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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Andres110 said:
It's not like we're going to leave it out of our report. Telling the dwarfs about the dragon ogre is important but the port still needs to be scouted.
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And when we report the dragon ogre it will have to be scouted as well; wasting the time of many rangers if it's a false alarm and getting a few eaten if it isn't.
 
[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
 
We are the one best suited to follow this thing especially sense we are fast and dwarf rangers are not. We have the tools to stay hidden tracking the beast and where their is one regular dragon ogre their will be more nearby. Also while regular dragon ogres can absorb lightning to gain strength they can't throw lightning like Shaggoths can.
[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
 
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[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
 
[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
Tiebreaker!
 
*mumble grumble*Fine then if people don't want to play Monster Hunter*grumble mumble*
[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
 
EVA-Saiyajin said:
@BoneyM
What sort of armor, as far as our eye can tell, was this Dragon Ogre wearing? Like, was it light, heavy, magic, Chaos, etc?
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None.



The vote is damn close. I'll leave it a bit longer for last-minute votes to trickle in and for anyone that approval voted to choose their preferred.
Adhoc vote count started by BoneyM on Apr 8, 2018 at 8:33 AM, finished with 16211 posts and 115 votes.
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Adhoc vote count started by Alliterate on Apr 8, 2018 at 5:51 AM, finished with 16202 posts and 114 votes.
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[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
 
Also, a moment of appreciation for BoneyM for SOMEHOW making it so that basically every vote is a matter of debate and back-and forth.
 
racnor said:
Also, a moment of appreciation for BoneyM for SOMEHOW making it so that basically every vote is a matter of debate and back-and forth.
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This one wasn't quite so hard: when we pick a mission, distract us with a shiny! The thread seems singularly vulnerable to this :D

More seriously, yes the QM is awesome and should know it. Great job!
 
[X] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.
 
racnor said:
Also, a moment of appreciation for BoneyM for SOMEHOW making it so that basically every vote is a matter of debate and back-and forth.
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DOHOHOHO~ You all thought that your multiple paragraph arguments matter! But no, the vote always relies on people like me!

The swing voter whose only point of reference is the quest update and the latest vote tally ~

:V:V:V:V

Everything in between? SKIPPED!!! :eek:
 
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Interlude - Scouting the Near-Badlands, Part 1
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    • [*] You don't know enough to make a decision one way or the other. Follow the creature and see if its actions shed light on its purpose.

    As you watch the beast effortlessly lope across the landscape, you're torn by indecision. From a certain perspective, the appearance of a Dragon Ogre isn't really important. The Expedition already knew that the World's Edge Mountains were full of dangerous enemies, the exact variety of those enemies doesn't change anything. But while you're far from the only one capable of scouting, you may be the only one capable of remaining unseen while keeping up with the beast, and any information you uncover about the creature could be important.

    Part of you also wonders whether you could beat it in a fight, but you're pretty sure the clincher would be the combined Rune of Spite and the Seed of Regrowth, and you're less than enthusiastic about weaponizing your own painful death.

    Magic is a wonderful tool, but without the right spells it has its limits. There's a spell to make the caster outright invisible, but even if you knew it the duration on it is severely limited. The spells you know to make you harder to spot are of limited use, because you're a rider in the middle of an empty field and there's no amount of 'harder to spot' that would leave you anything less than plainly obvious. But you can make yourself harder to notice. The beast is likely on the lookout for wild game or greenskins, and as he's not looking for a human rider specifically, Take No Heed would make you hard to notice. He'll see you, but as long as you don't draw attention to yourself his eyes will glaze right past you as it does countless rocks and shrubs.

    In theory, anyway. Psychological spells are tricky when nonhumans are involved, and it's possible he would still consider a human to be 'wild game'. You'll still do your best to keep terrain between you and him.

    [Stealth vs spotting: 91+17+10=118 vs 31]

    You trail it from a distance as it moves with frightening ease over the broken terrain, stopping at each rise to scan the horizon. It's predictable enough that you're always out of sight and never have to put your magic to the test. Then his speed redoubles after he scans the horizon after what seems like several hours of trailing him, and you look ahead to spot what he has spotted: a small band of orc archers, large even for their oversized kind and carrying enormous bows.

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    6 Arrer Boy Big Uns
M  WS BS S  T  W  I  A  Ld
4  3  3  4  4  1  2  1  7
Bow, Hand Weapon

1 Dragon Ogre
M  WS BS S  T  W  I  A  Ld
7  4  2  5  4  4  2  3  8
5+ Scaly Skin, Fear
Hand Weapon

    Turn 1:
    Initiative tests: 1+5 vs 2+4, Greenskin spot Dragon Ogre at a distance. Greenskins go first.
    Greenskins shoot!
    BS3, Long Range, 5+ to hit: 1 4 3 3 2 6
    S3 vs T4, 5+ to wound: 1

    Dragon Ogre charges! Arrer Boy Big Uns stand and shoot!
    BS3, Stand and Shoot, 5+ to hit: 2 1 4 6 2 1
    S3 vs T4, 5+ to wound: 6
    5+ armour save: 2
    Dragon Ogre is down to 3 wounds!

    Both have Initiative 2. Simultaneous attacks.
    Dragon Ogre has Fear! Orcs roll Leadership: 1+1=2. Fear test passed.
    Dragon Ogre attacks: WS 4 vs 3, 3+ to hit: 1 5 2 3
    S5 vs T4, 3+ to wound: 6 6 - two orcs slain!
    Orc attacks: WS 3 vs 4, 4+ to hit: 6 2 6 6 3 3
    S4 vs T4, 4+ to wound: 6 2 4
    5+ armour save: 5 6
    Dragon Ogre makes a Stomp attack. Hits automatically, S5 vs T4, 3+ to wound: 2
    2 wounds, +1 for charging, vs 0 wounds. Dragon Ogre wins the round.
    Orcs take break test at Ld 4: 4+2=6. Orcs break and retreat!
    Orcs roll (3+5) for retreat distance. Dragon Ogre rolls (1+4+4) for pursuit distance. Orcs are wiped out!

    The orcs spot the charge of the Dragon Ogre in plenty of time to open fire on the massive target, and at this distance you can't see if any of the arrows struck home but it obviously wasn't enough to deter the beast. He smashes into the orcs with a thunderous crash that carries to you and lays about him with his axe, felling a pair of orcs in a moment. The rest of the orcs try to retreat but are chased down and felled one by one. The entire combat from charge to extermination took just a handful of heartbeats.

    You watch as the Dragon Ogre gathers up the fallen orcs, slinging some over its shoulders and others over its reptilian rear half, and then when laden with its gruesome cargo it sets its sights on Thunder Mountain in the distance and sets off, now moving much slower. It will be much easier to tail now, but if it is heading for Thunder Mountain, at its current speed it won't reach it until after dusk.

    You're also bothered by a thought: if the beast is heading to Thunder Mountain instead of merely using it as a landmark to navigate by, then either the volcano is no longer under control of the Night Goblins, they've made some accord with the beasts, or Night Goblins and Dragon Ogres are locked in war with each other. Either way, this would be important information for the Expedition.

    [ ] Continue following it. It would be good to know where this creature calls home, and whether there are more of it.
    [ ] It's moving away from the path the Expedition will take, that makes it no longer your problem. Get back on course and head for the port.
     
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    • [X] It's moving away from the path the Expedition will take, that makes it no longer your problem. Get back on course and head for the port.
     
    [X] It's moving away from the path the Expedition will take, that makes it no longer your problem. Get back on course and head for the port.
     
    [X] It's moving away from the path the Expedition will take, that makes it no longer your problem. Get back on course and head for the port.

    Doesn't look like trouble and any farther delays us from our job.
     
    [ x] It's moving away from the path the Expedition will take, that makes it no longer your problem. Get back on course and head for the port
     
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