A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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And on top of all this, we're giving away Valyrian Steel. And not just weapons, but armor. This is a first in ASOIAF history as far as we know. People of the Seven Kingdoms have never seen Valyrian Steel armor much less had a chance to win it. Remember how flabbergasted we were when we found Ser Richard's armor? Imagine that feeling magnified tenfold for the Westerosi.
The fact that we're giving away multiple suits of armor just makes this better.I can only imagine Tywin screaming with rage over all this.
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I think the idea of hippogriff gifts was shot down. It's just Valyrian Steel weapons and armor, and some really neat barding for warhorses.
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It is also good bait for PC characters. More loyal competent PCs will be great.
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That, and the fact that the tourney is going to be used to select the sept guards who will also be wielding Valyrian Steel Greatswords.
It is a massive slab of bait for the Westerosi.
Everyone was talking about Gerion and Lanna looting Valyria and getting Valyrian Steel for all the steadfast bannermen of the Westerlands... and here we are literally handing out the stuff for tourney prizes.
egoo
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DP did say that he rolled for Robert getting a heart attack from our escapades.
Which was barely avoided.
We have nothing left, but to escalate from here
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Egoo go get some Vodka, you're clearly too sober.Hardly, they come from a varied base stock as illustrated in the Scholarum report, they should be no more susceptible to widespread disease as a class than mammals, likely less so.
We're not cloning the things like bananas or potatoes.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
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Mmph, let me rephrase that:
They look way more civilized and Regal than Darkenbeasts, at least so long as Darkenbeasts aren't clad in full armor.
Then there is no beating the awesomeness, admittedly.
I was kinda expecting that, actually.
It must have been really weird for people of Lys to have about a thousand household animals comissioned by legioners from them and simply disappeared.
DP did say that he rolled for Robert getting a heart attack from our escapades.
Which was barely avoided.
We have nothing left, but to escalate from here
Really? Where was this if I can ask? If true I would love to just see his reaction.
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Absolutely fantastic DP, there's something about fantasy airforce that I'll take even grounded interludes all day, likely Temeraire has at least a little influence there.
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Here's the latest one.Really? Where was this if I can ask? If true I would love to just see his reaction.
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Unless I'm finding the wrong stats Griffons don't stack up so well against Darkenbeast either, makes it kinda awkward for your pack mule to be deadlier than your warbeast.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
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Well then, the obvious solution is to modify all hyppogriphs and griffons in Mossforge, making them plant-birds-horses/lions!
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Stacking templates to make their mounts viable, I guess it was inevitable that the nobles would continue to be defined by money.
Should make for some interesting airforce rivalry particularly when the Darkenbeasts with similar levels of template stacking can eat a squadron.
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Basically, it comes down to the fact that Drakenbeasts are fucking ugly and horrifying, while hippogriffs/griffons are awesome looking. A lot of knights will take a slight dip in the killing power of their mount if it means their aesthetic isn't ruined.
Goldfish
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It depends on your priorities. If you want something to win in a melee fight, bet on the Darkenbeasts, but if it comes to actually serving as an aerial mount, our Air-Infused Griffons are far superior.
They are nearly three times faster in the air, and have perfect maneuverability compared to the Darkenbeasts' poor maneuverability. They are also sentient, which isn't always a selling point, but as a companion to an aerial knight would be ideal.
Skyborn Griffon
Size/Type: Large Magical Beast (Air)
Hit Dice: 7d10+21 (59 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), fly 80 ft. (perfect)
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+15
Attack: Bite +10 melee (2d6+3)
Full Attack: Bite +10 and 2 Claws +8 (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Pounce, rake 1d6+2, Wind Blast (DC 16)
Special Qualities: Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 60 ft., Low-light Vision, Scent, Elemental Body, Air Mastery
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +4
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 7, Wis 11, Cha 10
Skills: Jump, Hide, Listen, Spot +10
Feats: Iron Will, Multiattack, Weapon Focus (bite), Lightning Reflexes
Alignment: Neutral Good
Pounce (Ex): If a griffon dives upon or charges a foe, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks.
Rake (Ex): Attack bonus +7 melee, damage 1d6+1.
Elemental Body (Ex): Element-infused creatures' bodies gain some of the qualities of elementals. Each time an element-infused creature is exposed to a bleed, precision damage, poison, paralysis, sleep, or stunning effect, it has a 25% chance to avoid it.
Air Mastery (Ex): Airborne creatures take a –1 penalty on attack and damage rolls against a Skyborn Griffon.
Wind Blast (Su): Once every 1d4 rounds, a Skyborn Griffon can breathe a 60-foot cone of Wind that mimics a terrible windstorm. Every creature within this area that is not flying must succeed on an Acrobatics or Strength check vs. the wind blast's DC of 16 or fall prone. A flying creature that fails is instead blown away from the air-infused creature, moving a distance equal to 5 feet per point by which it failed the check. If the creature encounters a large object (such as a wall) during this movement, it takes 1d6 points of damage per 5 feet the object prevented it from moving. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Skills: Skyborn Griffons have a +4 racial bonus on Jump and Spot checks
Size/Type: Large Magical Beast (Air)
Hit Dice: 7d10+21 (59 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), fly 80 ft. (perfect)
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+15
Attack: Bite +10 melee (2d6+3)
Full Attack: Bite +10 and 2 Claws +8 (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Pounce, rake 1d6+2, Wind Blast (DC 16)
Special Qualities: Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 60 ft., Low-light Vision, Scent, Elemental Body, Air Mastery
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +4
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 7, Wis 11, Cha 10
Skills: Jump, Hide, Listen, Spot +10
Feats: Iron Will, Multiattack, Weapon Focus (bite), Lightning Reflexes
Alignment: Neutral Good
Pounce (Ex): If a griffon dives upon or charges a foe, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks.
Rake (Ex): Attack bonus +7 melee, damage 1d6+1.
Elemental Body (Ex): Element-infused creatures' bodies gain some of the qualities of elementals. Each time an element-infused creature is exposed to a bleed, precision damage, poison, paralysis, sleep, or stunning effect, it has a 25% chance to avoid it.
Air Mastery (Ex): Airborne creatures take a –1 penalty on attack and damage rolls against a Skyborn Griffon.
Wind Blast (Su): Once every 1d4 rounds, a Skyborn Griffon can breathe a 60-foot cone of Wind that mimics a terrible windstorm. Every creature within this area that is not flying must succeed on an Acrobatics or Strength check vs. the wind blast's DC of 16 or fall prone. A flying creature that fails is instead blown away from the air-infused creature, moving a distance equal to 5 feet per point by which it failed the check. If the creature encounters a large object (such as a wall) during this movement, it takes 1d6 points of damage per 5 feet the object prevented it from moving. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Skills: Skyborn Griffons have a +4 racial bonus on Jump and Spot checks
The 32 Skyborn Griffons in our service are enough to form the core of an order of Aerial Knights.
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It depends on your priorities. If you want something to win in a melee fight, bet on the Darkenbeasts, but if it comes to actually serving as an aerial mount, our Air-Infused Griffons are far superior.
They are nearly three times faster in the air, and have perfect maneuverability compared to the Darkenbeasts' poor maneuverability. They are also sentient, which isn't always a selling point, but as a companion to an aerial knight would be ideal.
Skyborn Griffon
Size/Type: Large Magical Beast (Air)
Hit Dice: 7d10+21 (59 hp)
Initiative: +2
Speed: 30 ft. (6 squares), fly 80 ft. (perfect)
Armor Class: 18 (-1 size, +3 Dex, +6 natural), touch 11, flat-footed 15
Base Attack/Grapple: +7/+15
Attack: Bite +10 melee (2d6+3)
Full Attack: Bite +10 and 2 Claws +8 (1d4+1)
Space/Reach: 10 ft./5 ft.
Special Attacks: Pounce, rake 1d6+2, Wind Blast (DC 16)
Special Qualities: Blindsight 30 ft., Darkvision 60 ft., Low-light Vision, Scent, Elemental Body, Air Mastery
Saves: Fort +8, Ref +8, Will +4
Abilities: Str 16, Dex 17, Con 16, Int 7, Wis 11, Cha 10
Skills: Jump, Hide, Listen, Spot +10
Feats: Iron Will, Multiattack, Weapon Focus (bite), Lightning Reflexes
Alignment: Neutral Good
Pounce (Ex): If a griffon dives upon or charges a foe, it can make a full attack, including two rake attacks.
Rake (Ex): Attack bonus +7 melee, damage 1d6+1.
Elemental Body (Ex): Element-infused creatures' bodies gain some of the qualities of elementals. Each time an element-infused creature is exposed to a bleed, precision damage, poison, paralysis, sleep, or stunning effect, it has a 25% chance to avoid it.
Air Mastery (Ex): Airborne creatures take a –1 penalty on attack and damage rolls against a Skyborn Griffon.
Wind Blast (Su): Once every 1d4 rounds, a Skyborn Griffon can breathe a 60-foot cone of Wind that mimics a terrible windstorm. Every creature within this area that is not flying must succeed on an Acrobatics or Strength check vs. the wind blast's DC of 16 or fall prone. A flying creature that fails is instead blown away from the air-infused creature, moving a distance equal to 5 feet per point by which it failed the check. If the creature encounters a large object (such as a wall) during this movement, it takes 1d6 points of damage per 5 feet the object prevented it from moving. The save DC is Constitution-based.
Skills: Skyborn Griffons have a +4 racial bonus on Jump and Spot checks
The 32 Skyborn Griffons in our service are enough to form the core of an order of Aerial Knights.
Skyborn changes things there, interesting that even then the Darkenbeast wins a brawl, cheers Goldie.
Update in beta.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
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Speaking of Skyborn Griffons, some time during the festival would be a great opportunity for an interlude to show how they're doing in SD, @DragonParadox. Have they had any children, how they're integrating, how their company is doing, etc.
- They have only recently started laying eggs
- They are doing great, other than getting a little antsy that there is nothing much to do at the moment besides eat cows and fly around so as not to get fat from it
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I have never been able to keep track, someone mentioned a map showing the progrrpr* but I haven't been able to find it.
*Progress.
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@DragonParadox, all the Skyborn Griffons have Bloodwished Fertility, right?
Also, when's a good time to vote to place an order for Dalla to hunt down normal Griffons for us?