The Fellowship of the Fourth Age (Part 1): A New Beginning Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Folwren · 10-12-2006, 08:32 PM

Will be absent until Monday evening. Carry my characters as necessary.

-- Folwren

Child of the 7th Age · 10-14-2006, 09:41 AM

Tevildo,

I've deleted my save so you can piggyback after me as requested.....

Hilde Bracegirdle · 10-14-2006, 10:20 AM

Carl's save has been filled in.

Undómë · 10-15-2006, 11:52 PM

My SAVE for Brenna is filled.

Tevildo · 10-16-2006, 01:01 PM

Folwren and Piosenniel,

If you'd like me to edit anything I've included about your characters, just let me know.

I am sorry it took me so long to post. I am still trying to get through a mess of work.

Nogrod · 10-16-2006, 04:24 PM

Sorry Regin!

I've made you wait for too long. I've been busy etc. (bad excuses), but anyhow the situation with the orcs felt a bit stagnated.

Well, now I've taken it a bit forwards with Gwerr addressing Ishkur for two topics. Hopefully you have time to pick on them as they look, at least to me, as ways of making this thing more interesting from the point of view of the orcs too...

Regin Hardhammer · 10-19-2006, 01:04 PM

Nogrod,

That's OK. Nogrod, I really liked your post.

I used your character twice. Could you look to see if it's alright? I wanted to say those things and I didn't know how else to do it. Tell me if I need to change anything. Thanks.

- Regin

Folwren · 11-01-2006, 08:35 PM

Save filled! I am glad to say. Tell me if I did anything wrong. How near were the tunnels going to be to the original camp? Wel, I put them pretty near. I hope that's not too bad. Just let me know and I'll change it.

-- Folwren

Child of the 7th Age · 11-01-2006, 09:59 PM

Folwren,

I'm no tunnelling expert but "pretty near" sounds good to me. Aiwendil and Rog will be further out on the plain to do their mischief. Once the baddies get past that, they should draw near the camp and encounter the various traps we've set up before the actual hand-to-hand combat.

Just remember that visibility will be quite bad because of the problems with the winds, but at least our guys will have advance warning.

Hilde Bracegirdle · 11-02-2006, 11:39 AM

Just trying to catch up here. How about having the tunnel just behind a trench filled with dry grass etc. The trench would afford protection from the storm and once lit (by arrow) any slavers trying to jump the fire trench would land squarely on the hidden tunnel. Yet the fire would be more contained. If the slavers tried to go around the trench they could be met by armed settlers.

It is a lot of digging, I know, and a lot of dirt, but the dirt could be used also.

piosenniel · 11-02-2006, 03:55 PM

Child/Aiwendil

SAVE filled.

~*~ Pio

Durelin · 11-02-2006, 05:28 PM

I like the 'fire trench' idea, Hilde. A trench might be enough to contain it well enough...maybe...at least believably enough? What does everyone else think? Should we go with the fireballs, the fire trench, or neither?

Quote:

Besides my opinion, you don't need acohol or lighter fluid to start dry grass and plant life on fire.

I actually meant to be used to set on fire rather than the grass and plant life, as *technically*, just the alcohol will burn and not the ground. But yes, your points about 'controlled' fires are very very true.

Edit: Save filled. I only talked about the tunnel. Any other ideas (like the fire ones) can be added in, if anyone would like, or they can simply be covered by anyone else who would like to.

10-12-2006, 08:32 PM	#1
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Will be absent until Monday evening. Carry my characters as necessary. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

10-14-2006, 09:41 AM	#2
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Tevildo, I've deleted my save so you can piggyback after me as requested..... __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

10-15-2006, 11:52 PM	#4
Undómë Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 400	My SAVE for Brenna is filled. __________________ Young she was and yet not so. The braids of her dark hair were touched by no frost, her white arms and clear face were flawless and smooth, and the light of stars was in her bright eyes, grey as a cloudless night . . .

10-16-2006, 01:01 PM	#5
Tevildo Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Curled up on Melko's lap Posts: 425	Folwren and Piosenniel, If you'd like me to edit anything I've included about your characters, just let me know. I am sorry it took me so long to post. I am still trying to get through a mess of work. __________________ Now Tevildo was a mighty cat--the mightiest of all--and possessed of an evil spirit,...and he was in Melko's constant following; and that cat had all cats subject to him, and he and his subjects were the chasers and getters of meat for Melko's table.

10-16-2006, 04:24 PM	#6
Nogrod Flame of the Ainulindalë Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Wearing rat's coat, crowskin, crossed staves in a field behaving as the wind behaves Posts: 9,308	Sorry Regin! I've made you wait for too long. I've been busy etc. (bad excuses), but anyhow the situation with the orcs felt a bit stagnated. Well, now I've taken it a bit forwards with Gwerr addressing Ishkur for two topics. Hopefully you have time to pick on them as they look, at least to me, as ways of making this thing more interesting from the point of view of the orcs too... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

10-14-2006, 10:20 AM	#3
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Carl's save has been filled in.

10-19-2006, 01:04 PM	#7
Regin Hardhammer Shade of Carn Dûm Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tumunzahar/Nogrod Posts: 364	Nogrod, That's OK. Nogrod, I really liked your post. I used your character twice. Could you look to see if it's alright? I wanted to say those things and I didn't know how else to do it. Tell me if I need to change anything. Thanks. - Regin __________________ For once I myself saw with my own eyes the Sibyl at Cumae hanging in a bottle, and when the boys said to her: 'Sibyl, what do you want?' she replied, 'I want to die.'"

11-01-2006, 08:35 PM	#8
Folwren Messenger of Hope Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a tiny, insignificant little town in one of the many States. Posts: 5,076	Save filled! I am glad to say. Tell me if I did anything wrong. How near were the tunnels going to be to the original camp? Wel, I put them pretty near. I hope that's not too bad. Just let me know and I'll change it. -- Folwren __________________ A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. - C.S. Lewis

11-01-2006, 09:59 PM	#9
Child of the 7th Age Spirit of the Lonely Star Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 5,133	Folwren, I'm no tunnelling expert but "pretty near" sounds good to me. Aiwendil and Rog will be further out on the plain to do their mischief. Once the baddies get past that, they should draw near the camp and encounter the various traps we've set up before the actual hand-to-hand combat. Just remember that visibility will be quite bad because of the problems with the winds, but at least our guys will have advance warning. __________________ Multitasking women are never too busy to vote.

11-02-2006, 11:39 AM	#10
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Just trying to catch up here. How about having the tunnel just behind a trench filled with dry grass etc. The trench would afford protection from the storm and once lit (by arrow) any slavers trying to jump the fire trench would land squarely on the hidden tunnel. Yet the fire would be more contained. If the slavers tried to go around the trench they could be met by armed settlers. It is a lot of digging, I know, and a lot of dirt, but the dirt could be used also.

11-02-2006, 03:55 PM	#11
piosenniel Desultory Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Pickin' flowers with Bill the Cat..... Posts: 7,779	Child/Aiwendil SAVE filled. ~*~ Pio __________________ Eldest, that’s what I am . . . I knew the dark under the stars when it was fearless - before the Dark Lord came from Outside.