The Fellowship of the Fourth Age (Part 1): A New Beginning Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Nogrod · 03-06-2007, 03:30 PM

Durelin: Feel free to take Beloan with you. I might use him every now and then, at least as a platform to bring at least this giant Qat-npc along. If no one else wishes to be rude to an orc I could figure Qat could do that (I'm having more time to write for a while again as I have gotten rid of the exams and being killed by the Faithfuls in a werewolf game...).

About the general timetable & the orcs: So the party leaves in the morning? That will make the orcses situation a bit more troublesome as they seem to be drunk in the middle of the night. So they sleep their drunkenness off when the party comes, but how about those non-drunk males? I mean the females have been witty and gotten off. No problem with them as they can hide around. But as Ishkur, Makdush and Gwerr all are now worried about the slavers coming back (how little do they know!) why would they just run away from the camp without a reason or at least without an effort to save the others from this threat they recognise unlike their drunken mates?

If they just run for the females in the middle of the night we have no motive for them to try and rescue the others after they get caught... So maybe we just let the time go and decide that where the orc-posting now stands we are already talking about the early morning hours there? Then they could just hear the noise of the party (as it sets on) and run away as they have no other choice. That would also make it believable that they would try to come back and save their mates?

I'm leaving my save unfilled before we have some shared idea about this (I might as well delete it if it becomes totally obsolete).

Durelin · 03-06-2007, 03:47 PM

Well, if the orcs are real partyers and drink into the early morning (so we could just say they continued?), they should be out for a while. I wonder if hungover orcs are more dangerous than normal ones, though...

The scouts will just have to leave really early.

Nogrod · 03-06-2007, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Durelin

The scouts will just have to leave really early.

Rise'n'shine humans vs. the drunkard-orcses!

Child of the 7th Age · 03-06-2007, 05:13 PM

I have no problem editing Lindir's post to indicate an earlier time for getting the scouts out of camp. I had thought the orcses might not like the nasty sun and would be hiding their head under pillows by mid-morning.

However, leaving at dawn is also fine, and I'll edit my set up post to suggest that sometime late tonight.

Durelin · 03-06-2007, 07:19 PM

I have no problem leaving things the way they are; I was mostly joking.

Apologies, but I will have to make it three saves in a row on the game thread, as a very unfortunate (and completely worthless...*grumbles*) project is keeping me from writing.

Hilde Bracegirdle · 03-06-2007, 08:18 PM

Wow, I think that that was a record for me. Carl's save is already filled.

(No worthless projects going on here tonight, unless it might be my knitting.

)

Durelin · 03-07-2007, 10:21 PM

Folwren - Athwen's endless seeming patience may very well get tested! I'm afraid Vror's suffering from short term memory loss.

Yes, I like screwing up my characters....

If no one minds, perhaps the scouts can wait to leave for just a little bit, while Athwen deals with Vror...

03-06-2007, 03:30 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	Durelin: Feel free to take Beloan with you. I might use him every now and then, at least as a platform to bring at least this giant Qat-npc along. If no one else wishes to be rude to an orc I could figure Qat could do that (I'm having more time to write for a while again as I have gotten rid of the exams and being killed by the Faithfuls in a werewolf game...). About the general timetable & the orcs: So the party leaves in the morning? That will make the orcses situation a bit more troublesome as they seem to be drunk in the middle of the night. So they sleep their drunkenness off when the party comes, but how about those non-drunk males? I mean the females have been witty and gotten off. No problem with them as they can hide around. But as Ishkur, Makdush and Gwerr all are now worried about the slavers coming back (how little do they know!) why would they just run away from the camp without a reason or at least without an effort to save the others from this threat they recognise unlike their drunken mates? If they just run for the females in the middle of the night we have no motive for them to try and rescue the others after they get caught... So maybe we just let the time go and decide that where the orc-posting now stands we are already talking about the early morning hours there? Then they could just hear the noise of the party (as it sets on) and run away as they have no other choice. That would also make it believable that they would try to come back and save their mates? I'm leaving my save unfilled before we have some shared idea about this (I might as well delete it if it becomes totally obsolete). __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

03-06-2007, 05:13 PM	#4
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	I have no problem editing Lindir's post to indicate an earlier time for getting the scouts out of camp. I had thought the orcses might not like the nasty sun and would be hiding their head under pillows by mid-morning. However, leaving at dawn is also fine, and I'll edit my set up post to suggest that sometime late tonight. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

03-06-2007, 03:47 PM	#2
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Well, if the orcs are real partyers and drink into the early morning (so we could just say they continued?), they should be out for a while. I wonder if hungover orcs are more dangerous than normal ones, though... The scouts will just have to leave really early.

03-06-2007, 07:19 PM	#5
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	I have no problem leaving things the way they are; I was mostly joking. Apologies, but I will have to make it three saves in a row on the game thread, as a very unfortunate (and completely worthless...grumbles) project is keeping me from writing.

03-06-2007, 08:18 PM	#6
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Wow, I think that that was a record for me. Carl's save is already filled. (No worthless projects going on here tonight, unless it might be my knitting. )

03-07-2007, 10:21 PM	#7
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Folwren - Athwen's endless seeming patience may very well get tested! I'm afraid Vror's suffering from short term memory loss. Yes, I like screwing up my characters.... If no one minds, perhaps the scouts can wait to leave for just a little bit, while Athwen deals with Vror...