A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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Frankly, given lack of interest in learning the particularities of magic by the commoners, much less the feudal lords with only a handful interested in having advisers skilled in the art, much less those who are interested enough to at least obtain peripheral expertise in the subject.
Viserys can say whatever he wants regarding why he slaughtered an entire court of Fey nobility and it basically comes down to whether or not people would rather just let sleeping dogs lie or if they want to fall back on lizard hindbrain instincts about what you should feel and do when overwhelming force is leveraged in your vicinity and wondering if your own way of life will be taken away from you by something you don't understand much better than you did the Fey, but is vastly less pretty and cuddly than the Fey.
My bet is... we'll have to put down at least a couple insurgencies, though oddly enough they might not be led by the nobility, who seems largely in favor of us at the moment. Given the guarantees we're assuring and most of the deals we cut basically being "we will raise your personal status with city charters/trade partnerships/provide you with experts/security", I don't think they'll do anything unless the situation changes for them politically or economically.
It was always going to come down to the Faith or the peasants.
Viserys can say whatever he wants regarding why he slaughtered an entire court of Fey nobility and it basically comes down to whether or not people would rather just let sleeping dogs lie or if they want to fall back on lizard hindbrain instincts about what you should feel and do when overwhelming force is leveraged in your vicinity and wondering if your own way of life will be taken away from you by something you don't understand much better than you did the Fey, but is vastly less pretty and cuddly than the Fey.
My bet is... we'll have to put down at least a couple insurgencies, though oddly enough they might not be led by the nobility, who seems largely in favor of us at the moment. Given the guarantees we're assuring and most of the deals we cut basically being "we will raise your personal status with city charters/trade partnerships/provide you with experts/security", I don't think they'll do anything unless the situation changes for them politically or economically.
It was always going to come down to the Faith or the peasants.
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We are going to have to expand the Inquisition presence so heavily in Westeros. Man the progress numbers are already giving me nighmares.
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- Germany
It's not as bad as you think. We already have outposts in some of the most popolous regions, which can be upgraded to bases fairly quickly, and spreading to the rural areas isn't that hard.
It will take a few months to have full saturation, but we will get there just fine. Especially since we can prioritze the regions where it matters. We don't need so much Inquisition in Dorne or the Crowlands right now, but a lot in the Reach.
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Yeah, that makes sense. So places like the Westerlands would also be a location that needs priority then correct? Considering what we are about to do to the Lannisters?
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- Germany
Depends on how events shake out there. With the Golden Shields breaking apart over Cersei using an Other servant to kill Robert, we might be looking mostly at resistance from the nobility, where other methods are more useful. Same in the Reach.
We will likely have to do a few balls and tourneys to diplomance people and mark those for execution who can't be convinced.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
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- Formerly of the Far Realm
Don't forget that we'll be able to turn loose at least 40 or 50 Umbral Spies in the problematic areas of Westeros. We could have any problematic individual walking around with an Umbral Spy hiding in their ass crack, taking note of everything they do.
And keeping those same individuals Wisdom damaged will make them even less dangerous and more prone to screwing up whatever plots they attempt.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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- USA
Bad idea, could just lead to mob tactics. I would rather a scalpel over the hammer.
Vote closed.
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We are getting to the point of replacing entire people at night if need be. If someone's faction is too uppitty we can just start replacing people with Lizard people.
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- Germany
Better not to mess with insurgents before we are going to strike down the entire cell. I'd rather not saddle the Inquisition with micro-managing a few dozen Auranes.
Also, more Shadowcats. A whole lot more Shadowcats. They are absurdly stealthy and can easily spy on smallfolk, peasant leaders and septons, while we reserve the Umbral Spies on targets of higher power.
Evaunit02mark1
S-s-smell the Prey, S-s-start the Hunt.
Considering we already met the Kobolds in the wasteland and how they seemed to be getting on that's more likely than you think.
At least with them we can be assured there'd be enthusiasm if not outright competence, though in their defense they'd probably do a better job regardless.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
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- USA
Haven't heard much back from those... but they were basically infants, which aren't that interesting.
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Viserys Targaryen is turning the frogs gay and replacing the people with lizard people. Wake up Sheeple.
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- Germany
Between their naturally faster adolescence and flesh forging boost, they should be nearly adult and ready for phase 2.
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- Germany
On that note, we could also make some Sheeple if we want.
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- United States
The Undercity District of Sorcerer's Deep is going to be great. Kobolds, ratmen, and all manner of immigrants from the Plane of Earth via Terminus.
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- The Netherlands
i mean we just made catfolk so we might aswell
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- Germany
Next month then. We have a quota to fulfill after all.
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- United States
Let's fulfil a minotaur order as well. You've had very valid complaints of them being used in warfare when there are less than a few hundred, so let's bolster the population.
Not adults, just children and adolescents. Mostly so we avoid bad genetics of only the first batch being our sum total.
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