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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Zero Gravitas said:
Mathilde is in the hot seat right now and the Dawi respect hierarchy.

The policy we set now will likely be upheld by Belegar who basically thought Mathilde was the best thing to happen to Clan Angrund since they left Karak Eight Peaks before she conquered half the Karak in an afternoon.

Belegar's attitude will in turn determine how everyone else in Karaz Ankor reacts.
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Mathilda is like that servant in the bible parable, who manage to turn his master's 1 Talent of silver into 5 Talent (or is it 10?).

In her case, she's capable enough that its as if she got the entire silver mine and are in negotiation of a gold mine
Aegon Targaryen said:
Also, Druchii speak Druhir, not Eltharin, so that might remove any dislike it has for our Elven language if it left because of Druchii hate.
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More like pararel evolution of two distant culture.

Its kinda like Queen's english and American english.

A harmless slang word for cigarrete in one is offensive in the other.

They dont do it delliberately, it just is.
 
Kind of a shame it's not Sotek's Spine, but on the other hand, if it was Sotek's Spine there'd be a much greater chance of it having unfriendly encounters with the Dwarves there (if there are Dwarves there.)
 
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    I'll be handling the backlog of reports for this thread, and as there does not seem to be an ongoing flare-up which requires urgently cooling down, I have asked that this thread be re-opened whilst I work on it. Please try not to set fire to the thread while I do!

    Whilst @BoneyM has assured me that he feels the discussion here is positive, I've noticed that some arguments have gotten a bit aggressive in the past, which is reflected in the reports. That's a shame because this is ultimately a game which should be fun for everyone. This evening I'm going to be revisiting a few past issues where I feel we've gotten a bit too hostile to eachother and need to do better.

    Going forward,I hope we can all be kind and friendly to one another, and have a really great game.
     
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    Just before the lock, I was actually thinking there have been relatively few staff interventions, given the sheer size of the thread, so apperantly people must be quite well behaved. Clearly, I was wrong. Apparently, the thread is just moving too fast. Which isn't really news, keeping up is damn near a full time job.
     
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    The Battle of the Caldera, Part 8
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    • [*] YAR: Make no move until you've scouted the Karag Yar battle.
    -[*] Personally.
    [*] RHYN: Assault the Trolls now.
    [*] ZILFIN: Assault the mountain to slay any surviving Skaven.

    Even though most of the work was done by others, no sense leaving the jobs half-done; you point the Besiegers and Princess Edda's Throng towards Karag Rhyn, reasoning that assuring there's enough crossbows per Troll is more a matter of logistics than leadership, and let King Kazador and his forces repeat their previous sweep of Karagril in Karag Zilfin. You also make sure to let him know that his forces should stay well below the snowline; the dragon might end up hostile to the Karak, but no sense in provoking it and making its hostility certain. Clan Angrund sets to work refortifying the Cavern of Stars in case Clan Mors returns while the Border Prince mercenaries take a break, and you have both meals and siege weapons brought over from the Citadel to help both in their tasks. With all that set in motion, you once more set off to see for yourself what's going on in Karag Yar.

    [Infiltration: Intrigue, 72+22=94 vs ???.]

    A handful of hours ago, you witnessed the midgame of a clash of titans as two powers clashed with all the might and cunning they could bring to bear. This is quite clearly the endgame, and all that remains is savagery. Corpses litter every room you pass and a disturbing amount have been fed upon as the Black Hunger levels its demands upon the survivors. It wouldn't be right to call this a battle; the few remaining pieces circle each other warily, desperately trying to conserve what strength remains while seeking an opening to whittle down their equally brutalized opponent. Or at least, that was what was happening before the dragon interrupted matters in the same way that an unexpected mortar barrage interrupts a nice game of chess. Now there are three factions in this mountain-sized game of cat and mice, and the cat is a lion and the mice won't stop trying to stab each other.

    With the sole exception of Qrech, it has been an astoundingly bad day to be a Skaven in Karak Eight Peaks.

    It's difficult to label either side a winner under the circumstances, but Clan Eshin seems to have been on the verge of eking out an extremely costly victory before being interrupted. You estimate both remaining forces in the low thousands, but those that remain are still formidable. Circling around Warlord Sleek with extreme paranoia are a battalion of extremely muscled Albino Stormvermin, and while Clan Eshin doesn't have anything with that much sheer punch, the trio of Assassins you noticed earlier is still active and you can taste a hint of Dhar-tainted Ulgu in the air that leads you to believe the Sorcerer is still around. And with Eshin being Eshin, chances are there are other pieces remaining hidden. Though you'd much rather face them now than how things stood at dawn, both still have the potential to be monumental headaches. But with how desperate their situation is it might be possible to bargain with one or the other. Clan Eshin can no longer hope to take the Karak for themselves, and can still claim the glory for Clan Mors' destruction. And Clan Mors might see the sense in seeking greener pastures, somewhere where the Under-Empire doesn't know where to find them. You might be able to remove one of the few remaining enemy pieces from the board, especially since you'd be bargaining from a position of power. Or you could simply act, and do your best to remove one of them more directly here and now.

    Or you could use this opportunity to reach out to the dragon. Anyone approaching it in its lair will be at a disadvantage from the cold and from being within its place of power, but Karag Yar could serve as neutral ground to open a dialogue with it. And it shouldn't be hard to approach it as it goes from one group of Skaven to another.

    Or for a third option, you could leave them all to it and once more rummage through the upper portions of Karag Yar for anything else that may be of use or interest. From your cursory scouting, battles seem to have rampaged through the Eshin infrastructure a few times, but it's unlikely to have been actually looted yet.


    [ ] Parlay with Clan Eshin.
    [ ] Attack Clan Eshin.

    [ ] Parlay with Clan Mors.
    [ ] Attack Clan Mors.

    [ ] Parlay with the dragon.
    [ ] Attack the dragon.

    [ ] Loot Clan Eshin (again)


    - There will be a two hour moratorium.
    - Only one option can be chosen; it may be possible to move on to a second after performing the first, but events will continue to unfold while you're doing so.
     
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    • Since we are dealing with an ancient dragon here, could we get our favourite Asur to bring his dragonbuddy to have a chat with the Ice dragon to either leave or be friendly? I mean a Star Dragon would be the best to diplomance an emperor dragon methinks.
     
    So who thinks it might be possible to get Averland to help man the west gate into the badlands.

    If there is going to be a Orc Whaahhh (and there will at some point) it's an real argument that our last line of defense is their first.

    And if they are going to have to fight, better on our border then theirs, right?
     
    Drucchi said:
    Since we are dealing with an ancient dragon here, could we get our favourite Asur to bring his dragonbuddy to have a chat with the Ice dragon to either leave or be friendly? I mean a Star Dragon would be the best to diplomance an emperor dragon methinks.
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    IIRC the presence of a dragon makes him more likely to come, but not too much.

    Anyway might as well bite the bullet and chat to the dragon.
     
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