- Location
- Norway
Counting this turn's vote is popular, I see.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
- Thread starter Boney
- Start date
- Fantasy Users' Choice!
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
Counting this turn's vote is popular, I see.
Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
We were gifted an estate along with the title, I'm pretty sure it would be inheritable. Now if you'll excuse me I need to figure out how we can make our Smoke Knight branch family of the Count of Stirland a reality.
- Location
- Aotearoa
An estate was a requirement for being a Knight, to maintain the horse, arms and armour. The knighting update made no mention of Mathildes' 'line' one way or the other. Who knows how fantasy Empire ones work, but Knighthood is traditionally something you strive to achieve.
The fact that there was a dynasty vote would imply it is a hereditary title.
The quote is at the end of this update.
Omegahugger
Inattentive Idiot
Provided she does not reopen her wounds in the process, get caught in combat or gets her way back blocked off by skellies.
Going out for Kasmir is not an outright trap option, but it definitely has alot of possible failure points.
Well no, landed knighthood historically was pretty commonly inherited.
Night_stalker
Slava Ukraini!
- Pronouns
- He/Him
Speaking as a Morr worshipper, yes, it does.
Plus, we're a wizard, kinda complicates things.
Omegahugger
Inattentive Idiot
Well, we do have three future step-children running around. We could pick one of those!
- Location
- Outside the Box
- Pronouns
- She/Her
We currently have ninety-one votes. This vote is popular. Seriously, the dice of this Quest...
Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
At the very least we should get a reputation and relationship boost.
DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
- Location
- within 2 hours of the White House
- Pronouns
- They/Them
The dorfs are gonna love us, with the kind of loyalty and dedication were showing
LoganBert34
Apprentice Clerk
- Location
- Australia
Hopefully the Count is gonna love us too
I won't micromanage it into the vote, but there better be some hand-holding if we choose to stay.
Eh, no worse than Count Hohenzollern's luck.
The examination of how everything went to hell will take place in coming updates. And as others have said, the items listed are what would happen in Van Hal's absence anyway.
This is near enough to spot on. The plan is based on trying to keep the advantage of undead tirelessness from telling. The Knights charged the gate to form a hole, the second wave ran to the gate to reinforce it and relieve the knights, the dwarves (slower but more tireless) form a third wave to reinforce the second and take the walls, and the fourth wave advances in number and at a march so they arrive in overwhelming numbers and ready for combat, pushing past the beachhead in the gate and into the town.
At least, that was the plan. It very much did not survive first contact with the enemy. How it broke down will be examined in-character.
Even if no such effect occurred, undead are naturally scary. Taking the Brave trait in chargen has had a huge influence on Mathilde's character, second only to being a wizard.
As the founder of House Weber you can turn it into anything you please; the knighthood won't be handed down, but knighting the eldest children of landed knights is very common if they become a squire or otherwise enter the service of Stirland, and either way the coat of arms and estate would be.
"FOOLISH MORTAL! Why hath thou summoned...The Dreaded Necromancer Von Hoth-Leyn?"
"Yes, hello. This is elector countess Van Carstein. I ordered a skeleton from you a while ago, and it doesn't seem to be working. It's just kinda standing there."
"Very well, I shall answer thy inquiry, but answer me first these questions three! What sort of skeleton be it?"
"Uh. I think It's a 1056 Stirlander with bronze weaponry and a regular hexcore Dhar animator"
"Hmmm...Now answer me my second question, ye puny worm! Hast thou attempted...TURNING IT OFF AND ON AGAIN???"
"Uh. No. Hold on...Okay, I turned off and on again. And now my skeleton's got this kinda blue glow. And it's started giving off sparks. Is it supposed to do that?"
"By Nagash! The dreaded Blu-Skrin of Death! 'tis worse than I ever could have dreaded! Cast ye out thy skeleton! For, it hath been curs'd with a mighty ill! Also, all warranties are void once the product has been removed from the coffin, terms and services apply. Thank you for summoning Dreaded Necromancer Von Hoth-Leyn."
Sinsystems
Patron Librarian
Alright, also what is the policy when it comes to adopting someone into a house and also the policy of Counts having mistresses?
- Location
- USA
[X] By Van Hal's side. Whatever happens.
Changing vote
Changing vote
So if anybody is still undecided I figured I might as well weigh in on what might be the themes of the various choices alongside a few pros/cons.
Given it has Mathilde ending with the belief that Sigmar will heal Van Hal she'll probably be frantically repeating whatever hymns, or verses she can recall that are associated with Sigmar, and her deeper connection would increase the odds of him hearing the prayers of one of his children who isn't ordained, but at the end of the day anything happening depends on whether, or not Ranald has Mathilde's back.
This has Mathilde standing watch over Van Hal, and is the type of loyalty that'd see her take on whatever dammed souls emerge from the shadows of Sylvania for small kindness of allowing her liege to die as he lived a man. It might give her a trait that provides bonuses to fighting alongside those of the Van Hal bloodline, and/or undertaking personal missions in their name.
This would make use of the awe the Stirlander soldiers were showing to Mathilde to rally them, but will probably give her the wrathful trait, and does nothing to fix Van Hal's circumstance.
This has Mathilde working to fix the problem of Van Hal circumstances, and will improve the morale of whatever Stirlander soldiers she encounters so long as she stays up, but is absolutely a risky decision.
Given it has Mathilde ending with the belief that Sigmar will heal Van Hal she'll probably be frantically repeating whatever hymns, or verses she can recall that are associated with Sigmar, and her deeper connection would increase the odds of him hearing the prayers of one of his children who isn't ordained, but at the end of the day anything happening depends on whether, or not Ranald has Mathilde's back.
This has Mathilde valuing the cause over Van Hal personally. It would probably clamps down on any panic occurring from their leader going down, and get everyone doing what they know they should be doing, but either due to the chaos, or panic among the ranks might not be going on.