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Mercenary Mage Quest: Asur Dogs of War in Warhammer Fantasy

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[X] Cast Ygethmor's Firey Blizzard at the Livgard, summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard.

Fair point on the risks. To be honest if we were fighting for something other than coin I would stick to the other plan but no need for heroics, our character is a professional in both senses of the word.
 
[X] Cast Ygethmor's Firey Blizzard at the Livgard, summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard.
 
[X] Fanriel will join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard.
 
[X] Cast Ygethmor's Firey Blizzard at the Livgard, summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard.
 
Netos said:
The men at arms should start out using the crossbows and shoot down the Nurglite guard before they charge in and bring their devastating miasma.
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Incredibly unlikely to happen. They have more nurglites than we have Crossbowmen and I don't think just one or two bolts would be enough to take down most of them, and we can't afford to sit back and shoot them while the Shamans keep sacrificing people for their ritual. We're going to get in melee with them regardless of what you think.
Mopman43 said:
Unless the worry is that would take too much time and we need to disrupt the ritual?
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This is specifically aimed at the Livguard, the Shamans are not really going to be affected by this.
Mystic Pentagram said:
So in the end is kind of irrelevant wich of the spells we cast first, you could argue that if we start summoning the Elementals first we will have more Elementals but lack the time to cast the blizzard, or that casting the blizzard first would give us less time to summon Elementals.
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But it is ideal that we cast the blizzard last. It doesn't do a lot of damage, but it can fuck up a formation which is great for cavalry right about to charge into them.
 
[X] Cast Ygethmor's Firey Blizzard at the Livgard, summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard.
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard.
 
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[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can,Cast Ygethmor's Firey Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
Netos said:
P.s. Shouldn't we give orders to the troops? It seems the most important thing to me actually. The enemies have the dark blessing of their respective divinities, we can use that knowledge.
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You can give them specific orders or leave the details to Fanriel and Urskoy.

Mystic Pentagram said:
I don't think magic is a limited resource there, this isn't Total War Warhammer.
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It is and it isn't.

It is possible to temporarily exhaust the available magic in a given area if there's a lot of high-power spells being cast in quick succession, but barring something specifically preventing it, the Winds will be constantly bringing in more magic as it flows in from the Polar Gates, replenishing the magic available to use.

Running out of magic isn't really a relevant concern at the moment, considering Fanriel specifically lacks high-power spells, can tap into any of the eight winds if one runs dry, the relatively small amount of wizards present on the battlefield, and your proximity to the Polar Rifts. A more relevant concern would be mental exhaustion, but Fanriel has been relatively restrained with her spellcasting so far, having cast two Lenses in the Sky, two Cerulean Shields and one Arcane Bolt, spaced out across the entire length of the raid so far. You'll notice when Fanriel starts to feel tired.

Mystic Pentagram said:
summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can
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For this, I would need some sort of clarification on what you mean by "as many as you can".

Because by literal interpretation, it would be "Fanriel keeps casting until she is physically stopped from casting, miscasts, or drops unconscious from exhaustion, whichever comes first". And I want to confirm that that's your intention before going through with it.

Also, if you're summoning Elementals, you should specify what orders you are giving them, keeping in mind that these orders cannot be changed once the Elemental is on the battlefield. You could order them to "Attack the Livgard", in which case they will go on the offensive as soon as they are created, or "Protect [Person/Group]", in which case they will follow them and engage whoever they engage. But especially if you are splitting your forces between the Livgard and the Shamans you need to specify where the Elementals are going.
 
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Alright how's this:
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
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IEatAssSometimes said:
Alright how's this:
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Firey Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
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That works, yeah. Though the spell's name is "Fiery Blizzard", not "Firey".
 
IEatAssSometimes said:
I actually meant we should create an entirely new spell on the spot that is called Firey Blizzard just to see what happens, please ignore the fact i edited the post
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Hey, we have a +5 modifier on creating as Ashqy aligned spell, which will totally offset the combined -250 or so from attempting to make up a functional new spell on the spot in mid combat.
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
Correct observations, but wouldn't we benefit more from having the elementals with us? We and the knights will try to carve a path, it's much more "make it or break it", no?
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
Netos said:
Correct observations, but wouldn't we benefit more from having the elementals with us? We and the knights will try to carve a path, it's much more "make it or break it", no?
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Of course we personally would benefit, but the Lightfangs and Men and Arms are going to be surrounded or otherwise bogged-down. We can handle the shamans, even if it's just us that breaks through.
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
Blackout said:
For this, I would need some sort of clarification on what you mean by "as many as you can".

Because by literal interpretation, it would be "Fanriel keeps casting until she is physically stopped from casting, miscasts, or drops unconscious from exhaustion, whichever comes first". And I want to confirm that that's your intention before going through with it.
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I meant "as many as we can before we are forced to engage the enemy" thinking that the Norscans would't stand there doing nothing while we summon Elementals and would eventualy attack.

Anyway, i like the Plan made by [Username I Refuse To Type].

[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
[X] Summon as many Lesser Ghur Elementals as you can without it becoming tiresome, order them to protect the lightfangs, Cast Ygethmor's Fiery Blizzard at the Livgard, and then join the knights and attempt to punch through to the Shamans, leaving the Men-at-arms and Swordmasters to deal with the Livgard
 
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