We should have Laurelorn forces dress up as as Asrai seeking Vengeance. Funny on a meta level and legit feasible.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
- Thread starter Boney
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- Fantasy Users' Choice!
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
[X] Yes
- Location
- Czech Republic
[x] No
I'm not sure if this actually the correct vote, but I'd just like to have it here in case everything does go wrong so I can say "I told you so". Not that I expect it's likely to go catastrophically wrong, but I still think it's a real possibility.
I'm not sure if this actually the correct vote, but I'd just like to have it here in case everything does go wrong so I can say "I told you so". Not that I expect it's likely to go catastrophically wrong, but I still think it's a real possibility.
- Location
- Norway
Staff Notice - Rule 3: Be Civil
The creators were right, and I suggest you internalize more "don't like, don't read" instead of presuming to order how doubly-fictional magical traditions "should" be.
K von Carstein
Likes to go for a walk
- Location
- Belgium
- Pronouns
- He
She doesn't speak his language, so it would be very short while
It's not very fun to have people rubbing mistakes in the collective face of the thread, please don't do that.
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Parabola
Divided Loyalties Librarian
- Location
- The Destination of Fate
- Pronouns
- She/Her
The problem for this one is that it would be extremely pleasing for Chaos for us to kill someone while dressed up as one of Their followers.
Even as an act, there's an unpleasant resonance in it, like when we tried doing a brutal cunning act of assassination for the Temple of Only Gork, or when we howled like a wolf while chasing a Slaaneshi Magus with sword in hand through the holy streets of Taal and aided by his holy warriors, or when we made a promise to pay back a debt to a widow on the steppes of Kislev.
The gods pay attention when you do things that resonate with them. And I do not think that as an Everchosen candidate it'd be a good plan to pretend to be a Chaos Warrior.
While it would be best not to make it overly unpleasant, we are still killing him on his son's request to prevent civil war. Let's not sugarcoat this: regardless of how it is done, if he knew why it was happening his body would be turning in his grave.
My preference would be for the body to be in good condition, so that Boris can do all the necessary funeral stuff for his father and see him off properly.
- Location
- Sweden
Cool, then you're okay with everyone who voted yes doing the same to you when it works out? Because otherwise you're just being an ass for no reason.
So drop him in a river?
Hypothermia will do the rest
If all you're trying to say here is "we're still committing murder here, let's not kid ourselves" then fair enough, but otherwise I don't see how this is an argument against making Vladimir's death as painless and dignified as possible. We're doing a pretty fucked up thing here, that doesn't mean that trying to make it a bit less terrible is some sort of logical error. Even putting morality aside, it's a good idea from a purely practical standpoint: it's probably best for Kislev's morale if the Tzar's death is dignified, and a particularly shameful or painful death might weigh on Boris more heavily and make him a less effective leader.
Anyway, since Yes seems like a pretty done deal I'm going to approval vote No, just so the tally is a bit more representative of how shitty I feel about this.
[X] Yes
[X] No
- Location
- Czech Republic
If you enjoy ganging up on me, go ahead, even though I'm not sure how "I think catastrophic failure is possible" conflicts with "it works out"
[x] Yes
If you enjoy ganging up on me, go ahead, even though I'm not sure how "I think catastrophic failure is possible" conflicts with "it works out"
I mean catastrophic failure is a possibility constantly, I do not think we have ever had a turn without some possibility of things going bad with enough bad rolls.
That barely stopped Rasputin—and only after he had been poisoned, shot, and stabbed.
Edit—oh gods we've come full circle.
- Location
- Greece
Good thing we are Rasputin in this quest, then.
We are not drunk enough to be Rasputin, and also too monogamic.
Great, now I've got that song stuck in my head, but it's only a half remembered and garbled version of it.
- Location
- Czech Republic
All right, you convinced me. I'm not going to say "I told you so". Hopefully, I'll be able to restrain myself somehow.
There lived a certain man in Russia long ago
He was big and strong, in his eyes, a flaming glow
Most people looked at him with terror and with fear
But to Moscow chicks, he was such a lovely dear
He could preach the Bible like a preacher
Full of ecstasy and fire
But he was also the kind of teacher
Women would desire
Ra-Ra-Rasputin
Lover of the Russian Queen
ContemplateLife
Philosopher Thesaurus
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Yes
- Location
- North Wales
- Pronouns
- He/Him/His
She can't speak Kislevarin, which is a bit of a problem if her impersonation requires that she interact with people.
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Pedantic side note, but this is probably a myth. Or, well, it was probably unnecessary. Rasputin was shot and stabbed a bunch, but probably mostly post-mortem, and was almost certainly dead when thrown in the river. There was no evidence of poison.
This one?