Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
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I've edited in a catapult barrage of explosives to distract any goblin shamans from Mathilde having cast a spell.
We should sell waiting until tomorrow to Belegar, as we're a wizard. Prep time is essential.
They'll figure something is happening when the attack comes.
It also means we have to wait until tomorrow, which I don't approve of.
We should sell waiting until tomorrow to Belegar, as we're a wizard. Prep time is essential.
- Location
- Canada
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- He/Him
[X] Plan Burning Shadows
- Location
- Aotearoa
I neither think Belegar can delay, nor should we suggest that.
The mercenaries may- quite reasonably- take stock of the expedition and ask for pay, saying 'job is done' if they're given another night to reflect. Go back and read what Codrin said in his assessment of expanding the goals of the expedition.
One night of revelry and they'll fight with you the next day.
(Emphasis mine)
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Sinsystems
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Guys we do have an accelerant on hand, namely Alcohol.
- Location
- United States of America
This is an interesting idea, here is what the spell "sounds" can do:
We could theoretically stand on top of the caldera and project the sound of a raging beast or other fight at sufficient volume to either scare the orcs into fleeing, or entice them to come and join the fight, only to find other Greenskins which they may very well fight because they can't find the fight/beast which created the noise.
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- He/Him
Timed blasting charges for a specific moment is too exacting and likely to go wrong. Just go with a regular bombardment with incendiaries around a general time.
Quest
The Great One
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- Everywhere
Not convinced about Burning Shadows. There is the chance of there being a Dispel and the disadvantage of delays due to waiting a day. Plus the DC is incredibly high. Eye of the Beholder was DC 70 and Burning Shadows is a more difficult spell and will have a higher DC. Even if we take into account the effect of the waagh exposure (which mind you, is after a roll of 110), we are at least looking at a DC of 70 if not higher.
It's awesome, but seems impractical.
It's awesome, but seems impractical.
DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
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- within 2 hours of the White House
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- They/Them
thats not relevant, we're not tired and full of bad moon magic anymore
- Location
- Israel
What's the end goal, or even next goal for Mathilde? The classic for heroes in WHF seems to be a fief in the land of the Border Princes. She could set up an arrangement with the Colleges to take in wizards who are in disgrace for some reason, either not their fault or redeemable, a land ruled by wizards of wisdom <insert manic laughter>. If that's really the goal, a lot of money is going to be needed.
- Location
- France
This was a great chapter, and an even better palate-cleanser after the last vote's arguments.
It's not blood money, it's SHINY LOOT. It's got no weight (like LOOT) and no moral consequences (like SHINIES).
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Honestly, and I'm sorry if this seems rude, but I just don't care about that tangent when we're trying to come up with an appropriate battle plan.
DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
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- within 2 hours of the White House
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- They/Them
why would anyone do this.... ever?
thats like. "The reward for a job well done is more work" x100
the border princes suck.
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- Aotearoa
Voiceover: "It wasn't."
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The Great One
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- Everywhere
Ritual Casting will still require a roll. Mathilde is not really trained in that.
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- Aotearoa
Ale and wine are poor accelerants.
- Location
- Singapore
We already have a fief in the Empire. Granted, it's not a large fief, but it's many times more secure than any fief we can get out there in the Borderlands. And every 30-50 pages, someone comes in and proposes we should set up a College Branch Academy on that fief as soon as possible, only to face considerable opposition from the thread who proceeds to list a litany of reasons why this is not a good move. I believe the most recent proposal before yours was for Mathilde to make a Knightly Order of Grey Wizards, which was met with several pages of objections.
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Sinsystems
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This is Dwarven Alcohol, so I think it will suffice.
DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
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- within 2 hours of the White House
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- They/Them
ah, but this is Dwarf Ale. different paradigm entirely.
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
That's why I suggested infiltrating and killing shamen first. We'd be reducing the ability for the enemy to counter spell us massively ahead of time.
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- Aotearoa
Colour me unconvinced. Needs a very very high proof.
And then it's a criminal waste of good spirits!
We could have been a trained Ritualist at character generation, but it's not a trait we picked at game start, nor a skill we've especially developed over the years.
Pay of 350 Manlings... times Dwarven payrates... casting number in the thousands!
No problem- but we might need Drunk Mathilde on this one.
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[x] Plan Hat Trick
-[x] Mathilde sets the explosives in a Caldera-to-Citadel pass and then proceeds to the grobi town
-[x] Mathilde sets the grobi town on fire and prevents all greenskin attempts to coordinate
-[x] Rangers and/or catapults - whoever does this better - fill the path from caldera to citadel with black lotus poisoned caltrops
-[x] Codrin's archers should claim the wall and repel greenskins right after the first assault is successful
Fire in grobi town is a great idea, and with our belt, we're tailor-made to disrupt cohesion during the fire.
Caltorps won't stop Orks - what's a little wound to the leg when there's waagh to be waged? But black lotus caltorps would at least prevent the first charge. Also they can be disseminated by rangers or artillery - we don't have to do it ourselves.
Finally, archers can deal with all greenskins that still manage to come to help the Citadel.
-[x] Mathilde sets the explosives in a Caldera-to-Citadel pass and then proceeds to the grobi town
-[x] Mathilde sets the grobi town on fire and prevents all greenskin attempts to coordinate
-[x] Rangers and/or catapults - whoever does this better - fill the path from caldera to citadel with black lotus poisoned caltrops
-[x] Codrin's archers should claim the wall and repel greenskins right after the first assault is successful
Fire in grobi town is a great idea, and with our belt, we're tailor-made to disrupt cohesion during the fire.
Caltorps won't stop Orks - what's a little wound to the leg when there's waagh to be waged? But black lotus caltorps would at least prevent the first charge. Also they can be disseminated by rangers or artillery - we don't have to do it ourselves.
Finally, archers can deal with all greenskins that still manage to come to help the Citadel.
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- Location
- Australia
I think Ritualist was for doing the big R rituals, like Impossible March of the Damned Soldier. For more mundane ritual casting she can do that, and did that to camouflage the hoard in Karag Nar not too long ago.
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Well Alratan has made a plan.
Speaking of which, again, I recommend just incendiaries. Akin to the stuff that was used to bombard Minas Tirith, flaming rocks or whatever. Timed blasting charges seems too risky.