A Bastard Lord of the North. (a post-dance of the dragons quest)

A Bastard Lord. (A post-dance of the dragon's quest with elements from Tolkien added

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you are Daeron snow bastard of Cregan starks sister (oc) and daemon Targaryen you were borne in 114 ac and you have decided to make a name for yourself and perhaps go down in the history books as a major lord, but can you actually make it as lord in the harsh lands of the north
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    You surveyed the field across from you and the opponents on it, to think that just a day ago you were merely Daeron Snow, the bastard son of Cregan starks sister and Daemon Targaryen, now you are a lord of your own and have a house of your own, now your Daeron _______ and have a house of your own as a lord of some land in the north in section of the Stoney Shore by the river that is near the border with the rills.
    [] Pick a house name
    []Pick House words
    []Pick House sigil

    (Note While there, of course, will be minor rivers not seen on maps throughout the north the one on the border of the Stoney shore and the rills that lead to 2 separate lakes somewhat west of Torrehens Square it is the largest you get to chose for and is either the second or the largest river on that side of the north and while in the future you can eventually be lord of either from sea dragon point to the stoney shore and build something like a castle or a city (which to build a city will be one of the major goals in this) their similar to how white harbor is at the outlet of the white knife).
    You got made a lord of what is essentially a cadet branch of House Stark after you convinced your uncle to allow you and a small number of men (200 total) to go south early to help the blacks against the greens You were there when they took the capital tho that isn't what earned you your title or the boons and money you got from them no what got you that was you and your men being close to and helping to defend the dragon's pit during the attempted storming of the dragon pit by the shepherd and his followers. (Note Originally all 4 dragons in the dragon pit 3 black and 1 green dragon died along with a fourth dragon also belonging to the blacks The queen's dragon died when her son tried mounting the dragon and bringing her to the dragon pit to save his dragon thankfully that part doesn't happen this time tho syrax does still end up flying of her own accord to the dragon pit) you and your men were as previously mentioned close enough to the pit to intervene and help the 50 dragon keepers their protect the four dragons their and eventually the fifth dragon that showed up partway through the battle you were able to help convince the dragon keepers to unchain the dragons as while because at worst they will kill us and the mob at best they will kill just the mob and it was deemed that the risk of death was worth it, you killed the shepherd who was leading the mob of people.

    While all the dragons were saved they all had varying levels of damage done to them and with enemies everywhere and the queen's dragon unable to fly long distances she sent 30 of the dragon keepers and the dragons away to hide out from the greens once it was known they were coming to take the city, you're surviving me (180 of 200) were also sent to make sure nothing happened and that the dragon keepers weren't intercepted along the way. Eventually, your troops rejoined the rest of the black army after the queen's death and nearer to the war's end. (In total this timeline has in addition to the 4 dragons that canonically survived the war the 5 dragons that died during the storming of the dragon's pit, along with 2 more dragons surviving the grey ghost and Vermax along with his rider (tho he won't get the throne and for a total of 11 dragons existing after the war 3 of them were the wild dragons (tho sheep stealer was tamed and went missing during the dance). For helping to save 5 dragons (which have become a scarce resource) you were given 50,000 gold dragons in money along with one boon (note you also got 10,000 gold dragons to help build up wherever you become lord from Cregan stark)
    [] In 1 year a large number of people will be moved from King Landing to your territory (5-20 thousand)
    [] Skilled laborers will be moved to your territory in 1 year (100-1000)
    [] tax breaks for 10 years
    But right now what's important are the people in front of you for it was decided that during Aegon the III thirds crowning and when the lords would all swear the roaths to him they would have a tournament and you are part of the melee which has a prize of 10,000 gold dragons (the joust is 15,000 and archery is 5,000) if you win this it will be a substantial increase to your coffers and the amount of money you have to build your own castle and town and perhaps use to expand your territory later, (to make things more interesting and since i have been playing both the ck3 and ck2 game of thrones mods sometimes minor lords will have wars to expand their territory and other stuff you can also participate in toruneys or hunt down bandits to gain money and prestige similer to mount and blade banner lord) (because of the these facts your the equivalent of owning a baronry or two cause the north is a giant piece of land with the lands or major lords like the manderlys or the boltons being larger than the iron islands and slightly smaller than some of the territorys like the riverlands or vale or dorne) their are perhaps a thousand men and this will be split into 10 rounds in the beginning with each having about a hundred people from what you heard the top 10 of each round then go onto the final with the winner of that getting the main prize and smaller prizes consolation prizes for the rest of the top 10 in that. And if rumors are true their also looking for anyone who isn't a lord or heir that does good as they need new Kingsguard members. your in the 7th of round with 6 other rounds happening already and 3 more after this If you can just make it to the top 10 you will get into the final round. You are currently wearing a brigandine with a standard metal helmet and extra metal plates for the vambrances and have for weapons a bastard sword along with a dagger.
    )

    How will you fight/ plan to fight during this
    [] aggressively
    [] cautiously
    [] Write in

    After this is over whether or not you win or lose you and your uncle along with the rest of the northern men still here are going to take a ship and head to dragons Stone first to restock on some stuff and then they will head back to white harbor while you will unless you can convince your uncle to go with take a boat by yourself to bravos so you can deposit some of your money into the iron bank and perhaps due other things their like look for skilled craftsmen or interesting goods you can get.
    I have decided to spice things up via the following things the mountain clans particularly those in the vale and the north are replaced with Tolkien dwarfs, and the children of the forest are replaced with Tolkien-style elves and there will be more of them than there are children of the forest originally. There will also be other things (including magical things) that are from tolkiens works like goblins, orcs, and hobbits (who are in the Reach mostly), This is both to add some challenge and more magic to this and because I just binged the entire first season of rings of power while I was writing this. Also, Targaryons won't be completely human same as starks and by this I mean they will have some mannerisms and other things similar to their signature animals (Direwolfs and dragons respectively) Also there will be some other things that you might notice throughout the story that show that neither the Starks or Targeyons arent complty human (might also do the same with the martells).
    Also, it is canon in this that a faction of the Masters are trying to kill off both the dragons and magic as they find it unnatural along with also trying to kill off families who use it.
     
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    • This is a list of the goals your cheater has.

    Kingslanding
    • Win the tournament: This is your last chance to make a sum of money this large for a long while as most large tournaments typically only offer at most 1000 gold dragons most offer 100 gold dragons and some smaller ones are just weapons or equipment. Rewards:10000 gold dragons.
    Your lands (will be expanded upon once you reach your land including the rewards that will be given)
    • Build a logging camp
    • Build a town
    • Build a castle
    Dragonstone
    • Tame A Dragon: You have Targaryen blood in you perhaps you could tame one of the dragons there in secret probably one of the 2 wild ones. Rewards either cannibal or grey ghost becomes your dragon, opens up the save the dragon's quest line.
    This will probably be the last informational post for a new vote that will close either Tuesday or Wednesday. Suggestions welcome.
     
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    • Voting for this quest should be in plan format the options for you to vote on are in spoilers, and in willing to take suggestions or criticism.
     
    You should probably separate all these into different stages of the vote.

    Having too many choices, especially one the first post, puts quested off due to how much effort they would but in on a quest that may not ever get a second post.
     
    DraftierDruid said:
    You should probably separate all these into different stages of the vote.

    Having too many choices, especially one the first post, puts quested off due to how much effort they would but in on a quest that may not ever get a second post.
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    I have edited it and removed the last option which was unnecessary as you won't have to deal with that for a while. I have removed the options for armor and arms for the tournament but still given the option for if you want to fight aggressively or cautiously, I have also given the player land instead of having them decide as in the future they have the chance to expand. And for the bones you can pick from I have instead of having a write in they can now pick from 3 large amounts of people small amount of skilled people or no taxes for 10 years. The land picked is an area in the stoney shore by a river.As for weapons and armor they are a dagger and basterd sword and a brigandine (like a gambason but with metal plates on the inside) with a helmet and extra metal vambrances on top of it (cover the forearm), also


    This should provided much more manageable choices for the start of this quest I think
     
    [X] Plan:Wearing our ambitions on our sleeve.
    -[X] [House name] Paledrake.
    -[X] [House Words] Greatness comes from within.
    -[X] [Sigil] A grey keep of a castle framed by a rising sun the color of crimson on a field of black.
    -[X] [Boon]In 1 year a large number of people will be moved from King Landing to your territory (5-20 thousand)
    -[X] [Tourney] Fight defensively to conserve you strength.
     
    [X] Plan: Si vis pacem, para bellum
    -[X] [House name] Targaris
    -[X] [House Words] If you want peace, prepare for war.
    -[X] [Sigil] a shield in two vertical colours: blood-red to left with a rampant black dragon and argent to right with a rampant black wolf.
    -[X] [Boon] Skilled laborers will be moved to your territory in 1 year (100-1000)
    -[X] [Tourney] Fight dirty and cunning.
     

    Scheduled vote count started by James Poopert on Sep 2, 2023 at 8:46 PM, finished with 12 posts and 5 votes.
    • [X] Plan:Wearing our ambitions on our sleeve.
      -[X] [House name] Paledrake.
      -[X] [House Words] Greatness comes from within.
      -[X] [Sigil] A grey keep of a castle framed by a rising sun the color of crimson on a field of black.
      -[X] [Boon]In 1 year a large number of people will be moved from King Landing to your territory (5-20 thousand)
      -[X] [Tourney] Fight defensively to conserve you strength.
      [X] Plan: Si vis pacem, para bellum
      -[X] [House name] Targaris
      -[X] [House Words] If you want peace, prepare for war.
      -[X] [Sigil] a shield in two vertical colours: blood-red to left with a rampant black dragon and argent to right with a rampant black wolf.
      -[X] [Boon] Skilled laborers will be moved to your territory in 1 year (100-1000)
      -[X] [Tourney] Fight dirty and cunning.
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    preperations Part 2
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    • [X] Plan:Wearing our ambitions on our sleeve.
    -[X] [House name] Paledrake.
    -[X] [House Words] Greatness comes from within.
    -[X] [Sigil] A grey keep of a castle framed by a rising sun the color of crimson on a field of black.
    -[X] [Boon]In 1 year a large number of people will be moved from King Landing to your territory (5-20 thousand)
    -[X] [Tourney] Fight defensively to conserve your strength.

    You looked upon the field of openents in front of you most were no named people tho a few had house names behind them mostly southern houses from the Reach or Stormlands not many from the North or Vale and Riverlands, you did here many vale knights are participating just it appears not in this battle. You already know how you're going to fight you're going to fight defensively and to conserve your strength for the final the next day your main goal besides making it in will be to avoid injuries you grab your bastard sword with your left hand and hold it at the ready waiting for the signal to start and a moment later it begins.

    "1"

    "2"

    "3"

    "Begin"

    And so the king has begun this section of the melee and you get off to running start with one of the people near you engaging you however you know you can beat and bait him into wasting his strength based on what you observed before the beginning of the melee. when he swings his sword at you and you step out of the way and redirect the blade away from you and you repeat it for more than 2 minutes until they start to tire out and slow down, that is when you attack you redirect his sword away from you and out of his hand and get him to the ground and you make them yield. you check your surroundings and see a few other fights finishing up out of everyone there about 20 or so have been eliminated already you are going to conserve your strength for now until around half of the people are out and then try and get one of the people who just got out of a long fight that to engage you to make it easier.

    However, before you can do that you spot another person heading to engage you and you'll have to fight him first and win you see he has a long sword and is on the buffer side and looks to have already used at least some of his strength however if you can do what you did with your previous opponent and get him to use most of his power then you can use your better agility to defeat him and hopefully come out on top with enough energy to make it to the final 10 so as to make it to the final round of the melee and win the prize. You see your opponent swing his longsword at you going for your right side you bring up your bastard sword with you holding it in both hands angled downwards and to your right to redirect his sword away from you as you dodge to the left at the same time while bending your body to provide the smallest possible area to hit an as his sword slides off yours and into the ground, you use that opening to slash at his exposed side with your sword and then pull it back to guard yourself have both nearly swapped places compared to where you started. You see him pull his sword out of the ground and swing for another attack but this time you notice a mistake in his footwork and swap to a one-handed grip on your sword you see him go for either a chest hit or a head hit and you move and grab your dagger with your right hand and use it to parry his hit away from you while spinning about a quarter of a turn partially due to the force behind the impact that you dodged you use the momentum from that and add it to your swing with your sword going for his right leg with you taking out his leg from under him. You end up on his right despite starting out in front of him, you kick his sword out of his hand and put your sword to the back of his neck as he ends up face-first into the ground and he yields.


    you observed the melee grounds and your surroundings it took about 2 minutes total for that fight and you see that there are about 36 people left depending on how long your next fight is you could end up with either one or 2 fights left until this section of the melee is over.
    How will you fight for the rest of the melee?
    [] More defensively
    [] the same
    [] More Aggressive
    [] More opportunistic.
    [] write in

    and what will you do once you finish the melee?
    (pick 2)
    [] Visit the street of steel
    [] Visit the dragon pit (in secret)
    [] Visit the red keep
    [] Visit the street of silk
    [] Visit the docks
    [] Rest

    and what will you do there (insert one under each of the two choices you picked above (if you picked rest then how long)
    -[] (write-in)
    -[] (write-in)
     
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    • [X]Plan: Winning is our goal, and steel is our future
    -[X] More opportunistic.
    -[X] Visit the street of steel
    --[X] See if any talented blacksmiths are willing to move to our lands
    --[X] Look for some good quality gear
    -[X] Rest
    --[X] Tend to any wounds or bruises from the tournament
    --[X] Take stock of our gears and horse's conditions
     

    Scheduled vote count started by James Poopert on Sep 24, 2023 at 11:37 AM, finished with 3 posts and 3 votes.
    • [X]Plan: Winning is our goal, and steel is our future
      -[X] More opportunistic.
      -[X] Visit the street of steel
      --[X] See if any talented blacksmiths are willing to move to our lands
      --[X] Look for some good quality gear
      -[X] Rest
      --[X] Tend to any wounds or bruises from the tournament
      --[X] Take stock of our gears and horse's conditions
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    preperations part 3
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    • [X]Plan: Winning is our goal, and steel is our future
    -[X] More opportunistic.
    -[X] Visit the street of steel
    --[X] See if any talented blacksmiths are willing to move to our lands
    --[X] Look for some good quality gear
    -[X] Rest
    --[X] Tend to any wounds or bruises from the tournament
    --[X] Take stock of our gears and horse's conditions

    (note I'm changing currency exchange rates to the following I'm keeping 7 stars to a stag but changing it from 210 stags to a dragon to 49 stags to a dragon (49 is 7 x 7 so it will keep the religious them the previous coin has)

    you walk down the street of Steel and it's a cobblestone street probably a mile in length at most and has hundreds of shops mostly blacksmiths and leather workers though there are a few jewelers as well. you walk through the streets you are able to convince a few people to come to your lands 5 blacksmiths 3 leather workers/tanners and a jeweler, now it did take a bit to convince them to join but you were able to do so interestingly enough they all worship the 14 flames and none of them worship the seven but you are fine with that since you don't believe in either you don't care that much, you also found a second sword part of a bunch made by the blacksmith it's a single-handed arming sword cost you 1 gold dragon you also got a dent removed from your vambraces for a stag and 3 stars, however, there was some other gear that fought your eye a greatsword for 6 gold dragons and a halberd for 2,
    [] Get the arming sword to go with your bastard sword
    [] Purchase the greatsword to use in the tourney
    [] Purchase the halberd to use in the tourney
    (note money isn't something you have to worry about at this time)

    after making your purchases you ended up heading back down the street as it was starting to get dark and soon the next day of the tourney would be upon you eventually after navigating the winding streets of Kingslanding for some time you get back to the place you are staying at after eating your meal for the night you head towards your room and close the wooden door. once in your room you take off your outer layers and look over yourself in the mirror and to your luck only find some bruising but nothing that seems major. you also look over your gear and see that besides the slight dent you had fixed, it was all okay, and from what you could tell from earlier your horse was fine so if you have need of it she will be usable. after an hour or so you have a servant fetch you a bath and soak in the water for a bit of relaxation you intend into your night clothes and go to rest.


    There is just one choice for this one. I should hopefully be able to update this somewhat often.
     
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    • if no other votes come in it will close at 12 but also if you want to know what the weapons look like just look them up except for the great sword as while its a greatsword it looks more like a Zweihander than a claymore which is what typically appears when you look up great sword.
     
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