What are the end goal(s) of this quest?

  • Retake the Iron Throne.

    Votes: 36 14.0%
  • Destroy the White Walkers.

    Votes: 44 17.1%
  • Rebuild fallen Valyria.

    Votes: 43 16.7%
  • Create a new empire, forget the past and forge your own destiny.

    Votes: 74 28.7%
  • Survive. Who needs a crown?

    Votes: 24 9.3%
  • Utter domination. You are the Dragon and will not rest until you rule over all!

    Votes: 29 11.2%
  • Become the wisest of the wise. A true Loremaster. Learn the magics of old and converse with Gods.

    Votes: 40 15.5%
  • Forbidden Power - Why speak with the Gods when you can BECOME one of them?

    Votes: 64 24.8%
  • Immortality - The problem with Aegon the Conqueror is that he died. You will not.

    Votes: 79 30.6%

  • Total voters
    258
  • Poll closed .
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At this time I am using a counter system, listing the number of days votes take to be put into action. However for write-in votes you don't know how many days an action may take. For this we will use the old system of Major/Minor Decisions, and I will tell you how many days/weeks/months the plan will take. Remember that every month has 28 days, and that there are 13 months in the year with New Years as a special day alone outside the months. There is no leap year, as their calendar is not accurate to that degree.

Major decisions are any new endeavors. Finding new investments. Finding new allies (specify what type, where you're looking if possible, what you want from them, etc) finding new trainers, starting new training even if it is with people you already know... Anything new.

No mixing something that would qualify as a minor decision or free action into your major votes! If you have a question about your votes, ask me.

Talking with specific people about specific subjects. You can generally only talk with one person at a time with this. There are simple logical exceptions, Husband & Wife combos can be put together as one conversation, brother & sister, stuff like that. I'll clarify if a combo is unacceptable when I see the vote. This is also for continuing any long term action. Any major decision that you have already voted to start (not just mused about in-story) can be a minor action the next time around. Continuing training that you have already begun for example. Continuing a long-term investigation or plot. Stuff like this.

Making small talk with characters. You will not learn anything special really, but it gives you more insight into their backgrounds and history, can raise/lower their loyalty or other relationship points with you, etc. Raising/lowering and how much depends on rolls.

These can interrupt any current action(s) and will take precedence over the current plan. A way to change things on the fly as you discover new information or alternate ways to potentially enhance your plan, or change it completely if needed.

Remember for all votes if you take a guard or other individual with you, you will need to write-in which guard/person you take with you (just saying take a guard or ally will leave the decision of which one up to me) and also whether Daenerys tries to use any future knowledge on the decision as well if it is one of hers or she is present. (She still may decide to try and use her future knowledge without your consent if she thinks it necessary.) These details are sub-votes.

[] [Plan] X (Current Month, Short Term, Long Term, Immediate Actions, Purchases, etc.)
-[] Major Decisions: Character name here
--[] Major Decision 1
---[] Sub-conditions of Major Decision 1
---[] Sub-conditions of Major Decision 1
--[] Major Decision 2
---[] Sub-conditions of Major Decision 2
---[] Sub-conditions of Major Decision 2
-[] Minor Decisions: Character name here
--[] Minor Decision 1
---[] Sub-conditions of Minor Decision 1
---[] Sub-conditions of Minor Decision 1
--[] Minor Decision 2
-[] Free Actions: Character name here
--[] Free Action 1
---[] Sub-conditions
--[] Free Action 2
---[] Sub-conditions

You get the jist of this.

However, under the plan vote, you will then put a "Priority" Vote.

[] Aegon Priority: 1. Major Decision 1, 2. Free Action 2, 3. Minor Decision 1, 4. Major Decision 2, etc.
[] Daenerys Priority: 1. Free Action 2, 2. Major Decision 3, 3. Minor Decision 1, etc.

This way we can vote on the general plan, then I can separate the order of events in said plan.

Don't put V1, V2, or any other such revision information into your plan. Just leave it like I have it. Nothing extra. The tally system will update to your newest post. No need to make version markers. It just makes things harder for me.

If an action in a plan is not one for a specific character, more a general idea of what needs to be done, it will still need to go into the priority matrix.

At the end of all your votes, put your reasons explaining your vote choice. As I've said before, a plan with reasons will get more weight than one without. Because reasons matter. I care about reasons more than numbers. I need reasons to help build the characters. Get used to putting reasons into your plans, as eventually reasons will become a requirement rather than a suggestion. This post will change when that occurs.

[] [Plan] X

You may (but are not required to) put additional reasons to agree with that plan beneath your vote if there are reasons for it that the original vote creator didn't put in that you thought of. The more/better the reasoning inside explaining a vote, the greater the chance it will be added into the story.

Votes are typically closed after either 12 or 24 hours unless real life interferes. Ties will be either decided by me, or by whoever is in the forum or the Discord that has not voted already at the time. I will @ whoever is currently in the forum or Discord that I choose to be the tiebreaker.

Plans have specific timelines. Immediate Actions are obviously immediate. Current Month is similarly self-explanatory. Short Term is something that can conceivably be done within 1-3 months, and Long Term is 3-6 months.
 
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I am sad to see this leave this site. It's probably one of the best quests I've ever had the pleasure of taking part in, even if...things infuriate and frustrate me at times, and make me feel like an unintelligent knave (though that's been happening a lot less, thank you luna) and though I will be following it to QQ, I worry it will not grow with new members as quickly as it might here. And that is a damn shame.
 
I am sad to see this leave this site. It's probably one of the best quests I've ever had the pleasure of taking part in, even if...things infuriate and frustrate me at times, and make me feel like an unintelligent knave (though that's been happening a lot less, thank you luna) and though I will be following it to QQ, I worry it will not grow with new members as quickly as it might here. And that is a damn shame.
Agreed. @Lunasmeow, I'm sad to see this quest leave SV, but I'll definitely follow it closely on QQ nonetheless. I enjoy it far too much to ever stop reading.
 
I never expected that vote to have so much personnel investment in the background. When I read the voting options I was thinking Luna was giving us an option to shape a character into someone who uses people without care for their feelings and maybe push Daenerys in that direction as well. To learn that it was extremely serious not only to the quest but to the author as well? If it means anything Luna I am truly sorry for not giving the vote the respect and forethought it deserved.
 
Violation of Rule 3 & 4 - This Is Not Funny, Especially When Someone's Being This Public About Personal Trauma.
Imagine my surprise then when not only am I told that I didn't handle a sensitive subject like rape with "enough seriousness" but that I'd broken Rule 6, handling said subjects with care, just by offering it in a vote as an option for one of the characters. Not because I'd actually written it in a non-sensitive manner, but that the option even existed at all! Imagine how I, a person who was made into a rape victim for over ten years, ten years of my childhood specifically, was told that I wasn't handling rape maturely and sensitively enough. Just by following the advice of my therapist, and including the themes into my writing as she suggested.
I was convicted for rape and murder, my therapist told my some of the same things.
Just a prank bruh
 
Okay, I was really, really, really pissed at first, (As you'll no doubt assume I had no justifiable reason to be, but hey just read and find out, you might end up surprised - in fact, I'd bet on it.) but then I had two whole days to calm down. So instead of angrily retorting and cursing you out for your assumptions, only to end up perma-banned in retaliation, I'm going to simply answer your question as politely as I possibly can, despite my rather justified anger - since you did ask.

I'm sorry that this has turned out as it has, however we can only act on the material that we have before us, and the material that we had before us was a quest - a game - where one of the options was to commit an act of rape. Absent any other information, and this information was understandably absent, that rings very significant alarm bells. It is, on its face, a violation of the rules. Stormwhite - who had consulted with senior staff ahead of time on the report which precipitated the action taken here - was acting well within bounds.

We offer users the opportunity to consult with staff ahead of time if they wish to post material that might fall afoul of the rules. As it is not really possible to anticipate the needs of individual users, we rely on them to come to us. For a person with your experiences, that likely presents a barrier. The scale of the forum largely requires us to take an approach which efficiently makes use of our relatively limited staff resources.

Unfortunately, this has all resulted in a poor outcome for you, and you have my apologies. As you have requested, I can close this thread.
 
Stop: WHAT HE SAID
I was convicted for rape and murder, my therapist told my some of the same things.
Just a prank bruh
I was really stoned when I wrote that. Thought it was really funny.
what he said In fact, it's the kind of thing that you should have taken a second look at when you sobered up, and deleted it. Since as it is, it is a spectacularly badly thought out and timed moment for a 'lol just a prank, bruh!' post. 25 points and 3 days threadban. Don't do this again.
 
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