- Location
- Not here. Maybe on SB.
Yes-yes indeed.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
- Thread starter Boney
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@BoneyM
I don't think we saw a result for what happened to Dreng's attempt to hunt down the ambushers. Did Dreng manage to find anything?
Tweaked it a bit to mention them earlier.
He found an overabundance of things to trip over in the dark. I'll work it in somewhere.
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I fully admit this, Redshirt's ideas on a few options were better on second thought. I still claim the better title though
NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
- Location
- A rapidly widening tear in the fabric of reality
I'd definitely want to at some point, but I'm not sure doing so immediately before the expedition would really help that much. It took us quite a while to get any kind of significant benefits from having Wolf around, after all.
- Location
- being near locations is my passion.
Looks at the open invitation (and free transportation) that was organised through the colleges to any wandering wizards (Most likely Journeymen, word of QM).
Like, not enough time for them to prep makes sense as a reason.. but if 'bringing in the the ducklings in could spell catastrophy' is your concern then I have some really bad news for you :/.
(Also, when BoneyM confirmed 'probably journeymen', my reaction was "Fuck", so it's not like I don't feel similarly)
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These are both free:
[ ] PENTHOUSE: Add security measures to your Penthouse to prevent forcible entry.
[ ] PENTHOUSE: Have firing platforms built around the Penthouse so that it can be defended from flyers or climbers without granting access to it.
@NSMS @BelligerentGnu @Parzival95 Do you feel strongly on this action or can I convince you to switch? I have a mild preference for the platforms one.
NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
- Location
- A rapidly widening tear in the fabric of reality
Not fussed either way; I'll just add a variation with the platforms.
Asheram
Not quite altogether
- Location
- Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground
I am rather concerned about it, yes. It's probably just me being overly cautious again, so apologies.
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
Pretty sure we gained +1 to magic from him quickly and unlike with Wolf his familiar is very unlikely to be a newborne puppy. Bound familiars are usually at some stage of adulthood already and provide a familiar power immediately once the binding is done.
Remember that the colleges of magic as an institution believe heavily in darwinian survivalist strategies for their wizards, if they go to the chaos wastes and die sucks to be them they should have gotten good. I don't like it but it's apparantly the tradition of the college to behave and think this. Mathilde has presumably been inculcated with this belief as well.
For what it's worth I don't like it and I'd rather move away from that but errr we already did the generic feelers action and that's pretty likely to bring journeymen in.
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NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
- Location
- A rapidly widening tear in the fabric of reality
Aaaand added to my last plan vote post.
He wouldn't have any idea.
- Location
- being near locations is my passion.
No need to apologise! My reaction is also /concern
I just didn't want you to think that we'd not be facing the sort of 'Inexperienced Journeyman trying to use magic in hell' risk by not asking Gretel and Adela. 'cuz... we (probably) will.
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On another note, I want to help Hubert get a (raven) familiar some day. Just... not this turn. He needs time to bond with it and stuff.
NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
- Location
- A rapidly widening tear in the fabric of reality
IIRC, it took us a couple of weeks to just bond with Wolf, and longer to actually get any useful powers from the bond. But then, it's been long enough that I could be mistaken.
@BoneyM, if we did help Hubert get a familiar, does Mathilde think he'd reasonably be able to expect to get any non-trivial benefit from it in time for the expedition?
- Location
- Canada
- Pronouns
- He/Him
I do, honestly. Platforms are useful when you're in occupancy, security measures when you're not.
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
Yes that's how long it will take in general the bonding process is long but once it completes you get a familiar power.
It's possible, but not guaranteed. Every familiar tends to work a little differently.
Dreng's working out the best patrol schedules and guard rotations for the finished defences, Edda's making sure everyone settles into Karag Rhyn okay and the smelters get running in Karag Mhonar, Gotri's getting the local metalsmiths able to pump out gyrocopter parts, Kazrik's keeping tabs on Barak Varr and KaK's reaction to the attack and their investigations into it. Gunnars is the only one starting something entirely new, he's doing a survey of the tombs of Karag Yar to see what's still intact, what's breached but salvagable, and what's completely ruined and needs Grudges entered in the Book over.
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- Location
- being near locations is my passion.
We did get it quickly, but that +1 Magic came from spending an AP on a gacha roll. I don't think it's sensible to rely on the possibility of getting one of the better familiar bonuses when considering if spending a Ducking action now on getting him a cute awesome birb is a better choice than possible magic batteries or one of the other options.
Edit: Fwiw, I'd be more sad about no one wanting to invite Gretle and Adela if it weren't for the fact that Pan would be on her own if they do come with us. As it is, Mushroom or maybe ye-olde melee training are my two picks.
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[ ] Plan Investigate and Go to Hell
-[ ] MAX: Have him scour all the reference materials at his disposal for any other Dhar-radiating explosive, as well as how difficult it might be for non-Skaven to replicate their blackpowder. (NEW)
-[ ] JOHANN: Have him investigate the metal evidence taken from the Skull River ambush. (NEW)
-[ ] DUCK: Recruit Gretel and Adela for the Karag Dum Expedition.
-[ ] EIC: Have the Hochlander investigate how feasible it would be for a non-Skaven to acquire warpstone-enhanced blackpowder. (NEW)
-[ ] Join the Karag Dum Expedition in Praag, rather than at High Pass. (NEW)
-[ ] Attempt to complete your 'Fog Path' spell (NEW-ish)
-[ ] If first attempt to complete Fog Path fails, use Overwork action to repeat attempt to complete spell
-[ ] COIN: The Protector
-[ ] PENTHOUSE: No additional construction.
Sorry Johann and Max, hope you completed your prep because we need you investigating this last turn. Throwing the EIC on the investigation as well so we're hitting all angles. BoneyM already approved the conditional Overwork for Fog Path.
-[ ] MAX: Have him scour all the reference materials at his disposal for any other Dhar-radiating explosive, as well as how difficult it might be for non-Skaven to replicate their blackpowder. (NEW)
-[ ] JOHANN: Have him investigate the metal evidence taken from the Skull River ambush. (NEW)
-[ ] DUCK: Recruit Gretel and Adela for the Karag Dum Expedition.
-[ ] EIC: Have the Hochlander investigate how feasible it would be for a non-Skaven to acquire warpstone-enhanced blackpowder. (NEW)
-[ ] Join the Karag Dum Expedition in Praag, rather than at High Pass. (NEW)
-[ ] Attempt to complete your 'Fog Path' spell (NEW-ish)
-[ ] If first attempt to complete Fog Path fails, use Overwork action to repeat attempt to complete spell
-[ ] COIN: The Protector
-[ ] PENTHOUSE: No additional construction.
Sorry Johann and Max, hope you completed your prep because we need you investigating this last turn. Throwing the EIC on the investigation as well so we're hitting all angles. BoneyM already approved the conditional Overwork for Fog Path.
- Location
- Manchester, UK
- Pronouns
- He/They
For the EIC action I'd like to add a rider to aid the Hochlander.
-[ ] EIC: Have the Hochlander investigate how feasible it would be for a non-Skaven to acquire warpstone-enhanced blackpowder. (NEW)
With either:
--[ ] Hire an informed journeyman with Mindhole to aid in this investigation (2 CF)
or
--[ ] Assign a discretionary budget of 100 Gold Crowns from personal funds for the Hochlander to use as appropriate on this investigation.
-[ ] EIC: Have the Hochlander investigate how feasible it would be for a non-Skaven to acquire warpstone-enhanced blackpowder. (NEW)
With either:
--[ ] Hire an informed journeyman with Mindhole to aid in this investigation (2 CF)
or
--[ ] Assign a discretionary budget of 100 Gold Crowns from personal funds for the Hochlander to use as appropriate on this investigation.
For other collage, great.
For collage that functions as medieval Mi6, little to none, as long as your action is properly logged, you can go undercover and pretend to be of the buyers.
Becoming lady magister made you one of the Patriarch's inner circle. You don't get to sit there without some degree of trust.
Which also means youe fellow lord and lady magister might do a lot of questionable action in their line of work too.
- Location
- Norway
On the other hand, magic is inherently risky, you have to take risks to advance, you have to take more risks to advance at a rate that's practical within a human lifetime (Elves can afford to study slow enough not to get arcane marks) and 10 Magisters are much more powerful than 100 Apprentices, so out into the world with you and get in trouble if you want to advance!
One is still allowed to be a Perpetual Apprentice. But some amount of learning by doing dangerous magic under stress is the best way to get good, along with rolling the gacha that contains both +1 Magic and You Explode. Magic is only 'safe' when casting well under the skill level that you acquired through risk, and even then chain-casting is still rolling for trouble.