The Veil Lifted Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Celuien · 10-30-2006, 08:26 PM

Posted edited to give Becca's name. Kitty will be introduced shortly.

Bêthberry · 10-31-2006, 01:18 PM

Great stuff here from everyone. It's a treat to read.

I'm busier than I even thought I'd be, so I suspect I'll have time just for the odd cameo. Posted one now. Blame Child for the inspiration of such post-modernist self-reflections upon the site.

littlemanpoet · 11-03-2006, 09:40 PM

Sorry, I have been ridiculously busy with 11 hour work days followed by 2 hour church meetings.

Who needs Halloween for scary? Anyway, I think this was a great idea, and I am by no means considering it done, but the interest level has obviously died off once the real thing came around. I suggest that next year we start in late September or early October and spend the whole month working up to this.

While I'm at it, it would be cool to do another Yule Log type thing, only start it like the day after American Thanksgiving or something. Just my two cents.

Celuien · 11-04-2006, 09:29 AM

Still interested here! I'll fill the save later today. It's been a busy week. Lots of time on the road, with no sign of things easing up until February.

Child of the 7th Age · 11-04-2006, 09:49 AM

Littlemanpoet

Child prods the body to see if there is life..... I do believe she lives, though respiration is shallow. Things were pretty feverish the first few days this was up. Perhaps we're just going through a slower phase.

I do think your idea about an earlier start, though, is a good one for the future.

If you or anyone else wants to head for the library, you are welcome to do so, or you are welcome to continue on with the other subplots.

Undómë, Pio --

Aiwendil has arrived and may have a friend in tow. Feel free to use my character as needed in your burglaring scene.

Point of information ---Hedwig has heard rumors of strange goings on in the world of faerie. Awendil would like to check on the various Tolkien sites on the internet to see if any of them have any hint as to what is going on.

So if there is a terminal nearby, that would be good.

Celuien · 11-04-2006, 09:35 PM

And the save is filled.

littlemanpoet · 11-05-2006, 05:26 PM

'Fraid mine's a weak post. Hope it can be used. Any edits desired, please say so. Maybe I ought to go get Sid run over by a car. Blah.

littlemanpoet · 11-26-2006, 06:51 AM

This seems to me like a good place to wrap up the thread's story. I have an idea to have Sid turn around and look, and see at least one of the characters that have been introduced into this little story, and turn to tell Becca he'll be back, and then narrate a series of briefly mentioned meetings, such as with a certain pair of hobbits, as well as an old man coming out of a library at a strange time of night, and the young woman with him, who's eyes seem very old, et cetera.

You know, it occurs to me that handled properly, this could work as a very nice little published tale. Lots of interesting characters, with the Becca to Sid passing the special thing on as the sort of spine of the story. There are obvious issues regarding the star, since that is Tolkien literary property, but there might be ways to get around that. Just a thought.

Undómë · 11-26-2006, 10:41 AM

Child, Pio, Dimturiel -

Do we want to somehow wrap up our little subplot?

What would you like to do?

Child of the 7th Age · 11-26-2006, 11:41 AM

Undómë -

Yes, I have been a laggard here. My apologies.

The reference to those animals you folk developed was so intriguing, I honestly wasn't sure what to do with it. It's a pity that original animal rpg was never finished.

Do we want to set up a brief skirmish where those inside the library manage to "keep out" the gang of animal creatures, or perhaps alternatively end up finding out they aren't such baddies after all?

Or shall we leave it unfinished and mysterious ..... have them lurk outside the gates, perhaps make a plea to enter--one that is strangely garbled, and then disappear so we never find out what they're really after? This sort of thing intrigues me. Even folk who have one foot in faerie encounter mysteries they truly can't unravel. Plus, loose ends can always be useful for later stories although I have nothing definite in mind.

Any preferences/ideas Pio or Undómë or Dimturiel or shall I flip a coin?

Dimturiel · 11-26-2006, 12:57 PM

Child, Pio, Undome

Well, from my part, I would like a loose end. It would seem more intresting that way, and more complex. That is my oppinion, but if you guys want something else, it's ok with me.

piosenniel · 11-26-2006, 12:58 PM

Child, Undómë, Dimturiel

I'd like to finish the reference to the animal people. In Dimturiel's post I got the idea that what her character saw were Orcish sort of folk.

The characters I introduced were along the lines of the Native Old Ones from the Charles de Lint books about his fictional town, Newford.

Here's what I was thinking - in de Lint's books those of the Faerie Realm came over the seas to the New World. And met there those of the spirit world/mythlore of North America. I was intending to have this be a band of those ancient Folk of the the Native North-Americans who have crossed over to the 7th Age middle-earth realm with those of their people who've emigrated east across the seas.

Can we have a brief confrontation with the bad guys and let these mysterious strangers lend a brief hand against them?

It needn't be a long episode, but I'd like to bring it to some closure.

But - whatever you folk want to do is fine with me.....

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An aside - I wrote to Gilthalion a number of months ago and he has given permission to take his premise for the story and whatever posts we'd like to use and play out the Simian Shadow RPG.

Could be fun, eh?

~*~ Pio

Estelyn Telcontar · 11-26-2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by piosenniel

An aside - I wrote to Gilthalion a number of months ago and he has given permission to take his premise for the story and whatever posts we'd like to use and play out the Simian Shadow RPG.

Could be fun, eh?

~*~ Pio

Oooooh! Ask me, ask me!

(Will that be in the facetious parodic mode in which it began, or are you planning to make a serious story of it?)

piosenniel · 11-07-2006, 10:58 AM

Just a reminder:

SAVES should be filled within 24 hours/48 at the latest and may be removed from the game at the discretion of the moderator.

I am deleting SAVE posts that run over the 48 hour request.

~*~ Pio

Celuien · 11-11-2006, 12:59 PM

Sorry to hold things up, but Becca's author will probably be away until Monday night. Cupcake distribution will resume then.

Undómë · 11-12-2006, 02:21 AM

Well, Child, piosenniel, Dimturiel - I've tried to follow up on your post Child.

Make of it what you will.

It could go anywhere from here, I suppose

Celuien · 11-15-2006, 10:55 AM

Save filled.

Celuien · 11-19-2006, 07:05 AM

A brief reply is now up, and I'm off again. Back late Monday or sometime on Tuesday.

10-30-2006, 08:26 PM	#1
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Posted edited to give Becca's name. Kitty will be introduced shortly. __________________ 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.

10-31-2006, 01:18 PM	#2
Bêthberry Cryptic Aura Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 6,003	Great stuff here from everyone. It's a treat to read. I'm busier than I even thought I'd be, so I suspect I'll have time just for the odd cameo. Posted one now. Blame Child for the inspiration of such post-modernist self-reflections upon the site. __________________ I’ll sing his roots off. I’ll sing a wind up and blow leaf and branch away.

11-04-2006, 09:29 AM	#4
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Still interested here! I'll fill the save later today. It's been a busy week. Lots of time on the road, with no sign of things easing up until February. __________________ 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.

11-04-2006, 09:49 AM	#5
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Littlemanpoet Child prods the body to see if there is life..... I do believe she lives, though respiration is shallow. Things were pretty feverish the first few days this was up. Perhaps we're just going through a slower phase. I do think your idea about an earlier start, though, is a good one for the future. If you or anyone else wants to head for the library, you are welcome to do so, or you are welcome to continue on with the other subplots. Undómë, Pio -- Aiwendil has arrived and may have a friend in tow. Feel free to use my character as needed in your burglaring scene. Point of information ---Hedwig has heard rumors of strange goings on in the world of faerie. Awendil would like to check on the various Tolkien sites on the internet to see if any of them have any hint as to what is going on. So if there is a terminal nearby, that would be good. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 11-04-2006 at 09:55 AM.

11-04-2006, 09:35 PM	#6
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	And the save is filled. __________________ 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.

11-03-2006, 09:40 PM	#3
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Sorry, I have been ridiculously busy with 11 hour work days followed by 2 hour church meetings. Who needs Halloween for scary? Anyway, I think this was a great idea, and I am by no means considering it done, but the interest level has obviously died off once the real thing came around. I suggest that next year we start in late September or early October and spend the whole month working up to this. While I'm at it, it would be cool to do another Yule Log type thing, only start it like the day after American Thanksgiving or something. Just my two cents.

11-05-2006, 05:26 PM	#7
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	'Fraid mine's a weak post. Hope it can be used. Any edits desired, please say so. Maybe I ought to go get Sid run over by a car. Blah.

11-26-2006, 06:51 AM	#8
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	This seems to me like a good place to wrap up the thread's story. I have an idea to have Sid turn around and look, and see at least one of the characters that have been introduced into this little story, and turn to tell Becca he'll be back, and then narrate a series of briefly mentioned meetings, such as with a certain pair of hobbits, as well as an old man coming out of a library at a strange time of night, and the young woman with him, who's eyes seem very old, et cetera. You know, it occurs to me that handled properly, this could work as a very nice little published tale. Lots of interesting characters, with the Becca to Sid passing the special thing on as the sort of spine of the story. There are obvious issues regarding the star, since that is Tolkien literary property, but there might be ways to get around that. Just a thought.

11-26-2006, 10:41 AM	#9
Undómë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 400	Child, Pio, Dimturiel - Do we want to somehow wrap up our little subplot? What would you like to do? __________________ Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night . . .

11-26-2006, 11:41 AM	#10
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Undómë - Yes, I have been a laggard here. My apologies. The reference to those animals you folk developed was so intriguing, I honestly wasn't sure what to do with it. It's a pity that original animal rpg was never finished. Do we want to set up a brief skirmish where those inside the library manage to "keep out" the gang of animal creatures, or perhaps alternatively end up finding out they aren't such baddies after all? Or shall we leave it unfinished and mysterious ..... have them lurk outside the gates, perhaps make a plea to enter--one that is strangely garbled, and then disappear so we never find out what they're really after? This sort of thing intrigues me. Even folk who have one foot in faerie encounter mysteries they truly can't unravel. Plus, loose ends can always be useful for later stories although I have nothing definite in mind. Any preferences/ideas Pio or Undómë or Dimturiel or shall I flip a coin? __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 11-26-2006 at 11:46 AM.

11-26-2006, 12:57 PM	#11
Dimturiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2005 Location: the road less travelled by Posts: 910	Child, Pio, Undome Well, from my part, I would like a loose end. It would seem more intresting that way, and more complex. That is my oppinion, but if you guys want something else, it's ok with me. __________________ Is this the end? No more the hunt, the journey and the goal? That terrifies me most: no more the goal! -Ray Bradbury, Leviathan '99

11-26-2006, 12:58 PM	#12
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Child, Undómë, Dimturiel I'd like to finish the reference to the animal people. In Dimturiel's post I got the idea that what her character saw were Orcish sort of folk. The characters I introduced were along the lines of the Native Old Ones from the Charles de Lint books about his fictional town, Newford. Here's what I was thinking - in de Lint's books those of the Faerie Realm came over the seas to the New World. And met there those of the spirit world/mythlore of North America. I was intending to have this be a band of those ancient Folk of the the Native North-Americans who have crossed over to the 7th Age middle-earth realm with those of their people who've emigrated east across the seas. Can we have a brief confrontation with the bad guys and let these mysterious strangers lend a brief hand against them? It needn't be a long episode, but I'd like to bring it to some closure. But - whatever you folk want to do is fine with me..... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- An aside - I wrote to Gilthalion a number of months ago and he has given permission to take his premise for the story and whatever posts we'd like to use and play out the Simian Shadow RPG. Could be fun, eh? ~*~ 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.

11-07-2006, 10:58 AM	#14
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Just a reminder: SAVES should be filled within 24 hours/48 at the latest and may be removed from the game at the discretion of the moderator. I am deleting SAVE posts that run over the 48 hour request. ~*~ 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.

11-11-2006, 12:59 PM	#15
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Sorry to hold things up, but Becca's author will probably be away until Monday night. Cupcake distribution will resume then. __________________ 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.

11-12-2006, 02:21 AM	#16
Undómë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 400	Well, Child, piosenniel, Dimturiel - I've tried to follow up on your post Child. Make of it what you will. It could go anywhere from here, I suppose __________________ Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night . . .

11-15-2006, 10:55 AM	#17
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Save filled. __________________ 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.

11-19-2006, 07:05 AM	#18
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	A brief reply is now up, and I'm off again. Back late Monday or sometime on Tuesday. __________________ 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.