Mechanical discussion

Then I suggest the three of you figure out what sounds reasonable (and fun) to come out of it.

Theomore Tullison wrote:Well, he's only a drake. I hear drinking wildfire can turn you into a proper dragon

I will neither confirm nor deny House Drakeson being well stocked in wildfire.

Theomore Tullison wrote:Then I suggest the three of you figure out what sounds reasonable (and fun) to come out of it.

Or just answer my A,B, and C and see how it goes. Unintended consequences can be fun, and are a big part of the theme of the books.

Sometimes what seems bad ends up being fun, sometimes what seems fun ends up being boring (or worse).

Mercenaries - question is largely resolved by the fact we've handled hiring mercenaries IC, rather than abstracting it.

Baelon Drakeson wrote:

Theomore Tullison wrote:Then I suggest the three of you figure out what sounds reasonable (and fun) to come out of it.

Or just answer my A,B, and C and see how it goes. Unintended consequences can be fun, and are a big part of the theme of the books.

Sometimes what seems bad ends up being fun, sometimes what seems fun ends up being boring (or worse).

Carefully whom you might encourage, young drakelord.

Theomore Tullison wrote:Carefully whom you might encourage, young drakelord.

Cleaning up one's own messes is never as bad as cleaning up a mess someone made to spite you. Even if it is the same mess.

Besides, how well did messing with others work out for you before? Right- blackmailed and almost eaten by a dragon. Mess making may not be the kind of fun you can afford, yeh?

I think all of you should enjoy some praise for brutally suppressing a peasant rebellion. Many of you at least managed to focus on the suppressing part, Theomore a bit more on the brutal element.

You'll all be lined up against the wall (and crossbowed?) when the revolution comes!

Remember Battle Valley! Remember the Green Door Inn!

Okay, maybe not an inspiring rallying cry, given the victims were largely stablehands...

well, if a fight breaks out at the festival, there is a completely sober kingsguard who is fully armed

and we only suppressed the violent. we actually helped out the rest

Ser Jorah Holt wrote:well, if a fight breaks out at the festival, there is a completely sober kingsguard who is fully armed

and we only suppressed the violent. we actually helped out the rest

Indeed, I tease. Your honorific is well earned.

As noted previously, I quite like the contrast between you, Theomore and Baelon. Latter is a bit greyer, particularly in story 2 with smuggling Ser Hugh Rivers out, claiming the Dornish treasure for himself etc.

For clarity, Corrine is not exactly trying to hide, but she is trying to seem casual to an outside observer.

Reader wrote:Remember Battle Valley! Remember the Green Door Inn!

Okay, maybe not an inspiring rallying cry, given the victims were largely stablehands...

Since when has truth stopped propagandists?

Reader wrote:claiming the Dornish treasure for himself etc.

Well, not exactly for himself.... we presented it to Prince Aemond so that he would slaughter the Dornish rather than the smallfolk of Battle Valley... and then he took it.
Even Baelon isn't a Black partisan enough to let hundreds or thousands of innocents be slaughtered for political gain (imagine the anti-Green propaganda that could have come from that slaughter though....).

Reader wrote:Maneuver (aim) Baelon: 6d6k5 16 [unsure if this should include +1 from Superior weapon, inclined to lean no but doesn't matter here]

If weapon bonus dice don't apply, then I think it would logically follow that weapon quality would not apply either.

Will no-one rid us of this troublesome Prince?

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Will no-one rid us of this troublesome Prince?

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Septon Arlyn wrote:

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Will no-one rid us of this troublesome Prince?

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I know. I know. Being a decent person can be pretty crap sometimes.

Septon Arlyn wrote:

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Will no-one rid us of this troublesome Prince?

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If you wanted him dead all you had to say was I think he was just undressing your wife with his eyes. Otherwise I don't just run around killing people. It just isn't right.

Benedict Marsten wrote:

Septon Arlyn wrote:

Lady Corrine Marsten wrote:Will no-one rid us of this troublesome Prince?

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If you wanted him dead all you had to say was I think he was just undressing your wife with his eyes. Otherwise I don't just run around killing people. It just isn't right.

Eye.

Good to know! Which sept did he go to? Asking for a friend.

Do we expect XP for offseason before moving into Story 3?

Xp from offseason activities as normal if you use the DoS for speciality XP option:

https://dragonsdance.rpg-board.net/t2637-offseason-2-personal-stories-official-events

Aerion Coordinates in Coldbrook hunt

Aerion's roll would give the assisting player +1 under our current house rule on Coordinate. Normally an assist by him would give a +1, assuming his Survival is less than 4 (which it must be, given he's elected to assist/coordinate rather than roll to hunt).

In this case, for players specifically with a Will of 3, can we allow 1/2 Will to round up instead? It's that vs just assisting instead. Thoughts?

Crap, my bad.  I missed that house rule. I'll go edit my post/math.

Reader wrote:To prevent jousts going on forever:

beyond pass three in a joust, a cumulative -1 penalty will apply to Passive Ride for all participants.

- Pass 4: -1
- Pass 5: -2
- Pass 6: -3
and so on.

I would make the cumulative penalty steeper. -2.

I would also introduce Endurance Rank as a factor. Someone with an Endurance 3 will tire faster than someone with an endurance 5.

So, someone with an Endurance 3 starts taking the penalty on Pass 4. Someone with an Endurance 5 won't start taking the penalty till Pass 6.

I think the idea was to apply penalties evenly to all jousters, so that it would not penalize some existing characters more than others.

Nathaniel Mason wrote:

Reader wrote:To prevent jousts going on forever:

beyond pass three in a joust, a cumulative -1 penalty will apply to Passive Ride for all participants.

- Pass 4: -1
- Pass 5: -2
- Pass 6: -3
and so on.

I would make the cumulative penalty steeper.  -2.

I would also introduce Endurance Rank as a factor.  Someone with an Endurance 3 will tire faster than someone with an endurance 5.

So, someone with an Endurance 3 starts taking the penalty on Pass 4.  Someone with an Endurance 5 won't start taking the penalty till Pass 6.

I like the idea that endurance has an effect on ability to last. It can give some different tactics as those with low endurance have to decide whether to go offensive early to bring the match to an end, or people with more endurance can try and sit low as tire the opponent out. It would also split up the skills more, giving people like loriea, who is more of a generalist, a better choice against specialists while not making endurance too powerful

I feel like Endurance already affects things in a longer fight, though, with the free CYB action every pass.