Hello new thread.

Ignore my post. I'm rewriting it since I fucked the colors.

Think what you wish to say in the meantime.

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>>4831508

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NOTE – people will be denoted by different colors (Normal Green – Rhogar, Darker Green – Sheira, Red – Aurion, Blue – Viserys)

You dream of ashes that night.

You stand atop a hill and look down on the sprawling ruins of a city – it takes you little to recognize it as your home.

It’s but a dream, and yet…it feels real.

Moreover, strangely Horonno appears to be standing next to you, silently crying at the sigh – you can’t force yourself to cry, given how shell-shocked you are at seeing your home in such a state

“It is real, beloved”

You force a small smile, hearing the voice of your betrothed and feeling her arms wrap around you, while she rests her head on your shoulder

“It’s…not a vision. It’s a memory that your uncle offered to me. He said it’d be a fitting place..”

She can’t finish what she was saying, for a voice you thought you would never hear again speaks loudly

“It is a fitting place to discuss the future of our family”

You turn around quickly, your eyes fixated on the tired, hollowed out face of Aurion Belaerys, the man who once declared to the world he would remake Valyria in his image.

“Hello nephew. It has been a while”

You don’t get to speak, as another man, this one much similar to you, engulfs you in his arms – Viserys Belaerys, your father.

There is no need to speak as you hug your old man back and fall to your knees with him still holding you tight.

You have never heard your father cry – he was renowned for his joviality and bravado…it’s a sound that will haunt you for the rest of your days.

You see your uncle holding your cousin, trying to calm him down, as Sheira takes a step back and lets you all have this private moment for yourselves.

What will you say to your long-lost family?
> Write-in

NOTE - this session will be heavily based on role-play. Your interaction with your relatives shall determine their attitude toward you long-term.

You might be dealing with people that are traumatized (depending on the person), and not at all like you remember them from before the Doom..

>>4831530
> Hello father, uncle. Words cannot express the joy at seeing you two alive and breathing. I feared Horonno and I were the last of our family, its a relief we are not. I know there is so much to say and so little time. I have so many questions, and you probably do as well.

This is what I have so far. Leaving the last bit open so that they can ask questions and we can also ask some later on.

If people are "afraid" to give wrong answers, please don't be - there are no right or wrong answers today.

Partecipate, and we shall progress bit by bit (I won't move forward with the scenes if there is no partecipation, given this session will either splinter your family or allow you to attempt to form a new faction, reforming the Council)

>"Father! Uncle! It is so great to see you! I feared you dead along with the many other Dragonlords who met their untimely demise. I myself was attacked, along with Horonno, by assassins as we slept in Lys. Barely making it out I was able to get to Urrax and secure Horonno before burning the Lysene fleet as we escaped wounded to the west. I met up with the Reynes and was able to secure repayment of an old debt while we rested, healing from our wounds. After gathering forces we headed back east to attempt to reunite with any other survivors taking personal possession of the Stepstones on the way before meeting with the Triarchs of Volantis coming to what I think is a favorable agreement. My beloved Sheira was able to communicate with me that you both lived and returned from Valyria. Upon hearing this I changed my plans to head straight here to see it with my own eyes! I feared I may be the last of our dynasty..

From last thread when we were discussing what to say to them. Can edit it as needed if we want to use it at all.

>>4831539

I like this to start the conversation unless we have a better one come in.

>>4831556
I'm brainstorming something at the moment. More heavy RP stuff has further implications for character relationships and I want to be careful not to scare away a potentially damaged Aurion.

Rolled 4, 4, 4, 4, 2, 1 = 19 (6d6)

Viserys, Aurion, Sheira

>>4831563
I'm rolling to see their current status. This is not in direct reaction to your reply - the next rolls will be

>>4831556
We must be GRIIIIIM!
>Father. Uncle. I have been a boy for the longest time, but I am now a man. Our family, Valyria and its spirit, has never been in such dire circumstances. Make no mistake, these people are not our allies, but they will help us reclaim what once was ours and perhaps even more. To the Westerosi, we are gods made flesh. To these men, we are a convenience to be maneuvered around. Trust none but the Reynes and our kin. The worst has yet to pass.
brooding pretty boy is our MO

Well I wanted us to convey how happy we are to see both of them alive, probably should have mentioned in my write in to show some affection but I'm assuming we are naturally doing so.

And I left it open so that I could see how our father and uncle each react. Especially our Uncle, no doubt our father loves as most parents probably do. But our uncle is a mystery(as a player, Rhogar IC probably knows more about him) and so I wanted to see what questions he and our father have for us. And then we can ask some later on as well.

3 replies, I'm going to roll with that for now - feel free to write more replies, I will make use of a bit of everything today.

>>4831568
I doubt that's what our father who has tears of joy right now wants to hear. We can get to the grimness of the situation after. There's a time and place for everything, and saying this right now is tactless.

>>4831530
>"Father, Uncle, my Love. The three of you being alive brings me happiness beyond words. After being attacked in Lys by assassins Horonno and I feared the worst. We've established a friendship with Volantis and gathered a warhost of true Valyrian sons as to secure our future and maintain the Empire.

Rolled 1, 2, 3, 5, 1, 3 = 15 (6d6)

>>4831563
>4 fours
wha

>>4831575
it shows him we're a man now and the leader of the family

>>4831588

A man usually doesn't have to say he's a man.

A boy who thinks he is a man is usually the one saying that. He has to convince others just as he has convinced himself.

>>4831588
We are not though the leader of our family, that is Aurion. and we were already a man and a dragonlord before all this, we were 18 already over the majority for some time. And had made our own decisions(some that our father didn't approve of)

>>4831530
"Father, Uncle, my Love. The three of you being alive brings me happiness beyond words..”

Rolled 3 for Viserys' mental state

You can’t finish your phrase, as your father sobs and hugs you tighter once he hears your voice

”I couldn’t save her Rhogar..so much fire..I..”

Your father can’t even manage to finish the phrase before breaking down once more in desperate sobs.

You try to speak, but every time you attempt to he interrupts you by crying louder. This goes on for a few minutes until his brother, Aurion, signals to you to move aside before picking up his younger brother and shaking him by the shoulders.

”Viserys! Do you think Aelinor would wish to see you give up, just now that you have found your still have a son?!”

Your father keeps his eyes closed, clearly in unimaginable emotional pain.

You have never seen your father so…broken.

Looking to the side, you see that Horonno has begun to slowly walk down the hills, toward a ruined palace – your family home. Sheira looks at you, unsure on what to do.

What will you do?
> Follow your cousin. You still have your father, he has no one left
> Stay with your father. He needs you now.
> Write-in

>>4831595
>Stay with your father. He needs you now.

We should make sure he doesn't have a mental breakdown more than the one that's already occurring.

>>4831595
>Follow Horonno

>>4831593
That is also a thing people say to make it seem like they know things but if you take the moment to really think about it, it's just as shallow as they say saying they are a thing is.
>>4831594
Oh right, he's the semi-canon character from the CK2 mods that's in the lore book or something. Forgot he existed because he's not really relevant, like at all anymore. Until he's finished with what he's doing, we're the man of the house.

Rolled 3, 5, 5, 2, 4, 1, 6, 4 = 30 (8d6)

Viserys, Aurion, Sheira, Horonno

Note that your entries will influence their replies, but I will keep rolling for their mental states as time goes on.

>>4831602
Read the previous thread. He has an army, managed to return alive from Valyria itself with your father and many other survivors, and is currently the leader of your house. His men are loyal, his dragon is bigger than Urrax, and he might or might not be seen as the leader of the people he saved from certain death.

You can try to usurp him if the majority of people will support you, and I will roll. I can tell you already it won't be easy and very likely it'll end badly for Rhogar.

>>4831595

> Stay with your father. He needs you now.
I think we would be pretty sad as well if we just found out our mother was dead for sure.

Maybe give Sheira a look motioning for her to follow Horonno, he shouldn't be alone either.

>>4831605
Must've missed that. How the fuck did he survive? Oh well, we've still got our own things to do.

>>4831605

No one is voting for his idea, that's why he is lashing out.

>>4831610
I think you might have missed the 2nd half of last thread - my honest advice would be to read it, since we changed direction from what what we were aiming at first (we've embarked on a more ambitious path if I may say so myself)

>>4831611
Or likely didn't see read the 2nd half of the last thread since it was beyond bump limit.

I'll wait 5 minutes, then write.

>>4831610
"we've still got our own things to do." ????

Our whole plan literally revolves around getting him on board with the agreement form the last thread. And positioning ourselves as his successor within a new Valyria.

>>4831612
I'll reread from where we left Westeros. I remember negotiating with the Volantene and still moving on to Essaria but not that. Hope the big man doesn't take too much offense when we sort of know he's still alive when we took action.

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Nuquir Najeot Nuquir !
Cristo se posti veloce.
Anyway it looks kind of like one of those logos for wines, but it s actually an oval shield. At leas that s what i have in mind.
And i have used this website

https://funtranslations.com/valyrian%C3%B9


>>4831595
>Write.in
Grab Horonno by the arm
"Wait Horonno. Wait. We will go there together, brother. Don t go alone, we can t be alone again."
Look directly at our father
"Father, i am in pain as much as you but please i need you and everyone else to wait and listen to me. We will mourn together, but listen to me please."
""There is much to be said and much to be done. Rebels have spread like fire through the freehold, they have kill and murder our kin. The people in Lys assaulted us, even assasins did so. Now i am moving towards the east for reclaim control of Essaria, and bring them to our fold. With me there is an army and refugees. I will take their hearts and minds, and ensure they are loyal to our family. There is something far more important though than this rebels, i fear my dear family, that the dragonlords and their dragons are few and risk to become even fewer. ... even face extinction in case a great war betwenn survivors starts. And for this we cannot allow ourselves to war against others dragonlords, we need to unite with them. Other families or alone strugglers, they need to be brought all in one fold, in one family."

>>4831617
He's just in grief after losing his wife. I don't think he needs wordswordswords right now, just an understanding shoulder to cry onto until the tears are dried up.

>>4831616
You..missed a lot of things man, really. I gave an option to the players that is both OP and much harder to achieve. The players beat 2 rolls that required them to crit to pass, and so I rolled with the punches.

2 for staying with our father, 1 to go with Horonno, 1 to stop Horonno.

Writing.

>>4831618
Yeah, most word tend to be white noise in situations like this (speaking from experience, its not pleasant)

>>4831618
Fair enough.

>>4831617
Still grab Horonno but dismiss the rest of my talking for later.

For those that might ask why the voting time is so short today - it's on purpose.

Also I'm surprised Sheira's mother isn't in this conversation.

>>4831626
Maybe she is too tired or mourning as well

>>4831626

I wouldn't mind seeing her myself anon

>>4831620
I'll also vote for staying with the father and hugging him, letting him cry it all out. Do not think lesser of him for showing his emotions. Maybe send Shiera after Haronno to see if he needs someone to vent or cry out to too ( I don't know how close Haronno and Shiera are)

>>4831626
Wizardry is for men and the help. Sheira's too much of a tomboy.

>>4831632
I think we should still grab Horonno. He is basically like a real brother for us. If he can stay here it would be for the best.

Also yeah I understand, so what j have written can wait for later at least the conversation it self.

>>4831632
I think we should also stop Horonno. He is basically a brother for us.

>>4831640

I think Horonno is going to where his family would have been. He probably needs to go and I'm not sure making him wait to do it would be the best idea. People mourning usually aren't in the mood to listen to any reason.

Sending Sheira to go with him is probably the best idea. He knows how much we care about him and we can meet up with him after having a quick cry with dad.

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>>4831595

You take a look at Sheira, conveying her to not move, before going toward your cousin and grabbing him by the arm, stopping him.

He turns toward you with empty eyes, but stops moving toward your ruined home.

"Wait Horonno. Wait. We will go there together, brother. Don’t go alone…we can’t be alone again."

It takes a couple of moments for your words to register, but then he silently nods.

You bring him with you toward your uncle, who is currently holding your father and whispering something in his ear. He gives you a look, which conveys the amount of pain he himself is feeling at the moment.

And yet, he can’t show it for the sake of his little brother.

You put a hand over your father’s shoulder, and simply sit with him as he cries.

Aurion gives you a small nod before leaving you with your father – he himself moving to stand with your cousin and talk to him.

”Fire..things from the ground…your mother..oh gods”

A womanly hand comes into view and gently rests on Visery’s cheek

“Viserys…we are here for you”

Says Rhaelle Soranyen, the mother of your betrothed. You did not even notice her approaching…or appearing for that matter.

And yet she sits on the other side of your father, gently holding his head and whispering to him as if to someone close

“Shh it’s fine..”

It’s..strange to witness, but you could swear that her eyes shifted tone as she spoke to your father.

Rolled 2, 6, 5, 5, 6, 5, 2, 6 = 37 (8d6)

Spell vs ???

>>4831646

Damn..

>>4831646
mejic

>>4831646
It seems she is a very good sorceress.

>>4831646
ah, fuck
faceless men?

>>4831646
never trust the big titty milfs, never

>>4831646
Good roll, hopefully our father will calm down a little. We will need to postpone the political talking until we see eachother. There is just too much pain right now for anyone involved.


>>4831654
No we have an agreement with them thankfully. Just magic of Sheira mom.

>>4831662
Took me a minute to realize that. Also, did my first post disappear for a minute or am I having a weird brain issue?

I'm all for moving on, but it's a bit too soon for women to be magically manipulating our dad into their comforting big tits.

>>4831665
First post was removed so that QM could rewrite it. And the magic was likely so that he could calm down. Nothing malicious.

Jealous of dad right now. We should discreetly pinch ourselves until we start crying too.

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>>4831644
You raise an eyebrow as your father seems to calm down. Rhaelle has the decency of giving you an embarrassed smile, before speaking to you

“An harmless spell that will help him calm down…sadly there is little I…that anyone can do for him, save to be there for him”

At this you can only nod. The older woman looks at you and then at the rest of your family, sitting by the side as Aurion seems to still be in deep talk with Horonno, while Sheira stands by the side, as if unsure of her place in all of this

“…these are difficult moments, Rhogar. We should all stand together. Come, help me”

You stand and help her guide your father toward where the others are sitting.

You don’t even have the time to sit down that Sheira is upon you, hugging you close and whispering sweet nothing. You simply listen to her babbling, enjoying the moment of calm as emotions rage inside of you.

Aurion gives a final hug to Horonno, before checking on Viserys. Seeing that his brother has (apparently) calmed down, he motions for you to come to him and Horonno.

You do as the Patriarch of your Dynasty commands and sit in front of him.

There is silence for a minute, before your uncle speaks up

“Rhogar. I have not always been the best brother to your father. I have not been fair to you either. For that I ask forgiveness. But we are family…and family sticks together”

You can only nod before your uncle looks at you and Horonno both

“Our family is gone. This..us four, we are all that remain. Horonno, your mother is there, together with your little brother and sister”

He points toward the burned ruins.

”Rhogar..Aelinor…she tried to save her nephew and niece. Your mother died a heroine, trying to save my own children. I..I will never forget what your family has done for mine”

He takes a deep breath, trying to calm down

“But we have to look forward. I did not expect anyone else to have survived. For what is worth..I am glad it was you, nephew”

What will you do?
> Hug your uncle – this is not the same man you fought when you left for Lys
> Go toward the burned out ruins

>>4831642
I feel like there is too much death and destruction for a young man to be alone. We need to be there with our brother. And even so it will be a lot to witness, but at least we can support eachother. That would forge an even stronger bond too.


>>4831665
I am not sure, i didn t see my posts but they where just loading. So I posted two instead of one

I think it s just for calm him desu.

>>4831665

Just for reference, Sorcery Defense = Cunning + Endurance + Will + Averting Bonus (from equipment or benefits)

>>4831672
>> Hug your uncle – this is not the same man you fought when you left for Lys

>>4831672
> Hug your uncle – this is not the same man you fought when you left for Lys

>>4831672
>> Hug your uncle – this is not the same man you fought when you left for Lys
Plant the seeds for him to name us his heir.

Rolled 6, 4, 3, 6, 4, 3, 3, 5, 5, 6 = 45 (10d6)

>>4831672
> Hug your uncle – this is not the same man you fought when you left for Lys

Then

> Go toward the burned out ruins

Big titty mommy gf or no, it's poor form to not let a man express his grief. Let us give Rhaelle a lecture on the dangers of toxic masculinity.

>>4831672
>Hug
He did lose pretty much everything that mattered to him.

Writing.

For reference the final 5 and 6 are for your own mental state. Had it been below 6, you'd have begun to break.

Any roll beneath 6 leads progressively toward a mental breakdown in these rolls I'm making.

>>4831691
Is Horonno not his son?

>>4831699
No. Horonno is from our mothers branch of the family. Our Uncle is our fathers brother.

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>>4831672
No more words.

You hug your uncle. The man that once called you a shame to your own family, the man who once attempted to exile you from your family home…this is not him.

That man is dead, buried in the charred ground of Valyria with the bones of his wife and his children.

The sight of his own family dying, as your mother tried to save them…this man, in front of you, is not him – it’s someone that has saved your father, someone who has decided to be there for his family in their moment of need even if it meant to shut off his own pain.

He has not shunned you, but is instead hugging you back, for like he said…family sticks together.

> “No more fighting uncle..I forgive you”

And for the first time since you have memory, you hear your uncle, the man who was once defined steel incarnated, catch his breath and release a sob.

As you pull back, he squints his eyes and stands up

”I told Rhaelle to bring us here to mourn…this is the closest we’ll ever get to Valyria”

He has a haunted look on his face

What will you do?
> You NEED to know what happened
> …better not to know

>>4831699
I don't remember, but Horonno's also a bit of a black sheep/disappoinment, isn't he? It's better than nothing but Jesus Christ. It's one step away from Catelyn thinking Jon's thing of Ned she has left.

We should watch out for Aurion's mental state. It's not a good idea to put more weight on his shoulders as is unless he's as much as a workaholic muh duty guy as Stannis is. Though I didn't mean it, we might have to soft coup power or at least convince Aurion to take time off lest we get a mad king scenario, only with dragons.

>>4831704
> You NEED to know what happened
This could be dangerous given the current break down risks. We should probably make it fast.

>>4831704
>NOPE
It broke him, it'll shatter us.

let us hug the big bitties and leave

>>4831704
>> …better not to know
Sounds like just recalling things now will just break people.Maybe later once time has a chance to heal the wounds.

>>4831704
> …better not to know
The old valyria is gone, focus on the future.

>>4831704
>>4831710
Actually, changing my vote to
> …better not to know
At least for now. Nothings stopping us from doing it later in a more stable environment as >>4831714 said.

>>4831704

> You NEED to know what happened

In time though, maybe not immediately. Don't want to bring up too many bad memories

>>4831714
>>4831713
>>4831710
I will tell you right now that the DC to convince Aurion to revisit what happened at a later date will be exceedingly high. You might beat it, but it won't be easy - right now he's in a pliable state.

>>4831704
>> …better not to know
Let’s not prod the man when he’s inching closer to breaking. When can find out what happened later when everyone isn’t consumed with grief.

On the other hand, get ready to roll for mental state/sanity on your own table and Horonno if you wish to know what happened.

>>4831704
>> You NEED to know what happened

>>4831718
Oh.
Changing to asking about it then
>NEED

I pissed off super valyrian Stannis is not a thing we should let happen. We can heal from a mental breakdown, not dragonfire.

>>4831715
>>4831718
Well changing my vote to
> You NEED to know what happened

>>4831718
>>4831721
In that case, changing to-
>> You NEED to know what happened

>>4831708
No Horonno is great, but he is a cripple.

>>4831704
>Nope
Not now, we can t handle it. Whatever it is. And we don t need a mental problem

>>4831701
Ah, cool. From the tone they certainly didn't seem like father/son but thought I ought to check.

>>4831704
>…better not to know

>>4831704
>> You NEED to know what happened

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

>>4831714
>>4831729
>>4831732
Let's not

>>4831728
>>4831726
>>4831725
>>4831723
>>4831717
>>4831733
Wish to know

Well that changed fast. I didn't think you'd really take the 2nd option.

This might make you stronger, or make things problematic. Rolling for mental state.

>>4831736
Well that does not look promising.

Rolled 3, 4, 5, 1, 4, 5 = 22 (6d6)

Rolling for you 2, and for Rhaella intervening.

>>4831736
Well that was dumb. Now they're goin full Vietnam.

>>4831742
oh, that's middling

>>4831742
Thank you Rhaella

>>4831736
Well time to stay for a few years waiting in a bed, vengeance and imperial ambition can rest lmao. Mind looks broken.

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>>4831704
Your father spoke of things coming out of the earth. Aurion said your mother died trying to save his children.

You have to know.

> “Uncle. Tell me what happened to my mother”

He looks at you, and you swear you see the light leave his eyes as he takes on a haunted, faraway look

“I don’t know what caused it to begin. By the time we reached Valyria, the entire area looked like..”

He moves his hand around, pointing at the broken sky (are those tails in the clouds?

They do not look like anything you have ever seen) and then at the ground.

You swear you could see something move out of the corner of your eye

“…there were things in the sky, Rhogar. I do not know what they were, for I caught but a glimpse of them. I was too late to save Valyria…but I was just in time to watch something come out of the earth, from fractures that opened as far as the eye could see. Things that moved like worms, akin to firewyrms…if firewyrms has too many eyes, mouths and arms”

He closes his eyes and fists, clearly in distress. After a few seconds, he nods and continues

“I saw something, black like the night sky, tear through the front of our home. I flew Vassarion toward it and ordered him to…do something. Burn it I guess. It grew Rhogar. It fucking grew in front of my own eyes, as if feeding of the fire. And then I saw its face, with too many eyes and..it came bearing down on..on..”

It is clear that he is describing the last moments of your mother and his children.

You hear a roar, and above your ruined home you see the memory playing out..it’s like Aurion said. Something is clearly growing as Vassarion, your uncle’s dragon, breathes fire at it.

You witness a clash of titans. Vassarion is easily two times ad big as Urrax if not more, and yet the monstruosity that he’s battling seems to be completely immune to its fangs or fire. It moves its tail and bats the dragon aside, causing it to crash into another building.

You can hear the screams of your family..as well as those of Aurion himself.

You turn to look closer at your uncle..and you can clearly see the marks upon his skin, where something came out of his right shoulder.

It’s too much.

You stand and take out your stiletto, as well as your knife.

Memory or not. The thing that killed your family will die by your hand. You swear it.

> Roll me 5D6 (Agility 4D6, Quickness 1B) and pray you roll low.

Rolled 2, 3, 1, 2 = 8 (4d6)

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

>>4831786

Why low?

Rolled 5, 6, 2, 4, 2 = 19 (5d6)

>>4831786
Straight sixes bro

>>4831794
Excellent I have rolled low.

>>4831794
Going to try to stab our uncle is my guess

>>4831794
I'm guessing so someone can stop us before we do something stupid.
I really hope that's low enough

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

>>4831786
Valyria has a Shoggoth problem I see

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

>>4831786
Well fuck lmao
Bed ? .
More like vault and bind by cord for not kill ourselves

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

>>4831786
Necromorphs!
>inb4 all the oily black stones spread throughout Planetos are dormant Markers

>>4831789
Rhaella is too slow to catch you physically
>>4831742
She's quick-witted enough to try a spell.

Rolling for her intervening.

>>4831798
Attempting to not get grabbed by the thing that has been just mention is mine.

Rolled 1, 2, 1, 6, 1, 4, 6 = 21 (7d6)

I forgot to roll.

Man even when we roll low we are still to fast lol.

Ok, writing.

You failed vs her roll for the spell. I honestly thought the campaign was over (I would let you play as Aurion).

>>4831819
Praise Balerion

>>4831819
Dying to a memory would be a hilarious way to go.

>>4831819
Ok we need to invest in a destiny point next. And in not killing ourselves with dumb ideas.

>>4831819
Big titty sorceress MILF to the rescue

>>4831823
Imagine Shiera's reaction. Finds out we're alive just long enough to watch us get torn apart in front of her.

>>4831829
>Imagine Shiera's reaction.
Probably suicide.

>>4831829
Immediate suicide ?

Anons should learn from this near-death to be not so goddamn impulsive and chasing after things that are clearly dangerous without a destiny point in the bank.

>>4831829
>>4831831
>>4831835
Is she even that in love with us?
i mean, we almost died to a memory, like a retard

>>4831839
She is madly in love. Madly.
I did said to not go for the knowledge. We have 0 protection for that thing and i bet it can see memories in Valyria.

>>4831843
well fuck
we need to impregnate her fast, as a reward and to continue our line

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>>4831786
You are not even listening as Aurion stops talking -red is all you see as you dash toward the thing that killed your family.

You will make it pay.

You will hear it scream for whatever orifice it calls its mouth.

> Agility (Quickness) Test – 21 vs 8
> Incredible Success! Three Degrees of Success!

Rhaella tries to grab you, but you vault beneath her extended arm and prepare your Valyrian Steel weapons. They are calling for blood, and so are you.

And then…

> Will (Spell – Castigation) Test – 21 vs 9
> Incredible Success! Three Degrees of Success!
> 7 damage taken = 5 HP left
NOTE – there is no fucking way I let Rhaella make you a vegetable as she is simply trying to stop you. I deny her 3 degrees of success by QM fiat or she’d inflict 21 damage to you.

…you scream as pain wrecks your body and you fall prone.

It feels like the pain lasts for a lifetime, and yet..as soon as it’s come, it’s gone, leaving you trying to breathe on the ground.

You hear a scream, and a sound akin to a punch. Managing to turn your face you see Rhaella on the ground, with your uncle standing above her with a hand on his sword, screaming at her

“What do you think you are doing?!”

It’s clear what she did – she likely saved your life in the only way she could.

And yet..

What will you do?
> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out
> Let it play out

>>4831848
>Uncle, please! She is saving me from my own foolishness!

Rolled 5, 6, 6, 3, 5, 3, 4, 2 = 34 (8d6)

>>4831848
> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out

>>4831852
You are bloody lucky. This was the roll to determine the mental state of (in order) Aurion, Rhaella, Horonno and you.

Anything below 6 and regardless of what you will write/pick, there would have been blood (in a memory, aka potential mental damage).

>>4831856
Rhogar is very lucky man.

>>4831848
> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out

>>4831848
>> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out

>>4831848
.> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out
"Please let s move somewhere else"

Don t go near that thing. Let s move from this place right now is so unsafe here for talking.

>>4831862
To be fair, so far you've been incredibly lucky and avoid death at least 3 times (Lys, Volantis, had you failed the check to convince the triarchs, and here)

Also, I'll wait 5 min to let people vote and then write.

Will this be our chance to use our newly increased Persuasion?

>>4831869
avoided*

Also, rolle me 6D6 (Persuasion 5D6, Charm 1B). You have a malus of -3 to this roll due to the lingering pain sensation.

>>4831848
>> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out

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

>>4831871

Rolled 3, 6, 3, 5, 1, 1 = 19 (6d6)

>>4831846
Yep

>>4831871
Here it goes

Rolled 5, 5, 1, 6, 5, 2 = 24 (6d6)

>>4831871

>>4831879
Nice

>>4831879
>>4831877
>>4831876
Best of 3, writing.

Rolled 3, 3, 2, 6, 5, 3 = 22 (6d6)

>>4831848
>>4831871

"No! Stop!... This was a bad idea, this was not the best way we could discuss this! This is a burden! A torment for all of us!... We will talk once we reunite. No one of us is in proper conditions to fight all of these emotions, and I WONT toletare that you hurt Rhaelle for surely saving my life... This reunion is over, and soon we will see us, in person once Horono and I fisnifh things here in where we are... I love you Father and Uncle, but this is the worst place that we could choose to talk about what happened.."

After that stupid shit we did we need to bring order and show our strenght in this situation. If the leader of our House can't still calmed down and of course not even our father or Horono, it should be us

>>4831848
>> Try to stand up and attempt to smooth things out

What the fuck is happening bros?

>>4831892
Mental Breakdowns: The Session

Rolled 1, 4, 2, 1, 1, 2, 1 = 12 (7d6)

Cruentus (Healing)

>>4831902
Not good healing.

>>4831902
Damn

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>>4831848
You push yourself up, holding your side.

The feeling of pain lingers, but it’s not as debilitating as it’d be in the real world, apparently.

You limp and attempt move in between your uncle and Rhaella, who is looking at Aurion with steely eyes

“I was saving your nephew sanity, you imbecile”

“By causing him a mental breakdown?!

> Persuasion (Charm) Test – 20 vs 18 (DC)
> Rolled 23 (-3 due to phantom pain)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

Before she can reply, you stand between them and spread your arms, even if the motion causes you to groan in phantom pain.

> “It is true uncle, she likely saved me from…that”

You weakly point at…whatever it is, that is trashing around in the ruins of your home

Your uncle grinds his teeth, but removes his hand from the handle of his sword.

You turn, and feel a gentle touch on your shoulder – it’s Rhaella.

“I’m sorry Rhogar..I tried to catch you, but you were simply too fast for me. I…had to stop you. I have no idea what effect dying in here would have on you in the real world, but I am not about to find out. Stay still please”

She takes a small knife and cuts her hand

> Will (Cruentus) Test – 12 vs 9
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!
> 1 Damage (Rhaella) – 5 HP restored to Rhogar

She looks at your uncle before speaking

“I am healing the damage caused. Stop looking at me like I’m a monster”

Aurion grunts, then motions for the others to gather around him.

”I..might have overreacted. Apologies. But I think no one here is in a right state of mind right now. Too many emotions, too much..pain. We received your messenger Rhogar. Well done. I wish to speak to you again come the morrow – use the glass candle. But for now..”

He looks down at Horonno (who has bags under his eyes and a faraway expression), to his brother (who is still catatonic), to Rhaella (who refuses to meet his eyes and simply keeps her hand on your shoulder), to Sheira (who seems on the verge of crying)…and finally to you, unable to tear your eyes off the thing that killed your family.

“…for now, we all need to rest and recover. I..I am glad that you two survived. With all the death surrounding us, we need to stick together. ALL of us need to stick together”

He puts emphasis on the “all” – at this even Rhaella looks at him in the eyes. You see the fury in her eyes die down, replaced by a quiet determination before she gives Aurion a simple nod.

At this your uncle makes a simple gesture in the air, and you wake up, still in your cabin.

What will you do?
> Check on Horonno
> Get yourself something to drink. Strong.
> Throw up over the side of the ship
> …ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

>>4831921
> Check on Horonno
bros before alcohos


> …ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!
...uh?

(There are no "you die" choices here. The last one is just to make Rhogar speak in tongues and give him nightmares about tentacles)

>>4831921
>Check on Horonno

ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

Stay away Ctuhulu!

>>4831921
>> Check on Horonno
> Throw up over the side of the ship

Get the knights to spar with later need distraction.

>>4831921


> Check on Horonno
> Get yourself something to drink. Strong.

>>4831921
>Check on Horonno

>>4831928
Quick, someone post that Lovecraft meme

Also, opinions about sorcery so far?

I am playing it along the lines that magic is quite rare, but the Dragonlord families had various exponents that were quite capable in that regard.

So far you have seen Rhaelle, who is an extremely accomplished sorceress, her daughter (who is learning from her mother, but doesn't have the same talent, to put it bluntly) and Aurion (notice how he ended the spell at the end).

Notice that nothing stops you from asking your soon-to-be wife or her mother to teach you, if you are willing to burn XP to learn sorcery. Just castigation would have inflicted 21 damages to you, and Rhaelle rolled very bad in that roll (>>4831809). It was her Will * Degree of Success = Damage

>>4831946
It's certainly something to think about if we want to invest in it. Perhaps later, sorcery is a great tool but we can't afford to not invest in other more relevant abilities.

>>4831921
>> Check on Horonno

>>4831946
I think it's a cool idea and would be better for us much later down the line.

>>4831946

I like it so far. Could be quite useful. I'm not sure I want to spend any exp any time soon for us. We should invest in it with our children for sure though.

Also, I'm gonna let the vote run for another 5 minutes or so, and then write.

The hard part is over, and I'll say you guys managed it relatively well. Nobody died, and your sanity is still intact.

Just don't go to Valyria tomorrow. Some of you Dragonlords are alright.

>>4831921
>> Check on Horonno
Stay together.

>>4831946
It s cool and maybe we can consider it.
Thought right now i think we need at least 1 destiny point for save us if not more. Beside avoding deathtraps.

>>4831926
>...uh?
Pft, this guy doesn't speak squid-headed-dragon-man.

>>4831946
I mean... I really want to check out that "Blood Magic" that aparently our Family knows, so yeah, if it's a possibility and the people like it, I would burn XP there

>>4831926
>>4831930
>>4831933
>>4831934
>>4831936
>>4831954
>>4831958
Check on Horonno

>>4831933
Throw up over the side of the ship

>>4831934
Get yourself something to drink. Strong.

Nobody wants to get to know the squid-people.

Oh well, writing.

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>>4831921
There are only two thoughts in your mind right now.

One – Horonno!

Two…you don’t even complete the thought, your body flinging itself out of bed, running out of the cabin. The next 10 minutes are…not pleasant. Many jokes will be made among the Westerosi mercenaries about how their employer might be capable of razing down cities, but can’t keep his alcohol and food down for shit (many were already calling you “prettier than their daughters”…this won’t help, but on the other hand you bonded relatively well with these men over the past weeks).

Having seen to doing your part in painting the side of the ship green, you go back to your cabin and check on your cousin – he is not in his bed.

You make a quick run of the ship, fearing the worst…just to find Horonno sitting at a table with a large cup of ale in his hand.

He merely looks up at you, before nodding toward another large cup of ale that is sitting in front of him, inviting you to join him.

What will you do and say?
> Write-in

>>4832017
> Write-in
Take the cup, drink, then say "I had a shitty dream last night..." like a joke, laugh, and then say "Listen, we won't talk about it if you don't want to... But if you want, I will listen you."

>>4832017
Its pretty late where I'm at and I need to wake up early tomorrow so I'm going to call it a night. Thanks for the session QM. And remember anons, don't die

>>4832017
>We'll make things right. Just don't plan on taking a trip to the peninsula any time soon.

>>4832036
Goodnight mate. I'm going to call it a night soon as well, just wanted to close the session on a high note.

I'll wait some minutes, then go with a mix of >>4832034 and >>4832043

>>4832051

I'm good with a mix of those two

>>4832017
> Write-in
>What happen to Aerys was not your fault cousin, Valar Morghulis. Even dragons are helpless before death. But you can't let his death kill you inside, if you feel you owe him a debt, living is the only way you will find a way to repaid it.

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>>4832017
You accept the invitation and sit in front of your cousin.

You sit in silence as Horonno drinks his own drink.

> “…I regret asking”

That’s all he says after almost 10 minutes of silence.

You…nod. There isn’t much to say.

You raise your mug, in an improvises cheer, before speaking.

> “No one could have fought…whatever it is that came out from the earth, Horonno. We both saw it..”

You bring a hand to your side, the phantom pain from last night still lingering. He notices your gesture and nods, in silence

> “Just…promise me this Rhogar. One day, we will give our family a proper burial”

You doubt that you will be able to grant his request in your lifetime, but nod nonetheless.

You both raise your mugs in a silent farewell to your family, and drink.

I call this session to a close.

Thanks to all people that partecipated. We had up to 13 players voting at once, by my own count, which I consider a record.

I tried to keep a much quicker pace than normal to simulate the "under pressure" effect of the situations being described - opinions in that regard are appeciated.

What have you achieved today:
> You have reunited with your family
> You have met Sheira's mother
> You have witnessed (a part at least) what happened to Valyria and what destroyed your family (flavor and mechanical benefits later on)
> You managed to survive without any mental breakdown (luck, but still counts)
> You managed to avoid get killed by the thing that destroyed your home

All in all, a good session. Opinions are welcome as always, I will hang around for 5-10 minutes and then call it a night.

>>4832099
Thanks for the run, QM. I thought the quicker pace worked well. I'm not normally one for write-ins but it made me get a few out.

>>4832099

Now it all makes sense! It worked well I think.
Thanks for the session!

One last thing - I decided to throw you guys a bone. What you do with this, it's up to you.

>A womanly hand comes into view and gently rests on Visery’s cheek
>“Viserys…we are here for you”
>And yet she sits on the other side of your father, gently holding his head and whispering to him as if to someone very close"

>>4832099
Thanks QM, really nice session.

ALso, what kind of mechanical benefits is Rhogar going to recive? Or it's a surprise? Because with all that happened I really don't know what good can all that reunion give us

>>4832114
Yeah, I was wondering about that. Open relationship, secret affair, or childhood friends? Good thing that siblingfucking is ok, makes the possibility that Shiera is actually our half-sister a nonissue.

>>4832124
To sum it up, this will give you some insight later on when the time comes to bring the guilty party to justice for what they have done to Valyria.

>>4832114
Incest route confirmed. Thank you QM, it's all I've ever wanted.

>>4832128
Our dad deserves to be happy so I think we can close one eye

>>4832136
>>4832128
You know what? I am going to leave you wondering.

But to be fair, regardless of how closely related Sheira might be to you and Rhaella might be to Viserys, all the Dragonlords are kind of related - Valyria lasted for 5 millenia.

With only 40 families or so (some splintering happened, I'd think) to choose from, incest
among the Dragonlords must have been abundant in all but name.

>>4832150
Genitcally diverse enough to avoid insanity

>>4832162
Well, give that a couple centuries.

>>4832162
>Genitcally diverse enough to avoid insanity
Really?
> …ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn!

>>4832180
Cousin fucking is objectively superior to sibling fucking.
Both are gross, but one is less gross.

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This quest is going down an interesting path.

>>4832180
That wasn't really our genes' fault though. Unless we're actually related to hentai monster kaiju beast. I was really hoping for magma dragons but mind-fucking things from beneath are pretty spoopy

>>4832188
>>4832205
Given nobody seems to have picked up on that, I won't specify whether what you saw was really what happened...or your mind going haywire and mixing reality with fantasy, in what was but a memory of Aurion to begin with, who might (or might have not) been half-intoxicated off the poisonous smokes released by the eruption of the Fourteen Flames and hallucinating.

Re-read the parts - "He moves his hand around, pointing at the broken sky (are those tails in the clouds?
[..] They do not look like anything you have ever seen) and then at the ground.
[..] You swear you could see something move out of the corner of your eye"

I'm not going to tell you which one is the correct answer. You choose for yourselves.

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>>4832188
With all the Lovecraft references in canon Song of Ice and Fire, I’d have been more surprised if it wasn’t utilized in a quest like this.

>>4832210
Are you saying dear uncle is an unreliable narrator?

Why I daresay them's fightin' words. As the slave peoples say. I care not for what cosmic powers a QM may have in their realm, en garde!

You think anyone's going to choose something other than super rape creatures from the under-earth? I'd considered that memories of a madman are often fragmented and distorted but it could just as well be true. We won't know unless we go there ourselves.

Bad ideas are a go?

>>4832219
Make my day. En Garde.

But seriously, if you wish to find out you can vote to visit Valyria later on. You might find a boatload of treasures..and likely die from whatever was released by the Doom, be it a monster from the underground or poisonous gases.

>>4832215
There was a short lived Ironborn quest where we were some obscure house with a nine-headed sea snake as its sigil, in which we were one of nine siblings. There were Green/Drowned Dreams and allusions to R'hllor being the same as the Drowned God, who was supposedly R'luhhor
shame the QM lost interest quick

>>4832223
I have the perfect plan. We get a bunch of rafts and make a big boat bridge and have a line of slaves playing telephone and the furthest one out reports what he's seeing. Then we don't even have to go there at all. Just some tens of thousands of slaves and a bunch of leaky logs lashed together.

Man I'm so smart, there's no way this could not work out.

It just bums me out that we'll probably never know. Unless we're going to transition into a "create your own house" style and be all dynastic so four hundred years later a daring young lad can venture into the ruins of Valyria and slap Euron's shit for looting at the same time.

But that would probably be years of real time. Man. Curiosity is a rover and a bitch.

>>4832099
good run

I am going with this as another activity for the day. If you wish to do something, write in.

You are currently abroad a ship headed for Elyria. You are about to pass the island of Nuqiria, off what was the western coast of the Valyrian Peninsula.

>>4831933
"Get the knights to spar with"

Roll me 5D6 (Fighting 4D6, Fencing 1B)

>>4833071
Also your Initiative is higher than all 3 of your potential sparring partners.

Simply indicate whether you wish to delay or go first (I am not giving the option to interrupt since it's a 1vs1)

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

>>4833071
Go first.

>>4833075
That was a meh roll.

Rolled 1, 6, 4, 6, 3 = 20 (5d6)

>>4833071

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

>>4833071
Let’s see if my luck is any better today

>>4833086
This is much better.

>>4833071

Aurion told us to contact him with our glass candle today

Writing.

Don't wish to do anything else today other than drinking away the day and fighting then?

>>4833092
Will happen tonight. You can't really use the candle - never asked anyone to teach you, so..you could ask Aurion or Sheira though.

>>4833097
Let us sulk for a time. Then we bounce back.

>>4833097

We also have that maester, can he help us with that?

We should probably check on Horonno. Other than that not having any good ideas.

Could find a chance to mourn our mother/family a bit.

>>4833111
He could in fact. I think nobody brought it up until now honestly.

>>4833121

Nice, writing it in then.
>Find Maester Yandel and ask him how to use the glass candle we acquired in Volantis.

>>4833121
I was under the impression the Maesters didn't have the ability to use glass candles. Which is why I guess in 300 years they will view magic as some fake discipline. Glad to hear that's not the case

>>4833124
+1 to the above.

Roll me 8D6 (Agility 4D6)
Roll me 10 D6 (Fighting 4D6, Fencing 1B)

2 rounds of fighting.

I'll write it all in a single scene.

Rolled 5, 1, 6, 3, 5, 6, 6, 1 = 33 (8d6)

>>4833138

Rolled 3, 5, 6, 5, 6, 1, 2, 4, 3, 2, 4, 1, 4, 1, 6, 3, 3, 1 = 60 (18d6)

>>4833138
I'll just roll it all at once.

Rolled 1, 2, 4, 4, 4, 6, 3, 1 = 25 (8d6)

>>4833138

Like a cat

Rolled 5, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 2, 1, 5, 6, 1, 4, 4, 3, 6, 1 = 63 (18d6)

>>4833138

Rolled 4, 3, 4, 2, 3, 1, 3, 6, 6, 2 = 34 (10d6)

>>4833138

Rolled 6, 4, 6, 4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 4, 2 = 36 (10d6)

Adam, Gareth, Humfrey

>>4833168
Adam rolled really good. What do their fighting abilities look like?

4d+3d+3d?

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

>>4833173

3 4 3 hopefully

>>4833173
3-4-3

>>4833190
That's good.

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>>4832094
This might not have been the best idea you ever came up with.

This is the thought that jumps at the forefront of your head as you avoid a sword strike from Gareth.

In your drunken haze you thought it would be a good thing to challenge not just Adam or Gareth to a training spar, nor both of them at the same time. Oh no, you needed glory apparently, and so you are fighting the Giant, the Bastard and the Last Son (Humfrey) at the same time.

Still…you have to admit that you are loving this.

The thrill of combat.

> Fighting (Fencing) Test – 20 vs 11 (Combat Defense – CD)
> Great Success! Two Degrees of Success!

You bolt beneath Gareth’s strike and get inside his guard.

The man is good, you’ll grant him that. As soon as you made it inside his guard, he tried to strike your lightly armored head with his own armored one.

You are just better.

> Damage: 10 [(4 Agility + 1 Valyrian Steel)*2 Degrees of Success] – 2 (AR – 2 Piercing) = 8
> Gareth Health: 15 – 8 = 7

You stab him with your stiletto in the shoulder joint, causing the giant of a man to release a groan of pain, before attempting to kick you away.

You roll with it and let him.

> Agility Test – 19 vs 15 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

The kick makes you stile back, but having prepared yourself it doesn’t cause you any damage and you manage to raise your left-hand dagger in a guard position

Just in time, apparently…

> Fighting Test (Fencing) - 16 vs 14 (CD)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

…for Adam strikes you with his Small Sword.

> Damage: 3 (4 Agility – 1) – 1 (AR) = 2
> Rhogar Health: 12 – 2 = 10

You partially catch his strike and deviate it with your dagger, but before you can retaliate an enraged Gareth attempts to hit you with a wild slash of his longsword.

> Fighting (Long blade) Test – 12 vs 14 (CD)
> Marginal Failure! One Degree of Failure!

The pain makes him slow, his rage makes him predictable. It’s child’s play for you to avoid his first strike and the following ones.

> Fighting (Long Blade) Test – 8 vs 14 (CD)
> Greater Failure! Two Degrees of Failure!

The last member of their trio apparently thought this would be a good moment to attempt a sneak attack, hitting you from behind – Humfrey might be a great warrior by Westerosi standards, but compared to a true scion of Old Valyria, these barbarians know nothing of fighting.

> Fighting (Fencing) Test – 14 vs 11 (CD)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

…and you prove this to be true, avoiding the strike by jumping to the ground, before making a quick rotation and kicking out his legs from below.

> Damage: 5 [(4 Agility + 1 Valyrian Steel)*1 Degree of Success] – 2 (AR – 2 Piercing) = 3
> Gareth Health: 12 – 3 = 9

End of Round 1. Writing Round 2.

>>4833233
They are many, but you are better.

The blood of Old Valyria that courses through your veins makes you something more than merely human...

> Fighting Test (Fencing) – 11 vs 14 (CD)
> Marginal Failure! One Degree of Failure!

…and it clearly shows, for the moment Adam tries to strike you with his small sword, you make a back jump before turning and quickly punching the young man squarely on the nose, sending him clashing to the ground. It appears his companions have decided to give you no quarter – they might be nothing more than barbarians, but even they understand the only way they can defeat you is through superior numbers.

> Fighting (Long Blade) Test – 13 vs 14 (CD)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

You move backward, trying to avoid Gareth’s next strike, but the tip of his sword manages to catch your left arm

> Damage: 5 (Attletics + 1) – 1 (AR) = 4
> Rhogar Health: 10 – 4 = 6

You suppress a groan of pain and move aside, attempting to make the Giant pay for daring to strike you.

> Fighting (Fencing) Test – 10 vs 14 (CD)
> Marginal Failure! One Degree of Failure!

Humfrey attempts to take advantage of your temporary distraction, but the older man miscalculated.

His prize? A flying kick to the face that sends him reeling back.

Adam is slowly attempting to stand up, Humfrey is steading himself on the wall, Gareth is clearly bleeding from the shoulder and his right arm is shaking from the pain.

You are hurt yourself, but the sight of your bloodied visage as you raise your stiletto and knife is one to send chills down a grown man's spine - a glint of madness dancing in your eyes as you prepare to dash forward once again.

Will you continue or call it a draw?

>>4833279
I would call it a draw, don't want anybody to get any injuries or wound by having their HP reach 0

>>4833279
>Draw
With how near lethal this quest has been so far I'm not so sure we should risk a maiming just to train.

>>4833233
Also does Gareth have some ability that heals him or was it just an error?

>> Gareth Health: 15 – 8 = 7
This is his HP and later on his HP is
>> Gareth Health: 12 – 3 = 9

>>4833279
>Draw

>>4833286
My mistake. That was Humfrey's health

>>4833279
Draw
A good sparring, make it know and give them compliments.

Now we better know how they fight, and this helps for battles and if someone sends cloaks and daggers to kill us. Cloaks and daggers are many, and they aren t less good just because they aren t faceless.


>>4831617
We where in kind of a rush yesterday, but does anyone like the shield ? Might make more

>>4833283
>>4833284
>>4833289
>>4833298
If you are going to call it a draw, do it properly.

Roll me 7D6 for Intimidate (Persuasion 5D6, 2B thanks to Wordly)

>>4833298
I like it. I might use it for the next thread, or (if enough playes vote for it), you might adopt it as your personal sigil atop your dynastic flag

>>4833298
Our infantry could use that shield. It looks very nice, like something an elite heavy infantry would use.

>>4833279
>Draw

Rolled 1, 1, 6, 4, 2, 5, 2 = 21 (7d6)

>>4833303

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

>>4833303
big money

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 5, 5 = 19 (7d6)

>>4833303

>>4833313
forgot the 2 extra dice but damm you rolled good.

>>4833313
Roll me 2 more d6, your roll is excellent. See if we can improve it

Rolled 6, 3 = 9 (2d6)

>>4833315
>>4833318
Shid. Been a while since i've participated. Thanks boys.

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

>>4833303

Thanks to >>4833321 you beat the DC of 27 (21 Base DC + 2 for each enemy you have not yet defeated), with a total of 29 (rolled 27 + 2 for Blood of Valyria).

Writing. You have made your enemies piss themselves in fear.

>>4833321
Yeah you crushed the DC.

>>4833329
My first role in two years. Glad it turned out so well.

Before you ask, yes. I have a penchant for setting extremely high DC - thanks to his stats, equipment etc, Rhogar is a beast. Anything less and between his stats and the players' luck you'd have literally no challenge left.

>>4833303
That would be quite cool.

>>4833305
Heavy infantrymen in our colors and with that shields would look quite glorious. Be in battle or marching. Proper for men serving a Dragonlord

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>>4833279
You observe your enemies – Gareth the Giant, currently having troubles holding up his own longsword and looking at you with wary eyes; Humfrey the Last Son, standing only thanks to the support of the wall, holding his broken nose with a hand and keeping up his guard while analyzing your stance with eyes befitting a veteran; and last but not least, Adam the Young, slowly rising to his feet and eyeing you with what you would guess is a bit of fear in his yes.

You do the only thing a proper Lord of Valyria would do in this case

You laugh at your enemies.

> Persuasion (Intimidate) Test – 29 vs 27 (DC)
> Rolled 27 + 2 due to Blood of Valyria
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

> “Bravo Westerosi! You fight well! …but it is time to get serious. Allow me to show you how a scion of Valyria deals with his enemies!”

You flick the blood off your stiletto, visibly unnerving Gareth, before dashing forward while screaming the warcry of your dynasty – “Ashes to Ashes!”.

> “I yield!”

You stop in your tracks hearing this, and look at the source of the cry – Adam Hill.

The young lad has thrown his short sword and shield to the ground and is holding his side with one hand, putting the other one in the air.

Seeing this, Gareth Umber makes a noise akin to a groan, and nods before imitating his companion and throwing down his longsword and shield.

You turn toward the last Westerosi standing between you and victory – Humfrey Sarsfield.

> “Your companions surrendered, Hunfrey. Let’s see who is the better fighter – the heir of the Belaerys, or the Last Son of Sarsfield”

You assume the same pose you adopted at the beginning of the fight – right foot extended backward, left-hand knife at the ready to parry a strike, stiletto aimed at his heart.

> “Here I come, Last Son!”

Before you can take two steps, the Westerosi has thrown down his weapon and is rising both hands in the air in a gesture of surrender.

> “I yield, Rhogar..I admit I thought you were crazy in challenging all of us at the same time, but I see that your arrogance has a basis in reality”

You slowly put away your own weapons, before speaking.

What will you say?
> Write-in (this is an excellent occasion to impress your own bodyguards and the leader of the Westerosi mercenaries. Write an excellent write-in and I’ll bump their loyalty to you)

>>4833357
>Well fought, the three of you. Keeping me occupied for so long is no small feat. My trip to Westeros has certainly been a worthwhile one. But fret not on this loss as we'll certainly be training more in the future.

Ham it up I guess. Fighting someone trained so extensively as a Valyrian patrician isn't exactly an easy thing.

>>4833357
> Well you're not the first person to have called me crazy(joking tone), and you shan't be the last, I'll take that as a compliment. But still, you all fight well and had I been anybody else you surely would have won. I see that my faith in you abilities was well placed, continue serving well and you will have all that I promised and perhaps more.

>>4833374
>>4833373
Mixing these two. Writing.

>>4833357
"It was a good spar, my compliments to each of you. If It was a soft noble and not a warrior like me, you would have beat it quickly. Alastor had a good eye in finding each of you." Shake their hands

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>>4833357
You look each of them in the eyes, before speaking

> "It was a good spar, my compliments to each of you. My trip to Westeros would certainly have been a worthwhile one, even if I had only found you three. Alastor had a good eye in finding each of you."

You put your hand out and, one by one, shake their own.

> “We will train together again – it is good for all of us, for I can be exposed to new fighting styles, while you three begin to learn how to deal with the native fighting styles of our soon-to-be enemies”

They all nod, for there is wisdom in your words.

As you dismiss them, you hear cheers from all around – apparently a good chunk of the Westerosi warriors aboard the ship came to witness their employer fight.

You bow, before hearing more cheers coming from the other side of the ship, as well as from the two ships nearby the one you are standing on – it seems your fight has attracted the attention of the Volantene as well, curious to witness the fabled martial strength of the patricians of the Freehold.

By the volume of their applause, you did not disappoint.

You take out your stiletto and knife, rising your weapons in the air – the Valyrian Steel reflecting the sunlight in a way that only it can do.

…

After cleaning yourself (and getting a mug of cold ale), you manage to track down Maester Yandel, so as to ask him how to make use of a glass candle.

He appears quite surprised at your request, for he was under the impression all Valyrian nobles knew at least the basics of the Higher Mysteries. You..somehow explain that you always were more inclined toward statecraft and martial pursuits than scholarly one. A disappointed look appears on his face, but it quickly evaporates as you show him the candle itself.

Roll me 2D6 for Knowledge Test.


NOTE - I track loyalty using my own homebrewed system; this hidden stat comes into play during battles, as well as when there is a chance someone might betray you for a better offer, and when you make unreasonable requests.

Current loyalty for Gareth and Adam is +2 to you, out of a maximum of 15. Humfrey is +1.
The general loyalty of the Westerosi is at 0.5 right now, that of the Volantene at 0.25

Rolled 4, 5 = 9 (2d6)

>>4833441
Looks like we need to do some work in the loyalty department but I'm sure we'll get there in time.

Rolled 3, 3 = 6 (2d6)

>>4833441

Rolled 6, 4 = 10 (2d6)

>>4833441

>>4833452
>>4833448
>>4833446

Nice rolls.
Loyalty might need some work, for now our current appraoch is solid. We don t treat them badly afterall,

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>>4833441

> Knowledge (Magic-Divination) Test – 10 vs 10 (DC)
> Marginal Success! One Degree of Success!

It takes a while.

More than you expected actually, but in the end you managed to learn the basics of the usage of the glass candle – how to light it, how to focus your mind so as to receive messages…you do not pretend to be a master, for you cannot (for example) send messages of your own, use the far-sight etc, but you can now use to keep in contact with your family, at least.

…

That evening you sit down in front of the candle in your cabin (alone as instructed) and attempt to clear your mind…

It takes but a few minutes for you to feel the world fade away,and as you open your eyes, you find yourself sitting at a table in a room similar to your uncle’s private studio in your old family home.

Except that you do not pay attention to any of those details, for all your attention is drawn to the man sitting in front of you – your uncle, Aurion Bealerys.

“Hello nephew

He says, before waving his hand and causing two mugs of Ale to appear on the table.

“It’s not real…but it’s real enough”

A simple smile, and your uncle begins to drink from his cup of…whatever that is. You imitate him.

“Our reunion was…bad. It didn’t go nearly as well as I had hoped it would. To tell the truth, it could have gone far worse, had you not stopped me after I struck our ally…”

He is silent for a moment, allowing you the time to take in your surroundings – it’s..it’s like you remembered, with the books piled up to the roof, the fireplace lit…so many memories…

You uncle observes you, and sighs. This catches your attention, for before he can speak, you reply..

What do you wish to tell your uncle?
> Reminisce with him – ask about the man who will lead your house until his death (write-in)
> Update him on the situation – Write-in
> Ask updates of the situation in the East – Write-in
> Write-in

NOTE – this in not a “pick your option and the QM will write it out” situation. The next scene will be reliant on you, the players, roleplaying them out. You can steer the conversation in the direction you want, but I will require write-ins to allow that.

>>4833621
>Update him on the situation – Write-in
>I've gathered a warhost of my own. Called in favors from westerosi barbarians, had Volantis uphold it's patratism, and secured the Stepstones. And I have machinations to secure the east through Essaria. Our dynasty holds fast despite the doom.

>>4833621

> Ask updates of the situation in the East – Write-in

I don't want to jump the gun and sound too ambitious to him. We should ask him about the situation in the East and see if we can glean any information about what his intent is.

>"Thank you uncle" *take a drink of the mug* "You are right, but we were all not in a proper state of mind. I too was hoping it would have gone a bit better, we must assure it does from here moving forward. Tell me, what is the situation in the East look like? I had made rough plans but that was before I knew of your survival."