Sending in a few actual mages now would likely go over better.
A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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Sending in a few actual mages now would likely go over better.
- Location
- United Kingdom
[X] Goldfish
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
My plan already includes two 6th level Scholarium Sorcerers, but I just went back and added a 5th level Mystic as well.
blackshadow111
Happy Helpful Grenade
- Location
- India
So... Uh... Is there a story-only thread if I want to catch up?
Because 15 fucking thousand pages is terrifying.
Because 15 fucking thousand pages is terrifying.
There isn't, but you can turn on Reader Mode.
tarrangar
Fat arctic chicken
Threadmarks are a thing, Reader mode is a thing too, we are far beyond the awful days of having to go though a thread one post at a time to find the story posts.
blackshadow111
Happy Helpful Grenade
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- India
Fine, fine... I keep getting distracted by other posts.
Vote closed.
Part MMMDXXV: With Subtle Gaze
With Subtle Gaze
Twenty First Day of the First Month 294 AC
While you may not be able to produce mages out of your cloak you can manage alchemical supplies, healing belts, amulets of warding and sight and weapons of Valyrian steel, the latter of which you present with all due formality meant for such a gift. "It may not be as uncommon as it once was my lord, but it is just as sharp," you proclaim, reversing the sword with the black rose hilt you had commissioned last month for him to grasp after the oaths have been sworn on his part and on yours.
"As to that I have no doubt Your Grace," the lord replies respectfully as he briefly admires the play of the lantern light on spell-steel. "Now as to those mages..."
A practical man and a persistent one, you note with approval. You end up assigning a pair of sorcerers and a healer alongside a few inconspicuous assistants. Lord Armond does balk briefly at the talking cat, but one introduction and demonstration of their skills later he is talking one of said felines through its terms of service as though it were a fresh-faced man-at-arms. The shadow cats are... at least pretending to listen.
Agents:
- 2x Sorcerers lvl 6 (One Enchanter, One Battle-Mage)
- 1x Mystic lvl 6
- Support inquisition squad
- 2x Plant-Imbued Shadow Creature Cats,
- 2x Verdant Ravens [Advanced Plant-Imbued Giant Raven]
- 20x Verdant Kingfishers
- 10 Rings of Protection from Evil
- 10 Healing Belts
- 10 Earrings of Arcane Acuity
- 10 Launchers
- 10 Valyrian Steel Weapons
- 200 vials of Alchemist's Fire
- 100 doses of Sleep-Smoke
- 50 Fungal Stun Vials
- 30 Auran Masks
- 200 doses of Healing Salve
- 30 doses of Antiplague
- 30 doses of Antitoxin.
***
Twenty Second Day of the First Month 294 AC
Alas, you do not think Lord Rikard Leygood would be as easy to sway to your side as the Lord of Three Towers had been. A few hours in his fief listening to gossip and divining that which remains unspoken are enough to confirm that he has indeed been sponsoring bandits in the Kingswood. In this Lord Leygood hopes of evening old scores with Houses that have wronged his in the past, particularly House Byrch, House Follard and House Longwaters, while no doubt also filling his coffers.
It could have been worse, you muse. Of the three houses two are currently aligned against you and only one is loyalist. On the other hand the man is sponsoring bandits, and you doubt he is keeping as close an eye as you are on the Lads to ensure their good behavior. On the third hand, which you don't have but it sometimes feels a king should have...
"They are actually killing squids," Danar nods towards the enormous shark head mounted above the bar of the tavern you ended your rounds in. If the sheer size of the thing, enough to swallow a man in one bite, had not been enough to hint at eldritch origins the fact that the skull still glows faintly with the residue of nameless psionic energies to mage-sight certainly does. That was a beast that had taken some killing and all things told you have reason to believe the innkeeper's 'tall tale' that the rest of it once had legs and it had died on land.
Good deeds aside, you still have to consider Lord Rikard, who also unlike Lord Costayne is currently hosting two fey lords in his keep according to local gossip. Getting to talk to him might take a touch more than the usual mercantile guise, at least without alerting the Court of Stars.
How do you approach Lord Rickard?
[] While he is out hunting
[] Scry him and use sending to carry a brief message
-[] Write in
[] Write in
OOC: And on to the next lord. I'm intentionally staying away from votes on what lord to visit next because those never seemed very engaging.
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Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
With Subtle Gaze
Twenty First Day of the First Month 294 AC
While you may not be able to produce mages out of your cloak, you can manage alchemical supplies, healing belts, amulets of warding, talismans to enhance sight, and weapons of Valyrian Steel, the latter of which you present with all due formality meant for such a gift. "It may not be as uncommon as it once was, my lord, but it is just as sharp," you proclaim, reversing the sword with the black rose hilt you had commissioned last month for him to grasp after the oaths have been sworn on his part and on yours.
"As to that I have no doubt, Your Grace," the lord replies respectfully as he briefly admires the play of the lantern light on spellsteel. "Now as to those mages..."
A practical man and a persistent one, you note with approval. You end up assigning a pair of sorcerers and a healer, alongside a few inconspicuous assistants. Lord Armond does balk briefly at the talking cat, but after an introduction and demonstration of their skills, he is talking one of said felines through its terms of service as though it were a fresh-faced man at arms. The shadow cats are... at least pretending to listen.
Agents:
- 2x Sorcerer level 6 (One Enchanter one battle Mage)
- 1x Mystic level 5
- Support inquisition squad
- 2x Plant-Imbued Shadow Creature Cat
- 2x Verdant Raven [Advanced Plant-Imbued Giant Raven]
- 20x Verdant Kingfisher
- 10 Rings of Protection from Evil
- 10 Healing Belts
- 10 Earrings of Arcane Acuity
- 10 Launchers
- 10 Valyrian Steel Weapons
- 200 vials of Alchemist's Fire
- 100 doses of Sleep-Smoke
- 50 Fungal Stun Vials
- 30 Auran Masks
- 200 doses of Healing Salve
- 30 doses of Antiplague
- 30 doses of Antitoxin.
***
Twenty Second Day of the First Month 294 AC
Alas, you do not think Lord Rickard Leygood would be as easy to sway to your side as the lord of Three Towers had been. A few hours in his fief listening to gossip and divining that which remains unspoken are enough to confirm that he has indeed been sponsoring bandits in the Kingswood. In this Lord Leygood hopes to even old scores with Houses that have wronged his own in the past, particularly Houses Byrch, Follard, and Longwaters, while no doubt also filling his coffers.
It could have been worse, you muse. Of the three houses, two are currently aligned against you and only one is loyalist. On the other hand, the man is sponsoring bandits, and you doubt he is keeping as close an eye on his own agents as you are on the Lads to ensure their good behavior. On the third hand, which you don't have but it sometimes feels a king should have...
"They are actually killing squids," Danar nods towards the enormous shark head mounted above the bar of the tavern you ended your rounds in. If the sheer size of the thing, enough to swallow a man in one bite, had not been enough to hint at eldritch origins, the fact that the skull still glows faintly with the residue of nameless psionic energies to your mage sight certainly does. That was a beast that had taken some killing, and all things told you have reason to believe the innkeeper's 'tall tale' that the rest of it once had legs and it had died on land.
Good deeds aside, you still have to consider Lord Rickard, who also unlike Lord Costayne, is currently hosting two fey lords in his keep according to local gossip. Getting to talk to him might take a touch more than the usual mercantile guise, at least without alerting the Court of Stars.
How do you approach Lord Rickard?
[] While he is out hunting
[] Scry him and use sending to carry a brief message
-[] Write in
[] Write in
OOC: And on to the next lord. I'm intentionally staying away from votes on what lord to visit next because those never seemed very engaging. Not yet edited.
I changed the Mystic's level from 6th to 5th, like in my plan, since we don't have any at 6th level yet.
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- Location
- florida
Iiiinteresting. Who killed the shark @DragonParadox the bandits or the lord himself?
Fixed thanks
Probably the bandits, it was killed in the Corwnlands.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
The Armory has been updated to take into account our three lost Wyverns, all of the expended munitions from the squadron's operations with the Djinn, and the gear we gave Lord Armond Costayne. Also accounted for the assignment of our Forge servitors on the Flesh Forge Mechanics page.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
- Location
- Russia
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
I think Leygood will probably be accompanied by his Fey guests when out hunting, so speaking to him without their knowledge could be problematic.
[X] Perform a quick Divination to determine whether or not we will be able to make contact with Rickard Leygood without his Fey guests learning of it before we are ready.
-[X] If the answer is favorable, we will attempt to meet with him while he is out hunting.
-[X] If the answer is not favorable, we will instead Scry his location and once he is alone, we will contact him using a Sending spell.
--[X] The message will be: "Good day, Lord Leygood, I represent Viserys Targaryen. Would you be willing to meet with me discretely, without alerting your Fey guests to my presence?"
[X] Perform a quick Divination to determine whether or not we will be able to make contact with Rickard Leygood without his Fey guests learning of it before we are ready.
-[X] If the answer is favorable, we will attempt to meet with him while he is out hunting.
-[X] If the answer is not favorable, we will instead Scry his location and once he is alone, we will contact him using a Sending spell.
--[X] The message will be: "Good day, Lord Leygood, I represent Viserys Targaryen. Would you be willing to meet with me discretely, without alerting your Fey guests to my presence?"
- Location
- Texas
- Pronouns
- He/Him
[X] Goldfish
Good night guys, see you tomorrow as we explore more of the politics of the Reach and the plans of the fey.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
[X] Goldfish
@Goldfish I feel like we should specifically meet Leygood after clearly having hunted a stag down, and maybe given it a nice bite through the neck pre-butchery. Actually re-doing the whole scene where Viserys casually uses magic to gain the skill to strip and prep an entire deer while holding a conversation would be deliciously ironic, seeing as how that is basically stealing Tywin's thunder...
@Goldfish I feel like we should specifically meet Leygood after clearly having hunted a stag down, and maybe given it a nice bite through the neck pre-butchery. Actually re-doing the whole scene where Viserys casually uses magic to gain the skill to strip and prep an entire deer while holding a conversation would be deliciously ironic, seeing as how that is basically stealing Tywin's thunder...