Outracing the Flames Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nogrod · 04-21-2006, 06:18 PM

Valier: Check my post. Does that kind of thing satisfy you? The dead easterling banged on you - it might be him - or his spear - or anything, that hits Vaenosa's back and eventually lends her unconscious...

Others should come along with these last moments! Sythric anyhow, wouldn't handle much anymore.

PS. Note to the tally: one more easterling dead by Athwen, and one by Sythric... We're getting professionals?

PS2: Filled my earlier save too...

Nogrod · 04-21-2006, 06:32 PM

Child!

Just a note - hopefully not wit-picking - but Sythric has "toughened leather breast-armour" on (mentioned on the start of the thread), so it would not be like you say:

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his blade cut the edge of Sythric's shirt and sliced into the flesh below, leaving a trail of blood along the man's side.

Sythric surely is wounded, and badly - the lord Calimehtar probably had just hard and sharp blade enough, that it cut into the toughened leather plate. That would be believable - from close range.

But anyhow: Sythric is coming after you! The problem being, that he seems to be fainting in any moment from the loss of blood and shock, as these are only now getting the upper hand of him... Maybe some fury can be still evoked, maybe not.

Naria · 04-21-2006, 10:26 PM

Does anyone know where/what Leod is doing? I would like to get my post up right away and wanted to include him in my post since we seem to be the only ones not doing anything right now. I will hold off on my post for a little while longer to see if any one can enlighten me. Thanks

Farael · 04-22-2006, 01:33 AM

Ok, good news? I've decided to stick 'till the end. From what I understand the game is on it's last lap (ish) and things seem to be clearing up at my end a little bit.

More good news? (I don't see exactly how they'd be bad news, specially for the wounded) Osmod will stay back and tend the wounded. Dorran is already uphill, Sythric is going there, Meghan is out but she is there as well and Fion could be there if Maeggaladiel comes back any time soon. It should be enough to give Child's character a reason to leave without having him trapped and I think we are leaving too many wounded bodies behind. Osmod will escape relatively unscratched, as we can't have everyone sporting rather bad wounds.

Tevildo, we can coordinate for Osmod and Leod to work together. I'm guessing we could have them fight off one last assailant (as they wouldn't have been standing there and doing nothing up until the Easterlings started retreating) and then stop and help their friends rather than go after them. Osmod has no medical knowledge so if Leod wants to give him some advice it'd be much appreciated.

I think that's all I wanted to say... I'm off to bed now but I will be back tomorrow afternoon.

Edit: I forgot about Incana (Sorry Naria!!) maybe Osmod could charge uphill but I think it would be more in character for him not to. Unless those of you going uphill think that your characters wouldn't be able to do it by yourselves, I'll have Osmod stay put.

Arry · 04-22-2006, 02:00 PM

Child

I've left it open whether Brand's cudgel will connect with your Easterling lord.

Feel free to decide that - Brand is quite weak and may miss you altogether or give you a glancing blow at your discretion . . .

Nogrod · 04-22-2006, 06:20 PM

We might have here some co-operation! Sythric's only goal would be Calimehtar, and Brand - even making his resurrection in some miraculous way, could not be getting up at the same pace as Syrthric would - as he started up first... Protecting Vaenosa could have taken some time from Sythric, but still? Well Arry has written Brand to take on Calimehtar...

It might have some poetic justice, that Sythric would come after Brand's blow, and kind of finish off Calimehtar... - blowing him off the saddle - just after Brand's blow, just making it very bad from his (Calimehtar's) point of view? But as he should be be left alive - and get a way, we should leave him get a horse and beat it...

I guess we need to see Child's post to figure out this scene to the end...

Child of the 7th Age · 04-22-2006, 11:20 PM

Arry,

Feel free to connect and give him a real injury but one that he can eventually recover from......

04-21-2006, 06:18 PM	#1
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Valier: Check my post. Does that kind of thing satisfy you? The dead easterling banged on you - it might be him - or his spear - or anything, that hits Vaenosa's back and eventually lends her unconscious... Others should come along with these last moments! Sythric anyhow, wouldn't handle much anymore. PS. Note to the tally: one more easterling dead by Athwen, and one by Sythric... We're getting professionals? PS2: Filled my earlier save too... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet... Last edited by Nogrod; 04-22-2006 at 02:14 AM.

04-22-2006, 01:33 AM	#4
Farael Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: In hospitals, call rooms and (rarely) my apartment. Posts: 1,538	Ok, good news? I've decided to stick 'till the end. From what I understand the game is on it's last lap (ish) and things seem to be clearing up at my end a little bit. More good news? (I don't see exactly how they'd be bad news, specially for the wounded) Osmod will stay back and tend the wounded. Dorran is already uphill, Sythric is going there, Meghan is out but she is there as well and Fion could be there if Maeggaladiel comes back any time soon. It should be enough to give Child's character a reason to leave without having him trapped and I think we are leaving too many wounded bodies behind. Osmod will escape relatively unscratched, as we can't have everyone sporting rather bad wounds. Tevildo, we can coordinate for Osmod and Leod to work together. I'm guessing we could have them fight off one last assailant (as they wouldn't have been standing there and doing nothing up until the Easterlings started retreating) and then stop and help their friends rather than go after them. Osmod has no medical knowledge so if Leod wants to give him some advice it'd be much appreciated. I think that's all I wanted to say... I'm off to bed now but I will be back tomorrow afternoon. Edit: I forgot about Incana (Sorry Naria!!) maybe Osmod could charge uphill but I think it would be more in character for him not to. Unless those of you going uphill think that your characters wouldn't be able to do it by yourselves, I'll have Osmod stay put. __________________ I prepared Explosive Runes this morning.

04-22-2006, 02:00 PM	#5
Arry Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 704	Child I've left it open whether Brand's cudgel will connect with your Easterling lord. Feel free to decide that - Brand is quite weak and may miss you altogether or give you a glancing blow at your discretion . . . __________________ If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world – J.R.R. Tolkien

04-22-2006, 06:20 PM	#6
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	We might have here some co-operation! Sythric's only goal would be Calimehtar, and Brand - even making his resurrection in some miraculous way, could not be getting up at the same pace as Syrthric would - as he started up first... Protecting Vaenosa could have taken some time from Sythric, but still? Well Arry has written Brand to take on Calimehtar... It might have some poetic justice, that Sythric would come after Brand's blow, and kind of finish off Calimehtar... - blowing him off the saddle - just after Brand's blow, just making it very bad from his (Calimehtar's) point of view? But as he should be be left alive - and get a way, we should leave him get a horse and beat it... I guess we need to see Child's post to figure out this scene to the end... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet... Last edited by Nogrod; 04-22-2006 at 06:36 PM.

04-22-2006, 11:20 PM	#7
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Arry, Feel free to connect and give him a real injury but one that he can eventually recover from...... __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

04-21-2006, 10:26 PM	#3
Naria Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 500	Does anyone know where/what Leod is doing? I would like to get my post up right away and wanted to include him in my post since we seem to be the only ones not doing anything right now. I will hold off on my post for a little while longer to see if any one can enlighten me. Thanks