The Fellowship of the Fourth Age (Part 1): A New Beginning Discussion Thread

[Child of the 7th Age]

I think I've opened up the storyline again. I've posted for Makdush and Lindir.

Lindir has asked the others to bind and imprison the orcs.

Regin - I gave you the set up you asked for. Go ahead now. But if you want anything changed, tell me.

Nogrod - I used your character for just one reaction. Let me know if there's any problems.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Save filled. .

Tevildo - your turn.

[Durelin]

Tevildo - I've jumped in...if it's alright, Beloan can help Azhar out and the two of them can head back to the camp. Don't worry, though - Beloan isn't like Khamir, he'll let her do everything until she can't do something. I can easily edit and make Beloan stay behind and help imprison the orcs, though, so just let me know.

[Brinniel]

Did you still want Shae to cause some trouble?

I could still have her threaten her sword at a sleeping orc or perhaps she could have an encounter with one of those sneaking around...

[Child of the 7th Age]

Brinniel,

I think that would be great if Shae wanted to "cause some trouble"

I don't think we have any sneaking around at the moment. They're either asleep or well hidden. But there are several possibilities for action here.

We're supposedly in the process of rounding up some orcs and imprisoning them in the pit. There are 6 of them asleep who need grabbing. You could be helping with this and either attack an orc who's still sleeping out of sheer disgust and frustration, or perhaps have trouble with one who has awoken and attempts to break away....whatever you think would work.

Please don't hack the poor orc's head off....we need them all for the storyline. You are welcome to have my character cry out somethng like "Halt" at the end of your post, and I'll do a subsequent post where Lindir will insist you draw back your sword. To make this work, it would have to be a scenario where the orc is simply asleep or attempting to run away...he can't be threatening you with death, since even Lindir would not stop anyone from killing an orc who has put a sword to their neck.

Will this work for you? Feel free to drop a note if you have any questions or want to put in some unique twists that you've come up with. That way, our characters would be on the same page.

[Brinniel]

Hmm...I'm thinking that in the process of putting these orcs in the pit, perhaps one of them could awaken as Shae grabs him and in response, he cries out and begins to struggle. A startled Shae would then draw her sword and perhaps even prepare to do harm until she is stopped by Lindir.

Please don't hack the poor orc's head off....we need them all for the storyline.

Don't worry...the worst I will do is a tiny prick, and that should be just enough to scare him. That'll teach these orcs never to underestimate a woman.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Brinniel,

This sounds great to me. We haven't had anyone write yet from those characters who are actually subduing the orcs and throwing them into the pit. It would be very realistic that the first two or three would still be sleeping and dispatched with minimum hassle, but that at least one or two we were trying to subdue just after that would wake up with all the noise and try to make problems.

Realistically, we only have 12 scouts versus 6 sleeping orcs, and at least four of those in our group are off doing other things....plugging up the pit or getting news back to the other camp. So having 8 people seize six orcs (even sleeping ones) and binding them would not be that easy to accomplish. Inevitably, you'd get some later orcswaking up and trying to fight or bolt out of camp.

Definitely go for it, small wound and all!

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Just realized that I had neglected to add Qat's name to the list of scouts. I've gone back and done that here. sorry, Nogrod, about that delay. I thought I'd already done it.