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Well I picked an interesting time to start following this thread. This is an extremely hosed up universe that you've created here, LLSix, and I hope Pūmié finds a place where she can eventually live in peace. I initially thought all the adults were just sadistic and incompetent, but when you're dealing with poo poo like man-eating plants and Devourers all over the place, I can *kind of* see how such a barbaric society arose? I'm really interested in what the Matriarchs are hiding, and why this society is constructed the way it is. I also suspect that every human outside the Valley sees this whole region as a place where no person could possibly survive, so they'll be shocked if they ever encounter Pūmié or her people. As far as the new people we've encountered though, I worry that they might be the ones who will rain lightning onto the valley in the future.
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Galick posted:Worth noting that the Cradle series that LLSix mentioned as being a great example of the cultivation genre is free for the next four days! Thanks! I just downloaded it.
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I wonder whether our Black Robe friend can gather from non-living vital essence sources.
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JT Jag posted:New theory: all humans have the innate ability to gather madra, but the the tribes of the Aestia Valley conduct the bonding process to seal that ability away, nurture a dependence on their companion, and (by the nature of each tribe only using one specific companion) engender loyalty to your tribe. The Matriarchs presumably lose this limitation upon becoming Matriarchs and possibly merging with their spirit companion. That poem did talk about making a sacrifice...perhaps the ultimate sacrifice for the clan leader is their spirit companion? They do store a poo poo ton of power...
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Dec 28, 2019 22:17
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Betraying spirit animal pacts is probably a bad habit to get into anyway.
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Dec 30, 2019 15:44
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We could've just given him the slice of meat that fell back into our bag before we left.
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Dec 31, 2019 02:33
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Send the bird back to let her know we are safe and that we were separated from Elder Minaro. Visit the man's sister and learn how to cultivate on our own.
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Zodiac5000 posted:So we've gotta be back in the valley in like two years for the Luchamadra. Curada took a bunch of time to adventure, guess we are too, and that can be our timeline? Guys, we *can't* go back to the valley at this point. We already know too much of the truth, and the Matriarchs will absolutely have us killed for that. Even reciting a poem was a death sentence for that one guy.
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Dr Subterfuge posted:Yeah. Our doomsday dreams are always about foreigners destroying our clan. The less outsiders know about our clan the better. The Camois wouldn't *have* to brave the tunnels though. They are amazingly dextrous jumpers/climbers and would be uniquely suited to just go over the mountain ranges instead. This would likely occur to them, and I doubt they would pass up the advantages of doing so. As long as they keep it a closely guarded secret, they can pretend they behave just like all the other clans and reap the rewards of a monopoly.
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Mar 16, 2020 05:22
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Write-in: To make up for the situation, let her know that we've only recently arrived and could use some info about life here.
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Mar 18, 2020 04:48
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A Didn't the older student imply there was supposed to be a place for cultivation here?
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Mar 20, 2020 15:20
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LLSix posted:Someone please pick a number between 1 and 3. The only whole number between one and three is two, so two!
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Mar 22, 2020 04:26
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What would you recommend after recently catxhing up on Cradle? Preferably a finished series.
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Mar 24, 2020 04:05
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Mr. Prokosch posted:H- Tell him that the crystal clearly showed Dimly Shining until we were told not to use madra when we cycled the madra, which didn't even make sense. We tried our best to do it right and use madra but not use madra. When he let us use our madra, it was dimly shining. We're still learning imperial so maybe we didn't understand. If he wants, we can go back to our sponsor, elder Qianni, and discuss how many of these stones we should get. Or he can bring up the crystal now, and then everyone can judge the light for themselves. Also, can he please update the "filthy" in our report, Wotjeo took a shower and is quite clean now. I like this
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B Also, we should ask the servants not to bow to us, and to act normally, when we're alone. Pumie might think it is easier to talk that way. Also, earning the trust of the servants could prove very useful down the line.
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I think we should go with A for now. We're new at this and not really sure how our abilities line up with this technology. We don't want to accidentally hurt someone by biting off more than we can chew here.
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LLSix posted:I just lost my job thanks to coronavirus, joining millions of other people, I know. Between the mental and emotional exhaustion of scrambling to find a new one, and the physical exhaustion from the ongoing effort to unpack after moving I'm too tired to update today. I'm so sorry you're going through this too. Take all the time you need and we'll be here when you're feeling up to it again.
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Apr 3, 2020 23:32
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LLSix posted:If S or Z had won, I'd have attached Liuxue or one of your other friends to the scene probably. I have a different idea for D as a result of goon comments (I do read all the posts, even if they don't get selected. Usually several times!) Are there any portraits you'd be willing to give the characters? Since this is shaping up to be a very socially-oriented game, it would help me keep track of the cast better. If I'm the only one this would help, then feel free to ignore it.
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Lessons are likely much more valuable than a VEA, as that was her initial offer.
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Apr 8, 2020 16:41
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A This is a calculated risk and a supervised experiment. We should go for it.
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Apr 9, 2020 18:51
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Ask the servants to give us a tour of as much as they can. Even the most obvious stuff they would expect the smallest child to know. Pumie isn't from here, and I think she realizes how much stuff she's probably missing out on after the kitchen incident.
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G then.
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Let the servants cook for us, but be extra thankful for it. It's weird that we're preventing the servants from doing anything and sort of getting in the way.
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KittyEmpress posted:I feel like the thread basically turned a Silver Beae into a... Chamoi? The goat ones. She knows potion making and healing, she's vegetarian, she is not fond of fighting or killing... Given that she was sort of a black sheep (bear?), it makes sense for her to deviate.
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Do we remember any of the characteristics of these spirits from our conversations with Healer Curada back home? 1. B 2. EFL 3. TX
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Apr 26, 2020 22:40
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I'm a little worried that Pumie is going to get caught up in a lot of problems for not being on board with spirit taming/enslavement/genocide. I don't think she understands enough about the Imperial culture to pick up on this yet.
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What do you mean by Once-Born? I don't understand that word.
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Double Plus Undead posted:I'm really curious about this, does everyone have a Dantian but most people don't have it big enough to Cultivate? Does everyone in the valley have a Dantian because of the bond with a spirit at birth? If the valley was larger or less dangerous, would we have a caste of non-cultivators like the empire does? I suspect that the Once-Born are just people who haven't figured out how to cultivate for whatever reason. I'm sure it's totally manageable with a little help, but they'd rather just build up a convenient class system on top of it.
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This Life dantian is going to be incredibly dangerous...like snuffing-out-a-life-with-a-glance dangerous.
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Apr 30, 2020 15:28
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D He wants to see our max? Let's show him our max!
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May 1, 2020 02:36
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Be conspicuously humble but thankful for the complement.
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Mr. Prokosch posted:E This
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LLSix posted:Sorry this update is taking so long. The first draft got away from me and started to take the game in a bad direction so I had to scrap it and start over. Almost done now though. Did Wotjeo get angry at us in the alternate universe?
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