>>23649496
We join our hero at his castle. His men have just returned from their trap for the wild-men, and revealed the strange coin.

(Using suggestion from last thread)
"Take half the coin, and share it among the men," you announce. "Grell, Finn, distribute 200 between yourselves and your captains, and 300 to the common man. Now that we're getting this under control, we'll be seeing a lot more coin in the future, and I want my men happy."

Finn beams at the idea. "Sure thing, Lord William."

You signal to Grell as he rises. He stops. You wait patiently for the coins to be gathered, and Finn leaves to start counting it all out. Once the room is you and Grell, you speak.
"Grell, We caught the man who was speaking against me." You pause, to let him respond if he likes. He does not. "And of all my captains, you are the best at getting information from unwilling sources. Will you...speak with the man?"
Grell smiles. "Yes. What you want know?"

>Well?

>>23649759
Who is he working for, what does he know about the raids.

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Silly me, forgot to include past threads in the first post for new people.

Here you go!
Thread 1: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/23600893/
Thread 2: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/23616738/

And here's a map of the Vale for you.

>>23649789
Grell nods.
"That all?"
He pauses, then suggests, "You want come, ask yourself?"

>>23649852
Sure why not We should also ask about the strange coins perhaps we should get our steward on that...

>>23649889
Grell nods his understanding, and the two of you head down to the dungeon. On the way, he stops by the kitchen, and asks the head cook something. He sighs, and sends off two of his runners. He turns to you, "It'll make dinner a little late, milord, but I suspect that's no trouble, if you're up to what I think you are." He pauses for a moment "It's chill down there, milord. Do you want something to take the edge off?" He eyes Grell significantly, and you gather that he is not solely referring to the temperature of the rooms you are headed toward.

>>23649972
You decline. Better to go into this with an empty stomach and clear head.

You continue down into the dungeon. Shamish, your head chef, was not wrong when he said it was chill down here. You gather your doublet a little tighter around yourself as you descend.

After a few minutes, you come to the chamber of Oskar Stone. Your guards nod at you and Grell respectfully, and with a touch of fear. Grell steps forward, and makes a series of requests of the guard to the right of the door. The guard's face tightens, and pales a little, but he nods, and departs.
Grell turns to you. "Will take little time, get what I need. You wish to speak with him first? Offer mercy, before my work begins?" He shrugs "Otherwise, we wait."

>Wait
>Talk

Might as well talk, we lose nothing by doing so.

>>23650083
Might as well talk.
Tell him that to our eyes, he looks perfect for the role of a man of the black, much better than the role of, say, a mangled corpse.

>>23650176
>>23650301

You nod to Grell. "Better to give him a chance."

You step into the Chamber, and Oskar Stone awaits you. He is seated in a corner of the room, a chain around his arm connecting him to the wall. He looks up, and you see him go a little pale.
"Can't say I didn't expect you," he grumbles. His speech is thicker, and more breathy. "I think you cracked my damn breastbone with that hit, you whoreson."
You brush away the insult easily, and squat down to his level.
"Listen, Oskar," You begin. "I'm not an unreasonable man." He chuckles at that, low and dark. "I just need to know who you were working for. I know you're part of something, and I need to know who. Tell me, and I'll let you take the black. Don't and well, we'll have to put you to the question. And I can't guarantee you'll make it when Grell asks. So tell me what I want to know."

Roll 4d6

Rolled 6, 6, 2, 3 = 17

>>23650427
It'd be a shame if Grell had to get messy.
Sets a bad precedent, that.

>>23650450
No we are okay with messy Heads on spikes friend heads on spikes. Its our thing after all

Rolled 4, 4, 1, 4 = 13

Rolling!

You wanna roll, Emperor? I'm thinking I'll do best of first three rolls, just to encourage more posts.

Rolled 5, 4, 6, 5 = 20

>>23650534

Rolled 5, 5, 6, 1 = 17

>>23650534
Rolling(This won't happen often, I prefer to lurk)

Hmm do we have a maester? If we do he may very well know about those strange coins...

>>23650593

He pales even further. Apparently, the word of Grell's passion for this sort of work has reached the populace at large.

"l-alright. I'll tell you want you want to know. J-Just, keep him away from me!"

You ask about his employer.
"More of a Benefactor, you know? I mean, I was a squire to a Targaryen Loyalist, and he died in teh war. Suddenly, I've got nothing. I decide to come out here to the middle of nowhere, to be free of having to deal with that bastard Baratheon's edicts and ideas. Next thing I know, they put you in charge of the place. That was a burr in my saddle, and I mentioned it to a couple others. Then the news about...you know, came, and the people were afraid of you. Suddenly, I get this letter. Says that it's from a "friend" who feels the same way I do, and wants to help. Thinks I can rouse the people. Wants to support me while I do it. So I started speaking in taverns and stuff. Found people, talked to them."

"Then those filthy Hill people started attacking, and I saw it as a sign from the Seven. You can't defend your money, you can't control your people, the darkness was closing in."
He spits at your feet, and you note there's a bit of blood in it.
"Now I hear you're bringing down the hammer. Beat me in front of the whole town, some sort of trap for the hill men. There's no fuckin' justice in the world."

>any other questions?

>>23650728
You do not. Maesters are a Wealth holding. If you want, you can look into acquiring one once you have the requisite wealth.
If you want to think about other people you could consult, roll 4d6.

>>23650730
No more questions let Grell have his fun and then Head on spike time. Also Take to our Steward and or if we have a maester the maester about those strange coins.

Rolled 5, 1, 1, 3 = 10

>>23650754

Rolled 5, 6, 5, 3 = 19

rolling

>>23650730
What did this "friend" offer you in return for your actions?

>>23650765
Fuck that.
We will rule through fear and an iron fist, but we keep our word.

Rolled 4, 5, 2, 3 = 14

>>23650826
He is a rat and he is dying our people hate us any way. Honor does us no use and to add to it he is a traitor to the crown that means execution.

Agreed. Besides, death is so final, whereas life- life is full of possibilities.

>>23650730

Are there others like him? In the sense of those motivated to take action against us, rather than just those who were persuaded by speeches.

Though while on that topic -- who has he persuaded to join the... resistance I guess we'd call it?

Are the rebels/bandits planning anything?

Was he in contact with anybody? If yes, with who, and how?

How was he getting any orders or whatever?

>>23650792

"What else? Money. I've got a store of dragons from them."

>>23650789
The logical choice is the Master of Coin Gilmont Redwyne. But he is in King's Landing, and that would take a while.
Closer to home, there's one man who could help you. Petyr, of House Baelish. He's known to be clever with coins, and rumor says he may be the Master of Coin in a hand's worth of years or so.

>>23650899
Agreed to whom, Aksel, or >>23650826?

The one thing about this Quest that I don't like is that it might make Princely DM think that we don't need or want him anymore.

Which isn't true.

>>23650965
Where did you pick up the money?
Basically all of >>23650937 questions

Agreed with keeping our word. I'd rather turn a man than kill him. He could be of use.

>>23650966
I call it a Knock-off in the title. I myself hopes Princely doesn't think that.

>>23650937
"Motivated? ..." He sighs. "With me gone? Not really. There was enough Targeryen sympathy to keep the people mad, and I kept it going. There's a couple folk, people who make their wealth through non-mining means, who dislike your preferential treatment to the metalworkers. I played on that sometimes. I had a couple people who met me regularly, and believed in my cause, but I bet they've burned those ties now that I'm caught. Other than that, bags of gold were sent to my room at my preferred inn, with letter encouraging me to keep speaking out, that the people were rising behind me. There wasn't like, a riot when you caught me, was there?" He asks hopefully. You shake your head.

He sighs again, and hangs his head
"I think I was played for a fool. Someone wanted the people riled, and I served that purpose. Gods, I am shit at picking people to follow."

Rolled 4, 5, 4, 1 = 14

>>23651003
He is a targ sympathizer and has been making our lives hell for 2 years now you think some flowery words and letting him live will change that? He should be executed like the traitorous dog he is.

>>23651135
Except we said we wouldn't.
Our subjects will never love us, but they will know that we are men of our word.
Plus there will be plenty of heads to put on spikes when we deal with the hill folk.

>>23651135

Meh..

Would such a thing make a martyr out of him, or no?

What greater power is there than to take a broken man, and rebuild him. Give him all he is denied, with the promise of more. It is a costly thing, but the gain is greater- loyalty.

>>23651108
"Well lets hope you'll have more luck at the Wall. Goodbye, Oskar Stone."

May I suggest a middle ground?

He has spoken treason, but only acted against you.Therefore, clearly, the fault is with his tongue.

He can serve the Night's Watch, his tongue can be nailed to a post in the town square as an example.

>>23651194
I don't think you understand what taking the Black means.

>>23651230
I can live with this

An effective demonstration. I agree with the tongue cutting!

>>23651230
Let's leave the choice up to him.
Leave in relative dignity but serve the Night's Watch for the rest of his life, or be painfully and publicly humiliated for a comparatively brief period of time and then get on with his life.

>>23651230
>>23651263
I think we should do it in the town square to make an example of him and then let him go off to the wall.

>>23651108
>I call it a Knock-off in the title. I myself hopes Princely doesn't think that.

True, but I'm still worried that we might make him unsure about restarting Lord Karban Quest again

>>23651230
I say just send him to the wall. He seems to realize his stupidity enough.

Just because we butchered once doesn't make us butchers for the rest of time.

>>23651321
this quest is ending at the end of the week just chill

>>23651346
Wait really?
That's too bad.

>>23651321

Why would you think that?

I think it'd be more likely that he'd be flattered that he'd inspired somebody to start up a similar game.

Also, I think Page said that he plans to wrap up his quest by Saturday -- that's pretty damn fast.

Do you really think that Princely is going to show up so soon, and then as soon as he sees another Game of Thrones thread, he's going to abandon all hope and give in to despair, without even trying or what?

>>23651346
Bets on us dying a horrible death?

>>23651346

What why?!

>>23651230
>>23651108

I honestly think we should try using him. Have him talk to the people and say we're a miserable bastard, but not unreasonable.

See if we can use him to persuade the smallfolk into thinking less bad things of us. (Not saying they should love us, but at least not want to run a spear through our neck)

>>23651242
>>23651263

Alrighty, glad we settled that.

>>23651108

"You'll find no dissension from me, Oskar," you say. "Tell me, can you read and write?"
He nods.
"Good, you'll need that. For while your actions against me are forgiven by taking the Black, treason cannot be excused. Luckily for you, you have only SPOKEN treason against his majesty Robert Baratheon. Thus, your tongue shall be cut out in the town square, and affixed to a post, to remind the people of the cost of loose words. Then we shall send you off to the Wall, where you will live out your days."

He opens his mouth, clearly about to protest, then realizes he has no choice, and subsides.
"By the Seven, boy," he says. "The Smith forged you hard as your iron."

You step out, and gesture to Grell. He seems disappointed, as he stands there, surrounded by four buckets of water, and a variety of metal vises and clamps, but he nods his understanding of your choice.

>>23651436
>>23651429
>>23651399
I work pretty much every evening of the week, but I work at a university which is currently on Spring Break. I'm doing this every night this week, but ending it on Saturday. Unless maybe I decide to do like a "one night a month" thing.

>>23651429
Kind of want a bad end honestly it would fit our poor character. He lived a hard life and died horribly

Alright, give me 20 minutes to make myself some dinner, and I'll be back. You've resolved the first of like, 6 things to take care of. Luckily, it's also probably the longest.

>>23651481
Our epitaph right there.

>>23651481
>>23651346

Maybe we're sent to help Tywin at Harrenhall and we're one of the 3 people named to Jaqen?

>>23651530

...Fuck.

Forgot that it was Roose at Harrenhall.

I haven't read the books in a while and I've been watching recorded episodes too much

>>23651551
would be interesting...Although I think page said he didn't want to mess with the main story I may be wrong

>>23651858

Just an idea of mine, but I hope the ending to this Quest is something that's legendarily shitty to us.

>>23651503

Sorry about that. Went to make myself tacos, discovered I didn't have tortillas.

Anyway, THE NEXT DAY.

You awake early in the day, and rise, stretching yourself. Today you hope to learn what you can from the captured Hill Tribes, and to banish Oskar to the wall. Your morning reverie is interrupted, however, by Egar.

"Milord, if you are free, we have Raw Iron in need of striking."

His words send a shiver of guilt through you. This was the customary phrase that signified another man was joining the Bloodsmiths, and you were needed in the ritual. Which means that one of them must have died in the raid. You had not thought to ask Egar of the few he had sent with Finn and Grell.

Will you tend to this duty before reviewing the reports?

>>23651471

I maybe late for discussion about his punishment, but if I may suggest that we surprise him at the town square with the option to keep his tongue if he retracts all his previous statements and speaks against those who conspire against our rule. The poor bastard will most likely breakdown crying thanking us for our mercy and make the best speech of his life just to keep his tongue. And this will surely earn us good reputation with people.

But we will of course execute some hill men the same day to keep our reputation and cement our position. What do you guys think?

>>23652218

Yes. Even if it turns out that nobody died, it's probably fairly urgent business that may be related to our other problems.

Dress briskly and go with Egar.

Tend to the raw iron first. The men must have their leader.

>>23652218

Yes, tradition most be observe also ask Egar why we weren't inform of someone in the Bloodsmiths dying.

>>23652218
>Will you tend to this duty before reviewing the reports?

Yes

>>23652218

This is not just a duty, it is one of our most important duties. We may be a butcher, but we hold our troops, especially our elites very close to us. We do this before breakfast. It's that important.

>>23652364
>>23652375
>>23652379

"Of course, Egar!" You dress quickly, and descend the castle with him. "You did not tell me one of the Bloodsmiths fell, Egar."
"A slow wound,milord," he rumbled as he followed you. "He passed in the night. Gerwin. We will tend to him on the morrow. But today, you must not seem vulnerable. So Simmon will be struck."
"He has passed the other tests?"
"All of them, milord" Egar spoke with a hint of reproach. He was a man of great jest when the mood was upon him, but of such things, he would have been methodical to the ways of the Bloodsmiths.

Finally, you reach the Blacksmith's forge. Ilwin nods his head to you as you enter. No doubt he has been up for some time, aiding Simmon. A fine Greatsword rests against the forge wall, freshly smithed, that night and morning if you had your guess.

Your Bloodsmiths fill the tight space. Each of the twen- nineteen, now-in full regalia, their armor reflecting the light of the forgefire, their red gauntlets catching the light. Their aprons, long and red, with your insignia across the chest, standing where another unit might wear tabards. Simmon knelt before the fire, sweating from the heat this close to the flame. As you enter, the rest of the number kneel.
You've only needed to conduct the ritual a few times, but the words stick in your mind.
"Who is this before me?"
"Iron, milord" Simmon answers without looking up.
"Iron is a what, not a who."
"I am the Iron that will guard you from your foes, milord. I am the iron that has forged itself to a weapon against your enemies. I must be struck, milord, that I might strike in turn."
"Then I shall oblige you," you say, and you step to the forge, and draw the brand from it. The tip is red from the heat, and you can feel it a foot from your face. This close, the air smells of burning. "But recall, Iron suffers in silence. Do not cry out."
"I shall be as silent as the tomb that awaits our enemies."
The words spoken, you press the brand against his chest.

>>23652639
There is a crackle, as when bacon strike a hot pan, and the air fills with the smell of burnt hair and cooking meat.
You see Simmon's teeth clench, and he inhales deeply, his back arching from the pain. You hold the brand just long enough, and then you withdraw it and cast it aside. The mark of your house burns red on his breast. You extend your left hand, and one of your Bloodsmiths fills it with a wineskin.
"You have been struck, and now you shall be tempered."
You pour the wineskin over his burn, the touch of the liquid causing him to flinch again. It is hot, and thick, and red. A mixture of mulled wine and Gerwin's blood.
"Now rise, Simmon, of the Bloodsmiths"
As Simmon rises before you, his armor is brought to him, and he dons it. He dons the apron of the bloodsmiths as well, and his new blade, forged by himself that night and day, is handed to him.
"You will be death to those who mean me harm, and when the time comes, I will bear the burden of your passing."
"So I swear, milord."
"It is done."
And with that, the other Bloodsmiths applaud, many clapping either you or Simmon upon the back, some both. One or two clap Simmon upon the chest, and he claps them upon the chest as well.

Your duty done, you return to your chambers to hear from your steward.

>IT'S TIME, YOUR FIRST HOUSE FORTUNE ROLL!
>5d6

Rolled 1, 2, 5, 1, 3 = 12

>>23652774
FORTUNE

Rolled 3, 2, 5, 4, 3 = 17

>>23652774
>That initiation

I wish I had an appropriate reaction gif to how fucking incredible that was.

Rolled 1, 4, 4, 4, 1 = 14

>>23652774

>>23652790
...Yeah that's about our speed.

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Rolled 4, 5, 6, 4, 5 = 24

>>23652639
>>23652774


Hmmm, very similar to the tradition the Andal warriors had of carving their flesh with the seven-pointed star. You are a true scholar Page.

Rolled 5, 4, 6, 4, 1 = 20

May the Seven favor us!

Rolled 4, 4, 3, 6, 1 = 18

>>23652774
>Don't fuck up, don't fuck up dont fuck up dontfuckup

>>23652792
>>23652793
Tie.

BLESSING.
You may improve 1 statistic by 1-3, or two by 1!

Remember, any bonuses to Wealth increase 1d6+2, and any increases to Power or defense increase by +2

Current stats!
DEFENSES : 2 (42)
INFLUENCE: 25
LANDS: 0 (29)
LAW: 1
POPULATION: 49
POWER: 8 (54)
WEALTH: 2

>>23652859

I say we improve Law by 1-3.

Rolled 2

>>23652859

All into law.

>>23652859

I say that we should improve law. It seems that most of our potential wealth is being hamstrung by our lack of authority, even if we have taken quite a few steps toward remedying that.

>>23652859
Law 1 Wealth 1d6+2+1?

Did we get a drunken hug by Baratheon on his way through to The Eyrie?

I'm one for increasing law personally

>>23652920
Wouldn't be too unrealistic

>>23652920
Robert Baratheon once nicknamed you "The Molehill" because you fight much like The Mountain, despite your smaller size.

So, I see a lot of people want to increase Law. DO you want it to be the d3, or just 1, and also get 1d6+2 wealth?

>>23653054
>Robert Baratheon once nicknamed you "The Molehill" because you fight much like The Mountain, despite your smaller size.

AWESOME

>>23653054
"The Molehill That Rides"

>>23653054

Can we use our newfound wealth to buy/hire more troops to increase our LAW stat? Or would we need to increase LAW before that would start to be effective, since the pool of candidates will likely be local folk?

Rolled 1 + 2

>>23653054

OK, I change my vote only 1 for law and 1d6+2 for wealth. Just because we to hurry and get a maester.

>>23653054
Sweet Jesus. That joke was more appropriate than I thought.
I just randomly rolled for your height/weight, so I could use it in descriptions of things.

You're going to be 6'6", 240lbs in a year or two.You're a huge guy, right now you're just a little gangly.

>>23653114
Wealth can be turned into any other stat at a 2:1 ratio. So if you got say, 8 Wealth, you could make it 4 Law by the end of the month.

>>23653160
>You're going to be 6'6", 240lbs in a year or two

Damn we're a huge nigga!

>>23653160

One point into law, the rest into wealth.

>>23653119
>>23653160

Seconding 1 Law + 1 Wealth then.

>>23653205
>>23653119
>>23652920

Then let's see those 1d6+2 rolls.

Rolled 1 + 2

>>23653219

Dice roll activate!

Rolled 2 + 2

>>23653219

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>>23653284
>>23653306

/tg/ dice strikes again.

Rolled 6 + 2

>>23653219

Rolled 1 + 2

>>23653346
Oh thank god.

>>23653363

You're welcome.

Rolled 6

>>23653219

Rollan

>>23653346

I'll take it.

New stats:
Defenses: 2 (42)
Influence: 25
Lands: 0 (29)
Law: 2
Population: 49
Power: 8 (54)
Wealth: 10

Korbis walks in, carrying in one arm all the reports and your letters, and in the other he's got your breakfast. It's elderflower fritters with a gammon steak, and apple cider.

You sit with him, eating, and going over the new numbers. Now that you've taken a stance, and broken Oskar and wounded the Hill Tribes, order is beginning to come to your lands. And the last shipment of weapons netted you a great profit.

"Finally we aren't living hand to mouth, boy. It's great. Within year, we're going be a force to be reckoned with in the vale. What's your current plans for getting those uppity bastards in the Eyrie to notice us?"

>>23653114

Looking over the table again, what you might want is to actually use your Power stat. You can transfer Power into Law on a 1:1 ratio, essentially turning all your currently soldier-ready candidates into law-enforcement.

>>23653492

While I like this idea, what else can we do?

Rolled 2 + 2

>>23653492
Is it possible to turn population into law? Exiling Oskar's supporters and driving out the Clansmen or something along those lines.

>>23653438

First we most secure our lands, I can not play at court while my lands suffer from banditry, corruption and lawlessness. I could not do for Lord Jon's Steward at the Eyrie to admonish for the state of my lands. I want the hill men interrogated along with the traitor of the mine. Corruption while be deal harshly there and the hill tribes most be driven from my lands if proper order is to be establish. Once this is done we may begin to plan a resettlement of the local farms by the refuses.

>>23653589

refugees*

Rolled 2

>>23653583

Technically I think we kind of can, but we have to use influence with it I think, I'm really fuzzy on the rules for that.

Basically we turn Oskar's supporters into iron workers, up the law with power and use the influence to send them to the mines.

At least I think that's how it works in general.

If I'm wrong, then we can use a bit of our influence to bargain with the hill fucks and say to them, look, after that ambush, ya'll need to get the message and fuck away. Go bother someone else. We can use influence to force that. Hell, send them to our neighbors who probably were behind it to begin with.

>>23653554
>>23653492

We should do this get our law back to a reasonable place.

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>>23653583
>>23653554

Here's a list of all the options your house has on a monthly basis.
The resource exchange table is included.

While you decide on that, Korbis will press on with other news.
"I ask because you've got a letter from the Eyrie, lord. And another from your neighbors to the North, the Tolletts. You may want to look at those. Other than that, something came up in the dungeons this morning. But it can wait til you're done with the letters."

What first?
>Eyrie
>Tollett
>Dungeon

>>23653711

We will not bargain with the hill tribes, we can easily drive out by force and give our troops experience with easy targets.

>>23653757

Put something into law, and deal with the Dungeons first before the Eyrie, then the Tollets.

>>23653757
Dungeon, then Eyrie, then Tollett

>>23653757
>Eyrie

Plot ho!

>>23653793
>>23653785

I'll handle the news, while you discuss how much to put into Law.

>Dungeon

"Well, sir, turns out there was a reason there were so many of the bastards on that raid. Looks like they were lead by the son of the chief of the local tribe, and now we've got his ass cooling in a stone cell. He demands to talk to the "Chief of Iron". What do ya want to do with him? He says his father's a great chief, and will wage war on us for his return."

>>23653757

We should exchange 10 influence into law and also try to ingress it the old fashion way hunting and driving the Hill tribes away from our lands.

>>23653871

Oh, is that right? Well, we most speck with the boy, have him tell us where we can find his father so they can be reunited as soon as possible. They can will keep each other company in the cell and later on the executioner block.

>>23653956

Do you think we could try to ransom him back? I'm not sure if the mountain tribes have anything we want in particular, and they may not honor any promises that they make with us for very long.

>>23653871

Sorry, 4chan ate my post a couple times.

>Eyrie.

Apparently Lord Arryn is returned from his mission to Dorne, and in honor of his return, and to introduce his new wife, there is a fete at the Eyrie in four months. You have a month or two to arrange for your departure. Your attendance, while not demanded, is heavily expected from the reading of the missive.

>Tollett
He must have gotten his raven yesterday, because he write that he wishes you to come visit for a week before the fete, and for you to ride together to the Eyrie. "To better safeguard each other from these barbaric Hillman, and to foster good relations as neighbors"

>>23653871

Interrogation is in order. Numbers, camps and raiding routes.

>>23654067

We should attend the fete and I don't see why we shouldn't travel with Lord Tollett.

>>23654060

They have stones and sheep they one thing they can give us are their heads and peace once we remove them. Just make sure to get the stolen shipments back.

>>23654155
We need to instill order before we leave.

We should probably announce that we are leaving before we do so, and let Korbis take charge, with orders to be brutal to dissenters.

>>23654067

What do we know about Tollett?

Does he hate us? Do we hate him?

For that matter -- what are our relations like with our neighbors in general?


We have a lot of Influence, but it seems that our character has a balance between being Influential, and being Hugely Unpopular.. What kind of people usually try to make Bordrain's acquaintance?

How do people usually react to Bordrain? How do they act around us?

>>23653872
Are there any voices against this choice?

>>23653956
>>23654060

"Let's speak with the boy," you state. Korbis nods his head. You finish your breakfast, and descend the castle to the dungeons for the second time in two days.

Korbis leads you straight to his cell. You step in, and the captured man stands up. He's tall, as tall as you are, and a little thinner. But where your frame is clearly unfinished developing, his is lean and hard, like a steel cable wound tight. His body and face are painted, with red around his eyes, and a snarling fanged mouth on his jawline. His body bearing intricate patterns and whorls on his body. He wears leather pants and shoes, and a neckalce of bone. He smells like he killed someone in the raid, and hasn't touched water since.
"You. Boy. I Luuk, Son of Tor, Chief of the Painted Dogs. Send me your Chief of Iron! He will want to hear what Luuk say."

>>23654185
Or we could crush their will and make them kneel before us.
'Chief of Iron' has a nice ring to it.

>>23654067

Respond to lord Tollett that we will gladly join him on the way to the Eyrie and its our hope to foster good relations and friendship with him. I guess that only leave us two months to hunt the hill tribes.

>>23654208
...We could play along, or we could punch him in the face.

>>23654206

Bordain is a SINISTER and REVILED lord. Your very presence puts those who know of your deeds and history on edge. Which is not to say you do not have any friends, merely that most people's initial reactions are fear and disgust.

You are known to have spoken with ROBERT BARATHEON, and were once the squire of TYWIN LANNISTER. Many suspect you will be POWERFUL in time.

Of late, you have had little contact with outside forces. Remember, at the end of the war, you were a 15 year old boy who had to murder a 7 year old defenseless girl. You've spent the last two years MAD to outside observers, dwelling mostly within your grim castle.

>>23654305

... Huh.

So... Why would anybody want to have anything to do with us? Such as Tollett?

>>23654290

Lets, hear what he was to say, then make him say what we want to hear.

>>23654345

Maybe Lord Tollett wants to test how sharp his new sword is?

>>23654345
Potential explanations?
-It's been two years, and you haven't invaded his lands. Maybe he assumes you got over it.
-Maybe he wants something, and hopes that being kind to you will help him get it.
-Maybe he's just a nice guy.

(As a note: Reviled just means everyone starts one disposition worse than normal. So if Tollet's normally an Friendly guy, he'd still be Amiable, which is above Indifferent.)

>>23654359
"You speak to the Chief of Iron, Luuk. I am William."
There is a beat. Luuk looks at you more closely.
"...Yes, Luuk heard The Chief of Iron was young. And a hard, sharp youth. You have seen much death. Luuk hears you slew the daughter of a great chief while she was still a child. Is this so?"

>>23654476
>Luuk hears you slew the daughter of a great chief while she was still a child. Is this so?"

"Yes. And I am also quite adept at slaying sons as well, Luuk."

>>23654521

Perfect.

Rolled 3

>>23654476

I've slain sons AND daughters Luuk. And to be truthful, it would please me greatly to add you to that tally.

>23654521

You nod your head.
"Yes. And I am also quite adept at slaying sons as well, Luuk."
He laughs.
"Good. Better to kill viper young than let her
grow and rise against you." He smiles. "Chief of Iron would be a fine Painted Dog. Now, Luuk offers deal. Tor, Luuk's father, has many many men. More than all the deer in the Vale. He will war with Chief of Iron if Luuk is slain. Luuk does not think Will-yam or Tor will survive if they war, so Luuk offer words of wise: Painted Dogs are bought with gold, but we are won with Iron." He nods his head, as if his point were clear to even a child. (SECRET DM ROLL)
And it is. Of course the Hill tribes respect strength more than wealth, they are a poor people.
"So I must show the Painted Dogs that I am Iron, Luuk?"
"Chief is clever. Yes. Send Luuk back. Luuk will speak to Tor. And the Painted Dogs and Your Ironmen will meet, and we will see if Tor's Iron is stronger than Will-yam's."
"And if it is?"
"Then all that Will-yam has is Tor's. Unless he wishes to make war to prove his Iron is in numbers, not his arms. Then there is war. But if Will-yam show his Iron stronger than Tor's...Luuk can convince chiefs of the Painted Dogs that it wiser to test our Iron against men who thought us weaker than Gold."

>>23654682

I say we should agree to this.

Possibly a great alliance, plus I doubt we'd be able to muster up enough soldiers to fight them in a war.

And we can potentially stop a good amount of raiding as well as the smallfolk possibly seeing us as more reasonable than a blood-thirsty baby killer.

>>23654682
In theory this sounds like a good deal...but I keep thinking about the duel we just fought and how /tg/'s dice nearly fucked us over there...

>>23654747
Yeah it sounds right up our alley, plus it'd be over with a lot faster than doing things the hard way.
We're a busy guy, after all.
(I think it's great that after brooding in our castle for two years, we're sorting our shit out in like a week)

Bitter Old Man here. Internet crashed. Posting from phone. Someone rememberto archive this please. Heading to bed and want to read the awesome tomorrow.

>>23654682

Your people respect strength Luuk, how could you feel if I take your strength away forever? Your legs broken and fingers cut, your eyes blinded and your voice gone? You see I have my own proposition to you luuk, you tell me what I need to know or I will do this things to you and then return you to your people alive so that you may live your days a cripple in their care.

>>23654798
They're just as likely to fuck us over if we do things the other way.

>>23654850
None of that.
You can't threaten one of the Hill Tribesman with words.
And if we do it by actions than that entire avenue is closed.

>>23654747
>>23654798
>>23654832


Hill tribes cant be trusted and our reputation with the rest of the lords of the vale will suffer and made us look weak if we made deals with them. Evidence and experience had show that even with superior numbers we can make piecemeal out of them. They steal from us and they most pay.

>>23654893
>and they most pay

They will, in time.

But for now, an alliance seems the best option to me.

>>23654908

Why? We have a lot of them capture, we can know where the rest of them are and deal with them easy enough by force. The rest of the lord of the Vale will think us weak for making deals with the tribes went every other lord drives them out. In the worse case scenario Lord Arryn punish us for helping enemies of the Vale.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html

Archived it.

Alright, it looks like the consensus is to agree to the alliance, and if necessary, go to war.

Following that course.

"Very well, Luuk, we will test my Iron against your father's."
Luuk smiles.
"Good. Chief of Iron is wise. Give Luuk one moon to arrange the meeting. We meet on the hills of Will-yam's land."
He gestures to his chain.
"Luuk will be freed now?"
You walk out of the cell, and have the guards release Luuk. You note that he doesn't ask for the other captives to be released.

Luuk goes on his way, and you write off ravens saying Yes, you'll certainly attend the fete, and you'd be happy to visit Lord Tollet and ride with him.

Finally, you call Merrick into your chambers, and you negotiate out a new regimen of guards for the town proper, a new magistrate, and barristers. It takes some convincing and wheedling, but you get it done. (10 influence exchanged for Law)

(NARRATIVE TIME: Having achieved this, you can now skip to next month, where you will roll for House fortunes, and then enact the meeting of William and the Painted Dogs. If you wish to focus/practice anything in this time skip, announce it now.)

Even if we aim to eradicate them, it is best to make an alliance now. We gain some cheap muscle, and relative security with which to build up our holdings to their true glory.

If we really want to kill them we can do it later. Our reputation won't exactly nosedive for taking deals with the tribesmen or for betraying them, considering how we're thought of already.

>>23655002

Where will we get the soldiers for this war?

Plus, in exchange for what is basically a statement of fact (That Will-yam's steel is better than Tor's), they're willing to stop raiding and looting.

I don't see why we need to waste lives to solve this issue when they're openly wanting the easiest requirement for an alliance that I can think of.

I mean do you seriously believe the shit he is saying about us not surviving the war after the routing them as hard as we did?

>>23655063
>If you wish to focus/practice anything in this time skip, announce it now.

Practice our swordsmanship skills and train for defenses against any possible attacks, if Luuk turns out to be untrustworthy

>>23655063
Spend the month training and sparring with our Bloodsmiths. Also ensure that we are regularly updated with the progress of our military-industrial complex.

>>23655106
>>23655134

Alright, after a month of training, you feel more powerful and fit.

Roll 5d6 for House Fortunes

Rolled 2, 4, 3, 5, 3 = 17

>>23655172

Rolling.

Well if we most, at least have the Bloodsmiths with us with Ser Clamon and Grell's men close enough to deal with the inevitable betray of the hill men while meeting them.

Rolled 1, 4, 3, 5, 3 = 16

>>23655172
Rolling

Rolled 2, 2, 5, 2, 4 = 15

>>23655172

roll

Rolled 5, 3, 2, 4, 5 = 19

>>23655172
prayin

>>23655242

Growth.
+1 to one resource.

Choice?

>>23655294
>+1 to one resource.

What do you mean by Resource?

>>23655294

Law of course. Did we sent the letters with our responses?

>>23655307
Sorry, terminology. The stats of your house are each a RESOURCE.

>>23655294
Law I suppose. Don't want the peasants getting uppity while we're away at the fete.

A question, we don't have a wife or wench to screw do we? Very unbecoming of a noble lord.

>>23655335

Oh okay.

More Law.

>>23655337
>>23655320

+1 Law. New Law 13.

and Yes, you sent the letters, and no, you don't have a wife or wench.

Do you want to try and pick up a wench before you go out to face the Painted Dogs?

>>23655376

No, people fight better with blueballs. Sex is better after the battle.

>>23655376
Scour the castle and town for local 'talent' but as anon said, wait until after the fight against the Painted Dogs to act on it. Sex is a fitting reward for valor on the field of battle after all.

>>23655452
>Local talent
>Mountains of the Moon

>>23655416
Alright then, you proceed to the battle.

You muster Ser Clamon, Grell, Finn, and Egar. All told, your forces number 240 men, though 40 of those are cavalry or the Bloodsmiths. You functionally brought the equivalent of Four hundred men.

Tor does not have as many men as there are deer in the Vale. But 700 is an enormous force any way. You've heard rumors that maybe as much as 5000 people live among the Hill tribes. If true, that means that one of every five of them was a Painted Dog. You understand your mystery opponent's actions now. Such a force is worth a great deal. You're outnumbered three to one.
You and the Bloodsmiths ride forward, and are met by Luuk, and 6 other men.

Tor is broad and tall. Not as tall as his son, or you, but enough that some of the men in the counsel seem like children when compared to you three. His right eye is milky and white, and his beard has a hint of grey in the mustache. Unlike his son, he wears huge slabs of metal. He carries a sword and shield.

"You are the Iron Chief?" He asks, turning to Egar's massive form. Luuk taps him, and whispers in his ear. He turns to look at you.

"You? You are a stripling boy! Tor's Iron was hard when your father's rod was!"

>Badass response?

>>23655629
Iron remains hard through it's life. Age doesn't harden, only impacts make one hard.

This could probably be worded better, but I can't think of anything.

>>23655629

I was breaking men like you before I was old enough to shave, old man.

>>23655783
this.

>>23655629
Scoff disdainfully. "You call yourself iron, hill man? You are naught but tin, polished to seem like more than you are." Draw our hammer pick. "We will put you metal(puntastic) to the test. In the end, Iron Conquers All."

>>23655738
"I was breaking men like you before I was old enough to shave, old man."
(Intimidate: SUCCESS)
You spit the words so fiercely that he actually takes a step back in shock, a flash of fear on his face which quickly clouds over with anger. You've pissed him off, buddy.
"Let us test your Iron, then, boy. I will try not to kill you."

Roll 4d6!

>>23655830
*meant your metal, not you

Rolled 5, 5, 2, 3 = 15

>>23655838
Iron guide my hand.

>>23655867
You seize the initiative against the larger man.
(I assume you are wielding your Warpick and shield)

Take your action.

Rolled 1, 5, 1, 2 = 9

>>23655838
Blood and Fury!

>>23655867
hot damn that's good

>>23655899

Could we look him over/do whatever the equivalent of a perception check is to see for any injuries he might have?

>>23655899
Try and break his shield.

>>23655899
Go for a shield bash and then maybe take a swing at his weapon-arm to try and disarm him?

>>23655899

Use his blind side against in. Go for his right and drive him back and into the ground.

>>23655838
For Iron!

>>23655629
>>23655955
>>23655968

I didn't notice the milky white eye mention.

Go for his right as well.

>>23655955

This. In addition to exploiting his right (our left) side, perhaps with a good ol' edge of shield to noggin' maneuver, we should look for other injuries and exploit them. (Old knee / hip injury, a slow elbow, even a direction he barely twists his torso in case he has a bad back)

>>23655955
You quickly analyze his weaknesses, and formulate a plan of attack. He keeps his shield on his blind side, so attacking that will open him up in a new way.

>>23655960
You drive your warpick into his shield, and with a terrible sound, rending it in half in a single blow. He is clearly shocked by your power, but leaps to attack. His blow rings out against your shield, which holds firm against his assault. You take no damage

>>23656062
Next turn.

>>23656074

Keep the pressure in him bash him with shield in the face push him back and try to make him lose his balance.

>>23656074
Go for his blind side. Without his shield he should be easy to take down.

Maybe let out an intimidating roar as well.

>>23656074

Kneecap the bitch

Show him our power but don't kill him.

Rolled 6, 6, 2, 1 = 15

Rolling FOR IRON!

>>23656062
No suprised, planks of rotten wood and farmers tools are a hillman's weapons, against castle forged steel, and a true southern lord!

We. Are. Westerling! Our mountain's are those filled with gold, which we gild our claws and fangs with to give even more wound to each cut! We dealth with those who truely called themselve ironborn, and throw them from their ships and sodden cliffs to the rocks below! We've known the suns and the seen green grass move as waves, instead of these soggy rocks and sheep. 700 men? More like 700 sheep, not even fit for the wolf or the fox to eat.

More than enough for a mole.

>>23656277

Heh,we are the hill that rides.

>>23656167
>>23656108
(Sorry on that, for some reason it was really fucking hard to find out what the guy's passive fighting was)

You swing your shield for his head, but he's having none of it. He easily deflects the attack.
>>23656122
You swing again, and...ouch. Your warpick lances for him, and you score him through his armor. 3 damage after armor, and his armor is now weakened.

Now he lashes out with his blade, having gained something of a measure for you...If he had rolled one higher, you'd have taken almost half your health in a single blow. His arm comes down, and now you feel the strength behind it. You block it, and you feel the strain in your should as you push it back, then deflect the second strike much more easily.

Attack again.

>>23656383

Smash his armor and try to knock him off his feet.

Rolled 5, 5, 2, 5 = 17

>>23656383
Break his sword arm

>>23656407

Oh fuck, we might have kill him.

Rolled 3, 4, 3, 4, 5 = 19

>>23656401

Rolling

Rolled 2, 4, 3, 2 = 11

>>23656383
Knock him from his feet, we are small to him, but we are a focused fury, bottled raged, and contained Wraith.

>>23656450
I was just going with what i saw

>>23656423
HAHAHAHA.

Sorry. Let's call that "unlikely".

However: You bring your pick in lightning fast, and slam it against his arm. You feel the armor give way, and then you feel the bone break. With lightning speed, his other arm lashes out, bearing the jagged remnants of his shield, which you deflect away. He is now Wounded.

He drops his broken shield, and lifts his fallen sword. "Chief of Iron is good. Let us see if he can keep going.

In actuality, your attacks with your crowbill are now 6d6, keep 4.

>>23656502
Your turn.

Rolled 6, 4, 2, 1, 2, 1 = 16

>>23656502

Try to break his other arm, or hit the leg near his blindside.

Rolled 4, 4, 1, 2, 6, 3 = 20

>>23656502
Go for blindside leg.

Rolled 3, 5, 1, 5, 1, 2 = 17

>>23656502
6d6 you say, well, break one of his legs then

Rolled 3, 6, 6, 6, 5, 4 = 30

>>23656502

I already broke you old man don't make have to me kill you.

>>23656547

THIS

>>23656524
And for my roll here, I say take the 6 & the 4 then both the 2s

>>23656547

>6,6,6,5

Jesus fuck, did we just murder him outright?

>>23656643
only if that's via fright, that does look like an intimidate roll

>>23656524
Your pick lashes out again, tearing into the metal that covers him, and gives him a wound on his arm. (5 damage)

>>23656547
Then you stop and gesture to his arms, and call out "I already broke you, old man. Don't make me kill you."
(Intimidate: SUCCESS)
He starts to laugh. He tosses his sword at your feet.
"They said you were a killer of children, and young. If half your men had Iron like you, the Painted Dogs would be dead."
He turns to his men.
"Bring Will-yam the riches promised us to raid him. And bring us food and drink. We will speak as Chiefs do."

He turns to you.

"You fight like a thunderstorm, William. Endless in your fury, unstoppable in your blows." He chuckles. "Once, I may have bested you, and taken your lands. Today, you have bested me, and will drive us back into the wilds. What would you have of me?"

I'm stepping out, since it's rather late and I have class tomorrow.

Keep the thread going if you feel like it, Page!

I'll read the archives, and keep up the good work!

>>23656679

Tell me of the one who pay you to raid my lands Tor, it is him who will know my fury.

>>23656679
You and the other Chiefs will bend the knee to me. I will not bother you with taxes or laws out here in the wilds, but you will not raid my lands and if war should ever come, I will call on you for men.

>>23656679
"I've killed a great many things in my time, from ironborn raiders, to preasent leavies, to painted Dogs.

Yet it's always back to the children. I am a Chief of Iron, yet i answer to a Greater Chief, The Chief of the Lion if you will, you may not know what that is. Picture a Shadowcat, double it's size, make it yellow, and even more ferocious, and that is what bows to my Chief of The Lion. For now, i kneal to the Chief of The Eyrie, and bow lower still to the King of Stags. You may laugh of a king of Stags, beasts men hunt, but this man is a walking battlefield, who's fury tore these lands asunder, and ground dragons beneath his heel. I've killed the blood of the dragon, let it's hot blood grow cold him my hands, yet i did not slay the dragon as the stag king did.

You wish to keep your wilds, do as i do. Build these walls of stone and make the people Want to give you their food. You can Feast, instead of starve, your can florish, instead of cower in the cold.

But most important, you must Kneal to the better man. I am a southern lord, and i have bested you. Yet, i kneal, to eagles, and lions, and stags. Those men, are better than a thunderstorm.

Lord Tor though, has a certain ring to it.

>>23656883
>>23656889
We could set him up as a bannerman, using out influence to set him up as a minor, minor, minor lord with his own lands, who of course, pays fielty to us. His lands? realistically as far as the mountains rise, so long as he can hold them with his mountain tribes, we teach him the southern way, sneak in the way of the seven while carousing and feasting.

He might grow antsy though, the want of combat not lusted by the hillmen that fight against it, That, is when we show him the Melee, and the Joust. Learning that when you beat the man from his horse, you win the beast, and his armor, will be a nice raiding homage for him.

>>23656961
In all honestly we don't give a fuck how he or his people live their lives as long as they stay out of our business and don't damage our reputation.
So if he and his tribe keep the 'southern ways' only when there's company, and go back to traditional ways when not, who gives a shit as long as they're quiet about it.

>>23656883
>>23656961
>>23656889

Eh, its unlikely he could serves us but I am happy so as long he goes somewhere else to raid. With his tribe gone we can start resettling the farms.

>>23656776
Tor nodded his head.
"One chases a snake to its head. Sadly, I know not his name, or it would be yours. And you learn it, you may demand of the Painted Dogs that they pay him back as he paid you.I can tell you this much, he wore a pin in color of the dark bruise, or the setting sun-sky."

"I am told that your colored pins are like the paints of your kin, yes? Then he is of the bruise colored kin."

With that, his six chiefs arrive, and present you with the fee they were paid: gems. An entire chest of gems. Perhaps not a king's ransom, but a lord's, easily.

>>23656883
>>23656889

(Intimidate check: MARGINAL SUCCESS)
Tor looks at you with something like wonder in his eyes.
"This King of Stags is a fierce warrior indeed. And you have felled dragons? Truly your men's Iron is terrible and great."
He mulls over the idea.
"So Tor must kneel to you, and his people will have homes to shelter them from the wind and rain? And be given your great Iron, rather than be forced to steal it?"

He is silent.

"Tor cannot speak for all the Painted Dogs, for this is a new way, and a strange one. But, if you can speak to Tor's chiefs, and they assent, then the Painted Dogs will become Men of Iron."


YOU'VE GAINED: HOLY SHIT, A SHIT TON.
LIKE, +10 WEALTH
+5 LAW.
AND MORE NEXT TIME, ON KNOCK-OFF GAME OF THRONES QUEST!

If you're still here, feel free to talk about stuff. But that's the show for tonight.

>>23656776
>>23656883

Then: If you do not wish to starve, cease raiding my lands. Help my people, build my walls, till my fields, clear my farmlands. I will reward work and honest toil as a smith rewards raw iron - with shape, purpose, and care.
Hillmen you may be, and if you keep your wild ways I only ask that you serve me should I call in time of war. But if you aid me and mine, we will see that you are rewarded in peace, as well.
I may be fury. I may be hard, even cruel when necessary, but I will keep my word and I will see that you and yours are treated with as much kindness as you work to earn.

>>23657007
Ditto this. If we can push him into adopting more 'civilized' ways, thats good. If not, I'm content to simply have him as our vassal and source of troops in an emergency.

>>23657047
Due to the brief nature of the quest, are we guaranteed a bad end?
Or are we allowed to leave William Bordain having sorted his shit out and being as happy as someone fueled by greed and hatred can be?

>>23657047
Schweet. Side question, do we already 'technically' own the lands the tribes are on, or would them joining us add to our total landed holdings?

>>23657100
I'm debating that at the moment.
I know that some of the benefits are going to depend on the number of chiefs you sway, and which chiefs you sway, and a few little twists.

>>23657095
Right now, I am aiming for you to get as close to a happy end as you can, with the Ivan Drago rule in effect: "If he dies, he dies."

Although I have been hiding your destiny points from you, so you have a few trumps.

Also, I need to look over combat, because you are terrifyingly good, and I can't tell why.

>>23657144
We are a walking god of war!

But anyway, thanks OP, catcha next thread.

>>23657144
We're the Iron Chief of Murder Keep, the squire of the Mountain that Walks.
Shouldn't terrifyingly good be expected of us?

>>23657144
>>23657164

Yeah, man it was really good. Cant wait for tomorrow.

>>23657144
>>23657173

Nothing can stop the MOLEHILL THAT WALKS

>>23657144
We're good, because we've been in the company of some of the best.
If we were The Tywin Lannister's squire, when he was Hand of the King, we were present in King's Landing with men like Barristan the Bold, and the Sword of Morning. No suprise that a squire trained in the same yard as the King's Guard, that he doesnt pick up a few things. Think against, Tywin, when he could have any number of groveling lord's take their child to squire, he takes us? Does our father hold greath wealth, or has he built himself and his son up as loyal lions? The Mountain would be Tywin's Hammer, and us? "the Molehill"? His pick, his chistle. We chip away at the problem removing it from the source, while the hammer ensure's there's nothing left, not even rubble.

We're good, because we know who was our better, we watched, and we learned, like the stalking lioness does watch and wait, reading the herd before striking.