Outracing the Flames Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nogrod · 02-02-2006, 04:57 PM

Are we just gathering momentum, or have all the others' overslept too?

Farael · 02-02-2006, 06:00 PM

Patience my friend... I'm sure they are all cooking up something special. Or just plain ol' busy. I was lucky to get my second post when I did, or else I wouldn't have been able to write anything until today, it's been a long (yet incredibly exciting and great) week.

By the way, I could answer Undome's post, but I'm waiting for some more of us Bregowares to show up...

Arry · 02-03-2006, 03:04 AM

Valier, Tevildo, Eowyn Skywalker, Maeggaladiel -

Hope to see a post up from you all soon. By Monday, at the latest, I would really like to get us moving out of our villages.

Thanks! -- Arry

Nogrod · 02-03-2006, 05:41 AM

I have a couple of suggestions concerning how familiar old Sythric is with the riders' and vice versa.

Sythric won't propably know either Fion or Eostre Merir. We could think that he might have seen them in some village festivities' or something, and possibly could recognize a face to look like "seen you somewhere". The other way around: if it is not very common to make a career as a soldier among the Bregowarians, then all those who have been soldiers, would be generally known. So Fion and Eostre propably know, who Sythric is, and recognize his face (and know, that even as experienced as he is, he is no great hero, just an ex-soldier).

Meghan should be familiar to Sythric via Raedwald. I propose, that they would have also met. Even though Sythric and Raedwald are not the closest friends, they are ex-brothers-in-arms and in that way, at least buddies. So during the last ten years they must have visited each other at least a few times - and of course made company in common village parties. Raedwald propably has told Meghan some stories about their time at armed service. (Undómë: I will try to come up with one or two funny or terrible stories R. might have told M., so that you cuold use them in the game as Meghan's knowledge, if you wish).

As Osmod's family and Sythric's family share two common qualities (being more wealthier than most others & having soldiers in many generations backwards), it is most propable, that the families know each other, at least at the level of bussiness etc. As Syhtric's brother runs Skara, and Osmod's father runs their place, I would suggest, that those two would know each other well. From that it would easily follow, that also Sythric should know Osmod's father, and from that, that he would know - and propably have also met - Osmod himself. I have some ideas concerning the meetings of Sythric and Osmod years ago, but I quess we can PM about them, if you think this overall idea seems reasonable enough.

Farael · 02-03-2006, 12:09 PM

Eowyn Skywalker & Maeggaladiel, I'm waiting for you to post so that we can at least introduce ourselves and get going. I haven't seen you around for a bit... yet I'd appreciate it if you let me know when you will be posting, just so that I can try to get a post soon after you and get everything rolling.

Nogrod, your idea sounds alright, and I'm ok with Osmod knowing you form before, but we shouldn't know each other very well... Osmod is more of the reserved type and Sythric was more a friend of his father rather than his.

Tevildo · 02-03-2006, 12:22 PM

Nogrod,

Check your pms.

P.S. My save is filled and another short post added.

Arry · 02-03-2006, 02:48 PM

Good to have you on board - Tevildo, Maeggaladiel, Valier!

Undómë · 02-07-2006, 02:35 PM

Eowyn Skywalker

I've had my character make an overture toward yours. will await your reply.

Valier · 02-07-2006, 03:13 PM

Arry, Naria,Telvido do you "guys" have any ideas about the rest of our ride to the river? I'm sorry Vaenosa is not very friendly at the moment...So feel free to gossip about her..(Giggle)

Arry · 02-07-2006, 03:24 PM

Valier

You might want to do a follow up post to Naria's last one (#27). I should think that Vaenosa would have something to say to Incana sort of ordering her about.

Valier · 02-07-2006, 04:23 PM

Thanks Arry! I posted in the RPG. Still any ideas as to when we should stop? How long have we been traveling so far?

piosenniel · 02-08-2006, 05:17 AM

OK, Undómë!

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Nogrod

Your post for Sythric is now on the game.

Move him as you wish.

~*~ Pio

Naria · 02-08-2006, 09:46 AM

I am so sorry about the confusion Pio and Arry. I will definitely put any changes that, we as a group or individually, are going to make here. I will blame it on first RPG hiccups

There is no need to put my original post back on. It doesn't really fit anyway with my new post and Valier's post. Thanks anyway.

Thanks Arry for the response to my question regarding the time of day and weather. It helps alot!

Farael · 02-08-2006, 02:14 PM

I'm having second thoughts about meeting so soon. We Bregowares will have TWO experienced riders, a group of five people... there are far too many interactions to explore and I don't think a couple of days will be long enough. I still think two weeks is too much, but one or two nights might be too little.

I don't know what neither FounderArry (did I get it right this time?

) nor Undome have in mind, but I think it might be good to kill off Raewald BEFORE we meet with the other group. Perhaps, even RIGHT before. Maybe the Wulfham group should have started their journey a week before Bregoware and they be the ones to catch up with us. I think five to seven days would be long enough for us riders to get to know each other. I sure am excited for things to happen, but on the long run it might be better if we knew each other and had at least some stories (and hopefully arguments) for later on the game.

Just my two cents, I know I'm taking liberties with both the game and Raewald, neither of which belong to me... feel free to smack me for sticking my neck too far out!!

Nogrod · 02-08-2006, 02:46 PM

I just sended Arry a PM, that I was ok. with this timetable, and didn't want to whine anymore!

But I don't think we should change this any more at this point. For even this is my first RPG online, I would see this going well by the following reasons:

1) A party can ride a day or two, game time, using a week, a year, or a lifetime, in real-time.

2) Bregowarians have at least two days - and who knows Arry's plans - maybe three, four more, before meeting up with the Wulfhamers.

3) The Wulfhamers have three days lead (in game time), so they will have much of writing, as we started simultaneosly, in real time.

So we Bregowarians just go easily, meaning: lots of messages, less miles! We will just be more talkative on our journey...

PS. And don't forget: if we allow these people to ride for a week or two before they meet, they will meet at the steps of the Golden Hall!

Well, that would make quite a differnet game, it really would...

Arry · 02-08-2006, 02:59 PM

Bregowarians

Sorry - but all the plans for the earlier attacks have been pushed back with the readjustment of the leaving times. So there will be no opportunity for someone to die before the groups get together. (Unless of course Undómë decides to have the old fellow fall off his horse and break his neck which is entirely her right to do).

We can travel along enough time until your group is ready to find us. I will then invent something that slows our group down, allowing yours to catch up. Since your group left at noon from your village, that makes the Wulfham group about 90 miles (2 1/2 days ride) ahead of you. The Brego-group just needs to let me know here on the discussion thread when the group has had enough time together and wants to catch up with the Wulfhamers. This will easily be accomplished with a very few posts that 'crunch' some time and bring the Brego-group within haling distance of the Wulfhamers.

If you want, any of the Bregos can invent some something that invokes a small crisis for your group. The horses get spooked, for example and you spend some time chasing them down . . . something inventive.

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Wulfhamers

Valier has graciously mentioned getting us to the wooded area. We'll have our mid-day meal there and Brand will speak with Vaenosa. After that we'll be on our way again - And I'll crunch some time for us then, and put our group two days further ahead in our journey. That will put us 2 1/2 days ahead of the Bregoware group.

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Distance to the Golden Hall

It's about a 450 mile journey from Wulfham to the Golden Hall following the route the March-warden laid out for his riders. At 25 miles per day it would be almost 3 weeks to the King.

-- Arry

02-02-2006, 04:57 PM	#1
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Are we just gathering momentum, or have all the others' overslept too? __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

02-03-2006, 03:04 AM	#3
Arry Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 704	Valier, Tevildo, Eowyn Skywalker, Maeggaladiel - Hope to see a post up from you all soon. By Monday, at the latest, I would really like to get us moving out of our villages. Thanks! -- Arry __________________ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world – J.R.R. Tolkien

02-03-2006, 05:41 AM	#4
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Concerning Outlanders' relations I have a couple of suggestions concerning how familiar old Sythric is with the riders' and vice versa. Sythric won't propably know either Fion or Eostre Merir. We could think that he might have seen them in some village festivities' or something, and possibly could recognize a face to look like "seen you somewhere". The other way around: if it is not very common to make a career as a soldier among the Bregowarians, then all those who have been soldiers, would be generally known. So Fion and Eostre propably know, who Sythric is, and recognize his face (and know, that even as experienced as he is, he is no great hero, just an ex-soldier). Meghan should be familiar to Sythric via Raedwald. I propose, that they would have also met. Even though Sythric and Raedwald are not the closest friends, they are ex-brothers-in-arms and in that way, at least buddies. So during the last ten years they must have visited each other at least a few times - and of course made company in common village parties. Raedwald propably has told Meghan some stories about their time at armed service. (Undómë: I will try to come up with one or two funny or terrible stories R. might have told M., so that you cuold use them in the game as Meghan's knowledge, if you wish). As Osmod's family and Sythric's family share two common qualities (being more wealthier than most others & having soldiers in many generations backwards), it is most propable, that the families know each other, at least at the level of bussiness etc. As Syhtric's brother runs Skara, and Osmod's father runs their place, I would suggest, that those two would know each other well. From that it would easily follow, that also Sythric should know Osmod's father, and from that, that he would know - and propably have also met - Osmod himself. I have some ideas concerning the meetings of Sythric and Osmod years ago, but I quess we can PM about them, if you think this overall idea seems reasonable enough. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

02-03-2006, 12:09 PM	#5
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Eowyn Skywalker & Maeggaladiel, I'm waiting for you to post so that we can at least introduce ourselves and get going. I haven't seen you around for a bit... yet I'd appreciate it if you let me know when you will be posting, just so that I can try to get a post soon after you and get everything rolling. Nogrod, your idea sounds alright, and I'm ok with Osmod knowing you form before, but we shouldn't know each other very well... Osmod is more of the reserved type and Sythric was more a friend of his father rather than his. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

02-03-2006, 12:22 PM	#6
Tevildo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Curled up on Melko's lap Posts: 425	Nogrod, Check your pms. P.S. My save is filled and another short post added. __________________ Now Tevildo was a mighty cat--the mightiest of all--and possessed of an evil spirit,...and he was in Melko's constant following; and that cat had all cats subject to him, and he and his subjects were the chasers and getters of meat for Melko's table. Last edited by Tevildo; 02-03-2006 at 01:03 PM.

02-02-2006, 06:00 PM	#2
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Patience my friend... I'm sure they are all cooking up something special. Or just plain ol' busy. I was lucky to get my second post when I did, or else I wouldn't have been able to write anything until today, it's been a long (yet incredibly exciting and great) week. By the way, I could answer Undome's post, but I'm waiting for some more of us Bregowares to show up... __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

02-03-2006, 02:48 PM	#7
Arry Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 704	Good to have you on board - Tevildo, Maeggaladiel, Valier! __________________ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world – J.R.R. Tolkien

02-07-2006, 02:35 PM	#8
Undómë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 400	Eowyn Skywalker I've had my character make an overture toward yours. will await your reply. __________________ Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night . . .

02-07-2006, 03:13 PM	#9
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	Arry, Naria,Telvido do you "guys" have any ideas about the rest of our ride to the river? I'm sorry Vaenosa is not very friendly at the moment...So feel free to gossip about her..(Giggle)

02-07-2006, 03:24 PM	#10
Arry Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 704	Valier You might want to do a follow up post to Naria's last one (#27). I should think that Vaenosa would have something to say to Incana sort of ordering her about. __________________ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world – J.R.R. Tolkien

02-07-2006, 04:23 PM	#11
Valier Twisted Taleswapper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: somewhere between sanity and insanity Posts: 1,706	Thanks Arry! I posted in the RPG. Still any ideas as to when we should stop? How long have we been traveling so far?

02-08-2006, 05:17 AM	#12
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	OK, Undómë! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nogrod Your post for Sythric is now on the game. Move him as you wish. ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

02-08-2006, 09:46 AM	#13
Naria Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 500	Arry and/or Pio I am so sorry about the confusion Pio and Arry. I will definitely put any changes that, we as a group or individually, are going to make here. I will blame it on first RPG hiccups There is no need to put my original post back on. It doesn't really fit anyway with my new post and Valier's post. Thanks anyway. Thanks Arry for the response to my question regarding the time of day and weather. It helps alot!

02-08-2006, 02:14 PM	#14
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	I'm having second thoughts about meeting so soon. We Bregowares will have TWO experienced riders, a group of five people... there are far too many interactions to explore and I don't think a couple of days will be long enough. I still think two weeks is too much, but one or two nights might be too little. I don't know what neither FounderArry (did I get it right this time? ) nor Undome have in mind, but I think it might be good to kill off Raewald BEFORE we meet with the other group. Perhaps, even RIGHT before. Maybe the Wulfham group should have started their journey a week before Bregoware and they be the ones to catch up with us. I think five to seven days would be long enough for us riders to get to know each other. I sure am excited for things to happen, but on the long run it might be better if we knew each other and had at least some stories (and hopefully arguments) for later on the game. Just my two cents, I know I'm taking liberties with both the game and Raewald, neither of which belong to me... feel free to smack me for sticking my neck too far out!! __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

02-08-2006, 02:46 PM	#15
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	I just sended Arry a PM, that I was ok. with this timetable, and didn't want to whine anymore! But I don't think we should change this any more at this point. For even this is my first RPG online, I would see this going well by the following reasons: 1) A party can ride a day or two, game time, using a week, a year, or a lifetime, in real-time. 2) Bregowarians have at least two days - and who knows Arry's plans - maybe three, four more, before meeting up with the Wulfhamers. 3) The Wulfhamers have three days lead (in game time), so they will have much of writing, as we started simultaneosly, in real time. So we Bregowarians just go easily, meaning: lots of messages, less miles! We will just be more talkative on our journey... PS. And don't forget: if we allow these people to ride for a week or two before they meet, they will meet at the steps of the Golden Hall! Well, that would make quite a differnet game, it really would... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

02-08-2006, 02:59 PM	#16
Arry Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 704	Bregowarians Sorry - but all the plans for the earlier attacks have been pushed back with the readjustment of the leaving times. So there will be no opportunity for someone to die before the groups get together. (Unless of course Undómë decides to have the old fellow fall off his horse and break his neck which is entirely her right to do). We can travel along enough time until your group is ready to find us. I will then invent something that slows our group down, allowing yours to catch up. Since your group left at noon from your village, that makes the Wulfham group about 90 miles (2 1/2 days ride) ahead of you. The Brego-group just needs to let me know here on the discussion thread when the group has had enough time together and wants to catch up with the Wulfhamers. This will easily be accomplished with a very few posts that 'crunch' some time and bring the Brego-group within haling distance of the Wulfhamers. If you want, any of the Bregos can invent some something that invokes a small crisis for your group. The horses get spooked, for example and you spend some time chasing them down . . . something inventive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wulfhamers Valier has graciously mentioned getting us to the wooded area. We'll have our mid-day meal there and Brand will speak with Vaenosa. After that we'll be on our way again - And I'll crunch some time for us then, and put our group two days further ahead in our journey. That will put us 2 1/2 days ahead of the Bregoware group. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Distance to the Golden Hall It's about a 450 mile journey from Wulfham to the Golden Hall following the route the March-warden laid out for his riders. At 25 miles per day it would be almost 3 weeks to the King. -- Arry __________________ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world – J.R.R. Tolkien Last edited by Arry; 02-09-2006 at 01:45 AM.

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