Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Nienna

Yup I got it. I'll have time to write up a post this afternoon or tonight. Thanks for a great opening everyone.

Okay I'm not sure you meant that but please everybody (especially the new Scarburg writers), tell me if I'm treating you like simpletons or something! And the same the other way around - don't hesitate to ask if I'm being cryptic. I don't want to do either and I'm having some trouble sometimes navigating between being the assistant "leader" of this thingy and being a normal writer... just Nog you can tell me what I should be doing and what not. *confused puppy smile*

Originally Posted by Durelin

As for the discussion about good vs. bad characters, I'd rather not have this turn into the invading baddies vs. the good ol' boys of Scarburg (that's part of why Coen turned out the way he did). I mean, they may certainly feel that way about it, but who wants it to be that plain and simple? I think anyone's character could be construed as 'bad' in some way. You get plenty of conflict just from varying opinions and ways of life.

Wholeheartedly agreed. But at least with me it's that I wanted my first character to be sort of nice and with my next characters I wanted more to make them idiots, o if someone's writing both old and new folk this kind of division is rather understandable (it seems people always start with nice characters and then move onto unpleasant ones... I wonder why).

Anyway, I'm sure the original Scarburgians will be able to cause some distraction with their tricky character traits - Saeryn and Degas are rather naive and rash, the young soldiers (Osmund and Aethelred the NPCs and Matrim too) can be almost as idiots as Wulfric and Wilheard, Erbrand is probably the most hot-headed person around, Crabannan's quite twisted, Rowenna and Dan are sort of unreliable and the boys of course are always causing trouble. And even the others can definitely cause trouble, even the seemingly very nice ones. I'm actually looking forward to that. *evil grin*

Lastly, I think I never properly commented on Groin's magnificient pictures - I like them very very much. The picture of Erbrand and Stigend must be my favourite, though, it's somehow just the coolest. And as for the Ginna/Modtryth mixture, it's funny, I think she looks like both although I don't definitely think they look alike. Maybe she looks more like Modtryth than Ginna though - Modtryth is dark like the woman in the picture while Ginna is blonde, and the expression is more Modtryth-like too. I actually have a very clear of what Moftryth (and Cnebba) look like, but I couldn't draw that (especially after seeing those pieces of art! )

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Pio, the link on Wulfric and Wilheard connects to the character list itself instead of their bios. Can you correct it? This would be the address for the right link http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpos...postcount=1624 EDIT: DONE! ~*~ Pio

[Nogrod]

Oh my Lommy! Those two boys are just soo... true.

I mean I can see two such ADHD-cases in RL as well...


Foley: I think your post was quite heartbreaking and not boring in the least.

But I'd like you to consider the following suggestion: as you said yourself the Scarburgians would have thought of the order and usage of rooms already before. So if Saeryn sleeps in a shared ladies quarters, then it is a conscious decision of the Scarburg-people. Would they have made such a decision? I think the people of the MH would not like that solution - thus making it Saeryn's insistence on it if she sleeps there?

It would be a day's work to just hoist a wall dividing the ladies quarters into a larger hall-kind of space and a smaller private room - or a few days if the wall was intended as a permanent structure. So they would have had ample time for it.

And if they had like two weeks or something between the news of the new eorl and his arrival the craftsmen could have done much more, like building a totally new room for lady Saeryn or something.

So I'd suggest Saeryn would have a room of her own - and her own things in there.

But it's up to you Foley.

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Lastly, I think I never properly commented on Groin's magnificient pictures - I like them very very much. The picture of Erbrand and Stigend must be my favourite, though, it's somehow just the coolest. And as for the Ginna/Modtryth mixture, it's funny, I think she looks like both although I don't definitely think they look alike. Maybe she looks more like Modtryth than Ginna though - Modtryth is dark like the woman in the picture while Ginna is blonde, and the expression is more Modtryth-like too. I actually have a very clear of what Moftryth (and Cnebba) look like, but I couldn't draw that (especially after seeing those pieces of art!)

Thanks Lommy, I'm glad that you liked them. You were the one who started all of my drawings with that Dwarf you sent me (the one with the rifle). More will be coming as all the new characters progress in the story line.

Legate, I was thinking about it last night, Lithor said that the brawler (Matrim) would not be hard to find because he might have a couple bruises or marks that showed he was in a fight. I remember that Erbrand looks like a walking punching bag after his fight with Oeric, it would be funny if Hildernic thought Erbrand was the brawler.

P.S. Drats! That won't happen. I'm heading out of state for a hunting trip for eight days. Oh well, but I hate to miss out on all the action around here. I don't leave until Friday morning though, so I can write one more post for my characters between now and then.

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

Legate, I was thinking about it last night, Lithor said that the brawler (Matrim) would not be hard to find because he might have a couple bruises or marks that showed he was in a fight. I remember that Erbrand looks like a walking punching bag after his fight with Oeric, it would be funny if Hildernic thought Erbrand was the brawler.

Well, but that can as well still happen - thanks for the tip! Hilderinc does not need to do anything about the matter rightaway, but he can as well notice Erbrand and think "ha, so this is the guy!" and remember him and in the future think about him as of the brawler

I think misunderstandings are fun

P.S. Drats! That won't happen. I'm heading out of state for a hunting trip for eight days. Oh well, but I hate to miss out on all the action around here. I don't leave until Friday morning though, so I can write one more post for my characters between now and then.

Ah well, a pity. But perhaps some of the action will still be in progress when you return...