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

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Alright.
I definitely won't be able to throw together "every minion and their sheets"-sort of post.

But I might, might, be able to find all the plants we ordered since first batch in Lys, and from there make "all the minions (name - level only); and all the magical forces"-sort.

Should I?
There doesn't seem to be much of a need for such besides very rare occasions, and Goldfish doesn't seem to be going anywhere (thankfully), so the levels of minor minions are safe with him regardless.

On the other hand, looking through over a dozen scattered posts from Duesal, Goldfish and DP alike is a fucking mess.
 
egoo said:
I'm not touching the bioengineered stuff with a 10-foot pole, we have too many of them, spread too widely over the thread, and I have no idea which may or may not fit the best.
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That stuff is listed on my Forge Mechanics sheet under Forge Creations.
Azel said:
@egoo, you are missing a few spots. Don't think any of the characters I've made in the last year ever ended up on a minion list.

Elaheh Marita - Witch 5 / Fleshwarper 4
Qyburn - Archivist 13
Roose Bolton - Harbinger 9
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I could have sworn we at least had Qyburn on the front page, or on the overflow sheet that has rolled into the second page, but I can't find him. @DragonParadox, can we get these added to the character sheets?
 
Azel said:
She was mostly hired as a Fleshcrafter, but theres a whole lot of people that were hired mostly for something else then combat, yet still fight occasionally.
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Most of those are in some way sworn to us, which traditionally includes armed service.

She was, as far as I remember, just offered a place to work and material, in exchange for aiding our research and similar projects.
Bolton swore fealty and Qyburn joined the Scholarium, so for them its included.
 
Artemis1992 said:
Most of those are in some way sworn to us, which traditionally includes armed service.

She was, as far as I remember, just offered a place to work and material, in exchange for aiding our research and similar projects.
Bolton swore fealty and Qyburn joined the Scholarium, so for them its included.
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By necessity, Elaheh is also part of the Scholarium. Permanent residence within the Imperium and all that.

Mind, I don't see much reason to let her do something non-research related unless we are in a literal all-hands-on-deck situation. Unless something comes up where having a Fleshcrafter in the field would be helpful.
 
Azel said:
unless we are in a literal all-hands-on-deck situation.
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Mind, that list I posted was intended exactly as "all hands on deck", barring those really unfit for that fight (either weak level-wise or non-combatant classes) just so that we are on the same page.

I assume you already have a selection of Undead from those we made that will fit some role during the attack?
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That stuff is listed on my Forge Mechanics sheet under Forge Creations.
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Added the 8 Fiery Dragonbeasts.
Much as bringing anything dragon-related may be a bad idea.
Plant-creatures seem... ill-advised considering the bullshit-drakes, the Abishai, whatever Timmie's got stored off-plane...

And a possibility of that damned firestorm spell.
Until we see it with our own eyes, I won't believe the people there aren't subverted/mindraped/replaced by Timmies' servants.
Timmie isn't the kind to just... ignore someone preparing such a ritual.
 
There are enough mid to high level Clerics among the Golden Company that I would hesitate to use our Undead against them. Apparently, the Golden Company has had a lot of experience fighting Undead over the past couple years, so they'll be better prepared to handle them than most opponents. Even assuming most of the have Rebuke/Command Dragons in place of Undead, there are a lot of standardized Cleric spells designed to screw over the Undead.

You're more familiar with the capabilities of our Undead forces, though, @Azel, so I'll defer to your expertise on this one. We don't need them for handling mooks, but do you think they'd be good to deploy against higher level threats?
 
Goldfish said:
There are enough mid to high level Clerics among the Golden Company that I would hesitate to use our Undead against them. Apparently, the Golden Company has had a lot of experience fighting Undead over the past couple years, so they'll be better prepared to handle them than most opponents. Even assuming most of the have Rebuke/Command Dragons in place of Undead, there are a lot of standardized Cleric spells designed to screw over the Undead.

You're more familiar with the capabilities of our Undead forces, though, @Azel, so I'll defer to your expertise on this one. We don't need them for handling mooks, but do you think they'd be good to deploy against higher level threats?
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The higher ones are all but immune to Rebuking, so that's not a threat. As for the anti-undead spells I can't say. Stuff like the Black Brutes and Black Champions takes an awful lot of killing to put down though, so I'm not worried about those being easy game for Tiamats clerics.

Might be worth to take some Snatchers though. They are not nearly as durable as their bigger siblings, but they are specifically made to soften up and stunlock casters.


And... you know... flying Death-Kraken would be at least a great distraction for the dragons. Unless it gets a Grapple started. Then it would be raining pulped dragon bits.
 
Azel said:
The higher ones are all but immune to Rebuking, so that's not a threat. As for the anti-undead spells I can't say. Stuff like the Black Brutes and Black Champions takes an awful lot of killing to put down though, so I'm not worried about those being easy game for Tiamats clerics.

Might be worth to take some Snatchers though. They are not nearly as durable as their bigger siblings, but they are specifically made to soften up and stunlock casters.


And... you know... flying Death-Kraken would be at least a great distraction for the dragons. Unless it gets a Grapple started. Then it would be raining pulped dragon bits.
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I see the words "Flying Death-Kraken" and I get a little shiver of pleasure. :oops:

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!
 
@Goldfish, I would table the undead deployment considerations until a general attack plan is taking shape.

At the very least we should use Black Champions and Brutes as meatshields for caster-heavy or otherwise squishy groups.
 
Here's Zherys' updated sheet, for anyone interested. I've also sent it to DP so it can be added to his section on the front page.

I prettied it back up, @Artemis1992. ;)
Name: Zherys Naethyreon
Age: ??? (Middle-Age)
Alignment: Lawful Evil
Race: Human (Dragonblooded, Medium)
Level: 16
Class: Sorcerer (Blood of Siberys) 7/ Loremaster 5/ Incantifier 4
Feats: Arcane Thesis (Disintegrate), Draconic Aura (Energy, Fire), Draconic Bloodline, Draconic Heritage(Red), Extend Spell, Fire Casting, Invisible Spell, Maximize Spell, Residual Magic, Skill Focus (Knowledge History), Still Spell, Split Ray
Flaws: Grudge Keeper, Meticulous
Class Features: Blood of Siberys, Lore, Secret (Inner Strength, True Stamina, Applicable Knowledge), Arcane Body, Spell Eater, Spell Resistance, Spell Leach, Spell Eater 2

HP: 12d4 + 4d6+64 (110 HP) + 30 Temp HP (HotE) + 1d10+10 Temp HP (False Life) = 150 + 1d10 HP
AC: 10 + 3 (DEX) + 4 (Mage Armor) + 5 (Deflection) + 4 (Shield) = 26 (Flat-Footed: 23, Touch: 26)
Movement: 30 ft + 10 ft (Heart of Fire) = 40 ft
Initiative: +3 (DEX)
Attack: BAB +8/+3; 8 (BAB) + 3 (DEX) + 4 (CV) = +15 (Ranged Touch)
Spell Save: DC: 10 + 9 (CHA) + 1 (Arcane Concordance) + spell level; +3 w/Fire spells
Weapon Proficiency: Dagger, Staff
Immunities: Possession/Mental Control, Baleful Polymorph [Single use], All Mind-Affecting Effects, All Death Spells, Magical Death Effects, and Energy Drain, and any Negative Energy Effects, Age
Resistances: Cold 5, Electricity 5, Fire 25
SR: 24
DR: 10/Magic vs Projectile Attacks (maximum of 100 points)

STATS:
8 + 2 = 10 (0) Strength
12 + 4 = 16 (+3) Dexterity
13 + 5 = 18 (+4) Constitution
22 + 6 = 28 (+9) Charisma
16 + 4 = 20 (+5) Intelligence
12 + 4 = 16 (+3) Wisdom

SAVES:
FORTITUDE: 5 + 4 (CON) +2 (Secret) + 5 (Resistance) = 16
REFLEX: 5 + 3 (DEX) + 5 (Resistance) = 13
WILL: 12 + 3 (WIS) + 2 (Secret) + 5 (Resistance) = 22

SKILLS:
Bluff: 10 + 9 (CHA) + 6 (CV) = 25
Concentration: 19 + 4 (CON) + 10 (Ring) + 6 (CV) = 39
Diplomacy: 19 + 9 (CHA) + 4 (SYN) + 10 (Ring) = 42
Knowledge (Arcana): 19 + 5 (INT) + 4 CV) = 28
Knowledge (History): 10 + 5 (INT) +3 (Skill Focus) + 4 CV) = 22
Knowledge (The Planes): 5 + 5 (INT) + 4 CV) = 14
Sense Motive: 9 + 3 (WIS) + 10 (Ring) = 22
Spellcraft: 19 + 5 (INT) + 2 (SYN) + 3 (SF) + 10 (Ring) = 39

Spells Known (Caster Level 16):
Level 0: Amanuensis, Arcane Mark, Detect Magic, Detect Poison, Light Mage Hand, Mending, Message, Prestidigitation [6/Day]
Level 1: Comprehend Languages, Mage Armor, Magic Missile(RotF), Scholar's Touch, True Casting, True Skill, True Strike [6+3/Day, -1 (Mage Armor)]
Level 2: Darkvision, Elemental Dart, Heart of Air, Invisibility, Mirror Image, Wings of Cover [6+3/Day, -3 (False Life, Heart of Air, Protection from Arrows)]
Level 3: Ancestral Awakening, Dragon's Hide, Fireball(RotF), Heart of Water, Protection from Energy [6+3/Day, -1 (Heart of Water)]
Level 4: Fear, Freedom of Movement(RotF), Heart of Earth, Orb of Force, Ruin Delver's Fortune, Voice of the Dragon [6+2/Day, -1 (Heart of Earth)]
Level 5: Commune(RotF), Greater Blink, Heart of Fire, Mind Fog, Teleport(RotF), Undying Vigor of the Dragonlords [6+2/Day, -1 (Heart of Fire)]
Level 6: Disintegrate, Greater Dispel Magic, Greater Shadow Enchantment, True seeing [6+2/Day]
Level 7: Arcane Spellsurge, Greater Arcane Sight, Vision [5+2/Day]
Level 8: Mind Blank, Moment of Prescience [3+1/Day, -2 (Mind Blank, Moment of Prescience)]

Grimoire of High Arcana:
Level 1: Alarm, Disguise Self, Spontaneous Search
Level 2: Alter Self, Detect Thoughts, False Life, Investigative Mind, Protection from Arrows, Rope Trick, See Invisibility
Level 3: Air of Nobility, Fly, Phantom Steed, Tongues
Level 4: Greater Invisibility

Runestaff of Abjuration: Dismissal, Dispel Magic, Lesser Globe of Invulnerability, Repulsion, Resist Energy, Shield

Contingency Spells: Renewal Pact; Stalwart Pact

Personal Long-Term Defensive Wards:
  • False Life: You benefit from 1d10+10 Temporary Hit Points. Duration: 16 hours, Cost: 2nd level spell slot
  • Mage Armor: You benefit from a +4 Armor bonus to your AC. Duration: 16 hours, Cost: 1st level spell slot
  • Mind Blank: You are Immune to all Mind-Affecting Effects and Divination spells. Duration: 24 hours, Cost: 8th level spell slot
  • Protection from Arrows: You benefit from Damage Reduction 10/Magic against ranged projectile attacks, preventing up to 100 points of damage before the spell is discharged. Duration: 16 hours, Cost: 2nd level spell slot
  • Moment of Prescience: Once during the spell's duration you can apply a +16 Insight bonus on any single attack roll, opposed ability, skill check, or saving throw, or you can use it to increase your AC against a single attack. Duration: 16 hours, Cost: 8th level spell slot
  • Elemental Heart Spells: Air (+10 Jump, +10ft flight speed), Earth (+30 Temp HP), Fire (+10ft ground speed, Fire Resistance 20), Water (+8 Swim, Swim speed 30ft, Waterbreathing), Combined Effect: You are immune to extra damage from Critical Hit and Sneak Attacks. Duration: 16 hours, Cost: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th level spell slots
Special Abilities:
  • Dragon-Wing Graft (Su): 3/Day you can use an extra Swift Action in a round. This can only be used once per round.
  • Blood of Siberys: You add +4 to your effective Charisma for purposes of determining bonus sorcerer spells and the maximum level of spell you can cast.
  • Lore: You know legends and information regarding various topics, just as a Bard can with Bardic Knowledge. You add your Loremaster level and Intelligence modifier to the check, which functions otherwise exactly like a Bardic Knowledge check.
  • Arcane Concordance (Su): You benefit from a +1 Enhancement bonus to the saving throw DC of your Arcane spells, and any Arcane spells you cast are affected by the Silent Spell Metamagic feat unless you otherwise choose to forego this effect. Any allies within 10 feet of you also benefit from these effects.
  • Channel Vigor: Select one of the following effects, which can be changed as a Move Action. Currently using "Mind" effect.
    • Limbs: You gain the benefits of a haste spell.
    • Mind: You gain a +4 competence bonus on Knowledge, Listen, and Spot skill checks and on ranged attack rolls.
    • Spirit: You gain a +6 competence bonus on Will saving throws and Bluff and Intimidate checks.
    • Torso: You gain a +6 competence bonus on Fortitude saving throws and concentration checks.
Incantifier Abilities:
  • Arcane Body (Ex):Your body ceases to function as most living creatures' do. While not Undead, elements of your existence are fundamentally warped by the arcane energies you rely upon to sustain yourself.
    • You do not heal naturally, nor can you be healed through normal magical means. Only through draining magic using your Spell Eater ability or your personal Arcane spells can you replenish your physical health.
    • You no longer have any need to eat, drink, or sleep and do not take penalties from neglecting these needs.
    • In addition, you no longer take any negative effects from aging and have no maximum age. Instead, you must replenish your body by absorbing spell levels equal to your character level every month, using your Spell Eater ability, or you permanently lose a level.
  • Spell Eater (Su):You depend on magic to live and must absorb arcane magic to heal. If an arcane spell or spell-like ability does not beat your spell resistance, you absorb the magic and heal 1d4 hit points per spell level. Spells that ignore or overcome your spell resistance affect you as normal. You decide whether or not your spell resistance affects spells you casts on yourself, either benefitting from the spell or healing as you choose.
    • When you use this ability to absorb your monthly requirement of spell energy, you do not regain hit points.
    • When a spell is negated by your spell resistance, you may choose to use either the Spell Eater or Spell Leech ability, but not both.
  • Spell Leech (Su):You can channel absorbed arcane energy back into your own magic. If an arcane spell or spell-like ability does not beat your spell resistance, you regain an expended spell slot of the absorbed spell's level. If you have your full compliment of spell slots, you cannot benefit from this ability.
    • When a spell is negated by your spell resistance, you may choose to use either the Spell Eater or Spell Leech ability, but not both.
  • Spell Eater 2 (Su): You can heal yourself using arcane magic drained from single-use or charged magic items. This ability requires a full-round action and can only be used on an item you are holding. Using Spell Leech on a potion or scroll destroys the item, but heals 1d4 hit points per spell level of the item destroyed. Using this ability on a charged magic item drains 5 charges and heals you of 1d4 hit points per spell level of the highest-level spell the item possesses. You cannot be healed more than your maximum number of hit points. This ability has no effect on multiple-use items without charges, like magic weapons, armour, or rings.
Anklets of Translocation:
  1. 2/Day Instantly teleport up to 10 feet to an unoccupied destination within line of sight and line of effect. The wearer can teleport with objects, up to their maximum load, but cannot bring other creatures.
  2. Convert any Spell of 5th level and above to Teleport
  3. Carrying capacity is doubled.
Boneward Belt of Many Pockets: +5 Constitution, +5 Resistance bonus to saving throws
  • Healing (3 Charges/Day): 1 Charge (Heal 2d8 points of damage), 2 Charges (Heal 3d8 points of damage), or 3 Charges(Heal 4d8 points of damage)
  • Although only eight small pouches are readily visible on the inner front of this belt, there are actually 64 of them, and each acts as a small Bag of Holding capable of containing 1 cubic foot of material weighing no more than 10 pounds.
    • Anything stored in the belt's pockets is effectively weightless and doesn't affect the wearer's carrying capacity so long as the belt is worn around the waist. If removed, the belt weighs one-tenth of the total weight of all the items stored within it.
    • While worn around the waist, the belt responds to its wearer's desire to extract something (by opening the correct pouch) or store something (by opening an empty pouch). Retrieving a specific item from the pouch is a move action, but doesn't provoke the attacks of opportunity that retrieving a stored item usually does.
Diplomat's Ring of Untarnished Glory: +6 Charisma, +4 Intelligence, +4 Wisdom, +5 Deflection bonus to AC
  • +10 Competence bonus to Diplomacy and Sense Motive skill checks
Gloves of the Starry Sky: +4 Dexterity, +2 Strength
  1. Glow as if affected with a Light spell at will.
  2. Convert any spell of 1st level and above to Magic Missile.
Greater Amulet of Protection from Evil:
  1. Constant Protection from Evil effect.
  2. Hold breath for up to 12 hours before having to make a Constitution check.
  3. Convert any spell of 4th level and above to Freedom of Movement.
Minor Cloak of Displacement:
  • You benefit from a 20% miss chance, as if affected by a Blur spell. You can suppress or activate this effect at will as a Standard Action.
Radiant Earring of Arcane Acuity:
  1. 3 Charges/Day: 1 Charge (Darkvision 60 ft., 1 hour), 2 Charges (See Invisibility, 10 minutes), 3 Charges (True Seeing, 1 minute)
  2. Convert any spell of 3rd level and above to Fireball.
Raiment of the Four: Uniting the magic of four enchanted items (Anklets of Translocation, Gloves of the Starry Sky, Radiant Earring of Arcane Acuity, Greater Amulet of Protection from Evil) grants the following benefits:
  1. 2 Pieces: Gain resistance to cold 5; this stacks with any similar resistances you have from your race, class, or template.
  2. 3 Pieces: Gain resistance to cold 5 and electricity 5, which stacks as described above.
  3. 4 Pieces: Gain resistance to cold 5, electricity 5, and fire 5, which stacks as described above. Convert any spell of 5th level and above to Commune.
Soulfire Mithral Bracers of Arcane Freedom (+1)
  1. Immune to all death spells, magical death effects, and energy drain, and any negative energy effects
  2. 2/Day apply the Still Spell Metamagic feat to a spell as a Swift Action.
Ring of Spell-Battle:
  1. +10 Competence bonus to Concentration and Spellcraft skill checks
  2. The wearer becomes cognizant of all spellcasting that occurs within 60 feet, and she can identify the spell being cast (even if she can't see its casting or effect) on a successful Spellcraft check (DC 15 + spell level). If this identification succeeds, the wearer can choose 1/Day to have the ring counterspell (without readying a counterspell action or making a dispel check) or can change the target or the point of effect of the spell to any target or point within 60 feet (including herself if she chooses to redirect a potentially beneficial spell). If the wearer chooses an illegal target (an animal for a humanoid-affecting spell, for instance, or a point of effect outside the spell's range as measured from the original caster), the spell functions normally and the redirection is wasted. If the wearer ends up in the area of a retargeted spell, she experiences the effect of the spell as normal.
Robes of Mysterios Conjuration:
  • 3/Day sacrifice a spell slot to use Summon Monster spell of same level
Runestaff of Abjuration:
Genie Tokens
2x Plane Shift Charm
2x Sending Stone
2x Teleport Charm

Scrolls:
Amber Sarcophagus x1
Assay Spell Resistance x3
Avasculate x1
Dimensional Anchor x2
Fickle Winds x2
Gate x1
Greater Invisibility x2
Greater Teleport x2
Life Bubble x2
Maze x1
Mind Blank x1
Moment of Prescience x2
Plane Shift x2
Sending x5
Smoky Confinement x2
True Seeing x3
Veil of Undeath: x2
Wall of Force x2

Alchemical Substances:
10x Alchemist's Fire
5x Antiplague
5x Antitoxin
10x Fungal Stun Vial
10x Healing Salve
20x Sleep-Smoke
10x Smokestick
10x Sunrod
30x Vermin Repellent
Equipped Magic Items: Anklets of Translocation, Bead of Newt Prevention, Boneward Belt of Many Pockets (+5 CON, +5 Resistance), Calligraphy Wyrm, Diplomat's Ring of Untarnished Glory (+6 CHA, +4 INT, +4 WIS, +5 Deflection), Gloves of the Starry Sky (+4 DEX, +2 STR), Greater Amulet of Protection from Evil, Minor Cloak of Displacement, Radiant Earring of Arcane Acuity, Runestaff of Abjuration, Soulfire Mithral Bracers of Arcane Freedom (+1), Ring of Spell-Battle, Robes of Mysterious Conjuration
 
Clerics have a lot of anti-undead spells which do things like "Stun the undead, no save" or "undead can't perceive you".
Still, their main enemies are all mortals right now, so perhaps they won't have them prepared.
 
TalonofAnathrax said:
Clerics have a lot of anti-undead spells which do things like "Stun the undead, no save" or "undead can't perceive you".
Still, their main enemies are all mortals right now, so perhaps they won't have them prepared.
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Still means they have to waste an action on negating a ultimately disposable asset.

If the Black Champion eats a no-save stun instead of Lya eating a Disintegrate, I would consider the exercise a success.
 
Goldfish said:
I see the words "Flying Death-Kraken" and I get a little shiver of pleasure. :oops:

If that's wrong, I don't want to be right!
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Flying Death-Kraken is pretty good, but I also kind of want a burrowing Death-Kraken, that pops its tentacles up to pull you underground.

We already have landsharks, I also want land Krakens, just because I love the image of a Kraken, rising from the depths of the soil.
 
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