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"We'll need to get you a new outfit for the Wedding once we reach Highgarden. I'll not have you show up in your sister's wedding dressed to kill."
"I do have other clothes as well mother."
You give her a sullen reply
"I want to make sure you'll make a good first impression. We'll get you something that displays your Citadel Chain as well, you did remember to bring it with you?"
You roll your eyes
"I did, just as you requested."

You gaze lazily at the passing countryside, the endless fields, vineyards, orchards and manors dotting the sides of the Rose Road, tended by the dozens of laborers at work, each collecting or planting produce at a relaxed pace or checking the fields for weeds.
The steady clipclop of the horseshoes on the pavement and the creaking of the wheels created a relaxing ambient noise offset only by the mildly uncomfortable seating in the vehicle.

"So, how has life in the North treated you? Is it cold as they say it is?"
Still lazily leaning towards the window you respond in a tired fashion
"Summer is still a summer in there. You can get sudden drops in temperatures at times, but it's nowhere near as frequent or devastating as people make it out to be. Sensitive crops fail frequently, but that's why you don't grow them in the North without glass gardens."
"You do need to make preparations for Winter. Autumn could be just around the corner in year or two. If you don't have enough food, just drop by. I'm sure your brother will help you out."
"Not father?"
"He's taken a backseat to let Bob get used to his duties. Once we get wives for you two, we hopefully can enjoy our retirement in peace."
Your eyes narrow and you glance at your mother
"You better not tell me you've arranged a betrothal without my knowledge."
"Why? Is there someone you fancy?"
She smiles at you sadistically and chuckles as she continues her embroidery
Before you can answer she continues
"Don't worry, we've not made any arrangements as of yet, but we do need to make them. You're past your twenties and you aren't married yet. You are a Lord now. It is your duty to produce heirs."
She puts down her embroidery
"Also, I do want grandchildren."

>[Postpone]: "I just need a few more years..."
>[Refuse]: "I will not have my life dictated by someone who lives a continent away. I'll live as I please." (Warning, this will anger your house)
>[Agree]: "Fine, let's go through my options then."
>[Write-in]: (what?)

>>3482621
>[Postpone]: "I just need a few more years..."

How many months until the ship is finished?

>>3482621
>>[Agree]: "Fine, let's go through my options then."

>>3482621
>[Postpone]: "I just need a few more years..."
We need to nuke Essos first.

>>3482621
>[Agree]: "Fine, let's go through my options then."

>>3482625
You will be fully ready to go with Explosive shells and Steam Engine and other preparations at the first quarter of 293 AC

>>3482621
>Tentative agreement
See what options she has available for us. If we don’t like any of them, we can just not agree to the betrothal

>>3482621
>[Agree]: "Fine, let's go through my options then."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVWEb-At8yc

hype intensifies.

>>3482621
>Postpone]: "I just need a few more years..."
We need some time to build up and that way we'll have better options

The pool of potential marriage partners will be significantly improved once we finish building our ship and do our Legendary deed.

>Postpone

>>3482621
>>[Postpone]: "I just need a few more years..."
Once we have the Free Cities plan done we will have a shitload of gold and more marriage options than even mother dearest will know what to do with. Get the glory and then get the best marriage possible. Its just a few more years anyway. And if it is so important, we can see who see recommends but lets not fall into that pit just yet.

Besides, Manderly has a granddaughter of suitable age...

>Postpone
>Mother, I am building other ship. After its maiden voyage and I have demonstrated its application then I will have to deal with this issue - mostly by leaving it in your care since it will be a massive headache.

I haven't got caught up yet

>Bring in the Wenches
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>Soon tm
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Postpone it is

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>[Postpone]: "I just need a few more years..."

You shake your head
"It is too soon."
"Neither of us are getting any younger son."
"I just need a few more years, three at most and then I will be ready."
She lifts her eyebrow
"You've some plans I do not know about then?"
You recline back and turn to face her.
"So many. Before I came here, I made an arrangements to begin construction of another ship."
"And you wish to wait until the vessel is done?"
"Ninety paces long tallship, 80 guns each larger than on the ones the Long Night and with large enough payload to level castles. It will also come with various other features that did not exist in my previous vessel.
The Ship will suffer no rivals in the known world, not until someone makes another."

Your mother taps her fingers on the carriage door as she thinks
"And you think it will help with the negotiations?"
"It will be a show of force, prestige and displays the capabilities of my Industry. The Prince himself has shown an interest in the construction."
Her expression shifts slightly for a moment
"That does certainly change things, albeit if the vessel is a failure..."
"Then it will be subject of some embarrassment, but I will still have the lands and the industry."

She picks up her embroidery once more and begins working on it as she gives her reply
"Three years. If you aren't married by then, you'll take what's left on the table."
"Three years and there will be none so eligible bachelor in the realm."
"Since we are now in agreement..."
She gives you a sly look
"I think it's about time we discussed on your preferences for marriage partners."
"Preferences?"
"I do want you to be happy you know! Having no say in these matters leaves a bitter taste in the mouth."
"Err..."
"Of course it's perfectly fine to say you don't care about appearances so long as you get paid for it, even if it's not particularly romantic view."

>What type of marriage arrangement would you have mother look for you?

>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."
>"Money sounds good. I can always put a bag over her head."
>"I wish for a powerful ally, everything else is irrelevant."
>"So long as it advances the dynasty, I don't really care. Go nuts."
>Write-in

I missed you.

>>3482721
>"So long as it advances the dynasty, I don't really care. Go nuts."
>Write-in
She has to like sailing, and the sea as a caveat. Maybe have an interest in getting an education for herself.

>>3482721
>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."
>"So long as it advances the dynasty, I don't really care. Go nuts."

>>3482721
>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."
No waifu war for you today, QM.

>>3482721
>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."
>"I wish for a powerful ally, everything else is irrelevant."
Mention Manderly or Mormont as a potential pick, otherwise go for a smart girl that can help manage our shit up north.

>>3482721
>"So long as it advances the dynasty. I don't really care. Go nuts."
>Write-in
She needs to like sailing, and preferably isn't afraid of heights.

>>3482721
>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."

>>3482721
>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."
>"So long as it advances the dynasty, I don't really care. Go nuts."
Welcome back OP.

>Dynasty first
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>Must like seamen
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>Gotta be powerful ally
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>Just get me someone who's not a harlot
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>>3482790
>>"I just want a good wife. No mental or physical deformities or ones with scandalous relationships. Preferably educated."

>>3482790
no harlots

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>Good wife

"I suppose I would rather just have a good woman."
"Could you be a bit more specific?"
"No physical or mental deformities or derangements, no scandalous relationships and preferably someone that did receive enough of an education to be able to run the castle to certain extent."
She nods
"I'll see what I can do, although we might end up having to pay a bride price depending how good the match is. People don't just throw good daughters away at anyone."
"You're the one who asked, I just gave you an honest answer."

After a quick stop at Highgarden, you met up with the rest of your family who welcomed you with open arms. They had already procured a ferry ride to Ashfor and were merely waiting at your arrival.

"So, you're a Northern Lord now."
Your father said as the menials carried the luggage to the boat
"I suppose I am."
"So, how are the lands you've been given?"
"Rich with peat, coal, fish and fool's gold."
He chuckles
"Land is still land, wealthy or not. Besides! You've a castle and servants now."
"That is certainly true."

"Could I borrow Arthur for a moment?"
"Of course Bob."
Your elder brother pulls you off to the side where you have a shred of privacy.

"Listen, we need to talk."
He says with a serious look on his face
"What's up my brodicles?"
"This. You becoming a Lord, the Ashford victory, the Guns, everything."
You lift your eyebrow
"Right, so what's the problem? We're doing rather fine here aren't we?"
"That's the thing, every time things are fine for you, it's a sign that you are planning to do something crazy again."
"Well, to my credit, it has worked out pretty well thus far."
You chuckle
"Listen, I don't think you're mad, not anymore. Not after Harrenhal, the Citadel and the Greyjoy Rebellion. Mother and Father might be very happy with your lordship, Ayenna might be fawning over your exploits and Rickar might be envious for being left behind, but me? I can't shake the feeling that this is just another step in some unseen plan you've brewed."
You give him a smile
"So what if it is?"
"Then I fear what comes next for you. If you grasp for more, if you reach any further, I can't see any other outcome that you get wrapped in the great game and that eventually it will kill you just like it has killed so many others, it might kill us as well. I am content with what I have, we don't need to do any more. You don't need to do any more."

>How do you respond?

Sorry bro, but whatever we do, the game of thrones is going to be deadly for everyone, involved or not, in the next few years.
Also, Ice zombies.

>>3482873
>well I cannot stop not now. I must have at least this last play
You do not need to be a part of it brother and I promise to do my best to not harm our family. But know you will always be welcome if you wish to play this game with me.

>>3482873
"I have no excuse *not* to do more. I admit the next step will be the biggest yet, but I cant further my goals without it and I dont see the other locals dragging the realm out of abject poverty and despair. Besides, there is a reason I moved up North under perhaps the most cool-headed Lord there is. As to the family, I trust you are capable of handling things down here. The guns and machines are up with me so you shouldnt see too much interference, especially if Tarly protects you from the higher lords. For now, dont worry too much, theres still a couple years until you see some serious shit."

>>3482873
"I see what you are telling me bro."
"However by being borned,we've became part of the game.You,me,sis,ma and pa are deep in it."
"And no.I'm not going for any claims on the seat,I just want to make a great thriving business in which i hope to retire."
also give brother some hot tips.

>>3482873
There is going to be some time of peace and summer. But once winter comes great turmoil will grip the kingdoms and great powers will aim to descend upon it or redraw the maps according to their designs. I aim to cut all that down before it even start - it may be the death of me, but if I do nothing it will be just the same.

It is is not about grasping for more. It is about fighting, winning and having a chance at getting to live to an old age.

Plus I would rather you and father not even be in the situation of perhaps burning together with Lord Tarly - because you and father are knightly exemplars who would perhaps do such brave and foolish things.

>>3482912
Have we ever predicted the future for our bro before? Wont he think we're mad if we say stuff like this?

>>3482939
Well you predicted Ashford victory

>>3482939
We basically told him that the battle of Ashford was going to be pretty important during the targ rebellion

>>3482620
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JUCfX1P1ik

I was getting worried you'd died, luckily my time invested into industry ideas and shit won't be wasted.


>>3482873
"Brother I wish I could agree, I wish I could step back and relax but not soon.

In coming years I must prepare, and I would advise you do the same, for bloodshed approaches us and I fear our family might be dragged down by it. If all goes to plan, if I can make my audacious plans work and secure the men, the lands, the wealth and the position needed? Then I will prevent one of the greatest disasters of this age but I can't be certain of my success. Should I fail then I want you to be ready. We live in auspicious times brother but it is merely the calm before the storm. I want to know, can I count on your support in my endeavours?

We can talk more later, in greater detail, but for now I would like to not be your brother, the wise and successful knight, but rather your brother, who has been away for too long and misses his family."


>>3482939
We have, his line about not thinking us mad anymore is in reference to what we've told him of the future and shit. He thinks we're either prophetic or were honest about having been reincarnated.

>>3482939
He already knows we're spooky, maybe mage-touched. He's just worried we might be overreaching ourselves.

>>3482873

"Brother dearest, if you only knew how bad things really were. Our house will need every advantage if we are to survive the tempest ahead, a violent storm the likes of which has not been seen in the Seven Kingdoms since the Long Night. Keep your cards close to the chest and your enemies even closer. Fortify key points in your lands, and don't skimp on your military. The Reach will be a very important place soon, and I don't want you to get caught with your pants down.

Remember, Bobbie - family first. Always."

I'd like for us to make SOME use of the Reachlands down south with Brother as our proxy (since he is so close to us). Not right now, of course, not when we need to start developing our own lands. But we should look into providing our brother some gunpowder supply before the War begins in earnest, so as to make him a key (proxy) player in the Game, with us behind him.

>Offer to found a new House so you dont bring danger to his family/house
Guilt by association type of thing.

>>3482969
I agree, part of the reason why I said I want his support in >>3482964 is in hopes he can supply some troops for us in our mad attack against the free cities to bolster our numbers.

Fact is our ship will have the capacity to support a lot of troops even before we optimise the shit out of the design, I want to fill it with loyal and well trained men, something which we don't really have the resources to acquire in the north but if we can get our brother to throw us 100 men of spear or something? That provides a serious improvement to our current line up while also helping to get his troops used to firearms / their tactics and helping to spread their fame.

Also, at this wedding, we should look into networking the shit out of everyone. If we can get investors in our industry up north, producing guns and powder, we might be able to get the land we need to finish up some of our production chains with all we offer in return being a discounted price on X many cannons, guns or weights of powder.

Especially with our family, I mean ideally we'd set up further powder production down here in-family but that would strain our resources and probably exceed demand at least at first. Although I suppose our folk's lands contain copper mines, they could certainly make use of it for mining. Might also want to see if anyone just wants to straight up order a really fancy gun from us as a way of getting some small quantity, high value but high quality deals under way for us to personally take care of.

>>3482996
We are already a separate house but we are a cadet branch.

>>3482999
No we are still Tallon

>>3483023
We did however make ourselves a new house, we had a decision and everything: we made a new house shield, tried to come up with a house phrase, etc.

>>3483031
Wasant that just for Knight coat of arms?

>>3483038
Nah we are a separate house. Just that the de jure inheritance links back to our family. Legally, we are a separate entity.

>>3483049
technically the dejure inheritance reverts to the stark if we do not get a wife and spawn a heir.

But then again as a respawn eldritch abomination shit like what happens after we die is irrelevant to us until we figure out to travel between alternate realities.

>>3483049
Aha thanks, i guess there will be no Guilt by association type of thing then.
So we are all gucci gang

>>3483056
Nah senpai, we may name an heir we like. Whether he actually gets to inherit, even though he legally should, is another matter.

>>3483057
Guilt by association exists in Westeros when it's convenient and collective punishment is not against the law or unheard of.
It's entirely possible to someone to try to get back at you by targeting your family in Reach.

Cersei for one would be more than happy to do this sort of shit.

>>3483284
Not like not playing the game saved people from getting fucked in the future.

>>3483284
Cersei for one is easily dealt with via setting up a net to catch a falling child.

I don't think we should save the Stark child, anons. What we SHOULD do is prevent his assassination by the peasant valyrian dagger wielder by happening to be in the room for one reason or another. That'd make the Starks extremely grateful.

Remember too that it was Bran's fall that prompted Ned to head to the Capital. We'll be missing out on a lot of intrigue and networking stuff if we snuff that storyline so soon by saving the not-cripple.

>>3483534
No it wasn't you fucking retard.
Robert came to Winterfell to make Ned hand so he goes regardless.
Bran doesn't get assassinated anyway, the wolf foils that.
This is an easy way to deal with Cersei before she ruins everything.

>>3483548
But Ned was undecided until his wife persuaded him that he would be better placed in KL to find out who was behind this plotting, especially with the letter she received from her sister.

>wolf foils that
...that's why I said WE should be the ones trying to take the credit for his survival, not some animal. I know the wolf foils the attempt, together with the mother being there. Us getting some or all of the cred for it is just a bonus.

>>3483562
I'd rather we deleted Cersei from the equation immediately.
Perfect opportunity.

>>3483562
Nothing good can come of letting Cersei live. Nothing.

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>>3483587
Wouldn't it be more prudent to alter the events as little as possible until the war begins? Cersei being removed so soon will significantly reduce our "clairvoyance". Not to mention the fact that she fucks things up for her side as much as (if not more than) she does for her enemies.

>>3483599
There will be no war with no Cersei.

>>3483646
But the fortunes of our House, as reliant as it is in military tech, rises with the coming of a war. How is this of benefit to us?

>>3483658
Because a retarded bloody civil war is retarded and not what we want at all.

>>3483660
What -do- you want?

>>3483658
>>3483660
To be honest, that is part of the reason I think we need to start investing in non-military inventions and industry as soon as possible.

If we can make our prospects better from peace than war, we avoid it's necessity.

>>3483664
Money.
Of which Essos may well be an infinite supply.
War of the 5 kings really fucks up who we can sell to as well.
It's not really worth it.

>>3483668
Given the title of the quest itself being gunpowdery, I half expected the anons to want to navigate through the War with the inherent advantage of firearms. The Retard Anon >>3483672 does make an interesting point about going to Essos for money, but there's something to be said about making use of circumstances already known to the character (since he already read the books while living in our world) to walk the thin tightrope of politics.

I for one would like for us to become a Major House in the Seven Kingdoms, perhaps by occupying the Stepstones and controlling the world trade, or going through the War and getting power the way a monopoly over firearms will give during a war with a capital W.

>>3483672
Do you have a specific plan in mind, RetardAnon?

I have a question for all you money-hungry anons: why? Why do you want to get masses of cash? What for? After the FC plan we get more than enough cash to not only fund all our projects but crash the local gold value to boot (albeit temporarily). What does the extra gold give us?

Far as I see, our major hurdle is not capital, its manpower. We lack educated men, trained workers and just plain mass. And as far as character goals are concerned, keep in mind that the airship is still our main goal right now. Using the FC gold to set up masses of industry and marrying Manderlys granddaughter, for example, leaves us with massive wealth and a great local powerbase off of which we can industrialize. When Bobby comes up North we save Bran, avert the whole 5K clusterfuck and focus on flying machines. Then, when the White Walkers arrive at the Wall we can bomb them to oblivion and retire as a skycaptain, or build a canal, or take over the Stepstones etc.

The fact that our FC show will drive the demand of gunpowder-related goods sky-high means we will also not have an issue with selling our goods, rather making enough to sell.

So again, why start a war when we can build in peace?

>>3483727
That's a very optimistic outlook of what is going to happen. And gold is a good motivator to get trained men into our territories.

I think the "save Bran" anons are forgetting that we will be mired with political fallout with the Lannisters withdrawing their support to the Crown, which I do not need to remind you is in heavy debt. The Seven only know what the QM will do with the clusterfuck that comes afterward.

It is safest, in my opinion, to skim over the pond of the pre-set story as we have done until now. Make as much gain as possible while not overriding the larger story's direction. Once we make such a massive change like saving Bran and having Cersei... what? Executed in the North?

Things will go out of hand, and we will lose that advantage of clairvoyance.

>>3483769
>know what's going to happen in the future!
>let's just never actually do anything to change anything.
It doesn't have to end with Cersei execution and Tywin isn't dumb enough to try and 1vall the entire continent.
Lannisters could attempt a negotiation to pay off the crown debt or something.
There are many opportunities.

>>3483683
I want to industrialise westeros but more specifically our lands, with the goal of making ourselves strong enough to take control of Westeros or something similarly vast / powerful. I want to unite the world in ever-lasting respect for the man that killed the white-walkers, united the world and brought about a age of science, wisdom and fair rule.

Also, I really want to make multiple revolvers and have our MC go full gunslinger on a crowd of knights. Proving once and for all our superiority of arms. Learning magic would be nice too but we might need to leave that for another run.

>>3483727
>What does the extra gold give us?
The ability to buy extra land, troops and other stuff we want as well as generally just being a rich ass man which makes us eligible for better marriages.

>Far as I see, our major hurdle is not capital, its manpower.
Something which we can resolve with sufficient masses of cash. We can trade wealth for population or power.

>Then, when the White Walkers arrive at the Wall we can bomb them to oblivion and retire as a skycaptain, or build a canal, or take over the Stepstones etc.
As I have said before, I personally doubt that any flying machines we can build will be sufficiently deadly to eliminate their numerous hordes. Even if we had 100 machines that wipe out 500 men each, we kill 50,000 of them every strike and that is assuming they don't start marching in loose order or manage to eliminate us.

>So again, why start a war when we can build in peace?
Because we can? Because it's fun? Because it will be a way to wealth, fame and respect?

>>3483769
>Lannisters withdrawing their support to the Crown, which I do not need to remind you is in heavy debt.
If only we had some plan to get a truly inconceivable amount of wealth, that we might be able to use to somewhat help the crown in these troubling times...

In general though, yeah. The bigger the ripples we make the more fucked this shit gets. I mean having a powerful cannon-ship in the royal fleet is already going to seriously change things, though it at least only effects things occuring after the war starts.

>>3483769
So no real reason for the masses of cash and instead of using our knowledge we just *dont* capitalize on being the no.1 man of Ned while simultaneously cucking Tywin.

>>3483802
Unless QM says we can indeed buy in our Pop many times over without worry Im going to say the increase in manpower will turn social cohesion and Law to shit in our lands. As to WW, what I meant was that with an airship its mighty easy to adjust artillery targets. If we show up with an airfleet and an artillery corps the walkers will be mush log before they reach anything. And as to fun, as we have seen, being bogged down in Lordly business is boring as fuck whereas being a ship captain was fun as hell. Now imagine airship captain in Essos. Shits cash.

>>3485230
And I forgot to say that after the FC plan there will be more takers for our weapons/powder than we can produce anyway, while in a war setting we will be expected to provide free shit to Ned since we are his vassal. So *not* going to war is directly more profitable in terms of sales.

>>3485230
>>3485239
We are not the No.1 man of Ned. Saving Bran, while beneficial, will not drive the man to paranoia and desperation like the boy's injury and attempted assassination will. THAT'S what will make us the No.1 man for Ned.

Yes, saving the boy before he gets crippled will see a boost in his favour toward us. And he will likely even repay it in some form or another, since he's a very noble man. But you are completely forgetting the fear factor, the urgency with which men are driven when they face imminent threat. I do not want a rational, calm-headed Ned, hovering over us like the Lord Paramount that he is - no matter how much he likes us. I want him fearful, even more trusting than he has any right of being. See: Baelish

I do not address the simplistic outlook our RetardAnon has in regards to my tempered approach toward changing the storyline in a big way, because I've already made my point. Our understanding of future events will veer off dramatically as we make greater fundamental changes. The crippling of Bran is something I can live with, seeing as the immediate reward from it is minor compared to the long-term benefit when doing otherwise. Your dislike for Cersei (who is a terrible, terrible person) is blinding you to the soft power we can attain if we are patient.

Besides, I don't want Robert's bastard to become the next king. I would rather have Stannis, who we have an established relationship with. The War is not the end goal, but the means to many ends.

I don't want just wealth, I want legitimacy. And that calls for playing the Great Game.

>>3483802
That's a good overall goal. My overarching concern is being seen as a "Frey" - wealthy upstarts, basically. To do that we need no small amount of Crown/Lord Paramount patronage, as well as a name for ourselves. The Free Cities will be a major step toward that, but it should not be the only thing we rely on. Significant ties to the Faith of Seven, the trust of Ned, and - just as important in my opinion as the first two - the replacement of Robert with someone who appreciates our value for what we are, not how entertaining we can be. Stannis.

I do not propose a long, costly dragged-out war, anons. I ask that we invest in the future, not chase short-term glories for its own sake. The War is not a goal in and of itself, but rather an opportunity to attain many things not possible for a newly-fledged house in the tranquility of peace-time.

>>3485382
You do realize that with Bran Plan comes not only averting Brans death (brownie points with Ned) but the reveal of the incestry of Cersei? We simultaneosly become besties with both Ned and Bobby. As to becoming a leech on Ned, why? And starting the war, for what? I mean, "lol I want power" is a shitty ass motivation. And its not like we will be limited by cash after FC.

I think we should go at it this way: what do you want to achieve? For the MC its flight- something FC plan covers and Bran Plan buys enough time for. What is reliant on the war?

>>3485437
If "lol I want power" is the only thing you got from what I wrote, then you have a shitty ass head. Revealing Cersei is not guaranteed to let us become "besties" with Bobby. I am talking about using the knowledge we have to maneuver to a dominant position post-war, the prestige of which will grant us not just gold, but men. A trained or trainable workforce that want to serve one of the most decorated commanders from the Big Fucking War that they just suffered.

If all you want is to build a blimp, then I can kind of see why you would want to go with Bran Plan.

>>3485487
Wew, butt-devastated much? And you didnt even anwser the question. What is your end goal?

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All this arguing is getting on my nerves. You people don't realise the true end goal here! We of our era are just as desensitized to violence as these people are in theirs! And I consider that a sad thing. When Lords can lie and start rebellions to seize power, what is stopping them from marching us all to our death?! Never mind the threat of the White Walkers, which our current politicians fail to address!

My friends, I have a dream. A dream that one day, all the small folk and minor houses rebel against their oppressive regimes! That every man becomes free to think, feel, and act for HIMSELF! The forst step to that is capital, and man power, both of which we'll achieve through INDUSTRY! We will pull this backwards country UP BY THE ROOTS!! Into an agricultural revolution, and then an INDUSTRIAL revolution, with US as the SPEAR HEAD!!

We'll use war as an institution... to end war as a instituition.

>>3485632
Lol, forst.

>>3485632
Steammachines, son!

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>The Future is gonna be a shitstorm friend

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You shake your head
"I'm afraid the peace we live now is but the calm before the storm. Unperturbed, the great powers of this continent will once again descend upon each other to tear their throats out. Borders will be redrawn and poor decisions will be made."
"What manner of poor decisions?"
"A Gargantuan civil war, far larger, longer and bloodier than Robert's rebellion ever was and with many more factions vying for power. This, however, is not worst of it. There will be a foreign invasion and another King beyond the wall will also seek to invade south, chased down by white walkers and their army of the dead."
"Aren't White Walkers supposed to be gone for thousands of years?"
"Well, the powers that be have decided to wage this conflict right before Winter, after a long, long summer."
He raises an eyebrow shaking his head
"Are you implying that the Long Night of myth is coming again and that you plan to prevent?"
"I do not believe I can change the seasons, but the civil war? That I certainly can influence."
"I don't suppose you could tell me what you're planning specifically?"
"I could, but I won't. You already know enough to make your preparations, and to to make a hefty profit when the time comes. Also, it would ruin the surpise."
He draws a long breath and sighs
"You know, I'm starting to think you are mad again."
"Fair enough I suppose, but I do trust you'll not speak of this to a soul."
He nods
"I don't think anyone would believe me even if I did."
"I suppose they wouldn't, but it doesn't hurt to be cautious. Anyhow, stock up on food while you still can and keep the state of your granaries private. Hungry people tend to get desperate."

You give him a pat on the back and head to the ferry

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After the ferry took off, rest of your family started socializing with the other passengers, many of them were apparently guests and performers, coming for the wedding. Supposedly there was going to be a small tourney as well, but you've never really developed yourself as much of a knight.

Like usual, you largely kept to yourself. You occupied a corner for yourself on the vessel and began going through the book on herbal lore that you borrowed from Maester Stuar, both he and Maester Tobias recommended it as a reliable reference material for the most common remedies.

"What are you reading?"
A female voice asks you
You flip back to the beginning of the book and read the title out aloud
"Treatise on the healing applications of common herbs by Maester Tyral."
"Is it interesting?"
"Treatises are an acquired taste. So, how's it hanging Ayenna?"
"Not much, just about to get married to a man I don't know."
"That's how it often goes in this world."
You say as you mark your page and put down your book
"Easy for you to say, mother doesn't seem to be in a hurry to push you to marry."
"I don't know, she was pretty insistent back in the carriage."
"So, you marrying soon as well?"
She says as she sits next to you
"I've got few years of extension off her thanks to working on something that Prince Stannis is interested in."
She sighs
"I'm so jealous, you gambled your way to fortune and then got to live a life in the way you wanted to, you got to go to the Citadel, travel the world, talk to royalty and even get your own Lordship, meanwhile I'll just be a wife to some knight I've never even met."
You chuckle
"Yea, that does sound like I've had a pretty great life now that you put it that way."
"No need to rub it in you arse."
She sighs again
"It's disgraceful isn't it? How we debase marriage by turning it into a thing of convenience. The Bride and Groom are asked whether or not they want to marry, but more often than not there's no real choice there."

>"There's always the choice to say no, if you feel so strongly about it."
>"Convenience lasts a lot longer than love and passion."
>"Women who tend to wait for true love often end up drinking a lot of wine and owning a lot of cats when they're middle-aged."
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."
>Write-in

>>3485715
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

>>3485715
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

Seems in character.
I wonder if we will meet Olenna here :P

>>3485715
>"Women who tend to wait for true love often end up drinking a lot of wine and owning a lot of cats when they're middle-aged."
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

>>3485715
>"Women who tend to wait for true love often end up drinking a lot of wine and owning a lot of cats when they're middle-aged."
>"Give the fella a chance. Our parents must've seen some good to trust you to him.Remember to sent letters home atleast twice a month,gotta keep in contact."

>>3485715
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."
>Write-in
And live with her favorite brother up in the North.

>>3485715
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

>>3485715
>offer to marry her instead
makes her happy, gets mom off our backs, we get a waifu who doesn't mind our quirks, and it keeps the bloodline pure
literally can't see a downside to this

>>3485728
>"Women who tend to wait for true love often end up drinking a lot of wine and owning a lot of cats when they're middle-aged."
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

>>3485750
Go to bed Cersei

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We're still marrying Airis, right?

>>3485715
>Write-in
"Trust me, people debase everything: the Citadel is as much a place of learning as scheming between arch-maesters and their lessers for example; that doesn't mean that you can't make the best of this.

I doubt mother or father would choose someone who they think you'd find intolerable but if it is really all that bad you can refuse or run away but if you are going to do either, I'd hope you'd send your brother a letter so I can help. I doubt my help would be needed but there exist some truly terrible people."


>>3485762
I think the plan is to gather as much power as possible and see who throws who at us. Personally I want to marry northern to strengthen our connection to the people / region but I'd also accept any number of alternatives so long as they aren't cunts or useless.

>>3485715
>"Women who tend to wait for true love often end up drinking a lot of wine and owning a lot of cats when they're middle-aged."
>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away
>>3485767
Northern wife is probably the best bet to really be accepted in, I've also remember talks about marrying someone really rich from the free cities from a while back. Let's see how our plans pan out in three years.

>>3485715
>>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

>>3485793
Yeah marrying into a Free city family could work out well, it'd give us a link to non-westerosi assets and a place to put shit we need to keep out the eye of the king / players in the great game.

>>3486095
I think a notable Lys family then given the city lacks a standing army. So with our aid our wives family could strong arm themselves into power. Plus it would act as a good naval base into the southern seas.

>>3486224
>>3486095

Next life when we get ourselves a proper ship and cannons through a life of piracy. Then Lys would indeed be invaluable and could be turned as a pirate kings capital.
But now our industry is in the fucking north as well as all our manpower and their fucking families. So a westerosi one is more beneficial since we wont move. Manderly is the best for us if we don't somehow get into the Lord Paramounts and a rather long engagement period for even younger girls.

>>3486377
Manderlys only daughter is only a year or two older than arya.

>>3486413
Wynafryd Manderly is the eldest daughter of Ser Wylis Manderly and Leona Woolfield.
Born in 280 AC or 281 AC, at White Harbor.
Wylla Manderly is the second daughter of Ser Wylis Manderly and Leona Woolfield Allegiance House Manderly.
Born in 284 AC or 285 AC, at White Harbor
Post time skip they will be 12 or 13 and 8 or 9.
After FC plan, 13 and a half or so would be just fine with a period of engagment of a few months or a year. 14. Post puberty and viable.

>>3486377
Why does everyone want to create bloodshed? Why can't we reincarnate as a genius toymaker and invent the pinball machine? Maybe even a Rubik's Cube?

>>3486473
Because this is GOT world, if you don't partake in bloodshed it comes to you.

At best, we could mess around as a explorer or a masterful duelist or something. Maybe an alchemist or scholar.

>>3486787
>>3486473
Also the quest is called a powder fantasy. Bloodshed is part of the deal.

>>3485762
Does she come with a 25,000 gold dowry? If not, she can go fuck herself.

>>3486884
>>3485762
if we have aims of moving from Port maw, marrying her to whom we want to give port maw to run in our absence (taking the stepstones, building a canal and a twin city at the other end for shipbuilding etc.) might be a good option to marry her to. our vassal, or who knows our little brother perhaps.

>>3486899
Yeah, she has nothing, no influence, no power. She is worth nothing to us or our goals. Ignore her and prepare for our future.

>>3486899
>Giving your vassals claim to your titles
Looks like someone hasn't played CK2

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>"Give the fella a chance. If it doesn't work out, you can always run away."

[1/2]

"Why not give it a shot anyhow?"
You shrug
"Best case scenario, it works out between the two of you and you'll live happily ever after. Worst case scenario, you'll run away back to your family. Anywhere in between? Tepid and an uneventful marriage still won't exactly stop you from pursuing your own interests now do they?"
She sighs
"You sound like mother."
"If she is right, then she's right."
"What about the sanctity of marriage? It is supposed to be a sacred union, not a bargaining chip for political games!"
"Just relax woman, you're marrying a war buddy that Bob and father met during a campaign. Way I see it, this arrangement isn't exactly dripping with blood, barter, lies and political intrigue. It's likely that father found you a good match and just went for it.""
"You don't think there's any hidden agendas at all?"
"If the gods pour him a cup of wine, should he not drink it?"
You said as you resumed reading your treatise on herbalism.

She still kept complaining the whole day about things, to which you responded by adhering the wisdom of the great men of ancient times. By zoning out, nodding and occasionally saying 'mhm' as you focused on more productive things.

As stated by the Sun Tzu in the Art of War: 'Women don't want solutions, they just want to complain about their problems.'

After a few days of travel, you finally made it the Ashford, a lovely piece of idyllic countryside with Orchards, farms and generally speaking well off looking farmers overlooked by a great stone castle. One certainly could not tell from a first glance that this region had been one of the hot spots in Robert's Rebellion.
It was prosperous, the people were in good spirits and everything was in good condition.

Upon reaching the castle, your family and their entourage was welcomed with open arms. The introductions were brief and uneventful as everyone was tired from the travel, waiting to clean the dust of the road and fill their bellies with supper before retiring for the day.

Ser Grandon Ashford himself seemed like a fairly regular bloke far as knights go. Little rough around the edges, tad nervous and with some scars and blemishes from his hands, no doubt as a result of his career. All around, he gave you the vibe of a Soldier out of his element.

Tomorrow would be the day for the Ceremony.

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And so the day came, a day of festivities, religious ceremonies, feasting and naturally, a humble tourney along with other contests of skill which would be held in honor of the couple.

They had set out Tourney grounds in the Ashford meadow on the southern shore of Cockleswent, the river which stretched across Ashford.
It was a site of some historical significance, having served as a spot for one of George's Spinoff books, 'The Hedge Knight', a nice read, but honestly you wished the tub of lard would just focus on finishing the main story before making spinoffs, for fuck's sake Dance of Dragons was published in 2011 how slow can a man write?

Anyhow, before the couple would be wed, there was the custom of presenting wedding gifts to the couple as a way of assurances for their future before they commit themselves.

Before heading to the wedding reception, you unpacked your gift for your sister and her husband.
>What was it?

> 4-pounder light-infantry cannon with a box full of ammo.
> Crate containing a 10 muskets and 1000 shots worth of ball and powder
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
> Masterfully crafted and ornate musket along box of ammunition
> Something else: What?

>>3488408
>> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
Since resupply of ammo will be hell, might as well make it a fancy backup weapon. We can demo some of our own stuff and arouse interest in them that way. Maybe talk with the family about a shipment too?

>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition

>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
Seems to be one for each of em.

>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition

As a present for a couple, two guns makes more sense than one.

>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition

>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
> Something else: A pair of bear fur jackets with polished quartz as buttons

>>3488434
Changing my vote to both of these: >>3488472

>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
> Something else: A pair of bear fur jackets with polished quartz as buttons

best sister

>>3488408
>> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition

Because I feel empathy for fictional beings: I propose we pull aside the supposed groom and kindly suggest to treasure our sister. Else we will fuck him up something fierce.

>>3488700
i think the groom actually feel very very lucky to be alive and start a family.
also he is getting married to a girl who has a brave strong brother,a keen minded mother,a chivalrous father,and us,the gun smithing,cannon smithing,explosive making,modern industrialist sea captain knight manlet who threatens Gregor Clegane.

> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
> Masterfully crafted and ornate musket along box of ammunition
> Something else: A pair of bear fur jackets with polished quartz as buttons

>>3488851
>>3488408
> Masterfully crafted pair of ornate pistols along box of ammunition
> Masterfully crafted and ornate musket along box of ammunition
> Something else: A pair of bear fur jackets with polished quartz as buttons

>>3488408
>> Masterfully crafted and ornate musket along box of ammunition

>>3488891
my reasoning is that a musket is much better for hunting and you could show off to the hunting nobility and flex on them

I can't seem to recall what conclusion we came to regarding percussion caps. I assume it's not really all that possible due to the machining and materials required, right?

>>3489851
Basically we need a source of mercury so we can produce mercury fulminate: a percussion-explosive used in blast caps for guns.

The actual work for developing the right methods might make us insane with mercury poisoning and it'd only be useful once we've got a bit more advanced industry in other regards so we can produce good guns that actually benefit from it.

>>3488891
Supporting!

>>3489876
Kek
>Next life we live, we are mentally impaired due to severe mercury poisoning

>>3489906
Nah dude next life we become same again becuase we get a new body without mercury

>>3490250
Yes but whatever we forgot while we were insane we're not going to get back just because we've got a healthy brain again.

>>3489876
That we wont get percussion unless we either choose it as a reward or spend ridiculous amounts of time researching mostly blindly through the medieval equivalent of chemistry.

Plus, while we can rifle the barrels no problem, making casings will also be an R&D question and with black powder the barrel will foul very fast.

On the plus side, making gun cotton is really easy so we can theoretically get into smokeless with a bit of effort.

>>3490897
Well hopefully we will remeber the fucking precussion caps

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After a hearty breakfast, you dressed yourself in the fineries your mother had picked you, pinning the chain on your chest which displayed your academic achievements. The pins which she had gotten for the chain bore your new house sigil and the other bore your knightly arms.

Once you had dressed yourself, you pulled out the gifts you had prepared for the wedding. Two cases, one containing generously sized bear fur coats which could be downsized by a tailor if need be, another containing two pistols, tools for their maintenance, ammunition as well as pair of Leather holsters, also made from bear.

The Pistols themselves were part of the new Double Barreled Outrider model you were developing albeit far more decorated ones than the standard issue model would ever be.

Upon reaching the reception in the wedding grounds, you were greeted with familiar faces.

"Lord Randyll, Lady Melessa"
"If it isn't Lord Arthur Tallon. Last I heard was that you became a Lord in the North."
"That's the gist of it."
You show him the coats you brought
"Killed some bears up there and turned them into coats. The Buttons on them are from a crystal formation I found inside a boulder after breaking it."
You also raise the case with the pistols
"Got some weapons I madw as gift too."
"Brought a Charger Stallion for the groom myself."
He says as he gives a pat to the horse next to him.
"There a lot of Bears on your lands?"
"Nah, not mine. There's an annual thing in Wolfswood where a big hunt is had to thin their numbers. Got paired with one Lord Medger Cerwyn, you'd like him. We bagged 17 bears on that trip, an absolute madlad."
"17? You're full of shit."
"I assure I am not, that got him this year's Master of Hunt in Winterfell. It's recorded in their books. Where he got that good at tracking."
"I've got some hunting stories of my own too. Last month I was hunting with our new King-"
It was then one of the Ashford servants tapped on his shoulder
"Excuse me Lord Tarly, you are up next."
"We'll talk later over a drink. I need to go give this horse to your brother in law."
"Have a good one."

You watched as Lord Randyll exchanged few pleasantries with the couple and one of the servants took the horse away as they were guided by another to be seated.

"You are next Lord Tallon."
"Right, can you help with these?"
"Of course Lord."

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You handed your gifts to the servant to carry and walked in front of the table where Ser Grandon Ashford and your sister Ayenna were sitting next to each other. Beside her were your parents and your brother Bobbert and Ser Grandon's Uncle, Lord Ashford himself with rest of his immediate family.

"Hello, sister, mother, father, future In-laws. I hope the day finds you well."
"The smaller one first if you wouldn't mind?"
The Servant hands out the pistol case
"My first gift to you is a box and within this box are twin Outrider pistols of the newest model with the appropriate ornamentation."
You open the case
"Within the box you will find instruction manual for use, maintenance, cleaning and proper firearms etiquette along with the necessary tools for such and of course the ammunition required for the operation of these devices."
You lay the box in front of them for inspection
"They're beautiful"
Your sister says as the couple examines the box
"Will you show me how to use them later on?"
"But of course, it would be my pleasure."
You wave to the servant who holds up the other box
"My second gift are fur coats made from bears of Wolfswood which me and Lord Medger hunted with the use of weapons not unlike these with buttons made from quartz of Winterfell."
You hold up one of the coats before folding it back in
"Just in case you two would like to stop by."
Ser Grandon's uncle elbows him in the ribs deftly who then speaks out.
"Thank Ser Arthur, we will sure to treasure these gifts. The Servants will guide you to your table if it please you."
"Lead the way manservant."

You are guided to a table where your younger brother Rickar is sitting.
"Hey ho my bro, what's kicking."
You say as you slap him on the back and take a seat
"Waiting them to get through the reception so they will start the entertainment."
He responds in a tired fashion
"That's when they will start serving the wine and food and we can start enjoying ourselves."
"Huh, didn't take you for a much of a drinker."
"Drinking isn't a sin, unlike gambling or prostitution."
"It was a one-time thing."
he chuckles
"That's what Bob says as well."
"Well, Bob isn't banned from brothels. No respectable bookie accepts my bets after I cleaned the house in Harrenhal."
"I don't think it's a point in your favor brother."

> Wanna chat about something specific with your younger brother Rickar or move on?

>>3491140
"Can you really call it a sin when I have already repented and wont gamble again? Besides, Id rather learn what *your* big plans are."
See what he plans on doing and if we can use him, otherwise go on with the event and demo our guns publicly at some point to drum up more interest.

>>3491181
>>3491140
this

>>3491181
Sounds good

>>3491181
I kind of want to help our bro.

>>3491181
agreed

>>3491181
This is a wedding, not a gunshow.
Think a little about the time and the place.

What kind of an idiot starts doing a weapons demonstration during what is basically a religious ceremony?

>>3490900
Honestly casings is the easiest part, it just requires we advance machine tools and precision a fair bit so we can reliably produce chambers and casings that will work together. Something we're going to end up doing anyway as we want to be able to produce the internals of a gun without needing good blacksmiths and on the cheap.

Also, yeah gun cotton and other such things are really simple so we should work on them if nothing else because they provide a alternate method of making our delicious death deliverance systems work which could reduce costs of production or at least provide a alternate source.

Also, I don't remember OP saying that about percussion caps but I honestly don't consider them a high priority. My interests lie in developing shit like hand grenades, flamethrowers, blunderbusses and punt guns. Not to mention industrial machines and products: imagine if we could find a source of a aspirin equivalent in our lands and reliably extract it; we could become rich, selling a reliable and effective pain killer through our connections in the Citadel and shit.

>>3491222
"at some point", not during the wedding vows. We are supposed to teach the newlyweds to shoot anyway, might as well set up a musket gallery for others to try as well. Dont need to start handing out price catalogues and giving 2-for-1 deals.

>>3491231
Well, we would need to make a suitable brass alloy and the relevant machines to be able to easily press it, otherwise it will be a costly process to outfit everyone with cased ammo.

As to explosives, hell yeah. Grenades rock. And medicines are hard to do, especially when we are talking mass-production when we cant even reliably test concentrations. The same amount of drug extracted from tree bark could have wildly varying doses and we have no way of measuring that right now. As an example.

>>3491222
How about Firework? I know it could be used for celebration in History, but not sure how Westeros people would react to using it at a wedding.

>>3491140
ask him what has he been doing,chit chat about some stuff and give him hot tips

>>3491232
>Dont need to start handing out price catalogues and giving 2-for-1 deals.
"Arthur Tallon here with a special wedding offer: buy this limited edition outrider pistol, only 1499 silver Dragons, and receive an additional 50 rounds of powder and shot for free but wait there's more, buy now and you'll get 2-year guarantee of quality: it fires or we fix; no questions; no payment."

>>3491234
I mean, we managed to develop the correct alloy for a printing press with relatively little issue. I doubt that we'd struggle too badly. Though you do have a point, the machines could prove a tad difficult but we've got a few years with little in terms of character occupying events to design and test.

Plus, I don't think the plan is that everyone gets cased ammo, at least not at first. Only our elite and most trusted so we can maximise the effect and minimise the cost. Plus maybe a few Gatling guns or something where it is critical to make it work.


I suppose you have a point about the dosing of medicines but my counter point would be that the active ingredient in aspirin boils at 140 Celsius. If we can purify a solution to just water, unimportant trace materials and the target chemical, then we can reliably and easily extract it by a simple process of boiling off the water.

If we can do that and know we're talking 99% pure stuff, then we just make the dosages at the assumption it's 100% pure and no one gets OD'd on our shit. Not that they easily could with our stuff unless they consumed a fair bit more than they should.

>>3491247
support

>>3491263
Its generally not that simple, though I agree we can mitigate the problem somewhat. But then again, guns and powder, not to mention steam and mass-produced goods, are a better source of profits. Plus, we will need a lot of plants to manufacture the drugs anyhow and since we live in a bog with little farmland...

If you wanted a tent for weapons demo, it should have been planned before the wedding.
If you want to show the dude how the guns work when the entertainment is going on, that can be done.

>>3491285
Yeah I suppose, we can add it to the list and see if we can ever get round to it.

>>3491286
Probably should show him how they work but I kinda want to talk with as many of the higher lords and ladies present of the different families and see if we can't get any orders for powder, guns or both.

>>3491232
we can not sell shit at the wedding.
especially not to the groom and bride.
you bring shit to the wedding it is as gifts. publicity and all that.

highjacking a wedding to be a merchant of curious weapons is in poor taste.

>>3491619
This.

Holy shit has nobody here been to a wedding before?

>>3491675
where do you think you are?

>>3491247
Support.
Since the other choice is kinda meh.

>>3491675
Well, definitely not that guy at least

>>3491247
supporting

>>3491690
that dark path leads to becoming an annoying relative who does MLM/Timeshares/Pyramid Schemes sales talk at a family reunion. Never go there.

>>3491234
Yeah let’s not shill for shekels at our sisters wedding like some sleazy Jew merchant.

>>3491247
Support

>>3491675
The last wedding I went to had the groom talk about his foot fetish in his speech.

>>3491675
Scottish weddings aren't all that much to be honest. I mean you go to a church, sit in silence, listen to a priest, a set of vows, maybe sing some hymns. Most of the time is spent at the reception: eating, drinking and socialising. Not to say that it is exactly acceptable to just suddenly start a sales pitch mid way through that but still.

Also there is the fact that this entire era is a completely different beast in terms of religious reverence so that makes anything we've experienced pointless, we should really just concern ourselves with the fact that the gods might be real and that we shouldn't piss around.

>>3491328
This is more of a local event because the people marrying aren't heirs. The Biggest name in the event are gonna be the Tarlys and Ashfords.
Remember, the guy your sister will be marrying is not the heir, but rather the cousin to the heir and if big names showed up to weddings every time nobles married, they'd be practically living on the road.

This wedding in grand scheme of things is something of a footnote for the big players.

>>3492020
Damn, we could probably still see about getting a few purchases from the Tarlys for some high quality guns for themselves but I don't think we're in any position to sell cannons which is the main thing they're going to be interested in.

>>3492033
No fucking shekel shilling at a damn wedding. No demonstrations, nothing. This day isn’t about us trying to hustle our sisters wedding guests for their money. If someone comes up to us and brings up the stuff unprompted, that’s fine. But it’s a completely different thing from fucking going around trying to sell people shit at our sisters wedding.

For shame anons, shilling at best sister's wedding like a jew. For shame.

>>3492176
>>3492236
Fine, fine.

>>3492236
Oy vey, this is like another shoah, I myself escaped being gassed by pretending to be sick, so they took me to the hospital when the six million were being burned. Afterwards they made me work in a factory where we made lampshades from the skins of the god's chosen peoples.

My grandmother was gassed by Aryan monsters much like yourself while she was still pregnant with my mother.

Think before you comment and be respectful please.

>>3493382
nigger

>>3493382
Really?...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYslEzHbpus

>>3491222 certain countries have firing an AK-47 on full automatic into the air as part of the festivities. One of which recently made it illegal because the groom fell over and killed several members of his family.

>>3491247
Looks like going with this one

Rolled 1, 1, 1, 5, 2 = 10 (5d6)

Rolled 4, 5, 5, 1, 2 = 17 (5d6)

2nd

Rolled 5, 6, 1, 2, 1 = 15 (5d6)

3rd

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> ask him what has he been doing,chit chat about some stuff and give him hot tips

"So what have you been up to? Haven't really seen you since..."
"Since you became an adventurer? Well, you know me. Before mom pulled me out from the septry, I was studying to be a septon."
He replied with a slightly annoyed tone
"Didn't much care for it?"
"Stuck with a bunch of unwanted highborn sons inside stone walls with nothing to do except read the Seven Pointed Star and make wine? No, I didn't really care for it. Fucking urban septries, an absolute disgrace."
"Well, you are out of there now, got any plans for future?"
"Mother is insisting I start to study stewardship in order to help maintain Bob's future domains. She said she is also looking for a wife for me, but we can't all be Knights with a Maester Chain and a Lordship."
"It's not really too late for you to learn to fight if that's what you're interested in. Seven Hells, with the right gun you could drop the mountain with only an afternoon of training."
"That's not exactly a Chivalrous way to fight."
"I'll be honest with you Rickar, I'm a pretty shitty knight when it comes to swords and jousting. That's why I use guns."

At that moment, one of the servants guided two ladies of the fairer sex to your table.

"Hello ladies, can we help you?"
"It seems we are also seated at this table. I am Lady Dyana Peake, daughter of Lord Titus Peake and this is my sister Elin Flowers."
>[Knowledge Check DC12]: Pass

The Peakes are an ancient bloodline, older than the Tyrells and historic rivals of Manderlys whose contest over succession over Dunstonbury, lead to murder, betrayal and conspiracy, escalating to open war with both sides, this conflict drove Manderlys to exile from the Reach.
In present day they have fallen from grace, having lost much of the wealth and influence they held in the past, including the lands they took from the Manderlys.

Whomever made the seating arrangements was either very ignorant of the fact that you are a neighbor to the Manderlys or exceedingly aware of it.

"I hope the day finds you ladies well. I am Ser Arthur Tallon, Lord of Port Maw, this here's my younger brother Rickar and that nervous wreck at the center of attention is our sister."

The servant pulls the chairs for the ladies as the finish their seating.

"Good to meet you Ser Tallon. We've heard so much about you."
She turns her head to the bustling servants as she sits down
"It seems they're just about done with the reception."
Manservant arrives, giving everyone seated a plate of appetizers and cups to which white wine was generously poured.
"These Salmon rolls are absolutely decadent!"
Lady Dyana exclaims as she takes a bite

"So, since we're stuck together for the banquet, we might as well get to know each other."
She says, giving you a smile

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> [ Why not? ] Drink, be merry, see where the evening goes. Maybe score some tail.
> [ Report to High command ]: Excuse yourself and go tattle to mommy
> [ All cards on the table ] : "You do know I'm actually neighbors with your sworn enemies?"
> [Write-in] : What?

>>3493621
> [Write-in]
"Mmn, Yum!" swallow food before talking.
Start talking about seafood like an autist gourmet.

>>3493621
[Red Alert] *Do not be swayed by tail, keep our cool and wait for an opportunity to tattle to mommy. Our best marriage prospect is Manderly, dont veer off course!* [Red Alert]

But in all seriousness, we gotta pee sometime and its as good a chance as any to tell mother-dearest. Until then, be friendly and not overly spaghetti, see if we cant learn what they want etc.

>>3493637
Seconded.

>>3493637
supporting this because its funny

>>3493637
Support
autist mode enabled

>>3493621
> [ Why not? ] Drink, be merry, see where the evening goes. Maybe score some tail.

>>3493637
>>3493645
These

>>3493637
Yes please

>>3493621
>>3493637
this

>>3493621
> [ All cards on the table ] : "You do know I'm actually neighbors with your sworn enemies?"

>>3493637
>Not taking the opportunity to start talking about us enjoying the taste of raw fish, a taste earned from a life on the rough and high seas.
>Not regaling them with tales of daring all along the Essosian coast (mostly fiction but how would they know).
>Not just having a good laugh before turning to our brother and asking if he wouldn't like to join us on our next adventure.

>>3493621
Changing my vote to
[Write-in] Polite small talk


reason why, QM is a finnish forest peasant and know nothing of gourmet food. he has no idea what to write
big oof>>3493689

>>3493621
> [Avoid Engagement] Standard Polite responses and avoid any potentially controversial or committing topics.
Let's not make a fool of ourselves. Being a complete bore is better for all involved.
Why sperg out about seafood when we have seven courses? Or are you going to start making up and narrating a cooking show while trying to reverse engineer what you are eating ? Anyway you cut it you can only come out as a ass towards your hosts.

>>3494033
Or just this

>>3494033
Eat my taint Sweden.

>>3494047
I love you too

>>3494033
>>3493621
[Write-in] Polite small talk
no sperging.
we are not drunk yet and have thus no excuse.

>>3494033
This is fine.

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>>3494047
>>3494051
"Here we see the Common Finnish Mämmi engaging in a display of dominance with the far rarer male Swedish Peacock. Watch as both try to establish a position of strength from which to assault the opponent. And while it may seem queer to us, it is a vital part of the Scandinavian ecosystem."

>>3494033
Yeah, I don't get why anons want to spurge so much.

Ok, so what exactly is your angle here?
You basically buying time till you can ditch her and don't say a peep to anyone?

>>3493621
> [ All cards on the table ] : "You do know I'm actually neighbors with your sworn enemies

>>3494351
Talk about seafood until we get a chance to talltle to mam

>>3494351
I’d say just make small talk with her, if she has an angle she’ll get annoyed and eventually get to it, explain why she seek us.

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>>3494351
Polite small talk, to not come of as rude and offend other guests. Just like what one would do in real life. My humble and personal opinion is to get through this feast and wedding as swiftly as possiable. If you gave us a >Skip option we your must humble admirers would pick it without doubt nor hesitation my lord. I know there is proof of your competence in the bible, Jesus will reward you in due time milord.

>>3494473
This but I don't want to skip this wedding.

I honestly want to see if we can't touch base with our mother / father and explain our situation up north, in case we can convince them to help us in any way or to loan us some additional troops for expedition to Essos (and beyond potentially).

>>3494473
Yeah this as well, I'd like to see the wedding through (and force Rad write a bunch of jarble).

>>3494490
No point begging them for troops for FC plan. Needlessly complicates things. If they have any peasants that would move up with us (skilled ones I mean - craftsmen or reading-capable individuals). Otherwise just tell them to prep (though our bro has that info already) and lets get to raiding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jkt4tR-LTzs

>>3494595
>No point begging them for troops for FC plan. Needlessly complicates things.
Fair enough, I'd just like to have as many assets on our side as possible. Especially because we could use them to take control of ships we defeat in combat to sell later or to strengthen our fleet. Although we'd need sailors for that too, given the reliance on galleys for combat and the use of slaves in them historically, we might honestly find most of our crew needs taken care of to some degree.

>If they have any peasants that would move up with us (skilled ones I mean - craftsmen or reading-capable individuals).
Honestly if they have anyone that isn't a leper, retard or a criminal of serious status, we could use them.

>>3494595
I don't think anyone wants to come to the North if they have a choice unless they are paid a lot of money.

The South has plenty of good food, entertainment and the Lords are more or less kept in check by eachother.
The North is cold, food costs money and there's not a whole lot to do + Lords can do pretty much anything they want because nobody really checks on them.

From peasant perspective? Not a great deal, especially if they're a skilled worker since they could just find work anywhere.

>>3495606
Considering how scarce land is in the south, the potential to get your own piece of land up north might be enough incentive. If land and gold cant entice, oh well.

>>3494629
We have been over this in the Discord but trying to capture ships is dumb since we dont have the men and would need to babysit a damaged vessel. However, us demanding money from the Free City so we dont sink them is far more practical. We can lug around many many ships worth of gold and loot after all. And its not like we even need/want galley type ships anyway. After FC we will place a big order on hulls to Manderly and get the best we can, instead of leaky, punctured lugs we need to retrofit and repair. and even then they are sub-par.

As to importing masses of people, better not. Integration is a key issue and us spamming 10% of the demense worth of Reachmen might not go so well with the locals.

>>3495643
>As to importing masses of people, better not.
Nothing wrong with enriching the North.

>>3493645
Changing my vote to this: >>3494033
Dont want to be known as the sperg lord of the north.

>>3493649
Switching to >>3494033

people! the target is not us! it's our brother!
and he wants to get drunk and bed some girls!
he is going for the Twin Peake bait! once he bed them. our family will be loyal to the lannisters and manderly won't build our big boat for FC plan! we have to divert his attention!

>>3493637
changing my choice to
> [ Report to High command ]: Excuse yourself and go tattle to mommy while dragging Rickar along. Switch tables if needed.

>>3495655
Assuming being a sperg doesnt win, back to reporting to mom.

>>3494490
>>3494473
> [ Report to High command ]: Excuse yourself and go tattle to mommy
then do this.

>>3495750
You are too late I'm afraid.

>>3495769
we can still cockblock in the next update.
get him some quality lysheni pussy.

>>3495776
Can you?

Give me 3d6 to not get seduced

Rolled 2, 6, 3 = 11 (3d6)

>>3495786
Shit

Rolled 3, 5, 3 = 11 (3d6)

>>3495786

Rolled 6, 2, 4 = 12 (3d6)

>>3495786
THOT BEGONE

>DC: 3
Curses! Foiled again!

Rolled 4, 2, 2, 3 = 11 (4d6)

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As they ladies began eating, you felt a massive bulge in your groin expanding and demanding to burst free.

When the two girls began to play footsie with you and your brother.
"Is it time aniki?"
"Yes, otouto"
You responded and the two of you stood up in unison.
With a synchronized pelvic thrust, the both of you unleashed your meat sceptres upon this realm, air filling with the musky scent of bondaged masculinity breaking the chains of societal norms as the two weapons of mass seduction flopped in the air.

Like the hammer of the gods, by sheer force of gravity the torpedoes crashed to the table, sundering it to thousands if pieces and sending splinters flying in the air in a show of dominance.

Terrified and aroused by this display of animalistic eroticism, the crowd was gripped by mass hysteria which manifested in the form of a panicked groveling, every man, woman and animal presenting themselves to you and your brother in a show of submission.

Wives were defiled, daughters deflowered and menfolk emasculated and turned into a servile caste to pay for all the illegitimate children left in the wake of your unstoppable conquest.

Many tried to stop you, but they were no match for your musk, girth and animal magnetism.
Once world fell kneeling under your might, you split the world in twain, one side for both brothers.

However men of such passion could not live in peace for long, and so began the grease wars, an erogenous battle the likes of which the world had never seen.

However, that is a saga for another time.

>>3495806
the bards will sing songs about this one

Ok enough messing around

>No-Deal Brexit
>>3495752
>>3493645
>>3493720
>>3494464
>>3495762

>Remain
>>3495664
>>3494473
>>3494045
>>3494073
>>3494080
>>3494544
>>3495655


>Theresa May
>>3493669
>>3493720
>>3493727
>>3493788

>Greek the Economy
>>3493693

>North Korean peace talks
>>3494023
>>3494376

> [ Report to High command ]: Excuse yourself and go tattle to mommy while dragging Rickar along.

>>3495821
North Korean peace talks

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>Just enjoy some polite small talk

"So, friends of Ashfords I take it?"
You say as you dig in to the appetizers
"Tarlys actually, well, Melessa Florent, Lord Tarly's wife to be specific. We're good friends she and I."
"I see, how did the two of you meet?"
"Oh, we met couple of years back during a Fair held in Highgarden. We were right next to each other during a play and sort of hit it off. We both had the same hobbies and liked the same things."
She replies, positively beaming that you asked
"Also, her son Sam, oh he is an absolute delight and cute as a button. The way he waddles around to bring us flowers when we are gardening, you just want to pinch his wittle cheeks."
Her bastard sister elbows her as she's about to continue
"Ah, I'm sorry, this must be awfully boring to you."
"Small talk is part and parcel of banquets, pay no mind to me."
Her sister Elin speaks out
"If you let her talk about small children, that's all that would ever be talked about. Why not tell us about your travels in the east?"
You shrug
"Well, where to begin?
I can tell you that Myr, Lys, and Tyrosh all have very much of the Old Valyria left in them still. They possess many ancient ruins where the Sorceries of old still linger and places where deeds both great and terrible were conducted.

As these three cities are Republics, inheritance is not guaranteed by blood, instead being ruled by conclaves of magisters elected from the wealthiest and most influential people in the cities, competition over prestige and popularity is fierce, leading to many great works of architecture and public spectacles in order to increase one's own appeal and the results of it are plain to see.
I was told the families which sponsored the greatest works, have retained same positions for hundreds of years."
"Is it true that everyone in Tyrosh has three slaves? I heard that being said once."
Lady Elin asks
"Well, the slaves obviously don't have slaves of their own, but on first hand experience? Yes, most Free Citizens in Tyrosh seemed to have a slave or two in their service. Either that or they themselves were on the brink of becoming slaves."
"It is good we are more civilized here. No Westerosi needs to fear becoming a slave."
Your brother says
"Well, I'll drink to that."

The Rest of the banquet went on with nothing of import actually being said or done. There was no attempts of seduction towards you or your brother, just friendly small-talk and chats largely about wines, harvest, some questions about what your links mean, but that was about it.

After the formal meal, the entertainment finally began rolling out, contests of strength, speed and skill were had as well as a small tourney with a dozen or so tourney whores partaking. There was 100 gold dragons for whomever won the tourney, 50 for second place and 25 for third place.
Naturally there was also the ransoming of equipment which went on as tradition.

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>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y/N
IF skip = False; THEN

>Invite the girls to come hang with your family as you go to check out the contests
>Y/N

>>3495875
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y

>>3495875
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y

Better that we avoid further opportunities to ruin our sister's wedding by being a total sperg.

>>3495875
>>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>>Y
We are not thaaaat social of a guy anyways and there is little to gain for us here

>>3495875
Skip. Time to blow some shit up.

>>3495875
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y
>Invite the girls to come hang with your family as you go to check out the contests
>N

>>3495875
>>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>>Y

>Invite the girls to come hang with your family as you go to check out the contests
>N

>>3495872
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y
But give us a few notes on what went down, etc etc.

>>3495643
>We have been over this in the Discord
Cancer of the highest order but continue.

>trying to capture ships is dumb since we dont have the men and would need to babysit a damaged vessel.
Fair enough.

>As to importing masses of people, better not.
Fair, though I'd argue we'll need them the moment any serious industry starts coming up.

>>3495875
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
N

>Invite the girls to come hang with your family as you go to check out the contests
N

>>3495875
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y

>>3495875
>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y

>>3495875

1. Y

2. N

>>3495976
We *will* need men, but I dont see why it couldnt be a more organic process where we can control the individuals moving in vs taking a bunch at once, stretching our surveillance thin. This includes not taking a massive bunch of northerners. Much rather take small bunches of skilled workers who we can more easily control.

>>3496483
>We *will* need men, but I dont see why it couldnt be a more organic process where we can control the individuals moving in vs taking a bunch at once, stretching our surveillance thin.
I don't believe we have any form of surveillance beyond that which existed before our arrival in the form of the local constables and such, who would most certainly increase as the population grows if needed.

>Much rather take small bunches of skilled workers who we can more easily control.
I suppose, to be honest I doubt our lands or those around them will support rampant industrialisation unless we make efforts to draw any useful men and woman to work but I could be wrong.

We should have Crazy Ivan'd.

>>3495875
>>Would you like to skip through the rest of the wedding?
>Y

Sorry for typos and stuff, I rarely check my own writing.

Updates today unlikely as I am off to visit my family.

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> Skippy

[ 1/2 ]

The Wedding proceeded forward with no particular drama.
After the formal banquet, you and your family watched as low and highborn alike partook in various contests from peasants pigwrangling to contests of martial skill.

Ser Grandon was initially not very impressed by the accuracy, but when he actually did hit the target shield and it punched through not only the shield, but also the shed it was leaning on he quickly changed his opinion. After that, he made the comparison of them being "...akin to a knight's lance that fits to a man's pocket."
He did have some concerns however about using them in battle.
"Won't the sound frighten the horses?"
"Most horses, yes. But that's a feature and not a flaw in design."

Once the contests were over, the peasants still continued their little faire and enjoyed their day off whilst the highborn guests moved on to the local Sept where the couple was officially wed in a traditional ceremony whilst a choir of young boys sang praises to the gods in that particular style where you couldn't really tell what the lyrics were unless you actually had read them.
Despite her earlier complaints, your sister did say "I do" in the end.

The Religious ceremony was then followed by the most informal part of the celebration, a feast where everyone would get sloshed and be merry. There were several women trying to flirt and dance with you. Naturally as this wasn't your natural habitat, you didn't exactly know how to go with the flow. You did dance when peer pressure demanded it, but it didn't really lead to a tumble in behind a corner. Mostly because you didn't have any intention of getting shitfaced and you weren't too enthused with the idea of getting it on with giggling women in their cups.

After the food and drinks, the dancing and messing around the time finally came to the bedding where all the menfolk told dirty jokes to the bride and womenfolk to the groom. When it came to your turn to tell a joke, you went with the classic "How do you find a blind man in a nude beach." joke, which earned you some drunken chortles.
Drunk people at the very least are easy to entertain.

Once the couple was tossed to the bed, they were left alone in their room. Either this would result in a drunken shag, the cornerstone of every successful marriage or they would awkwardly go to sleep ashamed of their own sexuality, which would eventually culminate into deep seated emotional instability.

Whichever it was, your sister would need to get used to the prospect of being a knight's wife and living with her new in-laws.

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It is the third month of 293 AC in Port Maw

After months of extensive modifications to the original design, assembly and installation, the Hammer of the Waters was now completely operational and ready set sail.

The Vessel was armed in excess to face any form of naval threat with 12 and 24 pounder guns in two rows of 18 on its sides with 4 guns on aft and prow, it's hold containing nearly a hundred tons of ammunition in forms of various forms ball, powder and bomb.
Explosive shells with timed fuses, Solid ball, Chain shot, Grapeshot, the whole works.

Within it's belly were oscillating cylinders stretching for much the length of the ship, generating such force that the contraption was both feared and respected by the crew, but mostly the latter. Mill accidents weren't unheard of, but if you got yourself caught in the machine, it wouldn't stop nor slow down. You would be pulled along for the ride and if you survived, you could count yourself lucky.
The Men who had the balls to work in the belly of the ship and feed and tend to the Steel beast you wrought earned great deal of respect from the rest of the crew. Even with makeshift fans, it wasn't a nice place to work in.

Nevertheless, not one could not question the usefulness of being able to sail against the winds at what counted as ramming speed for the common War Galleys. Even by Westerosi standards, the ship was a behemoth, but it was a behemoth which had the speed of a longship with seasoned oarsmen and with more than enough firepower to tear down the walls of any but the greatest fortifications. Your crew was fully aware of the fact that they were aboard the greatest, most advanced and most powerful ship ever built as they each had time to train for the role they had to play.

Few years ago they were but impressionable youths with bright eyes, but after a three year long campaign of malicious propaganda to galvanize them to be full piss and vinegar and to hate and distrust the foreigners with a passion, you finally have the crew within a suitable mindset for the operation you are about to undertake.
You might be a southerner, and an outsider, but you are still Westerosi and frequent reminders on whenever a foreign ship conduct piracy or slave raids helped to foster a very deep distrust towards the outsiders.
You didn't even need to lie. Westeros is after all a very big place and with mountains of port reports on known foreign vessels and captains which are wanted for kidnapping your countrymen, you could keep a steady bombardment of news to paint a damning picture.

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This work was not however without cost.
You have achieved much, far more than you had initially expected with your limited industrial capabilities, but your coffers are completely empty. There is not a single copper in your treasury, a fact your Maesters were none too happy about, especially since you still owe 10 000 Gold Dragons to the Starks and you haven't made any payments so far as your industry has consumed it all.

Of course, if this plan works, you think you won't need any more money for the foreseeable future.
It is time to contact your accomplices for this mission. After all, you want guns pointed at your foes at all times, so someone needs to do the pickup.

> You knew Jorah Mormont was low in cash, so you enlisted his aid before he got involved with the slave trade with promises of Gold and untold Glory
> The Qarthese Merchant you worked with before. So long as he doesn't need to fight, he is glad to do the job.
> Triston Sunderland, the Liege Lord of the Three Sisters, one of your neighbouring lords who is also in desperate need for coin.
> Write-in

>>3499788
Jorah and merchant, sistermen are shifty folks.

>>3499788
> Triston Sunderland, the Liege Lord of the Three Sisters, one of your neighbouring lords who is also in desperate need for coin.
I hope he doesn't dare backstab us when he has stuff on the line.

>>3499788
> You knew Jorah Mormont was low in cash, so you enlisted his aid before he got involved with the slave trade with promises of Gold and untold Glory
> The Qarthese Merchant you worked with before. So long as he doesn't need to fight, he is glad to do the job.
> Triston Sunderland, the Liege Lord of the Three Sisters, one of your neighbouring lords who is also in desperate need for coin.

I think we're going to need a damn large amount of men and other aid to make this plan work. Especially if we plan on doing the Full FC plan: raiding every city except the Bravosii will require a lot of resources, although we will have to drop Qarth if we get the merchant to help us...

Also we aren't going to perform our House rolls for the period we just spent waiting on this ship finishing? I mean we're talking more than 20 rolls, that could easily resolve our money issues or provide us with additional troops or something...

>>3499788
>> The Qarthese Merchant you worked with before. So long as he doesn't need to fight, he is glad to do the job.
>> Triston Sunderland, the Liege Lord of the Three Sisters, one of your neighboring lords who is also in desperate need for coin.
I see no need to intercede on Jorah's life.

>>3499788
>> The Qarthese Merchant you worked with before. So long as he doesn't need to fight, he is glad to do the job.

You just need a single person because each of these can bring in the cargo ships and men you need by themselves.

>>3499788
> You knew Jorah Mormont was low in cash, so you enlisted his aid before he got involved with the slave trade with promises of Gold and untold Glory

>>3499788
>> Triston Sunderland, the Liege Lord of the Three Sisters, one of your neighbouring lords who is also in desperate need for coin.
There is at least no where for him to run with the money.

>>3500089
So what you are saying is there is little benefit to additional people? Even when the FC plan potentially involves performing this trick multiple times across Essos? Ok, guess I'd go with:

> The Qarthese Merchant you worked with before. So long as he doesn't need to fight, he is glad to do the job.

Since he's not involved in Westerosi politics, minimising just how much we're about to fuck the future. Also because it'd be nice to maintain our non-westeros connections as much as possible. Seriously if we help Jorah, he won't be forced out of Westeros and Triston has his own effects in the future specifically related to his lack of money.


Also could you please answer the point I raised >>3499994, I understand if you don't want to do it because you think it'd be boring or you've already accounted for it but I'd still like a definite answer.

On a separate but related point, I thought we were going to have the option to add various features to the ship rather than just skipping to it's completion but I might have forgotten a vote or something.

>>3499860
Jorah

>>3500118
QM already rolled and added the gains. The thing is just retarded expensive and we also bought a lot of holding stuff.

Plus, we cant do the whole of Essos, and why would we? Not like we will need more cash after the first city raid and not like we can do more than a couple cities unless you have some secret store of powder and munitions.

>>3500135
Jorah because he is a great ally and vulnerable right now, plus basically honorable man. Sistermen? Not so much and Qarth is a world away.

>>3500157
Yeah sorry, I just doubled checked the feudal holdings and I see all the new shit now. Last time I checked it hadn't been updated so I failed to see us getting all that good shit.

I retract my previous statement but stand by them, this is something that should've at least been remarked on occurring outside the purview of the threads.


>Plus, we cant do the whole of Essos, and why would we? Not like we will need more cash after the first city raid and not like we can do more than a couple cities unless you have some secret store of powder and munitions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CTeLy3Ujxc

Seriously though, there is no amount of money which is truly beyond us being able to spend. Even if we consider there being a functional limit in terms of what we can construct, holdings and defences, we've still got ships, soldiers and guns to consider. Not to mention purchasing the land and population to support such constructions.


As to the powder, I'd point out that after we've destroyed the fleet of two cities without anyone being able to oppose us it is unlikely the third will try anything or the fourth, fifth or six. So long as our demands are reasonable (compared to losing their fleet / crews) we will be able to strike.

After all we're the only ones who know how much powder our ship carries, how much our guns use and how to make it. For all they know all we need is sea water and pig shit to make more assuming our stocks are running low.

>>3500118
Initially I was going to do that, but actually setting up your infrastructure on a level which allowed this to be possible burned through all your money.

You can check from Fiefdom stats all the stuff you have gotten and it burned through majority of your gold just to get arms industry on your lands and that pretty much bankrupted you.

The Maesters spent most of their efforts besides building to actually get your law to such a level that it's neutral.
This is partially because your lands DO rely on certain degree of secrecy for their bread and butter and spying is more difficult in lands with high Law.

Overall your region is one of the places with the better public order in the North. Your peasants respect your rule more than Bolton peasants respect Roose.