A few in game questions

[Schwarzbart]

Sorry for accidental posting something about the Sims 4 here earlier, it was meant for a PM.

[Legate of Mineta]

Sims 4 news is always welcome, regardless of the thread!

[Metis]

So I'm fully aware this is a complete left field question, but here we are: Following up on the "human child ending up raised by fey communities" line, do said Fey communities have any special attitude towards LGBT(?) individuals, at least insofar as their attitude towards their human adopted(??) citizens(???)?

[Legate of Mineta]

M;

"It's not anything the players have any direct experience of, so all we can give you is hearsay - but, that said, the popular belief is that the more amorous members of the faerie courts will seduce human and near-human beauties (or convenient passers-by) regardless of gender presentation; it stands to reason (if that's true) that they're unlikely to be scandalized by mortal charges following their own hearts (or other body parts)."

[Schwarzbart]

Are artefacts of higher tech level be found or even be in use in the Academagia setting, beside the Red Ships?

[Legate of Mineta]

Schwarzbart;

"Industrialization isn't really widespread, even in the northeast, and the technological advances that we associate with that age are not yet beyond what a tinker or artisan might create.

But in terms of technological artifacts devised and constructed without the use of magic, much of what you'd find in Mineta (without employing Gates) is parallel to the tools and toys of Renaissance Europe."

[Schwarzbart]

If we include magic then there should be many things that could be build in the past but no longer today as the Magic level have declined, even if just for the missing of gates and mastery, from my understanding

[Legate of Mineta]

S;

Yes, if you include magic then there are many examples of crafts which exceed the abilities of modern time.

[Schwarzbart]

How realistic would be the goal of a Vernin to create new Red Ship or something similar after (s)he crash landed one of the last one?

[Legate of Mineta]

S;

"It would probably depend on how much of the crashed one was salvageable, or at least available to be studied, and how many Vernin (and other) classmates could be dragged in to help.  It would be extraordinarily difficult as a one-student job, but with - say - Caspar helping on designs, Cordelia on the fundamental propulsion systems, Marc assisting with really fine enchanting work, and Catherine sharing some Chard library insights on the original Red Ships... well, you might just have a chance.

And Professor Alazzo would then brag about it for the rest of his life.  ;)"

[Schwarzbart]

So what you saying is that we have to hope there is a follow up adventure in Y2 to salvage the Red Ship to have a chance at all to rebuild it during the 5 years?

[Legate of Mineta]

No comment.

[Schwarzbart]

Lol this way you practical confirmed this adventure will be in Y2  

[Rhialto]

@Legate of Mineta: 1. In what ways does Tabin present himself as foreign in the Academagia? I am not saying that he emphasizes his exoticness, but his adventure describes him as seeming foreign, which given the cosmopolitan student body, must mean something.

2. How often is spell casting done with verbal components?

[Legate of Mineta]

Rhi;

"1.  It's hard to pin down, but he's got a hint of an accent that people find hard to place - and, of course, he knows almost nothing about what you might call Minetan popular culture, from ballads to Professor CogSpring, than most.

Though that may just be because he hardly cares.

He's assumed to be from some out-of-the-way Merilien court; nobody can fault his manners (when he tries), and he's certainly educated, but he just doesn't come across as local.

2.  As far as official Academy policy is concerned, vocalizations in magic is... well, kind of vulgar when it isn't absolutely essential, so it's actually relatively rare among the student body.  Out in the wider world, the utility of some verbal techniques, combined (in some cases) with sheer showmanship makes it much more common - so much so that charlatans in some parts of the world can get by purely by shouting "magic words" and gesturing with sticks."

[Dani]

I just read about the Location Culiman's Shack. And i have two questions about it.

1. It says he is a Descended from Culibratha. And his Family apparently were Researcher.

Can you Tell me more this Family ?

Is the Family famous and what are their connections to Bassan ?

2. In the Description is ,,Word is that Culiman is looking for a metaphorical successor to take over his family’s name, perhaps through legal and magical adoption.  Many have tried and all have failed, but just because others have failed does not mean everyone will.  The person who manages to worm their way into Culiman’s heart will gain unrestricted access to his family’s archives and records. '

Is it possible to get adopted ?

Especially as a Black sheep ?

 

[Dani]

Especially because culibratha had a gift for Mastery.

Are there Connections to the purple Academy ?

[Metis]

3. Exactly what does "magical adoption" entail? The legal angle I can imagine well enough, but...

[Legate of Mineta]

Dani & Metis;

"1.  The family is not well known at all; Culibratha himself was a legendary figure, but there's not an official record in the known world to suggest that he had children.

If Culiman's claims are to be believed, there are a couple of possible explanations: first, simply, is that Culibratha was one of the greatest Mastery mages known to Man, and if he wanted to make his biological family invisible and/or forgotten, there's almost no one else in history better qualified to get it done.  The second is that it's not purely a line of blood descent, but a case where you have a line of masters adopting their most talented apprentices.

Culiman's approach seems to support the latter hypothesis.

Either way, it's the stuff of secret traditions, not international fame.  (Though standing up on a park bench in Mineta and proclaiming yourself Culibratha's heir would still instantly attract the attention of the Guard.)

As for Culibratha, the hidden histories suggest he actually came from the far north, not the Godsforsaken south - but he studied for a time under an order called the Silent Brothers somewhere in the Bassan-speaking world after escaping from forced servitude under the Ravenshield sometime early in the 14th century.

Some of his correspondence is almost certainly contained (and we use the word "contained" specifically because it might well be unsafe to leave unguarded) in the Purple Academy's collections.

2.  It wasn't possible to get adopted in Y1.  But, we think a talented and determined Black Sheep is exactly the sort of person Culiman might consider a few years down the line.

3.  As a general rule, "magical adoption" suggests either Astrological or Enchantment transformations, whereby the adoptee becomes "recognized" by a family's magical holdings and defenses.  Guilds have similar rites, though they tend to be less... aggressive."

[Schwarzbart]

So we going through an similar progress as the "magical adaption" when entering Academagia?

[Legate of Mineta]

S;

"Yep!  Before the story officially started, your Colleges had already taken you through the rites and bindings necessary to get you access to your dorms and the Venalicium (or, at least, certain sections), etc.

Magically speaking, joining a College is actually a reasonably big deal - another reason why you don't see people casually going back and forth between them."

[Rhialto]

@Legate of Mineta: Is there any play or text in the Empire of Man similar to the thankfully fictional "The King in Yellow" - a text which is illegal to possess and which, when read boyond a certain point, fascinates and may drive the reader insane?

[Legate of Mineta]

Rhi;

"Yes, but there are protective Glamours all around the Academy that would keep you from ever hearing or reading its name (or their names).  Carcosa is only a Gate away...."

[Rhialto]

10 hours ago, Legate of Mineta said:

Carcosa is only a Gate away...."

Does that mean that Carcosa is actually part of this setting - albeit as another universe which playerswill unlikely know about?

[Legate of Mineta]

Rhi;

Not as an official cross-over, no. But Gates could lead you anywhere, so...