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

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I wonder... now what is happening in the City of Kasath?

Are there even some undead left? What about the planar fuckery happening below it?
 
Tomcost said:
I wonder... now what is happening in the City of Kasath?

Are there even some undead left? What about the planar fuckery happening below it?
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Hopefully we forced Anu-Simung to expend so much of its remaining power that its realm is destabilizing as we speak and will soon collapse, destroying anything inside it or expelling it into the Ethreal Plane like a ruptured Bag of Holding.
 
Goldfish said:
Hopefully we forced Anu-Simung to expend so much of its remaining power that its realm is destabilizing as we speak and will soon collapse, destroying anything inside it or expelling it into the Ethreal Plane like a ruptured Bag of Holding.
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Maybe after we get the hammer and kill its avatar, but right now it still clearly has a significant amount of power. That reminds me that we haven't found out what happened to the altar. I bet we can do something with it that will severely damage the god.
 
Goldfish said:
Hopefully we forced Anu-Simung to expend so much of its remaining power that its realm is destabilizing as we speak and will soon collapse, destroying anything inside it or expelling it into the Ethreal Plane like a ruptured Bag of Holding.
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...so you're saying, we gave him a case of Divine Diarrhea.
 
[X] Alliance and a Free Trade Zone
-[X] Propose a mage exchange program once enough of her subjects have been transferred into Warforged Bodies
 
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How many sentient Kasathi survivors were there, @DragonParadox? And how many sentient Undead among the Queen's people?
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This s the list of sentient undead in the army of Sathar

Greater Dead:
2500 Greater Skeleton Warrior 3
660 Chariots (Greater Skeleton Driver and Archer; Fighter 3)
8 Bone wagons (Lesser Bone Ships CR 12)
12 High Artificers (Mummy Wizard 2/Cleric2/Theurge 6)
38 Artificers (Mummy Wizard 2/Cleric2/Theurge 4)
53 Priests of the Still Waters (Huecuva Cleric 2*)
*cast as cleric 5

I haven't decided on the civilians yet

In terms of Kasathi prioners, I would say about 3000 are present.
 
DragonParadox said:
This s the list of sentient undead in the army of Sathar

Greater Dead:
2500 Greater Skeleton Warrior 3
660 Chariots (Greater Skeleton Driver and Archer; Fighter 3)
8 Bone wagons (Lesser Bone Ships CR 12)
12 High Artificers (Mummy Wizard 2/Cleric2/Theurge 6)
38 Artificers (Mummy Wizard 2/Cleric2/Theurge 4)
53 Priests of the Still Waters (Huecuva Cleric 2*)
*cast as cleric 5

I haven't decided on the civilians yet

In terms of Kasathi prioners, I would say about 3000 are present.
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Nice!

We could produce enough Warforged bodies for 6,271 Undead in just 21 days.
 
I suppose that we will have a Mythic rank upon reconquering Westeros and during our coronation there.

Otherwise, I have no idea if we will have more Mythic Ranks or not.
 
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Part MMMDCXVIII: To Craft the Future
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    • To Craft the Future ​

    Twenty-First Day of the Second Month 294 AC

    The alliance between your realms is formalized with an hour's work and the aid of glinting calligraphy wyrms much admired, but the remainder of the agreement takes much time pouring over maps and ledgers. Unsurprisingly the Queen of Sathar proves to be a canny negotiator in matters of trade and it is no simple task to persuade her of the virtues of allowing no taxes or tariffs between her realm and yours.

    After all, Naamaru argues, her people need no food, clothing, shelter or other things the living cannot endure without, yet even leaving aside treasures filled with the spoils of Dothraki khalasars they have the skills and the time to forge works of art and beauty. You counter with the understanding that greater volume of trade serves everyone in the end and a lack of taxes is far more likely to draw more timid merchants to Sathar and its hinterlands. Myrish venturers might make for an interesting conversation, but they are a rare breed.

    Thus that agreement to is set to parchment and then, as Sarnori tradition dictates, to stone tablets. For agreements between city states in the days of Old Sarnor copies were made to be set at major intersections on the reasoning that princes were 'forgetful' and might reinterpret their agreements if the plain text were widely known in their realm.

    The matter of an arcane exchange by contrast is quite straightforward. Queen Namaru acknowledges that the Scholarum has far more to trade that would be interesting to her scholars than the reverse, 'much as it would pain them to admit it,' she adds with what might be a smile behind the glamour. She further agrees with the reasoning that it would probably be best to wait for the transference of flesh to begin before the meeting for the sake of the Scholarum mages' safety and peace of mind.

    While you do not doubt you could find mages in your service who would not mind conversing with the long dead amid dust and ruin you would rather they keep to their current projects. You agree with Lya that Qyburn has more than enough on his plate, his appetite for arcane knowledge of the soul and the permutations of life and unlife notwithstanding.

    Speaking of scholars, Queen Naamaru asks to visit one more corner of the island before returning to Sallosh, the Forge of Creation itself.

    ***​

    Anu is obviously daunted by the company, but just as clearly he will not let that stop him from meeting the queen as a scholar and craftsmen rather than the servant he was forged to be long ago. He explains the the various metals of which warforged can be wrought as well as their costs and virtues, arcane and mundane.

    To your surprise the more he speaks the more thoughtful the queen becomes and unless you are much mistaken it is not about reincarnating her court. "I remember the failings of flesh all too well," she muses half to herself. "I did not perish in battle, mage-smith, but in my own bed surrounded by loved ones awaiting the hand of the one foe I could not best. Or so I thought at the time..." she raises a hand to look through the glamour between linen wrapped fingers. "It seems fate would make a fool of me. Well and good, from folly is wisdom learned. I wonder though, can you include more potent metals and deeper magics in the forging?"

    "What did you have in mind, your majesty?" Anu asked, voice caught between worry and excitement.

    "Something to enhance dominion over the passing of time," she replies, still measuring the matter in mind.

    "I can think of no such metal," the mage replies after a moment. You however can, but it would be fantastically expensive even assuming one could find enough of it to buy. You have barely seven and thirty pounds of it in the treasury and that was a lucky find beside. Perhaps an alloy....

    You shake off the thought, there is a battle yet to be fought before that, or more likely several. The Rat King is out there, and in Sarnath the shade of the Sky Smith yet lurks.

    What city do you march on next and with what forces?

    [] Sarnath
    -[] Write in

    [] Gornath
    -[] Write in

    [] Write in

    OOC: Some pretty good rolls for Anu's impression on the queen which is part of the reason she is leaning warforged, the other part of it are the potential practical advantages.
     
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    • DragonParadox said:
    To Craft the Future ​

    Twenty-First Day of the Second Month 294 AC

    The alliance between your realms is formalized with an hour's work and the aid of glinting calligraphy wyrms much admired, but the remainder of the agreement takes much time pouring over maps and ledgers. Unsurprisingly, the Queen of Sathar proves to be a canny negotiator in matters of trade and it is no simple task to persuade her of the virtues of allowing no tax or tariff between her realm and yours.

    After all, Naamaru argues, her people need no food, clothing, shelter or other things the living cannot endure without, yet even leaving aside treasuries filled with the spoils of Dothraki Khalasars they have the skills and the time to forge works of art and beauty. You counter with the understanding that greater volume of trade serves everyone in the end and a lack of taxes is far more likely to draw more timid merchants to Sathar and its hinterlands. Myrish Venturers might make for an interesting conversation, but they are a rare breed.

    Thus that agreement to is set to parchment and then to stone tablets, as Sarnori tradition dictates. For agreements between city states in the days of Old Sarnor, copies were made to be set at major intersections on the reasoning that princes would not 'forget' or reinterpret their agreements if the plain text were widely known in their realm.

    The matter of an arcane exchange is by contrast quite straightforward. Queen Namaru acknowledges that the Scholarum has far more to trade that would be interesting to her scholars than the reverse. "Much as it would pain them to admit it," she adds with what might be a smile behind glamor. She further agrees with the reasoning that it would probably be best to wait for the transference of flesh to begin before the meeting, for the sake of the Scholarum mages' safety and peace of mind.

    While you do not doubt you could find mages in your service who would not mind conversing with the long dead amid dust and ruin, you would rather they keep to their current projects. You agree with Lya that Qyburn has more than enough on his plate, his appetite for arcane knowledge of the soul and the permutations of life and unlife notwithstanding.

    Speaking of scholars, Queen Naamaru asks to visit one more corner of the island before returning to Sallosh, the creation forge itself.

    ***​

    Anu is obviously daunted by the company, but just as clearly he will not let that stop him from meeting the queen as a scholar and craftsmen rather than the servant he was forged to be long ago. He explains the various metals of which warforged can be wrought as well as their costs and virtues, arcane and mundane.

    To your surprise, the more he speaks the more thoughtful the queen becomes, and unless you are much mistaken, it is not about reincarnating her court. "I remember the failings of flesh all too well," she muses half to herself. "I did not perish in battle, mage smith, but in my own bed surrounded by family and awaiting the hand of the one foe I could not best. Or so I thought at the time..." she raises a hand to look through the glamor between linen-wrapped fingers. "It seems fate would make a fool of me. Well and good, from folly is wisdom learned. I wonder, though, can you include more potent metals and deeper magics in the forging?"

    "What did you have in mind, Majesty?" Anu asked, voice caught between worry and excitement.

    "Something to enhance dominion over the passing of time," she replies, still measuring the matter in mind.

    "I can think of no such metal," the mage replies after a moment. You, however, can, but it would be fantastically expensive, even assuming one could find enough of it to buy. You have barely seven and thirty pounds of it in the treasury and that was a lucky find beside. Perhaps an alloy....

    You shake off the thought, there is a battle yet to be fought before such becomes relevant, or more likely several battles. The rat king is out there, and in Sarnath the shade of the Sky Smith yet lurks.

    What city do you march on next and with what forces?

    [] Sarnath
    -[] Write in

    [] Gornath
    -[] Write in

    [] Write in

    OOC: Some pretty good rolls for Anu's impression on the queen, which is part of the reason she is leaning warforged, the other part of it are the potential practical advantages. Not yet edited.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.
     
    If the queen wants to be a Horacalcum Warforged, she is going to need a better source for the metal than we ever found.
     
    DragonParadox said:
    To your surprise the more he speaks the more thoughtful the queen becomes and unless you are much mistaken it is not about reincarnating her court. "I remember the failings of flesh all too well" she muses half to herself. "I did not perish in battle mage smith but in my own bed surrounded awaiting the one hand of the one foe I could not best. Or so I thought at the time..." she raises a hand to look through the glamor between linned wrapped fingers. "Or so I thought then, it seems fate would make a fool of me. Well and good, from folly is wisdom learned. I wonder though can you include more potent metals and deeper magics in the forging?"
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    Not sure where she's planning on finding that much Horacalcum. That metal is rare as fuck. If she's okay with an Admantine alloy then that could work out.

    Alternatively we could see what kinds of benefits an Imperial Steel warforged gets.

    EDIT: Maybe the smith god will have a Horacalcum corpse if we're lucky?
     
    Were we able to discern how much of the army we just fought originated in Gornath, @DragonParadox? Or was it only Kasathi?

    Also, I'm sure we were keeping tabs on the other army of Undead which we left behind to protect Sallosh. What have they been up to?
     
    [X] Sarnath
    -[X] You call upon the gathered might of the 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th Legions, transported using your Demiplane, along with the already present 1st, 8th and 9th Legions. You do not want a host of that size at your back, and would prefer to destroy it before hunting down any stragglers.
    --[X] You will have more Celestial Brilliance banners (240 more) made by Dany and Malarys to give your entire army protection from swarms, darkness, other undead and fiends.
    ---[X] After organizing everyone already at Sallosh, you will obviously simply transport them and the other Legions from their present location to somewhere closer to the enemy army via your Demiplane gateways, preferentially with enough distance to form a battle plan at least a day in advance of any contact with them, unnatural storms or no. That shouldn't be too difficult, as it is hard to hide where you are keeping one of them.
     
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    @Goldfish Any last minute preparations, spellwise, scrolls, etc.?

    We are still going in against a force that outnumbers us more than 2 to 1, even if the vast majority of it is complete chafe.
     
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