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Arcane marks, spell book completion, spell codification, and spell creation are my quiet pet projects I'd like to see in the spotlight, so you have my bow
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
- Thread starter Boney
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Arcane marks, spell book completion, spell codification, and spell creation are my quiet pet projects I'd like to see in the spotlight, so you have my bow
well, big, whole old world events like Storms of Chaos/Vampire wars/Waaagh! Azhag are 'danger close' when it comes to canon.
so we might not actually get a choice if the empire goes 'all hands on deck'.
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- Australia
Nah, we should be fine. Butterflies have eliminated all big impending threats, especially the vampire wars one. We can chill now.
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
*Studiously ignores the Everchosen Tournament-shaped elephant in the room*
- Location
- Australia
The Evermammoth is a myth, Mopman.
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- New Brunswick, NJ
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I still want to squeeze in the Ward of Storms exploration for the last tick of Eonir Diplomacy (Advanced) and the narrative benefits that come from it, but I will admit you make a great point (though I'm not sure that's a valid WEB-MAT action? I guess we'll find out in a couple of turns).
Thanks. I'm glad to know there are others thinking along the same lines; I actually had intended to come out strong for Arcane Marks after Branarhune was done, on the grounds that it represented enough of an upgrade in our killiness that we didn't need to jump at Apparitions, but the thread was so enthusiastic about it last turnvote that I think there was no chance for a non-Apparitions plan to win this turn, so I shrugged philosophically and decided to wait.
That said, if a plan with Apparitions and a swing at the Sevir(o)scope wins this turn, which seems likely, it's kind of a home run in terms of narrative callbacks. We just visited the Golds and saw what they did with all the stuff we gave them. What were the most voted-for prices for the skaventech? The secret of Gehenna's Golden Hounds and assistance building a Sevir(o)scope. We didn't plan this at all, but it certainly feels like seeing what the Golds have done in the past seven years has lit a fire under Mathilde's butt to make good on the ambitions she had way back then and kept putting off for extremely valid reasons.
(Well, we did just turn 40, so a mid-life crisis is appropriate.)
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
You say that now, but you'll be singing a different tune when Angkor comes trumpeting down the steppes with the Crown of Domination on it's brow.
honestly, the first big event in 'canon' that could be considered mathy's first 'old world crisis' during her life (she actually lived through a surprisingly calm point in history) will be Heinrich Kemmler finding Krell and leading a undead horde down the grey mountains into Knightland and makes a nuisance of himself there, the bits of the empire, and Athel Loren for the next 5-6 years.
its supposed to happen after the next turn. (2491)
fun.
its supposed to happen after the next turn. (2491)
fun.
- Location
- North Wales
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Getting an attempt in at building a Seviroscope now is actually really helpful even if it fails utterly. Because if the latter is true and our most promising lead is a big squelch, then there'll be that much more of a push to use whatever shape of Deed we get out of Orbs on getting an all-star College team on doing the thing for us instead.
That is pretty fun. I also found it pretty funny that for all I felt like we delayed so long checking in on them, judging by their publishing history we actually tuned in at the exact right time. Just after they'd finished up everything they felt had promise.
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
Algard mentioned an undead Chaos lord in Bretonnia fighting an undead Maldred?'s forces, so Krell might actually be out-and-about.
No mention of Kemmler, though.
- Location
- Oklahoma
Well, we should probably see what plot hooks are dangled in front of us when the project is completed.
We didn't know about most of the job offers in the last job selection vote until right before the vote itself, after all.
- Location
- The Surface Of A Hostile Planet
If we end up going with the Red Riders this turn, which seems likely, then I'd like to actually focus on figuring out our Mantle of Mist and Unnatural Shadow arcane marks before we do any kind of binding of the Whispering Darkness.
Having a grip on the way our soul causes:
a) unnatural behaviour of our shadow and
b) guides movement of fog around us
seems like it would be very relevant when it comes to stashing an apparition in said soul which normally:
a) lives in shadows and
b) takes the form of a dark fog.
Having a grip on the way our soul causes:
a) unnatural behaviour of our shadow and
b) guides movement of fog around us
seems like it would be very relevant when it comes to stashing an apparition in said soul which normally:
a) lives in shadows and
b) takes the form of a dark fog.
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Keep laughing at the idea of Elfcation+Morbs at the same time. "Yeah we figured we'd give this hopeless human the equivalent of an unpaid internship for fun. You know how quick they burn out, it's the least we could do."
Mathilde crossing the border into shadow elfland with a cart full of barrels, cracking them open and just going "Okay let's fucking gooooooo!" As she spontaneously generates 8 orbs of sorcery.
Mathilde crossing the border into shadow elfland with a cart full of barrels, cracking them open and just going "Okay let's fucking gooooooo!" As she spontaneously generates 8 orbs of sorcery.
as a celebration of 40 turns and 20 in game years.
A list of canon things that might or might not happen and potentially be Mathys's problem in the next 20 years. (40 turns.)
2491 to 2496: Heinrich Kemmler and Krells weird adventure:
2499: Grey Seer Thanquol attacks Nuln (probably not happening)
2500 to 2510: Waaagh Gnashrak (hopefully we messed this one up., but its Orcs and Orc ability to take attrition, so you never know)
2503 to 2507: Waaagh Rotgut ( same as Above)
2504: large warherd of Minotaurs, and no adult Karl to make a deal with Orion to work together to stop it.
2506: Melkhior's and Zacharias weird adventure across the old world. (as in Melkhior trying to kill Zach for trying to steal the bad book.)
2509 to 2511: Tamurkhan gross adventure in the border lands and South empire.
2510: Goblin Horded Spinny Backstab and Goblin Horded Gorblum the Magnificant.
A list of canon things that might or might not happen and potentially be Mathys's problem in the next 20 years. (40 turns.)
2491 to 2496: Heinrich Kemmler and Krells weird adventure:
2499: Grey Seer Thanquol attacks Nuln (probably not happening)
2500 to 2510: Waaagh Gnashrak (hopefully we messed this one up., but its Orcs and Orc ability to take attrition, so you never know)
2503 to 2507: Waaagh Rotgut ( same as Above)
2504: large warherd of Minotaurs, and no adult Karl to make a deal with Orion to work together to stop it.
2506: Melkhior's and Zacharias weird adventure across the old world. (as in Melkhior trying to kill Zach for trying to steal the bad book.)
2509 to 2511: Tamurkhan gross adventure in the border lands and South empire.
2510: Goblin Horded Spinny Backstab and Goblin Horded Gorblum the Magnificant.
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I know it's just wild speculation, but I have had a few thoughts on this for a while that I wanted to share. I have seen some interest in an adventure to Cathay for a while, but we have been told there is not enough existing world building there, so I started thinking about what other long term plot hooks have been dangled.
Instead of Cathay, I am hoping that after Elfcation Boney gives us an adventure plot hook to go search for a Lustrian Dwarf hold. I think the hook might come from the rune-axe we found with the Druchii who had Lustrian gold.
Kazrik also mentions rumors of overseas Holds.
I am also hoping there is the possibility of going on an adventure to explore Karaz Ghumzul with Thorek. Unfortunately I vaguely recall seeing a WoB saying no to this idea, but I have not been able to find it.
I have also been counting my chickens too soon on this one, and have some ideas in addition to Servioscope. I am hoping that the orbflex is big enough that we could combine a request for help on the Servioscope with help enchanting gyrocopter (such as from the Celestials, see Mathymancer's list of ideas). This theorizing was before the start of the turn though, so I didn't anticipate being able to try Windherding the Servioscope with Egrimm.
That's all of my half baked unhatched chickens for now.
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
He's since said that the new material in TW gives enough to work with.
I expect he'd prefer for it to be a multi-turn trip to justify the effort it would take to fill in the gaps.
On the bright side, we're in no position to take the trip anyway, and by the time we are more Cathay DLC for TW will have released, or maybe even (god I hope so) the Cathay army book.
they seem to be more of a north empire thing.
Parabola
Divided Loyalties Librarian
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He would indeed.
He has enough to work with, but he also needs a good reason.
- Location
- Texas
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[x] Plan Roadmap to Success
[x] Plan Bring Running Shoes with Seviroscope
[x] Plan Bring Running Shoes
[x] Plan Bring Running Shoes with Seviroscope
[x] Plan Bring Running Shoes
Is capturing an apparition the equivalent of getting a mid life tattoo? Does that make the seviroscope our sports car? I'm here for it
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Our gyrocopter was our sports car. Honestly, Mathilde's been full-on midlife crisis ever since she quit her government job for a tech start-up. The apparition is definitely a tattoo equivalent, though.