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A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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Yes the system is perfectly fair. There is no bias at all... *slips iron marks and jobs with interplanar markets to Iron Bank*.
Part MMDVII: The Root of Kingship
The Root of Kingship
Twelfth Day of the Seventh Month 293 AC
Once more into the breach, you think with a moment's whimsy. At times it feels like you are less a contender for the Iron Throne and more the Seven Kingdoms' soothsayer here to make palatable to its lords in a world make strange. Thus do you begin trying to sow the seeds of future revelation: "Magic has awakened everywhere, my lord. The Fey, while not harmless by any measure, do not seek the death of all that breathes. There are creatures beyond the Wall that do, and even now they prepare for the coming of Winter."
Alas that Lord Paxter looks on with politely veiled bewilderment, and little wonder. A Reacher lord is unlikely to hear of the Others outside the nursery, and even there you would wager they hear more tales of Hugor of the Hill than of northern grumpkins. "Have you ever wondered why the Wall was built, my lord? All three-hundred miles of it spanning from sea to sea? After a journey to the lands beyond it I do not have the luxury of wondering. There I and my companions have fought those creatures that endure in twisted mockery of life and perverted fae magic. And they are reaching south. White Harbor and all the souls within it came far, far too close to ruin. I say this not to boast, for the knowledge of what may come is far too gruesome to allow for personal vanity, but as a warning."
"So the savages up north got into dangerous sorcery?" comes the rather dubious question. At least you are reasonably sure he means wildlings and not northmen, which is near enough how most Reachers see the inhabitants of Westeros' largest kingdom.
"No, my lord," you reply at once. "This is not a threat that can be parlayed with, only to be fought by every living being that wishes to survive on this world. If you do not believe me," this is not a judging statement, simply advice, "ask Dusk-Dancer of the Long Night and those who came from the North to bring it down upon the world."
The chair Lord Redwyne is sitting in creeks as he shifts his weight uncomfortably. You can see the flicker of distant recognition in his gaze, incredulity struggling against it. "It's been thousands... eight thousand years since the Long Night if ever there was such a thing."
"What is time to the deathless?" The question hangs in the air like an omen of doom, no sound save the faint lapping of the waves and the hiss of the wind could be heard.
At last the Lord of the Arbor speaks: "Perhaps I was overly hasty in asking you to cure me of the aftermath of drink. I'm not... your pardons, Your Grace, but I am not certain by believe you, but even so I feel I must listen. What have you done, what can be done?"
"As any who cares for the peoples of Westeros, I have acted to secure them from what I see as the most lethal of all threats rising to strike them down. To do that, I must support the Night's Watch, and there are limits to what I can do in that without at least the acceptance of Lord Stark. But aid was needed, aid that I could not see coming from any other place, and so it was given." Here you pause to give him time to digest your words, though you do not have much hope that he can fully manage that in the span of one conversation. "I have done as much in the Crownlands and Vale against those truly hellish foes, and in other places too in battle against other foes of mankind. Again, aid was needed, and with none offering it I could do little less than act."
"What of the Reach, then? Did we not need aid?" he asks in what you would judge is instinctive loyalty to his homeland even as his mind whirls and stutters with the implications of what you had said.
"The Reach has needed my attention the least so far, both because your most common otherworldly entities are rarely accommodating of guests seeking to take what they see as theirs. And you have your own heroes too, in the Green Knight his companions by whose valor Oldtown is protected." You forbear from mentioning that the fey never act without seeking recompense. No one with any measure of experience with them could fail to realize that. "I'm not trying to reward people right now. I'm trying to ensure that the Seven Kingdoms can continue to exist."
"Fuck," the descent into profanity is as heartfelt as it is brief. "I'm going to be wearing out the wings of ravens when I return home for more reasons than one."
"If you wish, my lord, I could show you proof of this," you offer, having anticipated the disbelief. "My realm is but a heartbeat away if you would trust my word to keep to responsibilities of a host as you have done for myself, and there is much there that could prove my words more than any oath might."
He ponders your question for a dozen heartbeats before sighing: "I trust you, my lord, but I would rather not be known to have taken such a journey in your company as I suspect the lady of faerie would know. I will send Horas as you suggested before, and once he has seen all that you wish to show him... we will speak again."
The point is well made, and you have little reason to discourage wariness with regards to the Court of Stars, and so after arranging the signs by which Horas Redwyne may be recognized when he reaches Sorcerer's Deep you bid the Lord of the Arbor farewell and return to the deck of the Queen Rhaella besides a very cheerful but still surprisingly well-balanced Lothos.
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From there it is only a few feet into the sea where lay the broken timbers of a ship some two-thousand years in its watery grave, a ship bearing a treasure likely beyond the ken of both those who stole it and those who sought to return it. If nothing else it is hardly difficult to find, for its magic is like a star in the muck for eyes fit to see it. To the sight of common day the crown seems a simple thing of twined branches and emerald-green leaves, remarkable only in that it is still intact... and that even Asha and Theon can see it perfectly in pitch darkness.
"I've had enough of crowns to last me a lifetime," Theon says, as much to himself as to you.
Asha too visibly struggles not to reach out for the crown, swimming back to put more distance between herself and it. Wary of their reactions, though not feeling anything of it yourself, you do not touch the crown with your bare hands, but instead wrap it in the golden folds of your cloak.
Gained Crown of Flowers
What do you do next?
[] Head to Qohor, see about the new leader of the city and his strange faith
[] Travel to Myr, help pave the way to the peaceful annexation of the city
[] Return to Lys to organize the coup against the Spicers
[] Write in
OOC: I thought about making some kind of combat encounter to actually get the crown but changed my mind. You already fought for it quite a lot, albeit with words and that should count too.
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I'm fairly certain it was Varys who convinced him to add Robert to the list, as there wasn't any good reason for Aerys to order what was obviously his execution.
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@DragonParadox, can we take an extra measure to encase the crown in a box of cold iron lined with lead before we do anything else?
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Alright where we headed. Qohor, Lys or Myr. I suggest the city in northern Essos. Lets see what godling we are dealing with.
Does that mean we get xp for social combat now?
Sure you can do a write in for that.
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@DragonParadox I could be wrong but according to the wiki it's been eight thousand years since the Long Night instead of six. Of course this could just mean that Lord Redwyne doesn't know exactly how far back it was, which makes sense due to it being super Ancient, and kinda dismissed in the South.
egoo
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@DragonParadox, perhaps we should take one of the minor actions now?
What you leave as choices here are mainly multiple-vote-long arcs, with many decision points and whatnot.
I wouldn't mind getting the info from someone reading threough Uniila right now, as we'll be summoning more fiends soon-ish this month:
Or maybe getting an upgrade for Viserys, in light of here being a free clear narrative break-off point?
Or just doing a "smaller" intrigue-ish action now.
What you leave as choices here are mainly multiple-vote-long arcs, with many decision points and whatnot.
I wouldn't mind getting the info from someone reading threough Uniila right now, as we'll be summoning more fiends soon-ish this month:
Or maybe getting an upgrade for Viserys, in light of here being a free clear narrative break-off point?
Or just doing a "smaller" intrigue-ish action now.
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It's very much a case of him having a very vague notion of the chronology of the Long Night.
Thanks for reminding me. I'll do the flight upgrade automatically in the next update. If you you guys want to do either of the others now you can write them in.
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Also, this?
This means more than almost anything else we could have gotten out of this conversation. He's going to ask Dusk-Dancer about this, and she's not going to be able to lie. And that means that the Reach, at least in part, is going to start understanding why the North is so dedicated to the Night's Watch. We might even start to see some support moving their way from there, and that's exactly what we need.
This means more than almost anything else we could have gotten out of this conversation. He's going to ask Dusk-Dancer about this, and she's not going to be able to lie. And that means that the Reach, at least in part, is going to start understanding why the North is so dedicated to the Night's Watch. We might even start to see some support moving their way from there, and that's exactly what we need.
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[X] Head to Qohor, see about the new leader of the city and his strange faith
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[X] Crackclaw Point, to deal with a treacherous Maester
We have let that lie far too long, I'm thinking someone must have noticed the Dominate by now.
We have let that lie far too long, I'm thinking someone must have noticed the Dominate by now.
egoo
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[X] Crackclaw Point, to deal with a treacherous Maester
@everyone, note that I manage the minor actions list, and it is likely to contain important points every now and again, like this maester. Don't shy away from checking it.
@everyone, note that I manage the minor actions list, and it is likely to contain important points every now and again, like this maester. Don't shy away from checking it.
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Happy Holidays all while it still counts. I've been following this quest since near the beginning but I'm now too tempted to stay away.
[] Crackclaw Point, to deal with a treacherous Maester
Now that the Reach is going to be informed about the Long Night they should be more willing to listen to us when we talk about the damage the Maesters are causing.
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[] Crackclaw Point, to deal with a treacherous Maester
Now that the Reach is going to be informed about the Long Night they should be more willing to listen to us when we talk about the damage the Maesters are causing.
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He likes to live dangerously, I see. I also saw from his character sheet that he has a wisdom score of 10. Which is probably still better than he was in the original series.
Kind of off topic, but when was the last time that Viserys talked to Jon? Feels like it's been a while.
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Glad you've decided to join us! Welcome aboard.
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Talking to Jon isn't easy, it puts him at a moderately higher degree of risk than he already is, and we're kind of protective of him enough without worrying about our enemies coming near him. Pretty much any time he has come up in context of the quest and he wasn't directly in front of us or the purpose of the current update's actions, Viserys' first thought has been "they must not know of Jon!"
Secondary to that, Lyanna does not want to see us, and until we take care of that helicopter ghost-mom issue, spending any amount of time with Jon is going to be shadowed by that.
Secondary to that, Lyanna does not want to see us, and until we take care of that helicopter ghost-mom issue, spending any amount of time with Jon is going to be shadowed by that.
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He likes to live dangerously, I see. I also saw from his character sheet that he has a wisdom score of 10. Which is probably still better than he was in the original series.
Kind of off topic, but when was the last time that Viserys talked to Jon? Feels like it's been a while.
I has been a couple months. I think. Which is still far too much time but I don't know how Eddard would feel if we personally show up to the castle and talk to his "bastard". Not to mention that ghost problem we have in Winterfell.
I can see it. He'll send letters and people will try corroborating it themselves, and those who have fae acquaintances will do so easily because the fae in general are tied to the story of the Others. The Reach Party might get a few letters, and they know the danger is real because Brandon was one lucky save away from becoming the Others' agent.
So after an initial period of confusion the pro-Fae nobles of the Reach will become aware that yes, this shit is happening, and the Night's Watch is now important. Wonder what the Lannisters will think if aid to the Watch starts flowing from the Reach of all places? They'll probably suspect we're behind it but I have no clue what they'd do in response.