Jump to content

You are a King/Queen of a Westerosi Kingdom in 3 BC Avoid Targaryen Colonization


Cayrouse

Recommended Posts

'It was the Dragons we bowed to. And now the Dragons are Dead'

The Greatjon

Ok so I really liked the challenges that existed here where you  were give a situation and a role and essentially asked what you'd do. This is a much less developed version of that. Here the objective is relatively simple. Starting in 3BC choose any single free leader of Westeros and put forward you strategy for preventing your subjugation. 

The catch is whichever kingdom you choose you have to stick with the existing leader so if you choose Dorne you play as Blind/Aged Princess Martell and your marriage alliance options are somewhat limited.

The Targaryen forces are  small but are led by competent commanders. They are, however,not undefeatable (as shown by House Arryn's destruction of the Targaryen fleet, the success of the Dornish and the initially successful actions of Harren's sons.  They DO, however have massive scaley monsters that breathe fire.

House Targaryen's power resides solely on their Dragons, at this point, Dragonstone is essentially useless land (no need for obsidian just yet)  and any army gained by conquering a kingdom is likely to dissolve should all the Dragons be killed.

So, I suppose what I'm saying is what could the free rulers of Westeros do to maximise their chances of killing off the Dragons (given their initial starting positions) and safeguarding their independence against the Valyrian invader force?

 Most importantly though h lets be civil and have fun!

 

 

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

As we saw in the story military options didn't work. Other regions had vastly larger armies but the dragons decimated them. Marriage pacts didn't work, The storm king offered his daughter but Aegon already had two wives and didn't need another. The smart thing to do is follow the Northern lead, bend the knee. Submit willingly minimize your military losses and do your best to become isolationist.  You're part of the 7 Kingdoms but not really. The North is pretty much left to their own devices. The Starks are kings in all but name up there, sure they answer to the Iron Throne but that doesn't really matter to anybody up there. That's your best option. Trying to kill the dragons is foolish because you may not succeed. To quote Omar Little....If you come at the king, You best not miss.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Impossible, there's no time.

 

 So you play the long game. You let them in, you play nice, you celebrate them.

 

 But behind the scenes, you work. You study the dragons, their weaknesses, their breeding, their hatching, their riding. And you manipulate the Targaryen bloodlines to thin their ability to hatch dragons. And then, you realise that the beast weapon against a dragon is another dragon. So you manipulate them into a civil war, where they wipe out almost all of the living dragons. And when they're all dead, and you're sure they can't hatch any more, you manipulate a rebellion that ends them for good.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

All I need is 20 good men ;)

Seriously, sneak into wherever their dragons are sleeping and assassinate the big lizards. Peasants did it during the Storming of the Dragonpit, so I see no reason someone else can't do it.

There were neare 2,000 men (and women) who participated in the Storming of the Dragonpit. I hope your 20 are very good indeed...

 

In all seriousness, just yield. That way, you remain in control of your region, and are honoured with a trusted place in Aegon's council. In addtion, there's the possibility of being rewarded with land from other, less savvy lords. Win-win.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Arm the men of moat callin and the surrounding area with those fansy arrows Torrhen's brother wanted to use and then let them try take the moat. Build ships in the meantime and defend your boarders while never facing them in open conflict. If they cant get north then they cant take the north! Plus winter is coming. Fuck your dragons you inbred abomination! Xd

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Not meeting the targs on the field of battle is one, would have to probably use trickery, warging, and greenseeing. Would probably have to rig a seiged castle to blow once taken over by targs and sacrifice a castle or two. Herding the targs into the wormholes of the north would seriously debilitate the targs ability to track, organize, and attack. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Not meeting the targs on the field of battle is one, would have to probably use trickery, warging, and greenseeing. Would probably have to rig a seiged castle to blow once taken over by targs and sacrifice a castle or two. Herding the targs into the wormholes of the north would seriously debilitate the targs ability to track, organize, and attack. 

Exactly. The North is a super Russia to the Targaryen Napoleon. The more men they send the sooner they'll all die come winter. 

Let him bring all his men. We will pick them off while they hunt, leaving the cold and hungry and without supply lines. Starvation is a bitch and armies march on their stomachs. 

Another point in favour of the North is that Targs aren't constantly on dragon back. Ambush them in small numbers then escape before they know what hit them. Never give them a fight big enough for a dragon to be necessary. 

 

Now that we're on the topic, why DID Torrhen march south at all? Just sit back and enjoy the slaughter you fool! XD

Link to comment
Share on other sites

You can try to assassinate Aegon and sisters. 

They are not on the dragons 7/24. 

they need to eat, sleep, go to bathroom, etc. none of these they can do it on the dragon backs. 

Dornish almost succeeded in killing Aegon on the street. 

So if all seven kingdoms combined, I am sure they can manage to kill Aegon and his two sisters when they are not on the dragons. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Here are the steps that I would take:

  1. Knowing that this is the most progressive and the most beneficial thing likely to ever happen to Westeros, I would betray Black Harren, the Gardeners, the Starks, the Lannisters, and the Durandons.  Side with Aegon and his sisters.
  2. Advise Aegon not to waste his time with Dorne, as it is poor and the land is not very good for raising taxes.  Should he insist, I would advise that we pick the best coastline in Dorne, conquer that area and that area only.  Put all of the Dornish to the sword, wall up the town and use it as a port, if we needed it.
  3. Humbly serve on the first Small Council. 
  4. Ask if my son is worthy to join the newly-formed Kingsguard.
  5. Advice Aegon to keep the Faith weak, do not allow them to militarize.
  6. Cut down all of the Weirwood trees on this side of the wall.
  7. Make Casterly Rock the capital.
  8. Tear down Harrenhal and use the stones for another project. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

To the start with it, there wasn't any colonization in Westeros done by the Targaryens. Its like saying that France colonized Sweden when Bernadotte became the king of Sweden.

In regards to the Targaryens I see no way to oppose them that isn't a successful assassination of all four Targaryens, counting their bastard half-brother here, and if that fails or is partially successful you can count on your own destruction in dragonfire. The best option is thus to bend the knee, keep your lands and find a way for yourself in the new order in a united Westeros.

Exactly. The North is a super Russia to the Targaryen Napoleon. The more men they send the sooner they'll all die come winter. 

Let him bring all his men. We will pick them off while they hunt, leaving the cold and hungry and without supply lines. Starvation is a bitch and armies march on their stomachs. 

Another point in favour of the North is that Targs aren't constantly on dragon back. Ambush them in small numbers then escape before they know what hit them. Never give them a fight big enough for a dragon to be necessary. 

 

Now that we're on the topic, why DID Torrhen march south at all? Just sit back and enjoy the slaughter you fool! XD

The problem with the North however is that it isn't Russia and thus while the winter is long and probably as bad, the summer is also longer which gives plenty of time for a campaign under favorable conditions to subdue the North before winter sets in. Russia has, to my knowledge, a pretty short campaign season between that the spring flood tries up and the winter sets in, while one would have several years in a row of favorable conditions to campaign against the Starks before the winter comes. If the Starks had opted to fight the Targaryens with their army having already reached the Riverlands they would have been toasted before they could withdraw and Aegon burning every castle and town in Stark lands would have been felt much harder when winter struck and the Northmen had a great deal less shelter.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I would either join or sponsor the Faith Militant in their efforts to topple the Targs. Seriously the Faith Militant in those days were a huge powerhouse and their hatred of Targaryen incest sparked much rebellions against the Targs which nearly brought them down.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

×
×
  • Create New...