No plan survives contact with the enemy. That guy always cheats by having contingencies. Richter should plan his moves better, but there are limits to what you can plan your way out of.
That makes sense. I believe Richter can create a pseudobody within the mindscape. If so its possible he can skill grind in there. Though there are limits to how much time he can spend in there I think?
Richter does not have a planning personality really. Hes more go do it kinda guy... With minimal tactics.. I'm not even sure if he has a strategy thus far(merchant route/traiding.. dungeneering/ military focus.. no clue.) His actions is mostly enemy influenced. Just like his character build(which we discussed in detail)
Well yeah. Richter needs to come to terms with the reality that his impact on the war as an individual fighter will be limited. The smart play right now is a focus on inward expansion plus an extra 10 miles around the mist in preparation for the level up (expansion zone), meaning: 1) Subdue the minor surface tribes within the mists through diplomacy. 1.1) Stragglers such as forest sprites should also be asked to pledge themselves to the service of the mist for the duration of their stay. If they refuse, politely escort them to a safe border. 2) Expand. Do whatever it takes short of outright force to subdue the tribes living in the expansion zone. Bribes, access to goods/healers, promises of protection, the works. As i've said elsewhere, the invasion gives Richter an opening. Those that swear should be relocated into the mistlands, closer to the center of power and the protection of the mist army such as it is. 2.1) Expand down. Richter needs to figure out how he will be subduing that kobold tribe. Bribes, access to village produced goods, access to healers, access to trade, hatch the kobold, whatever it takes. 3) Get that Caravan !! XD As a level 2 village with several thousand subjects, the village becomes a fairly big player in its own right, capable of defending itself against its opponents. This will also allow Richter to get started on the next tier of settlement quests. At the same time he needs to lean on HM heavily, get her to reach out to the bigger tribes and the wood elf kingdom. As long as they stay divided the bugbears can take them down one by one. If they unite, even temporarily, that gives them a fighting chance.
Shouldn't be any (none that we've seen) beyond his real world body needs. Likely becomes harder when focus is debuffed etc
Non issue really until another pixie queen is born. All meidon sprite connected to her brood auto swear loyalty anyway
How is it a nonissue? Tribes and wanderers located outside of the mist wouldn't have its defense. Even with the salve in play, the mist still offers some protection. Being closer will also allow the mist village army to move to their defense, thereas no army is gonna reach them in time to help beat back a raid if they are ten+ miles away through woodland. I don't see how the next pixie queen ties into this.
I was talking about the sprites you mentioned right before, just quoted the wrong part. Any sprite they encounter isn't going to go 'f**k off' and help the enemy yet. He's got a monopoly on their soul familiar equivalents, and whether it's their universal feelings on the subject or the universe forcing the issue, any bonded meidon currently is going to swear fealty. Anyone else isn't going to risk their chance at bonding to a pixie. Sprites are pretty much a non issue to leave alone wherever they are found be it forest sprite or otherwise. Drop a mention of the resurgence of the pixie race, (there is almost always a meidon with every exploratory group anyway) and every sprite is auto allocated to the 'don't f**k up your chance for a completed soul ya donger' group. Not to mention pretty much the only ones gonna be able to find the forest sprites are the wood sprites. As for the next pixie queen, she has a chance of setting off into the wilderness outside Richter's land and domain. Gonna be a tough sell for the universe to make meidons of the next brood swear fealty to Richter if they're not part of his chiefdom at the start. If she decides to stay however it will likely continue to bring more and more sprites under his banner
Fair It was mostly just an example of a race of loners. Though I would say it might be worthwhile enrolling them early, if nothing else the powers would likely reward him for securing his lands in their entirety. Travelling far beyond the mist chiefdom is a risky move for a pixie. Besides, at some point there will likely be seedlings of the quickening in need of caretakers.
I think its possible at least. Quickenings, despite their celestial good nature, are still living creatures and as such should be able to create more of themselves. Could take centuries or a really high level though. Much like the hearth trees in sprite communities.
Lol! You think that’s sad? Hell he has taken everything from somewhere else. AK isn’t some great writer that has created any new concepts he is just a good weaver of stories. Really I don’t care where he gets his yarns from. It’s the fabric that I like.
It might only take the right Sprit with he Right knowledge. I don’t think anyone appreciated the Idea but grafting is another form of plant propagation. They might also be capable of stimulating the tree into propagation if they have the right elements.
All worthwhile authors are somewhere around 10-15% original ideas at best. Reinventing the wheel from scratch rarely leads to a worthwhile result unless you are one of the .01% capable of creating an original genre. I do think he has created a lot of new variations of existing concepts. That said, I don't want him to create new concepts. I want him to stick to what he is doing, build up his pseudo Dragonlance (I know he says he takes from many places, but there are a lot of things that are taken straight from dragonlance) world and run some awesome stories in it. I would wish humans weren't the primary race, but that's just me.
There's probably plenty of places in The Land where other Races are the Dominant species rather then Humans.
This gave me an idea, since it is a living being could Richter bring the Quickening into his mindscape to talk to it? If so, what do you think it would say? What would its mindscape form look like? Also, is there an abyssal equivalent of a Quickening?
