are more suited for a Montbrun or Aubres knigga like Rabe or Brother Rousseau.

>>4429648
Verification post.
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>>4443514
This one right here is actually pretty excellent, my vote goes here unless something better comes up.

Linking to my vote and verification post

>>4443516

>>4428925
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>>4443520

Attaching a picture of some blued and gilded Italian Export. Probably a good example of what a Master-Crafted version with Impressive Finery would look like for kniggas rolling in the Wealth.
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>>4443512
Mmmm yes GIVE ME DAT PLUMAGE

(1) Plume Style
>Plume Majoris (elevated position)

(2) Plume Colour
>Blue/Whiteand Red/yellow if we pursue Vancewell

(3) Full-plate Design
Uhh fuck lemme do some searching, what about a Bear fashioned helm?

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>>4443512
>This
More the armour of a foot knight, but our experience is more with foot combat. Can also be used on horse, but sometimes the comfines is more important.
Plumes in the colour of our shield.
>Blue/White
Plumes in the colour of our shield.
>Plume Minoris (lower position)
Elevated plume is just asking to be cut off.
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>>4443541
I for sure want the plumes in the colur of our shield apparantly.
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>>4443537
Oooh a bear styled helm would be pretty cool. Might be slightly weird looking with a plume but fuck it
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>>4443512
So glad we got the full plate.

(1) Plume Style :
>Tri-Plume (Three feathers)

(2) Plume Colour
>A blue one for house Andrei, a white one for the angel and the almighty and a light blue one for the lightning that touched us. Dégradé style s'il vous plaît.

3) Full-plate Design
This armour serves one purpose : be like a second skin for Emile. Likely too heavy for most people except our knight. Heavily emphases function over look. Not as blingy as your usual full plate, but every ounce Emile can wear add to its defensive capabilities. More of a engineering work in itself than a piece of art. The blacksmith probably saw it as an opportunity to create the tankiest piece ever, since other customers wouldn't be able to wear it, let alone move in it.

English isn't my first langage btw, here's my verification :
>>4429111
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>>4443514
Supporting this as well
>>4428944
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>>4443512
(1) Plume Style
>Write-in
wings baby wings. feathers like the tri-plume, but on the sides of the helmet.
(2) Plume Colour
> White
Just white if wings else Blue/white
(3) Full-plate Design
Let's lean into being not!slavs/poles and go full hussars, maybe without the wings though they would play well into the whole angel angle.

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>>4443512
>(1) Plume Style
>>Plume Minoris (lower position)


>(2) Plume Colour
>>Blue/White

>(3) Full-plate Design
I am mostly fine but I would like to see the helm with small stylised wings on the side of the helm, ala the Cap A armour.

Man this is going to be amazing.

Me: >>4429795
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>>4443583
pic related to helm

>>4443537
Please no impractical over designed animal helmets it's just super tacky tourney knight shit, and never even looks good outside impossible fantasy designs.

>>4443548
I agree with function over form rather a more subdued design than fancy and braggart
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>>4443537
>>4443546
Or what about a single side bear head pauldron.
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>>4443591
Very cool idea
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>>4443591
Bitchin, I was thinking similar to our heraldry with a relatively bear skull thing but that awesome.
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>>4443512
(1) Plume Style
>Plume Minoris (lower position)

(2) Plume Colour
>Blue/White

(3)
Standard Euro Plate (Probs more germ than italian)
>>4443273
>>4428938
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>>4443548
I really dig the heavy armour Idea but I think this is a great chance to show off Emille's haughtiness so it should have some level of vain embellishments on it rather than being a purely practical piece of equipment.
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>>4443512
>Tri-Plume (Three feathers)
>Blue and yellow
>>4443514 basically this
Verification
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>>4443512
>Plume Majoris (elevated position)
>Blue/White
> A bear shaped helmet like in pic and some nicely decorated armor underneath.
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>>4443649
>>4429654
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If we ever go with a full thorns character
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>>4443512
>>4443514
I really like this style of armor, the only thing I would change is all the yellow to white to match our house colors, and a bear head on the pauldron like >>4443591 suggested, instead of the bird. A bear helmet would be cool too, but I'm willing to compromise with just the bear pauldron if we don't go for it.

>>4428998
Verified
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>>4443583
>>4443589
Changing my vote for the Plume style : Wings.

>>4443629
You're right about the Haughtiness.

Changing my vote to get a shoulder plate (left so it doesn't hinder movements, pretty sure Emile is right-handed) in the form of a bear head (having a bear-helmet is a bit too blingy imo). Like this :
>>4443591
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>>4443512
>Plume Minoris (lower position)
Sleeker syle.
(2) Plume Colour
>Blue/White
(3) Full-plate Design

Something similar to this with the bear head in the shoulder instead of the helm.
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I'm pretty sure Forgotten said drawfagging was allowed so here's my fanart. Mind that Emile should have darker hair, it's just that it'd take me a bit too much time to make them proper.
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>>4443673
Great job. You captured perfectly his manliness and virility, yet his eyes still reflect his inexperience and his idealism. You did good, anon.
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>>4443673
It's great art and I don't want to shit on you but I disagree with the other anon, he looks too clean and feminine. I think a big part of it is the eyes. He doesn't have that grizzled warrior look, Emile has faced down a son of sin, nearly died battling a massive snake and been through all kinds of shit. This guy looks like he just had a nice bath in his cozy castle after a weekend of pampering. He looks strong but soft
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>>4443673
Yo thats rad, I can see why he's popular with the ladies.

>>4443694
In contrast we haven't suffered much in the way of telling wounds or the wounded condition, the things that have nearly killed us barely count above three and only one of them has left any visible traumatic damage thats more than light scarring.

to boot Emille's still young theirs time yet to be a grizzled veteran with half a hundred scars later.
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>>4443697
There should be some depth to the eyes though...

A small glimpse of the dark experiences we’ve had, and the zeal that comes with knowing we are following the Angel’s path.

Maybe a bit more a stoic manner overall
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>>4443512
>>Tri-Plume (Three feathers)
>Blue/White
>>4443591
this at the very least


>>4429202
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>>4443510
Plume style
> Hussar Wings

Plume Colour
> Blue/White

Armor style
> Pic related Chad Armor w/ capacious codpiece.
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>>4443732
I mean I can hardly say you're wrong, he's certainly been through a dark experince with the SoS though I think his eyes show something just as important that being his defiant idealism which as of the lighthouse vigil been show to come largely out on top of any challenge laid to it.

Generally I wouldn't really call Emille stoic as a hearty fellow I tend to see him wearing his emotions on his sleeve but thats kind of just my view on him.
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>>4443512
>(1) Plume Style
>>Plume Minoris (lower position)

>>Write-in (please provide a picture)
>(2) Plume Colour
>>Blue/White

>(3) Full-plate Design
I love this idea >>4443591 and I second the calls for some minor winged adornments on our helm.

Perhaps something similar to this in concept but not quite so gaudy or large for the wings.

this is me >>4430260
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>>4443927
I thought we were getting bear claw gauntlets?

Never be disarmed (completely) again.
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>>4443512
Something I'd like to suggest is some gold or silver (depending on the armor color) filigree matching the position and shape of our lightning scar.
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>>4443512
>>4428922 me
>1 tri plume
>blue/white/blue
>bear shoulder
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>>4443789
>>4443510
>>4443512
>>4443927
I'll switch to plume minoris since Hussar Wings doesn't seem to have traction.
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>>4443656
As an addendum I would like add what might be a cool ideas for the helm. These can be taken independently or together.

1) Bear Visor: to clarify the bear helm idea, I don't think it should modify the structure of the rest of the helmet too much, like >>4443537 does, but the visor should definitely be the visage of a bear and when closed should mesh with the bottom of the helmet to be a closed mouth.
2) Chain Crown: I was thinking since we are adding so much of our crest motif to our armor, we could see if we can have a chain link once or twice wrapped around the head to match. It might also be a good place to hang our silver chain from our Anarchy fight.
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>>4444274
I feel like wearing a crown on our armor *might* not fly with the Nobility. Feudal societies are what you call sensitive about crowns.
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>>4444491
nah wreaths and circlets were used quite often and there's a big difference between then and the kings crown even on armour
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>>4444591
A circlet is more of what I'm getting at since one or two loops of a chain is not ostentatious enough to really be called a crown.
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>>4444591
>>4444648
Not a fan of the wreaths and circlets but a subtle chain motif would be an good addition.
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>>4444680
Chain inlay/filigree sounds cool
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How do kniggas feel about the chain being around the neck guard like pic related?

And no, there is no magic plasma pistol artefact in this setting
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>>4444889
Definitely works for me
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>>4444889
Neato lets do it
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>>4444889
Looks pretty good.
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>>4444889
Sounds cool
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>>4444889
seems fine to me.
I was thinking, fur on the armour or a fur cloak would be cool and all but if we go that route let's not use bearskin, it doesn't feel right after meeting the great bear.
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>>4444972
probably best to find something worth hunting for the cloak, Wryvern scale cloak would be awesome.
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>>4444972
Was thinking a one shoulder cloak when we get one.

A bear head pauldron on side, cloak on the other shoulder.
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>>4443512
In all seriousness let's try to keep any unique armour additions from becoming too numerous or egregious. Like the hound's helmet from game of thrones sounds cool in concept but in reality it looks silly and would be an absolute detriment in combat.
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>>4445004
That meme anon. My sides, they're in orbit
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>>4444889
That works too.
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>>4444999
Hopefully the next monster we will face has fur or scales worthy of a cloak.
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>>4445054
hopefully but I suspect we likely will have to go hunting for them.
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>>4443673
Saved! This is great work, I think it captures both his strength, idealistic outlook and even a hint of that haughty sterness. He'd definitely be looking more grizzled and Lieutenant-Prince-like in Fallavietnam, but I think this is a great representation.

>>4445004
The quality OC meme shaman strikes again
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>Plume Minoris (lower position)
>Blue/White Colours

The shopkeeper, Monsieur Jorgen De Ver, is a soft-spoken bookish man that strikes you as the exact opposite of what a smith should look like. As it turns out you are correct, this minor member of the De Ver House is merely a secretary for the Master Armour-worker sent here to serve his family’s most important customer of iron ore. That a noble would travel from Montbrun to serve as a shopkeep to a commoner speaks volumes. Both of Pascae’s topsy-turvy idea of what constitutes gentility and of the Bellicose family’s importance to De Ver trade.

“Master Bellicose is very particular about his source of iron. He only accepts the purest ores, from the very heart of the mountain.” Monsieur De Ver licks his lips nervously before showing you through the back of the shopfront to the forge itself. “I must warn you, Master Bellicose does not see most customers. That is my purpose, after all, to take orders and measurements while the Master works his wonders. But for an order of this value, and a man of your proportions, the Master will see you now…”

The Bellicose family has a history of armoury dating back to the founding of this nation, it was a Master Bellicose that revealed the armour of the First Generalis Rex, the very same that was worn by the one who would go on to become King Aubres I. They are not a noble family, but they are the only kind of commoner that you would treat with something more approaching reverence than respect. Every firstborn son is named Bellicose and, if the he dies then another is named and so on and so forth. It has always been like that, going down the generations and centuries. Some whisper that it was a Bellicose furnace-slave who first forged Cain and Adam’s illicit armour from scrap iron and refuse of the forges of Nova Cathagi. Whether this is true or false, the Bellicose do not say. But as you approach the Master Bellicose towering over his small army of apprentices and journey you walk with some trepidation, the heat of the forges is enough to make you sweat.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXVtpOHQqvY&ab_channel=jediking12 – The Forging theme

Master Bellicose glowers at you over the fire of the forge, the whites of his eyes obscured by the billowing flame. There is a …. Power… about this man. He speaks.

“Remove your clothes.”

You hesitate, glancing at Monsieur De Ver who returns your look with a nod. You strip, careful not to leave your garments anywhere they might catch alight. Even stripped down to your undergarments you are still uncomfortably hot. You don’t know how long you stand there, the Master watching as his journey measure you, pinching and prodding and testing what your comfortable weight carrying capacity is. It would all be rather humiliating and you’d take offence at the silent pawing if your eyes weren’t watching the rippling mass of muscle that is the Master Bellicose steps forward, a hand going for your neck.

He rubs a calloused thumb over the face of the bear token handing around your neck, his expression inscrutable.

“Hmm. Yes.” You wonder if the Master Bellicose suspects this totem is no mere bauble, but he seemed pleased by it. He is a large man, one of the few who can stand eye-to-eye with you. Finally, after far too long, he turns away and stokes his forge anew. He speaks over his shoulder as Monsier De Ver hurries you back to the shop, words echoing eerily across the ring of hammer and iron. “You are a man. Mortal, clad in weak yielding flesh. But on the battlefield, as warrior, wearing my armour… You will be as a God.”

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I like all of these suggestions, but we run the risk of looking gaudy and decorative if we include every single one of them. The centrepiece of the armour will definitely be the bear pauldron on the left shoulderThe bear helm got a bit of resistance, but there was enough interest that I’ll at least include it in the vote options.

(1) Helm
>Winged Helm
>Bear Helm
>Chain Circlet
>Conventional Helm


(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Silver Verse (Book of Brothers quotes)
>Detailed Art (any scene)

(3) Chain Trophy
>No Chain (too obvious)
>Chain Gorget
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant

(4) Attire
>Tabard Only
>Tabard + Surcoat
>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim
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>>4445063
I think a bear pauldron AND helmet would be a bit much

(1) Helm
>Winged Helm

(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant


(4) Attire
>Tabard + Surcoat


Basically this but with a bear pauldron and the Chain Gorget etc
>>4443514

Link to my verification

>>4428925
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>>4445063

(1)
>Conventional Helm

(2)
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

(3)
>No Chain (too obvious)

(4)
>Tabard + Surcoat

Verification: >>4428950
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>>4445063
>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget
>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim

We will be making a bigger impression in armor from now on.

Verification posts
>>4428949
>>4431771
>>4433385
>>4434728
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>>4445062
>De Ver

I wonder what their connection is to Vancewell, this may not be a simple coincident that their family name is associated with our rendezvous.

>>4445063
>''You are a man. Mortal, clad in weak yielding flesh. But on the battlefield, as warrior, wearing my armour… You will be as a God.”

This sounds weird is it just me? like I feel it extends to a reverance beyond craftsmanship

(1) Helm
>Bear Helm
>Conventional Helm

Probably open to changing it if we get the Bear pauldrons but I just can't dig the wings on the helmet as much as a Bear.

(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant

Bit worried for being taken as a pagan but I can dig it as long as we aren't unknowingly stepping into magical sterility territory

(4) Attire
>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim

Verification >>4428931
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>>4445063
(1) Helm
>Conventional Helm
(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
(4) Attire
>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim

>>4428944
Verification
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Glad most liked it, I'll try to do something more grizzled and dark next time.

>>4445063
>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
>Tabard + Surcoat

Verification
>>4429111
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>>4445063
>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>No Chain (too obvious)
>Tabard Only


me:>>4430135
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>>4445063
>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim

This option gets elements of most of what I want without making it too gaudy. Also, The Dragon is definitely going to notice the Pendant if we show it off on our armor. Whether that is a good thing or a bad thing remains to be seen, but it will be interesting.

>>4428998
Verified
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>>4445063

>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
>Tabard + Surcoat
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>>4445063

>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata
>Chain Gorget
>Tabard and Surcoat

Going with this as it'll be fancy enough for our purposes, without being as gaudy and pompous as tourney armour would be. We can always aim for a more flamboyant look when we get back from the dragon guard and have wealth to burn again.

>>4429648
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Wait can one even wear a tabard and a surcoat together at the same time?
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>>4445063
>Winged Helm
>Golden Stigmata
>Chain Gorget
>Tabard and Surcoat

Let’s make an impression

>>4429047
Verification
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>>4445063
>Conventional Helm

>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

>Bear Token pendant

>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim

Helmet can't be too fancy. That shit has to function and protect us.
The lightning fits us.
A nod too the bear but not too much.
We don't want to show too much that we accept other gods.
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>>4445063
(1) Helm
>>Winged Helm

>(2) Armour Engraving
>>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

>(3) Chain Trophy
>>No Chain (too obvious)

>(4) Attire
>>Tabard Only

The image we are trying to portray will be very important. Hence the golden stigmata and the winged helm, both design elements harking to the kingdom of heaven. However the golden stigmata patterning will likely be obscured by tabard and surcoat and will not immediately be visible. so a slightly more ornate helm might give off a better image.

Actually incorporating the silver link of chain I am on the fence. It as our gorget shouldnt be an issue but it might be abit too much. What I am against is actually including the Bear totem. Again the image we want to portray is important and having a pagan totem front and centre would be a step too much. Not everyone will be as understanding and we would do well to keep the totem close to where it matters, in the heart.

With regards to the outerwear I am unsure if both can be worn nicely together but clearly we should try to tone down some other design elements.

me: >>4430260
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>>4445141
It's pretty well accepted that people from our Dutchy keep to the old ways somewhat. Bear symbolism isn't shocking or unexpected from our people. Just saying.
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>>4445147
For any other random knight from our duchy? Sure.

But from a knight who says he receives visions from Angels, has a (currently) recorded miracle and may possible be acclaimed as touched by holy powers? Its gonna be a bad look to have it so openly displayed.
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>>4445163
I'm not really convinced. This is just me making assumptions but I think people see it more like "Oh the Romani has his little bear totem, how quaint, isn't it funny that they once believed in magical bears that ruled the kingdom?"

I don't people associate it with serious worship outside of fringe cases, its more like the kid who never grew out of believing in santa but no one wants to be the person to tell him.

That being said, I do see what you're saying and your vote is as valid as any
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>>4445079
Isnt the stigmata a bit visible on our shoulder/chest too? Would be nice for the pic.
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>>4428999 me
>>4445063
>Conventional helm
>stigmata decor
>chain gorget
>tabard&surcoat
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>>4445063
(1) Helm
>Conventional Helm

(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant

(4) Attire
>Tabard + Surcoat


Verification: >>4429699
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>>4445063
(1) Helm
>Conventional Helm (Sallet)
(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget
(4) Attire
>Tabard + Surcoat
>>4443627
>>4428938
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>>4445063
>Winged Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
>Tabard + Surcoat
We are going somewhere hot, perhaps fur is the wrong call

>>4429202
Verification
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>>4445166
>>4445163
Our house sigil is a bear, the pendant will not be out of place nor will it raise any eyebrows if you consider the shoulder decoration.
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>>4445290
That's actually a really good point, we took the bear with half skull thing as our personal banner as well so it absolutely fits
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>>4445063

(1) Helm
>Winged Helm

Bear is a little too on the nose, chain circlet is a little too crowny chainy which has implications.

(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

Pic related.
(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget

I bet a Bellicose forged those chains, so I'm interested to see his reaction.

(4)
>Tabard + Surcoat + Fur Trim

Bear fur trim.
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>>4445063
(1) Helm
>Winged Helm
(2) Armour Engraving
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
Max style and bragging but still pious
(3) Chain Trophy
>Chain Gorget
If this means we remove it from the shield, a silver chain gorget might even be more discreet than what we have been doing till now.
(4) Attire
>Tabard Only

verification
>>4428948
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>>4445314
I thought the chain link we pick up was an old one from the time before the faction got him loose, not one of the new ones the Queen's guard brought for the occasion. If so it might have been one of his great Grandpa's.
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>>4445314
>>4429098
>>4445063

In the middle of moving, didn't have time to find my anchor post prior.
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>>4445399
That's why I said A Bellicose, not THE.

Bet he recognizes something about the chain is fucky regardless if he's so good a smith.
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>>4445377
>If this means we remove it from the shield, a silver chain gorget might even be more discreet than what we have been doing till now.

We never had the actual chain on our shield, just a painted depiction of it.
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>>4445063
>(1) Helm
>>Winged Helm

>(2) Armour Engraving
>>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)

>(3) Chain Trophy
>>No Chain (too obvious)

>(4) Attire
>>Tabard + Surcoat

my verification: >>4429795
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Am I retarded or is a surcoat a half-coat like pic related (for the non-bear pauldron ) or is it just another word for a tabard (which you already have)??
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>>4445992
Both appear to be different types of outerwear over mail.

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-tabard-and-a-surcoat

>Emile walks about doing the equiv of double wearing clothes.
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>>4445992
From what google says a surcoat is supposed to be like a longer tabard, sometimes with sleeves, reaching just above the ground. Like an armor coat. Also the tabard would be closer fitting, while the surcoat looks more cloak-y
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>>4445992
Might either be called https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paludamentum or half-shoulder or single-shoulder cape.
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>>4445992
yeah thats more of a cape surcoat is a tabard like thing
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>>4445063
>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
>Tabard Only
>>4429647
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>>4445992
To be honest I assumed it meant the shoulder cape too.
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>>4445992
Look at the elite knight set from dark souls. That's a perfect example of a surcoat.
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>Conventional Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning) Noice
>Chain Gorget, Bear Token pendant
>Tabard + Surcoat
>Bear Token REMOVED. Your new plate will be ready before you embark.
> -4 Wealth, you have [2] Wealth Remaining

Perhaps you are not the greatest knight in all the realm, at least not yet. But with this fitted full-plate wrought by arguably the finest armourer on the continent, you will certainly look the part. With the portentous, and just a little blasphemous, words of the Master Bellicose echoing in your ears you step back out into the busy Port Bounty streets.

You breath it all in. The noise of the clamouring merchants, the sights of the flowing crowd, even the smell of… you wrinkle your nose at the shit running in the drains, electing to breathe a little shallower until you’ve put some distance between you and here.

Tomorrow is Sandag, your last day in Port Bounty before departing for foreign shores. You have Mass at the Cathedral in the morning and then you are to meet with Mademoiselle Josephine Daubeny in the afternoon. This will be the last time in a long time that you will be among your countrymen, and you will have little time to attend to any further errands after today. You idly wonder if you are forgetting anything minor, having attended to all the important tasks that have arisen before your departure.

=============================

(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>Yes. Before we go, we must…
>No. My body is ready.

(2) Conventional Helm Design
>(A)
>(B)
>(C)
>(D)
>(E)


(3) Tabard + Surcoat (I thought this meant a half-cloak on the non-bear shoulder)
>No, you fuckwit, I was not voting for a half-cloak. [Haughty]

>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant. [Hearty]

>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]
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>>4446388
(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>No. My body is ready.

(2) Conventional Helm Design
>(B)

(3) Tabard + Surcoat (I thought this meant a half-cloak on the non-bear shoulder)
>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]

Verification
>>4428925
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Also, I'm going to boost the War Lance damage to x3 to encourage anons forking out Wealth for it in the future.
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>>4446388
>(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>>Yes. Before we go, we must…

A minor thing but make sure that Courageous Sky is familiar with our arrangements on where to fly for missives. Like to the De Vers estate, the local chapter of the Queensmen and the post office for our own personal mail. To family and what not.

>(2) Conventional Helm Design
>>(B)

I wonder if asking for Winged etching would be out of order.

>(3) Tabard + Surcoat (I thought this meant a half-cloak on the non-bear shoulder)
>>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant. [Hearty]
>>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]

Which looks better, Bear head pauldron and cloak on the other shoulder or pauldron and cloak beneath it?

me: >>4429795
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>>4446388
(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>Yes. Before we go, we must…

I'd like to look into the De vers to see what their connection to Vancewell is but my curiosity could wait on such a minor thing.

I'd love another Vancewell interaction but thats not happening

(2) Conventional Helm Design
>(B)
>(A)

(3) Tabard + Surcoat (I thought this meant a half-cloak on the non-bear shoulder)
>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]

I mean I'd rather Surcoat over a tabard but whatever.

Verification >>4428931

>>4446390
Holy crap we need lances if we go to war.
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>>4446388
>Yes. Before we go, we must…
Write a passionate love letter to Frida recounting our night and imploring her to wait for our return

>(C)

>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]

Me >>4428965
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>>4445063
>Winged Helm
>Golden Stigmata (Lightning)
>Chain Gorget
>Tabard + Surcoat
>>4429654
Verification
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>>4446399
You're a little late on that one homie, new vote is here

>>4446388
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>>4446392
something about the idea of the Bears mouth acting as a clasp for the cloak really appeals to me.

>>4446397
I'd vote for this but I feel like that goes against Forgotten's decison to make this a vote at a later date.
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>>4446392
There's no post office, but yes that can be arranged (either through the De Vers, the Queensmen or even the local Knights Comitas chapter).

Port Bounty is a long flight from Cathagi though. Less so from Nova Cathagi across the strait to Aubrey, but Courageous Sky hasn't yet been there.
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>>4446406
>(either through the De Vers, the Queensmen or even the local Knights Comitas chapter).

Is handling correspondence a common thing for the Comitas? Handing off mail to the other two is basically asking for it to be read by them anyways.
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>>4446404
I don’t writing a simple love letter to her before we leave is equivalent to writing a letter asking for a betrothal.
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>>4446409
*I don’t think writing
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>>4446409
you're right it's not, but it conveys interest in the same manner and if we jumped ship from Vancewell to another things would probably get messy.
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>>4446388
>No. My body is ready.

>(E)

>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]
URSEN
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don't we have something with daubney before we leave
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>>4446425
yeah its prearranged though this is more anythng we want to do unscheduled.
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>>4446388
>No. My body is ready.
>(E)
>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant. [Hearty]


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>>4446388
>No. My body is ready.
>(C)
>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant [Hearty]
I have used option C in the making of memes, I'm biased
>>4428971
verification
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>>4446388
>No. My body is ready.

>(A)

>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant. [Hearty]
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>>4446388
(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>No. My body is ready.
(2) Conventional Helm Design
>(E)
(3)
>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant. [Hearty]
>>4445215
>>4428938
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So looking at our equipment and oaths etc, with this fullplate harness we're now at 66AV with +2 re-rolls for AV which is pretty nice. As well as a 30DC and all the other combat re-rolls we have.

We tank now bois
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Should we look at getting our arming sword repaired? Looking at the pastebin its set to snapped.
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>>4446388
(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>Yes. Before we go, we must ask to write frida

(2) Conventional Helm Design
>(B) if possible etched wings

(3) Tabard + Surcoat (I thought this meant a half-cloak on the non-bear shoulder)
>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]
>>4429654
Verification
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>>4446490
It's been snapped since Fallavon, I think we got it repaired when we got back to civilisation.
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>>4446490
I might be wrong but I think that's just the pastebin not having been update considering we used our sword to fight that guy on the bridge. We've also paid our debt I believe which hasn't been update in the pastebin either
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>>4446495
>>4446497
ah righto
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Yeah we got it fixed when we got back and brought our Nag Charlie and our replacement heater shield.
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>>4446388

Verification post : >>4429107

>No. My body is ready.
>(C)
>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant [Hearty]
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>>4446388

(1) Is there anything else you wish to do before you leave?
>Yes. Before we go, we must…

Pen a letter to Tracker Jean, addressed to her post at Aubrey. Give her a brief explanation that we will likely be away for several years and will be unable to meet her at the capital to see our return on investment. Once we're back on the mainland, we can arrange to meet up with her and pick it up then.

Now, I'd like to also include a letter of introduction for her, addressed to the our family/the knights of our family's lands. Explain to her in our letter to her that if anything goes horrifically wrong during our time abroad that she can use this letter to seek asylum among House Andrei. Considering that this is a serious measure of political capital, I'll put it to a vote right here:

Add a Letter of Introduction in our letter to Tracker Jean?
> Naw, it'll be fine. After all, we chose to kill off the Grandmaster instead of cripple her. [Haughty]
> With the Prince and his Pet SoS running around, there's no telling what could happen on the mainland in two years. Might as well play it safe. [Hearty]

(2) Conventional Helm Design
>(A)

(3) Tabard + Surcoat (I thought this meant a half-cloak on the non-bear shoulder)
>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]
I trust you enough Forgotten to not have us look like an utter tool.
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>>4446631

Forgot the Verification: >>4428950
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>>4446631
>>4446631
>we chose to kill off the Grandmaster instead of cripple her.
Still kinda mad/sad about that, but that is the power of characters with screen time and player investment vs big picture stuff.
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>>4446669
Sorry we didn't metagame the vote to make Emile's life easier /s.
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>>4446693
Either choice would be meta gaming.
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>>4446696
>>4446693
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>>4446631
It's pretty funny that you have the audacity to "put something to a vote right here" as if you have that authority.

That being said I do think its a reasonable idea
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>>4446747

After I posted, I thought of putting:

> Hey, you're not Forgotten! [Idealist]

but oh well.
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>>4446693
Ackshually, letting Tracker Jean get off unscathed lets Emile keep his contacts with Freetown and the wastelanders. If the Grandmaster had lived, Canton as a whole would be much safer with the Broken Blade in full force. Anons were really retarded on that vote.
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>>4446762
>Voting to join the Praetors
>Not becoming the next Broken Blade grandmaster
We make a lot of poor decisions
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>>4446805
Who needs a samefag when anons are even dumber?
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>>4446388
>No. My body is ready.
(A)
>Yeah, a half-cloak is sort of what I meant. [Hearty]

>>4429970
V post.
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>>4446762
iirc that vote was samefagged
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>>4447042
Aside from the ones the samefag claimed at the time (sleeping with tracker Jean) there’s probably no benefit in speculation into which votes may have been samefagged.

Hopefully, that dark chapter is behind us.
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>>4447047
In conclusion, I believe that all samefags and Fallavon must burn.
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>>4447050
Fallavon delenda est.
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>>4446762
See >>4446738

The /s is meant to indicate sarcasm because tone in text is hard to convey.

t. Reddit and I'm not sorry about it.
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>>4446407
Not commonplace, but you've established closer relations with the Comitas than most. They're probably not going to go out of their way to delivery your messages unless there is some emergency, but certainly they wouldn't object to carrying your messages along their usual trips all across the Kings Highway and other routine routes while they perform their normal duties.
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>>4446409
>>4446397
As the other anon pointed out, I think Vancewell has gotten enough screentime for now and the vote to proceed to letter-writing tier of courtship will be for a later day.
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>>4446388

>No. My body is ready.
>(B)
>I’m cool either way. [Idealist]

Can't think of anything else that we need to deal with, unless I'm just retarded.

>>4429648

Verification post.
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>>4447050

All samefags must hang, and Fallavietnam shall provide the trees.
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Fall Viet
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Falla-nam?
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>>4447525
Fallavon better be falla-gone before we get back
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>>4447531
>having a name
That's a padding.
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>>4447086
I hate we had all that drama during the bootycall cause now I feel like we've gotten more about Daubney than Vancewell as a result.
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>Courageous Sky destinations + Tracker Jean Letter
>No. My body is ready.
> Helmet (B)
>Half-coat locked in
This armour sounds like it will be looking like some baller-ass knigga tier shit btw. You’ll definitely be turning heads.

The Knights Comitas are the most obvious choice for arranging a message to be delivered, but you also make sure to include the Praetors, Sir Wavell and a few select others. Once you’ve ensured that Courageous Sky has been accustomed to potential recipients located in Port Bounty, at least those you trust, you decide to arrange for a message to be delivered. As you pen a letter to Tracker Jean, you consider what to write. You’re not certain that the independent Wasteland Woman won’t look down at your suggestion of sanctuary with scorn, but something about Sir Rabe’s concern for the imminent troubles of his homeland compels you to make the offer just in the case the worse does happen.

[1/2]
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Father probably wouldn’t give the time of day to any Cyganski band traipsing around his lands, be they Wastelander or local, so you include a Letter of Introduction as part of the missive. It’s a massive indication of trust on your part and, given how awkward things got between you and Tracker Jean in Aubrey, you’re not entirely sure you’re not making a mistake. But while Tracker Jean could use a lesson or two in manners towards Cantôn gentility, you’re certain she will offer no disrespect if it really does become necessary to seek asylum.

This is just preparing for the worst however. Doubtless for the next two years Tracker Jean will be adventuring from one corner of the continent to the next in search for the best deal and bargain trades. She’ll also have no way of reliably returning your investment to you. You have a think about that as you tickle your chin with the feather of the inked quill.

====================================================

>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

>You instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
>>4428944
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>>4447641
>You instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]

When does buisness become copperclipping?
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>>4447648
Verification >>4428931
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>>4447641
>ou instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]
>>4428971
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Please see Mikail courtship.
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>>4447641
>>You instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]

me: >>4430135
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
We kept her not crippled for this guys. If we waste it then his sacrifice will be for nothing.

>>4428965
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
>>4428948
me
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

Its not copper clipping to let someone invest your money

Verification
>>4428925
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>>4447639
Forgotten, how does the bear totem look like. And how is it incorporated? Like a socket so it is removeable? Or fused into the armour?
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>>4447723
Socket makes sense to me. Or linked in with the chain.
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

Verification post
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>>4431771
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>>4447641


>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

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How much exactly do we have invested with her? I can't for the life of me remember
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]>>4429098
Is me
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>>4447801
I believe it was 2 wealth
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>>4447809
Thanks anon. Ok well that could work out to quite a bit if we're lucky. Honestly I'd pretty much forgotten about it until it was brought up with the whole "who do we sacrifice" option so I don't mind if we lose it completely anyway
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>>4447641
>You instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]
Never go full gamble when investing.
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>>4447811
More importantly I came across this, probably something we can keep in mind during our time in Carthagi to make a fair but of wealth which we may need in the future returning to Canton.
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>>4447828
pic related
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>>4447641

>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

Capitalism ho!

Verification: >>4428950

>>4447648
When you completely fuck over the other side of the business deal.
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

If we earn a fair amount, we could also have it stipulate that a small portion of can be set aside at Tracker Jean's discretion (this would be a great thread starter question) so we dont lose everything, but to keep investing the vast majority of our earnings.

>>4428998
Verified
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>>4447641

>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

>>4447012
This is me ans my V post link.
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
>>4429654
verification
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]


>>4428977
Verification
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

me: >>4430260
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]


>>4429202
me
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
fucking copper-clipping

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>>4429086
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

Verification
>>4429111
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>>4447641
>>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]
BIG MONEY

>>4429066
My ID
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>>4447641

>You instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]

Trying to re-invest here reeks of both copper-clipping and gambling, both distasteful practices in Romaine.

>>4429648

Verification.
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>>4447641
>>You instruct Tracker Jean to arrange for any return on your investment in her caravan to be held in trust or delivered to your family in Romaine. You will have a comfortable boon to your wealth upon your return from Cathagi. [Mercantilism Subsides]
>>4446480
>>4428938
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>>4447641
>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

>>4429674
Me
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I’m pretty wrecked fellas, I’ll have a proper update for you tomorrow night.

Vote closed. Night nigga
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>>4449356
Take your rest, you earned it. Also saw this pic and instantly thought of Emile.
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>>4450264
Saw this pic and instantly thought of Emile, post-Vancewell
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>>4443673
Needs a beard version. Especially after sailing on a ship, not like Canton has safety razors.
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We need to buy a one handed mace. Or better yet, a flanged mace.
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Then again, halberds are pretty awesome.
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Hope we don't run into any of these guys
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>>4449356
Hey forgotten, for Emiles tabard, how should the coat of arms be? Should the cloth be white and the shield just transplanted on it or blue cloth with the white bar and the bear on it.
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>>4450604
The latter makes sense to me, rather than just having the shield transplanted on it.

Also harder to get the mud and blood out of white tabards...
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>>4450568
"parry this you filthy casual" 1500s hussite wars colorized
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>>4450533
Beards are for Montburn Hillmen & Fallashit Hobos
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>>4450643
Right. Just to confirm, this should be the current look of our charm?
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http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive.html?showmonth=

I was going to archive the thread now but it looks like you-know-who has already done so. Does anyone have any idea how to get this changed?
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>>4450685
Yes, the left was the original version and the right is the boosted Bear Totem.
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>>4450687
Yeah you need to contact the guy who runs the site

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/chats.html

The sup/tg/ IRC can be found at irc.thisisnotatrueending.com on ports 6667 or 9999.
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>>4450689
>>4450687
Also has emails available. They are there to report copyright stuff but apparently he is pretty chill about fixing fucked archives

abuse@thisisnotatrueending.com and 4chan@thisisnotatrueending.com
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>>4450687
Ahahahahhaa.

How small of a penis can one have.
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>>4450693
thats just petty

any bets on the caveat for Daubney?
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Wuxxy Wuxxy are you okay? Wuxxy are you okay? Are you okay Wuxxy?
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Email sent, hopefully we'll get that sorted. If I do continue to run here I'll have to archive threads from the get go

>>4450697
You been hit by- You been struck by- a smooth shitposter...
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>>4450695
What caveat do you mean?
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>>4450707
well I mean Vancewell has her ambition and our history with her family, Ava sinclair had her Draconian cousin, Natalie norveski had her sharp tongue.

Whats going to complicate Daubney's courtship?
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>>4450710
PTSD of her cousin getting gobbed of course. And the work required to putting a smile back on her face.

We might want actually ask for some sort of permission to write back. If we voice it as some sort of help to get her back on her feet as penpals instead of immediately as courting. I wonder if she has some young brothers whom we could write stirring tales of do daring adventures in foreign lands, letters which would easily end up in her hands.
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>>4450713
ehh I feel like theirs more than that, especially considering the Family is from Aubrey.

I like the idea of writing to her even if it's not courting her though it may very well be misconstrued as such.
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>You indicate in your letter that Tracker Jean is free to reinvest any amount owed to you in her future enterprises. In two years, this could aggregate into a substantial return if Tracker Jean spends your money wisely. Or it could result in the entire amount being squandered by bad luck. [Mercantilism Intensifies]

You have little patience for copper-clippers and the finer points of their haggling ways, but Tracker Jean is an honest sort of merchant and you see little good in leaving your investment returns simply lying around as you serve your time in the Dragon Guard. In light of such, you instruct Tracker Jean to reinvest your shares as she sees fit in her futures endeavours and wish her well.

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Sandag, 12th Day of Acrimun, 883 A.C.E, Morning- Port Bounty Cathedral Mass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dcbjanbXRU&ab_channel=AdorationoftheCross – Cain Crucem Sanctum

“A reading from the Book of Brothers, Chapter II verse XXI ‘…And unto this world I shall send you. With justice and retribution your retinue. By my will shall thou carry through…’”

The Church of Adam’s Martyrdom was impressive in its construction as both a secondary fortress and a cathedral. In contrast, the rich and stately Port Bounty Cathedral has been built purely as a place of worship. And an impressive one at that, you’ve never seen any churches in the more faithful Romaine even come close to the glory and opulence of this structure. The statue of Salve Reginae above the main alter, tending to the wounds of the crucified Cain as Adam carries him down, has been gilded in what appears to be actual gold. It’s an impressive piece that speaks as much to the glory of the Kingdom of Heaven as it does to the wealth and power of the Church in Pascae. Today’s sermon is being delivered by none other than the Bishop himself, towering over a congregation of hundreds as he delivers a reading from his pulpit.

“Godric St. John, anointed of the Brother Cain and High Marshal of the Broken Blade even now leads the most faithful and furious of our number in the Wastelands to hold the wicked serpent at bay. I ask all of you, my Brothers and Sisters of the One True Faith, to pray for those brave souls who even now fight on in the glorious struggle to ensure peace in our Kingdom of Heaven.” News of the growing threat to Montbrun must have reached the members of the clergy as well, though the Bishop seems as confident in the Broken Blade’s eventual victory as any other Almighty-fearing Cantônian present here today. “But it is not the serpent who the common man must fear and revile most, nor even the wicked and ancient Foe of the woodlands. More sinister still is the rot within, those who consort with evil and would even now shackle their peers and sell us all back into slavery.”

And uneasy murmur arises from the congregation. You glance behind you at Sir Neil dan Marc who returns your look with a curt nod. He’s not so obvious as to leave in the middle of the sermon, but by the time you rise to your feet for the Hymn of Cain’s Crucem your sworn man is nowhere to be seen. He bears your letter with the Second Herald’s pardon for Lady Maria Hewitt and you are confident that she could not be in safer hands. The rest in the hands of the Almighty… and the steadiness of the young Fallavon knight.

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“Yes, my children. There are those who have conspired to perpetrate the very evils that the Brothers liberated our ancestors from centuries ago. To undo the work of liberty that we swore would never be undone. The Queen herself, Mater Reginae long may she live, has issued a Decree of Attaint against the despicable House Hewitt for their involvement in slavery and funding of the heretical Bluejay bandits. Even now Her Majesty’s Reginates are apprehending those involved and seizing the chattels and assets of these wrongdoers. Hypocritical in their claims of nobility, blasphemous in their actions, they have proven themselves unworthy of their high station. It is a crime against the Church and the Almighty to lend There can be no doubt of their guilt, and as the Almighty’s judgement is both swift and inescapable so is our gracious Queen’s justice.”

The murmur grows, only the hushed sanctity demanded by this place of worship stalls the gossip and widespread amazement from spiralling out into noisiness. You spot several nervous glances, and no wonder. A Decree of Attaint is a measure of Church Law not used in over a generation, even being associated with those formerly associated with House Hewitt is cause for alarm. As if the newfound Praetor investigation wasn’t already letting a fox into the henhouse, this latest development will only add to Pascae’s increasingly unsteady and uncertain political climate.

It is in this mindset, as you depart from mass and shake hands with those who you attended the congregation with, that you are caught utterly unprepared at the cathedral doors by a young man with the beginnings of a beard. He is plainly dressed in a red tunic and doublet, cap in hand, a commoner but a well-off one. Perhaps a skilled journeyman of some kind, one of the well-to-do lowborn of this city.

“A moment of your time, sire?”

“Yes? And please, call me Brother.” It is traditional to address those who you have attended Sandag mass with as Brother, regardless of rank. You nod at the woman by his side, nervously clutching a babe. His wife perhaps. “Brother, Sister. How can I help?”

“Thank you, Brother. It’s our son, he’s not well.”

The babe does indeed look poorly, poultice and herbs from local apothecaries have done scant good to break the little one’s fever. The babe would not be a day over six months, if that. It is a terrible tragedy, but so often do babes fall foul of illness that it is Cantôn culture not to name them until they survive their first year.

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“I am so sorry to hear it. Sister Ignatius of the Sisters of Mercy is a far more competent healer than I…” You are discomfited by the sudden request for charity, but really what can you do? “I have some coin, if you are in need of an apothecary?”

“No, bless you sire. I mean, Brother. We’ve some means and spent more’n’ months wages on healers and herbs for what good it’s done him. We fear there’s nothing more to be done.”

“Then… what are you asking of me?” You’re no longer simply uncomfortable and saddened at the ailing infant’s fate, now you’re just genuinely confused.

“Your blessing sire, Brother, I beg of you.” Desperation is writ plain across the new father’s face.

“I-… “ You blink. No one has ever asked for your blessing before. You’re not even sure you’re allowed to do such a thing. “I am not an anointed member of the clothe."

“We know, Brother.” The commoner’s wife speaks up, greatly daring. “But we… we heard you were touched by the hand of the Almighty and… well there are whispers…please...”

“What my wife means, Brother.” The commoner interrupts with a nervous glance. “Is that if there is even the chance your touch will help our boy… I beg of you…”

The Church can take a dim view indeed on prophetic blessings and unlicensed faith-healers. And the Angel has never said outright you are entitled to bless others in their name… But what harm will helping a babe do? Even if your blessing is indeed powerless, it will at least bring some measure of comfort to the parents.

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>“By whatever power be invested in me as a Soldier in the Almighty’s Host, I beg that this innocent child be spared and his affliction be banished.” Damn the Church and its politics. Has not the Almighty’s Angel singled you out? To strike down the wicked yes, but also to uphold the weak. You call upon the Angel to help this commoner’s infant son, praying that the Angel will listen. If you have not the authority, the Angel will not answer. But you can do no more. [Haughty]

>“I’m sorry, Brother. I cannot. It is not within my power. I will keep your child in my prayers.” The Angel has never said you were imbued with it’s power, nor has it given you the authority to heal others . Even one as innocent as a newborn babe. Not to mention what the Church might think of it. [Hearty]

> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
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Oh no this is going to be bad no matter what

>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

I feel like this sort of comes into Knights Code territory.

"His Might Upholds The Weak"
-You may refuse no call for aid, honestly asked for.

It doesn't specify how we render aide and this is so honestly asked for... we have to
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>>4450737
ahh shit here our cultist shennanigans

>“I’m sorry, Brother. I cannot. It is not within my power. I will keep your child in my prayers.” The Angel has never said you were imbued with it’s power, nor has it given you the authority to heal others . Even one as innocent as a newborn babe. Not to mention what the Church might think of it. [Hearty]

V pass >>4428931
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>>4450738
Forgot to link to my verification post but here it is

>>4428925
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>>4450737
>>“By whatever power be invested in me as a Soldier in the Almighty’s Host, I beg that this innocent child be spared and his affliction be banished.” Damn the Church and its politics. Has not the Almighty’s Angel singled you out? To strike down the wicked yes, but also to uphold the weak. You call upon the Angel to help this commoner’s infant son, praying that the Angel will listen. If you have not the authority, the Angel will not answer. But you can do no more. [Haughty]
Almighty if this actually works...
>>4428944
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>>4450737
>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

Gesture to the parents to come join us in prayer. At least give off the look of collective prayer for some form of succor.

me: >>4430260

Still, if we can help, we must.
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>>4450744
Oh that's a great idea. It's one thing to take a child and bless it openly, it's another to join grieving and scared parents in praying for their kids life
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>>4450744
fucking this if we are going into go full cult figure at least conform to some level of church orthodoxy.
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Almighty damn you forgotten
>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
supporting this >>4450744
I don't like this at all, but i think>>4450738
is right and we can't refuse. Also i wonder which outcome is worse, preforming a miracle or nothing happens.


>>4428948
me
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>>4428922 me>>
4450744
>>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
>Gesture to the parents to come join us in prayer. At least give off the look of collective prayer for some form of succor.
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
I believe in the crit 1.
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>>4450737
linked the wrong post fug :DDDD
>>4450750
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also putting the bear token on our Armour was a bad idea means we can't have it in social setting if assassins attack
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>>4450751
>>4450744
Supporting this.
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>>4450737
>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
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>>4450754
It is socketed I believe so I imagine we can take it out when not wearing our armour
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>>4450754
if we're in Carthagi quasi bear worshipping isn't going to be an issue.
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
And supporting this >>4450744

Normally I'd find a way to gently let them down, but this write-in has potential to defuse most heresy-related issues.

>>4428945
Me.
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>>4450737
>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

And this >>4450744

This is me, im on mobile: >>4429795

>>4450754
>>4450757
Aye socketed so as to be removeable. I’ve got a commission going but god is it expensive with all the details.
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>>4450700

Email didn't work for me when Wuxxy struck, but they're pretty helpful on the IRC
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>>4450744
Just want to add that we should probably not do this right in front of the damn Cathedral. Maybe head to our accommodation first?
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>>4450770
that might not be any better. that'll just look like we are trying to hide our secret cult.
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>>4450737


>>4450744
+1
me:>>4430135
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>>4450770
I'm not so sure. I think if we do a quick little group prayer thing here and now and then move on that'll look fairly normal for a church. If we secret them away to our lodgings it'll not only bring up questions from them but make it seem MUCH more culty and as if we're doing something wrong.

It'll rob us of the potential for plausible deniability. Doing it here means if we're asked what we're doing and why we think we can give out blessings we can just say that we're "taking part in a group prayer, begging the Almighty to provide Salve Reginaes mercy for this poor, sick child" and it wont be a lie
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>>4450770
Yea, for reasons that >>4450776 has stated. Right now we can get away with 'inpromptu show of piety'. That we were so moved by his plight that we went down to pray for this young soul. Hell, if push came to shove, we actually still have Brother Rousseau who can attest that 'yes, he does have a habit of praying suddenly when he feels like it'.
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>>4450744
>>4450770
Supporting both of these - seem like prudent measures

>>4429047
Verification.
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>>4450737

> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous life. Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

Also Supporting: >>4450744

Verification: >>4428950
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>>4450737
>>4450744
I will also support this. While this is a tough situation, Emile would give his life to save even one innocent soul and there are none more innocent than children.

>>4428998
Verified
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

Things are getting fucky. But hey, all we're doing is praying to the almighty. We should remind the man that is where his faith should lie, that even if we were touched by Him we are still merely a vessel as any man may be when called to it.

>>4429098
Me.
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>>4450737
>>4429146
Verification
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist] with >>4450744 in addition
I just want the child to be safe and healthy. If the Almighty takes him, there is nothing to do. But if there is a chance that he will not, I wish that this child may live a good life. Please...please.
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>>4450737
>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

>>4429700
Verification

We follow a higher calling. We have shown in our dreams that we are willing to lay down our lives for the innocent. This is one of those times.

This quest has given me the resolve to be a better person several threads ago. Wholesome actions like this makes me think that I can make our world a better place.

To quote a previous thread, "There is light in even the darkest of places. Look past your own trials and remember that there are those less fortunate than yourselves, and find the strength in yourself to help them. Every small act of kindness, every petty rebellion against the cruelty of a fallen world, is a brick upon which we shall set the foundations of the Kingdom of Heaven.” I live my days trying to fulfill and manifest the Kingdom of Heaven through my actions, though I falter now and then.

Thanks for reading my blog.
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
Also supporting this
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>>4429712
This is me.
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>>4450737
Wait. Why don't we use our position to find a priest to help them? Father Towbray, Sister Ignatious, or a local figure? I think the Bishop ain"t that cool with us tho.
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>>4451054
It's because we're Storm-touched and see Angel(s). Word got out
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>>4451054
because people want to be a cult figure/saint.
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

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>>4450737
>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

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Add on >>4451054 as well. If possible, we should try to get a priest present. If they insist on our blessing, then no(not much) harm done.
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I think it's actually a cat, but for reasons I'm calling it a bear.
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>>4450737
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
>>4447814
Verification.
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>>4450737
>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]


>>4428977
Me
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>>4429034
This is me

>>4450737
“I’m sorry, Brother. I cannot. It is not within my power. I will keep your child in my prayers.” The Angel has never said you were imbued with it’s power, nor has it given you the authority to heal others . Even one as innocent as a newborn babe. Not to mention what the Church might think of it. [Hearty]

I dont want a whole jesus situation happening with us. Meaning I dont want the church killing us or anything
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>>4450744
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>>4451340
>I dont want a whole jesus situation happening with us. Meaning I dont want the church killing us or anything

Cowardice is unbecoming of a young Knight.
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>> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]
And supporting this as well >>4450744


Me: >>4429795

Also on another note, looks like both #26 AND #27 are up on suptg. Cool Beans.
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>>4450737

> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

I'm going with this one rather than the Haughty action. I feel that Emile is more concerned about saving the life of an innocent, especially considering the vile appetites of Monsieur Liam Wavell, rather than being critical of the Church right now. We can play it off as praying for them in a short prayer circle after Mass too. Who among the truly faithful wouldn't keep a sick child in their prayers?

>>4429648

Linking the posts.
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>>4451413
So is Heresy, to be fair.
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>>4451508
Noice
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>>4450744
Supporting this.

>>4429066
MY ID
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>>4451657
Forgotten, what is the name of the helm type.
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>>4451545
I mean, as far as Emile knows, he's being entirely truthful.
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>>4451764
As far as Emille knows he doesn't have any specific divine gifts, only the on/off guidance of the Angel and given the church hasn't taken an official stance on what that may be we're probably approaching the murky territory of what differentiates Reclamist from church Orthodoxy.
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>>4451795
I was more referring to the knowing-an-angel stuff.

Is merely attempting a blessing really blasphemy?
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>>4451821
It depends on if it catches on in the wrong way, as forgotten says the church takes a dim view on prophetic blessings and "unlicensed" faith healers and this could he taken as such though with the support for the write in thay will hopfully mitigated, though Im guessing if we vegin to devlop some kinda cult following properly that will look far worse to the Orthodox authorities.

Honestly we need to more about what I'm assuming is a more grassroots approach from the Reclaimists and how that clashes with church Orthodoxy.
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Quick question for anons here.

I'm finalising some details and I noted that the tabard and shoulder cloak with the current default will look rather odd with blue on blue. Have attached a rough mockup.

Should we change the colour of the cloak? Maybe a matte leather cloak or a more sombre travel colour like dark green/brown/black.
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>>4451830
Leather would work, or maybe black cloth with gold trim?
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>>4451830
If we keep with the colour theme the cloak could be white, impractical as it may be to keep clean it would look nice.
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>>4451830
That cloak clashes terribly with the tabard.

>>4451836
Bling is even better if it isn't practical.

Look. Granularity just becomes a fucking pain at some point, I don't want the quest to worry about "but what if I stain muh clothes". I'm fine with handwaving having cleaning and repairs done by Mikhail or one of the woman pilgrims or what the fuck ever let's not care about the "how" and just assume it gets done.

Not like people never wore white before.
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>>4451697
I'm not sure, sorry.

>>4451830
As other anons have suggested, the half-coat should be the same blue as the tabard or even entirely white.
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>>4451830
Like. Either match the cloak to the tabard blur or go black, gold, or white or some combination thereof. Like white with some gold fringe, or black and white chequerboard, or black with gold lightning.
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>>4451835
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>>4451875
Alright. I'll send the amended details to the artist. White with black or gold trim.
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>>4451873
Im with you on the point of Bling but the problem is worth addressing as its bound to come up in counterrance.
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Happy to chip in if this is a paid job, keen to see the work!
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yeah silver would work better as bling ?
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>>4451895
No. No it isn't.

That's like being concerned about our tabard getting ripped during combat.

The issue never has to come up unless it's actually losing the finery as a whole.
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>Write in: Gesture to the parents to come join us in prayer. At least give off the look of collective prayer for some form of succor.
> “…Give me the babe. Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous Please.” You have killed a great many living things. Evil things for the most part, yes, but you consider yourself a man of violence when necessary. What good is that if you cannot help save one innocent life? If there is a chance, any chance at all, that your blessing will help then you must give it. The Angel will listen. They must. Please. [Idealist]

“Come Brother, Sister. Pray with me.
Salve Reginae, Holy Mother, hear us.
Witness this young babe,
Without guilt or sin.
Beloved of his sires,
As Cain and Adam were to you.
Charge your angels to watch over him,
To preserve and protect him.
Lead him not along the path of the Pit,
And ward him from sickness and other evils.
Your purpose, Your will through all things.”


Your spontaneous prayer-group, located not far from the steps of the cathedral, has drawn some attention. Most of those leaving mass pay it little more heed than a curiously raised eyebrow, before donning their caps and setting off for the business or leisure of the day. But not all.

The first is Brother Marcel Rousseau, placing a hand on your shoulder as if willing the Almighty to take whatever power and goodwill he can channel through you. Then a merchantman, his cap alone worth double everything the desperate father of the child is wearing, stops in his tracks with a sudden uncertainty. A hobbled beggar, leathered face barely visible beneath the wild locks of hair and bristly beard, hobbles forward from his place in the gutter. Still more take pause, many of them humble pilgrims that you faintly recognise. They hover nearby and, as you conclude the ad-hoc prayer, they make the sign of the faith. The right hand clenched in a fist, the left gripping it about the wrist. Symbolism of the shackles that Adam and Cain threw off centuries ago. There is something in their eyes as they watch you at prayer, something that makes you take the extra step.

“…Give me the babe.” You place a cool hand on the infant’s feverish head, hot to the touch. “Almighty I beg of you, spare this one. Take him not into your arms yet, let him live a full and righteous life in your service. Please.”

Nothing happens. No beam of light erupts from you, no reassuring words from the Angel grace your ears. But then again, you did not really expect a miracle in that blatant form. You did not expect anything, there is more hope than expectation involved in faith. And you have faith that the Almighty will answer your prayers and the child will recover. Whether you’re unauthorised blessing has anything to do with it is a different question entirely.

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>>4451934
> No

It's like you don't even want to be responsible for building the holy Bulwark of Terra.

But seriously yes if it's a black cape, no if it's white.
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“Thank you, Holy Brother, thank you!” The father of the child takes both your hands and presses his lips against them. “Almighty grace your pilgrimage and keep you safe from harm.”

“Go in peace, Brother and Sister.” It is not lost upon you that the man addressed you as a commoner would a priest or senior knight of a Holy Order like the Comitas, despite you never having been ordained to any such rank. It discomforts you.

“The babe will live.” You did not see Father Towbray until he stood at your shoulder, he must have witnessed the whole thing. “I am as certain of that as I was certain that you would survive your Vigil at the Lighthouse.”

“Did I do the right thing, Father?” ‘Tis no scripture but all the same commonly said, ‘The path to the Pit is too oft paved with the noblest of intentions’.

“And still he doubts himself. One must wonder that they all did.” Father Towbray shakes his head with a rueful smile. He kisses your hand as well. “Ζώντας Άγιος…”



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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyn8gAYtNu4&ab_channel=EpicMusicWorld – Daubeny Favour theme

Several hours later, walking along the pictueresque Outer Palace Garden walls the run along the nicest part of the Port Bounty harbour, the scene outside the cathedral is farthest from your mind. Behind you, hovering just out of earshot, is the governess charged with ensuring that this meeting does not get too intimate. Mademoiselle Daubeny’s mother wants her married off, but her daughter’s feelings on romance or personal attraction seem to factor little into it. Truth be told you pay the chaperone little notice, your attention is entirely on the Mademoiselle Josephine Daubeny.

She could not be more opposite to Lady Frida Vancewell if she tried. Sincerely kind instead of playfully wicked. Shy and reserved rather than domineering and commanding. A lesser daughter of a humble family compared to the inheritor of a great one. Without guile rather than being the master of it. Fragile, not invulnerable.

“You will be gone for some time then?” Josephine parts a lock of blonde hair from her face, blown astray by a sudden gust of sea wind.

“Yes, My Lady.” You step closer to the parapet, somewhat shielding the her from the breeze. “Two years, at least.”

“And it will be dangerous?”

“Most likely, My Lady.” The final stretch of the full pilgrimage is notoriously the one most fraught with risk and hardship. You’re not sure how dangerous guarding a palace inhabited by a castle-sized dragon actually might be.

“I see…” Her worry for you is writ so plain upon her face, and so obvious that she is trying to hide it. It comforts you, to know that there is someone outside of your own family that is concerned with your wellbeing.

“This troubles you, My Lady? You need not fear.”

“It does. Trouble me, that is. How selfish I must be.” Josephine smiles sadly. “You know more than most why I worry, Sir. I could not bear to lose another… friend.”

“Friend, My Lady?” You notice her hesitation. You suspect she had been thinking of a different word entirely.

[3/4]
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[4/4]

“Sir Andrei, for some time now I have held you in… high regard. At first I feared that my feelings were merely borne out of grief, replacing Sir Rousseau with the one who brought me the message of his demise. It was only later that I realised, first perhaps at Lord Duncan’s tourney and then again at the Duke’s Ball. It was only then, far too late one might say, that I realised I have come to view you Sir Emile Andrei with a degree of… fondness.” You watch the fair maiden’s nervous delivery with care. The Mademoiselle seems less sorrowful than your previous meetings. Less tinged with grief. Perhaps your time with her at the Duke’s Ball, encouraging her to enjoy herself, did her more good than you could have hoped. “I understand that you may not reciprocate my… affections. I understand that a cousin of a minor house may not be considered a worthy match for an accomplished knight of a main family yourself, even if Mother would greatly desire to engineer it however she could. All this I understand, and I accept.”

“My Lady…” You’re about to protest that such concerns would colour your view of her, but Josepheine shakes her head before you can continue. She looks you, really looks at you, her piercing sapphire eyes searching your face. There is no judgement in them, no scanning for weakness or sifting truth from lies in you reactions. And yet still you have never felt more naked before a woman than you do now.

“I ask only one thing of you, sir knight. Regardless of my affection for you, whether you have any feelings for me in turn, just promise me… …promise me that you will return. That you will live to return this favour to me, alive and whole. That is my only wish.”

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>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

>“It is not my intention to die, but the road ahead is fraught with danger. I can promise nothing, My Lady… except that I will try.” You will not make promises you do not know that you can keep. Even if the Mademoiselle has only the purest intentions. [Hearty]

> “My Lady. Your favour shall keep my body safe and offer succour to my heart away from home. I shall wear it with pride and, Almighty willing, I shall see you again.” But the rest is in the Almighty’s hands. [Idealist]
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>>4451951
>Ζώντας Άγιος…

"Living saint"

Oh no... I am both very happy and absolutely terrified

>>4451956


>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]


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>>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

Protec. Argh.

We must find some way to exchange letters. Even if it is addressed to her family to know that we are still alive (and still a possible match).

Me: >>4429795

>>4451951
Oh boy here we go. Opened that can of worms, we have.

>>4451915
Cheers but it should be fine. Might take a while though (1.5 months) which means it should be intime for the future resumption of the quest after we get off the boat.
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>>4451956
>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

>>4429098
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>>4451956
>>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
Can we swear an oath on this?
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>>4451956
oh no, she is too pure. why must you do this to me, I should not feel so stresed about every other choice in a silly game on a niche sub board of a stupid Malaysian corral carving board.


>“It is not my intention to die, but the road ahead is fraught with danger. I can promise nothing, My Lady… except that I will try.” You will not make promises you do not know that you can keep. Even if the Mademoiselle has only the purest intentions. [Hearty]
It may not be what she wants to hear, but we can't set her up to crumble again when we die of stupidity abroad. The other choices feel like leading her on when even if we make it back she would probably just be the backup if Frida didn't wait on us. Let her down gently and let her live her life.
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>>4428948
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>>4451956
>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

Laugh and swear it by Adam and Cain.

Damn you Forgotten I was on the Daubney train before most and now I'm on the Vancwell express, the choice between the two will be stupidly conflicting come the letter decision.

>>4428931
Me
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>>4451968
We'll just get accidentally married to a Cathagi noblewoman.

Brown skinned genki ara ara when?
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>>4451972
No thanks I'll take our waifu selection so far over a carthagifu.
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>>4451973
Too late, Emile already has a taste to Khaffe
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>>4451979
>>4451973
* Has a taste for

Also had a taste OF with Ianthe.

Emile is a slut Knight
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>>4451915
Final question, is courageous sky an actual 4 legged bird?
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>>4451980
If we'd played Emille with more of a Hearty/Haughty angle than pious idealist I could see it, less so as he stands now.
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>>4451956

>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
Swear an oath
>>4429654
Verification
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>>4451956
>>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

Genuflection and swear an oath to return.

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Comments from artist: “Looks like I'll be drawing fucking Clegane from your description”

Fun aside, the artist is going to help do a preator badge as well. Hows this? Or should the name be bigger?
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>>4451956
>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

I'm still on the Daubeny Train, so we must keep her spirits up.

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That's awesome, and pic related is Courageous Sky.
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>>4452010
The trick is to get the artist hooked on the quest as well under the pre tense of better context for his drawing. That way he/she will become a renewable source of free art.
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>>4451956
>>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

Some have mentioned it, but I wouldn't mind swearing this as an oath.

Verification: >>4429699
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Assuming there is actual value in swearing an oath here I'd be cool with it. Seems like we're just swearing an oath to survive though which is... I mean either we complete the oath or die anyway
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>>4452036
We might get really tempted into staying or going somewhere else.
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>>4452056
Sure but it isn't as if we'll live out our life in Cathagi and we did tell her we'll be there for AT LEAST two years. It isn't as if we can't make a stop in at some point to return her favour when we come back, even if its to say "sorry but no thanks".

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for the oath, I just don't know how major an oath it would really be
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>>4452057
probably somewhere in the middling level, Carthagi has its own problems and intrigues and depending on the duties/actions we undertake while their we may face genuine harm at points particularly when interfering.
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>>4451951
>“And still he doubts himself. One must wonder that they all did.” Father Towbray shakes his head with a rueful smile. He kisses your hand as well. “Ζώντας Άγιος…”
Did we already know that Father Towbray speaks Cathagi? Or is my memory just that shitty?

Also, 'Living Saint'...oh boy.

I'm starting to wonder if the top bonus of a Path is channelling the related patron (Adam/Cain/Pit).

>>4451956

>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
I'm on the Vancewell express, but this glimmer of hope must be protected goddamnit.

>>4428945
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>>4451956
>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
Protect the smiles of our friends!
>>4451384
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>>4451956

>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

This, with an Oath to return to Cantôn hale and healthy to seal the deal. It's kind of a no-brainer, as we want to come back to help protect the land from the Prince's ambition, and it'd be hard to do that as a cripple or a corpse.

We're swearing a lot of Oaths lately, but at least they are ones that make sense for Emile, and aren't people trying to game the system for Codes. Wanting to come back alive and whole, and helping out Rabe if he needs it even if it's just us are all doable at least. inb4 swept overseas on the return trip home after having sent letters to friends and family about coming back soon.

>>4429648

Verification.
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>>4452019
> Griffinhawk armor wen.
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>>4451956
>>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

Im firmly on the Daubeny Train. But why cant we have both?

>>4428977
Me
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>>4452162
>why cant we have both?

A knight is sworn to VALOUR

Its in the name homie
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>>4452162
>>4452165
I mean we could but their would be some massive issues around it from certain Knightly vows to basic satisfaction, also its going full Cad.
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>>4451956
>>4429146
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>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
And ask for a smile for luck. If she gives it, give a wide warm smile in return.
>“Ζώντας Άγιος…”
Oh boy.
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>>4452165
I don't think you understand what Valor means. It has nothing to do with fidelity, chastity, monogamy etc.

We could go full Thorns and still be Valorous. It just means brave, unyielding, etc.

It also *slightly* touches on not being rude, especially to women, but once again you can be genteel in your infidelities, dashingly debauched, or politely poly-amorous.
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>>4451956
>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]

As you wish.
Well i think this girl will be the best/safest wife to settle down with.

But vincewell is just much hotter in eveyway but there is will always be polts and getting into trouble of some sort with her.

>>4429970
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>>4452309
There are the oaths we have sworn and have yet to swear(speaking of, I'd say we are due for another one). It is the principle and spirit, not necessarily the word, of the oaths that makes a knight.
Also, there is the rest of the intro:
>“A Knight is Sworn to Valour. His Heart Knows Only Virtue. His Blade Defends the Helpless. His Might Upholds the Weak. His Word Speaks Only Truth. His Wrath Undoes the Wicked.”
A man may have a virtuous heart and sleep outside of marriage, but does not lead ladies on knowing full well he will dump them, despite their devotion. We must be faithful. We have not sworn ourselves to any woman to an extent that we are now devoted to them, but we must be ready for that day. We must always strive to not merely follow the Words, but BE the Words
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>>4452504
>It is the principle and spirit, not necessarily the word, of the oaths that makes a knight.

Thorn Knight is absolutely an option, so this is explicitly untrue in the setting.

And atonement can always be made for broken oaths.
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>>4452586
"It's fine I can always ask for forgiveness later" is how a weasel thinks
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>>4452311
>As you wish.


Princess Bride much?
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>>4452593
Pretty much.
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>>4451956
Vancewell still best girl
>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
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>>4452810
I have a very reasonable dislike of any character that uses Saber as an art template, so yes I concur.
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>>4452816
Ree, no bully.
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>>4452833
Get wrecked ya slag, Perfidious Albion here to fuck ya up.

> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auiYBtx-Vxw
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>>4452833
This is what Saber sounds like in English if she was real.

Which she isn't.
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>>4452857
I'm pretty drunk and this was honestly probs uncalled for. So imma stop here.

. . . . A Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit
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>>4452858
Rest well mate, see ye in the morn.
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>>4452814
Except Daubeny's art comes from Violet Evergarden, not Fate.

baka not even able to insult weebs right baka
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>>4452992
So 'shaking my head' abbreviation becomes baka.

By the Almighty this is so fucking cancer.
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>>4452993
Smh desu
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>>4452992
She is generally accepted as a saberface tho.
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>>4451956
>“It is not my intention to die, but the road ahead is fraught with danger. I can promise nothing, My Lady… except that I will try.” You will not make promises you do not know that you can keep. Even if the Mademoiselle has only the purest intentions. [Hearty]

Ζώντας Άγιος
Oh boy let's hope the church doesn't see us as a pozer

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For all of you erudite kniggas that want to watch Violet Evergarden (possibly because of Daubeny). I connot stress enough that you have to, I repeat HAVE TO watch it in french dub. When you her Violet say "major gilbert" in french it will melt your heart. Swear to the almighty.

As an aside; Vikings can go fuck themselves.
>>4451956
>>>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
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>>4453039
Truly a work of art
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>“Your wish is my command, My Lady. I will return to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.” The Mademoiselle’s remaining faith in the power of love and chivalry is fragile. It is your duty as a knight to safeguard it, and you will do so happily. [Haughty]
I am perfectly happy with this being considered an oath. However, given it is effectively an oath to survive and return the favour at some point without additional requirements, I doubt I would grant a further unlocked Code skill for fulfilling it.

“Your wish is my command, My Lady.” It is fairly simply token, a handkerchief of light blue cloth rather than expensive silk with the initials J.N.D. laced in the corner. Despite its humble material the lacework is still pleasing to the eye. Josephine clearly has some skill with the needle. “I will return this to you, alive and whole. No power in all the spheres of Earth or Pit could prevent it.”

>GAINED Mademoiselle Josephine Daubeny Advanced Favour: +3AV, +1 AV Re-Roll. The first time that you burn this re-roll to avoid harm to yourself, this favour and its benefits are not discarded.

“I will pray for it to be so. Every night.” Mademoiselle Josephine Daubeny steps in closer, pressing the favour tightly into your hand. Not a breach of decorum, but enough that you can virtually see the disapproving frown of the matron chaperon behind you. “The ‘N’ is for Natalie. After my grandmother. She was the one who introduced me to Gabriel… Is it faithless of me? To cherish one fair knight so dearly after losing another? Those I treasure seem destined to…”

“Not another word, My Lady. I will return. I so swear it, on my honour.” Your serious expression breaks into a reassuring smile. “See? I have given my word that is shall be so. You have nothing to fear. I cannot very well do something so terribly unchivalrous as to perish now. Quite apart from the terrible inconvenience, my reputation would simply never recover.”

“There it is again. That smile of yours.” You beam down at the smiling Mademoiselle Daubeny. “The memory of your smile will keep me warm on the coldest desert nights, My Lady.”

“Now you’re just teasing me.”

“I would never dare. It’s a fatal flaw of many beautiful women, I’m told. To twist male words of praise into unintended insult.”

“Flatterer.” Josephine attempts to pout, but fails entirely. You have not seen her like this before, without any hint of sombreness. You like it. “I will hold you to your word, Sir.”

“Believe me, My Lady…” You smile as the two of you watch the sunset together. “I’m counting on it.”

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Monegan, 13th Day of Acrimun, 883 A.C.E, Morning - Port Bounty Docks

There is something of a parade setting in the air as you watch the pilgrims embark at the docks. Many have of them have their eyes on you, and you are grateful to have elected to adorn your new master-crafted full-plate for the event. You thought it would take a little getting used to, as your breastplate did, but the Bellicose work fits like a second skin. Despite the nigh impenetrable protection offered to every area, it is surprisingly light and mobile. You can still move as sleekly as a cat and fight almost as if you were entirely unencumbered. Frankly, you’re just dying to try it out and almost find yourself hoping that a pirate or two will give you an excuse to test it properly during the voyage. You’re also equally determined to ensure that Mikail is kept busy ensuring that not one spot of rust blemishes the pristine surface or hidden joints of this wondrous suit of armour from all that salt air.

>GAINED Master-crafted Full-plate Harness: +15DC, +33AV, +1 AV Re-Roll.

Thankfully the pilgrims merely seem happy to have you guarding the way and, aside from a few uncomfortably open gestures of reverence, none attempt a repeat of the request for a blessing from yesterday before they board. Perhaps they feel your presence along the journey is blessing enough. Thanks to the subsidies of the Church and the patronage of House Wavell, not a single pilgrim that has come this far will miss out on the final step of the pilgrimage. That said, many will still have to earn their keep assisting the sailors during the journey.

You have been informed that the Knights Comitas cannot spare another man other than Brother Marcel Rousseau for this last leg of the journey. Although the letter Brother Rosseau beared from the local Comitas Chapter Master did not give much in the way of reasons for this shortage of manpower beyond something to do with reassignments to the Montbrun borders, the Chapter Master was glowing in his recommendation of you for the role and stated he had every confidence that your party would see the pilgrims safely to their destination.

“Ah, you must be the famous Sir Andrei. They call you L’Orso in the local drinking dens around here.” Free Captain Alfonzo Verdicci does not explain who ‘they’ might be, but the barrel-chested veteran of the sea seems friendly enough. “It is an honour to have you aboard my humble ship.”

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>>4453100
>GAINED Mademoiselle Josephine Daubeny Advanced Favour: +3AV, +1 AV Re-Roll. The first time that you burn this re-roll to avoid harm to yourself, this favour and its benefits are not discarded.

Oh damn, is that per encounter or a one time use?
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There is hardly anything humble about the Coy Siren. The Langlish are renowned shipbuilders throughout the known world, and it shows in every wooden plank and piece of rigging that makes up this impressive vessel. You’re no seaman but even you can tell the sails are of a fine quality and the masthead alone, a lovingly carved watery woman gifting the prow with a sly wink, must have cost a fortune. It is easy to see how the famous fleets of Langland have maintained the independence of their small island nation for all these years. A Cathagi galley might have been faster, and a Cantôn cog safer, but neither would have been as sturdy or seaworthy as this ship of Langlish make.

You watch Mikail carefully lead Hannibal aboard. The less said about your squire’s actual riding skills the better, but it’s promising of his future horsemanship potential that your temperamental destrier is trusting enough of the young lad that he allows himself to be led up the gangplank without causing too much of a fuss. Liberal use of apples as enticement certainly helps. With the best of the horseflesh safely embarked and stowed away, the remaining steeds follow suit without incident.

“That’s nearly the lot of it, sire.” Your man Orin speaks respectfully, carrying the last of your belongings. “That first mate of theirs says we’s to cast off soonish-like.”

“Good work.” You nod, gesturing for him to continue. “Once you’re done stowing that, get yourself a hot meal. Might the last decent feed for the foreseeable future.”

“Yes, sire.” Orin pauses, nearly swinging himself off the gangplank under the weight of your luggage. “Fetch you a cup of khave while I’m at it, sire?”

“…you know what, Orin? You’re alright.”

“Thank you, sire!”

As the beaming servant hurries off, you give thought to how your other companions are settling in.

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>You go below deck to see how Brother Rousseau is settling in. Sure, he’s not much of a conversationalist, but he’s less prickly than Jess and a better listener than Mikail. Not to mention the only other noble on this entire ship. [Haughty]

>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]

>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]
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>>4453106
The AV Re-Roll is once per encounter. The burning of the re-roll is a one time use.
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>>4453107
>>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]
>>4428944
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>>4453100
That was pretty cute ngl

>>4453107
>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]

We really haven't spent much time at all with little Mikail since getting here. Lets check in on him

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>>4453107
>>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]

>>4453110
Thanks, kind of a stupid question in hindsight.

>>4428931
Verification
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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

We haven't talk to her much, considering we are this close to fulfilling her companion quest we might want to have a talk what we has experience so far among humans.

>L’Orso
That's a cool nickname

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>>4428949
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>>4453107
>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]


>>4429086
Verified
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>>4453107
>>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]
we need to spend some time on our squire

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>>4453107
>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

F A E P U S S Y

But seriously we have a multiple month journey with a very sensitive identity companion within close quarters coming up. We should maybe make sure she doesn't have like, ocean related curses or anything. Like, they don't have a blood feud with Sirens or anything right?
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>>4453100
She is too precious. And god. what a advanced favour. Thats going to be useful when the dice decide to shit upon us from up high one time too many.

>>4453105
>L’Orso

>The Bear

How fitting.

>>4453107
>>You go below deck to see how Brother Rousseau is settling in. Sure, he’s not much of a conversationalist, but he’s less prickly than Jess and a better listener than Mikail. Not to mention the only other noble on this entire ship. [Haughty]

We havnt had much actual proper interaction with Brother Rousseau for some time now. A chat might be in order. And perhaps speak of the Mademoiselle Daubeny whom we just met. He would be happy to know shes doing better.

Me: >>4430260
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>>4453107
>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

We haven’t done much with her recently...

>>4429047
Verification.
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That 'Alfonzo' physically hurts me.

Nice favor, although I hoped the burning re-roll wasn't one-time only.

>>4453107
>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]

Time to git gud, Mikhail. Or throw up together - misery does love company.

>>4428945
Me.
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>>4453230
> Puking in front of your Squire

Bruh. Naw man, we gotta show an example of fortitude and perseverance.
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>>4453199
> A chat might be in order.
>with brother Rousseau

Anon. I want you to think about what you just said for a minute.
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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]
>>4429654
verification
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>>4453191
>>4429098
>>4453107
Verified.
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>>4453247
Yes? I was meaning the one sided type where we just tell him things and he nods or does some non-verbal response.
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>>4453329
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aT2y2tvmeA0

> [ass clapping noises]

Man, this is going to come off wrong for anyone who doesn't watch the video for at least a couple minutes.
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>>4453230
>That 'Alfonzo' physically hurts me
Explain
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>>4453379
Since Langland seems to be no!tRenaissance Italy, the correct name should be Alfonso, not Alfonzo.
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>>4453382
Wait, so the setting DOESN'T have a British equivalent?
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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

>>4429202
Verification
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>>4453399
Langland is the closest we know of as far as direct parralels go so far.
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>>4453107

>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]

>>4429970
V post

>>4452311
My last post;
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>>4453413
>Langland seems to be no!tRenaissance Italy
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>>4453437
Mixed with England's naval traditions and a similar geographic and a relatively comparable location near not!France.
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>>4453107
>mikhail

>>4428999
Me
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>>4453451
Really, we should just be thankful there isn't a Germanic expy
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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]
We can talk to Mikail while we train. Jess has to watch our ass.

>>4447814
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>>4453030
In case I need to be verified.
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>>4453107
>>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]
>>4428948
me
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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

we need to stop neglecting her.

>>4428977
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>>4453107

>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

I just realized that with us going to langland first she is actually going to see two foreign lands on this trip, even if one if then is just a stop over.

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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]
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>>4453927
Whoops. Forgot my verification.

Me: >>4429795
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>>4453107

>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]

Debated on giving Mikhail a hand since we didn't do as much with him in Port Bounty because of all the nonsense going on, but we should probably get feel for how Jess is going to react in Langland. That, and we might be able to get a hint of what her next stage of companion quest would be.

>>4429648

Verification.
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>>4453107
>>Jess the Kid is already making herself comfortable in the rigging, ignoring the half-hearted protests of the sailors about their business. She’s staring at the gentle waves lapping at the starboard side of the boat, distrustful of the deep water. [Idealist]
>>4452097
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Do we know who the traitor/spy is yet?
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>>4454090
High likelihood there isnt an overt spy spy. If there was, the prince would be holding Jess' identity over us like a sword of damocles. Its a better chance that its a massive network of informants piecing together scattered notes and information to form a coherent picture.
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>>4454099
B- b- but my betrayal drama... :(

Speaking of though; If Mikhail defected to another knight behind Emile's back, would that count as being squire-cucked? And if so; How much would it ruin the young knight's reputation?
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>>4453579
Yeah Canton has some HRE vibes but we don't really have a German equivalent although I suspect we could see something of a Hussite expy in Montbrune.
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>>4454090
It was mostly Norwache and some other minor informants that were witness more public stuff. However Norwache seems to have stop sharing information after we went drinking with him. Since the Prince made no mention of Lady Ava despite it being prime ammunition available to Norwache after that same night.
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>>4453107
>>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]
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>we have 3 av rerolls
FUCK our tank game is gonna be strong also we can deaths door like a MF for our companions
33+7 +20 +3 63 AV FUCK ME
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>>4454261
forgot guardian actually so it's+ 6 so 69
heh
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>>4454261
We have 69AV currently so even better

+33 from Master crafted full plate, +20 from our shield, +3 from the Advanced Favour, +6 from Guardian, +7 from Basilisk Scale Shirt

>>4454262
Welp never mind you got it before me. But yeah 69AV with 3AV re-rolls and a ton of DC. We are going to slaughter motherfuckers now

33+20+3+6+7 = 69
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>>4454262
All we need after this is an upgrade to our shield for a base of 72AV and the additional AV reroll.
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>>4454263
I think we have a 40DC now as well with the plate armour on (ignoring sore shoulder as I'm not sure that is still relevant). Insane

+15DC Full plate, +5 Healthy, +5 Strong, +10 Blademaster, +5 Castle-Forged Arming Sword

== 40DC
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>Emile has a av of 35 when fighting "recklessly"
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>>4454267
Emile has an AV of 138 when fighting in a Guarded stance (or would if it didn't cap at 80)
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>>4454270
You mean cautious. Which now has much lesser utility for us, since our base AV is very much higher.

Now Guarded is the main goto when we're in trouble since it can outright cancel enemy attacks.
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>>4454261
Peak captain Canton AV, NO ONE DIES WHILE WE CAN TANK!
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>>4454272
Cautious yeah, my mistake
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>>4454272
>implying anons wont just vote "audacious" recklessly
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>>4454285
Considering that our most used stance is belligerent, no I expect that trend to continue. We still like to hedge our bets abit.
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>>4454288
Used to be Audacious until we got a reality check. Can't quite remember when that was, I think it was during Fallavon when we were searching for souls to bring back
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>>4454289
That literally was belligerent.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/qstarchive/3725756/#p3746303

>Not to say I told you so (because I didn’t) but in that situation going with the Guarded stance may have been more fruitful, vis-à-vis avoid the exchange of blows damage. Even if you had just gone with Balanced your opponent would be dead by now. I have noticed you guys have been very heavily leaning to Belligerent in many of our combat encounters and this is a prime instance of where it has cost you. Consider other stances in the future, especially where you don't NEED the extra damage to finish off an opponent or their companion.
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>>4454290
Fair enough, props to your memory I suppose
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>>4454292
No foul, mate. I'm just bored at work.
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>Mikail is looking a little green around the gills. It’s more likely nervousness than seasickness, given that he’s only just come aboard. You realise the boy’s probably never set foot on a ship before. Neither have you, come to think of it. [Hearty]

“How are you holding up, lad?” You pat your squire reassuringly on the back. He stares back at you glumly.

“I cants swim, m’lord.” Your squire bemoans miserably, holding onto the starboard railing for support. “I don’t want to be drowned… can you swim, m’lord?”

“I can. Not well mind you.” And as comfortable as this suit of armour is, you really don’t plan on falling overboard in it. “When I was a boy about your age the Knights Comitas used to make us swim across the river, still freezing even during the summer. Still, you should be excited! Not many boys from Andryski can claim to have sailed across half the known world.”

“Excited? Yes, m’lord. I guess the same kind of ‘excited’ when we was stepping into that monster’s nest in Grenmire…” Mikail does smile a little though, some colour returning to his cheeks. “You ain't wrong though. Filip and Antoni is the hetman’s sons and they ain’t never even gone farther n’ Grenoble!”

Behind you Captain Alfonso Verdicci and his First Mate finish their deliberations.
“Hm, I thought those pilgrims would take all day. Very good then. Sound the cast off, Yori.”

“ALL HANDS! Prepare to castoff!” First Mate Yori relays the captain’s orders with a thunderous bellow that would be the envy on Drillmasters anywhere. “And I want some ‘Lowlands’ by the by, you scurvy ridden dogs! None of that gutter tripe, we’s gots decent womenfolk and men o' means aboard, ye hear?!”

“Aye, aye!” Comes back the chorus. “Casting off, Lowlands Away!”

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGThECQmSpI&ab_channel=NyxRaven – Langlish seabound shanty

The Langlish folk are known to sing as they work, and Langlish sailors are no exception. As the Coy Siren slips its moors, the haunting keys of the Langlish song remind you of a dirge. Personally, you think it’s much too sad a sing to herald the embarking of a great adventure, but the Langlish sailors have their own customs.

I dreamed a dream the other night
Lowlands, lowlands away me John
My love she came, dressed all in white
Lowlands away


I dreamed my love came in my sleep
Lowlands, lowlands away me John
Her cheeks were wet, her eyes did weep
Lowlands away


You mind wanders towards thoughts of home and family. Father, Mother, Damien, Roselyn and all the rest. You wonder how long it will be before you see them again.

She came to me at my bedside
Lowlands, lowlands away me John
All dressed in white, like some fair bride
Lowlands away


And bravely in her bossom fair
Lowlands, lowlands away me John
Her red, red rose, my love did wear
Lowlands away


The shore is peeling away quickly now, making individuals on the Port Bounty docks hard to distinguish. Perhaps you merely imagined the figure in blue watching sorrowfully. And perhaps you only imagined the cool gaze of another. But perhaps not.

She made no sound, no word she said
Lowlands, lowlands away me John
And then i knew my love was dead
Lowlands away


You turn to face the outward sea as the vessel leaves the harbour proper. Over that horizon somewhere lies your destination. First Langland, then Cathagi. Few Knights Errant could be said to be as so well-travelled as you… but all you can think of right now is home.

Then I awoke to hear the cry
Lowlands, Lowlands away me John
Oh watch on deck
Oh watch, ahoy
Lowlands away


CHAPTER END
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>>4454310
Great run Forgotten, looking forward to 2230AD
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>>4454310
WE'RE ON THE BOAT.

Thanks for running Forgotten. I'm gonna miss StV until it comes back.
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>>4454310
NOT THE BOAT AGAIN!

thanks for running forgotten, any chance you know when BCQ 2230 will be running? I have a mighty need for Kriegers running around with dangerously overpowered plasma weaponary a la 40k
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>>4454310
*sheds manly tears*
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>>4454308
> Behind you Captain Alfonso Verdicci
Blessed Forgotten.

Thanks as always, and can't wait for Black Company IN SPEHSS.
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Thanks for being a part of this, kniggas. It's been a genuine pleasure to run Sworn to Valour. Don't forget to upvote the archive!

I'll be hanging around until the thread autosages, so feel free to answer any of the below questions and shoot a few of your own back at me. I don't have a date in mind for BCQ 2230AD yet, but I'm also happy to answer questions about it. I'm also still deciding whether to try to run it on /qst/ or make a clean break for Questionable Questing.

You kniggas is some valorous kniggas, verily!

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>Who is you favourite character?

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?

>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
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I'll be providing updates on BCQ 2230AD dates, probably in a few months, on both twitter and /qtg/.

And the uncensored previous thread can be found here, since it's no longer in the archive.

https://archived.moe/qst/thread/4403667/
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>>4454325
>Who is you favourite character?

Emile easily, but that's an answer with a lot of bias behind it. Honourable mention to Sir Rabe, the broest of bros

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
There are too many good memes to pick one

>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
Either the Lightning vigil because... holy shit OR critting the SoS from the top of the stairs because equally holy shit

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?

I've enjoyed the story and the fact that we have consequences for our actions. Also I have to give a general shout out to the player base for the sheer amount of discussion and planning and write ins even if there has also been a ton of shit flinging occasionally.

As to what you can do better, that's a hard question to answer honestly. I think as others have stated, the wealth system could use some tweaking, but all in all I'm pretty happy and satisfied with how the quest plays

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?

Tough to say, I'm fine with either though

>...probably in a few months, on both twitter and /qtg/.

RIP to us thirsty kniggas. Anyone have recommendations for a decent quest to pass the time for the next few months?
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>>4454325
>Who is you favourite character?
Thats actually a hard question for me I pretty much have to break it down into three Categories and omit Emille for me to have an actual answer.

>Companions
Probably Dan Marc he's been loyal to us through thick and thin despite he's misgivings, for the minor ransom we brought his service for I don't think we could of gotten a better bargain lowkey rooting for him and lady hewitt

>Waifus
I gotta say Vancewell she's just so goddamn audacious in her viperness and her contrast to Emille is just something special

>Villians
Marco hewitt suprisingly enough he's just been such a goddamn copperclipper piece of shit, its been consistantly satisfying to see him eat shit.

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
HAHA SHIELD GO CLANG.jpg

>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
Probably a threeway tie between going Captain canton in Fallavon, Dropkicking Anarchy & the vigil at the lighthouse concluding the doubts about Emille's ideals.

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
Gib Vancewell lewds

more seriously probably rework the wealth system a little, it works as is but if we ever got into ECONOMICS or some terribly ambitious idea like leading our own warband/company things would probably break down quickly

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
I think things work well enough right now, between the drama last thread and the verification process things seem to be well inhand.


What kind of weaponarys going to be available in BCQ? also what kind of Sci-fi vibe are you aiming for?
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>>4453105
>You can still move as sleekly as a cat and fight almost as if you were entirely unencumbered. Frankly, you’re just dying to try it out and almost find yourself hoping that a pirate or two will give you an excuse to test it properly during the voyage.

Uuuh, that'd be the most stupid decision ever. Fighting with an armor on a ship is a guarantee to sink if you ever fall into the water.
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>>4454337
Its the ocean and he just said that whilst he can swim he can't do it well. If he goes overboard he is likely fucked regardless. Id' rather we take our chances in the armour
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>>4454325
>Char
(Emile)
i like sir rob. Though the king was cool too.
>meme
One of the vancewell dissing ones. Fuck the vancewells.
>favourite part
Multiple: bringing bully boy vancewell to justice, expert tracking in fallavon, captain cantoning in dungeons, navigating the great ball.
Most of all though. I like the tough decisions we had to make sometimes.
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>>4454325
>>4454555
Oops forgot half
>cc
Dont let samefags drag you down.
I think the multivotes can be sudden ckusterfuxks some times, but the ball thread was great so dunno.
>move
Nope. Ok im gonna check qq out, but i like qst format, even though some votes results upset me.
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>>4454325
>>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
The complex social situations.

It was fun seeing a non-charisma character try to finagle his way through high society.

Even apart from that; Dealing with the Bluejays, almost offending the church, and saving that peasant from being hanged for running was all fun.
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>>4454325
>Who is you favourite character?
Emile of course. Half bumbling and winning fights and half being the hero of stories.

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
The shield slamming.

>>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
That nat 1. Still thinking about that one when people roll crits.

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
Honestly not much really don't have that much DM experience (homebrew DnD with nods to the Late Roman Empire) myself, but got one idea: read up on some ancient history for Carthagi. Don't go full copy paste, but put some small nods in there too the real Carthage.

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
I don't know. I try to verify, but the first vote probably shall have samefags.
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>>4454325
>Who is you favourite character?
Sir Rabe

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
Dual wielding Shields

>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
Traveling back in time as an ancestor and fighting the Fae.

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
More choices to include more neglected characters

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
Its fine. though you should give a chance to enter somewhere around the middle of the quest to let anyone who missed the timeline get a chance to play.
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>>4454325
>Who is you favourite character?
I have a soft spot in my heart for mysterious, melanchonic knights like Brother Marcel Rousseau. I like how you've characterized him besides being mute, and how his quietness is starkly different from Jess the Kids'.

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
Haha shield go CLANG

>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
Dropkicking Anarchy, but I am biased because it was me who rolled that 1.
Otherwise, slaying the Creeping Horror of Greenmire was very well written and a fond memory.

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
Fix wealth, make Cathago great, and keep being awesome.

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
Can't complain about it really. Seemed to me that votes were pretty balanced all around this time.
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>>4454325

>Favourite character?

Emile is a given, but Rabe is based as fuck. Just bros being bros.

>OC Meme?

I have a fondness for the 'haha shield go CLANG', but the Chad Andrei vs the Virgin Sinclair was funny, if a bit wordy.

>Favourite part?

I really liked the flash-backs to parts in the time of the Brothers. I have a weak spot for that Ancient Era stuff, and the developings of religions.

>Things I like, and things that need improvement.

I like the combat system (Physical or social), with us trying to find ways to improve the DCs. Wealth system needs an overhaul though, but haven't got much to bitch about the rest.

>Verification method?

It was a bit frustrating when I nearly missed the window, but it's not your fault I don't live in 'Straya. Seems to have sorted out a lot of the samefag risk though.
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I'll be hanging around and posting OC Valur memes as we go. Feel free to ask any questions about the settings of either Sworn to Valour or Black Company (in spehss) while I'm here.

>>4454336
>What kind of weaponarys going to be available in BCQ?
The mainstay weapons will be ballistics rather than lasers, with more advanced stuff subject to garnering favours from supply. Skill branches will include Puritan, Genemod, Cybernetics and Voidborn secrets (psyker shit).
More powerful tools at your disposal will include airstrikes or even orbital bombardments, a lot of which can be unlocked with favours or investing in certain members of your squad.

>What kind of Sci-fi vibe are you aiming for?
I'm aiming for gritty but not full grimdark. The setting will take place 20 years after Earth (and much of this corner of the galaxy) was ravaged by a sentient plague known as the The Rot.

Humans, along with a few other refugee species, are the gypsies of the universe. Second-class citizens at best, indentured or chattel slaves at worst.
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>>4455502
Actually Forgotten I'm curious, what are YOUR favourite characters, memes, and moments? Any spots where you've felt you've fallen short and could do better?
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>>4455512
Hard to say for characters. I've definitely got a soft spot for Mikail, but I also had a soft spot for Kid... Sir dan Marc has been the epitome of a loyal man and its been great to write him up both when he was struggling with that loyalty and when he's been reaffirmed. I have to admit Father Towbray wasn't high on my list at first, but he's begun to shine since Emile took him on as his confessor. And Sir Rabe of course, duh.

That whole first instance of venturing into Fallavon was probably my favourite from a writer's perspective. By that point the paranoia and theories bouncing around made great reading and I enjoyed the whole episode immensely. That anons not only discovered the secret Son of Sin boss but actually beat him was a hell of a ride as well. The whole ordeal was traumatic but the atmosphere leading up to it and the Fae Banquet was great.

Best quality memes would be some of those Meme Shaman ones, I put it up there for top quality OC along with the Mapbros and drawfagging.

The OP crossbows was a low point mechanics wise, and I was worried that Fallavon was becoming Namek-tier in terms of how long we spent there, but overall I'm digging the story and think I've done most of it justice. A previous failing of BCQ was that anons felt they didn't have much time to interact with all the available characters or pursue side-quests, so I've taken pains to make sure this is seen to in StV. Others have already mentioned my failings with wealth.

I guess I should have put the foot down with samefags and toxic shit-flinging earlier, but this latest threat was pretty good in that regard.
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>>4455495
>The mainstay weapons will be ballistics rather than lasers

Well shit, I can dig it but I hope we get access to some high powered and dangerous energy weapons.

>Humans, along with a few other refugee species, are the gypsies of the universe. Second-class citizens at best, indentured or chattel slaves at worst.

Haha oh man the meme's are going to be interesting, will their be race options in character gen. similar to the duchies in STV or will they be automatic?

also I believe you mentioned the potential for multiple MC's at some point do you plan on doing that?

>>4455512
Also this
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>>4455528
I'm definitely banking on starting with a human MC, so the chargen will revolve around the colony origin rather than species.

As for the multiple MCs I do have some mechanics for the ace pilot MC written up but I think the captain MC may be mostly an intro/sideline like the bard, Tracker Jean and Godric St. John.
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>>4455531
How long do you intend to run BCQ before we shift back to StV? Will there be some alternating schedule?
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>>4454325

>Who is you favourite character?
Emile is great and probably my fave. But father Towbray is the one that has grown on me the most. Initially I did not like him, what with being a religious fanatic possibly militant, and if i had played at the time i would definitely have voted for the sister as our confessor. But you gave him layers and his brand of harsh but still idealistic maybe naive faith turned out to compliment Emile's journey immensely.

>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
I like hurricane Andrei a lot and all the copper clipper and Memeri TV shit is great

>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
As a player, when you liked a meme i made and linked it. In game, the dukes ball. It was such a wild ride almost getting derailed right out of the gate and then rising going up up up until the ballroom floor then crashing right back down when we meet the prince. All this despite choosing the interactions gives me analysis paralysis until others gives me frame works I can work from.

>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
Aside from wealth which hasn't been much of a problem most of the time, I honestly don't know. The 1264^24 combination social choices for big events are daunting to me but the freedom and sheer player choice they allow is also one of the things I love about the quest, so as long as other anons are there to get the ball, pun intended, rolling it's all good.

>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
It's somewhat of a pain but not too bad it feels like it might have worked or maybe the anons who said they were quitting really meant it and that's why. No need to move for my sake but i will follow along if you do.

>>4454327
> probably in a few months
oh. oh no
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>>4455546
It will alternate. BCQ should have set missions that will have an obvious end point, so that should make it a good place to bounce back and continue StV until the next timeskip etc.
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>>4455531
Still planning to do a full char Gen for BCQ? Does the company has its own spaceship? Will the Black Book still exist? What other races will be there?
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>>4454325
>>Who is you favourite character?
Big fan of father Towbray I feel like he has had a profound effect on helping Emile staying true to his religious beliefs.

>>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
I love any of the Emile name oriented once such as Emile "Put the Sons of Sin in a garbage bin" Andrei.

>>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
I think finding the Blue Jays and our brother was one of the many satisfying moments of the quest it felt like a huge achievement, but it feels like it got overshadowed by the Son of Sin fight afterwards. Though that was also hype.

>>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
Honestly everything, the only thing I dislike is the damn time zone difference.

>>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
I think the current measures are fine.
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>>4455574
Yes, YES and Yes.

I have a bunch of races in mind, I've used the stellaris empire creator to make representations of a few of them. I'll dump them here when I get the chance.
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>>4456227
>I've used the stellaris empire creator

A man of culture I see
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>>4456256
>Stellaris
>good

Jokes aside, I put a lot of hours into that damn game...
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>>4456227
Shipsloot stellaris race when
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is StV over or is it on hiatus for BCQ?
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Welp, sounds like as good a time as any to get caught up on Black Company Quest.
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>>4456368
Hiatus. Forgotten will be switching between this one and his new quest on an episode by episode style basis. But from what he said earlier in this thread it'll be a couple months at least until we start up with the other one
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>>4456227
TL'DR You are doing great and you should feel great.
Can you give us a vague idea of how "evil" our employers could be, ranging from maligned revolutionary to genocidal monster? Also, if you gave us an ETA and I missed, could you please restate when we can expect the first thread?
As for StV, when are we getting another Oath? Its been a good while, and I'd say we are due one(maybe two)
>Favorite character?
Tough pick. I cant give a certain answer, but I may have to pick Emile. He has developed well, with principles and knows how to be realistic about them, yet has lines in the sand that he does not cross. His weak will in regards to a pretty face is something I had a problem with, but I have rationalized it, as he is young, he hasn't done it when it would get him into immense trouble and he can still grow out of it. There may come a point where we make a decision knowing it will get him killed, but if its upholding what Emile holds dear, than I will have no regrets other than that it had to come to this.
>Whats your favorite OC Valor meme?
Either Captain Canton(shield solves everything, to the surprise of everyone and no one), or Hannibal being the best goddamn horse ever. God, i'm gonna cry if(when) he dies. Only the best breed of horse could ever succeed him.
>What was your favorite part of the quest so far?
A split between our scene against the Son of Sin( I still go back the other archive to reread it),and our second and third parts of our pilgrimage.
>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
On the Crunch side, I like the feel of the multiple dice rolls for different aspects of the scene. In combat, it can simulate the tide of battle and individual prowess. I think this could be applied to other circumstances, if other things are at play, though that's only a vague idea. The story has a good balance of not getting bogged down in every companions life story by limiting our conversations, while also giving us time to talk. Although, sometimes I would like to talk more with them. I enjoy them. Another suggestion is for you to live in a country of a civilized longitude, you aussie fuck. In all seriousness, you have done an amazing job. I cant think of anything you need to fix, so its hard to think of ways you could do better.
>Verification method?
Imperfect solution to a problem that needs any solution. Just try to give some ETA for when the quest starts so we can get in the window and keep the OC requirement and it encourages participation, samefags wont have the creativity due to their devolved brains.
All in all, you have been a great QM, Forgotten. I expect great things from this quest and your next one. I just hope that both will will have at worst a bittersweet end, rather than one that leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and sadness tumor in my brain
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>>4456480
>>4456227
Forgot to ask, what is one of your favorite other quests. Mine's Shadow Quest. Good shit, over 100 threads, all good.
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>>4456326
Always go xenophobic.

Is slavery still OP?
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>>4456227
Whats the most out of place thing in Canton? also would it be innaccurate to say Canton has a surplus of knights similar to the way Feudal japan had Ronin?
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I love you. Kniggas
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>>4457065
... Are you drunk again?
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>>4457134
Maybe a little...
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>>4454325
>Who is you favourite character?
Emile, but that's like saying you like your favorite kid in the class is your own child. I like most of them, but I have to give it to Gilbern since I enjoy seeing him try so hard. I'm also curious about Jester, but that's just because I'm curious about the Fae stuff in general.
>Whats your favourite OC Valur meme?
Not Valor, but WHA' DO YA THINK A THA' YOU TEA DRINKIN', ERHU PLAYIN', DRAGON MINDFUCKIN'...
>What was your favourite part of the quest so far?
Emile vs ANARCHY for high octane action and the Fae Ball for a more relaxed threat to Emile's life.
>What do you like about the quest? How can I improve?
Honestly, I love the writing and how you absolutely aren't afraid of pulling punches when it comes to any of this. As for improvement, I'm pretty smooth brained so I can't help you there.
>Is the verification method a good enough countermeasure or is it best to move on to QQ?
Something so people who came late to the party like myself can join in mid-thread would be nice, though I can't really think of a way to do that while also keeping the integrity of your current method. Keeping it the same is probably the best thing you can do.

Any chance for bugs in BCQ 2230?
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>>4458149
> bugs

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2AjEdc-VDcw
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>I'lL bE ArOuNd tO AnSWeR QuEStiOnS uNtIL tHe tHrEAd 404'd

so that was a fucking lie.
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>>4461479
In a different part of the country, I’ll be back tomorrow
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>>4456488
>fave quest
House Harrock quest by Plasma was my longtime favourite back in the day. I followed others like Shadow Quest, Hellborn, that 3rd-in-line Prince thing and a few other short-lived ASOIF types but House Harrock was what got me into questing in the first place.

>>4456513
>slavery ever being good
Get ye gone to Cathagi, sandback

>>4458149
>bugs in 2230AD?
Yes.

>>4456615
>Most out of place thing in Canton
I don’t understand the question

>Surplus knights
You could say so, but certainly less so since the War of Borders. Emile is like a 1919 baby following the Great War and the sequels to those are always so much better
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>>4461874
>3rd-in-line Prince thing
Which one?
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>>4461904
I honestly don’t know. I just remember that we were the useless second or third in line and curried favour at court. And the guy that did Court of Swords did a similar (and probably better) version of it years later.
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>>4461904

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Beleaguered%20Prince%20Quest

This one maybe?
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>>4461874
>I don’t understand the question

I suppose I mean something anachronistic

>Emile is like a 1919 baby following the Great War

Oddly appropriate that captain Cantons a thing if theirs a parralel to be drawn.
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I'll loredump some of the stuff I'm working on for Black Company 2230AD, for those who are interested. There will be more, but this is the (mostly) finished pastebins worth sharing.

The Last Human Colonies: https://pastebin.com/VA3nHbTm

Recorded Xenos Species: https://pastebin.com/vdG01RzG


>>4462174
That's the one! I think this was based off or inspired by a similar idea with more Eastern themes, but it was a good run for a while.

>>4462383
>anachronistic

Aside from the obvious fantasy stuff, probably the Queen being the Pope equivalent of this setting and the method of selecting the next Mater Reginae from the ranks of nuns.
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>>4462572
Copperclippers the race
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There are more alien species, but these would be the main ones the MC would most likely know of at the start of the quest.
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>>4462581
>>4462585
I may have never played the original BCQ, but I can definitely see having Quexi and Belcossan crewmates since they seem to like us as a species.
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>>4462569
Well... the story will be dark, as its predecessor, but hearing of how things how gone to shit for so many, especially turtle and plant bros, makes me want to turn things around. Actually doing that would have to happen far into the quest, but damn it, I want mankind and its close friends to be safe, secure and independent. And if it means squashing some copperclipper critters or making roadkill out of some Savis, then all the better.
And I swear to The Almighty , Forgotten, if you have some of the Belcossans dress as goths or there version of goths i.e making it look as if they are withered in appearance only or cut their leaves to express their pain, then i'm going Down Under and lock you in a closet with an emu.
On a different note, based on the descriptions of the different human colonies, we can expect, among other choices, genemod or robo-augment as backstory.
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>>4463183
>Forgotten, if you have some of the Belcossans dress as goths or there version of goths i.e making it look as if they are withered in appearance only or cut their leaves to express their pain, then i'm going Down Under and lock you in a closet with an emu.

>CRAWLING IN MY LEAVES
>THESE ROOTS THEY WILL NOT HEAL
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>>4463510

>SHEDDING LIKE IN FALL
>MY SAP WILL NOW CONGEAL
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I sense promising meme potential in this.
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>>4462569

Hey Forgotten, reading through the pastebins, were the Kroll and Faenwedhe still in a position of power when the Rot tore through them, or were they already on the backfoot from Federation forces? Mainly curious if people think the Rot was a blessing at the beginning of it's appearance in the opposition, or some kind of bio-weapon the Kroll/Faenwedhe unleashed when they were on the brink of annihilation.
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>>4463538
They Kroll were already on the backfoot at that point. They were the Big Bad for much of mankind’s initial interstellar history but by the time of the Rot they were reduced to a frightening but not overpowering Space North Korea.

The Faenwedhe are a different matter, but it had been a long time since their last unprovoked incursion.
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>>4456480
I completely missed responding to this post, sorry!

>"evil" employers
The Big 3 will be selected mission by mission between the Federation, Savis Empire and Yibrak Mandate. These are tha major empires that formed a Grand Alliance Armada that defeated the Rot, carving up the remnants of the Republic of Earth and other territories between them in the process. As the landgrab and reconstruction cools a sort of stalemate (officially a Glorious Peacetime Era) has settled in. There are factions in each of them that are fine with the status quo or want to flip the table on everything. You can get a decent picture of them from the above pastebins, but none quite hit that overt 'genocidal monster' tier.

Each Big 3 will have their own individual employers from retired Drax generals to ambitious Savis princelings. The specific mission selections will likely be a Captain POV choice, being way above the main MC's paygrade. Later down the track more independent employers may become available, but initially it will be those Big 3.

>Next Oath
I would certainly award one at the successful conclusion of your pilgrimage, given how significant an achievement it is to Emile.
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>>4462569
>>4463723
That's grim yo, what was the standing of the republic of Earth among the other space powers before it's fall?
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>>4463723
Can we be dirty ass human sympathisers?
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>>4463723
Its cool, dude. I'm glad to hear that we wont be limited to one employer this time, as well as one employing faction. This way, if we have any...issues with our current employer, we can still have options, even within the same faction.
I wonder how long it will take before we get a mission that will have large scale(federation/empire or even all three of them) ramifications. Probably will only be visible in hindsight
>>4463872
We will probably be humans, so unless we are those humans that have attempted to integrate fully into xenos culture, we will be very sympathetic to the plight of our fellow man, and probably for those xenos that aided mankind in the past(turtlebros and plantbros).
>>4463856
My guess is a species with clear potential, but has a fair deal to go before they are one of the big players. Think Mass Effect, if humans took a realistic time to adapt to an interstellar community. The Rot fucking us over would be the equivalent of a talented middle or highschooler who just got an illness that is probably terminal and at least will cripple probable decades(in analogy).
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>>4463872
[Xenophobic] / [Fanatic] (in the Void Mother cult) will be one of the defining conversation trait choices.

>>4463856
Humans were the new kid in the block, and the First Siege of Three Pines was their “I’m a big boy now” moment that had the other galactic players paying some attention. The Federation, likely keen for a buffer state between them and the Yibrak/Savis were engaging in discussions for the RoE to become an associate member.

The respect it had garnered meant very little to the surviving states when picking over the mangled remains of human territory left after the Rot. This main MCs generation would have had very few positive experiences with aliens. The Company, a predominantly human mercenary band, is hired not because they are the necessarily best but because they are affordable and arguably best value.
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>>4464236
The Company, a predominantly human mercenary band, is hired not because they are the necessarily best but because they are affordable and arguably best value.
Oh how the mighty have fallen,once they wore The company to hire if you wanted to win. Gota start working on get back to them good old days.

Do the company still have a pice of princes armor mybe like a helmet pice kinda like vader?
And/or would the leader of the strom troopers allways be called prince as a tittle?.
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>>4464236
Will there be things of transmitting pay home to better families and communities or will this be a company affair where dependents come along.
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>>4464636
Also is the cult of the dark father still alive in thr company?
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>>4464636
Having a relic or something from Prices day would be actually pretty cool
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>>4464674
Prince*
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>>4464636
>>4464653
>>4464674
Pretty sure its a different universe. It has Earth, afterall.
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>>4464636
There are relics and but the non-Latin/English annal entires have barely been deciphered at all. The events of BCQ and Lt. Prince are viewed as legend/myth before less superstitious annalists kept more accurate records from the 1400’s of Earth history mind you onwards.

>>4464647
Yes, this will be explained further in chargen. A modern setting makes it a little harder for zero-contact with past life requirements, but new BC members are effectively and VERY illegally scrubbed from all records. And I do mean all.

>>4464653
Hahaha t. MY BLOOD FOR HIS
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>>4464236
>The Company, a predominantly human mercenary band, is hired not because they are the necessarily best but because they are affordable and arguably best value.

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap
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>>4464236
>>4464762

>Black Company, Mzk'iz'kik? Really? Why not use the Auxl from Interitus? They'd easily rip these Pect'Max reavers asunder in a quarter of the time.

>My queen, please. Think of the savings. For just the price of transporting and feeding 3 Auxl brawlers from the homeworld for the month, we get the entire company for 18 months. They can't quarter a man in one go with their bare hands like our most loyal vassals, but we get them, their transport, their supply chain, and the PR of helping the lessers. All for less than the cost of a new tiara.

>Hmmmm, I did have my eye on a new diadem, this one is getting rather out of fashion. I don't want that upstart Kyz'lik'tk showing me up at the next quarterly report...
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>>4464773
This I like
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>>4464776

That copper isn't going to clip itself you know. Have you seen the price of those new molecular-edged metal shears? The initial investment is high, but after you get 15 tonnes shaved off with the current dreg labour market rates, they're practically free and break down less than the laser cutter by a solid 0.018% over the same length of time. Well worth the credits as far as I'm concerned.
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how big is the company both for the mc and his immediate band the BC at large
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>>4464776
How did the black company survive through the age of modern warfare and world wars / corporate wars intact?

And how was our rep when the Earth sphere government was still intact?
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>>4464776
What would we be piloting as Pilot MC?
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>updated for BCQ 2230AD.
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>>4464791
The main MC will be a sergeant in the 77th Krieger Platoon. That numbers about 30ish soldiers though like the Airborne 101st that platoon designation doesn't mean there are actually 77 other Kreiger Platoons in service. I don't have concrete numbers for you but the BC at large (including crew, supply and reserves) numbers in the tens of thousands.

>>4464795
I didn't want to post unfinished work just yet but i'll dump the in-progress pastebin here to go some way in satisfying your questions. Just keep in mind it is far from finished (and open to OC suggestions throughout post 1363 history that wouldn't obviously have drastic effects the modern company by the time of 2200 onwards).

2230AD Annal Entries: https://pastebin.com/zBic3fPQ

>>4464812
I'm still juggling up whether to lock in a fighter or present the options of bomber/gunship in the mix for a vote. Obviously they are vastly different options and I'm not keen on developing entire combat systems that won't see the light of day for each one.

So put it as a Wingshark Fightercraft for now, and maybe I'll look at including the Asgorga Bomber and Black Talon Gunship as alternatives. Or I can put them all to a very early vote before I start working on the system.


>>4464825
Ah, our first OC meme of the quest! Carry on, my knigga.
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>>4464782
Just noticed the filename, hearty kek
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>>4464867
>Company fucks off Byzantine's in favor of Ottomans due to them being copperclippers
>Massacaring Catholics in Ireland during the English civil war
>GTFOing out of Napoleons war due to internal politics
>Both world wars fucking the company hard
>Soviet mercenary shennanigans

I'm impressed you managed to keep the companies activities interesting the early 20th century I'd honestly love to see a one shot or something about cold war shennanigans
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>>4464760
I can think of two fun backgrounds who could use their records wiped. Known womanizer with a lover and a bastard on every port. Joined the company to escape paying child support. Spoiled rich heiress who has bounty hunters searching for her to bring her back alive to her parents.
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>>4464901
would honestly dig a spoiled rich girl who discovered a psychotic taste for fighting with the company.
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>>4464901

Both of these sound like interesting histories with plenty of room for plot hooks.

>Old Whitelake miner's union member, remembered a time before the Yibrak showed up and took over. Led a bunch of strikes that were costly both in worker lives and material exports. Narrowly evaded getting caught and made an example of, signed on with the Company so that he can avoid being ripped into pieces by a four-armed gorilla in a frozen hole in the ground.

>A Drax deserter from the Federation army. Felt ill at ease with the results of Perspira's 'vote' to join the Federation, and made the fatal mistake of admitting as such to higher. Their chance at a worthwhile military career, along with the prospect of a position in the civil service that would let them sire a child, died that same day. Joined the Company to be able to own more than a bed and the clothes on their back.

>An Asandi historian who has a keen interest in dead and dying xenos civilizations. Joined as an Annalist because they heard from a friend-of-a-friend that the esoteric Company had records that predated any other recordings of humanity. Wants to document dead xeno history to educate the young in the future about ways to avoid future problems. Heard that signing with the Company is for life, is fine with it because if the Company has it's final pages in his records, he has somewhat decent odds to out-live it and anyone who would want to gun him down for desertion in the long term.

Just throwing some more out there, and included some xeno ones when I was trying to think of why some species would bother enlisting with a human merc outfit.
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>>4464989
I had been considering a Quexi annalist, but the idea of an Asandi banking on avoiding the hassle being charged with desertion by the mere fact of outliving the company they joined really appeals to me.
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>"Asandi huh? Why would you ever enlist with us? You know it's for life, right? Recruiter must have made a mint."

>"Oh, I'm just writing a new novel about your specie's fascinating history sir! I figured that this would be the easiest way to get access to it, and there's just so much of it in the Annals. Easily enough to keep me busy for the next 150 years."

>"Yeah, but you can't leave when you take the black. Staff Sergeant Whitterby did mention that during the swearing-in, correct?"

>"I mean, it should only be for the next 200ish years or so. I still have around 450 more in the tank, I'm pretty sure."

>"Dark Father Below, how old are you Corporal?"

>"A mere 217 Federation Standard Galactic sir, thank you. Hopefully my plumage isn't too faded by the time when I'm done, I don't think the 'Venerable grey and balding author look' will be too appealing on the holo-pic cover. I am rather fond of my seafoam green. That reminds me, I have to talk to Supply for more oils, this dust is really doing a number on my pinions."

>LT's look when contemplating Annalist Sings-of-Ages-Past ideas of a contract.
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>Not to mention that -thing- inside the accursed sarcophagus…

They had Prince locked up in the basement haha. BCQ The Transylvania Contract when?
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>>4464867
No elves or other races survived to the modern era?
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>>4464989
We can always get some of those xenos as teammates.
>>4465185
We will do better then him. This time, we MUST do better.
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>>4465263

Prince was the very definition of "Great does not mean Good". It's going to be hard to do better than he did, though maybe we can set up a legit independent human colony over the course of several campaigns.
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>>4465263
>>4465286
Do better as in free the dark father from his prison and get humans to worship him, lead humanity to a glorious comeback argets all the xnos scum and become top dogs and then start on makeing the imperial empire oh and make it so we can live on earth again.
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>>4464867

I’ve got a suggestion for the Annals pile:

>First recorded meeting of Black Company Kreigstorm/Infantry Platoons running into Germanic Landsknecht/Swiss Pikemen respectively.

>pic very much related.
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>>4465327
That ship kinda sailed already though with the Infanticide
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>>4465286
>>4464997
I just want us to salvage more, thats all. Those that stick around us and survive have better lives. Fewer betrayals. Fewer deaths. I know that this is a lot to ask, but I want this quest to end(years from now), not with a tired that makes me long for the end(not due to poor quality, simply emotional fatigue), but do to knowing we did a good job, both as a soldier and a commander.
I know this story will be be dark and there will be many deaths, but I'm going into it optimistically. Not hopeful, as that feels like I'm believing in a bit too much, but optimistic that things can get better. Because happy(or more likely bittersweet)endings don't come about because of only singular great battles, duels or decisions dripping with significance. They also come about do to sticking it out for one more minute, talking to someone in a quiet moment, putting on a brave face and knowing that, no matter how full of shit the galaxy, no matter hopeless my fate and the fate of our species may be, no matter how many deaths of comrades I may face, no matter how many people we will have to murder to get the job done, all it will take is a single attempt to do good, to preserve, to simply help, for us to matter. For no matter how many millions of years go by, how ever many suns may be born and die, no matter how few seconds of life we may buy someone or if the comfort we give is washed away in a sea of suffering, know that it happened. We did it. Now, enough gum flapping, I've got another sorry fuck whose probably missing limb to drag back to our trenches. You can have my bourbon if I die, wont be needing it for antiseptic then.
>Company Medic Johnathan "Johnny Bourben-Bandaid" Westgrove
Sorry, my reply began to bleed into the last words of a hypothetical ray of bleak sunshine the company had in the past.Why? Because I like cynical assholes with an enduring heart of gold, dammit! Anyway, I hope you like this half-assed speech that I made halfway through my reply. I suppose in the place of passages from the Book of Brothers, you could use famous quotes(mostly last words) from past Company members to prevent samefags.
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>>4465350

Thinking about it, Desmond Doss would have made one hell of a White Company Combat Medic.
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Where are the evil megacorps Forgotten?
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>>4465381

But Anon, we’ve already talked about the Savis.
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>>4465382
Yibraks, anon. The Savis are the noble houses empire, The Yibrak are the mercantile one. So not megacorp, but more like merchant families. Think with a touch of Venice.
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>>4465390
I believe anon is looking for a specific outright evil capitalistic exploiting megacorp space empire though. maybe forgotten doesn’t have the DLC? I can help generate empires locked behind DLCs for him if he wants
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>>4465466
I’ve got the DLC, I just don’t have a species-spanning megacorp in this corner of the galaxy.

Unless you count the Company as one.
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>>4465507
Forgotten, how far back does the calendar of interstellar society go? In other words, how far back can an educated person(not necessarily "in the know") read about events in our area of space? "Only the bird and bat bastards might know what happened before then, and they arnt telling"
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>>4466203
Given that the MC will only have a human insight, and a post-Earthfall education at that, insight into pre-human space flight history will be severely limited and hecka spoilers
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>>4466229
How many people will be on our squad on the first thread?
I need this quest nao. A few months too long a wait.
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>>4466229
Is their a charter of species rights that we get to violate horribly?
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>>4466326
Standard Krueger squad size is 8-12.
1 SGT, 1CPL, 1 SIG, 1 GNR, 1 MDC and the rest are troopers.

So probably 9 for the first thread, including yourself.

>>4466336
Absolutely
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>>4466343
Nice and large squad size. I assume that we'll get to pick our squad too out of 30 something options just as the first black company? What does SIG and GNR stand for?
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>>4466348
Yes, squad selection will be a big one.

SIG = Signaller (radioman, hacking and calling in heavier external support)
GNR = Gunner (big fun with big guns, demolitions and explosives)
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>>4466365
What's the status of Artificial intelligence at the moment?
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>>4466365
signaller would lead to more autonomy as we act as recon
gunner would give us the most !funs! and would put us in the thick of it
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>>4466343
Might we be involved in a planetary wide genocide ala Sarsburg at some point?
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>>4466369
EXTREMELY illegal. Something pre-human galactic history that probably has to do with why everyone hates the Faenwedhe

>>4466434
I won’t shoehorn you into it but planetary genocide is certainly on the cards depending on your employer
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>>4466365
I want an Auxl gunner bad.
Is there a fallen empire we should worry about awakening?
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>>4466516
What are the limits to biomods and robomods for humans. At what point is the result unstable or wouldn't pass for human by most definitions?
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>>4466905
Maxing out the ‘skill tree’ in cybernetics, genemods or voidborn would probably put you in the transhuman category. But dabbling in multiple end-level branches would likely be unstable or see you become something else.
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>>4466519
The Chorkrum fit this description. You wouldn’t want to tick those guys off.
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>>4467361
Cyborg copper clipped is a go
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>>4467361
So is Voidborn our, My blood for his deal with the devil skill tree or just space magic?
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>>4467361
Hmmmm...I wonder what would happen if we dabbled in every tree but its end perks. Cyber,gene and void upgrades, yet we dont give ourselves over to any one of them? Perhaps strong enough to endure the changes, yet not so weak as to sacrifice our humanity for more power? Sounds interesting.
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>>4468358
It’s closer to the psykers from 40k. Part psionics, part deal with the devil.

>>4468468
On of the skill trees is ‘Puritan’ so that could help balance against anything too extreme on the transhuman scale of other branches.
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>>4468804
>Puritan
Is that the skill tree where we try to remain as human as possible?
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>>4468853
It’s a school of teaching from New Antioch. The Company bastardised version of it from exiles kept the useful martial schools and threw out most of the genetic purity stuff.

Think Dojo and Sensei type shit
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>>4468804
hmmm, so as long as we delve into it enough while we spec part way into the other ones, we wont be screaming "THE FLESH IS WEAK" or "THE OLD MAN IS DEAD, I AM THE NEW MAN" or getting a woman pregnant with the antichrist? I like the sound of that. Versatility, without commitment. Though it may be hard to maintain when we need power RIGHT NOW. We'll just have to see.
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Fare thee well, kniggas. I will see you on the other side.
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>>4470675
See you there.
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>>4470675
See ya. Cant wait for it to start, until then ,be safe and have a good life.
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>>4470675
WILL YOU BE RUNNING HERE OR SOMEWHERE ELSE
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