I do kind of want to see Teclis' reaction to a bunch of this stuff. At least partially because I'm pretty sure he'll be excited about anything he doesn't already know about, because he's kind of a nerd IMO.
He might have told Magnus. I can certainly see the logic in not putting it down on a record somewhere that either of them knew though.
Primordial in this context just means basic. Not really that scary. Actually it's not really that scary in any context, but eh.
Unless you're anticipating Mathidle having a fair amoutn of warning before needing to do that kind of spellwork she'd probably leave it at home though. And past events have rarely given her that amount of time. Not to mention it requires sacrificing Mathilde's already very good staff to use.
11.5 years to be exact. Not that it shows.Mathilde does have, like, 15 more years to get even better at it thoughtNot yet feeling pressured by not clearing that mark.
Primordial means at the beginning of time. I understand you feel the need to be contrarian literally everytime you post, but perhaps you can think that people have different ways of viewing things than you do? Every time you reply to me it's to tell me I've got something wrong, and it starts getting really irritating after a while.
Do they bind local spirits to serve as familiars, or do they go the Collegiate route of finding a nearby animal or creating one using magic?
Not really? Usually she gets a fair amount of warning before she gets into big battles, or at least goes to exceptionally dangerous places. And honestly? I don't see why people would be concerned about the impracticality. Every picture I can find of the Staff of Volans has this weird golden dragon statue thing on the top at least as big as a human head. Teclis's staff has a big gaudy ornament about the same size. It doesn't seem out of place, at least in Warhammer.
I can't bring up an image at the moment, so you'll have to trust me on this. If you look up the Staff of Volans, all your results will be from Total Warhammer, which upsized the Staff of Volans for stylistic flair. The 8th Edition portrait for Balthasar Gelt contains a dragonhead at the end of the staff, but it's definitly smaller and sticks out less.
Fair enough. I still don't expect that it would render the staff unusable though, or even exceptionally troublesome. Maybe awkward to begin with, but not ridiculous.
Personally, I would like to learn more Battle magic, but if that's not your taste fair enough.
My biggest problem with a staff of orb is that boney describe d the using of a orb to cast a spell as "you cast a cataclysmic spell and then probably disintegrate because of too much power."
I like how quickly rarity of some artifacts change here. From "Orbs are a gift from Teclis, and are very precious important things" to "Eight for College flex, one for Mandred, one for Eike, one for staff, one for our superweapon. Also lets do them in all forms and sizes!" in a day.
Things would get awkward if he's only an EC and doesn't become Emperor. Or it's the perfect argument for him to convince the other EC to vote for him…Ah yes, nothing quite like the gift of a magic nuke to give to our godson.
One day he will use that nuke to effortlessly blast his opponents and become Supreme Patriarch. One day...Ah yes, nothing quite like the gift of a magic nuke to give to our godson.
Kid'll probably need it, to be honest. Emperor or not, he'll still be an Elector Count and could use all the help he can get, especially if he ends up leading armies. And if it makes even lower tier magic stronger as well, or gives +2 magic or something, all the better. It might not just be Battlemagic better.Ah yes, nothing quite like the gift of a magic nuke to give to our godson.
Hey, I'm just following Mathilde's lead. Her first thought on hearing that she could maybe make a Waystone Network for the Empire was what she would do with it.
That's what happens when you discover/rediscover a manufacturing process for important things. Sudden;y you can make lots of them, so there's no longer a reason not to use them. Or at least the reasons are different.
How so?
Dammit, I thought of Cython staff too, but left it out because I couldn't think of a good reason why. Other than the obvious reason of giant magical dragon with epic staff.
Personal power, I presume. It might seem dangerous to snub the guy with a reusable pocket nuke in his hands.
I don't know, how can a tactical nuke be used as an argument?
Wouldn't a necklace or crown make more sense, given that they have no hands?
Well, unless we find a way to do this without depending on AV, I can't really say that we did.
Gratitude of said dragon, perhaps? Although, how valuable would he consider an Orb is a question.
