Confessions From Helm's Deep - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Gil-Galad · 04-24-2007, 07:14 AM

This game is a mix between an idea i had and a improv game that i played, it is a basic game which i hope to explain

it consists of two sentences, first sentence explains the last one (posted by a preivious downer) then the second one moves it along by making it worse

The first setence begins with "So" and the second sentence begins with "Well"

Example:

So I lost Gimli's axe because i was throwing it into the water to catch fish

Well, i ended up disturbing the watcher in the water

then the next downer replies in this sense:

So The Watcher didn't like axes being thrown at it and explained it to me why

Well, i decided to throw rocks into the water instead then

slowly, the story can keep going, it is like Unfortunately/Fortunately, story-wise, also try to keep it vaguely tolkien-eqsue

so if there isn't any questions, i'll start it off

So i decided to Visit the coronation of Aragorn and give him a Apple pie i baked for him

Well, it turns out he was allergic to Apple pie

The Sixth Wizard · 04-25-2007, 02:39 AM

So, King Elessar is allergic to apple pie and broke out in hives

Well, the hives made Arwen not want to kiss him and they never got married legally!

Gil-Galad · 04-25-2007, 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by The Sixth Wizard

So, King Elessar is allergic to apple pie and broke out in hives

Well, the hives made Arwen not want to kiss him and they never got married legally!

So, With Arwen not being married to Aragorn, Legolas thought he can woo Arwen

Well, Arwen was already in love in Gimli and loved no other

Morwen · 04-25-2007, 10:10 AM

So, Arwen wrote Gimli a letter to tell him how she felt

Well, Legolas got a hold of the letter and decided to challenge Gimli to a duel

Boromir88 · 04-25-2007, 10:17 AM

So, Gimli destroyed (literally) Legolas and won the duel.
Well, Arwen didn't want someone manlier than her so she lost interest in marrying Gimli.

Morwen · 04-25-2007, 11:16 AM

So meanwhile Aragorn was looking around for suitable bride

Well, the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain sent an embassy proposing that he marry Hanin, daughter of Dain

Gil-Galad · 05-23-2007, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Morwen

So meanwhile Aragorn was looking around for suitable bride

Well, the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain sent an embassy proposing that he marry Hanin, daughter of Dain

So Aragorn asked Gimli what dwarf women like

well, Aragorn thought Gimli said "Towers" instead of "Flowers"

Maeggaladiel · 05-23-2007, 05:57 PM

So, Aragorn built a tower for Arwen on a beautiful hillside in a gorgeous valley as a surprise.

Well, it turns out that Rohan already owned said beautiful hillside and gorgeous valley, and had clearly marked the are as a NO TOWER zone.

Volo · 05-23-2007, 10:51 PM

So, Aragorn was sentenced to death.

Well, Gimli invented an ingenious plan to save his friend.

Legate of Amon Lanc · 05-24-2007, 12:18 AM

So, Gimli found another person on whom to pass the guilt instead of Aragorn.

Well, it turned out he passed it on Arwen herself.

The Sixth Wizard · 05-24-2007, 12:42 AM

So, Arwen didn't appreciate having blame laid on her...

Well, she had to escape death so she disguised herself as Eowyn and Faramir started wooing her too!

Volo · 05-24-2007, 01:16 AM

So, Arwen became a copy of Eowyn.

Well, Aragorn was fooled too and he went into distant lands to search for Arwen.

Gil-Galad · 05-24-2007, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Volo

So, Arwen became a copy of Eowyn.

Well, Aragorn was fooled too and he went into distant lands to search for Arwen.

So, Aragorn was wandering through the dessert of Harad, when he saw a Mumakil

Well, this Mumakil was very hungry and thought Aragorn was an oversized peanut

Eonwe · 05-28-2007, 08:04 AM

So there was this Aragorn guy, and he looked like a peanut, at least to the Mumakil, who lived in the desert.

Well, this the guy Aragorn had a large sword which he stabbed the Mumakil with!

[hmmm what's this one for? allots changed 'round these parts since I been gone these five moons!]

Morwen · 05-28-2007, 10:15 AM

So the Sword that was Broken and reforged, broke, again

Well, at least the beast was dead

Kuruharan · 05-28-2007, 10:26 AM

So, Aragorn invited the neighborhood to a huge barbeque.

Well, everybody got food poisoning.

Morwen · 05-28-2007, 10:37 AM

So Aragorn spent the next 12 months or so settling the claims of outraged guests

Well after that he decided to prohibit the eating of meat within the Reunited Kingdom

The Sixth Wizard · 05-28-2007, 03:34 PM

So, Aragorn's gone around losing wives, stabbing a Mumak and poisoning people...

Well, he's not having a good few days, is he?

Gil-Galad · 05-28-2007, 04:22 PM

So, Aragorn decides to try something different

Well, he ends up backpacking in Angmar for a bit with out realizing the wargs living there...

Kuruharan · 05-29-2007, 07:19 AM

So, he got sort of eaten.

Well, its going to be difficult for him to get out of this fix, isn't it?

Morwen · 05-29-2007, 09:01 AM

So it was that Aragorn, King of Gondor and Anor, departed Middle Earth.

Well, Arwen decided that the this would be a good time to stake her claim to the throne of the Reunited Kingdom on the basis that she was Elros' niece.

Finduilas · 05-29-2007, 10:03 AM

So, since she still looked like Eowyn she was sentenced for fraud.

Well, for the trial she needed an attorney, so she went to Gimli for advice on whom to hire.

Kuruharan · 06-01-2007, 12:21 PM

So, Gimli advised himself.

Well, he charged her $200,000 for a consultation fee.

Morwen · 06-01-2007, 03:03 PM

So Arwen didn't have that kind of cash.

Well, she offered Gimli 3 hairs from her head by way of payment.

Kuruharan · 06-01-2007, 03:43 PM

So, Gimli remained true to the hairs of Galadriel.

Well, he had Arwen thrown into debtors prison.

Gil-Galad · 06-03-2007, 07:28 PM

So, while in debtors prsion, Arwen discovered the 2 blue wizards who were forgotten in that very same prison

Well, they offered their support in exchange for food water and a hawaiian shirt

The Sixth Wizard · 06-04-2007, 02:02 AM

So, Arwen asked them what was with the Hawaiian shirt...

Well, it turns out they needed it for a strange ritual involving the hyper-real, darkness as an entity and women with grass skirts!

Morwen · 06-04-2007, 07:44 AM

So Arwen was a little freaked out by that explanation.

Well she decided to write to her brothers and see if they could help her instead.

yavanna II · 06-11-2007, 01:39 AM

So Elladan and Elrohir weren't at home at the moment

Well Arwen got desperate, she pretended to be Luthien and sang to Mandos

Kuruharan · 06-12-2007, 08:09 AM

So, Mandos fell asleep.

Well, now Arwen is a bit stuck, isn't she...

Morwen · 06-12-2007, 08:18 AM

So it would seem but justice in the end prevailed

Well, Middle Earth celebrity justice anyway, which meant that Grandpa Celeborn paid Gimli and then "persuaded" the powers that be that the whole fraud business was a misunderstanding and that Arwen should be released into his custody.

Gil-Galad · 07-09-2007, 05:06 PM

So, Gimli found a big bag of gold for his services

well, Gimli thought those services were tap-dancing in front of Celeborn...

The Sixth Wizard · 07-10-2007, 03:00 AM

So Gimli started work dancing for Celeborn and more importantly, Galadriel...

Well, he ended up in a dance-off with the other male dancers for Galadriel's adoration!

Narawen_Eluchil · 07-12-2007, 04:01 PM

So Galadriel decided to run off with Gimli.
Well, Celeborn wasn't very happy!

Volo · 10-14-2007, 07:11 AM

So, Celeborn's mental health started to crumble.

Well, he moved to Valinor.

Gil-Galad · 10-14-2007, 04:30 PM

So, Celeborn settled down close to Aule
Well, Aule decided then to put his smithies into full action that day

Annatar · 10-23-2007, 10:20 AM

So, the fumes made Celeborn throw himself from the top of Taniquetil.

Well, he fell to his death.

Meneltarmacil · 12-16-2007, 06:45 PM

So, Celeborn died.

Well, in the middle of this crisis, with Gondor's leadership uncertain, Faramir set himself up as Steward, which Arwen didn't like.

Gil-Galad · 12-16-2007, 08:53 PM

So, Arwen decided to overthrow Faramir

Well, out of the people Arwen invited, only Elrond came.

Meneltarmacil · 12-18-2007, 12:40 AM

So, Faramir's men catapulted rocks on Elrond from the walls.

Well, he got squished.

04-24-2007, 07:14 AM	#1
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	Confessions From Helm's Deep This game is a mix between an idea i had and a improv game that i played, it is a basic game which i hope to explain it consists of two sentences, first sentence explains the last one (posted by a preivious downer) then the second one moves it along by making it worse The first setence begins with "So" and the second sentence begins with "Well" Example: So I lost Gimli's axe because i was throwing it into the water to catch fish Well, i ended up disturbing the watcher in the water then the next downer replies in this sense: So The Watcher didn't like axes being thrown at it and explained it to me why Well, i decided to throw rocks into the water instead then slowly, the story can keep going, it is like Unfortunately/Fortunately, story-wise, also try to keep it vaguely tolkien-eqsue so if there isn't any questions, i'll start it off So i decided to Visit the coronation of Aragorn and give him a Apple pie i baked for him Well, it turns out he was allergic to Apple pie __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

04-25-2007, 02:39 AM	#2
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 495	Cool game! So, King Elessar is allergic to apple pie and broke out in hives Well, the hives made Arwen not want to kiss him and they never got married legally!

04-25-2007, 10:17 AM	#5
Boromir88 Laconic Loreman Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: USA Posts: 7,559	So, Gimli destroyed (literally) Legolas and won the duel. Well, Arwen didn't want someone manlier than her so she lost interest in marrying Gimli. __________________ Fenris Penguin

05-23-2007, 05:57 PM	#8
Maeggaladiel Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: The end of the world as we know it. I feel fine, incidentally. Posts: 512	So, Aragorn built a tower for Arwen on a beautiful hillside in a gorgeous valley as a surprise. Well, it turns out that Rohan already owned said beautiful hillside and gorgeous valley, and had clearly marked the are as a NO TOWER zone. __________________ "Wide ne bith wel," cwaeth se the geheirde on helle hriman.

05-23-2007, 10:51 PM	#9
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,691	So, Aragorn was sentenced to death. Well, Gimli invented an ingenious plan to save his friend. __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page

04-25-2007, 10:10 AM	#4
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So, Arwen wrote Gimli a letter to tell him how she felt Well, Legolas got a hold of the letter and decided to challenge Gimli to a duel

04-25-2007, 11:16 AM	#6
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So meanwhile Aragorn was looking around for suitable bride Well, the Dwarves of the Lonely Mountain sent an embassy proposing that he marry Hanin, daughter of Dain

05-24-2007, 12:18 AM	#10
Legate of Amon Lanc A Voice That Gainsayeth Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: In that far land beyond the Sea Posts: 7,606	So, Gimli found another person on whom to pass the guilt instead of Aragorn. Well, it turned out he passed it on Arwen herself. __________________ "Should the story say 'he ate bread,' the dramatic producer can only show 'a piece of bread' according to his taste or fancy, but the hearer of the story will think of bread in general and picture it in some form of his own." -On Fairy-Stories

05-24-2007, 12:42 AM	#11
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 495	So, Arwen didn't appreciate having blame laid on her... Well, she had to escape death so she disguised herself as Eowyn and Faramir started wooing her too!

05-24-2007, 01:16 AM	#12
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,691	So, Arwen became a copy of Eowyn. Well, Aragorn was fooled too and he went into distant lands to search for Arwen. __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page

05-28-2007, 08:04 AM	#14
Eonwe Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: In a world grown ever smaller. Posts: 728	So there was this Aragorn guy, and he looked like a peanut, at least to the Mumakil, who lived in the desert. Well, this the guy Aragorn had a large sword which he stabbed the Mumakil with! [hmmm what's this one for? allots changed 'round these parts since I been gone these five moons!] __________________ I've got bridge club on Wednesday, Archery on Thursday, Dancing on a Friday night!

05-28-2007, 10:15 AM	#15
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So the Sword that was Broken and reforged, broke, again Well, at least the beast was dead __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

05-28-2007, 10:26 AM	#16
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,685	So, Aragorn invited the neighborhood to a huge barbeque. Well, everybody got food poisoning. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

05-28-2007, 10:37 AM	#17
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So Aragorn spent the next 12 months or so settling the claims of outraged guests Well after that he decided to prohibit the eating of meat within the Reunited Kingdom __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

05-28-2007, 03:34 PM	#18
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 495	So, Aragorn's gone around losing wives, stabbing a Mumak and poisoning people... Well, he's not having a good few days, is he?

05-28-2007, 04:22 PM	#19
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	thanks alot mapquest So, Aragorn decides to try something different Well, he ends up backpacking in Angmar for a bit with out realizing the wargs living there... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

05-29-2007, 07:19 AM	#20
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,685	So, he got sort of eaten. Well, its going to be difficult for him to get out of this fix, isn't it? __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

05-29-2007, 09:01 AM	#21
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So it was that Aragorn, King of Gondor and Anor, departed Middle Earth. Well, Arwen decided that the this would be a good time to stake her claim to the throne of the Reunited Kingdom on the basis that she was Elros' niece. __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

05-29-2007, 10:03 AM	#22
Finduilas Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Home. Where rolling green hills and clear rivers are practically my backyard. Posts: 612	So, since she still looked like Eowyn she was sentenced for fraud. Well, for the trial she needed an attorney, so she went to Gimli for advice on whom to hire. __________________ One (1) book of rules and traffic regulations, which may not be bent or broken. ~ The Phantom Tollbooth

06-01-2007, 12:21 PM	#23
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,685	So, Gimli advised himself. Well, he charged her $200,000 for a consultation fee. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

06-01-2007, 03:03 PM	#24
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So Arwen didn't have that kind of cash. Well, she offered Gimli 3 hairs from her head by way of payment. __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

06-01-2007, 03:43 PM	#25
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,685	So, Gimli remained true to the hairs of Galadriel. Well, he had Arwen thrown into debtors prison. __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

06-03-2007, 07:28 PM	#26
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	So, while in debtors prsion, Arwen discovered the 2 blue wizards who were forgotten in that very same prison Well, they offered their support in exchange for food water and a hawaiian shirt __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

06-04-2007, 02:02 AM	#27
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 495	So, Arwen asked them what was with the Hawaiian shirt... Well, it turns out they needed it for a strange ritual involving the hyper-real, darkness as an entity and women with grass skirts!

06-04-2007, 07:44 AM	#28
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So Arwen was a little freaked out by that explanation. Well she decided to write to her brothers and see if they could help her instead. __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

06-11-2007, 01:39 AM	#29
yavanna II Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: in my own little world Posts: 142	So Elladan and Elrohir weren't at home at the moment Well Arwen got desperate, she pretended to be Luthien and sang to Mandos

06-12-2007, 08:09 AM	#30
Kuruharan Regal Dwarven Shade Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: A Remote Dwarven Hold Posts: 3,685	So, Mandos fell asleep. Well, now Arwen is a bit stuck, isn't she... __________________ ...finding a path that cannot be found, walking a road that cannot be seen, climbing a ladder that was never placed, or reading a paragraph that has no...

06-12-2007, 08:18 AM	#31
Morwen Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 275	So it would seem but justice in the end prevailed Well, Middle Earth celebrity justice anyway, which meant that Grandpa Celeborn paid Gimli and then "persuaded" the powers that be that the whole fraud business was a misunderstanding and that Arwen should be released into his custody. __________________ He looked down at her in the twilight and it seemed to him that the lines of grief and cruel hardship were smoothed away. "She was not conquered," he said

07-09-2007, 05:06 PM	#32
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	So, Gimli found a big bag of gold for his services well, Gimli thought those services were tap-dancing in front of Celeborn... __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

07-10-2007, 03:00 AM	#33
The Sixth Wizard Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stuck under a rock in Valinor with Ar-Pharazon. Posts: 495	So Gimli started work dancing for Celeborn and more importantly, Galadriel... Well, he ended up in a dance-off with the other male dancers for Galadriel's adoration!

07-12-2007, 04:01 PM	#34
Narawen_Eluchil Newly Deceased Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: In the Grey Havens stuck with a dwarf! Posts: 6	So Galadriel decided to run off with Gimli. Well, Celeborn wasn't very happy! __________________ Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king. -Aragorn's Prophecy

10-14-2007, 07:11 AM	#35
Volo Silver in My Silent Heart Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: the great beauty Posts: 1,691	So, Celeborn's mental health started to crumble. Well, he moved to Valinor. __________________ Fenris Wolf The EVEN NEWER Barrow-Downs Photo Page

10-14-2007, 04:30 PM	#36
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 5,054	So, Celeborn settled down close to Aule Well, Aule decided then to put his smithies into full action that day __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

10-23-2007, 10:20 AM	#37
Annatar Pile O'Bones Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 22	So, the fumes made Celeborn throw himself from the top of Taniquetil. Well, he fell to his death. __________________ Cold be hand and heart and bone, and cold be sleep under stone: Last edited by Annatar; 10-23-2007 at 11:14 AM.

12-16-2007, 06:45 PM	#38
Meneltarmacil Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: The bottom of the ocean, discussing philosophy with a giant squid Posts: 2,287	So, Celeborn died. Well, in the middle of this crisis, with Gondor's leadership uncertain, Faramir set himself up as Steward, which Arwen didn't like. __________________ I ♣ baby seals.