If I think of a way to make it interesting, yes, but until it gets name-dropped you've got no more reason to worry about him than you do Narlog the Inevitable.
I mean, I guess it makes sense right? "This place took a veteran, old, Witch Hunter down. I'm 19 or 20-something years old. There's no way I'll survive this, where he couldn't."
IIRC he and the other Order gods are more of a problem in Cathay and Ind than the Old World.
That would make sense, it's what Warhammer do with everything else they don't care about. I think the Gods of Law were invented by the 1st Edition of WFRP though, so it kind of makes sense how little they've been fleshed out.IIRC he and the other Order gods are more of a problem in Cathay and Ind than the Old World.
Considering we just spent a organization equivalent action on having Johann manage the journeymanlings (and it seems like a popular idea to have him keep doing this) and we've built a place for them to study and rest and we also have a library and very impressive research tower that we're probably going to lend access to I think we're basically already there. At this point all we need is to make it official.Looking at the numbers of incoming journeymen, the current system is fine and sensible for the purpose of individual wrangling but as we get more and more wizards into Karak Eight Peaks it's going to come apart at the seams. There is currently no step between "completely ignore this person" and "dictate this person's actions", which is sort of failing at Mathilde's implicit responsibilities as Court Wizard to keep track of all magical persons within the Karak and environs to ensure that they're all pointed in productive directions and not going off the deep end. Panoramia, for example, is currently productively employed in agriculture... somewhere. Presumably. If she was eaten by skaven we might not notice for a few months, because we don't actually keep track of her (though her popping up to join in Adventure Time was very heartening).
Mathilde simply does not have the half-actions to personally dictate the actions of every wizard who comes through, but by any reasonable and realistic measure she could simply order everyone who can use magic to meet up every Tuesday at noon for a two-hour meeting where everyone tells everyone else what they're up to and requests any support they need, they have a delicious halfling-cooked lunch, Mathilde goes over any anticipated issues, distributes advice, gives out any directives she's backing with Court Wizardly Authority, and then tells anyone who is clearly in need of further attention to stay a few minutes later and talk in her office.
I'm pretty sure I just described spending a half-slot on running a College Branch organization. We should do that.
Dhar diagnosis: You know how to spot Dhar poisoning, gauge its severity, and temporarily reduce the severity of some of its symptoms.
Looks like she's suffering from an acute case of Stirland-elector-count-itis. I don't think there's a cure for that.Roswita Van Hal genuinely believes she is soon to die. And from the well-worn grooves in her soul, she has believed it for quite a while.
The anti-skaven tactics we knew were in there. Hell yes, now all we need is how to counter their magic. Maybe next chapter?[Acquired skill: Strategy]
[Acquired skill: Strategy - Skaven]
[Acquired skill: Strategy - Undead]
[Acquired skill: Tactics - Skaven]
[Acquired skill: Tactics - Undead]
[Acquired skill: Dhar diagnosis]
Is there even a benefit to getting there fast?The route back to Karak Eight Peaks is long and difficult for one not escorted by a Dawongr. What route will you recommend?
[ ] Ride to Zhufbar, and take enough gyrocopters to transport you, your escort, the Elector Countess, and her escort. Fast, minimizes conversation and comfort.
[ ] Ride to Black Fire Pass and take a Dwarven monitor down Skull River, stop at Barak Varr, and then up Blood River. Reasonably fast, comfortable, maximizes Dwarf-y showing off.
[ ] Ride all the way to Karak Eight Peaks. Slow, but maximizes showing off with Shadowsteed.
Yeah, I think it might be good to have an option for an umbrella organisation like the beginnings of a "Colleges Branch Office" as has been proposed before. Picking up one more Journeymanling doesn't scale. If K8P is gonna become a regular Journeying and Research site, as seems likely, it would behoove us as Court Wizard to have some structure in place.Still not sure how I'm gonna work it. Idea 1: Ducklings count as a single employee until you finish running them through Wizard Boot Camp and you can choose which you want to keep. Idea 2: Magic Club type organization. Tea and bickies every Festag to tell what you've been up to, complain about any problems you face, and maybe have the Boss Wizard Lady intervene in your troubles or point you towards a particular opportunity. Likely to think of other ideas before it comes time to write it.
I suppose. But when you hear "Castle Drakhov rebuilding itself before your very eyes", the list of people who have that kind of power and thematic connection are basically limited to the setting's big baddies.Vlad is actually surprisingly unmagicky for a vampire. I suspect he lacks a natural inclination for it, so relies on what skill he's picked up over the last few millennia. He's a much much better general and fighter than Mannfred though IIRC. Plus his reputation alone holds a lot of weight, which means he finds it easier to gain support and allies, and to defeat enemies.
On the one hand, sure. She was as respectful as one can be when firing the most important figure against the Vampires since Wilhelm III over religious beliefs. And so far, whatever distaste she retains has been kept in check. But at this point she can't ignore than all this could have been hers. Madaline's a foundational keystone in a revitalized Dwarf empire. Roswita's content to die in a zombie-infested ditch with her pride and faith. Her greatest glory is going to be the deliveryman for a relic and a people she contributed nothing to.Actually she's being perfectly civil with us, barely Blinked at the "suddenly Dwarves" and seems to have far more pressing concerns on her mind than any perceived grudge, actually I don't think she even registers that there's any grudge to be had
From her point of view she gave a straightforward and honest dismissal of a former advisor to her father that she didn't trust for her own reasons and that was the end of it
Oh absolutely. Or I suppose the good guys could do, they just have no reason to want to. Dangerous with a capital 'D' magical bad guys are Nagash, Arkhan, Khatep, Mannfred, Morathi, Malekith, Greater Daemons of Tzeentch, Grey Seers (depending). Anyone I'm missing?I suppose. But when you hear "Castle Drakhov rebuilding itself before your very eyes", the list of people who have that kind of power and thematic connection are basically limited to the setting's big baddies.
I felt much the same about studying the snakejuice, to be honest.Don't get me wrong, pointing out to people who generally don't know just how fucking dangerous and close to catastrophe the Empire can be, how the Empire as a state is the only thing preventing near extinction of their people, that was brilliantly done as both a method of pounding it into their skulls and in execution.
But I still skimmed over it, and came back to read it fully after the other things. That is nothing against Boney's ability as a writer, it's just not interesting to me compared to pushing our understanding of magic and going on adventures in this Karak and learning how to do things better.
Action economy hell is a thing, and removing ourself from direct control will help that a lot.
@BoneyM, how old is Soizic? Depending on her age I'm thinking Mathilde could try and find out her preferences. (I mean, if Mathilde wants to find a partner a first date's probably a good place to start.)[ ] Introduce him to the self-proclaimed Questing Knight Soizic.
Considering how that worked out for Abelheim I can't help but think that Roswita is just more aware of how her goals play out than her father was.Sure, yes, but in 2471 he said that he did not intend to die before the end of the century. This implies that whatever Roswita is dealing with, it is not something her father was also dealing with: she sincerely believes she will soon die, and as realistic and inured to the harshness of life as he was, he did not.
Aren't the Witchhunters of the Empire proper literally the Templars of Sigmar? I'd say they're halfway to priest by default.That is a rather obvious possibility in hindsight but we are specifically talking about priest powers so in that case he would be more likely to be well a priest. And well IIRC the witch hunters were specifically heavily infiltrated by Solkan who's pretty bad especially for us.