Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Folwren]

Other pressing matters like bringing in grain and food and whatever other taxes the other landlords owe them could be written about, but are not required to write very detailed and indepth accounts from all the players.

Eodwine's letter would come within the week following Athanar's arrival.

Saeryn would want to go to him as soon as she found out he was conscious, yes. I can't go into more detail now, I'm really short on time, but I may be back on this evening to write more about what I think my characters would do in the next few weeks.

I really don't know when Eodwine would be ready to travel or how long it would take. I imaging Elempi has some idea on that.

-- Foley

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Folwren

Other pressing matters like bringing in grain and food and whatever other taxes the other landlords owe them could be written about, but are not required to write very detailed and indepth accounts from all the players.

I will do that with a "jump post" - as well as the latest of the building-project as they have to prepare for winter and the Mead Hall is anything but ready yet.

Eodwine's letter would come within the week following Athanar's arrival.

So like in a few days? That would be okay. But we need to know whether she is going to sneak away without telling anyone, whether she just tells her closest trustees or whether it will be common knowledge where she goes. Actually I do think the last option is the only viable one as the others would raise too many questions (and answers) and I don't actually see a reason why she would hide her reason to take the trip and where it would be: a pregnant woman would need a party to escort her and to that she would probably need some kind of agreement with lord Athanar anyway... which he would grant of course.

But if (and when) all that is known in a few days we'd need to have an understanding how people would react to that. It's two weeks or something and that kind of news could change the dynamics there.

I really don't know when Eodwine would be ready to travel or how long it would take. I imaging Elempi has some idea on that.

Looking forwards to it


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But meanwhile, I'd also like to hear from the others.

I know Legate is in an archaeological excavation-site and will be back only in a week or two (RL), Lommy is having Greenie visiting her in Prague for a few days still.

But how about Lhuna, Form, Dury, Fea, Mnemo, Nienna, others?

I quess this King's players eats up the resources of many who could post here, but let's hope we can hear from others than just the three of us. It would be a sad game if it was written by three people (even if I'm in no doubt we three could write a nice story together) - it would not be a Mead Hall.

[Formendacil]

Originally Posted by Nogrod

But how about Lhuna, Form, Dury, Fea, Mnemo, Nienna, others?

Náin doesn't have a story arc, and is more or less designed so that he can either be present in Scarburg or absent on a given day without much difficulty, so I don't have a huge preference for jumping ahead more or less as far as he is concerned--a slightly longer jump would give him time to have scurried back to the Glittering Caves and returned, but it's not important.

From a less character-based perspective, I'd lean towards a longer jump. I don't really think we need to see reactions from the news of Eodwine's recovery--or, to put it more precisely, I think the reactions themselves would be nice, but that it isn't enough to justify a whole Day, and the side stuff that would come up would bog the day down--and since I know that Elempi has been itching for quite a while already to get Eodwine back into action, it seems like we should just jump to his actual return.

As for Saeryn, although she'd obviously want to be with him, I wonder if she would really be allowed to go. A pregnant woman--and a lady at that--would likely be discouraged from travelling, and Athanar (or whoever else--maybe Winflaed--that would have to tell her as much) might use the argument that "he's recovering--that means he'll come back to YOU, so you don't need to risk his child by going to him). It might also be more dramatically fun to see what happens when Eodwine returns to find Saeryn fuming at the Family Athanar, with himself simultaneously glad to see her and glad that Athanar didn't let her go, yet irritated at Athanar for denying her--on top of the whole "two Eorls" conundrum for the rest of the settlement.

But that's just my two cents.

[Folwren]

Heh. Form's thoughts are interesting. I wouldn't mind playing it either way - she goes, or is required/talked into staying. Either way would be interesting. Nogrod has the final say on that.

-- Foley

[Nogrod]

I do actually like Form's idea... sounds realistic. I had some reservations for a pregnant woman taking a trip already in my earlier post but I think Form though it further. And like he said, it could offer us some nice things to toy with...

[littlemanpoet]

I could see Eodwine's letter including words for Saeryn to STAY THERE BECAUSE I WILL BE HOME SOON ENOUGH. He knows she is with child (I cannot imagine an Eorling saying the word, "pregnant" without stumbling over his own tongue), and will not want her scurrying to Minas Tirith.

I'm also interested in something IMPLIED in Form's post - we could make the jump a good deal longer than 2 to 3 weeks.

I had notions of Falco being surprised to meet Eodwine half way between Edoras and Minas Tirith.

[Folwren]

I don't really care how long the jump is. The longer it is, the more progressed Saeryn's pregnancy. I just care so long as Eodwine comes back...but maybe not so long in advance that all is calm and cool about Athanar's presence still. I don't know. And I am not thinking clearly right now, anyway, so don't really listen to me.

Gotta run.

-- Foley