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RHUNRIKKI STROLLAR (Warhammer Fantasy Golden Age Dwarf Runelord Quest)

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NightKings said:
@soulcake, I think there was a problem with the winning vote.



As far as i can tell our available action economy is 6 actions total, but the winning vote only uses 5. 1 apprentice action has not been used.
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you didnt have an action that could use that final apprentice action, that was all.

You also could have used no actions that turn, I feel like I'd stop you at that point but using up all actions isn't necessary for a plan to be acceptable, just have them be applied correctly as according to the rules.
 
NightKings said:
@soulcake, I think there was a problem with the winning vote.



As far as i can tell our available action economy is 6 actions total, but the winning vote only uses 5. 1 apprentice action has not been used.
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We couldn't use the 2nd App action last turn, so it didn't happen. It gets lampshaded in the update.
soulcake said:
[Combo, Meteorfall: Master Rune of Conduction, Rune of Might, Rune of Impact]: Its blows fall like Comets into the earth, sundering all in its way. Trollbane: Made by Snorri Gift Giver, this weapon holds a part of that most Legendary Runelord's terrifying aura, sending chills down the spine of things too dumb to feel it otherwise and cutting through them all the faster.
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I suppose this is an example of what going all in can do. Any Runelord who knows the runes can create that combination, but going Plus Ultra makes the weapon personal in a very visible manner.
 
to be honest, if they still don't have any extra actions they can perform next turn, I'm really thinking about getting them started on the Goat Herd.

They must learn how to deal with a band of short, ornery, stubborn bastards who refuse to listen to anyone without great patience and who will get all over the place if left unlooked after.

It is a lesson I think Master Yorri did wonderfully in teaching us, yes.
 
soulcake said:
you didnt have an action that could use that final apprentice action, that was all.

You also could have used no actions that turn, I feel like I'd stop you at that point but using up all actions isn't necessary for a plan to be acceptable, just have them be applied correctly as according to the rules.
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I see but just for clarification, the warmachine action is simple and only needed one action, the apprentice action is not applicable, ot needed Snorri personally to finish?
 
Karnax626 said:
We couldn't use the 2nd App action last turn, so it didn't happen. It gets lampshaded in the update.

I suppose this is an example of what going all in can do. Any Runelord who knows the runes can create that combination, but going Plus Ultra makes the weapon personal in a very visible manner.
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No, I'm pretty sure that's just a result of our trait Trollbane with specifically calls out that they'll fear our works. So far as I can tell the only difference between what we could have gotten with... say 2 actions and this is a little extra flashiness on the description and the progress to our Rune Metal research.
 
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CuttleFish2.0 said:
No, I'm pretty sure that's just a result of our trait. So far as I can tell the only difference between what we could have gotten with... say 2 actions and this is a little extra flashiness on the description and the progress to our Rune Metal research.
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Trollbane is a result of your trait, but I can confirm that meteorfall is way more potent on this axe than snorri expected.
 
How close are we to completely purify the gromril? If I remember correctly there is only one weapon with purest gromril which is arianka's sword. Will there be more such weapons?
 
soulcake said:
"Clan Ironarm, who Princess Thungika, seven times great-granddaughter of Grimnir, of Karak Kadrin married into four centuries ago," One Loremaster says.

"Clan Grimseal, who were sired from Gorren Grimeyes, third son of the King of Karak Izril," another continues.

"And finally Clan Winterhearth, whose founder married Huldra, great-grandniece of Thungni, Princess of Karak Azul," the last finishes.
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I knew something like this was likely, but i still find it kind of surreal that the council went through a list and debated which descendant of which God they want on the Throne more. Do we get the this many great granddaughter of a member of the Divine Trinity or do we instead want the much closely related niece of the God of Runic Magic instead or the third son of a king descended from the father of the Dwarfen race instead.

Like damn. That's just the way the Dawi roll, manlings take notes.
soulcake said:
.7 years.​

Let the heat be wrought, glow brightly the metal, brimming with power.

When struck 'gainst foe let heat sing through and render them ash…

You pour the dragon's blood onto the grooves of the Rune, the keg kept still by your arms and tilted to maintain even flow and spill not even a drop. You have poured half of the whole batch, yet the Rune still hungers, growing brighter and brighter as you continue to pour.

You raise your hammer, only one arm now the keg steady. Centuries of experience keeping it still and tilt it to stop the flow of the blood.
Power flows.​

You bring down the metal head onto the Rune, the echoing force of the blow moving up your arm, but you force the limb still.
Will guides it​
You strike six more times, before tilting the keg downwards once more, the drakk blood flowing once more.
Let song remind you​
All the while you hum and think.
Let mind shape it.​
The image of a meteor, it's surface blazing blueish red from the sheer heat and intensity. Filling the sky with its blazing light and brightening the darkness of the night. You watch amazed as it crashes, a deep gouge of molten rock and carbonized wood as it cuts into the earth, leading to its final destination where celestial and terrestrial bodies collide in a thundering explosion.

You do not look away as a fireball that reaches into the sky is born, a wave of scorching hot air burning and flattening trees for miles around.

You walk on ghostly limbs towards the point of impact, the sheen of Gromril, the colour of silver exactly matching that day near a century ago. Around it, like a rotten shell, Warpstone glows in its menacing and baleful glory.

You strike at it with a phantom pick, knocking off hunks of the irradiated green rock, cleaving it from the purity that even now grows tainted by its very presence.

You cleave.

You strike.

But still, you cannot stop the taint.

The trance breaks.

You stare at the Master Rune, burning brighter than expected. You trace your fingers over its surface, feeling the power thrumming within.

This you think, will be a great weapon. One whose tale will be more than just its creation. It will be storied, spoken of in awe, a weapon with a legend behind it.
Thungni is pleased​
You can feel it.

You raise your hammer again, chisel ready to receive the blow.

Two more runes to go.
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Have to say, this was the most impressive segment i've read about forging of a masterwork. Most stuff tend to brush past the creation, but this forging process was damn intense.
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soulcake said:
AN: welp you've drastically shifted the political climate of Kraka Drakk and installed a king who believes strongly in the strength of Runes and your character especially. King Otrek's actions will be seen across the hold and region.

As for the Trollslayer itself you've made a T4 weapon of great prestige and power. Something on par with the Axe of Dargo, which while not on the level of Gal Maraz or the Widowmaker is a weapon that will be known throughout the Karaz Ankor at the very least.
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Having even more impact, no pun intended. I kinda want to make more stuff for the King, make him into a test bed for more legendary artifacts.

Just one legendary artifact, and i'm already rearing for Snorri to make more of them. The way you wrote it was pretty intense. Making an equal to the Axe of Dargo is no joke.
 
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soulcake said:
Trollbane is a result of your trait, but I can confirm that meteorfall is way more potent on this axe than snorri expected.
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Seeing as Snorri wasn't quite in a fit state to appreciate it, what was the general reaction to seeing it unveiled? And how did our apprentices react to seeing a true masterwork?
 
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