Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
- Bohemond
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
Nice to see that things are moving at a good clip. I've received at least some crunch from ManWithDoor, Rory, and Zorbeltuss. Keep up the good work and feel free to discuss any character relationships your PCs might have.
- RorytheRomulan
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
ManWithDoor and I figured out how our characters are acquainted.
During a skirmish in the Westerlands, Westerner troops were hit hard and harassed by cavalry. The commander, Philip's father, went down, and ManWithDoor's peasant veteran (I don't know his name yet) organized the remaining levies into a defensive formation to buy time for a retreat, also giving time for the knights to put their commander on a horse. Philip's father was rescued, for which he was grateful, and peasant veteran gained a promotion and a little favor with House Marbrand (the lord is Philip's grandfather, and his father was not the heir). The event serves as the door-opener for peasant veteran to enter the awareness and social circle of nobility, which is essential since he has no skill or fondness with politics. And it gives him and Philip a closer bond.
Philip's father survives, so that the gratitude is more keenly felt, but did not live through the civil war.
During a skirmish in the Westerlands, Westerner troops were hit hard and harassed by cavalry. The commander, Philip's father, went down, and ManWithDoor's peasant veteran (I don't know his name yet) organized the remaining levies into a defensive formation to buy time for a retreat, also giving time for the knights to put their commander on a horse. Philip's father was rescued, for which he was grateful, and peasant veteran gained a promotion and a little favor with House Marbrand (the lord is Philip's grandfather, and his father was not the heir). The event serves as the door-opener for peasant veteran to enter the awareness and social circle of nobility, which is essential since he has no skill or fondness with politics. And it gives him and Philip a closer bond.
Philip's father survives, so that the gratitude is more keenly felt, but did not live through the civil war.
- Bohemond
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
Sounds likes an interesting backstory. I encourage discussions like these to happen in this thread, so that there can be collaboration amongst of all the players (even a discarded concept might inspire some backstory for another player). Xeno has been MIA for awhile, and I haven't heard back from Graven, so I'm operating under the premise that I'll be moving forward with the current power trio we've got going.
ManWithDoor - Just need some things finalized
Rory - Done
Zorbeltuss - I have most of the crunch and the basic concept, I just a few points to be filled in.
ManWithDoor - Just need some things finalized
Rory - Done
Zorbeltuss - I have most of the crunch and the basic concept, I just a few points to be filled in.
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
Current draft. Stats may not entirely reflect suggested capabilities.
- RorytheRomulan
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
Earlier I suggested that the object of Philip's latest romantic conquest was none other than Elaena Targaryen (Ossifer Plumm).
What if instead we say that it was Daena Waters who engineered Philip's fall from grace and the unfortunate death of his rival? We would have to pull the date of that event closer to the present, for Philip to look at her and see that she's "of age" by the standards of the setting. Probably in 194-195.
It basically makes his exile impossible, but I'm ok with that (his family could have still hoped he would die in the civil war, but he ends up earning back some prestige for surviving and fighting bravely). The description of Daena's character makes this very fitting. And for future interactions, he basically foiled his own gambit with her by reputation, so it's played off as 'thanks, but no thanks', and he has no idea that she played him. Does that sound like a good idea?
What if instead we say that it was Daena Waters who engineered Philip's fall from grace and the unfortunate death of his rival? We would have to pull the date of that event closer to the present, for Philip to look at her and see that she's "of age" by the standards of the setting. Probably in 194-195.
It basically makes his exile impossible, but I'm ok with that (his family could have still hoped he would die in the civil war, but he ends up earning back some prestige for surviving and fighting bravely). The description of Daena's character makes this very fitting. And for future interactions, he basically foiled his own gambit with her by reputation, so it's played off as 'thanks, but no thanks', and he has no idea that she played him. Does that sound like a good idea?
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
Like..she'd be 12 at the time? That's stretching it.
- Bohemond
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I concur with Zorbeltuss. Even age aside, it kind of forces her PC to go from flirty bon vivant to potential murderess, and jettisons a chunk of your PC's background.
- RorytheRomulan
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
Oh. Alright. I thought she could be a little older. I wanted to try and create a little history between each of us, but I guess it would be better in every respect for these two to have never met prior.
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
It's possible that Jeyne Cuy might have done that, which could be a story that fascinates Daena.
Evil version is that Aegon The Unworthy wanted Jeyne's husband dead so that he could "console" her after (Or Jon Hightower arranged it so that there would be no husband in the way for offering her up as wet nurse).
Twisted version being that Jeyne Cuy had it all arranged in a bid to become the tenth mistress of Aegon IV, possibly in collusion with Jon Hightower.
Evil version is that Aegon The Unworthy wanted Jeyne's husband dead so that he could "console" her after (Or Jon Hightower arranged it so that there would be no husband in the way for offering her up as wet nurse).
Twisted version being that Jeyne Cuy had it all arranged in a bid to become the tenth mistress of Aegon IV, possibly in collusion with Jon Hightower.
- Bohemond
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Re: Any interest in an ASOIAF game?
So, any updates? I received some word from Graven, and he's interested, but I haven't heard anything else.