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>>23688765
4chan ate my thread descriptions. BLAGGUARD!

Anywho, having come from the camp of Rogar, widely regarded as the weirdest of the chiefs, you proceed to the camp of Gorda, Luuk filling you in on his history.

Gorda, it seems, was once the fiercest and most cunning warrior of his band, but he has grown fat, and does not want to war. Rousing him to make the "long march" (some 15 miles) to your war-moot took threats of violence from Tor. Luuk does not think it will be hard for you to convince Gorda of the wisdom of joining your tribe.

Hey, look, a better map.

It looks like each Chief of the dogs claimed a stretch of land about as big as yours.
Which means your land score is going to fucking JUMP!

>>23688765
I am here this time no worries!

Bummed I missed your first few threads OP.

You are a scholar and a gentlemen.

>>23688765
Let's do this

>>23688950
I only missed yesterdays but it looks like everything went just fine!

Woo!

>>23688986
Things may have got a bit wierd at the end

>>23688863

You ride up the river fork, into the mountains. Gorda's camp would be better called an outpost, for it bears wooden walls, and generally carries the feel of an abandoned military post that he seized for his home.

Gorda himself comes to greet you. His is quite large, and wears a thick fur robe. He seems...amiable to your presence. His reception is warmer than Rogar's but less friendly than Murwin's.

"Welcome, Chief of Iron, to the Rooted Clan. We not a rich people, but we have more than our fill. Come, come! Let us speak of Chief Business!"

He leads you into a small wooden hut, asking you to leave the majority of your Bloodsmiths outside for convenience. It is a small hut, and all 20 of them would not fit. Your eyes can see the truth of this, but you bring two as a token force.

You enter to find a woman scurrying back and forth, preparing a meal for Gorda. He swats at her.
"I say it be done when Chief of Iron come! Why it not done?"
"I sorry, Gorda, he come more fast than I think!"

He turns. "Pah! Womenfolk, always slow. This I hear is no strange, vale man or hill tribe. Sit, sit! We will business!"

YOU ARE NOW ENTERING AN INTRIGUE EXCHANGE.
For those unfamiliar, basically, you're about to enter an extended Negotiation scene. You can try different tactics to influence your opponent, and they will do the same.
SCENE: You and Gorda are negotiating with no onlookers. No one receives a bonus to defense.
OBJECTIVE: Presumably, you are attempting to get Gorda to agree to swear fealty. This is considered a FRIENDSHIP objective. Gorda wishes you to reward him for this. His goal is SERVICE.

Decide your DISPOSITION TO GORDA: Friendly, Amiable, Indifferent, Dislike, Unfriendly

>>23689063
Amiable he has not shown aggression but there is no reason that we should let our guard down.

>>23689093
Second

>>23689093
Seconded.

>>23688863

I have a question how much of the map is officially ours? And where does the borders with the other lordships begin?

>>23689093
You have selected AMIABLE. You have a bonus to Persuasion!
ROll 3d6 for initiative, and then
choose your technique!
Techniques listed in the picture, bonuses for role-playing your response. (You have 3d6 dice for Persuasion, 2d6 for Deception, and 1 Bonus Die in Intimidation.)

>>23689165
Black outline designates official holdings.

And there are no other lordships within sight on that scale.

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>>23689248
I FORGOT MY PICTURE.

Sorry, I'm trying to run this and do laundry.

Rolled 6, 1 = 7

>>23689248
Persuasion seems the way to go

Rolled 3, 4, 2 = 9

>>23689248
Lets try bargaining he said his people weren't rich we can make them rich.

"Chief Gorda, your people seem to do well for themselves but you could do better if you swore to serve me."

>>23689309
that was for initiative

>>23689261
I vote charm first

Speak of what an excellent warrior we have heard he is, and of how such deeds deserve a time of rest and contentment, such a life is one that will come much easier if he bends the knee.

Rolled 4, 3, 1 = 8

>>23689367
And rolling

>>23689309
We really ought to start with small talk, charm him a bit and make him more open to our offer. Then we bargain.

>>23689379
sure why not

>>23689367
I like this. Our persuasion roll seems the best bet and itll be good for a bit of charm before getting down to the nitty gritty.

>>23689309
>Initiative
"Chief Gor-"
"Chief of -"
You had both attempted to break the silence at the same time. Entertaining, you both chuckle at the faux-pas. Gorda signals you can speak first.

>>23689367
"I have heard you are a great warrior, Gorda, and all warriors deserve a place to rest. Your home is shelter enough, but you could have a more fitting life if you were to bend the knee and enter my service."

Gorda smiles, though you suspect he is not all that impressed by your praise. (You hit, but didn't affect his composure.)

"Such praise from you, Chief of Iron! Your arm is the lightning bolt, smashing your enemy! And your eyes like the hawk's, ever seeking an opening! Yes, you...are...mighty..."
He trails off, unsure of what to say next.
(Your SINISTER nature robbed him of one of his die this first round, so he fails to affect your Composure.)

ROUND 2
By the way, here are some other options to take in this round. (The options included in >>23689261 are all variants of "Influence")

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>>23689555
How many times can Page forget to attach photos today?

>>23689555
Some more charm to try and draw out what it is he wants? Knowledge is power.

>>23689571
Maybe we should attempt to read target that extra d6 could come in handy...

>>23689571
Let's pull the influence. We are a legitimate lord, and the other chiefs have been falling in line. Our power should be enough for him to bend to our will.

Rolled 1, 6, 2 = 9

>>23689622
No, our influence is like 20 or something low, let's not rely on that.

>>23689670
No. Our influence is 71, our highest stat.

>>23689622
Do you mean Shield of Reputation? Because you have Status 3.

>>23689706
You are currently at Influence 15, having spent the majority of that influence in character Creation.

This tactic is, statistically, slightly more likely to succeed than a straight charm attempt.

>>23689729
Well I apologize for my douche baggery, didnt read all the past threads.

I like reading him.

>>23689773
(It's partly my fault, I forget to toss up the current stats at the start of the thread

>>23689609

You take a moment to get a read on your opponent.
(Roll, and...Success!)
You can tell that he is currently Amiable to you, and that he's going to try and Bargain.

...

I find it strange that in combat you can take two actions a round, but not in intrigue. I will think on this. For now, you know he's going to bargain, and he does so.

"Chief of Iron, Gorda not need much to make him and his people happy, and he certain he can help your people. Give Gorda and people better walls, many furs, and good foods, and we can be chiefs."
(His attack fails to affect you. Another hit, but soaked by your amiability. He may try using his reputation next to ease you up.)

Next round. This time, pick two actions, I want to see if moving this to combat speed unbalances it.

>>23689921
That doesn't seem too bad... kind of vague... I'd like some solid numbers. Why don't we BARGAIN with him?

"I'd be happy to supply you with stone walls, rare delicacies, and enough furs to line a castle. However, in exchange for living like a lord, I expect your people to guard the realm, work the mines, and pay taxes."

Rolled 2

>>23689921

Hey Page, sorry I wasn't around last night or until now, sadly I've worked 40 hours in the past two days.

I don't know how long I will be around tonight, but I'll try and hopefully not space out or pass out to early.

>>23689996
Hey BOM don't feel bad I missed yesterday to!

Rolled 6

>>23689921

How about this.

Gorda, we could give you better walls, but would your people want them, or would they wish to return to the ways they once were? If we gave you good food, would not your people complain that they did not get it themselves? If we give them furs, will they not suspect that the furs are naught but the worst we could give?

How about instead I will make you this vow. I will vow to shelter you when you are in need, I will assist you when you desire aid, your enemies shall be my enemies, and when your time is near, and you are old, toothless, and in pain, I will vouchsafe you a quick and clean death. All I ask in return, is your loyalty, and the word of you, who I know to be an honest man.

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>>23690041

Rolling to Bargain, including bonus die from Reading him, and a bonus die for roleplay... Success, with two extra degrees! (Almost perfect roll, jesus) That is...9 intrigue damage, -3 for him being amiable, deals 6 composure...which is his total. you took him from full to done in one move, BOM.

Gorda leans back in his chair. He ruminates for a time, turning your words over in his head.
"Your gifts are worth much to Gorda. He will kneel to the Chief of Iron."

He gestures the girl, who step out, and brings in something. You look it over. It is a stone.

"This we find on the side of the mountain in my lands. I think it is worth much to the Chief of Iron, yes? Perhaps Gorda may still get a fur or two, and a nice bit to eat?"

>>23688765
Good sir, i surely do hope you will turn this into a weekly or biweekly event, because i will be without internet for the weekend.

And his quest is starting to be mighty enjoyable. Read all the Archives and they are most awesome.

Rolled 4

>>23690229

Assuming that the stone is gold, or hell, even if it's worthless feldspar, the deal will be the same. He asks for furs and a nice bit to eat, which is obviously a request for aid.

Let's hold a hunt, followed by a feast. All furs from the hunt go to Gorda and his tribe, ditto the feast.

>>23690287
Well reverse image search comes back that that is in fact gold. I think after we get them all to bend knee we offer them the chance to become our banners.

>>23690278
I thank you for the compliment, though I suspect your hope will be in vain, as
Although...I suppose after April my schedule frees up immensely.

>>23690287
(He is actually just specifically asking for himself. Gorda is a greedy man.)

Which is not to say your actions would be unwelcome.

But perhaps you should first consider swaying the last two chiefs?

Which shall we handle next, Vil-Ak, or Ut?

>>23690342
Vil-Ak. Then we just go Ut, and then we're close to home.

>>23690342
Vil-Ak sounds fun.

>>23690333
Well this makes opening a gold mine a very distinct possibility.

And now with the possibility of highly increased manpower and constant arming with our own iron we can safely extract it on a industrial scale in a year without fear of anyone getting in our way.

I have a bad feeling M'Lord. Now , when we are weary from travel, would be a time for our enemies to strike. Also, by now, word of our success treating with the hillmen will have reached other ears. Or perhaps the chiefs who rejected us have form a plot amongst themselves. Better for our enemies that we die before any of these plans bear fruit.
Be wary on this last leg.Have the men on high alert.Hand pic the sharpest eyed , if need be.

>>23690229

Can we roll some kind of Knowledge check to see what that rock is?

>>23690342

*"as I have mentioned my schedule problems in the past" is how that first sentence is supposed to end.

>>23690417
That is a good point, it's about 3 in the afternoon, assuming you set out at 8 am. Returning to your castle now, you would get back about 5:30, assuming you don't stop at Vil-Ak or Ut's. Do you wish to treat with at least one more chief today, or ride home and deal with the other two on the morrow?

>>23690450
Sure, 2d6

Rolled 4, 2 = 6

>>23690525

Rollin'

>>23690525
We finish tonight. We will unite the tribes under us in a single day, or not all.

>>23690525

Honestly, dealing with the other two in coming darkness is a shitty idea. Who knows if some nasty shit will fall foul of us.

To the Castle, and let's make this different. We have visited 3 of the leaders in their place of power, let's have them make the other two visit us in OUR place of power.

What did we wind up doing with Rogar?
Is he currently traveling with us, or did we just kind of point him in the direction of the mines and possibly give him an escort?
Like did he say when he wants to hear the song of iron, from beginning to end?

>>23690616
I'm not sure that's the best idea If I remember right we visited the three most likely to join our cause first the last to are not as likely and that would make a bad thing worse. Vil-Ak is the religious one and I think Ut just doesn't like us.

While >>23690616 sounds reasonable, >>23690600 sounds legendary.
I'm in favor of risking it, we didn't get a reputation as being mad for nothing.

>>23690648

I still say we should just murder the fuck out of Ut and get the rest of our shit back.

>>23690636
You told him you had other chiefs to deal with, but that you would let the mines know of his coming when you got there next.

So far, two votes for forge on, one for call it a day. At 22:12, I'll go with whichever has more.

>>23690662

Well, there is the reputation to think of... But it's a reputation for bloodthirsty madness, not suicidal madness.

>>23690648

Yep, and now we have those three convince the other two to come visit us. Let's have them work their magic on their own kind. If they see we have gathered the others to our side, they may be suspicious, but more willing. Also, they are outnumbered by their own kind.

>>23690699

I say keep going.

If it's only about 11 am (if I remember correctly), then we can keep seeing other chiefs.

>>23690699
I say forge ahead.

>>23690699

I say go and rest in the castle.

>>23690702
I don't think it'd be suicidal.
I doubt we'd have to fight Vil-Ak, and if we rallied all the other chiefs to our side, Ut seems less likely to pull something.
Plus, to return to our castle, wouldn't we have to ride through both Vil-Ak and Ut's territory?
I don't think it would look good if we went past them even though they were on the way.
Seems like they might either feel snubbed, or think that we fear them.

>>23690699

Call it a day, I say.

>>23690766

If we had to fight any chief, we'd probably have to fight Ut since he has the most stolen weaponry according to Luuk/Tor (I'm not sure which said it).

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I say we should ride through ut's territory and snub him, then visit Vil-Ak, make some meaningless statement of piety or some such to ignratiate with him, and invite him to the castle to eat and treat with us.
Maybe Ut will fall for the bait and we can take his head.If not, he wil lose some face and be more isolated for when we deal with him eventually.
Honestly, we need to make another example with these hillmen, and he seems to be crying out for the job.

>>23690927
Why would we kill him? Didn't Luuk say Ut was the most eager to join us?

>>23690927

I think that's just needlessly being a dick and trying to get a rise out of someone we barely know.

>>23690945
>Didn't Luuk say Ut was the most eager to join us?

No, that would be Goldar, the guy we just met with.

Ut would be the least willing since he already has lots of our iron due to the raids

>>23690927
Just because we were Gregor Clegane's squire, doesn't mean we have to be chaotic asshole.
Let's play this out.

>>23690945

Its the other way around, he is the one that has stolen the most of us and will oppose us the most for it. Taking him out (as in dead) will be the best way to will probably be the easier and most rewarding by getting back our shit and giving us more room.

>>23690734
>>23690722
>>23690662
>>23690600

That's the consensus then.

You press on, up into the hills and mountains, for the territory of Vil-Ak. Luuk is beginning to squirm on his saddle, since you've spent most of the day mounted, but he continues to update with what he thinks you should know.

Vil-Ak is something of a priest to the Painted Dogs. Of all the chiefs, his opinion is the most likely to sway the common Painted Dogs, given his sacred status. The chiefs will follow their word, but no Painted Dog is forced to follow the chiefs. Vil-Ak is seen to speak with the spirits of the mountains and wind, and consult with the beasts of the wood.
Fairly typical heathen mumbo-jumbo.

However, he was the keeper of the old ways, respect his beliefs, he'll probably ask you to prove yourself spiritually.

As you come upon his camp, you notice that it is more somber than the other chieftains'. The tents are closer and darker, and the people are mostly gathered around a great fire. There, before the flame, sits an older man, his face painted like an owl. He is telling a story, but he stops when you arrive.
He rises slowly.

"You are Will-yam, the Chief of Iron. You have come here to make my people kneel. This the wind told me, and the deer whispered in my ear. If we do not, we be scattered like the leaves as winter comes. But we have our ways. And the law clear. Painted Dogs cannot follow an outsider. I am sorry."
He pauses.
"Of course, the Law too says that those who pass the manhood ritual are Men, no matter their flaw. So, is your Iron strong enough to be forged in the Fires of Truth?"

He offers you a wineskin, clearly having prepared for this.

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>>23690996
>Just because we were Gregor Clegane's squire

We were Lord Tywin's squire.

>>23691028
How hard could a manhood ritual be amongst the hill tribes?
I mean... what could possible go wrong?

>>23691028
"My Iron is unbreaking forged in battle and blood." Take the wine skin and wait to see what he says

>>23691028

This can't possibly end well. Let's do it anyways.

>>23691028
To be honest, I'm surprised we didn't have to do this from the beginning.

>>23691050
Ah right, we just took the place of Clegane's squire.
That kind of makes me wonder how the death of the royal children went, given that I don't think we're the type of guy to stab a girl fifty times.

>>23691050

Tell me before I agree to this ritual of yours Vil-Ak. Is one considered a man if, in single combat he defeats a chieftan nearly twice his age and experience? Is one considered a man if other, wiser, and more experienced chiefs kneel to him and acknowledge him as their chief? For if these things do not make one a man, then I doubt that drinking from a skin of sour wine will do it either.

>>23691119
>we just took the place of Clegane's squire.

No. We took the place of Amory Lorch.

And according to the ASOIAF wiki, he was never Gregor Clegane's squire.

Fucking hell, you guys have shitty memories or I'm gullible to trolls.

>>23691028
"My iron conquers all, Vil-Ak."

>>23691119

I imagine it went something like the Mountain going apeshit, Bordain trying to defuse things but getting thrashed for his trouble, and then waking up in a bed a month later.

>>23691191
This talk of iron is starting to sound like gay porn dialogue. Not that I know what gay porn dialogue sounds like.

>>23691119
Tragically, you are. Well, not Fifty, but a couple.
This is why most people hated you, and why you haven't been doing anything of note for the past two years.

>>23691147
"These things are manly, yes. But just as your bastards are not lords despite their blood, nor warriors knights until blessed, so are you not a man until the Gods can test your Iron."

>>23691082
>>23691191
"My Iron is unbreaking, forged in battle and blood. Iron conquers all." You declare, and take a long pull from the wineskin.

(cont)

>>23691239

Well, that certainly wasn't wine in the skin. It was thick, and tasted of...green. You grimace, and wipe your hand across your mouth.

"Now what?" You ask Vil-Ak.

"Now you must gaze into the fire, and see what the spirits will say to you."

You seat yourself by the fire, glaring into it sullenly. You are dimly aware that the rest of the tribe is leaving; presumably this is meant to be a private thing. Although, some of them are staying. It appears the men get to watch.

Fools. Staying to watch you watch a fire, waiting to see som- The fire cracks, and you jump back, standing now. The fire is dimmer than it should be, and you feel a weight upon your back. The men are gone. Now when you look back there is a multitude of beasts behind you. Stags, shadowcats, wolves, dogs, Eagles, Great serpents, and more fill the space, their eyes wide with hunger.

They surge at you.

Roll fighting (4d6)

Rolled 2, 5, 1, 2 = 10

>>23691318

Rolled 1, 4, 6, 6 = 17

>>23691318

STOP!

Hammer time!

Rolled 4, 6, 5, 2 = 17

>>23691318
Here come the ones.

Rolled 4, 4, 1, 1 = 10

>>23691318

Rolled 6, 3, 3, 4 = 16

>>23691318
IRON CONQUERS ALL!

Rolled 3, 4, 4, 5 = 16

>>23691318

Smash the beasts!

>>23691332
You let out a great roar, and charge straight back. Your hands are filled with two warpicks, and you slam them into the first beast that approaches you, a bounding wolf. The beast yelps, and goes down, as a shadow cat springs for you and you slam it from the air, turning to face a stag's charge. It connects, pushing you back toward the fire, but you twist its rack and cast it aside, turning to engage a great serpent, which attempts to entangle you, but you bite into its coils, and it squeals in pain, and releases you.

Again, and again you lash out, driving the beasts back from you...

Roll Will (2d6)

Rolled 3, 4 = 7

>>23691461

Rolling

Rolled 6, 3 = 9

>>23691461
Rolling

Rolled 4, 6 = 10

>>23691461

GRRRAAAAWAR!

Rolled 4, 3 = 7

>>23691461

IRON SMASH!

>>23691498
>>23691491

Both successes.

After what seems like hours, or days, you fall to your knees, your great-picked hands in the dirt before you, as you pant your exhaustion, sweat stinging your eyes. You hear a shuffle, and you look up to see an owl the size of a bear looking down at you.
It extends a single talon to your head. "Rest now, child."

>What do?

Rolled 1, 2, 4, 6 = 13

>>23691542
Fight to the end we are Iron we shall not be broken!

Rolled 4, 3 = 7

>>23691542

Left pick to left side of head, right pick to right side of head. Owl Smash! Our totem animal is the Warpick!

>>23691542
>What do?

Warpick right between the eyes!

>>23691571
>Our totem animal is the Warpick!

You, sir, are awesome.

>>23691561
>>23691606

I am happy to see that we all want the warpick as our totem animal.

Has the DM left?

>>23691571
>>23691606

Uh, hold on guys --

Is the owl still fighting us?

If so, then we keep fighting.


If it is just telling us to cool off, then we back up a bit and be wary, but don't attack.

>>23691812

Nah, screw that. It's reaching a talon towards us. We are a screaming ball of hate and rage with everything/everyone that has tried to manipulate us and force us to act their way. We chose to make our own way, and with this act we force that decision. We don't need a spirit guide, our Warpick is our guide.

>>23691812
Yeah I'd rather not piss off a god.
I think we should settle for standing up and lifting our weapon.

>>23691561
>>23691571

Heh.
(I'll give you the closest I've got.)

You lunge forward, swinging your warpicks at the owl's head. It hoots wildly, and tries to draw back, but you slam into it, and it explodes in feathers. Soft, pillowy feathers rain down over you, brushing you softly to...

You awaken. Night has fallen, and the fire has burned down some. Surrounding you are a great many Painted Dogs men, sporting some hefty bruises. As you stumble to your feet, they cheer and clap for you. You look around, and spot Luuk. He is looking at you with something like awe in his eyes. You turn, and there is Vil-ak. Sporting two black eyes. He looks at you, and raises his voice.
"Before you is Will-yam, Chief of Iron. He has passed the test. His is the spirit of the Mole-Bear, that grey digger into the mountains and earth, who in his fury will fight any creature that dares invade his territory. May he do it honor in all ways."
More cheering.
"Do any deny this one is a man?"

"I do."

(SUDDEN CLIFFHANGER ENDING!!!)

>>23691840

Stand up and, still holding our weapons, put our arms out to our sides.

Kind of like the giant Jesus statue in Brazil, but with Warpicks in our hands and looking determined as fuck up to the Owl

>>23691852
What!?!?! done for the night already!?!

>>23691852
We're a badger?
That fits.
Also, it looks like we get to take on Ut right now.

>>23691852
Nah, just fucking with you.

Some new warrior, with a bevy of lackeys, has entered the lighted fire area. He is tall, his hair cut like the mane of a stallion, and he bears a greatsword upon his back...that definitely has a Morderengrad maker's mark.

You gather that this is Ut.

"I deny this one is a man."

Your temper flares at his arrogance. Who the FUCK does he THINK he IS? You're the fucking' squire of TYWIN LANNISTER. YOU'VE fought THE MOUNTAIN THAT RIDES. FUCK HIS STUPID HORSE HAIR SHIT.

Roll initiative.
3d6.

And let me go hang up some shirts.

>>23691852

Oh, finally, chuckle fuck shows up. I hope the cliffhanger ending doesn't stop tonight, because now we need some real warpicking!

Also, Curse you Path for making me stay awake for way to long with your awesomeness!

>>23691868
The two warpicks were a hallucination, brother. we've naught but the one.

I like that we use a pick, and we're a miner.

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Rolled 2, 6, 2 = 10

>>23691917
>FUCK HIS STUPID HORSE HAIR SHIT.

GODDAMN RIGHT

Rolled 3, 3, 2 = 8

>>23691917
Fuck this asshole! Dice don't fail me now!

Rolled 1, 2, 6 = 9

>>23691917

>>23691955
GOD DAMN IT DICE WHAT DID I SAY I SAID DON'T FAIL! FUCK YOU TO!

Rolled 2, 5, 3 = 10

>>23691917
Bust a pick in his ass.

>>23691917

>>23691917

Just because honestly... fuck it... Let him take the initiative. Let him come charging at us or start to unlimber his blade.

Spit the word "Thief" at him, then THROW our warpick with as much force, strength, and blow a DESTINY on it to smash his skull into pudding from the throw. It's something that should perfectly fit us, it fits the destiny we are working towards, and it shows that we will take no shit from anyone, especially a thief.

>>23691975

No, you put the dice+3d6 in the email, not the name.

>>23691997
Throw our only weapon? BOM what are you thinking???

>>23691949
>>23691955
>>23691960
>>23691965
>>23691973
>>23691975

Seriously guys, before rolling, consider my option. We have used NONE of our destiny (The Hidden Stat that Path talked about a while back), and honestly, given that we just spirit walked the fuck out of the hill folk, that we just brought them all to us except this one fucker, and who we are, how we act, and how we are seen, this not only works, but it suits EVERYTHING we have been working on.

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>>23691997

Or we take a greatsword to the face and end up like Baron Unterbeiht.

>>23691998
Sorry, new to this.

>>23692021
the man makes a certain amount of sense

>>23692021
Eh, I think he already has the initiative anyway, so that's a moot point.

>>23692020
>our only weapon

OUR WEAPONS ARE WARPICKS AND OUR GIANT STEELY COCK

SKULLFUCK THE HORSE BITCH

>>23692021
You know I do like the idea but I don't like throwing our only weapon away...

>>23692043
>>23692021
Though then again, it might be better if we just stand our ground instead of letting his words throw us off our game.

>>23692020

Think about it. This guy is the ONLY one of his own men not calling us a man. The rest of them have heard the tale already, of us being hard as iron, of our prowess in war, and everything else. Now they see all the rest of the hill tribes bowing to us, and this one man standing in the way.

By destroying him utterly while disarming ourselves it shows to them that we are so much the badass that we don't even need a weapon. That we, ourselves are the weapon, that our men are the weapon, that OUR hill tribesmen are the weapon, and that they can either stand with us, kneel before us, or be crushed like fucker there.

Seriously.

After doing that, just stand there, arms crossed before us and just stare at the rest of the newly arrived hillfolk. With him dead before us, say one word, and one word only.

"Kneel."

>>23692079
Fuck it I will back you. You haven't been wrong yet lets see if we have enough destiny points to win it then.

>>23692079
I agree wholeheartedly.

Also, we can still bash him with the shield.

>>23692063
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>>23692022

I'm not talking spending temporarily a point of Destiny.

I am talking about spending it Permenantly. Use it, burn it, erradicate it. Cement our legacy gentlemen. Do not let yourselves doubt it, THIS is exactly what our destiny is, let us SEIZE this opportunity and own this whore in a way that is not only sudden, but unique, memorable, and guaranteed to turn even our strongest doubting hill tribesmen into fervent supporters.

Who we can then civilize into bannermen.

>>23692079

That makes a pretty scene, but that also sounds pretty impossible.

>>23692079
sounds like a fun idea

>>23692129

>>sounds pretty impossible.

Nothing is impossible, as long as Path will let us burn that destiny in a permanent manner.

>>23692126
Fuck it, this whole day has already been the stuff of legend, so we might as well end it on a high note.

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>>23692108

My thanks for your faith in me gentlemen. Let us make this as fucking epic as possible.

>>23692149
Wait, I'm not really familiar to the ruleset.
Could you explain the things you are saying, in regards to Paths and what not?

>>23692192

Path is the guy running the game. You can find him at >>23688765

>>23692203
FUCK! I meant Page and typed Path out of being fucking retarded tired. My bad Page, my bad.

>>23692203
*cough* Page *cough*

>>23692220

Yeah Aksel, yeah. I blame all of it on myself and will abase myself and beg forgiveness as soon as Page returns.

... This sounds stupid. Not stupid-brave. Just kinda stupid.

>>23692216
Going a little senile, eh, Old Man?

Well, if it worked for Dandolo....

>>23692246

Probably has to do with working to much overtime.

>>23691917

Does it take 25 minutes to hang up shirts?

(It probably does, I'm just wondering if you're here right now. Plus it feels longer than it actually has been)

>>23692149
MY NAME IS PAGE.

And how terrifying that right as I decide to give you a destiny point, you burn one.

IT IS DONE.
"Thief."
You burn your Destiny point, turning all bonus die in Fighting to Test Die. You attack, flinging your Warpick into his face. Total roll 26. That is 4 degrees of success, and a critical. You deal...25 damage. This is also known as "almost three times his health"

At which point, I could be a bitch and have him burn his destiny point to survive. But what of our association together makes you think I'm a bitch?

Your warpick spins once, and slams into his chest, punching through. He hits the ground with a distinct and wet "thud".

There is a long moment of silence, where the eyes turn from his ruined corpse to you, arms crossed, eyes still wild from the drug's effects.

"Kneel."

And kneel they do.


HUZZAH, YOU'VE SUBJUGATED THE HILL TRIBES. YOUR STATS ARE ABOUT TO GO FUCKING INSANE! BUT MORE ON THAT LATER.

You ride to your castle, covered in blood, warpaint, and other filth from your journey. You sleep the night in your bed, and wake late, around 11.

Ravenous, you consume your breakfast of thick sausage, hot eggs, and a patty of fried potato and oatmeal dough.

Korbis enters your solar. There's no news today, though you still have yet to make any decrees.

>>23692349

Me thinks Page may be writing.

>>23692365

Sorry again Page.

But fuck yes. That was awesome.

>>23692365
Decrees in this instance meaning "Take any house actions."
There was talk about spending 17 population to improve...Law, as I recall. Which you could do.

Also, Korbis alerts you that you have a visitor who'd like to speak with you.

>>23692390

A visitor Korbis? Who exactly, and what does someone else want of me now?

>>23692390
Does anyone else have the problem where they have 2 quick-reply forms? Because I do, and one doesn't remember my trip. It's very irritating.

>>23692407
"Sir, he says he's got something to offer you. He's down in the throne room. Looks a bit ponce."

>>23692242
I think you might have a point.
Like I kind of feel things like destiny points should be reserved for when we fuck up.

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>>23692365

Page...

Have I ever told you I love you?

Because I do~

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>>23692365

... Huh.

>>23692242
>buys hat
>sprinkles with ketchup
>OM NOM NOM NOM

>captcha: fool oungular

>>23692426
This
>>23692414
May as well get dressed and see what this fool wants

On a side note I think we should form some sort of hill tribe Honor Guard kinda like the bloodsmiths to really show that they are part of us and we accept them. Make them feel special

>>23692414
Did he happen to be wearing purple?

>>23692414

Let's get dressed and see what this fellow wants.

Also, can we decide on starting to build a sept, or at least a few small shrines?

>>23692390

Well, what are our stats?

Also, I believe that while low Law negatively affects house fortune... ... So does low Population, too.

>>23692414

Had that problem, I fixed it by refreshing.

"A ponce? Crap, just what we need, someone from Dorne showing up on the doorstep. Next thing you know we'll have sand everywhere and horrible little snakes slithering over everything. Let's nip that shit in the bud.

Go see what the bastard wants.

>>23692448
The Iron Dogs.

>>23692448
>>23692458

Hah, I almost typed "fool" as well.

Luuk would probably be able to help choose some apt warriors, if we decided on this.

>>23692492
I dig the name

>>23692492
thirded

>>23692505

While I dig it, I dislike calling them the dogs, because honestly it's derogatory, and we don't want to insult our own men.

Now, calling them the Iron Hounds, that I could dig. Hounds are loyal, trusted, and can be vicious. Dogs however... yeah, insulting.

>>23692544
They're the Painted Dogs already right? The change in name symbolizes their being forged in our Iron becoming something harder, stronger.

I'm going through the archive OP, what system did you use?

>>23692544
They already call themselves the Painted Dogs don't they?
Though Iron Hounds does sound a bit fiercer.
I wonder how long we can go before the Ironborn accuse us of jacking their style, even though they're just a bunch of filthy pirates.

>>23692544
But they are called the painted dogs.....I can however get behind Hounds or perhaps wolves...

>>23692544
>the Iron Hounds

YES

Though they are tribal, so they might want different names for each group.

I say that we suggest the name Iron Hounds, but ask what they'd like to be called now.

I'd rather we not impose on something personal like a name.

>>23692544

Iron Hounds seems alright to me.

>>23692567

Yes, and still calling them dogs is insulting.

Just my thoughts on it. Maybe they would welcome the name change, maybe not. Honestly, I don't care. I'm just throwing that out there. Dogs aren't trained or loyal. Hounds are.

>>23692568

Piss on them and their drowned god. They call themselves that because they come from the Iron Islands. We call us and our men that because we Earned it, not just because of some error of birth place.

Iron Hounds is a good compromise, this would be an elite hill tribe unit made of our most loyal tribesmen right? Maybe let Luuk lead them?

>>23692607
Fuck yes

>>23692568
>before the Ironborn accuse us of jacking their style

The Ironborn are Iron Faggots.

Who gives a fuck what they think?

NOBODY, that's who!

>>23692450

Korbis looks at you with a surprised look in his eye. "Um, more a plum color than a royal purple, Will. How'n the Seven Hells didya know that?"

>>23692459
Supid players, wanting to know things I forgot to tell them.

CURRENT RESOURCES
DEFENSE: 2 (42)
INFLUENCE: 15
LANDS: 0 (29)
LAW: 17
POPULATION: 49
POWER: 8 (54)
WEALTH: 20

Pretty much every number here is going to change once I'm done calculating the Hill Tribe's stuff. Except potentially Influence.

>>23692472
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>>23692450
You descend to your throne room. You enter to spy a man fiddling with one of the swords hanging on the wall. He's tall and broad-shouldered, though not as tall as you. His hair is brown, and shaggy, and he has a strong beard to accompany it. Despite this, as Korbis says, he seems a bit of a ponce. His shirt is a rich plum, over a white undershirt you can see because the top shirt is open. his pants are dark, clearly well made, though their bottom cuffs are browned from the road. All of his clothes seem that way, well-made, but older.
He notices you, and turns.
"MY LORD BORDAIN! A PLEASURE, A PLEASURE."
The man talks as if the room were twice as wide as it was. He closes the space to within 10 feet, and sketches a bow.
"Jonah Gunn, SIR, and you are ex-ACTLY the kind of man I've been looking for. You may have heard of me?" There's a quick beat where he eyes you, you shake your head. "No matter, you're not the type! I am a bard by trade, a wanderer of roads, a wooer of women, and teller of tales. And all the roads and women hereabout tell me you have a tell worth telling, my lord!"

It takes you a moment to realize that the man's voice is just somehow that loud, that he's not intentionally shouting at you. You'll say this, it keeps you focused on him.

"My lord, I see an opportunity for us BOTH in this. For a nominal fee, I will stride the Seven Kingdoms, from Morderengrad to Sunspear, to Winterfell and back, and I will share your story!"
(Cont.)

>>23692625

Listen very intently. Nod in appreciation, and smile.

"No."

Then turn and leave. Have the guards beat him, then throw him out.

>>23692625
"IF I may be indelicate, my lord? At present you are not a well-loved man, for your actions during the Rebellion. But No Man Should Be Judged By Sin Alone! No Sir! Grant me your patronage, and I shall have them talking of you in every tavern in the Kingdoms! The Defender of the Faith from the vile Blasphemies of Oskar Stone! SO Blessed by the Warrior, he faced a Hill Chieftain in single combat, Before his Very Army, and turn them back without sustaining a Scratch!"

He's...vigorous, you have to admit. And if he can turn those tales into glory, what about the events of the last day?

"I need only a mere thousand dragons to sustain myself my lord, and I assure you, the people will know of your generosity, ferocity, and likeabili-osity!"

(1000 dragons is 5 wealth.)

>>23692693
1000 dragons is also the wealth that someone in purple paid to rabble-rouse.

>>23692625
>shirt is purple
>talks extremely loudly

So our enemy is Ser Brian Blessed?

>>23692687
Second. Say no and throw him out the castle for wasting our time

>>23692693
We have a generous amount of wealth now, and it's only going to skyrocket. Pay the man. Let the Seven Kingdoms know the Molehill is rising higher than the Mountain.

>>23692693
We've already pretty much decided we don't give a shit what any of them think of us right? Our actions will speak louder than any half-wit bard's 'tales'. He seems pretty fishy though, maybe have someone follow him for a bit after we bounce him from our hall?

>>23692693
Do we still have the strangely marked coins we got from Oskar Stone?
Because I think we should give Gunn his money back.

>>23692749
Second get grell on it

>>23692693
>"I need only a mere thousand dragons to sustain myself
>mere thousand dragons to sustain myself
>THOUSAND
>DRAGONS

Why do you need that much?

Eh. It never pays to be rue to a bard.

Be polite, but firm. No. Feed him, give him some pocket coin, show him the door.

>>23692693

Huh.

Er, Page, how well-known are the events of the last few... ... however long it's been.

I figure that our men might have started talking about the fight we had with Tor, but... How long has it been since then? Day? Days? Weeks? Month?


Where is this guy FROM? Where has he been traveling around? How did he hear about us?

For that matter, how did he hear about our, well, hear about us not being a monstrous asshole. Because I think that might not be very well known -- I mean, we'd spent the last 2 years brooding, so, well...


(And at any rate, I do not want him to go to Sunspear, if we agree with this guy. We killed one of Elia's children after all, so...)

>>23692755
We had them distributed to our men.

>>23692778
So we don't have any on us?
Because even one coin would do.

>>23692776
>And were this not enough, you know that your problems have an outside cause, that someone funds yours trouble with a Lord’s ransom of wealth. You do not know who this enemy is, other than that their coin is strange, and their messenger wore a purple pin.

>>23692776
Your fight with Tor was 6 days ago.

>>23692786
You kept half of the coin. There's some in your chambers at the moment.

Did we forget to get Murwin to kneel?

>>23692693
Say "No. I will not idolize my actions, nor will I suffer people demeaning them. Let not my actions as a squire be what I am judged by, but my actions as a Lord. Tell your stories elsewhere, I have much to do."

Don't order them to beat him up, but just escort him out. Walk away and don't respond to anything he says unless it's REALLY interesting

>>23692800
Then let's have our men bring it out, and begin some... intense negotiations.
This guy has just gotten far too suspicious for his own good.

>>23692813
At the very least we should have someone follow him discreetly once he leaves, lets not forget purple is the apparent color of the man who has been funding our enemies, that alone is reason enough for a degree of suspicion.

(Anybody gonna archive this thread?)

>>23692847
OR! We could trick him into staying for a bit and get luuk to see if he is the messenger!

>>23692776
Rolling your Cunning for you:
This guy's a Bard. The first thing he's gonna do when he walks into a town is ask "anything interesting happen lately?" of the first barkeep he meets, to judge what stories and songs will sell best in this community.


So what's the consensus? Force him out, polite but firm, confront him about coins, or emperor's new plan?>>23692869

>>23692869
This, I like this. Invite him to stay for a bit, after all he must be weary from all his traveling, surely a bard of his caliber would prefer the hospitality that our castle has to offer over some dusty roadside inn.

>>23692869
If he just so happens to have an unfortunate accident while staying here... well no one would know nor would they notice his disappearance unless he were a spy.

>>23692891

Emperor's new plan sounds like the best solution. No sense fucking him over without any reason.

>>23692891
>or emperor's new plan?

I like that. Also, get Grell to hang around with him and watch the slimy shit to see if anything's up.

>>23692864

Already archived it.

I still vote with the No.

We have our reputation. Lords will still consider us a butcher, smallfolk will still hate us no matter what this purple wearing ponce sings about. Also the thousand dragons is suspicious, and this bastard showing up as he did sets our hackles up.

Say no, beat him, and throw him out to show our distain, or have him put to the question by Grell. Either one makes me happy.

>>23692891
Emperor's plan sounds good, no need to risk tipping our hand, if hand there be.

>>23692931
Man, belligerence will get us nowhere.
Now that we solved our Hill Tribe problem, I want to solve the mystery of the bear coins and the purple pin.

>>23692931

Also, I just snapped awake at the keyboard. Think it's time for me to call it a night.

See everyone tomorrow night if all goes well.

>>23692931
>Already archived it.

Thanks!

>>23692968

Final closing thought.

Strangely, belligerence has gotten us EVERYTHING. We are as subtle as a nuclear bomb, we are belligerence personified.

>>23692891
I'm with the emperor on this one. After all, a thousand dragons is quite a bit, and surely he will not think it odd if we take some time to review our finances and discuss the matter with our steward.

OP Where can I find this system online?

>>23692891

Hrm... I don't want to throw him out, beat him up, or anything. No, that would just convince him that we're awful. We don't need more trouble than we've got.

Actually, one thing we might do (regardless of whether we choose to pay him, or ask him to stay, or what) -- why don't we also ask him for the news?

That is, what he's heard, what lord is doing what, what's going on, what's the best gossip, etc.

As well as ask what brought him to the province of a guy who (until recently) was seen as a smaller version of the Mountain.

>>23692997
>We are as subtle as a nuclear bomb
Should totally be our unofficial house words just sayin

>>23692997

The issue is that as William should well know is that in battle and outside battle becoming truly predictable will doom us.

As such being belligerent is our bread and butter, but anything that works is pretty darned nice.

>>23693024
That's a good way to stall for time.
We could also try haggling the price.
Like tell him that after what we did yesterday, he should pay US for the right to tell our story.

>>23693019
A Song of Ice and Fire RPG can be found over on /rs/

>>23693019
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/18291185/#18293982

>>23693085
love you

>>23692930
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>>23692901

Okay, emp's plan it is.

You signal Korbis.
"Prepare a chamber for our guest, he must be weary from the road, and we will be a finer place for a man of his caliber than an inn."

Korbis nods and leaves.

"My lord, you're too kind! I merely sought some patronage and hoped to win you influence in the other courts! I would not inconvenience you in any way." Jonah continues "But, does this mean you're interested?"

You deflect the question "We shall have to review our finances, Jonah, and at the moment, I need luncheon. Will you join me?"

He hastily accedes, but insists he must clean himself before dining at your table. As he leaves, you signal Korbis, and instruct him to send a man to bring Luuk as quickly as possible.

At lunch, the man is, surprisingly, much more well-mannered. He must have combed his hair and beard, maybe even taken a quick cut to the latter. His voice is much less forceful than it was, and his speech is more thoughtful and calm.

"I'm truly excited for this opportunity my lord. Most of the songs and stories these days are so predictable. I spent three years studying literature with the Maesters in Oldtown, it almost drove me mad. I want to find new stories to tell."

>Questions?

>>23692869

Yeah, I say we ask him to stay for a bit.

Among other things, we'll ask him about stuff and rumors and news of the outside. Also, I suppose we could use a bard to cheer us up -- and we'd also see if this guy is any good as a bard!

>>23693125

This. If the man wants to tell our story, let him demonstrate that he's actually, y'know, worth the fee.

>>23693115

Ask him about news, about where he's been, what stories he has heard, maybe ask him to play a song or two. You know. Bard stuff.

>>23693115
We should probably get what news he has of the Vale and land as a whole, see what our Lord and neighbors have been up to.

>>23693115
"Pardon my bluntness, but how has that been working for you so far? As you know, I've been spending some... personal time for the past two years, so I'm a bit behind on state of affairs outside my lands. Do you have any highlights?"

>>23693149
>>23693125

These two, please.

>>23693115
...So he wants to find new stories to tell?
Seven hells, he Unbreakable'd us.

>>23693115
We should check on what he knows of Tollett, if he might be plotting something against us.

Y'know if it turns out this guy isn't the culprit, it would be useful to have a traveling bard spy.

>>23693115
Luncheon, by the way, is a hot soup of potatoes and roasted garlic, topped with cheese, with thick bread to sop up, as well as potted Shrimp with cayenne pepper and clarified butter, served with brown bread.

Jonah eats like you're about to take it away from him.

>>23693154
>>23693158
"News, milord? Let's see...You're from the Westerlands, yeah? Spent some time in King's Landing?"
">>23693174"
"Ah, well, The Targaryens birthed two more children before a knight bustled them off to Braavos. Robert's madder than a pricked bear about that. We've a Prince! Well, not yet, but Cersei's with child! The Baratheon brothers are lords of Storm's End and Dragonstone now."
He talks some more about a variety of things not particularly interesting. They're about the regions you've interacted with, so he's trying to make it interesting, but it's been a quiet year, you can tell.

When asked for a demonstration of his skills, he nods, and asks if you know "The Tale of the Tower of Joy"

You do not.

He smiles, "That's because no one but me tells it!"

And he launches into it. It's from the latter days of the rebellion. The Targaryens were crushed, but Ned Stark had a worry in his heart. For though they had sacked the city, and crushed Rhaegar at the Trident, nowhere had they found his sister, Dear Lyanna, the first snatched prize that started the war. And so Ned and six others searched and searched and in their search they spoke to each of the Great Houses (each house is depicted a touch stereotypically, but end up using their words in a manner that they would find appropriate), until he comes back to the Tower of Joy, where he must face Arthur Dayne, of the Kingsguard, and the other fallen defenders of the crown, who for some reason had been at none of the great battles. There Ned fought them, and there, he killed them, though each of his companions died. And there he found Lyanna, dead, and entombed.
IT is masterfully told. (16 on Persuasion)

>>23693372
Oops, forgot to point out:
The tale frames Rhaegar as mad as his father for sending his Kingsguard to watch a corpse, and mourns the brave knights lost to his folly. It's rather nicely symbolic of the entire rebellion.

>>23693372
"That was well done. Do you perhaps know the bear and the maiden fair?"

>>23693440
Heh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6VMSYIXCCY&list=PL820E3A81A6EC8823

>>23693372
Hm, so has the skills to back up his bluster?
Assuming he's not Scooby-Doo-villain crazy, I think it might actually be a good investment, though we should try to talk his price down a bit.

>>23693454
We should really make him aware that his primary goal is not to fluff up our image, a far reaching spy with the charm and silvertongue to worm his way into various courts will be what we use him for. If only we had some kind of dirt on him or something to really ensure his strict loyalty

>>23693487
Lets find out more about his past and who he worked for.

>>23693487
Eh, I don't see much need for a spy in all honestly.
I mean we hate pretty much everyone, and like the guy said, nothing's really happening.

>>23693440
He sighs a little at the request: "Certainly, sir. Though, Singing is not my strength."
He launches into it...(14 on his check) He's certainly not bad. He'd make enough singing in an inn a night to pay for a private room for a week, if he was lucky.

One minute, trying to find something worth eating in my house.

>>23693519
Well then, unless Luuk pegs him as our culprit, we've no use for him. Nothing may be happening now, but the lands won't stay quiet forever, knowledge can be the sharpest blade when wielded properly. We might be a brooding brute but we're no dummy either.

>>23693548
Ask him if we'd be his first customer, and also about his discretion.
We don't want to people to know we've hired him, else we might come across as pompous or vain, as that might negate anything we'd gain from him telling our story.

>>23693627
Also in case it wasn't clear, right now we're just stalling for time until Luuk shows up.

Rolled 4, 5, 3, 1, 4 = 17

>>23692459
Excessively low population harms house fortune but so does excessively high. If we convert 18 population to power (then law next month) the benefit from pop. goes up.

>>23693514

"Me sir? Son of a shipwright from the Iron Islands. I came down to Oldtown, studied to be a maester. Forged a couple links, but didn't finish my chain. Decided to go out and see the world before I came back to wrap it up. Figured "once I become a maester, that's that. May as well have the fun now." "

>>23693627
"My first lordly customer, sir! A merchant or two has paid me for stories and song, but you'd be my first patron. And no need to worry about blabbering mouths. No one likes a braggart sir. I'd tell them I had just come from where ever struck my fancy-"
At this point Luuk strides in.
"Oh! Is this one of the Hill People? Is he here to wreak vengeance?! Wait, there'd be an alarm, wouldn't there?"
Luuk looks at the man then to you, and shakes his head.
"No, there wouldn't be an alarm, or no, something else?"


>>23693658
It took about an hour to find Luuk, and twenty minutes to get him here (he was down in the town)

>>23693770
Luuk here is one of my sworn banner-men (I think translates our arrangement well), Luuk this is Korbis a minstrel and tale teller.

>>23693836
Adding onto this.
"Since my fight with the chief of the hill tribes, I've brought them under my banner as subjects. A mutually beneficial agreement."

>>23693836
Erm Korbis is our Steward...

>>23693770

Frankly i am liking him more and more. And having several different interpretations of our actions, including at least one beneficial will only help us long term.

And with a hefty warning like "Do not betray my trust, for i am like steel." or something is likely sufficient deterrent for any foul play, not that i think there will be any.

>>23693770
So he's not the patron after all... still, he's asking for an oddly specific amount. The exact amount the hill tribes were paid, and it's an exorbitant sum.

>>23693877
Oh my mistake. It should be Jonah Gunn.

>>23693836
Should we be spilling the beans to just anyone about our alliance with the hillmen? Especially before the fete?

If they are a more secret resource then we can use them in earnest against our foes with little chance of retaliation.

>>23693770
"Allow me to introduce you to Luuk, son of Tor, who was the hill tribe chief you mentioned earlier. Luuk, this is Jonah Gunn, a traveling storyteller.
My apologies, Jonah, I was just checking to see if you had met before, but it appears I was mistaken.
Though now that you're here, Luuk, could you pull up a chair and tell Jonah what happened yesterday? I'd tell him myself, but I fear it would be so fantastic he couldn't help but think me a liar."

>>23693907
Maybe the purple shirt is just the patron's ID, if you will, and that all the people we've interacted with are just his lackeys?

Rolled 2, 4, 1, 3, 5 = 15

>>23693770
Last night, I rode out and showed the tribesmen the strength of my Iron ... they've since sworn themselves to me.

I also like the idea of paying him a bit but certainly not more than 1 wealth, maybe with the hint of a long-term relationship if I find him suitable.

>>23693938
I don't know, it doesn't really seem like the kind of thing that can be kept secret for much time at all, and I doubt our enemies are as local enough for them to be used for such a purpose.

>>23693412

Heh, that's funny because the Kingsguard were actually there to keep Rhaegar and Lyanna under house/tower arrest by order of the king for plotting and seeking support among the great houses to remove him from the throne during the tournament of Harrenhall.

>>23693836
>>23693866
(Korbis is your steward, this is Jonah.)
"Since my fight with the Chief of the Hill tribes, I've brought them under my banner as subjects. This is Luuk, one of my sworn banner-chiefs. Luuk, this is Jonah, a minstrel and tale teller."

Jonah looks at you, then at Luuk, and then he laughs. It's startlingly high pitched, almost like the large man giggles.

"Oh my. That's splendid. Oh." He wipes a tear from his eye. "Some of the more stuck up Vale lords are going to shit themselves when they hear this. Anyone else, I'd say they'd be a pariah. But you! You, I can sell doing this and it working."

>>23693948
Luuk regales Jonah with the tale of the previous day. Jonah listens for a while, and his mouth slowly drops open.
"My LORD! I could have this tale ringing through the Seven Kingdoms in two month's time! People could know you as William Bordain, the Law-Bringer! Give me a week to work the tale out a little, maybe set it to meter, and I can have it around the kingdom by the time you get to the fete!"

>>23693907
He might be basing it off the fact that it's two thousand for a trained maester, and he's counting himself as half a maester.

>>23693951
There is a significant difference between wearing a PIN of a set color, and wearing clothes. The pin means it's part of the house's heraldry.
...Speaking of, if this man studied as a maester, he may know houses with purple in their sigil.

>>23693938
I want to. If he is honest then it make a wonderful story and should give us a huge bump to our influence, and if he is not then we get a chance to send the message to our mysterious enemies that we are not to be fucked with.

>>23694024

Seems like we should ask him what he knows about the pin of that sort.

I do hope he isn't a backstabber, because i am genuinely enjoying him.

>>23694024
I say we offer him 500 Golden Stags and perhaps offer him a position within the keep or something. I believe he could be useful

>>23694024

Suddenly I like this guy better. Tell him that we were originally going to throw him out and be done with it, but now we are actually considering his offer seriously.

>>23694024
Hm.
It's not like we're exactly strapped for cash, are we?
Let's have someone bring out those five hundred bear coins, ask him if he recognizes them, and then ask him if he'd be willing to accept five hundred up front, as kind of a trial thing and then the other five hundred after the fete if we see results?

>>23693938
>>23694036

Its more of a pacification of the hill tribes.

>>23694096

That sort of defeats the purpose of having him travel the land and speak on our behalf without looking like we ordered it.

I say we give him the full amount and furthermore if he does well we say he could have a home in our 'court'.

And ask him about the Pin and show him one of the Coins.

>>23694151
thats sort of what I meant actually. I also like the idea of 500 now 500 later and a position at court

>>23694151
Alright, I'm down, let's grill him a bit more then get our philanthropism on.

>>23694024
Alright, I vote we let him rest at our castle (cold and grim though Morderengrad, The Keep of the Child-Butchering Madman be). Extend him our hospitality and then turn him away with 200 dragons for his trouble. Be sure to comment on the fact that while we appreciate his offer and would love to pay him as he deserves, we have other plans (oooh mystery and suspense) on our mind right now.

Our story is good enough that I see him making it into an epic regardless but no one in the seven kingdoms discounts the power of a minstrel. I can't see our character haggling over price so I don't want to do that but 200 (and the strong potential for more in the future) would certainly incline him to speak well of us.

>>23694167

How about we do it like this proposal.

>>23694133

Five hundred up front, more after a while and he does well, alongside that we say that if he does well enough, he seems likeable enough that we would like him in our court.

After all having someone not seeing us as the Evil Bastard William but as Had No Other Choice Willian, is the sort of thing that makes us sort of more 'nice' than usual, eh even if we were planning on killing him if we felt he wasn't good enough.

>>23694167

Eh, invite him to stay a few months have him travel with us to the Eyrie and then pay him 500 for his service. The will be delighted for the chance to visit the capital of the Vale.

>>23694151
>>23694167
I think 1000 is far too much but 2 wealth is reasonable. We could do that

>>23694217

Eh, the general cost of an Artisan is 10 Wealth, actually.

Think of this guy as us buying an Artisan.

http://pastebin.com/46BLMQ3M

>Artisan
>Requirements – Hall or larger defensive structure or Small town or larger population center.
>Cost – 10 Wealth
>Time – 1d6+1 Months unless the craftsmen is native to your lands.

>An artisan is a master craftsmen, able to perform many different tasks with many different bonuses.


Let's hire him. 10 Wealth for an Artisan is the usual price -- except this one came to us, so we don't even have to wait for him or anything!

So yeah. Let's not be stingy.

>>23694267
I am for recruiting him but I still believe 5 wealth is a bit much unless our influence goes up by a shit ton because of him....

>>23694167
>>23694151
>>23694133

Swayed by his skill, you call Korbis, and have him bring the man 500 gold dragons (Stags are the Silver coin) now, and if you see results by the fete, you'll give him another 500 (wealth reduced by 2)

Jonah seems ecstatic that you accepted, so much so that he doesn't question your request about the pin.

"A purple Pin, milord? Ummmm. There's only...14 houses in all Westeros with purple in their sigil. It's fairly uncommon. You've got the Dalts from Dorne; Dondarrion, Hasty and Swygert from the Stormlands; Brax, Payne, Peckledon and Plumm form the Westerlands; Terrick form the Riverlands; Wynch from the Iron Islands; Locke and Woolfield from the North; Farring from the Crownlands; and of course Belmore."

He looks at the coin for a minute.
"This is an odd coin, where'd you get it?"

>>23694267
>>23694209

Again you are sort of missing the point. If we want to use him to full effect hiring him is the worst way to go about it.

What we want is to give him cash, a good story (that we just did) and let him go about Westeros, spreading our deeds far and wide.

That increases our renown and influence, whilst not being directly connected to us. What you are proposing is basically turning him into our 'Bard'.

>>23694223
What? No.

The whole point is for him to travel ahead and spread our tale before we arrive

>>23694259

Like I said, the *usual* cost of an Artisan -- a Blacksmith, Architect, Banker, Craftsman, Harbormaster, Vintner, Shipwright, Foreman, Glassblower, or Jeweler -- is 10 Wealth.

A Bard for 10 Wealth sounds right.

Except we didn't need to spend 1d6+1 months spreading news about us wanting a Bard; we just had one come offer his services to us.

No need to insult him by offering him 5 Wealth. (Or even 2.)


I say we hire him!

>>23694267
Huh, I did not know artisans were that expensive.
In that case, it's almost a bargain.
Plus aren't we sitting on rich lands in terms of gold and iron mines?
It's not like we're struggling to put food on the table.

>>23694285
From Oskar Stone, apparently he had a wealthy benefactor, though he didn't know who or why.

>>23694285
"We recovered it after dealing with the raids by the hill tribes. Someone was paying them with these coins to attack my lands. So tell me what do you know of them?"

Also guy you know this may also be page being a cool guy and giving us a super cheap measter right?

>>23694285

Er, since I suck at maps and houses... Where is House Belmore from?

Also -- which of the houses he listed, would be from the Vale? Or near us, anyway?

>>23694316

With most of the tribes bending the knee, it's not like we can't recover some of that wealth later on. It may help in the long run to have him try to fix Bordain's name up.

>>23694355

Yeah, one of the big players in the vale.

>>23694367
Not to mention one of the tribesman told us of a gold vein on there lands.

>>23694355

"House Belmore? The like, 4th richest house in the Vale?

Your neighbors to the south, who used to own this land?"

AND WITH THAT, I CALL IT A NIGHT.

Feel free to keep talking everyone, but I have the elderly to care for before I retire.

>>23694352
Actually, I'm trying a new holding idea. I probably made it too cheap, but when you guys wanted to throw him on the street, I made the deal sweeter.

After Jonah leaves, we should call a meeting with Korbis, the Bloodsmiths, and anyone else we could call our inner staff, and ask them their opinion on recent events.
I mean this is quite a change from two years of spiteful brooding, and I'd hate to alienate anyone who's stuck with us so far.

>>23694285
Thought I'd just remind everyone of our character a little. We're not exactly hero material.

His Goal is Wealth.
His Motivation is Hatred.
His Vice is Avarice.
His Virtue is Courageous.
He is a Villain seen as Mad by most of the populace despite his great Victory.

>>23694398

Wait, are we swore directly to the Eyrie or we do it through another house?

Anyway.

I think another thing we can do, is show our generosity -- basically, wine and dine. And be generous about it.

So, yeah. Showing generosity is good. 'specially since we're getting him for a good price.

>>23694398

Ah. I hadn't remembered those guys from the earlier threads. (Sorry! It feels a bit like nobody seems to be able to remember some specific or key detail in your past threads...)