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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Re:nexuses, I'd say the biggest factor against them isn't risk but how they're sufficiently big enough that they'd be a project of their own, and would require a bucketload of AP to get to the finish line.

And I dunno about you guys, but I'd rather go back to being a literal troubleshooter after this arc.
 
Parabola said:
Re:nexuses, I'd say the biggest factor against them isn't risk but how they're sufficiently big enough that they'd be a project of their own, and would require a bucketload of AP to get to the finish line.

And I dunno about you guys, but I'd rather go back to being a literal troubleshooter after this arc.
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I'd like to at least have a look at a broken one to see the scale of the problem, clear out Mordheim with some help from our many friends, that is also troubleshooting after all then if it looks too big we had off what we did learn to whoever wants to take the job (I think there would be some takers at that point) and move on to something else.
 
I do think that Nexuses are something we should at least try, if only because we are in process of amassing a solid chunk of knowhow from the entirety of the world. The only polities not involved at this point are Druuchi, Lizardmen and Cathay and Co. Which is, granted also a fairly large chung but, you know.

I do however also agree that the urge to tug on the wandering shoes and go kick some evil butts is growing stronger in me by the minute.

I guess best of both worlds would be using WEBMAT or some other institution to maintain that research going forward, across centuries if necessary, until solution is found, without our direct involvement.
 
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I do think that Nexuses are something we should at least try, if only because we are in process of amassing a solid chunk of knowhow from the entirety of the world. The only polities not involved at this point are Druuchi, Lizardmen and Cathay and Co. Which is, granted also a fairly large chung but, you know.

I do however also agree that the urge to tug on the wandering shoes and go kick some evil butts is growing stronger in me by the minute.

I guess best of both worlds would be using WEBMAT or some other institution to maintain that research going forward, across centuries if necessary, until solution is found, without our direct involvement.
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We could try going to Cathay once we come back from Ulthuan, get that air-ship from Vlag, as an Old Hold they should have the money, travel in style. OOC Boney would have a lot more lore to work with thanks to Total War and IC we have those geography books so at the very least we would know where to go in the search for magical secrets, Titan Metal and maybe the secrets of the Old Ones if some of our musings about who they are and what they became prove near the mark.
 
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-Learn a bit about Lileath, inexplicably
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It's not inexplicable at all, Lileath is one of the deities held most important by the Shadow Warriors.

They believe that once the last Druchii has been strangled with his own entrails, they must throw themselves at Lileath's mercy and seek forgiveness for the terrible deeds they have committed in the name of vengeance.
 
Personal opinion on plans and future direction...
I would really we go on elfcation sooner rather then later, magical theory is neat... But we had a lot of magical theory and I now want mindless stabbing.
As for the waystone project and further? I think sorting out bretonnia, a few different waystones to supplement our expensive one, mapping the whole network (reachable to us) and getting the ball rolling in production is about where I would call it quits. Maybe we look at a nexus but I really think it's a moonshot and would extend the project last it's due date for me.
 
I would rather not commit to too much muderblendering in the same turn, for the same reason we don't wanna commit to too much research.

Just do the Elfcation. It is already a long break already from all the magic science.
 
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I would rather not commit to too much muderblendering in the same turn, for the same reason we don't wanna commit to too much research.

Just do the Elfcation. It is already a long break already from all the magic science.
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With the way the Protector works we are incentivized to cram as much protecting (read: Throat slitting :V ) in one turn as we can. It unlike the Gambler applies to every action that turn.
 
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    First research and prototypes of what would become the world wide web
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    The funny thing about this is I do not think the world wide web would run on electricity in this world. I mean they already have magical infrastructure which they have to keep running or everyone goes to literal hell. I have a feeling any wide ranging communication in this kind of Modern WHF scenario would run off that. You would need a way to make a computer, probably with a combination of physics and Light magic and then you can just link them along the network.
     
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    The funny thing about this is I do not think the world wide web would run on electricity in this world. I mean they already have magical infrastructure which they have to keep running or everyone goes to literal hell. I have a feeling any wide ranging communication in this kind of Modern WHF scenario would run off that. You would need a way to make a computer, probably with a combination of physics and Light magic and then you can just link them along the network.
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    But imagine the trouble for Caledor, previously he only had to keep the Vortex going and sometimes deal with expansions to the network, but now he has become the central node in continent spanning network that, unlike the RL internet is very much centralized. Does this count as "powered by a forsaken child"?
     
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    But imagine the trouble for Caledor, previously he only had to keep the Vortex going and sometimes deal with expansions to the network, but now he has become the central node in continent spanning network that, unlike the RL internet is very much centralized. Does this count as "powered by a forsaken child"?
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    Nah, we just need to find a few more old elf archmages.
    A server for every nation will do.
     
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