Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
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I suspect that strongly depends on how likely you are to be attracted to people of that gender presentation to start with. If ladies aren't your thing, you might find it all a bit much. If they are, I'd expect one might be more likely to see the appeal of the look. As far as how that would look, a quick consultation with Señor Google suggests an example would be something like
Anyway, voting.
Cool, these are allowed?
Fayhem
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I mean, if they're literally connecting then that piece of fabric no longer has the structural integrity necessary to stay on a humanoid's body without the aid of glue (or without being wrapped around them like a toga, but then at that point there's no longer a side slit connected to a dipping neckline, so). I feel reasonably confident in assuming that wasn't what was being described. Unless I'm just misunderstanding what you're saying?
Edit: I should add, I think we should consider that some of this is probably hyperbole based on Mathilde's known a) flair for the dramatic, and b) highly developed sense of modesty. It's probably not hard to go past her personal boundaries for what constitutes scantily clad, and not unlikely that she'd describe that with a bit of narrative flair.
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I went back to reread and i misunderstood the description. The slits don't meet, they're just the same length.
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I'm the only one that envisioned something like the outfit of Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII where there is basically a suggestion of it even being connected? Which while provocative at first glace does get rather ridiculous when you think about it.
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Wouldn't that kind of outfit have to be glued to the body?I'm the only one that envisioned something like the outfit of Ultimecia from Final Fantasy VIII where there is basically a suggestion of it even being connected? Which while provocative at first glace does get rather ridiculous when you think about it.
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Yes, though I'd say magic is the more likely in-universe answer.
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Or held up by magic.
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I believe there was an implication that Cadaeth's physical body was not the entirety of what "Cadaeth" is, considering it's only a singular anchor and the rest of it encompasses an entire area around her. Although no mention of that was made by Mathilde in the latest update, so maybe she does have a physical body and the whole trick where she spreads out her soul is something she needs preparation to do and she doesn't always do it.
Wasn't what I envisioned. But won't this work like an inverted robe?
I still believe that bringing in the Empress to be involved in the Grey College interfering with the internal politics of the Light College is an absolutely appalling idea. We really don't want to encourage her to meddle in the College's affairs, and we certainly don't want the precedent set of the broader Imperial authorities feeling licensed to do so.
[X] [SADDLE] Donate it to Stirland
[X] Bring in Regimand
[X] [SADDLE] Donate it to Stirland
[X] Bring in Regimand
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It's probably been brought up already, but i think the waystones might work on a similar principle to ratling guns.
With dhar attraction to draw winds in, then rerouting away from the Dhar with wind repulsion
With dhar attraction to draw winds in, then rerouting away from the Dhar with wind repulsion
While Regimand is probably immediately better, there seems to be that there's an order where we can have both? Loose interpretation though.
How would that work? Would we have to idle a bit while one of them comes from either Altdorf or the Capital? Still the same mini-turn?
[X] Approach the local Witch Hunters
[X] Bring in Heidi
If it was like that I imagine she'd be more open to it. She isn't exactly much for discretion when it's not applied to her directly.
Bad things could happen if Regimand was a Ranaldite too and he figures out Heidi's deal. I imagine he's more loyal to the empire than to his faith which could make this whole tower of cards come crumbling down.
Could I also ask for the countdown? What Unfahiger death are we on compared to the Haupt-Anderssen ones? How long till the next death in the sequence? Until Demon Portal?
How would that work? Would we have to idle a bit while one of them comes from either Altdorf or the Capital? Still the same mini-turn?
[X] Approach the local Witch Hunters
[X] Bring in Heidi
If it was like that I imagine she'd be more open to it. She isn't exactly much for discretion when it's not applied to her directly.
Bad things could happen if Regimand was a Ranaldite too and he figures out Heidi's deal. I imagine he's more loyal to the empire than to his faith which could make this whole tower of cards come crumbling down.
Could I also ask for the countdown? What Unfahiger death are we on compared to the Haupt-Anderssen ones? How long till the next death in the sequence? Until Demon Portal?
Heidi is not broader imperial authority, all her power comes from what her husband gives her. She is an infiltrator for the Cult of Ranald.
I don't see how that matters in so far as bringing her into the problem. All her authority to act is derived from her position as Empress
[X] Bring in Regimand
Arguably, this isn't a spat between the Light and Grey collages anymore; we've done our part. We could walk up to Mira and say "Alric is investigating a series of murders that are suspiciously similar to the murders of the Haupt-Andersons" and just peace out. That's all we promised to do for her assistance. Instead, we're choosing to remain involved because we know something that no one else does: that the last surviving Haupt-Anderson isn't a Haupt-Anderson, and instead spent a decade inside the conspiracy that killed the actual Haupt-Andersons, which was partially orchestrated by the previous Empress, who didn't die of natural causes. There is significant risk that this could be exposed, causing significant harm to the Colleges, to the Empire, to the Cult of Ranald, to the House of Holswig-Schliestein, and who better to mitigate and manage that risk than Heidi herself? She's at the centre of all this, and our early action can keep her from being the fly in the web and turn her into the spider.
Frankly, this whole thing is a disaster waiting to happen and we need to go straight to the woman at the heart of it all to head it off before it everything collapses because that's literally our job as Lady Grey Magister.
I was mostly thinking on bringing her in for her skills as a high priestess of Ranald. I do not think she has many people in authority whom she trusts with something like this so she would have to come herself or send in resources from the cult to help us
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That dress has 5-10 cm between neckline depth and side slit height.
I also understood it as them meeting akin to Codex, but I didn't imagine it being physically meeting. More like the neckline being as low as the leg slit is high. Something like this, except with more fabric and integrity at the back and sides allowing for an even slightly longer leg slit and/or neckline.
As for neckline and leg slit meeting, apparently that's also possible, with some cords or see through fabric holding it together. But I would be surprised if Cadaeth has that kind of tailoring, even as an Elf. Though I wouldn't be surprised if it's a thing during certain events in big Ulthuan cities.
There's also the fact that the Empress is fully capable of using her power and influence discretely. Hell, she can just say "this is a state secret" and no one can overrule that—especially when that order is coming from the mouth of a Grey Wizard.
