Tapestry of Dreams, Part 2 Discussion - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

mark12_30 · 08-14-2007, 08:28 PM

Ravion goes hunting for Mellonin! What a heartening thing to read while I'm stopping by...

It's good to see the game moving along. Slow tis true but moving. Erebemlin is as stern as ever-- heartwarming, that-- and Raefindan is still twentieth centuy misplaced. It's all good.

Warm regards. I do daydream about re-entering the game... someday. Too bad we no longer have access at work...

Grace and peace, --mark12_30

ps. FOrmie, did I get that right-- kicked out of seminary? THerein lieth a tale, no?

Formendacil · 08-15-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by mark12_30

ps. FOrmie, did I get that right-- kicked out of seminary? THerein lieth a tale, no?

Well.... a pity-party lieth therein, anyway....

They're letting me back in, in a couple weeks, so it wasn't quite so drastic as it sounds, though it certainly had a catastrophic effect on any RPGing I was doing.

Meanwhile, now that I've been prodded into posting on the planning thread, I feel like I should get the process started on an actual RPG post... but I'm hitting a brick wall. I suppose I can always go introspective on Bergil, but the moment seems to call more for action, and I haven't a clue how I might move that along.

Suggestions?

littlemanpoet · 08-15-2007, 03:20 PM

What's Bergil's motivating core? What makes him tick? Does he have compassion for Indil? Or not? Does he like Elves? Or is he disappointed with Erebemlin as a representative of Elves? How does he react to other characters? What drives him? What skills does he possess?

Feanor of the Peredhil · 08-15-2007, 04:42 PM

I'd probably stick with how he reacts to his first plan (finding Indil's family) being shifted into something far more complicated (find a rogue elf who's got the little girl he was supposed to be in charge of, return him to the authorities, make sure the girl's unharmed, find her family, help out with the quest, etc...). If he considered Indil to be his charge, then I can see him being a bit p'd that she slipped out from under his nose. Some Ranger he is, no?

Or you could just make things up as you go... Internal plight isn't that important.

Formendacil · 08-15-2007, 05:34 PM

Internal plight is well and good, but I'd rather it was framing an action rather than just being a post in and of itself, simply because we are hitting a point of action in the story, and that should continue to build, rather than to stagnate into non-action.

I'm hungry and lazy at the moment, so I think I'll spend my moments ere supper rereading the "recent" postage, and seeing if anything leaps out at me.

EDIT: Okay, I've gone back over the posts, and my mind is beginning to shift out of neutral. Can Bergil and I move the action forward so that the company is divided, or do we need more to happen ere that point?

littlemanpoet · 08-16-2007, 09:57 AM

Please do move the plot forward. That's a standing invitation. As I said to Fea a little while back, considering the circumstances of this rpg, if you're here and you're posting, your character is one of the main characters.

Formendacil · 08-20-2007, 01:49 PM

Well, it took me more like 66 hours or something like that, rather than the hoped-for 48, but I've got my Save filled. I didn't quite get the company on the road, simply because Bergil and I were a bit confused as to which company Aeron was travelling with. The indications in the text are that Aeron is planning to go with the Tharonwë-seeking crew, but it doesn't seem 100% decided, and to my mind it would have been more logical for him to go with Ravion and the lady-seekers, since he, through Gwyll, knows best where they can be found.

If I'm just being obtuse, let me know, and I can edit/remove/answer the question in-post.

Also, as always, any corrections to character, continuity, or flow that you can suggestion are appreciated.

08-14-2007, 08:28 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	Sweet! Ravion goes hunting for Mellonin! What a heartening thing to read while I'm stopping by... It's good to see the game moving along. Slow tis true but moving. Erebemlin is as stern as ever-- heartwarming, that-- and Raefindan is still twentieth centuy misplaced. It's all good. Warm regards. I do daydream about re-entering the game... someday. Too bad we no longer have access at work... Grace and peace, --mark12_30 ps. FOrmie, did I get that right-- kicked out of seminary? THerein lieth a tale, no? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

08-15-2007, 04:42 PM	#4
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I'd probably stick with how he reacts to his first plan (finding Indil's family) being shifted into something far more complicated (find a rogue elf who's got the little girl he was supposed to be in charge of, return him to the authorities, make sure the girl's unharmed, find her family, help out with the quest, etc...). If he considered Indil to be his charge, then I can see him being a bit p'd that she slipped out from under his nose. Some Ranger he is, no? Or you could just make things up as you go... Internal plight isn't that important. __________________ peace

08-15-2007, 05:34 PM	#5
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	Internal plight is well and good, but I'd rather it was framing an action rather than just being a post in and of itself, simply because we are hitting a point of action in the story, and that should continue to build, rather than to stagnate into non-action. I'm hungry and lazy at the moment, so I think I'll spend my moments ere supper rereading the "recent" postage, and seeing if anything leaps out at me. EDIT: Okay, I've gone back over the posts, and my mind is beginning to shift out of neutral. Can Bergil and I move the action forward so that the company is divided, or do we need more to happen ere that point? __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned. Last edited by Formendacil; 08-15-2007 at 05:47 PM.

08-20-2007, 01:49 PM	#7
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,328	Well, it took me more like 66 hours or something like that, rather than the hoped-for 48, but I've got my Save filled. I didn't quite get the company on the road, simply because Bergil and I were a bit confused as to which company Aeron was travelling with. The indications in the text are that Aeron is planning to go with the Tharonwë-seeking crew, but it doesn't seem 100% decided, and to my mind it would have been more logical for him to go with Ravion and the lady-seekers, since he, through Gwyll, knows best where they can be found. If I'm just being obtuse, let me know, and I can edit/remove/answer the question in-post. Also, as always, any corrections to character, continuity, or flow that you can suggestion are appreciated. __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

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08-15-2007, 03:20 PM	#3
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	What's Bergil's motivating core? What makes him tick? Does he have compassion for Indil? Or not? Does he like Elves? Or is he disappointed with Erebemlin as a representative of Elves? How does he react to other characters? What drives him? What skills does he possess?

08-16-2007, 09:57 AM	#6
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Please do move the plot forward. That's a standing invitation. As I said to Fea a little while back, considering the circumstances of this rpg, if you're here and you're posting, your character is one of the main characters.