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

Feanor of the Peredhil · 10-10-2005, 10:52 AM

Depends on who's on the other end of the p[hone]alantir. Who's got the other ones at this point? Anyone that could jump in to help out? Or at least be like "I have swarms of soldiers at my disposal. I think I'll order them to attack the King's Men and save the Faithful so that most of them can get off this blasted island before it sinks."?
Or there could be a villager uprising... or a really big earthquake that just so happens to, incredible as it may seem, drop all of the bad guys through a mysterious fault line that opens up beneath their feet, leaving the good guys just far enough away not to get crushed into some new style Numenorian Fertilizer as the fault line closes back up in the next tremor?

Or we could stick with "Run away, run away!" and trust in the speed of the kariborim and the tremors to keep any arrows from finding deadly purchase as we escape.

Or... I kind of like the Valar hearing Miriel's prayer. I just don't want to write the scene.

Now that you're back, LMP, that means I can foist her back off on you, right?

The most realistic sounding is to try and run away and trust in the earthquakes to screw up the soldier's aim. Surely a few arrows will land, and maybe there will be a nice depressing death just as the ships sail away and they'll have to toss the body into the churning sea...

Don't mind me. I'm just annoyed that high schoolers get the day off to celebrate a genocidal fraud and I'm stuck in classes.

It's got me in a cynical, pessimistic, and fantastically fun mood.

littlemanpoet · 10-10-2005, 06:57 PM

Yeah, I thought of the deus ex machina earthquake too, and I don't like it anymore. Too cheap and easy. The "run away" tack with earthquakes, hail, wind, and all sorts of other nasty meteorological (sp?) phenomena seems reasonable.

Herugor will have one last nasty surprise closer to Romenna anyway. At that point we can have the eucatastrophe, I guess.

Hey Himaran! Where are you? Are you gonna post some kind of amazing thing for Abarzadan? I keep hoping.

I still like the p[hone]alantir idea though. The others are in the possession of Elendil, so it would be quite plausible for Miriel to use it to keep Elendil informed, don't you think?

Feanor of the Peredhil · 10-10-2005, 07:49 PM

Miriel could use it if she had it. She gave it to Inzillomi already, remember? So there's a palantir right here, right now. And I concur about Himaran. I want to see Abarzadan finish his story!

littlemanpoet · 10-10-2005, 08:20 PM

Silly, Miriel could have already used it before she gave it up, unbeknownst to Inzillomi and the group.

Himaran · 10-11-2005, 06:40 AM

Aha! I'm still here - I was camping all weekend, and a lot has happened in my absence.

I've been looking at the posts, and I think I have an idea. Here's what we'll do - Abarzadan entered the catacombs with the group, but got separated and ended up tumbling out a sewer in a dark alleyway in the city. I will write a post for this, and it can be placed in the appropriate spot.

The group, after they get out, perhaps realizes he is gone, and is merciful enough to leave him a kariborim. After he makes his way through the city and finds what he may, he will need to get out in a hurry, and will remember the meeting spot they talked about. Either that, or we can make it a great tragedy and have him realize his folly right as the island goes under.

Either way, I will get cracking on those two posts.

littlemanpoet · 10-11-2005, 08:52 AM

Good to hear from you, Himaran. I'd prefer that you tell us what you want to happen to your character, be it reconciliation or tragedy. I'll be interested and most gratified with your participation in either case.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 10-11-2005, 09:28 AM

I love LMP being back because all I have to say to convey my opinion is "ditto".

littlemanpoet · 10-13-2005, 07:18 PM

I'm going to be brash and set up a posting plan.

Himaran's save is to be filled first; that way Abarzadan can get on the back of a Karibor, joining which ever of the characters he wishes.

It looks like we've settled on the Kariborim galloping the group out of harm's way, amid a general earthquaky setting that the fleetfooted Kariborim somehow withstand (with Valaric help, it must be). I can write that post.

By then the group will be on its way toward Romenna. At that point, let's have one post (minimum) each from Feanor, Regin, and Menel; maybe, Menel, you might consider having Herugor close on the heels of the group, and mount one more attack before Romenna.

And do remember that the Valar's wrath is beginning to make itself known.

My next post after the one each, will introduce a result of Miriel's use of her palantir, just when Herugor seems to be about to defeat the group yet again (one frustrated villain!).

Sound good? Let's try to wrap this up by the end of October at the very latest, hokay?

10-10-2005, 10:52 AM	#1
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Depends on who's on the other end of the p[hone]alantir. Who's got the other ones at this point? Anyone that could jump in to help out? Or at least be like "I have swarms of soldiers at my disposal. I think I'll order them to attack the King's Men and save the Faithful so that most of them can get off this blasted island before it sinks."? Or there could be a villager uprising... or a really big earthquake that just so happens to, incredible as it may seem, drop all of the bad guys through a mysterious fault line that opens up beneath their feet, leaving the good guys just far enough away not to get crushed into some new style Numenorian Fertilizer as the fault line closes back up in the next tremor? Or we could stick with "Run away, run away!" and trust in the speed of the kariborim and the tremors to keep any arrows from finding deadly purchase as we escape. Or... I kind of like the Valar hearing Miriel's prayer. I just don't want to write the scene. Now that you're back, LMP, that means I can foist her back off on you, right? The most realistic sounding is to try and run away and trust in the earthquakes to screw up the soldier's aim. Surely a few arrows will land, and maybe there will be a nice depressing death just as the ships sail away and they'll have to toss the body into the churning sea... Don't mind me. I'm just annoyed that high schoolers get the day off to celebrate a genocidal fraud and I'm stuck in classes. It's got me in a cynical, pessimistic, and fantastically fun mood. __________________ peace

10-10-2005, 07:49 PM	#3
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Miriel could use it if she had it. She gave it to Inzillomi already, remember? So there's a palantir right here, right now. And I concur about Himaran. I want to see Abarzadan finish his story! __________________ peace

10-11-2005, 09:28 AM	#7
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I love LMP being back because all I have to say to convey my opinion is "ditto". __________________ peace

10-10-2005, 06:57 PM	#2
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Yeah, I thought of the deus ex machina earthquake too, and I don't like it anymore. Too cheap and easy. The "run away" tack with earthquakes, hail, wind, and all sorts of other nasty meteorological (sp?) phenomena seems reasonable. Herugor will have one last nasty surprise closer to Romenna anyway. At that point we can have the eucatastrophe, I guess. Hey Himaran! Where are you? Are you gonna post some kind of amazing thing for Abarzadan? I keep hoping. I still like the p[hone]alantir idea though. The others are in the possession of Elendil, so it would be quite plausible for Miriel to use it to keep Elendil informed, don't you think?

10-10-2005, 08:20 PM	#4
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Silly, Miriel could have already used it before she gave it up, unbeknownst to Inzillomi and the group.

10-11-2005, 06:40 AM	#5
Himaran Ash of Orodruin Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thangorodrim Posts: 777	Aha! I'm still here - I was camping all weekend, and a lot has happened in my absence. I've been looking at the posts, and I think I have an idea. Here's what we'll do - Abarzadan entered the catacombs with the group, but got separated and ended up tumbling out a sewer in a dark alleyway in the city. I will write a post for this, and it can be placed in the appropriate spot. The group, after they get out, perhaps realizes he is gone, and is merciful enough to leave him a kariborim. After he makes his way through the city and finds what he may, he will need to get out in a hurry, and will remember the meeting spot they talked about. Either that, or we can make it a great tragedy and have him realize his folly right as the island goes under. Either way, I will get cracking on those two posts.

10-11-2005, 08:52 AM	#6
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Good to hear from you, Himaran. I'd prefer that you tell us what you want to happen to your character, be it reconciliation or tragedy. I'll be interested and most gratified with your participation in either case.

10-13-2005, 07:18 PM	#8
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I'm going to be brash and set up a posting plan. Himaran's save is to be filled first; that way Abarzadan can get on the back of a Karibor, joining which ever of the characters he wishes. It looks like we've settled on the Kariborim galloping the group out of harm's way, amid a general earthquaky setting that the fleetfooted Kariborim somehow withstand (with Valaric help, it must be). I can write that post. By then the group will be on its way toward Romenna. At that point, let's have one post (minimum) each from Feanor, Regin, and Menel; maybe, Menel, you might consider having Herugor close on the heels of the group, and mount one more attack before Romenna. And do remember that the Valar's wrath is beginning to make itself known. My next post after the one each, will introduce a result of Miriel's use of her palantir, just when Herugor seems to be about to defeat the group yet again (one frustrated villain!). Sound good? Let's try to wrap this up by the end of October at the very latest, hokay?