Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
Voting will open in 9 hours, 34 minutes
[X] Yes. Don't be unrealistic. The paper communicates the concept and construction of Mathilde's Mystical Matrix without inducing unconsciousness or migraines. That's a win. Take the win.

I'm ok with our paper as it is. If we were a researcher or not currently in the middle of the Purge I'd be ok with continuing, but right now we've got a pretty decent paper, and we still haven't loked into either the Magic Juice or enchantment.

Trying to continue feels like a 'perfect is the enemy of good' scenario.

[X] Plan Singing King Hunt + Enchantment
 
Last edited:
[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earthshaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.
[X][Action] Plan Pressing Onwards
 
Not keen on being within striking range of a vampire lord. Wannabe-Greatsword we might be but those things are freaking lethal.

By being an open and honest optimist. It confuses and charms at the same time.
The thing is that it lost its mount and we have a litteral dragon & rider for a meat shield. Im pretty sure we can atleas provide a soft counter to magic since the front line DOES NOT HAVE ANY MAGIC SUPPORT.


Also Anton is shaping up to be Husbando material. Just imagine it. We will finally be part of the backstory of having a Man with a legendary reputation due to the Wife at the shadowy background
 
[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earthshaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.
Continue work on paper, ???.

[X] Plan Stop Losing Money
-[X] Gossipmongers: Julia's previous attempt had no result but the enrichment of various hangers-on of the Flensburg courts. Perhaps this was just poor luck; perhaps she should try again. (NEW-ish)
-[X] Formalize and organize the payments people make for the Gong Farmers to perform their service, as well as having the Watch start enforcing existing laws against dumping human waste in the street or the Stir.
-[X] The watchtowers on the walls was an uninspired choice for watching the Ulgu in the world, perhaps you can think of something different. (???)
--[X] Ranald's Blessing
-[X] Information Network: Work alongside to Julia to administer the network. Choose another Organizational Action for the Network.
--[X] Trade Delegation: Convince Wilhelmina and Markus to partner your network with the EIC based on the value of market information.
 
Can i convince you to shift the Ostermark vote to joining the front lines again? Seems to be gearing up for a mini boss battle atleast and Mathilde (and the dice) can hopefully turn all her frustration towards more productive pursuits.

I'm more interested in knowing what Ostermark is doing, since we been all Stirland focused lately. Stale taste you know?
 
Another take on the paper:
There exists a Learning advisor, and we are not it. We have the Intrigue post, regardless of what we might have wished otherwise.
Let's take the +Intrigue trait before Van Hal starts asking questions about why the Spymaster spent one action last turn spying and five on pretending to be Court Wizard.
 
[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earthshaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.

Fuck no. It's academia, you can only have Glory or Death!
 
[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earthshaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.

I'm pretty sure that at this rate getting a high role will result in (or require) divine intervention. :V
 
Leaning on your master's oversight is a rather poor way of proving you're ready to be free of a master's oversight.
Is there an option of publishing it as it is (it's solid) AND returning to expanding on it later, with more spells to test it on and a carefully-picked coauthor? Or rather, is there such a tradition?
 
Another take on the paper:
There exists a Learning advisor, and we are not it. We have the Intrigue post, regardless of what we might have wished otherwise.
Let's take the +Intrigue trait before Van Hal starts asking questions about why the Spymaster spent one action last turn spying and five on pretending to be Court Wizard.
Technically we're Van's court wizard tho
 
Is there an option of publishing it as it is (it's solid) AND returning to expanding on it later, with more spells to test it on and a carefully-picked coauthor? Or rather, is there such a tradition?

If you had a new version or had discovered new possibilities of the Matrix, then it would be natural to publish a follow-up. If you're not bringing anything new to the paper and just dusting off and restating what you said earlier... well, there is a tradition of it, but not one looked upon with any fondness.
 
If we publish now we're still net +1 learning for our efforts and +1 to all our other stats. I could see the trait we get from keeping at it being something like Tunnel Vision Academic: +1L to one action per turn, -1 to all other stats. The mystery box trait need not be a good thing.
 
[X] Yes. Don't be unrealistic. The paper communicates the concept and construction of Mathilde's Mystical Matrix without inducing unconsciousness or migraines. That's a win. Take the win.

More time spent on paper is liable to get us some kind of ivory tower academical trait. We are Spymistress, not a court wizard, it is time we get back to our job
 
[X] Yes. Don't be unrealistic. The paper communicates the concept and construction of Mathilde's Mystical Matrix without inducing unconsciousness or migraines. That's a win. Take the win.

We do intrigue as our job. Diplomat and martial to support the job. Practical raises all 3. Dont need 'obsessive' or similar trait.
 
I don't like the trait we get from [x] Yes - it looks like it'll limit our research of both kabobs and juice. Otherwise turning an okay paper is okay.
 
Why does the paper need to be reduced to one single perfect version. Most of the papers I remember reading tried to explain concepts repeatedly, having pages upon pages of redundant information in the hopes that readers would maybe understand the writer's thoughts after the third metaphorical explanation.

Currently, we have a perfectly dry complete description of the spell. Now put more natural/ flowery / mystical instructions in the front. Something for everyone, and more importantly a completely different style than what Mathilde tried to do so far, hopefully side-stepping any accrued mali.
 
[X] Yes. Don't be unrealistic. The paper communicates the concept and construction of Mathilde's Mystical Matrix without inducing unconsciousness or migraines. That's a win. Take the win.

Were we mostly a wizard by role or with another IC motivation I might be tempted to double down, but at this point I think it would be mechanically dangerous as well as a bit out of place for what we read of our feelings about finally getting to a conclusion.

EDIT:
[X] Plan Singing King Hunt + Enchantment

simikar to mine, but has momentum and the hunt for the (Strigoi?) Vampire could probably use a wizard, even though we are neither very offensive geared, nor a powerful dispeller.

The potential Qhaysh grenades might be more immediately useful, but I am reluctant to try those at the moment, because we risk getting something very very bad happening to us if they blow in our face and someone starting asking pointed question on the source for their "fuel" in case they work well...
 
Last edited:
Proposed subvote to various people putting [*] Yes, submit:
-[*] and include a chicken with spell matrix attached for the benefit of the Amber Order since they're mostly illiterate.

(they're not actually that illiterate, but it's funny, and a practical example takes only one hour to set up, practically free compared to the seven months we've spent on this already.)
 
Practical - Long exposure to scholarship has given her an appreciation for literally everything else. +1 Diplomacy, +1 Stewardship, +1 Martial, +1 Intrigue, -1 Learning.

I know it sucks to not have gotten a better roll, but this is actually a really good trait. -1 from our highest stat in exchange for +1 to four other stats is an exchange well worth making. We already have enough other learning actions we've delayed from, adding even more effort here really distracts us from both our job and self-improvement. I think it's a better choice and better for Mathilde at this point to just move on. A bad roll on more actions into the paper would not be a good thing.

[X] Yes. Don't be unrealistic. The paper communicates the concept and construction of Mathilde's Mystical Matrix without inducing unconsciousness or migraines. That's a win. Take the win.

[X] Plan Singing King Hunt + Enchantment
-[X][Intel] Gossipmongers: Julia's previous attempt had no result but the enrichment of various hangers-on of the Flensburg courts. Perhaps this was just poor luck; perhaps she should try again. (NEW-ish)
-[X][Watch] In Wissenland, there are a number of techniques in use to derive saltpeter from urine. It would take a great deal more effort than selling to tanneries, but saltpeter could be exported to Nuln for fantastic profit, or used to start gunpowder production in Stirland.
-[X][Personal] Attach yourself to the army so you can join the hunt for the Singing King (specify which regiment to join, or general staff to avoid the thick of the fighting). (NEW-ish)
--[X] General Staff
--[X] Ranald's Blessing
-[X][Personal] Enchantment: You've finally got the equipment, now you've just got to unpack it all and set up your laboratory.

Helping the hunt for the Singing King is something we absolutely should do this turn. While we've done ations that help the purge, so far we haven't been able to directly make a big impact. This is a chance to change that. Unlike the last time we attached ourselves to the army, this time we've got an objective that will absolutely benefit from a wizard's presence. I'm also putting Ranald's Blessing on the dangerous task, where it belongs. Meanwhile, setting up the Enchantment laboratory is a long-standing barrier to other learning actions that we want to do.
 
Last edited:
[X] Yes. Don't be unrealistic. The paper communicates the concept and construction of Mathilde's Mystical Matrix without inducing unconsciousness or migraines. That's a win. Take the win.

[X] Plan Money troubles and Ostermark

Considering we already got learning growth from studying how to write this paper...
 
I'm more interested in knowing what Ostermark is doing, since we been all Stirland focused lately. Stale taste you know?
But the thing is, what we know of Ostermark seems pretty comprehensive already to me. When we go, all we will see is the result of the orc horde vs ghoul battle and if they need any help (which might just bog us down or make us into a hero).

My counter-arguement for that is that we have a Boss who is already in his second form (no mount) and our army might just need our magical expertice (also Boss battle)
 
Voting will open in 9 hours, 34 minutes
Back
Top