Dirk the Average posted:

The thing about the description that really terrifies me is the potential prospect of having to equip every floor at once with a deck. That would make a lot of sense as to why folks tend to gravitate towards singleton decks - it's a lot easier to make duplicate decks when you have more of a given card to work with.

It'd also require some librarians to be given "suboptimal" keypages. Then again, maybe you can just have one immortal Yesod floor and wipe out everyone after their floor gets destroyed?

Rogue AI Goddess posted:

I know about the Birds, but who is Mizu?

TeeQueue posted:

The thread has spoken, and not one soul was surprised. We're doing Binah Realization next.

DuoRogue posted:

olivier review: put him on binah floor and attach Weight of Sin to him. proceed to get +12 strength every turn

Keldulas posted:

What's your healing method for that, it sounds like a good way to murder yourself really fast.

Reiterpallasch posted:

just sayin'

A Hana Fixer’s Page posted:

Each Association has a creed or maxim that reflects its atmosphere. Some emphasize gallant passion, while others aspire to a quiet and cold attitude. The Hana Association is no exception in that it has a number of outwardly seen principles. Coincidentally, they represent the most basic ideas of the attitude a Fixer must have.

We must exercise concentration and resoluteness in all situations. Be diligent to detect the emergence of a new flow, yet be wary not to be swept by the flow yourself. As our occupation involves placing some on low positions and holding others in high regard, we must secure the values that constitute our frame, while amending outdated parts of our ideologies. Thus, we need to have an open mind that can accept opinions that differ from our own in moderation. Be willing to listen to the criticism of others and acknowledge it, but be cautious not to throw yourself into confusion by accepting any and all opinions, changing yourself without due consideration. Change what needs to be changed, but be stubborn about the rules we’ve maintained. In conclusion, we mustn’t fall for temptation or deception.

Much like how a foundation influences the structures that stand on it, these principles serve as a basis for all Associations to uphold. Being the Association that supervises the system of Fixers in general, the principles of the Hana are also applicable to the mindset any Fixer should have.

Mirinae’s Page posted:

There are twelve Fixer Associations across the City, and the Hana Association is the one in charge of general management of the rest. We’re renowned for rating the threat level of hazards that occur in the City, and grading Fixers and Offices. On top of that, we give out Fixer licenses, issue official documents about certain requests, and assign Colors to Fixers who prove themselves to be beyond the grading system. Our Association calls the shots on pretty much everything regarding Fixer activity. Although, there is one thing the Hana Association can’t touch on.

The ratings of hazards in the City are as follows: Urban Myth, Urban Legend, Urban Plague, Urban Nightmare, Star of the City… and Impurity. Most other Associations only deal with Stars of the City or lower. Even though Hana Association has control over grading the hazards… There’s one grade our Association can’t assign: The Impurity. Only the Head has the authority to decide that. I don’t know the exact rationale behind designating Impurities… From what I can see, they seem to declare beings that defile the City as Impurities and banish them to the Outskirts. I suppose the Head manages that part since things like the ethics of the City aren’t subjects we are qualified to discern.

Harold’s Page posted:

Some people ask how Stars of the City, the highest level of urban hazards, are any different from Impurities. They wonder… “Aren’t they disrupting the City’s order?”
If you ask me, this City as it exists with the Stars… might be what the Head thinks as the ideal image of the City.

In the universe that is the City, a center of mass forms for each person who bears a wish for something, and clusters of dreams comparable to interstellar matter gravitate toward those centers. Driven by the force people exert in their efforts to reach those goals, such nebulae repeatedly expand and contract, until they finally fulfill their wishes—creating a Star whose glow we can observe. The people who witness the sparkle of that Star admire how brilliantly it shines in the dark, and entertain the hope that they will shine as brightly one day, making yet more centers in the universe…

Of course, some people will have their eyes fixed to the ground—too busy to gaze at anything other than their path ahead; however, once a person sets their eyes on a Star, they begin to head towards it, using its guidance like a compass. Although they probably aren’t trying to become a Star themselves. They merely want to shine with their dreams for once, not to indulge in the sense of superiority that comes from being high up in the City’s sky.

Olivier’s Page posted:

Roland and I were long-time partners in Charles’ Office since the year dot. There were twelve members in total—excluding Angelica who joined the Office later on to resolve the case of the Blood-red Night. Consisting of rather few Fixers for a Grade 1 Office, it took on various requests, playing to the strengths of the twelve members who had different quirks and characteristics each. Roland and I got along well together, so I often worked with him. Well, not exactly for that reason. To be precise, someone had to keep his impulse to jump into action before thinking on a dog’s leash.

“Valor without forethought is little more than a bluff, and there is more strength in discretion than recklessness.” I wonder if you remember this piece of advice I gave when you were still prone to take action without thinking. I remember you conceding it and taking a step back. Although I gave you that advice, now I understand that it’s not without fault. Thinking alone doesn’t make progress, and too much caution can be a harm to oneself. I had the prudence, and you had the unhesitating action. We helped each other with our strengths, and we could just live on by dealing with matters at hand back in the day. Maybe those were the days when we could laugh and lament the most, and carry out our lives just like that. But now we’ve come too far to go back—so did you, and so did Charles’ Office.

Harold's Page posted:

Some people ask how Stars of the City, the highest level of urban hazards, are any different from Impurities. They wonder… “Aren’t they disrupting the City’s order?”
If you ask me, this City as it exists with the Stars… might be what the Head thinks as the ideal image of the City.

In the universe that is the City, a center of mass forms for each person who bears a wish for something, and clusters of dreams comparable to interstellar matter gravitate toward those centers. Driven by the force people exert in their efforts to reach those goals, such nebulae repeatedly expand and contract, until they finally fulfill their wishes—creating a Star whose glow we can observe. The people who witness the sparkle of that Star admire how brilliantly it shines in the dark, and entertain the hope that they will shine as brightly one day, making yet more centers in the universe…

Of course, some people will have their eyes fixed to the ground—too busy to gaze at anything other than their path ahead; however, once a person sets their eyes on a Star, they begin to head towards it, using its guidance like a compass. Although they probably aren’t trying to become a Star themselves. They merely want to shine with their dreams for once, not to indulge in the sense of superiority that comes from being high up in the City’s sky.

Olivier's Page posted:

Roland and I were long-time partners in Charles’ Office since the year dot. There were twelve members in total—excluding Angelica who joined the Office later on to resolve the case of the Blood-red Night.

GilliamYaeger posted:

Children of the city see only the neon stars
Reflected upon the murky gutter sky
Don't ask me why
I desperately wish to be included in the city's night

GilliamYaeger posted:

Oh look at that Roland has another connection to a member of the Ensemble.

Boksi posted:

If you want to guess at who will go up against who, all you need is a deep understanding of the Kabbalah. Each Sephiroth has a corresponding Qliphoth and by recognizing which Ensemble member represents which Qliphoth you will be able deduce what the pair-ups will be. This is all real basic information that can easily be found by a simple Google search, I'm sure.

rabbitmonger posted:

Let's Play Library of Ruina: all you need is a deep understanding of the Kabbalah

Boksi posted:

If you want to guess at who will go up against who, all you need is a deep understanding of the Kabbalah. Each Sephiroth has a corresponding Qliphoth and by recognizing which Ensemble member represents which Qliphoth you will be able deduce what the pair-ups will be. This is all real basic information that can easily be found by a simple Google search, I'm sure.

rabbitmonger posted:

Let's Play Library of Ruina: all you need is a deep understanding of the Kabbalah

KobunFan posted:

So then what I'm seeing is that we would want to look for the Ensemble that was like them before X helped straighten them out. Gebura is going to fight someone who thinks violence is the only way to solve problems. Hod is going to fight someone who puts on a facade of effort, taking the easy path. Yesod will fight someone who has repressed everything to do their job. Hokma is going to fight someone who has blind faith in another.

KobunFan posted:

So then what I'm seeing is that we would want to look for the Ensemble that was like them before X helped straighten them out. Gebura is going to fight someone who thinks violence is the only way to solve problems. Hod is going to fight someone who puts on a facade of effort, taking the easy path. Yesod will fight someone who has repressed everything to do their job. Hokma is going to fight someone who has blind faith in another.

alulim_of_eridug posted:

Also, TQ, is everything between "The other assistant librarians are having tea as well" and "Will Angela make another visit?" supposed to be italicized. It isn't, but there's an orphaned [/i] at the end.

Boksi posted:

If you want to guess at who will go up against who, all you need is a deep understanding of the Kabbalah. Each Sephiroth has a corresponding Qliphoth and by recognizing which Ensemble member represents which Qliphoth you will be able deduce what the pair-ups will be. This is all real basic information that can easily be found by a simple Google search, I'm sure.

TeeQueue posted:

Yveltal posted:

Why can't it be both?