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JT Jag posted:I'm not the one who brought it up, but I'd be interested in talking to, say, a retired imperial battlemage to see if we can get advice from someone about balancing out our awkward gawkiness with some earnest daring. Something along these lines would work, yes, and I would think that the Imperial army would be courting every prospective wizard it could get, especially early on. I just wanted to see how open such a path would be, and what it would take to walk down it.
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B: Don't wanna' be a priest, but don't want to be a boor. For the record, if you want our horrible little shut-in to go outside we ought to befriend an aspiring apprentice bright mage. They can't help but be in the spotlight, and drag everyone else with them.
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Bran nods as you catch him up with how your studies have been progressing over the past months. "I'm impressed you've been so apt at your studies boy. I never would have thought that one starting so late in life could take so naturally to academics. It bodes well for your future! However, I do feel like you're missing one of the points of being a student. Part of it is to enjoy student life, to make new friends, to learn from others as well as to learn from books! Still I respect that you don't wish to commit to a particular path of magic too soon. You are still discovering yourself and your own abilities as is proper." You question him as to your judgement regarding Estarielle. "I think you made a good effort of it. If you feel like your gut is telling you something I say you should go for it. You can judge yourself later and repent if needs be. Still it's too soon to say that something foul befell your friend. Altdorf is a big city and she could be secreted somewhere within it, or even have used the opportunity to travel! Let us pray to the Emperor that she is well." You mention your interest in the army. "I expect reading those histories and such has worked you up with a bit of zeal for the glorious battles of ages past. Let me tell you there is little glory on the field itself. I have ridden the mighty Luminark of Hysh and its bolt of scorching light burns all in it's path to ashes. Let me tell you, I have no taste for the smell of men roasting like pork. Magic is much better used in studying our environment and seeking to better our world. I wish you would never again see people twisted and hurt by the winds but I fear that few wizards in the empire see their life devoted to study. Electors and Emperors often see us as little more than tiny regiments of force to deploy towin their petty squabbles. But there is a necessity to the work of combat as well. There an innumerable tides that crash against the borders of the Empire and seek to tear man screaming from civilization into Chaos. In fact I fear you may not even have a choice in the matter soon enough, if another horde marches on the empire then they may require you to bring whatever feeble magic you wield to battle. Have you heard the rumors? I have heard rumors: A: A horde of Chaos masses in the North and threatens to break through the borders and rampage through the heartlands. B: Even now the Dwarven kingdoms are besieged by a great horde of Orcs and the Emperor is organizing a relief force. C: The forests have become wilder than ever before. Beastmen emerge unannounced and consume villages. Dragging innocent peasants to their chaos feasts and sacrificing them alive in orgies of violence. D: The vampire counts of Sylvania have recovered a dark relic that allowed them to commune directly with Nagash to release a soul plague E: [write in] F: Nope! Everything is fine! I'm busy studying and have no time for conscription nonsense.
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Sep 28, 2016 07:47
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D Soul plagues, vampires, and Nagash? Neat! And who knows, maybe we can become a vampire too
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Sep 28, 2016 07:53
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B Wherez da Waaaagh at boyz? Orcs best faction.
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Sep 28, 2016 08:04
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C. Best potential to ally with elves.
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Sep 28, 2016 08:07
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Sep 28, 2016 08:16
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B: Where there are dwarves, there are skaven. Let's get assassinated by horrible sewer lurking rat-men.
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Sep 28, 2016 09:31
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E: I haven't heard anything meaningful. It feels like the people who would know enough to say something also know enough to keep their mouths shut. (audibly sigh)
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Sep 28, 2016 14:26
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E Chaos Dwarves streaming down from their ziggaurats on lammasuback! Terrifying weapons of war belching forbidden fire as they seek to enslave all the world!
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Sep 28, 2016 16:10
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Should be mentioned, the chaos dwarves are normally re~ally far away from the Empire.
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Sep 29, 2016 01:58
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We need a tie break between B and D. Either someone to change their vote or for a new voter to enter the ring!
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Sep 29, 2016 02:37
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As you nod your assent that you have heard the rumors Bran leans in conspiratorially. "Well it's worse than what people are gossiping about on the streets. The orks have actually found some kind of backdoor tunnel leading into the dwarf mines. Instead of the normal pitched battles taking place outside the dwarven fortresses the greenskins have been sending into small parties of raiders. Although the dwarves have extensive maps of the tunnel networks even they are baffled by where the orks are coming from. They believe it could be something magical in nature, which is highly unorthodox since dwarves themselves tend to suppress magic just by their mere presence. I believe the military is sending an exploratory team to go and investigate. You're hardly a magician but with your sense for the winds it's possible that you could be useful. At least more useful than the imperial conscripts. They'd hardly feel a fart's wind let alone the winds of magic. It's possible that such an expedition could run longer than your term holiday strictly permits, but you might learn some things out there that you'll never discover in the classroom." A: I will go! For the Empire! B: I will stay! For my studies! C: [Write in]
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Sep 29, 2016 08:46
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Question: Is there any way we can keep in touch with our classmates and teachers in writing? Not in ways that reveal classified information, just "Hey, doing field work, whats up on that end?"
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Sep 29, 2016 09:20
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You could correspond with your tutor since you guys got along quite well. I'm not sure who else could be your pen pal since you didn't actually make any friends during the past few months!
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Sep 29, 2016 10:23
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Write to our tutor regularly, ask if he's heard anything about our classmates every so often. Also, send a postcard to the elf's roommate to let her know that she was cool and thanks and hope to see ya next fall!
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Sep 29, 2016 10:58
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A Never too early to start resume building.
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Sep 29, 2016 15:32
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A Never too early to call upon the heavens to rain meteors on enemies. In tunnels.
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AJ_Impy posted:A Through tunnels.
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Looks like we're going on an expedition! Let's take advantage of WFRP's delightful random character generator and role up some characters. The expedition will be 8 people including our main character! We need two wizards, a dwarf and 4 humans. If you want inspiration then you can use this page http://www.silverghost.me.uk/wfrp/chargen02.php?race=Human You can choose a military background so that we don't end up with rubbish collectors and crackpots. Give us: Picture: Name: Age: Career: Distinguishing Mark: Personality quirk:
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Oct 5, 2016 06:40
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Ok, let's see what I get: Name: Dieter Unzeit Age: 31 Career: Seaman Distinguishing Mark: Frown Personality quirk: He is well traveled and knowlegeable about the world, but that has made him extremely pretentious. 
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Oct 5, 2016 13:16
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Picture: Name: Ragni Lunnsen Age: 115 Career: Tradesman (Merchant) Distinguishing Mark: Scar above his right ear from a minor shelving accident. Personality quirk: A tendency to be finicky and parsimonious over small details that do not warrant such attention.
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Oct 6, 2016 12:04
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I'll throw my character into the ring. No offense taken if he's not picked. Name: Sam Pepperstock Age: 26 Career: Private security escort and consultant: Think of it like a body guard for the whole party. Someone whose job is to minimize the risks the party faces from threats ranging from petty theft to monster ambush. This requires a familiarity of the tactics that criminals use but not an aptitude for those acts. Statswise it'd be averaging out bodyguard and theif. Distinguishing mark: Extra toes and a red birthmark where his tailbone would be from birth. And a bifurcated tongue from when a group of pilgrims found out about the deformities and decided to give him a more explicit mark of the devil. Personality quirk: Writes pulp action and romance stories, at least by the standards of the time.
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Oct 6, 2016 12:46
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All character slots will be filled but I can't promise everyone will see the limelight! In the unlikely event that there are more submissions than slots then post history in thread will be taken into account.
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Oct 6, 2016 12:52
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Disregard, brainfart
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Oct 6, 2016 17:00
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You should post a character!
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Oct 7, 2016 00:38
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Can I submit a duo?
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Oct 7, 2016 07:51
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Sure.
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Oct 7, 2016 08:28
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 Name: Godehard Hasen Age: 29 Career: Apprentice Wizard Distinguishing Mark: Double Jointed Quirk: Actually pretty good with animals
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Apocron posted:Sure. Would the rest of us submitting another character be okay too? I think you need them
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Oct 17, 2016 00:40
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Go ahead!
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Apocron posted:Go ahead! Ok. Rolling the dice: Name: Beatrix Edel Age: 17 Career: Apprentice Wizard Distinguishing Mark: Tattoo Personality quirk: An aspiring professional thief, she's a kleptomaniac. 
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 Name: Wolfgang Mainwald Age: 26 Career: Roadwarden Distinguishing Mark: Dyed hair Personality Quirk: Big fan of dwarf culture. Like, really big. Into fake runes and has his own book of grudges.
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