- Location
- Europa, Jupiter Orbit
If you're right it seems like we really missed out by not also employing a second (free) gambit.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
- Thread starter Boney
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- Fantasy Users' Choice!
Voted best in category in the Users' Choice awards.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
kfrar
Aspiring Encyclopedia
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Johann, as both of you reflect on the events both of you went through together over the past year, that began with the hunt for a Clan Skyre gasmask.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
[X] Johann, as both of you reflect on the events both of you went through together over the past year, that began with the hunt for a Clan Skyre gasmask.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
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Alectai
Speaks Words of Wisdom... On occasion
Ranges from "Telling a prospective necromancer the most optimal way to employ their zombie hordes." "Mitigates the hazards of using Dhar so that they live past the 'Experimental Phase' and become a proper Black Magister" and so on so forth.
There's likely to be hard limits on what he can achieve, and those limits are likely to be very low. There are ways to cast spells through a familiar, but getting them would require rolling the dice on familial obsession.
- Location
- Europa, Jupiter Orbit
No, I meant the censored and Witch Hunter approved version that Abelheim gave us way back when we first asked him about stuff that would help us fight the undead.
Could be better, could be worse. Like: [ ] Convince Qrech that the Under-Empire has no way of knowing he's even alive, and that he should prioritize the comfort with which he will live the rest of his life.
This could backfire hard even if he believes it, if he was a true loyalist, because the gambit is predicated upon his being motivated by fear more than anything else.
- Pronouns
- They/It
Perhaps set up some kind of Knowledge Repository where they could pay to have copies made! While we're at it we might as well store all our other books there too! 
NavySeel
"I don't know what I'm doing."
- Location
- Places
Nah clearly the merchants would approve of being sold copies, they'd also be able to bring them to consult en route.
CAPITALISM HO!
Cultural Misunderstanding
- Location
- Connecticut
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I had the idea for this omake ages ago, but since the quest has caught up to the time period it's set in, I decided it was time for me to get up off my ass and finish it. Hope you enjoy!
"All right, that concludes the official business for this council meeting," Belegar said, the eight sapphires on his crown sparkling in the runic lamplight of the Citadel's main council chamber. "Does anyone have any matters to bring up before we go our separate ways?"
Princess Edda raised her hand. As a matter of total coincidence, it was the hand bearing the gleaming new engagement ring that she had received from Kazrik during the ebullient celebrations after retaking all Eight Peaks - just like all of the other total coincidences where her gestures and postures during the meeting had just so happened to put her new adornment on display. "Actually," she said with a hint of embarrassment, "I had a question for Thane Weber."
"You sound serious," Mathilde said with a raised eyebrow. "Must be important, if you waited until the council meeting to bring it up. What is it?"
Princess Edda bit her lip slightly. "Well… it's halfway a question about reikspeil, half a question about undumgi. You see… I spoke to Francesco, recently, asking about if there was anything his troops needed, or anything that they were asking for, and he told me something that just couldn't be right. He said… that they were asking to be punished!"
"Punished?" Mathilde asked, blinking rapidly. "Why on earth for?"
"That's the thing! He kept insisting that it'd be a worthy reward for them, and… well, I started figuring that perhaps I had mistranslated him, somehow. I should have asked him to clarify what he meant, but at the time I just assumed I'd be able to clear everything up by taking a look at the dictionary in my quarters, so I decided to put the matter off and told Francesco that I'd talk to the Council and let him know." Edda's cheeks pinked slightly at the admission of her mistake. "But when I looked it up in the book, I saw I'd gotten it right, after all. Or, more likely, the dwarf who compiled the dictionary made the same mistake I was making. I mean, the undumgi can't really be asking to be punished with Naiang, can they? They've done nothing to deserve their work being taken away!"
"Oi, if they are, just let me know an' I'll go down an' set 'em straight, lass," Marshal Dreng spoke up and offered. "Sure an' they're only umgi, but they've fought hard as dwarves these past months, an' if they're thinkin' they're anythin' other than a credit to their profession, I'd be glad to give 'em a pep talk. I mean, they acquitted themselves passably in comparison to those fancy bastards from Tilea, and that lot's famous, so they've no cause at all to treat themselves like beardlings who need to be shamed into appreciating work responsibly or -"
Mathilde held up a hand, merriment dancing in her eyes. "Hold on, Dreng, I think I understand what's going on here."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Edda turned to Mathilde. "Oh, thank Valaya. What is it?"
"Edda," Mathilde asked, a grin beginning to steal across her features despite her attempts to suppress it, "was the Reikspeil word that Francesco used perhaps... 'vacation'?"
"Yes! Exactly! I knew it must have been a common mistranslation!" Edda said with a smile of relief. "So, what are they really asking for?"
Mathilde coughed. "Well… it's less of a literal mistranslation, and more of a cultural one. They're asking for time without work, but not as a punishment. The translation is more like… 'sabbatical', maybe?" She stated, using the Khazalid word for 'a time in which one pursues alternate projects'.
"Really?" Edda said, blinking slightly. "Well… I suppose that's alright, then? As long as they'd be happy with it… but what will they all be working on? And where? Do I need to speak to the Guilds, ask them if they can clear out some workspace to accommodate umgi workers?"
Mathilde shook her head, trying to hide a growing smirk. "No, I shouldn't think so. They'll be working on…" She stalled for a second, groping for the right concepts in Khazalid. "... well, you could call it 'personal maintenance'. Mostly they'll be drinking and gambling, I should think." At Edda's continued look of incomprehension, Mathilde's poker face slipped a fraction, then reasserted itself as she did her best to avoid causing her friend embarrassment. "You know how umgi can't work as long or as hard as dawi before their muscles tire? And how as a result umgi need more frequent rest breaks?" Edda nodded, so Mathilde pressed on. "Well, that's true for their minds and spirits too. A vacation is just a form of extended mental and spiritual rest."
"Oh," Edda said softly, looking down at the table in contemplation. "So, you're saying it's restwork, then? Just, with less of the 'work' part? Huh." There was a brief pause. "Wait," she said, her chin jerking up as she turned back to Mathilde in sudden panicked understanding, "is that why Francesco kept insisting on including a day for 'equipment maintenance' every eightday in the undumgi's work contract?" Mathilde didn't answer out loud, instead choosing just to smile mysteriously; Edda, interpreting that as an affirmative reply, promptly buried her face in her hands. "Ancestors! I thought it was because umgi gear was just… really shoddy or something! Back when we were negotiating, I kept trying to explain that we'd be giving them weapons that didn't need to be sharpened nearly so often as once an eightday, and Francesco just kept telling me that even so, morale would suffer without giving them repair time…"
"If it helps," Mathilde interrupted, "the fact that Francesco wrote his soldiers' rest days into the contract as 'gear maintenance time' suggests that you aren't the first dwarven employer he's had who's been confused about the issue."
"I suppose not," Edda muttered into her hands, before taking a deep breath and straightening up. "Anyway, I don't think there'll be a problem with letting the Umgi rotate through a, um, 'vacation'? With the Karak clear of grobi and thaggoraki, we don't need to be at full readiness for now."
King Belegar nodded solemnly. "Aye, best to make sure morale stays high among the Undumgi; especially if all we have to do is avoid giving a few of them duties around the Karak." His eyes twinkled as he turned to Mathilde. "Speaking of which, Mathilde. If you need a 'vacation', now would be as good of a time for you to take one as any."
Mathilde scoffed. "I appreciate the offer, your majesty, but I just took a trip to Altdorf and back. I've already been away from my duties long enough."
Gunnars made a grumbling noise of discontent deep in his throat. "If this 'vacation' concept is something that umgi require in order to stay in good condition, it's best that you take it. Magic is an unreliable enough tool even when well-maintained."
Mathilde waved his concerns away. "I don't disagree, but I know how to handle myself. In fact, I often take what are called 'working vacations'. I saw some friends while I was presenting in Altdorf, for instance, and whenever I visit Stirland I like to drop in on Wilhelmina and Roswita…"
Gunnars looked at Mathilde coolly. "And was it also on one of these 'working vacations' that you tracked an ancient Vampire down to its lair and slew it in one-on-one combat?" Mathilde didn't answer for a second. "I see. That does sound very restful."
After a second or two of awkward silence, Belegar coughed. "Well. Loremaster Mathilde, just let me know when you plan to take time off. We'll work around you."
"All right, that concludes the official business for this council meeting," Belegar said, the eight sapphires on his crown sparkling in the runic lamplight of the Citadel's main council chamber. "Does anyone have any matters to bring up before we go our separate ways?"
Princess Edda raised her hand. As a matter of total coincidence, it was the hand bearing the gleaming new engagement ring that she had received from Kazrik during the ebullient celebrations after retaking all Eight Peaks - just like all of the other total coincidences where her gestures and postures during the meeting had just so happened to put her new adornment on display. "Actually," she said with a hint of embarrassment, "I had a question for Thane Weber."
"You sound serious," Mathilde said with a raised eyebrow. "Must be important, if you waited until the council meeting to bring it up. What is it?"
Princess Edda bit her lip slightly. "Well… it's halfway a question about reikspeil, half a question about undumgi. You see… I spoke to Francesco, recently, asking about if there was anything his troops needed, or anything that they were asking for, and he told me something that just couldn't be right. He said… that they were asking to be punished!"
"Punished?" Mathilde asked, blinking rapidly. "Why on earth for?"
"That's the thing! He kept insisting that it'd be a worthy reward for them, and… well, I started figuring that perhaps I had mistranslated him, somehow. I should have asked him to clarify what he meant, but at the time I just assumed I'd be able to clear everything up by taking a look at the dictionary in my quarters, so I decided to put the matter off and told Francesco that I'd talk to the Council and let him know." Edda's cheeks pinked slightly at the admission of her mistake. "But when I looked it up in the book, I saw I'd gotten it right, after all. Or, more likely, the dwarf who compiled the dictionary made the same mistake I was making. I mean, the undumgi can't really be asking to be punished with Naiang, can they? They've done nothing to deserve their work being taken away!"
"Oi, if they are, just let me know an' I'll go down an' set 'em straight, lass," Marshal Dreng spoke up and offered. "Sure an' they're only umgi, but they've fought hard as dwarves these past months, an' if they're thinkin' they're anythin' other than a credit to their profession, I'd be glad to give 'em a pep talk. I mean, they acquitted themselves passably in comparison to those fancy bastards from Tilea, and that lot's famous, so they've no cause at all to treat themselves like beardlings who need to be shamed into appreciating work responsibly or -"
Mathilde held up a hand, merriment dancing in her eyes. "Hold on, Dreng, I think I understand what's going on here."
Letting out a sigh of relief, Edda turned to Mathilde. "Oh, thank Valaya. What is it?"
"Edda," Mathilde asked, a grin beginning to steal across her features despite her attempts to suppress it, "was the Reikspeil word that Francesco used perhaps... 'vacation'?"
"Yes! Exactly! I knew it must have been a common mistranslation!" Edda said with a smile of relief. "So, what are they really asking for?"
Mathilde coughed. "Well… it's less of a literal mistranslation, and more of a cultural one. They're asking for time without work, but not as a punishment. The translation is more like… 'sabbatical', maybe?" She stated, using the Khazalid word for 'a time in which one pursues alternate projects'.
"Really?" Edda said, blinking slightly. "Well… I suppose that's alright, then? As long as they'd be happy with it… but what will they all be working on? And where? Do I need to speak to the Guilds, ask them if they can clear out some workspace to accommodate umgi workers?"
Mathilde shook her head, trying to hide a growing smirk. "No, I shouldn't think so. They'll be working on…" She stalled for a second, groping for the right concepts in Khazalid. "... well, you could call it 'personal maintenance'. Mostly they'll be drinking and gambling, I should think." At Edda's continued look of incomprehension, Mathilde's poker face slipped a fraction, then reasserted itself as she did her best to avoid causing her friend embarrassment. "You know how umgi can't work as long or as hard as dawi before their muscles tire? And how as a result umgi need more frequent rest breaks?" Edda nodded, so Mathilde pressed on. "Well, that's true for their minds and spirits too. A vacation is just a form of extended mental and spiritual rest."
"Oh," Edda said softly, looking down at the table in contemplation. "So, you're saying it's restwork, then? Just, with less of the 'work' part? Huh." There was a brief pause. "Wait," she said, her chin jerking up as she turned back to Mathilde in sudden panicked understanding, "is that why Francesco kept insisting on including a day for 'equipment maintenance' every eightday in the undumgi's work contract?" Mathilde didn't answer out loud, instead choosing just to smile mysteriously; Edda, interpreting that as an affirmative reply, promptly buried her face in her hands. "Ancestors! I thought it was because umgi gear was just… really shoddy or something! Back when we were negotiating, I kept trying to explain that we'd be giving them weapons that didn't need to be sharpened nearly so often as once an eightday, and Francesco just kept telling me that even so, morale would suffer without giving them repair time…"
"If it helps," Mathilde interrupted, "the fact that Francesco wrote his soldiers' rest days into the contract as 'gear maintenance time' suggests that you aren't the first dwarven employer he's had who's been confused about the issue."
"I suppose not," Edda muttered into her hands, before taking a deep breath and straightening up. "Anyway, I don't think there'll be a problem with letting the Umgi rotate through a, um, 'vacation'? With the Karak clear of grobi and thaggoraki, we don't need to be at full readiness for now."
King Belegar nodded solemnly. "Aye, best to make sure morale stays high among the Undumgi; especially if all we have to do is avoid giving a few of them duties around the Karak." His eyes twinkled as he turned to Mathilde. "Speaking of which, Mathilde. If you need a 'vacation', now would be as good of a time for you to take one as any."
Mathilde scoffed. "I appreciate the offer, your majesty, but I just took a trip to Altdorf and back. I've already been away from my duties long enough."
Gunnars made a grumbling noise of discontent deep in his throat. "If this 'vacation' concept is something that umgi require in order to stay in good condition, it's best that you take it. Magic is an unreliable enough tool even when well-maintained."
Mathilde waved his concerns away. "I don't disagree, but I know how to handle myself. In fact, I often take what are called 'working vacations'. I saw some friends while I was presenting in Altdorf, for instance, and whenever I visit Stirland I like to drop in on Wilhelmina and Roswita…"
Gunnars looked at Mathilde coolly. "And was it also on one of these 'working vacations' that you tracked an ancient Vampire down to its lair and slew it in one-on-one combat?" Mathilde didn't answer for a second. "I see. That does sound very restful."
After a second or two of awkward silence, Belegar coughed. "Well. Loremaster Mathilde, just let me know when you plan to take time off. We'll work around you."
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- Location
- Brazil
The big deal here, and what I'd consider a drastic upgrade, is that is has become nearly dwarvenly reliable in the usual run of things for Stirland.
On a very long campaign with a lot of skirmishes like the Purge, it's only a modest upgrade. Tho given the sheer performance of the thing, and that it was already worth it before, this modest improvement is incredibly telling.
So for regular patrols and the odd field battle, the usual run of things in the Empire, its reliability is actually very high.
To say nothing of the fact that a simple upgrade in gunpowder quality would apparently help a lot, and there's a high-quality niter factory in Wurtbad itself.
The Mk 2 Repeater has had its largest drawback remedied to a very large extent. This should allow for a far faster and wider proliferation, which allows for further refinement of the design and manufacture process, alongside the establishment of familiarity and commonality in supply chains.
This all should culminate in a very noticeable upgrade of the Empire's ranged troops.
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NavySeel
"I don't know what I'm doing."
- Location
- Places
The way I see it this is a very big upgrade for Garrison units or more elite units guarding important locations.
On long campaigns it's not great, but in initial engagements or defending it's fairly good.
Maybe if we spent favor on getting someone to take another look and see if anything else can be improved in the Niter factory.
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ConfusedCanuck
Where did it all go wrong?
- Location
- Neverland
[X] Sir Ruprecht Wulfhart, leader of the frontier town of Ulrikadrin.
[X] Barak Varr, to watch the progress of the canal.
[X] Karak Hirn, to satisfy your curiousity about Prince Ulthar.
[X] Roswita, as she campaigns through Hunger Wood.
[X] Kasmir, to see how he's keeping himself busy in Sylvania.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Julia, See what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
[X] Follow up on your donation of the Skaven organ-vat, and see what has been made of it.
[X] Barak Varr, to watch the progress of the canal.
[X] Karak Hirn, to satisfy your curiousity about Prince Ulthar.
[X] Roswita, as she campaigns through Hunger Wood.
[X] Kasmir, to see how he's keeping himself busy in Sylvania.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Julia, See what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
[X] Follow up on your donation of the Skaven organ-vat, and see what has been made of it.
- Location
- USA
[X] Gretel, who's apparently spending her newly-earned wealth to make herself at home.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Julia, See what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
*sigh* I really want to write this in.
[ ] Anton, to see how he's progressing in his quest for Twu Luv
But that can be done in exchanging letters. ...Assuming we actually do write letters.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Julia, See what she has gotten up to as Stirland's most experienced spy master.
*sigh* I really want to write this in.
[ ] Anton, to see how he's progressing in his quest for Twu Luv
But that can be done in exchanging letters. ...Assuming we actually do write letters.
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
This might not really be applicable here, but just in case, the Empire actually divides it's calendar into 8-day weeks, rather than 7.
From the wiki:
(Also, fun fact, according to the wiki, Mallus actually has a 400 day year, rather than 365)
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[X] Elder Hluodwica, High Priestess of Esmerelda and civilian leader of the Eight Peaks Halflings.
[X] Kasmir, to see how he's keeping himself busy in Sylvania.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
[X] Kasmir, to see how he's keeping himself busy in Sylvania.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
If we're close enough to hear them speak, we can probably tell by banners and such.
If they're already spending so much on the repeaters, Stirland can pony up a little extra and get Zhufbar powder, which should significantly decrease fouling and increase reliability. At that point, we might be seeing numbers in excess of 10 shots a minute in a sustained engagement, without having to stop to clean the barrel and mechanisms.
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Uh...most of the time you could tell by their clan 'stuff' relatively easily, if they belong to a major clan. Way easier than listening in on them
- Location
- Canada
[X] Elder Hluodwica, High Priestess of Esmerelda and civilian leader of the Eight Peaks Halflings.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
[X] Soizic, military leader of the Undumgi.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] Karak Hirn, to satisfy your curiousity about Prince Ulthar.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
[X] Oswald Oswaldson, newly-minted Chief Bombardier of the Undumgi.
[X] Soizic, military leader of the Undumgi.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
[X] Karak Hirn, to satisfy your curiousity about Prince Ulthar.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] The Amber College, to see how your donation of Lustrian eggs is going.
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Mopman43
Mountain-Hermit of Nitpeak
- Location
- Vermont
That assumes that there's enough available to buy.
Dialects are Clan-specific, and the heraldry and characteristic equipment of the major Clans are fairly well documented.
- Location
- MS, USA
Why? What's the Great Maw?
[X] Johann, as both of you reflect on the events both of you went through together over the past year, that began with the hunt for a Clan Skyre gasmask.
[X] Roswita, as she campaigns through Hunger Wood.
[X] Wilhelmina, to see how she's going when she's not a terrifying financial juggernaut.
[X] The We, to check on how they're settling in to the new arrangement.
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