A Land to Call Their Own Discussion Thread

[alaklondewen]

First of all, we have 17 days to finish this game. The settlers have just crossed the river, so they have a little over a hundred miles to cover. Anyone can move time along, unless a specific event is occurring that requires multiple posts from players. So, don't feel like you must wait for me. I still have a couple of big obstacles planned, so we can't waste much time. With that said, I've put up (and will put up whenever needed) a General SAVE. These saves will allow us to keep the action moving so that we can finish the game on time, and it will allow those who are busy and are unable to post immediately a place to keep up.

If you want to utilize a SAVE, just place the post here or PM Child or I and we will get it on the game thread immediately. Be sure to let us know the post number where you would like the post inserted.

If anyone has questions or thoughts, please ask or comment. I really value all of your opinions, because you're the ones making this a fun game.

~ Alak

[Arestevana]

Alak- I’ve written up a post for Elsa. Could you or Cami put it in that save?

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Elsa Whitfoot

When she saw both of her children in the river, Elsa’s first thought was to panic. She had too little attention to spare to register surprise when the unoccupied part of her mind realized that this emotion did not immediately take hold. She kept her head long enough to progress to a second, more logical thought. They can't swim. I can’t swim. Then terror set in, and she began fighting her way out of the crowd, trying to reach a point on the bank where she could reach the children.

When she reached the shore, Elsa found her children safe and out of the water, pulled to safety by Mr. Chubb’s cane. She arrived in time to hear a short lecture about safety near a river. When Fordogrim concluded his lecture, Elsa felt inclined to pick up where he had let off. Then she saw her children laying on the river bank, drenched and shivering, and hurried forward to hug them both. Kalimac came up as well, and soon both were comforting the children and trying to dry them off with several towels proffered by families with wagons parked nearby.

Having concluded that her children were all right, Elsa began to relax slightly. She was shaking, having realized how close she had come, once again, to losing both her children. They seemed to have recovered somewhat, and were slightly drier, she noted, but their clothes were thoroughly drenched and very muddy. Elsa led them back to the wagon and found them dry clothes, absently removing a piece of hay from Crispin’s vest pocket as she handed him a fresh shirt. She gave it little thought, her mind occupied. Twice! That’s twice we could have lost them, now. Is this the price of our new land; such constant danger to our children? The new land was a sweet dream, but it will never be worth that much. Perhaps we should go home.

[alaklondewen]

Arestevana, your post in now up. I liked they way you presented Elsa's thoughts running and changing in her mind. Well done.

I had also filled my SAVE earlier, and let me bring this forward once again:

Bree and Shire Map

The group is camping just before the area that will become the Whitfurrows. They will riding along next to the river for the next two days.

[Child of the 7th Age]

Half of my post is up with the rest to be filled in hopefully later tonight....

Regin, thanks for the use of Harold.

Sarah and Fordim .... If you want me to change anything, let me know. Or, if you prefer, I can avoid using your characters at all. But this will give you both a latch on the story line, once the action occurs.....

Child

[Child of the 7th Age]

What have we here? An unknown assailant disappearing into the night without anyone seeing him. Only the Harfoot belongings have been taken, and Crispen has the bad luck to be glimpsed by Adelard on a perfectly innocent errand.... (Or at least that's what Crispin will say. )

This does not look good!

Actually, you can "blame" Alak for this distressing situation. This clever subplot of the disappearing thief was part of her original game proposal and I am only setting up the narrative in the story so you folk can play this out.

If anyone wants me to tweek their character, just tell me and I'll try to comply. If you don't want me to use your character at all, let me know and I'll substitute another one instead into the story. Hopefully, though you can use this as a latch for your own posts.

[Witch_Queen]

Child: I love it. Sarah doesn't seem like the mean hobbit everyone else puts her out to be. Don't change a thing.

Fordo: We can continue our "arguement" after the new disaster ends. That is if you want to. Sarah doesn't like the fact that Fordo doesn't think she is right for Harold. It almost makes me want to cry. But I won't or else I'll have to build a bridge over the river of tears and then push someone off.

I'll post for Sarah later. Lets see what everyone else has to say.

[Kransha]

I'll have a little thinking post up for Kal soon.

alak, do you mind if I take us into morning, as it were, with my post?