As An Eagle Flies (A House Arryn Quest)
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-[X] Learning and Diplomacy
--[X]Train in Martial (Command): You will study the masters of old, learn their secrets, their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
--[X]Train in Administration (Stewardship): You need to be a good lord. And that means being able to handle coin.
--[X]Request to Squire with one of the Kingsguard: You want to become a knight, in earnest now.
--[X]Spend time with Steffon: Steffon the Brave he is being called. He likes it far too much
--[X]Betrothal News: It seems your father has betrothed you to someone... Best find out who it is.
--[X]Spend time with Nymeria: The Dornish girl has that idea she wants to tell you about.
Quick reasoning. Even if "leading from the front" is a thing, we're gonna be a force commander not just some grunt who's job is to smash things good. And I think asking for a squireship under one of the best knight's in the kingdom is more efficient for personal combat skill than batching some dummies on our own.
Bethrothal's importance is self-explanatory and given the economic turmoil happening lately its important to get some grounding in the basics of economics.
Nymeria and Steffon are the two we've hung out with the least. I feel it's been high time to you know, actually interact with people we're nominally friends with.
--[X]Train in Martial (Command): You will study the masters of old, learn their secrets, their strengths and avoid their weaknesses.
--[X]Train in Administration (Stewardship): You need to be a good lord. And that means being able to handle coin.
--[X]Request to Squire with one of the Kingsguard: You want to become a knight, in earnest now.
--[X]Spend time with Steffon: Steffon the Brave he is being called. He likes it far too much
--[X]Betrothal News: It seems your father has betrothed you to someone... Best find out who it is.
--[X]Spend time with Nymeria: The Dornish girl has that idea she wants to tell you about.
Quick reasoning. Even if "leading from the front" is a thing, we're gonna be a force commander not just some grunt who's job is to smash things good. And I think asking for a squireship under one of the best knight's in the kingdom is more efficient for personal combat skill than batching some dummies on our own.
Bethrothal's importance is self-explanatory and given the economic turmoil happening lately its important to get some grounding in the basics of economics.
Nymeria and Steffon are the two we've hung out with the least. I feel it's been high time to you know, actually interact with people we're nominally friends with.
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[X] Plan Well Rounded KNIGHT OF THE ROUND
Nenshou Yuuki
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You know, if things keep going as they are, I don't think Aegon will just be remembered as the unlikely, hell he might even get some of his reforms through.
Magoose
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Well here's the only problem with that... Summerhall.
If Summerhall doesn't happen and he dies a natural death, he won't be the unlikely. with Summerhall... Well that happens.
Modus_Tollens
SCREAMING AT THE APOCALYPSE
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What nightmarish flaw do you get if we break to a similar degree? How do we become the villain?
Magoose
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How do you become a villain... Well, there are a few criteria:
1. Lossing a loved one to tragedy. This one is self-explanatory and I don't need to explain it other then Tragedy takes multiple forms, the more traumatic it is, the more likely you are to break.
2. injury: A head wound is clearly taking a toll on our sanity.
3. Repeated Failure: Things do not go well if you fail.
And a few others that you will not get to know about because reasons.
Well... There is... The Gregor Flaw that we have... as in, we say "Fuck Chivalry, honor and mercy, we are the villain this world has created."
Or the Bobby B flaw, where we just give up on our lives after the death of a loved one, and the stress of responsibility.
Basically being a drunk and a terrible husband/father.
Then there's the Tywin Flaw, where we just try to do everything ourselves and trust absolutely no one, even your own family
There's the Arya flaw where we become a revenge-fueled psychopath.
I can go on, but suffice to say, if you break, I will give you the choice of which flaw you get.
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Can one Recover from this Trauma. To become a Better man, a Hero that this world dosn't deserve.
Magoose
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Yes. That is all I will say on the matter.
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[X] Plan Well Rounded KNIGHT OF THE ROUND
Modus_Tollens
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I'd say... All Pure Things Are Poison.
We become too certain of ourselves, increasingly blind to shades of gray and the necessary compromises that even good people must make. Incapable of forgiveness or regret. No vices, but every virtue so finely honed that we cut everything around us and which the world rightfully fears. The Scourge of the Seven.
[X] Plan Well Rounded KNIGHT OF THE ROUND
I can live with that.
We become too certain of ourselves, increasingly blind to shades of gray and the necessary compromises that even good people must make. Incapable of forgiveness or regret. No vices, but every virtue so finely honed that we cut everything around us and which the world rightfully fears. The Scourge of the Seven.
I send my scourge, I send my sword. I send my scourge, I send my sword.
[X] Plan Well Rounded KNIGHT OF THE ROUND
I can live with that.
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Magoose
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While True, there is a thing called Reality ensues... Never try to go full hero or villain for a simple reason. They don't exist.
But that in and of itself is a flaw. being unable to make choices that may allow us to forgive or to be merciful may create more problems then it solves.
I think this phrase will answer any flaw we may have: "Dented Armor proves valor in battle."
Life hits us hard, and it will for the remainder of our life. Being able to take tragedy and try to become a better person, and train the next generation how to be better then they're forebearers, will be invaluable.
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Its not desirable, no more so than becoming Tywin or the Mountain. I'll do everything in my power to avoid it. Its just something we might have to deal with being one day, being what I consider the black mirror of who and what we are today.
If it happens, though, we play the ball where it lies. Lets not get that far if we can avoid it?
Magoose
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Don't tempt me with choices you may not like. Because unfortunately, you will be getting a few moral quandaries that may test you (Arstan). both spiritually, mentally and emotionally.
Silvereagle21
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-[X] Learning and Diplomacy
Modus_Tollens
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And a lot of those will probably give us traits (written or unwritten) that could be a perk or a flaw depending purely on the perspective of the beholder. We make a choice and we have to live with it, incorporate that choice into who we are. And then we may or may not feel bad about that choice, make some silent resolution, and that is also a choice.
Even if you don't put anything on our character sheet, everything defines us. Even the trivial things.
Magoose
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Correct.
And most traits I will put on the sheet.
Because really I need to remember shit.
KnightDisciple
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Challenge accepted.
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[X] Plan Well Rounded KNIGHT OF THE ROUND
The better plan from what I've seen so far.
Sinceor we sadly(sad for me atleast) already have chosen to be the oh so loved on this site Diplomacy spected character we should be trying to bring up our skills in the other areas as well, especially Martial and Stewardship.
Focusing our actions on the other wards is just wasting it imo.
As for the whole Tywin thing, y'all do realise that other then his personal character flaw like arrogance and belief that he alone knew what's best he otherwise was the perfect LP.
I mean the guy had the Westerlands on lock down and even if it was mostly through fear, he did well by his vassals since their lands also flourished along with his...As long as they did what he said.
I do hope tho that Arstan, should we make the right choices here...as unlikely as that is with how people tend to vote..Does turn into a mix of Tywin and Jon Arryn..with a bit Bobby B thrown in for personal combat skills🤔
The better plan from what I've seen so far.
Sinceor we sadly(sad for me atleast) already have chosen to be the oh so loved on this site Diplomacy spected character we should be trying to bring up our skills in the other areas as well, especially Martial and Stewardship.
Focusing our actions on the other wards is just wasting it imo.
As for the whole Tywin thing, y'all do realise that other then his personal character flaw like arrogance and belief that he alone knew what's best he otherwise was the perfect LP.
I mean the guy had the Westerlands on lock down and even if it was mostly through fear, he did well by his vassals since their lands also flourished along with his...As long as they did what he said.
I do hope tho that Arstan, should we make the right choices here...as unlikely as that is with how people tend to vote..Does turn into a mix of Tywin and Jon Arryn..with a bit Bobby B thrown in for personal combat skills🤔
Magoose
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Prepare for pain then my friend.
Prepare for pain.
The key to success is a balanced approach.
Hey that's how I play my RPG's so I'm biased.
KnightDisciple
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Well, if our training in combat etc goes as well as our Diplo training, I personally would be inclined to switch to socializing with other wards next turn. This was just me setting up what I view as something of a "foundation building" turn.
KnightDisciple
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Pain is part of life anyway. Better the pain be because we seek to make ourselves and the world a more noble thing and place.A Good Source said:
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To be fair, getting the basics out of the way is something we should have done already a few turns ago and something we should continue with for a few turns more with the odd 1 or 2 choices here and there being picked to interact with the other wards and people in general.
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Also I strongly disagree with the whole being a Hero thing. Let's not.
We all know how those 'bleeding heart, paragon of virtue with a hero complex' types end up.
Try and do good at times, sure. But let's not be naive. This is Westeros we are talking about, a pragmatic more realistic approach should see us survive longer atleast.
We all know how those 'bleeding heart, paragon of virtue with a hero complex' types end up.
Try and do good at times, sure. But let's not be naive. This is Westeros we are talking about, a pragmatic more realistic approach should see us survive longer atleast.