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

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DragonParadox said:
That would negate half the reason why you came here to begin with. While she is in the One Eyed Rat Dany is under the implicit protection of Old Gorthos and his thugs by proximity.
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Is that really stronger protection than that provided by anonymity? Especially considering that the protection of Old Gorthos only remains in force for as long as our cover identities remain intact.

And it's not like the common people of Braavos don't manage without such protection. The nail that doesn't stick out doesn't get hammered down.

Though it's true that Dany is a bit young to be left alone while we're out doing who-knows-what. Probably better to stay on that account.
DragonParadox said:
Moreover Viserys is working on the principle that proximity to the "throne" is power.
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That's undeniably true. And while I don't think it's a good idea to take too many risks immediately, I do think Viserys should work to ingratiate himself with Gorthos.
 
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HeWhoAdds said:
[X] Gorthos would like to test your skills. There is the matter of a young scion of the nobility who owes a great deal of money to Gorthos's underlings and who's father is refusing to pay (500 XP on success +opinion with Gorthos)
[X] Find kill Fyro in retribution for the humiliation you suffered as well as removing one who could identify you and Dany (Danger removed, vengeance XP from kill)

[X] Spend time with Dany and fulfill the promise to show her magic (+oppinion with Dany)
[X] Spend time with Varys, your familiar and learn more of his abilities (knowledge of familiar abilities)
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Out of curiosity, did you read the discussion between Unelemental and myself and were not convinced, or did you vote directly after reading the update?
 
Brain_Caster said:
Is that really stronger protection than that provided by anonymity? Especially considering that the protection of Old Gorthos only remains in force for as long as our cover identities remain intact.

And it's not like the common people of Braavos don't manage without such protection. The nail that doesn't stick out doesn't get hammered down.
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Viserys is paranoid about his sister's safety and he is used to having guards about. Not an entirely rational position but he wants armed men defending Dany even if incidentally to something else.
 
Unelemental said:
But it also has the biggest pay-off, right? Gorthos is the one whose approval we need to advance (or even survive), and while the mission is difficult, our talents are well-suited for doing it. Off the top of my head, if we can't magic the father into parting with the money, we can charm the son and make him help us kidnap him for an even bigger sum (giving him his own share as well).
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Somebody watched Horrible Bosses 2.

[X] Plan Brain_Caster

I feel like we're taking missions too soon. We're like a level 1 sorcerer, any kind of combat and we're fucked. From a Dnd perspective, we have 4 hp.
 
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Brain_Caster said:
[X] Yohn asked you to be the "face" of some thugs collecting protection money (300 XP on completion, potential combat)
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The problem with this action is that we could face combat upon completion since we became the "face" of some thugs and it might not be just one person we'd have to take care of. Old Ghortos mission might be harder, but it's also more shadowy, stealthy. Being harder will also make us play smart and not take unnecessary risks.

Like say we do ransom the son by way of charm. We leave a message for the money needed and a place to meet, bribe a street urchin when the father arrives to deliver another note saying where he should leave the money and after making sure he did it signal another urchin to give up the location while we slink by and just take the money. Meanwhile we left the son to get roaring drunk in some inn. Just a thought, you know?
 
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Appirinia said:
The problem with this action is that we could face combat upon completion since we became the "face" of some thugs and it might not be just one person we'd have to take care of.
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As you say, we would be the "face", not the muscle. That's what the thugs will be for. We might see combat, but we won't be doing much of the fighting.

(Even so, I'll include a note in my plan to get a proper sword first.)
Appirinia said:
(It) Being harder will also make us play smart and not take unnecessary risks.
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Doesn't this ultimately amount to "in order to take fewer risks, take more risks"? Seems a bit counterproductive, wouldn't you say? ;)
Appirinia said:
Like say we do ransom the son by way of charm. We leave a message for the money needed and a place to meet, bribe a street urchin when he arrives to deliver another note saying where he should leave the money and after making sure he did it signal another urchin to give up the location while we slink by and just take the money. Meanwhile we left the son to get roaring drunk in some inn. Just a thought, you know?
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Unfortunately, that's extremely unlikely to work. Our charm spell only lasts an hour, meaning we can't count on the son to be cooperative. What guarantee is there even that our urchin will be let through for the message to reach the noble? What if the noble isn't in at the time? What if he can't stand his son and doesn't want to pay? What if he doesn't have enough money on hand, and needs a day or two to withdraw some from his vault at the Iron Bank? What if he's too proud a man to pay a ransom?

More importantly, a ransom is not negotiated in just a few hours or even a day. We'd have to keep the son "prisoner" for at least a week, I expect.
 
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My only problem with being the "face" is that we risk being recognized and since we're in hiding, heck we're going as far as to murder someone for knowing our name, we are putting Dany and us in danger. Not to mention the same day the Targaryen children dissapear we appear...It just seems fishy, but you do make some very good points and fingers crossed we'll be lucky enough to avoid combat. And people won't put one and one together.

[X] Plan Brain_Caster
 
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Part VII: Settling In
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    • Settling In ​

    Twelfth Day of the Ninth Month 289 AC

    As soon as you bar the door behind you Dany asks to see the magic you promised her. Fortunately she manages to contain her excitement enough that you do not think she was overheard. Of course the casting of real magic is not the first conclusion an eavesdropper would reach on hearing a child's voice speaking of such things but you would rather not take even slight risks. You use the incantation of petty magic that allows for a variety of small effects, crucially including cleaning. After cleaning the straw mattresses with magic (to the amazed acclaim of your audience of one) you beat the bugs out of them as best you can. Finally you replace the sheets with he ones you brought with you and place the pillows you likewise took from your last home.

    After only a token amount of badgering you agree to play with dolls (including but not limited to levitating them so they can be Dragon Riders and changing the color of their dresses to playact the Dance of Dragons). Though you would never admit it you are having fun playing with your power. You are very glad to see your sister laugh wholeheartedly again, feeling more content than you could have imagined possible mere days ago.

    Before going to bed you spend the remainder of your petty spells mending various broken personal effects like Dany's writing slate and her mother-of-pearl decorated hairbrush, the last thing the two of you have of your mother's other than her crown... your crown since she crowned you just before her death. You wonder what she would think of you now, here. Would she be proud, angry, sad? Perhaps one day I could ask her, the thought comes unbidden. There are many tales of mages communing with the dead or even returning them to life. Could it be done? Do you dare take such an act upon yourself? As you fall into a fitful slumber it seems to you that your blood, your magic whispers Yess filled with pride and a terrible will to dominate all that is. Your dreams are filled with the shades of what you perceived when power woke within you but they are all dispelled by the light of dawn.

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    Thirteenth Day of the Ninth Month 289 AC

    As you awake you see Varys coiled on the pillow next to you. Such an odd feeling, to know that your unprotected face is inches away from a venomous snake yet feel no concern for your safety. "Are you comfortable?" you ask the little red snake idly. You are in no way prepared for it to nod back deliberately. True it is a sorcerer's familiar but as the sorcerer you feel you should know if there is any magic about it. Shouldn't you?

    You spend hours getting to know the little snake with Dany's enthusiastic help. You try to get a system of simple commands in place for whatever you may use it though you have the feeling it will take days to create one. While Varys is smart it does not seem to be quite man-smart or maybe snakes just think differently.

    As you are about to finally go down to see if the tavern offers last night's leftovers as breakfast Dany bids you to ask your reptilian companion one last question: "Are you a boy?"

    Varys shakes its, no her head, somehow looking bemused by the question. You can feel the tips of your ears turn red and Dany snickers all the way down to the taproom.

    OOC: In this segment I tried to show the different facets of Viserys' character: The would-be adult we saw the most of so far, the young teenager barely out of childhood and the Dragon-blooded Sorcerer.
     
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    • [X] Lysandre would like you to teach some of her "girls" how to act more refined (250XP on completion +oppinion with Lysandre
    [X] Meditate on the tumultuous visions that marked your awakening to power (3d100 XP, ???)
     
    DragonParadox said:
    Before going to bed you spend the remainder of your petty spells mending various broken personal effects like Dany's writing slate and her mother-of-pearl decorated hairbrush, the last thing the two of you have of your mother's other than her crown...
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    hmmm, we could probably use mending as a source of extra income. cleaning too since most broken things of value would have come from the trash!
     
    [X] Lysandre would like you to teach some of her "girls" how to act more refined (250XP on completion +oppinion with Lysandre
    [X] Meditate on the tumultuous visions that marked your awakening to power (3d100 XP, ???)
     
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