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

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The biggest improvement Dorne can have at the moment is building a proper port city like they should have done ages ago. And making that navy Oberyn has been building for them official.
 
Hm.
Come to think of it, these Oozes are pretty decent as supplements for the Efreeti War.
Have a Fire Resistance 20 (can survive all but the hottest spots of PoF and the general lower-tier attacks too), and Cold immunity (can be thrown into the fray of fighting when Djinn throw around Ice spells that fuck oh so much with fire-based creatures).

They have a mostly reliable method of taking a prisoner in but 2 rounds, that will work on most entities in about 50% of the time.

And they also propagate quickly if allowed to be fed with captives.
Like, hell, unless DP stops us now with some reasonability, we can make thousands of them.
:V


Problems obviously is that oozes are slow as fuck, have little in the way of (useful) attack variety, and we don't actually know how to control one.
We already have some research options into Living Spells, who are basically oozes, though -- we never went into it, but the ways to reliably controll them are there, apparently.

Bottom line, dropping all of them oozes in CoB during the siege would synergize both with Fimbulwinter and the general need to make much chaos.

...or we can just make a Kaiju out of them, yes.
With that many getting spliced together, CR 20-22 seems reasonable.
 
Imma slep now.

In case we get done with Lannisters while I do, pls go on with economy/infrastructire/scholarum reports.
 
Ace of Scarabs said:
[X] Goldfish


Maybe we could keep some savannahs or open plains in the neighborhood? Some less-damp scrubland shouldn't break the balance of the ecosystem as badly.
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It would. Dorne has been a desert eco-system for millennia. Changing this to any degree will carry the risk of collapsing the ecological system, with the area affected being the most important factor in the chance of that collapse. How strongly we change the biotope is secondary.
 
I guess living on a death world with improbably long winters makes you pretty climate conscious. :thonk:
 
OK headache cleared up, lack of sleep handled for now.

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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Nov 4, 2020 at 10:55 AM, finished with 62 posts and 12 votes.
  • [X] Use Divination to determine whether or not the cavern is under surveillance or warded in some manner to detect intruders.
    -[X] Also attempt to determine if there are any peculiarities with the location itself, such as a tendency toward Wild Magic or strange effects relating to Conjuration magics used for traveling, especially portals.
    --[X] If the Divinations and investigations of the area are satisfactory, we will create a Demiplane to serve as a Crystalline Ooze storage site. A temporary portal Gate from the cavern to the Demiplane will be opened and the Oozes lured into it for later disposal.
    --[X] If the Divinations and investigations are not promising, however, we will devise an alternative arrangement based on what we learn.
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Interlude CMXXXVII: Strange Keys
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    • Strange Keys ​

    Twenty Fifth Day of the Third Month 294 AC

    "Why don't we just make a pit for them?" Waymar's question echoed strangely in the crystalline cavern. The 'guardians' of the cavern lacked the wits to see through Tyene's veil and illusions, allowing them to converse practically at their doorstep once Garrin had lead them through the tunnels.

    "I suspect that such creatures would not be inconvenienced by a pit, or a crevice for that matter," Vargo interjected, motioning at the clinking pile of crystal that squatted upon the gate. "We have not the strength or the time to dig that deep." From his expression Waymar rather suspected the man would object strenuously if asked to pick up a shovel, unlike Marwyn whose strong back and calloused hands made him seem more longshoreman than mage, at least until one got to his eyes. He had already guessed the plan.

    "Who said anything about digging?" the knight asked, feeling a smile twitching at the corner of his lips. "Just magic one up." If anyone had told him five years ago that he would ask for a magic door to capture crystal monsters he would have thought them mad, or more likely given his age at the time he would have thought it a grand game to fill a lazy summer afternoon.

    "We should check the auguries just to be sure before we start luring the things," Tyene cautioned, glancing at Marwyn, the more adept diviner in their ranks.

    "Humph... I suppose smell of incense is not the worst thing that has permeated my robes," He groused halfheartedly before sitting down to throw the bones and seek the patterns in the dirt.

    The answer was not what any of them had expected: 'Bright is the key and the lock, its song sapphire, the treasure that devours'.

    For once the riddle was no riddle, though that did not make answering it much easier. "The portal is inside the big one, it's not just sitting on it." It wasn't as surprising as seeing a vein of bronze in a wall, Waymar thought, but it certainly looked to be more dangerous. After a moment he asked. "Just how hard would it be to get through?"

    Vargo looked at him like he had lost his mind, but Marwyn had obviously heard stranger questions in his day. "For most of us here there should not be more than a one in twenty chance of crystallization and the Dead Ones should do well enough with preparation, but still there is some chance to losing them."

    "But then we could just pull them back, break the curse and try again," Waymar pointed out. Not that he wanted to be turned to unfeeling crystal, but he had suffered worse. He still dreamed the slow dreams of a starfish sometimes, half nightmare half reverie.

    "We cannot be certain of how such a large specimen will affect its victims unless we make the attempt..."

    "Which we probably should not do until the King Crystal's subjects are safely stored away," Garin interjected thoughtfully. At Waymar's curious look he shrugged. "We can't just keep calling it 'the big one', it will look strange in a report."

    "Old Gods preserve me from reports," Waymar shuddered theatrically before summarizing more seriously. "So we need a way to draw all the other oozes into a demiplane safely without drawing in the 'king', and then we need some way to harden everything that goes through the dimensional gateway against the effects of binding and crystallization, does that cover it?"

    "A way for any creatures we send through to get back safely would also be useful for any infiltrators," Vargo interjected. "Mortar it into a wall or something."

    What do you do?

    [] Collect the oozes, bind the crystal king and ward any creatures passing through to Casterly Rock against its magic (Fort DC 27)

    [] Collect all the non-royal oozes and search for another path (one more remaining)

    [] Write in

    OOC: Poor Vargo is starting to worry about the... eccentricities of his new employer and his friends. Marwyn on the other hand is, if anything, excited about the possibilities.
     
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    Strange Keys ​

    Twenty Fifth Day of the Third Month 294 AC

    "Why don't we just make a pit for them?" Waymar's question echoed strangely in the crystalline cavern. The 'guardians' of the cavern lacked the wits to see through Tyene's veil and illusions, allowing them to converse practically at their doorstep once Garrin had lead them through the tunnels.

    "I suspect that such creatures would not be inconvenienced by a pit, or a crevice for that matter," Vargo interjected, motioning at the clicking pile of crystal that squatted upon the gate. "We have not the strength to dig that deep, nor the time." From his expression Waymar rather suspected the man would object strenuously if asked to pick up a shovel, unlike Marwyn whose strong back and calloused hands made him seem more longshoreman than mage, at least until one got to his eyes. He had already guessed the plan.

    "Who said anything about digging?" the knight asked, feeling a smile twitching at the corner of his lips. "Just magic one up." If anyone had told him five years ago that he ask for a magic door to capture crystal monsters, he would have thought them mad, or more likely given his age at the time, he would have thought it a grand game to fill a lazy summer afternoon.

    "We should check the auguries just to be sure before we start luring the things," Tyene cautioned, glancing at Marwyn, the more adept diviner in their ranks.

    "Humph... I suppose the smell of incense is not the worst thing that has permeated my robes." He groused half-heartedly before sitting down to throw the bones and seek the patterns in the dirt.

    The answer was not what any of them had expected: 'Bright is the key and the lock, its song sapphire, the treasure that devours'.

    For once the riddle was no riddle, though that did not make answering it much easier. "The portal is inside the big one. It's not just sitting on it." It wasn't as surprising as seeing a vein of bronze in a wall, Waymar thought, but it certainly looked to be more dangerous. After a moment, he asked, "Just how hard would it be to get through?"

    Vargo looked at him like he had lost his mind, but Marwyn had obviously heard stranger questions in his day. "For most of us here there should not be more than a one in twenty chance of crystalization and the Dead Ones should do well enough with enough preparation, but still there is some chance to losing them."

    "But then we could just pull them back, break the curse and try again," Waymar pointed out. Not that he wanted to be turned to unfeeling crystal, but he had suffered worse. He still dreamed the slow dreams of a starfish sometimes, half nightmare, half reverie.

    "We cannot be certain of how such a large specimen will affect its victims unless we make the attempt..."

    "Which we probably should not do until the King Crystal's subjects are safely stored away," Garin interjected thoughtfully. At Waymar's curious look, he shrugged. "We can't just keep calling it 'the big one' it will look strange in a report."

    "Old Gods preserve me from reports," Waymar shuddered theatrically before summarizing more seriously. "So we need a way to draw all the other oozes into a demiplane safely without drawing in the' king' and then we need some way to harden everything that goes through the dimensional gateway against the effects of binding and crystallization, does that cover it?"

    "A way for any creatures we send through to get back safely would also be useful for any infiltrators," Vargo interjected. "Mortar it into a wall or something."

    What d you do?

    [] Collect the oozes, bind the crystal king and ward any creatures passing through to Casterly Rock against its magic (Fort DC 27)

    [] Collect all the non royal oozes and search for another path (one more remaining)

    [] Write in

    OOC: Poor Vargo is starting to worry about the... eccentricity of his new employer and his friends. Marwyn on the other hand is if anything excited about the possibilities. Not yet edited.
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    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.

    Hang on to your pantaloons, Vargo, the ride has only just gotten started.
     
    Goldfish said:
    Here's an edited version of the chapter, DP.

    Hang on to your pantaloons, Vargo, the ride has only just gotten started.
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    Only because Waymar has just demonstrated that the Companions are all willing to go to insane lengths to catch their enemies off guard.

    Kinda mildly terrifying on its own how perfunctory the whole suggestion made was. Basically, "I've had worse."
     
    @DragonParadox, how much time will it take to scout the last entrance?

    This on looks acceptable, but I'd rather see if the last one has fewer troubles. The goal is still to get an invasion route for the Praetori and this one won't work that well.
     
    Azel said:
    @DragonParadox, how much time will it take to scout the last entrance?

    This on looks acceptable, but I'd rather see if the last one has fewer troubles. The goal is still to get an invasion route for the Praetori and this one won't work that well.
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    The remainder of the month (and the action) it's the farthest away from the others on the plane of earth. That said you could just detach the scouts to look for it (at the cost of having fewer reinforcements on hand if something goes wrong).
     
    [X] Start trapping the lesser oozes while the scouts check out the last Gate--

    Wait.

    @BronzeTongue, didn't you dig up a spell that we could use to temporarily hijack a Gate? Since this one is not in use by the Lannisters, we can just steal the whole thing.
     
    Azel said:
    [X] Start trapping the lesser oozes while the scouts check out the last Gate--

    Wait.

    @BronzeTongue, didn't you dig up a spell that we could use to temporarily hijack a Gate? Since this one is not in use by the Lannisters, we can just steal the whole thing.
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    The only one I can think of is Portal to Portal Redirect. It's extremely obscure, however. Malarys or Viserys will need to Miracle it, if we use it.

    EDIT: Faceless'd :ninja:
     
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