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

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I don't particularly like that idea. This feels like the kind of thing the state should have a monopoly on, at least when it comes to sapient creatures and/or summoning.

If a god wants more juice then they should need to negotiate with us to have it delivered every time, not set up their own slaughterhouses.
 
BronzeTongue said:
I don't particularly like that idea. This feels like the kind of thing the state should have a monopoly on, at least when it comes to sapient creatures and/or summoning.

If a god wants more juice then they should need to negotiate with us to have it delivered every time, not set up their own slaughterhouses.
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I don't think we're particularly capable of stopping them. They can do it off-plane... and we definitely can't claim to have jurisdiction within the boundaries of the wilds.

What would make an organization from Planetos do it on Planetos is that it is easier logistically if you do not have to shuffle between Planes, since not everyone has the additional resources required to make that easy or possible.

Putting it that way, the more hoops you create for someone to jump through to do something, the more mistakes they're going to make.
 
Crake said:
I don't think we're particularly capable of stopping them. They can do it off-plane... and we definitely can't claim to have jurisdiction within the boundaries of the wilds.

What would make an organization from Planetos do it on Planetos is that it is easier logistically if you do not have to shuffle between Planes, since not everyone has the additional resources required to make that easy or possible.

Putting it that way, the more hoops you create for someone to jump through to do something, the more mistakes they're going to make.
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Pretty much. If they're capable of casting Lesser Planar Binding or Lesser Planar Ally, getting off Plane or simply beyond the bounds of the Imperium are going to be trivially easy for an organization as large and powerful as the Red Faith.

If they're going to do it, it's better to have them do it under our purview, with safety and security precautions met.
 
Adhoc vote count started by egoo on Nov 7, 2020 at 3:37 PM, finished with 29 posts and 8 votes.
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Vote closed. Assassin it is.
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Nov 7, 2020 at 4:40 PM, finished with 31 posts and 9 votes.
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Part MMMDCXLII: By Dagger and Sword
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    • By Dagger and Sword ​

    Thirtieth Day of the Third Month 294 AC

    You have warriors and investigators aplenty, but an assassin, specifically one who is not tightly bound to your own service and would benefit from the watchful eye of such as R'hllor upon his fate, could be of great use. You motion for the dogai to step forward, but before the others can vanish to do their god's work you ask all nine of the devils to bide a while and perhaps share more insight into their blessings and their choices, if the demands of war are not too stringent. About half of them linger to take a private meal with you, thankfully including one of the steel devils.

    It transpired that Mhorgzai, as he asked to be called in lieu of a True Name that was transmuted from what you knew, had been gifted with new insight into battle from the recollections of thousands upon thousands of faithful warriors long dead, yet this was not some ethereal enchantment that a fey sorcerer could rip from him, or a surge of wild magic to burn away. Instead the skill was 'woven into blood and bone'.

    "I know of those skilled at weaving both," you note bluntly, knowing that bueroza were among the devils least interested in the games of protocol and subtle bargains. "If you consent to be studied by them I shall see you armed and armored, the better to serve your new lord."

    "How much?" the voice like rattling steel echoed in your mind. You know he means both the time and the cost so you summon Qyburn, who takes one look at the transformed baatezu and begins to enthuse about the subtle transformations, the similarities and the differences to the transformation worked upon the 'blessed' Unsullied of the Lady of Spears.

    Thankfully devils are among those who would not be overly troubled by the mussing of an enthusiastic Qyburn, though you did have to interject at one point when he was considering the virtues of harvesting organs for study to assure your guest that not only can the Forge itself regenerate them, but that you would personally see to the matter if it sets his mind at ease.

    You are not entirely sure how to interpret the expression upon the mask-like face as he nods, but nod he does and with what your business here is over bar the pleasant and quite novel oyster soup. You could not say if it is the titular oyster or the milk that is the most surprising to find in soup, but you are almost certain it is something the cooks crafted on their own. They seem to be doing well without that cook book library, you think amused.

    Having dealt with the sacrifice to R'hllor you turn to the more pressing matter of the Court of Stars, the reason you have bene practicing demon summoning on such a grand scale to begin with. To make an end of them will be no easy thing and you can assume their eldest seers will see the shadow of their destruction sooner rather than later once you begin moving forward with the ritual itself. There is much yet to prepare for.

    What do you do next?

    [] Write in

    OOC: Really short, but it's past midnight for me so it was this or wait until morning. On the plus side I did get some brief food description in there while you were chatting with god-blessed fiends.
     
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    By Dagger and Sword ​

    Thirtieth Day of the Third Month 294 AC

    You have warriors and investigators aplenty, but an assassin, specifically one who is not tightly bound to your own service and would benefit from the watchful eye of such as R'hllor upon his fate, could be of great use. You motion for the Dogai to step forward, but before the others can vanish to go about their god's work, you ask all nine of the devils to bide a while and perhaps share more insight into their blessings and their choices if the demands of war are not too stringent. About half of them linger to take a private meal with you, thankfully including one of the steel devils.

    It transpired Mhorgzai, as he asked to be called in lieu of a True Name, transmuted from what you knew, had been gifted with new insight into battle from the recollections of thousands upon thousands of faithful warriors long dead, yet this was not some ethereal enchantment that a fey sorcerer could rip from him, or a surge of wild magic burn away. Instead the skill was 'woven into blood and bone'.

    "I know of those skilled at weaving both," you note bluntly, knowing that bueroza were among the devils least interested in the games of protocol and subtle bargains. "If you consent to be studied by them that I shall see you armed and armored the better to serve your new lord."

    "How much?" the voice like rattling steel echoed in your mind. You know he means both the time and the cost, so you summon Qyburn, who takes one look at the transformed baatezu and becomes enthused about the subtle transformations, the similarities and the differences to the transformation worked upon the 'blessed' Unsullied of the Lady of Spears.

    Thankfully, devils are among those who would not be overly troubled by the mussing of an enthusiastic Qyburn, though you did have to interject at one point when considering the virtues of harvesting organs for study to assure your guest that not only can the forge itself regenerate them, but that you would personally see to the matter if it sets his mind at ease.

    You are not entirely sure how to interpret the expression upon the mask-like face as he nods, but nod he does, and with that your business here is over, bar the pleasant and quite novel oyster soup. You could not say if it is the titular oyster or the milk that is the most surprising to find in soup, but you are almost certain it is something the cooks crafted on their own. They seem to be doing well without that cook book library, you think amused.

    Having dealt with the sacrifice to R'hllor, you turn to the more pressing matter of the Court of Stars, the reason you have been practicing demon summoning on such a grand scale to begin with. To make an end of them will be no easy thing, and you can assume their eldest seers will see the shadow of their destruction sooner rather than later once you begin moving forward with the ritual itself. There is much yet to prepare for.

    What do you do next?

    [] Write in

    OOC: Really short, but it's past midnight for me so it was this or wait until morning. On the plus side, I did get some brief food description in there while you were chatting with god-blessed fiends. Not yet edited.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.
     
    [X] The Mysteries of East: With them now open to you, have the libraries of Vahar accessed, and scoured through for lore of illusion, divination, and other low-energy magics.
    (Progress: 0/12)
    ----[X] Rhaella     (2d6 Progress); Naath Scholarum Branch (2d6 Progress); Tolos Scholarum Branch (2d6 Progress); The Seeker (CR 15), 1x Black Knight, 1x Greater Blood Clot Mold, 1x Erynies

    I'm not ready to plan the ritual against CoS before we see whether the forces we sent to kill Ymeri succeed or not.

    We have reports aplenty to see, although personal only Rhaella and Sandor's remaining :/
    The rest now is economy and infrastructure and scholarum.
     
    It'll be good to see what Rhaella has been getting up to lately. I wonder if she's broken off a piece of Bonifer yet?
     
    DragonParadox said:
    It transpired that Mhorgzai, as he asked to be called in lieu of a True Name that was transmuted from what you knew, had been gifted with new insight into battle from the recollections of thousands upon thousands of faithful warriors long dead, yet this was not some ethereal enchantment that a fey sorcerer could rip from him, or a surge of wild magic to burn away. Instead the skill was 'woven into blood and bone'.

    "I know of those skilled at weaving both," you note bluntly, knowing that bueroza were among the devils least interested in the games of protocol and subtle bargains. "If you consent to be studied by them I shall see you armed and armored, the better to serve your new lord."

    "How much?" the voice like rattling steel echoed in your mind. You know he means both the time and the cost so you summon Qyburn, who takes one look at the transformed baatezu and begins to enthuse about the subtle transformations, the similarities and the differences to the transformation worked upon the 'blessed' Unsullied of the Lady of Spears.

    Thankfully devils are among those who would not be overly troubled by the mussing of an enthusiastic Qyburn, though you did have to interject at one point when he was considering the virtues of harvesting organs for study to assure your guest that not only can the Forge itself regenerate them, but that you would personally see to the matter if it sets his mind at ease.

    You are not entirely sure how to interpret the expression upon the mask-like face as he nods, but nod he does and with what your business here is over bar the pleasant and quite novel oyster soup.
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    Yay, Fighter Creature template at long last! :D How useful would it be on a Seeker?

    [X] egoo
     
    Duesal said:
    Yay, Fighter Creature template at long last! :D How useful would it be on a Seeker?

    [X] egoo
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    It would help, of course, but the Seeker is already such a combat monster that I would much prefer applying a different template for added functionality, assuming we could even do it. At CR 15 and already heavily modified, I doubt we could do that even as a special project.
     
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    [] Braavos Scholarum teachers:
    18x Advanced Cleric Creature Lotus Leshy, (2,400 IM each) -- 43,200 IM
    18x Advanced Wizard Creature Lotus Leshy, (2,400 IM each) -- 43,200 IM

    [] Pentos Scholarum teachers:
    6x Advanced Cleric Creature Lotus Leshy, (2,400 IM each) -- 14,400 IM
    6x Advanced Wizard Creature Lotus Leshy, (2,400 IM each) -- 14,400 IM
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    @TalonofAnathrax, relevant for soon-to-be Schoalrum report, these are the teachers we'd have made for the branches and started on working at the month's beginning.
    giving a heads-up in case ya can make additions any time soon before that update comes up and changes have to be rushed.
     
    Lawbound Creature is a much bigger prize then Figther Creature.

    Just look at this:
    Article:
    Aura of Order (Su)
    Every non-lawful creature within 10 feet of a lawbound takes a –5 penalty on all ability checks, skill checks, and level checks. Further, it automatically misses its attack rolls and fails its saving throws on a natural roll of 5 or below.

    Chaos's Failure (Su)
    If a spell with the chaotic descriptor is cast within 60 feet of a lawbound, the caster must succeed on a caster level check or the spell fails and is wasted. The DC is Charisma-based.

    There's a bunch of scenarios where having something that his sabotaging Chaotic creatures this hard would be fantastic, such as Feywild combat patrols, Dreamlands defenders or the good old Bloodwar delegation.
     
    I've updated the assignment of non-PC forces.
    You can safely assume that everything in the "Westeros"-category would be there once we take over, until then... eh, let's just say they guard Gogossos or something.

    The only other relevant non-book-keep'ey point for the larger public is this:
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    --- THE INQUISITION AND THE FREE FORCES ---
    (Forces that have no permanent assignment on a month-to-month basis - they are used by the Inquisition to keep order if not assigned to a strategic task during the turnvote)

    -----Fey and Outsiders-----
    x2 Orphne Fey Lords (CR 15)
    1x Falxugon / Harvester Devil -- a patsy for intrigue work
    1x Azata, Gancanagh (CR 4) - Garantos
    22x Legion Devils - combat reserve
    4x Salikotal / Vengeance Devil -- Assigned as killers for the Inquisitorial Stormtroopers
    x44 41 Veteran Erinyes -- 2x in Halls of Knowledge, 1x in Shadow Tower,
    10x Gaav / Lesser Host Devils -- serve as teleporting messengers and couriers under the Erinyes, who ensure their good behavior.
    1x Hadhayosh (CR 20)
    1x Asura Upasunda (CR 9)
    4x Asura Vayphaks (CR 5)
    11x Lejnths -- Need a leader on the assignment of an Erynies-equal power to follow without causing trouble.

    1x Fallen Shield Archon
    3x Fallen Hound Archon, 3 levels in martial class
    2x Fallen Spyglass Archon, 4 levels in Rogue

    -----Dragons-----
    9x Adult Mind Dragons (CR 15)
    Osryx, Very Old Myrkdreki Dragon, CR 15
    7x Very Old Myrkdreki Dragons, CR 15
    10x Wyrmling Myrkdreki Dragons, CR 3

    -----Constructs-----
    1x Adamantine Golem (CR 19 + 1 level Monk)
    1x Harbinger (CR 17)
    30x Heralds (CR 10)
    68x Elemental Wyrmlings (Acid [x8], Cold [x8], Electrcity [x8], Fire [x62]
    20x Mushroom Golems (CR 10, 12 HD) - 4,800 IM each (Total: 96,000)
    36x Kelp Golems (Reskinned Aquatic Pumpkin Golem) (CR 8, 8 HD)
    6x Umbral Spies
    3x Umbral Stalkers
    43x Glass Golems

    -----Vigilant Creatures-----
    120x Vigilant Briars (CR 4)
    9x Vigilant Hunters (CR 10)
    140x Vigilant Kelps (CR 4, 6 HD)
    80x Watchmoles (CR 6)

    -----Aerial-----
    270x Verdant Kingfishers
    531x Verdant Ravens [Advanced Plant-Imbued Giant Raven (w/+4 Racial HD)] (CR 6, 6 HD)
    2006x Giant Fungal Darkenbeasts (CR 6, 5 HD)
    8x Fiery Dragonbeasts - Advanced Fiery Gigantean Half-Dragon Drakenbeasts (CR15)
    10x Verdant Phoenixes (CR 15; 28,800 IM)
    542x Lesser Three-Eyed Ravens
    88x Greater Three-Eyed Ravens

    -----Terrestrial forces-----
    10x Lindworms - 3,920 IM each = 39,200 IM
    1,000x Advanced Thorny Rhinoceros (CR 6, 5 HD)
    3,000x Istaheqs (CR 6, 7 HD)
    20x Tuogou, CR 4
    29x Advanced Druid Creature Lotus Leshy
    22x Advanced Sorcerer Creature Snapdragon Leshy (w/+8 Racial HD) (CR 10, 14 HD)
    561x Plant-Imbued Shadow Creature Cat (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6, 6 HD)
    20x Guardian Nagas (CR 10, 12 HD)

    -----Aquatic Forces-----
    41x Plant-Imbued Coral Drake (CR 10, 11 HD)
    20x Aquatic Cleric Creature Jesulan (CR 10, 12 HD)
    850x Advanced Plant-Imbued Giant Hippocampus (CR 6, 2 HD)
    20x Advanced Plant-Imbued Sea Drake (CR 10, 7 HD)
    90x Advanced Plant-Imbued Orca (CR 8, 9 HD)
    18x Advanced Plant-Imbued Druid Creature Orca (CR 10, 9 HD)
    30x Amphibious Quickling Vinespawn (CR10, 12 HD)
    10x Advanced Sorcerer Creature Kelpie (w/+12 Racial HD) (CR 10; 4,800 IM)
    567x Advanced Plant-Imbued Gigantean Manta Rays (CR 6, 12 HD)
    523x Plantblood Bladeleaf Sea Cats (CR 6, 6 HD)
    621x Advanced Druid Creature Seaweed Leshy (CR 6, 4 HD)
    595x Plant-Imbued Electric Eel (w/+6 Racial HD) (CR 6, 10 HD)
    545x Advanced Aquatic Snapdragon Leshy (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6, 10 HD)
    500x Advanced Kelpie (w/+4 Racial HD) (CR 6; 9 HD)
    5x Aureate Seawyrms - Advanced Half-Dragon Sea Serpent (CR 15, HD 15)
    8x Seawyrms
    4x Shadebreacher Sperm Whales - Advanced Shadow Animal Sperm Whales (CR 12, HD 15)
    9x Grand Dragon Turtles - Giant Mighty Dragon Turtles (CR 15, HD 12) -

    -----Soulforged Undead-----
    73x Black Champions (CR 15)
    37x Black Brutes (CR 14)
    10x Black Brutes (Aquatic) (CR 14)
    10x Blood Clot Molds -- 1 per a Black Brute (Aquatic).
    50x Black Wardens, (CR 8)
    10x Black Wardens, mobility Upgrade, CR 8
    25x Necro-Krakens (CR 15)
    25x Greater Blood Clot Molds -- 1 per Necro-Kracken
    5x Greater Blood Clot Molds
    120x Blood Clot Molds
    550x Necrotic Molds
    500x Black Knights with Mobility Upgrade
    90x Black Knights
    5x Snatching Terrors
    70x Paralyzing Snatchers
    1,500x Necro-Cases, CR 1
    1,000x Spitters (aquatic)
    1,000x Spitters
    2500x Spitter Swarms
    500x Spitter Swarm (aquatic)
    2,000x Fireflies
    2,000x Fireflies (aquatic)
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    @Azel, Undead numbers good enough now?
     
    @egoo, looks good. But take note that Lindworms are undead. I needed a name for those and the shape was largely Lindworm like, so I went with that.
     
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