A Sword Without a Hilt: A Song of Ice and Fire/D&D 3.5 Crossover
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We could have her start a embroidery group with Xor and the twins. Having clothes who gives anyone watching you -SAN can only be useful!
Getting used to her new surroundings.
Anyway vote closed.
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Well, more than a lance (which some have pointed out is a bit unwieldy on dragonback) many wanted a sword-bow combo. If we could have a class with that and good spells then we'd be golden.
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I'd have thought lances to be the one practical weapon on dragonback.
Archery isn't worth it, lances completely outclass swords if you are mounted.
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I think so too, but there's also the fact that they'd br hard to aim while on dragonback... idk. We should ask DP for clarification. Anyway, a bow would complement her well in between spells and when she's dry right? If all the bow feats are so underwhelming then I'm sure you and DP could homebrew something decent. I'd help but DnD is just not my forte.
I mean, Ranged Touch Attack? What does that even mean? And its a basic game concept!
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An attack at range that targets touch AC.
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Spells trump a bow and arrow, I would think.
A Valourous lance does get quadruple damage in a charge (and on a crit, it's sextuple damage I think?)
We might need to make a specialized lance to use on dragonback, but that's why we have those tinker fey (great lance? That would be septuple crit damage on a charge).
A Valourous lance does get quadruple damage in a charge (and on a crit, it's sextuple damage I think?)
We might need to make a specialized lance to use on dragonback, but that's why we have those tinker fey (great lance? That would be septuple crit damage on a charge).
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It's actually a rather advanced concept if you consider that it hadn't been in existence before 3rd edition afaik.
The weird naming is just the result of armor being modelled as completely deflecting a attack or being completely circumvented by a skilled strike (AC makes you harder to hit) instead of reducing damage for all attacks like in other systems.
A more accurate name would be "Ranged, Armor Ignoring Attack".
Just a little explanation for those struggling with that odd naming.
I could go on at length about the whole concept of AC from a game design perspective in regards to it's crunch and fluff ramifications...
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So, shooting a bow from the back of a flying dragon should be easier than to ram someone with a lance?
Crack shots struggle to hit anything with a rifle from a helicopter, imagine what it's like to shoot arrows from the air.
Seriously tho, that "difficulty" doesn't exist in game terms.
Crack shots struggle to hit anything with a rifle from a helicopter, imagine what it's like to shoot arrows from the air.
Seriously tho, that "difficulty" doesn't exist in game terms.
Go on, it's interesting.
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Not related to current discussion, but speaking of magical trinkets to monetize, I was wondering if anything was done with the magical tobacco bought in Molten Skies when we rescued the Xorns. Maybe the wights/an entrepreneur we tax make the first Westerosi/Essosi hookah lounge?
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Waymar and Tyene studied it for a bit, but if we want to figure out the formula we have to invest more time in there.
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I meant we can't ask what we don't know about so don't ask only closed questions.
The answer to "What is the limit can Heart Trees achieve?" might surprise us.
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Update in beta.
Part MCCLXVII: A Letter upon the Western Wind
A Letter upon the Western Wind
Fourth Day of the Ninth Month 292 AC
"I doubt it has escaped your attention that some of the more valued service to my cause is done by mages." Your hand twitches towards the place where Vee had been before willing herself back to the Deep. "Should you feel your have the inclination and desire to take up those arts, it would be much appreciated and a great boon to your house in the days to come, for the blood of Valyria runs true in the veins of your kin..."
Valaena's eyes shine with excitement, but also hesitation. "Would I gain powers as you did or your sister...?" she asks slowly, uncertain.
"More like me than Daenerys," you reply, expecting to see some disappointment at being denied something as useful as healing not to mention the sheer breadth of her skills, but not trepidation.
"Will I... that is..." She struggles for words.
After a moment you realize what she must be trying to get at. There are all manner of rumors about your draconic nature about, some of them more lurid then others, as is only to be expected. "Your body will not change unless you work specific spells of transformation," you explain, adding that it is unlikely her own path of development will be fully parallel your own.
The girl lets out a long breath and smooths out non-existent caresses in her dress. "I've made a mess of this, haven't I?" For once she sounds oddly candid, bereft of the formality that so plagues her in your presence.
"You have dealt with unusual circumstances, my lady," you remind her gently. "One could hardly expect perfect alacrity."
"You are rather unusual yourself, your grace," she says, a bit of humor slipping into her voice.
"I shall be sure to take that as a compliment," you laugh.
Soon after Valaena takes her leave, seemingly heartened by your brief talk of magic and happy to have some greater goal before her than continuing the education due her rank past the time when she should have been betrothed or even wed.
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Fifth Day of the Ninth Month 292 AC
You had barely begun your day's work when a metallic scratching at your window calls your attention of the winged servitor trying to get in. In its beak you see a simple silver talisman for warding the mind such as Lya said she would make for you, while a scroll-tube is attached to its leg. Odd that any of your friends would use that seeing as the "birds" themselves can speak. "What news?" you ask cautiously.
"West-man message... storm man," it screeches. The Usurper... You had not expected an answer given what you know of the man's character. It would seem rather a waste of parchment to send a letter only to curse you.
The seal is not, however, what you expected. It bears the seal of the Lord Paramount of the Stormlands and not the King on the Iron Throne. Renly Baratheon, whom you had heard was lost, writes that he is willing to pay his elder brother's ransom from his own coffers. Does he even have the authority to do so, you wonder? He is of an age with you, perhaps a year younger.
The message proposes exchanging lord Stannis for the twelve thousand golden dragons you asked for in the Deep a few weeks hence, though to your further surprise the young lord of Storm's End expresses his interest in meeting you if you should wish to deliver his brother in person, going so far as to guarantee your safety for the duration of any meeting.
How do you answer Renly Baratheon's letter?
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OOC: Hopefully a bit of a curve-ball.
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I don't see a strong reason to refuse, the ransom part at least. This is undermining Robert's authority, so...good job Renly?
Of course, the young, brash (and I'm assuming magical due to his disappearance) man might think he can do what Stannis failed to, and kill the pretender (us).
Of course, the young, brash (and I'm assuming magical due to his disappearance) man might think he can do what Stannis failed to, and kill the pretender (us).
You doubt he trusts you enough to take the invitation.
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Wait. "Renly" is back? And wants Stannis back?????? I honestly think it would be the right and honorable thing to figure out what the fuck is going on/happened so we don't end up selling Stannis into fey or whatever slavery. I mean that would make Davos sad
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Where does he intend to meet us then?
The update kinda implied that he wants to come to the Deep.
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Well, thats unexpected, i wonder how stannis Will react to this? Does he have the requiered emotions to feel moved or grow closer to his brother?
Edit: oh right, he dissapeared, i remembered and then thought i was mixing him up with the cursed arryn child.
Edit: oh right, he dissapeared, i remembered and then thought i was mixing him up with the cursed arryn child.
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Hmmm... @DragonParadox, are we allowed to accept but only for next month? I want to go in person to see what's going on and make sure we aren't being lured into a trap, but I also don't want to mess up our schedule here.
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Stannis will grind his teeth, because his older brother didn't pay his ransom, and he had to be bailed out by his younger brother, using the resources Stannis sees as rightfully his.