The Ambassador's Son Discussion Thread

[Earendil Halfelven]

ALL BATTLING NEEDS TO BE OVER BY THURSDAY MAY 27, SO DO NOT PROCRASTINATE IF YOU CAN HELP IT!!!!!!

Voting has confirmed that Devon is going to die in the fighting, so do I have any volunteers to post for Maika until Devon gets it? He'll die in a desperate fight with Doran, so I'll post the death scene. Of course, if Maika happens to show up, then he'll more than possibly survive. Any volunteers to include Devon in their character's posts?


DON'T FORGET-ALL BATTLING ENDS THIS THURDAY. THAT GIVES US FOUR DAYS TO FINISH IT UP. HURRY!!!!!!!!

[Nuranar]

Well, I was all ready to post a nice housekeeping discussion entry, but my brain short-circuited and I managed to lose it. Never mind how.

Earendil, as far as posting for Devon goes, we're all supposed to be carrying his character along. Do you mean specifically to write from his point of view, leading into the duel? Or do you just want to make sure that he's included in the battle posts before you finish him off? If so, I'll make sure to at least do that; depending on what develops and when I get in on the battle I can have him trying to find Doran during the fight.

Two things that came up:

The Gondorians come in on the end of the battle and save the day, right? Well, I had a nice line of reasoning written out for how they're going to be at the right place at the right time, but I lost it. Here's what I remember:

* Telson sent a message to Faramir, way back on 12-21-03; in response, a Gondorian fleet, complete with troops, has arrived at and subdued Umbar.
* They figure out pretty quick where Doran has gone, and most of the fleet sets out and finishes off the corsairs.
* From prisoners, etc., they hear about the North Wind. Adding together pointers I'm not going to list, they figure out where to go and arrive on the island in the nick of time.

This is only a proposal. Any thoughts?

The other thing is, once more, the question of Who's Going To Last The Night. I assume you corsair players will handle your particular characters, as will Aman, Arvedui, and myself. We've already decided Devon's going to buy it, so here's the rest:

Avershire
Loliway
Sedal
Rilgari
Orda
Rakein

We must assume Avershire and Loliway are up for grabs, too, unless Maika comes back and says otherwise. Now, how serious is this battle, and what corresponding casualties should be inflict? Remember, the corsairs have real weapons and the Gondorians have few. I say, out of 10 Gondorians, we ought to have minimum 2 or 3 die; that means 1 or 2 out of that list (unless Aman, Arvedui, or myself volunteer for annihilation). Anyone have some ideas?

My only thoughts concern Sedal: With a couple broken ribs, he can either be immobilized and probably be unnoticed until the end, or he can insist on fighting when he sees what they're up against. I assume that, as a surgeon, he knows what he can handle - or that he can't handle it and has decided to be heroic.

Oh, and Orda has been pretty protective of him, so that may work into an out for the youngster. Poignant death scene, anyone? Or maybe it'll get too heavy with Devon going out in a blaze of glory.

And as far as my character goes, I'd really prefer it if he survived the game. I'm rather fond of him and may use him again; also, he's my first successfully played character. I'm not averse to him being wounded again, though. Anything short of the seriously crippling - like losing a leg or something - and I'm taking suggestions.

Not trying to slow the game down - anything but that, believe me! - but I would like to have a few things sorted out first. This is the last battle, and as such ought to be a little more scripted, to ensure that it makes sense and we don't lose our continuity. Please keep up the good work - I'd appreciate some feedback here.

Carrying on,
Nuranar

[Himaran]

Important:

Corsairs spotted the sentry
Sentry ran
Corsairs followed the sentry

Whoever posts next needs to bring the corsairs to the campsite for the final battle.

Then the gondorian army arrives....... in the middle? I will post again tomorrow, or later today if others do so.

Himaran

[Amanaduial the archer]

*Itching to start the battle*

I actually would very much like to keep Sedal and Orda - please?! I thought maybe at some point Callath could spot them and, thinking them dead (maybe unconcious etc?), he would feel even more jazzed off and attack all the more fervently But...if he must go, take...Orda? Also, I would still suggest chopping off Avershire - I think it would make a rather poignant scene...

Wait - would this change plans too much?: Say Avershire faces Doran in single combat, and Doran, playing dirty, manages to defeat Avershire, giving him a fatal blow. Devon leaps forward, spending Avershire's last moments with him, before he rises and fights Doran in Avershire's place...killing Doran? Would that be too drastically changed? I just think it would make quite a nice peak...

[Nuranar]

Thanks for your clear instructions, Himaran! It's nice to know where to pick up the story as all the threads come together.

Aman, I don't have a problem with keeping Sedal and Orda. I like 'em too! I especially like the idea about Avershire. It'd be a nice touch, especially after his defeat of - what was the corsair captain's name? - emphasizing just how deadly a enemy Doran really is. He's kinda had a small part in this later bit. How's that with you, Earendil?

Assuming there are no objections, would you be able to handle Avershire's death, Aman? Then Earendil can pick it up and finish off Doran and Devon. Assuming Arvedui won't post in the next few hours, then, I'll go ahead and take us into action sometime tonight, setting it up for you.

But we still need to ax at least one other character. Let's leave Maika Loliway; no point in killing all her people. So will it be Rilgari, or Rakein? I like both, but I'd hate for Callath to lose another friend. So, Durelin, can Rakein go down in a blaze of glory, a lá Marx?

~ Nuranar

[Nuranar]

My post is up. I'm sorry for the delay; the time that I was going to use to write kind of evaporated, and I had to go to work earlier today. It's not the best, but we're well into the battle. The end is either lame or conventional, but I've run out of ideas and I wanted to give you an opening, Aman. You can handle the duel(s) however you like.

I haven't specified much else, though, so if you want to play your character please go ahead. Remember, the light is dim and you won't be able to see at a glance everything that's going on in the fight. There's also a lot of people in a fairly small clear space. The area is surrounded by sand dunes, lots of brush, trees, and broken, rocky ground - you pretty much have your pick if you want to mention the situation.

A bit of explanation: Himaran, I must confess that I - or Calnan - have just killed Jurex. I was trying to integrate the story, to avoid having lots of isolated posts. You had said that Jurex was going to die, so I thought "Great! Then I'll have Calnan kill him!" So I did. Only just now I realized that I had killed another player's character without getting that player's permission. I didn't even think about how you wanted Jurex to end. I am so sorry for doing that. I've left it up, though, because I want you too see. If you prefer it, I'll change him immediately to a random corsair; or if you have other ideas, just let me know. I want to assure you I didn't intend to be high-handed about this; I was thinking about the story as a whole. I'm very sorry!
One day more!

Carrying on,
Nuranar

[Durelin]

So, Durelin, can Rakein go down in a blaze of glory

I was planning on that. I have not had a chance to read your post yet, but I wished to post for Rakein in the battle, having him killed so that we get some Gondorian deaths (and also because a good death is always nice... ), but I just haven't had the time. I will tomorrow, though. I will do a post wrapping up Adeline's situation (mostly), and killing Rakein.

Does that sound all right? With or without word or direction, I will post tomorrow, and make changes later. We're keeping things moving! I think everyone deserves a pat on the back...

-Durelin