Abduction in Edoras Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Firefoot · 08-14-2006, 03:42 PM

Yeah, I can work with it. Now... where's he going to go? Will think...

And I promise to post for Scyld and/or Haleth by this time tomorrow. I've been really horrible about RPG's since I got back from vacation - like I have no momentum left.

JennyHallu · 08-15-2006, 05:56 AM

I'm in kind of the same fix, and I think all of us overestimated how much free time we'd have this summer. Oh well, let's try and buckle down now! We're just getting to the good parts; heck of a place to lose momentum.

Firefoot · 08-15-2006, 12:42 PM

Okay, post for Scyld is up. I want a few things cleared up before I do anything for Haleth, though.

First, Eodwine's party is going to get to Sorn's estate in a few hours in the morning; do they go and talk to Sorn? Assumably, he would deny charges, Eodwine and co. might retreat and wait for Haleth to show up so that they could make plans. It would be in this waiting time then that Sorn would have to decide to kill Linduial and Scyld would leave with her; this would not give Scyld and Lin much of a head start at all. (Obviously, they would have to not be seen by Eodwine's company...) The other possibility here is that Sorn decides to kill Lin sometime during this day, Scyld overhears/finds out, and they leave that night.

Or, does Eodwine not go and talk to Sorn but try to figure out what's going on while waiting for Haleth? Possibly, Sorn finds out they're there, decides to kill Lin, and at this point Scyld makes his escape, before the good guys even make contact with Sorn.

I could go either way, and I could see Haleth having either happening. What do the rest of you think?

littlemanpoet · 08-16-2006, 08:51 AM

Firefoot, 'search and seizure' laws don't come into play in 4th Age Rohan, I would wager. So Eodwine, as Eorl of Middel Emnet, will demand entrance to any and all parts of Sorn's holdings, to determine for himself whether Sorn is holding anyone hostage. If (as I expect) Sorn refuses him entry, Eodwine will choose between the limited force of 12 armed men versus Sorn's men, or Eodwine will wait until he is reinforced by Haleth, essentially besieging the place.

12 men is not enough to surround the place, so Scyld might conceivably escape with Linduial, but as you say it would not be much of a head start. Except that Haleth could be delayed until morning before starting out, for one reason or another, and Eodwine's men wait until Haleth arrives; that could be as many as twelve hours get-away time.

Or you could go with Scyld learning that Sorn is ready to kill Linduial and he makes off with her before Eodwine ever gets there.

Firefoot · 08-16-2006, 09:04 AM

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12 men is not enough to surround the place, so Scyld might conceivably escape with Linduial, but as you say it would not be much of a head start. Except that Haleth could be delayed until morning before starting out, for one reason or another, and Eodwine's men wait until Haleth arrives; that could be as many as twelve hours get-away time.

I think I like this way better. Scyld isn't going to leave until he has something "concrete" - i.e., he knows that Sorn's killing Lin has been a possibility for a while, and even with Sorn's recent rampage, he doesn't really know if he is closer to killing her now than before.

Celuien · 08-16-2006, 07:29 PM

I took down my save because I just realized that I don't really need it, and it was taking me too long to fill in anyway. Will post by this weekend.

08-15-2006, 05:56 AM	#2
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	I'm in kind of the same fix, and I think all of us overestimated how much free time we'd have this summer. Oh well, let's try and buckle down now! We're just getting to the good parts; heck of a place to lose momentum. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

08-16-2006, 07:29 PM	#6
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	I took down my save because I just realized that I don't really need it, and it was taking me too long to fill in anyway. Will post by this weekend. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

08-14-2006, 03:42 PM	#1
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Yeah, I can work with it. Now... where's he going to go? Will think... And I promise to post for Scyld and/or Haleth by this time tomorrow. I've been really horrible about RPG's since I got back from vacation - like I have no momentum left.

08-15-2006, 12:42 PM	#3
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Okay, post for Scyld is up. I want a few things cleared up before I do anything for Haleth, though. First, Eodwine's party is going to get to Sorn's estate in a few hours in the morning; do they go and talk to Sorn? Assumably, he would deny charges, Eodwine and co. might retreat and wait for Haleth to show up so that they could make plans. It would be in this waiting time then that Sorn would have to decide to kill Linduial and Scyld would leave with her; this would not give Scyld and Lin much of a head start at all. (Obviously, they would have to not be seen by Eodwine's company...) The other possibility here is that Sorn decides to kill Lin sometime during this day, Scyld overhears/finds out, and they leave that night. Or, does Eodwine not go and talk to Sorn but try to figure out what's going on while waiting for Haleth? Possibly, Sorn finds out they're there, decides to kill Lin, and at this point Scyld makes his escape, before the good guys even make contact with Sorn. I could go either way, and I could see Haleth having either happening. What do the rest of you think?

08-16-2006, 08:51 AM	#4
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Firefoot, 'search and seizure' laws don't come into play in 4th Age Rohan, I would wager. So Eodwine, as Eorl of Middel Emnet, will demand entrance to any and all parts of Sorn's holdings, to determine for himself whether Sorn is holding anyone hostage. If (as I expect) Sorn refuses him entry, Eodwine will choose between the limited force of 12 armed men versus Sorn's men, or Eodwine will wait until he is reinforced by Haleth, essentially besieging the place. 12 men is not enough to surround the place, so Scyld might conceivably escape with Linduial, but as you say it would not be much of a head start. Except that Haleth could be delayed until morning before starting out, for one reason or another, and Eodwine's men wait until Haleth arrives; that could be as many as twelve hours get-away time. Or you could go with Scyld learning that Sorn is ready to kill Linduial and he makes off with her before Eodwine ever gets there.