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

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Adhoc vote count started by Crake on Aug 19, 2020 at 11:47 AM, finished with 47 posts and 8 votes.
  • [X] The present group will focus on slowing down production of more Enhanced Unsullied with the tangential goal of recovering infernal lore that went into their creation.
    -[X] As they have not been drawn away from their research until this point in the month, Qyburn and Elaheh may lend their assistance toward recovering infernal lore to this group.
    [X] Meanwhile, Viserys, Richard, Dany, Mereth, Teana, Benerro and the Seeker will utilize the information gained on devil forces in the region, and rapidly hunt down as many heads of this snake as they can manage. (All accounted for as available at this point in the month).
    -[X] If in the course of your information recovery of corpses or prisoners you happen to uncover information regarding the calling of the devil managing this entire operation, you will of course stop to consider how best to use that information.
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Eight votes.
 
W8.
We didn't assign Garin on this Sarnori Free Action of ours @Crake.
While I'm rather... erm, cautious of drawing him away from his mission (that we haven't gotten a report on yet), we can do it for no fault mechanics-wize. He had most of the month to do it, too..?
 
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Aug 19, 2020 at 1:13 PM, finished with 53 posts and 9 votes.
  • [X] The present group will focus on slowing down production of more Enhanced Unsullied with the tangential goal of recovering infernal lore that went into their creation.
    -[X] As they have not been drawn away from their research until this point in the month, Qyburn and Elaheh may lend their assistance toward recovering infernal lore to this group.
    [X] Meanwhile, Viserys, Richard, Dany, Garin, Mereth, Teana, Benerro and the Seeker will utilize the information gained on devil forces in the region, and rapidly hunt down as many heads of this snake as they can manage. (All accounted for as available at this point in the month).
    -[X] If in the course of your information recovery of corpses or prisoners you happen to uncover information regarding the calling of the devil managing this entire operation, you will of course stop to consider how best to use that information.
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So it seems like we've badly underestimated just how compromised these idiots are by devils. When exactly did we plan on invading with our legions? Because I think we need to move up our own time table, and these guys are going to be much easier to handle then the countless undead and their god.
 
lancelot said:
So it seems like we've badly underestimated just how compromised these idiots are by devils. When exactly did we plan on invading with our legions? Because I think we need to move up our own time table, and these guys are going to be much easier to handle then the countless undead and their god.
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We... pretty much handled the Undead in Sarnor if you're talking about them?
It is only an extreeeeemely arduous and tedious process of bombing any large groups of mindless Undead, and hunting down the remaining stragglers that is left there. Many, many months will be spent doing this in the background, I recon.

And general consensus on Slavers' Bay so far seems to be "Oh Shi- Wait, no, it's not too bad. We have Westeros to conquer, we will get back to this place later. Meanwhile, send as many Assasins and other interferences as possible here to slow down the Devils' efforts".

We take on Westeros by the end of the 4th month, and expect 1-2 months to take it fully?
I'm not too sure myself, ask @Azel or @Crake. Imma prefer assume the worst though.
So Slavers' Bay is definitely having those schemes Devil run complete while we take Westeros.
 
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lancelot said:
So it seems like we've badly underestimated just how compromised these idiots are by devils. When exactly did we plan on invading with our legions? Because I think we need to move up our own time table, and these guys are going to be much easier to handle then the countless undead and their god.
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After Westeros I think. Unfortunately we can't really postpone the pacification of the western provinces, so we will need to keep our Intrigue war going for some months yet.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Aug 19, 2020 at 1:13 PM, finished with 53 posts and 9 votes.
  • [X] The present group will focus on slowing down production of more Enhanced Unsullied with the tangential goal of recovering infernal lore that went into their creation.
    -[X] As they have not been drawn away from their research until this point in the month, Qyburn and Elaheh may lend their assistance toward recovering infernal lore to this group.
    [X] Meanwhile, Viserys, Richard, Dany, Garin, Mereth, Teana, Benerro and the Seeker will utilize the information gained on devil forces in the region, and rapidly hunt down as many heads of this snake as they can manage. (All accounted for as available at this point in the month).
    -[X] If in the course of your information recovery of corpses or prisoners you happen to uncover information regarding the calling of the devil managing this entire operation, you will of course stop to consider how best to use that information.
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Shador said:
After Westeros I think. Unfortunately we can't really postpone the pacification of the western provinces, so we will need to keep our Intrigue war going for some months yet.
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I think Westros can wait after all by the time we're done there won't isn't going to be much of a war at all. Meanwhile giving the devils more time is just asking for all sorts of shit to go down.

Now maybe if our next actions are wildly successful we won't need to invade early but if things don't go well I really believe we need to send in the troops over the next month or two.
 
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Part MMMDCXIII: Of Dinner and Death
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    • Of Dinner and Death ​

    Twenty Sixth Day of the Second Month 294 AC

    There are more devils in Astapor than you had hoped, though not more than you had expected given the Lord of the Ninth had a free hand with those ill fated lands for years. While those already present can hopefully deal with the temples of the Lady of Spears and stop, or at least slow, the deployment of 'blessed' Unsullied you take your hand in dealing with the head of the snake, though not alone.

    You bring up the matter at dinner. Ser Richard agrees at once, looking relieved you are not leaving him behind again, though he does not say it in so many words. For her part Dany is eager to be striking a blow against not just against devils but also the 'Good Masters' of Astapor whose name is synonymous with cruelty, though she tries not to show it in front of your mother, chatting instead with Garin about the children and how it is to be a new parent to a new kind of child.

    As far as you can see, bringing a dead mouse out of the pantry on the vague notion that their parents would be able to 'fix it' was a small price to pay for children who were already out and about on leading strings, but apparently the one of the nurses was troubled enough that she quit unexpectedly, leaving the children confused and uneasy at the change.

    Meeting Teana later that afternoon you find her much more at ease with the prospect of battling devils in Astapor than the campaign in Sarnor, whether because the latter buoyed her confidence or it is simply a matter of being more comfortable with facing a foe in the shadows of a city than in the open field you could not say for certain.

    "So how are we going to do this?" Garin asks once greetings had been been exchanged and the door closed firmly behind you, not that you fear eavesdroppers here of all places, but it is better to keep up good habits and not need them than the reverse. "The devils are not exactly going to want to come at us after we have dealt with the first few, and they can go to ground anywhere in a thousand miles almost as soon as they think it."

    "The simplest answer would be to make use of what we learned from our captives to strike at their pawns and resources in ways that seem the work of ordinary agents, be they inquisitors, Sons of the Harpy, or anyone else that does not wish to see Slaver's Bay made a vassal of Hell," you reply thoughtfully. "The question is which sorts of devils would we prefer to draw into our net; contract fiends looking to protect their pawns..." you motion to the map of the Yellow City laid out on the table, with places known to host infernal sacraments marked in red, "sorcerers protecting unhallowed ground...."

    "Or warriors protecting their Unsullied allies," Dany finishes. "The latter is more likely see this all play out publicly, but it would synergize best with the other prong of the attack."

    "On the other hand being seen in Astapor might drive yet more of he Good Masters into the arms to Hell that might otherwise had clung to some shred of sense," Teana counters.

    How do you choose to engage the devils?

    [] Strike at their mortal pawns in the guise of a more mundane attacks and wait for a reaction

    [] Attack the known location dedicated to Baator and used by its agents

    [] Strike at the Unsullied to help pull defenses away from the enemy's 'forge'

    [] Write in

    OOC: Sorry this took so long guys, I misread the vote and had to rewrite a good piece of the update because of it.
     
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    • @egoo I'd appreciate if you could update your maps threadmark to the more recent versions. I had to search for a while to find Azel's post.
    Azel said:
    Maps updated.


    Provinces still needing highways (takes 1 Titan Tool Month each):
    - Lys
    - Ar Noy
    - Chroyane
    - Morosh
    - Sallosh
    - Painted Mountains

    Suggested special projects:
    - Connect Lorath to the mainland by a bridge (1 TTM)
    - Create a channel in the Northern Disputed Lands, connecting the Myr river system with the Southern Disputed Lands river system. (2 TTM)
    - Create a channel in the Velvet Hills, connecting the river system diving the Eastern and Western Flatlands to the Rhoyne river system. (4 TTM)
    - Create a channel in the Eastern Flatlands and Golden Fields, connecting the Flatlands river system with the Rhoyne river system. (5 TTM)
    - Create a channel in the Daughters March and Valon Sar, connecting the the Myr river system with the Rhoyne river system. (8 TTM)
    - Create a channel in Draconys, connecting the Draconys river system to the sea near Lamentation. (5 TTM)
    - Create a channel at the border of the Lands of Long Summer and Tolos, connecting the Sea of Sighs to Slavers Bay. (5 TTM)
    - Create a channel in Sallosh, connecting the river system to the Shivering Sea. (4 TTM)
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    DragonParadox said:
    [] Strike at their mortal pawns in the guise of a more mundane attack and wait for a reaction
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    They know we're in the city already, so this seems pointless.
    DragonParadox said:
    [] Attack the known location dedicated to Baators and used by its agents

    [] Strike at the Unsulled to help pull defenses away from the enemy's 'forge'
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    A combination of these two seems like the best bet. Attack the Unsullied in one location to draw as much attention as possible, then hit the Forges hard and kill or capture everything inside.
     
    lancelot said:
    I think Westros can wait after all by the time we're done there won't isn't going to be much of a war at all. Meanwhile giving the devils more time is just asking for all sorts of shit to go down.

    Now maybe if our next actions are wildly successful we won't need to invade early but if things don't go well I really believe we need to send in the troops over the next month or two.
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    Waiting until the end of the 4th month is already pushing it with Westeros. Hoster Tully might start a civil war any day now by attacking those in the Riverlands who are supporting us. Bloodraven can't stop him forever.

    And Slavers Bay will be a quagmire that will bind forces for many months. Too many of them to not jeopardise Westeros.
     
    Azel said:
    Waiting until the end of the 4th month is already pushing it with Westeros. Hoster Tully might start a civil war any day now by attacking those in the Riverlands who are supporting us. Bloodraven can't stop him forever.

    And Slavers Bay will be a quagmire that will bind forces for many months. Too many of them to not jeopardise Westeros.
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    Too many enemies too little time. Honestly, I'm half expecting Qohor and Norvos attacking us while we are busy with either Slaver's Bay or the Western Provinces in a misguided attempt to avoid invasion.
     
    Shador said:
    Too many enemies too little time. Honestly, I'm half expecting Qohor and Norvos attacking us while we are busy with either Slaver's Bay or the Western Provinces in a misguided attempt to avoid invasion.
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    Hence me pushing to invade them next month with full force. Take them of the board before they exploit our distraction.

    If they attacked us without warning, we would definitely see them march into Sarnath and the Rhoyne basin before we could repell them.
     
    DragonParadox said:
    Of Dinner and Death ​

    Twenty Sixth Day of the Second Month 294 AC

    There are more devils in Astapor than you had hoped, though not more than you had expected given the Lord of the Ninth had a free hand with those ill-fated lands for years. While those already present can hopefully deal with the temples of the Lady of Spears and stop or at least slow the deployment of 'blessed' Unsullied, you take your hand in dealing with the head of the snake, though not alone.

    You bring up the matter at diner. Ser Richard agrees at once, looking relieved you are not leaving him behind again, though he does not say it in so many words. For her part, Dany is eager to be striking a blow not just against devils, but the 'Good Masters' of Astapor whose name is synonymous with cruelty. She tries not to show it in front of your mother, however, chatting instead with Garin about his children and how it is to be a new parent to a new kind of child.

    As far as you can see, bringing a dead mouse out of the pantry on the vague notion that their parents would be able to 'fix it' was a small price to pay for children who were already out and about on leading strings, but apparently one of the nurses was troubled enough that she quit unexpectedly, leaving the children confused and uneasy at the change.

    Meeting Teana later that afternoon, you find her much more at ease with the prospect of battling devils in Astapor than the campaign in Sarnor. Whether the latter buoyed her confidence or it is simply a matter of being more comfortable with facing a foe in the shadows of a city than in the open field, you could not say for certain.

    "So how are we going to do this?" Garin asks once greetings had been been exchanged and the door closed firmly behind you, not that you fear eavesdroppers here of all places, but it is better to keep up good habits and not need them than the reverse. "The devils are not exactly going to want to come at us after we have dealt with the first few, and they can go to ground anywhere in a thousand miles almost as soon as they think it."

    "The simplest answer would be to make use of what we learned from our captives to strike at their pawns and resources in ways that seem the work of ordinary agents, be they inquisitors, the Sons of the Harpy, or anyone else that does not wish to see Slaver's Bay made a vassal of Hell," you reply thoughtfully. "The question is which sorts of devils would we prefer to draw into our net, contract fiends looking to protect their pawns..." you motion to the map of the Yellow City laid out on the table, with places known to host infernal sacraments marked in red, "sorcerers protecting unhallowed ground...."

    "Or warriors protecting their Unsullied allies," Dany finishes. "The latter is more likely see this all play out publicly, but it would synergize best with the other prong of the attack."

    "On the other hand, being seen in Astapor might drive yet more of he Good Masters into the arms to Hell who might otherwise have clung to some shred of sense," Teana counters.

    How do you choose to engage the devils?

    [] Strike at their mortal pawns in the guise of a more mundane attack and wait for a reaction

    [] Attack the known location dedicated to Baator and used by its agents

    [] Strike at the Unsullied to help pull defenses away from the enemy's 'forge'

    [] Write in

    OOC: Sorry this took so long guys, I misread the vote and had to rewrite a good piece of the update because of it. Not yet edited.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.
     
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