Trusk'our he/him Posted November 2, 2023 Posted November 2, 2023 We don't entirely know what destiny is at this point, but based off of how Fortune seems to work, it's probably a instinctive gut-feeling that nudges people to make certain decisions that would be more beneficial to them. So, what if you secretly gave a certain Destiny to someone to subtly nudge them in a direction you want? For example, if you were to spike out the Destiny of a fanatic follower of you and were to implant the spike in an enemy of yours (probably while they're sleeping or otherwise unaware of their surroundings), would it make them slowly start to make choices that see you in a more positive light? Could you use the Destiny of someone who is making good life decisions (i.e., following the law and such) and give it to a terrible criminal to get them to start changing their ways? Could you give an incredibly lazy person the Destiny of a highly productive individual to make them want to work more? All of this is quite hypothetical, but I'd like to know what all of your guy's thoughts are on the matter.
Quantus he/him Posted November 2, 2023 Posted November 2, 2023 24 minutes ago, Trusk'our said: We don't entirely know what destiny is at this point, but based off of how Fortune seems to work, it's probably a instinctive gut-feeling that nudges people to make certain decisions that would be more beneficial to them. I'm guessing it would push you toward the decisions that the Spike donor would have done, not necessarily beneficial; you could probably steal/implant the destiny of an unmotivated nobody too. 24 minutes ago, Trusk'our said: So, what if you secretly gave a certain Destiny to someone to subtly nudge them in a direction you want? For example, if you were to spike out the Destiny of a fanatic follower of you and were to implant the spike in an enemy of yours (probably while they're sleeping or otherwise unaware of their surroundings), would it make them slowly start to make choices that see you in a more positive light? Could you use the Destiny of someone who is making good life decisions (i.e., following the law and such) and give it to a terrible criminal to get them to start changing their ways? Could you give an incredibly lazy person the Destiny of a highly productive individual to make them want to work more? All of this is quite hypothetical, but I'd like to know what all of your guy's thoughts are on the matter. Morality aside, Yes I think so (assuming you can find the appropriate donors). I think Destiny in this context is stealing the "Likely Possibilities" of that person, in the same way that Forgery is relative to a "Likely" past. So like somebody could probably have spiked "Found a skaa Rebellion" and you'd start acting more like that person, or a version of that person that was a lot more like you, or some weird middle ground. But like with Identity, it probably wont be a clean transfer unless you manage to "Balnk" your own destiny too, so that yours and the donor Destiny dont mix in unexpected ways (maybe a Beloved King's Destiny added to your loner life of crime makes a Crime boss or despot instead of a beloved King). 1
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