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Right, I'll sort the changes you suggested, littlemanpoet.
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05-21-2006, 02:13 PM
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So . . . is the consensus that the post be moved between 3 & 4?
If so, let me know and I'll do so. ~*~ Pio
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05-21-2006, 04:11 PM
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I think it fits best there. Others' thoughts?
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05-22-2006, 02:15 AM
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Desultory Dwimmerlaik
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Hama's post moved to follow Taralphiel's post, #3.
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05-22-2006, 06:03 AM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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I will try to get a post up with Marenil sometime today. If I don't, I ask everyone to look at the Calendar to know why.
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05-23-2006, 08:17 PM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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Just checking in, so you don't think I've disappeared!
 I have a post in the works, the usual act of Sorn enjoying the glow of his own brilliance *giggles* Would anyone like me to work their characters in? I might put Gurth in for a bit. Would you mind, Anguriel? I think Sorn's taken quite a liking to him and his wonderful hound! Tara |
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05-24-2006, 12:18 AM
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Not at all. In fact, it would be really helpful as I could then respond from Gurth's point of view. Such a large and shambling character is quite hard to write into situations in origo!
Command me to jest, my lord, and I shall, in some way that involves smashing things amusingly, probably... But the really scary thing about Gurth is the way he looks like a perfect Lord of the Rohirrim...until he starts dribbling and grunting...
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05-24-2006, 12:31 AM
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*clears throat* Sorry 'bout that. Actually, to be serious, what I like most about Gurth is that he isn't simply a bumbling idiot. He's more fascinating because he's got that appearance of humanity... it's a better foil for his character than if he looked the part.
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05-24-2006, 05:20 AM
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Done, Ang!
I think Sorn touches on another side to Gurth that relates to this. Of all his 'help', he knows Gurth is the most loyal. The most volatile, definitely, but as long as Sorn keeps his bargain Gurth keeps his... At least, that's the way I've tried to portray him. I hope that's okay! :P Let me know if I need to tweak my post a li'l. I've left you room to think about the moments he was with Linduial, and to do something different entirely  Tara |
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05-24-2006, 05:42 PM
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Messenger of Hope
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LMP, I'm so confused. Where's Eodwine in relation to Haleth? And where, then, is Derrin? In Jenny's post it sounds as though Eodwine and Haleth could be alone again, or with several people. Are Garstand and Derren the only ones who have thus far volunteered, or should, by the time Jenny's post takes place, there be more? Because I don't know where my character is or should be, I can't write a post. I'm so sorry. And I'm especially sorry to bother you, because it seems you're awfully busy of late.
Oh! And about Jenny's post. Marenil's suggestion is either lovely or disapointing. I haven't decided which. If Eodwine says yes to him, Thornden gets to take place in the adventure after all (which is lovely, in it's sense), but it's disapointing because I was looking forward to some sparks being kicked up between Thornden and Eodwine when Eodwine told him that he has to stay back and act like a Steward. What's more, if Thornden got to stay behind, Alcarillo and I would have a chance, I think, to do some writing together. So, there are my few thoughts about Meranil's suggestions. Have Eodwine answer as you will, of course...either way is fine, I guess, in it's different ways. -- Folwren
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05-25-2006, 08:15 PM
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I'm a little confused myself, Folwren. At least we're clear that Thornden is with the search party. Which seems to be bigger than anyone ever intended! I have no idea how many people this makes, but Eodwine was surprised at the number.
Question: what writers are there who are part of this search party, and what are your characters? Just so I'm clear whose names to use when I write. |
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05-25-2006, 08:50 PM
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Messenger of Hope
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Oh, lovely, you've straightened everything out very easily.
Cheers to Elempi!I'm a writer for two characters - Deren and Thornden. I hope they'll get along. I don't imagine that they wouldn't. As for my next post, I will do my utmost to write one tomorrow morning, but the day is looking like it's filling up. However, we'll have to wait and see. I'll try, really I will. -- Folwren
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05-25-2006, 08:53 PM
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And I'm writing Garstan, who is also coming along.
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05-26-2006, 12:01 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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Characters and (Current/Main) Locations/Groups:
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Eodwine Haleth Deren Thornden Garstan Dol Amroth: Degas Farahil Adrigil Farlen Mead Hall: Marenil Leodern Garmund Anyone else who wishes to pop in with a cameo at the Hall is welcome to PM me. I may be PMing some Mead Hall writers once we really get going. Sorn's Estate: Sorn Scyld Gurth Osfrid Muriel Other/Incidental Characters: Lothiriel Torim
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05-26-2006, 12:10 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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Double posting but it's my thread
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Anywho... lmp has moved ahead to the next morning...great! The trip to Sorn's estate takes about 8 hours, and that's by wagon. By foot it is probably a good day and a half to two days, a-horseback you could probably get there in six hours. The catch, of course, is figuring out where you're going. A man wanders the fair with information you need, but you don't know that, and he's not inclined to get involved in such high affairs. This is the first challenge for the Searchers. The first challenge for the Kidnappers and the Hall-folk is slightly different. It will be Osfrid and Muriel's spy mission, each groups working against the other. Kidnappers, (Sorn and Scyld particularly) could you establish the whereabouts of the items Lin had on her? The knife, doll, and basket are all things Lin is going to wish to recover, and we'll need to know where they are, (at least here, if not in the story thread. I'm not picky about it.)
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05-26-2006, 12:31 PM
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Byronic Brand
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I know I haven't been much in evidence yet, but I am about. Do plop Gurth on your list.
The time change means it'll look forced to finish my conversation with Sorn, but blast it, I'll resort to a flashback.
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05-26-2006, 01:11 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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Whoopsie...fixed it.
Is Gurth's short term memory up to the challenge of a flashback?
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05-26-2006, 01:58 PM
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Byronic Brand
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Perhaps he has hidden depths...
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05-26-2006, 01:59 PM
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Maybe, Anguirel, you could write a post and have someone stick it in their post wherever you need it? It's not so nice, but it's better than a flashback. -- Folwren
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05-26-2006, 03:14 PM
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I decided not to dwell on remembrance of things past after all. Gurth is giving Grendel walkies.
A side-note: in real life I'm absolutely terrified of very large dogs...
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05-26-2006, 03:31 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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LMP, just noticed something: Lin is Lothiriel's cousin, not her niece.
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05-26-2006, 03:32 PM
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La Belle Dame sans Merci
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Pity, Malfoidacil, as most of them are very sweet.
*is patiently waiting for a point where it makes sense to write a Degas post*
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05-26-2006, 03:36 PM
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We all fail to appreciate certain vital pleasures. Ah, I can't wait for my mother's Sunday roast...
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05-26-2006, 03:43 PM
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Jenny, you will excuse me for this one. . .
Oh. Big dogs are awesome. We've have Great Pyreneese around here for a couple years now, and I want a Great Dane really, really bad. The only problem is, Pop doesn't like Great Danes, so I've got to wait until I get married and have my own house.
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05-26-2006, 08:38 PM
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Does anybody have a clue how on earth the search party is supposed to find out anything about anybody? Where it is to go? How it's supposed to find Sorn? I've had Eodwine and Haleth argue over strategy, and now I think that the two need to more or less stick together. The question is, which one of the two is in charge? Did Lothiriel put one of us in charge? I don't remember that being clarified. It would have been in the Rohan Tolkien created. I'm at a loss. Some help, anybody?
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05-26-2006, 08:54 PM
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05-26-2006, 09:09 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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LMP, I think Lothiriel was very clear that Haleth was in charge, and Eodwine answers to him. Please reread the post where Lothiriel confronts Eodwine if you're still confused, and please, since this is the first time I've run a game, keep complaints to PM first, cc'd to Piosenniel if you feel it necessary.
I also put someone in place in the Fair who has information on Lin's whereabouts. If you and the other search party members can't come up with a way to find him, I will be happy to offer ideas, but I don't want to control your party. This is intended to be a team effort, please discuss with your party members what is the best plan. That's what this thread is for. And while this time change stands, could any future time changes be discussed and agreed upon in the thread first, or in PM? I'd like to give people enough time to wrap up conversations and such, and I would really appreciate, as game owner, the ability to institute time changes myself, in case there is new information or developments I would like to reveal. ~JennyHallu~ Edit: X'd with Alcarillo. See? Ideas! Right there!
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Okay, I've reread the first post. In that light, I should either severely edit or delete my little conversation-with-Haleth post. Or so it seems to me. What do you think? And as for moving this little adventure along, I'm content to follow Hama's and Jenny's lead. What a relief!
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05-26-2006, 09:21 PM
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Concerning loose ends, I would like to write a post wrapping up Scyld's and Lin's conversation; should be written sometime tomorrow. It could just be inserted after Jenny's post...
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05-26-2006, 09:22 PM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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I think the discussion you had with Haleth stands on the basis of your shared history. I kind of got the feeling he and Eodwine were former comrades in arms, and as such a real formal command relationship isn't likely.
Pio, see Folwren's post above...can you do that? (What are you capable of anyway, our dearest Moddess?)
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05-26-2006, 09:26 PM
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05-26-2006, 10:40 PM
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For anyone who needs to insert a post:
Just put it here on the discussion thread and tell me which post box # it is to be inserted in and does it follow or precede the post already in the box. And if I don't see it right away - just bang me over the head with a PM.  ~*~ Pio
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05-27-2006, 07:50 AM
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Pio - could you put this at the end of Jenny's post #29?
~*~*~ PLACED ON GAME ~*~ Pio Firefoot's post “So you do beg. Very well; wine or some such you will have with your meal,” he allowed, “but I would not count on any kind of bone setter.” He said no more, and he thought he heard a soft sigh from Linduial. After a while, Scyld heard the soft ripping of fabric and saw that she was indeed trying to wrap her arm, though it clearly caused her a great deal of hurt. She might be doing only what she would call necessary, Scyld mused, but there were some who would not have done nearly what she had. She called herself a child, and in many ways she was, naïveté not least, but she was resourceful, too. Altogether an interesting person. Last edited by piosenniel; 05-27-2006 at 09:19 AM. |
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05-27-2006, 07:55 AM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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Actually Pio, put it at the end of the first section of my post. Before the Marenil bit. If you can.
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05-27-2006, 09:39 AM
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The Pearl, The Lily Maid
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Um...yeah...and I just reread and I was wrong and Firefoot was right and could you please move it again and stick it where she said? Or I guess I could...I will.
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05-27-2006, 11:53 AM
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Tara - do you have any specific ideas about how Sorn's house is run? I had it in mind that Scyld was sort of an all-purpose sort of guy - groundskeeping, running errands, whatever Sorn needed him to do - but what about, for instance, cooking? Does he have a servant to do this, and perhaps some cleaning as well? It seems fairly logical (if he has minions, surely he has servants?), but I was also wondering how he would handle that, now that they've kidnapped someone - does he trust his servants, then? Or threaten them, even if it is only understood?
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05-27-2006, 10:04 PM
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Fire: Good questions!
Scyld has mentioned in sme posts his frustration at not being able to take on more important tasks relating to Sorn's scheming. Perhaps to make that more apparent, he could have some more menial duties? His household would, because of his financial situation, be run on a 'skeleton staff'. Most likely one cook, one stable hand, perhaps some sort of cleaner? Someone Scyld helps out now and then. People have mentioned the house looks a little dilapidated, so he wouldn't have dozens of staff running about. Of course, being Sorn, he wouldn't take a 'nice' way around keeping his servants quiet. Threats would probably work well, maybe also promises of a mighty reward - of course deals he won't keep. Sorn really trusts no-one. So it would make sense he would have something in mind to keep his minion's silence. I hope these answer your questions, and they fit in with the story Jenny . I'll try to work more of this into my future posts. - Tara |
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05-28-2006, 05:34 AM
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Okay, that's sort of what I was thinking, but I thought I'd check to make sure...
And by the way... what exactly is it in your avatar? I've been trying to figure it out for a while now without success... |
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05-28-2006, 05:48 AM
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Ghost Prince of Cardolan
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Ah, Jenny , I just saw your post about the items that were taking from Lin. I'll make sure to account for them in my next post. I'll have Sorn admiring the blade meant for Degas *nod*
Fire: It's not so much a what, as a whom :3 Her name is Fawne... I thought people may recognise it as a face, but maybe it's too obscure n.n; Pretty, but obscure....*giggles* With that done, back to planning some more smouldering spoilt brat Sorn posts! *wink* - Tara |
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