Friends of Nimrodel: Tapestry of Dreams - Discussion - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 05-27-2005, 07:27 PM

More than one of us is busy in Real Life. I will be extremely busy over the next two months as well.

I am seriously considering calling this Part One of the game, and finishing it up, and closing the thread for now. We all seem to be winding down except for the ever-productive lmp. It's hardly fair to ask him to carry ALL of the characters and write in a vaccuum...

So-- please think about how you want Book One to end for your character. I expect that the final scene of Book One will be here in Minas Tirith. Erebemlin, Amroth, and Mellondu will have to come to some sort of conclusion; and the Rohirrim will have choices to make (at least in theory.)

Sometime after August or September, we can pick it back up again (if we have even wound it down by then! We've all been quite pokey lately...)

So... questions? Comments? Ideas for the "To Be Continued" end-of-season cliffhanger?

littlemanpoet · 05-28-2005, 10:26 AM

I'm willing to bring this to a head with the help of Orual and Imladris. We have a confrontation broiling now, the one that Helen was hoping to generate. I'd love to see it turn into a multilayered thing with Ravion and Mellondu at odds over Mellonin, while Erebemlin and Mellondu are at odds over Amroth. Added to this might be Raefindan being at odds with Erebemlin for his harsh dealing with Mellondu, Erebemlin irate that Aeron not be allowed back into the group's doings - to which Aeron can respond with Marigold's blessing upon him, which Erebemlin would have a hard time arguing with, considering where Erebemlin's heart is.

Of course, there I go again.

Maybe we need to just have Ravion and Aeron arrive at the scene in order to create the cliff-hanger set of potential confrontations I've suggested above, and have the whole thing just teeter on the edge until we're ready to pick it back up this late summer or something.

Nurumaiel · 05-28-2005, 03:32 PM

If there's going to be a Book Two, I don't think there's really anything specific that needs to be done with Liornung and Leafa. They're both in a relatively comfortable position... Liornung hasn't had any trouble recently, and Leafa is now in a very satisfied state, all things being resolved with Ædegard. In other words, whatever the general plan for the Rohirrim is will work for them.

I apologise for my lack of writing recently... we've just finished up a very exciting baseball season (and, Helen, perhaps you'd like to hear how the boys did... the twelve-year-old's team won the championship, both twelve and nine y/o made it to their league All-Stars, both won the MIP award, and the twelve y/o made it to the travelling team made up of the best players in the league), and I've been sewing rather frantically to get ready for a trip to Virginia which will take up most of my June. And more impairing than that, I've had a tremendous writer's block that has affected RPGs, my own stories, my journal, letters, and everything else that involves writing.

I'll be leaving for VA on June the 7th, so if there's anything I should do before the end of Book One, I'll try to have it done before then, in the case that you're finished before I get home.

However, I'm looking forward to seeing what lmp, Orual, and Imladris do with this confrontation!

Orual · 06-03-2005, 10:16 PM

I like where Ravion is right now, character-wise, for the end of Book One. Also, I'm leaving for a week tomorrow morning, with dubious internet access. I'll try to get online, but I don't *know* if I can. Otherwise, this is a great time for me to take a break...I have three theatrical projects this summer (one of which being an epic Shakespearean undertaking with TONS of lines for me), and though I'll still be busy in the fall, writing will give me an outlet.

It's been great writing with everybody, and I look forward to Book Two!

Nurumaiel · 06-06-2005, 01:39 PM

I'm leaving in a couple hours for that trip to the east coast I mentioned earlier. I'm sure I can trust every one of you to handle Liornung and Leafa when and if necessary. If Book I is finished before I return, I'll see you all in Book II, which I greatly look forward to!

Bêthberry · 08-31-2005, 10:39 AM

A fey creature wanders into the discussion thread, unravelling more than a few good dreams here. But for good cause ...

Never before had the white screen of doom looked so forbidding. To be denied access to the Barrow Downs, why, it was strangely like being told to stay in The Shire and keep out of trouble. No dark barrows for us!

But now that we are allowed back into the eerie green glow of our beloved Downs--all hail the Barrow Wight for slashing his green sword across those barriers--let us greet all returning wraiths in appropriate Downs fashion: an RPG party here in Rohan.Unforbidden

Bring: A sense of humour and wit and civility

Attire: Cloaked in clever words and no uncloaking please. We are a family site.

Your host: Feyberry, the cryptic aura who is the Modalternator for Rohan.

Where and when: Starting now and continuing until all missing wraiths have been accounted for

PS: This thread is a squat (that is, an occupation of a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it)! It has snuck around back of the Golden Hall and established itself in defiance of formal proposal. But show those in Meduseld that squatters know a thing or two about good gaming. Will we be forcibly removed--expelled--by the guards or will we win a permanent residence in Edoras? Time will tell...

(PS : Remember to remove your signatures. )

EDIT: No Downers are forbidden to game in Unforbidden. Let all who wish, even those without gaming experience or Rohan credentials, hustle their skinny skeletons on down to the a-wake-ening.

05-27-2005, 07:27 PM	#1
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	More than one of us is busy in Real Life. I will be extremely busy over the next two months as well. I am seriously considering calling this Part One of the game, and finishing it up, and closing the thread for now. We all seem to be winding down except for the ever-productive lmp. It's hardly fair to ask him to carry ALL of the characters and write in a vaccuum... So-- please think about how you want Book One to end for your character. I expect that the final scene of Book One will be here in Minas Tirith. Erebemlin, Amroth, and Mellondu will have to come to some sort of conclusion; and the Rohirrim will have choices to make (at least in theory.) Sometime after August or September, we can pick it back up again (if we have even wound it down by then! We've all been quite pokey lately...) So... questions? Comments? Ideas for the "To Be Continued" end-of-season cliffhanger? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

05-28-2005, 03:32 PM	#3
Nurumaiel Vice of Twilight Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on a mountain Posts: 1,121	If there's going to be a Book Two, I don't think there's really anything specific that needs to be done with Liornung and Leafa. They're both in a relatively comfortable position... Liornung hasn't had any trouble recently, and Leafa is now in a very satisfied state, all things being resolved with Ædegard. In other words, whatever the general plan for the Rohirrim is will work for them. I apologise for my lack of writing recently... we've just finished up a very exciting baseball season (and, Helen, perhaps you'd like to hear how the boys did... the twelve-year-old's team won the championship, both twelve and nine y/o made it to their league All-Stars, both won the MIP award, and the twelve y/o made it to the travelling team made up of the best players in the league), and I've been sewing rather frantically to get ready for a trip to Virginia which will take up most of my June. And more impairing than that, I've had a tremendous writer's block that has affected RPGs, my own stories, my journal, letters, and everything else that involves writing. I'll be leaving for VA on June the 7th, so if there's anything I should do before the end of Book One, I'll try to have it done before then, in the case that you're finished before I get home. However, I'm looking forward to seeing what lmp, Orual, and Imladris do with this confrontation! __________________ In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand in every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.

06-06-2005, 01:39 PM	#5
Nurumaiel Vice of Twilight Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: on a mountain Posts: 1,121	I'm leaving in a couple hours for that trip to the east coast I mentioned earlier. I'm sure I can trust every one of you to handle Liornung and Leafa when and if necessary. If Book I is finished before I return, I'll see you all in Book II, which I greatly look forward to! __________________ In the fury of the moment I can see the Master's hand in every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand.

08-31-2005, 10:39 AM	#6
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Unforbidden A fey creature wanders into the discussion thread, unravelling more than a few good dreams here. But for good cause ... Never before had the white screen of doom looked so forbidding. To be denied access to the Barrow Downs, why, it was strangely like being told to stay in The Shire and keep out of trouble. No dark barrows for us! But now that we are allowed back into the eerie green glow of our beloved Downs--all hail the Barrow Wight for slashing his green sword across those barriers--let us greet all returning wraiths in appropriate Downs fashion: an RPG party here in Rohan.Unforbidden Bring: A sense of humour and wit and civility Attire: Cloaked in clever words and no uncloaking please. We are a family site. Your host: Feyberry, the cryptic aura who is the Modalternator for Rohan. Where and when: Starting now and continuing until all missing wraiths have been accounted for PS: This thread is a squat (that is, an occupation of a given piece of public land in order to acquire title to it)! It has snuck around back of the Golden Hall and established itself in defiance of formal proposal. But show those in Meduseld that squatters know a thing or two about good gaming. Will we be forcibly removed--expelled--by the guards or will we win a permanent residence in Edoras? Time will tell... (PS : Remember to remove your signatures. ) EDIT: No Downers are forbidden to game in Unforbidden. Let all who wish, even those without gaming experience or Rohan credentials, hustle their skinny skeletons on down to the a-wake-ening.

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05-28-2005, 10:26 AM	#2
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I'm willing to bring this to a head with the help of Orual and Imladris. We have a confrontation broiling now, the one that Helen was hoping to generate. I'd love to see it turn into a multilayered thing with Ravion and Mellondu at odds over Mellonin, while Erebemlin and Mellondu are at odds over Amroth. Added to this might be Raefindan being at odds with Erebemlin for his harsh dealing with Mellondu, Erebemlin irate that Aeron not be allowed back into the group's doings - to which Aeron can respond with Marigold's blessing upon him, which Erebemlin would have a hard time arguing with, considering where Erebemlin's heart is. Of course, there I go again. Maybe we need to just have Ravion and Aeron arrive at the scene in order to create the cliff-hanger set of potential confrontations I've suggested above, and have the whole thing just teeter on the edge until we're ready to pick it back up this late summer or something.

06-03-2005, 10:16 PM	#4
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	I like where Ravion is right now, character-wise, for the end of Book One. Also, I'm leaving for a week tomorrow morning, with dubious internet access. I'll try to get online, but I don't know if I can. Otherwise, this is a great time for me to take a break...I have three theatrical projects this summer (one of which being an epic Shakespearean undertaking with TONS of lines for me), and though I'll still be busy in the fall, writing will give me an outlet. It's been great writing with everybody, and I look forward to Book Two!