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Post by Father on Sept 17, 2019 19:44:19 GMT 1
Lynesse is eventually released from having to meet with Lord Blackmont, and whether taking a detour or not, she finds upon her return to camp and some quiet nervous glances from one of the servants and gestures towards one of tents indicating that her brother might be doing something Lynesse does not approve of, yet none seem willing to actually be the one to tell her what's going on.
It was my intention to do this after Lord Blackmont, but in the interest of getting things wrapped up on time for other things, here we go.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Sept 18, 2019 14:13:17 GMT 1
Such was the nature of minor retainers, to um and err when decisions needed to be made. Still somewhat distracted by her discussions with her carrion cousins, she simply stride toward the requisite tent and announced that she and her brother had best discuss the respect one sibling owes another, regardless of dress , before entering the tent directly.
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Post by Father on Sept 19, 2019 9:46:56 GMT 1
In terms of dress, Kyle's breeches is down to his knees, and the girl he's with is much less covered, and if there ever was a more embarassing moment for a young man to be walked in on by his sister, their present state of enjoinment makes it's existence hard to imagine. Though to Lynesse's eyes, all of that might be irrellevant on account of the girl's skin, it's olive complexion clearly marking her as being on the wrong side of The Red Mountains.
Prejudice (Dornish) attempts to compel option B. A critical failure also compels going for maximum effect on option B, plus bestowing +1D on the test due to rage. If scoring 2 or more DoS, she gains the +1D from courteous on the test for option A.
Once prejudiced and any compelled actions has been resolved, Lynesse may roll:
Cunning (Memory) TN 9 and Cunning (Logic) TN 9
Option A: Discreet and amicable.
Simple Intrigue (Convince) TN 11
Allows for a relatively quiet breakup of the present activity and possibly intrigue the girl into keeping her mouth shut or other things Lynesse might want.
Option B: Rage against the Dornish Whore.
Simple Intrigue (Intimidate) TN 11
Going on an angry tirade will make the girl quickly get dressed and run away, howevere ach additional DoS allows Lynesse to be much more forceful should she be so inclined:
2 DoS: Drag her (presumably by the ear) out of the tent for public shaming, without letting her get dressed first.
3 DoS: As above, but manage to drag her all the way out of the Blackbriar camp.
4 DoS: As above, but have her tossed face first into a muddy puddle as an extra flourish. (Which also would cost you -1 Virtue)
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Sept 21, 2019 12:18:30 GMT 1
Lynesse’s blood ran cold, rather than hot. She spoke fiercely, but it quiet tones. She did not need an explanation for what she had uncovered, though it horrified her. She did need to establish whether the girl was part of some wider plot, where she had come from, and swear her to secrecy, with a small pouch of silver if she proved to be lowborn. HBK Prejudice: 5d6k4 21 2 DoS Success HBK Logic TN 9: 5d6k4 15 2 Dos HBK Memory TN 9: 4d6 11 1 Dos HBK Convince TN 9: 5d6+1 19 3 DoS If possible: Convince the girl to leave surreptitiously, without causing a fuss. Discover the whether this girl is a [relative] innocent, or connected to wider schemes to entrap her brother. Swear the girl to secrecy. |
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Post by Father on Sept 21, 2019 22:45:57 GMT 1
 With "Lady" Alena Flowers, the wider plot is probably narrow enough to be covered by what she quickly puts on with an annoyed look on her face, if Lynesse takes issue with what her uncle made her wear, Alena's skirts and bodice leaves even less to imagination. The Half-Dornish Levalle Bastard, each of the three words in that description ranking high in any discussion of what's wrong with The Reach, is known for one plot in particular, and that is enticing young lords and knights to lay with her, swiftly followed up by appealing to his honor and the suggestion of a marriage. Lord Willum had fallen into her trap and broken his betrothal to Lady Amerei in the same fit of impulse that had him killed in the riots at Highgarden, Titus had been seduced at Summerhall, but rejected the pressure from the Levalle's and now Kyle appears to be her next mark. Ordinarily, Ser Eustace wouldn't be one to want to be seen consenting to have the heir to Mustard Hall marry a bastard, but the Levalle's might be able to offer a dowry more enviable than Alena's teats, and other things might come with such an alliance which a man like he might find just as enticing as most men would find her endowments.
You'd have to engage in standard intrigue if you want more than she leaving without any fuss, in which case: Initiative: 3d6k2 7ID: 10 Composure: 12 DR: 3 Objective: Straight up charm Lynesse to try and smooth over the first impressions, unless I manage to get a better idea before any dice are coming out. Free Deception: 6d6k4 13 Nope. |
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Sept 22, 2019 9:53:15 GMT 1
Lynesse's cheeks flushed red with embarrassment, but her tone was conciliatory, with more than a hint of fear. "Lady Alena?" her brow knit in fierce consternation as she bade the woman dress. "My Lady, you must not be seen here, lest rumours reach my Uncle Eustace. He would be most wroth with Kyle, but with you he would be..." Lynesse let the words hang, judging a threat unspoken to be the more severe. Whatever she thought of Alena, it was best the woman thought her a potential ally or confidante. Goal: Deceive/Service: Hide this affair, lest Ser Eustace see you dead for interfering with his plans for Kyle. Free Status HBK - Free Status [Breeding] vs Passive Dedication: 7d6k5+1 22 Hopefully 2 DoS for DP penalty worth 4 temporary disposition steps. Initiative: HBK - Initiative: 5d6k4+1 15ID: 12 Composure [12] DR: 5 [Prejudice] Am I allowed to discover Alena's precise Disposition step? If I'm within a step of the next disposition rank, my R1 Action will be shield of reputation. |
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Post by Father on Sept 22, 2019 16:12:38 GMT 1
Not as such, but you know that attractive+courteous starts you off at +3 with most people, thus your 1 DoS result usually brings it to +5, thus not unexpectedly, her DR is treated as 2.
ID: 10
Composure: 12
DR: 2 (Amiable)
Objective: Straight up charm Lynesse to try and smooth over the first impressions, unless I manage to get a better idea before any dice are coming out.
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Sept 24, 2019 5:11:12 GMT 1
In her heart she wished to berate the girl for seducing her brother, to drag her out of the tent and throw her on her ear, so the world might see her shame, but as was so often the case, the head dictated against the heart. Knowing the dornishwoman’s agenda was among the most important of her goals, and perhaps only achievable while she was off balance, having been caught in flagrante. She did not accuse, merely laying some bait to see how the other woman would react. “What possessed you to take such a risk, Lady Alena? Surely you know of the disagreement between our Uncles?”
Fair enough. I'll try something more aligned with my goals for the intrigue: Free Status HBK - Free Status [Breeding] vs Passive Dedication: 7d6k5+1 22 Hopefully 2 DoS for DP penalty worth 4 temporary disposition steps. Initiative: HBK - Initiative: 5d6k4+1 15 ID: 12 Composure 12/12] DR: 5 [Prejudice] R1 Action: Read Target HBK R1 Action Read Target vs Paccive Act: 6d6k4+1 23 |
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Post by Father on Sept 25, 2019 11:12:07 GMT 1
"I can't say that I do, my lady" Alena offers with a slight puzzlement, Alliser and Eustace does share their views on King Daeron's legitimacy.
Read Target is 2 Dos ID: 10 Composure: 12 DR: 2 (Amiable) Objective: Straight up charm Lynesse to try and smooth over the first impressions, unless I manage to get a better idea before any dice are coming out. Charm: 7d6r1k5+1 192*4-5=3
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Sept 26, 2019 2:10:39 GMT 1
“Regarding Lord Eldon,” Lynesse summarised. “ Ser Eustace would naturally see such a liason as an attempt to undermine House Daverhyl while he and your uncle are each trying to arrange a betrothal with House Merryweather. He is far from forgiving in nature, and will take it as a personal slight.”
“But I can see you were unaware. Come, I shall endeavour to ensure that word does not reach his ears, and we can hoodwink any of his spies among the Blackbriars do not spot you,” she nodded agreeably, though without a smile, clearly concerned by the danger a man like Ser Eustace could pose to a foolish maid such as Alena . "I have no intention for another to suffer beneath my uncle's dictum as I have," she muttered, reassuringly.
Initiative: HBK - Initiative: 5d6k4+1 15 ID: 12 Composure 9/12] DR: 5 [Prejudice] Round 2: Using act to emulate Convince HBK- R2 Act to Emulate Convince: 7d6k5+1 29 Wow. 4 Degrees for 16-2=14 composure damage. Presuming Alena is willing to take a frustration or two to stay in the intrigue: [I rolled this before I realised that Alena could very easily turn this intrigue on its head with a couple of good rolls, but once it's rolled it's rolled! Round 3: Shield of Reputation HBK- R3 Shield of Reputation: 6d6k4+9 24
HBK Reroll SOR with reputation [not breeding]: 5d6k4+9 25
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Post by Father on Sept 26, 2019 20:43:04 GMT 1
That doesn't sound too likely to Alena's ears, though she can't quite be sure given Lynesse's concern in her voice. But appears to leans more towards the conclusion that Lynesse is merely too terrified of her uncle to think clearly. For which she expresses sympathy while attempting to avoid being condescending. Though surely Lynesse has no more wish to marry Lord Merryweather than Lady Ellyn does?
ID: 8 Composure: 2/12-1 Frustration DR: 2 (Amiable) Objective: Straight up charm Lynesse to try and smooth over the first impressions, unless I manage to get a better idea before any dice are coming out. 2xCharm: 2#7d6r1k5+1 25 29Is 3*4-5=7 and 4*4-5=9 |
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Post by Lynesse Daverhyl on Sept 27, 2019 1:08:38 GMT 1
"How well will Lady Ellyn's wishes avail her against the will of her father and brother?" Lynesse asked, knowing the men were known for having their plans bear fruit. "And how much less is mine likely to avail me against the will of a regent known for fratricide, murdering maesters in their beds, and imprisoning his own lord father within his own hall?" Lynesse remarked darkly, hazarding that the dornishwoman would not confidently gainsay this assessment of Ser Eustace. She shook her head firmly "But no, I would not have your own indiscretion put you before his ire. I will buy the silence of whatever servants I must, and we may silence talk before it leaves the crib. Please, my Lady, you must show more caution than Ser Eustace's peers, who underestimate the violent temperament that lurks beneath his facade."Though she seethed at the woman's wanton behaviour, in truth Lynesse bore her little personal animus. It simply confirmed what she expected of the hot blooded Rhoynar. She would not let them sink their teeth into another generation of the Daverhyl line.
Goal: Deceive/Service: Hide this affair, lest Ser Eustace see you dead for interfering with his plans for Kyle. R4 - HBK- R4 Act to Emulate Convince:: 7d6k5+1 25 4 Degrees for 4*4=16-2=14 Initiative: HBK - Initiative: 5d6k4+1 15 ID: 8 Composure 1/12] DR: 5 [Prejudice] Given that Alena has forced Lynesse to take frustration, I'll consider the Charm to be mostly succesful, smoothing over any personal emnity that might arise from the encounter, while affirming Lynesse's prejudices against the Dornish - if she emerges succesful from the encounter.
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Post by Father on Sept 27, 2019 14:14:37 GMT 1
Lady Ellyn is dutiful, Alena wouldn't agree to marry the pig, no, but her cousin will do as her father decides. She hopes Ellyn will manage to find another husband, a better one. Is Lady Lynesse such a dutiful niece as to give in to her uncle's wishes?
Defeated, Alena will hide the affair.
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