Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

It was a nice post, Elempi, but I'm afraid to see if Saeryn will explode, cry, or scheme against Rowenna with your answer. Tensions are running high at Scarburg!

Well....looks like she's kind of exploded and is also scheming.

Elempi, if Eodwine wants to say something, Saeryn's available. If you don't want to have him say aught, then Saeryn can finish up and walk away, depending on what you want and how it will work best with your character and his thoughts and emotions. (Having Saeryn walk away from him could be very dramatic from his point of view, if you think about it.)

I hope she wins the race.

Speaking of which, if I take four dice (one for Saeryn, one for Rowenna, one for Eowine, and one for Leof) and I roll each one five or six times and then add up the numbers and whoever has the greatest sum will win, and the next come in second and so forth - will that be good enough if we're basing this on chance?

I think the people having the greatest chance is Leof or Saeryn, and maybe Eodwine, depending on what horse he has. Flithaf may be excellent, but I've been thinking about this...he's old(er), and his chances of winning against two (maybe three) young horses like Saeryn's or Leof's is really not very likely. But, the general opinion is that Flithaf is a particularly superb horse and therefore should have just as good a chance. In which case, I can do the dice idea. I just want to make sure everyone thinks that would be fair.

[littlemanpoet]

Originally Posted by Folwren

if I take four dice (one for Saeryn, one for Rowenna, one for Eowine, and one for Leof) and I roll each one five or six times and then add up the numbers and whoever has the greatest sum will win, and the next come in second and so forth - will that be good enough if we're basing this on chance?

Here's a suggestion: for every 50 feet of the race, roll 6 dice. If a 1 comes up for that character and horse, they have gone 51 ft. a 2, 52 ft. and so on. That gives a fairly close race. How long is the course, by the way? It had better not be a mere 1/4 mile, which makes me wonder if it could really fit inside Scarburg?

I'll go read Saeryn's reaction now....

[Folwren]

How long is the course, by the way? It had better not be a mere 1/4 mile, which makes me wonder if it could really fit inside Scarburg?

That's what I was going to ask you. Since you don't know, I'll do a little research on it (either from personal experiment or looking up on the web) and let you know.

Anyone else's input would be great.

What condition is the road in? We could race up there.

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

That gives a fairly close race. How long is the course, by the way? It had better not be a mere 1/4 mile, which makes me wonder if it could really fit inside Scarburg?

We could have the riders go out a ways and then come racing back to finish the race. Should we have a the track around half a mile or longer (or shorter)?

[littlemanpoet]

Seems to me that it make the most sense to go where there's the most room - on the other side of the Scar, which could then be used as "bleachers" by those watching - let's suppose there's a tree or rock somewhere out in the plain that could be used as the "turn around point"; some kind of marker, any kind of marker, and let's say the race is something between 5 and 9 furlongs (a furlong is 1/8 of a mile). That makes the most sense to me.

Foley, my latest post was written in between 5 and 10 minutes at breakneck speed, and I'm willing to change it in any way you might wish, especially as I put words in your character's mouth. Please let me know.....

[Folwren]

No, don't bother changing it. I've written a post based off of it already and will post it just as soon as I have figured out certain details in it. Just let me say that some one, be it Eodwine or Saeryn or maybe even Rowenna, has probably bitten off more than he or she can chew.

[Kath]

Well! Post up for Kara. I just couldn't have her turn Erbrand down I'm afraid Groin, the way he asked was too sweet.

[Gwathagor]

Daaaaaang, Folwren.

[Feanor of the Peredhil]

Dang, Foley indeed. Good addition with the fury winning in the struggle for maturity.

[Groin Redbeard]

Originally Posted by Kath

Well! Post up for Kara. I just couldn't have her turn Erbrand down I'm afraid Groin, the way he asked was too sweet.

Thanks Kath, your post looks great, but now Erbrand is going to have to thank Ginna as well as Kara!

Originally Posted by Elempi

Okay, bitter enemies it is. But writing for Eodwine is going to be a hoot now. Oh, is there a horse race involved in all of this, too.

It's going to be a grudge race now, those other contestants haven't a prayer now! How did it ever come to this?

Question: should the races interrupted their discussion to leave some hard feelings for racing, or should Eodwine and Saeryn finish their "discussion."

[Folwren]

Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

It's going to be a grudge race now, those other contestants haven't a prayer now! How did it ever come to this?

I've been thinking about this. I wonder if being really, really mad makes any difference on how well you ride?

Question: should the races interrupted their discussion to leave some hard feelings for racing, or should Eodwine and Saeryn finish their "discussion."

It'd be a shame to interrupt them now. Let Elempi at least get his next post in. This is just getting even more interesting, what with his hint that Rowenna is re-entering the scene.