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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:
Well when you sent that expedition into the interior you did find a Kongamato which is a sort of dragon, albeit one of a sort that is generally counted lesser than True Dragons (less intelligent and no sorcery). Now the question of its origins, if it is descended from True Dragons that went into hiding or if its species branched out much earlier is anyone's guess. It's not like even the dragon or its corpse knew the answer.
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DragonParadox said:
you did find a Kongamato which is a sort of dragon
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DragonParadox said:
Kongamato
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MickOfTime said:
Speaking of which, what is the long-term plan with the Great Grass Sea? Easily "conquerable" with our current resources, I'm sure...but it's just bare scrubland, yes? We'd have to build up the infrastructure from literally nothing. Is it worth it?
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Magic can fix most issues. Artificial water sources, road networks, fast and efficient forestry efforts. Settling this place will be simple. And it's a good valve release for soldiers that encourages a certain level of veterancy, since if a Legionnaire serves long enough, he'll have a homestead waiting for him somewhere. With how much landmass we're talking about here, we won't have to worry about expansion for a long while.
 
Crake said:
Magic can fix most issues. Artificial water sources, road networks, fast and efficient forestry efforts. Settling this place will be simple. And it's a good valve release for soldiers that encourages a certain level of veterancy, since if a Legionnaire serves long enough, he'll have a homestead waiting for him somewhere. With how much landmass we're talking about here, we won't have to worry about expansion for a long while.
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Legionary retirement farms, eh? I like it. It'll be well-defended, at least.
 
Kind of tempted to go for four updates so I can give you guys the chance to actually see Viserys interact with his first sponsored caster today. It has been a long time since I've written that much and part of me is curious if I can still do it but I can't promise I'll manage it so vote closed.
Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Feb 14, 2021 at 2:50 PM, finished with 72 posts and 13 votes.
  • [X] Plan Wrapping Up
    -[X] "Even if you offered nothing except earnest friendship, you would still be welcome in these halls. The cruel Masters of Ghis and the mindless dead are as much the Imperiums foes as they are of all sane people, and gladly I will speak with you about what common cause can be made against them."
    -[X] With no delegations left, have your people set up the follow-up meetings to talk about specific things:
    --[X] Azure and Orange delegations on the next day. Have them know that you will receive them together and that you have urgent matters to speak about with them before they return to their respective courts.
    --[X] The Warlocks in three days, when you definitely have time to travel to them to Qarth for half a day for further talks. Until then, preliminary talks with Lya, Taena and Qyburn about lore exchanges can be had if they wish so. Not actual trades yet, just checking over what precisely they offer and what they are most interested towards in return.
    --[X] The Lhazareen delegation in about a week. Openly tell them that you wish to know the western provinces properly pacified before talking to them so that you can better gauge the propects of military deployments in the area.
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Update may not come until the morning (but I'll warn you guys if that is the case).
 
Azel said:
Not the best moment for the talk with Namaaru, since we are looking at a long ass number of military and diplomatic campaigns already. Qarth integration. Lhazar integration. Conquest of Norvos. Conquest of Qohor. Pacification of Westeros. Further colonisation of the Sarnori lands. Diplomatic ties with the Summer Isles. Diplomatic missions to our soon to be border regions. Finishing off the Ghiscari. Plane of Fire deployments.

There's a lot to do.

As for the swearing, all our lords, governors and assorted people have sworn to us publicly before the foreign dignitaries got received.

Dothraki remnants. Mindless Great Grass Sea undead. Slavers Bay capturing slaves.
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Namaaru is here and we need to pay attention to her (perhaps this can be done behind the scenes, but you can't just ignore her in any way). I wouldn't be surprised if she suggested joining the Imperium herself. At the moment, her city-state is essentially a ruin, and she still can't do anything about it, but later on, she can handle it herself, and we should try to integrate her into the Imperium while she needs something from us. In addition, she and her powers can help solve some problems, such as clearing the Grass Sea from the undead beyond our control or capturing the city of the Bearded Priests.

And what about the solemn awarding of our most loyal vassals, is it planned?
 
I wonder what the Yi-Tish delegations will think when they see how a group of three of people whose most substantive offering was a joke about sheep gets even so much as a loose promise to talk about trade and military aid, while they brought huge delegations and priceless treasures and now got an Inquisitor detail to make sure they don't set the drapes on fire.
 
Azel said:
I wonder what the Yi-Tish delegations will think when they see how a group of three of people whose most substantive offering was a joke about sheep gets even so much as a loose promise to talk about trade and military aid, while they brought huge delegations and priceless treasures and now got an Inquisitor detail to make sure they don't set the drapes on fire.
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I highly doubt the envoys are going to survive when they get home. This sort of embarrassment is what people get beheaded for.
 
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Adhoc vote count started by DragonParadox on Feb 14, 2021 at 2:50 PM, finished with 72 posts and 13 votes.
  • [X] Plan Wrapping Up
    -[X] "Even if you offered nothing except earnest friendship, you would still be welcome in these halls. The cruel Masters of Ghis and the mindless dead are as much the Imperiums foes as they are of all sane people, and gladly I will speak with you about what common cause can be made against them."
    -[X] With no delegations left, have your people set up the follow-up meetings to talk about specific things:
    --[X] Azure and Orange delegations on the next day. Have them know that you will receive them together and that you have urgent matters to speak about with them before they return to their respective courts.
    --[X] The Warlocks in three days, when you definitely have time to travel to them to Qarth for half a day for further talks. Until then, preliminary talks with Lya, Taena and Qyburn about lore exchanges can be had if they wish so. Not actual trades yet, just checking over what precisely they offer and what they are most interested towards in return.
    --[X] The Lhazareen delegation in about a week. Openly tell them that you wish to know the western provinces properly pacified before talking to them so that you can better gauge the propects of military deployments in the area.
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Part MMMDCCXXXIX: Power and Patronage
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    • Power and Patronage​

    Thirtieth Day of the Fourth Month 294 AC

    "Even if you offered nothing except earnest friendship, you would still be welcome in these halls. The cruel Masters of Ghis and the mindless dead are as much the Imperium's foes as they are of all sane people, and gladly I will speak with you about what common cause can be made against them," you reply graciously and not without a measure of relief. After the mess that was dealing with Yi Ti a delegation that is forthright about both its nature and purpose is a relief, even when than purpose includes asking you to protect exposed land half a world away.

    Lhazar is not Qarth and it will never be the treasure trove that the City on the Jade Gates is, but its people no less than any others deserve protection and it is a time honored tradition to seek that protection with the mighty realms of the age. You can certainly do better than the bloody Dothraki Khalasars.

    You catch sight of Rhango in the crowd and to your surprise you catch a knowing smile also on his weather-beaten face, whether he had actually guessed your thoughts or is amused that the 'Lamb Men' had come to you for succor you cannot say nor does it truly matter. You have meetings to attend to. The delegations from Yin, the Warlocks, the...

    As you step from the hall leaving guests and new sworn vassals to mingle freely you begin to feel an odd hum about the air, more felt than heard. At first you take if for simply the excitement of a day long anticipated. It is much more...

    ***​

    Something within you vibrates like the strings of a lyre with a note you cannot name in any of the tongues of men and spirits, not even in the tongue of dragons.

    "What happened?" Lya asks as she catches up to you down the long stretch of empty corridor. Ser Richard and Mereth had already stopped dead in their tracks, but they are looking for an external threat.

    Fragments of words and echoes of feelings tumble through your mind at the edge of perception; fear, regret, determination, phantom feelings with no beginning, middle or end that you can make sense of. "Ward check me," you say tersely.

    Ser Richard curses sharply under his breath, his expression clearly showing that he would dearly like an enemy to stab right about now. You can sympathize. Even as the echoes fade Lya looks up from her task, eyes still shinning with divination magics with no clear answers. As far as she can tell nothing had influenced your mind unduly.

    "I think we should do some divinations into this, just to be sure, ask er... the Old Gods." Though the only witnesses beyond the four of you are likely to be watcher mimics she avoids speaking Bloodraven's name so as to preserve whatever last few days of anonymity he might have. It is however the talk of gods and champions in general that gives you the answer.

    "Oh... how did the old saying go? 'I expected this but not so soon'," you jest a little faintly. Today was already the day in which you have taken responsibility for the fate of the Imperium and its citizens, you had not expected it to be the day you would be directly responsible for the soul of one of those sane citizens. You had expected study, perhaps research.

    "That is usually the lady's line," Lya quips back automatically, though with the advantage of two heads to think with it does not take her a moment longer to realize what you mean. "You are sponsoring someone's magic. That is a soul connection and its not and attack of any kind..."

    "And is flows in only one direction," Mereth finishes to your surprise. At Ser Richard's inquiring look she adds. "Do you think any Archduke would allow worshipers if they could be easily attacked through them?"

    "He is not a worshiper. I neither need nor desire such," you reply firmly. No matter what one calls the connection there is no denying it is as easy as breathing to scry the scene inside Teana's office, easier than even scrying your own mark. You see a fidgeting student being questioned by one of the Headmistress' shades, her material presence being busy here at court. Still, you have a bit of time to spare to speak to the boy... Marco, the name floats to the forefront of your thoughts.

    How do you address the first Imperial Oracle?

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    OOC: And done, fourth update for the first time in a long while. You guys can consider this compensation for all those one update days. I do not think I will be doing this often though, it's really pushing my focus. 2-3 updates per day seem best.
     
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    • A difficult vote. I'm really tempted to be distant and mysterious just for the hell of it, because isn't that's how Gods address worshippers?
     
    Evaunit02mark1 said:
    Congratulations lad you've been promoted!

    Now go get me thirty rat asses, you're on the clock.
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    Let's not ruin the man's expectations, yet.

    He still have his Hopes and Dreams, and those are quite useful in certain circumstances. Let us not marr it with soot and grime.

    Give him a year, THEN he will give us 20 Bear Asses.

    Hells, let's make it an unofficial Rite of Competence. The Aspirant Priest must gather 20 Bear Asses in order to become a True Cleric. Shouldn't be too hard, right?
     
    TalonofAnathrax said:
    A difficult vote. I'm really tempted to be distant and mysterious just for the hell of it, because isn't that's how Gods address worshippers?
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    I say that we personally introduce ourselves by presenting a huge pile of paperwork he has to fill now due to him leeching power off us.

    If he completes all 537 forms, he will be given an interest-free divine power loan he can pay back by either generating more divine power or murdering stuff in our name.

    Let's make Contract Devils proud.
     
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