Originally Posted by
Nonsensical 
If I never had any resolve, then I have no reason to hope, because I felt chock full of resolve when I made my BP back in March.
I think resolve has various quality as well as quantity. The type of resolve behind the Big Plan is that of realizing "Whew!! Now that I made my Big Plan I don't need resolve any more! All I have to do is remember that I made the Big Plan and recognize my Beast and it's AV when it comes along!"