- Location
- France
Anyone remember this?
There is no escape!
A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
- Thread starter DragonParadox
- Start date
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- Tags
- a song of ice and fire a sword without a hilt d&d 3.5 dungeons & dragons 100% high octane dragon fuel ave corvidae battle action dragon diplomacy best sister bureaucromancy delicious soul-stuff dragon dreams come true dragon ta'veren greatest uncle hubris is a coward's word in defiance of gods and men mammon's folly mutually assured mage's disjunction qm murderhobo top tier coatl
There is no escape!
- Location
- United States
There's also this:
Silly Arysa. Even the Summer Islands will eventually be diplomatically annexed.
Crake
I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING
- Location
- USA
It would be easier to just Mind-blank up and lay low in a planar metropolis in plain sight. Heck, if you stay where you are and don't track mud on the carpet, just make a thumb print here--don't mind the prick of the pin--and sign there, and you only have to check in with a handler with the shiny silver pin once a month.
Do not mind the regular inspections of all lab facilities. The Imperial Revenue Service also noticed some strange discrepancies--you wouldn't happen to have several metric tons of arcane reagents on hand, would you, hmm?
Do not mind the regular inspections of all lab facilities. The Imperial Revenue Service also noticed some strange discrepancies--you wouldn't happen to have several metric tons of arcane reagents on hand, would you, hmm?
- Location
- Germany
[X] egoo
Vote closed.
ryuan
From Zero to Hero!
And here I thought the Inquisition was the only thing we mirrored from our world XD
- Location
- Germany
It's quite different though. Ours can't sic the vampires on you. Yet.
Annatar
Lord of Gifts
- Location
- Pittsburgh
- Pronouns
- He/Him/They/Them
Crakes will to live being slowly sapped by the threads tendency to just fuck off and do random shit while ignoring the big goals, I do not know why, but it makes me so very happy.
Winning vote
Interlude CMXIV: Lore of Distant Realms
Lore of Distant Realms
First Day of the Third Month 294 AC
There were not many things about Mereths' current position that reminded her of that which came before. The blue skies and clear waters of Sorcerer's Deep were a far cry from the swamps of Erebus, the earnest service of young mortal mages like day to night besides the greed and hunger for lore that drove mages into the clutches of Mammon. But somethings were familiar still, pacts to be made and bargains struck, gold to be transmuted into wealth more refined. Even Mammon did not count his greatest treasures as that which glittered, and that was doubly true of her current lord who seemed to value above all else the tools to spread his will and influence ever farther by any means that came to hand.
Granted it could be tedious to deal with the Office of the Treasury when it came to playing guide and guard in other Spheres, though thankfully not as much as it might once have been. They were familiar enough with the Armun Kelisk t not to gawk at the ivory towers and palaces built upon couds, and they were even unshaken in the face of the one they had come here to bargain with, though granted that may have been a case of not recognizing how rare it was for one of the Far Realm to present so congenial and, as far as Mereth could tell, sincere a guise.
She had caught herself running through scenarios of unlikely treachery more than once over the course of the introduction, even though she knew the Djinn would not have allowed this being to acquire such a vast collection of knowledge in the heart of their realm if they had not investigated it far more thoroughly than Mereth could. She might not like the flighty ever-veiled Lords of Air, but the very fact that they had ensured in spite of that nature implied they were quite skilled in noticing threats as a polity.
Old habits had a way of sticking in the mind like bloody nails, fortunately she was getting better at pulling them out.
"One and a half million marks," a strangled voice called out from the youngest of the clerks. Really, they should all have known the total offer by now. This was either someone trying to embarrass a potential rival or an attempt at a jest. Admittedly if it was the latter it was mildly amusing, for that matter there was no reason infighting and intrigues couldn't be just as entertaining.
Perhaps she was starting to appreciate mortals in the abstract and not just in the particular, or mayhap she simply found them easier on the mind knowing the rest of her month would be spent on far more entertaining pursuits.
Lost 1,500,000 IM
Gained Library of the Odd
Common Lore
Knowledge (Alchemy) +5
Knowledge (Arcana) +4
Knowledge (Architecture) +11
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +7
Knowledge (Economics) +10
Knowledge (Martial Lore) +6
Knowledge (Mathematics) +5
Knowledge (Nature) +2
Knowledge (Psionics) +7
Knowledge (War) +8
Rare Lore
Knowledge (Alchemy) +5
Knowledge (Arcana) +4
Knowledge (Architecture) +11
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +7
Knowledge (Economics) +10
Knowledge (Martial Lore) +6
Knowledge (Mathematics) +5
Knowledge (Nature) +2
Knowledge (Psionics) +7
Knowledge (War) +8
Rare Lore
- Eldritch Bestiaries (Roll twice to identify beings of the Far Realm and take the higher result; if both fail one gains misleading information*)
- Compilations of the Inner Eye (Allows characters of level 5 or higher to exchange one of their feats for Psychic Sensitivity if they fulfill the prerequisites of obtaining the feat)
- Tome of Dark Fire (Can train Darkfire Adepts)
As she left the tower to the bustling ministrations of wizards, clerks and bankers looking to hook a new client with the transaction Mereth considered the prospect of her second, far more secretive, task. A trade of names for names, those of devils aligned with other archdukes against names of Erebus' denizens, the better to take advantage of Mammon's folly.
What sort of names is Mereth looking for?
[] Of Scholars and Sages
[] Of Spies and Assassins
[] Of Warriors and Generals
[] Write in
OOC: You guys can try to be more specific if you like, but there will be rolls involved so specific devil types might not be on the table.
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We should be able to make it though the minor actions quickly this month, since none of them are the sort to create interlude series.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
You've got my sympathy, dude. I've been so busy with work the last few weeks that I'm starting to get worn down.
- Location
- United States
Current Library:
Additions from the Library of the Odd:
Updated Library:
Common Lore:
Knowledge (Alchemy) +25
Knowledge (Arcana) +33
Knowledge (Architecture) +27
Knowledge (Autohypnosis) +2
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +29
Knowledge (Economics) +24
Knowledge (Geography) +26
Knowledge (History) +47
Knowledge (Law) +19
Knowledge (Martial Lore) +6
Knowledge (Mathematics) +22
Knowledge (Nature) +24
Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +17
Knowledge (Psionics) +24
Knowledge (Religion) +30
Knowledge (The Planes) +25
Knowledge (War) +27
Profession (Trade) +5
Additions from the Library of the Odd:
Updated Library:
Common Lore:
Knowledge (Alchemy) +25
Knowledge (Arcana) +33
Knowledge (Architecture) +27
Knowledge (Autohypnosis) +2
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +29
Knowledge (Economics) +24
Knowledge (Geography) +26
Knowledge (History) +47
Knowledge (Law) +19
Knowledge (Martial Lore) +6
Knowledge (Mathematics) +22
Knowledge (Nature) +24
Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) +17
Knowledge (Psionics) +24
Knowledge (Religion) +30
Knowledge (The Planes) +25
Knowledge (War) +27
Profession (Trade) +5
I'm not entirely sure where or how to represent this, though.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
Lore of Distant Realms
First Day of the Third Month 294 AC
There were not many things about Mereths' current position that reminded her of that which came before. The blue skies and clear waters of Sorcerer's Deep were a far cry from the swamps of Erebus, the earnest service of young mortal mages like day to night beside the greed, the hunger for lore that drove mages into the clutches of Mammon. But some things were familiar still, pacts to be made and bargains struck, gold to be transmuted into wealth more refined. Even Mammon did not count his greatest treasures that which glittered, and that was doubly true of her current lord who seemed to value above all else the tools to spread his will and influence ever farther by any means that came to hand.
Granted, it could be a tedious to deal with the Office of the Treasury when it came to playing guide and guard in other Spheres, though thankfully not as much as it might once have been. They were familiar enough with the Opaline Vault not to gawk at the boulevards of gold and rivers of silver, and they were even unshaken in the face of the one they had come here to bargain with, though granted that may have been a case of not recognizing how rare it was for one of the Far Realm to present so congenial and, as far as Mereth could tell, sincere a guise. She had caught herself running through scenarios of unlikely treachery more than once over the course of the introduction, even though she knew the Peerless Empire would not have allowed this being to acquire such a vast collection of knowledge in the heart of their realm if they had not investigated it far more thoroughly than Mereth could do.
Old habits had a way of sticking in the mind like bloody nails, but fortunately she was getting better at pulling them out.
"One and a half million marks," a strangled voice called out from the youngest of the clerks. Really, they should all have known the total offer by now. This was either someone trying to embarrass a potential rival or an attempt at a jest. Admittedly, if the latter it was mildly amusing, for that matter there was no reason infighting and intrigues couldn't be just as entertaining.
Perhaps she was starting to appreciate mortals in the abstract and not just in the particular, or mayhap she simply found them easier on the mind, knowing the rest of her month would be spent on far more entertaining pursuits.
Lost 1,500,000 IM
Gained Library of the Odd
Common Lore
Knowledge (Alchemy) +5
Knowledge (Arcana) +4
Knowledge (Architecture) +11
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +7
Knowledge (Economics) +10
Knowledge (Martial Lore) +6
Knowledge (Mathematics) +5
Knowledge (Nature) +2
Knowledge (Psionics) +7
Knowledge (War) +8
Rare Lore
Knowledge (Alchemy) +5
Knowledge (Arcana) +4
Knowledge (Architecture) +11
Knowledge (Dungeoneering) +7
Knowledge (Economics) +10
Knowledge (Martial Lore) +6
Knowledge (Mathematics) +5
Knowledge (Nature) +2
Knowledge (Psionics) +7
Knowledge (War) +8
Rare Lore
- Eldritch Bestiaries (roll twice to identify beings of the Far Realm and take the higher result; if both fail one gains misleading information*)
- Compilations of the Inner Eye (Allows Characters of level 5 or higher to exchange one of their feats for Psychic Sensitivity if they fulfill the prerequisites of obtaining the feat)
- Tome of Dark Fire (Can train Darkfire Adepts)
As she left the tower to the bustling ministrations of wizards, clerks, and bankers looking to hook a new client with the transaction, Mereth considered the prospect of her second, far more secretive task, a trade of names for names, those of devils aligned with other arch-dukes against names of Erebus' denizens, the better to take advantage of Mammon's Folly.
What sort of names is Mereth looking for?
[] Of Scholars and Sages
[] Of Spies and Assassins
[] Of Warriors and Generals
[] Write in
OOC: You guys can try to be more specific if you like, but there will be rolls involved so specific devil types might not be on the table. Not yet edited.
- Location
- United States
Personally I want as many Erinyes names as possible, and if it's manageable I'd love a one or two Ice Devils as a cherry on top. Gelugons are great. Barring all that, legion devils are nice as brute force in terrain hostile to regular legionnaires. @Azel probably has a few specifics in mind of devil types to recruit.
I'll write up proper rare books in the morning. I just wanted to get their actual mechanics up for now
- Location
- United States
That's the one. The dude's name was Odd.
egoo
Totally Not Creating Problems Where None Existed
- Location
- Russia
Worth the price tag for this alone, I think.
No sources other than Gith (who already gave all they were comfortable with) and the Squids (getting into outta whom is a bother and a half), after all.
- Location
- Argentina
My reading comprehension is failing me then, I read this as if the library was in the Opaline Vault.
Goldfish
Friendly Spider-Fish Abomination
- Location
- Formerly of the Far Realm
I think @DragonParadox needs to change that to Armun Kelisk in the chapter and mention Djinn instead of Shaitan. Pretty sure Odd is set up there.rather than the Opaline Vault.