Mathilde becomes the Scathach of the Warhammer world. A master of mysticism and combat that confused the world so much as to what she is supposed to be that it kicks her out and creates a land of shadows between the real and warp for her to rule over. Also in myth a place that prevented the dead from returning to the world not a bad ending to the quest if it ever goes that way.
Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest
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[ ] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
On further thought this is probably a much safer bet than trying to make contact with the Iron Wolves. I'm not convinced a tribe ruled over by a dragon ogre would be amenable to any deal, even if we were lucky enough to find another shaman who speaks khalazid. Scouting them, on the other hand, would let us spot an incoming attack and be ready for it.
On further thought this is probably a much safer bet than trying to make contact with the Iron Wolves. I'm not convinced a tribe ruled over by a dragon ogre would be amenable to any deal, even if we were lucky enough to find another shaman who speaks khalazid. Scouting them, on the other hand, would let us spot an incoming attack and be ready for it.
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- Actually pretty lost
I mean, the Grey College presumably has height. The real problem is that you need both stable portals to the realm and back, and that if the train breaks down halfway they're in rather a lot of trouble.
EDIT: Eshin'd again! Perhaps I'll wait a bit next time.
Skaven tunnels are labyrinthine mazes and in places with multiple clans around it is quite likely that the outlying areas change owners with a dizzying regularity as the various major and minor clans launch their plots. So basically they need markings to make it clear what is or isn't theirs.
Scent marking would presumably be unreliable as Clans do not naturally have clan-wide smell based identifiers and while they could make something up it'd be even more complicated than just using visual markings.
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Asheram
Not quite altogether
- Location
- Δ Hidden Forbidden Holy Ground
It's a bit more intense than that. Boney (unintentionally?) gave it away here.
It seems that while it naturally exists as a dimension, you need to... brace? Yes, brace it before you can make it more than a 2D plane. If we were to make a railroad then we'd have to do the magical equivalent of digging a tunnel all the way to the location.
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Dwarfs fortify, Dragons sleep, Greys smug.
Interesting that Mathilde understood the technobabble, at least enough to make a non-vague comment.
Sounds like he would accept. Good to know.
I would put money on that being the factory default.
Ericwinter
Definitely not a Skaven Infiltrator
- Location
- America
Even better, consider the image she made. Mathilde was literally just sitting on a stack of barrels full of food in the middle of the road in Chaos Dwarf lands all casual-like, reading a bunch of books that she sure as hell didn't leave with, and at least a few of the wizards probably noticed our new artifacts. Someone artistic, we need a visual representation of this.
I'm also partial to scouting.
... however, I kind of wonder if we shouldn't make the chaos barbs aware that both of their neighbours to the south might have expended themselves militarily and might be presently vulnerable. After all, we wouldn't want the CD to profit TOO MUCH from Clan Moulder's weakness.
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Pempelune
Fanfiction Deep State
[X] Ranging far ahead of the convoy
- With the Knights of Taal's Fury
[X] Scouting near the convoy
- With the Winter Wolves
[X] Use Rite of Way to ease the ascent
- Will only be necessary during the roughest patches
[X] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
[X] Attempt to make contact with the Iron Wolves
[X] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
Voting for all the non-social options - I want to be sure some make it in. The Windfall one seem particularly interesting, what sort of wonders will Mathilde's Windsight reveal?
- With the Knights of Taal's Fury
[X] Scouting near the convoy
- With the Winter Wolves
[X] Use Rite of Way to ease the ascent
- Will only be necessary during the roughest patches
[X] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
[X] Attempt to make contact with the Iron Wolves
[X] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
Voting for all the non-social options - I want to be sure some make it in. The Windfall one seem particularly interesting, what sort of wonders will Mathilde's Windsight reveal?
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- Location
- Europa, Jupiter Orbit
In what way did this manifest itself (on or off screen) before we wrote a paper on the Matrix? And how did she gain that reputation as an apprentice?
Are you sure you didn't mix up de jure and de facto?
I don't know about Mathilde's Mastery, but the spell itself does make bullets magical. She uses it to kill a Wraith in the Haunted Hills clean-up campaign.
Dwarf Holds can't directly stockpile AV because Thorek is keeping it all and personally doing the Runic Restoration ritual without necessarily even informing anyone how he's doing it beyond "Please insert your Anvil Rune into my machine here".
Paying off Dwarven debts accrued during an expedition into the Chaos Wastes is a specific purpose.
QuietlyObserving
The Railgun That Walks Like a Bear
- Location
- Here.
[ ] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
I'm definitely curious. That is essentially katabatic behavior of the winds, which normally don't cleave to conventional air motion.
I'm definitely curious. That is essentially katabatic behavior of the winds, which normally don't cleave to conventional air motion.
Time to be doing I think.
[] Use Rite of Way to ease the ascent
We spent a lot of time on that spell. No sense wasting the effort.
[] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
For Science!
[] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
Actionable info. And without being slowed by merely mortal mounts.
[] Use Rite of Way to ease the ascent
We spent a lot of time on that spell. No sense wasting the effort.
[] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
For Science!
[] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
Actionable info. And without being slowed by merely mortal mounts.
He's a perpetual. You just can't get the sort of quality he provides naturally. But nobody (including the colleges) can agree which college he belongs to.
Some say Ulgu, and it's all in the mind, or Azyr, and it's a training exercise to find people to actually eat it. Some say Ghur or Ghyran, and the magic is in the making. Others say Chamon, because the magic is in the making, just a little later. The most popular is Shyish, on the theory that his food is the product of an attempt to communicate a taste based windsight. Opinion is split on whether the attempt was successful, but groups of students have been taken there for lessons. Another theory is that it was an attempt by the Light College to create a truly pure eating experience that did not sufficiently consider what that means. And finally, every Grey silently keeps an eye on the Brights, because not having a suspicious reason is very suspicious.
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Eh, money in those amounts is fine, its just that the higher rolls would have been more interesting.
I think we should go for assisting with our spell (thats what its there for) and go watch the winds. Its with the light mages and maybe we get some insights through direct contact that can be useful. Remember that we need to pull them down to use magic in the wastes. Id rather our first contact to that is in a controlled environment.
For the third action I think we should scout the iron wolves lands. Its a thing only we can do and with their reputation Id really rather know what exactly is ahead of us. As we didnt see them yet its a distinct possibility the ogres went that way. Talking to them seems less likely to be useful, as as direct raiders there are less incentives for them not to attack us and it would sit badly with me and most likely the dwarves if we pay them off.
The fourth can go to social where I dont have a strong preference, but Id like to talk to the light apprentices before we reach the wastes themselves and I dont think the winds research one counts.
I think we should go for assisting with our spell (thats what its there for) and go watch the winds. Its with the light mages and maybe we get some insights through direct contact that can be useful. Remember that we need to pull them down to use magic in the wastes. Id rather our first contact to that is in a controlled environment.
For the third action I think we should scout the iron wolves lands. Its a thing only we can do and with their reputation Id really rather know what exactly is ahead of us. As we didnt see them yet its a distinct possibility the ogres went that way. Talking to them seems less likely to be useful, as as direct raiders there are less incentives for them not to attack us and it would sit badly with me and most likely the dwarves if we pay them off.
The fourth can go to social where I dont have a strong preference, but Id like to talk to the light apprentices before we reach the wastes themselves and I dont think the winds research one counts.
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- He/Him
[] Deathfang
He is a dragon. There is a Dragon Ogre nearby. Interesting sort of conversation.
We already learned a fascinating insight into the origins of the differences between those of Ulthuan and those touched by the Winds.
He is a dragon. There is a Dragon Ogre nearby. Interesting sort of conversation.
We already learned a fascinating insight into the origins of the differences between those of Ulthuan and those touched by the Winds.
that comparison is a guaranteed way to tick Deathwing off.
SuperSonicSound
Shadowmancer of the Shadow Cabal
[ ] Use Rite of Way to ease the ascent
[ ] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
[ ] Ice Crone Ljiljana
[ ] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
I don't think it's super important to talk with any one else on the expedition other than the Ice witch. We built rite of way and so we should make use of it. Scouting the lands of the Iron Wolves seems like it could be fun and the windfall option is a no brainer always investigate magical oddities if we get the chance.
[ ] Investigate the 'Windfall' with the Light Wizards
[ ] Ice Crone Ljiljana
[ ] Scout the lands of the Iron Wolves
I don't think it's super important to talk with any one else on the expedition other than the Ice witch. We built rite of way and so we should make use of it. Scouting the lands of the Iron Wolves seems like it could be fun and the windfall option is a no brainer always investigate magical oddities if we get the chance.
- Location
- The Air Capital
What I'm pondering is if we can do the whole 'Shadow Pocket' thing with our tower. Or at the very least, rooms inside the tower.
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- He/Him
Not THAT. Why on earth would you think I was talking about that? I meant that they're ancient enemies.
Tasoli
Life is for Living
- Location
- Behind the Keyboard.
Not viable at the moment. Algard has been working on it for a long time and he only got paperwork dimensions in his office to show for it*. On the other idea it is a very attractive idea. Infact so much so it is already done in 40k. We call it Webway.
IF we want to start working on it might be viable in a few centruies to millenia.
*Which failed when exposed to hysh soo.
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- Location
- Actually pretty lost
Well, something's preventing them from flying off into space. Maybe if they didn't go down there, they'd be too far away from Mallus?
The College generally assumed she was up for the task in Stirland instead of keeping an eye on her to be sure she didn't embarrass them, gave her the benefit of the doubt in the first Bursar incidents, and she had an easier time being cleared for learning new spells than she otherwise would have.
No, legally they're outposts of the Major Holds, but in reality they're in a grey area where they have links to Major Holds but are largely independent and are recognized by most as being ruled by a King or Queen. In the Karaz Ankor that the Ancestors envisioned, there were no Minor Holds, just Major Holds and their outposts.