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- Missouri
I like the idea of a fluffy dragon, if Jon ever becomes a dragon his form should totally be super fluffy!
Also i just learned how to do the spoiler thing, thank god for help pages!
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A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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Also i just learned how to do the spoiler thing, thank god for help pages!
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- Germany
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- He/Him
Go look at chinese dragons. Or golden DnD ones ...
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
- Location
- Russia
tarrangar
Fat arctic chicken
Hey gold dragons aren't that bad, they just look like they have a little bit of Far Realm in them.
Vote closed.
- Location
- Germany
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- He/Him
I wouldn't have thought that's it physically possible for an abomination to become ill - but you made egoo show me better.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Still working my way through the story, just read a post about noticing ratings that inspired me to search my own name on here. Seems my lurking has long since been discovered.
Welcome aboard, guys. I'm looking forward to when ya'll catch up with the thread. Then you can participate in the craziness firsthand.
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Part MMMCXCIV: Pillars of Stone and Sorcery
Pillars of Stone and Sorcery
Twenty Second Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC
"I pledge to have this process and the twisting wild magic studied by my scholars, and halt further growth after this harvest temporarily, as I intend to pay the Lord for the privilege of doing so," you reply, relieved at such reasonable terms. Truth be told, you would not object to the fey lady holding these lands in place of Derman Lychester, for she seems to care more for its people. Alas, the world is not made for ideal solutions. Hopefully, the lord will see sense with enough sweet words and gold alike to soothe his losses. "If this process can not be controlled, they will cease their works at my behest, and should a manner to halt this change be discovered, or at least directed it in a way neither harmful or frightening, you will be the first to know."
"Very well," an almost shy smile grows upon her face. "If you should ever require a reading of fate... er... perhaps another's, know that the path to this glade is ever open to you," the lady proclaims in parting.
After departing the presence of the court and moving again fully under the sky of mortal lands, you summon by name one whom you trust to look into such matters: "Leto, I would know precisely the means of harvesting blood crystals, paid for it in gold preferably, but if you must, call on House Adjar in my name."
"We will see it done, my lord," the Fallen replies solemnly, vanishing with a moment's darkening on the sun and a whiff of brimstone. Furies, you have learned over the past few months, have a certain affinity for working in 'wings' of three, six, or nine, the better to have someone watch one's back and share the tasks assigned. Leto is the only one besides Mereth who had managed to gain a full following of nine, not that you expect her to call on that many for a simple information gathering mission in the Opaline Vault.
While she seeks those answers you return to Sorcerer's Deep to catch up on what your agents have been doing across the world. News from both the Riverlands and Barrowtown is good, hags vanquished and the dead... the long dead laid to rest. While Lord Piper had seemingly not even noticed the battle of knights and wizards practically besides the walls of Pinkmaiden Castle, Lady Dustin is your newest and quite enthusiastic supporter in the North. According to Xor, the only potential there is that Barbrey Dustin imagines this oath to be turned against House Stark in the fullness of time, which you have no real intention of doing nor expectation of being pressed into by circumstance.
News from Meereen makes a less pleasant reading, captured imps, other lesser devils and many of their pawns discretely assassinated, but of the greater instruments of Asmodeus' will not a sign has been observed since a chance encounter by Morwyn from which the drow had to flee, though with a young noble girl escaping an unwanted marriage for his troubles. Too much to hope that you could untangle the plots of the Lord of the Ninth in a single moon turn, however convenient it might have been. You make a note to assign more resources to operations in Slaver's Bay next month.
Elsewhere, the work of raising the walls of the empire from the neglect and strife of the Three Daughters continues, with guard posts erected in Lys while work continues in Myr, the Southern Disputed Lands, and on the still sparsely inhabited borderlands of the Eastern Flatlands. Alas, work has nearly ground to a halt in the Western Flatlands this month following several earth tremors that had not only damaged foundations but also stoked fears among the locals of the supposed dangers of using magic in construction.
By contrast, work along the Andal Coast and the Velvet Hills continues as planned, with the coastal regions reporting that they will finish construction this month and the inland regions on schedule to finish next month. A small note in the corner of the report even adds that the local septons are helping to introduce the legion patrols to the more out of the way villages to help prevent conflicts and misunderstandings. Here Nontelos had fallen somewhat behind, though from the looks of things that was just a minor snarling of the supply lines of the sort that is only to be expected when enacting construction on such a large scale. Last, though certainly not least, is the report from Mantarys reporting that the city's immediate hinterlands have been secured with guard posts.
Completed Projects:
- Establish Guard Posts in Lys Complete 31/17
- Establish Guard Posts in Andal Coast Complete 8/8
- Establish Guard Posts in Mantarys Complete 16/7
- Establish Guard Posts in Velvet Hills Progress 9/15
- Establish Guard Posts in Nontelos Progress 7/11
- Establish Guard Posts in Southern Disputed Lands Progress 8/143
- Establish Guard Posts in Myr Progress 8/11
- Establish Guard Posts in Eastern Flatlands Progress 9/79
- Establish Guard Posts in Western Flatlands Progress 3/39
***
Twenty Third Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC
By morning, Leto returns with the lore you have sought and only nine thousand marks lighter in the coin pouch for all the books she has acquired in the process. Although the Fury hastens to explain that the scholars she bought them from insisted that the contents of the books are not enough to set up safe growth conditions for the crystals without expert help, it is certainly enough to get a better idea of why lord Lychester's Shaitan partners insisted that the crystals be grown within that particular hill.
Books on growing Blood Crystals added
Lost 9,000 IM
Blood crystals generally grow best in areas of strong magic. In the wilds of the Plane of Earth that generally means natural pools deep within the wilds of the Realm of Stone. In the case of cultivation, it requires the constant efforts of several master wizards. You can well imagine a shaitan mage taking a long look at the mortal world, with its predictable concentrations of magic in the form of ley lines and its many flesh-born people, and seeing in that the opportunity for tremendous profit. The tempestuous wild magic had been caused, you theorize, by dropping a proverbial boulder at the meeting of streams, creating unnatural eddies. On a more practical note, you discover that the shaitan make use of alchemical 'Auran Masks' to deal with the dangers of inhaling the dust as well as skilled healers close at hand.
How do you address Lord Lychester?
[] Focus on the more mundane dangers to life and limb of the workers
[] Focus on the unpredictable dangers of wild magic
[] Write in
OOC: Hopefully the Guard Post information is not too jarring up there. I figured since Viserys was not doing anything in character while he waited for Leto, he might as well read reports.
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Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Pillars of Stone and Sorcery
Twenty Second Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC
"I pledge to have this process and the twisting wild magic studied by my scholars, and halt further growth after this harvest temporarily, as I intend to pay the Lord for the privilege of doing so," you reply, relieved at such reasonable terms. Truth be told, you would not object to the fey lady holding these lands in place of Derman Lychester, for she seems to care more for their people. Alas, the world is not made for ideal solutions. Hopefully, the lord will see sense with enough sweet words and gold alike to soothe his losses. "If this process can not be controlled, they will cease their works at my behest, and should a manner to halt this change be discovered, or at least directed it in a way neither harmful or frightening, you will be the first to know."
"Very well," an almost shy smile grows upon her face. "If you should ever require a reading of fate... er... perhaps another's, know that the path to this glade is ever open to you," the lady proclaims in parting.
After departing the presence of the court and moving again fully under the sky of mortal lands, you summon by name one whom you trust to look into such matters: "Leto, I would know precisely the means of harvesting Blood Crystal, pay for it in gold preferably, but if you must, call on House Adjar in my name."
"We will see it done, my lord," the Fallen replies solemnly, vanishing with a moment's darkening on the sun and a whiff of brimstone. Furies, you have learned over the past few months, have a certain affinity for for working in 'wings' of three, six, or nine, the better to have someone watch one's back and share the tasks assigned. Leto is the only one besides Mereth who had managed to gain a full following of nine, not that you expect her to call on that many for a simple information gathering mission in the Opaline Vault.
While she seeks those answers, you return to Sorcerer's Deep to catch up on what your agents have been doing across the world. News from both the Riverlands and Barrowtown is good, hags vanquished and the dead... the long dead laid to rest. While Lord Piper had seemingly not even noticed the battle of knights and wizards practically besides the walls of Pinkmaiden Keep, Lady Dustin is your newest and quite enthusiastic supporter in the North. According to Xor, the only potential there is that Barbrey Dustin imagines this oath to be turned against House Stark in the fullness of time, which you have no real intention of doing nor expectation of being pressed into by circumstance.
News from Meereen makes a less pleasant reading, captured imps and other lesser devils and many of their pawns discretely assassinated, but of the greater instruments of Asmodeous' will not a sign has been observed since a chance encounter by Morwyn from which the drow had to flee, though with a young noble girl escaping an unwanted marriage for his troubles. Too much to hope that you could untangle the plots of the Lord of the Ninth in a single moon turn, however convenient it might have been. You make a note to assign more resources to operations in Slaver's Bay next month.
Elsewhere, the work of raising the walls of the empire from the neglect and strife of the Three Daughters continues, with guard posts erected in Lys while work continues in Myr, the Southern Disputed Lands, and on the still sparsely inhabited borderlands of the Eastern Flatlands. Alas, work has nearly ground to a halt in the Western Flatlands this month following several earth tremors that had not only damaged foundations but also stoked fears among the locals of the supposed dangers of using magic in construction.
By contrast, work along the Andal Coast and the Velvet Hills continues as planned, with the coastal regions reporting that they will have finished construction this month and the inland regions on schedule to finish next month. A small note in the corner of the report even adds that the local septons are helping to introduce the legion patrols to the more out of the way villages to help prevent conflicts and misunderstanding. Here Nontelos had fallen somewhat behind, though from the looks of things that was just a minor snarling of the supply lines of the sort that is only to be expected when enacting construction on such a large scale. Last, though certainly not least, is the report from Mantarys reporting that the city's immediate hinterlands have been secured with guard posts.
Completed Projects:
- Establish Guard Posts in Lys Complete 31/17
- Establish Guard Posts in Andal Coast Complete 8/8
- Establish Guard Posts in Mantarys Complete 16/7
- Establish Guard Posts in Velvet Hills Progress 9/15
- Establish Guard Posts in Nontelos Progress 7/11
- Establish Guard Posts in Southern Disputed Lands Progress 8/143
- Establish Guard Posts in Myr Progress 8/11
- Establish Guard Posts in Eastern Flatlands Progress 9/79
- Establish Guard Posts in Western Flatlands Progress 3/39
***
Twenty Third Day of the Eleventh Month 293 AC
By morning, Leto returns with the lore you have sought and only nine thousand marks lighter in the coin pouch for all the books she has acquired in the process. Although the fury hastens to explain that the scholars she bought them from insisted that the contents of the books are not enough to set up safe growth conditions for the crystals without expert help, it is certainly enough to get a better idea of why lord Lychester's Shaitan partners insisted that the crystals be grown within that particular hill.
Books on growing Blood Crystal added
Lost 9000 IM
Blood crystals generally grow best in areas of strong magic. In the wilds of the plane of earth, that generally means natural pools deep within the wilds of the Realm of Stone. In the case of cultivation, it requires the constant efforts of several master wizards. You can well imagine a Shaitan mage taking a long look at the mortal world, with its predictable concentrations of magic in the form of ley lines and its many flesh-born people, and seeing in that the opportunity for tremendous profit. The tempestuous wild magic had been caused, you theorize, by dropping a proverbial boulder at the meeting of streams, creating unnatural eddies. On a more practical note, you discover that the Shaitan make use of alchemical 'Auran Masks' to deal with the dangers of inhaling the dust as well as skilled healers close at hand.
How do you address Lord Lychester?
[] Focus on the more mundane dangers to life and limb of the workers
[] Focus on the unpredictable dangers of wild magic
[] Write in
OOC: Hopefully the Guard Post information is not too jarring up there. I figured since Viserys was not doing anything in character while he waited for Leto, he might as well read reports. Not yet edited.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
@DragonParadox, it might make more sense to mention these in the chapter rather than Auran Masks. They can just be Alchemical Breathing Hoods instead of a Drow product.
These would cost 14 IM each and would be usable in the long-term, while a 12 IM Auran Mask would likely be more effective for the one hour it remains active before becoming inert.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
[X] Focus on both the mundane dangers to life and limb inherent to cultivating Blood Crystal, as well as the unpredictable dangers of Wild Magic.
-[X] The mundane dangers can be mitigated fairly easily if Lychester is willing to invest in the proper protective equipment for his workers, while the dangers of the Wild Magic are more problematic. If he would be willing, we would like for workers to undergo routine health monitoring on a monthly basis to determine the long-term effects of Wild Magic exposure. If the effects are mentally or physically crippling, or cause deformation, and we cannot reverse them, other methods of tending to the Blood Crystal will need to be developed.
-[X] The mundane dangers can be mitigated fairly easily if Lychester is willing to invest in the proper protective equipment for his workers, while the dangers of the Wild Magic are more problematic. If he would be willing, we would like for workers to undergo routine health monitoring on a monthly basis to determine the long-term effects of Wild Magic exposure. If the effects are mentally or physically crippling, or cause deformation, and we cannot reverse them, other methods of tending to the Blood Crystal will need to be developed.
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Evaunit02mark1
S-s-smell the Prey, S-s-start the Hunt.
Hoping the lord is the kind of man who will see reason instead of blindly chasing profit at the expense of all else.
Also expect him to be a cheeky little bastard and try to price gouge us when we tell him to hold off in order to "recoup his losses" so it might be prudent to find out just how much this stuff is worth on the market before we talk to him.
Also expect him to be a cheeky little bastard and try to price gouge us when we tell him to hold off in order to "recoup his losses" so it might be prudent to find out just how much this stuff is worth on the market before we talk to him.
- Location
- United States
In this case I want to turn into a dragon and see if he still negotiates this way.
[X] Goldfish
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Viserys: "Perhaps you would like to rethink your position?" *assumes True Dragon form* "Or should I simply remove the issue entirely and do away with the hill in which the Blood Crystal is grown?"
- Location
- Texas
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Goldfish
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Ley lines and a Landwarden.