Bradeton Elsewhere entered the room with a flourish, his coat swirling through the air as his blue eyes scanned the assembled crowd, a small smile coming on his face as he drew a dagger from his coat and slammed it with a<em>chunk!</em>into the map at the center of the table, directly into the nation of Lintha.  "My brothers and sisters, hear my words.  I've already heard of our possible plans, and I've prepared a short speech to suggest a future course of action."  He said in a soothing voice, drawing a peice of paper featuring his impeccable calligraphy out with one hand while stroking his goatee with his other hand.<br/><br/>"The dread pirates of Lintha are the most disgusting scum in the reigon.  They're monsters, a disgusting inhuman film on this emergent sea of purity that we call the West.  They deserve to drink the salt of every drop of this ocean, to be sent back to hell with their master Kimberry.  But tell me; shall we be the tiger, and strike the Lintha from the front, or shall we be the lion, and strike them from behind when they least expect it?  There is a shipment of slaves being shipped out of this port by the guild.  I say that we play at piracy, and take that cargo of slaves, an action that will punch the guild in the face, and through it the realm, then use it as tribute to earn the trust of the Lintha.  Once we're allowed in their territory, it will be a simple matter to ruin their piracy, to teach them a lesson, and with the right messenger bird, return to the Coral archipelico as privateer heroes."  Bradton said with a smile on his face, extending his hands.  "Who is with me!"  He asked, extending his arms to his sides and letting his robe flow in the stillness of the council of war.<br/><br/><br/>Roll Result: Great Triangle rolled: 3d10<br/>First Target Number: 7<br/>Second Target Number: 10<br/>Comment: Join Debate<br/>Result: 1, 1, 5,<br/>For: 0, 0, 0,<br/>Total: 0<br/><br/>Roll Result: Great Triangle rolled: 11d10<br/>First Target Number: 7<br/>Second Target Number: 10<br/>Comment: Charisma+Performance +2 stunt 8 motes second excellency to buy 4 successes<br/>Result: 8, 3, 3, 10, 10, 10, 3, 5, 9, 4, 4,<br/>For: 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,<br/>Total: 12<br/><br/>(Attempting to use linguistics instead of appearance.  PCs with an MDV of less than 12 must spend a willpower to not be convinced that infiltrating and then backstabbing the Lintha is a glamorous and efficient plan.  Intimacies against the guild or the Lintha impose a -1 penalty to MDV.  Motivations against the guild, the realm, or the Lintha impose a -2 penalty to MDV.  Intimacies towards honor, against piracy, or for simple plans provide a +1 bonus for MDV.  Contrary motivations provide a +2 bonus to MDV)