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Post by Ashara Starkwood on Sept 27, 2018 16:57:01 GMT 1
All a-board the Drama-train! Next stop, Kinslayerville! Stunning stuff. Good work both of you. Excited/nervous to see the terms set both in terms of weapons/mounts and also first blood/yield plus which day it occurs. We haven't had this kind of internal triangle in any of the previous games, it has been great to watch. Pleased to see it has dragged in other characters too, like Ashara and various knights that are friends of one side or the other in the conflict. Someone send the drama-train off the rails by demanding a trial of seven (not sure that entirely works admittedly, as this isn't a legal matter yet). Also lets us emphasise the culture's strong aversion to kinslaying, or at the very least kinstabbing. Agreed on all fronts, save that some might think Ashara instigated it (she didn't) rather than being dragged into it...
Also, I suspect that kinstabbing is far more prevalent and forgivable - training accidents and such - intent really matters. I'm thinking about (game-time future) canonical events involving a tourney a pair of brothers, and an unintended death.
That aside - I agree. There has been a scarcity of serious in-house conflict in previous games, even where there were serious matters of inheritance on the table. it is awesome to see players take up that challenge. I think this is an upside to not having designated 'house goals' with defined rewards.
I also want to praise Balon specifically for his ability and willingness to have dramatic inter-PC conflicts without letting it cause OOC strife. Having been on the receiving end of the opposite end of the spectrum, believe me, this quality is MUCH appreciated.
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Post by Balon Blackbriar on Sept 27, 2018 17:51:01 GMT 1
Balon is projecting when he names Ashara and the Durwell bastard. It's his fault (mostly) but that won't stop him from pointing fingers.
And thank you. As someone who fought in a real war pretend fighting never riles me up. I find it fun and more exciting when it's not a big circle jerk and we have some legitimate family/house squabbles.
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Post by Titus Blackbriar on Sept 28, 2018 17:07:03 GMT 1
I’d like to file a motion for Daeron to get a cool nickname.
That’s four for four tilts that ends up with him beating them on the ground! And with style!
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Post by Daeron Wildfyre on Sept 28, 2018 17:11:56 GMT 1
“The Mountain that Rides, Poorly”
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Post by Balon Blackbriar on Sept 28, 2018 17:24:28 GMT 1
Daeron Meandering Waters Trenchfoot The bastard of House Footly Footloose #hepersisted
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Post by Roland Cordwayner on Sept 28, 2018 17:24:32 GMT 1
It will be a well earned nickname. "Daeron the Deadly"? "Daeron the Dour-handed" is maybe a bit too Tolkein? The Land Drake? He's a bastard (so not a real "Dragon") and is better on the ground than "flying" (riding). Daeron the Duelist? Daeron the Footknight?
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Post by Ashara Starkwood on Sept 28, 2018 17:34:56 GMT 1
Daeron the Grounded Daeron "Strongarm Weaksaddle" Daeron the topheavy.
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Post by Alliser on Sept 28, 2018 17:41:41 GMT 1
Dareon the dashing (referring to his looks and the fact he charges. every time. no matter what.)
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Post by Titus Blackbriar on Sept 28, 2018 21:12:38 GMT 1
Daeron Wildfire... or Wildfyre if you want to br cool about it
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Post by Daeron Wildfyre on Sept 28, 2018 21:41:29 GMT 1
Daeron Wildfire... or Wildfyre if you want to br cool about it Ooh, I like that one. Now he just needs to start an 80’s hair metal band called Wyldfyre. What’s the AR on a studded leather jacket?
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Post by Ashara Starkwood on Sept 28, 2018 22:15:57 GMT 1
It would probably qualify as Soft Leather.
Or, for a different kind of rock, you could do Hard Leather, or do heavy Metal in fullplate. >.>
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Post by Balon Blackbriar on Sept 28, 2018 22:19:20 GMT 1
Anything GWAR wore should at least be 5 AR.
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Post by Balon Blackbriar on Sept 30, 2018 15:04:53 GMT 1
Every scene with Donnel and Shiera: Donnel is nice to his wife and speaks kindly to her.
Every scene with Shiera: "Donnel is a fucking moron."
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Post by Balon Blackbriar on Oct 1, 2018 22:36:27 GMT 1
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Post by Ashara Starkwood on Oct 5, 2018 6:09:14 GMT 1
While watching the performance, Laena was upset. No, more than that. She was utterly *furious*. And it had nothing (well, little) to do with her seating companion. The play was displaying a level of political naivete that she found downright *insulting*. The message of the play could be manipulated any number of ways. And it should be. It was there, taunting her, tempting her. And she can resist everything - absolutely everything - except temptation.The problem was that the crown hadn't *earned* her loyalty. By which she means, they hadn't bought it. They were just either ignoring her, or taking her for granted. She was attractive, intelligent, a Great Bastard. Where was her bribe, to actually take their side!? She actually *liked* both Ser Daemon and Lord Leo, while the king meant nothing to her. She would happily turn the message against the King, save for two things: that would put her at odds with the only people who she genuinely *cared* about, and Bloodraven would probably know and sell out her hidden identity if he thought she'd 'flipped'. What that all meant was that if the author had the political wits she had at age thirteen, she wouldn't be subtly framing the narrative around her brother Ser Daemon to be that of a talented, attractive, and chivalric political patsy. In general an excellent post, but the bolded line had me in stitches trying not to wake up the neighbors with laughter.
EDIT: I think Laena has it a little wrong though. Bloodraven bought her loyalty with his warning, and negotiated a great price by making it clear that he knows her secret (or at least one of them).
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