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<blockquote data-quote="darkbard" data-source="post: 9273674" data-attributes="member: 1282"><p><em>The Half-giant winces briefly, as if in pain at the memory of how shaken is Gae'al, how once the ancient force of fire destroyed The Primal Stone. But she sets aside that crestfallen mood in recollection of the vision Stoneroot imparted to her, His rising from the ashes and smothering Vezzuvu's flames, the final vengeance of the death spirit. <em>"No, not politics or tutelage alone. But Stoneroot triumphs over Primordial destruction," Pa'avu growls. </em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>"Your focus, as always, servant of many masters" observes <strong>CHANVATI</strong>, "is on the material in all too literal a sense, Bita-Bahlin. I have never been one for divine pieties or arcane prognostications. The Chronotope is too fluid, ephermeral, susceptible to perturbation for such supposed certainties. But one thing I have learned from the ancient wisdom carried in the blood of my ... friend, Pa'avu is the certainty of the earth. The primal substrate that endures, perseveres, despite our depredations. Or that of the roiling, primordial chaos.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>"You see, our plan is simple. Once placed within the Empress's retinue, Pa'avu will teach her not only of her own, her singular and individual strength. Her force of character, her autonomy. She will teach her also of the strength of earth, the power of collective action, whereby competing individual goals are set aside for group endeavor in a common cause to achieve heights undreamed of by individuals alone ... even Empresses or architects of the Chronotope.</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>"The people are primed for our leadership. You know how our compromise with the Legion saved the city and bittersweet tales recount that. Now, too, stories circulate throughout Bantouk of how we have intervened on the behalf of the citizenry to defend them from the worst of the excesses of our occupiers. Once the Empress grows into her own, embraces the idea of a reordering of Bantoukian power structures to advance a common agenda, we can bring this message to the populace at large. We shall stand as a united front, capable of not merely expelling the Legion from our city but combatting such Primordial threats as those you fear, buttressed by the strength of stone! Stone and a common spirit, beyond the philosophy of your dreams, Bita-Bahlin."</em></em></p><p><em><em></em></em></p><p><em><em>Pa'avu smiles.</em></em></p><p></p><p>[HR][/HR]</p><p>We're leveraging that last Advantage to drop the DC of this final check from Moderate to Easy. (Why not? Use it or lose it!)</p><p></p><p>Pa'avu makes a Secondary Skill Nature check to bring knowledge of and hope for a final victory of the Primal Spirits over Primordial threats, r3+13-2 (Wisdom check as consequence of previously failed check in Gae'al SC)=14 vs 14 Easy DC for +2 bonus to </p><p></p><p>Chanvati's Primary Skill Diplomacy check, r4+16+2=22 vs 14 Easy DC. Success. (Would have also succeeded against 20 Moderate DC.)</p><p></p><p>Our loose thoughts going forward are that once the desiderata of our plan for the Empress are achieved (the Hard of our remaining challenges), we will proceed to taking our message (of unity, of primal powers, of a republican reordering of the Empire's political structure) to the Black Stage to win the hearts and minds of the citizenry (for that Easy challenge remaining).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="darkbard, post: 9273674, member: 1282"] [I]The Half-giant winces briefly, as if in pain at the memory of how shaken is Gae'al, how once the ancient force of fire destroyed The Primal Stone. But she sets aside that crestfallen mood in recollection of the vision Stoneroot imparted to her, His rising from the ashes and smothering Vezzuvu's flames, the final vengeance of the death spirit. [I]"No, not politics or tutelage alone. But Stoneroot triumphs over Primordial destruction," Pa'avu growls. "Your focus, as always, servant of many masters" observes [B]CHANVATI[/B], "is on the material in all too literal a sense, Bita-Bahlin. I have never been one for divine pieties or arcane prognostications. The Chronotope is too fluid, ephermeral, susceptible to perturbation for such supposed certainties. But one thing I have learned from the ancient wisdom carried in the blood of my ... friend, Pa'avu is the certainty of the earth. The primal substrate that endures, perseveres, despite our depredations. Or that of the roiling, primordial chaos. "You see, our plan is simple. Once placed within the Empress's retinue, Pa'avu will teach her not only of her own, her singular and individual strength. Her force of character, her autonomy. She will teach her also of the strength of earth, the power of collective action, whereby competing individual goals are set aside for group endeavor in a common cause to achieve heights undreamed of by individuals alone ... even Empresses or architects of the Chronotope. "The people are primed for our leadership. You know how our compromise with the Legion saved the city and bittersweet tales recount that. Now, too, stories circulate throughout Bantouk of how we have intervened on the behalf of the citizenry to defend them from the worst of the excesses of our occupiers. Once the Empress grows into her own, embraces the idea of a reordering of Bantoukian power structures to advance a common agenda, we can bring this message to the populace at large. We shall stand as a united front, capable of not merely expelling the Legion from our city but combatting such Primordial threats as those you fear, buttressed by the strength of stone! Stone and a common spirit, beyond the philosophy of your dreams, Bita-Bahlin." Pa'avu smiles.[/I][/I] [HR][/HR] We're leveraging that last Advantage to drop the DC of this final check from Moderate to Easy. (Why not? Use it or lose it!) Pa'avu makes a Secondary Skill Nature check to bring knowledge of and hope for a final victory of the Primal Spirits over Primordial threats, r3+13-2 (Wisdom check as consequence of previously failed check in Gae'al SC)=14 vs 14 Easy DC for +2 bonus to Chanvati's Primary Skill Diplomacy check, r4+16+2=22 vs 14 Easy DC. Success. (Would have also succeeded against 20 Moderate DC.) Our loose thoughts going forward are that once the desiderata of our plan for the Empress are achieved (the Hard of our remaining challenges), we will proceed to taking our message (of unity, of primal powers, of a republican reordering of the Empire's political structure) to the Black Stage to win the hearts and minds of the citizenry (for that Easy challenge remaining). [/QUOTE]
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