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>>4803415
Welcome to the first thread for “A Century of Blood”, a quest set at the beginning of the historical period in the ASOIAF universe that gives the name to this quest. I expect the time period this quest is set in to be unfamiliar to many, so do not be surprised if you are unfamiliar with some of the characters. I will follow the canon insofar as possible, but given the many empty spots left by GRRM, do not be surprised if you see characters that do not appear in any of his works.

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

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

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

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

This first thread will essentially be dedicated to creating our character and decide where in this broken world we reside. Note that while I will let you have almost complete control over the quest progress, I will reserve the right to ask for a re-vote, or to simply say “No” if a choice would completely destroy the narrative (e.g. playing as Aurion, wannabe “Emperor of Valyria” and dragonlord).

>Potentially interesting areas to check out (select one and I will present the character options):
a) Volantis – the Eldest Daughter of Valyria and the epicenter for the Wars of Reconquest. Regardless of our role, the War will impact our lives.
b) Braavos – descendants of slaves, we forged a new home for ourselves. We will never be slaves again.
c) Yi Ti – the Azure Emperor might claim to rule the Golden Empire, but many whisper that he’s nothing more than a heretic, a worshiper of the Church of Starry Wisdom. Dark times await the Golden Empire.
d) Carcosa – the pretender, the self-proclaimed Prince of Carcosa and fourth Yellow Emperor, rules the mysterious city with an iron fist. Many of Yi Ti’s nobles await his dynasty glorious return..or prepare themselves for the invasion.
e) Essaria & Sarnor – The High King might be distracted by his courtesans, but the homeland of Huzhor Amai will not go down without a fight. Let the eastern barbarians come – their blood shall water the grasslands. Or play in far Essaria, the easternmost colony of Lost Valyria in the grasslands.
g) Other (write-in)

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>>4803422
>a) Volantis – the Eldest Daughter of Valyria and the epicenter for the Wars of Reconquest. Regardless of our role, the War will impact our lives.

>>4803422
>a) Volantis – the Eldest Daughter of Valyria and the epicenter for the Wars of Reconquest. Regardless of our role, the War will impact our lives.
Would have been based if we played as Aurion. His starting quest in the CK2 mod is amazing.

>>4803422
>a) Volantis – the Eldest Daughter of Valyria and the epicenter for the Wars of Reconquest. Regardless of our role, the War will impact our lives.

>>4803422
>c) Yi Ti – the Azure Emperor might claim to rule the Golden Empire, but many whisper that he’s nothing more than a heretic, a worshiper of the Church of Starry Wisdom. Dark times await the Golden Empire.

>>4803442
I did include that I would ask for a re-vote if crazy options were chosen. If even after a revote a majority of players really wanted to play as Aurion, I could allow it. He is easily one of my favorite character of the Century of Blood, but I would have to make the quest quite a bit harder along the way given the incredible advantages he'd start with.

And trust me the quest won't be easy to begin with.

>>4803422
>a) Volantis – the Eldest Daughter of Valyria and the epicenter for the Wars of Reconquest. Regardless of our role, the War will impact our lives.
Could we choose to start as one of the Dragonlords that canonically gets fed his own blood or no?

>>4803453
There's only 2 dragonlords left mate. Targaryens and Aurion.

>>4803453
You could. You would start in Tyrosh or Lys, but you would have a very narrow (emphasis on narrow) window of opportunity to get out of dodge before being killed off as it happened in canon.

On the other hand, the story of the last survivor of a (relatively) minor dragonlord house trying to survive in this broken world might be interesting. Same as with Aurion - if a revote would deliver the same result, I could allow it.

>>4803422
>>a) Volantis – the Eldest Daughter of Valyria and the epicenter for the Wars of Reconquest. Regardless of our role, the War will impact our lives.
Finally another asoiaf quest!

>>4803455
Canonically speaking, there were a few that were killed off immediately after the Doom

"Some Valyrian dragonlords in Tyrosh and Lys were spared, but that in the immediate political upheaval following the Doom, they and their dragons were killed by the citizens of those Free Cities. The histories of Qohor likewise claim that a visiting dragonlord, Aurion, raised forces from the Qohorik colonists and proclaimed himself the first Emperor of Valyria. He flew away on the back of his great dragon, with thirty thousand men following behind afoot, to lay claim to what remained of Valyria and to reestablish the Freehold. But neither Emperor Aurion nor his host were ever seen again."

>>4803455
There were an unspecified number of survivors fucking some pleasure slaves in Lys that got their throats turned into Picasso paintings.

>>4803422
g) Other (write-in)
And now for something completely different

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>>4803473
Go wild. If you write a decent write-in, I'll even let you play as a crazed cultist from the Isle of Toads or a fish-man from the thousand islands.

>>4803456
Oh then in that case I'd like to change my vote to Lys.

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>>4803481
Just so we are clear, you are voting to start as a minor dragonlord in Lys, that will have to run in order to save his life. Are you sure?

The quest will be much harder since you would be the last one of your line (as far as you know), your dragon would be relatively young (you would be a young noble on his "grand tour" of the colonies, hence why you escaped the Doom) and your power base (your family and Valyria) would have just been wiped out.

On the other hand any Triarch worth his salt would welcome a dragonlord with open arms..

>>4803422
>g) Other (write-in)
Leng

>>4803494
Of course. I'd bet 90% of the reason they were capable of killing the Lord and his Dragon were pure surprise. A player controlled character is naturally going to be far more wary, and with the ability to just unchain our dragon we'd go from absolutely dead to just an even fight which would be interesting to see players plan around. Even without that potential story drive, dodging Faceless Men, and the theories of who is and isn't one would make for great posting potential.

>>4803509
One of the reasons I would request a VERY clear vote from the players on playing as a Dragonlord is literally that - you'd have a lot of people after your head

If nothing has won, I'd like to vote Dragonlord in Lys. We must be the dartboard.

>>4803434
>>4803442
>>4803446
>>4803457
Volantis

>>4803448
Yi Ti

>>4803481
>>4803542
Dragonlord (currently at Lys), not Aurion

I will wait another 30 minutes or so before calling the vote for Volantis.

>>4803422
fuck it, I vote for Dragonlord in Lys

I'll vote for Dragonlord option for now.

I was trying to think of an interesting other option but nothing coming to mind yet.

>>4803494
Being a dragonlord, even a minor one, offers too many advantages to pass up. Even if we have to try to survive the onslaught of rioting slaves.

>>4803442
I'll change mine to Dragonlord as well.

>>4803554
Volantis

>>4803554
Dragonlord in Lys.
Sorry, but it's a dragon.

>>4803591
Link your old vote if you can - it shows only one vote per you ID

>>4803616
I linked the previous vote in the post itself >>4803442

>>4803554
I'll vote for Dragonlord in Lys, sounds fun. Really love the premise here, think it has a lot of potential. Are we going to be using the SIFRP system? There's a magic expansion I've always wanted to see used in a quest and playing someone with some magical inclination would be fun.

>>4803554
Dragon Lord
>>4803422
>g) Other (write-in)
Dragon Lord

>>4803554
Volantis

b) Braavos – descendants of slaves, we forged a new home for ourselves. We will never be slaves again.

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>>4803434
>>4803446
>>4803457
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>>4803655
Volantis

>>4803542
>>4803442
>>4803453
>>4803556
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>>4803652
Dragonlord

>>4803448
Yi Ti

>>4803473
Other (unspecified)

>>4803504
Other (Leng)

>>4803673
Braavos

It seems we are going to be one of the last dragonlords.

>>4803677
Also to balance things out since this is already a minor dragonlord, could we make it so he has no formal training in magic or how to hatch and tame dragons ala the Targaryens? Because that would quickly make things a bit pointless, and rediscovering said secrets would be an interesting side goal alongside survival.

>>4803677
Look at canon Valyrian and Free Cities names before naming our dragonlord. I'm tired of seeing stupid valyrian name generator names. Be original.

I have almost finished the character, at least on paper. Roll me 10D6.

>>4803688
That was a given. You are young noble from a minor Dragonlord house.

Rolled 2, 2, 2, 5, 1, 5, 4, 6, 5, 6 = 38 (10d6)

>>4803733
Hope we're followers of the valyrian dragon gods.

Rolled 3, 5, 4, 1, 2, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3 = 33 (10d6)

>>4803733

Rolled 6, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3, 2, 4, 6, 2 = 41 (10d6)

>>4803733
all at once?

Rolled 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 4, 1 = 32 (10d6)

>>4803733

Rolled 3, 2, 5, 4, 1, 2, 2, 2, 4, 2 = 27 (10d6)

>>4803733

Rolled 4, 1, 1, 3, 3, 1, 6, 2, 5, 6 = 32 (10d6)

>>4803733

Rolled 3, 1, 1, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 1, 3 = 19 (10d6)

>>4803733

I have modified the background "The Squire", to represent that we are, in fact, a young member of a branch of the famous Belaerys dynasty.

Rhogar Belaerys
Age - 18

>Abilities
Agility 4 Quickness 1B
Animal Handling 3 Ride 1B
Athletics 3
Awareness 4
Endurance 3
Fighting 3
Persuasion 3 Charm 1B
Status 3
Stealth 3 Sneak 1B
All others 2

> Benefits:
Beast Friend
Blood of Valyria
Wordly

>Background Events -
You had a torrid love affair and flew across the Narrow Sea for a (small) period of time.
>Goals
Love
>Motivation
Fear
>Virtue
Honest
>Vice
Licentious (Fiat, to fit the concept)

The rest of the sheet (e.g. equipment) will be added as relevant. Now onto the first scene..

The first thing you hear as you come to your senses are the screams.
A few seconds later you recognize the voices – that of your two travelling companions, your cousin and his friend - coming from the rooms on the upper floor. And then…silence, for a few seconds, followed by a kick to the door of the room you were until recently sleeping in.

>Roll me 6D6 for how long the door will resist the sustained assault of the people outside

Physical
> Run to the window to see what’s going on, and if it’s possible to jump outside (you are on the 2nd foor)
> Barricade the Door (increase the time it will take for the people outside to break in)

Mental
> ..wait, where is the pleasure slave you went to bed with? (roll Awareness - 4D6 DC: 6)
> Try to remember what happened last night, and why you are down here, and not upstairs with the others (roll Cunning - 2d6 DC: 1)

You can pick a physical action and a mental action.

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

>>4803865
Nat 36 coming through.

Rolled 2, 1, 6, 2 = 11 (4d6)

>>4803865
> Barricade the Door (increase the time it will take for the people outside to break in)

> ..wait, where is the pleasure slave you went to bed with? (roll Awareness - 4D6 DC: 6)

Rolled 4,2,1,5,6,5,3,2,2 = 30 (10D6)

Rolled 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 3 = 16 (6d6)

>>4803865

> Barricade the Door (increase the time it will take for the people outside to break in)

> ..wait, where is the pleasure slave you went to bed with? (roll Awareness - 4D6 DC: 6)

Rolled 6, 6 = 12 (2d6)

>>4803865
>> Barricade the Door (increase the time it will take for the people outside to break in)
Second floor america or Europe?
Ie is there a ground floor first floor and second floor or just first and second

> Try to remember what happened last night, and why you are down here, and not upstairs with the others (roll Cunning - 2d6 DC: 1)

>>4803891
There is a ground floor. It's the 2nd floor counting the ground floor.

>>4803821
>Rhogar Belaerys
Well done!

>>4803889

Changing my mental vote to
> Try to remember what happened last night, and why you are down here, and not upstairs with the others (roll Cunning - 2d6 DC: 1)

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You turn around and move away just as the slave you shared a bed with last night slashes at the air with a small knife.

“Stay away from me, you disgusting slaver” – she says, holding the small knife in front of her still naked body, while watching you with a withering look.

She then looks at the door, smirks and proceeds to yell – “No! Stay away from me! You are hurting me!”

Whomever is on the other side of the door must have heard her, for you can hear the pounding on the door double in intensity, while a muffled voice yells – “Larra! You stay away from her!” –

You might not be a soldier, but a lifetime spent training for politics and war gifted you with more than enough strength to push yourself up from the cheaply made bed, while also kicking it toward the pleasure slave – the girl, having positioned herself between the closed door and the bed, is hit on the knees and falls on the bed, clearly twisting her ankle in the process.

She lets out a scream, but between the solid wooden door and the added weight of the bed (however light it might be), you calculate that you should have a good 20 seconds before the door would begin to cave, maybe 25.

On your left, you see another door that (if you remember correctly the outside of the building) should lead to an hallway that connects all the guests’ rooms. You seem to remember a small bridge connecting the tavern with the nearby brothel (it’s how the girls enter the tavern). On one hand this would be a quick escape route (if the door is open, that’s it), on the other hand there is a good chance you could meet more opposition from whomever it is that is hunting you.

To your right you see the window – looking outside you can see the other side of the street. You know these streets fairly well (this being your fourth visit to this particular tavern in the past year), and you remember there is a balcony on the opposite side of the street. It should be...3 or so meters, given the buildings push outward with each floor, until they almost touch each other at the upper levels.

What will you do with the time you got?
Action – (reaching for your belongings is a Free Action)
a) Move toward the window to assess the situation – you will jump (Roll Agility – 4D6, DC 12)
b) Take it safe – the door and the bridge (Roll 1d6. If the door is closed you will have to roll Athletics – 3D6, DC 10 to break open the door)

>>4804086
I forgot to add - if you pick b) roll the 3D6 anyway, to make the process faster.

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

>>4804086

>Grab belongings
>a) Move toward the window to assess the situation – you will jump (Roll Agility – 4D6, DC 12)

Rolled 6, 2, 5, 4 = 17 (4d6)

>>4804086

>Grab belongings
>a) Move toward the window to assess the situation – you will jump (Roll Agility – 4D6, DC 12)

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

>>4804086
Action – (reaching for your belongings is a Free Action)
Grab the slave girl.
a) Move toward the window to assess the situation – you will jump (Roll Agility – 4D6, DC 12)

>>4804086
>Grab belongings
>a) Move toward the window to assess the situation – you will jump (Roll Agility – 4D6, DC 12)

It seems we already passed the DC so I won't roll.

Rolling before the vote is called is a terrible idea.

>>4804345
yeah

>>4804345
I could see how its a bad idea. If somebody who voted for an option rolls and gets a good roll then people might just vote for by virtue of having a nice roll attached to it and nothing else.

On the other hand it does speed thing up. But I guess we'll see what happens.

>>4804362
We have enough players, calling the vote then calling for a roll will barely take 5-10 minutes.

>>4804364
Well its QMs prerogative to decide how votes and rolls work. I personally don't have much of a problem with it in this case but later votes might need to be decided on before rolling for sure.

>>4804364
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>>4804099

I do not know why my Internet connection decided to give up on me until now. I spent the last few hours swearing at it in Valyrian to see if it would help, but nada. I guess I should have tried Dothraki.

I see a clear victory for
>Grab belongings
>a) Move toward the window to assess the situation – you will jump

Writing.

NOTE - regarding rolling while voting, I was asking to do that to speed up things at the beginning.

>>4804696
Yeah I figured so, but later with a solid player base it will begin to influence voting.

We should be able to take out any men here, they are bouncers or clients of a pleasure house, not exactly material to fight against a noble. We should see if it is possible to take back the personal effects of our cousin and his friend, if they are not already dead. They could just be stunned (a square execution would be a stronger message of power, than killing them in their beds after all).

In that case, breaking through the building for save them with our dragon will be child's play.

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You decided – better to take your chances with jumping a short distance than to risk delay due to a closed door.

And so you jump.

>(DC:12 – Rolled 12 / Marginal Success)

You manage to make the jump, barely. As you land on the balcony on the opposite side of the street, you dare to take a look down.

What you see is a scene out of your memories from across the Narrow Sea: some buildings have been set aflame, while others seem to have been sacked. You notice some bodies down in the street – nobles from their clothing -, while some people appear to be crying. Why could have caused such chaos in just a night? A slave revolt? A riot?

Doesn’t matter. You need to get out of here.

You catch your breath and reflect on your priorities:
>a) I have to save my cousin. Horonno might be a cheap bastard, but he is still family and family sticks together.
>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.
>c) I need to find out what happened – the Magister of the city will know what is going
>d) “How dare they lift a hand against a dragonlord?!”
>e) Write-in (could be anything reasonable)

NOTE - the choices you make here do not automaticallyexclude the others, but will have a strong influence on the next scenes. Essentially put them in order of what you wish to do.

>>4804742
>>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.
GTFO

>>4804742

B first
A next
D/C last

>>4803688
>>4803637

Sorry that I did not reply to you yesterday - I plan to use the AGOT-compatible "Chronicle of Sorcery" in this quest if anons ever decide to specialize Rhogar as a "Sorceror Lord"

>>4804742
>>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.

>>4804742
>a) I have to save my cousin. Horonno might be a cheap bastard, but he is still family and family sticks together.
>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.

Get our weapon out, if we have one, (if we don t have one, just take something that can be used for it. A stick can do) being completly alone is bad. We need help and having someone else watching our back is that. I am not sure how good are our chances to get to our dragon alone, especially if we are just in clothing. At least in two we can avoid to be overwhelmed by small groups of people.

>>4804742
>a) I have to save my cousin. Horonno might be a cheap bastard, but he is still family and family sticks together.
>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.
The magister probably can't handle this.

>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.
>a) I have to save my cousin. Horonno might be a cheap bastard, but he is still family and family sticks together.

>>4804824
>>4804742
>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.
>a) I have to save my cousin. Horonno might be a cheap bastard, but he is still family and family sticks togethe
>c) I need to find out what happened – the Magister of the city will know what is going
Get Dragon, save our kin, settle things with the authorities.

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Alright, it seems that b) and a) won, in this order.

You take a deep breath to calm yourself down and think what to do.

You needed to save your cousin – the cheap bastard is still family and you would never hear the end of it if he got wounded (or Gods forbid, killed..) by some slave in a pleasure house -, and once you ensures his wellbeing, find out what was happening…or report it to your matriarch, Rhaenys.

To accomplish either of these things you need...Urrax.

He’s the key to your survival in this situation, and something seems...wrong about this entire situation – Lys was peaceful until yesterday evening. Maybe too peaceful, now that you think about it.

“Food for thought” you think, before extracting your short sword and equipping your small buckler.

Kicking in the flimsy door connecting the balcony to the interior of the house is a trivial matter, especially because it seems the house you are currently in has already been ransacked.

You hear noises coming from downstairs, while it seems that nobody is currently on the roof, accessible via a simple staircase.

If memory serves you well, the “pit” where you left Urrax is situated a few hundred meters south-east of your position, close to the internal walls of the city. Not ideal since the chaos will likely be at its worst in that direction, but it’s not like you have much of a choice..

Action – Which path to take:
>a) Chance your way in the streets – you will likely have to fight your way through (your look is a dead giveaway regarding your status), but it will be faster travelling. On one hand you will be able to come back sooner with the “cavalry”, but on the other hand you may incur injury.
>b)The rooftops are close enough in this section of the Lower City that an agile man such as yourself should be able to use them as a “path”. Much lower risk of encountering rabble, but you may incur serious injury, were you to fall off a rooftop…and that’s if nobody is up there.

Action – Mental action (Mental actions can be taken at the same time as physical actions when I let you choose them):
>a) Concentrate on finding the best path toward the Pit – it won’t be easy to navigate the city with the chaos (in the streets) or without any real reference (by rooftop) – you will get a bonus to finding your way, but will get a slight malus to the Recall test you will do later
>b) Reason. There MUST have been something off...and the more you think about yesterday, the more certain elements jump to your attention – you will get a bonus to the Recall test you will do later, but you will get a slight malus to finding your way through the city

>>4804867
It goes without saying that write-in are always allowed.

>>4804867
>a) Chance your way in the streets – you will likely have to fight your way through (your look is a dead giveaway regarding your status), but it will be faster travelling. On one hand you will be able to come back sooner with the “cavalry”, but on the other hand you may incur injury.

time to risk, falling from a roof is too bad of an outcome

>a) Concentrate on finding the best path toward the Pit – it won’t be easy to navigate the city with the chaos (in the streets) or without any real reference (by rooftop) – you will get a bonus to finding your way, but will get a slight malus to the Recall test you will do later


>Write-In
Tie our hair with a cord or cloth, so they can t be grabbed. If there is any indument around grab it and wear it, if it can cover our head it s even better.

Fake to have a disease while walking and avoid to watch other people eyes, if they get too near kill immediately. Also listen to what they say, and keep waking.

>>4804893
I'm going to wait for at least 2-3 more players, but I will say that your write-in would in fact give you a (slight) bonus to move without attracting too much attention.

>>4804907
yeah that s fine.
Nice

>>4804867
Supporting this >>4804893

>>4804867
>b)The rooftops are close enough in this section of the Lower City that an agile man such as yourself should be able to use them as a “path”. Much lower risk of encountering rabble, but you may incur serious injury, were you to fall off a rooftop…and that’s if nobody is up there.

Action – Mental action (Mental actions can be taken at the same time as physical actions when I let you choose them):
>a) Concentrate on finding the best path toward the Pit – it won’t be easy to navigate the city with the chaos (in the streets) or without any real reference (by rooftop) – you will get a bonus to finding your way, but will get a slight malus to the Recall test you will do later

Time to boost that agility. /Catmode/

>>4804867
+1 to >>4804893

Hopefully our dragon and cousin are both safe.

>>4804893
>>4804918
>>4805069
Streets, with write-in
>>4805012
Rooftops

I will wait an extra 30 minutes or so (Europeans are currently working, Americans are just getting up), then I will go with this vote.

>>4804893
+1

I was rereading and noticed that we had flown to Westeros because of our love affair. Do we have any acquaintances in Westeros?

>>4805107
i think it was a lover affair. Though, that could be used by us. Westeros is free game and is away from anyone here that want to kill a dragonlord, as well other dragonlords that would like us to submit to them. They will not consider a young noble an equal.
We would need a minimum of following and loyalists before going there, but if our lover is a noble is already an advantage for us. It would be better if we don t establish ourselves too near the Targs, for obvious future conflicts.
The three sisters islands are far away from their traditional political control, before they had begin their conquests. They are in a strategical point, and can be used to invade/subjugate north, riverlands and vale. Which is a sizable empire all together.

Right now most westerosi kingdoms are not to advanced too, so they are a nice prey. Albeit considerably less rich than essos cities.

Go to Stepstones. Start from there. Easy base to establish, we can torch enemy ships in the water, etc.

>>4805159
That's similar to what I was thinking. We have a dragon, which is an extremely powerful weapon on land and nearly unkillable and unstoppable on sea.

If we manage to secure an island territory as a base it would be very defensible.

>>4804867
>>>a) Chance your way in the streets – you will likely have to fight your way through (your look is a dead giveaway regarding your status), but it will be faster travelling. On one hand you will be able to come back sooner with the “cavalry”, but on the other hand you may incur injury.
>>a) Concentrate on finding the best path toward the Pit – it won’t be easy to navigate the city with the chaos (in the streets) or without any real reference (by rooftop) – you will get a bonus to finding your way, but will get a slight malus to the Recall test you will do later
Survival is priority #1

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hi

I think QM internet connection might be out again.

>>4805107
I did not bring notice to that, but yes, we do have quite a few acquintances from Westeros.

>>4805155
>>4805187
Good thinking, and I would allow it. The players have almost complete free hand in whatever they decide to accomplish. Do understand what it would mean, to try and establish a Lordship on small, barren islands famous for pirates.

All I'm saying is that I will try to be as realistic as possible in this quest - if you wanted to, you could even start the Conquest early on, or try to coup Yi Ti: I would let you try, but do understand that should you fail there would be consequences.

>>4805434
I am but a mere tradesman, subject to the whims of the client. Sorry for the (relatively) less updates today. I should be much freer come Friday (I will still update multiple times a day tomorrow eh).

And now on the update.

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You take a quick look to the stairs leading to the roof and tell yourself that you would rather face some rabble than risk falling to your death 3 floors below by missing a jump across the rooftops.

Still…strength is but a weapon in your quiver. Whatever your snobby relatives might think of it, whatever name they might call you for it, you adopted quite a few customs from the time you spent abroad among the barbarians of the West.

One of the things you learnt there is that prudence is as good a weapon as brute strength.

With this thought in mind you quickly scan the destroyed wardrobe in the corner, finding only a few dirty clothes, likely belonging to the former occupants of the room you’re in.

Cutting a strip of cloth from an old shirt you tie your hair, before throwing an old, ruined cloak on top of your own clothes. While this will not fool anyone that paid close attention, the slight change in your appearance and your quick thinking might just be enough to not be noticed by a rabble drunk on violence and looting.

Keeping your short sword in your right hand, you wait for the noises downstairs to move further away from the stairwell and then open the door with a swift movement.

Descending the stairs while trying to avoid making any noise, you look down the stairwell and notice two individuals that are looking in the opposite direction you are coming from, likely due to them being busy fidgeting with a lock on a chest.

You know that there is at least another man present, due to the screams of a woman coming from another room.

You will soon reach the ground floor.

Physical Action (pick one):
> a) Try to sneak past them – the exit cannot be that far (Roll Sneak – 3d6, 1Bonus; DC:10)
>b).. Valar Morghulis (Roll Sneak to approach them – 3d6, 1 Bonus; DC:12 – More rolls will follow)
>c) Write-in (you write here what further actions you mean to take after dealing with the looters, one way or another, e.g. saving the woman, killing the 2 looters and loot the chest yourself, etc)

Free Action (pick one):
>a) Steady your breath before going in for the kill (You will get a +1 bonus on the first strike if you decide to attack – you decide to engage the looters. It is likely any other member of their group will run to their help)
> b) Try to steady your breath, so as to not make any noise while moving past them (+1 bonus to try and sneak past them, -1 to awareness test afterward due to focusing on not being seen)

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

>>4805742
This a tough call, if they are that near the staircase is a big problem. And being alone against even 2-4 is bad. Looters aren t incredible fighters, but they do have fights being scum of cities and town.
But we can try something.


>b).. Valar Morghulis (Roll Sneak to approach them – 3d6, 1 Bonus; DC:12 – More rolls will follow)
>a) Steady your breath before going in for the kill (You will get a +1 bonus on the first strike if you decide to attack – you decide to engage the looters. It is likely any other member of their group will run to their help)


Drop a vase from one of the windows to the road below, that should have at least one looter distracted. Then we can go and kill the other. Go for stab the throat, and close his mouth with a punch from our other hand. Can t have screams. If the other looter is still looking at the vase we can sneak on him and stab him, or wait for him to come back.

>>4805742
>b).. Valar Morghulis (Roll Sneak to approach them – 3d6, 1 Bonus; DC:12 – More rolls will follow)
>c) Write-in(Kill the 2 looters picking with the lock, if we finish of the looters before their friend comes out ambush him, If not then RUN)
>a) Steady your breath before going in for the kill (You will get a +1 bonus on the first strike if you decide to attack – you decide to engage the looters. It is likely any other member of their group will run to their help)

I'm feeling like engaging in violence. Plus we might not get some income for some time. If we cant finish them of then we should just RUN, I don't think we can win a 1v3. If anybody has another nice idea I might change my vote.

>>4805742
>>b).. Valar Morghulis (Roll Sneak to approach them – 3d6, 1 Bonus; DC:12 – More rolls will follow)
>a) Steady your breath before going in for the kill (You will get a +1 bonus on the first strike if you decide to attack – you decide to engage the looters. It is likely any other member of their group will run to their help)

>>4805742
I feel like the vote should be decided before rolling something like this. Also forgive my ignorance but what is the "1 bonus" after 3d6.

>>4805835
For 3D+1Bonus or 1b, you roll 4 dice and take the best of 3.

>>4805835
The roll will be decided after the vote. But given the situation (they do not expect us and the very real possibility you will die here), I would rather the players knew their odds (DC, etc).

In AGOT whenever you got Bonus dices you roll them with the "normal" dices, and then add together the best 3 (in this case).

>>4805835
i thought i should have rolled there, but i also think the same.

>>4805851
See
>>4805842

>>4805854
good to know

>>4805842
Thanks for the info QM and anon. And I have no issue with the DC being known. I was referring more to rolling dice along your your votes before the vote is decided.

>>4805825
Honestly that shouldn t be a problem if we manage to get out of Lys with our cousin and his friend, we can raid merchants/villages or even the city it self at night for a few days.

Food and water, armors and weapons, money and information, and so on. After we are safe on the basic things, we need to start rallying a following and then start planning from there. Preferably move away from the region surrounding Lys before that. I am of the idea of going for Westeros, but with at least a small fleet and army backing us. Direction north.

Of course it would be better if we are able to grab some dragon eggs before going, and anything else that would be useful for us. Valyrian smiths for example, if there are any survivors.

//

returning on what we are doing now, the looters if we are able to kill them will provide us with more clothing to put on us which for walk in the streets will be useful.

And since for what we will know, we will be the only survivors of our family, it s probably a good idea to recognize Horonno as a member of our family. He is still valyrian at least. If it s friend is alive and it s a valyrian lowborn, we can adopt him in our family. That should make both of them more loyal to us, even if saving their lives will be probably something they will remember for the rest of their lives.

I'm thinking of where we could go after Lys. Tyrsoh murdered the resident dragon lords so not there. Myr perhaps for a quick stop before moving on.

>>4805906
I would say along the coast between small towns and villages, cities might be too unsafe.

>>4805742

>b).. Valar Morghulis (Roll Sneak to approach them – 3d6, 1 Bonus; DC:12 – More rolls will follow)

>a) Steady your breath before going in for the kill (You will get a +1 bonus on the first strike if you decide to attack – you decide to engage the looters. It is likely any other member of their group will run to their help)

>>4805911
>>4805892
>>4805872
Stating straight away that I have NOT planned our personal story, but only the "big picture" (to avoid any accusation of railroading), I wish to empathize that the world is your oyster.

You live, or die, by your own hands. But I will gladly give suggestions regarding places I personally would find interesting in this century:

a) The Stepstones idea is a good one - you could make an attempt at controlling the trade routes. There are still very few pirates hanging around, but there will be little trade going on for some years, due to the short winter caused by the ashes from the 14 Flames erupting. Still, a good long-term plan.

b) Go East. Essaria was a Valyrian colony that grew wealthy due to controlling the East-West trade routes. Canonically destroyed by the Dothraki, a dragonlord might very well stop the horselord in their tracks, while ruling over a numerous population of (relatively) pure Valyrian descent due to Essaria's isolation.

c) Westeros. You could start the Conquest early on, or simply carve out a realm for yourselves. You will face the Targaryen down the line (years, decades or centuries) once Aegon/someone similarly ambitious comes around.

d) Volantis - join the Triarchs in their conquest, coup the city and rule over a large, wealthy population of pure Valyrian descent, or simply establish a trade dynasty. Endless possibilities

e) The unthinkable options - Gorgossos, a large, wealthy valyrian colony on the Isle of Tears next to Sothoryos, or anywhere else.

I think the Stepstones would be my preferred destination. I know it cant sustain itself but if we can get a source of income outside of the traditional agriculture/taxes we can transform the stepstones into a formidable political force. And not to mention taking it form us would be nigh impossible unless the free cities team up. But thats not happening with Volantis going on a conquering spree. In fact we might get some money either helping them or fighting them.

>>4805982
Agree with capturing Stepstones then turning mercenary for Volantis.

I prefer the idea of Essaria, we could take the (soon to be) ruined lands of Sarnor and spread across the whole of the great grass sea.

>>4805951
>b) Go East. Essaria was a Valyrian colony that grew wealthy due to controlling the East-West trade routes. Canonically destroyed by the Dothraki, a dragonlord might very well stop the horselord in their tracks, while ruling over a numerous population of (relatively) pure Valyrian descent due to Essaria's isolation.
Would be cool, also Dothraki can burn

>>4806037
The reason I don't want to deal with Essaria is the Dothraki and the Sarnori and the almost constant warfare and politicking that is going to occur. We will need to be on dragonback almost constantly to tide the horde of nomads that are going to appear.

>>4806047
Also that wasn't a vote. Just some suggestion form QM about where we could go.

>>4805951
c) Westeros. You could start the Conquest early on, or simply carve out a realm for yourselves. You will face the Targaryen down the line (years, decades or centuries) once Aegon/someone similarly ambitious comes around.
I am of the idea of going for Westeros. Stepstones as just too many eyes on them, beside being not that well for population or for feed of people (there is a lot of fishing at least). The Stepstones islands are many too, the maps don t make justice on how many there are.

If i did go Stepstones, i would ensure to have some other lands first that can give more backing to it. Like taking Reach and Dorne. Even if dorne is difficult, they aren t that advance right now. And they are too near Targs desires.

That s why i think carving an empire in the north-center of the continent is the best option, and using the three sisters as the base for do that. It give us time for prepare our dynasty and empire, and we are far off from Essos and Targs. Of course creating an empire there is not easy, but it can be done.

>>4806052
Well not really, the dothraki are just unarmored horsemen who win by merit of pretend route to lure horse mounted foes into poor postioning then surrounding and destroying them or just rushing full speed into foot troops in order to break them.

A body of properly trained and devoted infantry should be able to break the dothraki like at the battle of Tours in 732.

Given their pastoral nature and the coming short winter they will likely be pressed to raid and steal for food so that will mean we could play to the defensive until the bulk of their forces are crushed, and march out to seize all the lands between Essaria and the Bone Mountains.

Ah right this is not a vote lol

>>4806072
You are severely underestimating how devastating and effective a feigned retreat is and how good nomadic peoples are as a cavalry force. The Mongols, Huns, Khazars, Magyars, etc. all won themselves empires and kingdoms that way.

I will cede the point in regards to them being unarmored, that's just stupid on their part and makes it so 1 arrow could put a fighter out of commission. However its important to note that the whole area around Essaria and the territories the Dothraki conquered were all plains and super favorable to their warfare and a disadvantage to foot troops.

We also don't have any well disciplined and experienced infantry, we have nothing. And if such a force was easy to find/obtain the Dothraki wouldn't have conquered half of Essos.

Not to mention the only army to best them in open battle was a bunch of man made super soldiers. The Dothraki can be stopped but not by a single Dragonlord. And waiting them out isn't really practical because they weren't stopped until they had conquered half of Essos and destroyed everything that made those lands valuable to people who weren't Dothraki.

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>>4805805
>>4805825
>>4805833
>>4805919
>b) ..Valar Morgulis, all men must die.
>a) Steady your breath before going in for the kill

…Valar Morghulis, you think to yourself, all men must die sooner or later.

Just hope it's not your time just yet.

You pick up a half-broken bowl and throw it out of the nearest window, with the clear intent of causing noise outside in order to lure at least one of the looters away from his buddy.

The bowl hits a vase that was hanging sideway on the window sill, causing it to fall in the nearby street
.
> I rolled 11 on 2d6 for the 1st looter, 5 for the 2nd and 7 for the 3rd, with DC 10 to notice the noise. You got very lucky, otherwise this would have been a 1vs2.

One of the looters appears to have noticed the noise coming from outside, since he stands up and moves toward the nearby door to go check whatever caused said noise.

The younger one stands up as well, taking out a short knife and taking position near the entry to the hallway that stands at a 90° angle from the bottom of the stairwell.

You quickly move down the final round of stairs, moving in for the kill.

I decided to implement >>4805805 idea because it simply fits the kind of person Rhogar is, based on the description I have given of him.

Roll me 4D6, followed by 3d6

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

>>4806139

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

>>4806139

Well those were some pretty solid rolls. I think we did good here.

>>4806114
Of course it is incredibly devastating, however if we are able to keep our troops from falling for it, it does fall apart. A way to learn about their tactic is in the battle of Field of Crows being the field in which the last great stand of the Tall men came, and they fell.

If we can have scouts watch the battle and report back to us how the dothraki fight then we can prepare for it.

And while we don't now have a large tested body of infantry we could hopefully train them in the time to come, and blood them seizing Sarnor holdouts prior to our battle with the Dothraki.

And the army that beat them were not super soldiers but just impossible devoted to the notion of obedience. Given the lack of testicles and therefor testosterone they would be smaller and weaker then a comparable man would be so the only real advantage was their disciple.

If we can encourage our forces to not route in the face of their charge, which will come given Dothraki culture sees foot troops only as fit to be run down. Taking advantage of their hubris we could coax them into attacking us to take full advantage of hills or other advantage in terrain like picking a fight along the banks of the river Sarne.

Simply they lack the cultural development that makes the Mongols etc dangerous instead relied on just the absence of skilled commanders in the history of Planetos.
I really do think they could be beaten if there was enough will to do so.

nice rolls

>>4806180
Here are issues with that plan. Funding and manpower we don't have. The Dothraki as a culture are literal roaming armies, never stationary and never needing funding. They are in the tens of thousands. We would need at the very least tens of thousands to counter them and we cannot afford that nor do we have the men. We also dont have the time to train new men, the time it would take for soldiers to reach a level where they can withstand a Dothraki assault, recognize Dothraki tactics, be disciplined, not rout, etc is very long, by the time our hypothetical army is done being trained the Dothraki will have conquered everything and reached a size and power where they cant just be wiped out so easily. And I dont want to spend the quest in perpetual warfare against the Dothraki.

This is a quest about Rhogar the Dragonlord and his desires and goals as much as its about ours. And his character doesn't make it seem like he would fly to Essaria, build an army, train it, and defeat the Dothraki all for the sake of some nebulous idea of an empire.

His character is driven by love and fear and I don't see heading to Essaria as being in line with Rhogar's character. That and the reasons I've listed are why I'm personally against heading there.

I think that while discussing our destination is nice and all we should recognize that it's still too early to decide anything. We should handle things as they come, there are plenty of things we dont know regarding our character and the world yet.

>>4806275
Yeah if he can rise to the challenge of what it means to be a dragon lord then Essaria, otherwise then stepstones.

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>Round 1
Sneak 14 vs DC 12 - Marginal Success

>>4806160
Fighting 14 (13+1 Bonus for steadying your breath vs 8 Comb. Defense
> 2 Degrees of Success!

> Damage from Stiletto (Penetrating 2)
Agility (4) x 2 = 8
AR 1 (ignored); 8-0 = 8 damage
Health of Looter#1 9-8=1
A nasty wound, but not lethal.

You quickly charge your target, pushing the stiletto in his back.

The man screams, trashing away from you and letting you withdraw your stiletto. While you have not killed him, you would be surprised if he survived the night with the wound you have given him and the amount of blood is losing.

Not that any of that matters since his scream has alerted his partner, who you can hear running toward the room you are in. Moreover, you can hear footsteps coming from other rooms on this same floor.

Expect company.

End of Round 1.

What will you do:
a) Stay and fight – no pain, no gain!
b) Try to run away (will have to test)

Write-ins are allowed, and they might result in bonuses to the dice rolls.

Think what to do, and feel free to plan your next steps – I am going to sleep, and will run another session during the day tomorrow (for Americans, in 9 hours).

I invite you all to follow the twitter, since I post there when I run a session.
I will summarize our inventory, stats etc in a pastebin tomorrow and post the link.

Opinions on the quest so far? I feel that I've been easy on you so far, but still..it's early.

I wonder if our lady love is still alive. I hopes so, I'm interested in what kind of person made Rhogar fly across the narrow sea. I also wonder what our vice is exactly.

Licentious has 2 definitions.
1-"lacking legal or moral restraints
especially disregarding sexual restraints"
2-"marked by disregard for strict rules of correctness"

Both are similar but the differences between the two are important.

>>4806275
You make some excellent points regarding the character of Rhogar, and your post allows me to point out how certain actions anons might want to take could enter in conflict with the character base desires and motivations.

Do not misunderstand - you CAN push him to act the way you want, even if it were to conflict with his base motivations (you are the players after all), but I'll need you to explain your reasoning in convincing way that would convince someone to go against what he wants/believes in, like in the real world.

As a consequence, the more you wish to go against Rhogar's intrinsic motivations, the more convincing you will have to be.

>>4806398
That's one of the main plot hook of the quest - play and you might find out, if anons will decide to pursue it. Of course nothing forces you to do so people - you are free to pursue any path you want.

I've noticed quite a bit of interest regarding Essaria. Let me point out how that specific location could either result in you becoming an economic powerhouse, or die off horribly by Dothraki sword to the neck.

High Risk - High Reward option.

>>4806397
>a) Stay and fight – no pain, no gain!

I think should quickly finish this man off. Does he have a penalty for having only 1 health and losing blood fast?

> write in- Regardless we finish him off and ambush his partner that's coming into the room. Perhaps make it seem like we escaped by jumping out the window and then ambush him, stab him in the back, throw him out the window(lol) etc.

>>4806397
>b) Try to run away (will have to test)
We saved her or came close enough, time to boogie.

>>4806425
Personally I'm more in favour of staying in Essos generally; we have plenty of Westerosi quests on this board and I'd rather take the road less travelled. But as I said, personal opinion.

>>4806462
Oh I don't mind staying in Essos, I wanted the Stepstones because it is a bridge between both worlds. Its near The Stormlands, Dorne, Lys, Tyrosh, Myr, and Pentos. And every other major power can be interacted with perfectly.

I think going further east wouldn't allow for the interaction the Stepstones could offer. But I'm not decided on anything yet. We have to leave Lys alive first, then we'll see where we go.

>>4806397

We have multiple people incoming. I think running is probably the best option. Maybe we could try to trip/ambush the other guy as he comes back through the door before running.

>>4806521
Note that you have not killed the first guy yet, and he would get to fight back if you chose this course of action.

>>4806524

With that in mind I'll vote for just running then unless we get a better write in option.

>>4806524
More reason to stay and fight. Cant run away yet. A bad roll will mean we get injured becuse we failed to run away and we might get trapped 1v2.

Better to finish this guy off, ambush his partner and then run.

>>4806549

I would agree if it were only those two we had to worry about. There was mention of more footsteps coming as well.

>Moreover, you can hear footsteps coming from other rooms on this same floor.

So I'm assuming we would have to fight more than just the wounded guy and his friend. If I'm wrong about that I would switch to staying and fighting.

>>4806566
Idk QM woukd have to say. Though I imagine that each looter is in a different room and they might not know exactly where the commotion is coming from.

>>4806566
Next round would be you vs the injured guy. His buddy will manage to reach you in time to engage on the third round.

You do not know if/when other people might show up - all you know is that there are more people than those 2 on this floor. I can tell you that people screaming and fighting has a way to attract people's attention

>>4806397
>Opinions on the quest so far? I feel that I've been easy on you so far, but still..it's early.
Looks very promising, I only just caught up with it.

I agree that we should bolt because the fight that we started is going to escalate quickly. But that is IF there is a path for us to run away. According to description Rhogar only can retrace his steps and reach the roof or pass by the slave(?) into the hallway.

Hopefully the other floors will have another stairwell or a different way out.

>>4806397
>Opinions on the quest so far?
i like it, i think its good

>>4806438
support this

>>4806438
>>4807815
Stay and Fight

>>4806442
>>4806548
>>4807618
Try to run away

It seems we are going to try to run away.

Just FYI - >>4806615 is me, posting from the phone.

Next round you'd fight the wounded looter; on the third round you'd fight his buddy and the wounded looter (if he survived another round of fighting), and on the following rounds more people could enter the fight.

>>4807618
I'm going to describe what actions you could take, with the knowledge you possess:

> You can retrace your steps back to the first floor (1 flight of stairs) and then jump out of the window up front (the one you threw the bowl out of)
> You can try to meander on the ground floor (were you to find the front door, you could bolt out of the building and likely get lost in the crowd, but you would have to find the door first, on a floor that you know contains at least 3+ enemies.

Pick one, or write-in how you wish to proceed. Creative write-ins could lead to bonuses (or maluses, depending on the idea).

As of now, the only thing you would have to test is Agility to put some distance between you and the looters, before running away. If you wish to finish off the wounded guy (you can), you will likely have to engage the second guy (you could disengage later on, but risk more people entering the fray)

>>4807893
>You can retrace your steps back to the first floor (1 flight of stairs) and then jump out of the window up front (the one you threw the bowl out of)

Since it seems people want to book it I would go this route. Although we might break our leg or something jumping down the window.

>>4807893
>> You can retrace your steps back to the first floor (1 flight of stairs) and then jump out of the window up front (the one you threw the bowl out of)
Here's hoping the second looter stays to help his friend.

>>4807893
Third for retracing our steps and fleeing.

>>4808089
>>4808076
>>4808030
Roll me 8D6.

If you wish to, I will let you push the wounded man toward the hallway, but I will inflict a -1 malus to your Agility test (4D6, plus 1D6 bonus - DC 10).

If the other looter comes this way from the hallway, this could buy you a few critical seconds. If you wish to accept this, say so in your roll.

Best of 3 (given we have 3 players for now).

>>4808123
So I would like to push the wounded man into the hallway. So we roll both 8d6 and the 4d6+1d bonus die? Just asking before I actually roll something. Don't want to roll incorrectly.

>>4808126
You simply say that you wish to push him and roll the 8D6. I will automatically reduce the (best of 3) final result by -1.

I have combined the Agility test (4D6+1D6 bonus) and the next Athletics test (3D6). The malus applies only to the Agility test.

Rolled 6, 1, 3, 5, 1, 1, 4, 6 = 27 (8d6)

>>4808132
Cool in that's case here we go. I'll have Rhigar push the man into the hallway.

Rolled 3, 6, 5, 1, 1, 5, 1, 3 = 25 (8d6)

>>4808132
Big money, baby.

Rolled 3, 6, 5, 6, 3, 6, 1, 2 = 32 (8d6)

>>4808123
Going for the push. New to this board, so hope that the rolling works.

So it seems we all passed the agility DC which was 10, the last rolls was great. But I think only my roll is over 10 in regards to the athletics rolls(last 3 I believe). So I'm wondering if we passed both test.

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>>4808146
>>4808139
>>4808133

> Agility Test DC 10 – 20
> Pass! Incredible Success - 3 Degrees of Success!

Things did not go according to plan.

That and other thoughts go through your head as you push the wounded man toward the hallway from which footsteps are coming, before turning around and sprinting back toward the stairwell you just descended.

As you ascend the first flight of stairs, you hear the sound of two bodies hitting each other, along with a gurgling noise. As you round the flight of stairs you manage to catch a glimpse of what’s happening below: the wounded man impaled himself on the drawn dirk of his older counterpart – his father, judging from his age and the likeness.

You do not linger to see his reaction, nor do you see is horrified expression as he realizes what just happened.

You do hear the scream of rage, as well as the heavy footsteps the older man takes trying to run behind you. Too bad for you that you have bigger things to worry about – you jumped (literally) at the first opportunity to escape, which happens to be the open window through which you threw the bowl not even 30 seconds ago.

> Athletics Test DC 12 – 11
> Marginal Failure

..they say that Dragonlord can fly. What they mean is that they can fly atop their dragons, and not fly themselves. That’s the last thought you have before hitting the ground and feeling an incredibly sharp pain in your left ankle

>Twisted Ankle – You gain a (cumulative) -1 malus to your Agility checks until you can rest and let it heal
> Pain – You gain a temporary malus of -1 to any check involving heavy mental activity until you can sit down for a few minutes and apply a cast to your ankle (write-in, you can use different materials)

“..still, better a twisted ankle that a knife to the guts” – you think as you rest for a second against the wall

What will you do?

Approach (Pick one):
> a) Move toward the Pit in a straight line – faster, but riskier
> b) Try to be sneaky and pass through the back alleys

Physical Action (Pick one)
> a) Try to avoid worsening your twisted ankle
> b) Screw this, you need to get the hell out of here – limp away as fast as you can (might increase the malus as you will be running just after twisting your ankle)

Mental Action (Pick one)
> a) Try to resist making pained noises and walk normally (will give you no bonus, but will prevent the malus from your twisted ankle from increasing)
> b) You will deal with the pain later – you need to think straight to do this (you will concentrate on thinking straight and ignore the pain. It won’t prevent your swollen ankle malus from increasing, were you to run, but will prevent the -1 malus to heavy mental activity from applying)

Free Action (Pick one)
> a) Take stock of your surroundings
> b) Pull your cloak closer to

>>4808200
>b) Try to be sneaky and pass through the back alleys
>a) Try to avoid worsening your twisted ankle
>a) Try to resist making pained noises and walk normally (will give you no bonus, but will prevent the malus from your twisted ankle from increasing)
>b) Pull your cloak closer to

We'll be using our stealth(sneak) dice right?

>>4808200
>b) Try to be sneaky and pass through the back alleys
>a) Try to avoid worsening your twisted ankle
>a) Try to resist making pained noises and walk normally (will give you no bonus, but will prevent the malus from your twisted ankle from increasing)
>b) Pull your cloak closer to

>>4808200

>b) Try to be sneaky and pass through the back alleys
>a) Try to avoid worsening your twisted ankle
>a) Try to resist making pained noises and walk normally (will give you no bonus, but will prevent the malus from your twisted ankle from increasing)
>b) Pull your cloak closer to

>>4808292
Given that being sneaky won, yes.

Now onto writing

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>>4808209
>>4808295
>>4808345

Things REALLY did not go according to plan.

Still, a swollen ankle is better than to spill your guts all over the floor in a broken down building..

“Come to Lys cousin, he said! We’ll have fun with the Lysene pleasure slaves he said!..” – you think, cursing in High Valyrian before correcting yourself and swearing once again, this time in the local dialect.

You drape the cloak closer to your body, thanking Vhagar that its hood is big enough to cover your entire head, thus making it quite difficult to discern your house distinctive traits – the Belaerys dynasty is famous for the pure white hair and purple eyes of its scions. While these traits are relatively common in Lys, the white of your hair is...well, slightly whiter than the more common white-gold color of the Lysene commoners.

Having done this, you move as close to the wall of the nearby building as you can, trying to observe the scene unfolding without attracting attention.

The man whose son you..helped push toward greener pastures, is currently yelling down at two people in the street, with his head sticking out of the broken window you just jumped out of.

Shifting your attention to the opposite building you notice a few people milling around, almost as if trying to pass off as passersby, common thugs or (in one case) a merchant, of all things.
They are not doing a very good job at it, you think.

Still, the fact that there are people skulking around the tavern you just escaped and the fact that the Lysene whore tried to attack you with her knife..it bothers you, and makes you fear for your Horonno’s wellbeing.

You slowly limp away from your previous position, trying to not attract attention as you slowly, methodically, move in the direction of the Pit via back alleys.

Once you are once reunited with Urrax, the situation would be solved in short order – no opposition can stand against a dragon, however young he might be. You will be safe in just a few minutes, and then you will be able to save Horonno. And if..the thought gives you chills, but if…if Horonno is no more of this world, his killers will join him in very short order.

>>4808474
> What happens now?
We will now begin to track the time it will take you to reunite with Urrax and attempt to rescue Horonno and his friend. You do not know if they are still alive, nor for how long they might remain alive if they do indeed still draw breath.

The more time it will take you, the higher the chances you will simply find their corpses.

This fact (whether they are still alive) will be determined by a first off-screen roll of a single D6 on my part.

If they are still alive, whether you manage to rescue them or not will be determined by periodic off-screen rolls of 2D6 on my part, to which each time I will add “+1”, until reaching the target of 18, after which they will simply be considered as dead.

> Important information
By your reckoning, barely 10 minutes have passed since you awoke, escaping the tavern.

As far as you know, you are currently 600 meters away from the Pit. By moving methodically, you will avoid attracting attention to yourself, but delay too much and…well, you might truly be the last of your bloodline (as far as you know).

You are currently moving in a nort-east direction, toward the Pit.

> What will you do?

Physical actions
> Move slowly but methodically (will decrease the attention others pay to you and give you a slight bonus to Initiative should you encounter opposition, but will delay you)
> “Fuck it” – you need to reach the Pit, long-term consequences be damned! Horonno’s life is on the line! (will attract more attention to you, give you a malus to passive Awareness, thus making it easier to Ambush you, but you will be faster)

Mental Actions (Pick one):
> Try to orient yourself (Memory Check to remember the way through the back alleys – Roll 2D6, DC 6), will grant you a slight bonus to move around obstacles, if you were to encounter them along the way.
> Try to piece remember any detail that might have jumped out to you from last night (Memory Check - Roll 2D6, DC 7)

>>4808209
>>4808295
>>4808345
+1

>>4808491
Just to clear any doubt, there is a time limit (in-game, not in the real world of course), after which the chances of you finding Horonno still alive will be pretty much 0.

Of course, you could always decide to run away..

>>4808491
>Move slowly but methodically (will decrease the attention others pay to you and give you a slight bonus to Initiative should you encounter opposition, but will delay you)
>Try to orient yourself (Memory Check to remember the way through the back alleys – Roll 2D6, DC 6), will grant you a slight bonus to move around obstacles, if you were to encounter them along the way.

I'm thinking we start of slowly, because once we run we will attract attention that won't go away, and we have that malus to agility.

If for some reason we go too slow or something happens, I'm assuming we can always run later on.

>>4808510
You are correct - nothing stops you from running. Just do remember the potential for the malus to increase if you put pressure on your twisted ankle (I will roll for it each time it comes up, at regular intervals, it won't be arbitrary).

>>4808515
I'm assuming since it hasn't been mentioned our dragon is safe? Because if it isn't we should drop everything and run to it.

>>4808491
>> “Fuck it” – you need to reach the Pit, long-term consequences be damned! Horonno’s life is on the line! (will attract more attention to you, give you a malus to passive Awareness, thus making it easier to Ambush you, but you will be faster)

> Try to orient yourself (Memory Check to remember the way through the back alleys – Roll 2D6, DC 6), will grant you a slight bonus to move around obstacles, if you were to encounter them along the way.

Fake to have a disease if anyone goes near us. Some coughing and so on. People should not stay in our way even if we walk faster. If we looked like a poor man with a disease, the faking should work even better. A bit of dust and mud on our clothes, if there are escrements use those too.

And drawn our sword in that filth. Anyone we wound now can die later on in the day.

>>4808528
see option "b)"
>b) I need to check on Urrax, my dragon. A dragon ought to be safe during these chaotic times, but still…something is wrong here.

As far as you know, he is safe. Key words - as far as you know.

>>4808528
Its unlikely that the looters have anything that can cause a dragon harm. And if our dragon was in danger it could fly and/or defend itself.

>>4808491
> “Fuck it” – you need to reach the Pit, long-term consequences be damned! Horonno’s life is on the line! (will attract more attention to you, give you a malus to passive Awareness, thus making it easier to Ambush you, but you will be faster)
> Try to orient yourself (Memory Check to remember the way through the back alleys – Roll 2D6, DC 6), will grant you a slight bonus to move around obstacles, if you were to encounter them along the way.

>>4808535
Seems like a dangerous assumption.
>>4808536
>Some dragonlords in Lys survived the Doom of Valyria, but the citizens killed the dragons and their dragonriders.

>>4808545
>>4808532
"Fuck It"

>>4808502
Move Slowly

>>4808502
>>4808532
>>4808545
Try to orient yourself

I'm going to give it another 30 minutes, then I'll go with the vote and write the next scene.

In the meantime, I rolled a 4.

I'm not personally sold on running, especially because we have a twisted ankle that will surely become aggravated by the time we finish running. And if we don't treat it inflammation and pain will start to set in. The vote does mention there could be long term consequences. I don't want the MC to deal with a chronic injury just yet.

That's why if we run its should be after moving slowly has failed.

>>4808565
If you're prepared to take the risk of becoming a dragonless dragonlord to avoid a little foot injury then your points are fair. Anyways who needs to walk when they can fly?

>>4808572
The pit is 600 meters away, Its paranoia to believe that out dragon will die just because we didn't run to the dragon pit.

>>4808581
It's not paranoia if they're out to get your dragon.

>>4808586
There is a distinct difference between trying and succeeding. I trust our dragon to survive the 10 or so minutes it might take us to reach the Pit if we walk.

>>4808491
> Move slowly but methodically (will decrease the attention others pay to you and give you a slight bonus to Initiative should you encounter opposition, but will delay you)
> Try to orient yourself (Memory Check to remember the way through the back alleys – Roll 2D6, DC 6), will grant you a slight bonus to move around obstacles, if you were to encounter them along the way.

>>4808595
The riots have presumably started before we awoke, they could have been going on for hours. 10 more minutes could make a difference.

>>4808617
I've already explained my position I wont say anymore. Lets just wait and see how the vote turns out and hope that regardless of whatever wins we roll well.

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>>4808614
With your vote, we have a tie. I'll let the (Valyrian) Gods decide.

1-2-3 We run
4-5-6 We move slowly

>>4808565
I am more fearful for our cousin. Our dragon should still be alive but it s likely masses of people or several soldiers are attacking it. So it s all a problem.

>>4808649
>>4808649
Move slowly it is.

Roll me 2D6, DC6

Rolled 6, 6 = 12 (2d6)

>>4808680

>>4808669
If masses of soldiers and people were attacking our dragon then I think there would be a lot more commotion, fire, and destruction around the Pit. Maybe people are gathered there to try and kill our dragon but just haven't made a move.

As for our cousin we can hurry all we want but the dice will ultimately decide his fate. Bad rolls will put him out of commission

>>4808684
I don't think anybody else needs to roll after this. Good job anon.

>>4808684
That's one hell of a roll, anon. I wasn't here in time to vote, so I'm glad that we're going with the safer route.

Side note, as someone whose only TTRPG experience is two years of DnD 5e, I really like this system. Is this something the QM came up with, is it entirely prebuilt, or somewhere in the middle?

>>4808707
I believe this system is the ASOIAF rpg system. I've read a few quest that used them but I've never actually read the rules in depth or anything.

I'm writing the piece right now, trying to up the tension.

>>4808707
>>4808715
It's the ASOIAF rpg system, but I am integrating it with Sword Chronicles.

>>4808693
Yeah maybe they still didn t try anything. Yeah the fate of our cousin is decided by the dice, hopefully it rolls good. Having someone loyal is better than being alone.

What good could running do to you, if then you would attract unwanted attention, thus potentially leading to wasting even more time by having to defend yourself?

No, you think, much better to move a bit slower but methodically – that way you should be able to avoid any unwanted attention. As you take a step forward, you notice some “night soil” on the side of the street, and a disgusting, yet brilliant idea takes shape in your head.

>>4808532
Trying to not gag on the smell, you pull out your short sword, and push it hilt-deep in the literal pile of shit. Having done so, you decide that there is no two without three, and grab some mud from the ground, smearing it atop the stolen cloak.

> You gain +1 Bonus to tests Persuasion tests to pass yourself off as a dirty beggar
> You gain +1 to the chances of spreading infection by wounding someone with your sword (I will keep track of it if relevant, aka if we wound someone we have a chance of meeting again later on, otherwise consider it purely for flavor)

Now ready, you move forward on your path, hugging the wall and paying attention to not put too much weight on your injured ankle. Just for good measure, you make a scene of coughing in your hand, faking a slight limp to ensure your charade of being a sick peasant works.

> Memory Test – 12 vs DC6
2 Degrees of Success

Maybe it’s Lady Luck, maybe it’s just the adrenaline running through your bloodstream, but you seem to remember the perfect path to reach your destination, until you reach a path you are not familiar with, that splits in 2. To the right you see a (relatively) open street, that you would consider calm if not for the occasional screams of women (and, much to your horror, what you hope are not children), but it leads in the opposite direction of where you need to go

To your left you see a back alley that seems to lead directly in the of the Pit, and yet...the hair on the back of your neck stand up as you look down that alley.

> What will you do?
So far you have not encountered any serious opposition
Rolled so far – 8+1 = 9 (next roll will be +2)

> a) Right
> b) Left – it’s only your nerves (if picking this, Test on Cunning – 2D6, DC 8)
> c) Up – try to find a ladder or some other way to climb on top of the rooftops (will test multiple abilities)

Do we have any destiny points or anything like that? And I personally feel like discussing things here before voting. The 3 paths each present their own challenges.

>>4808759
I find it funny no one asked until now.

No, you start with no Destiny Points, considering the various bonuses you have by having the benefit "Blood of Valyria" and, you know, (unless you really screw up) getting a Dragon.

>>4808759
I mean, left is probably a small bad quarter. Right the city chaos/purge. Both look bad but they are better than risk to fall from a roof, can t survive well that.

While you guys think about what you wish to do, may I ask if anyone has come up with some new ideas/changed idea/etc regarding what to do after (if) you leave Lys?

Reminder that setting the town aflame is also a possibility..it'd come with consequences, but you could easily do it.

I'm with >>4808765

We already jumped out of a window and we have a twisted ankle, by this point if we have to jump we're definitively going to fuck up our ankle even more, and we don't even know if there's a way to get fown safetly from the roof like a ladder or something.

>>4808770
I would go to one of the islands of to the coast of Tyrosh, there should be some villages to provide food and shelter. They also shouldn't have anything capable of matching a dragon and we could rest there for a bit before heading of to a more definitive location.

>>4808777
I'll make sure to give you guys some interesting locations you could loot before leaving the city, once you get Urrax on side.

The "safest" is right. The faster is left, but unsafe for sure. Roofs one bad roll and CRACK with a bone or more of our body.

>>4808770
After ? Raids the countryside and roads for get some basic things for ourselves.
We can do some looting and burning of the city before going away from it too.

After the small raids, get a following and go away from all the people that want to kill us. In lands where we can rule.

>>4808770
We should look for other dragonlord or valyrian colonist survivors around Lys, Myr and Tyrosh.

I was reading the asoiaf rulebook and Blood of Valyria gives us +2 to any intimidation.

I wonder if we go left and get ambushed or something we might be able to intimidate whoever ambushed us. I imagine we look quite deranged, dirty, and dangerous.

>>4808770
I would say go to Volantis. They would like Valyrians the most right? I mean the old blood kept power even after the fall.
>>4808756
> a) Right

>>4808784
Technically the VAST majority of the citizens of those cities are Valyrian colonists. If you meant pureblooded valyrians, those can be found behind the Black Wall in Volantis, or dispersed around the world, usually in isolated locations (e.g. Essaria, Dragonstone)

>>4808793
I did mean pureblooded. We should go save Essaria then. Maybe meet Aurion along the way and convince him to accompany us to Essaria instead of going on a suicide mission to Valyria.

>>4808796
I didn't mention it, but do remember that Mantarys, Elyria etc are still around and choke full (literally due to the refugees from the Valyrian mainland) of pureblooded Valyrians.

Of course you'd be 2 stone throws from the epicenter of the Doom, but still..

>>4808790
Volantis is about to go on a conquering spree trying to recreate the empire. I imagine they wouldn't be happy if a dragonlord came to the city and threatened the new order they want to establish. By simply having a dragon we threaten the power of the rulers of Volantis.

>>4808796
Teaming up with Aurion might be possible but he's a person who decide on making a power grab first chance he could and declared himself emperor when Valyria never had one. I don't imagine he wants to share power with anybody if he had his way.

Anyway
>b) Left – it’s only your nerves (if picking this, Test on Cunning – 2D6, DC 8)

>>4808756
Left

>>4808804
We could do both. Essaria is roughly at the same latitude as North Valyria (Mantarys, Elyria and Tolos). We could form a central essosi valyrian remnant.

>>4808808
By going to Volantis you would almost certainly be drafted for the conquest, even though you would likely be granted a noble title and everyhing that comes with having a Dragon in a society that would honor you as a living, breathing proof of their legitimate claim to be Valyria reborn.

Volantis has always been the most politically-heavy, warfare-filled options.

>>4808790
Competition will be great. And between freedom of rule and coordinate with others, I pick the first.
The world is at our grasp, going for the old seats of power will be inevitably a great power struggle. And most dragonlords didn t end well, neither last much in Essos.

>>4808809
>>4808808
Left

>>4808790
Right

I will give it another 15 minutes or so, then write the next scene

>>4808756
>> b) Left – it’s only your nerves (if picking this, Test on Cunning – 2D6, DC 8)
I agree, lets pick the shorter way and attempt to settle a possible encounter peacefully.

>>4808770
Does Worldly work in reverse and provide a persuasion bonus at Essos?

>>4808756
>b) Left – it’s only your nerves (if picking this, Test on Cunning – 2D6, DC 8)

Hmm we really aren't geared for any place with heavy politics. Our Knowledge, Cunning and Deception are all 2 and while we have good Persuasion(3) I don't think its good enough for a place as deadly and strict about politics and rules like Volantis.

Not to mention our vice is Licentious which makes us prone to disregarding conventions and rules. And to my knowledge Volantis holds those dear to her heart.

Also what does the Beast friend benefit do QM? I was reading the Asoiaf corebook but couldn't find it. Maybe its in Sword Chronicles.

>>4808852
Page 77.

And left won. Writing the next scene, which will be the last one for today.

>>4808756

> b) Left – it’s only your nerves (if picking this, Test on Cunning – 2D6, DC 8)

Roll me 2D6

Rolled 4, 4 = 8 (2d6)

>>4808911
Hope for the best

Rolled 6, 2 = 8 (2d6)

>>4808911

>>4808911
Is this bo3 or only 1 roll?

Rolled 2, 1 = 3 (2d6)

>>4808911

>>4808922
Best of 3, writing.

>>4808852
hey will you post what it says

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> Rolled 8, DC8
Marginal Success!

You looks nervously to your left, then to your right – while the wide, open street on the right is quite tempting, taking it would mean you would have to find a way to turn around (direction-wise) sooner or later, which would mean losing precious time, a resource that you do not have right now.

You sigh, steadying your nerves, before turning fully to the left, giving the nice, inviting street your back, and taking a step into the seedier underbelly of the city (or at least its periphery)

Going alone in there is a dumb idea at the best of times, but now, with the City Watch apparently busy putting down what seems to be a full-blown riot, it’s a downright suicidal idea. And yet..as far as you can tell, it’s one of the shortest paths toward the Pit, and now time is of the essence.

Fuck it.

You raise your stiletto in a ready position, using the other hand to keep your cloak closed (incidentally raising your buckler in a ready position, were you to be attacked on the front) and step forward, one step at a time.

Your progress is relatively smooth, since nobody seems to pay attention to you, looking like a roughed up, smelly homeless peasant – they are too busy looting what can be looted, killing each other and enjoying all the beautiful activities that come with a riot.

You keep to yourself, slowly moving along the side of the street, trying to not make eye contact with anyone..and doing your best to ignore the violence going on right in front of your own very eyes.

This was a very bad idea.

Roll me 2D6 to keep your cool. DC 10

Rolled 1, 5 = 6 (2d6)

>>4808994
Alright let's go.

>>4808986
Yeah Beast Friend gives us an extra dice when trying to train interact with animals. We have 3 animal handling currently. So 4 dice when using it.

Rolled 4, 2 = 6 (2d6)

>>4808994

Rolled 3, 2 = 5 (2d6)

>>4808994

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>>4808986

Rolled 6, 3 = 9 (2d6)

>>4808994

Oof it's not looking so good. Hopefully that last roll passes. Otherwise I think we might lose our cool and have a panic attack? Or just start running so that we get away form this place.

Idk what usually happens when characters fail a Will check.

>>4809006

First post is a shitty roll. Should at least vote on one of the options before you roll..

>>4809019
suxs dont it

>>4809000
>>4809005
>>4809006
Lucky you, you prepared your weapon!

But this will wait tomorrow, when I will be free to run the next session.

Well unfortunately we still would have failed. I'm wondering what's coming next. Combat perhaps, or maybe an agility check to book it our of the alley.

>>4809024
Cool and thanks for the session QM. Looking forward to it.

>>4809024
Thanks for running man. Hopefully I'll be concious enough to catch it live tomorrow.
>Lucky you, you prepared your weapon!
Wouldn't happen to be Valyrian steel, would it?
House Belaerys strikes me as old enough to have some, but we're only a teenage member of a branch of them.

>>4809024
Kek well at the very least the ones we hit will not return for vengeance, thanks to the filth diseases. Also good run

>>4809024
Weapon or weapons? Do we have a stiletto or a short sword + stiletto?

>>4809067
Weapon(s) - the Buckler counts as a Defensive, Off-Hand weapon.

It means that in a fight you can either use it as a weapon and add its damage (Athletics -2, +1, for a totale of 2 Damage) to your primary weapon damage, OR use it as defensive, which means you add its defensive value to your total defence (+1).

>>4809034
It was one of the dragonlord families; Jaenara Belaerys flew with her dragon southward for almost a year and half before returning to Valyria. Our stiletto is made of Valyrian steel, our buckler obviously no.

>>4809101
I'm familiar with the sentence George gave us about House Belaerys, I wish he'd flesh our the dragonlord more (but not until he finishes those fucking books). In your mind, is it one of the more powerful ones, or is it more Targaryen-tier?
>Our stiletto is made of Valyrian steel
Pretty cash-money. Though reclaiming an ancestral sword I assume our family has still should go on the To Do list somewhere. I suppose we could turn it into a spearhead if we wanted a weapon with a bit more reach.

>>4809024
Surely, this will end well.

Rolled 4, 4 = 8 (2d6)

Testing for your ankle

I rolled 7 on the 2D6 to Test for Horonno (next roll will be +3)

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To help you guys keep and eye on our stats, Inventory etc, I have made a quick pastebin (which will be updated as we go forward, and I'll include at the beginning of the next thread)

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/TagarosQ

You need to get out of here.

Throwing caution to the wind, you begin running toward what you presume is an alley leading back to one of the main road. As you run, you do not pay attention to your ankle – apparently the adrenaline coursing through your veins allows you to ignore any discomfort from your twisted limb.

> Rolled 9, DC:10
Marginal Failure

While you run, you do have the presence of mind to keep the cloak close to your body and staying near the walls – this ensures you do not appear as anything else than a homeless running away from the thugs.

That’s it, until one of them blocks your path.

You react instinctively, thrusting the stiletto in his belly and twisting.

Before you even realize what’s happening, the man falls backward screaming in pain, moving away from you.

Too bad this attracts the attention of some unsavory elements, which begin moving toward you, slowly raising their weapons.

> a) Stand and Fight
> b) Run for it

>>4809780
>Run for it

>>4809789
I'm going to wait for at least another 2-3 votes, so that we might have a minimum of people to decide how to continue since there is a real chance of you dying here in this alley if you don't pass the Quickness Test (if you decide to make a run for it) or fail to drop at least 1-2 of them in the Fighting phase (if you decide to Fight).

I can tell you that both are perfectly viable options. The MC has a very good weapon, with the potential to drop an enemy per turn (when combined with the Buckler), as well as a basic Combat Defence of 12 (13 if you do not make a Two-weapons attack)

On the other hand, you would fight more than 1 enemy at once.

>>4809780
Oh man our ankle is fucked. But if we get trapped in the alley we'll probably die. But I'm wondering QM can we intimidate them and then run? Something like..

"How many of you want to die trying to kill me" and make them realize it's more beneficial to just let us go.

How many can we see around us ?

>>4809854
Well QM did say we would have to kill 1-2 of them to probably get them to back off. Idk if that includes the guy we stabbed. But we see at least 3 would be my guess.

>>4809854
3 thugs, 1 nearby, 2 incoming (at different distances) and 1 dead.

>>4809843
You have a lot of modifiers to Intimidate - Rhogar is a diplomacy-focused character, based upon his character concept:
> Base 3D6
> Flat +2 to Intimidate Tests due to benefit "Blood of Valyria"
> +2 from having killed someone in front of them
> 2B D6 from the Benefit "Wordly" - I'll allow it as a Free action, but will ask a vote to do it, since it could (based on a roll on my part) be relevant later on

>>4809837
Now that I think about it if we have to kill 1-2 guys to proceed and the guy we stabbed counts towards the kill count, then it might be more beneficial to fight rather than run.

I'm assuming that if we run we'll have to take the long route and take even more time. And idk if there is anything that might also impede our way in that direction. Better something we know than something we don't I'll bet on fighting

>a) Stand and Fight

If write it are valid then
> We're probably a sight to see, dangerous weapon in hand and looking deranged. Intimate the thugs coming your way. Scream threats and warning about their fate if they fight us.

>>4809870
Please ignore the last part - you will get the 2B D6 by default, but you would get the +2 only by revealing your features.

>>4809860
That s bad. We aren t in a good position for fighting. The best i can think right now if we fight is throw the guy we just stabbed at one of them, so we go closer and stab it.

Then kick some dirt at the other two and spit in their face when they are closer, for then stab them.

>>4809876
Either way the bonus to intimidation is still substantial so that's nice.

>>4809878
The first round will be us vs 1 thug only. QM has said we have the potential to one shot enemies. I'm betting on finishing the 1 thug nearby before the 2 arrive. And even if they arrive we can still intimidate them with bonuses, 2 dice bonuses to be exact.