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>>4818105
Welcome to the first thread for “A Century of Blood”, a quest set at the beginning of the historical period in the ASOIAF universe that gives the name to this quest. I expect the time period this quest is set in to be unfamiliar to many, so do not be surprised if you are unfamiliar with some of the characters. I will follow the canon insofar as possible, but given the many empty spots left by GRRM, do not be surprised if you see characters that do not appear in any of his works.

>Why this period?
Because no other ASOIAF quest has ever been set in this period, as far as I know.

It’s a period where one can still find dragons, magic has yet to completely wane, yet the basis for the modern world have already been set – the Targaryen are in Dragonstone, the Dothraki are mobilizing, the clock is ticking for the Patrimony of Kyrkoon and the third Azure Emperor rules the Golden Empire of Yi Ti.

>Where in the setting are going to play?
This quest is set in Essos, the land most affected by the Doom.

How far East or West...that’s up to you, the players.

This quest follow an "absolute freedom" set, in which the QM acts more as a Narrator than the QM. You, the player, have absolute freedom to do as you wish atop your flying death machine.

It won't be easy.

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>>4818113
The next day (the fourth since your arrival) you are told that the Lord of the house, Alastor Reyne, has convocated you to discuss an important matter. The messenger did not know whether Horonno was invited or not, but given Alastor has summoned only you, you choose to play it safe.

A short walk later, you find yourself in front of the door leading to Alastor’s private chambers, flanked by two guards.

One of them knocks and “Come in!” is heard, before you are let in.

The room has not changed from the last time you have seen it: a spacious room with books lining the walls, a desk in the center of the room and a painting of the late Lady of Castamere on the wall.

Overall a nice room with a cozy atmosphere, that betrays the weight of the decisions that are taken in it.

Alastor signals you to sit down in a chair, before pouring offering you a cup of wine and taking one for himself.

> “So, Rhogar. They tell me your blade has not gone dull, by the way you handled Robb yesterday”

He lets out a bitter laugh – it is clear as day that while Alastor deeply loves both of his children, he thinks that his heir should have a more martial inclination. It is one of the reasons he has tried for years to push you and Johanna together – to have a reliable, strong son-in-law that could advise Robb in martial matters.

> “I’ll cut the chase – your presence has been noted in Lannisport, and while the waiting in announcing it formally can easily be explained by your wounded state, we cannot delay anymore a visit to the Rock…which brings me to the next argument I wished to discuss with you in private”

At this his expression hardens considerably and he points at the only noteworthy new element in the room: a map of the Valyrian Freehold.

> “I have thought of what you told me a few days ago, Rhogar. I admire your ambition, but what you are asking me could easily lead to a crippling of my House, were you to fail. On the other hand, I recognize what could be accomplished, were you to succeed. So, I will ask you a simple question and I want you to be honest – how far do you see your ambition going?”

He looks at you intently, waiting your reply.

A deep breath, and the discussions with Horonno come back to mind.

> “I cannot give you a straight answer for I do not have one, Alastor. The Freehold is in chaos and war is a real possibility in its Western reaches. Like I said I can only hope to start by staking my claim somewhere that I know won’t be contests until I am ready”

He remain silent, awaiting for you to finish, but you can clearly notice the tension rising as he feels you are about to say the words that will seal his conviction, or shatter it.

> “I do not know where the future will take me, but I know this – Valyria never had a King, or an Emperor..”

You let the words hang in the air for a second, before quickly adding (before he could reply).

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>>4818116
> “..And what is the difference between a Golden Lion and a Red one, except for the different color of their coats?”

Alastor sighs deeply, and you can see the fires of ambition burning in his eyes, but also the stony expression he wears

> “I feared you might say something like that Rhogar…you do understand what you are asking, what you are proposing? You are asking me to support you in your conquest..and are offering to help me achieve the dream of every Reyne before me – to sit on the throne of the Rock”

You stay silent, and simply nod as he continues, while raising two fingers

> “I consider you like a son Rhogar, you know that. If you truly wish to embark yourself on this quest…I won’t stop you. I will help you. But I will require two things of you: results, for your success will herald mine…and a public declaration of alliance”

This brings the turning gears in your mind to a screeching halt, for it could mean a lot of things, a marriage too..

> “You will wear Reyne colors alongside the ones of your House as we fly down to the Rock. You will side with us, come high or low water, when the time comes. And…I know how you feel about it, but down the line, I will require a marriage to seal our alliance of you. Either you, your cousin or another one of your line, but you know our customs, and I know the ones of your people. I am not going to ask you to marry Johanna, but I will still require a marriage for her if we are going to seal this pact”

You silently nod, waiting for Alastor to finish his speech.

> “I have seen the men that have come forward to court my daughter, Rhogar. They are not worthy of the Rose of Castamere. These are my terms”

He extends his hand in the universal gesture of acceptance.

What will you do?
> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation
> Refuse his terms
> Counter-proposal (write-in)

>>4818120
>> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation
I’m all for us marrying Johanna as long as we could convince Alastor to abide us having multiple wives. I’d rather not dishonor Sheira after our promise to her. Otherwise we should just marry Johanna off to Horonno.

>>4818120
>> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation

>>4818120
> Refuse his terms
An alliance with a power so far away seems outright pointless. To even get to us they would need to sail around the reach, across done, up the narrow sea, then across a fair bit of northern Essos.
Friends yes allies no.

>>4818120
>> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation
Only because he's open to the possibility of marriage between Horonno or another of our line. I don't think Johanna is the right choice for Rhogar.

As I said in the previous thread
I would like to see us building up an empire around Essaria and Sarnor and keeping the option open of a political marriage with the princess would be an excellent way of solidifying our control over the area. But that is most likely to be achievable if we have the option of a marriage with Rhogar himself, Horonnno isn't as much of a catch and wouldn't be locking the realm into our dynasty anyway.
Our hand in marriage is an extremely valuable asset, we can only use it twice (maybe thrice). If we can get Alastor's support through marriage with Horonno then we preserve that asset for the future, essentially it's about the opportunity cost of marrying ourselves prematurely.

Obviously if Horonno or Johanna are against it and going to resent us then I wouldn't want to force them, but they seemed to be interacting well and I'm pretty sure Johanna would prefer Horonno to any of her suitors so far.

>>4818120

> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation

>>4818137

He isn't forcing us to marry now. Johanna and Rhogar already have a good relationship and you guys keep assuming the Sarnori princess is an automatic marriage. They could very well not be interested.

Also we aren't set in to setting up an Empire in Essaria/Sarnor. The door has been specifically left open for larger ambitions after using that area to build resources.

Some of us have ambitions for the Stepstones or a larger empire other than just Essaria/Sarnor.

>>4818120
> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation

So as I was going yo comment before the thread was archived lol

We have no idea how Sarnori succession works, whether the Princess would inherit her fathers position or not. Or whether we could even get her hand in marriage in the first place. There is also the issue of what the Princess herself wants, she might not fancy a dragonlord setting up shop with the intent of controlling Sarnor either through her hand or without it.

I would advocate that we should marry Johanna. We can still marry 2 other women. Sheira and the Sarnori Princess people want so much(if its possible). That would fulfil everything people want. More dragons, bloodline purity, and an ally in the East and West.

I will let the discussion go for another 30 minutes or so,and then I will write the next scene basing myself on what the players have written,

Note for all new players - while I count votes when taking decisions on the progressing of the sory, I give a lot more weight to reasoned, well-thought out arguments. Essentially partecipation is rewarded.

This is to encourage partecipation, while respecting people's will.

>>4818143
You get it. The door is more than open for larger ambitions. I will even out the difficulty as you progress, so it will never be an "easy" quest - for now you are just recovering in a friendly castle, so there are no real threats.

Like you and >>4818151 said, others are making a lot of assumptions about how Sarnorian succession works or even if they would be interested. Let's say you conquer Essaria - you will be seen as an upstart from a lower branch of a dying dynasty, left with only a dragon, on the borderlands of a dying empire.

You CAN marry the Sarnorian princess, but it won't be so easy as "Let's go get married".

Dices will determine their attitude, etc. This entire quest is a mix between playing it safe, getting reliable but maybe smaller benefits (e.g. Johanna) vs longer term potential benefits (keep a spot open for the Sarnorian princess) that are 100% not assured to materialize

>>4818120
> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation
We can avoid further legal problems with polygamy by marrying her monogamously to Horonno but pleasing her ourselves.

>>4818158
Please ignore my grammar mistakes. I was writing a bit too fast to review.

>>4818105
>>4818120
Accept specifically for a match between our cousin or another of our line, otherwise refuse the terms.

Johanna's sweet but I don't want to lock ourselves down with the first girl who crosses our path, especially one associated with a powerbase so far from our destination.

Something I forgot to say is that we should probably marry Sheira before anybody else. Just to make sure because out of everybody she offers us dragons, love, and bloodline purity. Whole package.

Rolled 6, 4, 5, 2, 1, 2 = 20 (6d6)

>>4818171
That's it, if she makes it back alive..

Rolling for Sheira, her mother and her brother

>>4818171
Agreed.

>>4818175
Tell me doctor, how is she?

>>4818120
> Refuse his terms

>>4818158
I don't think anyone is expecting Sarnor to be 'show up, get married' but that political marriage will be considerably harder if we're offering up a position of 3rd wife or wife to our cousin.
I think it is essential that we keep Rhogar's "slots" open for potential alliances down the line, whether that's a Sarnori princess or someone else.

>>4818166

Essaria isn't our endgame destination. That is still to be determined.

It is simply the next stop in our journey.

>>4818179
Sheira - 10 ("Further East") Bound for Asshai.

>>4818183
Just to clarify, if a majority of people vote to Refuse his Terms, I will require a very good write-in or reason for it to happen.

In-character you excplicitly spoke to him of your ambitions and asked for his help, fully knowing he'd ask something in return. To suddenly turn around saying "joking lol" for no reason would make you out to be a fool and likely burn some bridges with the Reynes.

>>4818185

The terms specifically state that they will be ironed out later. We wouldn't be marrying her today. The only person taking options of the table would be the ones saying not to marry her. That choice could be made later after we have more information about all suitors..

I'm for leaving open the possibility of marrying her ourselves or our cousin having the honor depending on how things unfold.

Yeah people are assuming that Essaria is going to be the permanent theatre of the quest when that is not true. Its going to be the theatre for the short foreseeable future that's true but beyond that nobody knows. Not QM and not the players.

So to simply refuse this offer because they are far away is not great. There is room for negotiation. We could have any potential marriage a year from now or more. A lot can happen in that year, we could head east to find our lady, check out if the Sarnor Princess marriage would actually work, etc. No need to reject this straight up.

>>4818175
Also, is Sheira a dragonlord?
Because if her marriage doesn't come with a waifu for Urrax we might need to hold a slot open for the Targs.

>>4818191
>Asshai
Gib sorceress waifu pls

>>4818200

Yes, she has a dragon. Obvious #1 waifu if she survives.

Even better if she comes back a sorceress

>>4818200
Yes she is a dragonlord, and with a penchant for moneymaking so that's good. Last time she struck some kind of trade deal in the east.

>>4818200
I thought I mentioned earlier, but in any case you can find a brief intro for both her and her dynasty (Soranyen) in Rhogar's pastebin.

She rides Neltharion, a male dragon. Note that dragons can change sex in canon.

>>4818203
Quite a bit of black pearls from the western coast of Faros, in exchange from a bow made out of dragonbone

In 5 min or so I will draw the numbers and then write the next scene.

I'm not a fan of revotes, but should we rethink this Essaria expedition after taking into account all the new circumstances and this deal we're agreeing to? After learning there were only like 100k people in Essaria I regretted my vote to go there heavily. There are easier and more sensible avenues of growth and conquest elsewhere.

>>4818164
Np tagaros

Anyway for routines (not actions) I thought of some.


Travel routine (dragon and alone)

- Preferably pass above rural or wild regions, instead of more populated ones.
- Camp in high position, away from dangerous animals and possible bandits.
- Camp should be not seen, and covered from rain and snow. Under shadows for avoid heat.
- Control surroundings, and ensure the terrain is secure.
- Sleep somewhat near Urrax.


Travel routine (settlements)

- change rooms in inns and taverns. Have them controlled.
- have some of our guards change in civilian clothes and look around when we move.
- have always someone tasting our food and drinks first
- any food given to Urrax should have the same controls
- plebs need to keep their distance.


War routine

- watch over our army from an high position
- whenever we land, our personal guard should be ready to be near us.
- help establish the camp with our dragon help as well our own, so we get the soldiers respect.
- Our tent should have a clear space around it, so that Urrax can sleep near us. Preferably in a elevated position.

>>4818213
Nothing stops you guys from taking a detour along the way, were you to prefer (for example) seeking to subvert Volantis from within, moving on to Elyria, or hells, even try to reclaim Valyria itself.

The world is your oyster. Simply call for a re-vote, and if enough people agree with you, I will gladly let you have it.

Now, it seems to me that a clear majority would be for accepting his terms in principle only, letting it unclear who will marry who, and when.

A wise move.

Roll me 6D6 (Persuasion 3D6, 2B, Charm 1B)

>>4818216
You might be onto something. Keep those in mind (or write them down) and write them as your write-in when I call for a relevant vote, and you will get a bonus (that I always gave to relevant write-ins so far)

>>4818120
> Accept his terms in principle – details to be ironed out later in further negotiation

we can iron the details later cool


>>4818143
Well we need to decide where to set up our empire then.

>>4818213
Well I originally wanted to go to the Stepstones but I think Essaria is fine for our next destination. We won't be there for months, likely only 1 or 2 at the max sorting stuff out, defending form any threats, etc, before deciding our priorities and going about fulfilling them.

1-I say we go to Volantis get our wealth
2-Head to Essaria, get friendly and establish a relationship with the city.
3-Organize our resources and plan our priorities
4-Head out and fulfill them

My top priority would be to find our betrothed and make sure we marry her. This will mean we now have 2 dragons.

Rolled 6, 2, 1, 3, 3, 2 = 17 (6d6)

>>4818222

Rolled 4, 6, 4, 5, 3, 3 = 25 (6d6)

>>4818222

Rolled 2, 5, 4, 2, 2, 1 = 16 (6d6)

>>4818222

Rolled 5, 4, 6, 4, 5, 3 = 27 (6d6)

>>4818222

This is why we need more persuasion dammit. Could have passed a DC of 18. We'll have to settle for a 15

>>4818225

I know a few of us have ambitions for a Kingdom in the Stepstones but that won't be doable for a few years given the volcanic winter. Elyria could be a nice option given QM stated most of our dynastic holdings were there and Volantis.

I'm really open to ideas

Somewhere I definitely want to visit is Ibben. They are this worlds dwarves, famously secretive and isolationist in the time books. I want to find out what's up with them. Maybe make a few friends.

>>4818235
Agree.

>>4818253
Marry an Ibbenese gorilla woman with a thick beard.

>It is said that giants once lived on Ib.[5] There were once dragons on Ib, as dragon bones have been found on the island.[12]

Might find some cool Dragon stuff. Maybe some old eggs

>>4818244
Well Stepstones needs to be build up, but the trade passing there is rich. A lot of enemies too. So a Stepstones empire (better name, I suggest the name of our future capital. Made by us.) needs to expand and outright kill some of those enemies. Targs, dorne, Lys, stormlands ecc. They can be conquered, and we want an empire not a kingdom so conquering is what we would do.

An essaria+Sarnor empire can expand quite far, and after dothraki extermination tm even more. It s far away from other dragonlords so that s a bonus.


Other places maybe.
The main problem is that we are unlikely to want other dragonlords near where we found our empire. As a preference.
And if we can have some valyrian people to rule it would help, since they would be more loyal. Always as a preference.
Not that other people can t become loyal that is.

Eitherway a cool name and a capital name will be needed.


>>4818222
I will keep them as a note. I think for ensure we have some basic security they are nice.

Its either cruel to marry a girl who is in love with us to our cousin to keep her around watching other women gain the object of her affection or foolish to put any women before our betrothed, a literal dragon lord who could cement our hold on power for countless generations to follow rather than being a short lived single dragon dynasty.

As allies they are farther away than the Yi Ti empire is from Essaria and far far weaker/poorer/less politically influential and a poor choice with their only real benefit being the fact that we are emotionallyclose to them IC.

>>4818264

Yea, and it will be a period of time before we could even start. Just a goal for a bit down the road. If we conquer the area properly, especially if its part of a larger empire, the enemies shouldn't be too bad (obviously a better name would be needed). I agree with the conquering the surrounding areas.

I'm not sure the Targs would be a huge issue if we
a) Make allies with them before they get more powerful
b) Keep the Stepstones as the Western reach of our Empire.
Having a dragonlord ally so close yet not worried about each others kingdoms could only benefit us both.

+1 to a cool name/capital. The defensibility of a capital in the center of the Stepstones, if we controlled the whole area, had a proper navy and dragons flying around would make it very very hard to conquer.

>>4818264
There is always Gogossos, just saying...

Also about done writing, a sec.

Ah i forgot to ask Tagaros, but what kind of symbol due the Belaerys have ? I am kind of curios.

>>4818290

See
>>4818198
>>4818186

>>4818290
Our Empire will not be based out of Essaria. Nothing regarding our empire has been decided yet. Only that we have intentions to create one. And that our next stop before doing anything is Essaria. This has been said so many times.

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>>4818297
White dragon on black background. I have the flag somewhere, I will post use it as image for a post as soon as I find it to tell the truth.

Of course, if the players would like to design one themselves they are more than welcome to post their works and we'll all vote as we've done so far.

>>4818294
You reaaally want us to be a pirate Emperor from Gogossos don't you? Maybe we will, QM, maybe we will.

>>4818292
Honestly we could connect with Reynes and Westeros isn t very difficult to conquer. So I wouldn t mind killing or subjugating the Targs. And expand our empire in all of the west, with Reynes as a sort of our imperial viceroys for the center-north.

>>4818307
Cool

>>4818320

I wouldn't be opposed to something like this as well. I had similar thoughts but considering most anons weren't wanting to focus too much on Westeros I decided not to mention it. I'm completely open on something along those lines.

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>>4818120
>>4818120
You shake his hand.

You would be a fool not to, given what he’s bringing to the table – gold, soldiers and a strong ally, even if far to the West, maybe a bit too far for your liking…but you’ll cross that bridge once you reach it.

For now, you look Alastor in the eyes and crack a smile, before offering your cup of wine for a toast

> “To the Red Lion of the West, and the White Dragon of the East!”

He toasts with you, drinking to the newly founded alliance, born out of ambition and mutual trust.

…

> Persuasion 16 (15 +1 due to level of relation with Horonno) vs DC 16
> Marginal Success! 1 Degree of Success!

The rest of the day flies by – you discuss the proposal with Horonno, who looks a bit miffed that you’d accept such a deal, citing the obvious need to marry a pureblood in order to ensure the continuation of the line, relenting only once you explain to him that Alastor gave you enough wiggle room that you could continue negotiating without having to get married right now.

The other main event of the day happens toward the sunset – you are presented with an embroiled armor, bearing the symbols of the Reyne Household, accompanied with a flag bearing the white dragon of your own dynasty.

No one will be able to misunderstand the meaning behind your arrival at the Rock wearing this armor – the White Dragon of the East has sided with the Red Lion of the West.

And yet…you notice a pair of ember eyes looking at you while you get dressed in the armor – Johanna. Without making any noise or saying a words, the daughter of the Lord of Castamere begins helping you dressing in your new suit of armor, only blushing slightly when your hand touches her own.

> “…how long do you think this trip will take?”

Is the only thing she says, once you have finished putting on the armor and are checking yourself out.

> “I do not know Johanna. Likely a couple of days at most”

Hearing this, your friend looks down, clearly saddened by the fact that the limited time you get to share together will be cut even shorter by your official duties

What will you do?
a) Propose to Lord Alastor to bring his daughter to court, in order to introduce her
b) Say nothing and embrace the young woman
c) Write-in

>>4818331
I have different ideas my self.

Kek imagine Alastar face at the thought of that. King of the Rock ? Nah, Great Viceroy of the North and Central Provinces of the Westeros domains of the Empire of //// !

>>4818335
Maybe we can bring her along. I don't see the harm. I'm surprised she still hasn't been introduced to court yet though.

>a) Propose to Lord Alastor to bring his daughter to court, in order to introduce her

>>4818335
>b)
What does Johanna like to do? What’s her ambition?

>>4818335

a) Propose to Lord Alastor to bring his daughter to court, in order to introduce her

She obviously wants to spend more time with us. She may have some information for us and is waiting for the right time. She has been for the most part quiet and reserved while we have been here.

>>4818335
>a) Propose to Lord Alastor to bring his daughter to court, in order to introduce her
What’s the harm in letting her tag along

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>>4818347
A woman with ideas many would consider improper for a noble Lady. Not overly religious, but pays lip service to the Faith as any proper Lady should. Her main interests consist in helping her Lord father in managing the Lordship of Castamere and studying the extensive library of the Castle.

A bit of a bookworm, if a beautiful one at that.

>>4818320
>I wouldn t mind killing or subjugating the Targs
They have a good number of dragons, don't they?

>>4818335
a) Propose to Lord Alastor to bring his daughter to court, in order to introduce her

We and the rest of the brothers squad (Horonno and Robb) can avoid any attempts of someone giving her problems, so it should be fine.

Plus we can spend more time with them. It s not every day we can be with our second family.

>>4818359
Yeah currently more than us. Though I'm not sure if they are as great a Urrax. Probably not since Urrax is a great boy.

>>4818359
Well they should but they said they where one of the weakest dragonlord dynasties, so maybe we have a chance. Especially if it s early.

>>4818354
Okay, just wanted to make sure she wasn’t a Danelle Lothston or something

>>4818335
>b) Say nothing and embrace the young woman

>>4818360
>>4818353
>>4818351
>>4818344
Bring her with us

>>4818370
>>4818347
Leave her in Castamere

Writing.

>>4818354

We should consider getting Johannas thoughts on polygamy. It could go a long way in helping us determine if its a good idea to wed her ourselves or not.

This doesn't mean at all that our top priority should be finding Sheira before she dies once we get East.

>>4818363
>Probably not since Urrax is a great boy
Agreed.

>>4818409
From the previous thread:
"[..] you could make Johanna come around your way of seeing things insofar as polygamy goes, if you played your card right - she knows about the ties of blood and dragons even if you never explained it to her in details; she also knows your caste traditionally intermarries with each other to maintain the purity of the blood.

That's as far as polygamy goes (doable thanks to the sheer amount of time you spent together and her latent infatuation with you). Regarding slavery, that would be doable as well, but under different circumstances.

Alastor would be willing to turn a blind eye, were you to show you truly mean to embark on an Imperial path, for the political advantages at home would overshadow any resistance the Faith could mount (his son-in-law would command a dragon -or two- and have the backing of more conventional armies. The Faith would burn)."

>>4818420

I had forgotten about this post. Thank you.

Not entirely sure how the destiny points work but did we start the game with any?

Also curious if we can lower any of our rank 2 skills to 1 and use the exp elsewhere.

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>>4818335
The next day is the great day, when you depart from Castamere for Casterly Rock, to pay homage to Lord Alastor’s liege lord, the Lannisters, Kings of the Rock.

The Red Lion, Lord Alastor Reyne, rides atop his warhorse in front of the small column of men, his son Robb Reyne on his right, your cousin Horonno Belaerys to his left.

In the middle of the column there is a chariot – in it resides Johanna Reyne, the so-called “Rose of Castamere”, who vehemently protested she as capable a rider as her younger brother, if not a better one (to no avail, her father wanting to hear no argument on her part).

It is a glorious sight – a host of 400 armed men, marching down the Road toward Casterly Rock, their armors gleaming in the sun, the horses lined up to form perfect lines.

And yet none of it compares to the might of a Dragon, for the “Heir of the Belaerys Dynasty” (as Horonno half-jokingly called you) rides no mere horse, but Urrax the Red. No other mount will suffice for a true Dragonlord, the first the Westerlands have ever seen.

You fly a mere hundred meters above the column with the flag of your dynasty proudly waving in the air, the sun gleaming off the silver and red armor. A cloak showing off the White Dragon complements your attire, while the Red Lion of Castamere proudly appears atop your breastplate.

You trip itself is a relatively short one as you make good time and reach the Rock on the morning of the second day of travel.

You agreed with Alastor that “Shock and Awe” would be the best approach in this case, since you are here to showcase the combined might of the Reynes and the Belaerys dynasty.

A road loud enough to be heard for miles is how you greet the citizens of Lannisport, pushing Urrax upward from his earlier position atop the marching column - you circle around the Rock once, before landing near where Lord Alastor stopped, a few hundred meters away from the gates.

> “You know Rhogar, sometimes I forget the effect a Dragon has on the smallfolk, given how used I got to yours over the years…”

Alastor comments, looking as the smallfolk in the surrounding area scatters and people run for their lives.

You smile an evil smile.

> “You know, my Lord...there is no kill such as overkill”

A simple command and Urrax pushes his wings outward, releasing a jet of flames in the air, much to the cheer of the Reyne soldiers – many of whom grew up seeing the so-called “Valyrian prince” every other season and trained alongside you in the courtyard of the castle.

Alastor puts up a stony expression, but you think you catch a glint of amusement in his eyes, while Robb is clearly smiling at the sight of the sentries on the Rock trembling at the might of his House’s allies.

> “Enough. Messenger, go and announce to King Lancel Lannister our arrival”

A simple command and the messenger departs.

>>4818447
Destiny points can be bought in exchange for 50 xp. They can be spent to improve pretty much any situation. Destiny points are usually regained when players reach narrative milestones.

They can also be "burned" to improve whatever situation substationaly more compared to just the effects of spending a destiny points allow. Burnt destiny points are not regained.

Or they can be "invested" into benefits that work like traits and grant wide ranging bonuses.

We don't have any at the moment.

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>>4818451
Your waiting is not long, for within a merely 20 minutes the messenger returns, escorted by a rather numerous band of soldiers – you’d bet there were at least 50 of them.

A particular soldier steps forward – a Lannister of a minor branch you’d wage, by his sun-touched hairs -, before addressing your entire group:

> “King Lancel, the 4th of his name, welcomes you to Casterly Rock. May I ask which houses you represent?”

True to tradition, even if it should be obvious by the flags. Still, Alastor moves forward to respond

> “I’m Alastor Reyne, Lord of Castamere. My son Robb Reyne and my daughter Johanna Reyne accompany me”

The young soldier nods, then looks directly at you, asking who you might be.

> “Rhogar Belaerys, of the Valyrian Freehold, in visit to the Reynes of Castamere. My cousin Horonno Belaerys accompanies me on this…cultural tour, of the Westerlands”

You are sure the sarcasm in your voice has been noted, if the grunting is anything to go by.

He gives you a short nod, before continuing his line of questioning – why are you here, when did you arrive, are you on official business etc
It’s a dance you danced before, every time you visited the Reynes for an extended period of time. And yet..this time things seem to be different. There is a tension in the air, which wasn’t there the last time you came to announce your presence to the Lannister Kings.

> “King Lancel Lannister would offer you hospitality, if you will accept it”

Alastor gives the young captain a simple nods, before ordering his soldier to move forward.

The Captain then looks at you, with a clear message on his face – there is no way they would let Urrax anywhere near the castle.

You dismount from your Dragon and mount a warhorse, while Horonno holds its reins. A simple command and Urrax takes flight, going to rest somewhere in the hills that surround Casterly Rock.

You hate the idea of being so far away from your dragon, but you can’t see any way to convince the Lannisters to let you bring him with you – they would be suicidal to let a grown Dragon in their own home.

The column of soldiers marches onward and soon enough the darkness of the Rock swallows you.

What are your priorities for the next few days?
> a) Gather information – we’ll need it if we are to help Alastor realize his ambition
> b) Focus on improving your image in the eyes of the Lannisters
> c) Visit Lannisport (shopping!)

Write-ins are strongly encouraged – you are at Casterly Rock, next to Lannisport. You do not know when or if you will visit these locations again, so I’d advise you brainstorm whatever catches your fancy

>>4818447
You have no DP right now. You could lower one stat to 1, if the majority of the other players voted for it. I'd allow it.

>>4818456
https://pastebin.com/4XzbhfsP
The character sheet.

Ok if this is allowed we could lower Thievery to 1. I really don't see us using the skills it offers.

>>4818453

I was reading and saw that depending on age you start with a certain amount. I was just curious how QM had done that.

>>4818460

I agree on thievery, I doubt we will be using it. can just find us a good thief if we need one.

>>4818461
You have a literal dragon. Let's say I burned all your DP during the ritual it took to summon Urrax.

>>4818466

I wasn't complain, it was more out of curiosity. Thanks for clearing that up :)

>>4818460
Thievery is useless. We have a dragon. +1

What could we want in Casterly Rock or Lannisport?

Any ideas?

Do we know what relations are like between the Reynes and Lannisters at this stage? Is there tension?
You'd imagine they'd be pretty panicked at this sight, hopefully they wouldn't try anything...

>>4818460
I'd agree that we don't need thievery.

>>4818454
Partly
>a)
But specifically try to schmooze some nobles and get an idea of who might side with whom come civil war.

>>4818472
We might want to try and find hidden gold vaults. If we wipe out the Lannister dynasty then they might take the knowledge of all the secret caches in the Rock with them.

>>4818454
>a) Gather information – we’ll need it if we are to help Alastor realize his ambition

This is probably my top priority. it doesn't really matter what the Lannisters think of us when they wont be Kings in the future. I'm thinking of maybe buying a hawk(I have a bird in real life) and training it(We have the Beast-Friend) Benefit)

>>4818472

Gather intel would be the top priority. Improving our image would help a bit but I wouldn't want to put too much effort into it considering we plan to overthrow them eventually anyway. Shopping in Lannisport could be done at any point.

Could keep an eye out for knight/sellswords who are looking for opportunity. Open to ideas for the write in.

>>4818454
> a) Gather information – we’ll need it if we are to help Alastor realize his ambition
>>4818481
We shouldn't have more than one animal companion. Especially not another one that flies.

>>4818493
Why? Urrax might eat the bird? Other than that I don't see the problem.

No big deal, its an epiphany I had. I'll just get a new one.

>>4818474
They are nervous due to your presence, but over time they got partially used to your visits.

You made a bit of a show this time, but overall there is always some tension when you got a representative from the nobles in control of what it is (arguably) the most powerful nation of Earth visiting your vassals..and clearly favoring them over you, their liege lord.

>>4818467
I was joking mate, don't worry - ask any question you want.

So I'd like to see a quick call on how many wish to drop Thievery to 1 in order to get 50 XP.

I will write the next piece after letting you discuss what you wish to do and what to do with 50 xp, if the majority votes to drop Thievery to 1.

The real question is are you people cool with lowering Thievery to 1 and using that point somewhere else?

>>4818501

Yes for dropping Thievery to 1

>>4818499
We'll inevitably neglect any creature that isn't Urrax.
>>4818502
If you have anything in mind you want to steal now's the time to say.

>>4818507
I was asking for people to confirm so that we could pass the vote pretty unanimously.

>>4818454
>>4818454

a) Gather information – we’ll need it if we are to help Alastor realize his ambition
c) Visit Lannisport (shopping!)

I think some books, travels could be long, us and Horonno need some distraction.

And we can ask Alastar if he is fine if we keep that armor with us. Plus we have the padded one too.

>Write In
- Continue our training, in fact offer to train with the members of House Lannister. A good way for test us and test them.
- Find knights of renown in search of service. Preferably ones that are know for keep their oaths, loyalty is fundamental. This is for having some bodyguards.

Also tell Horonno to stay with us. Better watch our backs. And pay more attention at what happens around us.

>>4818501
In favor of dropping Thievery to 1.

Just a little note before I go off to make myself some coffee - plan ahead how you would transport any person you recruit - the Reynes have a modest fleet, but emphasis on "modest".

So long as it's only you and Horonno, it's a piece of cake - hop on Urrax, ho wherever, hop off. But if you're talking 10,20..100 etc soldiers, you'll need transports.

>>4818520
If we plan on recruiting anybody or buying stuff we should probably hire a ship to transport the people and any items we might buy. We dont have any money right now, maybe Alastor could pay and we can pay him back in the short future after we arrive at Volantis and get our money.

>>4818527
They would arrive weeks after we do. Are we planning to stick around in Volantis for weeks waiting for the men and goods to arrive?

>>4818527
You have 100 the local equivalent golden dragons with you, and a further 50 Valyrian Crowns (average value at 1:2 regarding Golden Dragons) as indicated in the Inventory part

>>4818539

Someone had mentioned flying to speak with the Targs while the others traveled.

If not that we could spend the time in Volantis retrieving what we can of our assets and securing whatever else we can while we wait for the troops to arrive.

>>4818527

+1 on buying/hiring ships. Could see if Alastor had planned to loan us any. Something to look in to while we are shopping.

>>4818539
We don't have to. We could head to Essaria and then head back to Volantis at the time of their arrival. Or we could stay in Volantis for a week. It wont take weeks for them to arrive. 2 Weeks at most perhaps.

>>4818542
Also nice to see that we do indeed have money.

>>4818520
I was thinking one ship with a capacity of 100

>>4818539
How are we planning to move our family wealth and where then ? Obviously we can t leave it there. So it goes with us. And we can t bring our family wealth with just Urrax.
>>4818550
I was of the idea of going to the Targs for a visit and then re-join with our force, or we could go to Volantis. I still want to do operation break the treasury of Lys, a dragonlord breaking inside there would be unxpected (of course at night)

>>4818564
>I was of the idea of going to the Targs for a visit and then re-join with our force
I think this mightn't be a bad idea. See what the thoughts of fellow Valyrians are, given their entire world is being turned upside down.
Maybe they have some plan or deal for us to consider. Might be good to at least introduce ourselves.

>>4818454
Heading to Volantis to recover what we can of our House assets sounds something that should be done ASAP so I'd vote for that, as well as making a brief stop at Dragonstone along the way.

>>4818460
>>4818465
>>4818468
>>4818475
Given the amount of time it has passed and no objections have arisen, your thievery is now 1, and you have 70 XP points.

Would you like to spend them, bank them...?

I'm going to begin writing the next scene in the meantime. Expect the next few scenes to be relatively quick given that not much is going to happen in Casterly Rock - more emphasis will be given on trying to recruit men.

Also I'm interested in buying a sword. Wondering if there are any Superior grade swords in Lannisport or Casterly Rock. Other than that maybe some new garments.

>>4818564
Everybody is going to notice the giant dragon flying and dropping us off. We just voted to reduce our Thievery skills. The money is obviously going to be locked and secure, and protected. If we wanted to bring reinforcement they would have to travel by sea.

Really its just petty at this point and we have no real reason to do it IC. We already burned the fleet for revenge

+1 to visiting the Targs.

>>4818582
I would personally put 30xp into persuasion and another 30xp into fighting. Then bank the rest.

So
30xp Persuasion
30xp Fighting
Rest banked.

>>4818583
Correct. You burned the bridge with Lys when you burned their fleet (the part that was in the port at least) to the ground. On the other hand the Volantene Triarchs are quite happy.

>>4818564
+1 to visiting the Targs.

>>4818582

Quick suggestion for exp would be

Warfare to 3
Fighting and Persuasion to 4

Investing in a destiny point may not be a bad idea either.

Open if someone has a better idea for the exp.

>>4818583

We could just stick with our weapons for now and search for a Valyrian steel sword when we make our way back east.

>>4818594
We have 70 XP available. To raise an ability it cost 30 XP. To get a specialty bonus it cost 10 XP. To get a Destiny point it cost 50 XP

At max we can raise 2 abilities and get 1 specialty(Or save 10 XP).

Or get a Destiny Point(50 XP) and use the rest of the 20 XP to get specialities. Or bank the 20 XP.

>>4818602
I proposed raising both our Persuasion and Fighting for 60 XP combined and saving the 10 XP left.

People should check out the char sheet.

>>4818602
Raising an ability from 2 to 3 only costs 10 xp. 30 for every level after that.

>>4818602

I'm obviously learning the system but from what I was reading from 2 to 3 cost 10xp. At 3 it cost 30xp per skill level.

It's the only reason I suggested it. If I am wrong forget I mentioned it.

>>4818602
I like the idea of the Destiny Point plus the 20 XP for specialities. We won't win a vast amount of XP (I think) like the one we gain for making it alive out of Lys, and sooner or later we will need the DP. It will be better if we get that out of our list and the next time we have XP we can raise any ability that we need

>>4818608

Destiny points can be earned as well I think. We could be attempting to gain one that way with our high ambitions.

>>4818574
.... as well checking their strength. Depending where we start our empire they will be a nuisance to kill or stop. They are still a nuisance due to being near our allies.

>>4818583
Call me crazy, but it could be fun to drop a rock at night on their treasury roof.

>>4818582
Persuasion and Fighting to 4
Warfare to 3

>>4818605
I wasnt aware of that. I checked the book and it explicitly mentioned raising an ability form 2 to 3 would cost 30 XP. Maybe QM is running on different rules. If it only cost 10 XP then that's great .

>>4818594
I'll agree with this. That's 30+30+10 = 70 xp

>>4818613
Well, then this is a case of securying the DP or hope that we gain one soon

>>4818619
Check it again. Page 49, see table 3-8. For ability rank 3 it costs 10 exp.

>>4818617
>.... as well checking their strength.
Good point! We don't know how many dragons they have currently.

>>4818594
+1

>>4818629
That is the table for character creation. If we were creating a character then that would apply.

Instead you have to look at the Experience section on page 51.

>>4818636
>>4818629
To bring an ability from 2 to 3 it's 10 XP, then it's 30 XP per rank.

Notice that you'll need to spend a week training with a trainer when you improve your ranks. Endurance was kind of a gift on my part (I let you rank without any training time).

So...consensus on how to spend the XP?

>>4818662
Of that's the case then +1 to the plan below.

>>4818594

>>4818662

I think the consensus is
Warfare to 3
Fighting and Persuasion to 4

>>4818594
>>4818617
>>4818620
>>4818634
>>4818666

Apologies if I missed someone

>>4818675
Nice. We are one bad ass charismatic man.

>>4818681
Also is there anybody with ranks higher to train us? Because if we dont have anybody to train us then its takes longer.

>>4818687
>>4818675
All 3 can be taught to you by Alastor

Ok, updating the char sheet.

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>>4818454
The next few days pass by quickly – little of note happens.

On the first day you were presented to the King, who made his usual show of greeting the “Representative of the Freehold”, while also snubbing his vassal by addressing him after a “suitable amount of time”. That’s what the old Maester of Castamere called it. Idiocy you called it – to snub your most powerful vassal is to foster resentment and to invite disaster and strife.

After the meeting with His Highness Lancel Lannister you were shown to your rooms (far inside the castle you noticed – coincidentally making it easy to restrain you before you could call for help from your Dragon, if there was a need), while the Reynes and the other noble guests were shown to theirs. You made a note of where Horonno’s rooms were located and made sure to visit him as soon as possible.

Not a moment too soon apparently, since His Highness decided to send a “guide” to help Horonno move through the castle.

….a very beautiful guide at that, with long legs, a nice pair and dark blonde hair.

A perfect courtesan if you had ever seen one. Horonno is many things, but resistant to feminine guises, no. And so you let the beautiful courtesan go, saying that you would show your cousin around as needed.

After that, you noticed the dirty looks some of the ladies gave you…as well as the other kind of looks some other ladies gave you.

…you also noticed that whenever you were around Johanna, she’d make it obvious to anyone that you were her chaperone – be it by taking your arm, walking very close to you, or simply giving the LOOK to any other woman coming near you.

You have to admit that it stroked your ego quite a bit, seeing such a beautiful woman enter into pissing contests for you.

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>>4818811
You also get to spend times with your “second father”, the Lord of Castamere, who has gladly taken upon himself the task to instruct you in the finer arts of persuasion, statecraft…and improving your martial prowess.

You might be younger, faster and infinitively more agile, but Alastor Reyne is simply better. He knows every trick in the book and is a master of hundreds of them – in the course of a few days you feel like you have progressed weeks, months or even years in your training. They say you cannot teach an old dog new tricks. You say that if the old dog already knows all the tricks, the point is moot.

And yet training is not all you do – you spend time mingling with he nobility that resides (temporarily or not) at the court of the King of the Rock. It is this way that you manage to find out some important snippet of information, such as the fact that the Lord of Fair Isle has snubbed his liege lord summon for 2 times already, and that House Crakehall has been…grumbling as of late, since the late King stripped them of some of their holdings after their Lord failed to pay overdue taxes to the crown.

All in all, you manage to individuate 3, maybe 4 notable houses that could theoretically be open to support the Reynes, if there ever was an occasion– House Crakehall of Crakehall, House Tarbeck of Tarbeck Hall, House Farman of Fair Isle and House Kenning of Kayce.

One evening you take leave from your company and meet with Alastor and Horonno in the gardens on the castle, high above the dark waters of the Sunset Sea.

There you talked late into the night, trying to lay out plans and contingencies for the future, but in the end Lord Alastor concluded the meeting by saying that he would contact the Lords (or Knight, in the case of the Knight of Kayce) in question and offer to host them for a hunt in Castamere, in the coming months, since you three could not come up with anything better given the little information available.

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>>4818900
On the other hand, Alastor had been in contact with some of his old comrades from the endless border skirmishes and campaigns the Kings of the Rock undertook from time to time.

He did not mention your long-term plans, only asking around if there would be someone interested in entering the service of a Valyrian nobleman due to return East soon.

According to what he said, 5 people were presented to him. Noticing your worried look, the older man assures you that his contacts have vetted them according to the criteria you gave him (experience and loyalty, loyalty being the most important between the two qualities you requested) offered to pay for their first contract (NOTE – a standard contract runs for a year). After that, it would be up to you to retain them in your service.

He offered to pay for 2 of them - choose:
> a) Roland Crakehall – a strong, powerfully built man. A True knight by what many say, a man that would rather die than betray his vows. The main reason he has given for wishing to enter in your service is his wish to spread the Faith of the Seven to foreign lands. A pious individual with strongly held conviction
> b) Lancel Hill – an older hedge knight whose father was a hedge knight himself. His main selling points are his experience (having fought in 3 wars and survived to an age most other men would have died in his profession) and the fact that he has never broken a contract (that you know of, at least..). He insists that experience always trumps brute strength. After seeing him fight in the courtyard, alone against 2 younger men, you are almost tempted to agree with him. Sadly, not everything that shines is gold – the old man has a drinking problem.
> c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.

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>>4818904
> d) Gareth Umber – a Northmen far away from his ancestral home, just due south of the Wall. A 4-times removed cousin of the current Lord of Umber Hall, Gareth is not a proper knight since he holds faith in the Old Gods rather than the New, but his honor is one of the things he cares about the most. Many a men have found their end after insulting him. An honorable if grumpy man, veteran of countless skirmishes with the barbarians of the far North, the “Wildlings”
> e) Septon Dickon, a curious priest if you have ever seen one. A middle-aged man that has taken his vow of “spreading the true Faith among the heathens” a bit too seriously (according to Alastor), the Septon took on a sword to defend his flock of faithfuls from Ironborn raiders in his younger days and has never put it down since then. The fact that 6 Ironborn raiders laid dead at his feet while he had only minor wounds speaks of the sheer strength of will the Septon possesses. A paladin of his faith, always seeking to do the right thing..according to his religion.

NOTE - you do not have to choose any of them, or you could hire more than 2 by paying out of your pocket (1 year contract being roughly equivalent to 45 golden dragons). Do not feel pressured into hiring a lot of them, since I will give you the chance to meet more people along the way.

>>4818904
> c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.
He's a friend of Alastor's, described as loyal and competent, and one of the few without the downside of wanting to proselytize their barbarian religion.

>>4818904
>a) Roland Crakehall – a strong, powerfully built man. A True knight by what many say, a man that would rather die than betray his vows. The main reason he has given for wishing to enter in your service is his wish to spread the Faith of the Seven to foreign lands. A pious individual with strongly held conviction
>c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.

I'm iffy on Crakehall, but Adam seems like a great asset.

>>4818920
>The main reason he has given for wishing to enter in your service is his wish to spread the Faith of the Seven to foreign lands. A pious individual with strongly held conviction
He doesn't want to help us, he wants to use us to spread his faith.

>>4818915

> c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.

d) Gareth Umber – a Northmen far away from his ancestral home, just due south of the Wall. A 4-times removed cousin of the current Lord of Umber Hall, Gareth is not a proper knight since he holds faith in the Old Gods rather than the New, but his honor is one of the things he cares about the most. Many a men have found their end after insulting him. An honorable if grumpy man, veteran of countless skirmishes with the barbarians of the far North, the “Wildlings”

These would be my two choices, I like Crakehall as well but I'm not so sure how a knight pushing his religion will affect our conquest. Could be a turn off to other Valyrians as well.

Today I feel a bit burned out thanks to sleeping like crap, so I'm calling it a night.

I will let you guys discuss who to hire, and likely write down the first scene regarding you meeting whomever you chose in Lannisport.
Apart from that I wish you all good night and see you tomorrow. Hopefully I won't be as dead and thus able to keep up a more active rythm in posting updates.

>>4818904
>c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.
> d) Gareth Umber – a Northmen far away from his ancestral home, just due south of the Wall. A 4-times removed cousin of the current Lord of Umber Hall, Gareth is not a proper knight since he holds faith in the Old Gods rather than the New, but his honor is one of the things he cares about the most. Many a men have found their end after insulting him. An honorable if grumpy man, veteran of countless skirmishes with the barbarians of the far North, the “Wildlings”

These 2 seem the most suited. One has a drinking problem and the other 2 want to go proselytizing.

>>4818931
Thanks for the session QM. Should probably get a good sleep, even if the sessions are shorter or start later. Don't want to get burn out.

>>4818904
>>c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.
>> d) Gareth Umber – a Northmen far away from his ancestral home, just due south of the Wall. A 4-times removed cousin of the current Lord of Umber Hall, Gareth is not a proper knight since he holds faith in the Old Gods rather than the New, but his honor is one of the things he cares about the most. Many a men have found their end after insulting him. An honorable if grumpy man, veteran of countless skirmishes with the barbarians of the far North, the “Wildlings”

>>4818904
> b) Lancel Hill
> c) Adam Hill

I worry about the religious sensibilities of Roland Crakehall. If Lancel can keep his habit under control he can take leadership of bodyguard with Adam as his second. Otherwise Adam takes the spot.

>>4818915
>c) Adam Hill – A younger foot soldier, the odd one out of the group in the fact that he has never been ordained as a knight, nor has ever shown interest in obtaining said title – a man in love with the concept of serving a worthy leader, he has a good head over his shoulder, but has been known to be as stubborn as a mule. Alastor recommends you meet the young lad, since he thinks a capable leader could mold him into something greater. The fact that a young bastard even got to befriend a powerful man such as Lord Alastor Reyne speaks volumes of his capacities.

> d) Gareth Umber – a Northmen far away from his ancestral home, just due south of the Wall. A 4-times removed cousin of the current Lord of Umber Hall, Gareth is not a proper knight since he holds faith in the Old Gods rather than the New, but his honor is one of the things he cares about the most. Many a men have found their end after insulting him. An honorable if grumpy man, veteran of countless skirmishes with the barbarians of the far North, the “Wildlings


I will also pick this two. Gareth could look kind of "exotic", but both sound loyal and good fighters. Others are that as well for sure, but their motivations or vices, might be used against us.

Now what we could read for the travel ?

>>4818931
Good session and good night

>>4818958
I've made a note to let you find a bookshop in Lannisport. Actually note down if you wish to look for any specific type of shop (armor, weapons, herbs, whatever).

>>4818958
>>4818919
>>4818920
>>4818929
>>4818952
>>4818935
>>4818954
Adam Hill

>>4818954
Lancel Hill

>>4818920
Roland Crakehall

>>4818929
>>4818952
>>4818935
>>4818958
Gareth Umber

Adam Hill and Gareth Umber win by a landslide.

>>4818931
Thanks for running. Sucks that I missed the entire first half of the session but that's timezones for you

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And just to close, this is the result of my rolls so far regarding Sheira today - a new scar and some exotic armor that she has got from her mother's contacts.

>>4819004
God damm. Shes making more progress than us I think. I can imagine when we reunite. Her lvl 100 amour, valyrian steel sword, magic powers. It's gonna be eventful.

>>4819016
>inb4 she's too good for us and marries the Volantene Triarch or the Yi-Ti Emperor

>>4819020
Are you trolling or do I have to explain it to you?

>>4819016
You will likely have to help her deal with the trauma that literally everyone she has ever known (other than you, her mother and brother) is likely dead. I will have fun writing Sheira, but be prepared for someone that will be histerically possessive of you, at least at first once the scope of the Doom will hit her/she finds out you are alive.

>>4819042
>someone that will be histerically possessive of you
Good

>>4819046
>histerically possessive of MC
>hey Shiera, meet my wife Johanna!

>>4819042
The war of affection shall be legendary.

>>4819049
It shows she cares. And if anyone else cares they'll have to make an effort to show it too.

>>4819004

We need to make finding her our top priority. I'm going to be sad if she dies before we make it to her.

>>4819046
>>4819050

I agree!

>>4819049

I'm sure we will be meeting up with Sheira/finding out something happened to her before we make the decision on who marrys Johanna, unless something drastic changes before we leave the west.

>>4819004
[Affirmative bruh]

>>4818966
Great
I was thinking something like this for the shopping :

- Books (self explanatory)
- Medical Herbs (medics not always around)
- Clothing (have a few changes other than our own)
- Armors (give a look at what they offer)

Anyone else okay with this ?
>>4819004
Damn

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>>4819004
>>4819042
>histerically possessive of you
HNNNG

>>4819004
>scar
Sorry baby but lions drive me wild now, especially red ones

>>4819659
>Not liking scars
Absolutely abhorrent taste

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>>4818811
why haven't i gottten it before?

lannisters are the norwegians of this world; rich, blonde and has a lion for their royal crest.
pic related; norwegian coat of arms

>>4820176
Lánn Lanling

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>>4818915
That night you do not sleep well.

Your dreams are murky, constantly shifting, until they stabilize and you see two women with white hairs in front of an ugly thing – a candle made out of obsidian, you realize.

The younger one has clearly been crying – you can see her puffy, red eyes as she sings in an obscure version of your native tongue, High Valyrian. The older of the two observes with a stern expression, chiding the younger woman whenever her voice cracks.

She looks up from the pale flame emitted by the candle, and you could swear she saw you, for she moved toward you, causing the entire vision to collapse and transmute in a kaleidoscope of colors

You shake your head – what was that? A strange vision, or daydreaming?

It doesn’t matter.

You turn, giving you a clear visibility of the Five Fort – massive structures of black obsidian that pierce the clouds. And in front of them the curtain walls, manned by the Imperial Army.

Hundreds of banners fly in the wind as ballistae send their bolts crashing down in the ranks of the half-human half-monster foes that besieges the Golden Empire – the monstrous Shrykes.

A single push is all it takes for Neltharion to come crashing down from the sky toward the hated foes – your dragon roaring his rage, ready to engage your foes.

> Neltharion! Dracarys!
> You can faintly see their Chieftain – he’ll be easy picking for your bow.

>>4820236
Character Sheet - Sheira Soranyen: https://pastebin.com/FUE8dQhe
Character Sheet - Neltharion the White: https://pastebin.com/y98suvGu

>>4820236
> You can faintly see their Chieftain – he’ll be easy picking for your bow.
As nice as it is to burn monsters it's better not to take unnecessary risks.

>>4820236
>You can faintly see their Chieftain – he’ll be easy picking for your bow.

I just checked Sheira's char sheet and she could legit take us on 1v1.

>>4820236
>> Neltharion! Dracarys!

>>4820248
The point here being that you were but one of a dozen young men and women about to come of age in your Dynasty (on top of being from a cadet branch, thus having access to less resources that say Aurion in his youth or Horonno), Sheira was the "poster child" of her dynasty - they poured almost all their resources in ensuring their heir would push them upward in the social hierarchy of Old Valyria.

This is just to give a gauge of the difference in power and resources a major Dynasty could field vs a minor one.

>>4820236
>You can faintly see their Chieftain – he’ll be easy picking for your bow.

>>4820236
> You can faintly see their Chieftain – he’ll be easy picking for your bow.

>>4820244
>>4820248
>>4820257
>>4820269
>You can faintly see their Chieftain – he’ll be easy picking for your bow.

>>4820254
>> Neltharion! Dracarys!

Roll me 5D6 (Marksmanship 3, Bows 2B)

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

>>4820272

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

>>4820272
Let's go.

Rolled 2, 1, 5, 6, 2 = 16 (5d6)

>>4820272

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

>>4820272
Rollin' for a headshot

Rolled 3, 1, 1, 5, 3 = 13 (5d6)

Not sure if you guys noticed the malus for a slight wound to right arm.

>>4820280
We're rolling with Sheira stats, this is kind of a scene outside of Rhogar's one

>>4820283
It's in her character sheet
>I) Minor wound to the right arm - It will give a -2 to all actions taken with your right arm until it heals.

>>4820283

Yes. Rhogar is healed, Sheira has the malus

>>4820272
Hmm seems the best result was 15. I didn't notice the mauls all the way in the bottom, so its -2. That lowers it to 13 but our now gives us +1 marksmanship

So 14. That passes a DC of 12 but not 15. I'm hoping the DC was below 15.

>>4820284
>>4820286
Oh shit

I mean the option said the shot would be an easy one. So I assume that the DC would be reflective of that and be an easier DC. So I think we passed it despite having a malus.

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>>4820236
You take aim, careful to balance yourself on Neltharion’s saddle.

And once you feel sure of yourself, you unleash your arrow.

> Marksmanship Test – 14 (Rolled 15 – 2 Wound + 1 for Extraordinary Quality Weapons) vs 16 (DC)
> Marginal Failure! 1 Degree of Failure!

The arrow flies in the air, like a predator seeking its prey.

Sadly at the last minute your target raises his shield, catching the arrow.

You grind your teeth, a short command causing Neltharion to unleash a white-hot inferno of flames in the ranks of your monstrous adversaries, while the Imperial Ballista Corps take their tolls as well, making expert use of their engines of death.

You take the reins of Neltharion and push him higher, far above the range of the pitiful bows of the Shrykes

> If only you take out their Chieftain, these monsters will disperse in the desert from whence they came (Try to hit their Chieftain once more. He will expect your attack this time)
> The gates are being opened – the Imperial Lancers are about to charge. Support them!
(Play it safe and rely on Neltharion to burn down the opposition to the charge)
> Audentes Fortuna Iuvat! Fortuna favors the bold – cut off the head, the snake will die.
(Attempt to take out the Shrykes entire “High Command”! Glory Awaits!)

>>4820298
The 2nd part of the sentence was Shiera's arrogance speaking - look at the first half, where it gives the physical description of the situation ("You can faintly see their Chieftain" - he was quite far away)

>>4820309

>> The gates are being opened – the Imperial Lancers are about to charge. Support them!

Better safe then sorry. Don't want to get her killed. If the DC was 16 when he wasn't aware then I doubt we even can reach the DC with our malus and only 3d.

>>4820309
> The gates are being opened – the Imperial Lancers are about to charge. Support them!
I presume we're there to support their army, not to destroy their enemies.

>>4820309
We already tried the bold move. Now to play it safe.

>The gates are being opened – the Imperial Lancers are about to charge. Support them!

>>4820324
Up to the players. Were you able to route the army on your own the reward (and support) from the Azure Emperor could be substantial when it will come time to create an Empire, if you have a land route to Yi Ti

>>4820329
Please note that I am not trying to railroad but simply stating a basic truth: if a foreigner saved tens of thousands of your soldiers, you would reward them.

>>4820309
>The gates are being opened – the Imperial Lancers are about to charge. Support them!

>>4820309
>The gates are being opened – the Imperial Lancers are about to charge. Support them!
No need to risk our live for a far away ruler, especially given how chaotic things are.

>>4820309
> Audentes Fortuna Iuvat! Fortuna favors the bold – cut off the head, the snake will die.
What exactly would this entail? Trying to burn the whole of high command? Getting close and personal with them? (If it's the former, it has my support)

>>4820345
It'd depend on how you guys rolls on both Neltharion and Marksmanship.

But it seems that the other option won

>>4820337
>>4820327
>>4820324
>>4820316
>>4820341
Play it safe.

>>4820345
Audentes Fortuna Iuvat!

So be it - roll me 7D6 for Neltharion opening the path, and then 10D6 for Sheira attempting to snipe 2 separate officers

Rolled 1, 1, 4, 2, 5, 3, 2 = 18 (7d6)

>>4820354

>>4820360
Cursed rolls.

Rolled 4, 6, 6, 1, 5, 5, 6 = 33 (7d6)

>>4820354
Neltharion roll

>>4820364

Tell me about it, debating on even trying any more.

Rolled 5, 4, 5, 2, 6, 3, 3 = 28 (7d6)

>>4820354

Rolled 5, 4, 3, 5, 1, 4, 6, 6, 5, 4 = 43 (10d6)

>>4820354
Sheira

>>4820360
Zoinks!

Rolled 5, 5, 2, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6, 6, 1 = 36 (10d6)

>>4820354
Shiera

Rolled 3, 3, 2, 4, 6, 1, 4, 1, 5, 1 = 30 (10d6)

>>4820354

Rolled 4, 6, 1, 6, 3, 2, 2, 1, 5, 5 = 35 (10d6)

>>4820354

Hopefully I can roll better for Sheira

Rolled 2, 3, 4, 1, 3, 4, 4, 3, 1, 4 = 29 (10d6)

Rolled 1, 6, 4, 1, 6, 3, 1, 3, 4, 1, 3, 6, 3, 2, 3 = 47 (15d6)

>>4820398

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>>4820309
You hear an incredibly loud screech, followed by the war cries of countless men – the gates of the curtain wall are opening! That can only mean one thing: the Lancers are about to charge their hated foe, hoping to disperse the Shrykes by force of arms.

You curse in High Valyrian. Had you made the shot, this charge could have been a simple mop up of the enemies. But as things stand, it will be a hard-fought battle.

Still, not everything is lost. You could very well open up a path for the Lancers.

> Agility Test – 33 vs 21 (DC)
> Incredible Success! Three Degrees of Success!

A single command is all it takes for your dragon to unleash a torrent of white-hot flames in the midst of your enemies.

Death is all that follows in your wake, as the hissing half-monsters are burned alive, their broken bodies all the is left after you pass over them.

> Warfare Test – 38 vs 42
> (Rolled 29 + {[15 Fiery Breath Damage * 3 Degrees of Success] / 5 [How outnumbered you are])
> (Rolled 47 – 5 [Percentage of the frontline killed by the enemy assault])
> Marginal Failure! One Degree of Failure!

Your dragon has done a good job in opening the path for the Lancers – their charge bites deep in the front lines of the Shrykes. And yet...these monsters do not think like you do.
They will fall back only to return again and again, until their leaders are not felled.

And that’s where you will play your part.

You survey the battlefield, finally individuating a couple of what appears to be “officers” (if such a thing exists among their tribal hierarchy..), easily identifiable thanks to their peculiar war paint.

You notch the arrow, calm your breath and…

> Marksmanship (Bow) Test – 15 vs 12 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degreed of Success!

…and hit the first one straight in the head, causing him to collapse on itself, his monstrous skull caved on itself.

You do not pay attention to the cries of its underlings, and notch another arrow, this time targeting a Shryke wearing a much more elaborated warpaint.

> Marksmanship (Bow) Test – 16 vs 16 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degreed of Success!

Your arrow catches the monster in its guts, causing it to double over, before collapsing to the ground.

> Tribal leaders eliminated: 2/??
> Enemy morale (Total) reduced by 0
> Enemy moral (Frontlines) Reduced by 3 (Malus to future Warfare rolls)

What will you do?
a) Follow the Lancers – their charge is slowing down (Focus on opening the path for the Lancers)
b) Let’s hunt snakes! (Focus on eliminating the “officers”, trying to cause a moral collapse and a route)
c) I always wanted a snake purse… (Attempt to kill the general and cut the metaphorical head of the snake)

>>4820413
I created for my irl group a simplified way to handle battle, so that we may focus on the actions of the character we play.

If there are no objections of part of the players I plan to use my own system rather than the ASOIAF one, which is far more encumbersome and slows down the pace of battles.

>>4820413
>a

So does this new warfare system work? I wasn't familiar with the Asoiaf one so I don't know the difference.

>>4820413

>c) I always wanted a snake purse… (Attempt to kill the general and cut the metaphorical head of the snake)

There is no telling how many 'leaders' they have and this could turn in to a drawn out battle if we don't end it, hopefully he is distracted from the lancers.

Willing to switch to a safer option

>>4820418

No objections here, especially if it makes it easier for you.

>>4820413
>a) Follow the Lancers – their charge is slowing down (Focus on opening the path for the Lancers)

>>4820432
The "traditional" ASOIAF system works in 11 steps so to speak:

Step One:
Battlefield
Step Two:
Unit and Leader Placement
Step Three:
Parlay and Terms
Step Four:
Initiative
Step Five:
Siege Weapons
Step Six:
First Player Actions
Step Seven:
Orders
Step Eight:
Second Player Actions
Step Nine:
Resolve Standing Orders
Step Ten:
Repeat (4-9)
Step Eleven:
Resolution and Consequences

The system I wish to use is a much simpler one, where I roll for Warfare (aka the capacities of an individual side/unit, depending if we are treating a massive battle with different fronts or a simple engagement such as this one), add modifiers (e.g. Morale advantage, % of casualties after each round, external factors) opportunely modified (e.g. a fire breath from a dragon), and then compare the 2 results.

The higher result wins, but the outcome is determined by the larger actions affecting the army (e.g.in this case where the Lancers lost, but I did not cause their charge to completely stop, since you cleared out a good path for them beforehand).

>>4820413
The other options will most likely involve rolls by Sheira with higher DC and we have a malus. That's why I'm going for the safe option

>a) Follow the Lancers – their charge is slowing down (Focus on opening the path for the Lancers

>>4820413
>a) Follow the Lancers – their charge is slowing down (Focus on opening the path for the Lancers)
Help them keep the push going. When they're not losing momentum, that's when we can start picking off leaders.

I think you will notice through the entire quest that I tend to focus more on the results of the rolls as part of a story we narrate, rather than the mechanical result (hence why I try to simplify things so that we may speed up the pace)

>>4820453
>>4820449
Of course, if the players would rather focus on the mechanic approach, we could try that, but the pace of action would slow down quite a bit (aka forget 1-2 updates/hour)

Rolled 2, 3, 3, 3, 3, 2, 6, 6, 4, 6, 1, 4, 6, 1, 5, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 2, 5, 4, 6, 2 = 89 (25d6)

>>4820446
>>4820432
>>4820450
>>4820451
Follow the Lancers!

>>4820436
I wanted a snake purse..

Roll me 14D6 (Neltharion attack x 2)
Roll me 5D6 (Sheira)

Rolling for Lancers vs Shrykes

Rolled 1, 3, 5, 5, 3, 4, 5, 4, 2, 4, 2, 6, 1, 1 = 46 (14d6)

>>4820463

Rolled 2, 4, 4, 4, 1, 4, 5, 1, 2, 5, 2, 4, 4, 2 = 44 (14d6)

>>4820463
Neltharion rolls

Rolled 4, 2, 1, 2, 1, 2, 5, 5, 1, 3, 5, 3, 1, 1 = 36 (14d6)

>>4820463

Rolled 5, 2, 4, 5, 3 = 19 (5d6)

>>4820463
Sheira roll

Rolled 4, 2, 2, 3, 1 = 12 (5d6)

>>4820463
>>4820465

Rolled 3, 6, 5, 3, 5 = 22 (5d6)

>>4820463

Sheira roll

Rolled 57 (1d100)

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>>4820413
You decide to focus on helping the Lancers break the back of the Shrykes frontline – you gamble that the combination of their tribal leaders dying and their mounting losses will break their morale, causing them to run.

> Agility Test (Neltharion attack): 26 vs 21 (DC)
> Great Success! Two Degrees of Success!

“Dracarys!” you scream, and your dragon replies in kind, unleashing another torrent of white-hot flames on the abominations attempting to swarm all over the frontline of the Lancers

You fly in a circle, clearing out a large number of your enemies, when…

> Rolled 57/100

…you notice another one of those tribal leaders among them burned corpses.

Good.

You push Neltharion forward, trying to clear out some more of the monstrous enemies.

> Agility Test (Neltharion attack): 20 vs 21 (DC)
> Minor Failure! One Degree of Failure!

Their deads are increasing in number and yet it seems the survivors have finally found their backbone, standing their ground even as your dragon burns them alive.

Too bad for them that a still target is an easy target.

> Marksmanship Test (Bow): 15 vs 12 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

You notch another arrow and release it.

The arrow flies in the air, before finding purchase in the head of yet another one of their tribal leaders.

> Tribal leaders eliminated: 4/??
> Enemy morale (Total) reduced by 1
> Enemy moral (Frontlines) Reduced by 6 (Malus to future Warfare rolls)

You push Neltharion higher up in the air, to surveil the current status of the battle..

> Warfare Test – 38 vs 34
> (Rolled 38 + {[15 Fiery Breath Damage * 2 Degrees of Success] / 5 [How outnumbered you are]} – 6 [Percentage of the frontline killed by the enemy assault so far*])
> (Rolled 51 – 10 [Percentage of the frontline killed by the enemy assault so far] – 6 [Morale Damaged due to loss of frontline tribal officers] – 1 [Morale damaged due to the total loss of tribal officers])
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!
*Number of soldiers vs Number of soldiers, plus/minus modifiers such as armor/weapons and whether a side is attacking/defending/charging/etc

It seems the Shrykes on the frontlines have begun to feel the combined pressure of the heavy cavalry charge and your dragon – some of the monsters are retreating, but it is not yet a full rout.

What will you do?
> The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)
> Focus on sniping out their tribal leaders to sow even more chaos
> Write-in

>>4820492
> The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)
Always exploit a rout.

>>4820492
> The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)

>>4820492
>The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)

>>4820492

> The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)

As much as I want to kill the general in the chaos, this seems to be working well. Hopefully even though they will have more loses than if we had taken out the leader early, they realize it would have potentially been a complete loss without us.

>>4820492
> Focus on sniping out their tribal leaders to sow even more chaos
Now's our chance while they're distracted.

>>4820492
>> The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)

Before continuing, I wished to give a quick, rough explanation how the system I use works:

> https://pastebin.com/6r3X27dq

a) Roll for Warfare
The number of dices are given by a simple
formula - N.of units on each side +/- extra dices for improvements of one's unit vs improvements of the enemy units. The number of extra dices is determined by the scale of difference in terms of technological advancements between the 2 enemy sides (Stone Weapons - Bronze Weapons - Steel Weapons - Castle-Forged Steel Weapons - Valyrian Steel Weapons)
b) Add modifiers
Primarily Morale Advantage (due to death of relevant characters, breaks in the frontline, encirclements, etc), cumulative % of casualties after each round and "External factors" (e.g. a dragon breathing fire on the enemy and focused only on supporting your charging unit will add its damage * the Degrees of Success, divided by how many times you are outnumbered).
c) Confront the 2 results and resolve the battle round (counting Degrees of Success)
Incorporate the result in the sequence of battle rounds - the context of each round is determined by the result of the previous battle round, but in prolonged battles (more than 2 battle rounds) the side with more Degrees of Success gets to add them to this result.
d) Compare the total number of Degrees of Success achieved so far by either side to determine the status of the battle
The overall battle is determined by the amount of Degrees of Success each side has achieved so far versus the amount the opposite side has achieved.
e) Unless external factors intervene, a side whose enemy accrues a number of Degrees of Success equal or above its Morale value breaks. What happens afterward is determined by storytelling and players decisions

Alright
>>4820516
>>4820508
>>4820504
>>4820501
>>4820498
Push on!

>>4820509
Snipe their leaders!

Roll me 14d6 (Neltharion attacks x2)
Roll me 5d6 (Sheira marksmanship)

Rolled 5, 2, 1, 1, 6, 2, 4, 4, 5, 5, 2, 3, 2, 3 = 45 (14d6)

>>4820551

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 6, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5, 5, 1, 4, 3, 1 = 48 (14d6)

>>4820551

Neltharion

Rolled 4, 3, 3, 1, 5 = 16 (5d6)

>>4820551

Sheira

>>4820551
...and that's why I really should re-read before posting. Please ignore the grammar errors.

Rolled 2, 6, 1, 5, 4, 1, 5, 2, 6, 5, 6, 6, 2, 6 = 57 (14d6)

>>4820551

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

>>4820551

Rolled 4, 2, 2, 1, 1, 2, 5, 3, 4, 2, 1, 3, 5, 6 = 41 (14d6)

>>4820551
Neltharion roll

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

>>4820551

Rolled 4, 5, 6, 1, 1 = 17 (5d6)

>>4820551
Sheira roll

>>4820492
>> The enemy is breaking ranks! Push on! (Focus on Neltharion supporting the Lancers – attack 2 times, pick the best one)

Rolled 25 (1d100)

Rolling to see if you caught another one of their tribal leaders with the fire.

>>4820594
I guess we didn't.

Rolled 6, 2, 2, 3, 1, 3, 6, 1, 5, 5, 1, 6, 2, 3, 4, 2, 5, 4, 3, 2, 5, 6, 1, 4, 1 = 83 (25d6)

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>>4820492
The enemy appears to be close to breaking ranks. Fatigue, the terror of your dragon and the death of their tribal leaders are finally catching up to them.

You decide to help give them the final push to transform this stalemate into a rout for them.

> Agility Test (Neltharion attack): 25 vs 21 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

You manage another fly-by with your dragon, causing yet more death among the Shrykes.

At the same time, you notch yet another arrow in your bow and take aim, targeting a lone officer that seems to be attempting to rally his kinsmen.

> Marksmanship Test (Bow): 15 vs 12 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

…and you hit him in the chest, causing him to spit blood before falling to the ground, trashing in the throes of death.

> Tribal leaders eliminated: 5/??
> Enemy morale (Total) reduced by 1
> Enemy moral (Frontlines) Reduced by 7 (Malus to future Warfare rolls)

You hear the cheers of the soldiers far below you, shouting war cries as they try to push forward with their own charge, trying to shatter the enemy once and for all.

You decide to help them deal the finishing blow.

> Agility Test (Neltharion attack): 33 vs 21 (DC)
> Incredible Success! Three Degrees of Success!

You give the command, and the world turns white and red, as Neltharion bathes the enemy frontline in yet more flames.

> Warfare Test – 36 vs 25
> (Rolled 34 + {[15 Fiery Breath Damage * 3 Degrees of Success] / 4 [How outnumbered you are]} – 11 [Percentage of the frontline killed by the enemy assault so far*] + 2 [Morale Advantage due to enemy breaking ranks])
> (Rolled 49 – 14 [Percentage of the frontline killed by the enemy assault so far] – 7 [Morale Damaged due to loss of frontline tribal officers] – 1 [Morale damaged due to the total loss of tribal officers] – 2 [Morale Disadvantage due to breaking ranks])
> Incredible Success! Three Degrees of Success!

And finally, with a might charge and your help, the Imperials manage to break through the enemy, routing the hated foe.

The day is yours.

Battle Status:
> Battle Round: 3
> Imperials – 3 Degrees of Success
> Shrykes – 0 Degrees of Success
> Shrykes (Disorganized Horde) = 2 (Morale) – 3 (Degrees of Success) = -1!
> Disorganized Horde (Shrykes) is Broken!

I will write the next scene, but in the meantime - what do you think of the battle system so far?

Right now you could not know the Morale values of the units involved, but of course I'll give you all the relevant data (tech levels, other advantages, morale etc) for each unit you will raise.

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>>4820629
The vision breaks, and you see yourself kneeling in front of a strange man with squinted eyes, receiving a satchel full of gold coins, as well as an armor inlaid with golden threads.

You speak in a strange tongue, thanking the man for the honors he confers up you, and then…

…you wake up.

What do you do (you can choose multiple of course)?
> Get up and prepare yourself. Today is the day you go meet Adam Hill and Gareh Umber, the two knights you chose to hire.
> Maybe I could invite Johanna to tag along – seeing something other than ladies making eyes at you might improve her mood.
> Discuss with Alastor, ask if he has any final pointer
> Discuss with Horonno – ask him to come with you and advise you in dealing with your soon-to-be bodyguards
> Write-in