We can get our HP back... if we destroy Oathkeeper.
What about the details of the restrictions of the artificer ritual, and the exact amounts of the warrior path?
In fact, I belive this exact phrase was used back then.
Here's an idea: the coins, put together, spell out "FOREVER" or "EMPIRE" in high valyrian. Possibly both, maybe depending on the side it's on?
@Diomedon raised a good point there, that embossing Viserys face on coinage is a good source of legitimacy for our rule, since everyone else is doing the same.
We're definitely asking.
It's not going to be a problem, because we have this:
Blood Sacrifice is downright natural when it comes to hatching a Valyrian Dragon, and even if you were worried about making the dragon too bloodthirsty, Goldfish's scheme largely negates those fears. Valaena is not going to have a problem with her dragon no matter how many sacrifices we use here.
That's true. They also gave them food and water so let's avoid doing that too!
I'm just unwilling to have Valaena use her own blood for this. We have a damn good setup already with the Animal Companion that Goldfish thought up, there's no need to go beyond that and make Valaena pay for it. Why have her suffer an HP drain when we already have what we want, and when we have cultists lined up so we can use their blood instead?
Eh. Once I was a bit salty about that (way back when Oathkeeper was forged), but now I'm not mad anymore. That sword has proven its worth ten times over, more than worth the payment of 15 HP. If we really want to, when we hit the epic levels we can draw up a ritual with Lya to improve Oathkeeper further.
You live and you learn, I guess. I wasn't happy about the HP drain either, and if we had sacrifices on hand back then I would have definitely pushed for using them instead. But unfortunately, this was in the era before the quest was fully on the blood sacrifice wagon. Not only that, but at those low levels capturing sacrifices at all was a hassle.
For normal things, the bone gets left behind. For outsiders they end up dissolving unless the Old Gods want to give us a gift.
Duesal already convinced me its not going to be a problem, but my reasoning was the dragons are likely put together in such a way that they cannot be born on their own, either as a control mechanism or because the draconic spirit refuses to be born into such a body.
There's really no way to have a dragon and not have dragon instincts in some fashion. There's always going to be a need to keep it under control. Goldfish's scheme mostly has that taken care of, but Valaena's still going to have her work cut out for her.
Just ignore mentions of Wild Empathy. Vaelana already has a +4 Handle Animal bonus, and we can at least double that next level up, which may be very soon depending on how much XP she got in the invasion. Add the +4 bonus from Link and she could have a +12 Handle Animal bonus quite soon.
Taking all of that into account, she'll be ready from the moment the Valyrian Dragon hatches to begin training it.Dragonbone Amulet
Description: This worn but still recognizable carving of a dragon marks the center of and ancient talisman surrounded by a patterns of scales. Unnaturally light to any hand that bears it, just as all dagonbone is, an heir of Valyrian's blood might also feel the hint of flame within it.
Abilities:
Caster Level: 5
- Fire resistance 10.
- Three times per day the bearer may re-roll a handle animal check relating to a creature with the dragon type.
They didn't when they were bound.
Reminder that it has not, in fact, been approved.
She has nowhere near the skill ranks needed to not turn herself into a tree.
