Prisoner of Númenor Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 02-12-2005, 03:40 PM

Menel, it looks like you're setting up your first post to be such that Sakaladún is about to be captured in order to be sacrificed. I think that works pretty well. Just two problems though:

1. Placing Sakaladún in Romenna will probably place unwanted logistical problems on your character, making it hard to get him with the rest of the rescuers when he needs to be there. It would probably be better to have him start in Andúnië.

2. Having Sakal kill three of the King's Men creates absences that would be missed, and suspicions raised higher than they already are. The inevitable result would be retribution against the Faithful, meaning the capture and sacrifice of way more than originally intended. It would be a general rule among the Faithful that they do not kill unless those deaths can be avoided at all costs. Best not to kill any of them, unless it simply would not be realistic ... but I'm sure you could find a way to make it realistic to kill none of them.

02-12-2005, 03:40 PM	#11
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Menel, it looks like you're setting up your first post to be such that Sakaladún is about to be captured in order to be sacrificed. I think that works pretty well. Just two problems though: 1. Placing Sakaladún in Romenna will probably place unwanted logistical problems on your character, making it hard to get him with the rest of the rescuers when he needs to be there. It would probably be better to have him start in Andúnië. 2. Having Sakal kill three of the King's Men creates absences that would be missed, and suspicions raised higher than they already are. The inevitable result would be retribution against the Faithful, meaning the capture and sacrifice of way more than originally intended. It would be a general rule among the Faithful that they do not kill unless those deaths can be avoided at all costs. Best not to kill any of them, unless it simply would not be realistic ... but I'm sure you could find a way to make it realistic to kill none of them.