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>>4412533
You lay back in the sparse grass and whistle an old marching tune while your splinter host makes camp in the shadow of a rocky hill. You’ve little else that needs seeing to at present. Your men know how to set a camp and your own provisions are seen to by your new “squire,” a certain Dorea Waters. Unless she is a better liar than you, which is exceedingly unlikely, she would be the bastard daughter of the late Lord Duram. The first brother amongst the four Bar Emmon children of this generation. That would make her the niece of the current Lady Bar Emmon. If she were legitimate, then she would be the Lady Bar Emmon. If she were legitimate. You’re unsure how much mischief you will make with this, if any, but the sheer possibilities are enticing. As is she, but you’ve behaved yourself thus far. It’s made the last few dreary days a touch drearier in searching out these fellow mischief makers, these raiders. But you’re not supposed to fuck your squires, even the false ones. That’s in a book somewhere. Probably.

“M’lord…” the timid voice interrupts your musings and grey cloud gazing.

You glance over at your false squire. She’s done with the tent, but she fidgets. “What is it? If you need to make water, go deeper into the bushes. The scouts are due back and all scouts are buggerers. Everyone knows that. That goes double for Devils of the Rhoyne,” you say.

“S’not that m’lord,” she reddens. “It’s only… why a squire? Why not the septa’s cloth?”

“Are you a septa?” you raise a brow.

“No m’lord. It’s only I thought it safer…”

“With this lot? Hardly. My lads might behave, Seven knows I pay them well enough… but it only takes one to put you and me both in a right mess. They’re not all Seven worshippers, you know. The further east you go, the more priestesses look like whores and whores like priestesses… there’s no difference at all in some places. And I’ve been further east than any you’ve laid eyes on. Fact is, some would’ve taken you all dressed up as the Maiden as encouragement,” you explain.

“That’s horrible,” she pales before hastily tossing in another “m’lord.”

“Aye, that’s one way of looking at it. I could think of worse ways to pay tribute to a god, but to each their own,” you shrug. “Lucky for you, you’re woefully underfed for a kitchen wench’s girl. All we need do is keep your hair up and your face dirty and hide any suspect bits under the mail. You slouch under the hauberk like a fresh squire lad any road. Simple as.”

“… M’lord is clever,” she compliments, at a loss for what else to say.

“I am,” you heartily agree while fishing your rum from your pack. “But this is an old trick. You’re not the first wench I’ve snuck into an armed camp and by the gods I hope you’re not the last.”

>>4412538
She’s saved a response by Ser Byron Yew reporting in. He’s the only other one in the camp who knows who you’re trafficking around on your latest whim. As you’ve come to expect from him, he’s taken a decidedly neutral approach to it all, preferring to keep his thoughts to himself. Better than Vaeron’s parting jests, though you expected no less of your old friend after sticking him with wet nurse duty to the Rambton girl while he rests his latest wound.

“The scouts are filtering in. They found the third village to the north. It seems my lady was correct again,” he nods to Dorea, who doesn’t know what to do with the passing compliment.

“And?” you press, sitting upright. In this at least, your wayward Bar Emmon by-blow of a ward has been a welcomed boon. She knows these coastal lands well enough to point out a rough reckoning of the unmarked fishing villages on the map. Her late father had taken her sailing down the coast a time or two. An old hobby of his. It’s certainly saved you some trouble in planning out movements and your seemingly impossible knowledge has absolutely baffled the scouts Lord Badics left you, to your immense amusement.

“Sacked, like the other two. But they made camp within it and should be there even now. Some three hundred men, no horse. We could be on them by the morrow,” Ser Byron answers.

“Which’d have them rested and us exhausted. Unless they lose themselves in their cups… any sign of ships? And what’s past the village?” you ask your captain of bows and ward respectively.

“No ships. Only some fishing boats that had the sense to cast off,” Ser Byron answers.

“Sharp Point’s the only place of note past it, m’lord,” Dorea adds, looking very uncomfortable at the implication in that.

“So, they’re either going to have to turn back our way or they’re of the mind to march on Sharp Point. Normally I’d dismiss the latter, but they have to know the garrison’d break at a stiff wind. Specially if they had the sense to cut off their provisions,” you say. There’s opportunity there. If you time it well enough, you could either take them from behind as they attempt to breach the gates or even beat them to the castle entirely. They’re further north, but they’re on the opposite coast while you’re more inland. It’s about the same distance to Sharp Point for both you and your quarry.

>>4412540
A reminder, you have the following men at your disposal against the 300 footmen of House Massey of unknown training:
Elite Heavy Infantry (Stormbringers)
Veteran Personal Guards+Cavalry (House Manderly Knights)
Veteran Scouts (Devils of the Rhoyne)
Trained Crossbowmen (Byron’s Bows)

Strategy
>We will steal a march on them and ambush them on the morrow.
>We will reinforce Sharp Point. They won’t expect such resistance.
>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.
>Something else or some more specific detail to add?

Dorea Waters
>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.
>Leave her be. You’re not looking to play lady-maker with her.
>Something else.

I'm leaving this up overnight so everyone can trickle into the new thread after our long break. I'll pop in to answer questions as needed. Thanks for the patience with my delays!

Glad to have you back, Boggs! You wouldn't believe how many times I've refreshed the catalog or your Twitter today. Corona has done a number on me

Strategy
>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.

Dorea Waters:
>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.
Don't tell her anything about this possible plan yet, though. Let's see how Cassandra Bar Emmon fares in our absence. But keep the option open, because why not?

>>4412565
Although after that performance in court, we probably can't remove Cassandra through legitimate means without embarrassing ourselves completely. We'll just have to ask the assassin if he's open for a short detour after he's done with Cerelle. It most likely won't come to that though. I hope Cerelle's cousin woos her successfully.

>>4412544
>We will steal a march on them and ambush them on the morrow.
>Something else or some more specific detail to add?
Between our Scouts and Crossbowmen would we be able to pick off stragglers or possibly their own scouts? We have way more variety in troops so I feel like we should use that if possible. I don't know how well Dorea knows the land but she seems to have been useful in a Guerrilla sense so far, so maybe she could help with this?

>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.
Bar Emmon gotta go

Boggs will it make a difference in our chances to reach Stonedance in time for the siege if we pick any option other than the immediate ambush?

>>4412544
Glad to see you back!

>We will reinforce Sharp Point. They won’t expect such resistance.

>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.

>>4412585
IC you would know Barristan should be outside Stonedance's gates any minute now if he isn't there already. Assuming the castle doesn't just let him in, there would either be a very brief assault or a protracted waiting game of a siege. In any case, a few days shouldn't make a difference. Your choices here won't affect the outcome there, for better or worse.

>>4412544
>>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.
Surprised we haven’t tried to seduce yet

>>4412544
>>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.

>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.

>>4412544
>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.

>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.

Wb! How's the dorne/reach stuff going?

>>4412708
yet

>>4412737
>How's the dorne/reach stuff going?

Great, actually. I think it should be a lot of fun. I think I have the knight mostly pinned down. I hope you like spears. The wife MC is more troublesome. Not from a lack of character ideas, but from a synergy standpoint. Like I've said before, I don't want to run a persuasion/fighting tag team powerhouse, so the traditional noblewoman build is dead out. I have a few workarounds and alternatives such as just giving her a restrictive drawback (mute, some sort of social anxiety, etc.) or making her more like a sneak/huntress rather than a talker, but I'm still idly brainstorming it for now.

>>4412544
>>We will steal a march on them and ambush them on the morrow.
>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.

>>4412811
How about haughty, lascivious or supreme arrogance?

>>4412544
>>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.

>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.

still waiting on votes?

>>4412544
hell yeah, good to see you again Boggs

>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.
>Leave her be. You’re not looking to play lady-maker with her.
We've already got good relations with the current lady, attempting to usurp with a bastard is gonna take more favors than it's worth

>>4412955
That is exactly what I was thinking for lady bar emmon. But I just wanted to get an update tonight; but idk if that is actually going to happen.

>>4412966
>>4412544
>I'm leaving this up overnight so everyone can trickle into the new thread after our long break.

>>4412544
>>We will steal a march on them and ambush them on the morrow.
>“It’s ‘my lord.’” Regardless of what show you put on at court, the current Lady Bar Emmon wronged your family and that requires an answer. You’re of a mind to explore the possibility of installing Dorea in power over her aunt. It won’t do to have her talking like even more of a commoner than you.

>>4412811
>inb4 Tsundere Mute Poisoner

>>4412544
>We will attack them from behind while they try to besiege Sharp Point.
>Leave her be. You’re not looking to play lady-maker with her.

>>4412578
I'll keep this idea in mind for the next post.

>>4412818
>How about haughty, lascivious or supreme arrogance?

A persuasion 5 or 6 character would still slam through almost every encounter with those drawbacks. (Not that they'd start that high, but Aurion started at 4 and look at him now.) It would need to be something directly impactful to persuasive ability. And she will be good at at least one other thing whether it's thievery or survival or healing or something else. I'm basically just trying to avoid a quest that consists of switching between an optimized fighter and optimized talker based on the situation.

>>4413011
Hmmmmm.

Anyway, I'm running tonight at ~8-830 EST. Multiple posts tonight.

>>4413426
Ignoble then? I don't want to be a mutie because being able to speak is important for characterization and a lot of other thing. Healing as a second specialty is good.

>>4413482
I think you're probably right about mute. It might detract from the story which is the opposite of my intentions with all of this. Ignoble might work depending on the character. That or I'll knock persuasion down to 1 with the "shy" flaw and make it so she can do Will tests to "be the lady" (Deception: Act). Maybe even add the possibility of overcoming the drawback through suitable investment.

>>4413498
Nice. It'll be interesting to see if the quest suffers or benefits from not having a fixed House and House fortune rolls. I'm interested in running such a quest myself, although I'm still in the research phase and I'll have to read all 5 books again. My idea of the MC is becoming clearer and clearer as I think upon it in my free time and get more inspiration.

>>4413498
Ah, the MC would be the wife, I thought you were talking about the MC’s wife. My mistake

>>4413517
Benefits is my assumption, at least from an adventure and exploration standpoint. Having the responsibility of a house to manage stifles the opportunity to really get out there and try new things. From a status standpoint, at least the knight will be fairly influential from the beginning. Definitely highborn and from an influential family, just not the son likely to inherit anything. It occurred to me that we've never had a haughty highborn MC; they're all plucky and upjumped in some way or another. Not enough distain for plebs. Something needs to be done about that.

>>4413522
The MC and MC's wife are both going to be playable. That's what makes it tricky. If I plop down a stereotypical lady, then there will be fairly little to do outside of POV shifting just to slam an intrigue.

>>4413539
Hoping the lady is attractive or at least licentious

>>4413539
Hey, I voted 3 times on that poll btw. Not trying to samefag, I wanted to change from Reach Knight to Dorne Knight and the only way to cancel out my old vote was to vote twice the other way. I guess I'm telling you because I think you should go with whatever you think fits the story best. Both are cool with me.

>>4413549
Me too.

>>4413569
>Not trying to samefag
>But I’m samefagging

>>4413569
Good to know, thanks. I figured there was something like that going on. The two options flipped back and forth by 1-2 votes for several days. I was using it to gauge interest in the different options rather than a hard and fast "vote" anyway. I wouldn't use a strawpoll on Twitter if I was dead set on taking the results as an absolute. That wouldn't be fair to the anons that don't dabble in the blue bird. The dual region pairing was clearly popular, so I'll be sticking with that either way. The rest will depend on what I come up with on my end for background planning. I intend on going with whatever will make for the best quest.

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>>4413549
>>4413569
>2020
>samefags and fags ruining threads
>all years are the same

>>4413591
>>4413600
It was a strawpoll. It's not like I could link back to my previous vote and say I was switching. All this StV PTSD...

>>4413549
same

Since people are already checking this, can I get 3 rolls of 5d6 for Warfare (Strategy) to see how you do in outmaneuvering the enemy commander later?

Rolled 5, 3, 6, 4, 5 = 23 (5d6)

>>4413660
Well, here’s some crit fails
>>4413604
Cool story, still samefagging

Rolled 6, 1, 3, 1, 5 = 16 (5d6)

>>4413660

Rolled 3, 1, 5, 2, 1 = 12 (5d6)

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“Tell the lads to get their rest now. We leave at first light. We’ll take the closest path inland and come up behind them while they’re fussing over the main gate. Trap them between a wall of stone and a wall of steel,” you decide. Ser Byron nods and leaves off to spread the word.

You pull off your scaled hauberk and lay back to catch some sleep yourself. Dorea takes that as her cue to do the same with her borrowed mail, but she leaves her gambeson in place. A bit prudish, especially in this humid weather, but her comfort is her own concern. Even with her politely or nervously averting her gaze, you can tell she is far from letting sleep claim her. You let some time pass while you ponder the coming battle before finally engaging her in some twilight conversation.

“You make a terrible squire, you know,” you tell her as you try to spot the stars beyond a small rip in the tent. You really could do with a new one. A proper lordly tent, like Lord Guncer’s pavilion.

“M’lord?”

“Squires aren’t supposed to be distracting and yet I find myself willing to give a groat for your thoughts,” you prompt. Or is that pages?

“That’s pages, m’lord,” she corrects. You can hear the smile in her voice even with the encroaching darkness.

“Is it? All the same,” you turn on your side to face her.

“… how do you do it?” she asks at last.

“Now that is a question that we’d both need a whole lot more rum for. Be more specific.”

“We could all die tomorrow. How can you just… sleep?”

>By the sounds of it, tomorrow is going to be exciting. The sooner I sleep, the sooner it’s here.
>Because I have to. Otherwise more of my lads might die that otherwise wouldn’t.
>The gods love me. They won’t see me killed. Not yet at least.

Choose the one you think most fitting while I get to work on this next part.

>>4414163
>The gods love me. They won’t see me killed. Not yet at least.
Are we gonna try to dick her?

>>4414163
>>Because I have to. Otherwise more of my lads might die that otherwise wouldn’t.

>>4414163
>>Because I have to. Otherwise more of my lads might die that otherwise wouldn’t.

>>4414174
I was going to save that vote for later, but I guess the night before a battle is a pretty good time for it. I'll put it up now while I write the opening for the next part.

Are we rolling to seduce?
>Yes
>No

>>4414163
>The gods love me. They won’t see me killed. Not yet at least.

>Yes

>>4414163
>>Because I have to. Otherwise more of my lads might die that otherwise wouldn’t.

>No
getting her pregnant runs counter to our schemes

>>4414196
>Yes

>>4414163
>>By the sounds of it, tomorrow is going to be exciting. The sooner I sleep, the sooner it’s here.
>Yes

>>4414196
>Because I have to. Otherwise more of my lads might die that otherwise wouldn’t.
>Yes

>>4414196
>>No

>>4414196
>>No

>>4414163
>>Because I have to. Otherwise more of my lads might die that otherwise wouldn’t
>>4414196
>>No

>>4414201
>>4414214
>>4414218
>>4414221
Can we not? She's not hot, we just got some not even a few days ago, and it throws our plans into jeopardy. Hell we're not even going to get a smut scene out of this so i am very much confused why you are voting for this other than COOMER memes.

>>4414233
We decided to live life to the fullest last thread, it's the eve of battle, and she has been described as pretty on multiple occasions. I'm not going to toss on a chastity belt because purityfags need a third do-over.

>>4414233
What better time is there to do this than before battle where me might return dead or crippled?

>>4414233
>>4414241
>>4414247
>thread has only been back for a day
>this argument is happening already
Fucks sake boys.

>>4414241
SO you're going to throw the plans we have in the trash
get our men pissy
andrisk this getting back to our wife
all for some nookie?
Fuck's sakes this isn't even the big battle, there's living life to the fullest and thinking with your dick and only your dick.

>>4414252
Yes. And half of those what-ifs are total asspulls.

>>4414163
>The gods love me. They won’t see me killed. Not yet at least.
>Yes

The situation at STV has really put everyone on the edge huh.

>>4414258
plans get rather hard if she's preggers
THe mena re going to want some cunt too, and now they know we've been hiding it fromthem

And unless we're a shitty lay any of our men could let it slip around our wife, not counting the OTHER men around gossiping.


Literally none of this is an asspull.

>>4414271
The arena chest in Stranglethorn Vale isn't for another 10 min.

>>4414272
We are fucking her at the campfire now? Not in the tent? Now THAT is living life to the fullest. Nice write-in anon.

>>4414277
the tent isn't sound proofed anon, and people can put two and two together.

>>4414163
>The gods love me. They won’t see me killed. Not yet at least.

>No

Top of the hour. 5-4.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 6d6 for Seduce?

Rolled 3, 6, 1, 6, 6, 5 = 27 (6d6)

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>>4414286

Rolled 5, 1, 4, 4, 4, 1 = 19 (6d6)

>>4414289

Rolled 1, 3, 6, 1, 2, 3 = 16 (6d6)

>>4414289

>>4414163
>>By the sounds of it, tomorrow is going to be exciting. The sooner I sleep, the sooner it’s here.
>>4414196
>No

Rolled 1 (1d2)

That 27 though... alright. Alright. I'm not going to ignore this vote >>4414286 and I'm not going to drag this out. Let's ask the gods.

1. Through dick, unity.
2. Not tonight.

>>4414307
Based. I'd have voted yes too, just got here.

Keep it quiet though, I don't know what we roll, stealth? Awareness to take her to a quiet spot? The fuck man, this one is risky. Last one was plausible deniability, this one is getting straight to the wife unless we take some measures. Only Byron Yew knows this is a girl, right? And he's not gonna tell. Alright, so roll Stealth or Awareness to keep it quiet or away.

Well fuck me sideways, Twitter fucked me again.

>>4414307
>Fucking a Medieval Reverse Trap
Truely, the greatest Chad known to Westeros

>>4414323
>>4414342
>The camp thinks we're a boyfucker now.
Please if there's any chance of discovery let us roll something.

>>4414251
Boggs knew what he was doing.

Will is her highest stat. Will. She’s pious and she has the Stubborn benefit. 18 composure. 18! I specifically designed her to be able to resist temptation and yet here we are. The gods had other plans for her.
>Rolled 27 vs DC 17. 3 Degrees of success. The exact number needed…

If you could die tomorrow, if every night could be your last… how would you spend it?

Yet again, the old words come to you unbidden. Without the hauberk, you can see the slight curve of her hip in the moonlight. Not for the first time, you find yourself wondering just what she wears beneath the gambeson. Smallfolk don’t normally wear smallclothes. A comfort that is too much of a luxury for those that will never feel true gold touch their palms. But she’s not smallfolk, not really. She’s a bastard with some highborn blood. Born of lust and passion. Perhaps she just wears smaller smallclothes. That must be it. So, it’s settled. No need to keep thinking about it. No need at all.

You find yourself with an old coin in hand. You’d almost forgotten you had it in your traveling pack. It’s of an oval shape. You flip it on impulse. The naked dancing woman of Lys stares back at you even in the low light. You pick it up and find it oddly warm to the touch. Must be the heat.

“M’lord?”

“It’s ‘my lord,’ not m’lord,” you finally correct.

“But that’s how better borns say it…”

“Just so. Well, I don’t know about the better part in it. All the same, you need to start talking better. Like them. Otherwise you’re going to make my part in this all the harder, and we wouldn’t want that, would we?”

“Your part?” she sounds completely lost.

“… a thought for another day, perhaps… what was the question?” The girl clearly doesn’t see it, but she’s the sort of weapon that can bring a house to its knees. With a little sharpening. Cassandra Bar Emmon has wronged you, wronged your family, and you don’t personally give a fig for Cerelle’s arrogant little cousin. It’s time these highborn learn the fury of a patient man.

“How do you sleep… my lord?”

“The gods love me,” you mutter to yourself in a low tone. “Because I have to. I can stay up pondering it all, go into this with a fog over my head, might be some of the lads out there don’t make it because I make the wrong call. Might be they were to die no matter what I do. But I have to be at my best for them. I owe them that much,” you tell her.

“Such a burden…” she comments, pondering it all.

“Perhaps. Like your hauberk.”

“A few knots. Not m’lord’s problem,” she corrects her speech just after.

>>4414430
“On the contrary, it is my problem. I caused it, so I’ll make it right. I’m a fair hand at untangling knots,” you tell her. You’re not. She protests again, but her heart is far from in it. Rote formality from one used to being treated the servant. She sits up and lets you knead at her shoulders. The gambeson proves a hindrance and soon finds its way around her waist. You were wrong. She wears nothing beneath.

“My lord is very good at this. Too good,” she absentmindedly whispers. She turns to face you, exposing her modest breasts for the first time and finally catching your eye. She forgets herself entirely and lets her hands roam over your chest. “I could relieve your burden some.”

“You could,” you agree. You kiss her. She eagerly, sloppily returns it. She strokes at your manhood while you busy yourself trying to shimmy down her breeches as they cling tightly to her hips. She’s more than ready for you, but bites down on your shoulder to keep from crying out. You set a slow, steady rhythm lest you inadvertently wake the camp. The quiet and ease of it carries a passion all of its own. You release your burdens at last when she shutters beneath you and clamps down. You drift off with her nuzzled into your embrace.

She wakes before you do. The camp has only just begun to stir, and the sun is yet to fully crest the horizon. She’s hurriedly cleaning between her legs and redressing. You’re a touch abashed when you note a spot of red on the rag she stuffs back in a sack. Not at all what you’d expected of a bastard grown. She doesn’t broach the subject and looks troubled, but she does at least smile when she notices you stir. There will be time for words later if they’re needed. You’ve work to do.

The trail you take to ambush the Massey foragers ends up narrowing to little more than a goat path, but it serves. You find yourself in the shadow of Sharp Point’s massive light tower around a couple hours past midday. Timing was everything with your maneuvering. Arrive too early and spoil the hammer and anvil. Arrive too late and risk seeing the anvil dropped on your own head. As it stands, you were almost fashionably late. Almost.

As you exit the pass, you can see that the foragers turned besiegers are heavily invested. A makeshift battering ram is beneath the gate and the archers on the battlements are well-suppressed by the bowmen almost casually eying them behind their mantlets. Bowmen who become far less casual at the sight of your own men. They look to a mounted man with an admittedly extravagant hat coupled with a flowing multi-hued cape which borders on the absurd.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 4d6 for Awareness (Notice)?

Rolled 3, 6, 6, 6 = 21 (4d6)

>>4414435

Rolled 2, 1, 1, 4 = 8 (4d6)

>>4414435

Rolled 5, 1, 2, 3 = 11 (4d6)

>>4414435

>>4414435
Jalabhar Xho?

>>4414439
ayy

Blonde bombshell, Milf, and now reverse trap. Will Aurion be the first MC to "make the 8"?

>>4414469
Last two are in the Crownlands, which isn't even counted within the 8. Maybe you could stretch and say the Milf belonged to the Riverlands. Also how ironic and unbelievably retardedly suicidally stupid would it be that Aurion's wife was only the first. That's not even counting the Valyrian from the Stepstones.

>>4414493
True, but I was talking about our feats in quest. If you consider our whole career then we'd need only girls from The North, Riverlands, and Dorne I guess.

>Rolled 21 vs DC 12. Success, 2 degees.

“By the Warrior’s cunt,” you swear as you exchange looks with the flamboyant commander. You don’t know which of you is more surprised. You turn to Lieutenant Trios and Ser Wylis Manderly, who ride at your side. Trios does a double take with his Myrish Lens, the closest thing to shock you’ll ever get out of him, as Ser Wylis looks more surprised at your choice of words.

“That is Captain Benificent Riccaro. The Devils of the Rhoyne don’t know the difference between House Massey’s colors and the fucking Solemn Flames?” you curse. “And can they not fucking count? There can’t be more than two hundred.”

As if he read your mind, or perhaps your lips, the colorful captain grins, doffs his hat with a flourish, and raises a gilded horn to his lips. Another hundred infantrymen spring from the rocks further down the road as the archers shift position back around the other side of the mantlets.

>Rolled 20 for Warfare (Strategy) vs an opposing roll of 21. The Solemn Flames Free Company takes the initiative.

Your men begin to form up just as you’d planned with the scouts and crossbowmen behind the heavy infantry and horse, but it’s as if your opponent here was expecting such an eventuality. You know this particular company is out of Braavos and Pentos, but you only know their captain in passing. Not a true rival or friend until now. Either he’s better than you in strategy, or your scouts have made a grave error. Your ranged support is exposed on one flank to a well-equipped infantry regiment, but two-thirds of the enemy Free Company is still caught between you and the walls. This could go either way.

Crossbows
>Attack the archers
>Attack the infantry
Scouts
>Attack the archers
>Attack the infantry
Heavies
>Charge the archers
>Brace for the infantry charge
>Charge the infantry
Knights
>Charge the archers
>Charge the infantry

You also have the option of bowing out of the fight entirely if you so desire.
>Fight
>Pull back to the pass

I’ll leave this open overnight. Thanks for playing!

>>4414506
>>Pull back to the pass

>>4414506
How many enemy units are there again? I can only read one unit of archers and one unit of well equipped infantry. Who's the other hundred and who's charging? Also will the bowmen on the walls fire on the exposed backs of the bowmen down below now or do we have to give an order?

>>4414506
>Attack the infantry

>Attack the archers
>Brace for the infantry charge
>Charge the infantry

>Pull back to the pass

Thanks for running boggs

>>4414506
Crossbows
>>Attack the infantry
Trying to duel archers equipped with mantlets is pointless, our men will just get shot to pieces

Scouts
>Attack the archers
Heavies
>Charge the archers

Knights
>Charge the infantry

With the crossbows suppressing and disrupting the infantry, the knights will be able to crush their formation. Our heavies can can screen our scouts during the charge, then let the scouts encircle the archers

>>4414516
3 units, 2 of infantry and 1 of archers.

1 unit of infantry was battering down the gates and have 1 unit of archers behind mantlets (+5 to range CD, by-the-by) in support. They are closest to your infantry and cavalry.

On the other side is a fresh unit of infantry that was laying in wait to counter any ambushes. They are now positioning to charge your ranged units.

I think there's two infantry units and one archer unit here and we're getting confused because they're not distinguished. Bowmen and infantry are both 100 men units, right?

>>4414516
What's left of the bowmen on the walls aren't yours to command, but it's reasonable to assume they'd take what opportunity they can if they see the chance to (and if their commander can get them to).

>>4414526
You should have differentiated somehow with Infantry 1 and Infantry 2 here >>4414506, I was confused and I think others will be too. Thanks for running, though.

>>4414538
The other infantry unit isn't completely formed up yet and is closest to the gate. You'd need to go straight through the archers to hit them first. That's why I simplified it. But good point. I'll just make a crude map next time to go with the post.

Alright, so
Crossbows
>Attack infantry charging at them

Heavies
>Charge infantry beneath the walls

Scouts
>Attack archers

Cavalry
>Charge infantry charging at our crossbows

>>4414506
Crossbows
>Attack the infantry
Scouts
>Attack the archers
Heavies
>Charge the infantry
Knights
>Charge the archers

>>4414547
Alright disregard this then - >>4414551

Crossbows
>Attack infantry charging at them

Heavies
>Charge the archers

Cavalry
>Charge the infantry charging at the crossbows

Scouts
>Attack the infantry charging at the crossbows (if possible, from the back)

Kill off the charging infantry first while the other takes its time to form up. Focus everything on it afterwards.

>>4414553
Horses might get trapped between the archers and the remaining infantry if they decide to swing around, the infantry are just behind the archers. I think it's better to attack on the open field and see if there's opportunity for another charge.

>>4414506
Crossbows
>Attack the archers

Scouts
>Attack the archers

Heavies
>Charge the infantry

Knights
>Charge the infantry

>>4414574
Support. It's gonna be a tough fight

>>4412538
>>4414430
Such a captivating exchange, Boggs! Glad the quest is running again.

>>4414574
Support.
However, if it helps to be more specific, move the scouts into a flanking position to that infantry unit.

Don't scouts use bows? Some of these plans are assuming they're melee.

>>4415056
They don't have a key fighting ability, so they can be whatever, melee or ranged as a whole. (Rolling what? 2 dice?)

I suppose we could order them to loose a volley towards the infantry first.

>>4415070

In my opinion, better to have them harrass/tie down the archers to remove our enemy's biggest counterplay rather than have them flail against "well-equipped" and likely at least Trained infantry.

>>4414574

Supporting this but with Scouts moving to harass the archers in melee while fleeing the enemy infantry charge.

Having them "fake flee" could open a nice hole for the Manderly Knights to counter charge through.

>>4414506

>>4414526
>1 unit of archers behind mantlets (+5 to range CD, by-the-by)
If we are behind them, aren't they in front of mantlets from our POV?

>>4415140
>as the archers shift position back around the other side of the mantlets

They've identified you as the bigger threat, but they're exposed to the walls now.

>>4415140
manlets can probably turn around to protect from any side

>>4414574
>>4414858
>>4414894
>>4415085
If the scouts are only rolling two dice for both marksmanship and fighting, and the enemy archers have a +5 Ranged CD, I think the scouts should used ranged attack on the infantry charging the crossbows. They have Long Range attack as well, no need to get close and risk them for no benefit.

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With how good mantlets are, we should invest in some as well for our crossbowmen. Pavises would be a more mobile alternative, but likely provide a lower bonus to defense. Bonus points for giving a broad surface to advertise or show paintings of the Seven

>>4415164
>(New Benefit) Manlet: often overlooked, manlets are nimble creatures. Take -1D to Persuasion (Seduce) attempts, add +1D to Agility (Dodge) and Agility (Contortions) tests.

>>4415252
I think I stated in a previous thread that I would use the mantlet rules with pavises. It cost 1 wealth per unit to equip them. One of the better upgrades in the book.

Okay. It looks like the heavies will charge the archers with the scouts supporting them after they pop off a volley towards the infantry. The crossbows and cavalry will focus on the infantry. Let's start getting through these rolls... there will be a lot. First off, let's do the actual command rolls. I'll take best of 1 for these. 1 per unit. Command DCs are usually low unless you're stuck with some real shitters.

>Can I get 4 rolls of 5d6 for Warfare (Command)?

Rolled 5, 2, 3, 6, 5 = 21 (5d6)

>>4415308
cummand

Rolled 1, 4, 3, 4, 6 = 18 (5d6)

>>4415308
You forgot -1D to all knowledge tests, for manlets never learn.

Rolled 5, 6, 1, 4, 6 = 22 (5d6)

>>4415308
Here goes nothing

I was surfing the archives and couldn't find the character creation thread for Aurion. Was he pre-generated like Brynden Malroy?

Rolled 6, 4, 3, 4, 3 = 20 (5d6)

>>4415308

>>4415340
No, we did it at the tail end of my first quest. I never archived it since there was no story in the thread.

Surprisingly high rolls. Those should all be successes. Okay, let's start with the units. Scouts first since they're the most complicated. First 2 dice per roll are ranged, last 2 dice are melee.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 4d6 for the Scouts?

Rolled 6, 3, 2, 6 = 17 (4d6)

>>4415353

Rolled 2, 4, 3, 1 = 10 (4d6)

>>4415353

Rolled 5, 6, 4, 5 = 20 (4d6)

>>4415353

>>4415362
>>4415367
>>4415370
Oh hey, they actually did something. Nice.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 3d6 for the crossbows?

Rolled 3, 2, 5 = 10 (3d6)

>>4415370
Nice

>>4415381
Disregard this if you want someone else to roll instead.

Rolled 1, 3, 4 = 8 (3d6)

>>4415381

>>4415389
I don't see a problem with rolling on multiple prompts. Just 1 roll per prompt should be fine.

Rolled 6, 4, 2 = 12 (3d6)

>>4415381

Rolled 6, 4, 1 = 11 (3d6)

>>4415381

>Can I get 3 rolls of 3d6 for the charging cavalry?

Rolled 5, 3, 6 = 14 (3d6)

>>4415420

Rolled 4, 6, 3 = 13 (3d6)

>>4415420

Rolled 3, 2, 6 = 11 (3d6)

>>4415420
>:

Ok. Last batch for now.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 4d6 for the charging heavy infantry?

Rolled 6, 5, 2, 5 = 18 (4d6)

>>4415470
Please some good dice.

Rolled 3, 3, 5, 6 = 17 (4d6)

>>4415470
Here we go! Big roll coming through.

Rolled 6, 1, 4, 3 = 14 (4d6)

>>4415470

I lied. The scouts didn't really do anything. Scouts fucking suck lol. More evidence that Aurion is always right. Continuing in 2 hours.

>>4415602
god damn, a 20 wasn't enough?

This is why heavy infantry and crossbows are the best investment aside from siege weapons, those things were broken in Bordain

>>4415753
It was a great roll, but amounted to an 11 for ranged and 9 for melee. Still enough for 1 degree each, but I hadn't factored in armor vs their shitty dmg when I made that post earlier.

I'm typing stuff up right now, but it may take slightly longer than expected. I wanted to show everyone the unit breakdowns to give a better idea of strengths and weaknesses for the future.

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>>4415776
Ah, jack of all trades, master of none problem. Guess we'd be better off only investing in specialized troops

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You maintain your gaze upon Captain Riccaro. The colorful, olive skinned Braavosi’s waxed mustache raises higher with his cocksure grin. He’s outmaneuvered you and you both know it. Had you crossed him in the Disputed Lands in such a manner, you would have assuredly returned his earlier salute and been on your way. What sort of Free Company Captain would commit to a pitched battle in such conditions? For a distant magister’s vineyards or mines against a rival’s? Not a chance. But Captain Riccaro has made a grave error. This isn’t the Disputed Lands. This is Westeros, the Sunset Kingdoms. The Land of the Glorious Charge. And you are more than a Captain now. Here, you are both Captain and Magister. So much more is at stake. Perhaps you will tell him so if he lives. His smile fades, your intent palpable. He begins rapidly disseminating orders as you do the same. You keep him in your gaze the entire time.

“Lieutenant. Those archers are going to die. You are going to kill them. Have at it. Shields Up Lads,” you call to your Stormbringers. Trios smoothly dismounts and falls into step with their perfectly interlocked formation as they begin their implacable advance.

“Captain, Ser Byron. Loose at the flanking regiment. Captain, one volley. Then you are to immediately break away and rush to the walls. Is that understood?” you spare the scout captain the briefest of glances.

“Yes lord,” he replies. You sense the hesitation, the fear, in his reply. It would disgust you if you had the time or inclination to care. He moves off.

“Ser Wylis,” you say with some added cheer. “I give you and your fine Northmen the honor of breaking our flankers. Wait for the feathers to fall if you please.”

You’re left alone on your mount aside from your “squire,” who does her level best to hold your banner steady. You’ll be sure to tell your actual squire this story one day. That will see your colors never touch the dirt. And the song begins.

>>4415873
>Devils of the Rhoyne Scouts roll 11 vs Veteran Infantry II (CD 5+5). 1 degree.
>3-4= -1 dmg vs 12 HP. Veteran Infantry II are unaffected.

Your loaned scouts begin the storm of arrows and quarrels that fill the rocky valley from so many lines and directions. It’s for the nonce. These Solemn Flames are true and tested veterans, all too quick to adopt a checkered formation in their ordered charge upon your lines. More arrows fall betwixt the formation than upon it, and their charge isn’t slowed in the slightest. But your scouts don’t lose heart, even if they may appear to. They immediately break off in the opposite direction to catch up with the wall of steel of your finest men.
>Byron’s Bows roll 12 vs Veteran Infantry II (CD 5+5). 1 degree.
>5-4= 1 dmg vs 12 HP. Veteran Infantry II are damaged. (11/12 HP).

Ser Byron’s men fare a touch better, but only just. They unleash their crossbows across the field as soon as the scouts clear their ranks. More quarrels go wasted, sliding uselessly across the gravel, but at least some punch home amidst gaps and soft spots of mail byrnies. You click your tongue in annoyance in the face of their continued undeterred charge towards your lines.

>Elite Archers roll 16 vs Stormbringers (CD 5+5). 2 degrees.
>14-9= 5 dmg vs 15 HP. Stormbringers are Damaged. (10/15 HP).

You snap your head around at Dorea’s sharp intake of breath as your men close with the walls and the greater host beneath. Your men are avatars of steel on the battlefield. Nothing will stop their advance. Nothing ever has and with the gods as your witness nothing ever will. But these Solemn Flames are a cut above the rest. How else could they suppress the battlements with such surety? You hear a few pained yells from the cloister of shields after the archers’ disciplined, precise volleys.

>Sharp Point Defenders (Green Archers) roll 9 vs Veteran Infantry I (CD 5). 1 degree
>4-4= 0 dmg vs 12 HP. Veteran Infantry I are unaffected.

The garrisoned archers of Sharp Point, or what’s left of them, take the opportunity to loose some pot shots at the infantrymen racing from the walls to the archers’ aid. It does fuck-all-nothing to their ranks that you can see, but you’ll take a reminder of the Solemn Flames’ growing entrapment delivered by arrowpoint over nothing.

>>4415876
>Manderly Knights roll 14 vs Veteran Infantry II (CD 5). 1 degree.
>(9+2)x2-4= 18 dmg vs 11 HP. Veteran Infantry II are disorganized.
>Veteran Infantry Rally.
>Veteran Infantry II roll 16 vs Manderly Knights (CD 6). 3 degrees.
>5x3-5= 10 dmg vs HP 12. Manderly Knights are Damaged. (2/12 HP).

You turn again at Captain Riccaro’s accented bellowing as the Manderly Knights’ lances find purchase against the encroaching infantry. The charge proves far more effective than the peppering quarrels as the Northern war lances devastate the mail of the infantry and threaten to turn the neat formation into an unruly mob. The good captain gives up his fruitless shouting, worth little in the face of the baritone calls of “MANDERLY” and “WHITE HARBOR” and a dozen other far off places. Instead, the Braavosi takes to his horn and blasts off a long, mournful tone that has his men rallying to give answer. The charge may have faltered, but the line holds and answers in kind with thrusting spears well-suited to retaliating against the stalling cavalry. The next few moments will tell for which force holds and which breaks.

>Elite Archers roll 21 vs Stormbringers (CD 5+5). 3 degrees.
>21-9= 12 dmg vs 10 HP. Stormbringers are Disorganized.

But your attention is dragged back to your own men. Their steel may be unbreakable, but it leaves them ponderous. Slow. Too slow. They’re forced to sup on another wicked volley before their charge slams home and it’s as if the elite archers of the Flatlands were determined to see your Stormbringers pay for their defiance in the face of their onslaught. The charge begins to falter. It’s as if you feel the bodkins slam home. Your rage grows. It’s as if you were swatted across the nose with a palm branch. You spur your courser forward towards their lines and roar your own defiance. The dragon awakens.

STORMBRINGERS. BREAK THEM.

Leader of Men Activated: Stormbringers Rally.
>Stormbringers roll 18 vs Elite Archers (CD 8). 3 degrees.
>(7+3)x3-3=27 dmg vs HP 6. Elite Archers are destroyed.

Your men roar along with you and redouble their efforts at the last moment. The archers break, and not gently. Some stumble backwards. Some run outright. Some reach for blades, arrows, anything. All are cut down in a frenzy of butchery that even has their infantry comrades faltering. It’s all they can do to keep the supporting scouts at bay.

You look to Captain Ricasso. He falters. A weakness.

>You will take his head yourself. Charge him.
>Remain in place. You will humble him as a general.

The dice gods aren't sated yet.
>Can I get 3 rolls of 4d6 for the Manderly Knights to start with?

Rolled 6, 5, 5, 5 = 21 (4d6)

>>4415887
>>Remain in place. You will humble him as a general.

Rolled 4, 3, 4, 3 = 14 (4d6)

>>4415887
>The dragon awakens.
Oh shit.

>Remain in place. You will humble him as a general.
Only because I wanna talk to him after this.

Rolled 2, 6, 3, 1 = 12 (4d6)

>>4415887

Aaaaand can I get 3 rolls of 4d6 for your next heavy infantry charge?

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 2 = 5 (4d6)

>>4415921

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Rolled 5, 3, 5, 6 = 19 (4d6)

>>4415921
>>4415923

Rolled 4, 5 = 9 (2d6)

My mistake. That should be 5d6 still as they are pincered. Adding these 2 dice in order to the above posts

Rolled 1, 6, 4, 5 = 16 (4d6)

>>4415921

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>>4415929
I'm gonna let other people roll for the rest of the night

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>4415941

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 6, 4 = 14 (5d6)

>>4415921

Rolled 2, 6, 4, 5, 3 = 20 (5d6)

>>4415932

>Manderly Knights roll 21 vs Veteran Infantry II (CD 5). 4 degrees.
>9x4-4= 32 dmg vs 11 HP. Veteran Infantry II are Destroyed.
>Veteran Infantry II roll 13 vs Manderly Knights (CD 6). 2 degrees.
>5x2-5= 5 dmg vs HP 2/12. Manderly Knights are Disorganized.

The Knights of the North continue their all-out brawl in the midst of the breaking Essosi infantry. Both groups are hardened veterans, but the ferocity of the Northmen proves the better over the professionalism of the foreign spearmen. Those few knights remaining mounted are quick to pursue the rapidly diminishing stragglers. Perhaps a little too quick, but you’ve other concerns at present.

>Veteran Infantry I roll 21 vs Devils of the Rhoyne Scouts (CD 7). 3 degrees.
>5x3-2= 13 dmg vs 12 HP. Scouts are Disorganized.

>Stormbringers roll 24 vs Veteran Infantry I (CD 5). 4 degrees.
>(7+3)x4-4= 36 dmg vs HP 12. Veteran Infantry I are Destroyed.

The last remaining infantry regiment beneath the castle walls proves as tenacious as their dying comrades up the field. They swat back the probing scouts with practiced vigor, having little to fear from the lightly armed and armored backwooders. The paltry formation of the Devils begins to crumble, but you knew it would. All they needed was to hold and they proved adequate for the task.

The hammer falls. These Solemn Flames would’ve passed for heavier infantry across the sea, but your own favored elites have ascended along with you. Lords of the Battlefield. They treat the line of spearmen like the tapestry of a defeated dynasty, rolling up their ranks with contemptuous ease. You remain upon your mount, stock still through the exchange and taking in every motion. As does your peer at the far end of his crumbling lines. He sounds his solemn horn one last time, the death knell of a once great company. His banner falls. A trophy for your hall.

>Can I get 4 rolls of 1d6?

Rolled 2 (1d6)

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>4415969
Pls

Rolled 2 (1d6)

>>4415969
Here comes a 6!

>>4415972
>>4415971
>>4415970
For the love of God, someone get something better than a two!

>>4415973
No

Rolled 3 (1d6)

>>4415969
2

These have +1 from your Master of Arms holding. Aurion might not give them much thought from his POV, but that didn't stop Master Warrick Flint from sending some of his staff to follow the camp.

>>4415970
Trained Crossbows Intact.
>>4415971
Veteran Scouts ----> Trained Scouts
>>4415972
Elite+1 Heavy Infantry Intact (Thanks, Leader of Men)
>>4415975
Veteran Knights Intact. Manderly scoops up the highest roll. This pleases him.

You survey the field as the camp followers scurry down the path towards the waiting wounded. You don’t need their reports to gain a measure of the Butcher’s Bill. All but Ser Byron’s men were battered in this, but not so much as to diminish their readiness for the days to come. Well, except for the scouts. Badics will have to forgive your rough use of them. His under-captains are notoriously independent anyway, fickle even. A few well-placed words and he’ll sing your praises to your fellow Sellsword Lord. You’ll need to speak with Ser Byron as well. True company men or not, you expect those under your banner to perform better. To be sure, their failings were in part due to the nature of the battle. One volley does not make a story… but perhaps it should. At the least, they can repurpose the fancy equipment of the Solemn Flame archers. Crossbowmen do better behind cover.

Those very few surviving Solemn Flames, at least those not too injured to earn a quick mercy killing, are rounded up along with their defeated captain. You call for their banner to be added to your personal effects and continue onwards to the gates of Sharp Point. You think for a moment that this will become yet another occasion in which you’re forced to talk or shout down scared men while at arrowpoint, but the gates begin to unceremoniously creak open without a word on your part. Perhaps actions do speak louder after all.

The garrison commander who receives you is decades younger than the grizzled veteran you’d encountered on your last venture here. Apparently, he was killed by a stray arrow. You don’t know whether to curse or thank the Solemn Flames for that. After all, you did lose two of your finest to this garrison’s panicked indiscipline. And to Lady Cassandra Bar Emmon’s incompetency. Another mark against her and another mark in favor of her niece, who has handled herself remarkably well thus far. This must’ve been her first sight of true battle and yet she’s still clutching your banner. Pale and shaking is a fair sight better look than most upon such an experience. Enough to go unnoted amidst the reigning in of the post-battle chaos.

The castle is yours. What do you intend to do? (Assuming you’ll send word to Ser Barristan at the least)
>Feast with your sub-commanders. It’ll do them good.
>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.
>Do both. You’ll probably end up in your cups and won’t explore as much as you could, but you can at least dive into the most obvious areas.
>Something else.
And for Dorea
>Now that you’re safely within the walls, present her as a lady. Make a statement.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.

Continuing tomorrow. Thanks for playing!

>>4416029
>>Do both. You’ll probably end up in your cups and won’t explore as much as you could, but you can at least dive into the most obvious areas.
People have been complaining about about not going for gold much. This is a good half way measure.
>>Keep her disguise intact for now

Damn, I'd hoped the crossbows would level up after a battle. Next time.

>>4416029
>Do both. You’ll probably end up in your cups and won’t explore as much as you could, but you can at least dive into the most obvious areas.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.
I imagine it'll be awkward if we reveal that our squire who had been sleeping in our tent was actually a woman.

>>4416029
>>Do both. You’ll probably end up in your cups and won’t explore as much as you could, but you can at least dive into the most obvious areas
>>Keep her disguise intact for now.

>>4416029
>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.
The 'tism is overtaking me. LOOT.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.
No one here matters enough to make a reveal worthwhile and it might distract from LOOT.

>>4416029
How many survivors were there from the Solemn Flame? All told, would there be enough to cobble together a third 2nd from the remains? Maybe this time as a skirmisher unit instead of heavies. They are foreign sell-swords, their company has just been broken to pieces and with their defeat, there is no longer a war going on (excluding the impending capture of Dragonstone); what else are they going to do?

>Do both
>Keep her disguise for now

Didn't the Massey men sack this place pretty good that first time? Why was there a garrison and why were there people still trying to get in? We'd have to question the captives. Maybe the money that was sent to Braavos wasn't for an assassin after all, these guys are Braavosi right? I'm getting a feeling we could be missing out on something big in the LOOT by half assing it.

>>4416054

I would like this to be possible. Though I feel like they won't want to fight alongside the guys who just murdered their friends

>>4416074
Yeah we pretty much destroyed all three units. I'd rather save Power for an actual unit of infantry than use it on mercenaries.

>>4416029
>>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.

>>4416029

>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.

This could be prime time. I'm highly skeptical of the castle inhabitants, it would be nice to quickly question some local leaders on their loyalties/why they were being attacked, or have our subordinates do it.

Basically get a measure of anyone who could be hiding loot.

>Keep the disguise for now

Unless someone comes up with a good reason not to. Seems like a decent card to keep hidden.

>>4416029
>>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.
I'm less interested in gold than I am information

>>4416036
I'll change the first vote to
>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.

>>4416029
>>Do both. You’ll probably end up in your cups and won’t explore as much as you could, but you can at least dive into the most obvious areas.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.

>>4416029
Oh Boggy, do have a specific battle cry for when we’re crushing our enemies before us and for when we’re hearing the “lamentation” of their women I know the other big asoiaf has RUIN as theirs

>>4416055
A lot of good questions I want to find answers to as well.

>>4416054
>>4416074
>>4416078
Idk about others, but since we lost the second to folly and the subsequent recruitment of randumb units, all I wish for is to restore the second regiment of stormbringers. We don't get power from victories but we get wealth, which can be converted 2:1 into power.

>>4416142
Why don't we, players, come up with it?
'Ruin' originates from house Reynold's motto. Lets start with that.

>>4416029
>Do both. You’ll probably end up in your cups and won’t explore as much as you could, but you can at least dive into the most obvious areas.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.

Something to consider is that we may want bannermen/houses and how that will interact with our Free Company.

Beyond the garrisons will they have their forces inducted into the Company with them or on of their house acting as Captain?

Or will we simply try to swell numbers and then fuck off to essos once we have enough ships for easy money in the western parts of essos, thus staying relatively near to the iron throne?

Are we going to finalize a proper contract with the iron throne once we finish up with dragonstone and have that include all these details, like the required numbers, the ability to take other non-conflicting contracts so long as we have x number of men on standby in westeros for emergencies of the crown untill we extricate the bulk out of essos. How will the issue of the contract fare in succession? do we stay out of succession disputes? aid the one standing on the throne, or give the king the ability to transfer our contract to his presumptive heir- and the contract remains in effect so long as the presumptive heir can keep up their end of it?

>>4416250
I agree that we need to restore the 2nd infantry, but I'd raise a fresh loyal unit than pick from these guys whose friends we just slaughtered. Let's see if we get any glory from this which we can convert at 1:1 ratio to power. A military academy sounds like a good idea now, which lets us convert wealth to power at a 1:1 ratio.

>>4416283
Good questions for later. I'd like to know as well.

>>4416294
Military academy does sound nice.


Provided we can offset the wealth engine of town+market+port with constant glory revenue to convert into power.

On the other hand having effectively a free port is interesting as it seems we don't want to do taxes, meaning that the town+market+docs will not directly make us wealth if we don't tax them - we can sidestep it a bit with renting docking space and market stalls and such but we also may ant to go for ancilarry services to not have to do more taxes the required- most likely warehouses for not the dock and the market, with maybe a rail cart line like those used for mines running from the docks through in between the warehouses and then the market. Transport services added to that as well...

On the other hand just whiting out more military units and picking up extra contracts and just get wealth like that.

>>4416250
Alright then, what even are our House Words, or, what are our Free Company’s words?
If we’re working with our Free Company, perhaps Crash could work, I was thinking of Bolt but it’s a little too gentle for a Rout-Word

Just throwing it out there, but since our home island is Stormgrave, how does 'To The Grave' sound? When it's in battle, it means send their enemies to their graves, when otherwise, it's a call to home (back home to Stormgrave)

Also, this Company sacked 3 villages before coming here, they must have some LOOT from that, too. I didn't see it mentioned in the write-up. Either go ourselves or send someone to see to the Solemn Flames' camp for LOOT. Other than that in the castle that is.

Also, if not this night, then the next day talk to Wylis Manderly about how confident he feels in our ability to get him on Dragonstone. We did win from an outnumbered and outmaneuvered position after all. (In no small part due to his knights, compliment him)

Rolled 4, 4 = 8 (2d6)

>>4416055
>Didn't the Massey men sack this place pretty good that first time? Why was there a garrison and why were there people still trying to get in?

That was the dockside hamlet beneath the castle. Those actual Massey men didn't have the strength or stones to directly challenge a castle like Sharp Point, lightly garrisoned or not.

>Maybe the money that was sent to Braavos wasn't for an assassin after all, these guys are Braavosi right?

:^P

>>4416142
I think I used something like "Bring the Storm" for the company before, but that was more due to an absence of a player write-in than any preference on my part. Come up with mottos or names for ships/units and I'll be glad to work them in.

>>4416054
>How many survivors were there from the Solemn Flame?

Good question. Rolls are in the post for the infantrymen. The archers are gone either way.

>>4416689
Veteran Infantry I are down to Green Infantry.

Veteran Infantry II are Destroyed.

So ~100 survivors that have seen better days.

>>4416689
>:^P
Boggs you absolute son of a bitch half my coomer votes were based on the assumption that Cerelle would be dead because we didn't do anything on that end. Now we don't even need to visit Braavos. jk, I love you. You did say in-character that maybe the money wasn't enough for a Faceless man and it was a lesser order of assassins or something else. Guess it was something else then. Though I do wonder why they're out here raiding and not helping in the siege of Stonedance. Something to ask the commander, perhaps.

>>4416716
Didn't we get told about the assassins by Lady Bar Emmon? I guess that her family didn't tell her what they were actually going to use the money for.

In hindsight, why would they spend that much just to kill the wife of a minor noble? Cassandra was already engaged, so it's not like they planned to join our houses with her marrying us. Killing her would hurt us emotionally and delay an heir to Stormgrave, but it'd have been better to kill us

>>4416784
Yeah I'll go back and re read that conversation again.

>>4416029
>>Spend the time rummaging around the castle while the others celebrate. You’re not rushed as you were last time.
>Keep her disguise intact for now.

Okay, so Cleo is the one who told us about the dowry first,

>“I wasn’t finished. My sweet Constance’s friend. That ‘lady.’ Tell me. Where is her dowry? Do you have it?” Cleo asks.
>“We sort of left in a hurry… in their coffers I’d hope?” you cut in.
>“Then why has coin crossed the sea, my sea, to those who take coin for but one purpose?” she presses.
>“Who?” you demand.
>“Braavos. I am well-liked there, you know this. That leaves a few options. I know not which. Such would cost me,” she answers.

Then we caught Constance peeping on us and Cerelle, and she said this

>“I see little reason why not. He has already received her dowry and she will be destitute without some leniency from the crown. House Massey is still in favor,” she says.
>“Who told you of the dowry?” you ask. She’d already left the room when Cleo brought that up.
>“Lady Cassandra did… who else could have known?” she answers.

Then lastly we confronted Cassandra herself and intimidated her

>She drops to floor with a look of shock and what might be betrayal as her tears run freely. “I never meant you any harm. Truly, you must believe me. I only thought… well…”
>“Say it,” you command, starting to lose your patience.
>“Icouldmakeyoualord,” she blurts out.
>“What?”
>“I could make you a lord. A true one. Honest,” she practically babbles.
>“How? I’m a man wed and you’re hardly in a position to---” you stop and look at her as it falls into place. Such surety from an unsure girl. You hear the pounding of drums in your ears as old words come to mind unbidden.
>You feel genuine dread as you jolt back to the present.
>“The assassin. The one bought with your dowry. That’s not for me, is it?”
>She shakes her head. “I told you, I mean you no harm… I overheard them talking of it and--- are you well? Ser? What are we to do?” she calls to you as you stride from the room, leaving her on the floor.

Then Boggs said in a comment:
>I could've been more clear on a few parts. It's not her plan, it was enacted by Maldon/House Massey just before she took the reigns. She just kept her mouth shut, content enough with letting things play out. That's what she meant by overhearing. I'll leave the why for another time.

>>4416853
So she overhead them talking about the basilisk assassination plan and mistook the use of the dowry as an attempt to hire more. Braavos do become sellswords fairly often, so the mistake is understandable.

>>4416439
>>4416487
I wanna check one of the previous threads where Boggs described the induction ritual and work that into the motto or the battle cry.

'To the grave' sounds fatalistic or it is just me.

>>4416689
I like "Bring the Storm" as the company motto. As for house words we could use something like "Through storms and tides".

>>4416604
Good points and I'd like us to do that.
>Compliment Wylis
>Check the Flames' camp, order the scouts to look for it if need be, but keep an eye on them - send Ser Byron with them to oversee, perhaps.

>>4416920
Is it though? At the time of the basilisk venom plot we weren't married or betrothed. The venom was for us. The later discussion regarding sending money for sellswords also has no connection to Cerelle. Where did Cassandra get the idea that the supposed assassins weren't for Aurion, but his wife. It has to be specific, and she was completely sure that the wife would die. Other than her saying it, there's no evidence so far that the plot was against Cerelle and not Aurion. But then there's Boggs' comment, which makes me doubt it all.

Rolled 3, 5, 2, 3 = 13 (4d6)

Rolled 6, 2, 4, 3, 5, 1 = 21 (6d6)

>>4417093
Interesting.

Rolled 3, 2, 2, 2 = 9 (4d6)

>>4417093
>>4417094
And one more...

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>inb4 LOOT roll

>>4417103
Oh, right.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 4d6 for Awareness (Notice)?

Rolled 3, 6, 3, 1 = 13 (4d6)

>>4417106

Rolled 5, 4, 1, 4 = 14 (4d6)

>>4417106
>tfw the DM does random rolls behind his screen

Rolled 6, 4, 6, 4 = 20 (4d6)

>>4417106
diddncnuffin

>>4417111
>>4417119
>>4417127
Nice 20.

Ok, I don't like blue-balling people on rolls like this, but I wanted to do them openly since they're important. I was just giving myself time to write, but the lack of transparency is nagging at me, so here it is:
>>4417093
Assassin in the Westerlands. Base DC 12+3 from Cadre = DC 15. Failed.
>>4417094
Cerelle's counter roll. 1 degree = assassin killed, 2+ degrees = assassin captured alive. 21 vs a roll of 13, 2 degrees of success.
>>4417096
This one we will get to tonight. Suffice to say it's a bit closer to home. Obviously a 9 isn't very good... for them.

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>>4417143
>Cerelle is alive
>It's an abstract kind of feel

I'm praying the 9 was Barristan's diplomacy roll for the Stonedance garrison to surrender.

>>4417143

Wow the Cadre worked

>>4417143
thank god, maybe people will be less coomers now that the wife is safe

>>4417168
The path between a coomer and a dutiful husband is like walking a tightrope for Aurion. unfortunately, Aurion is blind in one eye...

>>4417143
Based

>>4417168
Nah we’ll just be less open about it

Your Stormbringers and House Manderly’s knights feast together in the round drum hall of Sharp Point. The scouts and crossbowmen also partake, but they have to make do with the encampments sprouting up within the bailey. There simply isn’t room for everyone in the hall and there is a pecking order in these sorts of things. You doubt there’s a group of stick shooters in the realm that can claim to match the pedigree of the Knights of White Harbor or who can rival the sheer reputation your favored men have been building. They’re still far better accommodated than the survivors of the Solemn Flames, who are left out in the mud against the wall with a sizable guard.

But you’ve a different sort of celebrating in mind. While your men busy themselves emptying Lady Cassandra’s cellars, you aim to see to her coffers and whatever else you might come across. Perhaps you’ll celebrate with your guide as well… she should be drawing a bath for you. Purely a squirely duty. Nothing odd about that. Not at all. But first…

You speak heartily with Ser Wylis as you walk with him to the high dais, insisting he takes the place of honor himself. “A fine showing, my friend. Your knights are a fearsome lot and all the more so under your leadership. Your lord father will be proud, I’m sure,” you say as you clap him on the shoulder.

The burly young knight positively beams under the praise. From what you gather, this was his first major sortie in a leadership role. You’d thought his father a simple glutton and sot, but it’s passing clever of him to build up his heir like this. A notion you’re all too happy to contribute to, given the hefty man’s up-front payments and the usefulness of his loaned men.

“To House Manderly and House Shryke! To the Stormbringers!” you shout over the din, raising a goblet with one hand and Ser Wylis’s arm with another. The men roar their approval over the simple words and cheer as you down your goblet in one go. A new serving wench quickly moves to refill it, but you wave her off. You have other matters… but you do make a note of her olive-skinned complexion. Curious. Too curious. Obvious, even. You favor her with a warm smile.

>Call her out here and now.
>Take your leave and see if she follows. You can handle a lone woman yourself.
>Move on and drop a mention to your more trusted men on the way out. They’ll nab her with little incident.
>Something else.

>>4417516
I'm interested in pursuing further, but will this interfere with our rummaging for LOOT?

>>4417523
It shouldn't. This is the 9 from above in action.

>>4417516
>Take your leave and see if she follows. You can handle a lone woman yourself.
Well then, here's hoping it's her fighting roll.

>>4417516
>Take your leave and see if she follows. You can handle a lone woman yourself.

>>4417516
>Take your leave and see if she follows. You can handle a lone woman yourself.

>>4417516
>Take your leave and see if she follows. You can handle a lone woman yourself.

“I leave the feasting in your capable hands, ser,” you tell Ser Wylis before moving on. Best not to spoil the mood. These men drew blood today at your behest, your enemies’ and their own in some cases, while you’ve yet to draw your blade at all. You can handle a lone woman, especially one so sloppy. You exit the hall at a leisurely pace, humming an old marching tune. You stop humming for a moment and hear hurried footsteps on stone. You take the nearest staircase for the main tower, making no attempt to mask your route.

>Can I get 3 rolls of 3d6 for Agility (Quickness)?

Rolled 1, 5, 6 = 12 (3d6)

>>4417580
Damn I didn't remember our Agility was only 3.

Rolled 2, 6, 4 = 12 (3d6)

>>4417580

Rolled 4, 1, 5 = 10 (3d6)

>>4417580

You wait around the first bend. That’s the thing about these castle staircases, their upward spirals are reversed from what you’d expect. It’s a feature you’ve only ever found on this side of the Narrow Sea, where seats of power are built for function over form. It gives those defending the upper reaches free use of their sword arms with their right sides on the outer spiral and their left sides partially around the bend. The attackers are left awkwardly scraping around the bend with their right arms or forced to fight with their off hands. Unless they’re some left-handed oddity. You know all of this, how could you not? But does an Essosi?

>Rolled 12 vs opposing roll of 12. Tied initiative.

You hear your quarry’s footsteps on the stone again as she cautiously ascends. At her shadow on the wall, you leap down a step with blade to the fore… only to be matched by a stiletto inside your guard. She’s fast, instinctual… and wide-eyed. The dark, mythical metal of your sword is a hand’s width from her neck. You are at each other’s mercy. Well, to an extent. You are wearing armor and she is not. You’ve been poked before and could likely shrug off another poke unless this sneak had the wit to poison her blade

>Try to talk her down, she has to see she’s failed. You're not opposed to sparing her life if she yields now. (Convince)
>Try to talk her down. You aren't exactly feeling merciful, but she doesn't need to know that. (Deception: Bluff)
>Fight. You like your odds.

>>4417638
>>Fight. You like your odds.

>>4417638
>Try to talk her down. You're not exactly feeling merciful, but she doesn't need to know that. (Deception: Bluff)

>>4417638
>>Try to talk her down. You aren't exactly feeling merciful, but she doesn't need to know that. (Deception: Bluff)

>>4417638
>Fight. You like your odds.

I don't care if this is a bad idea. All this jerking around by schemers and my man needs to hit someone.

>>4417638
>Fight. You like your odds.

>>4417638
>Try to talk her down, she has to see she’s failed. You're not opposed to sparing her life if she yields now. (Convince)

>>4417638

>Try to talk her down. You aren't exactly feeling merciful, but she doesn't need to know that. (Deception: Bluff)

>>4417638
>Fight. You like your odds.
The odds of successfully subduing her in a fight is better than bluffing.

4-3-1

>Can I get 3 rolls of 5d6+2?

Rolled 4, 1, 6, 3, 3 + 2 = 19 (5d6 + 2)

>>4417753
RIP nameless lady.

Rolled 6, 3, 2, 5, 6 + 2 = 24 (5d6 + 2)

>>4417753

Gooo 22

>>4417758
Lol wtf. How

Rolled 1, 2, 3, 2, 2 + 2 = 12 (5d6 + 2)

>>4417753

>>4417762

Had a feeling

>>4417758
neat

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>Rolled 22 vs CD 10. 3 degrees. 21 dmg vs 0 AR, 9 HP. 3/3 Injuries taken, -3 HP remaining. (Assassins are secondary characters, so they may take injuries but not wounds).
>Assassin rolled 12 vs CD 8. 1 degree. 4 dmg+2 piercing vs 7 AR. Aurion is unscathed.

An effeminate poker is pointed at your scales by a wide-eyed sneak. This? This is supposed to humble you? This? You bare your teeth at the waif in a mad approximation of a smile that you just know is more akin to the expressions of the beasts of legend your ancestors rode to break the world. You both move, fear and desperation clashing impotently against surety of purpose.

She’s fast, you’ll give her that. The stiletto jabs out at you in a blur. You barely register the useless clinks against your scales while you slash with vicious overhanded blows. The waif cries out and stumbles back as your ancient blade bites deep into her shoulder. She throws up her arms in a vain attempt to block the next downward cut to her face and loses her stiletto and a couple fingers for the trouble. The next cut opens her cheek and has her rolling backwards down the steps in shock. You give a contemptuous snort and descend the steps, ready to finish what you’ve started, but there is no need. She’s out cold, but you don’t think you’ve killed her unless the stones opened her skull. A couple of watchmen come hurrying down the hallway, likely from the noise she made, and gape at the sight of you standing over her.

“Clean this up. And call for a healer. I’ve questions for this one and I will be displeased if she doesn’t make it through the night,” you order. The guards are quick to obey, no doubt word of this will quickly spread through the castle, but that’s a trivial matter.

>>4418002
There’s nothing like a good fight to warm the blood, and warmed blood puts you in a mind to celebrate your triumph. But first, you stop by Lady Cassandra’s quarters. Well, they would be her old quarters now that she is the lady of the castle, but you doubt the servants have troubled to rearrange things in the absence of leadership here. You know the right door from your last visit. A proper highborn lady should have her fair share of fine jewels, and you know she didn’t have the time or the foresight to grab them last time. You checked. Hells, she’s the only lady of this old house, so she should have all the old jewels. Well… there is another lady of the house down the hall. It’s only fair she should have some too. Perhaps you’ll bedeck the lady of the castle’s niece in jewels and nothing else.

You glance about the noble lady’s room, still in a disarray from your hurried flight. Clothes, garments, other silky things. No jewels. They’ve other rooms, don’t they? Cerelle does. Where else would they keep all this shit? There’s a side door… a privy. Lovely. But there’s another beyond it. It’s locked, so you kick it in. A dressing room, to be sure. There’s a large mirror that would fetch a pretty price if you could be bothered to carry such a thing… but more importantly, there’s a chest. This is good, you like chests of all types. This one is locked too, but you’ve a sword and no time for keys. You hack at it until the lock breaks. Your grin widens and your eyes glitter as they reflect the contents within.

I loved a maid as fair as summer
with sunlight in her hair.

I loved a maid as red as autumn
with sunset in her hair.

I loved a maid as white as winter
with moonglow in her hair.

You’re still singing as you burst through the door to the lord’s chambers with a rolled-up tapestry under arm. Dorea sits up with a start from her place upon the canopy bed. She’s cleaned herself at some point and now wears an ill-fitted blue doublet with tight black hose. You’d told her to keep to the men’s clothing, but you must admit she couldn’t have chosen a less provocative set of leggings.

“My lady has fine taste in attire,” you cheerfully greet while you roll out the gaudy swordfish tapestry, spilling generations of sparkling jewelry across the floor. Combs of ivory and jade, earrings of all shapes and sizes, necklaces of pearl and diamond and sapphires. Oh, the sapphires… the sweet, sweet sapphires. It’s enough to make you wish you had some blue in your heraldry. Your fingers all sport new rings and yet there are still dozens laying about. “I would see you out of it,” you add at her shocked expression.

>>4418004
“My lord… you’re wounded!” she looks pale. Too little food, you think. Her mother should have fed her more. What sort of kitchen wench raises a skinny daughter? Where is the justice in that? You reach up and touch your face and find it sticky. Your finger is red when you examine it.

“Ah. An assassin. Their blood, not mine,” you shrug and stride over to the bath. “Your eyes look blue with that doublet. This water is far too cold.”

“I drew it when you said… my lord are you well?” she asks while you’re dragging a brazier closer to the copper tub to heat it.

“Never better,” you dismissively respond, splashing water on your face from a metal basin and shrugging out of your armor at last. Satisfied, you cross the room to her again. She still hasn’t touched the jewels. You kiss her and start working her over to the fireside sofa. It’s closer than the bed. She kisses you back but gentler. You have up her against the sofa with her hose down around her ankles in an instant, pausing only to admire the slight bounce of her pale cheeks as you put her on display.

“Wait,” she suddenly finds her voice and awkwardly spins away to seat herself bare arsed on the furnishings. You stand over her, puzzling at the shift.

She takes a deep breath as if to steel herself. “I’ve some words first,” she says with a determined look. Her stormy grey eyes look green by the fire. You wave her on, at a loss.

“What we did. What we’re doing… I never thought this’d happen,” she says. “This isn’t what I prayed for. This isn’t what I promised.”

“Right…” you seat yourself across from her. “Now I’ve heard the first part before, but not the last. You did want all this, yeah?”

“Yes. No. Both,” she answers with some exasperation. “All my life I’ve heard telling I’m a creature of sin. Born’ve lust and passions and baser things. Everyone said it. My ma said it… I think she never wanted me… and Septa Ignus said it too. She was good to me. Taught me letters and said I could be something more, least in the eyes’ve the gods. I liked that, so I tried not to have those baser thoughts and prayed hard. ‘m eight and ten now… I think. And I didn’t touch none’ve the boys and the Rambtons won’t have raping in the kitchens, so I was doing good by it. Cept Lady Tysane didn’t like seeing my face so I got slapped sometimes, but that’s not so bad next to some… I prayed every day I might find some good man like my father to wed me elsewise I’d take vows and be happy with that.”

>>4418008
“Then you came along. With more men’d I’ve ever seen at your back. We was all looking out through the stakes and all I could see with all that was you. That big one that’d done for Ser Rambton and Ser Barristan Selmy just riding by you like that’s some normal sight,” she half-laughs at the memory and clasps her shaking hands in her lap. “And then Ser Rambton got killed and my ma rushed me off and had me dressing like Septa Ignus and staying with the little lady. We were so scared. And two’ve yours come and try to rape me and that sad looking one comes in and plucks out one’s eyes quick’s anything. So, you come into the room and you smile at me and I get this warm feeling. Like it’s all gonna to go back to how it was. And I see your eyes. I don’t know how to explain it… you’re just gonna think I’m a stupid wench…”

“Not at all. Go on,” you urge. You’d protest the “two’ve yours” bit, those were Redfort knights, but you’ve never heard the like of this and want to see where she’s going with it all.

“It was like I was’n front of the Seven, may they forgive me for saying,” she quickly adds. “Like the septa’s robes were stripped away and I was naked or wanted to be naked and wanted you to say my name. And then you just went and smiled and named me for my father’s blood and said I had pretty eyes. Like you’d heard my thoughts… then you took me with you. When we were alone in the tent and you looked at me like that again, I couldn’t help myself. I promised I wouldn’t have no bastards. I promised I’d not act like a bastard, all lustful like that… but I loved it. I loved you, more’n anything. But I hear talk… they all talk about you. How you fought an elephant naked, and you killed men with your roar earlier. How you’ve this pretty highborn wife with gold hair and a little one now maybe. But what’s that make me to you? Just another bastard, a camp whore? Something to leave behind?”

“What do you want?” you ask.

“To be with you. To not get left behind,” Dorea bluntly replies

But what do you want?

>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)
>She’d probably believe just about anything from you right now. Promise her what she wants to hear. If you can’t follow through, well, that’s probably still not going to be your problem. (Deception)
>You’re actually quite fond of her and aren’t looking to discard her after this campaign. You’ll find a way to keep her around if that’s what she wants. (Basically the paramour option)
>Something else.

Sorry that took so long. I got carried away trying to express how someone from Dorea’s background would see someone with as many “larger than life” qualities as Aurion from their POV. I’ll close the vote tomorrow. Thanks for playing!

>>4418010
>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)
Maybe we can set her up with the Sir Yew, not sure where he is in his family, might be below his station. We could give her some of the jewels as a dowry either way

>>4418010
>You’re actually quite fond of her and aren’t looking to discard her after this campaign. You’ll find a way to keep her around if that’s what she wants. (Basically the paramour option)

I think a wholesome reverse trap bastard paramour to take on the road is the best way to settle the coomer wars with an armistice. I say this as one who has voted yes on every seduce vote. Well played Boggs. Well played.

>>4418010
>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)
Cerelle is going to see through any bullshit. And she might even have the girl killed. Can't be bringing home conquests

>>4418050
It's not like they would share the same bed or even the same table. A cottage outside the castle would be fine. Some place to get away from time to time, drink rum, and bang it out on the wrong side of the sheets. Cerelle is smarter than Aurion so it's not like he's going to fool her in the long term. But she also seems like the practical sort. Why wouldn't she prefer for him to keep a single mistress instead of having to worry about him whoring it up on the road or fucking the wrong lord's wife?

>>4418010
Dammit Boggs! Some anon caught her on a whim and an unlikely roll and now you've gone and made me care for her. I don't want to discard her, but as anon above me said, Cerelle 'Cunning 6' Lydden will sniff her out, and I don't want something bad to happen to her. And as much as I too have voted for the Seduce options and jokingly prayed for Cerelle's death, I don't want Aurion to fuck up his marriage too much. Bringing Dorea as a paramour will just be a distraction from Cerelle, and she needs support right now with a new baby.

Alright, so write-in
>Break it to her, but more gently: be honest and say while this started as just a bit of fun, we actually became fond of her so quickly. But while wives may accept men taking a lover during war, Cerelle won't accept us bringing a lover home, and she's a cunning sort. So as much as we'd like to bring her home, this dalliance will have to end once we're back in Stormgrave. Apologize to her if we've ruined her life and offer her the jewels as a dowry or if she wants to take the vows as a septa, we could pull some strings with the Faith and have her situated comfortably.

I know this probably won't win but I'd prefer it over just discarding her as a bit of fun or keeping her and risk being found out by Cerelle. If she ever finds out it'll be a complete deal breaker for her and our marriage will be effectively over.

>>4418010
>>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)

>>4418088
Hmm, ditto, who knows we could even get her placed in our Septa

>>4418010
>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)
Fun is over it seems

Don’t set her up with a man near us though - can’t have it getting back to us.

Maybe a merchant in Kings Landing

>>4418010
>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)
Maybe if our wife died, but she didn't

All this fretting over Cerelle all of the sudden. Modern sentiments right back to the front when the dice fall. What a surprise. Ok. Still skipping over 2 things.

The vote to try to elevate Dorea over her aunt. Letting her down right now is the closest thing to breaking up with her. That is the worst option for seeing a person truly loyal to us ruling this neighboring house. Or are we going to have a push to ignore that vote too?

This whole "but muh marriage" argument is confusing. So Cerelle is so smart that she is going to be sniffing out and I guess murdering mistresses now? Ok. But she's still oblivious to us leaving her to die because we'd rather take our chances with her and the baby than miss out on feasting and warring? That's the reality of our decisions and she's had the time to think about it. I'm going to be shocked if she is still a fan when she gets back. Enjoy that cold bed with no where else to put it I guess. Crazy to see the 180 after all the recent votes though.

>>4418140
Blatant metafagging. Weeeeeeeeee

Absolutely psychotic btw. "It's okay to cheat as long as I've written her off for dead but if she lives then I want my toy back without her being cross with me."

>>4418151
Hey man I voted for Seduce every time and I'm still voting for breaking it off. My reason is that these two women we seduced were out on the campaign trail and this vote is for bringing one home permanently. In the previous vote after Aurion fucked Selena Darry the options were between staying loyal, keeping a paramour and living life to the fullest. Living life to the fullest won then, I voted for it too, taking it to mean that we take our chance whenever we're out of the house, but nothing at home.

Cerelle has been offstage for a while and many anons may have written her off for dead because we didn't do that much. But it's not like we didn't do anything at all. We got a healer for her and sent the cadre with her (which ultimately saved her life, she'd be dead without that +3 DC) So we do care for her. And now she'll be back with a baby, our heir. I see this decision in line with our previous vote to have flings away from home, but no permanent paramour. Unless she turns cold anyway due to our inaction as you say, I hope it doesn't happen, but we'll reexamine our position then.

>>4418010
>You’re actually quite fond of her and aren’t looking to discard her after this campaign. You’ll find a way to keep her around if that’s what she wants. (Basically the paramour option)

>>4418010
>She’d probably believe just about anything from you right now. Promise her what she wants to hear. If you can’t follow through, well, that’s probably still not going to be your problem. (Deception)

>>4418010
>She was just a bit of fun and that hasn’t changed. Maybe you can find her a husband after all this. Break it to her gently. (Persuasion)
I do like her, but I'm not really interested in having a paramour. I agree with >>4418182 that just doing stuff on the campain trail is best.

>>4418088
I support this write-in.
>Apologize to her if we've ruined her life and offer her the jewels as a dowry or if she wants to take the vows as a septa, we could pull some strings with the Faith and have her situated comfortably.
We've had a good time but this is not a permanent arrangement and never was going to be.

>>4418151
>The vote to try to elevate Dorea over her aunt. Letting her down right now is the closest thing to breaking up with her. That is the worst option for seeing a person truly loyal to us ruling this neighboring house. Or are we going to have a push to ignore that vote too?
Her aunt is a bit simple but can be controlled. There is no reason to replace her with Dorea. It is not worth the effort.

>>4418268
Giving her all the jewels is ridiculous. I support giving her a couple, but don't go overboard please