History Roleplay / ASwordWithoutAHilt

''[[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/a-sword-without-a-hilt-a-song-of-ice-and-fire-d-d-3-5-crossover.27579/ A Sword Without A Hilt]]'' is a roleplaying Quest by the author [[https://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/members/dragonparadox.5829/ DragonParadox]], posing the question what would happen to the world of [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire Planetos]] if magic did not slowly return, but came back in force. The quest is a crossover with [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons D&D 3.5]] and expands upon the many allusions and shout outs found in the backstory of the source material. Devils and Demons begin to enter the world, using artifacts left behind by the Valyrian Freehold or exploiting the many gaps in the knowledge left behind by them to ensnare mortals. Meanwhile, the Illithid begin to stir in their fortresses under the seas and the many relics they left behind on the world regain their fell power.

The quest is hosted on Sandbox/SufficientVelocityDotCom. It has been going since March 2016 and updates multiple times per day, thus having amassed over 5.1 million words by now, eclipsing even the length of the source material. Around its core players, a distinct community has emerged over the years, which is much more cooperative then player-bases of many other quests and sometimes referred to as Proto-Tribe by the players themselves.

* EvilIsSexy: A running joke among the players -- if Viserys is attracted to any woman who isn't Lya, she's probably evil.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Vee the Beast Master. She hails from the swamplands of Braavos and has a firm aversion to footwear.

* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: Both the Free Folk and the Dothraki work like this and Viserys isn't shy to back up his words with force.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The reaction from the players when we went to Sothoryos... [[spoiler:and promptly started collecting dinosaurs.]]

* BalefulPolymorph: One of Viserys' most favored methods of capturing enemies. His favored animal to turn them into is a turtle or a tortoise.

* TheMagicComesBack: The inherent premise of the quest, except instead of canon ASOIAF's low fantasy, it's been turned UpToEleven. The result has been ... spectacular.

The quest is hosted on Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom. It has been going since March 2016 and updates multiple times per day, thus having amassed over 5.1 million words by now, eclipsing even the length of the source material. Around its core players, a distinct community has emerged over the years, which is much more cooperative then player-bases of many other quests and sometimes referred to as Proto-Tribe by the players themselves.

The quest is hosted on Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom. It has been going since March 2016 and updates multiple times per day, thus having amassed over 4.7 million words by now, eclipsing even the length of the source material. Around its core players, a distinct community has emerged over the years, which is much more cooperative then player-bases of many other quests and sometimes referred to as Proto-Tribe by the players themselves.

* DoorStopper: And if 3.3 million words are not enough for you, you can read the thousands of pages of discussion in between.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: The main party alone consists of 12 members, followed by dozens of supporting characters and hundreds of contacts across the world.

* VoluntaryVassal: Multiple nations have joined Viserys' growing Imperium of their own free will without having to be conquered, including [[spoiler:Naath ruled by Lady Wyla Drekelis, the Free City of Myr formerly ruled by the Glassmaker's Guild which was then given to Lady Dorera Phassen, the Free City of Braavos ruled by Sealord Ferrengo Antaryon, and the Free City of Volantis ruled by Lord Zherys Rhebys]].

The quest is hosted on Website/SufficientVelocityDotCom. It has been going since March 2016 and updates multiple times per day, thus having amassed over 3.3 million words by now, eclipsing even the length of the source material. Around its core players, a distinct community has emerged over the years, which is much more cooperative then player-bases of many other quests and sometimes referred to as Proto-Tribe by the players themselves.

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* PurpleEyes: An eye color common among the Valyrian race, viewed as hauntingly beautiful by many others.

* AllMythsAreTrue: Turns out basically every legend and folk tale of the setting has at least a tiny grain of truth to it. Heroes and monsters of ancient legends, epic deeds and terrible curses that endured countless eons, etc.