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[spazyak]

I might be able to provide some scouting before hand.

[Pancaek]

"Statement: This one agrees that the goblins should not be in any assaults. However, this one still thinks that having them lay guerilla traps will be beneficial to our overall goals.

Pondering: Infiltration might be worth a shot. However, this one feels that your plan may be too adventurous. Since we are outnumbered, the probability of us succeeding in disabling enough of them to turn the tables around is...well, the numbers are not in our favour. If we could infiltrate smaller groups, that might be more advantageous. Of course, all this rest on the chance that the guards will even take the bait.

Statement: How do you feel about instead going after the source of the problem, the people funding the mercenaries?"

[spazyak]

That would be useful. One group captures and interrogates a high ranking merc while the other group protects the goblins.

[Comrade P.]

I might be able to provide some scouting before hand.

- Nice. Do that.

Statement: How do you feel about instead going after the source of the problem, the people funding the mercenaries?"

- Well, if we do find out that it was a bunch of poor villagers who swooped their lifelong savings into that bounty on goblins, sure thing we'll just come after money and make us some dough, then notify the mercs that villagers don't have it anymore for reasons unknown, and skedaddle.
If it was issued by some fat cat with a private army, we are going after the mercs.
As for goblins - I just sort of want to avoid them, personally. If someone was so inclined, he could go arrange for traps.

[Egan_BW]

^{_{"I could scout their camp, possibly even infiltrate as a new arrival. It would be wise to gather data before committing."}}

[Pancaek]

"Query: What if it was the mayor of some town, or a wealthy landowner trying to expand his lands.

Clarification: what if this fat cat has either no or only few guards. Would it not be easier to go after it instead of the twenty or so mercs?

Statement: This is all conjecture, of course. This one is also in no way opposed to simply murdering all of the mercenaries, but this one is doubtful about our chances of taking such a direct approach of the problem."

[Comrade P.]

^{_{"I could scout their camp, possibly even infiltrate as a new arrival. It would be wise to gather data before committing."}}

- That'd be great. Shouldn't be that big of a camp, but if you'll give us their roles, that would be just great.

"Query: What if it was the mayor of some town, or a wealthy landowner trying to expand his lands.
Clarification: what if this fat cat has either no or only few guards. Would it not be easier to go after it instead of the twenty or so mercs?

- I sort of included that in "a bunch of poor villagers" definition - just how wealthy they are if they can't afford to protect their savings?

Essentially, all our planning so far relies on too many intelligence we do not have. Let's plan further when we get there. Could come up with something fresh and situational there.

[Pancaek]

"Reply: That seems sensible. If the goblins try to intimidate us, as the good sergeant has said could be a possibility, this one would like to take the lead. This one can stare like no other. And even the filthy little organic's intimidation was succesful, this one does not have the facial expressions nor vocal range necessary to give that away."

[Moopli]

Is now a good time to join?

Before I put together a character, just want to ask some stuff:

- lizard people, how flexible can I be in creating one? Is a feathered dino-guy good? What about a giant tortoise? Or are they more like people with lizard heads?
- Sympathetic magic, how does it work? Does it operate in the same metaphysical space as alchemy but work through different mechanisms?

[TheBiggerFish]

"This unit does not have pointy bits and resents the implication that it would ever do anything of the sort.  But noted."

[Ozarck]

Here, yo uguys, take your merc assault planning here.

Mercenary assault

Here:s the wedding one too:

Wedding Fun

Is now a good time to join?

Before I put together a character, just want to ask some stuff:

- lizard people, how flexible can I be in creating one? Is a feathered dino-guy good? What about a giant tortoise?
- Sympathetic magic, how does it work? Does it operate in the same metaphysical space as alchemy but work through different mechanisms?

Yes, join now before the combat mission starts, so I can cram you in unprepared, and watch you flounder about. Hey! I just had an idea for a character ...
Feathered Dinosaurs? I'd be insulted if someone Didn't. giant Tortoises? Reminds me of my first RTD.
Sympathetic magic involves taking a symbol of something or a part of something and using it to affect the whole thing. think voodoo or mimic magic. the same metaphysical space ... good question. Experts are divided. They do interact, and can interfere with each other or heighten each other's effects, so in a sense, yes. but that could be because they act on the same materials - the Material plane.

[Moopli]

Is now a good time to join?

Before I put together a character, just want to ask some stuff:

- lizard people, how flexible can I be in creating one? Is a feathered dino-guy good? What about a giant tortoise?
- Sympathetic magic, how does it work? Does it operate in the same metaphysical space as alchemy but work through different mechanisms?

Yes, join now before the combat mission starts, so I can cram you in unprepared, and watch you flounder about. Hey! I just had an idea for a character ...
Feathered Dinosaurs? I'd be insulted if someone Didn't. giant Tortoises? Reminds me of my first RTD.
Sympathetic magic involves taking a symbol of something or a part of something and using it to affect the whole thing. think voodoo or mimic magic. the same metaphysical space ... good question. Experts are divided. They do interact, and can interfere with each other or heighten each other's effects, so in a sense, yes. but that could be because they act on the same materials - the Material plane.

I'm afraid I don't quite understand how sympathetic magic works, and if I can't wrap my head around it I doubt I'll be able to use it usefully.

How about a magnificent, feathered, giant tortoise?

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

Name of Character: Hom
Race: Chromatic Tortoise

Stats:
Strength: 0
Constitution: 1
Speed: -1
Dexterity: -1
Intelligence: 0
Memory: 0
Will: 1
Charisma: 0

Skills:
Unarmed combat: 0
Blunt weapons: -1
Sharp weapons: -1
Ranged weapons: 0
Magic: +2
Medicine: -1
General knowledge: 0
Skill Mastery/specialization: 0

Specializations:
Innate Magic (Passive Auras)
Sorcery (Wild Magic)
Elemental Magic (Time)

Description: A very large, magnificent, tortoise, with a glossy, patterned, ridged, domed shell, a layer of feathers on his fleshy bits, and behind his head, a crest of colorful feathers. His striking, iridescent appearance belies his placid nature.
How did you become part of the Omega Legion?: Was the pet of Jark, a true arse-pimple of a man, who'd ended up in Omega Legion for a life of petty crime and died five minutes into his first mission. Hom decided to stick around, as Omega Legion doesn't seem so bad with Jark in an unmarked grave.
Background: Hom has always been very peacable, more the type to go along to get along. Had he not been, he'd have killed his captors without a second thought and likely still be living in the wild, chewing leaves and pondering the nature of things. Indeed, that is how chromatic tortoises live their lives -- passing the time thinking, chewing, and raining occasional magic fury on their enemies.

Innate Aura Magic: Can exude magical, invisible, insensible auras that gently (or less-gently) affect the sensations and feelings of nearby beings. Naturally exudes a mild feeling of calm. With some effort, can induce similar, more potent feelings, like drowsiness, absentmindedness, or simply more calm. Other auras, like itchiness, urge to urinate, overpowering sadness, and intense feelings of impending doom require concentrated effort and the assent of the GM.
Wild Magic Sorcery: Instead of specializing in focusing magical energies in a specific direction, wild magic sorcery is a focus in directing raw chaotic power. Why specialize? Without specialization wild magic is completely unpredictable, but with specialization you can at least direct the general target and power of the magic use. Usually.
Elemental Magic, Time: Take it easy.

Spoiler: "Magic thoughts" (click to show/hide)

Wherein I list various ideas for what kind of magic a race of magical tortoises might use, and you tell me if I'm going down a good rabbit hole, and maybe help me choose:
- Auras: tortoises are generally pretty passive (exceptions apply), so maybe their magical powers extend more towards the passive too. An aura might simply make nearby people feel more sleepy, less angry, or it might be a field which deflects the paths of missiles, or even slows them down, drawing out their kinetic energy essence of motion. Maybe an aura could make people feel itchy, perhaps even overpoweringly, to the point that they mutilate themselves; or even directly damage them, though I'm against the idea of direct damage through passive auras, seems to me that it's a more active use of magic.
- wild-magic spellcasting/sorcery/innate: maybe, rather than their seeming placidity reflecting in their magic, they simply pour more of their energies into producing magical effects, but thanks to their physical structure, they lack the means to direct it much, and so they tend to do more wacky stuff -- for example, bolts of malmutation, or massive explosions of the sensation of impending doom, etc.
- !!Fire!! because everything is better with fire-breathing, or fire gouting out from between the scales of the shell, etc.
- Passage of time: to tortoises that regularly live for millennia, the life around them is always in such a hurry, so why not use some magic to help them along a little? Disorient people with a sudden feeling of their own mortality, encourage a person's body to rapidly age (temporarily, since this is probably OP), encourage a precancerous polyp in their gut to grow more boldly, helpfully suggest that it would be good for a shambling corpse to decompose a bit, or even to grow a small weed from the rotting flesh, to make the cycle of life and death complete.

I know you had a nice meaty post some time ago that details how alchemy works (and by extension, how a lot of magic works), and I wish I could find it so I could try to fit my ideas in your framework, but I have not. What do you think?

[Ozarck]

the numbers for your character add up. You seem to have a passive aggressive character there: "I take it easy, but fuck you I'll kill you all ... when I feel like it."
Pet of a conscript huh? he would have been branded then, as his 'master' was.

I could see "passive auras" acting as a sort of zen defense, but not so much as an attack in any way. Now, an attacker might harm themselves in their attempt to damage ...
wild magic looks fairly well in line with what I've suggested so far. it is powerful, unpredictable , and often uncontrolled, rising out of instinct or some other mysterious force. I believe Egan has a wild magic character, so I need to remember to use that.
If you want fire magic, you'll need to specialize in it. We had a fire mage early on, but he sort of lost interest. I hope I didn't nerf his abilities to the point he felt his character to be a waste. I don't think I did, though.
Time might be a worthwhile elemental magic to use. It would need to be a specialization of its own, and "slowing" would be more natural than "speeding."

That's about all I have for now. A very interestign character and set of possible talents.

[Moopli]

Awesome, I like those ideas. I've edited my charsheet, tell me whether the basic ideas of each magic sound good, and I'll be good to go.

[Lenglon]

Charsheets at thread start are not updated with levelups

Reggie looks at himself casually in the shiny metal.
I think I did a better job this looks  much better but yeah.

((Sorry it took me so long to notice this))
"Hehe, so you want to pretend to be my sister Reggie?"
He looks like my half-sister/cousin on my elf side or my fey side?
I partial-shift towards cat, spine extending into furry tail, ears moving up and changing, eyes shifting as well.
"Well, you can't keep using a male name when you look like that. If you're going to be my little sister then I'm gonna call you Meryl!"