Esquestria: The House of the Sun - A pony cultist experience

[Rafuki22]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

If we are going All In might as well go all in.

 

[Sveta08]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

And this dependent attitude persists on the other side too. We just saw it in our direct reports, who responded to being told a pony needed to run Equestria by wildly panicking and hoping desperately that an alicorn will show up and solve all their problems.

It's actually really important to getting a stable Celestia that someone tries to change things.

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Huh, don't think I've spoken much with you a'fore! Least not direct. But, regardless...

Agreed in part, but I'm not certain on the conclusion. I hope you are correct and I can see a path where you are, but I am not yet confident enough in that path to say it is true.
Celestia does not believe Ponykind capable or ruling itself after what she's seen. Her "Mercy" is to offer an attempt at it.
See the Solar Court for... this entire line of thought in very explicit detail.
I don't think it is a wise decision to have Velvet try and exert control and grasp at this time, but I do think it is the... decision that would match everything that has been made Velvet. Never one to rest on laurels.
She let Evil into the world thinking she could perform more good after all. It is....

Well, I have thoughts but nothing well formed. Not enough to put to words yet.

I will vote later myself. For now, just... yeah.

 

[Portec]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

I leave voting on the expedition alone because I did not keep up with the development of the turn plan.
I am of the beliefe that with the investment of actions and other traits the chance of a good outcome is better than a bad one.

 

[LieutenantSpirit]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

 

[Wise Wolf]

As her mother, we have the right to try to give her a bit of help in this.

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That, and as the pony who chose to deprive Celestia and Equestria of their Moon Princess for a season, and in so doing partially precipitated this crisis, we arguably have the duty to try.

 

[Solace2117]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.
[X] Plan: All and One

Sending three names on a short expedition seems excessive. Sending just Mareinette with him is fine.
I'm down to risk trying to change things.

 

[Wise Wolf]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

[X] Plan: All and Two
-[X] (YUXTABEI) Artifacts and curios: Everything
-[X] (SMILES) Artifacts and curios: None
-[X] (SMILES) Accompanying team: Mareinette and Selene

I slightly prefer the Selene addition, but this is really low stakes.

 

[spiderhellian]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

[X] Plan: All and Two
-[X] (YUXTABEI) Artifacts and curios: Everything
-[X] (SMILES) Artifacts and curios: None
-[X] (SMILES) Accompanying team: Mareinette and Selene

 

[Talon Tiger Dino]

[X] (THRONE) You will try to change things.

[X] Plan: All and Two

We just saw Smiles just kill a pony over a misinterpretation of meaning, so maybe having Luna on hand to moderate such actions is warranted.

 

[OurLadyOfWires]

It is kind of funny how that was, indeed, just glossed over. And i wonder how many people went "(slaps knee) ahah, thats juuuust Smiles!" and how many are just beyond caring for such a casual death.

Velvet is beyond caring, of course. And im neither claiming anyone here is a monster nor saying this should have caused an uproar.

But i do enjoy this... this little marker, of how far Velvet has come.

 

[ses]

It is kind of funny how that was, indeed, just glossed over. And i wonder how many people went "(slaps knee) ahah, thats juuuust Smiles!" and how many are just beyond caring for such a casual death.

Velvet is beyond caring, of course. And im neither claiming anyone here is a monster nor saying this should have caused an uproar.

But i do enjoy this... this little marker, of how far Velvet has come.

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I only feel slightly upstaged that reverse crime of the sky was shot down in large part because of fears about "muh canterlot nobles! this will cause consequences!" only for Smiles to casually violate Rule 8 anyway.

@OurLadyOfWires Sorry for doing a repeated ping but it's been a while and I was hoping we could get an answer on that question I had about the SHartifact.

@OurLadyOfWires What about our Secret Histories 3 artifact? Will it be providing its Research Bonus to Jade's roll and/or the Bureau Autopsy roll? And would those happen without being exclusive with bringing it on the expedition? Because if we have to choose I might want to assign the Shartifact to one of our research attempts this turn, idk.

(Also do we get to bring the Moth 3 artifact to the expedition if Jade succeeds her research?)

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[spiderhellian]

Yeah, I think Smiles and Mareinette is totally enough to handle the expedition, but 15-25 bits just to keep things a little cleaner with Luna holding the leash does not feel expensive.