Any intrest in an adventure RPG? (LLL discussion part I)

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Ingwe

As far as the canon fodder idea, if that is in reference to me, I'd fully accept that if I had myself done anything wrong enough to be called into the "Grima Wormtongue" group. If the council sees it fit, Gondor will see it done. If it concerns A'mael, she's new here and I'm sure she'll pass me up in post count before long if she does get to posting. I can definitely say for sure that she is a lot more pleasant to get along with than I am. I'm more or less thinking I'm the Gollum type who will, in the end, screw it all up. If anyone is likely to make a literal 'run for it' next, it'll probably be none other than Ingwionis. The trip over a rock and fall off a cliff idea is still plausible though. They say when you have some sort of suicidal urge that you should make a fictional representation of yourself and get that representation killed in the effect of the story. I'd say it's worked in other RP's. I've died in half the RP's I've been in anyway. It saves Cirdan a lot of work.

Now, now, none of that cheek. I wasn't referring to your or Amael's characters when I talked about abandonned characters. I was thinking only of those who never got further then their introduction post, or haven't posted at all since the departure from Rhosgobel. Ingwionis and A'mael clearly don't fall under those.

But the idea to keep silent characters in the running, is (because I need some of their skills for the plot) to keep the characters available if the owners return. I stress,this is not taking away anyone's characters, just have them say a little or do something once in a while to keep the character active.

If you want to quit this game, obviously, you have every right to kill of your character (but contact me first so I can work it into the story, please ) but not because you think you don't fit in. Just say so, if you find yourself in that latter case, and we will try to make the game enjoyable for all. That's my job after all.

If anyone wants a break from the game, that's fine to. We can keep your character active until you come back.

This is the list of characters slated for public use in absense of original player:
- The gaffer (aged Hobbit, played by The Gaffer)
- Truor (gruff beorning, played by Yaygollum)
- Blossomshade (ent-wife, played by Yaygollum)
- Earthshaker (ent, played by Nuelbar)
- Bowen (human, played by Nuelbar)
- Branwyn (Gondorean scholar, played by Tessar)
- Seratili (dwarf, played by Nautipus)
- Bob (young hobbit, played by Nicro)

Originally Posted by The last sane person

Add Redplate to the canonfodder list, I'm not really getting into the RPG spirit.

Really, I'm sorry to hear that. Is there anything we can do to improve on that?

Originally Posted by Amael

In addition, Ingwe's reference to my illness has been greatly exaggerated. I'll be able to be around here more than he's said. I just haven't felt too well during certain times and he just panics at every little thing that happens.

I'm glad to hear you're okay. I hope you feel better soon, though.

I have thought about forking off and creating a slight, but harmless, plot twist. I more or less thought of my character wandering off and by accident falling asleep, losing the crowd, andd ending up captured by some people of Rhun, but that's if the journey takes us any further east than the western perimeter of the Sea of Rhun.

We're not going East just yet (particularly because I haven't worked out yet where exactly in the East we'll be going ), so your side plot will have to wait at least until we're done with Dol Guldur since there's no one here to be kidnapped by. But I think it can be arranged when we've left Dol Guldur, maybe not by the people of Rhun, but close relatives anyway.

[Coffeehouse]

Hey that's cool. We're going East then? I always wondered what would lie there eastwards

Btw Earniel, when do you plan for us to approach Amon Lanc again?

[Mari]

Oh no! I completely forgot that Ellysa should still be afraid of what Radagast will think of her seen as that she hasn't spoken to him since she ran.
Hmm, let's ignore that minor mistake okay?

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by Coffeehouse

Btw Earniel, when do you plan for us to approach Amon Lanc again?

Well, I don't want to cut short the conversations and food preparations others have started. So as soon as you're all finished with it, we'll move to the next morning and start the exploration of Dol Guldur after some explanation and refreshing by Radagast.

Originally Posted by Mari

Oh no! I completely forgot that Ellysa should still be afraid of what Radagast will think of her seen as that she hasn't spoken to him since she ran. Hmm, let's ignore that minor mistake okay?

Since Ellysa has been reassured by the others that her talent is not seen as a curse, she can safely assume that goes for Radagast too even if he hasn't have had the chance to say that himself. He's supposed to be a wise man, after all.

[Mari]

Yeah, but is she bright and reassured enough to assume that much?
Oh well, let's assume she is

[Earniel]

Or you can pretend Radagast gave his reassurance off-sight and refer back to it in one throw-away sentence like "The wizard, who also had reassured her earlier that he didn't consider her gift a curse, took a plate and got in line for the food."

Or, if you wish, I'll do it for you.

[Mari]

Hehe, well if everyone digs in, we can go to sleep after and get on with our adventure. *is impatient*
Maybe we should just skip the whole eating thing too. *is very impatient, totally ignoring the fact that she's the one who started the "eating thing" in the first place*

[Earniel]

Haha. Now that the food is ready, we might as well eat it first.

[The last sane person]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Really, I'm sorry to hear that. Is there anything we can do to improve on that?

Not really. I may pop on once in a while, so doodle around with Redplate and just...I dunno, let him tend the horses and mules or something. I just can't get myslef into the RPG.

[Mari]

Too bad. Ellysa didn't mind clinging to Carnehilion during the ride

Aika, Tabril is sweet ^_^ But Ellysa won't give up yet.

[The last sane person]

Hey, she still can if she wants. I'm just not going to be the most prolific or inspired poster.

[Aikanáro]

Tabrîl does like kids. (whether Ellysa would be happy or not to know that's the reason she didn't get ignored, I don't know...) I don't know if she'll go along with Ellysa's idea yet or not, though!

[Mari]

Well, that such a challenge will work on warriors at home doesn't have to mean it works on century old warriors too. But hey, she can always try right?

[Aikanáro]

Tabrîl's a little older than that. I must work it out, actually, how many thousands of years she's lived!

Tabrîl's only objection would be that she knows in some societies, accepting someone's food makes you their guest, with the responsibilities that come with that, and she's still very much in her usual 'I'm not getting involved' frame of mind and trying to avoid such accidents

It'll be fun when she sees what Ellysa has in mind, though!

[The Sasquatch of Fangorn]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

This is the list of characters slated for public use in absense of original player:
- The gaffer (aged Hobbit, played by The Gaffer)
- Truor (gruff beorning, played by Yaygollum)
- Blossomshade (ent-wife, played by Yaygollum)
- Earthshaker (ent, played by Nuelbar)
- Bowen (human, played by Nuelbar)
- Branwyn (Gondorean scholar, played by Tessar)
- Seratili (dwarf, played by Nautipus)
- Bob (young hobbit, played by Nicro)

Earthshaker hmm? That's a good name for an ent.

[Aikanáro]

Well isn't Haldis quite the diplomat?

[Curufin]

Just a warning, I'm going to be really slow for the next week or so, exams start tomorrow...

[Willow Oran]

She speaks nicely when she has a mind to do so.

Good luck on your exams, Curu!

[Earniel]

Good luck on the exams!

Tomorrow I'm going to move the game to the next day, so if you have any posts you still want to make about the meal, please do so before then.

[Coffeehouse]

Mari, you've prob already posted a description of your character, but could you type up the basics again? I'm sorta lost as to where you are from, how old you are etc.