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

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It's good to see Teana getting her monthly dose of combat experience. We'll get her to 15th level soon, and then she'll be able to make Shadow Illusions that are so realistic that they actually become 100% real...

At that point, is there a difference between illusion and reality?

I better stop, or some bullshit Narutoverse stuff might start seeping in.

EDIT: Technically she already can, but that requires the use of Metamagic, so it isn't quite as impressive.
 
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Are you sure you want to send 4 people into the obvious trap?
I mean, they closed all avenues but the open one and we have to rely on illusions with the lotto-game, through which devil-observes will certainly see with True Sight, even if they don't act on an open plaza. They'll know we are coming, mindblank be dammed.

I mean, our peeps can propably fight their way out, I guess, but not without getting a lot of Ghiscari nobility killed if things should escalate.
It's a matter of spin after that, and the devils have more agents and in better positions for a political spin than we do here.

Going on this feast might be a loose-loose situation, utterly regardless of the outcome of any physical conflicts during the event.
 
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Artemis1992 said:
Are you sure you want to send 4 people into the obvious trap?
I mean, they closed all avenues but the open one and we have to rely on illusions with the lotto-game, through which devil-observes will certainly see with True Sight, even if they don't act on an open plaza. They'll know we are coming, mindblank be dammed.

I mean, our peeps can propably fight their way out, I guess, but not without getting a lot of Ghiscari nobility killed if things should escalate.
It's a matter of spin after that, and the devils have more agents and in better positions for a political spin than we do here.

Going on this feast might be a loose-loose situation, utterly regardless of the outcome of any physical conflicts during the event.
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You think we should just cut our losses, at least for this aspect of our Ghiscari operations?

What would be the consequences of that, @DragonParadox?
 
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Artemis1992 said:
Are you sure you want to send 4 people into the obvious trap?
I mean, they closed all avenues but the open one and we have to rely on illusions with the lotto-game, through which devil-observes will certainly see with True Sight, even if they don't act on an open plaza. They'll know we are coming, mindblank be dammed.

I mean, our peeps can propably fight their way out, I guess, but not without getting a lot of Ghiscari nobility killed if things should escalate.
It's a matter of spin after that, and the devils have more agents and in better positions for a political spin than we do here.

Going on this feast might be a loose-loose situation, utterly regardless of the outcome of any physical conflicts during the event.
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Yeah. We failed once. I'd play it safe right now.

Or do something utterly ridiculous, like resurrecting the deceased magister while we impersonate the Old Harpy
 
Disguise ourselves as devils and crash the party that way?

Hopefully it would prevent the existing agents from doing whatever it is they want to do there.
 
So, what is it?
Give the devils free hand in this event, to recruit and assassinate Ghiscari nobles they'd usuall have a hard time getting at.
Or risk some lifes and a lot of damage if the evening escalates in a problematic way.
Find a better third way?

I feel like I'm not quite on Viserys' side in this game, as I want to see Old Red's plans develope more than I want to win this, so I guess I'll not vote?
 
@Artemis1992 is right, I anticipated exactly that the devils would leave us only one means of accessing the event, specifically so they could get our people in the right position to capture or kill them, while also advancing their agenda if we should leave things alone.

We lost the initiative here, they have us exactly where they want us. We can only play damage control in result of the fallout of the Feast of Wrath. Regardless of the outcome, being more involved doesn't benefit us even if we turn the ambush around and roll them, at least not in proportion to the risk. Since even killing the ambushing fiends, we certainly won't do more than get some intelligence, and it will be sloppily done too.
 
[X] Upon further consideration, our opponents have proved too well organized and prepared in this instance. The chance that we might be willingly stepping into a trap from which we may not be able to escape is too high. We will forego attending the Feast of Wrath, instead attempting to observe it using Divination (such as the Crystal Ball we looted from the Shadow Fortress last month) and Invisible Summoned Shadow creatures, if only in hopes of garnering additional actionable intel.
-[X] Secure the remains of the slain Inquisition agents. When they are returned to SD, we will attempt to Raise those who are willing to return.

Heads up, @Crake, @Duesal, @A_Somebody, @Othan763, @Shador, @silvanknight, @One Autumn Leaf, @SeekerofLight, @zxzx24, @everyone, I'm changing my vote due to concerns raised by @Artemis1992.
 
[X] Goldfish

Right after we are done with Westros we need to take out slavers Bay. I do not want the devils to have a foothold in our plane.
 
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