As Jadis neared the place Olwyn had set aside for her and her companions, she had to pause and marvel at the sight. One of the massive boughs of the ancient trees inside the grove had been sculpted, or more likely magically grown, into the shape of a large, circular room. Living, flowering branches spread out, creating a wide space that, despite hanging something close to a hundred feet from the ground, was as sturdy as stone. The walls were alive, covered in green leaves and fragrant flowers, and the domed ceiling was capped with a huge bell-like blossom that glowed a bright yellow.
Glancing around, Jadis observed several more of those bright glowing flowers dotted across the grove interior, their magical light the source of the interior brightness. Though, even as she watched, she saw one of the Dryads, a beautiful woman with hair like a willow tree, walking among the branches. She would stop, raise a hand towards the glow blooms, and whisper a few words. In the next instant, the flower’s petals would shift and close, dimming the light to something more akin to a full moon rather than the noontime sun.
“Now this is the magical shit I expected from Dryads…” Syd murmured as she watched the graceful woman dim another glowing flower.
“Jadis, is that you?”
Aila’s voice came from within the round room. A moment later, she pushed her way through the curtain of thick vines that blocked the entryway. She was no longer dressed in her armored robes and was instead wearing her more usual tunic and leather pants combo. Her face and hair were wet, like she’d just bathed, or at least splashed some water on them. Jadis didn’t think she’d been gone long enough for anyone to take a bath, anyway.
“Yeah, we’re back,” Jay said. “Er, I’m back. Everyone alright?”
“Of course,” Aila smiled, though her expression showed her exhaustion. “What about you? Are you okay?”
“Yeah, fine,” Dys nodded as she stepped up close to Aila along with her other selves. “Yorath just wanted to give us a quick thanks before packing us off to bed. He’s planning on doing some kind of more formal thank you tomorrow.”
“Good,” Aila nodded. “But… are you okay? You’ve been through a lot today.”
Jadis took a couple seconds longer to answer that question, but when she did, she did so as her selves leaned down and kissed Aila on either side of her cheeks.
“Yes, I’m okay,” Jay assured her. “Honestly, I feel like I’m overdue for a long fucking vacation, but I’m good. Nothing a little TLC—tender love and care—from my girls won’t fix.”
“You and your ‘Nephilim’ expressions,” Aila smirked as she leaned in close to Jay and gave her a hug. “Well, I’m sure we can manage that, be it during our stay here or when we get back to Far Felsen.”
Back to Far Felsen. Their expedition was practically over, yet there was a mountain of responsibility waiting for them once they got back to Far Felsen. Jadis had no doubt that she would be spending a lot of time meeting with Vraekae, reporting to her about everything that had happened. There were other concerns, too, such as finding more mercenaries to join Fortune’s Favored, dealing with the repercussions of whatever General Egilhard had going on, and also, she had to keep her promise to Stavros and put in her good word on his behalf. Plus, there was no doubt more hidden bullshit waiting for her that she didn’t even know about yet. She wasn’t so oblivious to the political world around her that she couldn’t tell that there were factions moving behind the scenes that would no doubt be inserting themselves into her life sooner or later. Noll was proof enough of that.
The thought was almost enough to make her want to convince everyone to just stay here with the Dryads for the winter. Maybe two.
Well, wishful thinking aside, Jadis knew there was at least one thing she was definitely going to do once they returned to the city. She was going to take Aila on a date. In fact, she was going to take all of her lovers on dates: one on three solo affairs where she could give each individual the proper attention they deserved. Aila and Kerr were the only ones she was officially dating, but that was going to change soon anyway if she had any say in the matter. Besides, even if she was just spending time with them as a friend, she wanted to do so with all of her companions.
“Alright,” Jay smiled down at Aila. “I look forward to it. But for now, can we go in and settle down? I’d really like to get this armor off.”
“Plus, we have levels to discuss,” Dys added.
“We do,” Aila agreed readily. “But we’re going to do so more carefully this time. I don’t think any of us are going to forget Noll’s lesson.”
…Yeah. They had been a bit too careless with their levels and skills discussions as of late. Considering they had no idea who or what might be watching, they would have to show more consideration in how they went about talking over their stats. Jadis was sure Aila already had something planned out though.
Following Aila into the room, Jadis was extremely glad she didn’t have to stoop low once inside. The round space was plenty tall and gave her several feet of headroom even at the edges of the domed ceiling. The room was spacious as well, despite half of it being filled with large, round platforms that were covered in blankets of moss. Beds, Jadis guessed, though far from the kind she was used to. There was also a small pool of water with a softly flowing waterfall on one side of the room, which explained how Aila had gotten cleaned up. Despite the beds and the pool of water, there was still more than enough space to ensure no one would feel crowded, even with ten people in the room.
Ten people? Yes, Jadis raised three eyebrows as she reassessed the occupants. Ten people. There, sitting with Sabina on one of the moss beds, was Sorcha. The little goblin witch looked considerably more subdued than even when Jadis had first captured her. She supposed she could understand why. The goblin’s hand kept drifting to the one leg now missing its foot, the end wrapped up in a bit of cloth.
She also noted, as Sabina eagerly prattled on to the witch, that Sorcha wasn’t manacled. In fact, she had no restraints whatsoever.
Dys poked Aila in the side, getting her attention, and gave her a meaningful look while motioning towards the, well, prisoner? Was that still the right word?
“She insisted,” Aila said quietly, giving Jadis a barely perceptible shrug. “Honestly, I didn’t want to argue the point too much. Sorcha did save Sabina’s life. I think she feels she owes her or something like that.”
“Well,” Dys let out a sigh, “she might be right. Rather, I might owe Sorcha a big debt for saving the life of my friend.”
Greeting the other girls who were all in various stages of undressing and cleaning up, Jadis wasted no time in getting her armor off. Ten minutes later, having washed off the grime of the day and changed into more comfortable clothing, Jadis’ three selves sat on three of the moss beds, surrounded by her companions.
“Damn, these are actually really comfortable,” Syd exclaimed as she ran her hands over the mossy platform. “Too bad they don’t come in my size.”
“I tried pushing them together,” Bridget noted as she lightly tapped on the wooden side of the one she was sitting on. “But I think they’re actually growing out of the, er, floor.”
“No big deal,” Jay waved the concern away. “So, I assume we all leveled, yeah?”
There were various words and nods of affirmation from the group. Even Sorcha looked up and gave a hesitant nod.
“Oh, uh, Sorcha,” Jay addressed the witch. “You don’t have to tell us anything about your classes and levels. We, uh, we’re going to be going over our own information because we like to share and coordinate our skills, plus get advice from each other.”
“Right,” Sorcha nodded with a little less uncertainty. “I’m the odd duck in this room. Maybe you should put me with the Reavers again so I don’t—”
“No, you’re staying right here with us!” Sabina cut the goblin off, putting one arm around Sorcha’s shoulder. “Redemption is earned through valorous action and I say you more than redeemed yourself by saving me earlier today, so that means you don’t belong with the smugglers. You didn’t let anything bad happen to me so I won’t let anything bad happen to you, either!”
Sabina’s words were said with the utter conviction of a woman who knew what she had said was an obvious truth, no different from saying the sky was blue or the mountains were tall. There wasn’t even a note of challenge to her tone. Some people, Jadis was sure, would have been pressing the matter as though daring others to say they were wrong. Sabina spoke as though the thought that she could be wrong hadn’t even entered her mind.
Jadis was a little less confident compared to Sabina, but at the same time she honestly didn’t want to argue against her heartfelt assertion. As much trouble and pain as Sorcha had caused her in their first and second encounters, the goblin had saved her just as much trouble and heartache since. Maybe she was being a little too forgiving, but she just didn’t feel like holding a grudge against the goblin.
Maybe the fact that Sorcha’s big ears and eyes were kind of cute had something to do with her decision, too. Just a little.
“So, how are we doing this?” Dys asked, making no further comment on Sabina’s insistence on keeping Sorcha around. “Do we have some way of keeping potential eavesdroppers from dropping their eaves on us?”
“Nothing magical, unfortunately,” Aila grumbled as she pulled her trusty journal out. “I’ve been recording our progress with this but considering the security concerns I believe I’m going to destroy this journal.”
“Must you?” Eir asked, concern coloring her voice. “You’ve put so much work into cataloguing your theories on our class progression. I had thought you were going to submit to the Imperial Academy?”
“I’m not so sure about that now,” Aila shook her head. “There’s a lot of risk involved, especially for Jadis. I don’t want to chance that someone tries to use these details to find a way to harm her, or any of the rest of you.”
Leaning over, Jay plucked the journal from Aila’s hand.
“Destroying this is a step too far, I think,” Jay said as she thumbed through the pages. “Maybe some selective editing is in order. Also, you could just hold off on publishing anything until after I’m so high level no one would even dream of trying anything.”
“True!” Kerr exclaimed, grinning as she leaned towards Aila. “At the rate big stuff here levels, she’ll be giving Noll a run for his gold by next summer!”
Jadis knew Kerr was joking, but the thought had little humor for her. Reaching Noll’s level by next summer wasn’t an idle dream. It was a goal. One that Jadis meant to accomplish. But for now, she’d let Kerr laugh. Besides, her therion lover would be along for the ride, gaining all those levels right with her.
“Speaking of, let’s get to the good stuff already,” Kerr said as she rubbed her hands together gleefully. “I definitely got some good levels today and I’m dying to hear what you all got. This sharing shit’s more fun than I first thought!”
Aila reached for her journal, which Jay held teasingly out of her reached for a few moments. Once she managed to squeeze a stern scowl out of the redhead, Jadis relented and gave the book back to her girlfriend.
“Well. Whether I burn this book or not, I suggest we write our level information down on the blank pages and then pass it around for all of us to read and then discuss without speaking about the details openly. That way, the only way someone might spy on our discussion would be if they happened to be in the room with us. Invisible. Like Jack.”
The last was said with a sharpness that indicated that Aila fully expected the Fetch to actually be in the room with them. Whether he was or wasn’t, there wasn’t much they could do about it, though. Jack would do what Jack would do.
“Fine then,” Jay nodded. “I’ll go first. Let me have that book back and I’ll write down my updates.”
“Are you sure?” Kerr teased as Aila almost reluctantly handed the journal to Jay. “I mean, maybe one of us should write it down for you while you whisper in our ear or something. Writing isn’t exactly your strength, is it Miss Mountain Barbarian?”
“Shut your cake hole,” Syd stuck her tongue out at the smirking sniper. “My penmanship has gotten a lot better, thank you very much.”
To prove the point, Jadis wrote with exaggerated care as she outlined her updated main status sheet.
Jadis Ahlstrom Race: Nephilim Primary Class: Mirror Knight (32) Secondary Class: Perverted Ritualist of D (26) Tertiary Class: None Combined Level Rating: 58 |
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Health: 1330/1330 |
Magic: 310/310 |
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Attributes |
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Strength: 220 Dexterity: 63 Agility: 266 Vitality: 103 Fortitude: 73 Endurance: 75 |
Arcane: 0 Divine: 0 Eldritch: 266 Focus: 1 Resilience: 30 Will: 5 |
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“Yeah, I guess that’s passable,” Kerr continued to smirk at Jadis as she read the page from her seat nearby. “Nice levels, too, by the way. Five levels in a day is damn good. Not as good as me, but you know. Good.”
“I assume you put your extra points into Eldritch?” Aila asked as she too watched Jay write.
“Yup,” Syd nodded, letting Jay focus on the task. “Didn’t take any new skills yet, just used the bonus points right away since there’s no question where they should go. But I do need to talk to you all about this skill I was offered from one of my Ritualist levels. It, uh, opens up a lot of possibilities.”
Jay quickly finished writing the last of the skill description before passing the book around for the others to read the page.
Lesser Fractional Spread Passive Skill. Increase all physical attributes by 0.2 of the Eldritch attribute. |
“Oh!” Eir gasped after reading the page.
“With a skill upgrade like that… merde,” Kerr murmured as she rubbed her chin in thought.
“What else did you get as options?” Aila immediately asked, a fire in her blue eyes.
“Just wait and see,” all three of Jadis grinned.
Agdistis is such a tease! MOAR!!
Teasing aside...
Hell yeah Minor Fractional Spread gets an upgrade! Then, when she doubles that... 40% of her Eldritch to her physical attributes.
Let that sink in for a moment... 40... percent!!!!
With her Eldritch now at 266, that means each of her physical attributes is now going to gain an additional 106 points EACH.
As to Jack, they need not worry. Their host has already promised he won't be causing problems while they are there. That just leaves little Sorcha, but I doubt she will be a problem either. In fact, I suspect she just may soon be begging to join them.
I am surprised Jadis didn't mention missing Alex and it's quarry, Blood B*tch Eike. To warn them to at least be on the look out and that the demonling is friendly while the human is not.
Aside from that, time for another info dump, some recuperation, and a much more relaxed pace starting next week. I hope they will get to meet the dragon too!
The other options would HAVE to be amazing to beat that upgrade, hopefully this one skill alone will bring her pyshical stats to the point where she can move her eldrich reflection off AGI and onto a much more needed stat (IE Resilience, the lack of which almost killed her 3 times in this 'expedition').
Even if the other options are amazing I IIRC this option will still be available during future level ups, so yay team Jaydis.
@Golanth I don't know. I suspect the longer Jadis goes with Agility matched to Eldritch, the more accustomed she is going to be with it so high. If she were to remove the overlay, it drop by more than 50%. The attribute not only makes it easier for her to pull The Behemoth faster, to move blindingly fast in combat, but also to think and process information much faster.
That last part alone actually makes keeping the overlay on Agility exceptionally important. Being able to think with hyper speed in battle gives her such a tremendous edge. We haven't seen it properly demonstrated much in this story though, aside from when Jadis tossed the wyvern corpse and Noll both at the wind mage.
There is a sci-fi novel by David Weber called, "In Fury Born", that follows the exploits of one Alicia DeVries, Imperial Cadre, Star Empire of Man. She has special drug implants placed into her that can release carefully controlled dosages of a drug called, "The Tick". This drug accelerates the users though processes so fast that the entire world appears to be moving in slow motion. This lets them analyze a situation and think through their options at hyper speed and then pick the best response. To others this makes them look hyper fast with a nearly always perfect response to a situation.
That is sort of the effect the super high Agility is having on Jadis. The advantage that gives her in combat cannot be overstated.
To be honest, I kinda hope she can't overcome her Resilience weakness with skills. I hope she has to resort to enchantments. Keeps her from becoming a sort of physical 'Mary Sue', in a sense, by being able to ignore virtually all incoming damage. Also let's Agdistis not have to ramp up enemy threat levels to such absurd degrees that anyone not Jadis, Noll included, would just be otherwise instantly killed.
Basically, such a weakness would let Agdistis avoid the Dragon Ball power creep curve.
Instead, better if she got skills that just made her use what she has more effectively. Her attributes already vastly exceed what anyone of her level should have, if everyone else's reactions, and Kerr's own stats when they first met, are anything to go by.
@Maddhawk Yeah that AGI is great until she gets hit with another time out wand, dropping the boost now may halve what she's currently running with, but that'll still put her around the same AGI as when she first statyed using the eldrich reflection on it. With how fast she's growing it wont take her long to catch it back up, and as for her becoming a mary sue if she used her skills properly; Is that -really- worse than the Deus Ex Machina survival through plot armour she's using now?
@Golanth Well, she won't ever be a true 'Mary Sue', as she is having to learn everything the hard way. And power gained through growth is always respectable vs just having it. Can't say I have seen any deus ex machina so far. Everything that has happened has actually been quite plausible and well confined by the bounds of the logic of the world thus created.
There are good arguments to be made either way as to where she places her Eldritch Overlay skill. Personally, if I were in Jadis' shoes, I'd keep it where it is unless someone else made a truly convincing plea for me to change.
If she takes Lesser Fractional Spread and uses Debauched Duplication on it all her stats will rise by 53 points (Strength double that).
Strength: 220 to 326
Dexterity: 63 to 116
Vitality: 103 to 156
Fortitude: 73 to 126
Endurance: 75 to 128
Bringing her current total stats from 1102 to 1420. Aka an additional 318 stats. For those unaware of how large of a number that is, when looking at the last time we saw Fortune's Favored stat sheets only Bridget (The other person in the group with a stat stick class) had a higher stat total than that, by 1 point. Their totals were for the record.
Bridget: 319
Aila: 314
Eir: 308
Kerr: 302
Thea: 295
Sabina: 268
Even when accounting for the increased Lewd Lover's bond from Jadis' stat boost (6 points each) only Aila joins that number (the one that used 7 of the 12 skill skill choices she has had for her primary class on attribute improvements). So yes just by taking that skill and using debauched duplication on it, Jadis basically gains twice the stats most people will have by the end of their life. (Kerr without the Lewd Lover's Bond boost has 175 stats total)
Also Agility becomes 116 when not overlayed, only 2 points higher than it was after her empowerment ritual in the caves, and 2 points lower than it was after the hydra fight. And 16 points lower than it was when she left Far Felsen to find the friendly avatar. So yes her non-overlayed agility will be so great that it, shifting overlay to another stat in certain situations becomes an option.
And that is if she uses debauched duplication on it. Just taking the skill alone, means that the debauched duplication is potentially freed up again.
Now if Improved mirrored knight's might has its multiplier value doubled (200% * 2) it might be worth taking as it brings her strength to 440 whilst her other stats remain unchanged. However if it doubles only her boosted value (100% * 2), then it isn't worth it the stat will be 330 which is 4 points higher than duplicated fractional spread (without any of the other physical stats getting their 53 point boosts).
It might also be a good Idea to try duplicating Mirrored Strikes to see how much more effective they become.
It could potentially lead to Jadis discovering stoke 5.
The only skills in my mind that could make Jadis consider not taking such a powerful skill are as follows.
- Something that boosts her lover's greatly (I mean Jadis literally has thrice the stats they have)
- A skill that interacts with other skills, like debauched duplication and Wanton replication do.
@SeriousBlueJewel
The only skills in my mind that could make Jadis consider not taking such a powerful skill are as follows.
- Something that boosts her lover's greatly (I mean Jadis literally has thrice the stats they have)
- A skill that interacts with other skills, like debauched duplication and Wanton replication do.
I don't think I could guess at what else Jaydis has been offered, for her to have not already made the choice and be grinning like that over the other options available to her...
It's a good thing she'll be able to choose the skills she doesn't pick on later level ups.
@Golanth If Jadis doesn't pick it up now I fear she never will, as Perverted Ritualist of D has only given two unsuited skills from a level up once.
Namely her level 9 skills which were Breath Control and Ritual Robe Mastery I. And those are good skills in their own right. Just not for Jadis.
Also I wasn't expecting Lesser Fractional spread to show up until Perverted Ritualist of D hit level 27.
Also using debauched duplication on Lesser Fractional Spread increases the value per eldritch point from 6.4 to 8.8. Meaning that every stat point Jadis puts in Eldritch is worth 8.8 stat points. So every Eldritch point she puts in is going to be worth 2.4 more stats more than before.
@SeriousBlueJewel Well, she only gained 4 new skills. 2 in each of her classes. While she gained 5 levels, 3 of them were attribute levels. That said, I do think this is one skill chain she should pursue whole-heartedly. I suspect the final skill of the chain will be a straight up 2x multiplier on her Eldritch to physical attributes. Thus, continuing the chain will pretty much mean she can ignore all further skills that impact only her physical attributes unless they are something truly god-like in quality and power.
Since Lesser Fractional Spread is a ritualist skill, I wonder what her other one will be.
100% off topic, I must note that the spell checker on this website is either EXTREMELY out of date, or just straight up wrong. It keeps flagging words as spelled incorrectly that, not only do I know are correct, but I double checked with a fast google search spellcheck as well.
She gained a new skill slot in each class, with two new choices each. And I agree that this is the best skill chain for Jadis, but if there is a better skill, it might be best to hold off. Because sometimes the best long term skill isn't what you need tomorrow.
I mean Back in chapter 198 I made an argument against taking Improved Mirror Knight's Might, and that Mirror Knight's Tenacity was the better option at that moment in time.
I mean if we had 2 dud skills for Perverted Ritualist, I would advise Jadis' takes these skills in order of long term value according to me. But Lesser Fractional spread is definitely not a dud skill.
- Ritualist's Resilience (I believe there is an upgraded version of this skill that would greatly benefit Jadis)
- Ritual of Delayed Empowerment (A great skill as it allows Jadis to boost the value of her physical stats, whilst simultaneously boosting her entire team, even if it only lasts for one minute)
Edit: I do not think this skill chain will end up at a 2x multiplier as at most I see the final version of base fractional spread give 0.5 of the eldritch attribute to Jadis' physical stats. (Which can obviously be increased by means such as debauched duplication)
@SeriousBlueJewel
100% off topic, I must note that the spell checker on this website is either EXTREMELY out of date, or just straight up wrong. It keeps flagging words as spelled incorrectly that, not only do I know are correct, but I double checked with a fast google search spellcheck as well.
I thought the spell checker was phone-side? I don't get any spell checking when I'm here on PC, only when I'm on my phone?
Ritualist's Resilience (I believe there is an upgraded version of this skill that would greatly benefit Jadis)
[EDIT] really not much point in what I originally wrote here, the three of us have already said what needs to be said for all of our sides on this issue. Instead I'll say it may be best to not pick anything yet? She's only 2 levels away from that third Class, and maybe she should wait to see what stats that class will build from to work out how best to build her stat sheet from now on?
Edit: I do not think this skill chain will end up at a 2x multiplier as at most I see the final version of base fractional spread give 0.5 of the eldritch attribute to Jadis' physical stats. (Which can obviously be increased by means such as debauched duplication)
Agreed, something like [Minor]->[Lesser]->[Skill]->[Greater]->[Major] at 0.1x a piece I'd assume.
EDIT: With how she's been boosting and using AGI, maybe she's been offered the AGI version of Mirror Knight's Might?
Instead I'll say it may be best to not pick anything yet? She's only 2 levels away from that third Class, and maybe she should wait to see what stats that class will build from to work out how best to build her stat sheet from now on?
She does have a great skill like Lesser Fractional Spread available, which is in no way a dud skill. So she should take it.
Agreed, something like [Minor]->[Lesser]->[Skill]->[Greater]->[Major] at 0.1x a piece I'd assume.
Yes "diminishing" gains with every level is a good thing for a skill chain this powerull. (Also [Skill] is probably [Moderate])
EDIT: With how she's been boosting and using AGI, maybe she's been offered the AGI version of Mirror Knight's Might?
Unlikely as Mirror Knight's Might required Jadis to choose a physical attribute to multiply. So she could have set it to Agility instead of Strength.
But a weaker mutiplier, or one for her mage stats other than Eldritch, could be true.
@Golanth On the spellchecker, if you are replying via pc, I only reply through pc, you will see red squiggles under some words from time to time. That is the website's spellchecker in action.
As to Fractional Spread's development path, yes, it should cap out at 0.5 of the Eldritch attribute to all physical attributes. However, remember that she is using Debauched Duplication on the skill. This doubles it. So at final form, it will add the full value of her Eldritch attribute to her physical attributes.
I will say I did word it wrong. I was thinking of a 100% boost and got tripped up trying to convert percentages to decimal values. It should be that the final form will apply 100% of the Eldritch attribute or a 1x additive bonus to all of her physical attributes.
Also, I am not sure skill picks are sharable between classes. If they are, then ya, waiting until 60 might be good. On the other hand, when you gain a class, you usually only have a single skill offered up front. Usually that is the class defining skill. The skill upon which the rest build around.
If skill picks are not sharable, then there is no point in waiting until she gets her 3rd class.
Instead of [Major] I'd suggest [Master] as the title for the final stage. The word 'major' just suggests to me that there is still growth to be had.
OHHHH!!! Here is a thought!!! What if at level 100, the bonus for getting a class there was to reward ALL possible skills not yet taken to the person? Including all chains? Be like, "CONGRATULATIONS!!! You have hit level 100 in a class! For this monumental achievement we, the divines, have authorized the system to reward you will all possible skills for your class that you were not able to take while leveling! Once again, congratulations on all of your hard work and overcoming all of your trials and tribulations!"
@Maddhawk
On the spellchecker, if you are replying via pc, I only reply through pc, you will see red squiggles under some words from time to time. That is the website's spellchecker in action.
I have never had spell checker on scribblehub while using PC, if it's not a hardware thing then browser? I run firefox on PC with no spell checker, but my phone using android and chrome which does spell check on here on scribblehub.
Instead of [Major] I'd suggest [Master] as the title for the final stage. The word 'major' just suggests to me that there is still growth to be had.
I went with major as it is the mirror to minor, [Superior] was also an alternative I considered.
OHHHH!!! Here is a thought!!! What if at level 100, the bonus for getting a class there was to reward ALL possible skills not yet taken to the person? Including all chains?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erQURy_Ys5Y
@Golanth I run Firefox as well. Like, as I am replying to you, your name is underlined with a red squiggle because it does not know what "Golanth" is nor how to spell it correctly. So it identifies it as a misspelled word. I know it isn't Firefox doing this though. I can type your name into the search bar and no such spell check appears.
Many things can be the mirror to minor. Just depends upon context. In this particular case, there are a lot of synonyms that fit the roll adequately enough. So it will boil down to the personal preference of Agdistis.
@Maddhawk
I run Firefox as well. Like, as I am replying to you, your name is underlined with a red squiggle because it does not know what "Golanth" is nor how to spell it correctly. So it identifies it as a misspelled word. I know it isn't Firefox doing this though. I can type your name into the search bar and no such spell check appears.
An option or plug-in for windows and/or firefox that I've never had enabled maybe? On my end both Win10 and FF have updated in the last couple of weeks, maybe an update reset something?
Many things can be the mirror to minor. Just depends upon context.
Maybe so, but major and minor are used together in music, age, populations, size etc. Just like [Lesser] and [Greater] are a pair, the two of which mean largely the same thing (and greater comes from Magna which has the same root as Major)
@Golanth Nope, no plugins. Also Windows 10. Who knows?
I have never heard of 'major' being used in age. 'Minor' and 'Adult' are the ones I see used most often. There is the 'majority' as in 'age of majority' to represent when someone is considered a legal adult and thus able to vote.
Thing about synonyms, you can swap any synonym for another and the meaning does not change. Instead it is more about the tone the user wishes to convey and personal preference.
I just don't think [Major Fractional Spread] sounds right for a final tier skill. To me, it makes me think there are still yet more tiers to come. On the other hand [Superior Fractional Spread] and [Master Fractional Spread] both sound as final versions. Though, there are words that can describe levels still further beyond. Words like, 'ultimate', 'grand master', 'artifact', 'legendary', 'divine', 'cosmic', 'supreme', and even the simple prefix 'omni-'.
'Omni-' would be used in the same way as 'omnipotent', 'omniscient', and 'omnipresent'. So for Jadis' skill it would be [Omnifractional Spread].
@Maddhawk Personally I think [Major Fractional Spread] sounds the best. Master sounds weird in my opinion, and Superior personally sounds about equivalent, if slightly better than greater.
Also the contested word is likely to be used in the final attribute improvement name.
So there will be a
- Minor Attribute Improvement
- Lesser Attribute Improvement
- Moderate Attribute Improvement
- Greater Attribute Improvement
- Major Attribute Improvement
Although I will admit it might be possible for Major and Greater to swap places
@SeriousBlueJewel Well, as I said before, choice is up to Agdistis.
I think we are all agreed there will be 5 levels though?
Oh yes five levels is guaranteed
@Maddhawk
Nope, no plugins. Also Windows 10. Who knows?
Got a lil curious since I have the week off and apparently it is a standard feature of FF, it's just never worked for me... until now.
Have you tried re-downloading language and dictionary files
<https://addons.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/language-tools/>
and re-selecting them in the general settings?
<about:preferences>