Warhammer Fantasy: A Dynasty of Dynamic Alcoholism

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[X] Write in: Garagrim told us himself, before, about how he dreamed of setting his line free from the Slayer's Oath, so that his descendants could be free to contribute to his people in their own ways, with their own talents beyond just fighting. Did Garagrim not think that his father had the same dream, the same wish? That Ungrim did not dream of fulfilling the oath and setting his own son free to rule the Slayer Keep unreservedly?
-[X] Garagrim now has the most solemn of oaths to fulfill, one that was left unspoken: to honor his father's sacrifice and make the most of it. To ensure that his line remains free of the Slayer's Oath, that his son lives free from the Slayer's Oath, and that Garagrim makes the most of that freedom. After all, how much would it pain Ungrim to see his son take the Slayer's Oath once more, and to see Garagrim's future son take up the oath himself, nullifying the sacrifice that he made?
-[X] And Garagrim himself has nothing to be ashamed of. Did he not fight with his all at every opportunity throughout this whole campaign? To be a Slayer is not to promise victory, but to promise to do as much as you can. And Garagrim did make a big difference. He saved Roland's life, who in turn saved Frederick's--which bought time for Ungrim and Fenna to arrive to help defeat Skulltaker. And if Garagrim still thinks that he didn't do well enough, then encourage him to make up for it by being the best king the Slayer Keep has had in generations, no matter how impossible such a task might seem.
 
Hmm, I wonder how the Empire is going to describe Freddy in their history without making people think he is an agent of chaos, I mean every few years his looks change.
 
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There are three Gods of Law, though you could be forgiven for thinking there were only the two: During the long forgotten past, Arianka was the Law Goddess of Discipline and the chief opponent of Tzeentch among her pantheon. So the Tzeentch hatched a plan and locked her away in a prison of the finest gromil, buried beneath Kislev, with the only way to open it being with a set of crystalline keys that he hid across the world.

It seems Tzeentch hid the keys within people across the timeline, with the only way of releasing them being to force said individuals to undergo certain types of trials and changes.
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Out of idle curiosity, how many keys are there?
 
Bass11 said:
Hmm, I wonder the Empire is going to describe Freddy in their history without making people think he is an agent of chaos, I mean every few years his looks change.
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Thankfully, this is where the lack of social media comes into play.

It would make the news if some major politician was shooting up in height and color of eyes and musculature and scarring and what not, because we have a good picture of them whenever we want. But, like, 90% of Ostland's own population don't even know exactly what the Count looks like. They'd know him more by his runefang, his equipment, his retinue, rather than his own personal appearance.
 
How about something like:

"As a father myself I can tell you with absolute certainty that your father was delighted that it was he who died fulfilling the Slayer oath and not you. I have lost a father to violence when I was not there to help and I have seen a son die, I grieved for both but I can tell you without hesitation which was worse.

"I understand you wish you could have been there too. You are hardly alone in that: Thorgrim's new hammer or Ortrud's sword would have made significant contributions. The fact of the matter is Fenna grabbed one person and rushed back and I for one am glad she did because the flames were licking at my chin when the Axe of Dargo smashed through that fucker's chest. She could only bring a single fighter in time and Ungrim was the deadliest individual in all the throngs down here.

"But, you might say: "I should have been beside him in fighting shape ready to be left behind. Instead I was all fucked up from charging a city of greenskins singlehanded." There's no denying that you made a mistake there but it wasn't missing out on Skulltaker that made it a mistake. As a Slayer you attacked the enemies of Dawikind in front of you rather than wait in hopes of something bigger. The bad call was that you gave in to your rage when you still had non-Slayer obligations because the throne, book and king weren't safe. I didn't try and stop you though, anymore than I tried to stop Roland answering that sorceress's challenge. You had oaths, I had tactical necessities and so I left you both to die.

"You came through though, you cut your way through, you saved Roland and all of us and all the artifacts made it onto the 'copters. Amazing. Could it have gone even better if we'd all made the smart moves? Maybe - I'm not going to say all's well that ends well - but that battle was so messy with so much luck involved that it could easily have gone worse too. If we'd looked too strong for the Skaven to attack then we wouldn't have recovered the hammer and maybe my soul would have fallen apart. We can't know.

"I say it was a mistake but I'm a count - and not a Slayer - who has made plenty of rage fuelled mistakes. Standing in the wreckage and filled with regrets I was still a count and I still had the duties and responsibilities. I had to learn from my mistakes, learn to control my anger - a work in progress - to keep going and try to be better. Here you are now, a king and not a Slayer so your primary duty is to be the best ruler you can. Acting out of anger rather than thought is a flaw - will taking the Slayer oath help you fix it? Given it's an oath to do the same thing again I don't see how it can."
 
No one up for telling Garagrim how magnificent he is, huh? :V

Also, looking forward to see if we got to 10/10 relation with Thorgrim.
 
Stonebreaker [Artifact Warhammer]
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    • Stonebreaker:
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    The Stonebreaker Clan is famous, largely, for one thing: their skill as miners and masons. As one of the most prominent clans of Zhufbar and its surrounding domains, they have enjoyed a long and fruitful history. But all clans possess their outliers, in the good and the bad. In the case of some of their most premier warriors, in search of glory and honor, did some elect to travel to Zhufbar itself and submit to the authority of the ruling clans there. This warhammer is one such reward, granted after eleven centuries of consecutive service to a smaller warrior family - the Thalgrunds - for eight consecutive fathers and sons. Unfortunately, in the course of the fighting of Karak Ungor, this family who had marched out in full, was slain. Their last, serving as a hammerer to the Princess Fenna of Zhufbar, firstborn child and daughter of Zhufbar's king, was slain towards the conclusion of the campaign. Every hammerer chosen to follow the King's Daughter was given the best arms and armors that could possibly be afforded – and for one of the most populous and successful of the dwarf holds, that is quite a lot indeed. The last member of the Thalgrunds within the Stonebreakers is dead, however, and so their equipment must pass to another. By the will of Fenna, this hammer was thusly given permanently into the hands of Magnus von Hohenzollern at the conclusion of the Reclamation of Karak Ungor, who had used it well after taking it up from the body of the last Thalgrund in the pursuit of vengeance – something any dwarf would respect.

    The Stonebreaker is so named after the blood of the ones who once wielded it, and yet it shatters far more than that when put to the task. Such is the weight of the hammer that only those of prodigious strength can wield it at all, and yet that strength is further enhanced by the angry runes which glow upon it, transforming a mighty blow into something even beyond that. Yet so too must it flick and flow through the air, for a hammerer is a bodyguard without a shield, thus the weapon must suffice. The runes upon this hammer allow it to blur in motion, faster than something so heavy should ever have a right to, all the better to attack and defend with a weapon that lesser races would consider incapable of such a feat. Through vicious experience, Magnus has learned to use it well enough to gain the respect of multiple longbeards, who cannot deny that the son of Frederick von Hohenzollern is one of the better wielders of such a weapon they have ever seen.

    [This weapon allows for improved parrying, rapid striking, and powerful rune-enhanced impacts behind its attacks, translating to lowered DC in combat actions relating to these situations and behaviors.]

    Current Wielder: Magnus von Hohenzollern, Heir of Ostland, the Screaming Bull
     
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    Thankfully, this is where the lack of social media comes into play.

    It would make the news if some major politician was shooting up in height and color of eyes and musculature and scarring and what not, because we have a good picture of them whenever we want. But, like, 90% of Ostland's own population don't even know exactly what the Count looks like. They'd know him more by his runefang, his equipment, his retinue, rather than his own personal appearance.
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    don't you mean his alcoholism?... no wait considering the average drinking levels in ostland that would just work as a good way to blend in...
     
    Can I ask why the Emotional appeal is winning out over the Honor appeal? It doesn't seem like it'd work well on a dwarf.
     
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