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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, do we need to wait until later to get the list of true names? There was no intention of summoning now, but it would be nice to know what we've got to work with.
 
TalonofAnathrax said:
How did we tear those rings from crimson fingers if we'd just turned him into a turtle?
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You turned him back first.

Duesal said:
@DragonParadox, do we need to wait until later to get the list of true names? There was no intention of summoning now, but it would be nice to know what we've got to work with.
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I'll handle all the background summoning at once towards the end of the month for ease of management.
 
Of Broken Wishes and Scattered Answers ​

Second Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC

It does not take long to realize that the once petty asura can no longer be extracted from its erstwhile master's flesh, at least not without restoring the Efreeti mage's true soul, and all things being equal, you would judge he makes a fairer book, certainly a safer one. Still, all is not lost for the newly empowered fiend is not so adept in retaining its other treasures.

Two rings do you tear from crimson hands. One to ward the mind against intrusion and the diviner's eye, a rare and precious find in its own right once you are certain it bears no curse, but it is the second ring, a thing of gleaming brass and flowing arcane letters of finest genie script, that makes you truly glad you did not face the Efreeti Archmage in the flesh. Upon its gleaming form, written in script so fine the mortal eye could not hope to decipher, the tale of a man who in his folly sought to bind one of the Lords of Flame for their wishes, and all the horrors that were wrought by fire's twisting tongue perverting those desires. Until this moment, you had never quite understood what it was the genies so feared about wishcraft wrought in haste or greed. You shake your head in disquiet at the wild magics bound within.

Gained Ring of Mind Blank

Gained Ring of Twisted Wishes

Ring of Twisted Wishes


Description: A thing of gleaming brass and flowing arcane letters, of finest genie script that tells the tale of a man who in his folly sought to bind one of the Lords of Flame for their wishes, and all the horrors that were wrought by fire's twisting tongue perverting those desires.

Abilities:
  1. 1/day can automatically Counterspell a Limited Wish, Wish, or Miracle spell as an Immediate Action
  2. When Counterspelling with the above ability, the bearer can instead attempt to twist the spell, changing some parameter to make it harmful to the caster. Each time this ability is used, roll 1d20 on the following chart:

Roll
1Caster is Subject to Implosion (No save; SR applies); Ring is destroyed
2-4Caster Gains 1d4 Negative levels (DC 23 Fortitude to recover)
5-7Caster vomits a swarm of Flame-Spawned Vipers becoming nauseated for 1 turn. Roll 1d2 to determine if the vipers are friend or foe
8-10Caster loses his ability to speak an in a legible tongue, though not spellcasting, for 1d6 hours (Curse Effect)
11-13Target is also illuminated by heatless flames, per Faerie Fire for 18 Rounds
14-16Target is also subject to a targeted version of Greater Dispel Magic
7-19Target loses a spell slot or prepared spell of its highest level (DC 23 Will save negates)
20The Ring's daily charge is not used

"Cursed?" Ser Richard asks, catching the gesture.

You have to consider the matter a long moment before shaking your head again, this time in denial. "Not trully, but the power bound within is so unpredictable that an unlucky bearer might think himself so. Well, either that or he will simply be dead if he is truly unfortunate.

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Fourth Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC

The next few days are occupied with similar pursuits, binding the lorekeeper devils in service to Asmodeous into the shape of tomes so that you may peruse their thoughts more readily, and reading the minds of the other fiends in a more direct manner. Unfortunately, though you find much in the way of interesting lore and no small measure of diabolic intrigue, your knowledge of the devils' plans for Slaver's Bay barely grows. Whether because the fiends had never known more, or if they had been made to forget before you had summoned them, is more than you can say, though with the Lord of the Ninth it is likely better to err on the side of competence.

Gained 2 Cabal Devil Tomes

Still, every answer, however small, helps build upon the last, and you make a note to Malarys of which sorts of devils he might expect in Mereen, and by what means they are likely to try to slip into what passes for respectable society in those blighted lands. Contract devils possessing judges... Ironically they might actually do the job better, at least with regards to thoroughness. The infernal general you had captured also bears news of where the Sons of the Harpy may have taken shelter in the wilds, though given the scoured land of the Ghiscari, it is not so hard to guess. One of the cabal devils suspects several bands may be hunting for the site of Old Ghis, which smacks more of desperation than inspiration, divine or otherwise. You hardly have to close your eyes to see the dreadful flames and spells of unbinding and forgetfulness wrought upon that city. One can find not even ash in Old Ghis.

What do you do next?

[] Continue with the minor actions
-[] Write in

[] Begin Major Action
-[] Into the City of Glass (Plane of Water Expedition)
-[] The Court of Goldengrove (Dryad diplomacy)

[] Write in

OOC: Those warnings about improperly used wishcraft meant stuff like that ring, very powerful, also very unstable. Not yet edited.
Here's an edited version of the chapter, @DragonParadox.
 
How far was the first research completed and what did it look like it entailed?

Are we talking baby killing to make cold iron or something like Valyrian Steel except by dipping it in Chaos instead of just blood specifically?

I like the thought of Anti-Demon metal for the artillery.

Can we do the Advodaza Minor Action next? I wanna Bookify him. See what God he used to be. If it's something from Westros I wanna backtrack and check all Gods related to him that might be Advodazas too. I can just picture cults out there still praying to Gods long fallen to devil hood during the fall of magic.
 
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Abhishek M said:
How far was the first research completed and what did it look like it entailed?

Are we talking baby killing to make cold iron or something like Valyrian Steel except by dipping it in Chaos instead of just blood specifically?

I like the thought of Anti-Demon metal for the artillery.
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The cold iron research focuses on the using painful, though not lethal, rituals involving earth elementals to empower the cold iron. The cabal devil for as far as a small sample as proof of concept but anticipated a lot of work in scaling things up
 
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Unfortunately, however, though you find much in the way of interesting lore and no small measure of diabolic intrigue your knowlege of the devils' plans for Slaver's Bay barely grows, whether because the fiends had never known more or if they had been made to forget before you had summoned them is more than you can say, though with the Lord of the Ninth it is likely better to err on the side of competence.
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Scribe's Binding indicates deliberate memory manipulation of any kind in subtly different script, DC35 Linguistics.
 
DragonParadox said:
The cold iron research focuses on the using painful, though not lethal, rituals involving earth elementals to empower the cold iron. The cabal devil for as far as a small sample as proof of concept but anticipated a lot of work in scaling things up
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So it succeeded in making/discovering a working superior alloy. It was just researching economical mass production methods? What's the specs on the stuff she did make? What loot did we get from them anyway? Any chance she had a nugget in her pockets?
 
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[X] Duesal

That anti-Wishcraft ring is super niche, but very powerful. Getting some use out of it is gonna take some thought and effort, though I think it will be worth it in the end.
Deliste said:
Speaking of your signature, anyway I can get them to appear while on mobile?
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On my phone, it becomes visible is I turn it sideways so that it switches to landscape view.
 
DragonParadox said:
The cold iron research focuses on the using painful, though not lethal, rituals involving earth elementals to empower the cold iron. The cabal devil for as far as a small sample as proof of concept but anticipated a lot of work in scaling things up
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@DragonParadox, regarding the Devils, what loot did they have? Uniilas, Gelugons, and Cornugons are all important enough for high end gear.
 
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What do ya'll think of having Varys wear the Ring of Twisted Wishes? Not only does it solve the issue of filled ring slots, it also means we don't have to worry about Viserys not having an action available to utilize it.
 
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