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

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  • [X] Plan Offering Stories
    -[X] "Oh, I know better then to ask a Fey for things good Ser and I'd wager there is little a wandering minstrel such as I could offer you."
    -[X] "However, there are certain parties who would be most interested in acquiring the services of one of your stature, who could offer quite a lot more then I. Arms and armor, a steed, a place in the sun as an esteemed knight in his service... His pockets are deep and he is generous to those who are loyal."
    -[X] "There is little love lost between my employer and the Court of Stars though. Weaving people into tapestries not of their own choosing... *gesture around you to indicate the "warding"* What point is there in living, fighting and loving when all is pre-ordained by something? Might as well kneel before a god who wields fate as a tyrants fist."
    [X] Try to hire him outright, you have the full resources of a realm as your disposal, and a treasure trove of magic bound among the folds of your cloak
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Mar 31, 2020 at 4:11 PM, finished with 33 posts and 16 votes.
  • [X] Plan Offering Stories
    -[X] "Oh, I know better then to ask a Fey for things good Ser and I'd wager there is little a wandering minstrel such as I could offer you."
    -[X] "However, there are certain parties who would be most interested in acquiring the services of one of your stature, who could offer quite a lot more then I. Arms and armor, a steed, a place in the sun as an esteemed knight in his service... His pockets are deep and he is generous to those who are loyal."
    -[X] "There is little love lost between my employer and the Court of Stars though. Weaving people into tapestries not of their own choosing... *gesture around you to indicate the "warding"* What point is there in living, fighting and loving when all is pre-ordained by something? Might as well kneel before a god who wields fate as a tyrants fist."
    [X] Try to hire him outright, you have the full resources of a realm as your disposal, and a treasure trove of magic bound among the folds of your cloak
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Part MMMCDXXVII: Mantles Old and New
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    • Mantles Old and New ​

    Twenty Fourth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC

    "Oh, I know better then to ask a fey for things, good Ser, and I'd wager there is little a wandering minstrel such as I could offer you." No sense pretending it is the Citadel that is your patron here, given how close you suspect Ser Dregaire is to guessing the truth. "However, there are certain parties who would be most interested in acquiring the services of one of your stature, who could offer quite a lot more then I. Arms and armor, a steed, a place in the sun as an esteemed knight in his service... His pockets are deep and he is generous to those who are loyal."

    Though you have long since mastered speaking of yourself in the third person, playing the agent and middleman, you find it is a touch more awkward when the other party more likely than not knows what you are doing.

    "Know then that I have been a hunter and warrior since time out of mind... for mortal men at least," the antlered fey trails off, letting the less than subtle hint land fully before continuing. "A knight I have been made since the Great Passage, yet for all that I hold its virtues in high regard, duty to lord above and subjects below."

    "There is little love lost between my employer and the Court of Stars" you reply carefully. "Weaving people into tapestries not of their own choosing," you motion to the garden, the walls and the Ashford lands beyond under the power of the 'warding' ritual. "What point is there in living, fighting and loving when all it is pre-ordained by something? Might as well kneel before a god who wields fate as in a tyrant's fist."

    "Gods would write the script by which we are to play, the Circle of Bloom and Thorn merely sets up the stage," he points out, though not with rancor. So that is its proper name, you mark it well. In ritual magic, more so than in even other branches of the arcane, knowledge is power.

    "A limitation that seems less onerous to you because the children of faerie are already so bound, yet in compelling mortals to follow in your steps you still bind yourselves with chains of iron. If mortals are to forget to tell more than one tale than so too would your experience be made poorer. Would you have ever thought to call yourself a knight before the Great Passage, taking on its codes and its principles yet undreamt?"

    For a long moment silence reigns, the fey knight's gaze darkened in thought. You doubt you had introduced him to any truly novel thought, for such was the mind of the Orphne King and many others of his court before they swore to you, but still it proves a stark reminder of what may be lost.

    "I cannot swear another oath before laying down the one that already binds me," he answers at last. "Though it is light upon my shoulders, not weighted with unpaid debts like those of many others, know that the Lord of the Crimson Court whom I serve now would know I have chosen a different allegiance and likely as not he would be able to guess which on. I could not be a spy nor hidden dagger for such is not my nature." Ser Dregaire pauses to pluck a mock orange bloom pale in the moonlight and twirl it between his fingers. "If your lord would count my pledge worth making an offer for than know I desire a knight's fief, fair arms and armor and perhaps a nobler mount that the fey steed my current lord can provide."

    Do you make an explicit offer?

    [] Yes, you could always use another skilled warrior and his knowledge of the Court of Stars's intrigues in the Reach would be worth learning
    -[] Write in offer

    [] No, better not to risk tipping your hand with recruitment
    -[] Write in

    [] Write in

    OOC: Once again a short update, but I could not really move past this decision point without player input.
     
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    • @DragonParadox, does he care where that fief would be?

    We could give him a bit of the Basilisk Isles or Draconys. Both places where a Fey who can take Richard for a few rounds would be very useful.
     
    DragonParadox said:
    Mantles Old and New ​

    Twenty Fourth Day of the Twelfth Month 293 AC

    "Oh, I know better then to ask a Fey for things, good Ser, and I'd wager there is little a wandering minstrel such as I could offer you." No sense pretending it is the Citadel that is your patron here, given how close you suspect Ser Dregaire is to guessing the truth. "There are, however, certain parties who would be most interested in acquiring the services of one of your stature, who could offer quite a lot more than I. Arms and armor, a steed, a place in the sun as an esteemed knight in his service... His pockets are deep and he is generous to those who are loyal."

    Though you have long since mastered speaking of yourself in the third person, you find playing the agent and middleman is a touch more awkward when the other party more likely than not knows what you are doing.

    "Know then that I have been a hunter and warrior since time out of mind... for mortal men at least," the antlered fey trails off, letting the less than subtle hint land fully before continuing. "A knight I have been made since the Great Passage, yet for all that I hold its virtues in high regard, duty to lord above and subjects below."

    "There is little love lost between my employer and the Court of Stars" you reply carefully. "Weaving people into tapestries not of their own choosing," you motion to the garden, the walls and the Ashford lands beyond, all under the power of the 'warding' ritual. "What point is there in living, fighting, and loving when all is pre-ordained by something? Might as well kneel before a god who wields fate as a tyrant's fist."

    "Gods would write the script by which we are to play, the Circle of Bloom and Thorn merely sets the stage," he points out, though not with rancor. So that is its proper name, you mark it well. In ritual magic, more so than in even other branches of the arcane, knowledge is power.

    "A limitation that seems less onerous to you because the children of faerie are already so bound, yet in compelling mortals to follow in your steps you still bind yourselves with chains of iron. If mortals are to forget to tell more than one tale than so too would your experience be made poorer. Would you have ever thought to call yourself a knight before the Great Passage, taking on its codes and its principles yet undreamt?"

    For a long moment silence reigns, the fey knight's gaze darkened in thought. You doubt you had introduced him to any truly novel thought, for such was the mind of the Orphne King and many others of his court before they swore to you, but still it proves a stark reminder of what may be lost.

    "I cannot swear another oath before laying down the one that already binds me," he answers at last. "Though it is light upon my shoulders, not weighted with unpaid debts like those of many. The Lord of the Crimson court whom I serve now would know I have chosen a different allegiance, and like as not he would be able to guess which one. I could not be a spy nor hidden dagger for such is not my nature." Ser Dregaire pauses to pluck a mock orange bloom, pale in the moonlight, and twirl it between his fingers. "If your lord would count my pledge worth making an offer for, then know I desire a knight's fief, fair arms and armor, and perhaps a nobler mount than the fey steed my current lord can provide."

    Do you make an explicit offer?

    [] Yes, you could always use another skilled warrior and his knowledge of the Court of Stars's intrigues in the Reach would be worth learning
    -[] Write in offer

    [] No, better not to risk tipping your hand with recruitment
    -[] Write in

    [] Write in

    OOC: Once again a short update, but I could not really move past this decision point without player input. Not yet edited.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.
     
    I don't know what his current gear looks like, but I could put together a pretty nice package from the Armory.

    Anyone opposed to giving him these?
     
    so either hunting dinosaurs or hunting misshapen beasts on the edges of valyria. sounds like a lot of fun for him
     
    Goldfish said:
    I don't know what his current gear looks like, but I could put together a pretty nice package from the Armory.

    Anyone opposed to giving him these?
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    Yes, why are we handing out a Dragonbane sword? If we're giving him bane anything there are enemies he'd fight far more often, like fiends or aberrations.
     
    TalonofAnathrax said:
    Just to check : we're recruiting this guy with a straight-up appeal to greed, right?
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    Not really insomuch. He doesn't seem to agree entirely with mind-warping mortals, but he thinks he's worth more than what he's getting now too. He's probably not wrong, either, if he can go multiple rounds with Ser Richard.
     
    Goldfish said:
    Just mentioned as a possibility. We have plenty of other weapons in the Armory.
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    Yeah, another weapon (or a straight up commissioned weapon) is probably better. That said the armor he's being given is really, really nice.
    DragonParadox said:
    "I cannot swear another oath before laying down the one that already binds me," he answers at last. "Though it is light upon my shoulders not weighted with unpaid debts like those of many know that the Lord of the Crimson court whom I serve now would know I have chosen a different allegiance and like as not he would be able to guess which on. I could not be a spy nor hidden dagger for such is not my nature." Ser Dregaire pauses to pluck a mock orange bloom pale in the moonlight and twirl it between his fingers. "If your lord would count my pledge worth making an offer for than know I desire a knight's fief, fair arms and armor and perhaps a nobler mount that the fey steed my current lord can provide."
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    🤔 What about looting the Lord of the Crimson Court?
     
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