Ignotus' Fortune

[Anselm]

Anselm watched the young Nuit walking away from his tent. The wind whispered in the trees, barely audible above the distant roar of the water falling off the mountain and into the valley below. Master Ahn was silent for a long time. Then he said, “Let us consider the fourth line. It is called thunder gets bogged down.” He pointed to the fourth row of the three by six pattern. “When strength is not correctly oriented, and is also in the midst of negative influences, in daily association with petty people, one lacks the will to practice wisdom even if one has the strength to do so. This is action that gets bogged down and cannot progress. This represents being strong but incautious.” Master Ahn looked up. “Do you understand this, Anselm?” Anselm was silent for a long time. Ignotius had disappeared into the crowd of people milling about the marketplace. Finally he said, “Yes, I think I understand now.”

[Arcane]

Rewards and Treasure! Anselm : Experience Points +2 Fortune telling +1 Interrogation +1 Philosophy Lores Ignotus the Nuit Ignotus Secret Business Venture Miscellaneous Ledger: +5sm Comments I can't give you Auristics because at competent, your use of it is too simple and brief to warrant any points. The same generally goes to Fortune telling, because if Anselm just keeps doing the same thing over and over again, he will not get better than Competent. However, you get 2 points in recognition of the various recollections from Master Ahn, which I consider as 'flashbacks within a present thread', and that too, at least to me, is eligible for XP awards. Iggy : Experience Points +1 Subterfuge Lores Anselm the Fortune Teller Anselm the Nuit Fortune Telling is not Future Telling Miscellaneous Ledger: -5sm Comments I'm afraid I cannot give you hypnotism since it appears that you did not use it. The same principle applies to Observation as well. Regarding rhetoric, it has to be well, rhetoric. Rhetoric is not simply speaking, it is the art of crafting speeches through the use of rhetorical devices, ie. Logos, Ethos and Pathos, with attention paid to concept such as Kairos and to prepon. Instead, I gave you the point of subterfuge in recognition of Iggy's attempted vagueness about his 'business venture'. In Conclusion I'm quite curious as to what the business venture is PM me for clarifications!