- Location
- United States
@DragonParadox, now that we have the chance to examine the Lich in closer detail, what magic items does he have?
A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
- Thread starter DragonParadox
- Start date
-
- Tags
- a song of ice and fire a sword without a hilt d&d 3.5 dungeons & dragons 100% high octane dragon fuel ave corvidae battle action dragon diplomacy best sister bureaucromancy delicious soul-stuff dragon dreams come true dragon ta'veren greatest uncle hubris is a coward's word in defiance of gods and men mammon's folly mutually assured mage's disjunction qm murderhobo top tier coatl
You ca't really tell though the amber.
Plus you know, Planetosi culture doesn't necessarily disapprove of it, not in a king anyways. It's expected of us to some degree, so the rumors won't harm anything, certainly not compared to all the other rumors about us.
Last edited:
- Location
- Germany
No Knowledge Arcana?
Asking a victorious dragon for a share of the spoils is usually not a good idea.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
@DragonParadox I find the people who believe that Hermetia is just our dinner leavings to be particularly foolish, and I'm sure Jarlar and some other canny Lyseni do too.
We pointed out that one of the few absolutely foolish things that Zherys did was make Teana embittered and treat her like a Mistress in the first place, when anyone who has reached or has the capability of breaching the third circle of magic is someone to be valued above gold or treasures or even armies, for in some ways the things they can do can circumvent or obsolete all of those things for you if you're clever enough, or worse, if they're clever enough.
Hermetia is not casting around Shadow of the Doom or even fireballs, but she can out intrigue Lyseni either by being more clever than them, or having more magic than them; she has both.
Thus, monumentally foolish.
We pointed out that one of the few absolutely foolish things that Zherys did was make Teana embittered and treat her like a Mistress in the first place, when anyone who has reached or has the capability of breaching the third circle of magic is someone to be valued above gold or treasures or even armies, for in some ways the things they can do can circumvent or obsolete all of those things for you if you're clever enough, or worse, if they're clever enough.
Hermetia is not casting around Shadow of the Doom or even fireballs, but she can out intrigue Lyseni either by being more clever than them, or having more magic than them; she has both.
Thus, monumentally foolish.
- Location
- United States
Was there anything other than books scattered throughout his lair?
As far as Viserys can tell none whatsoever. He seems to be an utterly mundane expert/aristocrat.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
Yeah but the human lord part of us has generously rewarded even dragons when we didn't have to before. And we like happy minions. Sometimes we reward people just because we're in a particularly good mood, like what Jarlor thinks might happen.
- Location
- florida
Good old sense motive/knowledge nobility. Probably.
Man.
When the heck did we start hitting knowledge nobility? What even is our knowledge DC?
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
Our knowledge DC is probably muddled somewhat. Maybe two checks with two knowledge skills, Arcana and Nobility, and some Law and Economics helps to work around the implications of some of our actions. Without all four you can't hope to guess everything we're planning.
Hermetia does her best to minimize her public use of magic to 'parlor tricks' but yes there are Lyseni too canny to fall for it.
No, it's posibile those runaway demons grabbed some loot on the way out
Her being our servant, and her being alive and effective in such a hostile environment should be enough of a clue for pretty much anyone who realizes that she's more than a pretty face to guess that there's a lot of magic at her disposal. It's what we're known for after all.
- Location
- Germany
Sure.
I just remember how soome of the people out there with Knowledge (Arcana) but not knowing us personally acted.
And this guy clearly doesn't expect us to behave draconic.
- Location
- Germany
To be fair, Alinor has a bigger job and no magic at all.
Just because people work for us and survive doesn't mean they are personally powerful.
He doesn't know True Dragons were a sapient race, he thinks it's just a combat form.
Hermetia's job is doing intrigue in hostile territory. That is something magic can help with a lot and therefore something 'The Sorcerer King' is expected to allocate magical power to. Also, while Alinor has no magic of her own, if she needed it she can call on a ton of magical knowledge and might.
Last edited:
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
He made a lucky guess. We can encourage him not to make too many of them in the future, maybe with some practical example. We like making examples out of people, too, and I'm sure dragons can sympathize.
- Location
- United States
That's just another cool aspect of making ourselves a major part of the setting. People roll knowledge checks in order to try and figure out our habits and peculiarities, although given how rarely we apparently present ourselves in public and the sheer scope of our ambitions I doubt the DCs are anything but extreme.
- Location
- United States
... Clever bastards. At least we got the lore.
In some ways we're actually very predictable. That is part of being a dependable ruler after all, consistent decision making. It's our long term plans and priorities no one can easily deduce.
Specially to someone without Knowledge Arcana, Religion and the Planes. Too many things hinge on the Planes in particular since that includes knowledge of outsiders in general.
- Location
- France
I read this with the voices from "Yes, Minister"!
Fantastic lines. I love this character.
Now I'm doing it too! And yes, this guy is fantastic, I'm glad he didn't die.
Once he gets his feet under him a little more with magical matters he'll be a very useful minion too.
Last edited:
Massgamer
Advance toward the Future
- Location
- The Future
Assuming he follows our laws and doesn't betray us see no reason not to give him a second chance.
@DragonParadox this is a random cultural question but how have Pillow Houses been treated under our rule in general? With freeing with likely a great deal of bed-slaves, which are a majority in Lys compared freemen, and our own work in Tryrosh and later Myr do most continue with their profession just under their personal freedom to do so?
I know quest has talked about how Viserys has gained a much better understanding of people in sex trade and doesn't view them inhumanly like most western lords, so is it just treated as another profession in general within our kingdom with even their own guilds?
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
They have access to better health care, and the "madams" aren't allowed to be as exploitive as Lysandre was in Braavos. Fair compensation and security are necessities, and coercive tactics aren't allowed.