The Mount Zoom Challenge – Discuss

[Farael]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

Can do.

Very apreciated.... by the way, will observers be able to vote? (i.e: People who are not in the race but have been reading through it)

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Farael

Very apreciated.... by the way, will observers be able to vote? (i.e: People who are not in the race but have been reading through it)

This, I have given thought to. We'll probably use this thread for outside votes, but player votes must be cast by PM to Nilp or myself.
The outside voting power will go as such:

Players = 5 points

Observers
(5 or more posts on this topic) = 4 points

(3 posts on this topic) = 2 points

(first or second post) = 1 point.

That’s my initial idea. Any thoughts?

[Gurthang]

Well, I was going to say yes to being Alcarillo's passenger, but it looks like I don't even have to. And it also means I get to be a left-out Ringwraith.

So, what I'm wondering now is what happens after voting for each challenge? Does the team earning the lowest score get knocked out? Or are the scores not relevant until the end of the race? Or is it like on "Who's line is it anyway?" where 'the points mean nothing'?

[Morsul the Dark]

I love Whose line going to see brad sherwood and colin mochrie in may(for the second time)

anyway back on topic can i be either gothmog or saruman?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Gurthang

So, what I'm wondering now is what happens after voting for each challenge? Does the team earning the lowest score get knocked out? Or are the scores not relevant until the end of the race? Or is it like on "Who's line is it anyway?" where 'the points mean nothing'?

My idea is that when someone wins a challenge, they are allowed to move further than the other players. Basically, they all move forward, but the winner by a bigger margin. For example:

Starts in Esgaroth and goes West. The first move will be about half an inch on the map and then the first challenge. Say wins. He / she gets to move a full inch. Everyone else moves half an inch in any direction that they chose (North, North East, North-North East, West, South-South West ect), directions to be posted here and then the map is updated.

This may go terrible wrong... and where the heck is Nilp?

Originally Posted by That guy up there, Dark'o'

anyway back on topic can i be either gothmog or saruman?

Yup. Saruman! Saruman! You mist your calling in life! You should have been the driver of your tower, and earned your bread by winning races!... So, you're Saruman, okay.

[Morsul the Dark]

ok cool how bout gothmog who wants to be my orc?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

ok cool how bout gothmog who wants to be my orc?

... Eh? What? What be you-a talking about, me merry fellow? Old Saruman has no Orc to help him! He is quite happy with Wormtong.
It is Witch King who has the Orc to help him!

[Morsul the Dark]

psst...I meant i want to be gothmog

my orginal post was can be Saruman OR Gothmog you said yes so I chose gothmog

and gothmog indeed has an orc

me merry fellow

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Morsul the Dark

psst...I meant i want to be gothmog

my orginal post was can be Saruman OR Gothmog you said yes so I chose gothmog

and gothmog indeed has an orc

me merry fellow

Okay, Okay, Furrynuff.

Gothmog it is. Sorry about the misunderstanding.

By the way, folks, feel free to use the little icons I made. They took me ages!

Caranlondien and Meneltarmacil need to choose a vehicle. The Only ones left are Bag Endless-fuel and Orth-Tank.
Plus, we need two more players. Unless Saucepan wishes to play.

[Gil-Galad]

might as will give me a veichile i'll be back soon

[Roa_Aoife]

You can be involved as the bookmaker if you like. Take bets on the racers, anyone who wins gets a rep from me! Being 5th in the table, I'd think that’s a nice incentive.

Still need a Bookie?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Lets get this show on the road

Originally Posted by Gil-Galad

might as will give me a veichile i'll be back soon

Okay, Gil, you're an Orc, your assisting Morsul in Barrad Dash!

Roa, if you want to put odds on, be my gest! *bows* make sure Saucepan dosen't want the job first.

Okay, here are the things:

MOUNT ZOOM
= Maeggaladiel (Sauron) + Glirdan (Mouth of Sauron)

Bag-Endless-fule
= The Saucepan Man (Bilbo) + Caranlondien (Frodo)

Orth-Tank
= Sleepy Ranger (Saruman) + Meneltarmacil (Wormtong)

Barad-Dash
= Morsul the Dark (Gothmog) + Gil-Gallad (Orc # 429187943b)

Medel-zoom
= Valier (Eowyn) + Farael (Théoden)

Minas Mor-go

= Alcarillo (Witch King) + Gurthang (Ring Wraith#4)

Minas Taxi
= Formendacil (Denethor) + Spawn (Faramir)

*******

The Race will begin on Monday 10th April at 08:00am in the morning GMT

[Sleepy Ranger]

What about Minas Taxi? And if its all the same to you could the race begin earlier? Say around 6:00pm GMT? Thanks.

EDIT: Or could we get the first challenge early?

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Sleepy Ranger

What about Minas Taxi? And if its all the same to you could the race begin earlier? Say around 6:00pm GMT? Thanks.

EDIT: Or could we get the first challenge early?

Ack! Well spotted, change made.

Count it laziness on my part. I wanted a bit of a sleep-in.

I think I'll start the race early then. Say, first posts (at least) for each vehicle in by 23:00 GMT on Monday?

[Alcarillo]

The "Engine" of Minas Mor-go

This is how I imagine Minas Mor-go is propelled. The steering wheel is either on top of the gates or in the highest tower. When the wheel is turned, a giant basket of man-flesh dangling from the dungeon ceilings moves either left or right. The orcs, inside the dungeons, are continually rolling the wheels' axles. When the basket of meat moves to the left, the orcs to the right push further forward than the orcs to the left, because the right orcs are further away and want to be closer to the meat. Because the right end of the axle is now pushed forward, Minas Mor-go moves to the left. Speed can be managed either by dangling more baskets of meat or by whipping the orcs. As for brakes, we can just throw the orcs under Minas Mor-go's wheels.

I also assume we have something like a steam engine in there, too, where we can use the orcs as coal to fuel the engine. I suppose we don't have enough water to use the steam engine continually, and we'd use it only in emergencies or when we want to scare the orcs.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

But the Witch-king could not help but be amused by Denethor's third-degree burns.

That amused me highly!
Well done.

Incidentally, Dwarfy the Dwarf will be watching over the proceedings in his Eyrie-copter that the Eagles let him borrow. Its basically a giant nest with helicopter blades.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Do both the driver and passenger make a first post or just the driver?

Only the driver has to post, but both can, if they so wish, just to get their story going on a bit.

Yes, I'll change my sig in a minute.

[The Saucepan Man]

Originally Posted by Hookbill

Say, first posts (at least) for each vehicle in by 23:00 am GMT on Monday?

Eh? That's 11 pm am. I am confused.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by The Saucepan Man

Eh? That's 11 pm am. I am confused.

11:00 PM
In the night.
It was suposed to be a joke.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

GO

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

I'd probably have to mod the next game (which would be a First Age-based one--think Amon Hotrûdh ) since I've been pretty useless so far here.

I love the icons! How do I equal that?!

EDIT: I swear everlasting vengeance upon Formendaga the Hiiri, unless someone can tell me what 'hiiri' means, or spawn intervenes.

[Naria]

Vote for Challenge One

++Medul Zoom

Awesome psycho rabbit!!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Wow, my inbox has never been so full!

Welcome back to the land of the Dead, Nilp. This is going to be a long game, so you can still help out... ... please!

Players can vote for any other apart from themselves.
Players PM votes to me.
Non-players vote here!

I personally am casting my vote for ++ Bag-Endless-fuel. So far it has proved very amusing to read.

[Morsul the Dark]

check out this old post

[Nilpaurion Felagund]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

The outside voting power will go as such:

Players = 5 points

Observers
(5 or more posts on this topic) = 4 points

(3 posts on this topic) = 2 points

(first or second post) = 1 point.

That’s my initial idea. Any thoughts?

Ich hab eine Frage. How many points for a co-mod > sub-mod > ex-mod/mod for sequel? I haven't voted yet but it seems I can do so this time. Do I give 1 point for posting but twice in this thread, or gives some secret mod bonus?

Just so I know. ^.^

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by Nilpaurion Felagund

Ich hab eine Frage. How many points for a co-mod > sub-mod > ex-mod/mod for sequel? I haven't voted yet but it seems I can do so this time. Do I give 1 point for posting but twice in this thread, or gives some secret mod bonus?

Just so I know. ^.^

I've scrapped the idea now. There are so few non-players voting that it’s not worth trying to work out. So, non-players (including mods, I've voted each time so far) are worth 1 point and players are worth 2.

Well, Orth Tank finished the challenge in style. A lawyer? I didn't see that coming! You're the first.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

The deadline is close, folks. I'd like everyone to be done by the end of tomorrow. On Saturday morning I'd like to open voting.
And here was me thinking a longer time frame would get you all to do more detailed posts.

[Glirdan]

Other things popped up that got me busy so I won't be able to post at all today. I'm also falling behind in some of my classes which is the reason why I couldn't post over the past few days. Sorry everyone!

[Hookbill the Goomba]

If you've finished, make sure to specify the direction you'll be taking.

Note:

Farael, for many reasons, is unable to continue with the game. I'm in the process of choosing a successor to play Théoden. If anyone would like to, post here and I'll put your names in a hat along with some I already have in mind and then chose the one to be Théoden.