<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=298024.msg14587146#msg14587146">Quote from: Doomsday on 25-12-2018, 05:16:59</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Hmm. Aubry's no vegetarian; his people are hunters, and he's a capital H hunter mechanically speaking. But I think when you say 'constantly', that implies that Calanthe is going beyond sustenance hunting. He would definitely not like her for that, as that would be a disruption to the natural order, a threat to the ecosystem if it became unsustainable. Not that he thinks that one person could be responsible for toppling the food chain, so he might not give her a ton of direct grief, but he would definitely shake his head and lecture.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Hmm! You're right, not really the dynamic I'm looking for. Calanthe might want exotic ingredients or have strange ideas about what in nature is/should be edible, but I don't think the time period in which we're playing really has a concept of endangered species, and also if Aubry went "no, there are only three of these creatures in the world, you can't find out what it would taste like breaded and fried" Calanthe would probably abide by that. So probably not this bond.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">I wouldn't want to double up on Bonds with a single PC yet, not until I'm sure everyone gets a fair shake at everyone, but if we didn't want to explore a friction between Aubry and Calanthe for overhunting, I think this could also work for Aubry. They're of similar ages, and mechanically speaking have similar enough kits, and they have similar do-good attitudes, and I think Aubry could be the pragmatist to keep Calanthe from tripping all over her ideals. I don't think it would be a stretch to place him in this role for her.</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>This one, on the other hand, seems reasonable! I mean, he'd have to be good for it, but if there was some interaction between Aubry's clan and Calanthe's people (farmers and tradesmen, mostly; a group of hunters probably likes to trade furs for tools and shoes and the like) they could have known each other for a very long time. Not because this is a waifu simulator and the childhood friend is an obligatory part of that (*cough*), but it'd be a fun thing to have someone with enough familiarity with him to get under his skin more than the others.<br/><br/>So yeah! Let's do it!<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=298024.msg14587165#msg14587165">Quote from: Kalon on 25-12-2018, 05:42:40</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Guancyto: I think that could work! While I don't know if it'd be in her character to give up her quest, basing her reason for existence around fulfilling the wishes of a long dead man and somehow proving to society that's unfairly prejudiced against tieflings that she does, in fact, deserve to be alive would certainly seem unhealthy to most people. It'd be ten times healthier if she was at least seeking to prove her capabilities entirely of her own desire to be a better person. A quest to restore honor that she had no part in losing, piling her whole family's pride on her shoulders is exactly the kind of stressful situation that might 'endanger one's soul' and tempt them towards darker fates if handled the wrong way. I totally approve of this bond. c:</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>Sold! I'm definitely all for not having Excellence give up her quest now (or ever) because it's solid gold, but the tension in having someone trying to push her into a path that they see as healthier seems like it would be fun.<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">As for Calanthe, she's a great fit for Excellence's <em> I wrote songs about ____ long before I met them.</em> bond. Putting aside the monetary influence (but hey, Excellence has to keep living in style somehow, so she wouldn't turn down the pay),  Excellence would certainly be impressed by Calanthe's abilities to survive, actually thrive, as an adventurer despite starting as a mere cook. Perhaps enough to write a song about her for free, only for Calanthe to reap the benefits and decide to pay for a few more to boost her image as a hero. </blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>A peasant who became a camp cook who took up the blade in a moment of desperation and became a hero! Whose goal is to inspire more heroes wherever she goes! It's a song that will last through the ages! (Or until bards are replaced by boy bands.)