The Fellowship of the Fourth Age (Part 1): A New Beginning Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Child of the 7th Age · 07-09-2006, 01:23 AM

Folwren,

Your post is fine. The two group don't have to be in exact time sync. But you are correct. For the fellowship, it is just turning towards evening.

_____________________

slave posters

Have fun with this....

Two slaves -- the young Azhar and Kwell--have just been kidnapped. The bounty hunters have ridden off with the two young people slung over their saddles (with the kind permission of Folwren and Tevildo). What the slaves don't know is that the bounty hunters plan to get reinforcements and come back in order to take out the entire camp.

There are a number of questions that need answering at this point.

Anyone going to take any final whacks at the slavers as they race out of camp? Please feel free to do this. You can even take down one or two. The only rule is that the kidnapped slaves can not be rescued at this point (though you're welcome to try!)
How do the slaves recover from the raid? When do they realize who is missing?
Most imporantly, are they going to risk their necks to go after these two kids?
Are some of them going to argue that they should just turn tail and get out of there?
Plus, I am personally curious about what happens to that young guard who fell asleep.....

As the leader of the group, Khamir will make the final decision on whether the slaves will try and rescue the kidnapped victims or turn tail and run. But I'm sure Khamir will want to hear some opinions from the rest of the slave pack

Undómë · 07-09-2006, 02:05 AM

So . . . Brenna has taken a whack at one of the abductors and sliced his leg with her wickedly sharp hand scythe. Which rider it was is left vague. Your choice, Child.

Brenna's most likely knocked down and out at the moment. & obviously she would have seen who was taken, though I don't know that she knows their names.

Hilde Bracegirdle · 07-09-2006, 05:43 PM

Wow, the thread had grown faster that mushrooms after a rain! I will try to catch up reading it tomorrow.

Child, I got your PM and have done the needful.

Nogrod · 07-09-2006, 06:24 PM

Durelin!

Well, Hadith lost his pride, the long-knife - to a scum of a man. Hadith is not injured very badly - only bleeding heavily and feeling quite dazzled for a while, but that will cease with the the help of the ladies who know what to do...

Would you Durelin like to settle this right? It would be better than myself trying to figure it out (not believable or good gaming to set yourself a trap and then relerase yourself from it). Or surely Hadith might have lost his knife forever / for the time being... It depends a lot of the schedule we're going to meet the orcs & the fellowship etc. So act as you see fit. If something like a rescue party is set, Hadith would surely join, but without a weapon it might be tough to enlist.

And maybe [ (Fewerth) ] should be taught a lesson in way of reaching a real unity of the slaves? That could be a good narrative - making the slaves to come together?

Nogrod · 07-09-2006, 06:56 PM

Btw. As some of you might have seen already, I have added to the gallery of slaves after Beloan a couple of characers. That is: Khala, Cuáran and Fewerth.

Beloan seems to have come to a need: if we don't want to use Durelin's Khamir at every twist and turn we can employ Beloan. That's nice and usable. Please continue using him. He seems to be getting quite a character here, and I think it's only good. He might be killed off at a suitable moment, but at least I would be missing him...

As Undómë never answered to my queries about the older women (Granny Brenna in her case) to having taken care of the young orphan Hadith (mummy being called to work on another location for some years), I felt a need to come up with at least a couple of persons Hadith would know as his "tutors" or "caretakers" - which came handy at my last post... It would be nicer to have these relations with actual writers but if Undómë's not willing, then no can do. So you just get used to Khala and Cuáran. And use them as you see fit.

If our basic story stands, most of the slaves would still know each other! But now everyone is just playing for her/himself, not counting lots of possibilities / actively seeking relationships between the people from the same barracks - everyone just trying to find a way to not being involved with the major runaway and not knowing anyone else / not having any positive feelings to anyone (think of a it: a whole life hating everyone or feeling indifferent to everyone - that's not human, even in distress in like places as concentration camps etc.)

Well.
The latest one is Fewerth. That's a nasty one. One who only kind of tries to catch the apples the others will drop down... The [one] riding on the backs of others. That kind of people should be either revered or gotten done with...

I don't know whether you are timid on this one, or I am too careless, but I think we need to name people in the big group - at least when it seems hard to contact other actual players becaue a being-away or anything. Writing just solitary monologues is not good gaming from my point of view (in which I surely can be wrong - but I wrote so many of them in my last game being the one to join the company so much afterwards... and getting badly wounded very soon -so that was not so much an interaction).

So I was just wondering, why I am (almost) the only one to come up with these characters that are being involved in the groups but are not played by anyone? Am I just so poor writer who can't make a monologue or hasn't the patience to wait for another poster to answer a challenge / co-operation plan for a week or two?

07-09-2006, 01:23 AM	#1
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Folwren, Your post is fine. The two group don't have to be in exact time sync. But you are correct. For the fellowship, it is just turning towards evening. _____________________ slave posters Have fun with this.... Two slaves -- the young Azhar and Kwell--have just been kidnapped. The bounty hunters have ridden off with the two young people slung over their saddles (with the kind permission of Folwren and Tevildo). What the slaves don't know is that the bounty hunters plan to get reinforcements and come back in order to take out the entire camp. There are a number of questions that need answering at this point. Anyone going to take any final whacks at the slavers as they race out of camp? Please feel free to do this. You can even take down one or two. The only rule is that the kidnapped slaves can not be rescued at this point (though you're welcome to try!) How do the slaves recover from the raid? When do they realize who is missing? Most imporantly, are they going to risk their necks to go after these two kids? Are some of them going to argue that they should just turn tail and get out of there? Plus, I am personally curious about what happens to that young guard who fell asleep..... As the leader of the group, Khamir will make the final decision on whether the slaves will try and rescue the kidnapped victims or turn tail and run. But I'm sure Khamir will want to hear some opinions from the rest of the slave pack __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote. Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 07-09-2006 at 01:45 AM.

07-09-2006, 02:05 AM	#2
Undómë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 400	So . . . Brenna has taken a whack at one of the abductors and sliced his leg with her wickedly sharp hand scythe. Which rider it was is left vague. Your choice, Child. Brenna's most likely knocked down and out at the moment. & obviously she would have seen who was taken, though I don't know that she knows their names. __________________ Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night . . .

07-09-2006, 06:24 PM	#4
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Durelin! Well, Hadith lost his pride, the long-knife - to a scum of a man. Hadith is not injured very badly - only bleeding heavily and feeling quite dazzled for a while, but that will cease with the the help of the ladies who know what to do... Would you Durelin like to settle this right? It would be better than myself trying to figure it out (not believable or good gaming to set yourself a trap and then relerase yourself from it). Or surely Hadith might have lost his knife forever / for the time being... It depends a lot of the schedule we're going to meet the orcs & the fellowship etc. So act as you see fit. If something like a rescue party is set, Hadith would surely join, but without a weapon it might be tough to enlist. And maybe [ (Fewerth) ] should be taught a lesson in way of reaching a real unity of the slaves? That could be a good narrative - making the slaves to come together? __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet... Last edited by Child of the 7th Age; 07-09-2006 at 08:52 PM.

07-09-2006, 06:56 PM	#5
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Btw. As some of you might have seen already, I have added to the gallery of slaves after Beloan a couple of characers. That is: Khala, Cuáran and Fewerth. Beloan seems to have come to a need: if we don't want to use Durelin's Khamir at every twist and turn we can employ Beloan. That's nice and usable. Please continue using him. He seems to be getting quite a character here, and I think it's only good. He might be killed off at a suitable moment, but at least I would be missing him... As Undómë never answered to my queries about the older women (Granny Brenna in her case) to having taken care of the young orphan Hadith (mummy being called to work on another location for some years), I felt a need to come up with at least a couple of persons Hadith would know as his "tutors" or "caretakers" - which came handy at my last post... It would be nicer to have these relations with actual writers but if Undómë's not willing, then no can do. So you just get used to Khala and Cuáran. And use them as you see fit. If our basic story stands, most of the slaves would still know each other! But now everyone is just playing for her/himself, not counting lots of possibilities / actively seeking relationships between the people from the same barracks - everyone just trying to find a way to not being involved with the major runaway and not knowing anyone else / not having any positive feelings to anyone (think of a it: a whole life hating everyone or feeling indifferent to everyone - that's not human, even in distress in like places as concentration camps etc.) Well. The latest one is Fewerth. That's a nasty one. One who only kind of tries to catch the apples the others will drop down... The [one] riding on the backs of others. That kind of people should be either revered or gotten done with... I don't know whether you are timid on this one, or I am too careless, but I think we need to name people in the big group - at least when it seems hard to contact other actual players becaue a being-away or anything. Writing just solitary monologues is not good gaming from my point of view (in which I surely can be wrong - but I wrote so many of them in my last game being the one to join the company so much afterwards... and getting badly wounded very soon -so that was not so much an interaction). So I was just wondering, why I am (almost) the only one to come up with these characters that are being involved in the groups but are not played by anyone? Am I just so poor writer who can't make a monologue or hasn't the patience to wait for another poster to answer a challenge / co-operation plan for a week or two? __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet... Last edited by piosenniel; 07-09-2006 at 08:30 PM.

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07-09-2006, 05:43 PM	#3
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Wow, the thread had grown faster that mushrooms after a rain! I will try to catch up reading it tomorrow. Child, I got your PM and have done the needful.