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Byerly Vlad Rutyer ([personal profile] bouchonne) wrote in [community profile] faderiftooc2021-09-05 11:47 am

WAR TABLE MISSION: DIPLOMACY



DIPLOMACY MISSION: House Flip


WHAT: Lord Peter Hastings, a Marcher lord who was always a little haughty but who was pretty staunchly pro-Riftwatch, made some moves in the recent Tevinter invasion that made it clear that his pro-Riftwatch stance wasn't so staunch after all. Agents were sent to his estate to investigate what caused this change of allegiance, then came back like 10 minute later because it's REAL obvious what did it: Lord Hastings has engaged the services of a Tevinter mage - almost certainly a blood mage - to make his estate fuckin POP. It looks GREAT.

If things were a little more stable, the solution would be simple enough: arrest Hastings for collaboration and for apostasy. But things look pretty rough right now - so the agents sent to the Hastings estate have a choice to make.

HOW: First, the group will have to decide how they want to solve the Hastings Problem. There are two possible solutions:

Ethical solution: Ingratiate yourselves to Hastings while uncovering his wrongdoing and coming up with evidence of what he's done. If this is the route the group pursues, then a success means that Corypheus will lose an ally in the Free Marches...though so will Riftwatch.

Fabulous solution: Approach Hastings and present him with a plan for decorating the the manor in a way that doesn't rely on blood magic and makes that apostate flee in shame over his lack of style. If this is the route the group pursues, and the group succeeds, Hastings will re-ally with Riftwatch, but will go unpunished for the lives he allowed to be sacrificed in the name of decor.

Success/failure will be determined by rolls, modified by participants' charm or sense of style (respectively).

WHO: 3 Riftwatch members can sign up, with preference given to members of the Diplomacy division. At sign-up, you'll vote for which path you want to take.

WHEN: Get your sign-ups in by end of day EST, Sunday, September 12.

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