Númenórean Blood Runs Black Planning/Discussion Thread

[Eorl of Rohan]

Fordim: Your appearance has just ruined my day. I can't show off if there's anyone better than me. Just joking, of course, and welcome aboard! Spawn and I have exchanged frequent PMs, considering that, and our locations are as follows : Ferethor on the left side of the ship, second row, Spawn's mysterious and nameless character (as of yet) on the right side, two-three rows back. We thought it would be nice to make them a bit far, so that we wouldn't stretch reality too far, and need not make up any past history (hey, two slaves chained together, and they don't know each other?). Past histories between two roleplayers eventually get muddled and stuff, and so, yeah. Not only that, I don't want to make interreactions easy - but then, of course, it is just my opinion, and us three slaves have to work it all out together through PM. I am wondering, by the way, exactly what you are. A slave? A slave commander? If your character's personality is 'bossy' as I think I understood your sentence, I'm sure there'd be a lot of conflict between Ferethor and your character. Ferethor, having been a captain in Gondor, of course thinks that he knows best in everything. But then, conflict is always good - in roleplay, of course. Looking forward to working with you.

Spawn: So, our prediction that there'd be three slaves at each oar was wrong. Ignore that part about my last PM, and with the new arrival, we have another factor, so we'd better consult with Fordim as well. We haven't gone very far in our planning, though, so we have almost nothing to fill him in that I haven't already mentioned in this post. How is your character shaping?

[Folwren]

Goodness, Eorl, don't you have enough conflict wit hthe slave master himself? You started off with a crash and a bang with all that. (By the way, I personally think that your first post was really, really good...I would have given you a rep, but Perky posted it for you. )

By the by...I hope you three (Fordim, Eorl, and Spawn) don't mind if I make a suggestion. I was thinking when Pio announced that Fordim would be coming if he could be the acknowledged leader of the slaves that Fordim's character could actually come into the same ship as Spawn and Eorl were in at the beginning of the RPG. Place him conveniently somewhere within the ship, and start fresh.

Just a suggestion.

Oh, Thin! I think it would be quite exciting if you were one of the errant sailors or soldiers on shore! I'd like to see Alcarillo yell at someone...I can't really see it in my mind. He's always been very nice.

--Folwren

[Eorl of Rohan]

Yay, someone liked my post!

Goodness, Eorl, don't you have enough conflict wit hthe slave master himself?

Yeah, but I like all kinds of conflicts. Internal conflicts, external conflicts, social status conflicts, personal differences of opinion conflicts, they are the most fun to write, don't you think? Although, now that I think about it, Ferethor wouldn't be too pleased at the position I am putting him in. I'm giving Ferethor a decidedly good and totally unreasonable reason to hate Spawn's character, which I won't tell yet - it's a secret, but you will know it by and by. Of course, Ferethor will be constantly bickering over Fordim over the leadership of slaves, too. Can't wait.

I was thinking when Pio announced that Fordim would be coming if he could be the acknowledged leader of the slaves that Fordim's character could actually come into the same ship as Spawn and Eorl were in at the beginning of the RPG. Place him conveniently somewhere within the ship, and start fresh.

Yep, Folwren, I think your suggestion has merit - though it would be Fordim who decides this, I guess. Can you elucidate, though?

[Fordim Hedgethistle]

Alrighty then Eorl and Spawn, somewhat further apart our characters shall be.

I'm not sure I'm getting the gist of your suggestion Folwren: that my character (whomever he may be) is first brought aboard the vessel at the game's beginning? Not so sure I like that idea for my own idea of the game -- as I have already confessed to Pio, I have watched Ben Hur so many times that I have fallen in love with the idea of Slave Prince. For this to work, my guy will need to have been a slave on that ship for long enough to win the respect and confidence of the other slaves. If I bring him onto the ship at the very beginning, then the game (for me) will be about establishing dominance (which isn't really interesting to me), when what I really would like to explore is the conflict between the slaves and their masters.

So unless this really does ruffle too many feathers I would like to stick with my original conception of my guy as a lifelong slave who is considered a leader by the other slaves from the outset. Now, that having been said, I very much agree with Eorl: conflict is the fuel of a good RPG, so if he thinks that his character would like to challenge mine, then that's all for the good. In the end, however, I would like to see the slaves working together toward their common good -- and against their masters.

(Yeah, Aman I'm looking at you...be afraid, be very afraid...no wimpy love stories this time around m'girl.... There's gonna be some hurt this time.... heh heh heh *Fordim wishes again for an evil smilie*)

[Folwren]

Originally posted by Fordim:
So unless this really does ruffle too many feathers I would like to stick with my original conception of my guy as a lifelong slave who is considered a leader by the other slaves from the outset.

Goodness no, man. It was just a suggestion that I only threw out there for thought. It's not like it's my character or anything. If I really had anything to do with it, then I might be a little more adimant about having it my way, but it's not. It's all yours to do what you like with. So no ruffled feathers at all.

Don't have any more time for comments.

-- Folwren

[dancing spawn of ungoliant]

Fordim & Eorl, I was thinking that a slave sitting next to my character dies thus giving my character an opportunity to move to sit on the right side of the bench so he can see a glimpe of sky and sea from the oar hole (is that a proper term? If not, could someone tell me a more appropriate one, please?). Maybe Fordim's character can be placed to sit next to mine so we three don't have to know each other right when the game starts but we are close enough to communicate.

Aman, two men per oar is perfect.

[Amanaduial the archer]

(Yeah, Aman I'm looking at you...be afraid, be very afraid...no wimpy love stories this time around m'girl....

Well, bearing in mind that it's an all-male cast, and the numerous debates surrounding such possibilities (or impossibilities maybe) in ME, then I rather doubt it, yes

Oh...oh dear. There is something very odd about sitting here watching my slaves conspiring before my very eyes. Rather depressing. Ho hum. And bearing in mind that I can already forsee the possibility of personality clashes with Azaryan, and certainly it looks unlikely that Rakin and Sangalazin are ever going to be doting best buddies...now add a bunch of unruly slaves? Foils, and to think I thought I'd broken your spirits. Whippings for all! I thought the slave commander would be the crew man in charge of the slaves, the master of the slaves, rather than a slave himself? That was how I had imagined a slave commander would be...