Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

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.

Nogrod · 11-06-2008, 11:27 AM

I think Garstan and Stigend would be fairly evenly matched. Garstan being possibly a bit stronger but Stigend being a bit more agile.

Gwathagor · 11-06-2008, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

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.

His leg was bad a month ago, but I think it's basically healed by now.

Otherwise: Crabannan is a tall guy, and his strength is slightly above average. He has extensive experience in all kinds of combat, including wrestling, and this has made him skillful. In a fight, however, his natural fighting instincts tend to take over, and he can become incredibly fierce and tenacious, like a kind of battle-rage. He is more flexible than most people he knows.

Strengths:
-some strength
-large frame
-flexibility
-experience
-high intensity

Weaknesses:
-not compact strength, tall
-undisciplined
-only average agility/quickness
-old wound might unexpectedly cause him problems

littlemanpoet · 11-07-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

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

Okay, let's get a little creative. There are going to be three characteristics for each wrestler: strength, dexterity, and constitution (how long it takes before your character gets tired).

Let's use a tool similar to intelligence IQ. 10 = average, 18 = genius, 3 = severely lacking in smarts.

So what is your character's strength, dexterity, and constitution rating, on a scale of 3 to 18?

Here's Harreld: Str: 17 Dex: 13 Con: 15.

Have fun.

11-04-2008, 12:29 PM	#6
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	#7
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.

11-06-2008, 11:27 AM	#8
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	I think Garstan and Stigend would be fairly evenly matched. Garstan being possibly a bit stronger but Stigend being a bit more agile. __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

11-03-2008, 05:52 PM	#4
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	#5
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.