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

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Durelin

I'm so sorry for stealing Beloan! Please go ahead and steal him back.

And if you'd like I can edit my post.

Don't worry about that Dury. A shared character goes in the ways the writers make it go... I might "steal" him one day to continue the trek with Azhar though.

But I have a lot of catching up to do with others as well (also in other RPGs) so there is no rush from my side to use Beloan. And as Tevildo is already engaged it wouldn't be nice to change it anyway.

I'm not sure if it was "beloanish" to volunteer for a trip to get out from a place where there is action and decisions to be made but characters are able to surprise one every now and then... I'm not at all worried with that. It might even turn out to reveal new traits from him. And that would be interesting. Maybe he wished to be away because he had the moral dilemma with the issue of killing the sleeping orcs or something? We'll get that.

[Durelin]

I'm not sure if it was "beloanish" to volunteer for a trip to get out from a place where there is action and decisions to be made

Haha...when I was writing that post I considered the options and started writing a bit about how Beloan didn't want to be away from the 'action' or something, and then I deleted it because I thought I was channeling too much Khamir.

I guess part of my choice was so that you, Tevildo, weren't stuck doing the little trip by yourself.

But, ah, I guess I'd better stop trying to explain myself and let things continue or see about editing at anyone's request...

[Regin Hardhammer]

Undomie and everyone -

The second half of my save is filled.

- Regin

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

Carl's post is up and the pit is now sufficently plugged. Please feel free to have the plug work as well or as poorly as would benefit the story. I thought perhaps the threat of having the dam burst or the maybe the discovery that it has indeed burst (resulting with the orcs in dire need of help) might be another option.

Also, I wasn't quite sure if the orc ladies were nearby the same stream Carl is momentary going to show up at. If so, feel free to use him or sight him if you'd like. He will be heading back for the camp.

[Regin Hardhammer]

Hilde -

I don't know what other people think. I like your idea of the dam about to break. One way to do it is to have the orc prisoners needing rescuing. But wouldn't it work better if the orcs were maybe hauled out of the pit and being "tried" topside and then have the emergency threaten both the orc and human kids, who were messing around near the brook or maybe even inside the pit? The two groups have to pitch in to avert a disaster?

I always thought these groups hated each other enough that they'd never cooperate except they're forced to by the circumstances.....needing each other against some kind of common enemy.

Would something like that work? I don't have the pit or the water very clear in my mind, but I guess one of the reasons I like this is that some of the orcs could potentially come off looking good and not just a bunch of drunkards. Maybe the female orcs could try to intervene and also Aiwendil could give his speech to "spare" the orcs. There's a vote by the group, and the vote is death. (Isn't that realistic given the experiences of the slaves?) But then something like this happens to change the whole equation.

- Regin

[Hilde Bracegirdle]

I think that the pit would be the most likely to fill with water, as I had described Vror and Carl as having to walk down an underground sloping passage toward camp in order to get to the chamber on the other side of the wall from the pit. I do apologize for any confusion. I see it in my mind's eye and think I haven't written it as vividly as I see it.

Maybe some people might be in the pit trying to repair the plug or move the orcs out of there when it bursts? Another option could involve children getting lost in another underground passage, but I think the first might be the stronger of the two. No time to think, just have to act quickly, you know?

[Folwren]

My save is filled. I am so sorry it took so belatedly long.

-- Folwren

[Nogrod]

Originally Posted by Regin Hardhammer

I always thought these groups hated each other enough that they'd never cooperate except they're forced to by the circumstances.....needing each other against some kind of common enemy.

I thought Child already created us a formidable enough enemy...

[Tevildo]

I filled in my save late last night for both Azhar and Dorran and asked Athwen a question....

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I thought Child already created us a formidable enough enemy...

In the long run, that's definitely true , but our enemy isn't there right now. We haven't even seen him yet, and who's to know if people will believe Aiwendil's wild report when he first returns. Some kind of incident like this would put pressure on the groups for immediate cooperation.