It...isn't yet though? Its operational but theres a significant improvement when you add the capacity to fire any time of day against any threat, in any direction.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
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I mean one that's animated.
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Well, how about the fantasy upgrade that can reach down and punch people?
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Well technically its just "any time of day" for all that.
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...you guys. I just had a terrible, wonderful, ludicrous idea.
So, the metal rod is basically a metaphorical sword of Gazul, right? So, we just used Karak Azul's stockpiled steel to forge the largest sword in the entire world.
@BoneyM: Is there any chance that, either during a demonstration to King Belegar or during a social action, we could let Kazador test-fire it?
chocolote12
A Penguin Flailing Against The Keyboard Of Life.
Yeah; 'It doesn't work for a few hours in the dead of night' is a pretty significant difference from 'I can fire it at will, at any location, all day every day'. Both are amazing, but one is better, and we know it's on the table; there's no point in leaving it, well not unfinished, but unperfected.
Step 2 could probably be worked on by expanding the silent alarm spell.
...yes, I think that would be appropriate.
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Yeah, I definitely want to try for full night coverage. It's a stretch goal at this point, but let's be frank, this tower is part of Mathilde's legend at this point.
I don't want it to work 14 hours a day, I want it to work period. Go the extra step for perfection, that's the Dwarven way!
I don't want it to work 14 hours a day, I want it to work period. Go the extra step for perfection, that's the Dwarven way!
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Uh...is letting Kazador do a test fire the terrible, wonderful, ludicrous idea, because it doesn't sound like one?
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Hell yes.
I mean, I suspect he will still prefer chasing down grobi that think they can get away from him, but the opportunity to swing the largest sword in the world, a sword made possible by the diligence and hope Karak Azul kept burning for three thousand years, seems like something he'd enjoy.
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Dwarfs already have those. They call them clatterguns.
Has anyone ever seen that Star Trek DS9 episode "In the Pale Moonlight" where Captain Sisko has this confessional about all the terrible things he's done for the greater good? I feel like Belegar is on the verge of something like that.
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The King of Karag Eight Peaks stood alone in the hall of his gods and looked up at the statues.
When Belegar spoke, only the gods heard him. ""I've used human wizards, more and more, instead of depending on good dawi runecraft. I've invited humans and halfings to live in what was once a dawi-only hold. I've called for use of inferior human products and inferior human craftsmen. I've aided Skaven and lied to my people about it. And now I've turned one of my eight peaks into an engine of mighty wizardry... wizardry that I know comes from elves in the end. I've done all this. I've turned away from the wisdom of the ancestor gods. And the worst part is.... I'd do it all again."
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The King of Karag Eight Peaks stood alone in the hall of his gods and looked up at the statues.
When Belegar spoke, only the gods heard him. ""I've used human wizards, more and more, instead of depending on good dawi runecraft. I've invited humans and halfings to live in what was once a dawi-only hold. I've called for use of inferior human products and inferior human craftsmen. I've aided Skaven and lied to my people about it. And now I've turned one of my eight peaks into an engine of mighty wizardry... wizardry that I know comes from elves in the end. I've done all this. I've turned away from the wisdom of the ancestor gods. And the worst part is.... I'd do it all again."
That's a very dorfy way to go about, especially since it's symbolically the weapon of their underworld deity.
I'm telling Gyrochopters that could do burning shadows as well would be hilarius.
They'd be able to keep killing greenskins/skaven even without bombs!
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Essentially. It's definitely not something we can do right away. We'll need to spend a turn or two researching the spells before we propose it to him, but holy shit do I want to do it. It lets us do a lot of things, with it giving us one or two original spells to our name being only the cherry on top.
We'll also be giving an FU to the Heavens College. Scrying is usually thier thing, but it takes a grey wizard to make it practical.
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Yeah, I'm coming around to a next turn that is something like Invisibility, Queekish, Temple to the Gambler, Gambler on "fire at night." It's already overkill against anything likely to come at us, but this is a really good point:
Whoever heard of an underworld deity that is weaker at night?
Khepri14
Thus kindly I scatter...
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Yeah, anyone who thinks not giving this full coverage is good enough is demonstrating the kind of thinking that gets people killed in Warhammer Fantasy. "Good enough" isn't, in this universe (And if we're being honest, rarely is ever even in real life). If the Dawi don't get that full coverage, then all it takes is for one successful attack during the hours the WMD is down to kill K8P again. And that would likely flat-out break the Dawi after regaining so much ground. Even more so if we actually manage to clear out and retake all of K8P for real.
Don't think we're stopping now just because you personally think the AP isn't worth it when it bloody well is.
Don't think we're stopping now just because you personally think the AP isn't worth it when it bloody well is.
[X] DUCK: Work with Panoramia for her to finally get around to investigating the greenskin mushrooms she found.
[X] DUCK: Help Johann try to raise his new rat-wolf pups. With Wolf, if he's willing.
[X] ENTRANCE: Pleasant foyer
[X] Bedroom
[X] Library
[X] Shrine to Ranald
[X] Sitting Room
[X] Bath Room
Also...
Also, just thinking about Empress Heidi. Ranald's going to come by, snickering, and just say "Ask Mathilde's Patriarch about what she got up to now..." And then smirk in response to any questions.
Another thing, speaking of Ranald... we should definitely get some cats imported. And make sure to promise to keep them away from our prisoner, if he behaves.
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[X] DUCK: Help Johann try to raise his new rat-wolf pups. With Wolf, if he's willing.
[X] ENTRANCE: Pleasant foyer
[X] Bedroom
[X] Library
[X] Shrine to Ranald
[X] Sitting Room
[X] Bath Room
Well, they both had fun, so I am happy.
Also...
If this was inspired by my post, happy to have provided a useful idea. If it was something you were already thinking of, well, parallel ideas are nifty.
Also, just thinking about Empress Heidi. Ranald's going to come by, snickering, and just say "Ask Mathilde's Patriarch about what she got up to now..." And then smirk in response to any questions.
Another thing, speaking of Ranald... we should definitely get some cats imported. And make sure to promise to keep them away from our prisoner, if he behaves.
😸It was, thank you for the idea.
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And, above all else, it's un-dwarven to stop short, when with just a little more time and effort it could be complete. This project was blessed by one of their ancestor gods. Fulfill that obligation, make it an enduring legend that will stand till the world ends, and help Belegar's crisis of faith along the way.
Is the West Gate filled with a Greenskin settlement like the East Gate was? If so it would make a fine target.
[X] DUCK: Magical target-shooting is rough on normal targets. Set up a specialized target range for your ducklings, and for any other wizards at Eight Peaks.
[X] ENTRANCE: Pleasant foyer
[X] Bedroom
[X] Library
[X] Vault
[X] Shrine to Ranald
Approval:
[X] DUCK: Adela's interested in mechanics, see if anyone you can introduce her to would be willing to teach her.
[X] DUCK: Work with Panoramia for her to finally get around to investigating the greenskin mushrooms she found.
Not approving of the wolfrats because I expect them to turn murderous and uncontrollable sooner rather than later. Skaven war beasts do not make good pets.
Not any more. Nobody but Halflings live above ground at Eight Peaks ever since the Citadel was taken.
