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Post by Father on Jan 1, 2020 9:13:07 GMT 1
At Stone Hedge, there is an increasingly heated debate taking place in the hall, with Ser Otho Bracken declaring that he and others should wage a campaign of terror in the northeastern parts of the enemy lands, inspired by the sack of Riverthorn. It would force the knights holding the region in the name of the whelp to hold back a great many of their men to protect against such ravagers, with but a couple of dozen riders striking wherever there are no defenders, hundreds of men will be held back to ward against them. Hundreds of men that they won't have to kill at Battle Valley. While Bittersteel does not question the strategical soundness, if perhaps finding Ser Otho's estimates of just how many men they will keep away from the main front on the optimistic side, he does point out that there is a larger conflict at stake, and the risk, in his opinion, of losing in Battle Valley because of additional enemy forces is a lesser concern than the risk of losing support for the greater cause because of excessive savageness.
Restrictions: Only characters having joined the Bracken campaign may partake.
NPC Participation: NPC's featured for the Bracken will partake, subject to narrator inclinations.
Audience Test TN 12
Cunning (Logic) TN 9
Persuasion (Convince) +Chivalry TN 12
Warfare (Strategy) TN 9
-Mark dice rolls with whether you support Bittersteel or Otho.
-If supporting Otho: +2 assist (+4 for audience and persuasion) because the Bracken cousins and sworn swords generally have lost someone dear to Blackwood aggression.
Bittersteel wins:
-No particular effects.
Otho wins:
-10 strength worth of Bracken forces will be diverted from Battle Valley.
-50 strength worth of Blackwood forces will be held back to defend against the raiders, and thus will not be present in Battle Valley.
-10 counts of Bracken War Crimes will be inflicted.
Consideration for qualities:
Furious/Red Blooded: If wanting to side with Bittersteel, Ser Hoster Bracken will accuse you of being a soft knight of summer (simple intrigue (taunt) 4D+3, vindictive towards Otho allows +6 ID), if successful, he forces you to instead support Otho, but also places himself on your vindictive list if applicable. If having both qualities, Ser Hoster gains +1D.
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Post by Daeron Wildfyre on Jan 2, 2020 6:02:47 GMT 1
Dogs of War-Taunt vs Daeron-Daeron uses Anointed (TN 25): 5d6+3 20
Despite the taunts hurled at him and others who disagreed with Ser Hoster's so-called "strategy", Daeron kept a cool head for the first time in a long time. Regardless, he would never allow himself to be caught on the same side of an argument as the Brute of Bracken. "My brother is right in this. Ravaging unprotected villages will only bring more men to the Blackwoods', and the False King's cause. Let the tree-worshipping heathens be cast as villains and House Bracken as noble knights defending their lands against unwarranted aggression. If there were any knights who did not know which side to support, this is the time to show them the righteousness of our cause."
Dogs of War-Bittersteel-Audience; Cunning (Logic); Persuasion (Convince); Warfare (Strategy): 6d6k4+8 23 4d6k3 14 6d6k4+6 24 3d6 6 (3, 1, 3, 0 DOS) 7 votes for Bittersteel
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Post by Balon Blackbriar on Jan 2, 2020 20:52:51 GMT 1
[Phase 3] Dogs of War, Otho, Audience Test + Assist, TN12: 5d6k3+10 26, 3 DoS[Phase 3] Dogs of War, Otho, Cunning (Logic) + Assist, TN9: 3d6+2 12, 1 DoS[Phase 3] Dogs of War, Otho, Persuasion (Convince) + Assist, TN12: 3d6+10 17, 2 DoS[Phase 3] Dogs of War, Otho, Warfare (Strategy) + Assist, TN9: 5d6k4+2 24, 4 DoSTotal DoS: 10 for Otho_________________________________________________________________________________________ Sometimes you can win all the battles but still lose the war. That was the implied message from Bittersteel concerning Otho's strategy. Tactically it made sense to divert Blackwood forces away from Battle Valley as the Brackens were outnumbered, significantly so in Balon's view. Winning is important but at what cost? If they lost but did it the "right way", would that matter in the grand design of things? Maybe, but those supporting Blackfyre's claim were supposed to be the epitome of a real leader and Andal culture. A knight that was as good with a blade as he was leading men on the battlefield and not the weak, bookish nobles currently ruling from King's Landing. If they couldn't win a skirmish in the Riverlands why would people join them in a kingdom wide rebellion. Reluctantly Balon made his case to support Ser Otho. Winning was the priority, even if it took some ugly methods to do so. Plus, Balon had no intention of leading the ravaging, even if he had been so successful at it when he sacked Riverthorn.
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Post by Parmen Redwyne on Jan 6, 2020 1:04:40 GMT 1
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Post by Father on Jan 6, 2020 12:12:21 GMT 1
Lord Walgrave agrees with Balon, history is written by the victors and used to mold the future to their liking he states with his deep gravely voice, leaving many nodding in agreement. Ser Normyn Flowers speaks up to much the same effect, a victory with a bit of a foul taste is still sweeter than a defeat, however much sugar and spice is added. But Bittersteel is not without allies, Fireball is keenly aware of the difficulties to keep Ser Daemon from turning on half the members of the movement ready to hold his banner high on the march to the Red Keep, let alone him agreeing to march in the first place. He cannot say so openly, of course, but it is easy enough to appeal to chivalry. Besides, such methods are appalling however necessary they sometimes are. It is, however, gallantry that tips the scales, eager to recruit the most honorable of knights to be the faces and voices to be Ser Daemon's ambassadors, however willing or aware they might be of their roles, Redtusk, Ser Aubrey Ambrose and Ser Robb Reyne all use of the esteemed roles given to them to make the case for honor, The Red Lion generally does consider politics when making up his mind, while Ser Aubrey in particular considers some things to be inviolable even it might mean death and defeat. Redtusk is mostly in agreement, but he loses his audience when he voices the opinion that they shouldn't use such tactics to draw away Blackwood troops from the valley, because that would make it less of a challenge. In the end, while the vote is close and might easily have been different, Redtusk's gaffe is not sufficient to turn it against Bittersteel.
Walgrave for Otho: 8d6k6+6 34 4d6+2 16 6d6k4+6 21 6d6k4+2 224+2+2+3=11 For Otho Redtusk with Bittersteel: 6d6k4+7 24 3d6 4 6d6k4+5 21 4d6k3 6Critfail=null vote. Aubrey with Bittersteel: 6d6k4+5 28 3d6 11 5d6k4+3 17 4d6k3 144+1+2+2=9 For Bittersteel Fireball with Bittersteel: 6d6k4+2 22 3d6 9 6d6k4+2 21 7d6k5 203+1+2+3=9 For Bittersteel Normyn with Otho: 6d6k4+6 24 4d6+2 23 6d6k4+6 26 5d6k4+2 183+3+3+2=11 For Otho Robb with Bittersteel: 6d6+6 29 3d6 7 5d6k4+4 25 5d6k4 164+0+3+2=9 For Bittersteel Final count: Bittersteel: 41 Otho: 32 OOC note: I was considering to just let the NPC's sit this one out seeing their inclinations would be to bring about a landslide for Bittersteel, but since that's where the PC majority went, I figured they might as well roll. In the end, had Daeron or Parmen gone the other way, they'd swing the vote to that side so worked out well, plus amusing critical failure to guide storytelling. |
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