Pittauro
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So, I'm not really following the conversation, but this is something I feel I should comment on, because as terrifying as the thought is that Celestia has started working on her Lore levels and the consequences of that are… well, I feel like Level 0 may end up giving some initial misconceptions, purely because of our own experiences of growing from that point, as well as meta knowledge.
I want everybody to imagine for a moment that they're playing Celestia Quest. For a while now shit's been going wrong, the QM has been hinting that there's a whole shitload of unique world building to the background, and your new research team finally did something giving you this system message. Except.
Except Cultist Simulator doesn't exist in your universe. You, the players, have never played that game, there is no wiki where you can find information, none of that. The Mansus and everything connected to it is invented wholesale by your QM, and he's not talking. You don't know that Lore can be found pretty easily in books. You don't know Artifacts are a common thing, or that rituals can summon eldritch abominations if you just know how. Hell, you don't even know how many Principles there are. Never mind anything about the heirarchy of the Mansus, or how to acquire Lore scraps, or Glory. All you know is that you have this neat new skill that can presumably be progressed somehow, and it has something to do with these really fucked up dreams.
Celestia has started her path up the stairs, and we should definitely not just sit around and wait. But do try not to forget that she is doing so while fumbling in the dark. Velvet at Level 0 had a Cult and a Master to guide her. Celestia has a bunch of researchers trying to invent the wheel for her.
Very true.
Now, Celestia also HAPPENS TO BE A DEMIGODDESS WITH FOUR AFFINITIES, so she has better odds than most.
But more than one level per turn is impossible, one level per turn is extremely unlikely, and I'd be surprised if she reached Lantern 4 in less than 8 turns.
Luna will decide how to act on it. That's not the same as saying SHE will solve the problem.Luna is going to handle the Day realer issue, so other than us teaching her it won't be taking up our actions.
Also, damn the Ruined Church. It so far has been the only place to take our Scraps, and both times it has screwed over our long-term plans. Mareinette's maw took our slam-dunk social bonus and kicked us down a success tier when talking to Comet, and now this Heart thievery has put our All-4 Family Plan at major risk. To say nothing of how being down a Wound hampers everything else we want to do!
Stupid fucking building.
[X] Retreat (you will safely retreat back to the Wake)
For all we know she'll go "I think this ritual you showed me has some promise, do you think it could be changed to fit the situation?" and then Jade and Velvet will have to work on it.
Or maybe Jade will unlock some ritual or knowledge through Memory of Light that also allows to "calm" the inner monster of an Alicorn/Outsider, or another way to access Harmony's powers beside the Elements of Harmony.
Also Mareinette's draining our grail was very much what had us fail the LAST attempt at talking with Twilight. The +20 we would have had would have allowed us to reach the threshold to suggest Redemption of the Forge to Twilight...