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A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover

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DragonParadox said:
small cynical part of you wonders if he had chosen to greet you here to see if you would burst into flames as you cross the threshold,
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Joke's on him, we are fireproof :V
MTB said:
Aren't monster HD equivalent to character level?
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The golems ECL would be 30, yes. But monster doesn't have a level, it has CR.

Hm, if you look at it strictly from the perspective of "he is a character now", as opposed to a "monster", then yeah, he'd have a Stunning Fist DC of 25 + Wis.
 
[X] Plan "So your daughters wants to be an adventurer?"
-[X] "Your daughter Brienne is the reason we have traveled to Tarth, my lord. Word of her deeds has begun to spread beyond the shores of this island, of evils fought and costly triumphs, of treachery and bare survival. Brienne appears to have truly embraced her calling in the short time since we were last here." Encourage Selwyn to speak of Brienne's accomplishments and struggles, if he seems willing.
--[X] When Viserys deems it most appropriate, move on to this: "Well I know the difficulty of fighting dark creatures with little more than luck, skill, and a glimmer of sorcerous power, my lord. It has not been so many years since my magic awakened in Braavos, when even a minor talisman might be the difference between life and death as my companions and I fought monsters crawling out of their hidden slumber. We could have all died on more than one occasion for simple lack of adequate supplies." Look to Dany and Richard to provide confirmation of this statement.
---[X] "It is now within my means to make certain that others who have taken up the cause of defending humanity, of protecting the innocent from those whom would prey upon them, are adequately prepared for the rigors of battle. If you would allow me, I would bestow upon Brienne the fruits of my artificers' labor; enchanted arms and armor, talismans to ward the mind and body, and various accoutrements to aid her in battle. From my alchemists, I would make available a stockpile of substances, some to use to heal the body, to purge toxins or disease, and others to use as weapons should the situation demand it. And lastly, compiled from my libraries, books and notes which provide detailed information on the strength and weaknesses of the monsters, of how to identify them, and how to defend against them."
----[X] If Selwyn seems reluctant to allow Brienne to accept such an offering, or suspicious of the offer, explain; "These should not be considered gifts, my lord. Brienne has been Chosen by the Warrior for a life of danger and violence. Please allow us to give her the tools that might help her live a long rewarding life, one interrupted by unfortunate bouts of violence, rather than a short brutal existence snuffed out decades too soon."
-[X] When Brienne is summoned to Selwyn presence, greet her as you would any adult hero, but without seeming patronizing due to her age or gender. She has more than earned the right to such respect.
--[X] After speaking with her, perhaps reiterating some of what we already told Selwyn, draw from within our cloak a large chest of exquisite craftsmanship. It contains her Adventurer's Starter Kit(™). We will, of course, provide her instruction on the function of the contents.

This large Masterwork treasure chest (75 lbs. empty, 6 cu ft of storage space) is crafted from cedar and banded in Mithral, all magically Hardened, and emblazoned with the Tarth family crest. It is secured with a Superior quality lock (DC 40 to open using Disable Device). It contains;

Equipment:
  • Amulet of Tears:
    • 3 Charges/Day: 1 Charge (12 Temporary Hit Points), 2 Charges (18 Temporary Hit Points), 3 Charges (24 Temporary Hit Points), Duration: 10 minutes
  • Anklets of Rapid Translocation:
    • Benefit from a +30ft Enhancement bonus to ground movement speed.
    • 2/Day Instantly teleport up to 10 feet to an unoccupied destination within line of sight and line of effect. The wearer can teleport with objects, up to their maximum load, but cannot bring other creatures.
  • Boneward Belt of Giant's Growth (+2 CON):
    • Healing (3 charges/Day): 1 charge (Heal 2d8 points of damage), 2 charges (Heal 3d8), or 3 charges(Heal 4d8)
    • 3/Day use Enlarge Person(self only) as a Swift Action for up to 10 rounds per day. The effect can be dismissed as a Free Action.
  • Cloak of the Hedge Wizard (Divination):
  • Earring of Arcane Acuity (+1 CHA):
    • 3 Charges/Day: 1 Charge(Darkvision 60 ft., 1 hour), 2 Charges (See Invisibility, 10 minutes), 3 Charges (True Seeing, 1 minute)
  • Gloves of Zephyr's Grace (+2 DEX, +2 STR)
  • Greater Ribbon of Disguise: Alter Self, Magic Aura, Undetectable Alignment (At Will)
  • Greatreach Bracers of Quickstrike:
    • 3/Day as a Swift Action, your arms stretch and elongate extending your Reach by 10 feet for one round.
    • 1/Day you can make one extra attack with any weapon you are holding if you already made a full attack on this turn. This attack is made at your full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation. This effect is not cumulative with any other effect that grants you an extra attack when making a full attack, such as the Rapid Shot feat, a speed weapon, or the haste spell.
  • Handy Haversack: This backpack is of high quality but appears otherwise normal.
    • It has two side pouches, each of which appears large enough to hold about a quart of material. In fact, each is like a Bag of Holding and can actually hold material of as much as 2 cubic feet in volume or 20 pounds in weight. The large central portion of the pack can contain up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. Even when so filled, the backpack always weighs only 5 pounds.
    • While such storage is useful enough, the pack has an even greater power. When the wearer reaches into it for a specific item, that item is always on top. Thus, no digging around and fumbling is ever necessary to find what a haversack contains. Retrieving any specific item from a haversack is a Move Action, but it does not provoke the Attacks of Opportunity that retrieving a stored item usually does.
  • Muleback Cords(Slotless): Strength score is 8 higher than normal when determining carrying capacity.
  • Ring of Protection from Evil
  • Ring of Sustenance
  • +1 Reinforced Segmented Glammered Adamantine Fullplate
  • +1 Razor Sharp Adamantine Shortsword
  • +1 Razor Sharp Cold Iron Shortsword
  • +1 Razor Sharp Mithral Shortsword
  • +1 Heavy Mithral Shield
Single-Use Charms:
  • x1 Sending Stone
  • x1 Plane Shift (with personal instruction from us on how to use it to reach Armun Kelisk and our embassy there)
Alchemical Supplies:
  • x30 Antiplague
  • x20 Antitoxin
  • x5 Auran Mask
  • x100 Healing Salve
  • x20 Smoke Sticks
  • x20 Sunrods
  • x30 Vermin Repellent
  • x20 Alchemist's Fire
  • x20 Fungal Stun Vials
  • x20 Liquid Ice
  • x20 Sleep-Smoke
  • x10 Tanglefoot Bag
  • x10 Thunderstone
Study Material:
  • Canticle of Decay
  • Journals of the Betrayed
  • In Memory of Death
  • Reign of Madness
  • The Bitter Cub
  • Bestiary of the Bizarre
  • Plus notes on Devils, Fey, Demons, and other assorted beasties.
 
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DragonParadox said:
Those were two beings not one, the first a tyrant garbed in unbreakable armor (until it met Just Maid), the second a dragon that never slept. How much is fact and how much fancy Viserys cannot say for certain, though he suspects far more of the latter than the former.
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I still like to dream. :V With any luck we'll start finding more ancient dragon bones scattered throughout Prime Material. Maybe we'll find Urrax somewhere.
 
[X] Unverified and the Unified
-[X] "Firstly, what had caught my attention was news of your daughter's deeds, and if even a third of what has been told was true, and I have verified with other sources at any rate, she is already a hero more than worth lauding. She should be rewarded."
-[X] Hold up a hand. "Anyone who has heard tell of my own prerogatives might also have heard of my generosity, and I feel a personal stake in the activities of those who would stand against the gathering night. Back in Braavos me and my companions had to make due to the cobbled together echoes of the past in the form of scattered objects and wards with barely anything fit to task. I categorically refuse to let those who would put their lives at risk for the common good to do battle without the right tools for the job."
-[X] You won't lose all sense of theatrics. If he even tentatively accepts, deposit a chest bearing House Tarth's crest upon it, then for an added bit of dramatics still and silence Telekinesis to unlatch and open it. Expend Mythic power in hopes that the sun will shine down on the rare metals within in an aesthetically pleasing manner, at just the right time.
-[X] "There is more than that which as led me here this day, however. Horrors from the Deep to ward and plan against... and moreover, the matter of conflicting oaths which forebears your ability to accept more than gifts freely given."
-[X] "Lord Selwyn, for years we have all known of the threat that the Lords of the Nine present, the restless dead stirring due to the baleful gaze of the True North laying heavily upon the Realm, and horrors from times immemorial awakening to devour us all, and what has been done in response?"
-[X] "Tywin Lannister, I have confirmed similarly, is known to have enslaved part of his mages with the help of others. Moreover, he uses these same enchantments to secure the loyalty and cooperation of his own Lords, because Robert Baratheon has allowed him to run rampant. His sworn mages and knights run amok slaughtering villages instead of preventing the depredation of monsters who are undeterred from their continued butchery, visiting more of the same upon their victims."
-[X] "And a worse sin for a ruler, sheer incompetence in letting the work of devils sink so deeply across many Lords of the land. How many more wrongs or failings should I be expected to correct without the cooperation and mutual trust of the Lords I offer that aid to? It is not merely the Lords who have to guard closely their oaths in these days, but the expectations to contend with beings they need a King's power and influence to protect their own people from, something which neither Tywin, near as King in truth, nor Robert Baratheon, has been able to meet."
-[X] "My duty compels me to try to secure the safety of the people regardless, because I am not pretender to the Iron Throne."
-[X] "I am, and have always been, Viserys Targaryen, rightful ruler of Westeros and King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men. And I would be failing in my duty to behave in any other manner."
 
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Behind Hidden Thoughts​

Ninth Day of the Tenth Month 293 AC

During the day, The Furtive Smile lost most of its mysterious atmosphere. The wooden sign was only that, and in fact the bronze decorations gleamed like any mundane piece of metal. Maybe it was the idea. The demand would be less during these times of the day, when everyone was busy working while the sun was still up. We can now still work during the night thanks to the Great Tree. She surely wasn't expecting that to happen.

Dirron looked at the perfumed invitation letter once more. He didn't really understand so much why he was put in the path of this woman, but he was also curious.

Curiosity will be the end of me, right? The thought slipped uninvited into his mind. A hand with warts instinctively reached for his dewlap to scratch it despite not feeling anything similar to an itch. But if something was certain is that for some reason, this woman was allowed to be in this city, then the Dragon King was okay with it. He shuddered.

How many fiends are around without me even noticing? He steeled himself and walked to the door and knocked, if only to get that thought away from his mind.

A pair of bright green eyes welcomed him. The girl, because if older than him could probably be barely above seven-and-ten years, begun to explain that the place wasn't open yet, but he clumsily handed her the invitation. She simply smiled, and let him come inside.

"Please, have a seat while I tell Lady Rosebud of your arrival," she said as she calmly walked away. So he was again in the hall, staring at the paintings of heavenly and fiendish struggles. Not epic battles, but struggles of the heart. Something brushed against his shoulder. And as he turned to see a pair of leathery wings he could not help but to jump.

"Welcome back. I dearly missed you," said her host. "I am afraid that I couldn't spare time to meet you before, I had a lot of work to do."

"I—"

"Yes, dear, you need to ask more questions. More important ones that whatever ruse that gremlin told you to make you come here. That was a really stupid decision, but again, I probably wouldn't be standing here if I hadn't been helped by poorly made choices" She had a seat beside him and cupped her chin with her hand, a finger delicately tapping her cheek. "So, what are you going to ask?"

"W-Why is that you are here?" It was poorly worded, but it was better worded than 'how is it possible that you haven't been bled in front of a tree yet'. She raised an eyebrow, clearly seeing what he truly intended to ask.

"I'm friends with Viserys. I'm working for him, actually."

"What?" He blurted out. A fiend working for the Dragon King? How could he trust her? Did he have more of her kind around?

"With all the sorts of things he has around, are you really surprised to see me?"

She had mortal heritage, though. In a sort of way it made sense. How many slavers and pirates had chosen to take the Dragon Banner?

"Then how did you meet the King?"

"That's a really long story for another time. You only need to know that I helped him and he helped me." She moved in her seat as to face directly at him. "You thought that because I have the filth of the Pit itself running in my veins I would be like every other Tanar'ri around, am I wrong?"

He instinctively opened his mouth to object, not even knowing what to say, but she cut him off. "Still, back when I was toying with you, you didn't really try to hurt me. Why?"

He stopped and swallowed. Even if he hadn't intended to hurt her, there was no point in looking as a vulnerable child in front of her. "I-I was prepared to unleash a spell of agony had you kept pursuing me," the child counting scarcely two years above ten replied. She smiled.

"How tough, trying to spare me the pain of suffering a spell like that…" And with that her smile turned predatory, small fangs showing while the green snake eyes bore into his own. "… I didn't know you were so fond of me." And with that she placed her hand on his own. He instinctively moved his arm away, and she started giggling.

"Don't worry, young lad, I don't bite… unless you want me to." The horror must have surely showed on his face, because her laughter didn't last long. "Enough for now, I'll take this as payment for leaving me momentarily blinded a month ago. You are too young for these jokes anyway."

"What jokes?" he blurted in confusion.

"That's exactly what I mean, boy." And with that her posture relaxed and she allowed herself to lean against her comfy seat. "You did cast that spell without speaking. That is nice trick you have around. Did you learn it at the Scholarum?"

"Yes, I did. Well, kind of. I had to train a lot myself to get used to channeling the right matrixes without verbal input, but I managed to do it." There was no small amount of pride, until he realized that he had spoken far too much.

"I see. Teana was right in that you were a clever boy, then," she said.

Dirron started. "Why did she tell you that?"

"Because I asked her, that's why." Her mocking smile returned. "Who would have thought that behind that tough face hid a bookworm? I could have easily seen your face behind a criminal band on the Old Deep. Life always surprises me."

He looked downwards. "I just look like a frog-faced aberration. I couldn't scare anyone even if I tried."

"What do I look like, then? Like my father had decided to mate with a bat and a snake?" She extended her wings as if to emphasize her point.

"But you are different, you are—"

"An actual spawn of the Pit?" She turned to him. "Then I am afraid that I am confused, because I am not bathing in the blood of innocents right now while I try to invoke the endless hordes to drive the world to chaos."

He looked at her, unsure about what to answer. "You are not fully a demon." It was the best he could come up with. Her look was disapproving, but there was something else he couldn't read right there. At last she spoke:

"What if I were? Wouldn't I be able to decide what to do with my own existence?"

"Then you would have a harder time doing so?" came the half-reply-half question. He didn't truly know. In some way, he didn't want to know. What if he had to start offering a helping hand to fiends when he saw them? Life was simpler this way. The woman who called herself Lady Rosebud simply sighed, her answer barely a whisper:

"I guess I would have needed far more help, then." And with that her eyes wandered to the same painting on the wall he had seen the last time he stood in the same hall, the one that depicted a knightly being from Elysium offering a hand to a demonic woman.

"Was he the one to change you?" Dirron asked, or rather blurted as curiosity overcome him. Why can't I keep my mouth shut?

She giggled. "No, he was just the first idiot to have some faith in me. I should ask Viserys to call him back, I want him to see how far I've come and not thanks to him," she said with a smile that made him remember of Glyra.

She then turned to him, "How about we change you, too?" And just to lend more credibility to the words she changed back to her human disguise and extended a hand towards him.

"Come, I'll show you what I've done with this place."

OOC: And the inner struggles of Azema and her new friend continue. They struggle against the urge to strangle Glyra by having put them in this uncomfortable position.
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Poor kid. Brave, but so out of his depth. And just a bit too young to understand those innuendos Azema wasn't even slightly subtle about tossing around.

Good stuff, dude. :lol
 
Crake said:
[X] Unverified and the Unified
-[X] "Firstly, what had caught my attention was news of your daughter's deeds, and if even a third of what has been told was true, and I have verified with other sources at any rate, she is already a hero more than worth lauding. She should be rewarded."
-[X] Hold up a hand. "Anyone who has heard tell of my own prerogatives might also have heard of my generosity, and I feel a personal stake in the activities of those who would stand against the gathering night. Back in Braavos me and my companions had to make due to the cobbled together echoes of the past in the form of scattered objects and wards with barely anything fit to task. I categorically refuse to let those who would put their lives at risk for the common good to do battle without the right tools for the job."
-[X] You won't lose all sense of theatrics. If he even tentatively accepts, deposit a chest bearing House Tarth's crest upon it, then for an added bit of dramatics still and silence Telekinesis to unlatch and open it. Expend Mythic power in hopes that the sun will shine down on the rare metals within in an aesthetically pleasing manner, at just the right time.
-[X] "There is more than that which as led me here this day, however. Horrors from the Deep to ward and plan against... and moreover, the matter of conflicting oaths which forebears your ability to accept more than gifts freely given."
-[X] "Lord Selwyn, for years we have all known of the threat that the Lords of the Nine present, the restless dead stirring due to the baleful gaze of the True North laying heavily upon the Realm, and horrors from times immemorial awakening to devour us all, and what has been done in response?"
-[X] "Tywin Lannister, I have confirmed similarly, is known to have enslaved part of his mages with the help of others. Moreover, he uses these same enchantments to secure the loyalty and cooperation of his own Lords, because Robert Baratheon has allowed him to run rampant. His sworn mages and knights run amok slaughtering villages instead of preventing the depredation of monsters who are undeterred from their continued butchery, visiting more of the same upon their victims."
-[X] "And a worse sin for a ruler, sheer incompetence in letting the work of devils sink so deeply across many Lords of the land. How many more wrongs or failings should I be expected to correct without the cooperation and mutual trust of the Lords I offer that aid to? It is not merely the Lords who have to guard closely their oaths in these days, but the expectations to contend with beings they need a King's power and influence to protect their own people from, something which neither Tywin, near as King in truth, nor Robert Baratheon, has been able to meet."
-[X] "My duty compels me to try to secure the safety of the people regardless, because I am not pretender to the Iron Throne."
-[X] "I am, and have always been, Viserys Targaryen, rightful ruler of Westeros and King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men. And I would be failing in my duty to behave in any other manner."
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This is almost asking for his fealty. We want her daughter to be prepared more than his fealty, right?

Because he is just a mundane lord, and as such can die tomorrow from slipping and falling from stairs or something, but Brienne is a strategic asset right now, if only to keep this place under control and make us evade short term conflicts with the seven.
 
Crake said:
[X] Unverified and the Unified
-[X] "Firstly, what had caught my attention was news of your daughter's deeds, and if even a third of what has been told was true, and I have verified with other sources at any rate, she is already a hero more than worth lauding. She should be rewarded."
-[X] Hold up a hand. "Anyone who has heard tell of my own prerogatives might also have heard of my generosity, and I feel a personal stake in the activities of those who would stand against the gathering night. Back in Braavos me and my companions had to make due to the cobbled together echoes of the past in the form of scattered objects and wards with barely anything fit to task. I categorically refuse to let those who would put their lives at risk for the common good to do battle without the right tools for the job."
-[X] You won't lose all sense of theatrics. If he even tentatively accepts, deposit a chest bearing House Tarth's crest upon it, then for an added bit of dramatics still and silence Telekinesis to unlatch and open it. Expend Mythic power in hopes that the sun will shine down on the rare metals within in an aesthetically pleasing manner, at just the right time.
-[X] "There is more than that which as led me here this day, however. Horrors from the Deep to ward and plan against... and moreover, the matter of conflicting oaths which forebears your ability to accept more than gifts freely given."
-[X] "Lord Selwyn, for years we have all known of the threat that the Lords of the Nine present, the restless dead stirring due to the baleful gaze of the True North laying heavily upon the Realm, and horrors from times immemorial awakening to devour us all, and what has been done in response?"
-[X] "Tywin Lannister, I have confirmed similarly, is known to have enslaved part of his mages with the help of others. Moreover, he uses these same enchantments to secure the loyalty and cooperation of his own Lords, because Robert Baratheon has allowed him to run rampant. His sworn mages and knights run amok slaughtering villages instead of preventing the depredation of monsters who are undeterred from their continued butchery, visiting more of the same upon their victims."
-[X] "And a worse sin for a ruler, sheer incompetence in letting the work of devils sink so deeply across many Lords of the land. How many more wrongs or failings should I be expected to correct without the cooperation and mutual trust of the Lords I offer that aid to? It is not merely the Lords who have to guard closely their oaths in these days, but the expectations to contend with beings they need a King's power and influence to protect their own people from, something which neither Tywin, near as King in truth, nor Robert Baratheon, has been able to meet."
-[X] "My duty compels me to try to secure the safety of the people regardless, because I am not pretender to the Iron Throne."
-[X] "I am, and have always been, Viserys Targaryen, rightful ruler of Westeros and King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men. And I would be failing in my duty to behave in any other manner."
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Can we combine our plans somehow? Or use mine first, then segue into yours after giving Brienne her goodies?
 
Goldfish said:
Poor kid. Brave, but so out of his depth. And just a bit too young to understand those innuendos Azema wasn't even slightly subtle about tossing around.

Good stuff, dude. :lol
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Thank you! I tried to portray Azema as someone who would toy around with someone for the heck of it, without the random evil that would have characterized her before.
 
Tomcost said:
This is almost asking for his fealty. We want her daughter to be prepared more than his fealty, right?

Because he is just a mundane lord, and as such can die tomorrow from slipping and falling from stairs or something, but Brienne is a strategic asset right now, if only to keep this place under control and make us evade short term conflicts with the seven.
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His daughter will be getting this regardless of how Lord Tarth feels about us. Unless he is inclined to not give his daughter the vital tools she needs to stay alive.

Also we kind of do need his fealty. Stannis needs the support in the Stormlands.
 
Tomcost said:
This is almost asking for his fealty. We want her daughter to be prepared more than his fealty, right?

Because he is just a mundane lord, and as such can die tomorrow from slipping and falling from stairs or something, but Brienne is a strategic asset right now, if only to keep this place under control and make us evade short term conflicts with the seven.
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That is his to offer, just as Brienne's loyalty belongs to her God before all others. His duty and oaths compels him similarly to Stannis. And a temporal Lord has to act with their interests at heart, not just of their own House, but the people, both of which would be mutually aligned in interests to recognize that we are his rightful lord in deed and in fact.
 
Duesal said:
His daughter will be getting this regardless of how Lord Tarth feels about us. Unless he is inclined to not give his daughter the vital tools she needs to stay alive.
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People do stupid things when offended, or when they feel cornered. And this feels like a bribe for his fealty.

I'd rather go with the pseudo-recruitment speech until after she gets the stuff. Not because we couldn't use him being a moron as an advantage, but because I prioritize Brienne's safety.
 
Tomcost said:
People do stupid things when offended, or when they feel cornered. And this feels like a bribe for his fealty.

I'd rather go with the pseudo-recruitment speech until after she gets the stuff. Not because we couldn't use him being a moron as an advantage, but because I prioritize Brienne's safety.
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I seriously doubt he's going to say no to helping keep his daughter alive out of spite. He never seemed that moronic.
 
Duesal said:
I seriously doubt he's going to say no to helping keep his daughter alive out of spite. He never seemed that moronic.
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I don't mean spite, I mean something like "I can get executed as a traitor alongside my daughter by accepting this". (Brienne would murder most of the guards assigned to detain them on her own, but that is hardly an argument to make)

We don't know his mental processes, but I'd rather play it safer at the beginning, or at least tie his hands so that he can't decline the offering.
 
How's this, @Crake?

[X] Plan "So your daughters wants to be an adventurer?"
-[X] "Your daughter Brienne is the reason we have traveled to Tarth, my lord. Word of her deeds has begun to spread beyond the shores of this island, of evils fought and costly triumphs, of treachery and bare survival. Brienne appears to have truly embraced her calling in the short time since we were last here." Encourage Selwyn to speak of Brienne's accomplishments and struggles, if he seems willing.
--[X] When Viserys deems it most appropriate, move on to this: "Well I know the difficulty of fighting dark creatures with little more than luck, skill, and a glimmer of sorcerous power, my lord. It has not been so many years since my magic awakened in Braavos, when even a minor talisman might be the difference between life and death as my companions and I fought monsters crawling out of their hidden slumber. We could have all died on more than one occasion for simple lack of adequate supplies." Look to Dany and Richard to provide confirmation of this statement.
---[X] "It is now within my means to make certain that others who have taken up the cause of defending humanity, of protecting the innocent from those whom would prey upon them, are adequately prepared for the rigors of battle. If you would allow me, I would bestow upon Brienne the fruits of my artificers' labor; enchanted arms and armor, talismans to ward the mind and body, and various accoutrements to aid her in battle. From my alchemists, I would make available a stockpile of substances, some to use to heal the body, to purge toxins or disease, and others to use as weapons should the situation demand it. And lastly, compiled from my libraries, books and notes which provide detailed information on the strength and weaknesses of the monsters, of how to identify them, and how to defend against them."
----[X] If Selwyn seems reluctant to allow Brienne to accept such an offering, or suspicious of the offer, explain; "These should not be considered gifts, my lord. Brienne has been Chosen by the Warrior for a life of danger and violence. Please allow us to give her the tools that might help her live a long rewarding life, one interrupted by unfortunate bouts of violence, rather than a short brutal existence snuffed out decades too soon."
-[X] With that matter settled, move on to an equally weighty issue, "There is more than that which as led me here this day, however. Horrors from the depths to ward and plan against... and moreover, the matter of conflicting oaths which forebears your ability to accept more than gifts freely given."
--[X] "Lord Selwyn, for years we have all known of the threat that the Lords of the Nine Hells present, the restless dead stirring due to the baleful gaze of the True North laying heavily upon the Realm, and horrors from times immemorial awakening to devour us all, and what has been done in response?"
---[X] "Tywin Lannister, I have confirmed similarly, is known to have enslaved many of his mages with the help of others. Moreover, he uses those same enchantments to secure the loyalty and cooperation of his own Lords, because Robert Baratheon has allowed him to run rampant. His sworn mages and knights slaughter villages instead of preventing the depredation of monsters who are undeterred from their continued butchery, visiting more of the same upon their victims."
----[X] "And a worse sin for a ruler, sheer incompetence in letting the work of devils sink so deeply across many Lords of the land. How many more wrongs or failings should I be expected to correct without the cooperation and mutual trust of the Lords I offer that aid to? It is not merely the Lords who have to guard closely their oaths in these days, but the expectations to contend with beings they need a King's power and influence to protect their own people from, something which neither Tywin, near as King in truth, nor Robert Baratheon, has been able to meet."
-----[X] "My duty compels me to try to secure the safety of the people regardless, because I am not pretender to the Iron Throne."
------[X] "I am, and have always been, Viserys Targaryen, rightful ruler of Westeros and King of the Andals, the Rhoynar and the First Men. And I would be failing in my duty to behave in any other manner."
-[X] When Brienne is summoned to Selwyn's presence, greet her as you would any adult hero, but without seeming patronizing due to her age or gender. She has more than earned the right to such respect.
--[X] After speaking with her, perhaps reiterating some of what we already told Selwyn, draw from within our cloak a large chest of exquisite craftsmanship. It contains her Adventurer's Starter Kit(™). We will, of course, provide her instruction on the function of the contents.

This large Masterwork treasure chest (75 lbs. empty, 6 cu ft of storage space) is crafted from cedar and banded in Mithral, all magically Hardened, and emblazoned with the Tarth family crest. It is secured with a Superior quality lock (DC 40 to open using Disable Device). It contains;

Equipment:
  • Anklets of Rapid Translocation:
    • Benefit from a +30ft Enhancement bonus to ground movement speed.
    • 2/Day Instantly teleport up to 10 feet to an unoccupied destination within line of sight and line of effect. The wearer can teleport with objects, up to their maximum load, but cannot bring other creatures.
  • Boneward Belt of Giant's Growth (+2 CON):
    • Healing (3 charges/Day): 1 charge (Heal 2d8 points of damage), 2 charges (Heal 3d8), or 3 charges(Heal 4d8)
    • 3/Day use Enlarge Person(self only) as a Swift Action for up to 10 rounds per day. The effect can be dismissed as a Free Action.
  • Cloak of the Hedge Wizard (Divination):
  • Earring of Arcane Acuity (+1 CHA):
    • 3 Charges/Day: 1 Charge(Darkvision 60 ft., 1 hour), 2 Charges (See Invisibility, 10 minutes), 3 Charges (True Seeing, 1 minute)
  • Gloves of Zephyr's Grace (+2 DEX, +2 STR)
  • Greater Amulet of Protection from Evil:
    • 3 Charges/Day: 1 Charge (12 Temporary Hit Points), 2 Charges (18 Temporary Hit Points), 3 Charges (24 Temporary Hit Points), Duration: 10 minutes
  • Greater Ribbon of Disguise: Alter Self, Magic Aura, Undetectable Alignment (At Will)
  • Greatreach Bracers of Quickstrike:
    • 3/Day as a Swift Action, your arms stretch and elongate extending your Reach by 10 feet for one round.
    • 1/Day you can make one extra attack with any weapon you are holding if you already made a full attack on this turn. This attack is made at your full base attack bonus, plus any modifiers appropriate to the situation. This effect is not cumulative with any other effect that grants you an extra attack when making a full attack, such as the Rapid Shot feat, a speed weapon, or the haste spell.
  • Handy Haversack: This backpack is of high quality but appears otherwise normal.
    • It has two side pouches, each of which appears large enough to hold about a quart of material. In fact, each is like a Bag of Holding and can actually hold material of as much as 2 cubic feet in volume or 20 pounds in weight. The large central portion of the pack can contain up to 8 cubic feet or 80 pounds of material. Even when so filled, the backpack always weighs only 5 pounds.
    • While such storage is useful enough, the pack has an even greater power. When the wearer reaches into it for a specific item, that item is always on top. Thus, no digging around and fumbling is ever necessary to find what a haversack contains. Retrieving any specific item from a haversack is a Move Action, but it does not provoke the Attacks of Opportunity that retrieving a stored item usually does.
  • Muleback Cords(Slotless): Strength score is 8 higher than normal when determining carrying capacity.
  • Ring of Sustenance
  • Watchful Warrior's Ring:
    • When this ring is activated as a Standard Action, any armor or weapon the bearer is currently wearing disappear and are stored within the ring, and any armor or weapon currently stored within the ring appear in the appropriate places on their body (items that must be held appear at their feet if their hands aren't free hands).
  • +1 Reinforced Segmented Glammered Adamantine Fullplate
  • +1 Razor Sharp Adamantine Shortsword
  • +1 Razor Sharp Cold Iron Shortsword
  • +1 Razor Sharp Mithral Shortsword
  • +1 Heavy Mithral Shield
Single-Use Charms:
  • x1 Sending Stone
  • x1 Plane Shift (with personal instruction from us on how to use it to reach Armun Kelisk and our embassy there)
Alchemical Supplies:
  • x30 Antiplague
  • x20 Antitoxin
  • x5 Auran Mask
  • x100 Healing Salve
  • x20 Smoke Sticks
  • x20 Sunrods
  • x30 Vermin Repellent
  • x20 Alchemist's Fire
  • x20 Fungal Stun Vials
  • x20 Liquid Ice
  • x20 Sleep-Smoke
  • x10 Tanglefoot Bag
  • x10 Thunderstone
Study Material:
  • Canticle of Decay
  • Journals of the Betrayed
  • In Memory of Death
  • Reign of Madness
  • The Bitter Cub
  • Bestiary of the Bizarre
  • Plus notes on Devils, Fey, Demons, and other assorted beasties.
 
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Tomcost said:
I don't mean spite, I mean something like "I can get executed as a traitor alongside my daughter by accepting this". (Brienne would murder most of the guards assigned to detain them on her own, but that is hardly an argument to make)

We don't know his mental processes, but I'd rather play it safer at the beginning, or at least tie his hands so that he can't decline the offering.
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That's the thing, this argument doesn't work. He's already given his blessing for Brienne being given an Amulet of PfE. We know he prioritizes his daughter's safety over potentially being called a traitor by a Lannister Queen who nobody respects anyway.

More to the point, it's not like they'll be crowing from the rooftops where they got the gear.
 
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