Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 10-31-2008, 09:10 AM

Okay, we'll do 2 competitions, one for distance and one for accuracy.

Here are the contestants: Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Harreld, Thornden, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir, Degas

I have ideas about these various characters already. Erbrand has good hand/eye coordination or he wouldn't be a trapper. Same goes for Stigend in carpentry. Harreld too as a smith. The rest excepting Dan can lay claim to marksmanship. So much for accuracy. As for distance, Erbrand and Harreld are no doubt the two strongest in camp, and will be favored.

If you have anything you want to add or revise in regard to this, let me know soon. I'll be writing this tonight or tomorrow morning.

Nogrod · 10-31-2008, 11:04 AM

It looks good lmp.

It would be easy to see the rest (apart from Erbrand and Harreld) having relatively similar strength so they would stand on about the same footing before the dice is rolled.

Go on with it lmp. I try to write something for the meeting of Náin, Garstan and Stigend soonish.

Gwathagor · 10-31-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

I have ideas about these various characters already. Erbrand has good hand/eye coordination or he wouldn't be a trapper. Same goes for Stigend in carpentry. Harreld too as a smith. The rest excepting Dan can lay claim to marksmanship. So much for accuracy. As for distance, Erbrand and Harreld are no doubt the two strongest in camp, and will be favored.

You forgot to mention that Crabannan is JUST PLAIN AWESOME with weapons of all kinds!!! When it comes to fighting, he is the boss.

Groin Redbeard · 10-31-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

You forgot to mention that Crabannan is JUST PLAIN AWESOME with weapons of all kinds!!! When it comes to fighting, he is the boss.

Yes, you have to take in the experience of the individual players. Erbrand is unfamiliar with a spear, and while it might not take much to get the gist of things, he would certainly be at a disadvantage with the more experienced people like Thornden or Crabannan.

Nogrod · 10-31-2008, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

Crabannan is JUST PLAIN AWESOME with weapons of all kinds!!! When it comes to fighting, he is the boss.

I think Thornden would be as well... like lord Eodwine... and maybe some of the NPC-soldiers as well...

Adding my two cents to the relative status of people attending: Stigend would not be too bad as he has been in the military for a couple of years in his youth and sure knows how to throw a spear, but neither is he an expert on it as it was a long time ago.

littlemanpoet · 11-03-2008, 05:52 PM

Firefoot's next up with the dagger throwing.

In the meantime, character posts are welcome.

Dagger-throwing Rowenna, Eodwine, Harreld, Saeryn, Scyld, Wilcred, Matrim--> FIREFOOT

Wrestling Crabannan, Dan, Harreld, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Osmund--> ELEMPI

Sack-fight Harreld, Erbrand, Dan, Javan, Cnebba, Garmund, Stigend, Kara--> NOGROD

Archery Erbrand, Crabannan, Garmund, Cnebba, Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Thornden, Wilcred, Balvir, Matrim --> GRÓIN

Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> NOGROD

Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim--> GWATHAGOR

Dancing

Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred

littlemanpoet · 11-04-2008, 05:34 AM

Hmmm.... sometimes Firefoot is away for days. If she doesn't say "I'm here" by the end of today, I'll do the wrestling post and we'll get back to the dagger throwing when she's ready.

Folwren · 11-04-2008, 12:29 PM

I was going to write a character post, but then there was nothing pressing for any of my characters to be written about...and unless there's something pressing, when I am short on time, I can't write from scratch...So...that means you all will have to wait until later, for now I have to run off to class.

littlemanpoet · 11-06-2008, 10:40 AM

Please indicate your character's prowess in wrestling so I have an idea how to write this. I've added Matrim to make it a clean 8 wrestlers. Here's the order

Garstan v Stigend
Matrim v Crabannan
Dan v Harreld
Aethelstan v Osmund

Two of these initial rounds are easy, since Crabannan has a bum leg and Harreld has a huge advantage on Dan ... once he can get his hands on him.

The winner of G v S will face the winner of M v C, and D v H will face A v O; then the finish round will be the between the winners of the those two rounds.

Eönwë · 11-01-2008, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

I have ideas about these various characters already. Erbrand has good hand/eye coordination or he wouldn't be a trapper. Same goes for Stigend in carpentry. Harreld too as a smith. The rest excepting Dan can lay claim to marksmanship. So much for accuracy. As for distance, Erbrand and Harreld are no doubt the two strongest in camp, and will be favored.

Dan, well, he used to hunt a lot before he left home. And he's a warrior! *Roar* (or at least he would have been if he hadn't left).
Having lived in a forest (and having to hunt his own food) he has an exceptionally good aim at a close-ish range (say, about up to 20m). He's never had to throw a spear much further, so you never know. He's quite strong, even for a normal sized man (though mabe not like Erbrand and especially Harreld). He has excellent concentration (years of hunting and meditating do pay off). But a lot depends on the size and weight of the spear (he might have good points, but he's just a small man, after all).

And, yes, I have come back to this thread (expect a post from me in the Mead Hall by tomorrow) and have finally caught up.

PS. Sorry about all the brackets (But what am I supposed to do?)

Lhunardawen · 11-01-2008, 07:31 AM

I was wondering if Ginna could be allowed to join the sword fight event, even if most likely she'll fare poorly compared to the others.

littlemanpoet · 11-01-2008, 08:42 AM

Why not?

Folwren · 11-01-2008, 01:05 PM

Wow, Thornden didn't do so keenly on the spear throwing. Eh well, maybe he'll do better in the later games.

Good post, Elempi! It was very interesting to read.

-- Foley

littlemanpoet · 11-01-2008, 05:15 PM

Sorry, Foley. That's the roll of the dice. I admit that not everything was totally random, but hey, nobody else offered to write it so I got to choose who would win.

Gwathagor · 11-01-2008, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

I was wondering if Ginna could be allowed to join the sword fight event, even if most likely she'll fare poorly compared to the others.

That would DEFINITELY impress Harreld.

Lhunardawen · 11-02-2008, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Why not?

Thank you, sir.

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Originally Posted by Gwathagor

That would DEFINITELY impress Harreld.

If it wouldn't scare him into thinking twice about continuing to court her.

Speaking of whom... Poor Harreld. He was so close to winning.

littlemanpoet · 11-02-2008, 01:35 PM

Lhuna, didn't you have plans to have Randvér crash the party this Day?

Lhunardawen · 11-03-2008, 06:44 AM

I was thinking of it, as a matter of fact. The problem is I don't think I'll get the chance to write a post this week. If you can wait until next week, I'll try my best to finally bring Randvér to the Mead Hall.

Folwren · 11-03-2008, 11:41 AM

That would be amazingly interesting. I hope you can manage.

-- Folwren

littlemanpoet · 11-17-2008, 05:33 AM

Next is either Firefoot's dagger throwing competition, or Nogrod's sack fight. Whoever gets the post up first. Let's keep it going.

littlemanpoet · 11-20-2008, 07:45 PM

Here's what's left. Anybody who wants to jump in with their competition, please do so.

Dagger-throwing Rowenna, Eodwine, Harreld, Saeryn, Scyld, Wilcred, Matrim--> FIREFOOT

Sack-fight Harreld, Erbrand, Dan, Javan, Cnebba, Garmund, Stigend, Kara--> NOGROD

Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> NOGROD

Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim--> GWATHAGOR

Dancing

Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred

Folwren · 11-20-2008, 09:39 PM

I just got a chance to read the archery contest. It was well done, Groin! I was a little disappointed with Javan missing the target at first, but I can't complain with Thornden doing so well, can I?

I hope to post in the near future. That means...Sunday, hopefully...because tomorrow and Saturday are looking full for me.

Folwren · 11-30-2008, 07:54 PM

Is it too late for me to add Thornden to the list for sword fighting? With Ginna added to the list, it makes an odd number of contestants, so I was thinking that Thornden would make it even. Would that be alright?

For my own sake and for anyone else who's sake is saved, I'm bringing this forward.

Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> NOGROD

Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim, Ginna--> GWATHAGOR

Dancing

Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred

Nogrod · 12-03-2008, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Folwren

Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir

Anyone wishing to join one's character here? One more would be nice for then we would have 12 contestants. If no one wishes to enter her/his character in I will use one of the NPC's then.

As we have 12 participants just duelling them would leave us with six going through... and then three... If you do not make loud and reasonable objections I'm going to make the first-round games trio-fights - and only the "last man standing" will advance forwards. On the second round there wil be two duels and then a final.

Also, if someone still wishes to give me a take on her/his character's capabilites, strengths and weaknesses in a quarterstaf fight, please give one. It can be like some have done a numerical judgement of some key stats or just a short verbal description like some others did.

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Originally Posted by Lommy

Nog - would you have time to write the post for the boys? I'm going to be awfully busy this week...

I'll see to it.

Thinlómien · 12-03-2008, 02:23 PM

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I'll see to it.

Thanks.

Groin Redbeard · 12-03-2008, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Nogrod

Anyone wishing to join one's character here? One more would be nice for then we would have 12 contestants. If no one wishes to enter her/his character in I will use one of the NPC's then.

If nobody wants to use their character in the fight, if you want to, just add use Lithor.

I've been thinking that the day has been pretty boring for him if he doesn't take part in some the activity, after all he is a soldier.

Nogrod · 12-03-2008, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

If nobody wants to use their character in the fight, if you want to, just add use Lithor.

I've been thinking that the day has been pretty boring for him if he doesn't take part in some the activity, after all he is a soldier.

That's a good idea indeed. Let's make it a deal. If no one voices a wish to bring her/his character forwards in let's say a few days from now I'll use Lithor.

Folwren · 12-30-2008, 08:38 PM

K, I'm dragging this forward, althought there's anything worth dragging here. Gwathy, it's your turn! Oooh, wait...did I promise never to call you that again? Sorry.

Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim, Ginna--> GWATHAGOR

Dancing

Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred

10-31-2008, 09:10 AM	#1
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Spear throwing Okay, we'll do 2 competitions, one for distance and one for accuracy. Here are the contestants: Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Harreld, Thornden, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir, Degas I have ideas about these various characters already. Erbrand has good hand/eye coordination or he wouldn't be a trapper. Same goes for Stigend in carpentry. Harreld too as a smith. The rest excepting Dan can lay claim to marksmanship. So much for accuracy. As for distance, Erbrand and Harreld are no doubt the two strongest in camp, and will be favored. If you have anything you want to add or revise in regard to this, let me know soon. I'll be writing this tonight or tomorrow morning.

10-31-2008, 11:04 AM	#2
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	It looks good lmp. It would be easy to see the rest (apart from Erbrand and Harreld) having relatively similar strength so they would stand on about the same footing before the dice is rolled. Go on with it lmp. I try to write something for the meeting of Náin, Garstan and Stigend soonish. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

11-04-2008, 12:29 PM	#8
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	I was going to write a character post, but then there was nothing pressing for any of my characters to be written about...and unless there's something pressing, when I am short on time, I can't write from scratch...So...that means you all will have to wait until later, for now I have to run off to class. __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

11-06-2008, 10:40 AM	#9
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Wrestling Please indicate your character's prowess in wrestling so I have an idea how to write this. I've added Matrim to make it a clean 8 wrestlers. Here's the order Garstan v Stigend Matrim v Crabannan Dan v Harreld Aethelstan v Osmund Two of these initial rounds are easy, since Crabannan has a bum leg and Harreld has a huge advantage on Dan ... once he can get his hands on him. The winner of G v S will face the winner of M v C, and D v H will face A v O; then the finish round will be the between the winners of the those two rounds.

11-01-2008, 01:05 PM	#13
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Wow, Thornden didn't do so keenly on the spear throwing. Eh well, maybe he'll do better in the later games. Good post, Elempi! It was very interesting to read. -- Foley __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

11-03-2008, 05:52 PM	#6
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Firefoot's next up with the dagger throwing. In the meantime, character posts are welcome. Dagger-throwing Rowenna, Eodwine, Harreld, Saeryn, Scyld, Wilcred, Matrim--> FIREFOOT Wrestling Crabannan, Dan, Harreld, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Osmund--> ELEMPI Sack-fight Harreld, Erbrand, Dan, Javan, Cnebba, Garmund, Stigend, Kara--> NOGROD Archery Erbrand, Crabannan, Garmund, Cnebba, Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Thornden, Wilcred, Balvir, Matrim --> GRÓIN Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> NOGROD Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim--> GWATHAGOR Dancing Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred

11-04-2008, 05:34 AM	#7
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Hmmm.... sometimes Firefoot is away for days. If she doesn't say "I'm here" by the end of today, I'll do the wrestling post and we'll get back to the dagger throwing when she's ready.

11-01-2008, 07:31 AM	#11
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	I was wondering if Ginna could be allowed to join the sword fight event, even if most likely she'll fare poorly compared to the others.

11-01-2008, 08:42 AM	#12
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Why not?

11-01-2008, 05:15 PM	#14
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Sorry, Foley. That's the roll of the dice. I admit that not everything was totally random, but hey, nobody else offered to write it so I got to choose who would win.

11-02-2008, 01:35 PM	#17
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Lhuna, didn't you have plans to have Randvér crash the party this Day?

11-03-2008, 06:44 AM	#18
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Mindreader! I was thinking of it, as a matter of fact. The problem is I don't think I'll get the chance to write a post this week. If you can wait until next week, I'll try my best to finally bring Randvér to the Mead Hall.

11-03-2008, 11:41 AM	#19
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	That would be amazingly interesting. I hope you can manage. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

11-17-2008, 05:33 AM	#20
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Next up Next is either Firefoot's dagger throwing competition, or Nogrod's sack fight. Whoever gets the post up first. Let's keep it going.

11-20-2008, 07:45 PM	#21
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Here's what's left. Anybody who wants to jump in with their competition, please do so. Dagger-throwing Rowenna, Eodwine, Harreld, Saeryn, Scyld, Wilcred, Matrim--> FIREFOOT Sack-fight Harreld, Erbrand, Dan, Javan, Cnebba, Garmund, Stigend, Kara--> NOGROD Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> NOGROD Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim--> GWATHAGOR Dancing Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred Last edited by littlemanpoet; 11-21-2008 at 05:32 AM.

11-20-2008, 09:39 PM	#22
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	I just got a chance to read the archery contest. It was well done, Groin! I was a little disappointed with Javan missing the target at first, but I can't complain with Thornden doing so well, can I? I hope to post in the near future. That means...Sunday, hopefully...because tomorrow and Saturday are looking full for me. __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

11-30-2008, 07:54 PM	#23
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Is it too late for me to add Thornden to the list for sword fighting? With Ginna added to the list, it makes an odd number of contestants, so I was thinking that Thornden would make it even. Would that be alright? For my own sake and for anyone else who's sake is saved, I'm bringing this forward. Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> NOGROD Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim, Ginna--> GWATHAGOR Dancing Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis Last edited by Folwren; 11-30-2008 at 07:57 PM.

12-30-2008, 08:38 PM	#28
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	K, I'm dragging this forward, althought there's anything worth dragging here. Gwathy, it's your turn! Oooh, wait...did I promise never to call you that again? Sorry. Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim, Ginna--> GWATHAGOR Dancing Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis