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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:
Elder Craft and Ages' Turning ​

Twentieth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC

Valley of the Thenns, Frostfells, the Far North

Like most of those born in the Valley of the Thenns, Styr had imagined what it would be like to rediscover the old arts, what it might mean for his people if their knowledge did not fade winter to winter as the old withered while the young were away keeping the clan fed and protected. He had thought perhaps the Secret Gods would speak again or the Children of the Forest would walk out of the pine groves. He had not imagined spirits of fire descending from the Lands of Always Summer, or places even further than that, to pick through the frayed threads of the past. He had not thought that the answer would be the last thing his people would learn here in the Vale before the Long Night came again.

Yet so it was, and so they must leave, the Gods had spoken in the voices of ravens and in the bloody tears of the Heart Trees, in the coming of the Dragon who gave them weapons with one hand, but told than plainly that they could not hold against the Enemy here. It was hard to believe sometimes, seeing fire made flesh wandering through the longhouses of his folk or flying high above through clear skies. But the mountains loomed ever above them, crowned in ice and baleful light. The dead walked abroad at night ever closer to the walls of Thennhold itself. Without the aid they had been given, they would likely have been hungry and going without already, for all it had been the courage of the Thenns that bore those weapons.

Elder Arts Complete 32/15. Gained Knowledge of First Men Runewards

Damaged Great Ward Effect Revealed: All non-mythic Winter-Touched and Undead must pass a DC 20 Will save or gain 1d3+1 Negative Levels within the area protected by the wards. If this is more Negative Levels than the target has HD, they are instantly destroyed.

Much as some of his warriors counseled him to ask the dragon for more time, or at least a chance to leave a few skilled hunters behind to watch their most hallowed places, Styr knew it was not to be and that it should not be. Even the Heart Trees that were the bones of the land would walk and so would the Thenns.

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Twenty Fifth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC

Sea Quarter, Sorcerer's Deep

Since returning to the waters of Home, Breath Taker had done many things he had never imagined he would. He had bargained with dragons and helped raise a temple of the Last Lament to minister to the souls of landwalkers, even swam through the boiling depths of the Sea of Sighs to call forth an old guardian and nearly paid for it with his life. Yet that which still seemed strangest to him was that he called upon his people to settle in these waters, to build and to grow always in one place. Only corpses are still, floating to the surface or sinking into the depths, so said the old wisdom, but in this place and time that wisdom was wrong, and so he had bid the tribes to come here and he had done all in his power to keep them safe.

Walls of spellcraft they would raise here, like the shell of the nautilus, coil upon coil and layer upon layer, to break the teeth of the foe. Unlike those simple beasts, the people of the sea would be ready, spear in hand to strike their weakened foe and drive them back into the depths.

Waves of the Sea, on Depths and Fire Turned Complete 38/30

Marjan Wards Effect Revealed:
Passive: All Aberrations and beings touched by the Far Realm must pass a DC 13 Will save or be overcome with fear and unable to approach for 24 hours
Active (Requires recharging through ritual when used): All aberrations and beings touched by the Far Realm must pass a DC 23 Will save or take a 4 Point Drain on their lowest ability store. This damage cannot be reversed while within the fully powered wards using any magic short of Limited Wish, Wish, or Miracle.

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Thirty First Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC

Schlarum Laboratory, Tyrosh

Two had never considered the value of the vision stones beyond the knowledge of the Ancients they held. All that the vision could transmit so might a message carved upon stone or even wood. The People were not simple beasts of the jungle to think only in images and sounds and need such guides to understand the thought behind them, thought One alone, dismissive. Yet as the Other pondered cities full and living, he realized there was much need to keep minds sharp, through all manner of instruction. The swifter and more faithfully this could be carried from one to man,y the more the city would prosper and therein lay the worth of the stone, the same use the Ancients had put it to no doubt.

Through much trial, hardship, and repeated loss of sight to excessive activation of faulty samples, they had at least managed to produce a simple light stone that shone consistently, but their efforts were still a long way from crafting images of light and bearing sound with it.

The Stone of Memories, The Stone of Visions progress 21/45

What next?

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OOC: And here we are. Hope it does not jump around too much. Not yet edited.
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Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.

I think you handled jumping between multiple POVs quite well. Neat little blurbs to close out the Research Actions for the month.
 
Duesal said:
Eventually we'll get lucky and have an Inevitable as an enemy. Maybe one of those insane ones that helped destroy the world.
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While that would help to develop computational theory, it's pretty much redundant when Serpentstone is available.

Even with the least permissive reading of the material, you can get AND, OR and NOT.
Reasonably, you would also get at the least XOR, XAND and a 1 bit memory latch.

Building a working computer is pretty easy from there.
 
Azel said:
While that would help to develop computational theory, it's pretty much redundant when Serpentstone is available.

Even with the least permissive reading of the material, you can get AND, OR and NOT.
Reasonably, you would also get at the least XOR, XAND and a 1 bit memory latch.

Building a working computer is pretty easy from there.
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...so it's Minecraft Redstone, then?
:V
 
Azel said:
While that would help to develop computational theory, it's pretty much redundant when Serpentstone is available.

Even with the least permissive reading of the material, you can get AND, OR and NOT.
Reasonably, you would also get at the least XOR, XAND and a 1 bit memory latch.

Building a working computer is pretty easy from there.
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Nice. I'm really looking forward to this. Lya and Alinor will be thrilled, as will literally every administrator and mage.
 
Crake said:
@Goldfish Keep in mind, if we're grabbing the Eidolon, it is absolutely going to come to battle. Not a small one either, it's gonna be a nasty brawl. We should cheat like motherfuckers.

Edit: Depending on how bad it is, we should maybe consider bribing Yss to chow down on whatever they send. Bet they wouldn't be expecting that.
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We haven't used it because Rina hasn't visited her Eidolon yet, but we might be able to ritually activate her Word of Recall SLA. If so, she could transport herself and five others directly to the Eidolon.
Duesal said:
@DragonParadox, if these wards are made by a Mythic crafter with a Mythic Crafting focus (Lya), would they be able to affect Mythic Winter-Touched as well?

While this is useful, is the extent of it? A Marid city has more to worry about than just Deep Ones. Brine Dragons, for example.
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In addition to what DP said, another concern with making anti-Dragon wards is that Dragons are extremely beefy in all regards, meaning they have high Will saves, the magic and wealth to easily push it higher, and any of them powerful enough to be a threat to a Marid city are also going to have good Spell Resistance. The cost to ward a large area against something that difficult to effect is probably incredibly prohibitive. Better and cheaper to assemble and fund a large standing army that can be used for all sorts of stuff.
Azel said:
While that would help to develop computational theory, it's pretty much redundant when Serpentstone is available.

Even with the least permissive reading of the material, you can get AND, OR and NOT.
Reasonably, you would also get at the least XOR, XAND and a 1 bit memory latch.

Building a working computer is pretty easy from there.
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It doesn't hurt to have loads of researchers with superhuman intelligence. When your research staff are all the equivalents of comic book mad scientists, if far more well adjusted and appreciated by the civil authorities, shit gets done.
 
Azel said:

Yes. Certainly. No mad cackling while a thunderstorm is raging or ranting about showing them all...
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Mad cackling during a thunderstorm and a little bit of mild ranting is perfectly acceptable, so long as you don't put on a funny costume and try to kidnap an orphanage full of children or rob the nearest branch of the Iron Bank.

A little eccentricity never hurt anyone!
 
It helps to have a boss who will turn you inside out if you do some bullshit like "needless cruelty to small children because it not only amused me but was slightly faster than the alternative".
 
[X] Put in an appearance at the Volantene and Naathi Scholarium branches. Speak with the instructors and students, congratulate them on their success, and wish them even greater triumphs in the year to come. Before we leave, inquire of the joint research project being conducted by both branches.
-[X] Watchful Eyes, by Aeons Untouched: Attempt to create the Watchman-Creature template (Progress: ??/25, Cost: ??)
--[X] Volantis Scholarum branch (2d6 Progress), Naath Scholarum branch (2d6 Progress) -- 4d6 Progress total.
 
[X] New Research Paths
-[X] The Final Contravention: With how far you have come, and how many you broke off from Hells' leash, perhaps you can go around the Pact Primeval in a way none before you had - and utilize the Lawful nature of all Devils to create a Ritual that would be capable of severing their connection to Hells regardless of their exact kind, or strength. (Progress: 23+??/30, Cost: 20.000 IM)
--[X] Lya [Second body] (4d6 Progress)
-[X] Dreamscaping: The realm of dreams is an odd thing, shaped by the minds of mortals and shaping them in return, though some beings such as Yss have shown you that it can be altered in more direct ways. You will need to learn about such shaping before you can hope to leverage the dreamscape for your grand work. (Progress: ??/20, requires Dany, progress added by other characters is halved)
--[X] Aenie Caleris (4d6 Progress + 1d6 for specialization)
-[X] The Heavy Thoughts: The Mindspeak that some creatures wield in this day and age has proven it's utility time and time again - and finding a way to grant the ability to use it holds great promise in most various fields.
--[X] Find a way to evoke the ability for Telepathy in those without innate talent for it.
(Progress: ??/8, Cost: 7500 IM)
--[X] Svitran (4d6 Progress)
-[X] Watchful Eyes, by Aeons Untouched: Attempt to create the Watchman-Creature template (Progress: ??/25, Cost: ??)
--[X] Volantis Scholarum branch (2d6 Progress), Naath Scholarum branch (2d6 Progress) -- 4d6 Progress total.

We should be able to cover this pretty quickly.
 
Goldfish said:
Mad cackling during a thunderstorm and a little bit of mild ranting is perfectly acceptable, so long as you don't put on a funny costume and try to kidnap an orphanage full of children or rob the nearest branch of the Iron Bank.

A little eccentricity never hurt anyone!
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Why would you rob the Iron Bank when Viserys is distributing the budget with a literal shovel?

No promises on costumes though.
*glances at Qyburn related notes*
No promises at all.
 
Azel said:
Why would you rob the Iron Bank when Viserys is distributing the budget with a literal shovel?
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Exactly! When a mad scientist is adequately supported by the civil authorities, there is no reason for them to resort to searching for alternate sources of funding.

Someday we should get around to writing a Managing Malign Hypercognitives for Dummies book.
 
egoo said:
...Half of those are just "be a dragon", arent they? o_O
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Proper Dragoning is quite complicated.

Any Dragon can have a lair and dine on the occasional princess, but to successfully found your own empire without being slain by random do-gooders brought together to avenge some wrong you don't even remember committing, that takes style, effort, and proper planning.
 
Goldfish said:
Proper Dragoning is quite complicated.

Any Dragon can have a lair and dine on the occasional princess, but to successfully found your own empire without being slain by random do-gooders brought together to avenge some wrong you don't even remember committing, that takes style, effort, and proper planning.
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And mainly not eating the princesses, since they are an endangered species. Gotta keep them in circulation.

Rather than practicing structured megalomania, it's more like a giant wildlife preservation scheme.
 
DragonParadox said:
Waves of the Sea, on Depths and Fire Turned Complete 38/30

Marjan Wards Effect Revealed:
Passive: All Aberrations and beings touched by the Far Realm must pass a DC 13 Wis save or be overcome with fear and unable to approach for 24 hours
Active (Requires recharging through ritual when used): All aberrations and beings touched by the Far Realm must pass a DC 23 Will save or take a 4 Point Drain on their lowest ability store. This damage cannot be reversed while within the fully powered wards though any magic short of Limited Wish, Wish or Miracle
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1. We need to get the pricing and CL requirements of these.
2. We need to figure out if there's a way to up that DC.
3. We need to figure out how to shield our baby illithid tadpoles in the harbor from this, because we're definitely putting it in Sorcerer's Deep and all around the Stepstones.

I want every major city warded with this. Also I bet Storm's End is absolutely guarded against Deep Ones.
 
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