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02-05-2006, 07:29 PM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
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The Yule Log Discussion Thread
Per request of LMP, you players now have a place to plot and rant.
One question - do you want to close this game to new players? ~*~ Pio |
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02-05-2006, 10:15 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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I'd prefer we keep just to the players we already have.
What do you other players think?
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02-06-2006, 09:47 AM
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Itinerant Songster
Join Date: Jan 2002
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I agree.
And I offer to lead this rpg, since my plot line has sorta taken it over......  One thing else to establish is an end goal, so as we know when this is done. Options (off the cuff): * when we've written 12 days' worth. * when the animal-Quenya sequence, unwith sequence, Stamo/Mori sequence, and other sequences have run their course; which begs the question, what goals do you guys have for your characters? |
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02-06-2006, 03:16 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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I'm sure we could use a number of those Yule days left to us to bring a close to the wight/Wenda scenario. I'm not sure we should drag it out much further than that. We can have sort of summing up epilogs at the end that bring us through the rest of the days and send our characters on.
As for old Goody - this will be her last Yule.
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02-06-2006, 03:28 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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That makes sense to me, Undómë. I hope we hear from Arry, Envinyatar, and a lot of other folks, too.
I'm still not sure exactly how Wenda's going to come out in all this.... |
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02-06-2006, 03:41 PM
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Quill Revenant
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Wandering through the Downs.....
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I'm in agreement about where to end the game - shortly after the resolve of the creature's demise.
I'd like not to tip my hand a lot concerning my two characters. They will certainly help against the creature, if those in the Inn have not figured out a way themselves. And I like the idea of the individual epilogs - where I can clear up a little of the mystery surrounding them.
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02-06-2006, 03:48 PM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
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Little wren here, too . . .
I believe we animals will help, too, as we can . . . at least the stout-hearted, if too fond of drink, wren will.  Child -- how about old Owlie?  I like the idea of it winding down once the danger is passed . . .
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02-06-2006, 04:42 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
Join Date: Jan 2004
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The three brothers will live through the ordeal, despite Willem's thoughts to the contrary.
Nerindel You mentioned a "Hell's Sword' - will Arato offer his services? ----- I would really like to see the 'defeat' of the creature as a concerted effort - and not just the heroics of one person. Can we do that? -- Arry
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02-06-2006, 06:04 PM
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Spirited Weaver of Fates
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The sword itself was created with purpose, and can only be wielded by Arato, any others attempting to touch the weapon will feel the icy pull of death come over them and fall into despair, this comes from touching the Void! Envinyatar if my suspicions are correct about Stamo and Mori, then they may know who and what Arato is and was! Mara is still struggling with her last vision after Wenda's revelations, she is unsure as to weather her vision was that of what past as Wenda described or of what is yet to come. The workings of Irmo are oft unclear to her and never fully formed images, more sounds and feelings that often help her sense when danger approaches. |
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02-06-2006, 07:15 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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Just so you all know what I've had in mind with this "unwight": I purposely designed the being to be wraith-like, to sort of give that same feel as Frodo had on Weathertop, of a powerful negative force from the spirit realm. To that end, I came the idea that this is an evil Maiar that had been tempted into evil by Melkor early in the First Age, and was in Thangorodrim/Angband most of the time, maybe as a torturer/twister of Elves into Orcness? (just thought of that now, not really important) Anyway, my plausable little theory is that this evil Maiar got trapped in the deeps of Angband in the cataclysm at the end of the First Age, and remained imprisoned there throughout the Second Age. The cataclsym of at the end of the Second Age, which drowned Numenor and altered the 'circles of the world', wrenched this nameless evil Maiar from its prison, and it has been roaming in the north for a few years, wreaking havoc upon the few creatures it meets (mostly polar bears and what-not) until it gets far south enough to confront Wenda and the village it destroys. Make sense? Maybe that will help us in figuring out how our characters might help defeat it... Quote:
 I eagerly await the build up, climax, denouement, and epilogues.
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02-07-2006, 06:52 AM
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Spirit of the Lonely Star
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Great Owl would definitely like to give it a shot! Let's involve the animals in the story line, please. Let me drop a pm to Tevildo who also played the cat.
BTW, I tried to get on the BD late last night, but couldn't access the site for two hours or more. Finally, I gave up and went to bed.
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02-07-2006, 09:40 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Yes, please, my cat would like to participate. I do have a possible angle here. As Piosenniel and Child of the 7th Age know from the Inn, Tevildo is under the illusion that he was once a member of Melkor's household, charged with the gathering of meat. He has many memories from the First Age which is why he spoke with the two-leggeds in the long robes.
I personally believe that Tevildo was not a member of Melkor's following, but has "inherited dreams" in the same way that JRRT and his son did concerning Numenor and the great wave. Tevildo's ancestors (like all cats  ) apparently had dealings with Melkor and can remember many things about life in the Dark Lord's household. It is quite possible that he will be able to remember something about this wraith thing if and when he sees him. Perhaps he will remember horrible scenes in the dungeon when poor Elves were being tortured and such. Would something like this work as one small piece in unravelling this puzzle?
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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. |
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02-07-2006, 10:40 AM
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Itinerant Songster
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Animal writers, play it up, I say!
This unwraith is going to be so harrassed by an erstwhile "battle of bywater" event, I think.... I just hope it doesn't get tooooo funny. EDIT: Great post, Child! That'll help to balance the comic with the serious. Snow Owl has some great ideas, I'm thinking.... Also, when Wenda is a reindeer, I suppose she thinks and communicates like an animal. It probably doesn't carry over into any ability to understand animals' 'words' when she's in human form, but there is a base level of understanding and sympathy.... I'll keep that in mind as I write. |
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02-08-2006, 09:01 PM
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Quill Revenant
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Save filled . . .
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02-11-2006, 03:07 PM
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Quill Revenant
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Save filled - Mori has spoken to Tevildo.
----- Undómë Thanks for the use of your character. Let me know if I need to edit anything. -E-
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‘Many are the strange chances of the world,’ said Mithrandir, ‘and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter.’ – Gandalf in: The Silmarillion, 'Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age' |
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02-11-2006, 07:37 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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I have yet to read Envinyatar's filled save, but I'll ask anyway: Is there anything that anybody wants to post before I move time along toward sundown and a certain confrontation.....?
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02-11-2006, 08:48 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Littlemanpoet -
Tevildo needs to respond to Mori, but I've posted a save. From my perspective, feel free to move ahead
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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. |
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02-12-2006, 02:41 AM
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Spirited Weaver of Fates
Join Date: Apr 2003
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Mara too needs to reply;to Stamo. My save is up and I hope to fill it today
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02-12-2006, 03:59 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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So - I guess I will put up a SAVE for whatever the Hobbits can plan to do.
I take it you're moving us on to the confrontation with the creature? Is that correct? If so - are we (the characters) simply to be surprised by it? Or will they have a plan in place?
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02-12-2006, 02:40 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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02-13-2006, 08:32 AM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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My save is filled. Tevildo has made two suggestions: that you confront this creature at the moment of dawn when his strength begins to ebb and that, until this point, you not look directly at his shadow visage and form.
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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. |
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02-13-2006, 10:37 AM
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Itinerant Songster
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02-15-2006, 06:53 AM
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Spirit of the Lonely Star
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Save filled..... Wren is now under Owl's watchful eye, though I don't believe he knows that.
A generic question. Are we strictly tied to the Inn in terms of locale (as we normally would be in the Green Dragon), or can we have a first glimpse of this nasty Wraith wrecking havoc (maybe through Wren's and Owl's eyes?) some distance away?
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02-15-2006, 10:03 AM
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Itinerant Songster
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02-15-2006, 07:01 PM
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Spirited Weaver of Fates
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Yay at last my ISP has finally fixed my bad connection and I can post again, so back on topic I have finally filled my save
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02-18-2006, 02:07 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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My save is filled. Sorry for the delay - the weather seems to have made dialing up (and staying up) nigh to impossible the last day or two. I'm looking forward to the reactions. I'm sending the three reindeer in the general direction of where Goody seemed to be suggesting the Green Man is to be found - - - if such a thing is possible.... ?
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02-22-2006, 02:18 PM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
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Child . . . Owl
Wren's delivered some news to you which may be of interest to those gathered in the Inn.
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02-23-2006, 01:11 AM
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Spirit of the Lonely Star
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Many thanks for the nod. I hope to follow up tomorrow.
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02-24-2006, 12:30 PM
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Spirit of the Lonely Star
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Sorry I'm late. Post is up.
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02-28-2006, 09:56 AM
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Itinerant Songster
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I want to come up with a name for the Ent, but I haven't thought of any yet. This is NOT Treebeard even though it may sound like him. This is a fir-tree Ent, with appropriate soft but flowing and long-branched beard, and eyebrows with long needles for hair.
Any ideas? Nerindil, would you be willing to incorporate the Ent's "naming" into your next post? some possible names right off the top of my head (and they ain't great!): Windbranch Windbeam Greenbeard .... which has interesting confluences with the whole Green Man subtheme....I like this one best, but am open to more suggestions... |
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02-28-2006, 11:40 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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Just to let you know - since an Ent has been introduced into the story, I'm going to leave the Hobbits in the Inn so that there is no contact.
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02-28-2006, 02:35 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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02-28-2006, 09:34 PM
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Spirited Weaver of Fates
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03-01-2006, 07:47 PM
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Shade of Carn Dûm
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Save finally filled. I picked up on what Littlemanpoet said. Hope this is ok.
If edits are needed, let me know.
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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. |
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03-01-2006, 08:26 PM
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Quill Revenant
Join Date: Jan 2003
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How soon do you want the confrontation with the creature?
And how do you want to play it? Are there any ideas of how the creature is to be taken care of - other than a direct confrontation with the two tall men? Will someone take a first stab at it? Just trying to get a general idea of how everyone wants to approach this part of the game. - E -
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03-01-2006, 08:27 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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I'm tempted to put in my Save now, but I think I'll wait and see what shakes out over the next day or two (fingers are willfully kept from going back and making that Save for fear of not getting in line quick enough....). No, I ain't gonna. No.
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03-05-2006, 05:56 PM
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Itinerant Songster
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I've been waiting for Nerindel to fill her save. Nerindel?
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03-06-2006, 04:22 PM
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Spirited Weaver of Fates
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Sorry sorry My son has been using the comp for his school project and I have been barely able to get near it, but my save is now filled.
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03-13-2006, 02:28 AM
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Spirit of the Lonely Star
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My save is filled.
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03-13-2006, 10:31 AM
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Itinerant Songster
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Relative Strength of Our Bad Guy
I'm in a little bit of a quandary. We're talking about a former servant of Morgoth, a relatively high ranking one. "Cook" may not seem so high, but "Chief Torturer and Enforcer" is a different story. So what we have here is a Maia that is obviously not as great as Morgoth, and I'll say also not as great as Sauron. Were the Dragons more powerful than Balrogs, or vice versa? Gandalf the Grey fought a Balrog and barely won. Gandalf the White was about even with the Lord of the Nazgul. Our two Blue Istari are individually probably just a little weaker than Gandalf the Grey, and probably a reasonable bit stronger than Radagast. So I'm thinking that this evil Maiar is a good deal more powerful than one Blue Istari, but weaker than both together. Sound fair?
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