I personally deeply disagree with this reasoning, and feel like it massively cheapens the class.
Here we are, inbred from a royal line and blessed by Syrax. Here she is, shapeshifting for a while and failing to beat the curse - and now she becomes a True Dragon?
Hell no! Even if she won't ever beat level 5, I still think that it's too much.
She's more purebred than we are, Talon. Her family never married outside of Valyria, while the Targaryens had Andals, First Men, and even Rhoynar marry into their line. Your argument of bloodline purity doesn't hold up.
And again, she forcibly bonded to her dragon for centuries.
I was thinking about Dragon blooded for her, too. It's not really a PRC I feel like sharing, but if anyone has a right tonise it, it's the lady who spent more than four centuries as part of a Dragon.
Or maybe something that continues her development as a Dracolexi?
A Pseudodragon would make a good Familiar for her, too.
There are some other people I definitely feel qualify for Dragonblooded, namely Relaths children, the prerequisite for the class is abnormally strong dragon blood, any half-dragons should qualify for that by default.
Of course it will be years before they grow old enough to level, but Relaths children should all have the potential, for the Brine Dragon variant of Dragon-blooded.
Unless you're planning some crazy blood transfusion ritual thingy, then I am utterly against giving her levels in a bloodline PrC when she isn't if the right bloodline.
That blood transfusion happened when she was part of her dragon for a few hundred years, surviving Valyria's downfall. That is not a 'every bloke can get it', it's a 'either you won the bloodline lottery three times in a row' or serious non-repeatable bullshit like 'merge with your dragon and live through Valyria's downfall'. Eating the 15th might suffice, too.
@Goldfish, back me up here ! She should retrain some feats and become a dragon-riding Skymage!
If fluff won't shake you, perhaps raw power will. Zhentarim Skymage riding Dragons are amazing.
There are some other people I definitely feel qualify for Dragonblooded, namely Relaths children, the prerequisite for the class is abnormally strong dragon blood, any half-dragons should qualify for that by default.
Of course it will be years before they grow old enough to level, but Relaths children should all have the potential, for the Brine Dragon variant of Dragon-blooded.
There are some other people I definitely feel qualify for Dragonblooded, namely Relaths children, the prerequisite for the class is abnormally strong dragon blood, any half-dragons should qualify for that by default.
Of course it will be years before they grow old enough to level, but Relaths children should all have the potential, for the Brine Dragon variant of Dragon-blooded.
@Goldfish, back me up here ! She should retrain some feats and become a dragon-riding Skymage!
If fluff won't shake you, perhaps raw power will. Zhentarim Skymage riding Dragons are amazing.
I agree with this. Not with Duesal (we have Syrax and plot, she just shapeshifting for a while), but whatever.
No, she's not just "shapeshifting for a while," she was forcibly merged with her feral Red Dragon for centuries which was the imperfect result of years of forbidden research concerning True Dragons. Not only does she actually have a far more pure Valyrian bloodline than the Targaryens, she was directly exposed to actual dragonblood for all those centuries. That is absolutely more than enough to unlock the bottom rung of the class.
@Goldfish, back me up here ! She should retrain some feats and become a dragon-riding Skymage!
If fluff won't shake you, perhaps raw power will. Zhentarim Skymage riding Dragons are amazing.
I agree with this. Not with Duesal (we have Syrax and plot, she just shapeshifting for a while), but whatever.
I don't mind if she doesn't go down that path, I just strongly disagree with @TalonofAnathrax's statement that Saenena somehow doesn't qualify at all in spite of her backstory.
@Duesal@TalonofAnathrax I would say Saenena qualifies for dragonblooded thanks to her experiences, but for personal reasons she really does not want it. Turning into a dragon has a lot of negative connotations for her
It is enough to give you the potential for it, that was how the first dragonblooded got the class, but just because you have the potential, don't mean that's the path you will end up taking.
I'm not saying every one of Relaths children should get the class, I'm just saying they should all have the potential to get the class, so if they become sorcerers, they should be able to get it, by diving into their draconic instincts.
But just because you have the potential, don't mean you will reach that potential, and even if you get the class, you are far from sure to reach a high enough level to max it out, it's not like every sorcerer get to level 15.
Qualifying for a PRC, don't mean you will be taking it.
@Duesal@TalonofAnathrax I would say Saenena qualifies for dragonblooded tanks to her experiences, but for personal reasons she really does not want it. Turning into a dragon has a lot of negative connotations for her
@Goldfish, back me up here ! She should retrain some feats and become a dragon-riding Skymage!
If fluff won't shake you, perhaps raw power will. Zhentarim Skymage riding Dragons are amazing.
I agree with this. Not with Duesal (we have Syrax and plot, she just shapeshifting for a while), but whatever.
@Duesal@TalonofAnathrax I would say Saenena qualifies for dragonblooded thanks to her experiences, but for personal reasons she really does not want it. Turning into a dragon has a lot of negative connotations for her
I would see a more natural and successful path to becoming more draconic (not a dragon though, she doesn't get that far) as a way to overcome those connotations
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Jun 20, 2019 at 11:45 AM, finished with 324631 posts and 12 votes.
[X] See more of Braavos
-[X] Visit the establishments of Silver Eye, trade companies located in Braavos, Orphne Court and the Arsenal - seeing to all needs for ensuring their swift integration into your Realm.
--[X] Additionaly, gather the cursed items Silver Eye gathered (2 months' worth).
--[X] Learn the full abilities of Arsenal, and the costs of ship-building on it.
--[X] Grow the Heart-Trees you long planned for:
---[X] A Healing Tree for Sealord in Pentos.
---[X] A Healing Tree for Sealord in Braavos (this one being a tree aside from their Silver Eye tree).
--[X] Visit the Court of Shadows, and decide the place and terms on which they shall become part of your Empire.
Speeches are all well and good, necessary on such a momentous occasion, even enjoyable to make you will admit, all teasing aside, but grand proclamations have never been the heart of what Braavos was to you—home and safe harbor, yes, but more than that it was a model to strive for as a ruler. It is not perfect, but functional, a place where skill and a touch of good fortune could mean as much as birth, where the First Law stands carved in stone over the Canal of Heroes for all the machinations of the intrigues the mist veils. The Volantenes think you Valyrian by the color of your hair, and those of the Seven Kingdoms count you among them by the place of your birth, but the truth is you are more comfortable among the canals of Braavos than in any other city save that which you have built yourself.
"What are you thinking of?" Lya asks softly, coming to stand beside you upon the Sealord's Serpent Boat floating down the length of said canal towards the sea in a sort of half-ceremonial procession. The day's events had been kept deliberately vague so that if some urgent need were to call you away from them you could do so without giving insult to either the notables or the notoriously fractious people of the Secret City.
"This city, what it means to me," you shrug, not entirely sure how to put your feelings into words yet. Truths are always harder to express than any lie.
"Ah... good thoughts I hope," Ferrego Antaryon says, with a smile of his own. For a man who had just gone from the ruler of one of the premier rulers in Essos to an admittedly powerful vassal of a greater overlord, he seems surprisingly at ease. You have not been able to catch even a flicker of resentment, or even wistfulness upon him, and you doubt your charm alone could account for that.
"Good enough that I would not be sharing them in any other city," you admit softly.
"We do make the best roast eel," the Lord of Braavos says, a rare jest to gently nudge the conversation away from overly personal matters.
"What do you mean 'we', Serenity? Are you implying that there is but one recipe?" Garin takes up the old jest. "I'll have you know my family has at least a dozen recipes for eel."
An improbable amount of the journey to the Isle of the Gods is taken up with increasingly fanciful ways to cook eel, only very few of which are fit for human consumption you suspect. The onlookers doubtless do not mind, a laugh or two among the smiles.
***
The journey pauses briefly on the banks of the Isle of the Gods that where a Healing Tree reaches its pale branches towards the sky among the many shrines of Braavos, a blessing bought by broken Efreeti blades. Then you head onward to the Arsenal.
Lost Three +1 Living Brass Weapons
Braavosi Healing Tree Grown
Braavos Healing Tree
Location: Isle of the Gods, Braavos "A sailor's face, looking out to sea with hope and determination, though not without a hint of weariness " CL 20 Hallow Effect
Secondary Effect 1: Panacea —> People are healed, and afterwards they are expected to help tend to the godswood for a month as payment. Secondary Effect 2: Heart's Ease
Secondary Effect 3: Modified Healing Warmth Effect —> (Heal 1d4 points of damage per 12 points of protection sacrificed, 120 minute duration) - To gain use of the spell, a recipient must make a small blood sacrifice to the OG to gain this effect, inflicting upon themselves 1d4 Hit Point damage and 1 point of Strength damage which must be allowed to heal naturally. No one can gain the effect more than once per week, and no individual can be healed by a single casting of Healing Warmth more than once.
The groan of wood being bent mingled with the hiss of steam and the ring of hammers fills the air as hundreds upon hundreds of the fiercely proud workers of Braavos' famed Arsenal go about their tasks with pride and purpose. While the supervisors receive the Sealord and your company well, it is clear even they are more concerned with actually keeping to their schedule than entertaining highborn guests. The visit not only instills in you renewed respect for Braavosi ingenuity, but sparks a great many ideas of how it might be improved with sorcery to even greater heights of efficiency.
Arsenal revealed to be worth the equivalent of x10 Shipyard. More information on Braavos (and Volantis) here.
"It might be worth looking into some widely available improvements to shipss speed," Dany mind-speaks to you. "The Moonchaser and her sister ships are excellent for fighting wars, but trade is more important, as the heart is more important than the sword arm."
You nod, a warm glow of pride in your chest to hear such forethought.
***
As evening begins to fall you make your way to the offices of your various businesses, from Verdant Vistas to Silver Serpent Enterprises and ending with the Astral Currents Stock Exchange where you hold a small gathering for the most powerful Keyholders in the city. Some might call it quaint, and truth be told it is designed more for privacy than extravagance, but none of those present mind the setting given that they will have plenty of time for ceremony in the days to come both here and in Sorcerer's Deep.
The matter at hand is smooth integration, which you plainly explain will help push up profits of everyone present, an argument worth a hundred crowns in terms of getting the magnates to listen. The Sealord's presence and his knowledge of all present also goes a long way to cut off those who might try to drag their feet or profit at the expense of the city. There is a hint of blackmail in the air, but generally speaking it is all done in good sport without adding any serious feuds.
The Sealord and the Iron Bank will push for smooth integration
More interestingly, however, is that not all those who arrive here are mortals or petty sprites aligned with one head of a House or another. The Orphne King himself had come forth from his halls to offer his congratulations, and you suspect listen to your offer.
What do you ask of the Shadow Fey and what do you offer?
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OOC: I know you guys want fealty, but I need to know what form you expect that to take, military aid, information gathering, magical tutors, some combination of all of them? There is really no precedent to integrating an existing supernatural power structure so far. Remember, you also have to sell this so what you offer is just as important.
OOC: I know you guys want fealty, but I need to know what form you expect that to take, military aid, information gathering, magical tutors, some combination of all of them. There is really no precedent to integrating an existing supernatural power structure so far. Remember you also have to sell this so what you offer is just as important.
Hmm access to all the lore acquired now and in the future within reason would be a decent start. Protecting from all their enemies...would throwing some shadow creatures their way help also?
Hmm access to all the lore acquired now and in the future within reason would be a decent start. Protecting from all their enemies...would throwing some shadow creatures their way help also?
I'm thinking access to our lore with the condition that the deeper lore isn't traded off to anyone else.
Access to the Shadow Tower as all mages in the Imperium are, so long as they abide by the rules in place, etc.
The Fey of the Orphne Court being legally recognized as mages in the Imperium with all the benefits.
Perhaps a lump sum of treasure to help pay for whatever infrastructure they might wish for (15,000 IM was around what we gave the new governor of Sallosh for example).
Lastly, perhaps an offer to craft the Orphne King a unique set of gear in the future?
...I'm of half-mind to promise him the crown of Reach' Fey, after we research it throughly.
(No, those of you who want it given back to them, you haven't convienced me.
The Court of Stars are enemies, and so long as they fight each-other - it's fine, but we cannot allow the crown to fall in their hands, plain and simple.)
That joke-thought aside...
I think, we can promise to weave the stories of Shadow-Fey into Empire's own narrative?
By now we should have good enough understanding of such Fey mechanics IC.
We but need to take a look at this from a perspective of a near-immortal being, and mere few centureies it would take for stories to become unseparable will be nothing.
OFC, it will be but a certain kind of stories, but I think we have seen enough of Orphne court to actually trust them to not be total assholes.
And in time, them not being assholes will only be reinforced by their narrative. ~positive feedback loop!~
...I'm of half-mind to promise him the crown of Reach' Fey, after we research it throughly.
(No, those of you who want it given back to them, you haven't convienced me.
The Court of Stars are enemies, and so long as they fight each-other - it's fine, but we cannot allow the crown to fall in their hands, plain and simple.)
That joke-thought aside...
I think, we can promise to weave the stories of Shadow-Fey into Empire's own narrative?
By now we should have good enough understanding of such Fey mechanics IC.
We but need to take a look at this from a perspective of a near-immortal being, and mere few centureies it would take for stories to become unseparable will be nothing.
OFC, it will be but a certain kind of stories, but I think we have seen enough of Orphne court to actually trust them to not be total assholes.
And in time, them not being assholes will only be reinforced by their narrative. ~positive feedback loop!~
He does not need to use the Crown immediately, or even at all. Even possessing such has the Court of Stars over a barrel. And I bet he has a far better idea than us in regards to leveraging or consuming the thing.
