the following prompts were taken from fire & blood by george r. r. martin, a history of the targaryen family of a song of ice & fire as told by historians within the setting, with various accounts being given in order to tell the tales of aegonβs conquest, the reigns of maegor the cruel & jahaerys the wise, the dance of the dragons, & more. some prompts have been lightly edited for roleplaying suitability.
please note β these prompts may include mentions of blood, violence, war, death, mutilation & other things some might find upsetting. feel free to change pronouns & prompts as you see fit !
β those who took up arms against me will be thrown down, & humbled, & destroyed. β
β some say that you play with poisons & dabble in dark sorceries. β
β when the sun sets, your line shall end. β
β you may take my castle, but you will win only bones & blood & ashes. β
β i will come again, [ name ], & the next time i shall come with fire & blood. β
β you are not wanted here. return at your peril. β
β it was said that the waters between the islands were so choked with corpses that krakens appeared by the hundreds, drawn by the blood. β
β you have come as an envoy under a banner of peace & will suffer no harm under my roof. β
β a [ lord / lady ] should know the land [ he / she ] rules. β
β even with that sword in your hand, you are only one person, & i cannot always be with you. β
β your guards are slow & lazy. i could have killed you as easily as i cut you. you require better protection. β
β you will not disgrace yourself in battle, but no songs will ever be sung about your prowess. β
β [ name ], you need never kneel to me again. we shall rule this realm together, you & i. β
β you are more fit to bear this blade than me. β
β i remember the days when one with a sword & a horse & a suit of armour could slash their way to riches & glory. β
β we can win our freedoms back, but now is the time to strike, for this new [ king / queen / title ] is weak. β
β a more unwelcome wedding guest can scarce be imagined. β
β the smallfolk love [ me / you ], do they not ? β
β if [ they / you ] had grievances, why not bring them to me ? i would have heard [ them / you ] out. β
β sword & lance have lost whatever appeal they ever had for me. β
β your savagery in the field & your harshness toward defeated foes is oft remarked upon. β
β the warning signs have been plain enough for those with the wit to read them. β
β you are a fool & a weakling, [ name. ] β
β the throne will go to the one who has the strength to seize it. β
β this is a night for song & sin & drink, for come the morrow, the virtuous & the vile burn together. β
β i do not have the time for tears. β
β you were foolish to think you could hide this from me. β
β this place has its secrets, known only to the dead. β
β it would be a bloody business, one that might harden hearts against us. β
β i shall not begin my reign by bathing in blood. β
β it would make [ you / me ] seem weak, & [ you / i ] must never seem weak. β
β i will have no oathbreakers at my court. β
β a touch of these talismans is believed to bestow prosperity & good fortune. β
β like as not, we will win, but not without cost. β
β those who would do harm to their [ king / queen / title ] seldom attack on horseback with lance in hand. β
β iβve fought in a hundred battles, & never you mind on what side, thatβs for me & the gods to know. β
β i have seen your [ daughters / sisters / women. ] they have no chins, no teats, & no sense. β
β in many a sad song, maidens forced to wed against their will throw themselves from tall towers to their deaths. β
β they will be making wedding plans for me as well, i do not doubt. β
β you have sworn me your sword & your obedience. remember those vows, & speak no word of my departure. β
β you foolish child, you know not what youβve done. β
β if another word passes your lips, i will have them sewn shut. β
β what is done is done, & now we all must needs live with it. β
β do not think that you shall unmake this marriage. we are one now, & neither gods nor men shall part us. β
β in songs, as ever, love conquers all. the truth, we submit, is a deal less simple. β
β you will come to your senses & repent this folly. β
β [ you / they ] have put [ your / their ] own desires ahead of the good of the realm, & that cannot be allowed. β
β [ i / you ] desire above all to be loved, admired, & praised. β
β when we go back, i shall be fortunate to snatch an hour with you, for everyone in the realm will want a piece of you. β
β many years from now when we are old & grey, we shall look back upon these days & smile, remembering how happy we were. β
β [ name ], why do you punish yourself so harshly ? β
β there can be no question of marriage, of course, but you would have jewels, servants, whatever you might want. β
β there are rich rewards in being a [ kingβs / queenβs / titleβs ] bedwarmer. β
β feeding a growing dragon is no small thing. β
β they would cut [ you / me ] to pieces, my love. β
β do you mean to claim the throne for yourself, then ? β
β a shiver of fear went through me when i saw that sword. is there a warning there ? β
β [ your / my ] pride is well - known to [ me / you. ] β
β i have no wish to wound you further by forcing you to humble yourself before the entire court. β
β some say that we are now enemies. i would sooner think of us as friends who disagreed. β
β i would not sit upon this throne if not for you, all the realm knows that. & i still have need of you. β
β words are wind, but wind can fan a fire. β
β everywhere you go, it is said, you perform miracles. β
β what [ they / i ] do is what [ they / i ] have always done, & it is not for [ us / you ] to judge [ them / me. ] β
β [ they / i ] lust for dragons of [ their / my ] own. β
β i need a seat of my own. a place where none may threaten me, banish me, or trouble those i have taken under my protection. β
β are you so uncertain of that throne that you must needs have your own blood bend the knee to you, [ name ] ? β
β i cannot suffer that again. it would rip my heart apart. β
β would that i could empty the city, knock it down, & build it all anew. β
β why should i steal from you ? i am twice as rich as you are. β
β i could not bear for you to leave me. β
β i have heard the sea calling. it is time for me to take my leave. β
β i have asked you to stay. i will not beg. if you would go, go. β
β they may not hatch. it is known, some dragon eggs simply turn to stone. β
β they do not mock [ me / you ] to [ my / your ] face for [ your / my ] sake, but they titter at [ me / you ] behind [ your / my ] back. β
β you weep for [ them / name ], but would you weep for me ? β
β sickness ? this is no sickness. a weasel in the guts, dead in a day β¦ this is poison. β
β i could have done a lot of things. i could have been a [ title. ] β
β i could have killed your enemies, as easily as i killed your friends. β
β they look at [ me / you ] & see a villain. [ i / you ] can serve [ you / me ] better from the shadows. β
β why should i care if theyβre all dead ? β
β youβll find someone new ; you always do. β
β why should you be [ title ] ? i should be [ title ], not you. β
β i want to come back to court, with the singers & the fools & all the lords & knights. please take me with you. β
β let us put our sorrows behind us & begin the new year with pageantry & celebration. β
β what did i give birth to ? what kind of beast ? i ask you, what did i give birth to ? β
β it is a poor ruler who wages battle against their own lords & leaves their own kingdom burned, bloody, & strewn with corpses. β
β are you mad, to speak so to me in my own hall ? β
β speak openly of burning down their halls, boast of how you fed their own kin to your dragons, & you will only inflame them & set their hearts against you. β
β if [ name / they ] were dead, i would know it. they are still alive. i feel it. β
β i may have seen a dragon. or something big, with wings. β
β go with care, [ name ], but go. they are hunting you, all up & down the country. questions are being asked, rewards are being offered. β
β strange beasts, aye, & like as not, youβll end up in the belly of one. β
β the sound of it ran down my spine like a cold knife, though i could not have said why. β
β you do not want to see [ me / them ] like this, & i would be remiss if i allowed you any closer. β
β how could the gods be so blind or so uncaring as to permit such horror ? β
β i cannot forget how oft [ they / name ] begged for death. β
β it is one thing to leap upon a dragon & quite another to bend him to your will. β
β there is much & more of the nature of the world that we do not understand, & may never understand. mayhaps that is a mercy. β
β it is my own abiding sin that whenever i come upon a door i must needs see what lies upon the farther side. β
β it would seem that i am doomed to always come too late. β
β there is nothing there for me now but grief & ghosts. β
β i fed my last [ husband / wife ] to my [ dragon / dogs. ] if you make me take another, i may eat them myself. β
β i was made to sit a horse, not a cushion. β
β the veiled threat. youβre most adroit at that. β
β [ i am / you are ] well respected here, but not loved. β
β i hope you brought something warmer than that. β
β if you are expecting balls & masques & dances, you have come to the wrong place. β
β here the world ends. β
β were it me, i might pray that [ name ] fell off of their horse & broke their neck coming home. β
β there are fortunes to be had there, & i am not blind to that. β
β drinking salt water will make a man mad, every sailor knows that, but the freshwater is no safer in that place. β
β speak now, & you will be well rewarded. hold your tongue, & you will lose it. β
β i am a [ man / woman ] of honour, & you are lower than rats. β
β there is a place for you in the castle, if you want it. β
β mayhaps [ you / they ] are not so close to gods as [ you / they ] had believed. mayhaps, in the end, [ you / they ] too are only mortal. β
β i would not sleep away what life remains to me.β
β when i die, i want to die with my axe in my hand, screaming a curse. β
β it is for you to determine what becomes of you. β
β i would sooner you wed a [ lord / lady ], but if you prefer a hedge knight or a merchant or a commoner, even, i am past the point of caring, so long as you pick someone. β
β life is slower there, & quieter. you will like that. i swear to you, [ name ], you will be safe & happy. β
β the gods hold us all in their hands, & life & death are theirs to give & take away, but men in their pride look for others to blame. β
β what mischief can i get up to with so many eyes around me ? β
β the boys train at fighting every morning, why shouldnβt we train at kissing ? thatβs what girls are meant to do, isnβt it ? β
β lie to me again, & it will go very much the worse for you. β
β you can prove your innocence at the hazard of your body. β
β forgive me, but i have a [ husband / wife / partner ], & no taste for paramours. β
β i came back from the ends of the earth for you. β
β in [ place ], the men fuck sheep. you cannot fault them. their sheep are prettier than their women. β
β the sins of the fathers are oft visited on the sons, wise men have said ; & so it is for the sins of mothers as well. β
β who can know the mind of such a beast ? β
β if we do this, it must surely lead to war. β
β what sort of [ brother / sister ] steals their [ sisterβs / brotherβs ] birthright ? β
β am i a [ king / queen ] or no ? if i am, then crown me. β
β if you go, you go as a messenger, not as a knight. you must take no part in any fighting. β
β tell [ name ] that i will have my throne, or i will have their head. β
β i offered you an honourable peace, & you spat in my face. what happens next is on your own head. β
β i swore you my sword. iβm older now, but not so old that iβve forgotten the words i said, & it happens i still have the sword. β
β in this world of men, we women must band together. β
β you are wet, [ name. ] is it raining or did you piss yourself in fear ? β
β put out your eye, & i will let you leave. one will serve. i would not blind you. β
β it is not for me to tell you what to do when you are not beneath my roof. β
β if you thought to receive a heroβs welcome, you will be disappointed. β
β i have danced with dragons before. i would sooner sleep with scorpions. β
β thrones are won with swords, not quills. spill blood, not ink. β
β you are the lawful [ king / queen ], & those who deny it are traitors. it is past time they learned the price of treason. β
β it looks better on me than it ever did on [ them / you. ] β
β would - be dragontamers have made attempts to ride this one a dozen times ; its lair is littered with their bones. β
β if this be victory, i pray i never win another. β
β i am determined that this should be my victory ; i have no wish to share the glory with my family, nor any other. β
β the throne has spurned [ you / me ], & [ your / my ] days upon it will be few. β
β let the gods decide if you speak truly. if you are innocent, they will give you the strength to defeat me. β
β the gods will curse us all for this. β
β one who gathers whispers can spread them just as well. β
β no castle can be held against a dragon. β
β if i strike my banners, do you promise me my life ? β
β i told you i would build a castle out of traitorsβ bones. i donβt have near enough bones yet, so β¦ β
β iβll have no songs about how brave you died, [ name. ] β
β today was butchery, not battle. β
β half the lords of the realm will turn against us if we are so cruel as to destroy such ancient & noble houses. β
β how many more must die to slake your thirst for vengeance ? β
β speak again of bastardy, & i will have your tongue out. β
β honour means little & less to [ them / you ] ; itβs wealth & power [ they / you ] lust for. β
β some will say the dead are the fortunate ones, for no mercy will be shown to the survivors. β
β the power young maidens exert over older men is well - known. β
β [ youβre / iβm ] hardly a likely paramour for a [ title ], one would think. β
β [ you / they ] are overly fond of [ gender / name ], & should be married soon, lest you surrender [ your / their ] virtue to someone unworthy of [ you / them. ] β
β all you have sowed, now shall you reap. β
β treachery no longer has the power to surprise me. i have come to expect it, even from those i love the most. β
β you are a common thing, with the stink of sorcery upon you. β
β i do not think you would lie to my face, but i cannot have those around me that i do not trust implicitly. β
β without a strong hand to restrain them, even good men can turn to beasts. β
β once a turncloak, ever a turncloak. β
β why be a [ lord / lady ] when you can be a [ king / queen ] ? β
β would that i had never read this letter. β
β such stories make for charming songs, but poor history. β
β on a dark horse with burning eyes they come, a scourge of fire in their hands to cleanse this pit of sin of demons & all who bow before them. β
β prayers cannot stay their wroth, no more than tears can quench the flame of dragons. only blood can do that. your blood, my blood, their blood. β
β this is their city. if you would make it yours, first must you destroy them. β
β they are vermin. drunks & fools & gutter rats. one taste of dragonflame & they will run. β
β though i cannot doubt your courage, your act was one of folly. β
β never have i seen a sight more terrible, more glorious. β
β i think your parents did not beat you often enough. take care i do not make up for their lack. β
β you may plot & plan & scheme, but you had best pray as well, for no plan made by mortals has ever withstood the whims of the gods above. β
β who can know the heart of a dragon ? β
β they will come for [ you / me ], & [ i / you ] do not have the power to resist them. β
β dear [ name. ] i had hoped that you were dead. β
β it would seem i am your prisoner β¦ but do not think that you will hold me long. β
β we shall meet in hell before this year is done. β
β the realm has been split asunder. we must needs join it back together. β
β the sooner [ they / you ] are dead, the sooner this rebellion will end. β
β words dripped from [ your / their ] lips like honey from a comb, & never did poison taste so sweet. β
β iβd sooner dance in hell than wear your chains. β
β you must surrender. the city cannot endure another sack. save your people & save yourself. β
β perhaps you sense your end is near, & wish to pray for forgiveness for your sins. β
β the killing has gone on too long. β
β finish these foes now, or those of us not in our graves in twenty years will rue our folly when their babes strap on their fatherβs swords & come seeking after vengeance. β
β are you a babe in swaddling clothes, to be cozened by flowers & feasts & soft words ? β
β there are liars, turncloaks, & poisoners in this court who would murder you as quick as anything to secure their own power. β
β i want no part of this, but i will not have it said that i stood in the way of justice. β
β the realm will be a better place without you. β
β you smell of woodsmoke, not of flowers. β
β there are worse ways to die. winter has come, [ name. ] β
β do this, & i shall know that you are as wise as you are strong, as kind as you are fierce. β
β give me this, & i shall give you whatever you may choose to ask of me. β
β all i ask is all of you, forever. β
β with winter at hand, strong backs & willing hands would be welcome in many a hearth & home. β
β [ they / i ] will warm your bed in winter, & gnaw your bones come spring. β
β itβs a gentle imprisonment, but imprisonment nonetheless. β
β should the dead come rising back up from beneath the sea, i shall gladly give them back what once was theirs. β
β if [ they / i / you ] die without an heir, we shall dance again, however much we may mislike the music. β
β how can you rule the realm when you cannot rule yourself ? β
β crown [ them / me ] & we will rip all the old wounds open once again. β
β iβve bedded two of them, i think it was. not both at once, that would have been improper. β
β you are wild, willful, & wanton, as i feared. β
β so long as [ they / you ] are kind & gentle & noble, i know that i shall love [ them / you. ] β
β soon i will be dead, & i would not die without ever knowing love. β
β whenever i see someone put to death, i like to have a flagon & a [ woman / man ] afterward, to remind myself that i am still alive. β
β you fool, you thrice - damned fool. if i dared, i would have your bloody head off. β
β i am not one who likes to laugh, & i like being laughed at even less. β
β all young men suspect they are immortal, & whenever a young warrior tastes the heady wine of victory, suspicion becomes certainty. β
β you might smile at their rebukes, but you will soon be given good reason to dread their rewards. β
β you do not need to like them, you need only wed them, bed them, & get a child from them. β
β it would be hard to picture anything more beautiful, unless perhaps all of them had arrived naked. β
β i shot them with an arrow in the arse. β
β like all such tales, they have some truth to them, well mixed with fear and falsehood. β
β you have twice [ nameβs ] ambition & half of their ability. β
β it was a foolβs scheme, & it will be quickly undone. β
β begone, or i promise you, every one of you shall die here. β
β i acted only to protect you from false friends & traitors. β
β [ i do / they did ] not deserve such a death, at the hands of such a beast. β
β i swear upon my sword in the sight of gods & men that none shall do you harm whilst i stand beside you. β
β the court roared with laughter, but as i look back upon it now, i blush for shame. β
β you always were a bloody fool, [ name. ] β
β the gods chose our new regents, & it would seem that gods are just as thick as lords. β
β one who knows how to ease pain will also know how to inflict it. β
β [ you are / i am ] an adult now, [ name. ] it is time for [ you / me ] to take the governance of the kingdom into [ your / my ] own hands. β
