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He wanted to return to his family home four hundred and fifty-three kilometres away, but he seemed to think the distance was over double that due to either a gross misunderstanding of geography, or masochism.
Hell, the way anti-vaxers had bubbled from the woodwork. It was incredible, even that simple equation. Save yourself while helping society had been lost in some pseudo “my choice” religion thingy.
Adrian stopped and reflected on what the interface had said. “On a completely unrelated topic, if I had a prisoner and I wanted to lower their attributes temporarily while waiting trial, let’s say, then how would I do that?”
“My advice is always to buy knowledge if there is capacity to absorb it, and then attributes, and finally gear.” “Where do seed weapons fit into your framework?” “Weapons come before gear,
Meditation of the Golden Volcanic Newt This is a master-level meditation technique that converts Strength into Agility in a 1-for-2 ratio. It will also provide a boost to magical damage while reducing spell cost on the flavours of air, fire, ice, and nature. All other types of magic will have reduced effectiveness. Conversion ratio has decreasing returns once Agility exceeds Strength by greater than 20% Magical boost decays by 3 percent every 24 hours
His interface collapsed on its back in laughter. My acting was not that bad.
Congratulations, you are the first to discover a master-level meditation technique covering Agility and multiple magic flavours. You have been awarded the following. Permanent granting of the blessing of the Golden Volcanic Newt Minus 10% cost and 10% increase damage for Nature, Ice, Fire, and Air spells Increased Agility of 0.22 at the cost of 0.09 Strength Visit a trader for additional options and rewards
“She was a real piece of work. Are you always so polite with them?” “Of course,” he answered and then waited until they were well out of earshot. “Being nice gets you much better deals when bartering.” “Oh.”
Major Pathway Options Previously offered paths are all still available plus the following. Mind Magic Fire, Ice, and Wind Blades Battle Wraith Form Air Movement
Mind Magic This pathway leverages your Thief Master Memory Stone and your extensive experience with the psychic emanations of Ambusher’s Fade and Steps. This skill impact depends on the difference between mind stats of the caster and the target. At equal mind levels, distraction is possible with the correct level of influence. A larger mind stat advantage allows for more substantial effects. The most severe effect available is the insertion of false memories. Can only be used on sapients and near-sapients. This is recommended.
“My pre-event theory was that eighty percent of people were good, nineteen were selfish but respectful of the law, and one percent were bad. Usually driven by their upbringing.”
Battle Wraith Form The next evolution of Shadow Evasion. This combines air, shadow, and physical skills further to co-opt the evasive abilities and use them offensively. Increases Agility by approximately 20 standard points during battle and enables nearly unlimited Shadow Steps during battle. Recommendation is neutral.
She started training and complaining in equal measure,
Congratulations on creating the . . . Grandmaster Meditation Technique of Fidgety, Constipated Monkey
In novels, it was always perseverance or brilliant insight that allowed the hero to get past the barriers, but for him it was a children’s temper tantrum.
A single poorly placed memory could absolutely change someone’s personality.
It was the guards’ unpredictability that was an obstacle to the thief, not static defences.
Principles are for the privileged. If you don’t have the money or the brains, do not let principles get in the way.”
