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Of Wolves and Witches (WHF Wizard Quest)

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[X] Ambition. Daemons and monsters fall before you, rent apart by blade and spell. With every passing day you grow stronger; with every enemy slain your name is spoken by another adoring soul. Listen, and stand proud.

Erika needs to balance herself out a bit. She's already walking bait for every Khonrate and Slanesshi influence in a hundred miles, no need to double down on them.
 
[x] Glory. The clash of arms and the thrill of victory is an intoxicating mix, the triumph of victory over a worthy foe sweeter than the finest wine. The visceral thrill of bloodshed warms you in the cold depths of the night.
 
Zaealix said:
Okay so having double-checked the rules of corruption (At the time we first ran into it, our limit was ten) we're not DIRECTLY voting for a mutation or anything like that, unless something messed with Erika's Cool or Endurance.
So this is setting the stage for what we will have to watch out for in the future...Or deliberately fail in order to shed the Corruption.
Get too many points and we start rolling for Mutation. Let's not...
So.
I'm going to make a narrative arguement:
We ran into Slannesh cultists the first time we met the Bounty Hunter.
We encountered second cult when we took it to the Witch Hunter.
And now these were Slannesh Daemonettes.
Now if the other three had their pawns near Erika I don't recall. SOoo...
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You make a compelling narrative argument.

[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
[x] Glory. The clash of arms and the thrill of victory is an intoxicating mix, the triumph of victory over a worthy foe sweeter than the finest wine. The visceral thrill of bloodshed warms you in the cold depths of the night.
 
On the other hand the firmir where more on the tzeenchian side, we had a possible encounter with a servant of Horstman(Tzeench) and yet we are not to ambitious.

But consider what Erika wants out of life, that is to enjoy it , and while her ulrican nature makes her enjoy combat for now she is here for a fatherly visit and all to often her actions are based on companionships and to enjoy those around her. Possibly as a reaction of having been cast out by her own family. I mean look at the way that she tends to fall for steppy older women on an Oedipal complex.

It would be to easy to read this as the prince of pleasure, but I would argue that perfection is not what she is after right now, It is family. And so grandfather Nurgle and his call should feel more appropriate to her as that also allows us to explore his slightly less puss laden side.

And look at what it might mean for her to make a mistake to lose corruption. Taking a step away from duty to enjoy friends is far more in character for her then to betray people for her ambition, or to flee from combat with the forces of darkness.

[X] Serenity. Peace, at last, is the only prize worth the name. You rest beneath shadowed boughs, swim through shining currents, live and laugh and love with friends and those closer still.
 
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[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.

Slannesh is an appropriate enemy.
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
DragonParadox said:
Something I feel needs to be said. Each of those corresponds to one of the dark gods. In order Khorne, Slaanesh, Nurgle Tzeench.
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Personally, they all seem like different flavors of Slaanesh but I can see how they could correlate with the other three.

[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
[X] Serenity. Peace, at last, is the only prize worth the name. You rest beneath shadowed boughs, swim through shining currents, live and laugh and love with friends and those closer still.
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
Scia said:
But consider what erika wants out of life, that is to enjoy it , and while her ulrican nature makes her enjoy combat for now she is here for a Fatherly visit and all to often her actions are based on companionships and to enjoy those around her. Possibly as a reaction of having been cast out by her own family. I mean look at the way that she tends to fall for steppy older women on a oedipal complex.
It would be to easy to read this as the prince of pleasure, but I would argue that perfection is not what she is after right now, It is family. And so grandfather nurgles call should feel more apropriate to her as that also allows us to explore his slightly less puss laden side.
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That's quite far from my reading. Erika likes sex and likes easy comradery. She hates forming long-term bonds with people: she's not good at it and she's not interested in becoming better. She can barely force an appology and explanation to her former lover. Throughout her apprenticeship she's never even written to her father figure. What familiy is Erika after if she behaves like this?
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
[X] Ambition. Daemons and monsters fall before you, rent apart by blade and spell. With every passing day you grow stronger; with every enemy slain your name is spoken by another adoring soul. Listen, and stand proud.

Fire consumes and grows.
Maugan Ra said:
ULRIC!" You scream, lifting your burning axe in challenge to the sky as the corpses of two daemons slain in as many seconds turn to ash and dust behind you, "ULRIC AND THE EMPIRE!"

"Marienburg and Manann!" The captain roars out in reply, with a surprisingly loud voice for one so small. It is a cry taken up by the majority of the crew in short order,
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Why am I reminded of rival sports teams hyping themselves up.
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
[x] Glory. The clash of arms and the thrill of victory is an intoxicating mix, the triumph of victory over a worthy foe sweeter than the finest wine. The visceral thrill of bloodshed warms you in the cold depths of the night.
 
Varder said:
That's quite far from my reading. Erika likes sex and likes easy comradery. She hates forming long-term bonds with people: she's not good at it and she's not interested in becoming better. She can barely force an appology and explanation to her former lover. Throughout her apprenticeship she's never even written to her father figure. What familiy is Erika after if she behaves like this?
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Considering that she herself says that she breaks things of because she knows that they will always fall? I would argue that some of these issues are rooted in nearly being killed by her own family.
If its her familys fault that she was nearly killed, then she has no blame, and no reason to change.
If everyone will leave her because of conflict, she knows that she won't change because she can't change.
That absolved her for a long time for the issue of trying to change it , while the appology that she had after her magister trial showcases that she is now willing to face her issues.
After all only after being willing to face that about herself , was she also willing to face the truth of her own past and family.
I would argue that Erika assume that she can not have a family. And that is why she is normally not trying to have it even if part of her might still want one , especially considering her relation to her new mother figur.
 
[X] Serenity. Peace, at last, is the only prize worth the name. You rest beneath shadowed boughs, swim through shining currents, live and laugh and love with friends and those closer still.

"There is nothing worth fighting for more than peace, for at peace all fighting is meaningless. But true peace is peace of self, and the opponent fought is naught but yourself. All the harder, all the more fulfilling"
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.


Torn between this and serenity...
 
[X] Ambition

We are not above feeling good because we best others. Though the GM had done an excellent job in showing the different sort of vices already present in our dear MC.
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
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[X ] Ambition. Daemons and monsters fall before you, rent apart by blade and spell. With every passing day you grow stronger; with every enemy slain your name is spoken by another adoring soul. Listen, and stand proud.
 
[X] Perfection. The horizon beckons, the infinite expanse of the ideal calling to you with siren sweet songs.. Live, grow, strive and prosper; one step after another on the path, until your father smiles with pride.
 
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