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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Codex said:
I'm incredibly happy and excited to finally say that my Mathilde kitbash is officially in progress:
It looks sort of shoddy, but that's because the pieces weren't exactly meant to go that way. I took bits and pieces from Doralia and her brother Galen to create a simulacrum, and I'm using plastic glue to smooth over the edges. It's still a bit rough, but that's why I'm picking up solid green stuff (a type of putty) tomorrow to smooth over those rough edges. I'm thinking of covering up the holes at the top of the staff to stop it from looking like a torch and more like a staff, and thickening the staff to match the two pieces that I slapped together. I don't know if painting will be enough to transform the flames into smoke, so maybe that will need adjustment. I'm also thinking of turning the chestplate into Drake scales to represent Mathilde's robe and trying to transform the belt by giving it runes. I can't do much with the sword, but there is one available to put on her back.

I'm thinking about colour scheme, and man, Mathilde isn't that exciting colour wise isn't she? It's a bunch of blacks and greys, but I suppose I can mix shades and work on highlights/shadows to make the model pop instead of focusing on colour combinations.

EDIT: Side note, the reason I have a red spot on my thumb is that I was using the hobby knife two days ago and I slipped while grinding down a mold line, nicking my finger. I don't recommend hobby knives. Just get a nail file or something. Will probably do you better.
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A tip with green stuff: use some sort of tool to shape it and press it into place, or you will leave fingerprints in it. It doesn't need to be anything fancy- even a spare bit of sprue will work.
 
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[X] Karaz-a-Karak

Throwing my hat behind the contest vote. Let's see what those wacky dwarves have been up to.
 
Tobtorp said:
Anyways, let's get to planning the next turn, it's only a few weeks away and if we don't meticulously plan it now then who knows what's going to happen. /S

I'm for doing the capstone (to give our goldies and dwarfs something to do) and maybe one of the leylines actions.
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[Y] Plan Suck it University of Altdorf
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: The Currency of Strygos
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: The Currency of Tylos
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: Coins of Nehekhara's Fourth Dynasty
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: Coins of Nehekhara's Sixth Dynasty
-[Y] WEBMAT: Learn high Nekeharan with Egrimm
-[Y] WEBMAT: Detailed metallurgical analysis and study of casting techniques of lost empires with Johann
-[Y] Waystone Project: Do some stuff I guess to justify our existence
--[Y] The Gambler
-[Y] EIC: Literally anything to track down information to boost our writing spree
-[Y] KAU As Above
-[Y] Serenity: Coins of Nehekhara's Fifth Dynasty (TIMELESS)

There, the perfect plan.:V
 
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consequences said:
[Y] Plan Suck it University of Altdorf
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: The Currency of Strygos
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: The Currency of Tylos
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: Coins of Nehekhara's Fourth Dynasty
-[Y] WEBMAT: Write two papers with Max: Coins of Nehekhara's Sixth Dynasty
-[Y] WEBMAT: Learn high Nekeharan with Egrimm
-[Y] WEBMAT: Detailed metallurgical analysis and study of casting techniques of lost empires with Johann
-[Y] Waystone Project: Do some stuff I guess to justify our existence
--[Y] The Gambler
-[Y] EIC: Literally anything to track down information to boost our writing spree
-[Y] KAU As Above
-[Y] Serenity: Coins of Nehekhara's Fifth Dynasty (TIMELESS)

There, the perfect plan.:V
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The best part: the one thing max would want to do instead of more papers (metallurgy), we bring Johann instead.
 
Tobtorp said:
Anyways, let's get to planning the next turn, it's only a few weeks away and if we don't meticulously plan it now then who knows what's going to happen. /S

I'm for doing the capstone (to give our goldies and dwarfs something to do) and maybe one of the leylines actions.
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Hmmm... (looks over at my corner of ideas)

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Uhhhhh
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Honestly, I think the books we end up buying after the social actions will have a big influence on any plans that may be formed. I could see a good push for continuing to map out the Old World to see its links to Ulthuan, but most likely, we'll go with the Capstone if Barak Varr books get chosen, or the Runes or tributary-making if College books end up winning. It's really all in a flux.

And of course we'll probably be beating our brains out on proper distribution of the Project members across relevant actions. I don't think they'll be immediately cranky if they dont have anything to do for a turn or two, or even if they have to work multiple actions a turn, but I'm honestly kinda hoping that something here might get simplified, because this is all starting to make my brain hurt trying to make it neat.
 
Apropos of the very serious discussion of the next turn, a coupe of thoughts on our future Waystone research that popped into my head.

Boney said:
"So we try to extract it from Ulthuan, try to extract it from Naggaroth, or try our luck prodding the enchantment further,"
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I have to imagine someone already said this, but just in case this somehow didn't occur to anyone: we could always try to Deceiver the keyphrases out of someone who knows them, as we did in the Qrech investigation. The Deceiver face of the coin is an incredibely potent tool and we've already used it to extract one incredibly guarded secret, why not another? We can't and won't subject an Asur to the same investigation techniques we subjected Qrech to, for obvious reasons, so we should instead do this to a suitable Druchii.

Of course, we would first need to actually capture a Druchii who knows the leyline keyphrases, which, uh, not exactly easy. I don't know who among the Druchii is even likely to know this sort of thing, but probably not every rank and file sorceress, and I don't think we're super likely to just happen to run into someone suitable during Elfcation.
Still, maybe we could catch someone who knows someone who likely knows the keyphrases, and then with some clever questions and just a little divine intervention make them tell us who we need to capture or where are the scrolls we need to steal or whatever.

Boney said:
"I take it you all picked up on what Lecturer Sarvoi mentioned?"

"Do you mean the part where the mechanisms keeping the world out of the grasp of Chaos is a sorcery that utilizes the wicked powers of Dark Magic?" Egrimm says
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Boney said:
Notes in the hand of Vlad von Carstein as he studies the necromantic enchantment that may have been created by Nagash himself is the sort of thing that the only legitimate response to is to burn. But it's not like this is the first time you've been faced with this sort of choice, and you do wonder if Vlad's insights into enchantment would be as educational to you as his insights into necromancy were...
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The Foundational Wheel of the Waystone seems to be an enchantment that employs both Dhar and winds. Necromancy uses Dhar and one wind. Our notes on Vlad's ring are the study of a particular Necromanctic enchantment. They might actually have some insights that assist Mathilde in studying the Foundation, and this might be one of very few scenarios in which Mathilde could use an insight into Dhar enchantments and not get burned at the stake.

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"The same Rune can be found in High Nehekharan to mean 'obelisk'," Lady Magister Elrisse notes.
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When we begin our study of the Waystone Rune we should have Egrimm on our research team, not just Elrisse. Partly this is because Egrimm is our full time employee and so could dedicate far more time to whatever work needs to be done than Elrisse. But partly this is because I think he might actually have a lot to offer: he is an enchanter, and runes are an enchanting technique, so once he gets a look at the relevant Light Order lore I do think he'll have something unique to contribute. The problem is that he doesn't know High Nehekharan, but really that's more of an opportunity than a problem - if we're lucky his work on the rune will give us a reason to study High Nehekharan with him.
 
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With a druichi we could just slowly lie to them but that invoke capturing a witch or sorcerer. Which would be difficult but we do know where there are a bunch of them and in battle with other elves. We even have a ticket for 99 days.
 
Jyn Ryvia said:
also, what's the bets on finally having a group of misfits that somehow get the job done knocking on Mathy's door without an appointment so that she can send them on a deadly fech quest? (Maybe even a elven one!)

Mathy is already a wizard Lord and she has yet to have her first adventure party patron experience. Most wizards get at least one of these before they even finish their journeying!

Mathy most get self conscious at the lady and Lord party's when people start bragging!
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"So.. You think you could be of use to me. Well, I could use someone to fetch something for me...

"...well, when I say 'fetch', I really mean 'Smuggle yourselves into Ulthuan and kidnap the High Loremaster, then deliver him to Tor Lithanel so that we can offer him a consultancy position in a project the rest of the Asur need not know about."
 
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Actually, I have to wonder: despite the Karaz Ankor being disconnected from the larger network, Laurelorn was still able to detect Karak Eight Peaks being reconnected, and presumably would have felt Karak Vlag as well. If so, is it possible that Elven agents might have felt the Karaks reconnect as well? The Elven quarter of Praag, for example, wouldn't be that far from Vlag.

I guess I'm mostly wondering if all our concern about keeping Ulthuan in the dark is for naught as they already felt the fluctuations in the network, as Calador did when he took our keys away.

In before the "surprise social interaction" this turn or the next is Teclis himself investigating why the network is registering more 5G stones.
 
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Nicholas said:
Actually, I have to wonder: despite the Karaz Ankor being disconnected from the larger network, Laurelorn was still able to detect Karak Eight Peaks being reconnected, and presumably would have felt Karak Vlag as well. If so, is it possible that Elven agents might have felt the Karaks reconnect as well? The Elven quarter of Praag, for example, wouldn't be that far from Vlag.

I guess I'm mostly wondering if all our concern about keeping Ulthuan in the dark is for naught as they already felt the fluctuations in the network, as Calador did when he took our keys away.

In before the "surprise social interaction" this turn or the next is Teclis himself investigating why the network is registering more 5G stones.
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Nah, that's the dwarfs regaining karaks, which is pretty obvious anyway, and we don't need to keep that secret. Our secret is that we are doing waystone research on how to build one.
 
I think using a divine artifact to lie to controll network of the Stones keeping the entire world safe from deamons may not be the best idea.

Especially given how Dragon tamer probably get daily lies messages in his mail from the plotter. Juat seems like something that would easily backfire
 
Mulisa said:
"So.. You think you could be of use to me. Well, I could use someone to fetch something for me...

"...well, when I say 'fetch', I really mean 'Smuggle yourselves into Ulthuan and kidnap the High Loremaster, then deliver him to Tor Lithanel so that we can offer him a consultancy position in a project the rest of the Asur need not know about."
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Egrimm, knocking on Karak Eight Peaks: "Oh Mathilde~"
Mathilde, opening the door: ?
Elrisse: "We have the leyline passwords! Father- I mean, Lord Teclis has graciously agreed to come join the Waystone Project!"
Mathilde: "Oh my gods, that's amazing, where is he?"
Tochter: "In the reinforced trunk."
Teclis, over muffled sounds of trying to blow up the trunk he's in: "Let me out of here!!!"

Mathilde: "Y-you kidnapped Teclis!?! That's illegal!"
Aksel: "But Lady Mathilde, what is more illegal? Briefly inconveniencing Lord Teclis, or destroying the Waystone Project?"
Mathilde: "Kidnapping Teclis, Aksel!!"
Hatalath: "Look, Mathilde, regardless of how I feel about you right now, these guys are counting on you! You inspire them."
Mathilde: "W-what, to kidnap people?"
Lecturer Sarvoi: "To work together!"
Mathilde: "To kidnap people?!"

Baba Niedzwenka: "Lass, we all agreed, an Asur is not a 'people'."
Thorek: "And now that we have an island-dwelling Elgi, the project's back on! Come on, don't let us down!"

Mathilde, sighing: "Well alright, what are you guys still waiting around here for? It's hubris time!"
Sounds of people cheering
 
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mathymancer said:
@Boney the Prophecies of Nospheratus aren't listed in our notable tomes. Are they just not significant enough, so that they just counted as part of the extensive Imperial and esoteric Vampiric bonus on prophecy?
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Yeah, they're not significant enough. Nothing about this Nospheratus guy is known and it seems like the only person that believed it to be credible is the villain from the novel Vampireslayer.

Woltaire said:
well now I am curious what does she think the fundamental difference between dwarves and humans are?
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Most prominently unfading emotional memory, leading to the cultural institutions of Grudges to deal with unredressable grief and Slayers for unredressable shame.

Codex said:
It looks sort of shoddy, but that's because the pieces weren't exactly meant to go that way. I took bits and pieces from Doralia and her brother Galen to create a simulacrum, and I'm using plastic glue to smooth over the edges. It's still a bit rough, but that's why I'm picking up solid green stuff (a type of putty) tomorrow to smooth over those rough edges. I'm thinking of covering up the holes at the top of the staff to stop it from looking like a torch and more like a staff, and thickening the staff to match the two pieces that I slapped together. I don't know if painting will be enough to transform the flames into smoke, so maybe that will need adjustment. I'm also thinking of turning the chestplate into Drake scales to represent Mathilde's robe and trying to transform the belt by giving it runes. I can't do much with the sword, but there is one available to put on her back.
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If the flames coming from the torch were painted grey, then I think they'd look like thick smoke coming from a sort of staff-mounted censer without needing any modification.
 
Boney said:
If the flames coming from the torch were painted grey, then I think they'd look like thick smoke coming from a sort of staff-mounted censer without needing any modification
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Could hanging a censer from our staff be a viable modification? It seems it could be useful and if bright wizards get to put whole fire baskets up there why not a censer...
 
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