The Fall of the North Planning/Discussion Thread

[Osse]

Saurreg, good to have you back.

My thoughts on the trolls were that as Renedwen screamed, and the smaller group of refugees rushed off to help, the majority of the group still stood and waited at the storeroom entrance. After they got lost, Carthor's group ended up snaking their way in the rough direction of the storeroom, though they didnt know it, and have come out behind the trolls as they stalked the rest of the group. Which means the trolls will have to decide who to bash the most.

This was just me, and I didnt really discuss these thoughts with anyone else. Hope i haven't dented anyone's upcoming material.

[Kransha]

Firstly, great stuff, everyone. Drama in the catacombs is, for lack of a better word, dramatic, and the tension caused by the trolls, spiders, and inter-group relations is being done very well. Its good to have everyone here, and most people posting, even though I am still undergoing some recovery from the inconvenient ailment I mentioned earlier. But, that's beside the point. I've had to throw another curve-ball, but I hope it will turn out to be an interesting one.

There's something else in the caves of the Ered Luin, besides trolls and spiders. It's slightly more intelligent, as a collective force, and probably more helpful, but it has some downsides as well. My latest post introduces a new crew of additional characters. Rather than go into rambling now, I will let the post speak for itself, answer any and all questions, and go into detail a little later on...

P.S. Apologies to Edvard Grieg for the post title.

[Mithalwen]

How hard is it to kill a troll? Obviously they are big and think skinned and I guess wapping them over the head with a frying pan would have little effect but I can't remember any instances in the books of them being killed other than by daylight - I think Gandalf blocked the one in Moria...

Since I don't think there are windows handy and I doubt Erenor could shove a troll through one anyway even with Faerim's help ..... but could Erenor, Faerim and Angore tackle a troll as a trio or would they require a symphony orchestra of supporting dunedain..?

What about the ones at the Pelennor? (And why didn't they turn to stone...)

[piosenniel]

There are six types of Troll written by Tolkien: See HERE. Only the Stone trolls encountered by Bilbo and the Dwarves were mentioned to be turned to stone with the sun's light.

I would imagine that if cleverly knocked down, a nice sharp stave/spear could be rammed in between the scales of the troll's hide (An armpit would be good - puncture the lung, and if shoved far enough and at a downward angle, the heart would be pierced). Or one right through the ear hole into the brain would do it. And of course there are always the eyes . . .

~*~ Pio, the bloodthirsty

[Mithalwen]

Originally Posted by piosenniel

There are six types of Troll written by Tolkien: See HERE. Only the Stone trolls encoutered by Bilbo and the Dwarves were mentioned to be turned to stone with the sun's light.

I would imagine that if cleverly knocked down, a nice sharp stave/spear could be rammed in between the scales of the troll's hide (An armpit would be good - puncture the lung, and if shoved far enough and at a downward angle, the heart would be pierced). Or one right through the ear hole into the brain would do it. And of course there are always the eyes . . .

~*~ Pio, the bloodthirsty

Eeeek Thank you .... *makes mental note to be very careful to delete sigs in future - incurring the wrath of Pio could be very painful ..... *

[Garen LiLorian]

Angore hunts trolls. It's more or less what he does, and he does it solo, usually. What Pio said is why he carries those javelins with extra-long spikes on the top. I should think that the three of them would be capable of defeating a troll. Three trolls, on the other hand...

[Novnarwen]

Three trolls, on the other hand...

Correction; only three trolls I have given names.. (Stuttering Stuga and Frett the Expelled are not included.)

From my last post

In another tunnel, which bent into the opposite direction of where Stuttering Stuga and the newly deceased Frett were, a gang of trolls was lost in the dark; among them were Riva, the Old Hag, Uruva, the ‘Beautiful’, and the intelligent Grawa.

So, in truth there are no less than.... 6-7 trolls..

Good luck.. :P