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

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Goldfish said:
You underestimate how much money I'm willing to sink into my Fortified Doomsday Bunker. If the bunker runs out of things to throw money at, I could spend the rest on a fleet of armed aerial drones. Gotta make sure there's enough left over for the staff, too, of course.
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You overestimate how expensive a Doomsday Bunker is. Literally everything you can think off, shoved into the bunker will not pass 300 million. Compare that that today's most expensive bunker, a mere 8 million. Furthermore, any investments would be unreliable as you yourself are not an expert and is effectively paying someone to spend your money.
 
Azurath said:
You overestimate how expensive a Doomsday Bunker is. Literally everything you can think off, shoved into the bunker will not pass 300 million. Compare that that today's most expensive bunker, a mere 8 million. Furthermore, any investments would be unreliable as you yourself are not an expert and is effectively paying someone to spend your money.
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Staff/minions and military grade weapon systems aren't cheap. Anything else I can think of, from a desalination plant to a storehouse full of solar panels, and maybe a submarine for emergencies falls under the bunker accessories category. Probably wouldn't hurt to squirrel away some precious metal bullion in the bunker's vault, either. Just in case.

/doesn't want to be a Bond villain. Really!
 
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Goldfish said:
Staff/minions and military grade weapon systems aren't cheap. Anything else I can think of, from a desalination plant to a storehouse full of solar panels, and maybe a submarine for emergencies falls under the bunker accessories category. Probably wouldn't hurt to squirrel away some precious metal bullion in the butler's vault, either. Just in case.

/doesn't want to be a Bond villain. Really!
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On the subject of Doomsday Bunkers, I would actually like to build something along those lines throughout the Imperium. It'd be expensive, but very very handy in the event of a mass evacuation. Viserys and the Companions can save a lot of people in the case of an immediate emergency, but they can't be everywhere. Better to have fortified bunkers interspaced throughout the Imperium already ready so that more of our citizens can take refuge if need be.

We're constantly on the edge of multiple apocalypses, so they'll eventually be used.
 
[X] Explore the two other islands first to see if there is anything unusual there or any hint of what might be veiling the third

That is a pretty good idea for the bunkers, considering we are lining in a DnD world, there will be multiple Dooms Days happening through out our empire lifetime.
 
Goldfish said:
Staff/minions and military grade weapon systems aren't cheap. Anything else I can think of, from a desalination plant to a storehouse full of solar panels, and maybe a submarine for emergencies falls under the bunker accessories category. Probably wouldn't hurt to squirrel away some precious metal bullion in the butler's vault, either. Just in case.

/doesn't want to be a Bond villain. Really!
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I think most if not all that is covered, just google most expensive bunker. It's remarkably cheap. (Although your requirement of having a submarine Is an interesting one. First is location, you have to live near the bunker and by extension the ocean. Second is time investment and how it would add years, maybe decades to the finished product, etc) There's a reason the most expensive bunker is 8 million, its already as safe as can be. Any more would just weaken the structure for its designed purpose, or add years to its finish, losing the purpose of you needing that bunker in your lifetime.
 
No doomsday hideout is complete without your own private army on-hand and perhaps some helpless locals to lord over/divert attention away from your nefarious lair/assist the plucky heroes in infiltrating your forces.
 
Crake said:
I want to appear normal, but like some kind of psychopath. :V
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Yer lucky you're not already been branded as one.

Duesal said:
On the subject of Doomsday Bunkers, I would actually like to build something along those lines throughout the Imperium. It'd be expensive, but very very handy in the event of a mass evacuation. Viserys and the Companions can save a lot of people in the case of an immediate emergency, but they can't be everywhere. Better to have fortified bunkers interspaced throughout the Imperium already ready so that more of our citizens can take refuge if need be.

We're constantly on the edge of multiple apocalypses, so they'll eventually be used.
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The sorts of scenario I could think of that necessitates this procedure is when a Demonic/Diabolic Incursion broke out in our territory, Illithid retaliatory forces coming for revenge, or the Underdark wishes to give out it's grievances as we sicc their Goddess' servants.

Dear Lord, the sort of planning and chaos that probably has happened that makes such actions possible is nothing short of apocalyptic.

What's next, Endbringers?!
 
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Azurath said:
I think most if not all that is covered, just google most expensive bunker. It's remarkably cheap. (Although your requirement of having a submarine Is an interesting one. First is location, you have to live near the bunker and by extension the ocean. Second is time investment and how it would add years, maybe decades to the finished product, etc) There's a reason the most expensive bunker is 8 million, its already as safe as can be. Any more would just weaken the structure for its designed purpose, or add years to its finish, losing the purpose of you needing that bunker in your lifetime.
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With a billion dollars to play with, I can invest in a "cheap" bunker for 8-ish million dollars to be completed quickly, while the Fortified Doomsday Bunker is under construction.
 
2nd month Forge order (proposal):
Snake Port Aquatic Defense group:
81x Hunter Jellyfish - 1,800 IM each
81x Black Knights with Mobility Upgrade - 560 IM each
72x Necrotic Molds - 450 IM each
9x Blood Clot Molds - 4,800 IM each
9x Advanced Dire Hunter Jellyfish (CR 10) - 4,800 IM each
8x Black Brutes - 4,700 IM each
9x Necrotic Molds (Black Brute controlling units) - 450 IM each
1x Black Champion - 5,360 IM
1x Greater Bloodclot Mold (Black Champion controlling unit) - 28,800 IM
Snake Port standing force:
5x Black Brutes - 4,700 IM each
5x Black Champions - 5,360 IM each
200x Black Knights (Mobility Upgrade) - 560 IM each
50x Tuogou, CR 4 - 600 IM each
50x Spitter Swarms - 60 IM each
20x Plant-Imbued Shadow Creature Cat (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6, 6 HD) - 1,200 IM each
10x Verdant Raven [Advanced Plant-Imbued Giant Raven (w/+4 Racial HD)] (CR 6, 6 HD) - 1,200 IM each
100x Verdant Kingfisher (CR 2, 2 HD) - 300 IM each.
Vigilant Briar assignment:
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Shadow Tower
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Planar Terminus
x2 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - House of Mirrors
x2 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Hardening Chamber
x2 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - halls of Knoweldge
x18 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Royce Alchemy works, 1 per facility
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Everfire Smelter
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - SD Legion Training Centre
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - SD Administrative Facilities
x1 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - SD Military Academy
x1 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Purse Club
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Arsenal of Braavos
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Braavos Administrative facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Braavos Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Fleshforge and the Tree of Lys
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Lys Administrative Facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Tyrosh Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Tyrosh Administrative Facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Glassworkers' Guild of Myr
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Myr Administrative Facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Lorath Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Lorath Administrative Facilites
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Volantis Scholarum Branch
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Volantine servants of R'hlor
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Volantis Administrative Facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Tolos Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Tolos Administrative Facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Mantarys Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Mantarys Administrative Facilities
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Gogossos Fleshforge Defense Group
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Gogossos Defense/Jungle-clearing/Expeditionary Force
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Naath Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Naath Administrative Facilities
x3 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Pentos Scholarum Branch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Pentos Administrative Facilities
x9 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - 3 per castle - Black Brothers of Night's Watch
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Dornish Mages support
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - The Lads
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Iron Isles support
x16+11 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - 2 per Trade facility (8 total) + 1 per each ACSEC office (11 total).
x81 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - 3 per Legion Training Centre (27 total)
x2 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Valyrian Outpost SUpport Forces
x10 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Sarnori Undead Monitoring group
x5 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Rhango's Dothraki Support Group
x100 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Inquisition Forces
x100 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - 10 per Legion
x50 Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each - Free Forces (to be assigned as needed on the go, otherwise - focused around Sorcerer's Deep, Braavos, Lys and Gogossos)
Vigilant Hunter distribution:
x3 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Shadow Tower
x1 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - House of Mirrors
x1 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - the Everfire Smelter
x3 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Fleshforge of Lys
x5 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Gogossos Fleshforge Defense Group
x3 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Gogossos Defense/Jungle-Clearing/Expeditionary Force
x2 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Iron Isles Support
x1 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Rhango's Dothraki Support Group
x20 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Bodyguard Duties (see full list later)
x10 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Inquisition Forces
x5 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - Free Forces (to be assigned as needed on the go, otherwise - focused around Sorcerer's Deep, Braavos, Lys and Gogossos)
x20 Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear - 2 per Legion
Vigilant Kelp distribution:
x5 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- SD, Triton Quarter
x30 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Braavos Canal Defense Force
x5 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Arsenal of Braavos
x10 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Anti-Illithid Combat Group (Sorcerers' Deep Waters)
x10 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Anti-Illithid Combat Group (Braavosi Waters)
x10 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Anti-Illithid Combat Group (Gogossi Waters)
x15 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Allied Forces Support - Water Courts
x15 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Iron Isles Support
x20 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Illithidi War reserve
x10 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Inquisition Forces
x50 Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- Free Forces
Watchmoles Distribution:
x66 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- 1 per non-Strategic Heart Tree
x2 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Shadow Tower
x3 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Planar Terminus terminals
x1 Watchmole (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Everfire Smelter
x1 Watchmole (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- The Arsenal of Braavos
x5 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- the Tree of Lys and the Fleshforge
x10 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Gogossos Fleshforge Defense Group
x5 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Gogossos defense/Jungle-Clearing/Expeditionary Force
x20 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Inquisition Forces
10 Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- Free Forces
Other:
10x Advanced Sorcerer Creature Kelpie (w/+12 Racial HD) (CR 10; 4,800 IM) -- Free Forces
50x Advanced Kelpie (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6; 1,200 IM) -- Free Forces

Total:
580x Vigilant Briars (CR 4), 660 IM each -- 316,800 IM total
74xx Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear -- 584,200 IM total
180x Vigilant Kelps (CR 4), 660 IM each -- 118.800 IM total
123x Watchmoles (CR 6), 1,320 IM each -- 162,360 IM total
10x Advanced Sorcerer Creature Kelpie (w/+12 Racial HD) (CR 10; 4,800 IM) -- 48,000 IM total
50x Advanced Kelpie (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6; 1,200 IM) -- 60,000 IM total
81x Hunter Jellyfish - 1,800 IM each -- 145,800 IM total
281x Black Knights with Mobility Upgrade - 560 IM each -- 73,060 IM total
72x Necrotic Molds - 450 IM each -- 32,400 IM total
9x Blood Clot Molds - 4,800 IM each -- 43.200 IM total
9x Advanced Dire Hunter Jellyfish (CR 10) - 4,800 IM each -- 43.200 IM total
13x Black Brutes - 4,700 IM each -- 61,100 IM total
9x Necrotic Molds (Black Brute controlling units) - 450 IM each -- 4,050 IM total
6x Black Champion - 5,360 IM -- 32,160 IM total
1x Greater Bloodclot Mold (Black Champion controlling unit) - 28,800 IM
50x Tuogou, CR 4 - 600 IM each -- 30,000 IM total
50x Spitter Swarms - 60 IM each -- 3,000 IM total
20x Plant-Imbued Shadow Creature Cat (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6, 6 HD) - 1,200 IM each -- 24,000 IM total
10x Verdant Raven [Advanced Plant-Imbued Giant Raven (w/+4 Racial HD)] (CR 6, 6 HD) - 1,200 IM each -- 12,000 IM total
100x Verdant Kingfisher (CR 2, 2 HD) - 300 IM each. 30,000 IM total


Final score: 1,853,670 IM
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@Goldfish, @BronzeTongue, here's what I have after including everything ya two threw together.
 
[X] Explore the two other islands first to see if there is anything unusual there or any hint of what might be veiling the third
 
Jack vile Ripper said:
Yer lucky you're not already been branded as one.



The sorts of scenario I could think of that necessitates this procedure is when a Demonic/Diabolic Incursion broke out in our territory, Illithid retaliatory forces coming for revenge, or the Underdark wishes to give out it's grievances as we sicc their Goddess' servants.

Dear Lord, the sort of planning and chaos that probably has happened that makes such actions possible is nothing short of apocalyptic.

What's next, Endbringers?!
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I wasn't kidding when I said we're always at the edge of multiple apocalypses.

Deep Ones, Daemons, Demons, Devils, Rakshasas, Others, Voidspawn, etc etc. The list is endless.
 
egoo said:
Vigilant Hunter (CR 10), 5,280 IM IM each + 2,615 IM gear -- 584,200 IM total
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I would remove the 2,615 IM in gear for each of them. With 74 of them being grown, we can't afford that kind of crafting investment (193,510 IM).

We can still equip each of them with a PfE item and Healing Belt, though. Those are the most important and cost effective in the long run and we already have them on hand.
 
Goldfish said:
I would remove the 2,615 IM in gear for each of them. With 74 of them being grown, we can't afford that kind of crafting investment (193,510 IM).

We can still equip each of them with a PfE item and Healing Belt, though. Those are the most important and cost effective in the long run and we already have them on hand.
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We only really need 42 of them (Iron Isles, Bodyguarding, Legion commanders) to be geared up.
Can take it down all the way to 22 without Legion commanders, although those guys are arguably as deserving of a bodyguard-Watchman-minion as some of the people guarded by Erynies.
 
Goldfish said:
I would remove the 2,615 IM in gear for each of them. With 74 of them being grown, we can't afford that kind of crafting investment (193,510 IM).

We can still equip each of them with a PfE item and Healing Belt, though. Those are the most important and cost effective in the long run and we already have them on hand.
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We should still craft that kinda gear for each of them over time.
 
egoo said:
We only really need 42 of them (Iron Isles, Bodyguarding, Legion commanders) to be geared up.
Can take it down all the way to 22 without Legion commanders, although those guys are arguably as deserving of a bodyguard-Watchman-minion as some of the people guarded by Erynies.
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Crake said:
We should still craft that kinda gear for each of them over time.
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I guess it's something we can space out over a few months.

If we go ahead and equip them all with PfEs and Healing Belts, they would only need about 53,000 IM enchanting per month for three months. That's feasible.

Just don't include the gear cost in the order, @egoo. That'll be accounted for elsewhere.
 
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egoo said:
81x Hunter Jellyfish - 1,800 IM each
81x Black Knights with Mobility Upgrade - 560 IM each
72x Necrotic Molds - 450 IM each
9x Blood Clot Molds - 4,800 IM each
9x Advanced Dire Hunter Jellyfish (CR 10) - 4,800 IM each
8x Black Brutes - 4,700 IM each
9x Necrotic Molds (Black Brute controlling units) - 450 IM each
1x Black Champion - 5,360 IM
1x Greater Bloodclot Mold (Black Champion controlling unit) - 28,800 IM
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We can produce one of these for 385,770 IM.

So... we should make one assault group each month until all of our coastal cities are accounted for, which incidentally our increased tax revenue more than covers. :V

We keeping track of our corpse pile?
 
[X] Explore the two other islands first to see if there is anything unusual there or any hint of what might be veiling the third

Assuming veiling is bad lets make sure the other islands don't suddenly get it.
 
Crake said:
all of our coastal cities
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Being just the "capitals" (I.e Three Sisters and such), or general settlements of smaller scale as well?
Because while we probably can dig up the fluff for canon Asoiaf and assign some lesser forces to every bumblefuck it feels like too much book-keeping for anyone's good.
Even by my standards.
 
egoo said:
Being just the "capitals" (I.e Three Sisters and such), or general settlements of smaller scale as well?
Because while we probably can dig up the fluff for canon Asoiaf and assign some lesser forces to every bumblefuck it feels like too much book-keeping for anyone's good.
Even by my standards.
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Capitals. They're the most densely populated areas. We'll have to make our defenses for other areas in the Imperium more reactionary forces with high mobility.
 
egoo said:
Being just the "capitals" (I.e Three Sisters and such), or general settlements of smaller scale as well?
Because while we probably can dig up the fluff for canon Asoiaf and assign some lesser forces to every bumblefuck it feels like too much book-keeping for anyone's good.
Even by my standards.
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It's only really feasible for the larger "named" cities, IMO.
 
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