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

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Azurath said:
Didn't even think it was possible for ilithids to rebel. Won't their thoughts of doing so be immediately mind probed by the local master brain?
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From what Viserys knows it should be theoretically posibile. The Elder Brain is powerful almost godlike compared the the average ilithid, but it does not have infinite multitasking, and it is not free from overlooking things, specially when they confirm its biases
 
So this is a pretty big decision, what do you guys say to small interlude with one of the research actions so you guys have the time to debate and I can cover said actions? It's not really breaking any narrative tension.
 
DragonParadox said:
So this is a pretty big decision, what do you guys say to small interlude with one of the research actions so you guys have the time to debate and I can cover said actions? It's not really breaking any narrative tension.
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While I would greatly like to have some RAs knocked off the list, it doesn't seem like there's any serious disagreement here.
Sure, some of us are more on the fence about illithids than Azel, but it's not like we are going to die on this hill without even trying to learn shit about them.

The only real point of contention is Goldfish's vote, and you've since clarified that Danelle is an unreasonable asshole, making some his points moot (sadly).
 
DragonParadox said:
So this is a pretty big decision, what do you guys say to small interlude with one of the research actions so you guys have the time to debate and I can cover said actions? It's not really breaking any narrative tension.
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Could we hold off on the interlude? I'd prefer not splicing an action if possible.

It's not breaking narrative tension necessarily, but it is making the narrative jump around, and that's something I don't want.
 
OK, I was kind of dubious on the interlude to begin with anyway, vote closed.
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Apr 11, 2020 at 12:08 PM, finished with 139 posts and 13 votes.
  • [X] Extract a promise from him to meet again tomorrow. You know that there's a lot of things to process for him, so you will give him some time to calm down and think.
    -[X] Send Dany at night to figure out how to contact that Ulitharid, then wipe the memory of the visit.
    -[X] Meanwhile Viserys goes to Heaven's Shore to discuss the notion of rebelling Illithid with Ishmagnis.
    -[X] Meet with the Ulitharid to find out what they are doing and why.
    [X] Try to discover how to get into contact with the entities behind Sunset Shores
    -[X] Use Brain Spider and Probe Thoughts spells to extract all Lyan knows about Sunset Shores after rendering him unconscious, including who owns stakes in the company, which ships are owned directly or used by the company, who the captains of those ships are, etc., as well as any means he knows of to contact those truly behind the operations of Sunset Shores.
    --[X] When we return him to Greenshield, explain to Lyan just how much danger he and his family are in now, and that he best keep this meeting secret until we see him again. If he is contacted by his Sunset Shores handlers before we return to speak with him and his father, he should immediately tell them that we learned of his involvement with them and that we would consider meeting with them to establish a dialogue.
    --[X] If Danelle or Brandon objects to this, try to explain that we are trying to gather enough information to decide on a course of action, and right now we are far too ignorant. Everything we can learn is potentially helpful, and this route poses the least danger to Lyan and his family, at least in the short-term.
    -[X] Viserys, Richard, Lya, and Dany will travel to Heaven's Shore to arrange a meeting with Ishmagnis the Alhoon in hopes of learning all it is willing to share with us about internal Illithid politics, especially those such as itself who no longer pay heed to the power of an Elder Brain. Invite Brandon and Danelle along, if they think they can behave themselves in Heaven's Shore.
    -[X] Depending on what we learn from Lyan and Ishmagnis, we will determine our next step, either attempting to arrange a direct meeting with the Sunset Shores faction of Deep Ones or further investigating their dealings in order to discover more about their rebellion.
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So maybe I missed something but why isn't Viserys using his sense motive and diplomacy skills to get info on these rebels from this lord?

Also the winning plan doesn't mention Danielle and Brandon, are they coming along to Heaven?
 
Tbh, after this shit is done, we only have the 6 RAs to get reports on (preferably in a few chapters than one for each), one vote on what Outsiders we've summoned in the background throughout the month (since ya'll so much would like to make it an actual vote, so fuck it, let's goooo), a few reports on adventures/intrigue/infrastructure... and it's pretty much straight into there next month*, afaik.

These Lords are really far too lenghty.
For one, I'd prefer to background dealing with remaining... two, I think.
After the Squids it'll be a letdown in every way possible.

*There are a few background-MAs, but those I'd take as an OOC note at this point.
 
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