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

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Azel said:
ocean based trade.
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...When we have antigravs which are safer to carry shit in (see Squids and general difficulty from protecting aquatic vessels when most our people aren't aquatic), faster to carry shit in, and are inarguably more awesome.


Will add something along the lines. SD's Engineering University can start on it.
 
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...When we have antigravs which are safer to carry shit in (see Squids and general difficulty from protecting aquatic vessels when most our people aren't aquatic), faster to carry shit in, and are inarguably more awesome.


Will add something along the lines. SD's Engineering University can start on it.
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Maybe. But a steamship needs only a boiler for 2,000 IM, steel to make the hull and some engineering. Together with some utility enchantments (communicators, purifiers, etc.) you can get about 5,000 tons of cargo capacity for only 4,000 IM, with all of going into rituals or needing only low-level enchanters, meaning we can just buy the components on the open market.

That's 1.25 tons of cargo per IM, while a a AG-Vessel would be at most 0.2 tons per IM for a stripped down and unarmed freighter. An actually combat capable vessel would cost even more per unit of cargo hauled. To say nothing about how much enchanting time goes into event he simplest of AG-Vessels.

For cargo that is bulky and not time sensitive, such as grain, metal ores, stone, lumber, and such, a cargo ship is much more cost effective, even if it is much slower.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Oct 12, 2020 at 2:40 PM, finished with 72 posts and 16 votes.
  • [X] Plan: "We start dealing with Court of Stars now, Boiiiiiiiz!" -only, not really, in one update's time, I swear!
    -[X] See the death of Baelish before moving on with the Court of Stars.
    -[X] In preparation for accelerated Summoning, Viserys will create a series of ten temporary Demiplanes, one per day leading up to his and Lya's efforts. Each will be intended for one day of use before being Dispelled in order to prevent planar instability. With guidance from Lya and his own deep understanding of planar mechanics, Viserys will determine the best Plane other than the Material Plane to serve as a link for the Demiplanes, the plane from which the initial spell will be cast.
    --[X] The Demiplanes will be created using Create Greater Demiplane.
    ---[X] Each Demiplane will be warded using a Forbiddance spell which encompasses the entire space, except for one small area that will be used for entry and exit, and the Summoning Circle itself. The entry/exit point will be blocked by a large stone block which we can move in and out of place as needed. The walls of each Demiplane will be coated in a thin sheet of transmuted lead for additional anti-Divination purposes, and the Mage's Private Sanctum and Lost Passage spells will be placed on the day of the Summoning.
    ---[X] The Summoning Circle will feature an inverted Magic Circle Against Evil along with a Hallow spell linked to a Dimensional Anchor effect to allow Summoning but to prevent the circle from being used as an entry or exit point from the Demiplane using dimensional travel magic or abilities.
    ----[X] The Summoning Circle will feature a Hardened Steel vat which will be used to contain an Advanced Stone Pudding identical to the one being used in the Snare this month.
    ---[X] Another Hallow spell linked to a Resist Energy (Acid) spell will protect everyone, our Summoned and Petrified Brimoraks included, from incidental Acid damage from the Stone Pudding.
    ---[X] A Shrink Item Chamber identical to the advanced model being used in the Snare will be shrink all of the Petrified Brimoraks for easy storage and transport.
    --[X] As detailed here, once Summoning begins, Lya and Viserys should be able to Summon 394 Brimoraks per day per Demiplane, totaling 2,364 HD.
    --[X] Companions and additional guards who will help oversee the Summoning will be determined later in the month when the process actually begins.
    [X] In-between creating the Demiplanes, Viserys will:
    -[X] Visit Orphne court and trade back his Shadow,
    -[X] Spend some time as Buttercup in Westeros (This is the direct "we want this done before the 11th of the month", @DragonParadox)
    [X] Whether Viserys and others will create more disposable Demiplanes once the ten are used is up to a vote later, keep the possibility of summoning until the very end of the month, in mind.
    [X] Plan: "We start dealing with Court of Stars now, Boiiiiiiiz!"
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Part MMMDCLXIII: Debts of Blood
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    • Debts of Blood ​

    Fifth Day of the Third Month

    "Baelish is dead," the news reaches you just as you have raised the first of ten demiplanes you are crafting in preparation for the ritual that will hopefully tear down the Court of Stars. Truth be told, demiplane might be overstating the matter, rooms of folded space shaped from the ether, walls of black-grey stone, and gutters around the edge to gather the blood. Most of the protections and contingencies have yet to be worked upon them. "The Queen refuses to be parted from her younger children, even in light of his passing. She notes, not without cause, that there would be far more with cause to kill Littlefinger than either Tommen or Myrcella."

    You pause in your work, grimacing as you step out of the newly made demiplane and pull up a chair. No reason to cast spells in the middle of a conversation if you are not pressed to. "Ser Kevan could not persuade her?"

    "He did not think it worth much effort. It was easy enough to turn the king to the side of sending the children away, I almost think he would do it just to frustrate his wife, but the rest of the Small Council, bar Pycelle, agreed with the Queen. Even Selmy did. I did, however, manage to discover an interesting bit of information by driving the Queen into a rage on the matter. Apparently, each of the 'royal' children have a talisman somewhere about their person that will transport them to Casterly Rock if they are 'in peril'. I was unable to ascertain more details than that."

    You briefly wonder why they did not just use a contingency spell, but the question answers itself. Bloodraven had not been able to tell it was there as presumably no other mage who might mean them harm would. Your opinion of the Usurper rises by a few inches.

    "They should be safe enough. I'm likely jumping at shadows..."

    "I'll watch for them once the conquest begins in earnest, Your Grace,"     Brynden Rivers assures you, his voice a touch softer than a moment before. "A king's peace of mind is itself a valuable thing," Somehow you do not think it is practicality itself that moves him to make the offer.

    "Thank you," you answer simply.

    ***​

    Bloodraven is not the only one of your distant kin to speak to you that day. A few hours later, your mother informs you that Prince Oberyn, formally Count Oberyn, would speak to you. You very much doubt the reason has anything to do with his new responsibilities.

    "I heard you were going west, before the horns sound," the Red Viper's eyes gleam with a light you would almost call playful if it were not so bloody. The company of fey suits him. "I had a mind to do so, too. Quite far west, in fact. The Mountain has to die..."

    "You are not the only one with a claim to watching that murderer breathe his last," you point out carefully.

    "The Hound," his expression softens slightly. "He can be the first to see the corpse."

    From where she lies curled up by the window, Dany speaks up before you can. "I think there are more who have suffered from his misdeeds than stand here today; not kings, not princes, nor lords... not even knights. They too deserve to see the Mountain fall. A short sharp fall from a scaffold that is." Then with with a hiss that would more closely match crimson scales than quicksilver, she adds, "No reason why he has to be intact when he gets there, though."

    What do you do about the Mountain that Rides?

    [] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[] Capture
    -[] Kill

    [] Let him take part in the conflict in the Westerlands

    [] Write in

    OOC: Sandor is being made the first Praetorian now, so if it does come to fighting his brother it will be as a flesh-shaped engine of destruction.
     
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    • Big surprise that Cersei as usual throws a tantrum. Obviously people dying around her means she should keep the kids around, no way anything could go wrong. Mother of the year...

    Edit: Wait even Barristan thought let's keep the kids in the keep while someone is able to get in and out and assassinate small council members? ( as far as they would know) Is that just because of Lannister dislike and not wanting to send them to the Rock cause that just seems lazy dumb.
     
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    DragonParadox said:
    Debts of Blood ​

    Fifth Day of the Third Month

    "Baelish is dead," the news reaches you just as you have raised the first of ten demiplanes you are crafting in preparation for the ritual that will hopefully tear down the Court of Stars. Truth be told, demiplane might be overstating the matter, rooms of folded space shaped from the ether, walls of black grey stone, and gutters around the edge to gather the blood. Most of the protections and contingencies yet to be worked upon them. "The Queen refuses to be parted from her younger children even in light of his passing. She notes, not without cause, that there would be far more with cause to kill Littlefinger than either Tommen or Myrcella."

    You pause in your work, grimacing as you step out of the newly made demiplane and pull up a chair. No reason to cast spells in the middle of a conversation if you are not pressed to. "Ser Kevan could not persuade her."

    "He did not think it worth much effort. It was easy enough to turn the king to the side of sending the children away, I almost think he would do it just to frustrate his wife, but the rest of the Small Council, bar Pyrcelle, agreed with the Queen. Even Selmy did. I did, however, manage to discover an interesting bit of information by driving the Queen into a rage on the matter. Apparently, each of the 'royal' children have a talisman somewhere about their person that will transport them to Casterly Rock if they are 'in peril'. I was unable to ascertain more details than that."

    You briefly wonder why they did not just use a contingent spell, but the question answers itself. Bloodraven had not been able to tell it was there as presumably no other mage who might mean them harm would. Your opinion of the Usurper rises by a few inches.

    "They should be safe enough. I'm likely jumping at shadows..."

    "I'll watch for them once the conquest begins in earnest, Your Grace,"     Brynden Rivers assures you, his voice a touch softer than a moment before. "A king's peace of mind is itself a valuable thing." Somehow you do not think it is practicality itself that moves him to make the offer.

    "Thank you," you answer simply.

    ***​

    Bloodraven is not the only one of your distant kin to speak to you that day. A few hours later, your mother informs you that Prince Oberyn, formally Count Oberyn, would speak to you. You very much doubt the reason has anything to do with his new responsibilities.

    "I heard you were going west, before the horns sound," the Red Viper's eyes gleam with a light you would almost call playful if it were not so bloody. The company of fey suits him. "I had a mind to do so, too. Quite far west, in fact. The Mountain has to die..."

    "You are not the only one with a claim to watching that murderer breathe his last," you point out carefully.

    "The Hound," his expression softens slightly. "He can be the first to see the corpse."

    From where she lies curled up by the window. Dany speaks up before you can. "I think there are more who have suffered from his misdeeds that stand here today, not kings, not princes, nor lords... not even knights. They too deserve to see the Mountain fall. A short sharp fall from a scaffold that is." Then with with a hiss that would more closely match crimson scales than quicksilver, she adds, "No reason why he has to be intact when he gets there, though."

    What do you do about the Mountain that Rides?

    [] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[] Capture
    -[] Kill

    [] Let him take part in the conflict in the Westerlands

    [] Write in

    OOC: Sandor is being made the first Praetorian now so if it does come to fighting his brother it will be as a flesh-shaped engine of destruction. Not yet edited.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.
     
    I want to capture him so that we can put him in a room with both Oberyn and the Hound and let the "Gods decide"

    [X] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[X] Capture
     
    [X] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[X] Kill

    Sandor will leave his pod at the end of the month. I wanted to bring up the matter of his brother anyway once he is back out. Our lad is probably sitting in there and dreaming about wringing Gregors neck.
     
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    Edit: changing to Azel as usual lol.

    [X] Azel

    Sounds fair, this way we arent picking between Oberyn and Sandor, we let both cut the mountain down piece by piece racing to see who cuts off the most parts.
     
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    Wonder if the mountain would accept resurrection to fight again.... Sandor and Oberyn could get the catharsis of killing the big bastard several times over.

    Also possible to resoul him into Sandors living chamberpot?
     
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    One Autumn Leaf said:
    I want to capture him so that we can put him in a room with both Oberyn and the Hound and let the "Gods decide"

    [X] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[X] Capture
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    Capturing him and having him murdered in a basement makes the whole thing weird.

    Let's just have him murdered in broad daylight when he least expects it. Don't change a winning formula.
     
    [X] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[X] Kill
     
    Azel said:
    Capturing him and having him murdered in a basement makes the whole thing weird.

    Let's just have him murdered in broad daylight when he least expects it. Don't change a winning formula.
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    Nah, weird is hanging him upside down hanging by his testicles by barbed wire over a pool of lava while Sandor and Oberyn poke him with sticks.

    If he is captured they can take their sweet time beating him to death. There's always chance for an interrupt attacking him in the westerlands or wherever he is.
     
    [X] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[X] Kill
     
    @DragonParadox, what happened with the prototypes from our armor research? Did Azema keep the final Composite Armor prototype? Did they take apart the Warden prototype completely?

    @Goldfish, you mentioned we still have a spot of crafting left over this month, how much exactly?
     
    Azel said:
    Capturing him and having him murdered in a basement makes the whole thing weird.

    Let's just have him murdered in broad daylight when he least expects it. Don't change a winning formula.
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    You are not wrong. It is a tad weird now that I think about it. I am not married to my vote anyway. If both men get a crack(stab) then I am satisfied with it

    [X] Deal with him before the campaign with Sandor and Oberyn
    -[X] Kill
     
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