None of these will lead to an immediate bad end, it's a question of how it interacts with all your previous choices. I won't spell out those interactions for you but I can be clearer by what I mean in the vote itself.
Stringent would mean these are Dwarfs Snorri believes are most alike with him in terms of thought and action. They will be the most likely to mirror how Snorri acts.
Middling would mean these are Dwarfs Snorri is only mostly sure they'll use it the same way he has been.
Lax is a bit different. It would mean that Snorri considers any Dwarf who has attained the rank of Master Runesmith perfectly capable of using this Rune.
I must stress, you'll know if something is gonna go bad end or not, and the journey matters as much as the destination so to speak.
So for stringent, these would be Dwarfs who treat the Rune exactly as Snorri does. Which as of RN is "Teach only your apprentices, use the Rune Liberally"
The more lax you are the more divergent they may be in how they use the Rune. They could be hyper conservative and follow the Rule of Pride, or do as you do. But it also means they have different criteria for who they teach the Rune to, would they teach anyone or would they be super selective? That sort of stuff.
So thats basically it.
So so more clarification about the Rune of Forged limb Vote.
By how you act, I'll lay it out like this.
So as of Turn 37 Snorri is treating the Rune as something to teach to only his apprentices but use liberally. Stringent would mean Snorri is sure these Masters will do the same and you can extrapolate from there.
Ah. That's... actually kind of different from what I was picturing, then.
That, in fact, makes it sound like the "Collectivization or other upheaval of Runesmithing and tradition" might come about
from Stringent! ... If, that is, we later choose to take Snorri down the line of radicalism.
Because, if Stringent isn't the "only teach the best and most worthy and skilled" but instead rather "teach only who think the most like you", then... That means if
Snorri becomes the sort of person who'd rabble-rouse or make radical changes or things, then... that means the people he teaches the rune to, might also.
... Guh.
In fact, Stringent + "A bighuge dollop of fame such as from, say, a very notable deed?" might be what causes troubles.
As it would look like Snorri is trying to impose his own views on Runesmiths. ><
Ugh. This is... troubling to consider.
In fact, it sounds like it might be better to go Middling or Lax. As Lax is just "a
Master Runesmith is considered worthy of using this Normal (non-Master Rune) Rune."
Whereas Stringent is "Snorri picks only like-minded people."
I thought Stringent/Middling/Lax was a something else, but it turns out I may have been getting it... something like backwards or orthogonal to what it's actually like. Yikes.
... The problem is that this feels like it contradicts the earlier discussions of the topic? And even when it came up in-universe, with Snerra bringing it up? Like, Snorri was worried about what Snerra might do, and...
... I'm no longer so sure of what the effects of Stringent/Middling/Lax would be, as I was at the start.
The only thing I
am sure of, is that the "Release the method now or later?" is a question of "How much does Snorri want to F-L-E-X before his fellow Runelords?" and affects how much fame and influence Snorri gets.
