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NotFishing

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He's the leader of Cerberus...

At least, I think he is. I haven't played Mass Effect.

Edit: But from what I'm reading online, he doesn't sound crazy. Just ruthless and xenophobic. Can anyone tell me more about this character? Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

28-May-2017 23:19:32 - Last edited on 28-May-2017 23:23:48 by NotFishing

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the Covenant has yet again failed to activate the Halo

Lel, silly aliens don't realize that only humans can activate the Halo...

Wait...

Oh god we're sending a partly human invasion force to the Halo. Have we learned nothing from Sergeant Johnson and Commander Miranda? Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

28-May-2017 23:26:05 - Last edited on 28-May-2017 23:30:41 by NotFishing

Azi Demonica

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Yes, the Illusive Man is the leader of Cerberus, as Inferi pointed out. As NotFishing said, the Illusive Man is not crazy, but he is a human supremacist extremist who is obsessed about empowering Earth. There is more details of him later on in the game, but I would rather not spoil it for anyone. To anyone who is interested, the Mass Effect trilogy is totally worth buying and playing through.

Annie, the Illusive Man is not the ''mad scientist'', however, Cerberus, his organization, was known for kidnapping Biotic children, injecting them with lots of crazy drugs, and try to make them into super soldiers. However, the ''mad scientist'' I mean to allude to is, well, quite mad, and quite scientific, and we will gradually uncover his name and reasons. The role-play will probably start the Collector subplot after Mars, probably sometime during the trip to the Halo. Of course, this may change.

Yes, we're sending more humans to the Halos!

29-May-2017 00:07:01 - Last edited on 29-May-2017 00:07:19 by Azi Demonica

Inferi

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So, Fish, I'm having a bit of difficulty trying to figure out which religious order is best. Given that she's a combat healer/buffer, I feel like the full pacifism route won't work, and the minimalist living conditions feel like they don't fit a charmer (at least by nature, given that merfolk are naturally like that and she'd use it when it seems like it would work). At the same time, though, I don't know if an order that seems to primarily bring justice to evildoers fits a healer personality either.

You have any thoughts on the matter? Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

29-May-2017 00:44:49

NotFishing

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Inferi said :
So, Fish, I'm having a bit of difficulty trying to figure out which religious order is best. Given that she's a combat healer/buffer, I feel like the full pacifism route won't work, and the minimalist living conditions feel like they don't fit a charmer (at least by nature, given that merfolk are naturally like that and she'd use it when it seems like it would work). At the same time, though, I don't know if an order that seems to primarily bring justice to evildoers fits a healer personality either.

You have any thoughts on the matter?

Huh... seems like I set some pretty restrictive requirements in hindsight...

Well, for the Mercy route, you are allowed to heal/buff people in combat, and you can fight to defend yourself, just not to kill - I'll need to check my wording on the Order of Marla, I may have been too extreme.

It's true that the Order of Arrus is very militant. However, they do have room for passive roles. And as a mermaid, she can actually talk people out of committing injustices. And she could just go around preaching against injustice in general, inspiring people to stand up for themselves or take a closer look at how they are being treated.

Then there's the Order of Eolus... really, the only requirement is that you did something bad and have an honest desire to repent. After that, your role is essentially the same as a wandering cleric of Arrus.

Klora.... yeah, that'll be a problem.

An alternative option I can think of is that you aren't affiliated with either order, but rather an Aspect of Good saw something in you and granted you Faith Magic. Because you aren't part of an Order, you technically haven't sword any oaths. For instance, priests of Marla swear to never kill. If you made no such oath, Marla may overlook the occasional death so long as it isn't deliberate, was done in self-defense or to protect others, and you find a way to atone for it by continuing to help others. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

29-May-2017 01:16:31 - Last edited on 29-May-2017 01:27:03 by NotFishing

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The Aspects of Good didn't actually nail down the exact requirements for joining their orders - that was the mortals. They just tend to focus on the orders because it's the best way to tell if a follower is being genuine in their wish to serve, as they pretty much left their entire life behind and swore off all these pleasures and desires in order to serve an order that helped others.

The Elven Clans, for instance, don't have any official religious orders, but they still have devout practitioners of Faith Magic.

Edit: To give you another example, you could be a worshiper of Klora who keeps just enough wealth to keep herself presentable, but donates or shares the rest. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

29-May-2017 01:20:53 - Last edited on 29-May-2017 02:13:04 by NotFishing

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