Not automatically, but they tend to collapse if they're hit with any sort of Wind spell, which is one more reason the Colleges are super dismissive about them.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
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Not automatically, but they tend to collapse if they're hit with any sort of Wind spell, which is one more reason the Colleges are super dismissive about them.
Realistically, you could probably do something like double the actual size of the city by less than 500 meters of expansion. So they're not cutting down much.
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I don't think being fairly friendly will inherently make her paranoid. If we act overly chummy, maybe, but a generally nice and comforting approach seems reasonable to me. Like, the threat is inherent in our presence...we don't need to emphasize it beyond maybe a single veiled reference to keeping her nose clean. Other than that, we should be able to pull off reasonable and approachable given Mathilde's skill set.
Maybe Mathilde can write a book about Elementalism in the College Lenses.
NexusEye
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For the first encounter yes. But if we keep it up every time we meet her we may be able to wear through her paranoia and get her to open up. If we want her to trust us the best time to get started is now.
I already asked that, no go because she has no personal connection to it and has never even seen it cast.
Ericwinter
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Hmm. Thought, maybe stupid but…
Ask Sofia what she thinks about Karak Eight Peaks. The Halflings, the wizards still present, the dwarves and spiders and… just everything. Take her on a tour, show her around and talk about Mathilde's home, maybe have a nice meal or a drink. Not overly friendly or anything, just welcoming and curious.
We're not really going to convince her that Mathilde isn't watching her every move and plotting potential ways to kill her. That's just a given. But we can maybe convince her that other, more peaceful motives are genuine, and not entirely a cover for the spooky secret police job. Make it clear Mathilde expects, at the very least, to take a good while before making her move.
Ask Sofia what she thinks about Karak Eight Peaks. The Halflings, the wizards still present, the dwarves and spiders and… just everything. Take her on a tour, show her around and talk about Mathilde's home, maybe have a nice meal or a drink. Not overly friendly or anything, just welcoming and curious.
We're not really going to convince her that Mathilde isn't watching her every move and plotting potential ways to kill her. That's just a given. But we can maybe convince her that other, more peaceful motives are genuine, and not entirely a cover for the spooky secret police job. Make it clear Mathilde expects, at the very least, to take a good while before making her move.
Maybe, to be honest I think we shot ourselves in the foot by immediately meeting with her for that approach. If we did it like a year from now then it would be much more easily taken as casual interest on Mathilde's part. As is I don't see her thinking of this as anything but an interrogation no matter what approach we use.
Perhaps we can talk about religion and/or politics with Sophia?
Seriously, though, talking about how we feel about Ulgu and finding a bit about what she feels about Ghyran could be good. Matilde when learning interrogation learned some of "what makes people tick," meaning what motivates them. Perhaps she could get an idea of what part of her psyche is most affected by her "addiction."
Maybe Matilde could talk to her about Pan? Likes, dislikes, help her know that Pan likely will not hurt her. (Except by accident or rolling very low)
Seriously, though, talking about how we feel about Ulgu and finding a bit about what she feels about Ghyran could be good. Matilde when learning interrogation learned some of "what makes people tick," meaning what motivates them. Perhaps she could get an idea of what part of her psyche is most affected by her "addiction."
Maybe Matilde could talk to her about Pan? Likes, dislikes, help her know that Pan likely will not hurt her. (Except by accident or rolling very low)
Ericwinter
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ooh, or, we could take her on a tour of the library. Introduce her to the weird and the strange that Mathilde is comfortable with, and her love of books, and so on. Show that Mathilde is both a person, and one willing to accept the unconventional and supposedly dangerous. To put in the work to let them live.
Do those count as two skills? Naval Tactics, and Naval Tactics - The Empire? Because IIRC that would be the entirety of Eike's remaining Martial skills, and would leave only two hidden skills on her charsheet (one Intrigue, one diplomacy) but Eike's martial boni include three +1's. Does Eike have an intrigue or diplomacy skill that somehow gives +1 to martial?
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Yes, it looks like the '+1 Martial' attached to Naval Tactics fell off at some point. Fixed.
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I mean, I feel like "I wanted to meet my girlfriend's new apprentice." is not exactly paranoia fuel in terms of motivations. That involves basically telling her about Mathilde and Panoramia's relationship, but I see no problem with that in context...she'll eventually figure it out anyway.
NexusEye
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Also I should note that Mindholing her may be noticeable, it erases all memory of the caster and she has presumably heard of us before, if she suddenly discovers we exist and that for some mysterious reason she didn't find out about us despite the fact that logically she should have learned of our existence earlier she may start getting suspicious that we messed with her memories. And if she wrote about us in a journal or her notes she will definitely be suspicious when she discovers mentions of us in her own handwriting that she doesn't remember writing.
So I'm thinking we've got a clear winner for Eike's next self study, we send her to infiltrate Baron Henryk's to learn some sea magic. What could go wrong!
Pempelune
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@Boney is the Elementalist thing a possible article? I know it's not exactly groundbreaking knowledge since essentially all of it comes from somebody else's library, but it's manifestly new to the Colleges, and expanding the Colleges' understanding of the Teclisean paradigm would certainly be useful
First and foremost Mathilde should clarify why she's here: because she's Panormia's girlfriend. This isn't a Grey Lord Magister taking an interest in her because she's under suspicion, it just so happens that her new Master's lover is a Grey LM.
Beyond that...I guess Mathilde could mention her own recruitment to the Colleges, and emphasize that she was saved because the Empire has laws and we don't just execute people over nothing. Or maybe don't talk about that stuff at all, let her bring it up if she wants, and instead ask her what she knows about K8P and how she feels about going there, how she feels about being apprenticed, what's her plans for the future...
Beyond that...I guess Mathilde could mention her own recruitment to the Colleges, and emphasize that she was saved because the Empire has laws and we don't just execute people over nothing. Or maybe don't talk about that stuff at all, let her bring it up if she wants, and instead ask her what she knows about K8P and how she feels about going there, how she feels about being apprenticed, what's her plans for the future...
She's twenty or so.
Reading her section.. I'm not optimistic finding out about a personal relationship with her master actually makes her feel better about things. Seems more likely to be taken as a reason to be even stricter about any lapse she might find considering the circumstances.
There's just too many things working against a charitable interpretation of basically anything for her at the moment regarding this interaction. Which is why I think the only way forward is acknowledging that first instead of trying to smooth it over and ignore it.
I say we should just go big and introduce her to Cython. Her utter terror of an Emperor Dragon will make any fear of Mathilde pale into insignificance. 
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Oh, well THAT certainly seems like it has implications for studying the Primordial Winds.
What gives the Winds of Magic their nature if not reality itself? The winds do. Like a gas fire or the compression wave of an echoing shout. If the flow of gas were stopped or the continuous nature of the air were ever broken completely it would fade out and the new would not resound with sound nor ignite, but as long as the chain remains unbroken then the energy can carry on forever.
Someone, once upon a time, spoke the likes of Aqshy, Ulgu, and Dhar. Gave these things the connotations and nature they have and in so doing It lit a flame that became the winds the world knows, and between the polar wastes pouring new in and the vortex drawing old out, that fire has burned ever since.
At least, that's my instant hypothesis on the spot.
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[] "Ask whatever you want, and I will answer honestly. I will also edit your memory after the fact if the information is classified, so do try to avoid those topics."
A test, a way to gauge their reactions, a glimpse into where their priorities and thought processes lie, and their ability to react to world-shaking revelations all in one.
A test, a way to gauge their reactions, a glimpse into where their priorities and thought processes lie, and their ability to react to world-shaking revelations all in one.
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