02-13-2023, 09:38 PM
POLKA DOT: …with everything I’ve heard so far…
POLKA DOT: I want to know what I’m getting into. Not just…surface level stuff, the whole deal.
POLKA DOT: I don’t wanna get sucker punched, I don’t want any surprises that lead to somebody getting fucked over, I wanna know just how bad it’s gonna get.
LAURIE: You want to know every risk, then.
POLKA DOT: Yeah! Yeah, exactly.
LAURIE: Good luck with that.
POLKA DOT: I-I mean-
LAURIE: You’re headed out into the wilds!
LAURIE: You’d have a better shot of guessing the future literally anywhere else.
LAURIE: I know that’s not reassuring, but listen-
LAURIE: You’re going about this wrong.
POLKA DOT: How should I go about it, then.
LAURIE: Don’t get huffy with me, kid. This is good advice coming up!
LAURIE: When you’re dealing with the narrative, especially wild narrative, you have to think bigger than just “the risks”.
LAURIE: You can’t account for everything, you just can’t. There’s too many options.
LAURIE: Knowing them is still useful, but let’s break it down.
LAURIE: You’ve got monsters! I could give you a whole bestiary on those and you’d still be likely to deal with nasty surprises.
LAURIE: You’ve got hazards- and in your case, that’s likely to be weather. Unpredictable even on the best days.
LAURIE: And then, worst of all- other people.
LAURIE: While running into other travelers is rare outside of settlements themselves, you still could have conflict amongst your party.
LAURIE: All of this is probably making your head spin, isn’t it?
POLKA DOT: You’re doing a really bad job at making me feel better about this.
LAURIE: That’s because I haven’t gotten to that part yet!
LAURIE: You can look up every single detail about where you’re going in as many books as you can, try to figure out every path-
LAURIE: But there’s going to be one path, in the end. And that is what it is, it’s the journey you take..
LAURIE: Prep is important. Don’t shirk on that.
LAURIE: But…use that to make goals.
LAURIE: Concrete, yet flexible.
POLKA DOT: …how can a goal be both of those things?
LAURIE: Well…let’s see.
LAURIE: What would you say your main goal is, with all this?
POLKA DOT: I want to know what I’m getting into. Not just…surface level stuff, the whole deal.
POLKA DOT: I don’t wanna get sucker punched, I don’t want any surprises that lead to somebody getting fucked over, I wanna know just how bad it’s gonna get.
LAURIE: You want to know every risk, then.
POLKA DOT: Yeah! Yeah, exactly.
Laurie laughs, catching you off guard immediately.
LAURIE: Good luck with that.
POLKA DOT: I-I mean-
LAURIE: You’re headed out into the wilds!
LAURIE: You’d have a better shot of guessing the future literally anywhere else.
LAURIE: I know that’s not reassuring, but listen-
LAURIE: You’re going about this wrong.
You huff, it coming out more like a strained squeak.
POLKA DOT: How should I go about it, then.
LAURIE: Don’t get huffy with me, kid. This is good advice coming up!
LAURIE: When you’re dealing with the narrative, especially wild narrative, you have to think bigger than just “the risks”.
LAURIE: You can’t account for everything, you just can’t. There’s too many options.
LAURIE: Knowing them is still useful, but let’s break it down.
LAURIE: You’ve got monsters! I could give you a whole bestiary on those and you’d still be likely to deal with nasty surprises.
LAURIE: You’ve got hazards- and in your case, that’s likely to be weather. Unpredictable even on the best days.
LAURIE: And then, worst of all- other people.
LAURIE: While running into other travelers is rare outside of settlements themselves, you still could have conflict amongst your party.
LAURIE: All of this is probably making your head spin, isn’t it?
POLKA DOT: You’re doing a really bad job at making me feel better about this.
LAURIE: That’s because I haven’t gotten to that part yet!
LAURIE: You can look up every single detail about where you’re going in as many books as you can, try to figure out every path-
LAURIE: But there’s going to be one path, in the end. And that is what it is, it’s the journey you take..
LAURIE: Prep is important. Don’t shirk on that.
LAURIE: But…use that to make goals.
LAURIE: Concrete, yet flexible.
POLKA DOT: …how can a goal be both of those things?
LAURIE: Well…let’s see.
LAURIE: What would you say your main goal is, with all this?