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-Rob, is it good to see you here. -Says the queen, as you kneel before her, her voice denotes sadness.

-I'm sorry for your loss my lady, King Cedric was a great man, and a just ruler. -You stand up, straight.

-Sure he was.- Replies as she walks closer to you, and placing her hand on your shoulder as she adds -Now is the time to mourn the great man he was, but there's an urgent matter I must discuss with you after the funeral, in private.

-Sure my lady.

Your family proceeds to settle in the guest rooms, after that, in the afternoon, you all attend to the funeral. The coffins closed, it's been a week since the king died and today's the last day of mourn, the higher families are closer to

the coffin, while minor lords and ladies stand in the back, you and your family are granted to be in the first row as the priest conducts the ceremony. After that the coffin's carried through the streets towards the port, the citiziens

of Totus gather in the streets, throwing red, pink and white roses along the path. Once you reach the port, the coffin's placed on a small boat, filled with gold and flowers, and pushed to the sea, as the boat gets a few yards away, and

the royal choir signs a beautifull song, a marksman lits his arrow on fire and shoots. The arrow hits the coffin on the boat, which starts burning as it gets further into the sea.

You all return to the castle, that night there's a dinner in the great hall to commemorate the King, all the kingdom's great families are there, including, Lady Ellyn of House Garret, rulers of Vrison. You and Lady Ellyn have always got

along very well, and her beauty, Oh, you really know about her beauty, she always fancied you.

A couple hours after the banquet the great hall is filled by conversations between old friends and distant relatives, you see Lord Tybalt and his daughter, Ellyn, coming towards you.

-Rob Corwin himself! you've grown older, and stronger since the last time we met, kid.- Says Lord Tybalt, with a smile in his face as he grabs your arm.

-It's nice to see you again, Rob.- Adds Ellyn.

How do you reply?:
>Lord Tybalt! You fat old man, it's good to see you! (Friendly)
>Lady Ellyn, you're as beautifull as always.(Flirty, but formal)
>I'm glad to find the Garrets here! (Formal)

>>1502839
>I'm glad to find the Garrets here! (Formal)
We're a Lord. We shouldn't be too informal or flirty. Have to show everyone (enemies and allies alike), that we're a noble among nobles.

Still looking over the maps and pastebin, looks extensive. Thank you!

>>1502844
seconding

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>>1502844

-I'm glad to find the Garrets here! -You choose to reply formally to the Lord.

-And I'm glad to find you here too, although It's not a rather pleasant occasion, what a great man King Cedric was, everybody knew how close he was to your family.

-Indeed he was. -You reply as you hand him a cup of wine from the table, and you grab yours- Let's make a toast for him, and the kingdom.

-For the king, and the kingdom!- Tybalt raises his cup.

You both raise your cup up and proceed to drink.

-If you pardon me, my lord. -Lord Tybalt adds- I should greet your mother, we have a few old stories to remember together!

"Of course" you say as Lord Tybalt walks away, Lady Ellyn comes closer with a little smile on her face.

-It seems little Rob has turned into a formidable ruler, I hope you didn't become as serious and boring as most high Lords, didn't you?

>Well, being a lord brings a lot of responsabilities.
>I'm the same as always, Elyyn, haven't changed a bit.
>Boring? Me? You should know me better, Ely.

>>1502844
((Thanks to you for joining in!))

>>1502863
>>Boring? Me? You should know me better, Ely.

''I just learned to draw the line between private and official matters due to some responsibilities as a Count. During free time i'm still the same. Why don't you visit more often?''

>>1502863
>Boring? Me? You should know me better, Ely.

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>>1502878

-Boring? Me? You should know me better Ely, I just learned to draw the line between private and official matters due to some responsibilities as a Count. During free time i'm still the same. Why don't you visit more often?- You explain.

-Ah, that's nice to hear, I would miss the old Rob that used to made me laugh in the gardens of Westfall when we were just children -She replies- And about visiting you, we'll see, I'm finishing my studies with the court's Physician, I've been really busy lately.

You notice the queen holding a stare at you right before standing up from her seat and leaving the hall, both you and Ellyn continue talking for a while, until a young servant brings you a note.

"Come see me at my bedchamber."

It's clearly the queen, you say goodbye to Ellyn and start walking out of the hall, but before you reach the doors, Duke Gilbert, your liege, stops you.

-Robbie, here you are, I've been looking for you boy.

Lord Gilbert, duke of Bryl and count of Tendalle, an old, fat and disgusting man, he's not at all as his father once was.

-There's a matter we shall discuss, It's about your tribute, I've heard Westfall is getting pretty rich with all the trade going on, so the duchy should have a bigger cut of the cake, you know for patrols and stuff.

It's true that Westfall is growing richer, but it's also true that your tribute has been already rised conciderably last year.
Also, you were planning to use that money to invest in a better fleet for the city, but Gilbert is a wroth, authoritative man that would take a negative answer as an insult.

>"You shall have your coins, Gilbert." (Resign improving fleet)
>"I must decline, Gilbert, the city needs this money." (Challenge your liege)
>"This is not the time for this, I've an urgent matter to resolve, sir."

>>1502889
>>"I must decline, Gilbert, the city needs this money." (Challenge your liege)

>>1502889
>My liege, this is not the right occasion to discuss this since we are at a funeral of his majesty the King. I shall report to you straight away after the matter is settled here so we can discuss this in detail.

>>1502889
>>"You shall have your coins, Gilbert." (Resign improving fleet)
We better have a great financial adviser. And those additional taxes better be used to protect our commerce and merchants.
Maybe we can have a monopoly on certain trades in the duchy?

>>1502893
Can we decline our liege's demands though? Is it like ck2, where they don't have much power besides getting military service. Or can he open a market next door to make us suffer lower tax income?

>>1502896
Good idea too.
Though maybe the only real solution is for our duke to have an "accident" - a deadly one.

>>1502897

((You can challenge you liege in minor things like this, though your liege may enforce penalties on you, declining more important demands may end up bringing the crown attention to the matter (Most of times enforcing the liege authority) ))

>>1502897
We can at least try to negotiate the price downwards.
Keep precise accounts and the like.
Or throw him of with (fake)reports of pirates we need to deal with so we can't spare the money needed for our fleet.

>>1502896
>>1502897
Okay, I'm counting 2 votes on avoiding the negociation for now, I'm going to wait for a few minutes more though.

>>1502900
Good idea, as soon as we return to Westfall, we can make plans and such, this "feast" is like an introduction to the quest

>>1502901
Any chance, we can have Westfall become a Free City directly under the Crown's authority?

>>1502904
Yes! Have our ledgers show a bad harvest, pirates, price hikes, lower than expected taxes! Maybe the duke can give us money instead - for our pirate defense fleet.

>>1502907
Or invite the Duke to a feast at our place only to have ''Pirates'' burst in, take him hostage and kill him afte you ''heroically'' attempted to ''save'' him.

>>1502907
You can tell the queen about your conflicts with the duke, and ask about being a free county.

Okay, we'll lie about the economic situation of Westfall to the duke for now. writing in five minutes

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>>1502909
-My liege, this is not the right occasion to discuss this since we are at a funeral of his majesty the King. I shall report to you straight away after the matter is settled here so we can discuss this in detail, but something I can tell you now, is that Westfall's situation is not as good as you believe, we've been dealing with pirates, bad harvesting and lower taxes than the last years.-You speak with confidence, as Gilbert hears you with a cup of wine in one hand, a drumstick chicken in the other.

-Alright, I'll ask my contacts in Westfall to send me another report, you better be telling the truth, boy. Now go wherever you gotta go.

You nod at Gilbert as you continue you path towards the queen's bedchamber, there are two fully armed guards in the door, they let you pass without asking anything.

As you walk into the chamber, to find the queen standing next to a window, looking outside, she turns to you as you walked in.

-I've seen your smile when you saw Ellyn, she's a good woman Rob, It's not a secret that the two of you get along pretty well, that's nice.
-Thank you my lady.- You answer.
-Do you know how King Cedric died?- The queen asks as she reaches for a cup a bottle of red wine, and pours it.
-The fever took him.- You reply
-Yes, fever.- She takes a sip from the cup -Fever caused by poison.
-Poison?- You ask surprised.
-Yes, and the man that poisoned him was his servant for the last twelve years, Cedric never mistreated him, they even shared the same table on their meals, have you ever heard of a lord sharing a table with their servant, Rob?
-No, but it doesn't surprises me coming from Cedric, he was kind my lady.- You say.
-And trusting, sadly.

The queen turns back to the window, as she takes another sip from the cup.

-The servent was either bribed or threatened by the spies of King Darius, and I fear my son will share his father's fate, Totus' not safe for him, I've been thinking of sending him to my father's court, in Liria, but Darius' spies are surely there too, I don't trust anyone, but you're the living image of your father, Rob, and if there's anyone I could trust, is your family.

-You're right trusting me my lady, my family is in debt with you, the King did a lot for my father when he was lord of Westfall.
(continues)

>>1502924

-Well, after today, it will be the other way around, we'll be in debt with your house. I need you Rob, I need you to take my son, Peter, the king, to Westfall, disguised as a servant, take care of him and be sure that noone knows he's the heir to the kingdom, Darius wants him dead, with no heir to the throne of Bessia, civil war will burst and he'll be able to conquer us, he's waiting for us to get weaker, I'm the queen regent until Peter's old enough, but if he's dead, there'll be no legitimate queen nor king. You do not know how hard is this for me, and how much I love him. Would you help me with this?

You're surprised by the queen's decision, you knew she trust you, but you never imagined this much, the queen is kind and humble, but also cunning and inteligent, that makes her a great ruler, Darius on the other hand is wroth and ruthless, it is in your well-being, and of all the kingdom, that the queen Eleanor stays in the throne.

-You must understand that Darius will do anything to find, and kill my son, even though I doubt he'll imagine I'm sending Peter to Westfall, any man that gives any clues on my son's whereabouts will be rich, so be really carefull who you trust.- She takes another sip of the cup before placing it back on the table, and walks closer to you. -My son will be dressed as a servant, I doubt anyone in Westfall could recognize him leaving aside your family and court members, but you've traveled with a bunch of minor lords that know him, so you'll have to travel back to Westfall without them, make an excuse to leave tonight with a couple of guards and servants, the rest of your court can stay a little longer.

-Yes my lady, I promise to take care of the King, with my life if it's necessary.

-I know you will, now you must inform your family about your departure, be discreet.

>Leave the bedchamber, inform your family about your departure.
>Manifest your conflicts with Duke Gilbert.
>Ask something else. (Write in)

>>1502926
>>Leave the bedchamber, inform your family about your departure.

>>1502926
>>Manifest your conflicts with Duke Gilbert.

Ask the queen if she knows his spies in our County.
The man has been trying to bleed us dry of our money.

>>1502926
>>Leave the bedchamber, inform your family about your departure.

>>1502926
>>Manifest your conflicts with Duke Gilbert.

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>>1502928
>>1502931

You realize it's not the proper time to talk about the duke with the queen, so you make a reverence to her.

-I'll start the preparations to depart right away.- You say.
-Alright, my son will be disguised and ready to leave tonight, he'll be sent to your chamber as your new servant by one of the few guards that doesn't know his face.
You turn around and step towards the door, as you grab the handle, you hear the queen giving you some final words.
"Thank you, Rob"

You inform your family that your presence was requested back in Westfall, your siblings do not ask much, but your mother seems rather suspicious about your sudden departure.
-"Are you sure Josef can't handle a few more days until we all come back?"- She asks you.
Josef, your steward, stayed in charge of the county until you come back.

How do you answer?:
>You know those greedy merchants, they always find something to complain about, they would eat Josef alive if I don't rescue him. (Evasive Approach)
>There've been several reports of bandit attacks in the roads, our marshall needs a hand to handle this. (Lie)
>Actually, you need to know this, but don't trust this information to ANYONE. (Tell her the truth)

>>1502953
>>1502930

Damn, I was already writing

>>1502958
>>You know those greedy merchants, they always find something to complain about, they would eat Josef alive if I don't rescue him. (Evasive Approach)

I've read the pastebin, you need a spell checker.

>>1502958
>>You know those greedy merchants, they always find something to complain about, they would eat Josef alive if I don't rescue him. (Evasive Approach)

>>1502958
>>You know those greedy merchants, they always find something to complain about, they would eat Josef alive if I don't rescue him. (Evasive Approach)

>>1502960
It's fine, I'm just glad to be questing again.

>>1502958
>>You know those greedy merchants, they always find something to complain about, they would eat Josef alive if I don't rescue him. (Evasive Approach)

Wink at her so she get's that you can't talk now.

>>1502963
Yeah, I've read it too and it's a mess.
Wrote it on a rush at 4 AM beacause I couldn't sleep, made shit ton of mistakes.

Anyways, writing!

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>>1502963
>>1502964
>>1502965
>>1502966

>>You know those greedy merchants, they always find something to complain about, they would eat Josef alive if I don't rescue him

Your mother's still suspicious about you leaving, but she'll let it pass.

A few hours later, while you're making the final preparations for the journey, a guard knocks on your door, as you open the door, he brings in a thirteen years old boy, dressed as a servant.

-"Here's the new servant, he'll help prepare your things for the journey my lord."- The guard said.

-"Alright, you can dismiss now."

As the guards leaves the room, the boy stares at you as he asks.

-"You're gonna protect me, right? Mother told me you'll be the only one that knows who I am."

-"Yes, my king, I will, but you must be really careful not to tell anyone who you are, and where you come from."

-"I know, will I ever see mother again? I don't want her to be poisoned too."- By the tone of his voice, you notice he's about to cry.

-"Peter"- You say as you get closer to the boy. -"I don't know anyone smarter than your mother, she really knows how to take care of her, but you need to stay strong, okay?"

Peter nods, then stares down as he answers.

-"I will."

Moments later you find yourself leaving the city, accompanied by around twenty guards and thirteen servants, including the king.

It's been a few days since you left Totus, the party is just one day away from Westfall, but the night arrived and you decide to lift a camp, all these days you kept Peter by your side to avoid any guard giving him orders.
As you go out of your tent to piss in a tree close by, you noticed one of the guards built a fire in the middle of the camp, he sat there to keep himself warm while he guards the camp, as you come back from the woods, you stop to have a small, casual talk with another guard, but after that, when you came to your tent, you saw the guard by the fire talking to the King.

"You worthless little piece of shit, where the fuck did you learn to shoeshine, you're just messing 'em up!" The guard slaps the boy as he finishes the sentence.

You rush to intervene, but before you could say a word, Peter stands straight and answers.

-"Enough! I am King Peter of House Fenwick, you better apologize right now."- Peter seems furious.

The guard smiles for an instant, but then he recognizes the king and his face turns pale.

-"I... I... didn't imagined..."- He clearly doesn't knows what to say, you reach the scene.

The guard looks at you astonished, and Peter turned his fury to regret, he messed up.
It seems noone else has seen the nor hear what was happening, how do you react?

>"I know you're a man to trust, and you'll keep this secret with your life."
>"If you speak to anyone, ever, about this, you and your family will be killed in the worst way possible."
> Kill him straight away.

>>1502998
Small correction, it's 12 years old

>>1502998
>The guard looks at you astonished, and Peter turned his fury to regret, he messed up.
>>"I know you're a man to trust, and you'll keep this secret with your life."
Do we have any idea who this guard is, or are we just saying this? How are guards normally like around here?

>>1502998
Slap the boy and wink at him so he plays along.

>YOU TRASH BODY DOUBLE. LEARN TO BEHAVE ALLREADY! YOU WERE SENT WITH ME FOR TRAINING IN ETIQUETE NOT TO BOSS MY KNIGHTS ARROUND!


>"I know you're a man to trust, and you'll keep this secret with your life."

They royal family entrusted me with raising a few personal retainers for our King.
This has to remain secret. If you leak this information you'll be loosing your head.

>>1502998
>> Kill him straight away.

>>1503003
This guard has traveled with you when you came to Totus, but you never really got to know him, It's just a way to persuade him

>>1503009
Got it.
>>1502998
>>1503007
2nd. Best way to work into his outburst into keeping the facade.

>>1503007
I'm taking a break to cook, until now we're going with this option, I'll be back later

>>1502998
>> Kill him straight away

Rolled 2 (1d2)

2v2, rolling.

1=Kill the guard
2=Spare his life

>>1503079
writing

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As you reach the scene, you stare at Peter, and after giving him a wink, you proceed to swing your hand against his face, slapping him.

"YOU TRASH BODY DOUBLE. LEARN TO BEHAVE ALREADY! YOU WERE SENT WITH ME FOR TRAINING IN ETIQUETTE NOT TO BOSS MY KNIGHTS AROUND!"
The young king turns around and runs towards the servants' tent.

The guard was even paler now, looking at you without saying a word.
-"The royal family entrusted me with raising a few personal retainers for our King."- You explain -"This has to remain secret. If you leak this information you'll be loosing your head."
The guard nods at you quickly, physical aggression of a king is commonly punished by beheading.
-"My lord, I didn't know, thank you for sparing my life."
You walk towards your tent to rest.

The next morning you continue the journey, the guard would barely say any word, he kept more distance from the other guards than usual, avoiding talks.

The king wouldn't look at you for the rest of the trip, even if he knew he messed up, he though your reaction was a too much, it might have been, but you're sure he learned the lesson.

By the afternoon you reached Westfall's walls, once inside, and before reaching the court, it's time to decide the king's destination:

>He'll serve in the court as a common servant. (He'll safe and close to you, but with the highest risk of being recognized)
>He'll be sent as a servant to a local merchant. (Might be safe and surely concealed, but you it'll be harded to interact with him)
>He'll be sent as a blacksmith apprendice at the barracks. (Low risk of being recognized, bad living conditions, you can visit him)
>He'll sent to live with Sir Henric, the most loyal man you know. (You'll reveal the secret to Henric, but the king will be concealed, treated well and you can visit him.)

(Taking a nap)

>>1503125
>>He'll be sent as a blacksmith apprendice at the barracks. (Low risk of being recognized, bad living conditions, you can visit him)

>>1503125
>>He'll be sent as a blacksmith apprendice at the barracks. (Low risk of being recognized, bad living conditions, you can visit him)

Hard labour. Ensure we pay the blacksmith well.
Make him think the kid's our bastard or something.
Send in books on a regular basis.
In the meantime prepare to adopt a bunch of orphans to raise as servants and squires that will be taught along with him as a cover story that you are investing in raising future officials.

>>1503125
>>He'll sent to live with Sir Henric, the most loyal man you know. (You'll reveal the secret to Henric, but the king will be concealed, treated well and you can visit him.)

>>1503134
To add to that.
Let's say in our backstory that our father did the same to all the children in the family and made us work our asses of by learning a craft first.

Ensure that we tell the kid the reasons why we are doing so and apologise to him for being rough on him.

>>1503134
>>1503143
Sounds good maybe pull him out of it in a year or two to consolidate his higher learning though

>>1503125
well nice quest so far, the amount of work you put in is pretty impressive

>>1503143
I am supportive of this notion
>>1503452
I too am sufficiently impressed. Bravo OP.

>>1503452
>>1503581

Thanks, on a little note not only the grammar in the pastebin is messed, but also the portraits, Gilbert and Tybalt share the same picture, but it's actually Gilbert's picture.

>>1503134
>>1503143
>>1503164

writing!

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>>1503134
>>1503129

As you reach the castle, you guide the King to the barracks.

-"Peter, I know what I did was rough, you must understand that everything I do, is for your well-being."
The king looks at you as you both walk through the hallways of the castle.
-"I... I know, I won't mess up again I promise, just take care of me. Where are we going?"
-"To your new home, you'll be a blacksmith apprendice, you might learn something usefull while you'll be pretty much concealed."
-"Yes, concealed and eating pigeon stew with the militia, can't I stay in the court?"
-"I wish you could, but it's dangerous, my family or any other noble may recognize you, now hear me, try not to draw attention, but if anytime you have to say who you are, you'll say you're my bastard understand?"
-"Yeah, got it"- He answers, disappointed of living in the barracks, but he understands your decision.

As you reach the blacksmith, you hand him a small pouch of gold coins, equivalent to more than a year worth of his salary, you tell him to take care of your bastard son and to teach him the ways of craftsmanship.

You say goodbye to Peter before leaving, and as you reach the court the first thing you do is order the Steward to find a bunch of orphans and train them as servants and squires to become "future ofcials", atleast that's what you tell him for now.

The next day you meet with your council on the monthly meeting.

Your Marshal, Sir Henric, hands you the military report:

>ARMY
-Kingdom's total troops 76.000
-Estimated Gossian troops: 75.000 - 80.000
-Our troops 5.870 men, fo which:
3.000 are footmen.
1.570 archers.
700 light cavalry.
300 heavy cavarly.
300 men at arms. (Heavy infantry)

>NAVY
-Kingdom's total fleet: 153 ships
-Estimated Gossian fleet: 80-200 ships (Lack of good information)
-Our fleet: 36 ships.

Your steward told you that, appart from the money that we have saved for improving our fleet (Which before spending, we should resolve our conflict with Duke Gilbert) we dispose of enough money, and income, to invest in ONE YEARLY project:

>A)Increase ammount of troops.
>B)Increase quality of troops.
>C)Invest in infraestructure, increasing prosperity and loyalty of the citizens.
>D)Invest in spy networks. (We'll be able to send groups of spies to any city, to gather information about any mayor event, lords, etc.).

>>1503950
>commission the guild to construct a university
Or at least some form of school.

>>1503950
>D)Invest in spy networks. (We'll be able to send groups of spies to any city, to gather information about any mayor event, lords, etc.).

>>1503950
>>D)Invest in spy networks. (We'll be able to send groups of spies to any city, to gather information about any mayor event, lords, etc.).

>>1503950
>>D)Invest in spy networks. (We'll be able to send groups of spies to any city, to gather information about any mayor event, lords, etc.).

Writing

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>>1503950

Information is crucial, our enemy knows it and so do you, we'll spend our coins in settling espinoge groups periodically, but where shall the first group of informant settle?

>A)Totus, our capital.
>B)Hwen, the enemy capital.
>C)Tendalle, our liege's city.
>D)They should settle in our city, doing counter-espionage tasks.
>E)Somewhere else.

After resolving a few minor issues, the counselors are dismissed, as you walk out of room, your chamberlain awaits you with a letter in hand.

-"Sir, a letter from Lord Gilbert."- He hands it over to you and walks away, the letter's still sealed, you open it.

"I'm dissapointed, Robbie, my contacts in Westfall's port had reported nothing but increasing profits, some merchants from the guild have said the roads are safer and clearer of bandits than ever.
I was going to ask you for ten thousand golden crowns, but since you lied to me, I'm forced to increase this tribute up to twelve thousand coins, I hope you understand, and learn a lesson. In a few days I'll be back at my court, I hope you'll already sent me the tribute by then."

You still have enough money to pay, but that'll leave your treasury almost dry, what would you do?:

>Pay him.
>It's too much, but offer half of what he asks (Your fleet will be slightly improved)
>Do not send him a penny.
>Send a letter to the queen to interfere on your behalf.

>>1504195
>D)They should settle in our city, doing counter-espionage tasks.

Fucking bastard.

>It's too much, but offer half of what he asks (Your fleet will be slightly improved)

>However send a letter to the queen, 'informing' her of said taxes and make sure she gets the 'proper' amount of taxes. After all, We should't be letting all this fine gold go ONLY to one man but to our LORD's lord.

>>1504195
>>A)Totus, our capital.
>Send a letter to the queen to interfere on your behalf.

>>1504195
>>1504212
Seconded

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You sent a letter to the queen, explaining the unfair request your liege made, after a few days, you receive an answer.

"To Lord Rob Corwin, ruler of Westfall.
Rob, believe me when I tell you, I do not hate lord Gilbert less than you do, but sadly you must pay him. I'll send you six thousand golden crowns, half of his request, to help you, but you must not tell him that I did so, he must think that you're the only one paying, he must think you're a loyal vassal, and make him happy, atleast for now. I would like to send you all the money, but lately the crown's been investing heavily in soldiers and fortifications, there's a war ahead.
Is this unfair? it is, but I've known lord Gilbert for years, and If you keep pushing him, he'll ask for my interference, and If he does so, I'll be forced to defend him, even If I don't want to.
Why? If I don't, all the counts of the kingdom may start challanging their lieges, turning the dukes against me, and the counts against the dukes.
Right now we cannot afford that. The kingdom must be united, our enemies are waiting for us to show signs of weakness, looking for an opportunity to attack.
I've already sent a group of guards with the money, I hope you understand how important it is to pay Lord Gilbert.

On another topic...
I hope the new servants I sent you are doing just fine, I trust you'll find the right place for them.
Oh, something else, sometimes good people must do bad things, remember in these times trusting is a weakness, bad people can be bribed, good people can the threatened."

<--->

As you finish reading the letter, a guard steps into the room.

"My lord! One of the guards has been found murdered, his throat cut open while he was sleeping!"

The man guides you to one of the guards' dormitories in the castle, there was already a small crowd around the corpse, as you come closer, you recognize the dead man, it's the guard that slapped the king, the weird thing is that there were several other guards sleeping in the same room, whoever did this, was a proffesional without doubt.

<-->

>You decide to follow Eleanor instructions, submiting to Lord Gilbert's request.
>You send back the queen's money. (And decide whether to pay the whole tribute/half/not at all)

Also:
>Ask the king what he knows about the murder.
>Ask the guards what they know about the murder.
>Ask the servants that traveled with you what they know about the murder.

Our spies are settling in the Westfall, soon we'll have the first reports.

>>1504472
>Send back the money in full as she clearly needs it then, And we'll pay the bastard full.

>Ask the servants that traveled with you what they know about the murder.

>>1504494

I'll wait a little longer to see if anyone else shows up.

>>1504472
>You decide to follow Eleanor instructions, submiting to Lord Gilbert's request.
>Ask the servants that traveled with you what they know about the murder.

>>1504472
>>1504494
I hate to do it, but I second this. We'll get our revenge on Gilbert eventually.

>>1505142
>>1504494

Alright, writing

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>>1504494
>>1505142

You decide to do an effort in order to keep the kingdom's stability, not only that, but you also send the money back to the queen, she'll appreciate it.

A letter is sent to Duke Gilbert, accepting his demands, a few chests with a total of twelve thousands golden crowns are dispatched to Tendalle.

The twelve servants that came with you from Totus are gathered, excluding the king, you question them one by one, but none of them seem to know anything about murder, or atleast that's what they say.
The other guards were also questioned by the marshall, all of them were clueless.

A few days passed, your family and court member returned from the capital, you receive them in the great hall, but you notice someone else, Lady Ellyn.

-"Lady Ellyn! what pleasant surprise to have you here."- You say as you proceed to kiss her hand, a common custom in the nobility, she chuckles.

-"Keep the formalities for someone else, Rob, no need to use them on me."

-"I know, it's the habit, didn't you had books to read and things to study?"

-"Yeah, but books can wait, I saw the chance to come here once again and I took it, it's been a while since I don't step in Westfall, plus I wanted to see how bad you were doing as a ruler."- She adds with humor.

Your chamberlain walks towards you, interrupting the conversation.

-"My lord, my lady,"- He bows, showing respect towards both of you. -"I'm sorry to bother, but your presence's required in the meeting hall my lord."

-"Ah, duty calls"- Says Ellyn -"I'll be in the gardens if you need me Rob."

You follow the chamberlain to the meeting hall, there you find Sir Henric and Josef in the middle of an argument.

-"This is not the time to let our military down!"- Henric says -"The peasants can wait"

-"They've waited for months already!"- Josef replies -"It's not like the soldiers would starve."

You walk into the scene, the men turned to you.

-"What is going on here?"- You asked.

Sir Henric, your marshall steps forward and talks.

-"Sir, our troops need better rations of food, what we're currently sending it's barely enough, many men are forced to hunt, somedays they eat, somedays they don't. This is not the way to sustain our forces!"

-"But sir"- Josef, your stewards joins the conversation. -"The north bridge fell a few months ago, we schedule to repair it this month, it's one of the main trade routes of the county and the caravans are getting stuck in the mud, the peasants need that bridge back up!."

-"The problem is"- The chamberlain steps in -"Due to the tribute Lord Gilbert placed on us, we don't have enough resources to carry out both the construction of the bridge, and buy better food for out men, a choice must be made."

>Use available resources to repair the north bridge.
>Use available resources to buy better suplies for our troops.

Also, what would you do afterwards?:

>Meet with Lady Ellyn at the gardens.
>Visit the King.
>Get a report from the spy network.

>>1505498
>Use available resources to repair the north bridge.


>Meet with Lady Ellyn at the gardens.

>>1505498
Honest question QM. We've been in charge for awhile right? Is this our personal standing army or the army stationed in here from the royal family?

>>1505552

Rob's been in charge since his father died, for 5 years.

I forgot to add, half of our army is assigned to the royal commander in the borders, their supplies are given by the crown.

Right now we are talking about the other half, our personal standing army, which protects the capital and the roads of the county.

>>1505579
Protects Westfall and the roads of the country* (to make it clear)

>>1505579
Do we have just barely enough men and women in our coat of arms or are we way over? because if we're way over why not put them into fields that need more hands? This would off-set the need for food while also ensuring the bridge is fixed until we can proper afford food for them again.

>>1505585

There are no idle troops, if they're not stationed in Westfall or any minor towns, they're patrolling the road.

Though we could draw some men from here and there, and send them to build the bridge, this may cause some security problems, but with no need of paying extra workers, the food rations could be paid, addressing both problems at the same time.

>>1505498
changing this >>1505508 too the combo >>1505620 here.

It'll fix both and we can quickly have the people on hands if security is needed.

>>1505638
Alright!

Since I don't see many players around, I'll stop posting until more players join in, which may probably be tomorrow.

See ya!

>>1505725
>betrayed.

>>1505725
>>1505739
RIP.

>>1505743
>>1505739

Them fuckin spies won't win.
I gotta sleep though D:

>>1505498

Bridge is long term. Spend money on it now before we truly go to war.

Visit the lady.

>>1505638
+1

Also let's see if we can formalize our relation with Ellyn

>>1505498
>Use available resources to repair the north bridge.
>Get a report from the spy network.
If would save money pull some troops from the field and explain that will all the tribute sent to your lord for "patrols and stuff" that it would be sensible for him to makeup the difference.

>>1505498
>>Get a report from the spy network.

Back for another session!

Pulling some troops from the roads to build the bridge and visiting the lady won, writting.

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You managed to find a way to solve both problems at the same time, deciding to draw some troops from the roads and send them to build the bridge, that way the money you saved in workers can be used to buy supplies, those soldiers didn't like very much being sent from patroling to build a bridge, but it was necesary.

You send a letter adressed to Gilbert, telling him that the high tribute imposed on you forced you to draw troops away from your roads, you ask him to fulfill his obligation of sending his own patrols to fill the gap.

Once this matter is settled, you go to the gardens, where you find Lady Ellyn and Dorothy, your mother, talking. As mother sees you, she says goodbay to the lady and proceeds to leave the scene.

-"What a nice woman your mother is"- Ellyn says as you reach her.

-"Good to see you're getting along, mind for a walk?"

The lady nods at you and you walk together through the gardens.

-"Oh! I remember that Oak-tree"- She points out -"I remember we used to climb it, but you were afraid of heights and never made it half way to the top!"- She laughs.

-"Except one day"- You reply -"Do you remember that too?"

You both stop by the tree, looking up at it, it's one of the bigger trees in the garden.

-"Yes, the day Lion got stuck at the top, you went all the way up just to get him."- She replies, Lion was her childhood mascot, a cat. -"I was really surprised that day."


How do you wish the conversation to unfold?:

>Keep talking friendly. (No outcome)
>Keep talking, showing you interest on her. (Bonus +10)
>Declare your love. (Need a 1d100 with a value of atleast 70, current bonus +10)

((Okay, let me explain, if you declare your love and fail, you wont be able to declare again in a while, if you choose the bonus option, next time you see each other your roll will have a +10 bonus, if then you choose not to roll and increase bonus again, the next time you'll have another +10 bonus, each time you declare and fail, you get -10 bonus.))

>>1507793

((To make it clear, if we now choose the bonus option, next time we'll have a +20 bonus))

>>1507793
>>Keep talking friendly. (No outcome)

How much fantasy is this quest?

>>1507808

Not much, there are some pyromancers and alchemists, there were also ghouls in the past but they were expelled.

Though I do not discard using fantasy elements in a future

>>1507793
>Keep talking, showing you interest on her. (Bonus +10)
Fuck it

Rolled 97 (1d100)

>>1507823

Let's bring them numbers up

>>1507830

Hmm, something happened here lol.

Since original post was deleted, this roll will not be accounted

>>1507793
>Keep talking, showing you interest on her. (Bonus +10)

Why do you want to declare love to first girl we met, in first thread?

>>1507830
Going for bonus option then

>>1507793
>Keep talking, showing you interest on her. (Bonus +10)
Also I think according to our past bin we are thirty one. Because twenty six years after we were born our father died, then five years after that the king died.

>>1507844

Rob likes her, but of course if we want to stay friendly there would be other options.

Also marrying her would forge an alliance with her house, specially his father, a lord.

>>1507850
I wasn't asking you, also you should call for roll/s after vote.

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>>1507848
I was hoping nobody noticed that >_<

We're 24, father died when Rob was 19.

>>1507853
Yep, indeed rolls go after a vote

>>1507793
>>1507793
>>Keep talking, showing you interest on her. (Bonus +10)
>>1507797
>>1507850
So how much do we like her, and how good would the alliance be compared to other potential marriage options?

>>1507868

You both have had a cordial relation all your life, her father and yours were friends so you were used to have her in your court as a visitor.

We could seek marriage oportunities with house Montfort, lords of Liria, the Queen's house.

House Fenwick, the King's house, does not has any suitable candidates to marry yet.

Lord Gilbert of House Trent has a daughter which you could marry, IF Gilbert agrees to, this would cause him to treat you differently.

And well, lady Ellyn of House Garret.

In the next quest update, I'll add the option to send emissaries to seek for posible marriage ties.

>>1507898
And also writing

>>1507850
How old is the queen and would she marry again?

>>1507910
The queen's 34 years old.

By law, she's able to, but if she's willing to, that we don't know.

>>1507898
>>1507910
>>1507926
Interesting. How much can we waifu the candidates? Is the only one we have any relations with Lady Ellyn?

>>1502838
>>MAP of the kingdoms: https://ibb.co/nhpN8F
>>MAP of Bessia: https://ibb.co/cYDh8F
>>1507856
On another note, what's ibb.co? Haven't heard of it before.

>>1507926
It's settled then. The queen or go home

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You choose not to rush on her, although you try your best to let her know how much you appreciate her, time flies as you remember stories of your childhood together, this was a pleasant occasion, for both. (Accumulated bonus +20)

A few more days passed, Lady Ellyn has to return to her court and so she departs, you visit the King a once in a while, he seems to start getting along with the blacksmith and shows interest in the craft.

One day, your uncle, Lord Commander Richard, appears in your court, he's been garrisoned in the northern border for a few years, he's one of the highest commanding officers of the Royal Army.

You receibe him with hug.

-"Rob, it's been a while huh'?"
-"It does, I'm glad to see you well, what brings you here uncle?"
-"Well, the queen authorized me to have a free week to visit my relatives, but I also have a proposal to make. When you were eleven, or ten years old, I took you for a season to the border, to stay with me in Fort Highrock, remember?"
-"Yeah, it was great, all the soldiers, the armours, the fort itself, I remember stealing a sword from the weaponry and play to be knight."
-"Well, I'd ask your permison to take your brother with me, Edward, he's fifteen years old already, it'll be good for him to know more about the military, I might even take him to know Rivermouth."

>Allow him to take your brother.
>Your brother stays in the court.

<----->

The spy network in Westfall has succesfully settled, they bring you your first report.

There are a few notable characters in the city that we could visit to
strengthen our position, turning them into our allies and/or informants.

The Merchant's Guild Grandmaster, Gerald, son of Gervas, he's a lowborn and as such he doesn't has a lastname, he holds a merchant company and has over twelve ships of his own, and a mercenary company with around 300 men.

Bishop Thaddeus, the highest religious representative in the city, he's been visiting the city's brothels with regularity lately, he's a corrupt man that handles rather considerable ammounts of money collected by the church in the county.

There might be spies from the Queen in the city, she's known to have her agents scattered all around the kingdoms, both with her allies and enemies.

We have located Lord Gilbert's informants, they could be easily killed

Yet, we have no clue who killed the guard in the castle.

<----->

>We shall visit the Merchant.
>We shall visit the Priest.
>We should kill Gilbert's informants.

Also, we've sent emissaries across the kingdom to seek possible marriage

Anything else you wish to do? (Write in)

>>1508032
>>Allow him to take your brother.
>We shall visit the Merchant.

>>1508032
>Allow him to take your brother.
>We should kill Gilbert's informants

Spend some personal time with the queen

>>1507933
Yep she's the only candidate we have good relations with, but it's the middle ages, marriages are mostly strategic, love's a secondary element.

About ibb.co, I just typed "Image hosting" in google and it came up

>>1508039
The queen's in Totus, the kingdom capital, far away from our holding, Westfall, we can write her a letter though.

>>1508042
Oh, I see. Have you tried out imgur? It's one of the more popular options around.
>>1508042
>love's a secondary element.
How often do folks find true love?

>>1508050
Yeah I used it, I don't even know why but I don't stick to use the same image hosting page

>>1508050
True love is overrated

>>1508032

>Allow him to take your brother.

>We shall visit the Merchant. using this as an excuse too
>We should kill Gilbert's informants.

>>1508032
>Allow him to take your brother.
>We should TURN Gilbert's informants.

>>Allow him to take your brother.
>We shall visit the Merchant.

>>1508141
Counting this as visiting the merchant, to send someone to kill the informant we should visit the spymaster, that's why we can't do both together, but I can be done later!

Writing.

Also, I took long to reply because my sleep cycle if fucked up, I'm busy in the morning and sleep 3 hours in the afternoon and 3 in the night, so I would be posting intermittently.

>>1512287
Ah my bad then. Can't we send a message to the spy master though?

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-"Of course uncle, it'll good for him to learn more about the military."
-"Yeah, that's what I though, I'll go to speak with him, see you in the dinner, Rob."

Your uncle pats you on your shoulder as he walks away from the room.
You decide to have a talk with the merchant, so you leave your court, escorted by two guards you walk through the streets of Westfall, drawing attention from common folk.
Finally you reach the Merchant's warehouse, you've been told that he spends most of his time in his office, inside the warehouse. You step in, asking for Gerald.
The building's full of boxes and sacks, one of the workers guides you to the second floor, to the office, you knock on the door, which is opened a moment later by tall, gray haired man, he's probably in his fifties. You order your men to stay outside as you step in and sit on a chair infront Gerald's desk.
-"It's been a while since a lord visits my office, may I offer you a cup of wine?"- Gerald asks as he reaches for a bottle.
-"I'm fine, so you've been visited by a nobleman before?"- You reply.
-"Ye', some minor lords asking for monetary help, loans, most of them third or fourthborn sons of some decadent high lord, but never anyone as important as you my lord."- He explains -"I'm curious, what brings you here?"- The man pours some wine into a cup made of silver, with a few golden details.
-"A lord must be close to the people, and that includes you. I've heard you're an important member of the comunity, so I'm here to assure your loyalty to me."
-"Ah, so you're here for an alliance."- He says right before taking a sip of wine -"You know, we merchants try not to interfere with the nobility, it tends to be bad for the business."
-"It tends to be bad for the business when you make deals with the wrong families, but I've heard you're a smart man, you must know how close my house is to the royal family."- You say with confidence, trying to persuade the man, but Gerald is known to be as stubborn as a mule.
He chuckles
-"You mean the queen, King Cedric's dead and the heir's hiding in some cave in the middle who-knows-where."
-"Do you question the power of the queen, Gerald?"
Gerald looks at the sea through the office's window, making a short pause before answering,
-"Noone does, my lord, the queen is even stronger than what Cedric once was, but Totus' filled with enemy spies trying to kill her, who knows how much she'll last."- He said.
-"The queen's a cunning, careful person, besides wasn't taking risks what took you to the position you're in today? Expressing your support to me, and the queen, could be beneficial for both of us."
-"It might be, but I need something more than words, what are you actually asking for?"

(Choose 2, in exchange he'll ask something from you):
>In case of war, I need you mercenary company to fight for me. (+300 men)
>In case of war, I need your ships for my fleet. (+12 ships)
>I need your contacts in the capital to inform me. (Espionage network settled in the capital)

>>1512330
I think it would be fair, I'll add that to the next post.

>>1512660
>I need your contacts in the capital to inform me. (Espionage network settled in the capital)
>A possible expansion of the fields and farms nearby. Why with you of course getting the largest pick for a few harvests of what goes down. Wither it be crash crops or food stuff.

I'd rather it be a small exchange then a large one. We can't currently pay our soldiers proper food, so a larger navy REALLY won't help anyway because they'll be going hungry as well.


>>1512661

Yo QM, are we in proper soil area for cash crops like grapes for wine, or harvesting bee's or things like that? If we are't ignore my second option please.


>Tfw was getting ready for bed too. Its 4am here.

>>1512660
>>In case of war, I need you mercenary company to fight for me. (+300 men)
>I need your contacts in the capital to inform me. (Espionage network settled in the capital)

>>1512682
>>Tfw was getting ready for bed too. Its 4am here.
4:54 here, gotta go to college at 6 though

>>A possible expansion of the fields and farms nearby. Why with you of course getting the largest pick for a few harvests of what goes down. Wither it be crash crops or food stuff.

It's good, we can ask him to give some of his lands for the crown and cultivate them.

>Yo QM, are we in proper soil area for cash crops like grapes for wine
Nope, grapes are produced further north, in this region the main production are cereals, vegetables and livestock farming

>>1512730
Damn, is there anything that we could grow thats worth cash? Too less his 'return' statement? Hemp? Pot? Drugs? Spices? Banana's?

>>1512731
Southern lands are colder and less fertile, so that wouldn't be possible, BUT using the farmlands to raise cattle or wheat could increase our reserves, securing our troop's food supply for the future.

Also I want to make emphasis that Gerald wouldn't "give" us his soldiers right away, they would just fight for us for free if war starts.

>>1512660
editing this here >>1512682

>I need your contacts in the capital to inform me. (Espionage network settled in the capital)
>A possible expansion of the fields and farms nearby. Increasing cattle and other live-stock with wheat. We'd have control of the food stuff while he'd get the more money live-stiock selling.

>>1512748
Thanks QM. I really do enjoy these quests and I just hate mismangament.

>>1512756
Thanks, I'll be active today from 12 - 16/17 GMT-3
You won't miss much in the next hours if you gotta sleep, I have stuff to do

>>1512772
Thanks QM, Have a good day.

>>1512728
supporting this

Let's see what he wants in exchange

>>1512660
>>1508032

>Allow uncle to take your brother, but remind him that military tensions are high. The brother is not to be caught in any border skirmishes. Until we produce a heir, he is the family's backup plan.

>TURN Gilbert's informants. Whether by bribery, threats, or blackmail, they work for us now, and they will tell our liege what we want them to say. Get the Merchant to help us with this.

> Leave' the Queen's spy network alone for now. Pretend that we have not detected them.

> Write-in: "These are dark times. I am building up my spy network in the city, mostly for counter-espionage work. I want your informants to cooperate with mine, share intel, avoid stepping on each other's toes, maybe even joint operations and such. Remember, making this county prosper further both our interests."

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-"These are dark times. I am building up my spy network in the city, mostly for counter-espionage work. I want your informants to cooperate with mine, share intel, avoid stepping on each other's toes, maybe even joint operations and such. Remember, making this county prosper further both our interests, apart from that, your conections in the capital could help my agents settling there. Those things wouldn't represent any cost to you, but I would need your mercenaries available to protect the kingdom if war is declared."

Gerald nodded a few times as he was hearing your request, after you finished talking, he raises the cup once more towards his lips, taking a final sip from it.

-"You're not asking for little, my lord, I agree that merging our informants would be mutually beneficial, we're in the same side, but wars last for years usually, sending my men to fight for you would mean paying three hundred extre salaries for atleast a couple years, and that's not cheap, but we could reach an agreement."

-"I'm hearing you."

-"I've been trying to expand my business into the Albian Kingdom, to the city of Utland to be precise, unfortunately the lord of the island would not even consider my request, but if you, a high lord, make the request for me, things would be different. If you get me permission to trade and build a warehouse in Utland, we have a deal."

The city of Utland it's just a day on boat, you could be there for tomorrow.

-"It's a fair deal, I'll see what I can do."

-"Good, I'm really looking forward for this, my lord."

We have sent our spies to try to manipulate Gilbert's agent, we'll have their reports soon.

What now?:
>Sail to Utland right away.
>Visit the High Priest.
>Visit the King.
>Write-In

((Since write-in was like an extension of the "contacts" petition, I decided to add it))

>>1513156
>>Sail to Utland right away.

>>1513156
>>Write-In

>Have a family meeting with everyone at home.
Ensure everyone is clear of the situation and that they should tread carefully.

>Send a letter to the queen asking for permitions regarding establishing trade routes and dyplomatic contacts. (This is so we don't get accused by Duke Gilbert for cooperating with enemies).


That Duke Gilber is just waiting for a chance to stamp us out as it seems.
We need to maneouver carefully.

>>1513169
Seconding.

>>1513169
Sounds good I'd say minimise our interactions with the king least we draw attention to him

am I the only one who wants to make a mess of the kingdom and get rich and powerful off it?

>>1513313
Let's not aim for Kinghood and the like.
It's better for us to aim for becoming a Duke.

Allthough the queen is a MILF...

>>1513316
>Kinghood

That's for chumps better to be Grand prince or Doge

>>1513324
Hey we are friends with the royals so let's not fuck them over.

Gilbert on the other hand can go.

>>1513331
There is very little to fuck over, that said we may not even need to do any fucking over if events play out in a certain manner

>>1513156
Visit the king.

>>1513169
Send the letter but don't tell our family yet

>>1513169

Alright, we're going with this.
Just to be clear, you want to inform the family about the king, not about the journey to Utland.

Also writing

>>1513572
Noooo, Keep servants away and shit. We already know spies are here. We can't tell anybody.

>>1513451
I'm with him, we shouldn't tell anything to our family yet

>>1513686
>>1513578

Okay I'm still writing, unless we have a tie breaker I'll be rolling in 5 minutes

>>1513156
>>1513701

Backing this >>1513451

Didn't the queen say to not tell anybody? And don't we also know spies are all over our lands?

I'm at work, so expect few and far between.

>>1513451
>>1513701
I'll support this, because spies.

>>1513725
>>1513723

Alright, about to post

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>>1513156

It's late in the afternoon already, you decide to write a letter to queen Eleanor asking for her blessing in the diplomatic mission you're about to undertake.

Your family gathers in the dinning hall, as the servants serve your food and pour you wine or water, you start talking with each other, your uncle tells about how many soldiers the enemy's been sending to the border, there's not been blood yet, but a single arrow shoot to an enemy scout could unleash a war, Edward, your brother, seems rather enthusiastic to get to know the fort and the royal army in the borders.
You mother informs you that Lord Gilbert will be hosting a feast and a tournament for new year's eve in a couple weeks, all high families were invited, us, and the queen included.

After the dinner, and making sure you're not being followed, you make your way to the barracks, to the blacksmith's forge precisely.

You find the blacksmith giving shape to a sword with his hammer against the anvil, the young king is in the other corner of the room, sharpening a sword using a whetstone, as you step in, the king smiles as he notices you, and the blacksmith makes a reverence.

-"May I have a few word alone with my son, mister?"- You ask to the blacksmith, which instantly stands up and walks out.

-"Of course my Lord!"

You get closer to King Peter, he's still sharpening the sword as you talk to him.

-"How have you been these days?"

-"I've learned a lot, at the beginning it was fun... but I'm tired, I don't wanna make swords and armor all day, not to mention the food..."

-"I know, but you'll have to stay here for some time, I'll see if I can find you other place in the future, but I'm not promising anything, you haven't revealed yourself to anyone, don't you?"

-"No, noone actually talks to me, I'm just the boy that sharpens the knives and swords, have you had news from mother?."

-"We keep in touch, she's doing just fine."

>Inform the King that his mother will be in Lord Gilbert's feast and offer him to go with you, to see his mother.
>Even if he stays with the servants, it's too risky, just make sure he's alright and leave.

The emissaries you've sent looking for marriage ties in the kingdom, have found the next choices:
(continues)

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>>1513831

Lady Alina, 24 years old from house Bagley, rulers of Oakfield, her family's rather wealthy, but without much military power, he's a loyalist to the queen, and a close friend of Gilbert.

Lady Myranda, 19 years old from House Winnick, rulers of Rym, her family isn't known to be that much wealthy, but they forces are considerably bigger than House Bagley, they also have a fleet.

Lady Ellwyn, 21 years old from House Garret, rulers of Vrison, you know this lady very well, her family isn't as wealthy as the Bagleys, but they have a stronger land army than the Winnick, although no fleet at all.

Lady Isabella, 26 years old from House Trent, daughter of Duke Gilbert himself, it seems Gilbert would accept a marriage proposal to her daughter, Lord GIibert is even stronger and more wealthy than the other houses, but he's not a man to trust.

Night falls and you go to rest, what would you do as you wake up?

>Visit the High Priest.
>Sail to Utland.
>Wait for the queen's letter.
>Write-in

>>1513831
>>Even if he stays with the servants, it's too risky, just make sure he's alright and leave.
>Wait for the queen's letter.

>>1513840
Lady Ellyn*

>>1513840

>Visit the High Priest.
>Even if he stays with the servants, it's too risky, just make sure he's alright and leave.

>>1513863
Whoses the fine piece of ass we are currently flirting with?

>>1513840
>high priest visit
>Don't tell the king

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>>1513866

Yep.
All these ladies will surely be in Gilbert's feast.

>>1513874
>>1513866
Visiting the high priest then, writting

>>1513840
Lady Ellyn: Army to back us up against our liege (just in case) - and for conquering. Sounds great.

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>>1513874

You keep talking for while with Peter, without mentioning the feast.

The next morning you go to the high priest's residence, once there, one of his servants recieves you.
You wait for him in the main hall, it seems the priest was still sleeping, and the servant just went to wake him up.

As the fat, old man steps in the room a few moments later, you notice a few wine stains in his robes, and other kinds of stains that you can't recognize pretty well.

-"My Lord! such a pleasant surprise."

-"High Priest Thaddeus! I've heard... a lot about you, as you may know, our kingdom is being threatened by the northerns, a war is coming, and I'm here to secure your loyalty to me and the queen, If we go to war, I'd like to have some of your resources available."

Thaddeus' face revealed disappointment as you said the last sentence.

-"You mean, the church's resources, not mine."

-"Well, it is known that most of what the church gathers in the county stays in the county, and you're the one deciding how those resources are assigned, am I right?"

-"Indeed, but that money is used to help spreading the words of the Maker among the folks, not to pay a bunch of soldiers."

Thaddeus' a greedy man, he might spend hundreds of coins in orgies, servants and feasts, but when it comes to help the realm, it's hard to take a coin from him.

>Try persuading him, he's stubborn but might bring him to reason.
>Try threatening, if he might be a coward and surrender to intimidation.
>We don't need your help.
>Alright, keep your fucking money for your whores.

>>1513994
>>We don't need your help.

>>1513994
>Ay, but the Markers job is to ensure common man is protected from threats outside and in. Should't the Church then be expected to aid the common folk and even dare I say, show them the path of rightoutness and that faith protects?

>Try persuading him, he's stubborn but might bring him to reason. Above thing if it makes sense.

>>1513994
>pressuade the fat priest.

>>1514029
>>1514028
>>1514026
Persuation it is, roll 1d100.

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>1514052

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>1514052

>>1514071
>>1514073

>Success

I'm being visited right now, coming back in ~2 hours, and I'll surely be active the whole night.

Stay tuned!

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>1514052

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-"Ay, but Maker's will is to ensure common man is protected from threats outside and in. Should't the Church then be expected to aid the common folk and even dare I say, show them the path of rightoutness and that faith protects?"

Thaddeus, resigned, sighed.

-"I guess you're right, in the end we're all in the same boat, I can't give you much money though, but I'll send you enough to buy better equipment for most of your troops, but only if you promise me to let the queen know about my benevolence, and how glad you're having me as High Priest of Westfall. (-1000 footmen, +1000 Heavy infantry.)

>I promise to speak well of you to queen.
>That wouldn't be possible, there must be something else.
>In fact, your behavior has been unacceptable, you're a lustful man, you're lucky I haven't kicked you off from your office, I'll take your money, and you'll keep your title, and that's all (Try Intimidation)

>>1514864
>I'll speak well of the Queen, I would just keep an eye out if she visits. you know how women have a third sense.

>>1514864
to the queen.*

>>1514864
>I will speak honestly to the queen, so perhaps until after the feast you should go back to acting as a man of god. Perhaps it will remind you why you became a priest in the first place.

>>1514926
>>1514879
It's a tie for now, I'll wait 10 minutes and roll a dice

>>1514864
Backing >>1514926

>>1515000
>>1514926

Writing

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>>1514864

-"I will speak honestly to the queen, so perhaps until after the feast you should go back to acting as a man of god. Perhaps it will remind you why you became a priest in the first place."

-"I AM a man of god, you assumptions are nothing but an insult to me!"

-"It is not my intention to insult you, but man of god spends his time in the temple, not the brothel."

The priest opens his mouth, but he finds no words to answer, so you proceed to continue speaking.

-"I won't punish you, nor spread this information to anyone, but you must change, for once and for good. The feast will take place in a couple weeks, that's how much time I'm giving you."

-"I... I will my lord, but promise you'll keep this between us."

"Between us" you think, like if the whole city wouldn't know about it.

-"Of course, and once you amend yourself, I'll glad to speak well of you."- You push yourself up from your chair. -"That's all for now, the Sir Henric will be waiting for your donations."

You go back to the court.

<---->

A couple days passed, your brother and uncle departed towards the Highrock fortress in the north.

You recibed a letter from the capital, it's got the Queen's seal.

"To Lord Rob Corwin, ruler of Westfall and the surrounding lands.
Regarding your petition to establish a trade route with the Kingdom of the seas, Albia, you have my blessing.
My men have brought back the money I sent you, such gesture proves once again that you are an honorable man, I will not forget this.
-Lady Eleanor."

Having nothing but minor tasks to do in your court, you decide it is time to sail southwest, to the Coldwaters Archipelago, in the company of a few guards and sailors. After a whole day you finally arrived.

As the queen mentioned, Albia is know as the "Kingdom of the Seas", they have no capital, and the cities of the kingdom are scattered in a few islands, far away from each other. Albia was once part of the Empire, but after the "Two Emperors" war, they declared themselves an independent kingdom, and remainded neutral in every conflict on the mainlands.

After stating who you are, you're received in the Lord's court, by Lord Svart.

-"It's been ages since a saw a Corwin, you're Adeamar's son, ain't ya'?"- Svart's an one eyed warrior, his face and body are drawn by battle scars.

-"Indeed my lord, and you should be Svart, your hability with the axe is widely known across the kingdoms, it's a pleasure to meet you."

-"Yeah, I've also heard of you lately, your liege's Gilbert Trent, am I right?"

-"Yes, you know him?"

(Cont)

>>1515279

Svert chuckles with a smile on his face and stands up from his seat in order to pull out a sword.

-"He came a few days ago, asking for some favors, and gave me this gift."- The man holds the long sword up, you notice the whole handle is made of pure gold. -"I asked him how much gold coins had to be melt to make this beautiful piece of art, he didn't know, told me that he has so much extra money taken from his vassal, that he didn't even knew what to do with it."

That fucking bastard, he wasn't pushing the tribute on you just for the money, but rather to have you controled, to be sure that you wouldn't grow stronger than him.

-"Gilbert and I have had some conflicts in the past, but he's still my liege and I... answer to him."

-"I'd killed him already if I'd be you, but anyways, what brings you here?"

-"I come here to ask you for an authorization for one of my merchants to trade freely in your lands."

-"Ahh, yes I think I remember him, I didn't even considered his request in the past, what makes you think I changed my mind?"

-"Well, I'm here to negotiate, we could reach an agreement beneficial for both of us."

-"Beneficial for both of us? Hah'! Do you know how I lost my eye? Fighting fuckin' pirates, for the last fifty years, Albia fought against the pirates, alone, not even once you mainlanders sent us men, boats, or even a penny, but fuck me if this wasn't beneficial for you, you're all richer than ever thanks to sea trade, but it is our graveyards that grew bigger, not yours, I think you're in debt with us, and I will not keep making your treasuries bigger until you bleed for us, like we did for you."

>"I cannot answer for the mistakes of those before me, and there's no way to repay fifty years of war, but don't let the past hold you back, my lord, for a better future awaits us if we work together."

>"Not only our treasury grew, but also our army, I have the royal army and the Queen on my side, you better have me as your ally rather than your enemy, Svert, Albian are great warriors, but not many."

>>1515298

I've taken long cuz cooking and shit

>>1515298
>you know that I cannot answer for the past, but I can answer for the future. This trade route be forced to be protected by both parties and if it grows rich...well you've heard how it flows already. It'll aid us both and rubs others of it

>>1515298
>you know that I cannot answer for the past, but I can answer for the future. This trade route be forced to be protected by both parties and if it grows rich...well you've heard how it flows already. It'll aid us both
>and perhaps our neighbors to the north will envy us and try to cut the same deal. Twice the men patrolling the waters means less of yours in the ground.

>>1515390
Supporting this, although I'm not happy about the grammar.

>"You know that I cannot answer for the past, but I can answer for the future. I shall send my fleet to work alongside yours, but it would be helpful if you lent me some experienced sailors to teach mine about naval warfare, so that they can be more effective against the pirates. What do you say?"

"... And perhaps our neighbors to the north will envy us and try to cut the same deal with you. Who am I to stop you? Two more realms patrolling the waters means fewer of yours in harm's way."

>>1515390
>>1515423

Alright, we're going with this.

I need a couple 1d100 rolls though

Rolled 72 (1d100)

>>1515457
ded

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>1515457

Rolled 35 (1d100)

Bless this roll

>>1515490
>>1515478
>>1515468

Total: 60, no effect.

Writing

>>1515506
Damn.

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>>1515506

"You know that I cannot answer for the past, but I can answer for the future. I shall send my fleet to work alongside yours, but it would be helpful if you lent me some experienced sailors to teach mine about naval warfare, so that they can be more effective against the pirates, and perhaps our neighbors to the north will envy us and try to cut the same deal with you. Who am I to stop you? Two more realms patrolling the waters means fewer of yours in harm's way. What do you say?"

Svert sits back in his throne, analyzing your proposal, after a few seconds, he shakes his head from side to side.

-"My men will not respect mainlanders fighting with them, besides the pirates are no longer the threat they used to be, there's nothing you could offer me that..."- Suddenly, he makes a short pause, you can tell by the look of his eyes that he just had an idea -"I know what you could do for me, take my twenty years old bastard, Sigmund, to your court, let him be a squire for your marshall, I want him living in your court and be taught about the military tricks and tactics of you, the mainlanders, you either accept, or go back."

You can not know for sure the reason behind this, Svern could ask for a lot of things, but this is rather odd.

>Deal
>No Deal

Also:

>Ask him about Gilbert's visit, what did he want?
>Lurking might anger him, don't do it.

>>1515557
>Deal

>ASk about Gilberts visit

>>1515557
>Deal, but warn him that his bastard will have to fight for us if we get into a war.
Basically he wants a spy in our court in exchange for another sword-arm, that's fine. We'll take that deal.

>Ask him about Gilbert's visit, what did he want?

>>1515587
>>1515570
Writing!

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>>1515557

-"We've got a deal, tell your son to be ready to go, and a little warning, your son will fight with us if we go to war against the north. You can expect a few ships from Gerald, the merchant, to come here in the next days."

-"It seems fair. I've got a lil' warnin' for you aswell, if anything happens to my son, I'll consider it a formal declaration of war."

-"You shall not worry, he'll safe in Westfall, one more thing, what brought Gilbert here?"

-"The fat cunt? he just wanted to rent a couple of my ships, he overpaid me, with your money of course, didn't wanted me asking many questions though."

A few hours later, you were back on your ship, returning to Westfall, Sigmund spent most of the trip arguing with one of your sailor about how better, and faster, Albian ships are.

The winds have favored you, and by the next morning the ship is already docked in Westfall, you inform Gerald that he's now authorized to expand his business towards Utland. (Espionage Network established in the capital, +300 men available for you army)

You'll receive your first report from the capital soon.

Sigmund was given a room close to the barracks, where squires normally live, he'll be the marshall's assistant from now on, though Sir Henric wouldn't trust him at all.

The feast will be in one week and a half, and so the tournament, you could train to participate if you want to.

>Yes, I'll train for Jousting.
>Yes, I'll train for sword fighting.
>No, I'll find something else to do. (Write-in)

(Also, give me a few rolls to see if our agents managed to turn Gilbert's informants in our favor)

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>1515685
>Yes, I'll train for sword fighting.

>>1515703
DAMN I'll give this quest some time to recover from that roll lol.
Though I'd make a longer session today, but damn I gotta sleep.
I've got a surprise for tomorrow, hope to see you around!

>>1515750
yup, be safe QM. thanks for the run.

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>1515685
rollin

>Yes, I'll train for sword fighting.
forgot my preference for training

>>1515685
>Yes, I'll train for Jousting.
Swords are for minor nobles, the lance is truly a higher art.

Rolled 22 (1d100)

Here comes the boom

>>1515703
>>1515887
All is lost.

Rolled 69 (1d100)

>>1515685
>1d100

>>1515685
>>Yes, I'll train for sword fighting.

>>Send a letter to the queen about Gilberts suspicious behaviour of renting Albian ships.

DO NOT MISS OUT THE INFORMATION.

Also make our spies lure in Gilberts spies into a death-trap.

You can't count on turning them againsth him.

Rolled 48 (1d100)

>>1516218
Also forgot my roll

>>1516218
What's stopping Gilbert from sending more? And penalizing us for killing his spies?

>>1516218
You don't kill enemy spies, you turn them or feed them false info.

And I'm back.
We'll train for sword fighting in the tournament.

>>1516256
Well, if we kill them it's supposed we do it without officially linking their deaths to us, Gilbert can't use that against us if he can't prove our guilty.

>>1516218
Since noone objected and it doesn't conflicts with any other decision, we'll send her the letter.

Also:
>Roll value: 44, failure.

Writing.

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It seems our plan to turn Gilbert's informants against him didn't work out, our agents though the best way to carry it out was through intimidation, but it only scare them away, we don't know if they went back to Tendalle or just hiding somewhere in our city, but all contact was lost.

You write a letter to the queen, informing her about Gilbert's deal with the Albians.

You decide to participate in the discipline that you handle best, sword fighting, from now, and until the trounment begins, you'll train every afternoon with Sir Henric, to sharpen your skills.

Days passed and it's time to attend Gilbert's court, the first two days are the tournament days, and the third is the great feast, you and your family leave Westfall joined by several guards and servants.
You all arrived a day before the start of the tournamnet, there are a few high families in the city already, and throughout the day more would arrive.
You spend most of the day talking to minor nobles and distant relatives, neither the queen nor anyone relevant has yet arrived.

The next morning you wake up with the sunrise, you prepare yourself for your first duel against Lord Bernard, a minor lord from the city of Ghoulcrest. The time has come, a great crowd gathers to watch the men fight for glory, as it's common in this kind of non-deadly tournament, both participants use blunted swords, a shield and light armor of their choice.

The crowd cheers you as the duel begins.

(get 'em dices rollin)

Rolled 90 (1d100)

>>1516572

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>1516572

Rolled 52 (1d100)

>>1516572
This avg system makes me hate it. But fuck the story is alright and interesting

Rolled 96 (1d100)

>>1516580
>>1516669
>>1516694

>53

I'm rolling for Lord Bernard.

>>1516829
Well that's some luck, writing

>>1516842
Ded

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>>1516829
That's some luck, writing.

Lord Bernard is know to be a great swordsman, he's been on former King Cedric's personal guard.
Your swords hit each other, Lord Bernard starts aggresively but you managed to keep blocking each of his attacks, waiting for the right oportunity to strike him, sadly you loose the grip of your sword with one of his attacks, dropping it away.
He keeps bashing his sword against your shield, giving you no chance to go for your sword, until you loose your balance and stumble down to the ground. Lord Bernard's quick enough and places his sword by your neck, making him the winner of this round. The crowd cheers the winning of the duel, moments later you and him are sharing a meal, and joking around.

Another day passed, a few more families arrived to the city, and several warrior fought in the tournament, but only one emerged victorious, Sir Robin Montfort, the queen's cousin and marshall of Liria won the grand prize.

It's finally the feast day, you, your sisters and mother, assist to the great hall, the place's full of people talking with each other, there are a few troubadours singing their best songs, but the feast hasn't started yet, it's an oportunity to meet with someone.

>Speak with Lady Ellyn.
>Speak with Lord Tybalt.
>Speak with Lord Gilbert.
>Speak with Queen Eleanor.
>Wait along your family until the feast begins.

>>1516924
>speak with lady Ellyn.

We can't just approach the queen in such a manner or setting. Once the merry making is in progress we can.

>>1516924
>>Speak with Lord Tybalt.

>>1516942
>>1516961

Rolling in 10 minutes if there's no tie break
Also long post incoming

Rolled 2 (1d2)

>>1517053

1=Ellyn
2=Tybalt

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>>1516924

You start walking amongst the guests, until you come across Lord Tybalt, he raises his cup towards you, you go closer.

-"Rob! I've been told you were given a beating at the tournamet."

-"Nah', it was just the sun on my face, If wouldn't be for that I would have certainly won."

-"Hah' yes, I got you, how's everything in Westfall?"

You and Lord Tybalt spend a couple minutes talking about the holdings and some minor issues you're facing, Vrison, Tybalt's county, it's know to be one of the largest iron producers of the kingdom, he's got a lot of armor and weaponry in stock, you managed to seal a very good deal, in which he'll sell that stock to you for a considerably lower price. (-200 light cavalry, +200 heavy cavalry, -500 light infantry, +500 heavy infantry.)

The feast's about to begin as the court servants start bringing many different dishes to the tables, the lords and ladies find their seats and you return to your family, after a couple minutes, when everyone's in their seats, Lord Gilbert stands up, straight, and holding up a cup of wine, he says:

-"We're all here together to celebrate yet another year, honoured with the Queen Eleanor's presence, for whom we'll make a toast shortly."- He signals with his cup towards the Queen as he mentions her. -"And of course the tournament's champion, who proved to be one of the bravest warriors of the realm, Sir Robin Montfort, an applause for him!"- The guests clap their hands, as Sir Robin nods, with a smile on his face. -"May the Maker's blessing be with us, the Queen, the King, and whole kingdom, for this to be a prosperous, peaceful new year. To Bessia!"- He says, raising his cup up before taking a long sip from it. "For Bessia" the crowd answers.

The dinner goes along, you talk with a few minor lords that were sitting around you, some of them tell you stories about your father, others about your uncle, after sometime, your little sister, Adelaide, leaves the table and joins the other kids that were playing in a corner of the great hall, your other sister, Thea, seems to be submerged in a talk with a young gentleman besides her. It seems the dinner's about to end, when you noticed that atleast twenty royal guards came into the great hall, but that wasn't all of them, another twenty followed them, by that time the whole crowd noticed the precense of the soldier, suddenly silence reigned the room, Gilbert stood up as the soldiers, with their shining armor, surrounded the hall.

-"What's the meaning of this!"- Lord Gilbert seems furious.

The Queen stands up from her seat, holding her cup.

-"Well, Lord Gilbert, it seems there's a dangerous enemy to the crown in this room."

(cont)

>>1517125

-"What are you talking about, my queen."

She takes a sip of wine from the cup, and places it on the table, right before ordering: "Soldiers, fetch the traitor."
In that moment two of the royal guards grabbed Lord Gilbert from his arms, he tried to resist "What are you doing?" "This is a mistake" were some of the things he said as he was dragged before the queen, she stood up, and look down at Gilbert who was on his knees.

-"This man over here"- She said raising her voice, almost shouting as she took a look around the room, speaking to all the guests. -"Has been forcing House Fenwick to pay extraordinary tributes, only to send the gold northwards, to our enemies."

The crowd starts whispering, some men shout "Traitor", but the queen has yet more say.

-"But not only gold he sent, but also information about our forces, some of his agents were captured trying to cross the borders disguised as mere merchants, but they were recognized, and questioned, after that we found letters, that even if he used code words, they're heavily incriminating. These actions cannot be forgiven."- Eleanor turns his head back to Gilbert, staring directly at his eyes. -"Lord Gilbert of House Trent, I sentence you to death."

The whole crowd starts talking, some whispering other insulting the man, his daughter cries as she hugs her mother.
"I knew that fuckin' prick couldn't be trusted" Says one of the nobles sitting besides you as the guards drag the fat man out of the room, proceeding to take him to a cell, the feast is over.

Moments later, the guests are preparing themselves to leave the city, you receive a note from the queen asking for your presence in her bedchamber, you don't make her wait. There are many guards in the way to her room, all of them let you pass through freely. You step into the her room.

-"I received your letter."- She says -"I already knew about this deal he made with Svert, but I had to have more proofs, after we intercepted their agents in their borders, and their information matched my informant's reports, he was already a dead man."

>A great job my Lady, and a fair sentence for a traitor.
>Who's gonna have his holdings now, my Lady?

>>1517128
>A great job my Lady, and a fair sentence for a traitor.

>>1517128

Gotta take a break, after we finish talking with the queen I'll make another thread, with a better pastebin.

>>1517134
sure we need a new thread so soon?

>>1517128
>>A great job my Lady, and a fair sentence for a traitor.

>>1517143
It's because there'll be a little time leap after these events, and it seems to be the right time to do it.

Besides thread's barely making it into the second page now, soon I'd have to do it anyways

>>1517163
That's still few days before thread is dead.

>>1517163
well Alright

>>1517165
Yeah, but I also wanna change the roll system, and add a summary of the quest to the first post so far so it'll be easier for new players to jump in. It's also just a good moment in the story to do it.

Anyways I'll be back in a couple hours

>>1517176
I don't like averaging rolls cuz it's almost always mediocre, but I'd be fine with it if enemy rolls were also averaged. That knight guy just getting 1 rolls is bullshit.

>>1517128
>My Queen, I took Svert's bastard son, Sigmund, as a squire for my marshall. He has threatened to declare war if any harm comes to him. What shall be done about this?

>>1517128

>Option 1
we smart, we loyal

>>1518891
supportan'

>>1517128
>A great job my Lady, and a fair sentence for a traitor.

>>1518891
Inform her of Sigmund and seek her advice. Reassure her that we're not stupid enough to throw him into combat. He'll be sent home under heavy escort at the first sign of actual hostilities.

>>1517176
Yeap, that's why I wanna change it

I've been really busy today and still gotta do some shit, but this is not dead, I'll be here tonight.

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-"A great job my Lady, and a fair sentence for a traitor."

-"Yes, I hope it serves as an lesson to anyone trying to pact with our enemies."

-"It'll surely do, I need your advice on something, my Queen, I had to take Svert's bastard son, Sigmund, as a squire for my marshall. He has threatened to declare war if any harm comes to him. What shall be done about this?"

-"I see..."- She said just before making a short pause to analyze the situation" -"Albians are...impulsive people, and lovers of splashing blood with their steel, you must be careful dealing with them, first off, make sure Sigurd's safe enough, but watch him, King Darius could have a deal with Svert, they could be our enemies, and having an enemy on your court is dangerous. You said Sigurd's your marshall's squire, that means that you could send your Marshall away from your court and Sigurd would have to leave aswell, maybe send him to patrol the roads, or to establish in some fortress would do, but it's up to you."

-"Thanks for your advice, I'll keep it in mind."

-""Of course."- She nods before adding -"There's also an important matter to adress now that Gilbert's gonna be excecuted, as you know, the county of Tendalle has been on the Trent family for centuries, and I cannot change that just because there was a black sheep in the family, but to prevent future conflicts, the county won't be passed to Gilbert's direct heir, but to his cousin, Lord Ethan Trent, I know Ethan and he's nothing alike Gilbert. Concerning the dukedom of Bryl, I've taken a different decision, you've proven to be a loyal, honorable vassal, I think you'll be great duke, from now on I grant you the dukedom of Bryl, thus I'll be your direct liege, and Lord Ethan your vassal."

-"You honor me, my Lady, I assure you that I'll not disapoint you."

-"Of course you won't, you're free to leave now, Rob, Duke of Bryl."


>Send your Marshall and Sigurd to patrol the roads.
>Send them to be garrisoned in a fortress nearby.
>Keep them in your court, your Marshall needs to keep overseeing the troops training in Westfall."

((Alright, I just woke up so I'll be all night, I'm preparing the new pastebin to make a new thread which will take place a year after these events))

>>1523074
>Send them to be garrisoned in a fortress nearby.
This is the safest option. They might try to have the son killed, and this gives us the least direct responsibility for it. Also, since we're Duke now, we can send troops between the castles and keep them all trained.

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>>1523074
I would consider moving to anonkun, qst blows and is just too slow. I notice people only circle jerk certain quests, nobody gives chances anymore. Your quest is rather unconventional and has a lot of potential, in my opinion.

>>1523249
Thanks! I never heard of anonkun though, I'll have a look at it.

I'm rather used to 4chan, so I'll keep it here for now, but if next thread doesn't brings new players, I'll move it there.

Also fnished updating the pastebin, making a new thread soon.

>>1523249
Also, what do you think of switching to "best of two rolls" system?

>>1523074
>>1523084
2nd. Sigmund can train and study while he's cooped up in that fortress.

>>1523271
it's called fiction dot live nowadays, but I think anonkun might redirect to it but I'm not sure. It's still called anonkun for the most part, though. It was quite known during the tg days, but when they made qst a bunch of newfags came to quests and a lot of tg guise totally left for anonkun.
>>1523273
Usually it's best of three, but best of two gives less chance of failure, though less chance of success as well. Try it and see how it goes.

>>1523273
Personally I prefer systems that aren't averages, so that works.
>>1523280
Unless the other missed rolls in the best of are auto-rolled, they could just be stuck to the first roll the anons like.

>>1523285
I don't understand what you're trying to say.

>>1523280
>Usually it's best of three, but best of two gives less chance of failure, though less chance of success as well. Try it and see how it goes.
>>1523285
>>1523290
As in, the anons can stop rolling after the first few rolls like what could've done with the averages had they stopped rolling.

>>1523280
>Usually it's best of three.
Yep, but you know, making it best of two makes it a little bit harder.

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>>1523295
Right, I've seen that done before. It's not bad, though QM's usually make crits override and I've seen anons get really salty and if there's no crit override than the MC gets op really quickly.

>>1523295
Yeah, but since it's "Best" roll, the increase of failure is greater than the increase in chances of success, comparing it to average rolls.

>>1523312
I mean, comparing it to best of three.

>>1523307
>>1523315
>>1523312
Did crit overrides exist with the averages? I don't think we've had a crit yet. Are the difficulties going to be adjusted for the rolls?
>>1523306
>Yep, but you know, making it best of two makes it a little bit harder.
If you wanted to make it really hard, you could always switch to a best of 1 system.

>>1523327
delet this