ity of Brass, I guarantee you that the Efreeti know about it. They likely only allow it to exist in any form to serve as a source of information.
Mmm, well no convincing you then.

I will gaurentee you are wrong about that though. This city is way too much of a fucking mess to not be wrapped six ways to Sunday in conspiracy's.

Even the unsullied had their god.

Edit: yeah alright I'm clearly not winning any favors here forget it. :thonk:
 
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Mmm, well no convincing you then.

I will gaurentee you are wrong about that though. This city is way too much of a fucking mess to not be wrapped six ways to Sunday in conspiracy's.

Even the unsullied had their god.
Thing is, keeping our own operation successfully running is the priority here, not coming into contact with any and all who also don't like Efreeti.

Sure, we may find some allies...
Bit at this point we already invested too much resources into this to just let it be discovered by chance.

And various gods, especially R'hlor, aren't allies to us in this place.

Our own agenda take a precedence as far as I'm concerned.
And they'll gladly exploit us if they get a chance, I'm pretty sure.
So no, fuck that.
 
Mmm, well no convincing you then.

I will gaurentee you are wrong about that though. This city is way too much of a fucking mess to not be wrapped six ways to Sunday in conspiracy's.

Even the unsullied had their god.

Edit: yeah alright I'm clearly not winning any favors here forget it. :thonk:
Oh, I'm sure there are conspiracies. The problem is that the Efreeti have a High Magic empire, and have maintained it for countless millennia. They know how to keep their slaves in line and aren't shy about using every available tactics to do so.

I'm not opposed to raising the girl at some point, it's just that our mission here is too important to risk over sentimentality. If we succeed, at the very least the Efreeti will be dealt a crippling blow. If things work out well, their empire might be destroyed.
 
So isn't it curious that the Red Prick seemingly has a following in the planes?

Did he have power flowing into Planetos during the split, was he one of the few bridges? He is greedy enough to have kept his mouth shut.

Or was the god himself split, one half operating in Planetos the other in the Planes? Can they reconcile with each other?
 
@Goldfish, could you please explain, where do these "+6 +6" come from on Viserys' Sheet?
Also, what are those buffs, again?
Viserys has a resting Will save of 39 with his normal everyday buffs, if Channel Vigor is on the correct setting.

I'm trying to find the biggest combination of bullshit we can pull to summon Rakshasa if there's need again.

Also, what about that Ruin Delver's Fortune item you wanted?
 
So isn't it curious that the Red Prick seemingly has a following in the planes?

Did he have power flowing into Planetos during the split, was he one of the few bridges? He is greedy enough to have kept his mouth shut.

Or was the god himself split, one half operating in Planetos the other in the Planes? Can they reconcile with each other?
She is apparently Ghiscari. The City of Brass is apparently buying human slaves from Slaver's Bay.
 
@Goldfish, could you please explain, where do these "+6 +6" come from on Viserys' Sheet?

Also, what are those buffs, again?


I'm trying to find the biggest combination of bullshit we can pull to summon Rakshasa if there's need again.

Also, what about that Ruin Delver's Fortune item you wanted?
+6 comes from his Wisdom bonus and another +6 from Channel Vigor.

Ruin Delver's Fortune is still something I would like on an item for sheer utility, but Viserys already has some good options to spend his Immediate Actions on for defensive purposes, such as Nine Lives.
 
And various gods, especially R'hlor, aren't allies to us in this place.
I am vaguely curious about this however.

Why do you think Rhllor is pissed at us? Given the last we heard from his was in... Gosh the first time we hit Lys?

And now we're reforming his religion, building temples, allying with his chosen, and oh yeah, A bunch of his worshippers think we're the Messiah.

He's basically been content to let us do... Pretty much whatever the hell we want, why do you think he's going to pop out and go "you fool, it was me, R'hllor the red all along!"

We're basically doing all the hard messy work of dragging his religion into the modern world for him, and you think he'll want to kill us?

I do not understand.

@Goldfish the sympathetic approach is dead and this thread killed it :V.

(Also were totally forgetting about her. Like cloak child, and that one lady who we kept on the shelf for three months.)

Just like, don't be afraid to chase leads when they show up?

We're here to get info, not actually set up a store.

Better to have to break camp with info than to just have camp sit here doing nothing.
 
I do not understand.
My point was less about "R'hlor is bad and is trying to set us up here!1!!", and more
"Every god has it's own agenda. With an exception of few gods we have at SD, we can't be sure about any god, good or evil, and so coming into contact with them and their plans while we're in the middle of really important intrigue is a very bad idea".
 
I am vaguely curious about this however.

Why do you think Rhllor is pissed at us? Given the last we heard from his was in... Gosh the first time we hit Lys?

And now we're reforming his religion, building temples, allying with his chosen, and oh yeah, A bunch of his worshippers think we're the Messiah.

He's basically been content to let us do... Pretty much whatever the hell we want, why do you think he's going to pop out and go "you fool, it was me, R'hllor the red all along!"

We're basically doing all the hard messy work of dragging his religion into the modern world for him, and you think he'll want to kill us?

I do not understand.

@Goldfish the sympathetic approach is dead and this thread killed it :V.

(Also were totally forgetting about her. Like cloak child, and that one lady who we kept on the shelf for three months.)

Just like, don't be afraid to chase leads when they show up?

We're here to get info, not actually set up a store.

Better to have to break camp with info than to just have camp sit here doing nothing.
Don't let us forget then.

The store is here as a front for information gathering, making criminal contacts, infiltration of agents into the city, etc. It's also been a huge investment in time and resources. We're not going to burn all of that for some minor rumors or a bit of info about a petty conspiracy the Efreeti already know about and have likely suborned.
 
How about finally moving against Tiamat then? In both Material and Shadow Planes? Tor is on a standby.
Oh, I'll be really glad to...
But without Azel, I have no idea what strategic goals we have right now and where to target first :V

For real tho, first we're researching the Worm and making Snare for Tiamat, the attack itself will take much less time than that.
 
Don't let us forget then.

The store is here as a front for information gathering, making criminal contacts, infiltration of agents into the city, etc. It's also been a huge investment in time and resources. We're not going to burn all of that for some minor rumors or a bit of info about a petty conspiracy the Efreeti already know about and have likely suborned.

Fair, and also fair @egoo

Just seems like a waste to let the plot hook pass us by.

Also @egoo Yss and the old God's have agendas, as does the moon maiden and others. We just know what they are and how to use them.

That we basically don't know shit about Rhllor or the seven want or are doing upsets me quite a bit. :(
 
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  • [X] Investigate further
    -[X] After destroying her collar and any remaining clothing, Maelor checks the body for signs of active or lingering magic using Detect Magic while Sarell examines it using True Seeing. They also check for any physical clues, such as telltale brands or scars, implanted objects, etc.
    --[X] If nothing is found initially, Maelor will spend a couple minutes targeting it with repeated Voracious Dispelling invocations, with him and Sarell examining it again in between each Dispel attempt.
    ---[X] If they still do not discover anything suspicious, Maelor will ask Sarell to extract the girl's skull. He will destroy the remains. The skull will be packed in a lead box and Malarys contacted to visit the shop as soon as is practical in order question the girl's remains.
    --[X] If they discover anything suspicious, Maelor and Sarell use their best judgement to determine whether to destroy the corpse entirely, attempt to deal with whatever they have found, or continue on as if they had found nothing.
    -[X] If her skull is preserved, when Malarys arrives he will ask the following questions using Speak with Dead (seven questions available due to Malarys' 15th caster level);
    --[X] What was her name? From where did she hail? How did she come to be in the City of Brass? How long was she in the City? What was her latest master's name? Why did she speak to Maelor? How did she escape?
    -[X] The skull will be preserved for now, in case we or our allies decide to Resurrect girl at some point in the future.
    [X] Call on one of the Red Priests to raise her
    -[X] Melisandre
 
So... Here's what I got.
Viserys' 'base' Willsave = 11 (+1 against Evil, +1 against Necromancy) +6 Competence (Channel Vigor: Spirit) + 6 (Wisdom) +6 (don't know from where, really, but it's on the sheet) + 10 (Dany's Persistomancy)+1d6 (Mythic Surge) = 39(41)+1d6 'base' will save.
+ Nine Lives (reroll on a fail) + Alter Fortune by an ally (reroll on a fail)
+ Mindblank (Immunity to all mind-affecting spells and effects) + Soulfire Mithral Bracers (immunity to all death spells, magical death effects, and energy drain, and any negative energy effects)

What we can do to increase that:
+ 11 Luck (Ruin Delver's Fortune – equal to Charisma modifier)
+ 8 Circumstance (item of Thought Shield III (Psychic 4, Abjuration)
+ 23 Insight (Moment of Prescience - equal to CL)
+ Plant Body spell (Immunity to Mind-affecting)

In the end, with an ideal set-up, we seem to be getting something like this:
81(83)+1d6 Will save at least, with minimum of 2 rerolls, and the following things set up to save us if we fail at that:
75% chance to break the effect on Viserys upon failed save – Crown is destroyed
33% chance to break the effect on Viserys upon failed save – Soulfire Bracers are destroyed
5% chance to break the effect on Viserys upon failed save – PfE amulet is destroyed

@DragonParadox, I assume that Plant Body will provide the same effect as Crown of Conqueror, as in - getting 75% chance of stopping Bloodstone Emperor's attack but being destroyed in process?
Also, you said that "If you did not have a Mind Blank crown the save for not having your soul ripped out of your body would have been much worse".
Would Plant Body and item of Thought Shield lower such save even further as well?

With a minimun of 81(83)+1d6 will save, I daresay, that summoning Rakshasa will be on the table.
Just not to the point where Bloodstone Emperor will pour all divine Mojo he has into making that attack have some bullshit like 100+ save needed.
And we'll probably want to do so in a temple of Yss or near a weirwood just to be sure anyway, since losing our items is not a choice.
 
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Side note, I'm very interested in trading with Gith now, since so damn many [:mad:] items are psionic-only and we can't craft them ourselves.
@Goldfish, the moment we'll have an item of Ruin Delver's Fortune my paranoia will be more-or-less satiated, but I'll be fully assured in Viserys being safe only with that Though Shield III Item :V
 
So... Here's what I got.
Viserys' 'base' Willsave = 11 (+1 against Evil, +1 against Necromancy) +6 Competence (Channel Vigor: Spirit) + 6 (Wisdom) +6 (don't know from where, really, but it's on the sheet) + 10 (Dany's Persistomancy)+1d6 (Mythic Surge) = 39(41)+1d6 'base' will save.
+ Nine Lives (reroll on a fail) + Alter Fortune by an ally (reroll on a fail)
+ Mindblank (Immunity to all mind-affecting spells and effects) + Soulfire Mithral Bracers (immunity to all death spells, magical death effects, and energy drain, and any negative energy effects)

What we can do to increase that:
+ 11 Luck (Ruin Delver's Fortune – equal to Charisma modifier)
+ item of Thought Shield III (Psychic 4, Abjuration) to add +8 circumstance to Will saves.
+ Plant Body spell (Immunity to Mind-affecting)

In the end, with an ideal set-up, we seem to be getting something like this:
58(60)+1d6 Will save at least, with minimum of 2 rerolls, and the following things set up to save us if we fail at that:
75% chance to break the effect on Viserys upon failed save – Crown is destroyed
33% chance to break the effect on Viserys upon failed save – Soulfire Bracers are destroyed
5% chance to break the effect on Viserys upon failed save – PfE amulet is destroyed

@DragonParadox, I assume that Plant Body will provide the same effect as Crown of Conqueror, as in - getting 75% chance of stopping Bloodstone Emperor's attack but being destroyed in process?
Also, you said that "If you did not have a Mind Blank crown the save for not having your soul ripped out of your body would have been much worse".
Would Plant Body and item of Thought Shield lower such save even further as well?

With a minimun of 58(60)+1d6 will save, I daresay, that summoning Rakshasa will be on the table.
Just not to the point where Bloodstone Emperor will pour all divine Mojo he has into making that attack have some bullshit like 70+ save needed.
And we'll probably want to do so in a temple of Yss or near a weirwood just to be sure anyway, since losing our items is not a choice.
Granted, this method of summoning isn't normal, it's ripping them from whatever twisted cycle their trapped in. This isn't sacrifice gathering, this is minion gathering. Not that I mind. Rakshasa minions would be wonderful. I've been eyeing a Tataka Rakshasa.
 
@DragonParadox, I assume that Plant Body will provide the same effect as Crown of Conqueror, as in - getting 75% chance of stopping Bloodstone Emperor's attack but being destroyed in process?
Also, you said that "If you did not have a Mind Blank crown the save for not having your soul ripped out of your body would have been much worse".
Would Plant Body and item of Thought Shield lower such save even further as well?

No, since it's not a conceptual defense.
 
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