Of course I am for continuing, too (heck, I only just started), of course if the others wish, too. Although when elempi back then spoke of "killing his character off", I did not imagine it that literally. Kind of drastic for a hobbit story.

However, speaking of that, if we continue, maybe we could try some more activity (although it's not the best time to say so now, as the summer is approaching and at least for myself, as soon as my exams are over, I'll be here and there and not that much around).

And congratulations, elempi, to your promotion into the high-class member rank... with no question well deserved.

Thank you Legate. Alas, it has come too late for me to actually propose an rpg at the Gondor level since I will be leaving soon. I had this idea, you see, about "why did Eorl and his Eorlings come south exactly when they did?" But well, someone else will have to take that one....

That's a shame. I would have been interested to see how that turned out.

Yeah, me too. Anyway, Gwath, I hope you have Brown continue to befriend Snatch and use him in your posts - and whoever wants to do that with Mosy (whose personality isn't nearly as developed as Snatch's, I admit - what can I say? I love dogs and know them whereas I only admire equines.)

Okay, I hate to do this, but I have to tell you all that I am leaving the Downs. Nothings wrong, lifes great and all, but yeah, I'm off. So sorry. I really feel awfull since LMP just left, or kind of left, but Mom told me she doesn't want me to be on this site anymore. LMP's dying is a good way to get me out, but I don't think that would be at all fair to Boro. Could he take both of them?

My love to all of you,
Finduilas

(Next weekend I will pop back on, if necessary)

You bet!

Sorry to hear you're leaving, Finduilas. Mom knows best. :)

We have lost two & sort of lost one. Fin and LMP are leaving for good, which is a shame and pretty sad. And Valier is not on too often due to personal issues.

Those of us that remain have some important decisions to make. Obviously several have expressed keeping the RPG open and running. If we do that we'll all have to step up and pick up the slack of three missing players.

I lied the other day when I said I would post. I didn't intentionally lie, but work drains away all sunshine and happiness in my life most days. But it's the weekend so I will post before Monday.

I say we continue as best we can in light of these unexpected events. Though it is sad to see Fin and LMP (it really is a shame to see you go :( ) have to leave and hopefully Valier will be able to frequent the Downs more regularly soon, but until then I am all for finishing this RPG.

How does everyone else feel about continuing from here?

I'm for continuing in general, but now that so many have left... would it make sense to pause this RPG until Valier comes back? Maybe Boro too, for example, would be less busy later?

Okay well I have a post ready so it is time to come to a consensus.

1) Hold off until further notice
2) Continue as best we can until more return

++ Continue

Well, I must say that I will be here for a week or so, but then I will be three weeks (!!!) with occasional and short-time net access, so if we're continuing, don't expect too much from me then...

I'm for treading onward ;). I'll be free today and Friday, but other than that I'm not sure about.

Fin, sorry to hear you have to go, and I'll pick up Mira (after all without her Rudy would even be on this adventure :D). I'm afraid she'll have to take a secondary part, but I'll continue to write her into the story. Take care.

Well, I would be also for continuing, but from this point on for about two months into the future - with several brighter moments, but only short ones - I'll be unavailable for participation. You know, I joined this game in autumn when it started :rolleyes: and when I had plenty time on my hands and when I naively thought I am going to play rightaway, or in a couple of weeks. Now if we are to continue, at least myself, I would have to wait for the autumn again (or at least until the end of August). :rolleyes:

I hope we can get this RPG back on the road in a few weeks. I'd love to finish it. :)

This RPG will be finished. Enough said. But when, that's the major question. I have two final exams coming up in 1,5 months so it's likely I'm going to be pretty busy for a while (especially if I'm so mad that I decide to join Rikae&Mac's ww). Um yes, anyway, I'm here and I can post, I just won't be very active for a while. But when October comes, I should be able to function properly and if I don't post often enough then, it's just because I'm lazy and you can beat me or something. :D

What about you others? Where is Valier? And is Boro still somehwere around?

Well, at least concerning myself, I should be able to participate fair enough from now on. Around the beginning of October, if the school prepares some unexpected surprises, I might correct my stance, but I don't believe anything really dramatic would occur. So, as far as I am concerned, I am free to continue when the others are.

I do start school again soon. And for a while I'll be able to post a few times a week, but as the weeks tick by I'll become more and more swamped. So if enough people are ready now I'd say we continue as soon as possible.

I am ready to continue at any time.

Finally, I've got plenty of time for a while now. So, I guess I too am ready to start again. ;)

All right, I think then the question is: is that all of us? (Of course, Valier, but...)

I think then anyway that Rudy's or Brown's reactions are the first ones expected, as they are the closest to what happened now... huh.

Yes... what are we going to do with Bunny? Use her as an NPC until Valier comes back?

We could ask her.

How? Is there a way to contact her?

I don't know. I assume that a PM would show up in her email inbox?

Depends on her settings. For me, it wouldn't. But we can try... also, I have Naria, who is her RL friend, in my Facebook and MSN contacts, and I think she'd give me Valier's e-mail address if I asked.

All Players:

Let me chime in here with the moderator's preference for Valier being gone -

If in the next week you cannot get in touch with Valier, then please go ahead and carry Bunny as an NPC. This is well within the rules for the RPG forums.

You can either go ahead with the story by consensus or have someone assume the game facilitator role.

~*~ piosenniel, Game Moderator

That's good enough for me.

Now, do we want to appoint a new mod?Were Valier to return to the game, she would need another co-mod to replace lmp anyway.

If we appoint a new mod we'll need someone who has the time to dedicate to the RPG lest we run into the same problem as before.

Just a small point of clarification:

The terms 'mod' and co-mod' are used for the Werewolf games.

In the RPG forums, the mod/moderator designation is used for those who oversee these forums - Child of the 7th Age, me, Rimbaud (in Gondor), and Mithadan (in Elvenhome).

Players in the games who are proposers of the game or appointed leaders are called game facilitators.

Now having blathered all that - is there anyone for this game who wants to step up and shepherd it toward completion?

~*~ Pio

I would volunteer, but I don't think I'm qualified yet.

I too would volunteer :rolleyes: but I think I have enough to do with my final exams and soon co-owning a new RPG...

Gwath, I wouldn't be too worried about qualifications. I think you have enough experience and you definitely have the right qualities, so if pio agrees, I think it's alright you take the job.

I'm trying to contact Valier now (I added her as a friend on facebook), let's hope I can get in contact with her - that way or some other way - in a couple of days...

Thanks, but I think that technically you have to complete a game before you run an RPG - which I haven't done yet.

That's why I said "if pio agrees"... (Rules have been changed before. :)) But if we want to be technical, I would qualify (and I can really do it if needs be, I'd just prefer not to get any extra obligations) and as far as I know, so would Boro, but Legate wouldn't. I don't know about Kitanna. And that's who are left.

I'd be willing to take on the responsibility, but only if Gwath can't be the game facilitator.

I have a tendancy to purchase myself boots that are too big, and when really I'm not sure what will happen from one week to the next, I would prefer to leave the RPG in better hands.

Kitanna has graciously agreed to be a back-up game facilitator for this RPG - so that Gwathagor can go ahead and be the main facilitator for the rest of the game.

Thanks so much for the both of you stepping up to finish this RPG!

~*~ Pio

Alright then.

"Is all our company met?"

"You were best to call them generally, man by man, according to the scrip."

;)

It seems that everyone is prepared to continue with the story, so I'll look over it in a bit and see what needs to happen next - well, I guess the most obvious thing is to dispose of this corpse that lmp left on our hands. :p Rudy and Mira will need to take charge of that, as next of kin. We may as well do that first. Boro, do you have any notions for Rudy and Mira's course of action?

Thank you everyone for your help!! Sorry I was gone so long. Lommy contacted me via facebook and it kinda snapped me back here to my obligations.

I must say I was a little down when I saw that Lmp was gone and then shortly after Fin too. Things have been doing better on my end and I can and would like to continue.
Thanks Gwath and Kitanna for stepping up to help out as facilitators (and everyone who considered it;)) I will need to reread what has transpired but in the mean time if someone can post or get things rolling that would greatly help.

Thank you again everyone for being so patient:D

Great to have you back, Valier. Will you need me or Kitanna to be co-facilitator?

Welcome back, Valier! Let's hope the RP will get up and running well - and keep running well :)

Yay, Val, glad to hear it's better and great to see you back. :)