After his defeat at King’s Landing, Stannis Baratheon returned to Dragonstone to plot his next move. With his forces heavily depleted, there was murmuring amongst his allies on abandoning this doomed cause for the greener pastures of Renly Baratheon, First of His Name, King on the Iron Throne. To shore up his support, Stannis and Hand of the King Alester Florent travelled to speak with House Velaryon and other sworn houses in the region.
“What your brother did was detestable,” Alester assured Stannis. “Succession is not a game of chance. R’hllor will not allow this injustice to stand. Once we have rallied the crownlands, we shall summon Winterfell and Riverrun and the Eyrie. Together they vanquished the dragon, surely they can prune some overgrown blossoms.”
At King’s Landing, Renly Baratheon’s reign felt more tenuous with each passing day. Noblemen in the Red Keep jested that King Renly didn’t even notice that Queen Margaery was missing since Ser Loras fit the role so well. Renly’s spies reported no significant troop movements in the north or riverlands, but he had yet to hear a single word from Eddard Stark, Hoster Tully, or Lysa Arryn. Their deafening silence rankled the king and his Small Council.
“I do not need the wolves or silver trout to defeat Stannis,” Renly proclaimed. “I’ve already done so. What I need more than anything is my wife back by my side.” Loras Tyrell eagerly took command of the expedition to rescue his long-suffering sister.
The bells chimed a warning to every soul within earshot. Ser Justin Massey saw the sails on the horizon, a golden crowned stag on a field of green. Dozens and dozens of ships. Perhaps over a hundred. The entire royal fleet sailed toward Dragonstone.
The Story
"A grim place, Dragonstone was built by Valyrians with arcane arts, fire, and sorcery. Capable of liquefying and reshaping stone with dragonflame, the dragonlords used their magic to shape Dragonstone to look like multiple dragons."
Gameplay & Strategy
Last Stand at Dragonstone introduces a special evacuation mechanic using a custom tactics zone. I decided to use a tactics zone instead of a retreat gameplay mechanic like the one used in Battle on the Green Fork because I wanted the Stannis player to be thinking about their evacuation strategy from the very first turn. As you'll see in the upcoming battle report, deciding when to remove one of your activations is a tough decision that can shift the balance of power on the battlefield.
This is a fan-made scenario inspired by CMON Limited’s A Song of Ice & Fire: Tabletop Miniatures Game and is in no way associated with CMON.
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