Quote Originally Posted by The Giant View Post
No, not at all. It's contributing a 9th-level spell slot willingly to a specific ritual that Thor will explain to Durkon later, not just casting any 9th-level spell at any target. Thor would have just said, "Trick him into casting a spell on you," if that was good enough.
Oh, OK, cool! That makes things a lot clearer, thanks.

Quote Originally Posted by LadyEowyn View Post
The main gap in this new plan is that the Order aren’t aware of some crucial information - that the gods created the goblins as cannon fodder
We still don't know for 100% sure that's actually true, though. The Dark One told Redcloak that via the Crimson Mantle, but he's an evil god and is under no obligation to tell the truth to his followers.