Dice It Is the Tide, Act 1

[Shining Lotus Sage]

I'll definitely grant you stubborn. He is getting particularly single-minded about now.

 

[Random Word]

So 32 for the Strike (22+5+5), 44 for the Inspire (24+5+10+5(1m))

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

The excellency, like most techniques, can usually be used once per round. Though quick work does cost 1m itself.

 

[Random Word]

Oh, interesting. I didn't know defence and offence counted as one for technique use. Okay, scrap that +5.

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

There are exceedingly few techniques that can be used on both, so it's not stressed in the text, but yeah. Once a round. On the other hand, this not only fits that action bonus inspiration you've worked up in yourself, it's a Righteousness deed aligned with. So definitely take that +5 to both portions of the attack

Spoiler

[dice]8555[/dice] Confidence is 5, and Footwork is disrupted down to 5,

so that's up against, by my measure, 37 and 44. I'll apply the 22 as dodge and the 35 to confidence. So he's up to 6 ripples and you forced a roll. It's the strike that forced the roll, so his armor counts, but you can inflame inspirations as easily as injuries with TTST.


 
Including the one you learned about with the minor action earlier, if you think that'll help. It's a condition, same as the ones inflicted in battle.


 
And while I'm musing on it, I think the loresheet for White Veil Society needs to have a secret technique that lets you combine Quick Work with Elemental Progression Technique to change people's minds even more effectively by merging combat and conversation. The Golden Lord might have something similar, in his ministerial capacity.

 

[Random Word]

Okay, I'll inflame the desire to repent his transgressions. I don't know if inflaming his desire to save the village would help - it might. Maybe something else has just overridden it. For now, I'll stick to this one.


[dice]8556[/dice]

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

Well, to inflame the trivial condition you need a trivial result. And—


oh, hm. So Quick Work is meant to be a replacement for your physical strike. Now that I'm thinking about it, that makes perfect sense. I've basically given you a free Secondary Strike here, without thinking about it. Well, that's usually a 3m thing, and apparently you managed to improvise something with all that divine inspiration. No rewind! Only retcon! But seriously, that would make a good tier 3 technique in whatever you call your IKF. Combine a quick work with a secondary strike, and the 1m cost of quick work is waived. So very parallel to Blade of Infinity Strokes, but combines an attack and a lecture instead of two attacks. This round, though, you're just foreshadowing a later refinement of your talents.


Anyway, decide what you want to inflame once you roll and see the results. Conqua almost completely tapped, so only rolling this one aura die.

Spoiler

[dice]8565[/dice]


But seriously, spend 3m, for what little it matters. Solar counts double.


 
Oh jesus 36. So that's a 20, which means a Minor condition. That can be an injury, passion, or inspiration at your leisure, or it can inflame an existing minor condition, of which there are two available, to Major.

 

[HeinzByTrade]

rollin defense


[dice]8573[/dice]

 

[hellrazoromega]

So you said the Zombies around him stopped does that include all the zombies? If so is River still in combat time or can she set about staring a zombie bonfire?

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

It is not all, in fact. Neither of the separated groups seem to operate with anything like organization, but the ones around Conqua move with drilled unison. Or they did, until just before he shot them.

 

[Random Word]

So it's 'Save the Village' to Major, or 'Repent' to Minor? I suppose I'll roll the dice with uping 'Save the Village' to Major, then.

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

Or you could really wreck his eyes, I suppose. Or inflict a contemplation weakness at minor as he fixates on his shortcomings.


 
In any case, if this is still the last decision when I wake up, I'll run with it.

 

[Random Word]

Oh, sorry, yes. Final decision.

 

[hellrazoromega]

Alrighty, well let me know when it is River's go again.

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

@hellrazoromega , @Blackadder - You should roll initiative.


@Random Word, @HeinzByTrade, @Grey - You should weigh in on surrender terms. He's offering to, presumably, re-inter all the zombies. And with a major condition already, you have a lot of negotiating power before there's any need to keep fighting.

 

[HeinzByTrade]

*cough*


I wouldn't be against suggesting we use the zombies as extra labor for the walls.


 
All parties being agreeable of course.

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

You can decide how much Heinz knows about the local culture, but they practice a three-year mourning period under normal circumstances. I don't think that would go over well with anyone but the necromancer.

 

[HeinzByTrade]

Goddamnit.


 
Goddamn backwards ass farmers.


 
THATS SURPLUS TIRELESS WORKFORCE!

 

[Blackadder]

Ok, initiative.


[dice]8622[/dice]

 

[HeinzByTrade]

I say we make him give back whatever dodad he stole and take him in for "a talk."

 

[Blackadder]

Initiative - 20

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

All right. Any plans for that 20? You don't need a pair to act before a unit of minions.

 

[Blackadder]

Oh? Well, the reason I picked the 20 was because I don't see any atm. I certainly can't think of any actions that justify a Disrupt Marvel against Toughness.

 

[Shining Lotus Sage]

Cool beans. You also have the choice of putting them in the river. Regardless, you are up before your quarry, and there are dozens of ranch hands to impress.

 

[Blackadder]

The River! I forgot about that. Wait, won't it wash empty at the end of the scene? Eh, whatever.


River [10, 10]


Initiative - 17


Beginning attack run.


[dice]8623[/dice]


 
Hoo-ha!


Strike 33 + 10 = 43 before other mods. Writing descriptive post.