Valiance

Myriad Reality

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*Manifests in a wave of blue pixels, chanting to Roland with my arms raised*
Let’s go let’s go let’s go!

@Multifarious

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I agree with your proposal. First comes the unknown unknown.
*Rolls up the map and stuffs it away before stepping outside*

@Artifact

*Shifts my shoulder pad slightly and lumbers over behind you, rolling my shoulder a few times to loosen it up*

Myriad Reality

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If it takes over your mind, I'll ensure your death is swift and pain-free.
*Smiles impishly*

@Artifact

*Blankly stares back for a moment*
You know, I think I will simply choose not to be mind controlled, and that will be that. Simple.

Myriad Reality

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Before we go, do you have any resistance to mental manipulation? I anticipate that these worlds are infected at this point with that creature’s influence.

@Artifact

I have resisted mind manipulators before. Where they scale to these things? I have no idea.

Myriad Reality

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As important is the element of strategy. I don’t trust precious metal or gem dragons to forego some underhanded trickery, I’d rather the mind dragon not possess the rest of our foes before we slay them, and we ought to prevent the bone dragon from resurrecting our previous opponents, if that is indeed within its capabilities.

@Artifact

You've thought it through, for sure. Sounds like as good of a plan as we can get.

Myriad Reality

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Bone is not very durable, and undead usually possess but a fraction of their living counterparts’ strength. Simply put, have you ever felt threatened by an undead? Nor have I.

@Artifact

Admittedly not a frequent experience I've had, to say the least. But sure, makes sense.

Myriad Reality

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*Scoffs*
Amped up by that abomination? I don’t expect any of them to be easy to take on.

@Artifact

What makes bone dragons such a joke, anyway?

Myriad Reality

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That, some experience, and some instinct. Dragons that use precious metals usually have some gimmick, or they have a huge amount of physical force. You would have no problem at all matching that force. I make a good match for mental manipulation, hypnosis, and their ilk. Then bone dragons are never very impressive.

@Artifact

When you say things like that, it makes me extra conscious of it being an exception.

Myriad Reality

*Splays the map out on the table*
Here's what I'm thinking: We take the first three in a set order, probably gold, mind, and bone. Then, depending on what those give me to work with, we decide which of the remaining four to take on next. Does that sound like a plan to you?

@Artifact

Is that based on simplicity?

Myriad Reality

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I’ll try to stick the landing next time.
*Points to the bubble*
Do you need to turn this off before I leave, or is it fine as-is?

@Meta

You’re fine to go. Should be harder to be followed too, for what that’s worth to you.