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A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover

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@Goldfish Is there any benefit to training her to use Platemail?

Because we should get her some Celestial Platemail...
 
brmj said:
Clearly the right thing to do here is to work out a limited extradition treaty with the seven kingdoms. Quite limited, since we've got useful but evil people to protect and they are not going to agree to the extradition of people like Tywin Lannister. But, the extradition of fugitives from justice wanted for crimes both nations consider severe and are reasonably confident happened? The only downside is the diplomatic recognition this would admittedly imply, when the current situation is at best a polite fiction.

Of course, Robert Baratheon would never actually agree to this with just us. But then, Westeros does not like slavers, so they would probably agree to it with Bravos if it was framed in reference to cases like this. Turn it into the Sealord holding a diplomatic conference on a treaty to help crush the last remnants of the slave trade, Robert sends his representative, and we and our puppets and allies send theirs, and we hash something out.

... This started as the setup to an elaborate joke about real-world approaches to international relations, and the possibility of putting Robert in a room with us and all of our powerful vassals, but as I wrote it the plan evolved into something that actually stands a non-zero chance of working. If it were to happen, we put Robert in the very difficult position of having to either play along or be perceived to be letting slavers get away with slaving, we begin laying the groundwork for a form of international law that we can use to retroactively go after enemies after our conquest without it looking illegitimate, and we have a golden opportunity to convince the seven kingdoms of pretty much whatever we want about our international relations and larger realm, since we would influence or control almost everyone at the conference. Could be a neat little bit of trolling.
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On the timeline we're working on, this is pointless and also flagrantly impossible. We are setting ourselves up for hegemony over most of Western Essos in a matter of months.
 
Crake said:
@Goldfish Is there any benefit to training her to use Platemail?

Because we should get her some Celestial Platemail...
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It makes more sense for her to learn to wear light armor first before moving on to fullplate.

We actually have a couple suits of +3 Glamered Reinforced Segmented Mithral fullplate in the armory right now. Once she's trained up, she can wear one of them.
 
Huh, the signature function works pretty well as a reference source.

I have a bunch of quest-related posts bookmarked, but they don't do me much good on my phone or Kindle and the thread info tab can be a pain to use sometimes.

@Duesal, have you thought about doing something similar with the Larder, trophy rooms, etc., which you maintain?
 
Goldfish said:
Huh, the signature function works pretty well as a reference source.

I have a bunch of quest-related posts bookmarked, but they don't do me much good on my phone or Kindle and the thread info tab can be a pain to use sometimes.

@Duesal, have you thought about doing something similar with the Larder, trophy rooms, etc., which you maintain?
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Compiling them all onto one post? It's a neat idea. That's why I cheated and bookmarked your post. :V

EDIT: Ah, I realize what you meant. Sure, I can go ahead and put those in my signature. This quest is pretty much the only reason I'm on this site anyway.

EDIT 2: There we go.
 
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This just reminds me of those two Weretiger brothers we ran off for fear of an infestation, when afflicted lycanthrope can't pass it on...
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
This just reminds me of those two Weretiger brothers we ran off for fear of an infestation, when afflicted lycanthrope can't pass it on...
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Two relative unknowns who have no ties or reasons to have iron-clad control over who they afflict (beyond fear of us, and obedience from fear is a brittle thing), and one who has family and can expect us to go poking around them if she gets sloppy, to say nothing of more violently superstitious targeting Mormonts if she isn't picture perfect.

Granted we could have tried to gain their loyalty.
 
Tagging @egoo for next turn minor actions. @Goldfish @Azel as they expressed mild interest.

So we're obviously going to add more entertainment to our MirrorVision broadcasts, to make them a huge fixture to life in the Imperium. With that in mind, beyond the classics of plays, we should obviously innovate.

[] MirrorVision Killed the Playwright... Then Performed Necromancy On Him: Part I.
-[] We have Azema, Rhaella, Tyene and Teana put their heads together, to do some, well, headhunting, basically.
--[] Azema will go to each and every Free City we have strong ties with hunting through all the Playhouses, all the street shows and the like, looking for hidden gems and famous mummers to form a new social elite: Actors. She will also spearhead formation of an Actor's Guild, leaning on some of our administrative and legislative people for assistance.
--[] Rhaella will search for the most talented musicians to help with the acquisition of talented musicians and composers who can provide accompanying music, and perhaps among them some who have studied sound and could do many aesthetically pleasing things with it using magic that would ordinarily be out of their reach, for aesthetic purposes.
--[] Tyene will acquire the services of many famous brands to help provide costumes for productions, as a form of advertising and perhaps even partnership with her and Viserys' enterprise.
--[] Teana will be able to provide consultation, both in general matters for the aesthetic of the productions, but also and especially for the one focused on magical academics.
---[] MirrorVision Killed the Playwright... Then Performed Necromancy On Him: Part II
---[] A Production Company will be made and folded into Red Scales Holding, Name TBD.
----[] Three concurrent "productions" will be created for the purpose of regular broadcasting across the Imperium (and affiliated soon-to-be-annexed provinces), beginning in the writing phase, undergoing numerous revisions and leaning on all the available resources, researchers, educators and proofreaders that Azema can provide through us. Furthermore, sets will be constructed, determined to be modular or purpose-made depending on the needs of the performance. Depending on the circumstance and as an example, creative uses of environment like the recent play using a real sinking ship for authenticity will be considered.
--[] Titles Placeholding
---[] Dictates & Divinations - A production following interrelated yet separate character arcs set in Sorcerer's Deep or outlying lands in the Three Daughters territory (for availability and constraints). It will follow a Lawmen department responsible for investigating the burgeoning, elaborate and sometimes dangerous smuggling trade, featuring characters that range from the cut-throat and cunning to the colorful and sympathetic on both sides. An Advocate pursuing justice for and against different high profile figures involved in trade enterprise with the eastern fringes of the growing Empire, where magic is strong, and the wild frontier where dark artifacts might be recovered. And finally an Investigator searching high and low for the most illegal contraband of all: a certain missing egg, caught in the middle of a quiet struggle between different interests.
---[] Chainbreakers - The story of a company of daring Outriders serving in the Legion, freeing slaves, fighting evildoers and slaying monsters with pluck, courage and a bit of grit. Braavosi flamboyance in abundance, here. This is lighter, softer and perhaps more blatantly propaganda. While no outright lies are being told, it does take more than several fistfuls of artistic liberty and runs wild with it.
---[] Arcane Thesis - This show struggles hard to remain as accurate as possible when in classroom setting. Any ritual or spell knowledge which could be seriously dangerous is essentially useless to a amateur cultist or unregistered/unsupervised mage. It follows the advancement of a talented but naive young mage who moved to the Deep to deepen their craft and perhaps gain the attention of an experienced master to apprentice under, swept up in life in the Scholarium, both academic struggles, romance, intrigue and cut-throat politics, with some action thrown in where appropriate. The conception of "stunt doubles" using mages and Disguise Ribbons for use of real magic during such scenes (to say nothing of special effects) will certainly see its beginnings here, and likely feature heavily in the other two for similar purposes.
 
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Of course the above might need to be put off or performed in segments, if the listed three characters are too busy next month (hence suggesting a minor action series).

I expect these to kick off by the start of next year. Or, really, given how big a task it is to come up with scripts, I expect the pilot episodes by that time.
 
Crake said:
Of course the above might need to be put off or performed in segments, if the listed three characters are too busy next month (hence suggesting a minor action series).

I expect these to kick off by the start of next year. Or, really, given how big a task it is to come up with scripts, I expect the pilot episodes by that time.
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We are setting up a fine arts department for the university next month, so we should be able to get the headhunting out of the way.

Might want to poke Rhizzneth about our relationship again. If we send an A Team to their ruins again, we should get some Serpent Stone. We might even luck out and get some of that photo-memory stone. Between those two, we can research what amounts to a camera with a memory card. Then we can properly record the plays in advance and run them whenever.
 
Azel said:
Might want to poke Rhizzneth about our relationship again. If we send an A Team to their ruins again, we should get some Serpent Stone. We might even luck out and get some of that photo-memory stone. Between those two, we can research what amounts to a camera with a memory card. Then we can properly record the plays in advance and run them whenever.
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I was planning on bringing this up tomorrow.

I was hoping to negotiate for his fealty, but in the understanding that it might be unrealistic we could probably get whatever we want by just bribing him. He likes magic items, and given that he no doubt has access to Sorcerer's Deep now via Greater Teleport or other means we could bribe him with our own currency which he can then spend in our market.

That said, I am rather hopeful that he just see the benefits and swear to us. The wonderful thing about serpentfolk is their stone-cold practicality, and we have been nothing but good to them from the beginning (dealt with Tor, rescued the surface-dwellers, figured out how to reverse the non-sentiency) and deepening ties with us would only further this trend.
 
@Crake @thread dunno how valid this may or may not be, so I'm just gonna leave this here for people to consider/not consider depending on what they think. Also, pretty damm sure that a)I'm using some words incorrectly here b)my general point of concern is apparent regardless :p

While cutthroat politics might make for excellent viewing on television, I feel that displaying such as the norm for Scholarium, or hinting that it goes on a lot is a bad idea. Maybe if it was cast in a negative light perhaps? [extension: to (potentially) avoid (some) negative consequences of that portrayal, have the cut-throat villan be defeated by cleverness, thoughtfulness and courage]

I suppose my perspectives comes from; that as a state, it benefits us more to not imply or suggest that cutthroat politics in the Scholarium is ok or the norm, as opposed to... doing so. Because cutthroat politics in one's subordinates sounds tiresome as hell imo.

Also, I'm pretty sure that there are a few low level spells that can be used to create visual illusions, and some for sounds, so, that's all of your special effects right there, to be used on a mirror with no will save. You know, assuming that the mirrors work like that :p
 
Once we have the video capture technology, we can add two more shows:

Walking the Shadows
A show chronicling Inquisition work, showing mundane things like office work and aiding minor investigations of the Lawmen, but also highly dangerous stings or outright tactical assaults on cultist bases by crack teams of elite operatives.

Behind the Mirror
A meta show giving a fictive account of the life's of the actors and crew behind the shows. Sex, intrigue, debauchery and the Game of Leading Roles being played. It shows SD as a glamouros city full of chances.
 
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