Scarburg Meadhall Discussion Thread - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Mnemosyne · 11-03-2009, 04:37 PM

Lommy, verily are you the source of my grey hairs. That is all.

Nogrod · 11-03-2009, 04:44 PM

Oh you all!!! Good-bye civilisation!

Anyway the meeting is now called off and everyone can do what they wish until the party-time... hopefully starting on Friday (RL).

But before that, do your worst! Well, do not do your worst but have fun anyway...

Btw. Mnemo: I have used Wynflaed again to make lord Athanar look clumsy on social relations (not the first time). But anytime you think it is too far-fetched or not your character's thing (or she used wrong words / expressions etc.), just let me know and I'll edit my posts according to your wishes...

Groin Redbeard · 11-03-2009, 05:29 PM

Wow Lommy, I never realized that you could write so evil!

I hope Thornden can handle himself.

Durelin · 11-03-2009, 05:56 PM

This is amusing me, and makes me want to make another character slightly less responsible than Coen. But I shall resist for now.

As for the discussion about good vs. bad characters, I'd rather not have this turn into the invading baddies vs. the good ol' boys of Scarburg (that's part of why Coen turned out the way he did). I mean, they may certainly feel that way about it, but who wants it to be that plain and simple? I think anyone's character could be construed as 'bad' in some way. You get plenty of conflict just from varying opinions and ways of life.

It also amuses me what you consider evil, Groin...

Edit: Lommy - I wrote in my post that Cnebba was struggling with his package and dropped the comb nearby Coen and Erbrand, who are standing somewhere near the Mead Hall, if this isn't correct positioning let me know! (or if anyone else sees that I am obviously wrong.) Also I hope it's alright that I just had Coen take the package from him - I figured he wouldn't protest since he's a fairly reluctant helper, but let me know if you need me to backtrack a bit.

Nogrod · 11-03-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Durelin

As for the discussion about good vs. bad characters, I'd rather not have this turn into the invading baddies vs. the good ol' boys of Scarburg (that's part of why Coen turned out the way he did). I mean, they may certainly feel that way about it, but who wants it to be that plain and simple? I think anyone's character could be construed as 'bad' in some way. You get plenty of conflict just from varying opinions and ways of life.

I couldn't agree more...

Shades of grey are always more interesting.

Thinlómien · 11-04-2009, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Durelin

Edit: Lommy - I wrote in my post that Cnebba was struggling with his package and dropped the comb nearby Coen and Erbrand, who are standing somewhere near the Mead Hall, if this isn't correct positioning let me know! (or if anyone else sees that I am obviously wrong.) Also I hope it's alright that I just had Coen take the package from him - I figured he wouldn't protest since he's a fairly reluctant helper, but let me know if you need me to backtrack a bit.

That's ok.

Nienna, if you continue from there, I think Garmund could be carrying Aedre's stuff and she could have seen his friend drop her mother's stuff, so she could be suspicious of either of the boys carrying anything and go complain to Garmund (who would of course think it's unfair because it was Cnebba who dropped something, not him).

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Originally Posted by Groin

Wow Lommy, I never realized that you could write so evil! I hope Thornden can handle himself.

Evil? That was just starters...

Nienna · 11-04-2009, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Thinlómien

Nienna, if you continue from there, I think Garmund could be carrying Aedre's stuff and she could have seen his friend drop her mother's stuff, so she could be suspicious of either of the boys carrying anything and go complain to Garmund (who would of course think it's unfair because it was Cnebba who dropped something, not him).

Yup I got it. I'll have time to write up a post this afternoon or tonight. Thanks for a great opening everyone.

Thinlómien · 11-04-2009, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Nienna

Yup I got it. I'll have time to write up a post this afternoon or tonight. Thanks for a great opening everyone.

Okay I'm not sure you meant that but please everybody (especially the new Scarburg writers), tell me if I'm treating you like simpletons or something! And the same the other way around - don't hesitate to ask if I'm being cryptic. I don't want to do either and I'm having some trouble sometimes navigating between being the assistant "leader" of this thingy and being a normal writer... just Nog you can tell me what I should be doing and what not. *confused puppy smile*

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Originally Posted by Durelin

As for the discussion about good vs. bad characters, I'd rather not have this turn into the invading baddies vs. the good ol' boys of Scarburg (that's part of why Coen turned out the way he did). I mean, they may certainly feel that way about it, but who wants it to be that plain and simple? I think anyone's character could be construed as 'bad' in some way. You get plenty of conflict just from varying opinions and ways of life.

Wholeheartedly agreed. But at least with me it's that I wanted my first character to be sort of nice and with my next characters I wanted more to make them idiots, o if someone's writing both old and new folk this kind of division is rather understandable (it seems people always start with nice characters and then move onto unpleasant ones... I wonder why).

Anyway, I'm sure the original Scarburgians will be able to cause some distraction with their tricky character traits - Saeryn and Degas are rather naive and rash, the young soldiers (Osmund and Aethelred the NPCs and Matrim too) can be almost as idiots as Wulfric and Wilheard, Erbrand is probably the most hot-headed person around, Crabannan's quite twisted, Rowenna and Dan are sort of unreliable

and the boys of course are always causing trouble. And even the others can definitely cause trouble, even the seemingly very nice ones. I'm actually looking forward to that. *evil grin*

Lastly, I think I never properly commented on Groin's magnificient pictures - I like them very very much. The picture of Erbrand and Stigend must be my favourite, though, it's somehow just the coolest. And as for the Ginna/Modtryth mixture, it's funny, I think she looks like both although I don't definitely think they look alike. Maybe she looks more like Modtryth than Ginna though - Modtryth is dark like the woman in the picture while Ginna is blonde, and the expression is more Modtryth-like too. I actually have a very clear of what Moftryth (and Cnebba) look like, but I couldn't draw that (especially after seeing those pieces of art!

)

~*~

Pio, the link on Wulfric and Wilheard connects to the character list itself instead of their bios. Can you correct it? This would be the address for the right link http://forum.barrowdowns.com/showpos...postcount=1624

EDIT: DONE! ~*~ Pio

Folwren · 11-03-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Groin Redbeard

Wow Lommy, I never realized that you could write so evil!

I hope Thornden can handle himself.

Thornden can handle himself.

Tonight's class will probably end early, in which case, I hope to post for at least one of my characters.

This is so much fun!

-- Folwren

11-03-2009, 04:37 PM	#1
Mnemosyne Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Between the past and the future Posts: 1,159	Lommy, verily are you the source of my grey hairs. That is all. __________________ Got corsets?

11-03-2009, 04:44 PM	#2
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	Oh you all!!! Good-bye civilisation! Anyway the meeting is now called off and everyone can do what they wish until the party-time... hopefully starting on Friday (RL). But before that, do your worst! Well, do not do your worst but have fun anyway... Btw. Mnemo: I have used Wynflaed again to make lord Athanar look clumsy on social relations (not the first time). But anytime you think it is too far-fetched or not your character's thing (or she used wrong words / expressions etc.), just let me know and I'll edit my posts according to your wishes... __________________ Upon the hearth the fire is red Beneath the roof there is a bed; But not yet weary are our feet...

11-03-2009, 05:29 PM	#3
Groin Redbeard Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Facing the world's troubles with Christ's hope! Posts: 1,635	Wow Lommy, I never realized that you could write so evil! I hope Thornden can handle himself. __________________ I heard the bells on Christmas Day. Their old, familiar carols play. And wild and sweet the words repeatof peace on earth, good-will to men! ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

11-03-2009, 05:56 PM	#4
Durelin Estelo dagnir, Melo ring Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,063	This is amusing me, and makes me want to make another character slightly less responsible than Coen. But I shall resist for now. As for the discussion about good vs. bad characters, I'd rather not have this turn into the invading baddies vs. the good ol' boys of Scarburg (that's part of why Coen turned out the way he did). I mean, they may certainly feel that way about it, but who wants it to be that plain and simple? I think anyone's character could be construed as 'bad' in some way. You get plenty of conflict just from varying opinions and ways of life. It also amuses me what you consider evil, Groin... Edit: Lommy - I wrote in my post that Cnebba was struggling with his package and dropped the comb nearby Coen and Erbrand, who are standing somewhere near the Mead Hall, if this isn't correct positioning let me know! (or if anyone else sees that I am obviously wrong.) Also I hope it's alright that I just had Coen take the package from him - I figured he wouldn't protest since he's a fairly reluctant helper, but let me know if you need me to backtrack a bit. Last edited by Durelin; 11-03-2009 at 06:32 PM.