Red Flows the Sirannon Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Arestevana · 07-23-2005, 06:29 PM

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You have 100 Elves with you, correct? 60 archers and 40 swordsmen all on foot - + wooden carts with supplies drawn by horses.

Correct on all counts. As for whether Celeborn is leading: what would you advise?

I can't speak for Seth Cotton, but I think the battle before Moria is a great idea.

piosenniel · 07-23-2005, 11:25 PM

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Arestevana

Would you like to start moving the Lorien Elves toward the Mirrormere.

We'll get the Dwarves moving through the caverns. Perhaps by the end of the coming week we can engage the Orcs . . . we'll just have to see how much it will take to get our three groups coordinated.

~*~ Pio

Boromir88 · 07-23-2005, 11:38 PM

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And Boromir, my dear chap, my dwarf's name is Bror...not Folwren.

Sorry about that, I obviously wasn't thinking when I was typing.

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Some should be friends for each of us. (We can all invent a battle buddy - no need to write a bio for them.)

I think I'll use the chap Orin ran into earlier. Good idea.

Everything else sounds good to me.

Arry · 07-24-2005, 01:12 AM

I've filled my SAVE.

I won't be on tomorrow (or rather today, I guess, since it's after midnight now). Will be able to put up a post the following day as needed.

-- Arry

Folwren · 07-24-2005, 04:49 PM

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By Pio:
Some should be friends for each of us. (We can all invent a battle buddy - no need to write a bio for them.) That way when we meet the Orcs, some Dwarves can be badly injured and perhaps 2 or 3 die who are our friends. It should fuel our anger even more.

Oh, that's an excellent idea! Both having friends and having some people dying. That's kind of depressingly warped to say it's a great idea to have dying friends, but oh well. I don't think that all three of our people's different friends die. That would be drastic to have all three RPer's people's friends go down at once. If there was a general favorite and you wanted it to be really sad and really infuriating, then we could have that one guy die and that would be thought.

Other than that, I've no other comments or ideas at the present.

Durelin · 07-25-2005, 01:00 PM

Pio needs to patent this Battle Buddy System of hers.

Just a note to Alcarillo: I see that Cainenyo has made his way to the *silversmith part of town*...hopefully Narisiel and Maegisil will run into you?

Alcarillo · 07-26-2005, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Durelin

Just a note to Alcarillo: I see that Cainenyo has made his way to the *silversmith part of town*...hopefully Narisiel and Maegisil will run into you?

I somewhat doubt that unless they decide to walk about town for a bit.

However, Fëaglin's shop is right across the street from where Cainenyo is going to. Perhaps Celebdur will be too busy to take Cainenyo's request? I'm waiting for Esgal to post to see what Fëaglin's doing at the moment.

Mithalwen · 07-26-2005, 01:06 PM

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Oh, that's an excellent idea! Both having friends and having some people dying. That's kind of depressingly warped to say it's a great idea to have dying friends, but oh well. I don't think that all three of our people's different friends die. That would be drastic to have all three RPer's people's friends go down at once.

Oh don't be so sentimental... I created an extended family just to have people to kill when the battle hots up

Folwren · 07-26-2005, 01:29 PM

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Oh don't be so sentimental... I created an extended family just to have people to kill when the battle hots up

It's not sentiment...it's having to do with coincidence and likelihood. Consider an outside reader...he knows there are four people writing about these dwarves and each person picks up a friend. Come battle, all four people's characters' friend dies and everyone gets to write about angry, grief stricken dwarves. The likelihood is slim, especially if the three brothers and uncle remain unscathed (or even if they're wounded), and it just wouldn't seem right. Now, I can see a universal friend getting killed and then everyone being mad for that reason, but not for each. Don't get me wrong, I don't mind killing off a few extra people to make the story more intriguing and full of feeling, but I don't think that we should kill everyone at once.

I would wish your extended family good luck, but I guess it's useless when I'm not the author.

07-23-2005, 11:25 PM	#2
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Please remember to not use icons on your RPG posts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arestevana Would you like to start moving the Lorien Elves toward the Mirrormere. We'll get the Dwarves moving through the caverns. Perhaps by the end of the coming week we can engage the Orcs . . . we'll just have to see how much it will take to get our three groups coordinated. ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.

07-24-2005, 01:12 AM	#4
Arry Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 704	I've filled my SAVE. I won't be on tomorrow (or rather today, I guess, since it's after midnight now). Will be able to put up a post the following day as needed. -- Arry __________________ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world – J.R.R. Tolkien

07-25-2005, 01:00 PM	#6
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Pio needs to patent this Battle Buddy System of hers. Just a note to Alcarillo: I see that Cainenyo has made his way to the silversmith part of town...hopefully Narisiel and Maegisil will run into you?