One thing at a time.
Edit: One last thing @OurLadyOfWires, can our servants technically do the "Outsider search" action? I mean, I assume we wouldn't tell them what they were actually looking for, but. Dice is dice.
I mean... I want to say no? But very technically, they can do some simple errands for Velvet that she could use to piece together information and cross out some suspicious locations?
Let's say that "yes, they can", but they will be, uh, very bad at it. Like, "at least -20 without any other bonuses applying" bad.
Still, I'll take any damn progress on the
main quest you guys have been ignoring.
I think a priority list would probably work? Something like:
[] Plan Blahblahblah
-[] (Social) Whoever
-[] Study (x2), by priority:
--[] 1) Knock 5 book
--[] 2) Lantern 4 artifact
--[] 3) One of our low level books
Yeah, just saying how many study actions you wanna do and then a list of priorities is way better. Easier to plan, understand, and execute.
Still, with how inefficient it would be to study know
It is hilarious to read this and remember this was Velvet's regular life 18 turns ago.
The most important one is that... @OurLadyOfWires if we study an artifact, can we have it used by our followers in the same turn?
Normally, I prefer to have the results of an action take place only at the end of the turn.
A lot of times, I open narrative exceptions because they just make sense.
But this time is the opposite. "No", because Velvet will only start doing her own personal actions close to the end of the month.
Never forget that you are kind of very unhealthy right now.
And it seems like a fair assumption that Knock influence will help during knock sacrament, though, just in case... @OurLadyOfWires is Axe willing to confirm or deny if a Knock Influence would help when doing her Sacrament/errant?
She is, predictably, quite dodgy about the errand she wants you to run. But it doesn't look like a knock influence would help much.
But then again, there is always a chance one of the Lores could be helpful?
Freaking snake, keeping her snake secrets and refusing to... mumble mumble
That the Level 6 Book will also reset Baldomare's summoning period.
I can guarantee that any book of Level 5 or more will reset her summoning period.
A higher level book is needed only to progress "something interesting".
Her going along on the assault expedition doesn't necessarily mean she'd be getting involved in the combat, just that her bonuses will be available for use.
I can second this. Even in canon CS, the Baldomerian was very useful for Lantern checks in expeditions.
Like we could do:
-[] Assault an opponent (Copper Secateur) (Biedde)
--[] Priorities:
---[] 1) Locate and destroy any evidence or witnesses that could possibly incriminate us
---[] 2) Eliminate Copper and Neighnia
--[] Participants: Mareinette, DoA, Baldomare, Biedde, Selene(?)
Since Bird has said we can give multiple goals by priority.
This is legitimately acceptable.
But just a reminder, during the follower's phase you will only vote for a single pony to "Go on an expedition."
At a later stage, during the turn, we will have a dedicated vote for "What expedition? Who is going? What are you taking? What objectives?" and so on.
@OurLadyOfWires I don't suppose you're willing to comment on how to bring up people to lvl 5, now that we have one follower at lvl 4 and might soon get a few Sacraments, AND have suitable Names around?
I have decided that I just won't let you upgrade any followers to Level 5 until you have at least one Sacrament yourself.
For the same reason that I won't let you reach Glory and just give it to Luna.
This is still a game, you are still a cultist, and I will enforce
some level of ambition from Velvet. The narrative explanation might be altruistic, sure, that she doesn't want anyone to get that deep into the Lores before she does it herself, to make sure it is safe. But I, uh, realized I just don't want one of your followers getting ahead of you with your stamp of approval.
Copper's cult is definitely in Manehattan.
Is it?
This is not an ironic or malicious question. But when was the last time you had positive confirmation Copper is in Manehattan?
I mean. I have my notes, and I keep tabs on this and that. And information blackout is very important to me.
So are you
sure about that?
But I'm just asking. Sending a group to "assault an opponent" will have them go to the "best bet" you have of where your opponent is. And if said opponent isn't there, they will do their best to locate them with however much time they have left.
@OurLadyOfWires Is this something we can finesse to our liking or... not so much.
Actions will happen on the best possible order to benefit Velvet. So don't worry about that.
Of course, if actions are utterly inimical they might clash. So if your detectives find a trail to Manehattan too soon, before your Copper assault has the chance to go there, then we might have problems.
But if you know you will ask your detectives to follow this trail, and if you know you will ask someone to attack Copper, you will generally instruct both parties to do things at a certain time that (unbeknownst to each other) will minimize the chance they bump into each other.
Hey @OurLadyOfWires, when we decoded the Lantern book, that gave us scraps separately from reading the book itself, right? If decoding the Knock book gives us a Knock scrap, could we hold on finishing reading it until later so the second scrap isn't lost?
Nah. I changed that mechanic. Decoding a book will now insta-read it, with dangers and all. And you just get the scraps you'd get from reading it (and any other rewards, problems the book might be hiding).
Fill the progress bar, and you are done. The two-steps idea of decoding a book, with an unknown progress requirement on top of that, was just too janky.
