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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Rafin said:
All that is because the Vow of Poverty isn't really a vow at all. It's a) a PR tool to make people who know what Grey Wizards can do not shit themselves, b) an educational and corralling tool to limit excesses, put fear into Journeymen, and simultaneously pressure some into useful and Ulgu-conductive double-think while also keeping control of those who can't do that, and c) a readymade excuse to audit any member at any time and deal with anyone problematic. Ask any Karaz Ankor Dwarf whether they think Mathilde might have sworn the Vow of Poverty and they'll laugh you out of the room. Give them the wording and insist that the Grey Order has all its members swear this and they'll call you a liar and possibly declare a Grudge on you. Actually prove this to them and they'll lower their respect for Mathilde and consequently humanity as a whole by a noticeable amount.

Or maybe not quite. I don't remember the actual exact wording of the Vow (or even whether we ever got that). But I do remember that it's wording is at least supposed to very much not seem to outsiders as if it is leaving loopholes large enough to drive a mountain penthouse through.
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Honestly if explained sufficiently they'd probably declare a grudge against the person who told them. Because that's some deep guild secrets for how the Grey Order functions and if I recall similar though not quite like this kinds of riddles are exactly how Rune Smiths teach their craft to their apprentices.
 
AsuraAtlas said:
The fact that we were wildly successful at our job isn't absolution.
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It kind of is though?

Ranald actively approves, the Grey College has endorsed everything Stirland related, the Dawi will believe Mathilde over any other manling and so on.

Rafin said:
But I do remember that it's wording is at least supposed to very much not seem to outsiders as if it is leaving loopholes large enough to drive a mountain penthouse through.
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It is. The Penthouse has to be secure to house the K8P superweapon, has to be well equipped enough to serve all of Mathilde's wizardly needs and has to be luxuriously appointed enough for a Loremaster of a major Dawi hold.

Dawi will certainly respect the idea of overkill quality - that's how their Runesmiths and engineers work.

Mathilde needing to have a small mountain of gold to drop on a small mountain of books or on some crazy artefacts is entirely in line with her vow. That's a part of her job.
 
K von Carstein said:
It would be a bit disappointing to go to the trouble to create a whole new spell and have a 50% chance the weapon will just sit uselessly. We would be the laughingstock of the whole College.
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Eh, depends how destructive it is. Ulgu is pretty short on mass destruction options that aren't battle magic, so a 50/50 chance to destroy a building would probably still get some use.
 
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