Friends of Nimrodel: Tapestry of Dreams - Discussion - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 09-29-2004, 02:53 PM

I got in-laws coming for the night, so I won't be doing any more than this and I gotta make this quick.

I'd say that the merchant will NOT feel the osanwe. He strikes me as egotistical and money-hungry enough to be pretty unperceptive in any but ego-feeding and materialistic ways. Same goes for all his cronies.

It's up to you what you want to do with merlocks. They wouldn't appear outside their own area of control unless by the will of Tharonwe, though; and therefore, they wouldn't do anything unless Tharonwe wanted it done, such as attacking. They're not about to attack the merchant and mercenary group, because they're already doing what Tharonwe wants. There's no point in having them attack the Ravion party right now, because the merchant & mercentary group serves that purpose.

By the by, you surprised me by having other merchants. I had imagined this as being 12 men-at-arms with 1 merchant and his bodyguard, but your "extra merchants" thing works fine - we just can't water down the number of armed mercenaries too much.

Gotta go!

Imladris · 10-02-2004, 06:48 PM

I filled in my save and, as I'm sure all of you were expecting, Aeron is *very* upset.

mark12_30 · 10-02-2004, 08:23 PM

Okay-- so Aeron and Gwyllion are captive, Tharonwe is still hiding with Mellonin captive; Raefindan, Ravion and Erundil are Gond-less. Woot! The Gondorians are all high-stress! How is Jorje taking all this?

Likewise the Rohan team should be exhausted? Yawns, resentment, complaints?

lmp, unless you indicate otherwise, I'm thinking it's time for Amroth to thunder into the middle of all this-- I'll probably do the post tomorrow. (maybe hoping for a few more rohan posts in between-- Nuru? Aylwen? Alak?)

I think right now, Amroth would sense Raefindan-- I imagine his thoughts are pretty wide open, as well as is grief & worry for Mellonin; and Amroth has a bit of a link with Raefindan through the dream.

Raefindan can convince him that Mellonin is the woman he dreamt about.

I think Ravion should plead for Amroth's pursuit of Aeron and Gwyllion? Orual, does that sound plausible?

mark12_30 · 10-03-2004, 03:29 PM

Ummmm-- I have (....counting...)8 people here, 5 of whom qare specifically here to see ROTK... so that post might not (probably won't) go up until tomorrow.

Hope that's OK....

littlemanpoet · 10-03-2004, 05:44 PM

I'm making one edit to my most recent post. It's basically to catch the leader of the mercenaries in his words. If he's so honorable, he wouldn't countenance the theft of Gond. Thought of that after getting offline.

Yes, I'm fully expecting Amroth to thunder in at any moment. Raefindan will be in the midst of telling Ravion and Erundil to start after the merchant, while he stays in the area to recover Mellonin (he hopes) or be picked off by the swamp elf (he hopes not).

Ravion may protest, unsure whether to go after Gond or stay to look for Mellonin. He may trust Erundil to handle the Minas Tirith part of the quest on his own, eh?

mark12_30 · 10-03-2004, 09:25 PM

Amroth has thundered in, and on, and Raefindan is (once again) in over his head.

Will they pick up Erundil on the way by?

And those two ladies standing alone on the plains-- will they be there when the troop returns?

Imladris · 10-03-2004, 09:47 PM

Ooo, I'm confused:

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that we will be hard pressed to find her without them. Well, I think. "

How would Aeron and Gwyllion help them find Mellonin?

10-02-2004, 06:48 PM	#2
Imladris Tears of the Phoenix Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Putting dimes in the jukebox baby. Posts: 1,453	I filled in my save and, as I'm sure all of you were expecting, Aeron is very upset. __________________ I'm sorry it wasn't a unicorn. It would have been nice to have unicorns. I'm your huckleberry.

10-02-2004, 08:23 PM	#3
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Okay-- so Aeron and Gwyllion are captive, Tharonwe is still hiding with Mellonin captive; Raefindan, Ravion and Erundil are Gond-less. Woot! The Gondorians are all high-stress! How is Jorje taking all this? Likewise the Rohan team should be exhausted? Yawns, resentment, complaints? lmp, unless you indicate otherwise, I'm thinking it's time for Amroth to thunder into the middle of all this-- I'll probably do the post tomorrow. (maybe hoping for a few more rohan posts in between-- Nuru? Aylwen? Alak?) I think right now, Amroth would sense Raefindan-- I imagine his thoughts are pretty wide open, as well as is grief & worry for Mellonin; and Amroth has a bit of a link with Raefindan through the dream. Raefindan can convince him that Mellonin is the woman he dreamt about. I think Ravion should plead for Amroth's pursuit of Aeron and Gwyllion? Orual, does that sound plausible? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

10-03-2004, 03:29 PM	#4
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Ummmm-- I have (....counting...)8 people here, 5 of whom qare specifically here to see ROTK... so that post might not (probably won't) go up until tomorrow. Hope that's OK.... __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

10-03-2004, 09:25 PM	#6
mark12_30 Stormdancer of Doom Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Elvish singing is not a thing to miss, in June under the stars Posts: 4,349	Amroth has thundered in, and on, and Raefindan is (once again) in over his head. Will they pick up Erundil on the way by? And those two ladies standing alone on the plains-- will they be there when the troop returns? __________________ ...down to the water to see the elves dance and sing upon the midsummer's eve.

09-29-2004, 02:53 PM	#1
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I got in-laws coming for the night, so I won't be doing any more than this and I gotta make this quick. I'd say that the merchant will NOT feel the osanwe. He strikes me as egotistical and money-hungry enough to be pretty unperceptive in any but ego-feeding and materialistic ways. Same goes for all his cronies. It's up to you what you want to do with merlocks. They wouldn't appear outside their own area of control unless by the will of Tharonwe, though; and therefore, they wouldn't do anything unless Tharonwe wanted it done, such as attacking. They're not about to attack the merchant and mercenary group, because they're already doing what Tharonwe wants. There's no point in having them attack the Ravion party right now, because the merchant & mercentary group serves that purpose. By the by, you surprised me by having other merchants. I had imagined this as being 12 men-at-arms with 1 merchant and his bodyguard, but your "extra merchants" thing works fine - we just can't water down the number of armed mercenaries too much. Gotta go!

10-03-2004, 05:44 PM	#5
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I'm making one edit to my most recent post. It's basically to catch the leader of the mercenaries in his words. If he's so honorable, he wouldn't countenance the theft of Gond. Thought of that after getting offline. Yes, I'm fully expecting Amroth to thunder in at any moment. Raefindan will be in the midst of telling Ravion and Erundil to start after the merchant, while he stays in the area to recover Mellonin (he hopes) or be picked off by the swamp elf (he hopes not). Ravion may protest, unsure whether to go after Gond or stay to look for Mellonin. He may trust Erundil to handle the Minas Tirith part of the quest on his own, eh?