Friends of Nimrodel: Tapestry of Dreams - Discussion

[littlemanpoet]

Thanks, Nurumaiel.

Since Liornung's thoughts are the location of what I was troubled with, I have nothing to offer - Liornung may think what he likes, of course. Face it, this is going to be an interesting "push his buttons" relationship between Liornung and Ædegard. Let's have fun with it!

[Aylwen Dreamsong]

Sorry, I'll edit a few things for Ædegard and make sure to check with you, lmp, before I do anything silly with someone else's character.

[Imladris]

Would it be alright if Aeron and Gwyllion lived in a small village a few hours from the Seventh Star?

Cheers,
Imladris

[mark12_30]

Fine by me!

Regarding the visit to Mellonin's parents, they will have rushed out to a Gondorian "pawnshop" and sold one of their last remaining heirlooms so that Mellonin & co will have some travel money. It's a modest sum but it should help the travellers buy some food when they run out. She can feel suitably guilty.

Anyone who wants to can bring us through the stables and down to the seventh circle to Mellonin's parents' room. I'll add the heirloom sale at that point. (Feel free to just save me a spot, and it can get pasted in.) And then it's off to pick up Gwillion, and then the open road!

I will post an outline one of these days about the overall chase. I was debating pursuing the Anduin, but with Nimrodel's love of water it is a logical place for Amroth to search. So down the Anduin it is.

For now, "We ride North!" (Okay, 'we're' walking, 'they're' riding, but who can resist a good Eomer movie quote??)

I love this team. You guys are the best.

[Nurumaiel]

As for Liornung being able to think what he pleases..... alas that he can, for it's going to haunt him through future nights when he realizes how unfair he was to his companion! But I'm hoping for a very firm friendship between the two before the end of the game.

Any idea where our Rohan group will be going from here? Unless, of course, something has already happened. I haven't read the most recent posts on the game thread yet.

If this is a very foolish question and the answer is very obvious I apologize, but it has been torturing me for the past few days but I can never remember to go look through the game plans to see if it mentions something on this.... are the Rohan group and the Gondor group going to join up at some point in the game, or will they remain separate groups for the length of the journey?

[mark12_30]

WHen the two groups will meet... Good queston. Given that the Rohan group is on horseback and the Minas Tirith group is on foot, not for a while. I think (A) the Minas Tirith group will try to procure horses in Rohan or (B) they will beg or borrow some boats, down the Anduin (perhaps they will find Aragorn's boat on the Amon Hen side and Friodo's boat on the Amon Lhaw side...)

Anyway, 1000 years ago Nimrodel stopped by the stream of Gilrain (in south Gondor) because it reminded her of her own stream. There she fell into a long sleep and so "missed the boat". Erebemlin and Amroth will learn this and carefully search the length of the entire river. If the Minas Tirith group hasn't caught up yet, they will at that point.

For one thing, they will need Raefindan's dreams to find out more about what happened. Raefindan will be Amroth's key to learning the details of Mithrellas and Imrazor. From that he will deduce that Nimrodel was imprisoned with the dead. Then they'll go to Erech, and beyond, into the Paths.

The trip to Lorien and down the Anduin can be made in as little, or as much, detail as the game produces. Whether we waltz from Rohan to Lorien and down teh Anduin to South Gondor completely unmolested or battling every inch of the way, who knows? Time will tell. Perhaps there'll be a happy mix.

[mark12_30]

Hello Tapestry team,

I want to reiterate how much I'm enjoying this game; the character interactions are complex and therefore fascinating, the action/drama possibilities are wide-open, and I think the team is one of the best on the Downs. Go ahead, tell me I'm biased. I don't care.

So, what's next? Let's have some ideas? Ents and huorns at Fangorn? Orcs? Trolls? Dragons from the North Mountains????
And for Ravion's Rangers... A less than enthusiastic welcome in Rohan? Some sort of conflict as 'Ravion's bandits' traverse the Pelennor (hard to imagine...?) Ravion's personal enemies (does he have any?) Aeron's irate "benefactors"?

Let the imaginations run wild...