Fantasy Aether: The Age of Light OOC [being rebooted]

[MagicPenguin]

Actually, that's mostly the show. While the books do have a solid number of notable deaths, they don't even have a third the "well-known characters" death of the shows. And nobody died at Renly's wedding.

Renly himself died pretty brutally not long after, and his wedding wasn't even experienced by a PoV character, so for all we know, some random minor lordling met his demise in a melee or something. Anyway, weddings in general seem a dangerous prospect in that world, book or show. Two of the weddings in the third book contained the death of a major character (or several major characters, in one case) and at the series' first wedding among the Dothraki, someone outright says something like "The Dorthraki consider a wedding where fewer than five people die to be a dull affair." I think the only wedding so far (that has actually been covered in a PoV chapter) that didn't contain a major death was Tyrion's, and that was a pretty depressing event for all involved (except perhaps Tywin, Cersei, and Joffery) even without any deaths.

I think Dany's wedding in book five may have also been deathless, though someone important was poisoned not long afterward.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

Renly himself died pretty brutally not long after, and his wedding wasn't even experienced by a PoV character, so for all we know, some random minor lordling met his demise in a melee or something. Anyway, weddings in general seem a dangerous prospect in that world, book or show. Two of the weddings in the third book contained the death of a major character (or several major characters, in one case) and at the series' first wedding among the Dothraki, someone outright says something like "The Dorthraki consider a wedding where fewer than five people die to be a dull affair." I think the only wedding so far (that has actually been covered in a PoV chapter) that didn't contain a major death was Tyrion's, and that was a pretty depressing event for all involved (except perhaps Tywin, Cersei, and Joffery) even without any deaths.

I think Dany's wedding in book five may have also been deathless, though someone important was poisoned not long afterward.

By Deathless, I mean devoid of actually important death. Minor lordlings don't count. Nor do really horny dothraki fighters. And technichally, the lady of Hornwood's forced marriage to the Bastard of Bolten was deathless of major characters. Of course, she did get locked in a tower afterward and ended up eating her own fingers, so, you know. But still less important people deaths than the show.

Spoiler: Spoilers for ASoIAF/GoT

The show had Robbs' wife and unborn child murdered too. In the books, both the wife and the unborn child of Robb are still alive. Almost everyone in Dorne killed in the show are still alive in the books. It's only when they leave Dorne that a Dornishman becomes killable. Etc. Etc.

 

[MagicPenguin]

All you say is correct, but my point is only that Martin weddings are usually pretty ugly in one way or another, whether you're reading or watching.

Of course, she did get locked in a tower afterward and ended up eating her own fingers

Pretty sure she also died soon after. I rest my case.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

All you say is correct, but my point is only that Martin weddings are usually pretty ugly in one way or another, whether you're reading or watching.



Pretty sure she also died soon after. I rest my case.

So actually, most of the death happens shortly after the wedding. Except when they're red. Or filled with wine and dwarf entertainers.

 

[MagicPenguin]

It's the worst kind of pavlovian conditioning. Like, whenever I have to go to a wedding in real life, I'm always on pins and needles expecting someone to keel over during or shortly after.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

It's the worst kind of pavlovian conditioning. Like, whenever I have to go to a wedding in real life, I'm always on pins and needles expecting someone to keel over during or shortly after.

As long as a band isn't on a balcony playing a shitty song about shitty people doing shitty things made by shitty people to threaten other shitty people, or as long as no one hired a couple dwarfs to joust on a dog and a pig, you'll be fine during the wedding. Just watch out afterward.

 

[Avari]

The_Omega_Effect
Can you do me a favor and remove the background pictures from that post please? I find it really hard to read :l

 

[Avari]

Awesome. This, then, is the only appropriate theme for the Wetlands:



I actually have a few questions.

First, when you say Alcamoth has multiple levels, do you mean it's like several concentric circular walls nested within one another, a la Attack on Titan? Or is it like a big hill where the "higher" areas are simply higher up on the hill and the lower areas are closer to the base? Or are the levels literally built on top of one another, like the whole city is one big building with multiple floors? If the last, how does one go from one level to the other? Is there an elevator or a set of stairs or something?

Second, as far as the festival goes, I want to write that Hogan's Forge has been tasked by the royal family with crafting an ornamental sword that will be bestowed upon the winner of a tournament held during the festival on the day of the wedding. Is there any problem with that?

It's a bit like Minis Tirith. So, kinda like a big hill. I'll do a reference picture later.

Also that's fine. Sounds good.

 

[Avari]

If anyone wants to get involved in a tournament on the day of the wedding lemmie know. I don't think anyone currently has the skills to actually win, but we can use Dice rolls to determine success. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

If anyone wants to get involved in a tournament on the day of the wedding lemmie know. I don't think anyone currently has the skills to actually win, but we can use Dice rolls to determine success. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky

Well, since Dain of Cytherea is a master thief, it makes sense that he would at least have a passing skill with archery(what with the dozen of Thief based arrows and gadgets he's gonna use).

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

The_Omega_Effect
Can you do me a favor and remove the background pictures from that post please? I find it really hard to read :l

Honestly, I'd suggest using the nightlife setting for the website. Makes stuff like that and some obnoxiously neon texts a bit easier to read.

 

[Avari]

Well, since Dain of Cytherea is a master thief, it makes sense that he would at least have a passing skill with archery(what with the dozen of Thief based arrows and gadgets he's gonna use).

Oh absolutely, but there's having a passing skill then there's gonna be the people who do this shit for a living.

Unless he somehow cheats, but it's not like you'd be allowed to use your own arrows/bow.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

Oh absolutely, but there's having a passing skill then there's gonna be the people who do this shit for a living.

Unless he somehow cheats, but it's not like you'd be allowed to use your own arrows/bow.

Magnets are fun.

 

[Avari]

Magnets are fun.

I'm not quite sure that would work hahaha

 

[The_Omega_Effect]

Magnets are fun.

What is he going to do? Chop the targets in half before the match, put magnets in them and then glue them back together? And wouldnt that make it so that everyone hits bullseye?

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

I'm not quite sure that would work hahaha

I mean, there are plenty of ways to win through cheating without the need for a specialty bow/selection of arrows. The simplest way(and probably one of the meanest) would be to put a minor poison in the food that causes one to REALLY need to use the bathroom. That'd probably get rid of a solid chunk of the participants. Follow that up with some well place electricity, magnets, and distractions, and one could easily get it all to work in Dain's favor.


I mean, you could also just wait until the night after the tournament's ober and just steal the prize from the winner. But that's not as fun as attempting to rig an archery contest without touching the bows or arrows, now is it?

 

[Avari]

What is he going to do? Chop the targets in half before the match, put magnets in them and then glue them back together? And wouldnt that make it so that everyone hits bullseye?

Ind

I mean, there are plenty of ways to win through cheating without the need for a specialty bow/selection of arrows. The simplest way(and probably one of the meanest) would be to put a minor poison in the food that causes one to REALLY need to use the bathroom. That'd probably get rid of a solid chunk of the participants. Follow that up with some well place electricity, magnets, and distractions, and one could easily get it all to work in Dain's favor.


I mean, you could also just wait until the night after the tournament's ober and just steal the prize from the winner. But that's not as fun as attempting to rig an archery contest without touching the bows or arrows, now is it?

This is stretching credibility to the extreme I'm afraid.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

What is he going to do? Chop the targets in half before the match, put magnets in them and then glue them back together? And wouldnt that make it so that everyone hits bullseye?

Well, this may be a stretch, but I was banking on the idea that each contestant would have their own target. Attach a powerful enough magnet to it, and it would cause Dain's arrows to hit spot on, and cause everyone elses to be rather off.

Ind


This is stretching credibility to the extreme I'm afraid.

He's a lovable dimwit with to much self-esteem for his own good. He's good at making the tech, not at applying it.

But yeah, I'll probably have him join, get about half-way through, then get creamed by some snobby noble. Only to steal the prize later that night.

 

[Avari]

Ind


This is stretching credibility to the extreme I'm afraid.

Ind


This is stretching credibility to the extreme I'm afraid.

You could go for a bluff check if you wanted -

Well, this may be a stretch, but I was banking on the idea that each contestant would have their own target. Attach a powerful enough magnet to it, and it would cause Dain's arrows to hit spot on, and cause everyone elses to be rather off.

He's a lovable dimwit with to much self-esteem for his own good. He's good at making the tech, not at applying it.

But yeah, I'll probably have him join, get about half-way through, then get creamed by some snobby noble. Only to steal the prize later that night.

I mean we could do a bluff check with Dice.

 

[Dalamus Ulom]

You could go for a bluff check if you wanted -


I mean we could do a bluff check with Dice.

A bluff check? On what?

 

[Avari]

A bluff check? On what?

Well every round you do you can roll dice. If the amount is over a certain number its a pass and he gets away with it.

 

[The_Omega_Effect]

I did not really wanna fuck the fun of the rp up with science and shit but i guess the usage of magnets and by extension physics warrants it.

Firstly, for what you have in mind to work you need really powerful magnets. Magnets were not something you can come across just like that. We are making the type of magnets you would need for this right now. If we are realistic, unless there is magical intervention, no magnet he can get his hands on would be that effective. Even if he did get an effective magnet, the problem of how magnetic the arrowhead would be arises. Now both steel and iron are magnetic. But only the steel and the iron we use now. Back then, blacksmiths had no way of purifying these substances or keeping the composition consistent. Alloys like black steel and black iron would come into play. This would mean that the material that the arrows would be made of would be having a lot of impuritites. And it is these impurities and extra chemicals blacksmiths couldnt filter out that make the material only slightly atrracted to magnets. Sometimes it would make it so that it would not be affected completely. Lets say he got good modern magnets, and was able to bring pure steel arrows. What would happen is that the arrows would fly in their trajectories, and then before hitting the target, the tips will be attracted closer to the center. Only the tips though. The momentum from the initial flight will still be there, and since it is much greater it is going to over come the magnetic force. As he starts shooting, all the arrows are going to have their tips closer to the center than the rest of the arrow. It would be painfully obvious that he is cheating at the point with all the arrows making a cone around the target, with him having meh aim and hitting all over the target. If he has good aim with the bow and arrow, then I think that would warrant it to be written in the cs as a talent and not just a passive skill.

Depending on the realism, we could remove these realistic things and just be like "those dwarves have ways to do all that". I dont know. Im sorry. I just dislike magnets being used like its some fucking tom and jerry cartoon

 

[Avari]

Well, this may be a stretch, but I was banking on the idea that each contestant would have their own target. Attach a powerful enough magnet to it, and it would cause Dain's arrows to hit spot on, and cause everyone elses to be rather off.

He's a lovable dimwit with to much self-esteem for his own good. He's good at making the tech, not at applying it.

But yeah, I'll probably have him join, get about half-way through, then get creamed by some snobby noble. Only to steal the prize later that night.

Actually I have a cool idea. I'll DM you later.

 

[MagicPenguin]

Use stone arrowheads. Magnets nullified.

 

[Keidivh]

If anyone wants to get involved in a tournament on the day of the wedding lemmie know. I don't think anyone currently has the skills to actually win, but we can use Dice rolls to determine success. Who knows, maybe you'll get lucky

I think Belegot would most definitely be interested in joining the tourney! And being a decades old veteran still in his prime, I think he has at least a decent shot :p Nothing trains a man to fight like fighting for your life against bandits, brigands and monsters of every kind!

Also if there's a marksman contest
*Belegor enters arena, takes out rifle, destroys the target with one shot.*
"Good luck beating my boomstick laddies."