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[Taricus]

Maybe, but I doubt the magic cares about the quality of the steel for the enchantment.

[Madman198237]

Glad to be earning my name.

A staff of Tubikh Rrahim ought to be able to prevent the new magic from amplifying disaster. Heck, it might even increase stability with a good roll. And we can always refrain from continuing to enchant things if it goes south.

A catapult ought to range out naturally to farther ranges. It's possible that our magic is the reason the ballistae can't hit at long range. But a catapult could then be enchanted more while still requiring the same number of enchantments, since it has no need of a range boost.

Also, the big pull of a catapult is the trigger cord is that it's payload is simply bigger. Bigger is better, when speaking of explosives.

[Devastator]

I do want to get off the Red Queen's Race thing at some point, though.

Maybe, but I doubt the magic cares about the quality of the steel for the enchantment.

It might, for all I know.  Spring steel is very different than tool steel, for the record.

[Taricus]

Red Queen's Race?

And using anti-magic to prevent explosions is a BIT of a waste, given that it'd nullify the enchantments and spells cast on the ballistae as well, so it's not that practical. At long range our ballistae can hit perfectly with magic, rather than the other way around, and they're still impressively close to the target at extreme range. Only needs one shot to take out a cannon and we have more ballistae than they do of cannons.

[Devastator]

Red Queen's Race?

Where the faster you move, the more you stay in the same place.  (I'm not objecting too hard, though, because we're in a good place right now.)

My actual vote is for safety of those Firestorm shells, then reliability.  If they never blow up, it's okay if a few don't ignite.  They'll still break open and spill out the fluid for the next shot to ignite.

[Mardent23]

 Have we reached a decision about the trader yet?

[Taricus]

And if they don't ignite but hit one of their fireballing mages, we've got a self-immolating Arstotzkan

...Maybe even mass immolation

[Madman198237]

But you can let friendly magic still have an effect. So, with care, a ballista could be allowed to fire with magic, but the projectiles not go off magically regardless of what happens, at least not until they make it clear of the field of nullification.

[Devastator]

I'm in favor of offering him the storm-makers and the Teletalk Wands, and letting him choose.  That expense chit could be really handy.

Choice of Storm Strike and Teletalk Wands: (1) Devastator

[Taricus]

Choice of Storm Strike and Teletalk Wands: (1) Devastator

Same, we get that expense credit we're gonna be smoothly sailing an armada into Arstotzkan waters!

[Madman198237]

Does Storm Strike have a wand? I didn't think it did.

But definitely lots of teletalk wands. We should have produced so many by now our storerooms ought to be overflowing.

Oh, and we should send the armada to the North Sea this turn. Open a new front, keep their weaponry divided. Keep them off-balance.

[Taricus]

Same with raiding the northern tundra?

[Madman198237]

What do you mean?

[Detoxicated]

Lucky Strike on Firestorm Shells: (0)
Explosion of the Winds on Firestorm Shells: (1) Madman198237
Enchanted Ballistae---rename to Storm of Allah (Maybe?), revise for additionally powerful enchantments to accuracy: (0)
Firestorm shell revision: (1) Taricus
Horse Lamellar: (1) Detoxicated

[Devastator]

Lucky Strike on Firestorm Shells: (0)
Explosion of the Winds on Firestorm Shells: (1) Madman198237
Enchanted Ballistae---rename to Storm of Allah (Maybe?), revise for additionally powerful enchantments to accuracy: (0)
Firestorm shell reliability revision: (2) Taricus, Devastator
Horse Lamellar: (1) Detoxicated

Oh, and we should send the armada to the North Sea this turn. Open a new front, keep their weaponry divided. Keep them off-balance.

I don't believe that's allowed from the side bordering the plains.