All is well Page, I'm here after missing the last two.

Normally here's where I'd put your lands and a map and so on, but I don't know that you'll need it today. SO YOU DON'T GET IT.

Your piece stated, you bid your liege lord farewell, and proceed to attempt to find a familiar face from your days as a squire: Ser Jaime Lannister, now the Kingslayer.

ROLL 1d100!

Rolled 68

Rollan

Rolled 84

>>25328935

Rolled 67

>>25328935

>>25328855
Okay, so last time we were talking to Jon Arryn, right? And our Bannermen are the Painted Dog leader and his son, Luuk, right?

>>25329019
Right, follow up question. Does coastline do anything other than allowing the construction of naval buildings and ships and fishing? Last time I checked, coast/islands massively increase the cost of land, and I want to know why it's so damn expensive.

>>25329019

Yep, that's us.

>>25328935
In other news, here's the archived threads from after our hiatus:

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Iron%20and%20Hate%20Quest

And since you all rolled over 50, Jaime's here!

Jaime Lannister stands aloofly a few yards from where Robert Baratheon is reveling with Tor and Luuk, having struck a quick kinship with the large chief.
He is taller than you remember him, but this is no doubt true of you as well. You've not seen Jaime since he was...17. It's been about 3 years since you saw him, just before the Rebellion.
His hair is still that mane of shimmering gold that some maids prize more than his father's riches, and his face holds that same charming disdain for his surroundings.
He nods at your approach.
"Ah, William. Good to see you. Hopefully with two sinners such as us together, it will keep the good people of your lands at a distance. I've no desire to speak with any more bumpkins."

You know by his smile that his joke bears you no ill will.

>What say?

>>25329062
I'm asking because IIRC we have something like 12 land at the start of the last thread, and I want to know what we should do with it. I'm kinda torn between using any land we get to upgrade our city, and using it to get some more areas to farm/mine.

Also I don't know if you're waiting for us to choose an action, if you're typing up another post or something, so I'm mostly asking questions to pass the time.

>>25329106
"In the past, I found rumours of my supposed blood drinking kept the more troublesome courtiers at bay, perhaps we can fashion a good fascimile?"

>>25329106

"A bumpkin is at least somewhat more honest than the people of the Capital, and the men it breeds. But, I expect you need dishonest men to tell you how pretty you are."

Said in the same jesting tone.

>>25329106
"I'm not so sure Jaime, somehow they've taken a liking to me lately. I think it's because I'm moderately wealthy and throwing a party.

Don't worry, give it a month and I'll go back to be child killer and people will ask if I drink blood."

>>25329106
Big Ol' Bear Hug.

>>25329196
>roll to hug jaime lannister
>nat 20
>hug so hard he explodes into a red goop
>executed for murder

mfw

>>25329106
In the past I found my.... reputation kept the annoyances at bay. I throw one measly party and now all that hard work is gone.
I'm trying to think of a way to blacken my reputation, but honeslty, I don't know how to make it worse than it already is.

>>25329106

I've become rather attached to the more uncivilized members of the bumpkinry. They help to keep most of the noble riffraff away.

It's good to see you again Jaime, how have you been?

>>25329239
Would you really try an execute someone who can cause people to explode just by hugging them?

>>25329124
>>25329062

My updater does things at a weird interval, so sometimes I miss things.

I would say that "All" a coastline does is allow for those things, yes. Now, those things are actually pretty important. If you have a properly fortified Port City, it's practically impossible to starve out in a siege. Trade is vastly easier with ports, and having a navy means you can attack at the same privileges.

It's not exactly cogent, I would say, given your relative distance from actual coastline.

Had a quick work thing pop up, give me 15 to get the response together.

Yes its on again, I feel like Beavis and Butthead watching the Beastie Boys http://youtu.be/-YsiTUxe4MI

>>25329106

"I feel much more safe around them then the civilized Liars at kings landing. It has been far too long jaime since I last saw you."

"I tell you, Jaime, I spent months free from such pests, when they thought me a blood-drinker and feared my reputation. Now my wife throws a party and ruins all that hard work.

The more uncivilized bumpkinry held off the noble riff-raff for a time, but winter always comes in the end.

At least bumpkins are slightly more honest than the people of the Capital, but where would your ego be without those dishonest men to compliment your looks?"

You and Jaime Lannister lock eyes for a moment, and then laugh and slap arms around the other.

"It's been too long, Jaime." You state.

"Last I checked, that was your fault, William." Jaime countered. "You didn't see me lock myself up for years crying over Aery's murder, did you? I always knew I was the harder man."
"Harder, say you? Try me in the practice yard, we'll see who got slow and fat in King's Landing, and who hardened themselves in the Vale!"

>Machismor factor: M. Bison.

Anything else you wish to discuss, or move on?
I believe someone mentioned talking to your maester about Tywin's plan before you moved on to the Tournament proper.

>>25329671
Sure, that's good, I also want to hang around with Jaime, since he's been the most enjoyable guest so far, maybe schedule a friendly spar in the future.

>>25329671
Ask him what he's been up to in the two years we've spent crying over dead children. Any interesting news we might have missed out on.

>>25329671
"You fool, I've been spending these last two years brooding, in order to make myself more appealing to the ladies, with my dark and mysterious reputation.

As you can see by my upcoming marriage, it's obviously worked."

>>25329671
"Yeah, but at least you got a cool name out of it. I mean Kingslayer, it's evocative. I didn't even get a title from my murders. Besides, you can feel proud of what you did in private."

Spend some time catching up with Jaime, we haven't seen him in ages. And stories of the Kingslayer and the Child Murderer laughing together ought to be hilarious.

>>25329671

>king to your maester about Tywin's plan

Not a good idea right now I say. Because we just got the guy I don't think William would trust him enough to mention this.

>>25329821
I agree, I think we should mention that Lord Lannister has taken a great intrest in us, and our future endeavours, and ask him for any advice, or the like.

>>25329805
Gotta agree. Spending time with Jaime will enforce our reputation as a hard person, and honestly, will help keep us away from the riffraff we dislike.

We can end here if you like Page, either works for me.

>>25329859

And yeah, telling our brand spanking new Maester about the plan with Tywin right away is a poor decision. Let's not do that. Remember, these guys serve the realm, not the individual lords.

>>25329778
>>25329734

"Besides, the two years of brooding made me an instant hit among the ladies, Jaime. I got a wife in half a year. Not that I expect you to care, you thought a clean white cloak was better than women."

He laughs. "Not all women, my Lord."

You gasp. "Jaime! Shame! To so dishonor your station by slumming! What further indignities could you stoop to?"

"I was thinking of trying murder, you know? I just can't figure out which of the Seven I'd have to kill to make people forget about Aerys."

"Oh, speaking of forget, any news I would care about in the two years I spent moping?"

You and Jaime pass a while speaking of the past, renewing your friendship, perhaps stronger now that you have both lost so much honor in the eyes of the common people.

Soon, it is time to for the feast, where you are expected to give a speech and toast to begin the week's tourney.

>SPEECH. SPEECH. SPEECH.
>THEN WE CAN ACTUALLY DO THE TOURNEY.

>>25330036
>Speech

First let's ask Tywin about his daughter, the Queen.

>>25330036

Your grace, My Lords and Ladies, knights and gentlefolk, thank all of your for coming to my wedding. I understand that some of you have ridden quite a long distance to be here, and for your presence I thank you. I'm not one for long winded speeches, so I shall be brief.

Thank you for coming. Tournaments start tomorrow, have fun. Try not to taunt the hill tribes. Cheers."

>>25330036

Is Jaime going to be entering the tournament? Or is he not allowed to?

Also, did we warn Jaime about Oberyn Martell?

>>25330036
Make sure Jaime knows about Oberyn and not so jokingly ask if he'll kill him for us if we get poisoned or challenged to a duel by him.

>>25330036
"FRIENDS, NOBLES, DRUNKEN MEN! Lend me your ears! I'd like to thank ALL of you sincerely for taking the time to attend my... well, I guess I can't exactly call it a humble wedding, now can I? I hope you enjoy the cavalcade of delicacies I have to offer you today at this fine feast, and I wish you all the best of luck in the joust to come. Now then, let's eat!"

>>25330036
OP I'm not a damn orator. Say something eloquent.

>>25330262
Well he can't just spoon feed everything to us.

>>25330270
I'm kinda tempted to say 'If the tournament is shite, I'll come down and beat the everlasting piss out of the winner.'
But I know that would be a horrible thing to say.

>>25330303
>But I know that would be a horrible thing to say.

LET'S SAY IT ANYWAY

>>25330328
No, like I said, it would be a horrible thing to say.

>>25330328
>>25330303

Yeah, I like tacking that onto the end. It fits Bordain.

>>25330036

Honestly given Williams personally he seems the type in this situation to just say.

"I wish all who has visited me on this joyous day well. May every one of you gain wealth and happiness. Now lets get to the tourney already I need to go honor everyone in the way I know best."

>>25330408

Do you really want to say that with Oberyn around?

If he thinks he can get a way to cause an actual fight with Bordain, he'd LOVE to get that chance you know.

>>25330127
He smiles "Ooh, kill the Viper? That's a good one. High profile, not well liked...I'll have a go at him if you kick it."

>>25330112
He is not explicitly forbidden, but he chooses not to.

>>25330078
Since this is a fairly major decision, (Assuming you mean what I think you mean.) I'd like some votes to go through with this.
(If you just meant it as a question, it should be noted that, as of last thread, asking after the health of his children is an implicit agreement to become Hand of The King.)

>>25330107
>>25330177
>>25330262

"Lord, Ladies, Your Grace, and assorted greats, mediums, and drunks. I thank you sincerely for your attendance at my..."humble" wedding. It is certainly much greater than I intended. I am not one for long speeches, so let me say this: Those who rode long, thank you. Those who ride, shoot, and fight, tomorrow: good luck. Eat, Drink, and if you get killed because you did something stupid, I will not grieve.

>>25330303
>>25330328
Oh, and, this: as this tourney is in honor of my wife. Fight well, or I'll fight you.

Now eat."

Robert seems to love your last few lines. Several lords and ladies can't decide whether you were joking or not. There is a smattering of applause, and then they eat.

Actually... continued.

>>25330446
Actually, we could just say that his prowess impressed us greatly, and heap loads of praise on him, while grinning like a smug motherfucker.

>>25330460
>That speech

I like it.

>>25330460
Were we supposed to do that now, or did we have until the wedding?

>>25330460

Kingly favour, bitches.

I imagine King Robert is on fairly good terms with us.

>>25330586

I thought Tywin indicated that he would give us some time to think about it, since it is a weighty decision to make. IIRC, we can send the inquiry about Cersei's or Jamie's health via Raven if we want.

>>25330639
Not to mention given how friendly we were with Jamie at the wedding, it'd hardly seem out of place.

>>25330639
Yes we should wait a bit.

>>25330460

"Why not fight 'em from the start, Molehil?!" A drunken voice calls out. Uh-oh.
Robert Baratheon, King of the Andals and the First Men, has risen from his chair.

"C'mon, boy, you never got to compete as jn-ikn-Knight! Have yourself a go in your own tourney! Schow 'em you can school them on your turf! Do it, and the Crown'll cover the wedding AND the tourney!"

You can feel, most specifically, Tywin, Alyssa, and Oberyn's eyes on you. This is a difficult situation. Back down, and you could antagonize Robert, or look a coward. Compete, you could get hurt.
Further, such an offer tempts both your COURAGEOUS and AVARICIOUS nature...
>If you want to refuse, roll 3d6.
>Otherwise, accept.

Both options have bonuses and penalties later.

>>25330586
>>25330639
You have a while, and you can make it solely a question, I just was unsure of that poster's intent.

>>25330775

Let's get in on that shit. Crown our wife the hottest shit in the Seven Kingdoms.

Put a warpick in some fucker's breastplate.

>>25330775
>accept.
"Well who am I to refuse the king? If you so demand it, I will take up the lance!"

>>25330775
See, this is why I said this is a bad idea.
Fuck, every time a make a joke suggestion, people take it seriously and bad shit happens, even when I apprerently give a fucking warning how I'm not serious.

I am never going to make another goddamn joke again.

>>25330775
Accept. This is going to be amazing.

>>25330775

"I expect you to join as well, Your Grace. Can't have the lords and ladies of the Vale thinking their King is a weak one, now can we?"

>>25330843
It was a good suggestion.

We're going to be friends with both the Baratheons and the Lannisters now.

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>>25330843

Oh Anon, you'll never learn.

>>25330877
No, this is stupid.

Join the fray. We are not cowards!

>>25330775

Your grace! It is not only my wedding, my dear lady Alyssa is the queen of my heart and I am hers to command as well.

>>25330775

Who am I to EVER refuse a demand of my King no matter the cost or deed.

*grin*

Of course your grace, I would be delighted to do so. Especially as you feel kind enough to offer the crown's support in this endeavor.

Tomorrow I ride.

>>25330656
I am just hoping the mountain will show up so we can chill with him and Jaime.

>>25330775
Ask our dear fiance what she thinks if she agrees. State that if we do so the fighting better be DAMN good then kinda just fill the rest will silence allowing the listener come up with what will happen to them. Otherwise use it as an excuse to refuse.

>>25330898
It was not a good suggestion, now we're going to get poisoned by a cheating fucktard of a dornish whore.

>>25330938
We're not cowards. Bordain would rather die than lose his dignity.

>>25330639

By the way, personally, and this sounds rather malignant, I say that we don't ask about either Jaime or Cersei's health, but instead ask about the health of both of them. Keep our options open, and pursue both plans until one or the other pans out.

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>>25330989

Isn't that just the same thing? I thought asking about his children's health -generally- was an implicit agreement.

Would asking about Tyrion be a flat no?

>>25330938

Nope. We can make it simple. We ride on one side of the lists, while Oberyn rides on the other. Let's not make it obvious that we aren't riding against him, but make it obvious we aren't riding against him. And if we are about to ride against him, lose the fight before it.

>>25331032
Asking about Cierce is... We want to be the hand of the king. Jaime is we want to be Arys' advisor. Tyrion is a flat no. If I remember correctly.

>>25331032

Asking about Tyrion is a flat no.

He said to ask about Jaime for one plan, Cersei for the other. My suggestion is going for both and seeing which path plays out better. Either way, we either replace Arryn as hand, or rule the hand.

>>25331066

I say we should ask about Cersei.

>"Robert does not want me as his Hand. Not after I served Aerys. This leads to three possibilities: First: You become the trusted aide and friend of Jon Arryn. This makes you the advisor of the advisor, and we can influence Robert that way. Second: You overcome Jon Arryn. Fiscally, violently, maritally, hell, merely in Robert's trust, it matters not. You replace him as Hand, and you rule the King. Thirdly...That is a hard road, and one unlikely. Let us consider the first two for the time."

>"I am no fool, to demand an answer now. You must think this through, and reach the conclusion on your own. Write me when you decide, and ask after the health of Jaime or Cersei, respectively, to show which plan you intend. If you reject the plan, and our future, ask after Tyrion."

>>25330835
Second.

>>25331164
I'd say option one is best.

It could even lead us to option two if he thinks we'd be a good successor.

Rolled 67

>>25331190
This is also a good course of action because it can win us the respect of Robert, which will be necessary if we want to become Hand.

>>25330835
That sounds good.

>>25331066

Yeah we ask for Jaime and Cersei. We become Robert's friend and Jon Arryn trusted bannarmen.

>>25330843
If it makes you feel better, there was a chance that this would have happened anyway.
My plan was to have you guys have to negotiate with a hung-over Robert to avoid it tomorrow, your boast moved up the timetable, and got him to pay for the whole thing!

>>25331032
"Jaime" means "I'll befriend Jon Arryn, and be the unofficial hand"
"Cersei" means "I'll REPLACE Jon Arryn"
"Tyrion" means "no", though I did just read something that told me that Tywin doesn't hate Tyrion AS much at present.

>>25330928
>>25330914
"Your Grace, let us not forget, for all our manly valor, that it may be my lands, but it is ALYSSA'S tournament. If she does not wish me to ride, I would scarce start my marriage on such poor footing, no matter how well I ride!"

Your quip draws some laughter, as the crowd turns to Alyssa.
She locks eyes with you. It is clear from your eyes (and the majority of posts) that you're willing to do this, so she nods, and speaks:
"Of course, your Grace. I only wish we had known this earlier, that I might have bought a better dress."

You grin, widely and fiercely.
"Then I am delighted to do so. Tomorrow, I ride."

There is a cheer.

Now, give me 10 minutes or so to draw up the lists.

>>25331221

Exactly. And eventually, either we are ruling through Jon, or Jon reccomends us as his own replacement.

>>25331212
>>25331219
>>25331221

If Jon Arryn dies as he's meant to and we grow in Robert's esteem, perhaps he'd choose us as Hand over Ned Stark. But to eclipse Eddard in his heart would not be easy...

>>25331235

Let's ask about Jaime.

>>25331256
Unless we kill Eddard...

>>25331164
Man, we're going to end up some kind of villain with a heart of gold or something. Or maybe just a straight villain. Who knows.

>>25331295
>Unless we kill Eddard...

...

While I'd rather not have that happen, it would be a great scene if Eddard and William have an argument that leads to fighting.

>>25331260
Guys, this is a decision to make later.

>>25331032
If we want to know about Tyrion we ask Jaime.

>>25331256
In all fairness that would be hell to pull off. We would inevitably do as >>25331295 suggests.

>>25331322
Seriously, he said to write him a letter to send by raven.

>>25331322
Yeeeah, I guess we don't want to seem too eager.

>>25331256
>But to eclipse Eddard in his heart would not be easy...

Its not likely to happen, but we might be simply be closer than Eddard went the time comes, and Robert will be content with that.

>>25331322
Yeah we have like a week right?

A week to try our chances with both Jon Arryn and Robert Baratheon, to kind of get a good handle on what form the path before us would take.

>>25331408
Ideally I'd say that by the time Jon Arryn dies, we would already have done such a good job as his aide that Robert will just give us the position since we were pretty much filling it already.

Cool. As a Lord, you get to skip the first few rounds, as hedge knights and landed knights duke it out.

SO. WELCOME TO THE TOURNAMENT.

Day 1, you don't Joust. Any actions you wish to take today?

>>25331456

I'd rather he not die, if we can help it.

>>25331673

A bit of sparring to prepare ourselves? Make sure our armour and weaponry isn't fucked with in any way.

>>25331673
Spent the day with Jamie and then later, our soon to be wife. People whose company we can actually tolerate.

Maybe talk to our maester about Tywin's offer as well...

>>25331673
Make sure our armor and weapons are in tip top shape. Take a nice long ride to settle ourselves in the saddle. Hopefully get back in time to sit with King Robert and bet on the joust a bit.

>>25331699
>>25331712
Whynotboth.jpg

>>25331673

>>25331673
>Any actions you wish to take today?

Tell Lord Belmore and the other Vale Lords about Petyr's dredging plan causing poison to the fish and slip in an idea about this might be his plan to get more trade into his port.

>>25331673

See, that our lady is happy, we is probably piss at us.

>>25331673
Spar.

>>25331673
Spend time with our wife to be, and arming ourself properly. Go over our gear heavily, and have Grell keeping a watch out on Oberyn.

Speak with our actual friends like Jaime and find out if the Mountain showed up or not.

We should make sure all the iron we use in the tourney comes from our own forges, just to make sure.

Is there any way we could make a super heavy plate, and use the song of iron or whatever it it's called, and wear it like regular full-plate?

>>25331825
Plate is not that heavy.

>>25331825
I know that, but we treat all armour made in our lands as one category lighter or something.

Plate is the heaviest armour in the game, IIRC, but if we reinforce it, we could make a new category of armour or something and wear it as regular plate.

>>25331796
>>25331699
>>25331712
>>25331739

That morning, you invite Jaime Lannister out to spar with you to get warmed up for the coming jousting. Jaime is happy for the exercise, and impressed at your skill. You might not be quite as good as him, but you're very close.

You ensure that all your equipment is in order, and guarded by men you trust.

You then meet with your wife. She is concerned for your safety, of course, but fortune has favored you: You do ride on the opposite side of the lists from Oberyn Martell. To face him, you must both ascend to the finals.

>>25331757
You approach Lord Belmore about Littlfefinger's idea, and he forestalls your input by sighing, and saying that Littlefinger had told him of your wife's discovery, and that he remains hopeful to find a way to do it. In the interim, he wants to talk with you about your new gold mine and his gems, but that can wait for a later date.

END DAY 1.
DAY 2. You have a joust in the afternoon. Any thing else you wish to do?

>>25332031
Sit with the King and whoever he has with him. Propose some friendly wagers on the joust.

>>25332011
So you want us to make a suit of super heavy plating that would be useless for any other man due to encumbrance but us?

>>25332031
Maybe we should get an Artisan jewler in the future, having easy access to both gold and gems would be nice in that profession. All we'd need is a steady access of silver to finish it.

Also Dreadnaught armour gogogogo!

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>>25332031

I like that we're vaguely bros in infamy with Jaime.

Also, check who our opponent is, see what we can learn about him, check out equipment again, visit out wife for a good luck kiss.

>>25332031

Tell him we are clad that their is no bad blood between us and toast him him.

>>25332031
>You have a joust in the afternoon. Any thing else you wish to do?

Ask Jon Arryn how he's doing, maybe also talk to Lord Tollett.

>>25332090

Gonna have to get that comissioned later. But the dreadnaught armor idea ain't bad.

>>25332031
Make sure we have a very good set of reinforced heavy full plate from our forges. We already probably have a pile of plate lying around, shouldn't take much to reinforce it some, beef it up, and fit it for us.

Also, pay attention to our wife, give her plenty of affection, spend breakfast with her, if she wants to join us in the forges let her come and show her all the stuff in it personally and how it works.

>>25332101
While we secretly dream about his downfall and execution...

>>25332070
Well I suppose someone else with armour mastery could wear it, I think.

But yeah, super-heavy armour that makes people question if we are man or living steel would be awesome.

>>25332129
We ensured that she has a bodyguard of Bloodsmiths at all times, right?

If not, let's do that.

>>25332031

Check who our opponent is, check our equipment, see to our squire, and ask for a token from our wife.

>>25332159

I think we did.

>>25332178
>Check who our opponent is, check our equipment, see to our squire, and ask for a token from our wife.

.3.

I feel stupid for not thinking of that.

>>25332159

What's specific about bloodsmiths anyway? Are they just elite troops? What equipment do they use?

>>25332031

Oberyn Martell might just make it to the finals. If he does we should armor up like mad. Also we should really really keep practicing each day and keep a eye on the wifey.

>>25332178
>>25332159
>>25332129
>>25332093

You ready yourself for your joust by checking on your opponent. He's a hedge knight from the North, no real connections. You inspect your equipment again, And flirt with your wife, getting a kiss for good luck, and a token to ride with. You nod to her Bloodsmith guards, who solemnly nod back.

Finally, you mount Stelgar, armed and armored for the coming battle. The air is heavy with tension. Glancing at the stands, you see Jaime watching, and he waves. No sign of Oberyn.

You charge your opponent.
Roll 5d6.

Rolled 2, 4, 1, 3, 3 = 13

>>25332305
rollin

Rolled 3, 6, 1, 5, 2 = 17

>>25332305

Rolled 4, 2, 4, 4, 5 = 19

>>25332305
Rollan rollan rollan.

Rolled 3, 6, 3, 1, 5 = 18

>>25332305

Kill, maim, and gently burn.

Rolled 6, 2, 5, 1, 2 = 16

>>25332305

>>25332361
Not bad, not bad at all.

We seriously need to be careful from this point forward. Oberyn will exploit any weakness he can and during a joust, there are many.

BUT WE ARE THE IRON LORD AND IRON MASTERS ALL.

Rolled 1, 5, 4, 5, 4 = 19

>>25332305

Rollan

Rolled 2, 4, 4, 1, 2 = 13

>>25332305

CHARGE

>>25332283

The Bloodsmiths are your Elite Personal Guard. Which means that the 20 of them are roughly equivalent to 100 other Veteran or Elite troops.
To be a Bloodsmith, you must pass a variety of tests, the final one done by you, where you brand your sigil over their heart, and they are not allowed to call out, weep, or fall.

To give you an idea: The Unsullied are Elite Infantry. Your Bloodsmiths cost more than a 100 Unsullied.

>>25332358
The two of you slam into each other, your lance and his colliding with the other's shield. Both Lances shatter, and you see him rock back into his saddle, leaning back, back, and snapping upright again.

No easy win there, but you clearly almost had him.

roll 5d6 again.

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 6, 4 = 13

>>25332485
I will destroy you with 1s.

Rolled 5, 6, 3, 5, 2 = 21

>>25332485

Rolled 6, 5, 4, 2, 4 = 21

>>25332485

LET'S DO THIS SHIT.

Rolled 3, 3, 1, 5, 3 = 15

>>25332485
H-here I go!

>>25332485
Best of three? What are the rules OP?

>>25332508
>>25332513
Daaamn, good rolls.

Rolled 2, 4, 2, 5, 5 = 18

>>25332485
>The Unsullied are Elite Infantry. Your Bloodsmiths cost more than a 100 Unsullied.

So our Bloodsmiths are better than Unsullied?

>>25332534
Yup, and we also have Elite Infantry.

>>25332534
Yes. They are a step above Unsullied. And we have troops that are just as good as Unsullied, but wearing better armor and wielding better weapons.

>>25332485
I'm kinda entertaining the of using future power to upgrade the Bloodsmiths in the future. More numbers, peak equipment, that sorta thing.

Also Bloodsmiths that aren't able to fight should be given jobs in the castle, Quartermasters, Drillmasters, that sorta thing.

Not only does guarenteed job security cause them to fight harder for us, but helps improve the odds that they settle down here with a family and raise a new generation of powerful, loyal troops.

Rolled 1, 4, 5, 6, 1 = 17

>>25332485

Rollan again.
>>25332534

Our Bloodsmiths would tear through the unsullied like a scythe through wheat.

>>25332521
Ah, yes, sorry, if you're new, you wouldn't know.
The best of the first three.

For instance:
>>25332508

You SLAM the lance into him. Like a hammer pounding steel into place, your lance thunders into his shield. HE spins back, his body nearly thrown straight from the saddle, but then he twists down, and keeps his seat. The man is immovable! HIs blow, also almost unhorses you.

Last pass, roll 5d6.

>>25332534
Technically, they're equivalent. But, their unit size is different. The game counts 20 Elite Personal Guard as the same as 100 Infantry. So, individually, yes, your men are better than unsullied. But they would almost never fight just their number of unsullied

Rolled 1, 6, 1, 6, 4 = 18

>>25332636

Here's hoping this streak of luck continues.

Rolled 2, 3, 2, 2, 5 = 14

>>25332636

Rolled 2, 4, 2, 1, 4 = 13

>>25332636

>>25332668
When we roll 5d6, we take the best 3 and drop 2 right?

Rolled 6, 5, 1, 2, 3 = 17

>>25332617

The Bloodsmiths don't need to be expanded. Each man in the group is chosen by his peers for entry into the smiths. They put him through the tests, we administer the final tests, and the number always stays at 20. Exit from the smiths is typically through fatality, and has so far been the only way that people leave the smiths. That doesn't mean we treat them as walking dead when they are hurt, but that they get the best/most expensive care possible.

They also are utterly loyal. They can't fight harder for us, because they are already at that level.

Rolled 2, 4, 2, 2, 3 = 13

>>25332636

>>25332687
You used to. I've actually been investing your XP for you, based on your actions, and you've bought your fighting up to 5.

Now, if you axe people, you roll 7d6 keep the 5 best.
Sadly, you don't have bonus dice on Spears/lances.

>>25332668
(He finally fails the endurance check, jesus. Seriously, he rolle a 17 on 3d6 last round!)

With the final pass, you ram your lance into his shield's boss, and grin in feral satisfaction as you see him finally slip up, and fly from his saddle.

You are victorious.

Anything to do before Day 2 ends?

Rolled 1, 3, 5, 4, 6 = 19

>>25332617

Also, their equipment I don't think can get any better. These guys would each be our own equipment equivalent and if we are at least 4/5th as good as Jaime, these guys are close to our level of talent, and probably some of them exceed us in a few areas.

I would match our Bloodsmiths against the current crop of kings guard and expect it to be a bloodbath on both sides, with no survivors.

These guys are literally that good.

>>25332756
>Anything to do before Day 2 ends?

Thank our Bride-To-Be for the token and see how Jon Arryn is doing?

>>25332756
>>25332756
A hot bath with our hot wife...to relax.

>>25332756

Day 2 ending. How are the lists looking? Oberyn? Mountain ever show his head?

And most importantly, Grell find anything directed towards us?

>>25332617

Right now I'm thinking we should get some weapon upgrades if possible. Either that or use 9 wealth to hire some elite merc cavalry and then burn the rest of our power on something like Trained archers.

>>25332785
This sounds good.

>>25332756
How are the lists doing?

Show our wife the forges if she wants to see them.

Spend some intimate time with our wife, maybe take a bath with her, talk to her, get to know her even better, give her a massge, get a massage in return, you get the idea.

>>25332787
That sounds cool.

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>>25332810

Thiiiiiiiis.

>>25332767

More likely the bloodsmiths would win. There is far fewer kings guard and most don't compare to jaime all that well. So they could Bum rush them assuming open field.

>>25332791

Don't know how much good that would do really. We already have something like 1/4 of the entire standing military force in the Vale under our command. We have elite troopers everywhere, and our men are also armed with some of the best, if not the best, gear available. Right now our military expansion isn't going to be the #1 concern truthfully, we can already take on just about any of our neighbors and slaughter them.

I'd say that we focus on consolidating our gains, and expanding on building what we already have into bigger and better. Expand the castle possibly, the town certainly, the mines, the smeltery, etc.

>>25332810
Shouldn't we, y'know, save that for AFTER the wedding?

>>25332831
Bloodsmiths are probably better fighters than we are. Their only job is to fight and protect their lord, we have a myriad of other duties.

>>25332785
Yeah that sounds good.

Maybe retroactively invite that one bard dude who helped us with our reputation earlier?

>>25332756
What else have we improved? Out of curiosity.

>>25332831

Probably, but remember, the Kingsguard never fight fair. Neither would the smiths, but as I said, it would be a hell of a fight, and I wouldn't expect anyone to come out of it on the good side. Remember the old adage, if two men get into a knife fight, the winner goes to the ER, while the loser goes to the morgue.

True the smiths would probably win from numbers, but it would be brutal.

>>25332868

Oooh!

Yeah!

How long before /tg/ fucks up and we get sent to The Wall?

>>25332899

As long as it will take you to.

>>25332756
Fine then, is there any way to make our Elite troops even better? Training from bloodsmiths? Access to top quality arms? I doubt we'll match any Great House in quantity of troops, so we have to outmatch them in quality.

Winter is coming, and if we expand our troops too much, I'm afraid we might have trouble feeding them all.
(I don't think the RPG has any rules for logistical demands of troops, but I'm assuming there is, anyways, besides, it takes maybe a month or two to forge a set of gear, it takes almost two decades to forge a warrior.)

>>25332899
>and we get sent to The Wall?

LORD COMMANDER BORDAIN QUEST

>>25332938
All I need is some wine and a flint 'n steel.

>>25332948
I think he might just set off a nuclear explosion from sheer rage.

>>25332944
Access to top quality arms and armor is the only way, and we already have it.

>>25332767
The the rules, their equipment can get better, as you can use power to upgrade a unit.

Other than that, yeah, this is pretty close to canon. If your 20 Bloodsmiths fought the Kingsguard, almost no one would walk away from that.

>>25332785
>>25332787
>>25332793
>>25332810

You thank your wife for the token, and check the lists. Nothign you wouldn't expect: Oberyn is climbing them, You've got a knight from King's Landing to face, and...Shit. It looks like in a few rounds you may face Willas Tyrell. He's good.

You then invite your betrothed to a hot bath with you. She smiles, winks, and remind you that "Good things come to those who wait."

>>25332831
Again, in game mechanics, they're equal in ability to the Bloodsmiths.

>>25332850
Roughly 1/20th.

>>25332892
>>25332868
Actually, you already did last thread when talking to Robert, you just haven't had him do anything.

>>25332877
Persuasion got Charm, and Athletics got Ride Will went up... And that's really all so far. You've currently got 30 XP in holding, so you could buy some more specialties or boost a 2 rank to 3.

>>25332850
Agreed there. I do want elite cavalry mercs though just because of the value of having more cavalry for fast battles. After that thinking we should put 20 or so wealth into power and work on the mines and towns.

>>25332967

Lord Commander Jeor Mormont - Old Bear

Lord Commander William Bordain - Ironblood?

>>25332987
What's our cunning at?

>>25333012
Oh, and our Warfare. We might want to take some bonus dice in Command.

>>25333012
3 with a specialty in Logic

>>25332944

Top quality arms. Check and already done in purchase of the units. This shit ain't castle forged steel, it's better.

Training. Check and still doing. These guys aren't just allowed to laze around doing jack all.

Match Great House in quantity. Urm... Page, how does our troop count compare up to specifically Jon Arryn? Didn't you say that we were either equal or damned close to it in numbers a few threads back?

Match great house in quality. The only thing we don't have compared to great house is household knights. The Bloodsmiths could make it as Knights, but our best bet is to possibly recruit a few promising younger landless knights from here and there during our tournament and see if we can get them to stick around.

Also, Page, the one group of people that NONE of us have even thought to ask about.

Our parents and family.

Did they make it to the wedding?

>>25332944
There is an upgraded equipment table for units. But I think we have already gone over it. I think, have we?

>>25333009
Depending on the our style of commanding, we could become the Iron whip.

>>25332987

We should save up to get fighting 6.

>>25333009
I think that could be a nice end game. Retire to the wall, lead a push against the Kings Beyond the Wall for the first time in ages.

>>25333026
That's not a bad idea. Bumping warfare to 3 or 4 and taking a bonus die or two would make us a damn fine general.

>>25332987
>you already did last thread when talking to Robert

I know. I'm just saying we should check up on him again and hope he's feeling better.

And get the point across that if he needs anything done, that he can come to us.

Eh, I think we should hold back on the army and weaponry. We have enough there and it seriously might start making everybody else (more) nervous.

Put the money into improving our fief or something.


>>25333032
>Our parents and family. Did they make it to the wedding?

Oh, good point. Did they? How're they doing?

Personally for Xp I think we should Go something like Fighting, Warfare, Cunning and Deceit as the major 4.

>>25333041
Thinking we should invest in the mines and stuff for the cash. Then afterwards start upgrading our equipment. Base elite vs max upgrade elite is a curbstomp against the base.

>>25333044

And, if we get to the Ironborn Rebellion, we could taunt the Iron Islanders by saying that we're the true Ironborn.

Yeah. Upgrading feif and lands while possibly making our troops even nastier is good. Expansion... We aren't at war. We really can't justify it.

>>25332987
I suppose he should be doing some of the entertainment for the meals.

Maybe see if he's interested in getting new material from the Painted Dogs?

>>25332767
>>25332831
>>25332891
Considering we don't limit our personal guard to nobility I would expect our guys to come up on top. There certainly would be casualties but I am willing to bet their gonna be the last ones standing.

>>25333032
>>25333085
Has there even been any work done on our past, friends, and family by anon or op? Cause man it keeps being brought up I am hoping someone is willing to take a crack at. As for you know explaining how the hell we became the square to Twyin in the first place as well as our previous life and all those details.

>>25333192
We had a brother.
Have a sister(I think).
Have living parents.

Other than that, no real clue.

>>25333133
I don't think we want to incur the wrath of the retardos.

They'd be drunk off seawater, and poised to fuck up one of our castles.

I mean, future castles.

>>25333192
>>25333240

Well, shit. We gotta talk to them! And of course check on Alyssa's family at some point.

Just finished reading Princely's GoT quest. Damn, I feel empty. Curse the Seven.

If we are using money on the "army" I recon we should use some wealth on having a general training session for the levy/militia. But in my opinion there are better uses for the funds, investing in infrastructure (castle/town/roads) and clearing more forest and generally improving the land

captcha
>Saracens coming

>>25333264
That would be good, we haven't had a talk with Alyssa's father lately.

>>25333317

Yeah, I'm for a castle expansion, town expansion, and etc for each of our improvements. Especially if the crown returns our 20 wealth back to us that we spent on this shindig. That leaves us even better than when we started, and would allow us to not only do our own improvements, but allow us to do our troop improvements, and do work in our father in laws lands (which we will inherit).

>>25333274

The amount of glorious banter that would exist between Bordain, Karban, and Harrock could not be contained.

>Jeweler – You gain an additional +1 to Wealth rolls for each valuable resource (silver, gold, stones, ect)

We already have a gold mine, and we've got access to a guy with gems, all we need is a silvermine and we're good to go!


>Craftsman – A specific good (shoes, clothes, portraits, *jewelry*) produced here is renown across the land, which boosts revenue, resulting in +3 to House Fortune rolls.

This would also synergize well with that, we could be famous for our fine jewlery.

>>25333443
>Boot craftsman
Man, what I wouldn't do for a great pair of boots. Supple, comfortable leather but still sturdy as all get out.

>>25333443

We have the craftsman already with the weapons/iron. And we are already the single largest arms/armor exporter in the seven kingdoms. People want steel, they come to us. But we can expand on that as needed.

Damn, you know, we have more Wealth than I know what to do with.


Hell, I think there was actually some mistake in the amount of Wealth noted last thread, as it somehow *went up* even after our wife asked for more money for her dress and wedding...

... but now we find out that Robert's going to finance our wedding. Jesus Christ.

I mean, I kinda feel bad about getting handed SO. Much. Money.

>>25333505
I mourn the fall of boots as viable footwear.

>>25333505
>Bordain's Boots and Bleeding

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>>25333553

It's only up from here, my friend.

>>25333396
I dunno, seems to me that Bordain and Karban would exchange cutting jokes and would wind up in a druken fistfight while Harrock would sit quietly in a corner getting smashed.

>>25333505
Fine shoes might be worth more, but the poing was to have it work together with Jewler for a synergy bonus!

>>25333541
I thought we just had an artisan blacksmith? Either way we could expand from Iron and Steel to metals of all kind, weather for the battlefield or for court.

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>>25333026
Also 3, with a bonus in Strategy.

>>25333041
If you have, I heard nothing about it.

>>25333032
As a point of order, by the rules, you can spend 2 more wealth to upgrade your Bloodsmiths, THEN they will be literally the best they can be without actively using them in real combat.

Troop count? I can't tell you. I haven't counted him out specifcally. All told, there's about 25,000 troops in the Vale, ALL of whom kneel to Arryn. including your 1,000

>>25333192
I have a storyline, but no one's really asked, nor has it come up.

Let's talk about some of it NOW.

Riding out from the Jousts, you dismount, to have someone grab your shoulder and spin you around, before grabbing you in a fierce bearhug. It's your father, Ser Reynard Ruttiger, clasping you to him.
"WILLIAM!" He shouts, his mouth mere inches from your ear.

AS you flinch away from his voice, you see your mother and sister behind him, a ways off.

"MY BOY!" Your father was never known for his love of peace or quiet, but by the Seven, could he not shout in your ear?

"My Boy! It's been so long! How the hell have you been?!"

He's patting you fiercely, looking you up and down.

Your father is large man. He'd have to be, given your immense size. But where you have hard, flat muscles from long hours, he is as broad as the Wall. His hair is wild, tangled, and as red as ever. A landed Knight of Casterly Rock, he was set to train his eldest son, Tytos, to serve like him, and honor the house, when they saw a pack of bandits descend on some travellers. They rode to their rescue, where Tytos died protecting one of the nobles from the bandits. That noble, your father learned over his son's corpse, was Tywin Lannister, and he owed your father a debt.

pic of your dad. And pretty much your mom.

>>25333553

Trust me, we can (and will) spend it. That's a given. And yeah, we are swimming in filthy lucre for the time being. But you can bet that we will have to spend money to make more money. And after all, we do have our own goals, even ones that Tywin doesn't know about.

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>>25333443
>This would also synergize well with that, we could be famous for our fine pimped-out arms and armor.

>>25333590
"Well aside from spending the last two years doing nothing without seeing anyone, murdering children, and drinking cups of viscera I've been just fine, thanks for asking."

>>25333590

Then by all means, after the tourney, let's spend that 2 wealth, it's not like we don't have enough to spare.

Ruttiger? Bordain?

BoM confused.

>>25333626
We'd be ashamed that our arms and armor were associated with that guady mess were it to ever happen.

People could commission swords decorated as such, but building them without a commission? ick.

>>25333590
Yesssss

>>25333626
That thing is the golden AK of weapons.

Like, what the hell. Who the fuck puts shit but prayer and mottos on their blade?

>>25333590

BEST FAMILY GOTY 2013 GET HYPED

"Uh... Father, this might shock you, but I'm getting married."

>>25333590

"Hello Fadda. Hello Mudda. Here we are at, Camp Steelnada"

Kidding

"Yes, it's good to see you too, father. It's a little surprising I didn't hear you arrive."

Honestly after getting some infrastructure boosts I do think we should upgrade equipment and the likes for our troops. Just because we need highly elite well armed forces.

>>25333744

We HAVE highly elite, well-armed forces.

Also. "Ah, father. It's a wonder I didn't see you drinking with King Robert."

>>25333590

Father! I'm doing... better than I was.

Let's show some actual heart for once, embrace the old man. It's our Dad, someone we haven't seen in years and someone who we don't actively hate.

Small talk, small talk, huge hug for mom, brotherly hug for sister, (who we will probably have to find a husband for), and introduce them to Alyssa.

>>25333590
Hah! If we can upgrade our Bloodsmiths, then we can upgrade all our other units too, as I dobut our other units have better equipment then our famed personal guard!

Is our dad like Robert's cousin or something? The fuck?

Also stop giving me feels for Tywin, you're making him out to be a real person rather than just some hateable bastard.

>>25333626
Not so fucking guady, maybe etched with delicate and intricate inlays of silver, with some gold trim or something, shit's that's classy as fuck, not some kind of stupid bling weapons.

We want to give the impression that we're competent, leave the over the top wealth displays to the Lannisters, or something.

>>25333675
>>25333682

Shitty example is mostly due to my lacking google-fu (apparently it's pretty hard to find images of gem encrusted weaponry).

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>>25333626

This is the kind of shit we should be known for making.

>>25333761

Yeah but I kind of want the best of the best. For only 2 wealth to make them even better that is a steal right there. Though we can do that part slowly.

Guuuys, can we save the upgrade discussion for post thread? It's hardly important at the moment.

>>25333878
Most of it is because we're wating for Page to update.

>>25333936

Pretty much, yeah.

>>25333878

Yeah. We aren't really splitting hairs, just setting up planning for later while waiting.

And sadly, my waiting is just about at an end. It's 1:30am where I am, and I have to get up at 6am for work sadly.

>>25333553
Last thread's wealth is post Tywin's gift.

>>25333662
Your father was a Landed Knight of the Westerlands. His name is Ruttiger. You could not be made Lord of that land and name, as your father would have to be first. And they wanted to reward YOU. So they gave you a new name, to avoid confusion, and your lands in the Vale. It's weird, but how that thing goes down in history.

>>25333762
>>25333691
"Father, I am...better than I was."

"Ay, son," he says, a sudden wash of solemnity falling over him. "We heard of your troubles, and the deeds you had to do. We thought to visit, but...no one knew exactly where your lands were! We'd have wandered the Vale for months! Know that we...well, your mother and I never stopped loving you." He grasps you in another crushing hug, which you return with almost equal strength. you stand clasped together for a minute or two, in the vain hope that pressure could drive out tragedy, before your father releases you.

"Now then, where's this girl you go an marry without showing your father and mother! Your mother's been going wild as a shadowcat, for fear of wearing the wrong color dress to her son's wedding!"

You hug your mother, who greets you calmly. "You know, William, a single raven a year isn't too much for a mother to ask."

You go to hug your sister, who flinches away.
"Don't touch me!" She cries. "If I could have refused, I wouldn't be here. Murderer!" Spitting the word at you, she storms away. Your mother and father look at you, at her, and look elsewhere, shame and sorrow clearly written on their face.

Well, that was...deflating.

apart from Obryn we don't have that much of a security risk, relax and chill out if there is a fight coming I'm guessing were going to see it coming a bit before the storm hits

>>25333997

Wave it off and go talk about how things are going with mother/father. We had to have expected at least one of our family would feel that way.

>>25333997
Well... that sucks. Try to maintain composure (I think there is a roll for that)? While taking our parents to see our bride to be.

>>25333997

"I... see. Mother, Father... I am sorry. I haven't been a true son to either of you. Please, forgive me. Stay for the wedding. I'm sure Alyssa would love to meet you. You shall not want for anything under my roof. I... want to ammend for my mistakes. Please, forgive me, I-I'm... not so good at apologies."

>>25333997
Welp, time to punch something big, heavy, and taller than we are for that remark.

And break it.

"Was only a matter of time til someone called me that to my face, on this day. My own sister though..."

>>25333997
>Sister calls us a murderer

While understandable, it's sad. :(

Let's introduce our bride-to-be to our parents and show them to Lord Tollett.

>>25334072

This.

>>25334074

Also this.

>>25334071

I like this.

99% of the time, William is a hard man with steel emotions.

But with our parents, however, we're an open book in emotional levels.

>>25333997

I see that my reputation proceeds me, even amongst mine own kin. I take it father, that she has taken to believing each and every word that has been whispered about both me and the deeds I performed. No matter, it is good that you have come, and mayhaps with time she will come around to understand that I did what needed to be done.

Mother, forgive me for not writing, it has been a bad time for me until recently. I shall endeavor to never let it go so long again.

Let's go see Alyssa and you can both of our approve of one of my choices for once.

>>25333997

Wow, that hurt more that I should.

>>25334071
>>25334173
can't choose which...
Something this anon would like to bring up a plan.

For you see we no some of the tagaryen children would of escaped and they would be a means for our redemption. We also are building up a massive army and I would just hate for it just to sit around doing nothing. Which is why I shall bring up this plan.

Send out our spare forces to serve as mercs across the seas(tasty monies). This will provide precious experience(seasoned/better troops) and keep our men from getting to bored not to mention advertise our wares through example(yet more monies). Naturally they would cycle with our garrisoned force at home to give them some relaxation time. Now the trickiest part we are gonna want to have some people who we can trust COMPLETELY with this next part. These people are to keep an eye on the children from afar. IF they can get away with helping them without anyone discovering they should be encouraged to do so.

>>25334204
Fuck that.

Killing the Targaryans were never not a good move.

Gambling on hoping that they'd grow up to be the next Rhaegar, who clearly used up the last amount of decency in that entire family line, is for suckers.

>>25334204

No. That would be treason, and it would be our head on the spike along with our men, our own family, and Alyssa. Fuck the Targaryen kids, let them rot.

If WE knew that the kids escaped, it would be our solemn duty to find them, and butcher them. It is exactly what our liege lord at the time (Tywin) commanded us to do, and is what our king would command us to do. Especially given that we have proved that we are willing to do it already.

And we are already planning on joining Tywin in one plot, we don't need to go fucking him, that would be our end very quickly indeed.

>>25334071

Little too sappy for me. William seems the type so far to be hardened to things like this. So while I can see him getting angry. Apologizing is a little off. He lives though his reputation of hardness and you don't just toss that away that easy even with family.

>>25334204

Bordain doesn't want redemption. He wants to ruin the people who forced him into the whole business with the Targaryen children.

That may also be meta-gaming.

>>25334266

Agreed.

Bordain isn't our for redemption. He embraces who he has been forced to become. Doesn't mean he likes it, but he does plan to use it in his own way for his own vengeance.

And yea, meta gaming is bad.

>>25334204
I don't want to start backing the Targaryens. It just seems unwise. I mean we were put in power by their fall. The mercenary idea doesn't sound half bad though. Not that our elite troops can get any more experienced.

>>25334265

William may not want redemption, but it's clear his hatred for Twin and Robert comes from the shame and guilt of what he did. His family has suffered for it and we neglected them. Apologies don't make a man any less hard. A man recognizes his flaws. Even iron has imperfections.

>>25334291

Kind of think of him as having mixed feelings. He realizes his murder of the children was useful to him. He knows his reputation is useful in power plays and the like. At the same time emotionally he doesn't like it and hates that he had to do it even while he enjoys the fear he causes.

>>25334074
>>25334072
>>25334045
>>25334108
>>25334071
>>25334168


You gaze after your sister, a year older than you, who played with you when Tytos didn't want to, and just threw murderer in your face. For a moment, you let the sorrow bubble up within you, staining the world the shimmering blur of unshed tears, before you choke it back down. All told, you stand frozen for perhaps half a minute, your parents watching you, tears in their eyes as well.

"I-. I see that my reputation has proceeded me, as it ever does. I expected to hear it at some point this week, but...not from her. I hope she will understand why I did what I did, in time. But you can't rush these things."

You shake your head. You pride yourself that no drops fall. You can cry inside, but not without. Not again. Never again.

"Where are my manners? You came all this way for a wedding, and to join our family, at the very least you must meet the family!"

So saying, you lead your parents to your wife's seat, where she and her father watch the competitors. They are a short distance from Tywin, Robert, and Jaime. Jaime and Tywin both acknowledge your family's arrival, Jaime waving and Tywin nodding as he looks sideways at you.

The rest of the day passes with your family getting to know Lord Tollett, and Alyssa.

MAXIMUM SORROW ENGAGED.

Anywho, day 3?

>>25334360
Who do we face in the joust today? I LOOK FORWARD TO HIS DEFEAT!

>>25334179
100% honesty?
I cackled when I read this.

YOUR EMOTIONS FUEL ME.

>>25334360
Somebody gon' get our sorrow taken out of them today. At the end of a lance. It won't be pretty.

>>25334360

Perfect reaction. THE FUCKING FEELS. OUR SORROW WILL TEMPER OUR STEEL. IRON MASTERS ALL. LET THEM COME!

>>25334360
Give our little sister a knife from our forges, a good practical one. Even if she hates us she should be able to protect herself.

Talk to our wife about what happened between us and our sister, in private of course.

>>25334414
>>25334427
Why did you delete the first post? I don't understand.

>>25334455

Typo.

>>25334360
>Anywho, day 3?

Do we joust? If so, do that first.

After, I think we should try and talk with our Sister.

>>25334437
No.

>>25334392

Let's use the rage. We have it, we may as well use it to prove a point.

Joust #3, use a fate to add to our roll to ensure that whoever we face is knocked right the fuck out. Make it clean, make it utterly professional, and use it to push out some of the rage that is bottled up from our sister's reaction.

>>25334467
OH! Fees instead of feels, I didn't notice at first.

>>25334496
fate?

Let's continue with the tourney

>>25334360

Who is our opponent?

>>25334524

Yes. Fate. It's a pseudo hidden stat that lets us do things during "scenes" that otherwise we wouldn't be able to do. It can mitigate wounds, make us more powerful or charismatic. It can be temporarily used for situations like this, or permaburned for emergencies.

A situation like this calls for a use of one, but not a burning of one.

>>25334496

Fate is a little valuable though. Though if we just use one I think we will get it back soon enough. Still want to save it for our dear friend poisoner

>>25334564

Yeah, burning one for this is fucking stupid.

Using one, however, seems fine.

>>25334524
How many do we have?

>>25334564
I thought we stopped using fate points a while ago?

>>25334437
SPECIAL BONUS POINTS.
That night, you speak alone with your wife to be about your sister's reaction, and the pain it caused you. She is sympathetic, and tries to comfort you, though, lacking siblings of her own, she cannot perfectly relate. She is still moved by your inclusion of her in this emotional even for you.

FUCKING 10 Marital Bliss points! Total now 23 unless I can't count. (might be 28?)

>>25334524
Another thing that doesn't come up often:
I'm totally just using the A Song of Fire and Ice Roleplaying game for the math. And that game lets you use Fate points (actually destiny points, but whatever.)
Typically, I use them for what I think of as "important" re-rolls and bonuses. You guys can totally just say "I want to use a destiny point" though.

ROLL 5d6!

>>25334496

USE THAT SHIT SON. SHOW ROBERT WHO HAS THE FUCKING FURY.

>>25334564
I thought Page phased out the Fate system?

>>25334584
That was House Harrock.

Rolled 1, 6, 4, 6, 5 = 22

>>25334596

Rollan

Rolled 4, 1, 3, 6, 3 = 17

>>25334596

Rolled 1, 4, 6, 1, 5 = 17

>>25334596
Next round already?

Rolled 6, 5, 4, 4, 5 = 24

>>25334596

Rolled 2, 4, 3, 1, 6 = 16

>>25334596

I'd rather we use that Fate point against Willas Tyrell. Much more impressive that way.

Rolled 5, 6, 4, 5, 6 = 26

>>25334596
Roll
>>25334615
Looks like this nigga got unhorsed.

Rolled 3, 6, 2, 3, 5 = 19

>>25334596
not sure why I bother because
>>25334615
ouch.

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>>25334360
Proceed to cry on the inside like a little bitch.
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS MY PAAAAAAAAIN

In all seriousness, train as much as possible, talk to fiancee in the meantime, and try to get our personal armour to reinforce our armour before the next match.

With our new Dreadnaught Armour nothing will be able to hurt us again, not even the accusations from our own family...
>>25334496
Also this, we'll temper our maestorm of emotion into a white-hot blade used to cut down any who stand in our path.

Pic related, rather than being a tradtional BBEG, I think we're following down the path of anti-villian.

>>25334628
Yes, save the points.

>>25334204
>>25334249
>>25334259
>>25334298
What if we just stick with the mercenary idea. It seems good and we can just not use the rest of it.

>>25334615
Well, THAT was quick.
Hopefully not quoting our soon-to-be wife.

>>25334655

We can think about it later. A decision like that needs to be properly mulled over. The part I detest is that we are basically turning our own loyal men into sell swords. Which is not an honorably profession, which being a lords man at arms is. That and it takes some of our troops away.

And my suggestion on destiny point seems rather moot considering>>25334629
>>25334624
and >>25334615

>>25334775

Thank you! :)

>>25334610
I don't advertise that it exists, since I use my discretion on what/when a "story goal" is, and I would hate to have half of the threads be "Should we use one now?" "It's risky" "I think it's worth it."
So, most of the time, I just give you guys a couple invisible re-rolls every session.

You've actually still got 4 until the next story goal. So you can use one now and against Willas, as some people have mentioned. and even against Oberyn.

>>25334615
You mount Stelgar, who feels your simmering rage, and paws at the turf, huffing in joint anger.
This Joust does not. take. Long.
Like a lightning blot you slam your lance into his shield, as his lance snaps against your shield. For a moment, your lance holds, and you shove forward with all the rage and power in your heart and arm, the lance bowing, bowing, bowing, and then shattering in the blink of an eye.

But that does not dissipate the force you pour into him, oh no. He is thrown. Like a stone from a catapult. (He had to pass a 15 in 3d6. He rolled a 4) He crashes to the ground like a fallen bird, and you hear the crack as he lands on his leg. He is ushered from the field to a doctor's care, as the crowd cheers your fury.

(He is Maimed. Unless you feel angry enough to make him Dead.)

>>25334951
Naah, no reason to kill him. Maimed is fine.