So this brings up the question of free will. Some religions are fine with people being forced through religious ordinations as other priests recognize something priestly about the person. Raland though seems pretty big on free will with his whole protect the weak part. So I don't think something like this can happen.
Tbh, if Ranald was to make Mathilde a priest without telling her, it seems entirely likely he'd eventually let her in on the joke and choose whether to continue or not.
GASP! Maximilian you say! Clearly, since every character has a unique first name, this Maximilian fellow is the same person who is pretending to be a Gold wizard! He is either a fellow who can channel two winds of magic at once or a Hierophant of the Light Order who is lying about who he is! Do you know the last hierophant of the light order to lie about his origins was? Egrimm von Horstmann! Either way, as a paranoid member of the Grey Order, we must investigate this matter!
Absolutely! And while we're at it, we should investigate everyone else who has a name similar to anyone else!
I did mean earthing rod.
Pop out staff weapons were definitely mentioned including halberds.
We're not using the Warhammer system except for the magical effects tables so I'm not really interested in the stats in that system. I'm more trying to apply what I know about the actual weapons to Mathilde's capabilities and needs. E.g. Halberds hit harder than greataxes (and much harder than greatswords) have longer reach and more options but the length makes them heavier, less nimble, less convenient and much more restricted by tight spaces.
A spear is the pole weapon for Mathilde. It's light, it's mobile - important for someone who often fights outside a unit where they will have to keep changing facing and generally moving, the thrust-centric use won't catch on the sword on her back, and a spear is an excellent weapon to use mounted (though there's not much point in a couched lance charge without the mass of a real horse to back it up).
Likewise, even if the stats are the same, a greatsword makes more sense than a greataxe for her. Smol and a swinging weapon with the mass at the far end of a long shaft do not go together. Also reach is big and clever; -2I my arse.
edit: her current greatsword is a flamerge or at least the one Marcus gave her was, I'm not sure if she got it back after Drakenhof. It'll be a really good one too - the gift of a chief Greatsword to a high status individual when that Greatsword is a master in the weapon and her personal instructor is going to be a weapon that fits her.
Pop out weapons were mentioned, as were large weapons such as halberds, I just don't remember anyone saying we should have both in a single package.
I suspect our combat is not so divorced from the Tabletop. We have a consistently updated WHFB stat sheet after all. Also, I was always under the impression that halberds don't really hit harder, but that the extra range they give is generally better than a greatsword or axe, at least when you're in formation, because a halberd isn't really a good weapon for a duel. Too long to be maneuvered easily, so if an opponent gets past the stabby bit at the end, there's not really much you can do to them with it.
A spear does make some degree of sense, but I'm not sure how easily we could get training to use such. It's not like we just want the basic 'stand like this and jab with everyone else' sort of thing that made spearmen militia so easy to train, preferably, we want to be able to fight a duel with whatever weapon we have.
Couldn't comment on that. And initiative in WHFB generally seems to represent how fast you can move your weapon, because combat is pretty abstracted. Range doesn't really come into it, except with supporting attacks. Greatweapons take longer to move because they're all big heavy bits of metal that require swings. Or at least, I can't think of one that isn't.
Yeah, I assume her sword is pretty nice. The question is would it be easier to enchant her sword to do the magic thing, or learn a new weapon. I believe it would be the former, but the latter isn't completely without merit. Although, if we pick up a second weapon my preference would probably be for something like a shortsword, or maybe a dagger. An actual secondary weapon, not another one to replace the use of our greatsword completely.
Priests 'above' people.
