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Holy shit, Ned.
...That's a dangerous combo right there.
Yay for Oberyn not killing Tyrion?
Exiled Dragons: A Viserys Targaryen Quest
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Holy shit, Ned.
...That's a dangerous combo right there.
Yay for Oberyn not killing Tyrion?
Woah, slow down there. I'm not saying we should kill him right now. Just eventually. Once his inevitable schemes are uncovered.
And even if we don't decide to kill him, he should NEVER work with him. He can never be trusted and despite his Talents, giving him any Position of Power just isn't worth the Risk.
I'll freely admit though that my personal Bias is in full Effect here, since Middlefinger (My Nickname for him) is the Character I hate the most in the entire Franchise.
Yeah, I hate him more then Joffrey, Cersei and Ramsay (only barely though on the last one, because...well, it's Ramsay).
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Who controls iron island right now?
Magoose
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It's in an interregnum, as Balon was proven to be a man who could not lead the Isles.
So it's under regency until Theon is of age, under Rodrik Harlow.
Corvus Black
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That's not something we can choose to do. It won't be an option during a turn.
Hatching the dragon eggs is very much Dany's domain. I believe @Magoose has said that it can only happen once certain criteria has been met.
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And I'm assuming the rolls in the next set of region reports will determine how well the Iron Islands are taking Rodrik's dominion. A high roll and he manages to actually make them function a little bit like a civilization, despite their recently being brutalized, with a low roll meaning they are being either obstructionist or outright murderous towards those who would threaten the Old Way?
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The others have detailed things fairly well, but I'll add that Baelish is a psychopath hellbent on destroying House Tully and House Stark (two houses we are probably gonna need when the time comes) and eventually claiming the throne for himself. In my mind, his only utility is as a useful corpse with which to frame someone we need disgraced or at odds with another. Hell, if Varys was presenting more of a threat, I'd say leave a trail to the Spider implicating him in Baelish's murder. Here, though ... maybe we leave a trail to Baelish implicating him in Varys' murder.
Why go for "an accident" or "out in the open" when we can make someone else take the fall? For instance, it looks like Stannis could be turned against Renly without much effort, or like we could frame Tywin as trying to regain influence by gutting a player to replace him with a Lannister puppet.
There's a great webcomic out there, Darths and Droids (long story. short version: in their narrative, Star Wars is actually a tabletop RPG campaign. hilarity and chaos ensue) that has a quote about this: "Why fight or run when you can steal everything?"
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What is the best trait of Jon? Any rolls yet?
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...I think that thunder in the distance is Stannis's jaw shattering...
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All I ask is that we RP this based on what we see IC, what we perceive the advantages and risks are IC, and not what we know OOC is probably the case. Its really easy for questers to act as if they have omniscience when the character they are guiding has his own limited perceptions. It can have a really unpleasant effect on a game.
If, from what Viserys sees, it makes sense to do so? I'll have no objection
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I mean, I get that ... but we say that now, and four or five turns later Viserys rolls a natural 99 to see through Littlefinger's bullshit and recognises him for what he really is, and we end up in the same place anyway. I just wanna be clear on why I advocate for butchering him in dramatic and "frame-another-person"-y ways
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There is a deep lack of trust I have for Lttlefinger. I don't think I can vote IC in regards to someone so treacherous and slimy.
And really, that's the Reason why working with Littlefinger is ill advised. Despite his Genius Intellect, he is NOT a rational Person. He is someone who's willing to burn the entire World down as long as he can rule over the Ashes afterwards, preferably with his Childhood-Obsession Catelyn by his side.
Of course, IC-Knowledge is gonna be a Factor. But Roleplay or not, if there is a Vote-Option to not work with Littlefinger, I'll take it no matter what.
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The report from Lys is extremely concerning. Something or someone is killing everyone who goes to Valyria seeking a fortune, at the very gates of the Doom. If it is not Typhon, it could very well be Euron.
I myself do not want Viserys to return to Valyria ever again, lest the seal be broken and thus unleash Typhon upon the world. However, this business must be seen to completion, a return to Valyria one last time to ensure that Euron's miserable soul is sent to the underworld once and for all.
I myself do not want Viserys to return to Valyria ever again, lest the seal be broken and thus unleash Typhon upon the world. However, this business must be seen to completion, a return to Valyria one last time to ensure that Euron's miserable soul is sent to the underworld once and for all.
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Why not send other people to do it...we have bigger things to worry about.
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Greater worries than the potential apocalypse? Euron is not someone that can be eliminated by common underlings.
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Once we became legendary at combat, and we get ourselves a good ship with a good captain and a few dozen mercenaries to act as meatshields...
Sena Kumo
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A few dozen? Bro, I'm pretty sure that by that point we'll rich enough to buy over 2 hundred. You know, just in case...unless we crit in combat next turn and reach Legendary. Not the craziest thing Magoose has seen in his quest anyway.
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When you go for Valyria, you don't give a shit about numbers. People have thrown fleets at it and they disappear like they were made out of tissue paper in the Dresden Firebombing. You want quality and trump cards. And that is just for approaching Valyria, and not dealing with the insane bullshit Euron would have made his own once he is left to his own devices.
Goddamn heroes individually might cost as much as small armies. And if you want to bring magic, alchemy, or other tricks with you you will need to add a couple zeroes onto the check we will be writing.
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Thing is, even with a crit in combat, training or 1v1, I wouldn't trust any "demise" we saw unless Euron rolled a natural 1. And even then, you know he's got to be some kind of half-orc with Relentless Endurance or some bullshit like that.
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If we chop off his head, hold it up by the hair, and look into its eyes... I still expect at least one attempt for him to Warg us or somesuch insanity. And then we win a possession roll and still have him whispering in the back of our head every time we get stressed.
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Even then, we need good quality chaff to keep the small flies occupied giving our hero squad time to deal with Euron and his lieutenants...
So yes, we need meatshields, and that´s what mercenaries are great for.
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If it wasn't for moral concerns, and just the reputation hit of dealing with abominable practices, I'd say its pretty much what Unsullied are made for. Though there are probably workarounds that remove at least some of our qualms.
Barring that, mercenaries are more or less the way to go... but not necessarily companies. Individuals come and go from those ranks and, if Mero is or will become captain of the Second Sons company, you could probably poach the living hell out of their number. Mero was an absolute bastard, if a competent one, and he caused the Second Sons to hemorrhage seasoned members who just didn't like the Gregor Clegane-ish filth he made his bread and butter. If you can't have the Golden Company, the Second Sons are very much next on the list if you can weed out the human shaped cancers. Mercenaries come and go in their various companies like the wind.
Oberyn can set us up if he ends up both friendly and not dead by Jaime's blade. He was one of them until a couple years back.