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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Mopman43 said:
If we're being accurate, Karag Dum was settled during the initial expansion by the Dwarfs- this was after the Polar Gates collapsed, but before the Vortex was finished and the Ancestor Gods disappeared. The last sight any Dwarf had of Grimnir was when he strode north from Karag Dum.
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There might still have been a thousand years between its fall and the Dwarfs settling it. If Cd was there, I suspect it would have fallen early in the war. First, because of its geographic position, so close to the north pole. Second, because it was probably the city responsible for creating humans. Given how many of them turned to Chaos, the city may have been betrayed from within.

If anyone who isn't a lizardman could read Old One script, though, it would probably be the Ancestor Gods.
Mopman43 said:
I just thought I'd note- Cd, Cor-Dum.

Could be something, could be nothing.
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Yeah, I noticed that one as well. I can't make any kind of coherent theory out of it, but I do keep feeling like there's something going on there.
 
Darth Crater said:
If anyone who isn't a lizardman could read Old One script, though, it would probably be the Ancestor Gods.
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BoneyM said:
Polyglot: You've developed a tongue and an appreciation for languages, from the ephemeral poetry of Eltharin to the solid precision of Khazalid. +2 Diplomacy, languages are quicker to learn through study and absorb through immersion.
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Is there a Reikspiel word for "life goals the protagonist doesn't even know they have yet"?
 
I've caught up with the thread. It's fantastic and a lot of fun. I can't believe how much stuff has happened in story, it's great. The expedition north was the highlight of the quest for me. It's hands own the best part of the entire story. The sense of isolation and uncertainty in an unfamiliar landscape was captured wonderfully. I loved the depictions of the societies on it. They weren't just mindless rage machines and that made them far more engaging than I would have ever expected. The Kurgan and even Norsca were fascinating to interact with. It's almost disappointing that it had to come to an end. That sensation of passing through a liminal space was captured very well. It's that transition from the unknown and dangerous into the familiar and safe, and it happens without a moment of triumph or fanfare. The simple recognition that a border guard is ahead and like that all the risk is behind you. So full props to you, @BoneyM, for pulling that off so well.

It's a terrible shame that the secrets of Karag Dum couldn't be revealed in greater depth. All that time traveling to discover a mystery and then turn around back home. It's understandable why it was chosen, it was the only safe and sane thing to do, but it's a shame nonetheless. It's made the return to normalcy almost disappointing. It's right back to the grindstone and business as usual now.

I say that as someone that read the entire expedition and everything afterwards in about two to three days tops, so it's all very fresh in my mind. I didn't have to wait weeks between updates, so it flows from one right into another. The Waystone Project only makes sense as the most important project to pick. It's of vital importance... Definitely would have been cool if Swamp Town won, but I can understand why it didn't.

Also this thread is actually insane and I have no idea how it generates so much discussion in such a short amount of time. I'm seeing hundreds of pages between updates that happened a day apart. I skipped almost everything that wasn't an update, only reading a page or two to get context I might have missed. I have no idea how any could ever hope to keep up with any of it at all. It's mind boggling.
 
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Fission Battery said:
Also this thread is actually insane and I have no idea how it generates so much discussion in such a short amount of time. I'm seeing hundreds of pages between updates that happened a day apart. I skipped almost everything that wasn't an update, only reading a page or two to get context I might have missed. I have no idea how any could ever hope to keep up with any of it at all. It's mind boggling.
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It makes Boney "there isn't a post in this thread I haven't read" M all the more awe-inspiring.
 
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Omegahugger said:
To be honest, if BoneyM managed to write a story this good without reading a single comment that would actually be even more impressive.
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True. But if that had been the case I'd be more amazed at the replies to comments. And there are a lot of those, considering Boney has made like, 300 posts worth of threadmarked content out of 11,043 posts in this thread.
 
Fission Battery said:
I skipped almost everything that wasn't an update, only reading a page or two to get context I might have missed. I have no idea how any could ever hope to keep up with any of it at all. It's mind boggling.
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Welcome to the front lines, as we say. Glad to have you with us!

I'd recommend going back and checking out the apocrypha- there's some varying quality but overall quite good, and it adds a lot of context and color to the story, as well as introducing you to some of the more prolific posters. (Not so much me, I don't even crack the top three pages of prolific posters, but it seems pretty much everyone who does has tried their hand at writing a snippet or three over the years.)
 
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Glau said:
Welcome to the front lines, as we say. Glad to have you with us!

I'd recommend going back and checking out the apocrypha- there's some varying quality but overall quite good, and it adds a lot of context and color to the story, as well as introducing you to some of the more prolific posters. (Not so much me, I don't even crack the top three pages of prolific posters, but it seems pretty much everyone who does has tried their hand at writing a snippet or three over the years.)
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Plus, you'll get the joke when someone references Burrito's, vampires, or MAGDA WESSEN.
On that note, the thread also has a number of quality memes in the Media tab.

Oh, and Mathilde's character sheet has a bunch of images of her.
 
Fission Battery said:
I've caught up with the thread. It's fantastic and a lot of fun. I can't believe how much stuff has happened in story, it's great. The expedition north was the highlight of the quest for me. It's hands own the best part of the entire story. The sense of isolation and uncertainty in an unfamiliar landscape was captured wonderfully. I loved the depictions of the societies on it. They weren't just mindless rage machines and that made them far more engaging than I would have ever expected. The Kurgan and even Norsca were fascinating to interact with. It's almost disappointing that it had to come to an end. That sensation of passing through a liminal space was captured very well. It's that transition from the unknown and dangerous into the familiar and safe, and it happens without a moment of triumph or fanfare. The simple recognition that a border guard is ahead and like that all the risk is behind you. So full props to you, @BoneyM, for pulling that off so well.

It's a terrible shame that the secrets of Karag Dum couldn't be revealed in greater depth. All that time traveling to discover a mystery and then turn around back home. It's understandable why it was chosen, it was the only safe and sane thing to do, but it's a shame nonetheless. It's made the return to normalcy almost disappointing. It's right back to the grindstone and business as usual now.

I say that as someone that read the entire expedition and everything afterwards in about two to three days tops, so it's all very fresh in my mind. I didn't have to wait weeks between updates, so it flows from one right into another. The Waystone Project only makes sense as the most important project to pick. It's of vital importance... Definitely would have been cool if Swamp Town won, but I can understand why it didn't.

Also this thread is actually insane and I have no idea how it generates so much discussion in such a short amount of time. I'm seeing hundreds of pages between updates that happened a day apart. I skipped almost everything that wasn't an update, only reading a page or two to get context I might have missed. I have no idea how any could ever hope to keep up with any of it at all. It's mind boggling.
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Congratulations and welcome!

I too am intrigued by Kurgan culture and unsatisfied with our current knowledge on the Dum mystery. May I invite you into a blood pact to vote for whatever makes it more likely for us to revisit those things? You might eventually become natural allies of convenience with various fun and interesting factions, like the Spawn of Omegahugger for instance.
 
Rafin said:
Congratulations and welcome!

I too am intrigued by Kurgan culture and unsatisfied with our current knowledge on the Dum mystery. May I invite you into a blood pact to vote for whatever makes it more likely for us to revisit those things? You might eventually become natural allies of convenience with various fun and interesting factions, like the Spawn of Omegahugger for instance.
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I don't think Omegahugger's faction are spawn. Spawn implies a bit too much life to really fit the Notorious Necromantic Nation.
 
Jyn Ryvia said:
To be pedantic, there is that chest plate the bright college has and those armour panels the High elf loremasters have as part of their robes.
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Loremasters don't count, the statement is about human Wind casters. Elves have bullshit ithilmar armor, vampires can cast in armor (probably due to their dhar vortex), priests regularly cast in armor, Malekith is an armored spellcaster, Chaos sorcerers use armor because Chaos cheats.
 
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Burned_Cookie said:
Than boney stabs you with a sharpened femur.
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Nah, he's way too patient for that. He'll just get increasingly exasperated/annoyed, and then you'll feel really bad.

The "But what about X" cycle has happened before. Several times. To be fair, in some cases it actually produced positive results (like the sleeping cow plan). Though it was for specific circumstances/problems, not circumventing fundamental rules of the setting.
Burned_Cookie said:
I'd suspect a Boney Master will have enough weapon specialty bonus to get past the bonuses we get.
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I'm pretty sure BoneyM's class is bard.
 
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