Númenórean Blood Runs Black Planning/Discussion Thread [Archive] - Page 2

Folwren

10-30-2005, 03:26 PM

Oh, Lommy is a cute nick-name! Hope you don't mind my saying so. But that's really sweet. :)

Hoi, Perky! Firefoot made out your character to claustraphobic. . .if that's the case, is the King going to have problems with his lodging?

It was funny reading your post, Firefoot. His thoughts of Captain Hereric were most insulting, particularly the one about his own quarters being twice the size, which cracked me up, but I wanted to leap up and defend him. It's a pity that Menelcar thought all those things instead of speaking them. . .Hereric doesn't even have a chance of defending himself. ;)

Out of curiosity, what's everyone elses opinion of the size and room in the ships? I'm reading all these Corsair posts and it sounds like their ships are just massive with tons of room to spare. I understand and that Galleys are considerably larger than regular sailing war ships that Gondor might have had, but I had no idea that they were that much bigger. I, on the other hand, am thinking that this ship of mine is going to be ram packed full of soldiers. The quarters are tight. Captain Hereric has given up his own cabin which has to be split up into two parts...but all this is in the post that you can read. Either I'm thinking the ships are smaller than they are, or you think your ships are bigger than they are. Or, there is the other alternative that the Corsair ships don't have as many people on them as athe Gondorian ships, and they are also galley ships, which are larger, by nature.

Did any of that make sense? If not, let me know, and I'll have another try at it later. If it did make sense...maybe some of the Corsair Captain or lordling players can answer the question.

-- Folwren

Anguirel

10-30-2005, 03:59 PM

An interesting question, Folwren...

My answer is that the Lords of Umbar are despots, and Sangalazin in particular doesn't go for the fraternising with sailors democratic bilge. If he wants nice spacious quarters with frescoes, he will have them, and he doesn't care if the Corsairs are sleeping nineteen to a bunk as a result. As for the slaves...animals, my dear...

This means that in my view the Corsair vessel doesn't have to be that much larger than yours. It's just that the space allocation is rather lopsided...

Amanaduial the archer

10-30-2005, 04:31 PM

Lol, nicely put, Anguiriel ;)

To address your point, Folwren...ah, now, I was thinking about this just now as I'm writing another post which will give a brief-ish description of Rakin's quarters.

On the first page, there is a description of the corsair ships - 'behemoths' they are described as, i.e. pretty darn impressive, size-wise. However, to keep my ship nice and nifty in the water, we decided on something a little smaller - See, originally we decided upon the xebec as the model for the Fame and Fortune - which is, technically, quite a small ship, or so it was described as being; on the other hand, however, the description did say that it can be crewed by about two hundred. Now, I have no such aspirations to a crew of that size - too many to split the pickings among, even if Rakin would get a lion's share - and rather had ideas of a crew of, say, fifty to seventy. Seems a fair enough estimation of crew size? Include Sangalazin and Azaryan in that number. Plus the slaves - shall we say eighty to one hundred of them? And yes, I am aware it is risky to have more slaves than there are corsairs aboard the ship, but then, we have weapons, they have planks of wood. (However...;)) This still gives us a fairly hefty number aboard the ship, but not quite the two hundred that was estimated, allowing dear Sangalazin room to stretch his claws out and get comfortable. it isn't the 'behemoth' that is described on Pio/Perky's section on corsair ships on page one of this thread, but we aren't stretching the boundaries too much, as our xebec roughly follows the description, but is slightly smaller.

However...well, you said that maybe the corsair ships were galleys, but I don't suppose this is technically true if we are sticking with the xebec design. But the xebec...well, come on, it's pretty darn snazzy, and I like it. So I propose that we could maybe...stretch it slightly. Give us three levels rather than two? It would allow us the extra space, but I don't think it would slow the ship down or dramatically alter the ship's design, allowing us our sleekness and speed still.

Was that at all clear? If so, what do others think, stretch the ship a bit? It isn't a dramatic difference, but it allows us that extra space that has apparently been alluded to in corsair posts. Although as for the everyday shiphands - well, maybe not quite 'nineteen to a bunk' as Anguiriel phrased it, but they probably ain't gonna be quite so comfortable. And the slaves - well, couldn't have phrased it better myself, my dear :D

Firefoot

10-30-2005, 07:11 PM

Folwren - I'm sure that what you have is fine as far as sizes go. And I'm also sure that it's not quite as small as Menelcar perceives it... ;) See, Menelcar already had his mind set against Hereric, so it would have had to be luxurious indeed for him to whole-heartedly approve. And what other people have said about space allotment makes sense as well. It was funny reading your post, Firefoot. His thoughts of Captain Hereric were most insulting, particularly the one about his own quarters being twice the size, which cracked me up, but I wanted to leap up and defend him. It's a pity that Menelcar thought all those things instead of speaking them. . .Hereric doesn't even have a chance of defending himself. ;) Oh, don't worry, I'm sure there will be opportunity... but Menelcar is far from stupid. He's not going to pick a fight he is going to lose, and he's certainly not going to do it in front of Telumehtar. But he sure will keep jabbing away, those subtle things... and in time... :D

Eorl of Rohan

10-31-2005, 03:27 AM

Are Chakka and Ferethor going to come back to row some time soon? I'm so lonely... :D

Actually, Esau, I was waiting for your post. I have my rough draft all written up that involves your character (I thought you might feel left out - how nice is me? +ravels in narcissist pleasure+) ;) I was going to PM you and see if you had enough time to take an active role in the roleplay, whether it would be all right for my character to contact yours, but now I'll just go for it because I take this as an unspoken permission. I'll assume that your character haven't moved. I'll have the post up by tomorrow at the latest.

dancing spawn of ungoliant

10-31-2005, 09:30 AM

Actually, Esau, I was waiting for your post. I have my rough draft all written up that involves your character (I thought you might feel left out - how nice is me? +ravels in narcissist pleasure+) I was going to PM you and see if you had enough time to take an active role in the roleplay, whether it would be all right for my character to contact yours, but now I'll just go for it because I take this as an unspoken permission. I'll assume that your character haven't moved. I'll have the post up by tomorrow at the latest. Ah, how nice of you, indeed, thanks very much! You know, it's hard to make a conversation for an introvert character who is sitting alone. ;)

Fordim Hedgethistle

10-31-2005, 09:55 AM

Spawn and Eorl

Chakka's proposition to Rakin may mean that he spends some time out of the slavedeck, but I am sure that he's not going to get away from the oars, totally (if at all)! So you may soon have some company down there...

Hiriel

10-31-2005, 11:10 AM

But the xebec...well, come on, it's pretty darn snazzy, and I like it. So I propose that we could maybe...stretch it slightly. Give us three levels rather than two? It would allow us the extra space, but I don't think it would slow the ship down or dramatically alter the ship's design, allowing us our sleekness and speed still.

I see no reason why we can't stretch the xebec. After all, Rakin could very well have had it fitted out to his particlar likings and needs when the Fame and Fortune came to him, or it's even concievable that his favorite despots mandated the ship to be fitted a certain way, just as a function of the navy's needs or because Sangalazin really wants his frescos. Which would be kinda an interesting conflict between them, I think. But His Royal Perkyness gets the final word on that, I suppose.

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10-31-2005, 04:11 PM

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Firefoot

10-31-2005, 04:24 PM

Perky - just curious, how much time will pass (game time, that is) before the first battle? It would be at least a couple days, right?

The Perky Ent

10-31-2005, 04:25 PM

Hoi, Perky! Firefoot made out your character to claustraphobic. . .if that's the case, is the King going to have problems with his lodging?

Indeed! Let the madness begin ;)

The Perky Ent

10-31-2005, 04:33 PM

Well, I'm planning for us to spend the first day on the river (we're currently on our first day), then our first night, then our second day, and we arrive at the city at night. As for the Umbarian forces, you will reach the city at day to start your attack. The time from Umbar's arrival and Gondor's arrival will be fairly short, but there will be a period when Umbar is fighting and Gondor doesn't know. Might get a little confusing, but it's only for a couple of days

Folwren

10-31-2005, 05:06 PM

Indeed! Let the madness begin ;)

Good heavens above! :eek:

-- Folwren

Thinlómien

11-01-2005, 11:52 AM

Save - Captain Vórimandur on deck and in his office, scolding those who wandered the pier earlier. Sounds quite creepy...

Firefoot

11-01-2005, 06:37 PM

Okay, Menelcar has proposed a plan for an attack. While he may be an experienced tactician, I certainly am not, and if you all don't think this would work, I can take it out/change it. Let me know.

Thinlómien

11-02-2005, 08:58 AM

“What the hell are you doing around here?” *cough* Spawn, I'm sorry to point out but I don't think that's very middle-earthian language... :) What about "What the Morgoth are you doing around here?" ? ;)

Eorl of Rohan

11-02-2005, 09:05 AM

Aman: Please tell me if I've carried the events on Fame and Fortune too far without you joining in, and I'll delete the latest posts. Was it all right to make Ferethor's escape the cause of a ship-wide alarm?

piosenniel

11-02-2005, 09:07 AM

Eorl of Rohan

11-02-2005, 09:08 AM

*cough* Spawn, I'm sorry to point out but I don't think that's very middle-earthian language... :) What about "What the Morgoth are you doing around here?" ? ;)

Er, that was MY sentence in MY paragraph, not Esau's, so don't go blaming her.

Pio, I apologize. I thought those two were too mild to be restricted, that I didn't think of forbearing from using them. So, instead of damn, darn is okay, right? And I will look over my posts and rectify the use of these two words. If I missed something, please tell me through PM or discussion thread.

Folwren

11-02-2005, 09:13 AM

I'm hesitant to even put my opinion in since my character is in no way involved in all this, but in reality, I don't see why Rakin would even care if Ferethor comes back aboard ship or not. In his mind, it may be just as wel for the rebelious slave to drown as not, considering the trouble he would cause if he were kept alive on board. What's more, the ship under full sail could be going at a rather swift clip of at least eight miles per hour, and anybody who drops off it is soon left behind, and unless they tack the sheets and pull sharp about, he stays behind. And even if they do that, he's going to be in the water for several minutes. That being the case, Chaka wouldn't have much time to ask Rakin if he could save him because by the time he got to Ferethor, the poor chap would be drowned. On the other hand, if Rakin wants to keep Chaka alive, he might forgive him if he jumps over board without permission.

It would definitely be exciting if you did that. And you don't have to pay any attention to anything that I just said, seeing as, after all, they aren't my characters.

-- Folwren

Eorl of Rohan

11-02-2005, 09:14 AM

Actually, Fol, you're perfectly right. I thought it would be exciting, but that's out, then. Why do I always make mistakes?

Folwren

11-02-2005, 09:26 AM

Don't take it too hard, Eorl. There's probably a way to do this. I'm a bit too technical, though, maybe. You can work around the problems I put out there, I'm sure.

I mean, take the idea that Ferethor leaps in without Rakin noticing, perhaps. . .and then Chaka decides that he wants to save him (and this rests with Fordim), so he jumps in, too. Rakin, oblivious of Ferethor's break, wonders why on earth Chaka just jumped over board, unless, of course, he intends to free himself. In which case, he'll want to haul Chaka back up into the ship, so he turn about, or send a boat out, and in the process of capturing Chaka again, will also bring Ferethor back to the ship.

However. . .Rakin may not be too kindly disposed towards Ferethor, but that is up to Aman.

There are actually a few ways to make your idea workable. Perhaps not altogether realistic, but maybe believable (there's a great difference in the two, you know). Just think about it, and maybe if Fordim and Aman are enthusiastic about it, you all can figure it out. :)

-- Folwren

By the by, you don't always make mistakes.

Ah, and another P.S. - I've been wondering ever since I got onto the BD's when someone would call me Fol. :D

Fordim Hedgethistle

11-02-2005, 09:49 AM

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For the record, I agree with the Wight's stance on this, but it does make for some funny possibilities considering we are aboard a pirate vessel:

"Arrrr, Mateys! Darn my eyes if it isn't that son of a so-and-so Black Pete! Why he royally messed with my business the other day, and I'll be snookered if I don't see him dead soon! And gosh golly gee-whiz and cheerio to him, I says!"

piosenniel

11-02-2005, 10:35 AM

The RPG fora are here by the grace and indulgence of the Barrow Wight.

Surely you can come up with some satisfactory corsair/seaman curses that are middle-earth based.

Consider it a challenge in descriptive writing . . . ;)

~*~ Pio

Fordim Hedgethistle

11-02-2005, 10:50 AM

Surely you can come up with some satisfactory corsair/seaman curses that are middle-earth based.

Ulmo's underwear!

Drooping Elbereth!

Son of an orc!

Troll friend!

Ah, your mother's from Mordor!

(To a hobbit): Up yer hole!

piosenniel

11-02-2005, 10:53 AM

I'd probably run the Hobbit curse past the B-W.

Doubt that it would pass though.

Amanaduial the archer

11-02-2005, 11:30 AM

And gosh golly gee-whiz and cheerio to him Because, naturally, all Umbarian corsairs were schooled in 1920s Eton :eek: ;)

Ok, exeunt Aman the corsair, enter Aman the moan - Eorl, I'm...not really keen on that idea. I mean, you've already made Ferethor's escape a ship-wide alarm, as you put it, and as this is worked in with other posts, then fine, all well and good. But jumping into the water and then having Chakka rescue you? As Folwren said, it wouldn't happen, not believably - the Captain isn't even particularly sure whether he does want to even entertain the prospect of an alliance with Chakka, and his life would be rather more carefree if he was to just get rid of him. Far from wanting to make a rescue attempt, Rakin would be more likely to see this as a way to easily get rid of two troublesome slaves. Sorry, I just don't think it's realistic - that isn't meant to sound harsh, but really. And dressing in sailor's clothes would be unlikely to disguise him - this isn't a particularly big ship; the crew would probably all know each other. I won't ask you to change your last post, no point, but would you mind if in my next post, as you have already had Rakin "hurrying out onto the decks", I have Ferethor recognised and promptly thrown back to the oars? It would probably instill in him an even greater hate against Rakin, good for character development, but I don't see the others ideas about going overboard being realistically feasible.

Eorl of Rohan

11-02-2005, 07:54 PM

Thanks for your suggestions, all, and I've decided to give up on that idea. Roleplay is a teamwork as Pio puts it, isn't it? Er, now that your name has come up, Pio, can you supply me with some seamanlike curses? Because unfortunately I know nothing but damn and hell and darn when it comes to English curses. Except for the F word, but then no, I'm not using that one. Again, my incompetence. Anyway, anyone have any suggestions?

Folwren

11-02-2005, 08:18 PM

Well, the saying 'swearing like a sailor' in stories can be non-mandatory, you know. ;)

Actually, if you think that you have to put it into the writing, than you may consider reading Tolkien's own stuff. If you read the LotR and Hobbit carefully, then you'll find that the word 'damn' is only used once in the entirety of the trilogy (and I'm pretty certain that it wasn't used in The Hobbit) and 'hell' is only used once in the Hobbit. The first by one of the two orcs in the chapter 'The Choices of Master Samwise' and the other by Bert or Tom, one of the trolls, I can't remember which, in the chapter 'Roast Mutton' (in The Hobbit).

Other words used as exclemations, strong or otherwise, was 'good heavens!' (by Frodo in Three is Company, I believe) and the hobbits often 'dratted that wizard'. I can't remember anything else in particular. Ah, yes. . . one of the trolls also said 'blinking', but I don't know how official that was.

Whatever help that is. . .come up with a few other ones, but make them innocent, how 'bout? *sweet smile*

-- Folwren

Alcarillo

11-02-2005, 08:22 PM

How about "Bilges!"? Bilge was the name for the water that collected in the bottom of a ship. I've read it was rather dirty and unpleasant.

Fordim Hedgethistle

11-02-2005, 08:42 PM

Here you go. These are culled from the plays of William Shakespeare -- for an insult for any occasion, begin with "thou" and then follow with one word from each of the following columns:

Column 1

artless
bawdy
beslubbering
bootless
cankerous
churlish
cockered
clouted
craven
currish
dankish
dissembling
droning
errant
fawning
fobbing
fool-born
froward
frothy
gleeking
goatish
gorbellied
ill-nurtured
impertinent
incestuous
incurable
infectious
jarring
loggerheaded
lumpish
loutish
mammering
mangled
mewling
paunchy
pribbling
puking
puny
qualling
rank
reeky
roguish
rump-fed
ruttish
saucy
spleeny
spongy
surly
tardy-gaited
tottering
unmuzzled
vain
venomed
warped
wayward
weedy
whoreson
wretched
yeasty

Column 2

addlepated
base-court
bat-fowling
beef-witted
beetle-headed
boil-brained
clapper-clawed
clay-brained
codpiece-sniffing
common-kissing
crook-pated
dismal-dreaming
dizzy-eyed
doghearted
dread-bolted
earth-vexing
elf-skinned
fat-kidneyed
fen-sucked
flap-mouthed
fly-bitten
folly-fallen
fool-born
foul-practicing
full-gorged
guts-griping
half-faced
hasty-witted
hedge-born
hell-hated
idle-headed
ill-breeding
ill-nurtured
knotty-pated
mad-brained
milk-livered
motley-minded
onion-eyed
plume-plucked
pottle-deep
pox-marked
reeling-ripe
rough-hewn
rude-growing
rump-fed
shard-borne
sheep-biting
spur-galled
swag-bellied
tardy-gaited
tickle-brained
toad-spotted
unchin-snouted
weather-bitten

Column 3

apple-john
baggage
barnacle
bladder
boar-pig
bugbear
bum-bailey
canker-blossom
clack-dish
clotpole
coxcomb
codpiece
death-token
dewberry
dotard
flap-dragon
flax-wench
flea
flirt-gill
foot-licker
fustilarian
giglet
gudgeon
haggard
harpy
hedge-pig
horn-beast
hugger-mugger
jolthead
knave
lewdster
lout
maggot-pie
malt-worm
mammet
measle
minnow
miscreant
moldwarp
mumble-news
nit
nut-hook
pigeon-egg
pignut
pumpion
puttock
ratsbane
rudesby
scut
skainsmate
strumpet
varlot
vassal
wagtail
water-fly
whey-face
winter-cricket

Have at it thou gorbellied tickle-brained hugger-muggers!

Eorl of Rohan

11-02-2005, 09:55 PM

All praise Fordim, the swear-maker! :D Thanks, that's more than enough to last my lifetime. Anyway, Aman, I'm deleting my last post. That way, Ferethor's escape need not be ship-wide event, and then the problem is solved. +trots off to delete the latest post+

EDIT: Unfortunately, Fordim has written after me - it wouldn't fit the storyline if I delete it, would it?

PS to Fordim: If burning the ship is foolish, what would you suggest? (I've read too much 'Story of the Three Empires' (a history epic of China's early days), and I can't get the 'fire' part out of my mind. It worked for Jojo and Kong-Myung, didn't it? Dong-Tak had drawn water from the great river Hwang-Ha to block the fire, but anyway. )

Hiriel

11-02-2005, 10:53 PM

Thinlómien

11-03-2005, 10:36 AM

[QUOTE=Eorl of Rohan]Er, that was MY sentence in MY paragraph, not Esau's, so don't go blaming her. QUOTE]

IDIOT me. :mad:
Sorry, spawn. (Or should I say Esau?)
And sorry, Eorl, that I insulted your copyright ;)
Next time I will read the posts and the writers a bit more carefully...

Great list, Fordim, I bet that it'll be useful.

And I'm going to be away tomorrow (Friday) and the week-end, so if Lingwë needs to be carried along, I hope you, Kath, will do it. I suppose that Dunwen can do so also. And of course our dear cap Alcarillo, when he's writing the "interrogations"... (I hope there won't be sentences like "one of the young men, the one who looked slightly like a fish, was shuddering in fear, when the captain shot him his angry gaze. Then the coward whispered: 'I'll throw myself over board; I know I've committed a terrible crime, sir'"... ;) )

The Perky Ent

11-03-2005, 03:39 PM

Hehe! Fordim, I did that Shakespear insult thing in 7th Grade English :D

Everyone, if it seems like I haven't been around lately, I have to excuses. The First one is Math, and the second one is IPC (Integrated Physics and Chemistry). They are my mortal foes. I battle them tomorrow from 8-3. Wish me luck! If I come out alive, you will have your king

I AM ALIVE! Ok, first of all, I sent a quick little message to Hiriel to post that. I couldn't get to the downs, and it seems she forgot to put the -Perky. Well, at least for the Math part. I dunno if she's done that shakespear thing or not. Anyways, I'm alive, barely. It was a battle of epic proportions, and I survived on pure wits, but left my dignity behind. Oh Physics, Thou artless folly-fallen lewdster! Well, I should have more time now, since the big part is over. Trimester exams stink, and no mistake :D

Kath

11-03-2005, 05:15 PM

And I'm going to be away tomorrow (Friday) and the week-end, so if Lingwë needs to be carried along, I hope you, Kath, will do it.
But of course! Though you'll likely be back before anything needs to be done with him. I love your apology line by the way - throwing yourself overboard :D

Alcarillo

11-03-2005, 07:46 PM

(I hope there won't be sentences like "one of the young men, the one who looked slightly like a fish, was shuddering in fear, when the captain shot him his angry gaze. Then the coward whispered: 'I'll throw myself over board; I know I've committed a terrible crime, sir'"... )
"And the captain sneered his evil sneer, 'Thou beslubbering hedge-born whey-face!' He now turned to Morgond, pale as snow. 'Toss him out my windows; I would like to watch the coxcomb drown. And let this be a lesson the the rest of you reeling-ripe dew-berries!' Morgond gripped the fishy one's shoulders, cold with sweat, and shoved him towards the gaping window at the captain's orders. . ."

If only I had read your post before I filled in the save. :p

Kath

11-04-2005, 02:56 AM

Thinlómien

11-04-2005, 05:20 AM

Looks like you're safe this time Lommy! But looking at Alcarillo's post it appears that we have been split into two groups and I was just wondering who was going to end up with who so Dunwen, Lommy? Any preferences or ideas for pairs?

(I actually got time for a brief visit today... :D )

We may thank Eru that Lingwë's safe this time... ;)

For me, it's all the same who's with who. You (Kath+Dunwen) can decide.

Kath

11-04-2005, 07:47 AM

For me, it's all the same who's with who. You (Kath+Dunwen) can decide.
Well I was thinking of maybe pairing up with Dunwen if she doesn't mind so that I can maybe quiz Nimir about his father and find out if he knew mine. Only if that sounds ok to her though.

piosenniel

11-05-2005, 01:54 AM

From Folwren:

"What a dratted time to loose internet at home!

I may or may not be able to post until Tuesday, I'm not sure."

Dunwen

11-05-2005, 02:30 AM

Well I was thinking of maybe pairing up with Dunwen if she doesn't mind so that I can maybe quiz Nimir about his father and find out if he knew mine. Only if that sounds ok to her though.

Fine by me, Kath ! Ironically, I found out I'm being sent out of town again on short notice from Monday to Thursday, and I won't have computer access. :eek: Alas, Nimir wouldn't have known your dad -- he didn't have any direct contact with Gondorian soldiers or sailors until he met the guy who recruited him.

So, are we polishing swords or on Kitchen Patrol?

Eorl of Rohan

11-05-2005, 03:12 AM

Pio, I know this isn't actually related to the roleplay, but I still can't figure out what 'celebrating with the white sox' in your address part means. What is soxs? They don't say on the dictionary.

---------------

EDIT by Pio

The White Sox are a baseball team and as of a few weeks ago, the winners of the World Series here in the U.S. Originally they called themselves the American League Chicago White Stockings (their whole uniform was white including their long socks).

The word 'Sockings' in their name was shortened to 'Sox' and the name stuck.

And here's probably more than you wanted to know: There was also a National League Chicago team called the White Stockings -- they became the Chicago Cubs (and will win the World Series in 2006! :) )

~*~ Pio

Kath

11-05-2005, 09:28 AM

Fine by me, Kath ! Ironically, I found out I'm being sent out of town again on short notice from Monday to Thursday, and I won't have computer access. Alas, Nimir wouldn't have known your dad -- he didn't have any direct contact with Gondorian soldiers or sailors until he met the guy who recruited him.

So, are we polishing swords or on Kitchen Patrol?
Ah well, Curamir is used to being disappointed. I don't mind which punishment we end up doing, but since Lommy is going to be on her own maybe we should let her pick :D Also, if you're going to be away I'll just take my post up to asking about your father and then leave it up to you what you say.

Child of the 7th Age

11-05-2005, 09:45 AM

This note was left by Fowlren on another game thread. She asked to have it put here so you folk would know as well.

What a dratted time to loose internet at home...

I may or may not be able to post until Tuesday.

Cami

piosenniel

11-05-2005, 03:17 PM

Eorl of Rohan

I've answered your question - edited it into your original post.

The Perky Ent

11-05-2005, 03:24 PM

GO ASTROS!

The Astros are a better baseball team than the White Sox, and will beat them second only to the New York Yankees

Kath

11-05-2005, 03:28 PM

pio forgive me but I don't understand. How can you root for the White Sox one year and the Cubs the next? Isn't that a bit fickle or am I missing some very important point?

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EDIT - by pio

I always root for the Cubs, every year, to make it to the World Series . . . heck I'm happy if they make it to the playoffs for their league!!!

And I'll root for them over any other team when they make it to the Series.

Until they do, I try to support the Series underdog team . . .

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Dunwen

11-07-2005, 01:50 AM

Kath wrote: Ah well, Curamir is used to being disappointed. I don't mind which punishment we end up doing, but since Lommy is going to be on her own maybe we should let her pick Also, if you're going to be away I'll just take my post up to asking about your father and then leave it up to you what you say.

Kath, that sounds great. If it's necessary to move things along, you have my permission to put words in Nimir's mouth or send him off somewhere. (Just don't kill or wound him, lol.)

Thinlómien

11-07-2005, 08:24 AM

Suppose Lingwë could be the chicken patrol, oooooooooops! Meant the kitchen patrol... :D Let's see what kind of monster I can create as his diswashing mate...

Kath

11-07-2005, 11:28 AM

Kath, that sounds great. If it's necessary to move things along, you have my permission to put words in Nimir's mouth or send him off somewhere. (Just don't kill or wound him, lol.)
I'll take care of him. Ok so if Lommy is taking kitchen duties I guess that puts us on sword cleaning. I'll try to get a post up tonight, though with werewolf it may have to wait til tomorrow as I'll be exhausted after the run up to the voting!

Folwren

11-08-2005, 04:01 PM

Well, I've returned, for a short time, and I've managed to fill in my save.

Perky, I've given the king an offer of climbing the rigging - take it or leave it, depending on his character. :D :p

Lommy, I liked your dishwashing mate. And your Cook, though rather mean, was wonderfully protrayed. Good job.

-- Folwren

The Perky Ent

11-08-2005, 04:16 PM

Well, I've returned, for a short time, and I've managed to fill in my save.

Perky, I've given the king an offer of climbing the rigging - take it or leave it, depending on his character.

Lommy, I liked your dishwashing mate. And your Cook, though rather mean, was wonderfully protrayed. Good job.

-- Folwren

Well, I'd prefer a joyride of the ship, but I'll save that for the open water :p Take it or die by my sword (It's good to be the king ;) )

Folwren

11-09-2005, 08:42 AM

Good lord, Perky, that was an unexpected reply and turn of events. . .from the king. Poor Hereric.

If you don't mind, take out his handling of the dagger. The rest should be alright, but I doubt that he'd reach for a weapon. It's more likely that he'd be shocked and embarrassed, rather than angry. Perhaps try to apologize, even, since he didn't know the King was kidding. (Yours and Alcarillo's posts absolutely cracked me up!)

I'll write something later in the day. *chuckle*

-- Folwren

Thinlómien

11-10-2005, 09:43 AM

Lommy, I liked your dishwashing mate. And your Cook, though rather mean, was wonderfully protrayed. Good job. Thanks :). I quite like the cook too, though Lingwë doesn't.

Kath

11-10-2005, 03:03 PM

Dunwen I left my post at my question so you can take it from there!

Also people, please remind me when I've made a save, I thought I'd done that post days ago! :rolleyes:

Hiriel

11-14-2005, 11:13 PM

Utahraptor, unenlagia, ugrosaurus, ultrasaurus - which is the best dinosaur?

No Pterodyctil? Well, if you insist...Ultrasaurus!

Kath

11-15-2005, 04:48 PM

Sorry Hiriel but no, it was dinosaurs beginning with a U I needed, and the general consensus was utahraptor in the end!

Also, is Dunwen around at all does anyone know? I'm quite curious as to the answer to Curamir's question!

Dunwen

11-16-2005, 01:17 AM

Kath, I am indeed back home at my lovely computer, having crawled out from under piles of work on my desk and piles of laundry at home. Your answer has been posted! I thank you for patience.

--Dunwen

Kath

11-16-2005, 02:57 AM

Hi Dunwen! Looks like poor Curamir had the wrong end of the stick entirely. Apologies, I wasn't trying to bully you into an answer, I was just wondering where you'd disappeared to.

The Perky Ent

11-16-2005, 04:02 PM

~*~ PELAGIR STARTS TOMRROW!!! ~*~

I'm sorry I haven't been on much, but my internet connect is having spasms. Get anything you want out for the night right now. Tomorrow, Hiriel will post the Umbarian forces landing in Pelargir. Gondorians don't get there til night, so only Baddies can post about the battle! They need a head start ;)

Anguirel

11-17-2005, 01:35 AM

Where's Aman? We seem to have missed our game of chess...

Folwren

11-17-2005, 08:51 AM

You could put a couple saves up, Anguirel, if you really wanted to play that game of chess before the battle. . .

-- Folwren

Anguirel

11-17-2005, 08:57 AM

Doh! Why didn't I think of it before? Folwren, have a citation for initiative...

Thinlómien

11-17-2005, 11:09 AM

I suppose that I'll be away until Monday, so, my shipmates, if Lingwë needs to be carried along, please do it...

Eorl of Rohan

11-19-2005, 07:42 PM

I've been away for quite a while, huh? I'm back in the game now. :D

Amanaduial the archer

11-21-2005, 04:49 PM

I'm so sorry :(. Really, so sorry. Thank you so much for not chucking me out, this game is fantastic. There have been...complications in RL (Perky, I will go into more detail in PM if you prefer) that somewhat caused the priority I placed on Barrowdowns to sink rather. I'm back now, although I'm not exactly sure how often I will be able to post. Certainly I hope we shall have our game of chess!

Again, I'm sorry - back now, to stay I hope. :)

Dunwen

11-21-2005, 11:06 PM

Hi Dunwen! Looks like poor Curamir had the wrong end of the stick entirely. Apologies, I wasn't trying to bully you into an answer, I was just wondering where you'd disappeared to.

No problem, Kath. I was out of town and without computer access for awhile. But I'm back, polishing up my arrows for Pelagir.

Anguirel

11-22-2005, 01:26 AM

Great to have you, ha ha, back aboard, ha ha, Aman...

Folwren

11-22-2005, 01:43 PM

I've filled in my Save.

Perky, the captain is asking how the king slept probably out of pure courtesy. He's really anxious to tell him about the smoke on the horizon and why they're making full sail. So, once your character's replied, you can have Hereric explain, if you like.

We may want to address the other ships behind us.

-- Folwren

Firefoot

11-22-2005, 03:32 PM

Well, I couldn't let you have this conversation without me... ;) Menelcar has rather interrupted, so I'll leave it up to you how far along the conversation was before Menelcar got there.

Anguirel

11-22-2005, 03:33 PM

Haven't the Gondorians jumped the gun a bit? We haven't even attacked Pelargir yet, and I thought there was to be some time after the attack before the Gondorian fleet became aware of us...or am I misinterpreting the smoke?

Folwren

11-22-2005, 04:07 PM

Ask Perky, but it seems to me that what's happened is, we've seen the smoke in early morning, you all having struck during the night, but we won't be getting there until afternoon, I guess. You RPers need to jump in write about the attack now. Stick up Saves, I'd advise, if you don't have time to write immediately. If people really want to get complicated, you Umbarian people could write your posts for the night and then Perky, Firefoot, myself, and whatever other Gondorians there are put our posts where they belong (move them). But that would take some work, and although I'm willing to do it, the others will have to be, too, and they'll have to be moved in the same order they're in now.

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Perky, I'm leaving the next post to you, as I intended. It's great than Menelcar has joined us. I dunno if I'm going to let Hereric know he's been slighted. ;)

-- Folwren

Anguirel

11-23-2005, 05:03 AM

But I'm still hamstrung by this wretched chess match! Argh...

I think the random flashback to the Corsair attack will look a bit confusing. If the other Gondorians aren't averse to it, I'd quite like the posts to be moved once our attack posts are up.

Otherwise, we'll have a rather cumbersome "The evening before Captain Hereric sighted smoke" kind of construction. Besides, the Pelargir attack is where us Corsairs get to have a good deal of fun, and if our raid is demoted to a mere flashback it'll slightly hamper that. In my view.

Although my hands are tied with the much more warlike other two Corsair leaders keeping such a low profile, I'll try and post an attack description.

Folwren

11-23-2005, 08:22 AM

Well, I'm willing to move my post, but the others have to be willing to do that, too. Perky? Firefoot?

-- Folwren

Firefoot

11-23-2005, 05:09 PM

That's fine - just let me know what needs to happen.

Folwren

11-23-2005, 05:27 PM

Hm. I hope I didn't sound snottish when I said that I was fine with changing the posts around. Sorry.

-- Folwren

piosenniel

11-24-2005, 01:53 AM

Don't forget I can place posts for you wherever they need to be on the game - if that's easier for you. Just let me know.

~*~ Pio

The Perky Ent

11-27-2005, 10:58 PM

My internet decided not to work. Just in time for thanksgiving :)

I'll try to catch up and stick a post in tomorrow. Please Excuse my Dear Aunt Sally.

Dunwen

11-29-2005, 03:40 AM

.....And meanwhile, Nimir is once again feeling hungry :)

Kath and Lommy, do you mind if I send a post where the three boys have breakfast together? If you are both agreeable, I have a rough draft ready which has them eating and ends by giving each of us the option of sending our respective characters off on their own for a bit.

--Dunwen

Kath

11-29-2005, 04:40 AM

That sounds great. Guess I'll have to stick in a bit of a flashback to my reply to your question and subsequent leaving for bed afterwards.

Dunwen

11-29-2005, 06:16 PM

Kath and Lommy, do you mind if I send a post where the three boys have breakfast together? If you are both agreeable, I have a rough draft ready which has them eating and ends by giving each of us the option of sending our respective characters off on their own for a bit.

Thanks, Kath!

That sounds great. Guess I'll have to stick in a bit of a flashback to my reply to your question and subsequent leaving for bed afterwards.

I think I should wait to hear from Lommy before I post it, though.

Thinlómien

12-02-2005, 07:40 AM

Dunwen

12-02-2005, 04:21 PM

This is the post I have been asking about. I think it should go before Perky's last save. It's not very long, but it's timed before any attempt to sail down the Anduin to attack the sacking and pillaging Corsairs.

POST PLACED ~*~ Pio

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Dunwen's post

Breakfast for Three

The soldiers and sailors of Gondor had not been allowed to sleep in quite as late as their superiors. During the night, only those on duty had been awake, moving on their rounds as King Telumehtar’s fleet slipped quietly down the Anduin. However, in the hour before dawn, the fleet had started to come to life.

Sleepy sailors coming off midwatch had rousted their replacements out of their hammocks and crawled in themselves. The rest of the troops woke up and prepared for the new day. The low buzz of conversation below decks moved up into the open air as men dressed and began to haunt the galleys for morning rations. It was a bright calm morning and many brought their breakfasts up onto the decks to eat before reporting for duty. The great ships were crowded close on the river, near enough for men on different ships to hear each other. Among the shouted orders of the fleet’s officers and captains there could be heard a fair amount of ribbing as the seamen took turns exchanging good-natured insults and jests about each others’ ships.

Aboard the Ráca, Nimir had found Lingwë and Curamir ahead of him in line for breakfast. After he’d been handed his bit of rations, he saw that the other two were waiting for him. Happily joining them, he and Curamir listened to Lingwë’s description of working for the ill-tempered ship’s Cook the night before. Lingwë did a wickedly good imitation of the Cook’s surly tone that made the other two laugh merrily. They finished eating quickly, and compared notes about their duty stations for the day before they had to separate. Nimir was assigned to the hold again, as the Master-at-Arms wanted to move some of the weaponry closer to the main deck, making it easily available in battle. The young archer was glad to have had a chance for a little time in the fresh air today, and to see Lingwë and Curamir before they went to their own assignments. The three agreed to look for each other at dinnertime, then each went to report in for his day’s duty.

Firefoot

12-13-2005, 02:39 PM

I don't want the game to die. :( What happened? Perky, did you disappear?

Folwren

12-13-2005, 02:41 PM

I would rather the game not die, either. I love the plot and I love my character, if only because he's a captain.

Perky? Aman? Anyone? Firefoot, yes, you're here, thank goodness. . .but what of the others?

-- Folwren

piosenniel

12-13-2005, 03:06 PM

All players:

Please check your PM's and get back to this thread with a reply.

Thanks!

~*~ Pio, game moderator

Firefoot

12-13-2005, 03:46 PM

Not to speak for Folwren, but I'm sure that between the two of us we can carry Perky's character along. I'd be willing. :) Folwren?

Or did you have in mind for someone to actually be playing his character for the time being?

piosenniel

12-13-2005, 03:52 PM

Either way is fine with me - carry him or assume Perky's character as you wish.

Pirates - what about your captain?

And anyone else - what would you like to do with the game?

~*~ Pio

Folwren

12-13-2005, 04:22 PM

I'd be willing to carry him, but I don't think that I'd do a good job of actually playing his character.

I can definitely write it so that he's not forgotten, as Firefoot is probably able to do as well. . .I think that may be the best route to go.

And I was wondering. . .instead of skipping ahead as I think Perky was going to do, can't we have that conversation on the Quarter Deck we'd just begun before he put his save up? Of that morning? Give the pirates time to do their fighting and raiding and whatever else pirates do. . .

-- Folwren

piosenniel

12-13-2005, 04:28 PM

Sounds good to me, Folwren. And it seems Perky removed his SAVE. So, go ahead.

~*~ Pio

Anguirel

12-14-2005, 01:41 AM

I wonder where Hiriel is as well...

I'll carry Aman if absolutely necessary, though I wouldn't mind if someone else volunteered...

dancing spawn of ungoliant

12-15-2005, 11:48 AM

I want to keep this game alive, too. I've been busy with RL things, but I have more time now.

piosenniel

12-15-2005, 12:28 PM

Just to let you know, neither Hiriel or Perky has read my PM as yet. I don't know when or if they will be back on board.

Can you remaining players discuss how you might like to see the game progress now. And would someone like to get a post up soon - for either side, gondor or the Corsairs.

~*~ Pio

Folwren

12-15-2005, 12:39 PM

I just put up a save and will be having that post up within an hour or two. (If not, you can blame it on my computer.)

Corsairs (what's left of you) - I think we'll be able to wait until you've written all the destruction you want to, probably. :)

-- Folwren

By the way, if I start acting as though I were the leader here, tell me so and shut me up prompt like, because that's my way, when there's no definite boss. My deepest apologize, in advance.

Kath

12-15-2005, 04:53 PM

I'm here! I'd prefer not to take on any extra characters at the moment though since I'm involved in ATM.

Dunwen

12-19-2005, 12:14 AM

Hello Pio and fellow RPG-ers,

Thanks to my own RL schedule, I've only been getting to my computer in tiny bits of time for the last month, for which I apologize -- but things are settled down (mostly) now and I am able to get online regularly again.

I'd love for this game to continue, yet I don't feel confident enough to offer to take on larger characters. :(

piosenniel

12-19-2005, 02:48 AM

The players can decide to have someone actually write for the missing players' characters - or you can simply agree to have them be NPC (non-played characters) which means that anyone and all are free to use them in your posts as needed and with respect to whatever another writer has already said they're doing.

Either way is acceptable.

~*~ Pio

Fordim Hedgethistle

12-19-2005, 07:51 AM

Greetings all.

With apologies and regrets to all I am going to have to pull out of the game. My wife has given birth to twins somewhat before we had thought she would -- so time (and energy) is rather limited at this point.

Children and Mom are doing well.

The Perky Ent

12-20-2005, 01:44 AM

Oh....My...God....

I am VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY SORRY

I broke my laptop several weeks ago, and I didn't get it back until this evening. I feel so bad for not being able to get in touch with hy'all in my computer's absence.

SORRY SORRY SORRY!!!!!

I do wanna keep the game moving, and I know we've reached the big holiday chunk of the year, so as soon as we get a head count, I wanna charge in full throttle

Perky

Thinlómien

12-21-2005, 07:33 AM

Congrats, Fordim!

Probably like many other people I don't think I will have time to post around Christmas, so if the game keeps going on I trust Lingwë to the hands of Kath and Dunwen, if they happen to be there themselves.

Folwren

12-22-2005, 01:30 PM

Perky,

You mentioned a head count. Here's mine. :rolleyes: I mean, I'm going to be gone from tomorrow until something like January 3rd, but after that, I'll be able to participate pretty regularly. :)

I, too, am eager to continue this game.

-- Folly

Kath

12-22-2005, 01:51 PM

Folwren

12-22-2005, 02:11 PM

I'm still keen on playing and I will be around over the Christmas period though obviously my participation will be somewhat limited due to the duties that must be performed such as actually talking to other family members :rolleyes:

*chokes on a laugh* Come, come dear, family members are, after all, family members. They can't be that boring. Unless you're refering to extended family members. . .?

-- Folwren

Alcarillo

12-22-2005, 02:26 PM

Well, here I am for the head count. I'll be able to post unhindered for a while: no vacations, no visits from family, no anything well into spring, I think. So I'm ready to post as soon as possible.

Amanaduial the archer

12-22-2005, 03:02 PM

no vacations, no visits from family, no anything well into spring, I think.
I envy your life. ;)

Fordim, congratulations, that's wonderful! :) And twins! Any thought of names so far?

I'm very sorry about my absense - I realise those little words don't really seem to mean very much, but believe me when I say that I have reason, which I have outlined to Pio but don't really want to go into on a public thread. They're...sorting themselves out now, and I should have more time to post, theoretically, concerts and choral rehersals allowing, and I hope to read up as soon as possible. I'm not, never have been, in the habit of leaving RPG, this is probably the first time - just take that as some way of understanding that, yeah, things have been a little rough recently.

Fordim is certainly a rather...well, huge loss, certainly to my character in particular. Fordim, I don't suppose there would be any way of your finding a replacement? It seems a shame to 'carry' your character if you pull out, when he's so well written so far - could you possibly try to find a replacement? Failing that, I shall look for one myself. Ditto to other missing characters.

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* Anguirel *:

EDIT -- PRELUDE TO THE CHESS GAME:

(Anguirel, I put Aman's post in your #52 SAVE post on the game thread ~*~ Pio)

Here is the long-awaited post before they play chess. Unfortunately, due to the long-windedness of it, I haven't got around to the actual chess game yet - if you want to start it and put in what you will, I will elaborate, you follow up, and then I'll finish off as we get within sight of Pelargir. Sound alright? I'm sorry it has taken so long...:P As this may therefore take a while, I suggest that, instead of posting all of this in that save post that you have put up, that we instead put a sort of "see post #[whatever]" and continue further down the thread. If made clear, this shouldn't cause too much confusion, even if it does put the chronological nature of the thread somewhat out of joint. I'd just like to do this properly - no sense in rushing when you've got something potentially uite juice to write on. Did any of the rest of that make sense? I hope so.

~*~

Amanaduial the archer's post

After Chakka had left his rooms, barely moments had gone by before Rakin himself had been forced to follow the slave out of the door, but this time up to the deck, accompanied by the sound of the clanging alarm bells. A slave escape – no, a second slave escape, the second within twenty four hours. Finding himself in exactly the same position as he had been a quarter of an hour ago when he had dismissed Chakka from his presence, Rakin ground his teeth and glared once again out at the sea, rather more venomously this time. Of all the sheer bloody inadequacies! Forget the slave who had escaped: after two escapes within two shifts, it was his corsairs who’d be answering for this one…

“Captain, there…” The corsair who had entered thoughtlessly through the open door trailed away uneasily as Rakin failed to turn. Hesitating for a moment, he then rather belatedly shuffled a few steps back out of the door and, almost comically, knocked hesitantly. Rakin squeezed his eyes shut, then rolled them up to the ceiling and sent a vengeful prayer up to whichever god it was who was laughing at him. Give me clowns, give me jesters, but for gods’ sakes, give me strength – and don’t dress them up and pretend they’re able-bodied seamen!

Scowling darkly, Rakin swivelled around wordlessly to face the hapless messenger, a scrawny boy of about sixteen who quailed somewhat in the face of his sullen-faced captain. His adam’s apple bobbed uneasily as he mustered the words which had slipped out so carelessly a few moments previously. “C-Captain Rakin, there…” he swallowed and composed himself. Poor boy, Rakin thought, eyeing him critically: he only joined up to this ship a few weeks ago, and there were fully fledged corsairs aboard the ship who would quake to face Captain Chatazrakin when in such a foul disposition towards his crew. He raised an eyebrow darkly as he waited for the boy to stammer out the line. Am I simply getting old, or are we now to become a child-minding service? Finally, the corsair stammered out the words: Sangalazin was waiting.

“Lord Sangalazin? Well, we wouldn’t want to keep Lord Sangalazin waiting now, would we, hmm?” he replied, viciously. The hapless corsair in front of him, apparently unsure of whether to give a reply or not, bobbed his throat and quaked silently. Trying to contain his anger, Rakin ran his tongue around his teeth and took a deep breath, and strode towards the door. No…he would remain calm for now, he would keep his composure in front of Sangalazin. But after that… Rakin paused and turned elegantly in the doorway, only about a foot from the messenger, and snapping his fingers as if just remembering something, a noise that made the boy jump.

“Tell me, boy- name?” he snapped shortly. Gathering that yes, it was to him that Rakin was speaking and not to the walls, the boy replied, and Rakin continued. “—Menash, then. Tell me, Menash – do you know…who was on duty belowdecks with the slaves at about midnight, and then again at midday today?”

Menash hesitated, then replied slowly, “Well, last night it would have been…why, I’m not sure, one o’ them who—” his eyes lit up as he remembered. “Ah, it was Tachkan, wasn’t it? He’ll be resting at the bottom of the sea now though…”

Rakin treated Menash to the full glory of his cold fish stare, unblinkingly waiting for the boy to elaborate. “Well…I mean, after that slave escaped last night, he was found missing, along with another – the slave did for them, we reckon…”

Why, Chakka, you little- Chakka’s ancestors received a serious mental clouting from Rakin as he poured forth various vengeful thoughts upon everything to do with the slave from his forefathers to his fingers.

“…and then this morning, about midday – well, Cap’n, that would be me.”

“You, Menash? You were on duty at midday today?”

The boy nodded innocently. “Aye, Captain Rakin. Why, I just got off duty now…” he trailed off as Rakin gave a slow, grim smile and shook his head very slowly, his expression wolfish as he leant in towards Menash. “Oh, Menash, you have no idea how much that was the wrong answer.” And with that last threat, the Captain swept out of his chambers.

piosenniel

12-25-2005, 03:11 PM

~*~ Announcement ~*~

You are all invited to post in The Yule Log (http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showthread.php?t=12478) in Rohan. Just read Bêthberry’s introductory post and join in at The Green Man Free House for the next few weeks.

Come share a story of ghosties, and ghoulies, and sharp toothed goblins for the days of the Winter’s Yule while the fire burns bright and warm and the drink flows freely.

~*~ Pio

The Perky Ent

01-02-2006, 02:45 PM

They took my computer away again. I'm at the library right now.

*cries*

I'm really sorry guys for not being able to keep up to date on this. I just moved back to new orleans, and my house lacks vitals (heat, running water, internet).

piosenniel

01-04-2006, 03:35 PM

Perky

We'll see you when you return, O king!

Until then, I've asked Folwren to take the lead and begin to move the game forward.

~*~ Pio, game moderator

Folwren

01-04-2006, 04:22 PM

I don't have long to say anything, but I guess what's needed to be said is what's to happen next. . .

Corsairs, if you will, whatever of you are left, please do your fighting at Pelegir. Slaves. . .do whatever you want to do.

All of us Gondorians on ships and whatnot - write about today's sailing. Make conversation, prepare for battle. Next week, when I come back here (that is, next Tuesday or Wednesday or Thursday, depending on how much people have written by then), we Gondorians will arrive to a ransacked and burning city.

And if anyone would like to disagree or argue, that's fine, too. . .just write something!

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-04-2006, 04:41 PM

I really need Hiriel to either turn up or be otherwise dealt with...

Aman, so relieved to see you back. We must play chess!

Ideally, actually, I'd like Sangalazin and his bodyguards (currently scavenging the ruins of Pelargir and about to treacherously attack Azaryan's Corsairs to steal their plunder when they least expect it!) to stumble on Azaryan and either do him in or think they've done him in. Obviously, though, I need Hiriel's permission or a consensus of players' agreement before I'll do such a thing.

Another plothook-the xebec is currently crewed only by a band of Sangalazin's Guards led by Andlang. Ideal for a slave revolt...which can perhaps be put down in the nick of time by Chatazrakin's returning plunderers...

What do people think of all this?

piosenniel

01-04-2006, 05:02 PM

About Hiriel's character

I’ve gotten no response back from Hiriel to my PM’s. And since Hiriel’s last post to the RPG was 10/27 and the last post to the Discussion Thread on 11/14 I’m going to declare the character of Lord Azaryan up for grabs for now.

Ideally, actually, I'd like Sangalazin and his bodyguards (currently scavenging the ruins of Pelargir and about to treacherously attack Azaryan's Corsairs to steal their plunder when they least expect it!) to stumble on Azaryan and either do him in or think they've done him in. -- Anguirel

Please go ahead with this. It still leaves room should Hiriel resurface at some point.

Thanks!

~*~ Pio, game moderator

Amanaduial the archer

01-04-2006, 05:03 PM

Sound excellent - scandal and treachery! I would expect nothing less of you ;) Go with that, and I apologise: I will try to get up a post as soon as I can, tomorrow night ideally if I don't have too much homework and extra stuff. (Such as restringing my cello...ooohbother...)

Aman, so relieved to see you back. We must play chess! Indeed, over tea and crumpets apparently. Yeah, I heard that tone of voice. But yes, please do make that post - looking forward to this. :)

Kath

01-04-2006, 05:08 PM

With all these missing people, would it be an idea to maybe send a request out to see if any other Downer's want to take over the characters that are now ownerless? If this is a stupid idea feel free to ignore it, I just wondered if it might be worth it seeing as quite so many people seem to be disappearing.

Firefoot

01-04-2006, 05:27 PM

Okay, I've finally the written the post that I've been meaning to write since, oh, before Christmas. :rolleyes: I didn't see much point in prolonging battle planning, being that Perky is not here and I'm not much of a tactician. So Menelcar's off to find Hereric again.

Anguirel

01-05-2006, 03:01 AM

Kath, I think finding a Chakka replacement would definitely be good, but I will have killed off Azaryan by midday!

EDIT: Firefoot, you seem to have mentioned the Gondorians possessing more NPC ships. Does this mean we Corsairs can have some too? Pretty please...

Firefoot

01-05-2006, 06:58 AM

I don't see why not. I had already assumed you had some, anyway. :cool:

Anguirel

01-05-2006, 07:01 AM

Rereading what pio said, maybe I should make Azaryan's death more ambiguous. But I like what I've done so I'll wait to be specifically prodded...

Folwren

01-05-2006, 08:53 AM

I haven't gone and read what's been added to the RPG itself yet, but before I left this thread, I figured I could voice an idea that just popped into my head.

Kath, I think it's a good idea to try to find replacements for our players. Evidently, it seems that Fordim's the most missed (at this point). . .we could try getting Arry into it. He's just finished an RPG, and I don't think. . .though I'm not possitive. . .I don't think he's in any other game in the Shire at present.

Now, off to read the RPG. . . see what Firefoot's been doing on my ship.

-- Folwren

dancing spawn of ungoliant

01-05-2006, 09:04 AM

Another plothook-the xebec is currently crewed only by a band of Sangalazin's Guards led by Andlang. Ideal for a slave revolt...which can perhaps be put down in the nick of time by Chatazrakin's returning plunderers...

What do people think of all this?
I haven't heard of Eorl of Rohan for ages, so it seems that I'm the only slave character around for now. I feel so lonely... :rolleyes:

This would be a good chance for Jagar to try to follow Ferethor's plan ie. steal liquor in order to set the ship on fire at some point. I could write that during this weekend. I don't know about a real revolt, but maybe Jagar could persuade a few other slaves to make some mischief and help him with his task. What do you think?

piosenniel

01-05-2006, 01:46 PM

Anguirel

A well done death . . . let it stand.

~*~ Pio

Amanaduial the archer

01-05-2006, 04:20 PM

Lol, haven't yet read your post, Anguiriel, but yes, ambiguousity (I dub thee a new word!) would probably be good: allow for gruesome twists of plot. Muahaha.

Kath - not at all a stupid idea! And do you know, I have the perfect player in mind, although she may be a little less than willing at first - I shall PM her directly to see whether she would be willing to. I'll PM Arry as well - well suggested, he's another player I particularly enjoy writing with - and the two of them...well, first come first served over who gets Chakka and who gets Ferethor - Chakka is a more developed character, plot and history wise, but Ferethor has a fair amount of potential. Missing anyone else? Would it be appropriate to take over Perky's character, or can he be carried?

Kath

01-05-2006, 04:27 PM

I haven't seen Dunwen around in a while. Anyone seen him/her?

Amanaduial the archer

01-08-2006, 08:43 AM

Ok, I PM'd Arry and Durelin (both excellent RPGers who are currently RPG-less) about the possibility of taking up the characters of Chakka or Ferethor...

Durelin said she would like to play, but wasn't sure whether she would have the time; she is currently considering. I hope she will want to come in and take on one of the characters, but we'll have to see how it goes there.
Arry, on the other hand, said he would like to play - but doesn't want to take on the roles of either Ferethor or Chakka. However, he suggested the possibility of creating a new slave character which he would formulate a profile for and join in with sometime next week. Is this alright with everyone?

It is understandably quite awkward to come onto a game with the intention of playing a ready-made character who has already made a few posts - especially Chakka, as Fordim was such a busy bee with alliances and sub-plots all over the shop. I'll try a few other RPGers to see whether they would like to take on either slave role. I will also PM Dunwen to see if she's still alive and/or interested :D

Durelin

01-08-2006, 03:36 PM

I'll just pop a note very quickly here... If it is alright, I can take on the role of either slave character. I'll have to read up on the RPG thread more (I would have done so before, but I've just finally finished a paper that was killing me), and I can get situated. I don't really have a preference for character, so if you find someone else interested, Aman, they can get first dibs. But I've taken over characters before...I just can't always promise to give them back. :p

-Durelin ;)

Amanaduial the archer

01-08-2006, 03:42 PM

Put it this way: Eorl seems to have done a runner, and Fordim...well, Fordim will be rather busy for, well, the next eighteen years ;) No, but seriously, if you're taking on this character I don't think you'll be asked to give it back. And I would love it if you would play in this game, Durelin. And I would like someone experienced to take over Chakka, because he is so "meaty" as Arry put it, whether you or another experienced RPG player, even if he isn't exactly the style of most of the other characters who I've seen you play, Durelin.

:)

Firefoot

01-08-2006, 04:34 PM

Durelin, it'll be nice to have you on board which ever character you take! :cool: Arry, you too. Can't wait to see your character.

Arry

01-09-2006, 03:57 AM

Here's my character bio. If it seems acceptable to the other players, then I'll go ahead and place a post on the game. If it's not what you're looking for, let me know and I'll withdraw the character.

-- Arry

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Arry’s character

NAME: Aboard the Fame and Fortune, he is known simply as ‘Boy’ (His birth name was Bahir; a later pet name – Jarah)

AGE: 16

RACE: A youth from one of the wandering desert tribes, southeast of Umbar

GENDER: male

WEAPONS: A scavenged iron ship’s nail, 7 inches long, hidden in the braided hair wrapped beneath his ragged turban

APPEARANCE: A lithely muscled young man, with a dancer’s body. Of medium height; honey colored skin; pleasant, engaging, facial features; deep, dark brown eyes with long dark lashes. Wears knee length pants made of sail cloth and a loose threadbare tunic cast off by sailor. Feet bare. Hair long – just below his shoulders, black, straight, worn in a coil beneath his ragged turban. Despite his poor circumstances, he keeps himself as neat and presentable as he can.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Charming, manipulative, self-centered, strong penchant for self-preservation; a great appetite for a more comfortable, a more pleasurable, life. And the willingness to pursue the course of action necessary to attain it.

HISTORY: Boy was born into a large family. His parents were poor, eking out a meager life for themselves and their brood. They wove the rushy mats used in the tribe’s tents and a few utilitarian type baskets. The name his mother gave him as a baby was Bahir. In the tongue of the dessert people it meant ‘brilliant and dazzling’. And when he smiles, which is rare these days, it is easy to understand why she called him this - the planes of his face arrange themselves into a beguiling elegance.

From an early age, Bahir’s parents put him in front of their stall at the marketplace, his smile and charm put to good use to bring in customers. When he was twelve, he caught the eye of one of the sheik’s stewards. The sheik liked to surround himself with beautiful objects of all sorts. Bahir’s main duties were to pass the silver trays of sweetmeats and fragrant tea to the sheik’s many visitors. Off times from his duties found him often as the pet of his master’s wives. He was taught to sing their favorite songs and play the reed flute to pass the time during the long hot afternoons. He had a high, pure voice, then. ‘As sweet to the ears as a medjool date to the tongue,’ the sheik’s first wife would say as she lolled on her cushions. And so came his second name . . . Jarah . . . ‘sweet as honey’. Life had been good, then, for Bahir. And he settled into it with ease and the assurance of the young that it would stretch forever before him.

As jackals in the night, the slave-raiders had come when he was barely thirteen. They’d struck his tribe when the sheik and many of the warriors were away on a hunt. What guards were left had been overpowered, killed. And many of the wives and children had been spirited away to the coastal towns, sold to the highest bidders.

Bahir had been put in with a group of young men being haggled over by the first mate of the Fame and Fortune. He was taken on as a ship’s boy, a general galley slave. Too young to man the oars, he brought the water and what passed as food to the other slaves, ran errands, fetched what the crew desired, climbed the riggings when ordered to secure lines . . . and all at a pace quick enough to keep him from those who might mean him harm. He spoke little, his eyes and ears taking in all they could; his mind bending what he learned to his own use.

He has been aboard the Fame amd Fortune, now, for three years. He chafes at the constraint, the relentless bleakness of it and misses sorely his life of ease and grace. He does not mean to live his life out on this ship; to be used up and dumped overboard for the sharks to find.

Amanaduial the archer

01-09-2006, 12:27 PM

Providing no one has any objections, welcome on board, Arry. Pun unintended... Just to check...Bahir is almost more like a kinda lowly member of the crew than a slave in ways?

I really like that character actually, interesting for a few reasons...Anguiriel, Arry, check your PMs :)

Arry

01-09-2006, 03:51 PM

SAVE filled

Longer than most I usually write - but since it is my character's first, I needed to work a few things into it . . . ;)

-- Arry

Dunwen

01-10-2006, 01:40 AM

Hello all,

I am actually, truly, finally back after an unexpectedly busy holiday season. Am I still allowed to play or have I become persona non grata ? Just in case you are still speaking to me, I'm off to catch up on the game and hopefully prepare a post.

Sincere thanks to all of you who have kept this game afloat!

--Dunwen

Amanaduial the archer

01-10-2006, 06:54 AM

Welcome back, Dunwen! Don't worry about it, RL does come first really...Your character remains unfilled, so if you do want to come back...thanks for returning, it's good to see you back. :)

Thinlómien

01-10-2006, 07:41 AM

Don't worry, Dunwen, we, common soldiers, haven't had much to do lately*; you've missed nothing.

(* of course we could have done something if we had wanted. I'm not saying we're unimportant. :) And I'm not complaining :) :), other things have kept me busy.)

Folwren

01-10-2006, 10:34 AM

Would anyone object if the Gondorian's landed at Pelagir tomorrow or Thursday? If you want to do anything before that, let me know - or just write it. :D

Welcome, Arry and Durelin!! So glad to have you both!

-------------------

Firefoot. . .Menelcar's thoughts are so insulting. I'm getting confused about my own character. . .whether he's really quite as bad as you're making him out to be. l)

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-10-2006, 11:16 AM

Give us Corsairs time to see your approaching fleet and get back on board sharpish.

How is the battle going to proceed after that? I take it it won't be a straight bang-bang defeat for us, as that would bring the RP to a rather premature conclusion. I imagine something like-

Fame and Fortune escapes with possible carry-along NPC ships sunk

Gondorians pursue right up to Umbar

Final defeat of Corsairs, either by sea or in the city itself

Folwren

01-10-2006, 11:20 AM

Fame and Fortune escapes with possible carry-along NPC ships sunk

Gondorians pursue right up to Umbar

Final defeat of Corsairs, either by sea or in the city itself

Yes, that's what I was figuruing.

How many ships do you all have there at Pelagir? If it's only two or three, it will be a quick battle there in the bay. Then we Gondorians will stay where we are until the very few damages are fixed and then we'll give pursuit.

We'll wait for you, then, to do what you need to. :)

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-10-2006, 11:34 AM

Folwren

01-10-2006, 03:11 PM

Well, if Aman agrees, I think three NPC ships should be enough for you to whet your rams on...though naturally they'll conveniently decommission your NPC ships as they go down!

Then we'll have a straight Raca/Cuivie vs F & F chase, which will remove a world of confusion...

My dear old chap, if you think three of your NPC ships is going to help maim Gondor's entire fleet of NPC ships, you may find yourself sadly mistaken. :D

Till later, though. . .

-- Folwren

Firefoot

01-10-2006, 03:49 PM

Firefoot. . .Menelcar's thoughts are so insulting. I'm getting confused about my own character. . .whether he's really quite as bad as you're making him out to be. l) Folwren - Please, please don't take any meaning out of Menelcar's thoughts - it's certainly no reflection of what I think of him (or your writing). Menelcar's rather prejudiced and extremely misguided - he's going to see wrong whatever way you go, unless something drastic happens. For example:Menelcar thought he detected some resentment. Yet Hereric never seemed to do anything about it, leading Menelcar to the conclusion that the man was weak-willed If Hereric openly showed dislike and disrespect, Menelcar would have found him insulting, disrespectful, conflict-loving... Menelcar's certainly not the type of guy I'd want to hang around with. (In a way, he's almost worse than Grimkul and Ulwakh... :eek: )

But he may come around. Maybe.

Can't wait for the battle, everyone!

Arry

01-10-2006, 03:50 PM

Pardon the suggestion of a lowly slave boy - :p

There is about a 75 mile stretch of straight river from Pelargir northwards toward where the Gondorian fleet is coming from (Atlas of Middle-earth - Fonstad). Wouldn't the brilliant captain of the corsairs have lookouts on the highest masts? ;)

And such a lookout could send out a retreat call - horns, drums, etc - saying the fleet is in sight.

That way the corsairs would have a head start.

By the way - how many ships are we looking at for the Gondorian Navy? and how many for the Corsairs?

Firefoot

01-10-2006, 03:55 PM

It sounds like the Corsairs have 4-5 ships. I'm not sure about the Gondorians, but I've been picturing it as somewhere in the 7-9 range.

Folwren

01-10-2006, 04:08 PM

Arry, I've no idea how soon, exactly, the Gondorain ships will be spotted, but you are entirely correct to think that we will be seen long before we are close enough to start attacking. However, there is no way that the Corsairs will be able to get into battle array on their own ships to get a terribly great start. beyond that, they'll also have to take time leaving the bay that they're in, and heading down river. The Gondorian ships will already be well on their way and won't need extra time speeding up.

To you and Firefoot both. . . and everyone, I guess: If the ships behind the Cuivie is indeed the entire Gondorian fleet, I should imagine that there are at least ten ships, if not more. . . at least. I'm not willing to give an exact number, because there might be others here who know more about the history of Gondor's fleet in that time. I've gotten the impression that it's fairly large. I don't know how to compare it to this world's number of ships, though, and even if I did, I can only draw information on the Brittish Navy during the Napoleanic Wars, at which time, it was the greatest fleet in the world. Gondor, as I understand, would, at his time, have the greatest navy, too. . .but I still don't know how many ships that would make.

Firefoot: Have no fears! I'm not taking Menelcar's thoughts too much too heart, nor too seriously, and I'm not offended, if that's what's worrying you. But you'd better mind that he doesn't voice those thoughts to the Captian himself. . .there might be some problems then. :D

Anyway, I hope that answers everythign sufficiently. If anyone has any other doubts or questions, I'll do my best to answer. (At least any questions that have to do with my ship or the other Gondorian ships. :D)

-- Folwren

Firefoot

01-10-2006, 06:26 PM

If the ships behind the Cuivie is indeed the entire Gondorian fleet, I should imagine that there are at least ten ships, if not more. . . at least. That makes sense. To go back to the source:But Telumehtar . . . gathered his forces and in 1810 took Umbar by storm. That does sound like a lot of ships, now that I think about it. I too am now hesitant about a number - but "a lot" sounds like a good summary. ;) But you'd better mind that he doesn't voice those thoughts to the Captian himself. . .there might be some problems then. Oh don't worry... I'm sure he will eventually. :D

Anguirel

01-11-2006, 06:48 AM

I've filled in the chess SAVE.

Aman, shall I post the sighting of the Gondorian fleet, or would you rather?

Fordim Hedgethistle

01-11-2006, 08:02 AM

Just popping in to see how things are going -- happy to know that they are.

Again, my apologies for jumping ship ;) so abruptly. But I simply can't commit to regular posting right now.

If someone does take up Chakka I could let that person know via PM where I was taking the character -- NOT so that the new gamer can develop him as I was going to, obviously, but because the posts I've already put up might be more understandable when read as part of the whole picture. Again, though, the future of Chakka is entirely up to whomever writes for him...

..and it would be incredibly interesting to watch somebody else 'finish' a character I've begun...

...which gives me an idea for a really wild RPG when I am finally able to return to the Downs: musical characters! Every two weeks, everyone has to switch their characters!!

Thanks for the good wishes and congratulations by the way.

dancing spawn of ungoliant

01-11-2006, 08:47 AM

I've filled my SAVE.

Fordim, belated congratulations on my behalf, too. :) I wasn't quite sure, what to do with Chakka, so I just gave him a few lines in my last post.
Durelin, have you decided which character you'd like to take?

Folwren

01-11-2006, 09:10 AM

If someone does take up Chakka I could let that person know via PM where I was taking the character -- NOT so that the new gamer can develop him as I was going to, obviously, but because the posts I've already put up might be more understandable when read as part of the whole picture. Again, though, the future of Chakka is entirely up to whomever writes for him...

..and it would be incredibly interesting to watch somebody else 'finish' a character I've begun...

Do you have any one in mind that could take over Chakka's character? People seem unwilling to do so. P'raps if you asked someone, they might be more likely to. . .

...which gives me an idea for a really wild RPG when I am finally able to return to the Downs: musical characters! Every two weeks, everyone has to switch their characters!!

That would be really fun, and extremely interesting.

And have fun until your return to the Downs!

------------

Originally posted by Firefoot:
Oh don't worry... I'm sure he will eventually. :D

lol! We'll see what happens then, won't we? :smokin:

-- Folwren

Arry

01-11-2006, 02:55 PM

dancing spawn

I've filled my SAVE. Jagar has the key. :)

-- Arry

Folwren

01-11-2006, 03:55 PM

Alrighty, ladies and gents, battle/fight/skirmish or whatever you would like to call it starts tomorrow morning. Before I leave work today, I'll have the Gondorian ships pulling into view in the river. There are still several, several miles between us and the Pelargir, though, at that point. That will give you Corsairs time to spot us and run for your ships.

Any pre-fighting scenes that anyone wants to write (mainly thinking of Alcarillo and his ships mates here) should be written before, well, tomorrow late morning. I should be posting the first clash of ships around 10:00 EST. . .or a little later.

Be pre-warned.

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Now about the battle itself, let me see if I can't make things clear in my mind. . .we Gondorians get to pick on a few non-character ships and win in these fights, right? Is it correct to assume that we're allowed to destroy them, once we've killed all their people and freed all the galley slaves? Preferably, we haven't sunk them with those poor wretches chained to their oars. . .

Also, having thought on it at length last night, those Xebecs of yours are going to have a great advantage in speed, especially being galley ships. Am I correct to think thus? But all in all, we might have the advantage in maneauvering in a river, big as it is. Well well, we'll see.

Anyone who has any idea of war tactics in such cases, I'd greatly appreciate it if you voiced your knowledge.

-- Folwren

Dunwen

01-12-2006, 02:04 AM

I'm not sure how detailed I can get until Captain Vorimandur takes action...but they say the worst part of battle is waiting for it (although I suspect 'they' haven't ever been in action).

I'll have to see what I can do...

--Dunwen

P.S. Fordim, congratulations on your new babies!! I hope little 'Elrond & Elros' :D continue to thrive, and that you and their mommy are getting enough sleep!

Folwren

01-12-2006, 11:30 AM

Alright, everyone! Here I am. I finally wrote a post and got it up. It would have been here earlier today, but I wanted to give people more chance to write something. I left a Save in case anyone wanted to put the alarm being risen in.

I've started the attack. I let one Corsair ship go, and one only. If you all think another should be able to slip past, I can fix it that way.

I intend to have all the Corsairs killed, galley slaves freed, and then the ship burned, that sound alright?

Any objections can be voiced without any offence taken on my part. I can change whatever anyone thinks I should change. :)

-- Folwren

Amanaduial the archer

01-12-2006, 12:12 PM

...which gives me an idea for a really wild RPG when I am finally able to return to the Downs: musical characters! Every two weeks, everyone has to switch their characters!!
To revert to my Stopfordian roots: WELL GOOD! Ahem...*reverts to usual accent* That is an amazing idea, Fordim - I will take you up on that one ;)

I intend to have all the Corsairs killed, galley slaves freed, and then the ship burned, that sound alright?

Good lord! I leave for a week and this is what happens?! Good lord! 'Scuse me while I go and check up on the thread really sharpish-like...;)

Folwren

01-12-2006, 12:49 PM

Hm. It appears that I've jumped the gun on this one.

If people need/want more time, I can remove my post and save from the game and wait on it longer. . .my posting was hastily done, and I apologize.

What does everyone want to do? Let me know before this afternoon is out so that I can take action on it before I leave work today.

-- Folwren

Arry

01-12-2006, 12:58 PM

Here's a post to warn the Corsairs off ship of attack:

Pio - can you put this onto Folwren's SAVE, please.

POST PLACED ~*~ PIO

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Arry’s post

Bahir spent most of the day on the crossbar of the mast. The deck below seemed far away, the figures who moved about on it like little ants. He settled his back against the mast pole, letting his feet dangle freely. There was a good view up and down the river, and to each side he could see the flatter areas near the water’s edge give way on each side to low lying hillocks amidst the grassier areas. A pretty enough land, but nothing like the sandy beauty of his homeland.

The ship rocked gently at its moorings, soothing him . . .

‘I must have fallen asleep!’ he grumbled to himself. The wind had grown chill.’ His belly grumbled in response, reminding him he’d had nothing to eat since much earlier in the day.

And here it was late evening, already. The sun just ready to sink below the horizon.

Bahir got up slowly and stood tall, stretching his muscles before descending the pole. He took a last look about at his airy world just before leaving the crosspiece. ‘What’s this,’ he said, frowning as his eyes scanned up the river. There were ships moving down the river at full sail. He shouted down to the guards who stood along the pier-side of the ship.

‘Raise the alarm! Many ships! Just upriver!’

He shouted his message again as he scrambled onto the deck and went running to take his position as message boy. Behind him, as he made for his spot, he could hear the large curled horns blaring out their warning to retreat to the ship And the orders of the First Mate to cast off the lines and bring the ship about. Already, the sailors were scrambling to position the sails as ordered . . .

Arry

01-12-2006, 01:12 PM

Thanks -

So, . . . being a minor member of the crew, Boy will just wait now until the Captain or the Lord directs him . . .

Folwren

01-12-2006, 02:37 PM

By the kind advise of Pio, I've editted and shortened my post. It gives everyone, particularly the corsair players, time to write stuff about the fighting or fleeing bit that they do, which ever. Pio figured it'd be better that way, and having thought about it, I think she's right.

So. . .that post that I wrote earlier today has been shortened dramatically, and hopefully everything will be fine now. I'm terribly sorry about earlier. 'Tis what comes of being hasty.

-- Folwren

Durelin

01-14-2006, 08:44 PM

I've talked to Fordim, and I will hopefully get a post up as Chakka in the next couple of days. It's been a bit difficult to try and get oriented into the story, as well as such a 'meaty' character, as Aman so aptly put him. And there seems to be quite a lot happening... But here's to ignoring a research paper and theology test... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v202/Durelin/icon13.gif

-Durelin

Arry

01-15-2006, 04:38 AM

Slight confusion here -- Anguirel, you have the dead blond boy found in your quarters. Bahir packed him off to the captain's quarters and left him dead in Rakin's bed.

Anguirel

01-15-2006, 04:48 AM

Argh! Sorry, missed that. So all I see is the liquor bottle. Right. Editting will be done.

Fixed. Sangalazin is cross about the theft rather than heartbroken about the murder...

No, not fixed. The wine, too, is in Rakin's room. Blast. I'll do a major overhaul.

Dunwen

01-16-2006, 03:40 AM

Alcarillo, Lommy & Kath: Er, I seem to have created another sergeat for the Raca -- Sergeant Angaden, in charge of the ship's archers. I think he's like the chief archer, and is in the rigging right now to oversee their part of the battle. (And of course, he may take a few shots himself.)

-- Dunwen

Arry

01-16-2006, 05:09 AM

SAVE filled.

Boy has reappeared and is heading for his place somewhere on the ship's riggings . . .

We await your further commands, O Captain!

Folwren

01-17-2006, 01:04 PM

Nuts. I missed Anguirel's mess up. It would have been humorous to see Sangalazin's reaction to that, even if it wasn't supposed to be there. I regret not being able to read it.

And yet, we still have to look forward to Aman's post. I'm going to wait for her to write before I draw the Gondorian ships any closer.

-- Folwren

Durelin

01-17-2006, 04:03 PM

Save filled, finally. I do hope it's alright. It might be a little late in the actual events, I think, so if I should add to it, please let me know. I'm still trying to get my bearings, as it seems I'm jumping in on a lot of action.

If someone could give me a little bit better of an idea where the plot is precisely right now through a PM, that would be great. Sorry.

Alcarillo

01-17-2006, 10:35 PM

*cough*cough* Folwren, people are trying to PM you, but we some space in your inbox! *cough*

Folwren

01-18-2006, 08:54 AM

I'm sorry!! I've been getting so many PM's of late, it's not funny! I'm not used to getting two or three or four a day. Anyhow, there's room now, I should imagine.

-- Folwren

Durelin

01-18-2006, 04:15 PM

Many thanks to Folwren for sorting me out. I know what I'm dealing with now. ;)

The Perky Ent

01-21-2006, 12:47 AM

It has gotten worse as of late. My workload has tripled. WHen I'm not doing school work i'm doing manual labor around the neighborhood. My internet is still broken (I'm typing this from my friends laptop). I will try to do what I can with the time I get. Thank you Folwren for helping me in my time of need. Hurricane season is only a few more months away, which gives us little time to rebuild. Once again, I apologize for all the confusion and troubles I've caused.

I have not lost hope. Hopefully, my cable will be installed a week or two from now. I'll have some form of basic communication then.

Anguirel

01-23-2006, 02:54 PM

Can we gear into action again? I'm awaiting Aman's SAVE eagerly, and the first real battle is but a second away...

Folwren

01-24-2006, 11:47 AM

I'm as ready as you are, Anguirel, to start writing again. But, as I said earlier, I'm waiting on Aman. :) I have patience, and time, so there are few wories on my part - as long as the rest of you don't drop the game!

Perky, I'm terribly sorry that things are so busy for you. I hope that everything goes well with rebuilding and that nothing more comes this next huricane season.

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-24-2006, 12:15 PM

Incidentally-if other people think it's feasible-I've thought of a way the Corsairs could fight this out and the Fame and Fortune could still escape.

Namely, the Corsair ships run up Gondorian colours and then use their speed to slip among the Gondorian fleet, confusing it. In the ensuing battle, the Corsair flagsip could weave through the Gondorian blockade and out to the open sea. The other three Corsair ships can be defeated by the gallant Gondorians, though naturally with a few losses.

Thoughts?

Folwren

01-24-2006, 12:28 PM

That wouldn't work. The ships and crew look too much unalike.

You want to actually fight then? I'm not sure what we could do. I still think that if ever one Gondorian ship connected herself with a Corsair, the Corsair is going to be greatly outnumbered and very much crippled, so I don't think it'd be able to escape after that. However, if we fought a while from a distance before the Fame and Fortune left, that's possible.

And I'm not sure that I understood you right, so if this answer ^^ seems to be coming from somewhere out of the blue, then tell me what I missed. :)

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-24-2006, 12:35 PM

Alright. Allow me to emit a brief, petulant waah.

In terms of broadsides fired, obviously no one has cannon, but I'm assuming besides normal archery ballistas and a few small catapults could be employed.

Possibly some kind of Greek fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_fire) also? Maybe if only the Corsairs had this it would buy the time for the Fame and Fortune Corsairs to do a runner.

Folwren

01-24-2006, 01:40 PM

Alright. Allow me to emit a brief, petulant waah.

Go ahead. Sorry to disapoint you. . .didn't want to, but couldn't really help it.

In terms of broadsides fired, obviously no one has cannon, but I'm assuming besides normal archery ballistas and a few small catapults could be employed.

Ah. Now that's an idea. I didn't know what sort of firing weapons they'd have besides archers. . .that one had me stumped. I'll think about it.

Possibly some kind of Greek fire (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_fire) also? Maybe if only the Corsairs had this it would buy the time for the Fame and Fortune Corsairs to do a runner.

I haven't looked it up yet, but should work. :)

-- Folwrne

Durelin

01-27-2006, 01:11 PM

I am very sorry that when I volunteered to enter into this game and take over Fordim's character I have not had more time to commit to this game to help keep it moving along. School has been a major issue, and now I'm afraid I might have managed to sprain my back! Hopefully I've only pulled something, and will be back very very soon. Sorry again!

Thinlómien

01-27-2006, 01:15 PM

Anguirel

01-27-2006, 01:20 PM

Aman, if you're out there, we really need you.

Amanaduial the archer

01-29-2006, 04:38 PM

...Oh dear. I do apologise.

I am most grateful that Rakin's ships aren't yet destroyed - I mean, y'know, always a good thing that my character remains alive, and somewhat surprising after such a time. Thank you. And sorry: I have been ridiculously busy and haven't had time to make a good enough RPG post.

I'd like to fight, absolutely. Greek fire sounds superbly sneaky, Anguirel - have ourselves a wee bit of that. Archers will also be fine, probably again with fire - the corsairs don't take prisoners. Well. Not for long. Keep trying to stab us in the back when we do, doncha know ;) My thoughts are this: Rakin will basically still be totally high on the destruction of the village and his newfound power with Sangalazin. He won't be able to resist the oppurtunity to have a go at the Gondorians: he's feeling on top of the world and two of the corsair fleets strongest ships are there. But he isn't entirely careless (pretty close, but not quite), so I reckon they'll attack, do as much damage as possible (probably involving playing with fire - lots of it) - and then attempt to hightail it out of there as soon as possible.

As to how exactly that would be achieved...Broadsides, like you've said, archers being the main offensive to start. Then some foolhardy corsairs, on the other ship (not the Fame and Fortune) swing across and actually board the ship - mistake #1. Rakin is furious, but now what was supposed to be a quick triumphant skirmish before the escaped has became an earnest fight, they're missing say a dozen men between the 2 ships after the townspeople actually put up a fight, and the Fame and Fortune is suddenly in danger. The triumph of the battle is somewhat wearing off, adrenaline of battle is kicking in - and so are the Gondorians as one of them returns the favour by swinging across to the Fame and Fortune - lets have a main character, why not! Which of you 'good guys' fancies a bit of a hero moment and a good battle with Rakin?! Thus chaos and good old fashioned swashbuckling ensues.

Then my plans get altogether more sketchy-bulletpointed...

- Using slightly less than strictly fair techniques (namely, yeah, the greek fire, plus that ruddy great spike on the end of the xebec - can do damage at speed), the Fame and Fortune manages to escape.
. . . . - The other corsair ship gets taken/sunk?
. . . . - We manage to take prisoners? Could be a chance for a little cross-ship interaction? A main character?

- We high-tail it away - Fame and Fortune rather damaged. It also did not escape Rakin's notice that when he was battling away above deck, Sangalazin utterly failed to show. Ooh, tension. Juicy. :p

- The Gondorians have also sustained some serious damage (and a hostage situation?); they take some time to regroup, then take the trail to Umbar, where the Fame and Fortune, and all its stormy crew, are headed with as much speed as possible - although he wouldn't willingly admit it, Rakin is shaken by the sheer size of the Gondorian fleet, and the fact that the rest of the fleet failed to show. Where were the rest of the ships that Azaryan had supposedly been gathering?
. . . . - I sense a betrayal. Once again, ooh, juicy.
. . . . - Time on both ships as they make for Umbar, character interaction yadda yadda yadda.

- Gondor-corsairs showdown before we get to Umbar or after they reach Umbar?
. . . . - Corsair backup? Lets get a full scale sea-battle going...
. . . . . . . - Rakin summons as much backup as he can from Umbar, the corsair ships gather. He doesn't immediately mention his agreement with Azaryan - but some of the minor lords do. The realisation that Azaryan has died while h Rakin surfaces - and suspicion immediately falls upon Rakin. After all, who would suspect Sangalazin of killing his own cousin, the one who he needed to rule beside him?
. . . . . . . . . . . - As the corsair troops gather and take to sea, Rakin faces his own showdown back at Umbar as Sangalazin double crosses him and denies all knowledge of the plot against Azaryan and his deal with Rakin. Rather sticky situation for the dear ol' Captain.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - ....I will somehow work out a way to get out of that one. Well, Rakin gets to sea again anyway, even if it's only an escape - and he takes Sangalazin with him (potential for hostage situation #2 because hey, why not)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Sangalazin comes clean and helps him out?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - If hostage #1 stands, he uses that to bargain himself out?
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Battles his way out
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . - Uses Sangalazin to get out, taking his dear half-brother hostage and getting to the Fame and Fortune for an escape route.

- Sea battle ensues! Or land battle, I guess, through the streets of Umbar. Or, hey, both... The corsairs have all their power out, but its at late notice: the Gondorians were ready. Fame and Fortune is one of the heading forces of the battle, but then...
. . . . - Slave revolt? The thought still stands...
. . . . - Sangalazin will either try to double-cross Rakin or vice versa. I seriously doubt both, if either, of them are gonna come out of this alive.

...and through this longwinded series of events (told from the corsair sides, sorry, but Gondorians will of course be fleshing out from their side and I'll not speculate from both sides...), Umbar falls.

Whew.

Feel free to add to or discount some of all of that, event just for the pure incomprehensibility. Thoughts? Again, my apologies for my absense...

Alcarillo

01-29-2006, 08:07 PM

Great plans!
- Using slightly less than strictly fair techniques (namely, yeah, the greek fire, plus that ruddy great spike on the end of the xebec - can do damage at speed), the Fame and Fortune manages to escape.
. . . . - The other corsair ship gets taken/sunk?
. . . . - We manage to take prisoners? Could be a chance for a little cross-ship interaction? A main character?
I've spoken about that last part with the Gondorians through PMs. My idea is this: a slave is captured (or rescued, however you like to put it) from the Fame and Fortune and is kept aboard the Raca. Curamir is sent to ask the slave questions about the corsairs, and ends up finding out that his father, Ferethor, is still alive and is aboard the Fame and Fortune. That way, Curamir knows his dad is still living and the story gains a twist of longing, hope, and reunion.

What do you Corsairs think of this? Plausible?

Anguirel

01-30-2006, 01:36 AM

Yes. Absolutely plausible.

While Sangalazin certainly won't himself swashbuckle, Aman, you may or may not have noticed that some of the Black Guard, led by Andlang, are getting dissatisfied. Andlang will lead the fifteen Guards who had to stay behind last time to do some killing.

I also have a vague idea about Andlang nicking Sangalazin's royal, never-used longsword and giving it to Rakin, whether for use or just as a symbol.

Folwren

01-31-2006, 09:50 AM

Haven't read Aman's full post, but wanted to say real quick -

Go right ahead, everyone, start writing about what you're planning for. :)

-- Folwren

Folwren

01-31-2006, 12:24 PM

Alright, I am back with more time and finally able to make a proper reply to several things that have been said earlier.

I finally got around to reading that link on Greek Fire. . .it took a miserably long time to get aroudn to it, I know, but that can't be helped. I don't quite understand - was the stuff unquenchable? I don't like the idea of having my ship burned from beneath me. I don't mind flaming arrows, those are quite reasonable, but the Greek Fire sounded formidable, to say the least. We can do something like, but can't it please be something that we can at least put out when it catches on fire?

Originally posted by Aman:
The triumph of the battle is somewhat wearing off, adrenaline of battle is kicking in - and so are the Gondorians as one of them returns the favour by swinging across to the Fame and Fortune - lets have a main character, why not! Which of you 'good guys' fancies a bit of a hero moment and a good battle with Rakin?! Thus chaos and good old fashioned swashbuckling ensues.

I have my doubts about any of the Gondorian ships fighting hand to hand with The Fame and Fortune. I'd be just fine with the idea, if you could think of a way your ship could escape after being boarded. That's what it would take, I think, for one of the main characters from one of our ships to board and fight with Rakin. I think that the Corsair ships would have the best chance, in this battle, if they weren't linked to any Gondorian ship. Generally, when two ships are brought side by side, and one crew boards the other, the battle is fought out, and one or the other comes out the winner. . .
I don't mean to shatter any of your ideas or your excitement, but I don't see how it's possible. We can fight with the other Corsair ships (the ones who's foolhardy sailors decided to get too close to our ships and try to board one or two of them), and we can even fight with Fame and Fortune, exchanging a few blows from a distance, but I don't think it's possible for anyone to get close enough to board her.

I don't know if I'm making any sense. To myself, I seem to be rambling.

Okay, here, I think it will work if, as Aman said, the Corsair ships run in and do a bit of damage to us Gondorians. We'll be half expecting that, because that's how Corsairs act - flirting with danger and what not, attacking first, instead of running right away. . .

And then they can attempt to make their retreat. We manage to catch two or maybe even a third of your four ships (Fame and Fortune is included in there) and we give whatever we catch a good working over, so to speak, while Fame and Fortune and possibly the last Corsair flee down river. Those ships that we catch and board, we'll be able to take prisoners/free slaves as necessary for the story. The Raca can even be one of the Gondorian ships that boards a Corsair. Or, to get really overwhelmed, and since we do have rather many ships, there could even be two Gondorian ships connected to a poor Corsair at once.

With all your fire damage done, and maybe even some ramming, we'll have to stop at Pelargir and do the best we can with repairs, and help the city get back on her feet after the attack. In a week, hopefully, we'll be well on our way, though, fully repaired and prepared, once again for battle.

Does that cover everything? If anyone would like to add anythign or disagree or whatever, go right ahead.

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-31-2006, 12:48 PM

Greek fire burnt until it had worn itself out. Water had no effect on it it.

It was also psychologically damaging because enemies would hesitate on seeing its siphons.

Its only disadvantage was its fickleness-it sometimes set fire to ships on the same side as those firing it.

However, I think it would be a really nifty addition. It would stop the Gondorians from crushing us at once by superior numbers, and it could initiate some boarding action with Gondorians desperately swashbuckling across in order to silence the siphoners.

Its technological/chemical nature also makes it a suitable weapon for Tolkien villains. It'll be suspenseful reading in the RP...can our heroes silence the gunners? When are the flames going to stop? Oh, wow, it's been plastered across one of the Corsairs' own vessels!

About the boarding/slave freeing-all of the slaves in play are on the Fame and Fortune, so it needs to be boarded, or at least approached very closely, if some slaves are to be freed. Perhaps the Raca could come close, fighters on both sides swing across, a few slaves slip through the chaos, and then our xebec bring out the big guns-the fire siphons-causing theRaca to beat a hasty retreat?

In other words, to advance the slave plot and the soldier plot this may have to be an exception to your "generally"-the story put slightly ahead of the realism.

Or we could just cut that, but then I don't see how the Ferethor thing will ever be resolved...

Folwren

01-31-2006, 01:02 PM

What you just said makes sense, I think. I apologize for being pushy and too realistic in this case. I know that Alcarillo and the others on the Raca want this Ferethor thing to work, and you Corsairs were desperately excited about the Greek Fire and fighting itself. I'm not about to squash too many people's toes to make me happy, and I'm open, too. . .so let's do what you think best. :)

-- Folwren

Anguirel

01-31-2006, 01:08 PM

Thanks to a tip-off from JennyHalu, I have more Greek Fire information.

It can be put out with sand, earth etc.

I suggest that we use this to make burning Gondorian ships flee further down the coast to land, grap sand and extinguish the conflagration. This will once again facilitate the escape of the Corsairs...for now.

Folwren

01-31-2006, 02:13 PM

Ah, so it's something like a fire in the kitchen with your cooking or olive oil. . .excellent. I half suspected as much.

-- Folwren

Thinlómien

02-01-2006, 09:32 AM

The Greek Fire certainly can't be called Greek fire, so shouldn't we invent a proper ME name for it? Any ideas?

Anguirel

02-01-2006, 09:36 AM

I was going to bring that up, yes. Good catch Thinlomien. I think perhaps "wildfire", which is what the Greeks called it-"Wildfire of Umbar" if you want the Middle-Earth connection. I think it has a certain ring to it.

Thinlómien

02-01-2006, 09:43 AM

I quite like that, Ang. :)

Another suggestion came by PM from this helpful newcomer, JennyHallu: Since Greek Fire was likely petroleum based, perhaps your name for Greek fire should be Haradrim Fire or something like, since the geograpy and geology of Middle-Earth place that country as the most likely source of oil.

Dunwen

02-02-2006, 12:27 AM

Hello, I am checking in. I'll be catching up on my PMs as soon as I've sent this and checked the main story thread.

QUOTE]However, I think it [Greek fire] would be a really nifty addition. It would stop the Gondorians from crushing us at once by superior numbers, and it could initiate some boarding action with Gondorians desperately swashbuckling across in order to silence the siphoners.[/QUOTE]

Greek fire (or Wildfire of Umbar or Southern Fire or whatever it ends up being) sounds quite exciting. As far as making the story interesting, maybe a non-role-playing Gondorian ship could catch fire and then sacrifice itself by sailing into the Corsair fleet. The Fame and Fortune and other Corsair ships could get away in the ensuing confusion/smoke/flames etc? Just a thought.

Thinlómien

02-02-2006, 02:16 AM

Greek fire (or Wildfire of Umbar or Southern Fire or whatever it ends up being) sounds quite exciting. As far as making the story interesting, maybe a non-role-playing Gondorian ship could catch fire and then sacrifice itself by sailing into the Corsair fleet. The Fame and Fortune and other Corsair ships could get away in the ensuing confusion/smoke/flames etc? Just a thought. i second. nice idea, if the word can be used for such a nasty event.

Folwren

02-02-2006, 09:26 AM

Greek fire (or Wildfire of Umbar or Southern Fire or whatever it ends up being) sounds quite exciting. As far as making the story interesting, maybe a non-role-playing Gondorian ship could catch fire and then sacrifice itself by sailing into the Corsair fleet. The Fame and Fortune and other Corsair ships could get away in the ensuing confusion/smoke/flames etc? Just a thought.

That's a very good idea, actually. I say we keep it until the main battle, where there is more of an Umbarian fleet. :D

-- Folwren

Amanaduial the archer

02-03-2006, 03:43 PM

That is indeed an excellent idea - but as for leaving it until the final battle, I'm not sure. If there was more of an Umbarian fleet, there would be enough of them to cut off any escaping ships, thus rendering the point of it being as an escape somewhat useless. Unless that could be the final straw, showing the somewhat hopeless situation that the corsairs would then be in...

However. We could always bring back the Gree- sorry, the 'Wildfire of Umbar' (nice one, Anguirel ;)) for the last battle and have lots more deliciously pyro battleness with it. But for now, I like that idea for this battle - it allows swashbuckling, a chance for slave freeing (a few of them, anyway - and I really like the Ferethor-Curamir idea) and then a suitably, well, not too unrealistic escape.

What say ye all? Shall we stick by that plan? I don't want to make a post until we sort out what we're doing, for fear of toe-treading...

Anguirel

02-03-2006, 03:53 PM

I'm all for it.

To give Sangalazin something to do, perhaps I'll have him throw a wild party below deck during battle...

Alcarillo

02-03-2006, 11:09 PM

The plans seem great to me, except for the Greek fire. I think it should be kept till the main battle, else all of our battles from now on would use it, as it wouldn't be very logical for the Corsairs to use this weapon once and not use it again untill Umbar. But using it in each battle (as a ship with such a weapon probably would do) is too often; once each fight began, it would turn into a retreat from the Wildfire of Umbar.

Is there another way the ships could come close enough to exchange some blows without the fire?

Firefoot

02-04-2006, 06:15 AM

Perhaps the Greek Fire could be a valuable sort of stuff; they don't like to use it except when they need to. So they wouldn't use it at first, but when they realized it was a losing battle they would use it to escape?

Anguirel

02-04-2006, 06:39 AM

I like that, yes. And perhaps only the Fame and Fortune is equipped with it if you want to limit it still further.

Obviously stores of the stuff will be more plentiful if and when the fleet gets back to Umbar.

Now, what are we up to? I think we should start writing again before we get rusty.

-Rakin's reaction
-Gondorians-attack proper starts
-Slaves-scheme
-Sangalazin-party
-Everyone else-to battle!

Alcarillo

02-04-2006, 10:20 PM

Firefoot, excellent idea about the Greek fire.
-Sangalazin-party
Ha ha! :smokin:

And here's another matter to settle: if and when the Raca captures a slave, should he be an NPC slave, or an actual player's character?

Folwren

02-07-2006, 08:59 AM

I have little preference on whether we keep the Wildfire of Umbar for later or use it now. It may be a good idea to wait on it for the bigger battle, but if you Corsairs really have your hearts set on it for this battle, I won't complain, though Alcarillo may. ;)

Now, what are we up to? I think we should start writing again before we get rusty.

-Rakin's reaction
-Gondorians-attack proper starts
-Slaves-scheme
-Sangalazin-party
-Everyone else-to battle!

I'm all for it. Let's start this battle. At least start writing for it. We need a post for Rakin, at least. As for the Slaves and what's going to be happening with them, that can be planned as we go, but we should still start this battle.

-- Folwren

piosenniel

02-08-2006, 06:46 PM

Please remember:

Remove your signature from EVERY post to the game thread - including SAVES.

Do not use the icons or smilies in any post to the game thread.

Thanks!

~*~ Pio

Thinlómien

02-14-2006, 11:24 AM

Those noble saves and promises of posting, but what has heppened? I'm sorry to be hasty, but I wish this RPG could continue.

Durelin

02-15-2006, 09:58 AM

Thinlómien, Aman's post is up.

I'll be posting very soon getting the slaves up to date, aware that a battle is about to begin.

If Dancing spawn or Eorl of Rohan are still out there...are Ferethor and Jagar still going with their crazy plan? And Arry, is Bahir helping in any way, or is he just doing his own thing?

And...we don't want any slave scheme to be successful, or at least not completely successful, at this point, do we? We want to wait until the 'bigger battle' or would it be more interesting if at least a few of the slaves had already escaped to be with the Gondorians at the 'bigger battle?' If Chakka got free, I think he would certainly stay and fight...

Arry

02-15-2006, 03:13 PM

Bahir will most likely not want to help the Gondorians in any way. He is a completely selfish little . . . well, whelp, say.

His intention is to get back to Umbar and pursue a life of privilege and pleasure if he can.

So, beware - he may rat you out if he thinks you're going to interfere with his designs.

Thinlómien

02-16-2006, 01:03 PM

If Dancing spawn or Eorl of Rohan are still out there...are Ferethor and Jagar still going with their crazy plan?
Spawn has been online today (I've seen her), but Eorl has been in the 'downs last time in 11-19-2005. Doesn't sound very promising.

EDIT: One corsair ship is really named the Curamir?!?!! :eek: That's the name of Kath's character! I don't understand. Is this intentional???

Amanaduial the archer

02-16-2006, 02:35 PM

That was entirely unintentional, I must have been half-asleep - 'scuse me while I shuffle away and alter that... :o

Kath

02-16-2006, 06:03 PM

:D Nice to know I can affect people from afar!

Thinlómien

02-17-2006, 01:01 AM

:D That was actually only fun, Aman, nothing worse. Great that you filled the save.

dancing spawn of ungoliant

02-19-2006, 03:21 AM

If Dancing spawn or Eorl of Rohan are still out there...are Ferethor and Jagar still going with their crazy plan? And Arry, is Bahir helping in any way, or is he just doing his own thing?

And...we don't want any slave scheme to be successful, or at least not completely successful, at this point, do we? We want to wait until the 'bigger battle' or would it be more interesting if at least a few of the slaves had already escaped to be with the Gondorians at the 'bigger battle?' If Chakka got free, I think he would certainly stay and fight...
Yes, I'm here (thanks, Lommy), I was just a bit caught up with RL things.

We actually didn't discuss the plan much before Eorl disappeared, but you're right that it's not time for the slaves to make their move yet. Depending on how the battles will go, the stolen liquor may serve some other purpose, too, than Jagar and Ferethor had first planned (perhaps disinfect wounds?).

Thinlómien

02-20-2006, 03:06 AM

Nice to see you around here too, Spawn.

This is quite sad, but I think we need someone to replace Eorl, if she doesn't reappear soon. Do you agree?

Amanaduial the archer

02-21-2006, 04:36 PM

We already discussed that really, and said if anyone had someone in mind then to go ahead and PM them - I asked Arry and Durelin (and Envinyatar, although he declined to join on the basis of not having enough time) if they wanted to take his character on when I PMed them about joining the game. If anyone has someone else in mind...? As it is taking on rather than simply forming a new character, I reckon it should be a gamer rather than a total newbie - although, hey, if there isn't any interest, then by all means open it up to new gamers as well: after all, very little plot progress was really made with Ferethor, so a new gamer taking him on could remould him.

Has anyone got someone in mind to take him on who they'd like to PM, or should we open it up to newbies (/place an 'advert' in the Inns?)

Durelin

02-21-2006, 06:15 PM

We actually didn't discuss the plan much before Eorl disappeared, but you're right that it's not time for the slaves to make their move yet. Depending on how the battles will go, the stolen liquor may serve some other purpose, too, than Jagar and Ferethor had first planned (perhaps disinfect wounds?).

Ah, yes... Perhaps Chakka could find another more important and pressing use for the liquor, ignoring any protests? I'd say he's fairly self-assertive like that. Unless you'd rather Jagar make such a choice, deciding against he and Ferethor's brash plans?

I'm very sorry I haven't gotten a post up yet. I have just one more test to deal with tomorrow that requires any of my time, and then I will be free to make several much needed posts and such...

I suppose Ferethor can be carried along until someone claims him. Maybe I'll play around with him until we find someone, if that's alright with everyone? More confrontation between he and Chakka might be fun...

EDIT: In order to avoid a shameful double post, I'm going to just say here that I posted, and that anyone/everyone should let me know if they have any problem with it.

I think Ferethor doing something stupid might be in order, but I don't want to just kill off a character that isn't mine, even if its owner hasn't been around in quite a long time. I think using the alcohol in treating a wound. I'm guessing there will be a number of opportunities for people to get hurt. Do we want a small hole near the bottom of the ship, maybe? Some kind of projectile or something of that sort that could do some damage on the slave deck? As long as that's alright with everyone, I suppose I'll come up with something... ;)

Folwren

02-28-2006, 09:54 AM

Excellent!! Looks like we're onto some sort of role.

Alright, Gondorians. . .to your ships - man the ropes!

I'll get a post up later today, if all goes as well as I am expecting. I am guessing that it's alright now to bring the ships a little closer and hinting on the beginning of the fight? If I'm wrong tell me. You Corsairs were going to come up into the Gondorians a bit, yes?

Those on the Fame and Fortune: where is your ship going to be - which with Gondorian ship are you going to do most of your fighting? The Cuivie, or Raca?

-- Folwren

Arry

02-28-2006, 11:35 AM

Aman -- Anguirel

A short post pretty please . . . just so we can know what the F & F is doing and get in a few shots or something . . .

Folwren

02-28-2006, 12:02 PM

Can I please have a Corsair to board and take? Please, please? The none character ship? Perhaps the one with the hasty sailor who wants to board my ship and annoys Captain Rakin?

-- Folwren

Anguirel

02-28-2006, 12:17 PM

I don't really have any authority on this, but yes. One of our ships is going to go too far ahead and get taken by you-wasn't that the plan?

I'll try and get up the adventures of the dissatisfied Captain Andlang soon.

Folwren

02-28-2006, 12:24 PM

I thought it was, but I wasn't sure if I got to do it. :D

-- Folwrey

Amanaduial the archer

02-28-2006, 12:49 PM

Absolutely, go ahead, on the one condition that they go out in a suitably dramatic fashion :)

-Amana

Folwren

02-28-2006, 01:13 PM

Oh, sure, sure. Firefoot and I will do our utmost to give these Corsairs a proper goodbye. :)

-- Folwren

Folwren

02-28-2006, 04:17 PM

Okay, I've posted my post and I hope that it's alright with everyone. I let the Fame and Fortune pass the Cuivie, and my dear Captain Hereric wishes her no luck at all. Now, she is the only ship with the Wildfire, right?

If anyone objects with anything I wrote, tell me. . .and I'll do my best to fix it for you

Firefoot, you continue on from there, if you like, and go as long as you want. I might post a mid-battle post sometime. :)

-- Folwren

P.S. Good news - it looks like we might be getting internet tonight at home, and if that's the case, I'll have internet every day, though Fridays-Mondays I won't have has much time as I do on the days I'm at work. Cheers to Pop!

Firefoot

02-28-2006, 05:08 PM

I'll try to have a post up reasonably soon, but I will warn you that these next two weeks or so are extremely busy for me. But I'll post when I can.

Anguirel

03-18-2006, 02:23 PM

Let's get this going again, people.

Aman, feel free to use Andlang and his fighters if you need them in the fight. You've now got the Sword of Castamir!

My involvement will largely be confined to Sangalazin debauchery and occasional Andlang combat posts.

Firefoot

03-18-2006, 07:23 PM

Sorry I took so very long, especially considering I said I'd try to post more than two weeks ago. Menelcar's a difficult character for me to write, and just for that I put him in a position he's not going to like at all. I think he's going to need some help. :p

Folwren

03-18-2006, 08:01 PM

SWEET! I'm going to go read what sort of fix you've gotten him into. Mwahahaha! :D

-- Folwren

Alcarillo

03-20-2006, 12:00 AM

Okay, I've filled in my save and the Raca and the Fame and Fortune are now alongside each other. Sailors and soldiers should be leaping from one ship to the other. Let the chaotic battle posts ensue! As Folwren put it:
Mwahahaha! :D

Thinlómien

03-20-2006, 08:47 AM

I would like to post, but I hesitate a bit because I'm not sure what to write. Just to write soldiers trying to kill each other...hmm... I can do that or make Lingwë nearly get himself killed or drowned or something... But if anyone has any tactic idea please tell me because I don't want to post nonsense...

Firefoot

03-20-2006, 09:12 PM

Well, I would look at it first in the sense that the F&F has to escape, so the attack on the ship can't be extremely successful. I can't really help you with tactics - I really don't have much idea at all of how sea battles work - but I would start there.

Alcarillo

03-20-2006, 09:27 PM

Thinlómien

03-21-2006, 05:44 AM

Lommy - You could try posting a death scene for Sergeant Nillendion. I've had an idea in my head for a couple of days about killing off one of the NPC characters (if none of you mind), just to give a bit of drama to the story. It's up to you, though. Sounds interesting... I could do that. You said you've thought about that, do you have in particular ideas or do I just make up something? I could do it on Thursday or Saturday, I hope we're not moving on that fast that I couldn't do it then. I'll think about this.

Firefoot

03-21-2006, 06:36 AM

A heads-up for you all - I'm going to be going away from Friday to next Wednesday. I'm going to have a post up either tonight or tomorrow sometime before I leave.

Alcarillo

03-21-2006, 06:01 PM

Sounds interesting... I could do that. You said you've thought about that, do you have in particular ideas or do I just make up something?
You could have Nillendion killed while fighting one of those big, black-armored guards, or maybe while trying to get belowdecks to the slaves. Just a couple of ideas; you can let him die anyway you want.
I could do it on Thursday or Saturday, I hope we're not moving on that fast that I couldn't do it then. I'll think about this.
Well, you know the sluggish pace this RPG moves at. ;)

Thinlómien

03-22-2006, 09:25 AM

Well, you know the sluggish pace this RPG moves at. ;) The first time I enjoy it. ;) Anyway, I made a save, and it will be filled on today, tomorrow or Saturday.

Alcarillo

03-22-2006, 09:17 PM

Alcarillo's Master Plan for the Raca vs. Fame and Fortune Battle

Here is my take on how the Raca vs. Fame and Fortune battle could play out. I will refer to the crewmembers of the Raca as Racans and the Fame and Fortune as the F&F.

• Raca and F&F near each other, arrows exchanged.
• Raca boards F&F, and vice versa. (We are at this point)
• Racans invade in two main groups: soldiers and sailors. Soldiers, led by Nillendion, might try to get below decks to slaves. Sailors, led by Vorimandur, fight above deck.
• "The sergeant whose name begins with N", as Lommy calls him :p, is killed.
• Fighting continues, so on and so forth, etc. Perhaps the slave-freeing idea will work out, perhaps not.
• The F&F begins to retreat, for one or more of the reasons below.
1. Pulling away from the Raca will make those Racans aboard the F&F want to escape. They'll all try to get back aboard the Raca as soon as they can. Who wants to be stranded on an enemy ship?
2. Another ship, such as the Cuivie or the NPC Numenna, is approaching and the combined manpower of two Gondorian ships could defeat the F&F.
3. The F&F is overpowered and is escaping the fight.
• In my opinion, the first two reasons are the most plausible. The third is unlikely. I doubt that the ship carrying the Lord Sangalazin (and formerly Azaryan) would be so under-manned as to be defeated by the Raca alone.
• Now, why doesn’t the other Corsair ship (the one not attacked by the Cuivie) come to the F&F's defense? I have two possible reasons.
1. It's already escaping.
2. It has been already captured by the Gondorians.
• I would think that the first reason is better. If the other ship has already been captured by the Gondorians, that would leave the F&F all alone on its journey back out to sea (where I assume it'll be going). If, however, the other ship has left the battle, then at least the F&F has an escort of some sort.

So, I think what would be best is for, at the battle's end, the F&F to escape in order to get the Racans off and because other Gondorian ships are approaching. The other corsair ship is already fleeing, leaving the F&F without any help in a larger battle.

So there are my thoughts about this battle. Questions, comments, and suggestions are welcome.