Bloodstained Elanor Planning/Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Durelin · 03-21-2004, 08:40 AM

Arvedui - I agree that 'grunts' would not be a part of the 'special forces', but we also have a large army heading towards Lorien less steathily, which will be mainly made up of grunts. Most likely we should have very small parts roleplayed among this army, just so the movements of the army are followed, and why the army flees at the end can be explained.

RoA - Actually, if we keep both the envoy and the scout party small, both groups could be roleplayed as 'main' parts. We could, we would be able to, but do we want to? Would having so many 'main' characters take away from the story?

The only problem I can see with starting in Lorien is that the scout party has, in my mind, the most important part. They come to the rescue twice, they follow the army, they are the ones that see pretty much all that is going on with this attack...I believe that, how we set up the story, we're going to have to focus on the Mirkwood scout party. Still, the focus is largely on Lorien because the scout party is focusing on Lorien.

Of course, that doesn't mean we must open the RPG in Mirkwood. The envoy is going to set out before the scout party, so we can begin with after their departure, and then move on to the scout party.

Sorry if much of that was obvious information, but, again, I start at a certain point in thinking, and then must type everything in between to reach my desired end.

As Aman said, I'll be back to post more.

03-21-2004, 08:40 AM	#11
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	Arvedui - I agree that 'grunts' would not be a part of the 'special forces', but we also have a large army heading towards Lorien less steathily, which will be mainly made up of grunts. Most likely we should have very small parts roleplayed among this army, just so the movements of the army are followed, and why the army flees at the end can be explained. RoA - Actually, if we keep both the envoy and the scout party small, both groups could be roleplayed as 'main' parts. We could, we would be able to, but do we want to? Would having so many 'main' characters take away from the story? The only problem I can see with starting in Lorien is that the scout party has, in my mind, the most important part. They come to the rescue twice, they follow the army, they are the ones that see pretty much all that is going on with this attack...I believe that, how we set up the story, we're going to have to focus on the Mirkwood scout party. Still, the focus is largely on Lorien because the scout party is focusing on Lorien. Of course, that doesn't mean we must open the RPG in Mirkwood. The envoy is going to set out before the scout party, so we can begin with after their departure, and then move on to the scout party. Sorry if much of that was obvious information, but, again, I start at a certain point in thinking, and then must type everything in between to reach my desired end. As Aman said, I'll be back to post more.