Tears of Mirrormere Discussion Thread

[Folwren]

Wow, people have actually been posting on this.

I've been really busy lately and my business hasn't really ended.....it's just slacked off for spring break. I can attempt to post sometime, but I can't promise you anything. But I'm glad to see that people are still interested.

-- Foley

[Dimturiel]

Honestly, with the way I treated this game, first leaving without notice, then coming back and promising never to leave unanounced again, then dissapearing yet again also without notice and for almost a year, I did not much dare to show my face in here. Therefore I am really flattered that Lommy still counts me to continue with this. Thank you very much, I really appreciate it, especially as I know I don't actually deserve it.

On another note, I promise to find time to read through the RPG and start posting again. Hopefully, I'll manage to keep my word this time.

[Thinlómien]

No problem, Dim, I think all of us have faded every now and then. And me right now, I have not had the time to pick up LotR and me&Groin's notes... but I shall do that tomorrow (really) because I just finished my schoolwork so I'll have nothing more important to do.

[Thinlómien]

Okay, folks, I'm about to post.

The colony will be evacuated, but a considerable number of warriors will stay by the gates* and keep Orcs at bay for a while longer, and keep watch on the movement of the Bane. I was thinking Trór himself would actually stay. If you have warrior characters, they may stay as well, but most of the colony would probably move to the inner parts of Moria to be safe. I was thinking Náli would probably be Trór's "steward" there.

After we have been evacuated, the next big thing is a series of battles when the Orcs flood over. I think this would be happening within a week (game time). They take the Bridge and the second hall, Náli, Lóni and Frár among others will die.

Then we'll flee to the western gate and try to get out of Moria, but too late! The watcher in the water is blocking the way out and the survivors flee back to the eastern parts** and die in the final battle in the Chamber of Mazarbul

*because we have this far ignored/forgotten the fact that in LotR Ori writes in the book of Mazarbul that they may yet hold the gates for long.

**need to come up why.

So, all in all, very cheerful, isn't it?

I'll give you posting directions once I've posted and got this moving again.

Mnemo, if you want to adopt a Dwarf, there's Kath's Hepti & Svior. She never wrote anything for either of them and said she's not coming back. You could also consider Groin's Nîsa (scroll down the linked page). If you'd prefer somebody else, I can tell you if they're available once I've (probably in vain) PMed all the others for one last time.

I'm not sure if I can finish my post before I leave for work, but if not, I'll post it once I come back home (after also seeing my friends, so I think it would be technically tomorrow my time, maybe some eight hours from now).

[Legate of Amon Lanc]

Nice outline, Lommy. I think that might give us a bit more of a punch to go on.

Originally Posted by Thinlómien

If you have warrior characters, they may stay as well, but most of the colony would probably move to the inner parts of Moria to be safe. I was thinking Náli would probably be Trór's "steward" there.

Sounds good to me. Obviously, my good old Lóni and Náli are staying (in order to be there to die when the time comes )

*because we have this far ignored/forgotten the fact that in LotR Ori writes in the book of Mazarbul that they may yet hold the gates for long.

Curious question: Didn't he actually write that they could hold them for long, "IF..."? In such a case, we might also include some interesting "if" which goes wrong in the end and so the Orcs, as a result, break through.

**need to come up why.

I think that's quite clear why - there is the lake (at this time even larger than at the time of the Fellowship's passage!) and the Watcher. Dwarves probably can't swim very well (if at all), and even if they could, you have children there. There is no way to get past the lake* for a band of refugees, and the only chance is therefore - what? Perhaps false hope that the warriors have been succesful to hold the gates, or that they have weakened the Orcs enough so that there is a way to defeat them - or maybe a hope that they have spread all over Moria to loot and there will be a chance to breach through their scattered forces to the East Gate and out on that end. The Watcher, from the brief encounter, in the Dwarves' minds gets a terrifying undefeatable quality, perhaps equalled with that of the Balrog, so encountering the Orcs is a preferrable option for them (also taking to account that people do not need to behave so rationally under such circumstances - especially taking to account that Óin, the likely leader of the refugee group, just became eaten in a rather unexpected encounter).

*I guess portraying this will be initially "my job", as Óin is the one whose case becomes the exemplary eating (resp. being eaten). I am looking forward to that and I am resolute in taking this as my responsibility and portraying this scene clearly enough so that it becomes obvious that there is no way to the West for the Dwarves. But that's still a long way ahead, of course