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[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
 
I find it funny that while Yes and No are tied at the moment (or were, until Pyro Hawk ninja'ed me in the right direction), the winning plan assumes we go ahead with writing the paper.

I suppose that could be one way to make a tie-breaker.
 
[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] 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
 
@BoneyM
What happen if we end up voting to just send the paper as is but also vote for the watching the Ulgu paper revision option?

[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] 4th Division
--[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.
Joys of tactical voting. I don't like the plan at all but it is better than the current front-runner.
 
[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] 4th Division
--[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.
 
There'll be time enough for profit after the war is over, the three of you feel - but Wilhelmina's sons definitely do not feel the same way.
These kids sure are stupid. Do you think we can talk Wilhelmina into letting us strike fear into their hearts so they behave?

I mean, she could just kick them out or cut them off from getting money from HER company.
 
[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
-[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] 4th Division
-[X][Personal] 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

Mathilde's a wizard. Specifically, she's a wizard of Ulgu, bearer of the sword of truth that separates understanding from ignorance. Being content with half-assing magical study will get her killed. There is no room for half-measures or not completely embracing the mindset required when you're a wwarhammer wizard. That's the kind of thing that leads to death or corruption. Success is all about cultivating exactly the right kind of obsessive compulsive disorder and related forms of emotional insanity/inhumanity.

Technically we're Van's court wizard tho

It's unusual that Matilde hasn't met any other wizards in Stirland. There should be lots. For example, the Jade College is and has been running a massive indefinite program of decontaminating the Stirland/Sylviana border regions for decades, it's one of that Colleges major focuses.

She should probably have a look to find out why they're keeping a low profile.
 
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Could, but won't, and they know it.
Can we talk her into doing it so they stop being stupid?

[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earth shaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.
Continue work on paper, ???.

We must have that shiny trait. Just need to get better rolls.
 
It's unusual that Matilde hasn't met any other wizards in Stirland. There should be lots. For example, the Jade College is and has been running a massive indefinite program of decontaminating the Stirland/Sylviana border regions for decades, it's one of that Colleges major focuses.

She should probably have a look to find out why they're keeping a low profile.

I'd encourage you very strongly not to try using information that you couldn't possibly have in canon, one reason being that this quest started in 2470, not the 2520s of canon.

Can we talk her into doing it so they stop being stupid?

You could try, but it'd be more likely that it'd burn your relationship with Wilhelmina. Families can be like that. How sharper than a serpent's tooth, and so on.
 
We're not her family, we have no right telling her how to deal with them or how to deal with the business unless it relates to our own affairs.

I'd encourage you very strongly not to try using information that you couldn't possibly have in canon, one reason being that this quest started in 2470, not the 2520s of canon.



You could try, but it'd be more likely that it'd burn your relationship with Wilhelmina. Families can be like that. How sharper than a serpent's tooth, and so on.

We are her friend. Which means we have to tell her the truth, even if she won't like it. Her kids are causing trouble and it's growing worse. Soon they might even ignore her orders and break something as they decide to do what they want.

Talk to them, threaten them, cut them off, anything. She has to do something or they will just walk all over her. We are not telling her what to do, only that there is a problem and she has to recognize that. If she decides to do nothing after that then at least we tried.
 
[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

I prefer the pragmatic path, personally. And the net +3 to all stats is really quite nice.
 
[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earthshaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.

Pragmatism is overrated. We are a wizard, one of the wise, and damn it Mathilde will be wise or die trying.
 
[X] No. Mathilde's Mystical Matrix is worthy of a paper of sublime profundity, that communicates the earth shaking possibilities of the spell with elegance.
 
We are her friend. Which means we have to tell her the truth, even if she won't like it. Her kids are causing trouble and it's growing worse. Soon they might even ignore her orders and break something as they decide to do what they want.

Talk to them, threaten them, cut them off, anything. She has to do something or they will just walk all over her. We are not telling her what to do, only that there is a problem and she has to recognize that. If she decides to do nothing after that then at least we tried.
What the hell, man? Wilhelmina's sons wanted to raise prices and make a profit, and Wilhelmina overruled them. This is far, far from "they will just walk all over her". On what basis do you say they are causing trouble? Having a dissenting opinion is not trouble. It is definitely not worth micromanaging other people's lives for.
 
[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] 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
-[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] Headhunt administrators from other organizations in Stirland.
-[X] Getting To Know You: Spend time with one of your fellow councillors, your liege, or any of the other important figures you've come to know, offering your help in their tasks and generally getting a feel for them (choose one).
--[X] Stewardship adviser.
-[X] Something apparently quite similar to the Purge of the Haunted Hills is going on in Ostermark's southern regions; you could inspect goings-on up there yourself.
--[X] Ranald's Blessing

There is no god damn reason to act like we have the research malice from way back in character creation without getting the appropriate shiny. We are not a college student with a side job as a spy master. we are a spymaster with academic interest. It is time and past to do our job.
 
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