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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.

We do not have an army that will be prepared to march into the area, kill all the orcs/other claimants and then sit there for several years to do it again and again.

The only thing the college is likely to give us for handing it over is mocking laughter for being stupid enough to spend 300 gold (which is a massive amount) on a title to land that you could have nearly as good a claim on by taking 30 minutes to write something fancy on a blank piece of parchment. Unless the dwarves are supplying an army to claim the land with that piece of paper it's not worth it. If the grey college wants to claim a bit of land in the border princes it can fake something easily enough.
 
MacroDaemon said:
[x] Purchase the title of a Border Princess (300 gc).

I vote for this purely because Princess Mathilde sounds cool and would probably be a fun plot point. Besides, even if the title itself provides no valuable land or anything else, it'll lead to interesting interactions.

We could be the wizard who left a knight and came back a princess.

The other things are pretty much new things we'll never bother looking into as we already have other things to deal with, like the Liber Mortis or Qhaysh juice.
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You would be as much a princess as that random dirty farmer who runs a town in the Borderland is a prince coming to nobels and saying you are a princess of the borderlands is a quick way to get laughed at and honestly I don't want that to happen.
 
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A random thought: if we do purchase the title, than Mathilde is pretty much an entire fairy tale cast. An evil witch, a gallant knight and a beautiful princess, all rolled into a single tiny but fierce package for your convenience.
 
Maybe it would be possible to enchant coverings for the magic items with 'Take no heed', or the worthless variant of 'eye of the beholder', that way they're less likely to be stolen by clan Eshin.
 
BoneyM said:
It means that you could juggle warpstone, hug a demon, and fling Dhar around and just have to deal with your robes getting singed as the corruption burns away rather than sinking into your soul. If you had this in Sylvania you would have just had to deal with occasional minor flashfires on your skin instead of those ominous 'go on, raise the dead, you know you want to' options popping up all over the place. It probably says a lot about Kragg's opinion of manling wizards that he saw that as the main sort of 'protection' you needed.

That said, while it makes you immune to metaphysical corruption it doesn't make you immune to metaphorical corruption; you could still go down a dark road where you become the next Nagash or fall to one of the Chaos Gods through hubris or personality flaws or personal tragedy, but you're not going to get fishhooked into it by mystical means.
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Ya see, this makes me think that studying the Liber Mortis to see if there's anything that we can convert or salvage from it is actually a possibility. I'm not sure if that's a trap or not.
 
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Have Ulthar handpick his best sharpshooters to be equipped with envenomed bolts.
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.

[X] Purchase the title of a Border Princess (300 gc).
 
[X] Do not purchase the strange Lustrian eggs.
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.
 
[X] Have Ulthar handpick his best sharpshooters to be equipped with envenomed bolts.
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.
[X ] Ask him to teach Johann to Dispel.

[X] Purchase the title of a Border Princess (300 gc).

Yes, I'm aware we're not going to use the land itself, and that taking and holding would be a total pain. But it's a title, acknowledged by a major dwarfen hold. Even if people don't see it as a 'real' title, they still have to at least give the pretense, or risk insult to the hold. It's a tool for negotiations. Or to invite ourselves to a party/court we want to investigate.
 
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Ask him to teach Johann to Dispel.
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.
[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.
 
Code: 
Mathilde Weber, Imperial Wizard
 
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
4  4  4 3 4 2 3 1  8
 
Equipment:
Heavy armor
Great Weapon
Repeater pistol
 
Special rules:
Terror
Stubborn
Magic (Level 1 Wizard of Shadow Lore)
 
 
Magic Items:
Seed of Regrowth
Belt of Protection
 
Options:
May be mounted on a Shadow Horse
 
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I'm indifferent to the Lustrian eggs but enough people are voting for Border Princess title that i'm adding them so that they can hopefully kick the other option due to a lack of money. Given this is the last area in which you can buy things I don't think not having gold will be a problem.

[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Marshal Titus Muggins
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.

[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.​
 
Might specify that she is is inacapable of casting any battle spells, and throw onto a couple of special ruurs to represent her nigh-permanently active Aetheric Armor and magic weapon buff.
 
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.

Esbern and Seija of the Amber Order
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.

Johann of the Gold Order
[X] Help him find a place with the dwarf artillery crews so that he can supplement their abilities in combat.

We should help Johann find a place to work with the artillery now that we approach Karak Eight Peaks. This is where he can contribute the most to the success to the campaign, and with the dwarven distrust of magic we should not take it as given that they will cooperate.

[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.
 
vsh said:
Code: 
Mathilde Weber, Imperial Wizard
 
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
4  4  3 3 4 2 3 1  8
 
Equipment:
Heavy armor
Great Weapon
Repeater pistol
 
Special rules:
Terror
Stubborn
Magic (Level 1 Wizard of Shadow Lore)
 
 
Magic Items:
Seed of Regrowth
Belt of Protection
 
Options:
May be mounted on a Shadow Horse
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Shouldn't our WS and BS be equal? We have the same level of proficiency in pistol and greatsword. Also any character of note has A2 at least IIRC.

Prospalz said:
Might specify that she is is inacapable of casting any battle spells, and throw onto a couple of special ruurs to represent her nigh-permanently active Aetheric Armor and magic weapon buff.
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AA is covered by "heavy armor" rule.
 
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vsh said:
Code: 
Mathilde Weber, Imperial Wizard
 
M WS BS S T W I A Ld
4  4  3 3 4 2 3 1  8
 
Equipment:
Heavy armor
Great Weapon
Repeater pistol
 
Special rules:
Terror
Stubborn
Magic (Level 1 Wizard of Shadow Lore)
 
 
Magic Items:
Seed of Regrowth
Belt of Protection
 
Options:
May be mounted on a Shadow Horse
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Haven't really played the TT in years, but I'd say Mathilde is higher than Level 1.
 
[X] Master Engineer Durin Wutokri

If we're going to ask the dwarves to work with our Gold journeymanlings at some point, it would be a good idea to speak with the Master Engineer in charge of the artillery and forgework.

It would be a bit presumptuous to try fitting them in there without first consulting with the dwarf in charge.

[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.
[X] Ask him to teach Johann to Dispel.

Dispel, dispel, dispel. Dwarfs may be magic resistant, but human forces aren't. We should really get this going sooner than later.

[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).

MYSTERY BOXeggs! Kind of a gamble, but we're too wealthy anyway, so why not.

[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.

I think this could work, maybe. But it would take far too much work to make an honest effort at it. We already have the Estate, and the Liber Mortis, and working for the College and, oh yeah, Sylvania is still loaded with undead and necromancers and nifty magical secrets.

There's just so much to do, and not enough time or resources to do it all. Better to focus on what we have, rather than spreading everything too thin.

Also, I sincerely doubt that Mathilde has the diplomatic skills to pull it off without getting censured (being burnt at the stake, at least, is no longer a problem).
 
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Test their skills in battle.
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.
[X] Ask him to reforge your sword into a superior one.
[X] Do not purchase the strangeste Lustrian eggs.
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.
 
[X] Forces have been sent ahead to bridge the first inconvenient tributary of the Blood River; join them and aid in standing guard against any that may try to stop you.
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Have Ulthar handpick his best sharpshooters to be equipped with envenomed bolts.

[X] Thane Skaroki Grimbrow
[X] Master Engineer Durin Wutokri
[X] Marksman Codrin Petrescu
[X] Marshal Titus Muggins

[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.

[X] Do not purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not Purchase the title of a Border Princess (300 gc).
 
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[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Ask him to teach Johann to Dispel.
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.
[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.
 
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Ask him to teach Johann to Dispel.
[X] Help Esbern teach Seija to Dispel.
[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.
 
[X] Forces have been sent ahead to bridge the first inconvenient tributary of the Blood River; join them and aid in standing guard against any that may try to stop you.
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Have Ulthar handpick his best sharpshooters to be equipped with envenomed bolts.

[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the title of a Border Princess (300 gc).
 
Just noticed something funny about our belt that I didn't spot on first reading.

BoneyM said:
You examine the item, and find it to be a belt made of chainmail links of blackened steel, with a large buckle etched with a simple mountain; extremely common in Dwarven fashion, but you recognize it as the mountain that Castle Drakenhof was once built upon.
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Of course Kragg the Grim knows exactly what every single mountain on the continent looks like, by memory. Kragg the Grim never forgets important things!

That silly building that was on top of it barely matters; just some ridiculous flotsam the Umgi dragged in. As they do.
 
[X] Forces have been sent ahead to bridge the first inconvenient tributary of the Blood River; join them and aid in standing guard against any that may try to stop you.
[X] Ulthar's Rangers and Petrescu's marksmen are ranging far to ensure that any greenskin that claps eyes on the Expedition don't live to tell the tale. Assist them.
[X] Have Ulthar handpick his best sharpshooters to be equipped with envenomed bolts.
[X] Purchase the strange Lustrian eggs (200 gc).
[X] Purchase the Helldrake scales (100 gc).
[X] Do not purchase the title of a Border Princess.

ctulhuslp said:
You know, the whole "put ourselves on fire" thing seems like a useful tactic.
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Well, Ninja/Skaven can't touch you when you're on fire after all. :V
 
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