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

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BeepSmile said:
It feels good to know we've been helpful :D
Seriously, can we thank Uncle Brynden for his time, with what little we do and how pulled 5 ways at any one time we feel, this is really nice of him.
And then, when he raises Rhaella or, to put it more accurately, opens the path and offers a choice, can we ask him to make a list of everything he might like, priotised by usefulness, comfort and effort/time (as he thinks Viserys measures it). Mentioning that we're starting trade with a minor clan of Xorn (auto-correct made that Corn, lol) in Earth, and will be heading to Air's markets within the next month or two :D
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Personally I'm toying with the idea of--after we take back the dragonpen he's taught lore on First Men wards and other stuff to--to make him his own dragonpen entirely.

The single biggest reason we've kept those dragonpens in the highest echelons of our government (party & top officials like Teana and Alinor) is that they're so easy to replicate and then we'd lose the monopoly. The reason we don't want to give a pen to Aemon right now is because it'd be too easy for someone to simply steal the pen from the senior citizen.

But with Bloodraven? Not only is he firmly on our side, but there's pretty much no chance of the pen ever getting into enemy hands if he's the one in charge. That, and he just expressed admiration for the pens.The poor guy longs for freedom, I think giving him a loyal servitor who genuinely loves to serve and who's blessed with a perfect memory would be a nice gift as thanks for indulging all our questions.

Does anyone have any objections to that idea? @Goldfish?

EDIT: Don't panic, the idea is tentative at best, but I think it'd be a pretty powerful gesture from us.
 
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Duesal said:
Personally I'm toying with the idea of--after we take back the dragonpen he's taught lore on First Men wards and other stuff to--to make him his own dragonpen entirely.

The single biggest reason we've kept those dragonpens in the highest echelons of our government (party & top officials like Teana and Alinor) is that they're so easy to replicate and then we'd lose the monopoly. The reason we don't want to give a pen to Aemon right now is because it'd be too easy for someone to simply steal the pen from the senior citizen.

But with Bloodraven? Not only is he firmly on our side, but there's pretty much no chance of the pen ever getting into enemy hands if he's the one in charge. That, and he just expressed admiration for the pens.The poor guy longs for freedom, I think giving him a loyal servitor who genuinely loves to serve and who's blessed with a perfect memory would be a nice gift as thanks for indulging all our questions.

Does anyone have any objections to that idea? @Goldfish?

EDIT: Don't panic, the idea is tentative at best, but I think it'd be a pretty powerful gesture from us.
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I don't like letting the Calligraphy Wyrms out of our control, but Bloodraven is as safe a bet for keeping them from spreading as anyone, I suppose.

Unless he decides to use them in his various machinations, in which case I will advocate to murder him to death.
 
Prince Sheo said:
If this were IRL, I would say that the scars of her time with aerys would distance her from romance forever, but this is ASoIaF, where everyone is always horny no matter what the situation is.
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You'd be surprised at how resilient people can be. It probably helps that she had 23 years of marriage that wasn't abusive, merely cold and emotionally distant. She was "dutiful" as was Aerys about the marriage. Only the last few years were the nightmare show of being the Mad King's Wife.

Goldfish said:
I don't like letting the Calligraphy Wyrms out of our control, but Bloodraven is as safe a bet for keeping them from spreading as anyone, I suppose.

Unless he decides to use them in his various machinations, in which case I will advocate to murder him to death.
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Ha. Never change.
 
Goldfish said:
I don't like letting the Calligraphy Wyrms out of our control, but Bloodraven is as safe a bet for keeping them from spreading as anyone, I suppose.

Unless he decides to use them in his various machinations, in which case I will advocate to murder him to death.
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Honestly I think he'd rather die before doing that.

Dragonpens are basically the best personal assistants anyone could ask for. They remember everything, they never complain, etc. He'd never cede a strategic advantage like that to anyone.
 
All that aside:
DragonParadox said:
"At least this one is honest about eating gold, much better than most scribes I've employed," the ancient sorcerer replies with a dry rattle that is probably a laugh before returning his attentions to the map.

Perhaps ten minutes later he hands it to you, improved beyond human penmanship. From the heart trees to wildling settlements to the paths of wandering tribes, ancient barrows of the forgotten dead and lost fortresses to ever winding paths that mark the comings and goings of mammoths and other large game all are marked. Small notes in the margins speak of the likely peril that might be found in each place as well as the rewards the hardy traveler may gleam.

Gained Legendary Seal-Skin Map of the Far North.

"If you enter any of the places I have marked as likely to hold servants of the Others I ask that you warn me beforehand, lest they react is some unexpected manner."

"Of course," you agree at once, as is only courteous upon receiving such a gift.
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Hell. Yes.

We are never getting lost with this thing, and it's so awesome we might as well consider it a prize centerpiece for our future map room.

And it was free! :D

Asking Bloodraven all these questions has been so wonderfully rewarding.
 
..I just realized.

We can literally dragonpen locustswarm any large accumulations of gold. ..e.g. Tiamat's hoard or Tywin's endless coffers.
 
Diomedon said:
You'd be surprised at how resilient people can be. It probably helps that she had 23 years of marriage that wasn't abusive, merely cold and emotionally distant. She was "dutiful" as was Aerys about the marriage. Only the last few years were the nightmare show of being the Mad King's Wife.



Ha. Never change.
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I wouldn't call 'having sex on top of your recently dead son's corps with your sibling'... resilient, but sure. And didn't the books say that she always screamed, even on their wedding night? I can't quite remember.
 
dpara said:
..I just realized.

We can literally dragonpen locustswarm any large accumulations of gold. ..e.g. Tiamat's hoard or Tywin's endless coffers.
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Hmm, converting all of the gold in Casterly Rock into a mighty flock of Calligraphy Wyrms would be a valid spoiling tactic. Of course, afterward there could be tens of thousands of hungry gold devouring pendragons loose in Westeros.

Maybe we should convert all of our gold to other forms of treasure first?
 
Prince Sheo said:
I wouldn't call 'having sex on top of your recently dead son's corps with your sibling'... resilient, but sure. And didn't the books say that she always screamed, even on their wedding night? I can't quite remember.
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I think the sex on the recently dead son's corpse was Jaime and Cersei, not Aerys and Rhaella. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure about this one.
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
So, have you guys reconsidered hatching the first dragon for Viserys?
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No.

It would be a total waste. I could care less about the perceptions of the muggles. Let them think a dragonrider is somehow more powerful or important. That's fine. Their opinions don't matter.

And if it becomes an issue, let's see what they think when we turn the rogue dragon into a turtle, mid-flight.
 
Goldfish said:
Hmm, converting all of the gold in Casterly Rock into a mighty flock of Calligraphy Wyrms would be a valid spoiling tactic. Of course, afterward there could be tens of thousands of hungry gold devouring pendragons loose in Westeros.

Maybe we should convert all of our gold to other forms of treasure first?
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It will be like the locusts of the Ten Plagues of Egypt but with gold instead of livestock.
[X}Duesal
 
We could always just look for more eggs.

But what we really need is that bloody method of hatching them. We can't go the priestly way, the collar is inherently wasteful.

At least dragons eating people is, ironically, accepted as normal.
 
Prince Sheo said:
I'm very much for it, it would further cement our right to the iron throne and I frankly don't trust other people with it.
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While somewhat silly, the "Am Dragon, Argument Irrelevant" thread meme is appropriate in many cases, including any time someone tries to question Viserys' right to the Iron Throne.
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
We could always just look for more eggs.

But what we really need is that bloody method of hatching them. We can't go the priestly way, the collar is inherently wasteful.

At least dragons eating people is, ironically, accepted as normal.
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Maybe we can reincarnate the Landwarden into an ancient red dragon instead of a tree.

wait.

that's a terrible idea.
 
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Duesal said:
I think the sex on the recently dead son's corpse was Jaime and Cersei, not Aerys and Rhaella. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure about this one.
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I'm tired, lack of thinking is excused :p

The first part was about people in ASoIaF in general and the second part was about mum and dad, it's just that my eyes are droopy and my head is too fluffed up to properly convey what I want.
 
TotallyNotEvil said:
So, have you guys reconsidered hatching the first dragon for Viserys?
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I'm pretty "eh" about the whole thing. I know Bloodraven told us it'd be a valuable PR tool, but 1) This egg was promised to Valaena and I don't intend to break that promise, and 2) It's still painfully redundant.

If you really want, we can wait until we get a second egg to hatch, and then we hatch the second egg for Viserys before we hatch Valaena's egg. That way Viserys has the eldest dragon.

Reason to scour the Dragonmont right there. Would only take around a day with the Wayfinder.

Anyway, Bloodraven Question List updated with all answered questions crossed out with relevant quotes below.
 
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