I mean we could I guess, but we've already set up Spoiled for it, and if we have the option I'd rather use the mind-dead pony for the cannibalism ritual, especially if it means we get to reassign some Name AP to more productive ends.
But if he is a Minion and we do Moth him we can still use him for Grail since we have a prison or will have a prison.
Do we really need a prison if we do them in the same turn? (Did i ask this before?)
That depends on how blank his mind is I guess. Or if the Moth Sacrament messes with his mind and makes him panic and we need to restrain him.
Well, i assume that they will be taken care of and be helped by others, so if that's the case...
Not really?
I think this is a pretty clear message.
It's not the race to the Glory. It's that Eclipse is Celestia's means of progressing Lantern levels, and that is our capital-D Doom Clock.
Nah, our Lantern reroll's been used up. Still an average progress of ~140 - 150ish, I'm not sure what would have been left behind at the Main Hive, since I'd assume the cult would have claimed anything valuable when they stormed through... but I think it's more likely than here (which, as we saw, contained no artifacts or bits at all beyond what was on the prisoners).
It's a Grail/Knock monster, I don't think that's going to help them with progressing Lantern.
Uh. What?
Last I checked, the canon 'redeemed' changelings didn't look like alien fungus, or sprout flowers, or turn into a glowing plant, or lose their wings.
Uuuu, that's nice. Now I want to capture it even more, Celestia needs to start studying more than Lantern.
Most likely, Grail alone would be of great help, Forge could help her with whatever she's building in her head and Secret Histories could either stall her real hard or push her to do... something
I'm still a bit embarassed I totally failed to understand it was an ARG and I was just searching for a link in that post
Give them time. They'll learn and get better, as long as we survive.
We'll see. There's things many weak people can do, that a single strong person can't, and vice-versa.
I truly wonder... what do the bureau members that know Velvet in her normal days think, when they see her under Influences? And then, again, when she goes back to "normal"?
Harsh, but not untrue.
I'm really, truly sorry for the Changelings. We know from MLP what it could have been...
And I remember that once, Velvet had to suppress a thought... that the changeling that died by her hoof did not FEEL like a monster.
Well, for the first time we now have a really GOOD reason to NOT fail our rolls in an expedition.
This actually makes it MORE likely we might find a "worthy opponent" here, I think. Assuming changelings can count, which I think they should.
Forge 2 does its work for the Bureau. As well as Edge 1.
I imagine the Red Team has all or at least most of our Edge 1 followers...
And we pass the first challenge, WITHOUT using the moth reroll. nice.
I REALLY feel sad for them...
uh. First time we get EXPLICIT mention of those narrative bonuses in an expedition. I wonder if we would have otherwise rolled two more obstacles. Or maybe it makes us avoid maluses in future rolls? It would make sense.
And the second challenge is passed too, again without using the reroll!
And Bird continues to make me feel sorry for them...
and we pass the third challenge, and... it seems we're about to find something interesting!
you TEASE!
and we use our first reroll... but only get to the first threshold.
I guessed as much, really. It's been long enough.
ah, so we could have stopped the alarm, making things easier for the Bureau... and maybe for ourselves.
We found something else interesting, and we manage to... get inside something?
...well, the influence is pulling its weight. We found prisoners to save.
someone with talent? someone touched by an artifact, maybe?
ouch. I'm going to cut myself on all this edgy edge!
ok, so maybe the thresholds were "fail to ambush / ambush / skip patrols completely"?
...the nursery? the civilian's refuge?
oh.
...damn. He lasted two rolls.
And the second one doesn't last more than the first one. And three ran away.
Yeah... right now, Velvet can make Biedde bleed. What chance to mere changelings have against something like that?
only 2 left...
so close!
stone cold...
oh, damage doesn't overflow to the other changeling, sadly.
Remember, this was the day you ALMOST managed to scratch Velvet Covers!
2 wounds, and most importantly, next round we get a new reroll.
Sorry Biedde sempai! We're still an inexperienced mortal, forgive our moment of unforgivable hesitation...
ouch.
And it's done.
and, again, I wonder just how much Edge... nudged Velvet away from recognizing that those changeling were not monsters, but people.
...well, it's NOT a nursery or civilians.
A SUPER success, at least for Velvet specifically.
...that's REALLY impressive numbers. Like a perfect mission on Xcom.
well, we got a K/D ratio of more than 100 to 1. I'd say we can be satisfied.
ah...
ah, so this was at least partly a roll for negative consequences for our reputation.
...some?
So we introduced Winter by... forcing mandatory psychological evaluations?
...The changeling hive our cult destroyed? THAT Changeling Hive?
oh, I get it.
This is, quite clearly, morally wrong.
Look, we saved their life, and D&D taught me the most sacred rule of "Finders Keepers" and "The loot is ours by right of shup up!"
so a "failed" or "incomplete" queen?
I wonder what options... Maybe turn it into a minion, like the prisoner? Or sacrifice it for an impromptu ritual, maybe.
Why would you not keep it?
We need 3 minions for that. I could accept this one, but what about the other two?
we need the bits, and we just saved their lives. They can manage to lose a few bits and jewels or whatever.
That's a very good point! It would make a major difference!
But is it actually mind-dead, or just extremely pliable? Basically, Is it still a person?
for once I agree.
Good point. though I'll remind that studying the Edge book brings the Bureau's edge to 2, so that's the main alternative.
Don't underestimate them, this was ONE proto-hive. There could be more, or more dangerous. Given time they COULD reorganize, eventually, and the bureau is always busy...
It's basically an extra minor expedition. I'll take it.
Keep both Spoiled and FIlthy as Confidants, Moth this one?
on the other hand it might be a distraction from researching the lore of Lantern?
True.
To be fair, it's likely it would be a single Velvet AP. But fair point on it potentially not being worth it.
I'm sorry, WHY would this help in restoring the Woods? I don't get it
Bah. And again, Bah I say!
