Imperious
Without the sun of my life
Depends on how much we would have to pay an elven cook to get the same effect. Could you give us a ballpark for the cost of one?
Mercenary Mage Quest: Asur Dogs of War in Warhammer Fantasy
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Depends on how much we would have to pay an elven cook to get the same effect. Could you give us a ballpark for the cost of one?
Blackout
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Depends on too many factors to list out here.
Hire a halfling instead if you find one, they're cheaper. And less likely to have distaste for our existence.
Boodlesnoop
Never entirely sure what I'm doing
Where did this talk of spending our money to furnish the Bull's keep come from? And spending our actions cooking? Ridiculous.
We are a Mercenary Mage not a interior decorator or sous chef. I came here to read about an elf princess fighting people not to vote on which drapes match someone else's carpets.
I really don't want to cause problems here but I'm getting sick of these self reinforcing tangents that keep popping up.
First we said we wanted to learn Earthblood, then we needed Throne of Vines to make learning it more efficient, then we needed Inspiration to make that more efficient, and Enchant Item as well.
And stuff like this just keeps happening! Again, I really don't want to start an argument or get in the way of others enjoying the quest but I can't be the only one getting frustrated about this.
Sorry if my opinion doesn't sit well with you, but I needed to get that off my chest. Just ignore me.
We are a Mercenary Mage not a interior decorator or sous chef. I came here to read about an elf princess fighting people not to vote on which drapes match someone else's carpets.
I really don't want to cause problems here but I'm getting sick of these self reinforcing tangents that keep popping up.
First we said we wanted to learn Earthblood, then we needed Throne of Vines to make learning it more efficient, then we needed Inspiration to make that more efficient, and Enchant Item as well.
And stuff like this just keeps happening! Again, I really don't want to start an argument or get in the way of others enjoying the quest but I can't be the only one getting frustrated about this.
Sorry if my opinion doesn't sit well with you, but I needed to get that off my chest. Just ignore me.
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[X] You will ask to stay in the Chapterhouse of the Knights of the Bull.
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Notably: to furnish OUR ROOMS OF THE BULL'S KEEP, not the whole thing.
Yeah we're a mercenary. Mercenaries usually want to live in a lifestyle in which they get to enjoy the money they've made. Enjoying that money in ways like "buying nice stuff to go in the space they live."
I agree with a lot of the other stuff you're saying in that post but "spending our own money to liven up the place we live" being this unacceptable act is just bizarre.
Boodlesnoop
Never entirely sure what I'm doing
I just don't want to spend money on furnishings for a place we're only going to use when in Erengrad or upper Ostland. I guess we could take the silk sheets with us to wherever we go next but it seems like a lot of extra logistics to me.
Please just ignore me. I really don't want to fill the next three pages with back and forth arguing about something so minor. We've had more than enough of that in this thread already.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
Also my thought was that if the swordmasters would decide they want to improve on the conditions in the Bull's Keep that with the free room and board they could also just buy stuff that they like if we start paying them.
He said to ignore him, and I think he genuinely means it.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
I wasn't responding to boodlesnoop though? My post was quoting reignonyrparade.
I have my disagreements with some of what boodlesnoop said, but I intentionally didn't respond to any of it.
Anyway, I find it amusing that Fanriel remarked on the nice well-groomed mustache the leader of the Knights of Bull had.
Shame the Asur won't try grow a mustache because the Dawi would find it cute compared to their beards or mocking to them.
Shame the Asur won't try grow a mustache because the Dawi would find it cute compared to their beards or mocking to them.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
We should see about meeting the sage of swords, for... Research purposes. Yes, research purposes.
I think that was actualy the first time Fanriel ever complimented a human in her mind, without adding any "but an elf would have done it better" at the end.
Wich is quite hilarious.
K von Carstein
Likes to go for a walk
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Indeed, why would we want to spend our very valuable money on an Asur cook? Or any cook, for that matter? And if for some reason we absolutely, positively need one, let's hire a halfling. He will be cheaper, and less likely to put poison in our food.
I agree with you, furnishing even our room in the keep sounds lie a waste of time and money. Maybe when we're definitely established, but absolutely not now.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
Well that was something someone I was talking to was proposing. As is @Blackout then proceeded to elaborate that having a cook that makes particularly tasty meals could potentially have benefits for our troops
so it turned out there would be some practical benefit to having one, which made it worth it to at least ask how much one would cost.
I wasn't thinking about our room, I was talking about the Swordmasters in case they felt they wanted fancier conditions then that of the keep, Even then, if we start paying them they could probably just buy those things by themselves given they wouldn't need to spend any money on room and board.
I mean, eating good food would absolutely do wonders for the morale while on campaign.
Bulgo Potatoskin would be an ideal Halfling cook. Plus he has very lucky shots with his slings and rocks.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
So it seems. Thing is that we're not talking about just getting "a cook". As centuries old immortals who've been on campaign before probably most of the swordmasters know at least the basics of how to make a meal for themselves while on the march. We're talking about getting a bonafide professional who could make meals distinctly better then anything our swordmasters can just make for themselves. That might be something that'll cost.
Not saying no, just saying that we should watch our budget when considering new additions like that. Taking the lodgings with the Bull's Keep will free up a lot of pressure on our budget, but probably not enough that we won't need to watch our budget, particularly since we're now hiring new troops whose wages we will need to pay.
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I'm not sure we would necessarily get someone who can make things distinctly better than anything our swordmaster can just make for themselves who is willing to go on campaign. What we would for sure get is someone who can make thing distinctly better than anything our sowrdmasters can just make for themselves in the time they aren't busy swordmaster-ing.
This is very much the sort of thing where I expect we can pay an elf and get the best of the best, or we can pay a non-elf and get 75% of the way there for a significant discount.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
Though in that case Blackout clarified that Fanriel herself is a good enough cook that she can make better meals then anyone we could expect to hire, so if professional cooks are really that expensive then there's the option of just spending an action during downtime on cooking rather then paying a chef. However blackout clarified that we wouldn't have the time to do cooking when on campaign, which is where he claimed the benefits of having a professional cook would be the most significant.
Somic
It's meow or never
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This is Warhammer tho, and at a particularly turbulent time. I'm sure we can find a dedicated cook who is neither afraid nor thinks they're too good to follow us on a campaign.
(Well, I'm sure that finding one would be a valid and prominent possible result of a roll to do so, and not require like nat 90+ to happen.)
Sertorius
Rebellious Legate
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I'm not against having a good cook per se, since that will help with morale obviously. The thing is I don't actually think, that Fanriel should spend her precious time making meals. I mean that's like not her job? It's the same thing with singing personally in taverns. Both are beneath her and she could use that time to plan a campaign, learn magic or do literally anything else. Isn't this why we were paying for room and board? Mundane chores should be left to our subordinates and hired help.
That being said, having a professional cook is a luxury, much like silk sheets or expensive wine. If anyone wishes to have them, be my guest, use your own funds for that once we start paying them wages. Until then, we should focus on the essentials.
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deathofrats0808
Don’t think of it as dying; just as leaving early
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Exile or no, I'm pretty sure 99% of Asur aren't going to murder Fanriel. For one, assassination has Druchii connotations and for two, most of them don't want her dead. Aislinn does, but even he has some limits on how he can act. He doesn't seem able to order his subordinates to outright kill her for example. Part of that is likely due to illegality, but part of it is likely also due to their own distaste for it.
Imperious
Without the sun of my life
It's more that if there's something we're willing to pay a lot for my opinion is that we should be willing to consider doing it ourself. We spend time to get money, so in that regard sufficient monetary savings are worth spending time on if the alternative is spending even more time on getting that money.
I agree with you about stuff like silk sheets and wine, but not necessarily a cook. The difference between them is that stuff like bedsheets and wine are personal goods used for yourself. In contrast you don't hire a cook for just one person, but for a group. As the manager it's more our role to get things that will benefit the entire group but would require pooling our resources to obtain.
K von Carstein
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Yes, I completely agree. Finding a cook is for the foreseeable future at the bottom of our priority list, right next to 'silk sheets' and 'finding a husband to continue our lineage'.
It was mostly an hyperbole. But in all honesty, I wouldn't be surprised if Aislinn would try to assassinate us if he gets the opportunity to do so discreetly.