[Phase 1] Rallying to the Black Dragon [Event]

Rally to the Black Dragon, Persuasion (Charm) + Chivalry, Status (Reputation) + Chivalry, TN12: 5d6k3+5 23, 3 DoS 4d6k3+5 16, 1 DoS

4 DoS = 2 Bracken Points

What is going on?
Knowledge (Streetwise): Pass. If possible I'd like to use my Sponsor Benefit to learn what exactly is being planned.
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Balon was on the recruitment trail when he'd heard that his brother had publicly proclaimed himself to be a supporter of Blackfyre. Oh how his heart sang at the revelation. Whatever Lord Gormon had said to Titus had worked and Balon wanted to give his cousin a great big bear hug the next time they met, consequences be damned. The conversation Balon had with his brother while he recovered at Highgarden came to the fore of his mind. Fighting side by side. It seemed Balon was going to get his wish after all. All the bickering, the duel, the family split by politics was in the past. Balon, Titus, mother, and even the sour-mouthed Delia were of one mind. Balon greatly anticipated the day Vortimer was knighted. They weren't the Redwynes but they were damn close.

With this newfound knowledge Balon was invigorated. He traveled the Reach and spread the word that men of action were needed in the Riverlands. Balon scoured the Ale houses, the wine sinks, the training yards, the pillow houses, and the hamlets that dotted the land. Where knights respected prowess more than learning, Balon was there. Where communities had been ravaged by Dornish raids over the centuries, Balon was there. Where second and third sons were looking to make a name for themselves, Balon was there. Where there were lonely and unappreciated wives willing to speak honeyed words to their husbands in exchange for pleasurable company, Balon was there. 

When all was said and done his diligence and natural charm had borne fruit. And it was good. 

[phase 1] recuiting for blackfyre, cunning logic TN 15: 6d6k4 22

Alliser was loathe to leave his lands, feeling that with so much to do to prepare for the coming war that his place was with his people.

But sometimes his people were better served with him out politicking.

So he traveled to oldtown to face down a Septon, yet he heard whispers in his travels of some ill darkness brewing.

Now the question was how to mitigate the agitation.

[phase 1] recuiting for blackfyre, knowledge streetwise TN 12: 6d6k4 15 [phase 1] recuiting for blackfyre, knowledge streetwise dropped dice 1d6, 1d5: 1d6 2 1d5 3



so total of 12

By now most of the knights of the Mander knew that Wildfyre supported the ascension of his half-brother, Ser Daemon, however he had the sense to hold off advocating outright rebellion. So far.

In the meantime he contended himself with finding more supporters for the cause. His time traveling the tourney circuit put him in contact with scores of his peers, many of whom required proper convincing of Blackfyre’s value to the realm and the current king’s illegitimacy, through actions and birth. As a Great Bastard his words carried greater weight and permitted him access to more of Bittersteel’s plans.

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RttBD-Persuasion (Convince): 7d6k5+6 34 (4 DOS)
RttBD-Status (Reputation): 7d6k5+6 28 (4 DOS)
RttBD-Knowledge (Streetwise): 3d6 12 (1 DOS)
+4 Bracken points

A number of knights join in the on the efforts, some due to their ambitions, others for the love they bear for Ser Daemon Blackfyre, several for the concerns they have with the state of the realm.

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Walgrave: 6d6k4+2 18 8d6k6+2 23 5 DoS, 2 Bracken points.
Gormon: 8d6k5+2 29 9d6k6+2 27 8 DoS, 4 Bracken points.
Redtusk: 5d6k4+5 25 6d6k4+7 25 6 DoS, 3 Bracken points.
Aubrey Ambrose: 6d6k4+3 18 6d6k4+5 21 4 DoS, 2 Bracken points.
Fireball: 2#6d6k4+2 19 15 3 DoS, 1 Bracken point.
Farman: 2#7d6k5+3 29 28 8 DoS, 4 Bracken points.
Normyn: 6d6r1k5+2 25 7d6k5+2 29 7 DoS, 3 Bracken Points

Rally2BlackDragon: Persuasion(Charm)+Chivalry [TN12]: 5d6k3+5 15
Rally2BlackDragon: Persuasion(Charm) Attractive Reroll: 1d6 2
New Total = 16 1DOS

Rally2BlackDragon: Status(Rep)+Chivalry [TN12]: 6d6k4+5 19 2DOS

Worth 1 Bracken point

Rally2BlackDragon: Knowledge [TN12]: 3d6 13 1DOS

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In the aftermath of the Black Tourney Parmen did what he could to bring a moderating element to the Fire cause. He recruited for quality, not quantity and targeted those who would support Blackfyre not out of petty jealousies or lust for power but for the good of the Realm. He targeted men (and a few women), both high born and common folk of honor, the type who could see the qualities of Ser Daemon but who did not want a second Dance of Dragons. He engaged and charmed and convinced, not to prepare to start a war, or even to win one, but in the hopes that it was still possible to prevent the approaching conflict.

There were times when he thought that he might be successful and that there were still enough reasonable men in the Realm to work out a compromise that would benefit both sides. Increasingly however, he felt that there were forces larger than him at work and that he was just one insignificant knight trying to push a boulder up a hill. Not strong enough to force it up the summit or smart enough to find some way to divert it, all that he could do was hold it in place until, inevitably, the weight crushed him and the avalanche buried everything in its path.