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WAR TABLE MISSION: DIPLOMACY
DIPLOMACY MISSION: MASTER DEBATERS
WHAT: Tantervale is one of the most influential cities in the Free Marches - and one that's not very fond of Riftwatch, given that Riftwatch's friendliness towards radicalism and apostasy clashes with Tantervale's pious culture.
Riftwatch is sending a select group of representatives to charm the Lady Chancellor Davina Crouch. Specifically, they are to charm her by sending representatives to a summit on religious law to be held in Tantervale.
HOW: The summit is a place where religious scholars come together with city leaders to discuss questions of Andrastian law. Most places would skip this this year given everything that's going on, but, you know, Tantervale. Riftwatch has been politely invited to attend to discuss a topic of their choice.
Riftwatch diplomats will present their stances on a variety of legal/religious questions. The main RP mechanism will be debating where they stand on this list of questions. Their official assignment is to win over the Chancellor, which will likely require moderate-to-conservative responses to these questions, but they might also be tempted to present their true (likely more liberal) views.
There will be an RNG mechanism that will determine the success/failure of their arguments, with more radical arguments requiring a higher roll.
tl;dr: This mission will involve you deciding where your character stands on thorny ethical issues and figuring out how willing they are to compromise on them.
WHO: 3-5 Riftwatch agents, with preference given to members of Diplomacy. Members of Diplomacy and Research will be particularly useful in this plot.
WHEN: Get your sign-ups in by end of day EST, Sunday, October 25th. The log will be posted on Wednesday, October 27th.
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And I have two who might work! Jehan's a side character so required to have last priority for sign-ups, but if a religious traditionalist would help balance the team etc. he's all yours.
Character: Bastien
Division: Diplomacy
Very particular set of skills acquired over a very long career: Mustache. Reasonably charming and good at telling people what they want to hear.
On a scale of 1-10 how radical are their religious/legal opinions: 3-5 range depending on the question.
Character: Jehan
Division: Research
Very particular set of skills acquired over a very long career: Chantry Brother & theological historian & Orlesian noble who knows how to behave himself.
On a scale of 1-10 how radical are their religious/legal opinions: He's a Thedas 2 but a Riftwatch 1.
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1. Is it acceptable to go to war to spread Andrastian teachings?
2. Should elves and dwarves have the right to serve in the higher echelons of the Chantry?
3. Should men have the right to serve in the higher echelons of the Chantry?
4. Should a Divine have the right to remove an unjust ruler?
5. Should the Chantry tolerate the Imperial Chantry?
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1. Is it acceptable to go to war to spread Andrastian teachings?
It’s not immoral, but whether it’s a good idea depends—liberating the Qunari people from their very obvious oppression (don’t @ him) an constant aggression tactics would be one thing, rolling over the Avvar when they just want to live in their mountains and eat their bark or whatever would be another.
2. Should elves and dwarves have the right to serve in the higher echelons of the Chantry?
Nope, they can hang out with the men.
3. Should men have the right to serve in the higher echelons of the Chantry?
Nope!
4. Should a Divine have the right to remove an unjust ruler?
Yes.
5. Should the Chantry tolerate the Imperial Chantry?
Nope.
BASTIEN
1. Is it acceptable to go to war to spread Andrastian teachings?
No. Stop killin’ people.
2. Should elves and dwarves have the right to serve in the higher echelons of the Chantry?
Sure. Obviously in practice no one would be choosing an elven Divine for a few hundred years, but barring the possibility outright is rude.
3. Should men have the right to serve in the higher echelons of the Chantry?
The robes are clearly unisex.
4. Should a Divine have the right to remove an unjust ruler?
No. Unless someone is also removing unjust Divines.
5. Should the Chantry tolerate the Imperial Chantry?
Assuming the Imperial Chantry isn’t actively involved in burning Orlais, yes.
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Note that this mission was a strong success, with the group passing rolls spectacularly for convincing people of their moderate positions on questions 1&2. They were also moderately successful in their responses to questions 3&4. Question 5, however, was a spectacular failure; this was not enough to dampen their success.