Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Gwath, we ought to figure out a good time/opportunity to introduce your character.

How about when somebody needs their nose broken! Sorry, I couldn't resist.


LMP, I noticed that we don't have anybody writing to Garstan. Should I write for him while we're out hunting, or has somebody taken his character? I was reading his bio and it really isn't all that different from Erbrand's.

Since I'll be going on the hunt I'll need a good range weapon, and I didn't mention any in my bio. I was thinking that Erbrand could either barow a bow and arrows or I could have him use a sling instead. Is their a preference to which one I should use?

Great post Thinlomien! I reckon somebody better intervene before those boys kill themselves, silly boys.

EDIT: Thanks for clearing that whole job business, LMP. I was just about to ask about that.

[littlemanpoet]

Oops! It seems I've decided to place Garstan in more places than he can be in. Seems he's already involved with the tents.

Groin, Celuien is the writer for Garstan, but she is busy with real life issues for nigh unto a year so far, I believe, and so there is no-one writing her character, who is a "shone shaper" or mason by trade (we don't use the term mason as it is not Middle Earthy enough). So Garstan continues to be a character we LIKE to keep in the rpg because we all like Celuien and would love to have her back, and she hasn't closed the door on that either. So we use her character as it suits us (reasonably).

Groin, as the list below indicates, your character is the only one with an active writer, so feel free to do what you like with the characters. And there are plenty of weapons around, they just have to be dug out of whatever crate they were placed in for the trip to Scarburg.

Just to keep everything straight, I've put together a job list and characters busy with which jobs. If you think I need to change something, please let me know and we'll see what we can do. The ones I just sort of plunked down for lack of a better idea are italicized.

animal pens: Léofric (Firefoot), Eodwine (LMP), Thornden (Folwren)

hunting: Erbrand (Groin), guard4, Balvir, Matrim

tents: Garstan, Garmund, Cnebba (Thinlomien/Nogrod), Javan (Folwren), Lys,

With nothing but boys who can't help quarreling, tents aren't going to get very far until the animal pens are situated and those men join with the tents, I'm thinking.

timber: Stigend (Nogrod), Æthelstan, guard5, guard6

sickbed: Saeryn (Folwren), Modtryth (Lommy), Rowenna (LMP), Æðel

kitchen: Frodides (Kath), Kara (Kath), Léoðern? (who's taking care of the little one?)

smithy: Harreld (LMP), Ginna (Lhunardawen)

tracking Oeric: Daghan-Turi-Dan (Eonwe), Oeric (shaggydog)

leaving: Falco (LMP)

spying: Scyld (Firefoot)

Wow! There's a lot to do and perhaps not enough people to do it all!

(sheesh! I must have edited this post a half dozen times!)

[Lhunardawen]

Lommy, you crazy girl. That post was hilarious. Poor Javan.

I was wondering if maybe Léoðern could get bored in the kitchen and wander out and catch the Orc and droogies fighting? Will she be allowed to walk that far on her own, if it's far at all? If it's suitable, I can volunteer to let the little girl walk in on the boys.

Meanwhile, I think Harreld is not going to make this easy at all.

EDIT: After more than an hour, I just noticed this:

Originally Posted by Elempi

(7) Lhuna and Harreld

Um, much though I love Harreld, he's really too old for me.

[Gwathagor]

Crabannan's intro post is up. I hope it's not too much introduction before his entrance, but generally my posts will be shorter than this one. Anyway, he's walking into town now with his horse, so feel free to begin to interact with him.

[Kath]

Leodern is being looked after by whoever she's around. Me or Ginna if she's in the kitchen, Folwren if she's tailing Javan etc. At the moment I've no idea where she is so she can be in the kitchen if it's easier.

[Thinlómien]

Originally Posted by Kath

Leodern is being looked after by whoever she's around. Me or Ginna if she's in the kitchen, Folwren if she's tailing Javan etc. At the moment I've no idea where she is so she can be in the kitchen if it's easier.

Leodern is in the kitchen - Modtryth sent her to follow Javan there and being a good girl, she probably did so and after that, Frodides and Kara have probably been keeping an eye on her and maybe giving her some little chores. (At least Modtryth the semi-official nanny is definitely not looking after her at the moment, nor is she with her brother and Cnebba.)

Originally Posted by Lhuna

Lommy, you crazy girl. That post was hilarious. Poor Javan.

Thank you - but it is not actually me who's crazy here, but Folwren: she's the one who got the idea that they should start a proper fight.

Groin, Celuien is the writer for Garstan, but she is busy with real life issues for nigh unto a year so far, I believe, and so there is no-one writing her character, who is a "shone shaper" or mason by trade (we don't use the term mason as it is not Middle Earthy enough). So Garstan continues to be a character we LIKE to keep in the rpg because we all like Celuien and would love to have her back, and she hasn't closed the door on that either. So we use her character as it suits us (reasonably).

And I could add that while everyone is welcome to write for him, he has mostly been written for by Nogrod and LMP this far.

Originally Posted by Gwath

I've written an introductory post for Crabannan, so he is coming today, probably before lunchtime in Scarburg. He is wandering west-ish and comes upon Scarburg by accident. He plans to stop through for a day or two before moving on. We'll have to construct something to keep him around for longer.

It was great, I think. (Sadly, I too am plagued by the not spreading enough syndrome...)

Originally Posted by Lhuna

I was wondering if maybe Léoðern could get bored in the kitchen and wander out and catch the Orc and droogies fighting? Will she be allowed to walk that far on her own, if it's far at all? If it's suitable, I can volunteer to let the little girl walk in on the boys.

If you can make something funny out of it, go on. I think she could just slip away when Frodides and Kara are not watching, or she could catch the boys fighting when being on some errand given her by Frodides or Kara...

[Lhunardawen]

Originally Posted by Kath

Leodern is being looked after by whoever she's around. Me or Ginna if she's in the kitchen, Folwren if she's tailing Javan etc. At the moment I've no idea where she is so she can be in the kitchen if it's easier.

I take it you mean 'me or Lhuna.' Really, I have no idea why Ginna and I are always being mistaken for each other.

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Thank you - but it is not actually me who's crazy here, but Folwren: she's the one who got the idea that they should start a proper fight.

Well then, the compliment goes to both of you.

Originally Posted by Lommy

If you can make something funny out of it, go on. I think she could just slip away when Frodides and Kara are not watching, or she could catch the boys fighting when being on some errand given her by Frodides or Kara...

If it's okay with Foley, I'll see what I can do. I have to summon a bit of mischief, and that'll be quite a task as I'm generally a well-behaved little girl.