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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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@Boney, did Cython and Deathfang speak in different accents? I got it into my head to learn draconic from Cython to impress/communicate with other dragons we meet, but then I thought Deathfang could tell where we learned it from and shun us for associating with a wind dragon.


K von Carstein said:
I just thought of something (or maybe I'm far from the first, it's probable). During the War of the Beard, an entire dwarvish army disappeared in Laurelorn. Which means there's still a army's worth of artefacts from the dwarvish Golden Age somewhere in the forest. Would it be possible to make enquiries about what happened to those? It would be a major diplomatic asset to Laurelorn if they gave some back to the Karaz Ankor.
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This is the kind of thing that you sweep under the rug and forget about forever. Opening old wounds would hurt more than help.
 
Andres said:
@Boney, did Cython and Deathfang speak in different accents? I got it into my head to learn draconic from Cython to impress/communicate with other dragons we meet, but then I thought Deathfang could tell where we learned it from and shun us for associating with a wind dragon.
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There probably are distinct accents, but Mathilde doesn't know enough about their history to say what the divisions would be. It could be that the Caledorian dragons have been separate enough to have a totally distinct accent, or a number of Wind dragons could be 'defected' Caledorians, or Caledor might have been a refuge for dragons from around the world after the Coming of Chaos, or some other completely different scenario.
 
K von Carstein said:
appeasement
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Appeasement? The Dwarves invaded, razed a city, and then lost their army. Laurelorn got nothing to apologise for.

That said, I'm sure Thorek is aware of the likely Runeworks that army would have been equipped with, and if anyone is going to capitalise on any possibility of negotiating for their return, it's him.
Burned_Cookie said:
Then the burrito spell has a few sideeffects, to be expected with such deep, forbidden magics.
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That's only if you go too heavy on the hot sauce.
 
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It's not like the Dwarves even have any grudges against Laurelorn from the War of Vengeance. Everything's been cleared since the Phoenix Crown was acquired, including the entire army disappearing. Dwarves are just like that with appeasement someitmes.

The reason they're wary of Laurelorn is because they know nothing about them and the only precedent they have is Ulthuan or Athel Loren, neither of which they have the best of relations with. Thorek is already making moves to restore relations to some degree by now. There is no need for appeasement.
 
Boney said:
4. Create a delicious burrito?
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Wait a minute... what if we did use an illusion spell to make a delicious burrito! We use Ulgu to fools the body's sense to believe it is eating a burrito even if it isn't there!

It would require almost a full sensory control though, taste is obvious, but you need to feel the texture of the burrito, smell the burrito, see the burrito get smaller as you eat it, even hear the sounds as you chew. Not to mention feeling the heat and weight as it is held. Or trick the stomach into thinking it is expanding even if it not absorbing any food or nutrition.

... Crap I think I accidentally invented a torture spell. Magic that lets you eat whatever you want and feels perfectly real as you slowly starve to death for the lack of actual nutrients. This sounds like something a Chaos god would give out to its followers, maybe we shouldn't make try to make burritos.
 
masterofmadness said:
Wait a minute... what if we did use an illusion spell to make a delicious burrito! We use Ulgu to fools the body's sense to believe it is eating a burrito even if it isn't there!

It would require almost a full sensory control though, taste is obvious, but you need to feel the texture of the burrito, smell the burrito, see the burrito get smaller as you eat it, even hear the sounds as you chew. Not to mention feeling the heat and weight as it is held. Or trick the stomach into thinking it is expanding even if it not absorbing any food or nutrition.

... Crap I think I accidentally invented a torture spell. Magic that lets you eat whatever you want and feels perfectly real as you slowly starve to death for the lack of actual nutrients. This sounds like something a Chaos god would give out to its followers, maybe we shouldn't make try to make burritos.
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Illusion, which is a Fiendishly Complex spell, can manipulate three senses:
Boney said:
You create an illusion at short range that can look, sound, and smell like anything you want. Requires near-constant concentration to maintain.
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But it requires constant concentration to maintain. Maybe you can improve it so it affects every sense, but even then it would be a waste of time if all you're doing with it is torture. That's incredibly inefficient and wasteful.
 
Andres said:
Source? Humble rat isn't in 2e or 4e.
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Might have been a really popular bit of homebrew now that you bring it up.

It's been a long time since i looked at RoS.

But.
Even if it was homebrew, Arcane magic is agnostic.
Ghur shapeshifting can definitely do rats, regardless of the horned rat.

Empire wizards probably don't, because skaven,but it's not something out of Ghur's wheelhouse.
 
IronFist said:
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Might have been a really popular bit of homebrew now that you bring it up.

It's been a long time since i looked at RoS.

But.
Even if it was homebrew, Arcane magic is agnostic.
Ghur shapeshifting can definitely do rats, regardless of the horned rat.

Empire wizards probably don't, because skaven,but it's not something out of Ghur's wheelhouse.
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RoS?
 
It's hypothetically possible that there's a Grey Wizard Guy Fieri with "Master Chef" and "Taste of the Shadows" traits out there, whose personal Mastery allows them to create Illusions of food that seem tangible and have taste.

All future inquiries about creating delicious burritos with Ulgu should be directed to them. :V
 
Redshirt Army said:
It's hypothetically possible that there's a Grey Wizard Guy Fieri with "Master Chef" and "Taste of the Shadows" traits out there, whose personal Mastery allows them to create Illusions of food that seem tangible and have taste.

All future inquiries about creating delicious burritos with Ulgu should be directed to them. :V
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As if he would be anything other than a Bright Wizard.
 
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