Reputation kinda requires you to be well known which, uh, means you weren't very subtle. If you're reaching that level at least.
We could probably make any paper/book we write on our swordstyle kinda double as an advertisement on how to go about commissioning a Rune of the Unknown weapon?
high rep does have some disadvantages (depending on point of view).
The former is trivially handled by indicating that we aren't interested, and that we have full confidence in Algard's leadership. The latter is the same for Dragomas, with the added note that it's explicitly a position you get by winning duels, and our College Reputation isn't tied to martial deeds. We look like an extremely proficient magical researcher, not She Of The Biggest Magical Stick.
If I recall correctly, the dwarven system ending was because Mathilde had narratively reached the point where the Karaz Ankor was having trouble not acknowledging her as a dwarf in good standing—and her past actions thus being reflected in that light to make her a very important dwarf—and thus respected enough that most things favour would be spent on are expected. Also the mechanical bits, yeah, but narrative has a part to play.
There was also a vacancy. Algard seems unlikely to leave the Grey chair any time soon.
Bit late for that,
That was the Watsonian explanation, the Doylist resson was just the economy getting broken.
I think it's enough that Mathilde could take either position (SM or MM) without strong resistance (there are a bunch of former SPs around, like Paranoth, who could step in if a candidate won by chance), but not to the point people demand it.
that doesn't mean that people wont keep asking/guilting/pressuring/bribeing/'your are only hope'ing/etc etc mathy every few turns if she becomes 'the magical Leonardo da Miragliano'.
not really talking about now, but post 'made the orbes, fix the waystones, Commissioned the safe BM Rooms, Desocired AV etc etc' Mathy is going to be a very different Wizard in the eyes of the institution.If I recall correctly, the dwarven system ending was because Mathilde had narratively reached the point where the Karaz Ankor was having trouble not acknowledging her as a dwarf in good standing—and her past actions thus being reflected in that light to make her a very important dwarf—and thus respected enough that most things favour would be spent on are expected. Also the mechanical bits, yeah, but narrative has a part to play.
As for it not matching 1:1, everything so far has. Boney changing that now probably would count as breaking the system.
There was also a vacancy. Algard seems unlikely to leave the Grey chair any time soon.
Bit late for that,
Also, trying to shove us at a Matriarchy would take us away from our current process of groundbreaking research and troubleshooting for foreign polities that made us so well loved in the first place.
I really don't see massive respect for our magical research translating to people suddenly thinking we'd be a great leader, and much better than the apparently already pretty great leaders they already have. I think Usain Bolt is an extremely impressive runner, but I wouldn't vote for him to run my country even if he started running up buildings.
I guess? Can't really remember what Boney said about it at the time perfectly. Either way, I don't see a major difference between the dwarf system and the college system that would preclude the latter from the former's fate. Really big numbers still makes it hard for either one to have a reasonable weight.
The Colleges know what to do with standard-size Powerstones, and the Colleges know what to do with Orbs of Sorcery, but everything else is entirely new territory that Mathilde would have to spend the AP to explore.
The update declaring Mathilde a Dwarf said in the author's note something like "Congratulations, you broke the Dwarf favor system".
I remember that, I just can't remember if Boney later clarified that he made the narrative change because we got too much favor, or if the narrative events gave too much favor. Gah, I can't word this very well.
We have all normal Queekish. We stopped because Qrech doesn't know High Queekish as that's restricted to the skaven's wizards.
I don't see a reason to push it.
The magical terms in Queekish is restricted to Skaven wizards, High Queekish is for Skavenblight itself and official communication with the Grey Seers.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the other Greys have already started on sorting out what they can of other dialects without scenting.
Oh yeah, that's the other part- Low Queekish is the variant that had all the parts humans can't do stripped out.
If you want a grey stone, you could go with Algard's Agate. It's not always grey, but it often has some grey to it - and Ulgu's stone name being something multicoloured kind of fits with its prevalence for illusions.
