A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
- Location
- within 2 hours of the White House
- Pronouns
- They/Them
I'm opposed, given that natural language learning is a crucial part of child brain growth. A baby who grows up speaking "baby" and still making themselves understood will not be able to live or speak outside of the effect area of the comprehend languages
- Location
- United States
Correct, apparently.
As an alternative, DP gave me a green light to devise an effect that makes language learning vastly easier. I'd like that, Magic Circle Against Evil, and Endure Elements on the Petrified Weirwood.
The Old Gods could bless tokens excluding children from the effect in exchange for a small sacrifice.
- Location
- Germany
Seconding this. The language learning effect is vastly superior to these "instant understanding" solutions.
People who cone to SD will learn and can then leave, making them capable of actually functioning in all parts of the Empire. This spreading and blending of languages is the most important part of unification.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
Haldon is the linchpin on keeping social order in the lower classes when we do the takeover.
Next to that, the disenfranchised noble houses for the new administration, and probably just basic info for the more poisonous families to pass along to our intrigue PCs.
Next to that, the disenfranchised noble houses for the new administration, and probably just basic info for the more poisonous families to pass along to our intrigue PCs.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
"Goo goo gah gah?"
"Why, yes, that is correct, Ser Harold. The Planar Inversion Matrix must be properly aligned or we risk a total collapse of local Space-Time."
"Goo gah splah?"
"No, it shouldn't be necessary to keep the effect bound within a containment circle of any higher than the 3rd circle."
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
@DragonParadox Great to see Hermetia retrain and go the way of the Beguiler. Thanks!
DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
- Location
- within 2 hours of the White House
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Exactly, and if ser Harold goes literally anywhere else in the empire they'll look like an idiot, in the original, medical sense of the word
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- Location
- United States
@DragonParadox, what about just a Language Learning effect that applies to everyone in the island? I don't see babies being negatively impacted by this at least. And I'd rather have it automatic rather than people needing to hike up to the tree to benefit.
- Location
- Brazil
Ok, I always see it written like that and it bugs the hell out of me. Shouldn't this be melancholic?
Maybe I'm crossing wires, but it reads to me like "he is anger".
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
[X] Gather information while keeping in contact with all recognized factions.
-[X] Work with Haldon to perhaps make the Red Priests more amenable to your influence.
-[X] Do not attempt to curry favor with any single faction. Instead try to subtly inflame tensions between them without implicating us or yourself.
-[X] Work with Haldon to perhaps make the Red Priests more amenable to your influence.
-[X] Do not attempt to curry favor with any single faction. Instead try to subtly inflame tensions between them without implicating us or yourself.
That's because melancholy can be both an adjective and a noun. It's just one of those little things that make English 'special.'
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- Location
- Germany
[X] Plan Spreading Influence
-[X] Haldon
--[X] Keep in contact and try to cooperate on a few projects. Exploit the mutual disdain for lyseni Magisters. Viserys would be interested in discussing theology with him some time, so that frictions like today can be lessened in the future by furthering understanding between us.
-[X] Wine & Steel
--[X] Get intel on the failed coup. Reasons for it, motivations, backers. Who lost what as a result and who is blamed for the failure.
--[X] Try to get influence there.
-[X] Bankers & Spicers
--[X] Exploit our connection to the Archons house to gain intel. Who is the most likely successor? Who are the contenders? Who are the movers and shakers in these factions?
--[X] Try to covertly gain influence among the weaker members and those more likely to accept our policies.
-[X] Leave her funds: 500 IM discretionary budget. Make it known if more funds need to be released for her work here post haste. This should get her through the next month.
-[X] If she needs any assistance, she will be regularly contacted through this bag of attuned sand. We will attempt to check in with her three times a day, barring emergencies, two times at regular intervals and once at irregular.
-[X] Viserys will make sure more troops are ferried over to man the embassy until numbers reach 100 as time permits.
-[X] Haldon
--[X] Keep in contact and try to cooperate on a few projects. Exploit the mutual disdain for lyseni Magisters. Viserys would be interested in discussing theology with him some time, so that frictions like today can be lessened in the future by furthering understanding between us.
-[X] Wine & Steel
--[X] Get intel on the failed coup. Reasons for it, motivations, backers. Who lost what as a result and who is blamed for the failure.
--[X] Try to get influence there.
-[X] Bankers & Spicers
--[X] Exploit our connection to the Archons house to gain intel. Who is the most likely successor? Who are the contenders? Who are the movers and shakers in these factions?
--[X] Try to covertly gain influence among the weaker members and those more likely to accept our policies.
-[X] Leave her funds: 500 IM discretionary budget. Make it known if more funds need to be released for her work here post haste. This should get her through the next month.
-[X] If she needs any assistance, she will be regularly contacted through this bag of attuned sand. We will attempt to check in with her three times a day, barring emergencies, two times at regular intervals and once at irregular.
-[X] Viserys will make sure more troops are ferried over to man the embassy until numbers reach 100 as time permits.
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Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
[X] Trinary Focus
-[X] Hermetia will try to gain influence with: The Bankers.
-[X] Hermetia will gather information (likely leaning on our spy network in Lys, as well as Shara) on all the major factions, disenfranchised noble families, anything that would be of aide in a shadow war conducted by our more subtle companions and agents.
-[X] Don't be afraid to reach out to Haldon and forward any concerns of his back to Sorcerer's Deep. Welding him to you in some fashion is an ideal end-goal, but for now having him like Viserys more is good.
-[X] Leave her funds: 500 IM discretionary budget. Make it known if more funds need to be released for her work here post haste. This should get her through the next month.
-[X] If she needs any assistance, she will be regularly contacted through this bag of attuned sand. We will attempt to check in with her three times a day, barring emergencies, two times at regular intervals and once at irregular.
-[X] Viserys will make sure more troops are ferried over to man the embassy until numbers reach 100 as time permits.
-[X] Hermetia will try to gain influence with: The Bankers.
-[X] Hermetia will gather information (likely leaning on our spy network in Lys, as well as Shara) on all the major factions, disenfranchised noble families, anything that would be of aide in a shadow war conducted by our more subtle companions and agents.
-[X] Don't be afraid to reach out to Haldon and forward any concerns of his back to Sorcerer's Deep. Welding him to you in some fashion is an ideal end-goal, but for now having him like Viserys more is good.
-[X] Leave her funds: 500 IM discretionary budget. Make it known if more funds need to be released for her work here post haste. This should get her through the next month.
-[X] If she needs any assistance, she will be regularly contacted through this bag of attuned sand. We will attempt to check in with her three times a day, barring emergencies, two times at regular intervals and once at irregular.
-[X] Viserys will make sure more troops are ferried over to man the embassy until numbers reach 100 as time permits.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
@DragonParadox Are we going to be able to build Hermetia's character sheet or are you going to handle that?
And what about all the level ups that party members are waiting for?
And what about all the level ups that party members are waiting for?
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DocMatoi
Theoretical Lover of Girls
- Location
- within 2 hours of the White House
- Pronouns
- They/Them
He asked for her sheet in the update
- Location
- Brazil
Jesus, it's horrid.
Anyway, what are Henrrieta's stats? Can whip up a sheet in no time.
- Location
- France
A Beguiler? Yes! I love that class! It's seriously fantastic for her! Great spells, great skills, very self-contained (no "must-have gear" as far as I know) and good at what it does!
I strongly suggest giving her Spellcasting Prodigy so that she can access level 3 spells if needed.
Is she a PC? As in, will she go over level 5? Because if she won't or if we can manage to give her high Int (for spells and skills) and Cha (for social skills) and Wis we can give her Arcane Disciple a few times to give her some versatility and useful Cleric spells. Destiny, Inquisition, Renewal... There are many good Domains for a Beguiler, but she'd need Wis 10+spell level to cast them and they'd have rather low DCs.
Edit: She's likely to be rather feat-starved, so giving her feats that enhance her spell DCs might be more important than Cleric Domains though :'(
Good thing is that as a Beguiler she can take flaws like Shaky or Noncombatant without too much trouble.
Edit 2: How about giving her Sleight of Hand instead of Concentration so she can get the Conceal Spellcasting Skill trick? It's probably better for a social-focused character: it doesn't work in grapples like Concentration, but it lets you cast defensively and without anyone noticing.
I strongly suggest giving her Spellcasting Prodigy so that she can access level 3 spells if needed.
Is she a PC? As in, will she go over level 5? Because if she won't or if we can manage to give her high Int (for spells and skills) and Cha (for social skills) and Wis we can give her Arcane Disciple a few times to give her some versatility and useful Cleric spells. Destiny, Inquisition, Renewal... There are many good Domains for a Beguiler, but she'd need Wis 10+spell level to cast them and they'd have rather low DCs.
Edit: She's likely to be rather feat-starved, so giving her feats that enhance her spell DCs might be more important than Cleric Domains though :'(
Good thing is that as a Beguiler she can take flaws like Shaky or Noncombatant without too much trouble.
Edit 2: How about giving her Sleight of Hand instead of Concentration so she can get the Conceal Spellcasting Skill trick? It's probably better for a social-focused character: it doesn't work in grapples like Concentration, but it lets you cast defensively and without anyone noticing.
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- Location
- Philippines
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
- Location
- France
How about giving her Sleight of Hand instead of Concentration so she can get the Conceal Spellcasting Skill trick? It's probably better for a social-focused character: it doesn't work in grapples like Concentration, but it lets you cast defensively and without anyone noticing.
- Location
- Germany
Shamelessly stole this from @Crake:
-[] Leave her funds: 500 IM discretionary budget. Make it known if more funds need to be released for her work here post haste. This should get her through the next month.
-[] If she needs any assistance, she will be regularly contacted through this bag of attuned sand. We will attempt to check in with her three times a day, barring emergencies, two times at regular intervals and once at irregular.
-[] Viserys will make sure more troops are ferried over to man the embassy until numbers reach 100 as time permits.