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

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Duesal said:
Ohhhh, the suicidal one. Forgot her.
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last time we checked she was still alive. should probebly have Maelor keep an ear out for any rumours about her becouse up untill she hid in the city she seemed to be the smartest/most proactive of the wyrmlings. she didn't believe our message when we send one but you never know, especially with our plans for the CoB
 
Duesal said:
Yes, she's no longer stuck with an NPC class. I don't recall what she retrained as, though.
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Wait, really? When did that happen?
IIRC she for some PrC levels to massively increase her spell list and give her a few more slots per day, but she's still fundamentally an Adept.
Crake said:
Hero

Your very first use of magic was also the first instant which set you along the Path you have walked since the dawning of a new age, all to stand in the defense of others. The deeds which followed flowed onward in that vein, from leaving the shelter and safety of home for the sake of kith and kin, to over-powering the first great foe you had ever come across, turning its very strength against it. You have slain fiends and eldritch horrors alike, rescued maidens and stood up for your ideals even when they had proven inconvenient, but moreover have remained humble, clear-sighted and loyal throughout. You walk upon a long and winding Path that has known few happy endings, but are steadfast despite it. People will sing of your tales throughout the annals of history as you stride into the new age, yet your true concern be that they have the chance to sing at all.

Because you are a Hero.


Tier​
Path Features​

1st​​
Mage Strike, Path ability​

2nd​​
Enduring as Bronze​

3rd​​
Ride the Lightning​

4th​​
Path Ability​

5th​​
Path ability​

6th​​
Dauntless​

7th​​
Path ability​

8th​​
Path ability​

9th​​
Forged in Bronze​

10th​​
Path ability, Remember the Royce​
Enduring as Bronze (Ex): Bronze will never rust, and just so, neither shall you.

You benefit from Longevity whilst still alive, and you do not suffer the penalties of old age, yet still accrue its benefits with time.

Ride the Lightning (Su/Ex): Like all good heroes, arriving on time is essential, as is reacting in an instant in response to deadly peril. You see things with a unique perspective, heir to the skyfire and herald of thunder. Should anyone come to underestimate you, calamity will strike upon them in an instant at the end of your bolt and blade.

At 3rd Tier, you gain the ability to travel to the point of impact of any of your Lightning Lance spells and make a single melee attack upon the target without provoking attacks of opportunity, and furthermore add your Tier to your movement speed in 10 ft/Tier increments for a number of rounds equal to your Tier afterwards as your body is partially transmuted into lightning. In addition, foes attempting to grapple you or strike you while unarmed or with metal weapons take 2d6 Electricity damage for the duration of this state. This includes any of the secondary lances from the Augmented variant, though you may only travel to one point of impact per casting.

Dauntless (Ex): Many are the trials you have overcome, and fearless in the face of evil you have been. You have been through countless battles and straddled the thinnest line between triumph and damnation, and will continue to do so through all time no matter the foe which besets you or the obstacles in your path. For your family, for your friends and for your Kingdom, come to that.

At 6th Tier, you stand to benefit from Mettle. In addition, non-mythic Fear effects do not hold sway over you. You gain a bonus equal to your Tier/2 toward Will saves, but only against Mythic and Non-Mythic effects from a creature equal to or lesser than your own current effective Tier.

Forged in Bronze (Ex): After so many years fighting enemies clad in the metal wielded by your ancestors, it has become more than a second skin, you have taken on some of its most enduring properties.

You benefit from DR 15/epic, your unarmed strikes may count as Lethal, and you no longer need to eat, drink, or breathe to live. You're immune to inhaled poisons and any spell or effect that requires breathing, though you are still affected by any food or drink you intake.

Remember the Royce (Ex): You have reached the pinnacle of what it means to be a paragon of heroics, but moreover you have left an enduring legacy which will stand long after you have fallen in battle. Yet even with that promise of immortality in legend, it has left you unsatisfied. As is the fate of all heroes, you know even the unaging would eventually fall to wide-reaching disaster or under the blades and barbs of their innumerable enemies, and though your legend may endure not another life shall you save and only inspiration in song and story will be left to speak of the mark you've left upon the world.

With this step you shall be as tangible upon the world of form as the day you first took up the sword in defense of others, an eternal guardian upon the dreamers of the Spheres against all which imperils it.

At 10th tier, whenever you make an attack roll against a non-mythic foe and miss, you may immediately roll again. You must take the second roll, even if it's lower. Once per round when you roll a natural 20 on an attack roll, you regain one use of mythic power.

Additionally, even should you perish beyond all recall, a figment of you may be summoned as an Outsider via the use of the Gate, Wish or Miracle spell from the Dreamlands, retaining all of your abilities as in life though not your Mythic ones. If the spell is Augmented with Mythic Power, your figment may be summoned as a Mythic creature instead. You will fight any battle should it cleave to the ideals you held in life, and right any immediate injustice within your sight, but will eventually dissipate from the world of form within a number of rounds equal to the spell's Caster level, equivalent to the Gate spell. Your figments are always summoned as Unique creatures, only one may be summoned at a time, and thus cannot be controlled by the summoner through the effects of that spell. They will be clad in a panoply of war equivalent to the state upon which it was summoned. Any abilities locked within a Legendary Weapon for example would not be accessible in a Non-Mythic state.

Even in the darkest of days, you will still be there to hold back the night.
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Hm. Not bad. I'll add it to the thread mark as a proposal, then (it will have to get voted on, of course).
I personally like the idea of just giving Waymar the Archmage path, but yours is nice too.

A suggestion : if Waymar makes himself count as bronze, make him vulnerable to spells which affect metal. He'll still have his great saves and all, so it won't be a huge weakness, but I like the idea of such a weird ability really going all the way, metaphysical downsides and all.
 
TalonofAnathrax said:
Wait, really? When did that happen?
IIRC she for some PrC levels to massively increase her spell list and give her a few more slots per day, but she's still fundamentally an Adept.
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I can't find the exact quote, but what I did find indicates she's eligible for retraining as a PC.
DragonParadox said:
If they get high level 10+ they can just retrain as full PC casters, though reincarnation would be a short-cut yes.
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DragonParadox said:
Checking my notes she was level nine when she went on those raids in the reach so she would certainly be over 10 by now.
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on May 20, 2020 at 9:04 AM, finished with 52 posts and 13 votes.
  • [X] Plan All The Little Things - Part 2 - The Vale
    -[X] The court of Kings Landing
    --[X] General information about recent events and trends.
    --[X] Rough accounting of which lords are still at court and thus likely loyal to the Usurper.
    --[X] Current members of the Kingsguard with how likely they are to stand their ground, flee or surrender when you were to attack the keep with a commando force.
    --[X] Recent activities of Cersei in particular.
    --[X] The state of the royal coffers and Baelish activities, particularly if he is still doing as the "Ghiscari" want.
    --[X] State, location, orders and special equipment of the Royal Fleet.
    --[X] Any information on anti-air capabilities of Kings Landing, should such exist at all.
    --[X] Any information he has on the situation with the Valeryons would be helpful.
    -[X] The Westerlands
    --[X] Everything he knows about Tywins current activities.
    --[X] Everything on the Golden Shields, their number, order of battle, current deployments and so on.
    --[X] A short overview of the current situation between Tywin, Cersei and Robert, especially in regards to the legitimacy of Robert in the eyes of the wider realm.
    --[X] All he knows about their dragons. Location, deployments, riders and so on.
    --[X] All he knows about potential dissent or defectors in the Westerlands.
    --[X] At this point, it should be noted that it would be nice if he can keep us updated on the location of Gregor Clegane and Armory Lorch over the usual channels, since the time is approaching to make a lot of people very happy.
    -[X] The Vale
    --[X] Current situation of the Arryns, in particular the succession of the old Falcon.
    --[X] His current plans with and the status of the Mountain Clans.
    ---[X] Also have someone fetch the report from Dalla on the activities of Brynden Tully while we are at it.
    -[X] The North
    --[X] Status of his little plots with the youngest Stark daughter and his opinion on the likely actions of Eddard when the restoration begins.
    --[X] Update on his observations about the Wildling situation in the aftermath of our little expedition.
    --[X] Also ask him how the scoreboard looks and how many free moves we got him with those stunts.
    --[X] If he finished dragging up lore about the construction of the Wall from the Greendream, in particular information that would be relevant to attempts to deploy crew mounted, enchanted weaponry on it.
    -[X] The Reach
    --[X] Any other pertinent information he has gathered on the Court of Stars and their current plans, especially in regards to the Tyrells and the crown.
    -[X] Westeros in general
    --[X] General military information:
    ---[X] Where are our enemies building strongholds?
    ---[X] Are troops gathering anywhere and how fast could given areas and lords mobilize?
    ---[X] Any minor threats he never bother us with, but which should be squashed before the big day?
    ---[X] Any targets of opportunity we could take off the board without escalating too early?
    --[X] Faith situation:
    ---[X] How is the mood of the grumpy old bastards he is hooked up to?
    ---[X] Any signs of the Seven acting?
    ---[X] Any activities from the Drowned God or other actors?
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By the way, the informational threadmark regarding Mythic Paths has been updated quite a bit (Waymar, Daenerys, Lya). It's now entirely up to date with DP's character sheets.
@Crake, if your proposed Mythic path is edited, can you please tell us in the thread? It's in the threadmark (as a suggestion), and I'll try to keep it up to date if possible.
IMO it would be ideal if your Path could just be a continuation of Waymar's current choices. Right now, however, you are suggesting that we retroactively change his Rank 1 pics.
 
TalonofAnathrax said:
IMO it would be ideal if your Path could just be a continuation of Waymar's current choices. Right now, however, you are suggesting that we retroactively change his Rank 1 pics.
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There is no conflict between @Crake's Mythic Path proposal and what Waymar has already selected. He learned Mage Strike and the Energy Conversion path ability, and used his feat to learn Mythic Spell Lore.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on May 20, 2020 at 9:04 AM, finished with 52 posts and 13 votes.
  • [X] Plan All The Little Things - Part 2 - The Vale
    -[X] The court of Kings Landing
    --[X] General information about recent events and trends.
    --[X] Rough accounting of which lords are still at court and thus likely loyal to the Usurper.
    --[X] Current members of the Kingsguard with how likely they are to stand their ground, flee or surrender when you were to attack the keep with a commando force.
    --[X] Recent activities of Cersei in particular.
    --[X] The state of the royal coffers and Baelish activities, particularly if he is still doing as the "Ghiscari" want.
    --[X] State, location, orders and special equipment of the Royal Fleet.
    --[X] Any information on anti-air capabilities of Kings Landing, should such exist at all.
    --[X] Any information he has on the situation with the Valeryons would be helpful.
    -[X] The Westerlands
    --[X] Everything he knows about Tywins current activities.
    --[X] Everything on the Golden Shields, their number, order of battle, current deployments and so on.
    --[X] A short overview of the current situation between Tywin, Cersei and Robert, especially in regards to the legitimacy of Robert in the eyes of the wider realm.
    --[X] All he knows about their dragons. Location, deployments, riders and so on.
    --[X] All he knows about potential dissent or defectors in the Westerlands.
    --[X] At this point, it should be noted that it would be nice if he can keep us updated on the location of Gregor Clegane and Armory Lorch over the usual channels, since the time is approaching to make a lot of people very happy.
    -[X] The Vale
    --[X] Current situation of the Arryns, in particular the succession of the old Falcon.
    --[X] His current plans with and the status of the Mountain Clans.
    ---[X] Also have someone fetch the report from Dalla on the activities of Brynden Tully while we are at it.
    -[X] The North
    --[X] Status of his little plots with the youngest Stark daughter and his opinion on the likely actions of Eddard when the restoration begins.
    --[X] Update on his observations about the Wildling situation in the aftermath of our little expedition.
    --[X] Also ask him how the scoreboard looks and how many free moves we got him with those stunts.
    --[X] If he finished dragging up lore about the construction of the Wall from the Greendream, in particular information that would be relevant to attempts to deploy crew mounted, enchanted weaponry on it.
    -[X] The Reach
    --[X] Any other pertinent information he has gathered on the Court of Stars and their current plans, especially in regards to the Tyrells and the crown.
    -[X] Westeros in general
    --[X] General military information:
    ---[X] Where are our enemies building strongholds?
    ---[X] Are troops gathering anywhere and how fast could given areas and lords mobilize?
    ---[X] Any minor threats he never bother us with, but which should be squashed before the big day?
    ---[X] Any targets of opportunity we could take off the board without escalating too early?
    --[X] Faith situation:
    ---[X] How is the mood of the grumpy old bastards he is hooked up to?
    ---[X] Any signs of the Seven acting?
    ---[X] Any activities from the Drowned God or other actors?
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Part MMMDXII: Schemes in Secret Spun, Death in Earnest Won
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    • Schemes in Secret Spun, Death in Earnest Won​

    Seventeenth Day of the First Month 294 AC

    Alas, Bloodraven did not know much else about the plots and plans of the Star-Crowned Queen for no weirwoods grow in the Feywild and gathering news from hearsay and rumor is likely as not to be just what the Indigo Veil wished one to hear. Yet that is not to say he knows nothing of fey doings from another quarter at once expected and surprising. "Lysa Arryn has dealt with fey to conceive, I'm sure of it, and ones of a darker sort than the Court of Stars."

    "How dark?" you ask, a shiver of worry running down your spine, thinking back to the battles in the Far North. Surely there would have been some sign of Winter's hand in such matters, or if not at least the Chosen of the Seven moving to keep the line from being tainted by that evil.

    "Not the Others, no," Bloodraven assures you. "Their power is ill suited to acting upon such fragile life and it would take great fortune on Their hand, or great misfortune for the rest of us, for them to have an opening to act that far south. No, I suspect something bloodier, something old and cruel, but not utterly lost to utter darkness. When the clans faced Brynden Tully he had allies even he knew not of, redcaps sneaking into camps at night and kelpies drowning war bands that dared perilous crossings. It bears keeping in mind that not all who walk in shadow are as content as the Orphne to deal in masks and civilized secrets."

    "Was the Blackfish aware of these 'allies' he had gained?" you ask. You would not think so considering the man's reputation, but perhaps desperate times had made him tread upon his honor.

    "No," the answer is definite. "The one time he came upon clansmen fighting a band of darkling brutes with a stunted grim hound at their head he ordered his archers to fire on the fey. He wasn't too careful not to hit the clansmen of course, but it was clear he didn't count himself an ally of the fey. At the battle's end both sides withdrew under an unspoken truce, though it did not long outlast the day of course." Bloodraven shakes his head. "I think Dalla respects the Blackfish himself, enough that she'd be inclined to ransom him back over draping his entrails over a tree, but I can't say the same for most of his knights. It would probably be best to force a withdraw or better yet a settlement within a month or two, and the knowledge that his niece has been conspiring with the likes of redcaps and boggles should shake him, not to mention all the lords riding under his banner."

    "What is the state of the succession though?" you ask. If you are to deal with the dowager Lady Arryn it would be best to know how entrenched she is politically.

    "It looks to be flowing towards a regency for the boy, strange as his nature may be many lords will take an uncanny Arryn over no Arryn at all, and the ones who would be most inclined to arguing against it, or seeking to contest guardianship like Yohn Royce, are instead keeping their heads down anticipating your own arrival on Westerosi shores."

    "I've been on Westerosi shores quite a few times, in fact I am here now," you jest to draw some of the shadows from the air.

    "So it is, but most lords are expecting a somewhat more formal return, with a suitable entourage, bearing steel and fire." The smile that twists upon the flesh puppet's soft features is one you imagine would make no small number of bold Vale Lords quake. "Still, Dalla will need reinforcements in light of what she is facing. Do you have anything in mind among the hosts you are gathering and growing?"

    What reinforcements do you send to the Mountain Clans?

    [] Write in

    OOC: Well, Dalla's getting a level from those battles. Even a weaker Grimm is no joke. She was pretty lucky Brynden stumbled over the fight.
     
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    • Hm... I'm strongly inclined to get Brynden killed in an ambush. Then we can use his decimated knights as cats paws to get rid of Lisa and her son, leaving the Vale without a heir and a de facto civil war splitting the remaining loyalists.
     
    Azel said:
    Hm... I'm strongly inclined to get Brynden killed in an ambush. Then we can use his decimated knights as cats paws to get rid of Lisa and her son, leaving the Vale without a heir and a de facto civil war splitting the remaining loyalists.
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    Yeah, he's definitely a problem. As long as he's alive he's going to stand in the way of us deposing his niece and grand-nephew.
     
    while i undersatnd why killing a kid that young feels really bad and i would really rather not do so
     
    Azurath said:
    I really doubt the child is a child. Probably a changeling of some sort, or a possessed corpse. Note how the "child" didn't age for quite a while before experiencing an explosive growth?
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    i'd rather verify it isn't a kid before stabbing it! also pretty sure it was just Fey bargain bullshit that made that happen as i think Danelle had a look at it a while back in rumour posts so it most likely isn't an evil baby
     
    Rovos said:
    i'd rather verify it isn't a kid before stabbing it! also pretty sure it was just Fey bargain bullshit that made that happen as i think Danelle had a look at it a while back in rumour posts so it most likely isn't an evil baby
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    Well we aren't killing a child, if in fact the child is a child. We are going to disinherit him, thereby the need to get rid of the Blackfish.
     
    DragonParadox said:
    "What is the state of the succession though?" you ask. If you are to deal with the dowager lady Aryn it would be best to know how entrenched she is politically.

    "It looks to be flowing towards a regency for the boy, strange as his nature may be many lords will take an uncanny Aryn over no Aryn at all, and the ones who would be most inclined to arguing against it, or seeking to contest guardianship like Yohn Royce are instead keeping their heads down anticipating your own arrival on Westerosi shores."
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    They'll be taking no Arryn at all, one way or another. When the conquest comes the reign of House Arryn will end.
    Azurath said:
    Well we aren't killing a child, if in fact the child is a child. We are going to disinherit him, thereby the need to get rid of the Blackfish.
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    Yep. The Blackfish must die.
     
    [X] Plan Pruning the Opposition
    -[X] Once Qyburn is back from his trip, he will make a custom Necrocraft that will not use his special techniques and instead appear like an undead giant aligned with the Others. Give him a Blue Ice weapon to add to the ruse.
    -[X] Said creature, controlled by a Greater Bloodclot Mold together with two Very Old Myrkdreki and a larger number of disposable animal zombies will ambush Brynden Tullys forces. The Myrkdreki will not show themselves, instead using illusions to sell the Other connection of the undead and using offensive spells to kill VIPs in the chaos, mainly the more level headed of the bunch.
    -[X] The fake giant will call to duel Brynden, allegedly to collect on a debt made by Lysa Arryn, and slay him in battle before being felled by his knights. The mold uses it's powers to teleport away at this point.
    -[X] Ask Dalla and Bloodraven to keep a close eye on the knights afterwards. Further encouragement might be in order to ensure they get it into their head to slay Lisa Arryn and her "monster child".
    -[X] Prepare to exfiltrate Lisa Arryn, preferably in the wake of an attack on her, to sow the maximum amount of confusion. Those wishing her death will claim she has absconded with her dark fey allies, while those loyal to her will accuse the first group to have killed her for political gain, ensuring that the Arryn loyalists and Seven fanatics attack each other.
     
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    Ah, Noble House extermination.

    Any form of pruning the Andal genes is always an A+ on my book. Shank those bastards!
     
    Ah, terror tactics and misdirection of blame onto acceptable targets.
    We haven't had that for faaaaar too long.
    [X] Azel
     
    Hmm, this brings one albeit very unlikely form of situation...

    What if there are Targaryen Loyalists in the Eyrie? Bidding their time to strike? Will they get caught in the crossfire?
     
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