The Gates of Mirkwood: Discussion

[Tessar]

Oh, gawd, the drama :rolleyes:. Will Harn survive? Will Eaol and Beryn ever learn to love one another? Will Fletch save his love!? Find out next time, on "Gates of Mirkwood!" :D :p


Well, if anyone is unhappy with something I had their character do, I'll go back and edit it, but I wanted to get that little arc slapped back into shape.

[Earniel]

Ohoo, Beryn gets to be the hero! I like it. Lanor better remembers that. :D Or probably he'll stab her in the back later... We'll see, I suppose, if Beryn's assessment of the situation turns out right. Never did expect Kalin to have such a temper, tssk tsssk, touchy Elf. Beryn may be tempted to give him a shoutin' at later. :evil:

Learn to love Eaol?! The man hasn't been awake yet to have a decent conversation with! (Let alone a pint of mead) Heehee. He might be too old for Beryn's taste, though. :p

Is Ravenlocks in the same tent where Beryn found Eaol and Beryn didn't spot her at all? Didn't hear or see her at all? *dubious look* Hmmm... Beryn must be losing her touch.

[Butterbeer]

is there a Doctor in the House?

Oh, gawd, the drama . Will Harn survive? Will Eaol and Beryn ever learn to love one another? Will Fletch save his love!? Find out next time, on "Gates of Mirkwood!"

This was much funnier when i first read it (as i had assumed nothing else had happened :D ) ... i thought we were just sitting here piling on the ad-supsense whilst not posting! Was kinda fun .... anyway

but then alot had happened ...

excellent post tessar, plot thickens again ... thickens with blood mostly! Very descriptive and edge of seat stuff ...



Could be another tent nearby? Tis a camp.


Are we free to post ref: plot twists minor or whatever or do we await direction?

(i, for one will certainly not ask anyone to edit anything ever again! :D )

anyway it was all good as far as i was concerned.

Best
BB

[Earniel]

Could be another tent nearby? Tis a camp.
Could be the solution. Else Beryn has to have her eyes checked. :p

Are we free to post ref: plot twists minor or whatever or do we await direction?
I think we are free to go. I doubt Tessar is going to hold our hand throughout the game. :D Sadly, I for one don't really have time to write out RPG-posts at the moment. As a matter of fact I shouldn't be here right now either. :o So I'm off to finish my work but as of tuesday Beryn, or rather me writing for Beryn will be back.

(i, for one will certainly not ask anyone to edit anything ever again! :D )
After effect from the little blow-up in the Ringwraith-game, eh? ;) Poor you. They want you back, though.

[Tessar]

Is Ravenlocks in the same tent where Beryn found Eaol and Beryn didn't spot her at all? Didn't hear or see her at all? *dubious look* Hmmm... Beryn must be losing her touch.


Not at all. It's a fairly large tent, and Eaol + the light source were near the entrance--remember Kalin smacked into Beryn almost the instant he entered the tent?

Ravenlocks was near the back, and she hadn't been making any real noise until the groan that Fletch heard. On top of that, any noise she had made probably would've been hidden by the sound of battle.

Anyways--yes you are free to post any plot twists you like. If they affect someone else's char, though, you'll need to clear it with them. I think Eärniel said it once: I've tried to keep the plot pretty bendable, and unless you do something to majorly wreck the plot I can totally adjust to it :p.

Plus the plot's even more bendy since I lost my stupid notes -_-. I still can't find those things.

[Butterbeer]

My tip Re: notes:
make some new ones (they can be quick and sketchy).

Subsequently lose them.

Bingo! when you are looking for these you'll find the original ones you are no longer looking for!

In terms of plot BB will stand for Butter'bendy'beer henceforth ...

After effect from the little blow-up in the Ringwraith-game, eh? Poor you. They want you back, though.


It was getting wierd and starting to get potentially dodgy: so rather than continue down that rocky path leading to a slippery and steep scree-slope above a sheer jagged rocky drop... i made me decision. ... well there you go, you got to stick by your decisions in life. Best all round i think.


What will fletch do next?
Will he be philosophical?
Will there be enough Mead?
Who really is the traitor: is there a traitor at all?

Who did shoot 'J' Harn?

... join us after these non-commecial breaks ...

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I'm back for now. I assume I'm going to have to post Anfal's part now. What do you want to happen, who should survive?

[Tessar]

Well, I mean clearly Harn is going to survive, he just got knocked out by some sleep poison.

I'm not telling you yet if Lanor survives or not, but I mean... c'mon . Will I really kill off a character that adds such... ummm... tension to the game? *tries to think of a better word*.

:p


And, of course, as for Ravenlocks, the only way I see her getting killed off is if she catches an infection :rolleyes:.

[Earniel]

Apart from Lanor I don't think anyone else has sustained lethal injuries. Anfal was quite a good healer, wasn't he? Then he can come help Beryn keep Lanor alive, if Harn's only knocked out by a sleep potion.

Infection you say? Darn, can't alcohol be used to disinfect wounds? Sounds like Beryn is going to have to surrender her stash of mead! :p

[Butterbeer]

is there a last post buglar in the house?

Well, let the mead wars begin. I fear Fletch may go seriously bezerk unless someone brings some mead very very quickly.

Will Eaol have seen lanor talking to Semicor when he comes round?

Will anyone volunteer to put ravenlocks out of her misery?

(ps fletch is injured too - not lethally but he's taken some cuts in his fighting frenzy - he won't slow us down but may not be fit - when the adrenalin runs off and he takes stock- to fight for a few days?)

(he is going to need some mead, too! :D )

[Earniel]

So you're killing off Ravenlocks? And just when you had me convinced she was up to tagging along...

Alas, poor Beryn, to part with her mead so soon... Oh, the drama! The angst! :p

[Butterbeer]

Alas, indeed ... so much need so little mead. ;)

[Butterbeer]

My thumbs are starting to get all twiddled out!

Spare a thought for a pair of poor thumbs ... good rpg-ers.... have heart on these small digits as they suffer from increasingly severe twiddly-didddly sickness ...


... can you spare a small momment of your time, good sir? Just a small minute to post a few words, good lady? ... in aid of twiddling thumbs everywhere?

All donations well recieved.

( Posts should be delivered to the Mirkwood rpg by the way! :D )

in hope of your generosity ...

sincerely yours,
Left thumb and Right thumb.

[Tessar]

Sorry--I've been all out of words this week. :D

Fear not! Thy thumbs shall be at rest soon... soon...

[Earniel]

Outside the tent, some of the lazier members of the group were talking.
Hah, unlikely! :D Beryn gave them enough to do to keep them more than busy.

And yes, I'll post already. But don't expect Beryn to go 'all-sympathetic' on Fletch. :evil:

[Butterbeer]

Quote:
Outside the tent, some of the lazier members of the group were talking.


Hah, unlikely! Beryn gave them enough to do to keep them more than busy.

And yes, I'll post already. But don't expect Beryn to go 'all-sympathetic' on Fletch.


...well i meant all those mooters with characters that haven't been around or contributing... can't even remember most of the names ... anyway i just wanted to work the joke in ... ;) ... them's the inacive lazy nameless crew hanging round outside the tent having a chat!

heh! Fletch don't want sympathy, he wants Mead! - why should he expect Beryn to go 'all-sympathetic'?

He does expect her, later down the line to have a good mead drinking session though :p


Fear not! Thy thumbs shall be at rest soon... soon...

Tom and Tom will be most happy to hear that. :D

[Earniel]

heh! Fletch don't want sympathy, he wants Mead! - why should he expect Beryn to go 'all-sympathetic'?
Well, you can't really expect her to know just why you needed that mead. As far as she's concerned Fletch 'ave gone bunkers and wants to drown his woe in mead. :p

He does expect her, later down the line to have a good mead drinking session though :p
We already agreed to that, didn't we? :D Just need to find the proper setting and timing.

[Butterbeer]

[QUOTE=Eärniel] As far as she's concerned Fletch 'ave gone bunkers and wants to drown his woe in mead. :p
QUOTE]


:D could just be the case right enough' (now... anyway)

i think he has blanked out currently ... plus he has wounds though not overly serious that are going to hurt and sting and he's going to be somewhat tender for a few days ... plus he went full scale (almost, anyway) Bezerker mode at on point in the fray (and that takes it out of you mentally as well as physically) , then Ravenlocks dies in his arms having held on through the pain to share this last momment with him, having suffered severe torment ... and her last dying wish to share one last cup o'mead with Fletch wil not now ever come true (at least not in this life, for her ... )


...

sfx:
DAH DUM!

...

what state will fletch re-surface in ... when will he re-surface ... what are the odds on 'Mead' being his first words? will Tom and Tom recover?

When tessar said "Fear not! Thy thumbs shall be at rest soon... soon..." ... was he impying laid to rest? :eek: or on the road to recovery? :D

* raises the drama and angst alert to Amber *

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

So, what's happeneing now? I think a nice, long, meaty post from our beloved GM is required! :D

[Earniel]

Actually, our GM has made a suitably 'meaty' post, it is us other players that have been slacking. :o

[Tessar]

Actually, our GM has made a suitably 'meaty' post, it is us other players that have been slacking. :o


*perverse giggle* You don't know what demented pleasure it gives me to hear you say that, Eärniel :p.

Actually if no one had replied I was planning to help bump it along some more, but the RPG Goddess has swooped in to rescue the RPG once again! :p

[Earniel]

*bump*

Oi! People! :mad: In order for me to 'swoop in and rescue the RPG once again' I need people postin' afterwards! Come on, get typing! :evil:

[Tessar]

*pokes Butterbeer and Telecontar*

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

*pokes Tessar back* Okay, okay. I'll post.

[Tessar]

Yay! :D

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Done. Had to Godmod a bit, but I'm sure BB won't mind!

[Tessar]

I don't know what BB had planned for his character to end up doing. It looks fine to me, but it's always possible that BB might want you to edit it so I'll wait off until he's had a chance to at least give it the O.K. before posting again myself.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

BB asked me to change a few little things, but it's fine now, so post away.

[Butterbeer]

???????

TD: maybe you should re-read that last PM! :D

He's in a coma!!!! unless Anfal is a first rate ventriloquist it appears a bit odd...

[Tessar]

unless Anfal is a first rate ventriloquist it appears a bit odd...

*falls down laughing*


HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

*Anfal stands behind Fletch and waves Fletch's hand around* "Hey guys! Lets go that way!"

Beryn: "The idea seems sound"

Harn: *wakes up* "OMGWTHBBQ?!" *passes out*

Lanor: "I'm not quite dead..."

Kalin: "Yes you are!"

Beryn: "He says he's not dead!"

Kalin: "Yes he is, or he very soon will be..."

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

There we go. It's all better now.

[Butterbeer]

*falls down laughing*


HAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

*Anfal stands behind Fletch and waves Fletch's hand around* "Hey guys! Lets go that way!"

Beryn: "The idea seems sound"

Harn: *wakes up* "OMGWTHBBQ?!" *passes out*

Lanor: "I'm not quite dead..."

Kalin: "Yes you are!"

Beryn: "He says he's not dead!"

Kalin: "Yes he is, or he very soon will be..."



:D :D

How many voices can Anfal do???

Wow Anfal you should go on stage!

How big is this tent anyway? ... is it a big top? ... the party could do with a morale boosting performance!

btw: the odds on fletch's first words being "mead" have been cut drastically by the up and coming new favourite:

"Gottle of geer!"

:D

Cheers TD! ... sorry i was a bit vague on the first pm!

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

:D :D

How many voices can Anfal do???
You'd be surprised! Ass well as men, hobbits and elves, he can do a mean Witch King impersination!

[Butterbeer]

edited.

[Earniel]

It shows up now. ;)

[Lief Erikson]

I hope that the new Nazgul RPG doesn't damage this one. I notice that several people from this RPG are playing in the other one as well, and doing two at once is harder than doing one alone. So just stick with it! Mirkwood has been an interesting RPG so far. Though I haven't kept up on all of it, I've read portions. I hope very much it endures the buffets of time and now competition, to reach its ending.

[Earniel]

Thans for the vote of confidence, Lief. :) We managed to restart after some longer lapses of silence so I'm relatively confident we'll see it through to the end. I'm sure our fearless leader will make sure of that. :p

Doing two games at once is indeed more time-demanding than one but as far as myself is concerned, I've always been playing in more games than one at the time. So I'm used to it. In fact I'm currently playing in 4 different RPG's. :D

[Butterbeer]

is tessar feeling any better?

i can't quite come out of the coma just yet .. i only just went into it!

bang fletch over a horse for now, and bury Ravenlocks (i'm glad you mentioned that bit! :) put a flower and a (small) mead bottle on her grave for fletch ... he'd appreciate that.

I've been twiddling me thumbs most times, and Td has been away a fair bit over the summer ...

plus both Td and i also do multiple rpg's ...

if the nazgul and kings rpg has any repercussions for any other rpg it would be the fellowship of the ringwraiths ... but i hope and trust that will not happen ... rather it may add excellent backstories for that rpg whch is set during the war of the ring... and give it new depth...

[Lief Erikson]

Thans for the vote of confidence, Lief. :) We managed to restart after some longer lapses of silence so I'm relatively confident we'll see it through to the end. I'm sure our fearless leader will make sure of that. :p
Yes, I remembered some of those longer lapses. We had some huge lapses with Hytorax too, I seem to recall. The current lapse is only two or three days, nothing at all to worry about.

I just brought it up because in the RPGs I played in the past, most people were only doing that RPG and not others simultaneously. Thus I'm a bit unsure as to how this will turn out, never having seen something quite like it before. If one RPG becomes really fun and starts going really fast, (Nazgul naturally is right now, because it's just starting) I hope the other does not get left too many miles behind.

[Tessar]

Yes Tessar is feeling better, thank you for asking :p. Still not great, though, and having to trudge up to college to take my classes isn't making me feel very much better.

I've been so fuzzed up that I didn't want to post, but since I'm feeling better I think I may just try to write something tonight and then double-check it tomorrow before posting it.

[Earniel]

I've been so fuzzed up that I didn't want to post, but since I'm feeling better I think I may just try to write something tonight and then double-check it tomorrow before posting it.
No need to rush for us, hon- I mean fearless leader. :p We can handle a day or two of delay. Take care of yourself and get well soon. :)

[Butterbeer]

heh, coma's are NOT infectious y'know! :D

[Earniel]

Ah, thanks BB. I hate replying to myself in RPG's. I suggest you make camp ahead and maybe this is a good time for Eaol to wake up, isn't it? The guy's been unconcious since page one! :D And he may be able to tell us what he might have told Seppicor.


Oh fearless leader, are we feeling better these days? :)

[Tessar]

Many thanks for keeping the thing moving guys--I haven't dropped the RPG, I've just been having trouble getting in time for writing this last week or two.

A post is on the way :D.

[Tessar]

*heavy sigh* Back to studying I go :(.

*flounces off, pouting in a dramatic manner*

[Earniel]

I am of course guessing about the wizard head-start because I have no idea of how fast a horse travels. :rolleyes:

Interesting use of 'traitor', Tessar. I believe that you had spoken of 'assassin' instead of 'traitor' up to now.

A question. There's only 4 active players left of the small dozen that started. What do we do with the surplus of characters? Do we abandon them somewhere since no one's playing them anymore? Do we keep them all in group-control or do we divide some among the players we have left? Just wondering.

[Tessar]

Well I plan to keep writing them in here and there if I can.

[Butterbeer]

:D TD ... when you say "tend to Lanor again' .... ;)


ooops, sorry TD .. just checked ... t'was Kalin, not Anfal ...


btw TD , you're a Brit... everytime i read or hear "lanor" i just think of the washing powder or liquid ... just can't shake that from my head :D


Tessar, liked the angle on Ravenlocks and torturing Eaol .... glad she was some story use then!

can we write non-active characters, while fletch has a cosy coma for a short while? Tis too soon in rpg time for him to surface just yet ...

[Earniel]

Oi, you! Isn't it about time Fletch wakes from his beauty-sleep? ;)

[Butterbeer]

oops.. just added an edit about that .... yeah well he wants to ... just needs a bit more rpg-time first .... oir it'll be the shortest coma in history :eek:

best BB

[Tessar]

No, sorry. I'd rather you didn't write anyone else's characters.

[Butterbeer]

oh, ok.

but i meant 'write them in' not write their characters.

oh well i guess i await some actual rpg time to pass then. :D

best BB

*looks at thumbs again ;) *

[Earniel]

*puts herself behind RPG and royally kicks it in the but*

Birthdays are no excuse! :p

[Butterbeer]

oops, sorry did'nt see you there! hope my kick didn't bump you too? :D

so, can't post anything for anyone else, can't wake up till at least 12 RPG hrs have passed ... (could be looking at Christmas day? :D )

me thumbs are going purple ...

*looks behind himself in case there are any more kicks a-coming*
(now why am i thinking of TD???)

c'mon older and wiser Tessar :) , stop eating all that cake and start a tippety-tapping!

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Now why would you look at me?

*Pushes BB over a bent down Earniel behind him* :evil:

[Earniel]

Oi! That's no way to treat a woman! :eek: It's not because you're a bad-mannered Nazgul in another RPG that you don't have to show manners here.

Frankly, I'm a bit at a loss what to post in the game thread. It seems to be stalling. No inspiration.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Ditto. Maybe our long awaited post from out beloved GM will give us some inspiration.

[Curubethion]

I'd join in if it weren't already at 7 pages....

[Butterbeer]

well, curub, you have plenty of time to read it up ... while we all wait for godot ... er i mean tessar!

[Curubethion]

Name: Haetar

Description: A man, tall, who always is cloaked like a ranger. His weapon is a "mithstaf"; a lethal staff made of mithril and pointed at the ends. He also carries several throwing-daggers, and a bow. He has brown hair and grey eyes.

Personality: He is skilled in the ways of the wilds, and this gives him an inherent pride. He will not often humble himself unless he feels it is always needed. He is also very intense, often being upset if he fails.

History: Not much is known about him, but he is rumored to have spent time among the Dunlendings and Southern countries. Some think he is a ranger, but he is more like a wanderer. His past is not entirely heroic...

[Butterbeer]

Welcome Curubethion!

and welcome to Haetar too.

Interesting character...

Here take a seat, while we await tessar.

best BB :)

[Curubethion]

Hopefully Earniel won't think I'm copying off her character's weapon...
Is Tessar still doing this? HELLO TESSAR CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Now, tell me if I have the "fellowship" straight: Harn, Lanor (state of health: doubtful), Fletch (K-O'd), Beryn, and Pansy. Is that everyone?

[Earniel]

Hopefully Earniel won't think I'm copying off her character's weapon...
It's similar but I doubt people in Middle-earth get cranky for somebody having a similar weapon. :p Besides, yours has pointy ends on it, right? Beryn will no doubt fight differently with hers, so no worries.

Is Tessar still doing this?
I'm sure he is, but our fearless leader seems to be tied up with school work for the moment. He'll be back when he has the time. It's just one of those slow moments in the RPG.


Now, tell me if I have the "fellowship" straight: Harn, Lanor (state of health: doubtful), Fletch (K-O'd), Beryn, and Pansy. Is that everyone?
No, there's a lot of other characters too, but the people playing them lost interest and left. You can see them all entering the game in the beginning. The characters are still here but I've been only using Pansy's name so far because that's about the only name of the other characters that I could remember when I was writing game posts.

Oh, and you forgot Tessar's Elf: Kalin, and the old wounded man Eaol.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

And Anfal. I'm still here with interest!

[Butterbeer]

maybe Earniel could pm Tessar and seek permission for us to continue along meantime?

Big C: fletch is in a coma ... more than willing to re-surface but he just needs a bit of rpg real-time to pass first ...

TD: fancy them forgetting Anfal! :eek: it's not like there are that many "active" rpg-ers sitting around nursing their ailing thumbs! ;) :D

We want Tessar! We want Tessar! :D

[Curubethion]

Big C...hmm... :D
I like the PM idea, that sounds good. I'd volunteer to move the plot along but I'm not on often enough for that anymore...

[Tessar]

School work takes up -way- too much time these days. :mad:

I -am- making a slow return to some level of normality though, and I pinky-swear that this weekend I will make another plot-moving post. Thank you all for being so patient with me and for sticking with the RPG. I'm sure you'll all kill me, but I'm actually planning to start another one when this RPG ends if I can get back on top of my school stuff, etc. :D

Welcome, also, to Curubethion! :D

[Earniel]

I won't kill you because I know, in order to start the next RPG, you have finish this one first. So you have no option but to keep posting and moving it along. :evil:

Patiently awaiting your come-back this weekend, oh fearless leader.

(But if that post isn't posted this weekend, it's going to be so fearless anymore... :evil: )

[Curubethion]

About that new RPG...you're welcome to have a hand in my next planned RPG, 'cause I might not be getting on enough to be a good RPG leader. It's going to be something about Moria...

Eagerly awaiting the further adventures of Harn and Co.... :D

[Butterbeer]

Oh i love that Big C! :D ... concerned that you may not be on too much you join the gates of mirkwood! :D

Tessar is truly inspiring, ain't he? :D

still, you're in the right rpg here, if you cannot get on too much!

Tis past one pm on Sunday ... the knives are sharpening for our "fearless' leader ... will he truly be fearless when attacked down some dark moonlit alley by ghostly wraith-like giant thumbs (smelling oddly of peaches ;) ... )


... we can but wait and see ... *sigh*

heh, who brought the picnic? Would you like a cucumber sandwich earniel, TD or Curub?

*scratches another day marker out of the fallen log with his knife*

best BB :D

[Tessar]

Okay, here's the game plan.

Cub--you can have your character arive at the tree. I'm assuming that when he came across the village it was the afternoon before the fight at the camp had taken place, so if he kept up a good pace he should be able to catch up with the company easily at the tree.

Butterbeer--you can have Fletch come out of his coma/sleep, if that's what you've been looking for a chance to do.


Beryn--you just... keep doing that thing you do. Whatever that is. :D

[Curubethion]

YEEHAWW!! We got ourselves an RPG again! :D

[Curubethion]

Whaddya think of my "grand" entrance? :D

[Earniel]

Nice, :D another victim falls to Pansy's frying pan.

[Curubethion]

Mmhmm. I thought of the idea when Tessar told me when to meet up with him near that tree. Pansy's the one character that I'll always remember :D , so it just went from there... :D

[Tessar]

Great posts guys! I'll carry the story on tomorrow morning when I get up :D.

[Earniel]

I hope the slight borrowing of characters is okay. Will edit if not. Drut was the only other name of the non-player characters I could remember, and I got tired of finding novel ways to write: "somebody unspecified from the group".

BB, this might be an opportune moment to rejoin the waking ones. ;)

[Tessar]

BB, go ahead and make your character's post, and then once you've done that I can wrap things up and get the story line moving forward again.

[Butterbeer]

blimey old fletch needed that drink :D

well he's back, if somewhat confused and aching .... ;)

[Tessar]

Workin' on a post for tomorrow. :)

[Tessar]

Sorry guys, two bad days in a row. I'll try to complete the post tomorrow.

[Tessar]

One again, sorry. I'm just not feeling good enough to focus on doing something creative like an RPG post. With any luck my head (and nose, and throat, and ears. Bleh) will clear out by tomorrow.

[Butterbeer]

get well soon! :)

[Tessar]

Thanks. I'm still getting worse by bits, though. :( My parents think I'm allergic to the paint that they're using to redo the inside of the house.

I pinky swear I'll get something done over Thanksgiving break.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

No rush Tessar. Just make sure you rest and make a full recovery.

[Butterbeer]

of course, ideally by taking lots of rest from everything else .... so you can spend time recovering your rpg strength and posting here! ;) :)

here - have some cure-all mead! :D

[Butterbeer]

well, the wonders of medicine ...

so, TD, Tessar, Earniel and Curub ... we on for some rpg, again?

[Earniel]

Always was.

Hey Tessar, how is the recovering going? :)

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I'm ready.

[Tessar]

Sorry, I'm having computer troubles right now. For the past week it's been bugging out--I probably only have a minute or two to write this. I'm not sure when my parents will be taking it in to get fixed.

I'll try to move something from my other computer over to this one, but it's not always accepting floppies and my old comp. can't write to cd.

[Tessar]

Wheeee! The computer's been taken in (I'm on one at the collage right now) and it should be done later today.

With any luck, the post I wrote over thanksgiving is still on it. I really don't feel like rewriting the darn thing :p.

[Curubethion]

Yay! We have a post!
What should we do to continue?

[Tessar]

My thought was for ButterBeer to post next, since the girl (who I almost forgot we had in tow :rolleyes:) spoke directly to his character.

If nothing else, I'll just godmode :evil:.

[Earniel]

Best to bear in mind that Butterbeer is going to take a break from the Entmoot soon and that we will have to find a way to juggle his character as well.

[Tessar]

He is?! :eek:

[Earniel]

That's what he told us over at the Nazgul-ect-RPG discussion. He said he'll leave around Christmas but hasn't given a possible date for return as far as I know. You'll have to ask him for details.

[Butterbeer]

Gottle of gear!

that's my stock answer all enquiries line.

Well, whaddya expect ..have you seen the complexities of Artharon???

I hear tell Lief has (or is) going to pm you earniel about east afflick over there? ...boy, lief can be a bit 'sketchy' when he creates worlds and some concise background reading, huh? ;)

Yup, i will be around till either Thursday or Friday ..then it's poncho flipping, sombrero dipping, sunest skied roads a hittin' ....

Ad ios Amigos!

*hears the ghostly lilting tunes of enrico whatsisname playing down the windswept sun-hazed baking roads ...*

Yup, well Do what you like with Fletch ... it's been fun, in a slow, genteel, quiet, almost snoozy sort of way ... ;)

I'll see you tessar on artharon ... and possibly even Earniel????

best all, BB :)

[Lief Erikson]

I imagine the main Atharon RPG is going to be moving at a pace that isn't eccentric. There is a lot of reading available, for those interested in Atharon's background (like Minor Fwan and I), but most of it isn't necessary, and that of it which is necessary can be skimmed through. I don't believe it should be necessary to come to a choice between Mirkwood and Atharon. As you have pointed out, Mirkwood is moving at a leisurely pace. By and large, Atharon has thus far moved at a pretty leisurely pace as well. Keeping up with both shouldn't be unmanagable, I should think, else I wouldn't have suggested it to Eärniel or Tessar (as I have). But if it comes to a choice between the Atharon and Mirkwood, I do hope you'll stick with Mirkwood :). You started Mirkwood before you started Atharon, and I'm very much in favor of good RPGs making it all the way to their glorious climaxes.

[Butterbeer]

so you are saying what?

you are not welcome at artharon?
well i must have got it wrong but i thought you invited me there some time ago.

my mistake.

[Lief Erikson]

so you are saying what?

you are not welcome at artharon?
well i must have got it wrong but i thought you invited me there some time ago.

my mistake.
No, no, NO! You are very, very welcome to Atharon. I just hope that you won't give up on Mirkwood.

[Butterbeer]

oh, sorry ..took that the wrong way then ... but as i am leaving the moot in general at very least for a while ..not just the rpg ... i kinda missed your point there! :)

sorry- BB :)

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

How long you going to be gone for BB? We'll miss you over in Tharbad.

[Earniel]

Well, BB left before making his last reply here, so I took the liberty to do it for him. I suppose I felt a bit god-mody. ;)

We're one player shorter now but lets kick this game back in at least a higher gear. New year's three days behind us so you all should be rid of any hang-overs by now. :D

That is, unless you have all deflected to Atharon by now. ;)

[Curubethion]

BTW...what is everyone eating at the Mirkwood picnic? I assume it's bread or cram...

[Tessar]

Gimme one more day, guys :). I wrote something but realized it wouldn't work with me writing Fletch now. *mutter* Need to think about what I'm going to do with him.

[Earniel]

*pokes Tessar and then runs away*

Hoom, your 'one more day's are long indeed. ;)

[Mouth of the Dark Lord]

Can someone give me a recap on the entire RP so far, or at least the current events? I beg of you, please! I was going to join the RP, if that's OK, and I read the whole first page when I realized how long it was... Then I read part of the most current page but it wasn't enough for me to run with... So, if anyone could just catch me up on the basics that'd be great! :D

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

It would probably be better for you to read the RPG so you can know what has happened in the detail it did. Then you could also perhaps take up a character of an unactive Mooter or make your own one.

[Earniel]

I agree with TD that reading it will be better.

In any case you don't have to worry that you won't have enough time to read the game through, it's been dormant for about a month or so. :)

[Curubethion]

Hey! What if he takes fletch?
BTW...we really need to get this going! This was the thread I looked at and said "Wow!" when I started in here...cmon!
We need something to happen quick...I think I'll send Haetar out to scout...

[Earniel]

Hey! What if he takes fletch?
Fine by me, there are even more spare characters beside Fletch to choose from. Unless he wants his own character of course.

BTW...we really need to get this going!
I've been saying that for what? A month already? :p

[Mouth of the Dark Lord]

If you guys think it best for me to read the whole thing, then I will respect that and read it, I was just worried I'd never catch up. But I'll read 'til my eyes bleed if I it'll catch me up :eek: . As far as me taking up premade characters, I dunno, I guess I could - I might, however, want my own so I'd have to juggle characters... Then again, this system of RP seems to work in that manor anyways. Whatever though, I'm off to read. Hope to be posting soon.

[Earniel]

Don't worry, I think you'll have enough time to read the game through properly. And whether you want to take over an existing character that the original player left behind, or whether you want to add your own character to the game, that is completely up to you. :)

[Curubethion]

SOMEBODY GET THIS THING STARTED AGAIN!!! ;)
:p :D

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Has Tessar been on recently?

[Earniel]

I PM'd Tessar last week or so. He expressed surprise that we were still interested in continuing. :rolleyes: I haven't heard of him since but maybe I shouldn't have threatened to hunt him down and haunt him for the rest of his live... My bad.:D

Why don't any of you try PM'ing him? It would serve as a good boot under the virtual butt. :evil: (And if this doesn't bring him back to rain down on my like a Jupiter's perpetual storm, I don't know what will...)

[Curubethion]

What if he lets someone like you or TD take over GMing the RPG until he returns? Maybe you could ask him about that.

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I PM'ed Tessar yesterday and will let you know when/if I get a reply.

[Tessar]

I am, so, so sorry everyone.

I'm going to sit down right now, read what I need to read, and get a post cranked out.

[Tessar]

Oh, Mouth of the Dark Lord. I don't know if you're still around, but if you'd like to join then by all means shoot me a character idea and we'll work you in :D. I'm quite good at that sort of thing... *cough*

[Curubethion]

THE THREAD IS ALIVE!!!

Thank you, Tessar! I can't wait to get rolling again!
*repeatedly smacks into...the 90 second rule.*

Wow! what a way to restart it!

[Tessar]

I'm glad you like it :). It was going to be a man, when I first planned it out forever ago, but today when I was writing the post it occured to me that I've never had a female 'bad-guy' in any of my stories.

[Earniel]

You came back! :eek: *tackles and hugs Tessar* :p

Great that you're still willing to continue and oooh, such an interesting development with the wicked elf-lady as well!

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

Brilliant post Tessar. Can't wait to see what follows.

[Tessar]

I may vanish again (just for a bit this time) till around May 11th, guys. It looks like I have a vocal audition for the music program at my college coming up that day, and I'd like to try to make the date.

I had been expecting to have till July to get ready, but it looks like that may not happen.

I'll try to keep up with this, but I'm going to be busting my butt till the 11th getting my arias ready ;).

[Earniel]

Oh no, you won't. You just restarted the game (which reminds me, boots everyone under butt. Get postin'!) and you are not disappearing just like that again. *chains Tessar to thread* :evil: You can practise here just as well.

[Curubethion]

*begins laughing and rolling around on the floor of the thread*
Oh, er...sorry about that...I forgot where I was for a few seconds.
Anyway, yes...Tessar, don't leave now!!
*boots 90 second rule in its main() function*

[Tessar]

Shall try to hustle things along a bit this afternoon.

[Tessar]

Whoop--sorry, guys. I fell asleep this afternoon, and I'm not really feeling great right now. Definitely not in the mood to write. I'll probably be busy all tomorrow, but if I'm feeling better and have a chance to write, I'll get something down.

[Earniel]

So... anyone still here?

It feels like I'm asking that a lot in this game. :p

[Telcontar_Dunedain]

I'm still here. Ready and waiting.

[Curubethion]

Anyone home? :D

[Butterbeer]

dunno ... it's all a bit foggy ... who said that?

[Curubethion]

Big C's shadow, of course! ;) :p
Ouch! I bumped into a lamp-post! Ooh, I stubbed my foot on a...wardrobe???

[Tessar]

I'm not even going to try apologizing, this time :rolleyes:. I'd waste about twenty minutes typing it out, and then it still wouldn't be sufficient.


Sorry guys. :o


<.<

>.>

Okay, long shot--is anyone still interested? If not, I may try to put together an ending post and close it down, but if anyone else -is- interested... I think it'd be worth at least spending a little time to close.


Also, if I can keep my rear in gear, I've had another RPG plot idea in my head for a while, if anyone would be interested in it once this one is finished, however it ends. :)

[Curubethion]

You mean...this might still revive? That would be awesome! I even remembered who my character was...Haetar, a dude with a shiny double-bladed staff! :eek:

[Earniel]

Still here, still interested. :)

[Butterbeer]

You don't get rid of us that easy Buster! :D :D

still interested.

It's like the tortoise and the hare ... i can see this one is going to be a real slow pot boiler ... takes a bit of time getting there ...but *Kerblang!!*

[Tessar]

... you people were -not- still supposed to be interested. :mad:


Kidding! :p I'm thrilled to see so much interest in it, still.

Well, it's settled then. This thing is worth finishing the quality way :D. Let me get working on a post tomorrow morning--I'm going to have to try to get it done before I have school/choir in the evening, since I have school/work all day tomorrow.

[Butterbeer]

*makes note in Diary ...flips thru ... October ..November ...December ... :p *

Look forward to it! :)

[Tessar]

DECEMBER?!!?!?!

I couldn't POSSIBLY have it done by then! Oh my GOD! Are you trying to kill me?!!?!?!? :mad: :mad:

I totally meant tomorrow morning of 2009. Geeze!





NOTICE TO ANY NEW PEOPLE

As the RPG is coming back to life, it is still open to any new players who might be interested. Please PM me with a character idea if you'd like to join, and we'll work you in.

Thanks!

[Tessar]

Didn't happen this morning--I'll try to finish it this evening if more work stuff doesn't come up.

[Tessar]

Good news! :D

The post isn't quite done yet (I'm hoping to put the finishing touches on it this evening). This isn't about the post ;).

I'm planning to get a laptop in a few weeks, so with any luck that means I'll have more access to the internet. So instead of spending all of my time between classes running for the computer lab, then waiting in line, to check my e-mail... I can spend that time waiting in the classrooms while writing my RPG posts :). I'm serious--that'll stack up to at least 40 solid minutes every day, with something more like three hours on Thursdays when I wouldn'tve had a place to write.

Awesome :). I'm hoping this means more posts, and posts of a higher quality since I'll have more time to spend on the writing.

[Tessar]

My work-stuff has been totally crazy these last few days, and it looks like it might continue till Wednesday. Because of that, I also had to push back some school stuff, which I'm now scrambling to catch up on.

I'm just poping in to let you guys know that I'm sorry--I might vanish till Wednesday. The post is almost done. Honestly! I pinky swear :p. It's on my to-do list :).

[Butterbeer]

...January ...February ... :p :D

*starts to sing Auld Lang Syne ..*


And for old long past, my joy (sweetheart),
For old long past,
We will take a cup of kindness yet,
For old long past,

Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should old acquaintance be forgot,
And days of old long past.

And surely you will pay for your pint-vessel!
And surely I will pay for mine!
And we will take a cup of kindness yet,
For old long past.

We two have run about the hillsides
And pulled the wild daisies fine;
But we have wandered many a weary foot
Since old long past.

We two have paddled in the stream,
From morning sun till noon;
But seas between us broad have roared
Since old long past.

And there is a hand, my trusty friend!
And give me a hand of yours!
And we will take a right good-will drink,
For old long past.

[Butterbeer]

or ..if ye prefer the original - eashier te sing if ye tankered ...

And for auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne,
1.
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And never brought to mind?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
And days o' auld lang syne.
2.
And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp!
And surely I'll be mine!
And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet,
For auld lang syne.
3.
We twa hae run about the braes
And pu'd the gowans fine;
But we've wander'd mony a weary foot
Sin auld lang syne.
4.
We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn,
Frae mornin' sun till dine;
But seas between us braid hae roar'd
Sin auld lang syne.
5.
And there's a hand, my trusty fiere!
And gie's a hand o' thine!
And we'll tak a right guid willy waught,
For auld lang syne.

(i usually find a mad Scots accent and some hummy-de dumming does the trick ;) )

best, BB :)

(ps - congrats - here, have a foil hat :p )

[Butterbeer]

.. is that my thumbs i see before me?

*twiddle de dum *

-shades of bluey-purple colour the thread -

course' that's OK :) - cus in a funny old way that's what i love about this thread- ... ever and anon dear Tessar pops up ...wondering if we should call it a day ... en-masse we all say - NO! ..we're all still into da gig ... and tessar promises to fit it in ...

wonderful! :)

tho' i can't see me still rpg'ing when i'm 64 ... it'd be kinda nice to keep that there flame a burnin' ...

a Tryst if ye will ...

keep it up Tessar, Earniel, Big C, TD (extra honour points fer TD !! :D ) ..etc ..

seriously - it's kind of fun! :)

best, BB :)

[Tessar]

I'm around, but up to my eyeballs in work/school/music stuff.


Sorry--I swear once I get my laptop (hopefully tomorrow!) I'll have way more time :).

[Tessar]

Groovy-keen! My laptop is up and running--I now have the ability to catch up on all the RPG's I've been slacking in! ^_^

... *thinks about what he just said*

...

......


OH! LOOK! A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT!!!! <.< Err, I'll have to ship it back to the company...

[Tessar]

Geewhizz. Finally. Argh, that post took it's sweet time to form the way I wanted it to. :rolleyes:

[Earniel]

But you got it. Well done. *pats Tessar on the head* Here, have a cookie. :p

[Butterbeer]

Geewhizz. Finally. Argh, that post took it's sweet time to form the way I wanted it to. :rolleyes:

oh i don't know ..faster than i was anticipating! :)

Caught me quite on the hop it did! :D

Well ..when i have time i'm sure i'll bang any old ***T out! ;)

Very best, BB :)

..here - have TWO cookies! :cool:

**edit* - 'ere Earniel - you don't worry we are creating a Monster here do you? :eek:

[Curubethion]

Hey, it's up! Good work!

Earniel...can I have some of that cookie?

[Earniel]

**edit* - 'ere Earniel - you don't worry we are creating a Monster here do you? :eek:
What, a cookie monster? As long as it can type and lead RPG's, I'm not worrying. :p

*gives Curubethion a cookie as well*

[Tessar]

Great posts, everyone! I'll get working on the next one this afternoon if I get a chance.

[Tessar]

Lovely--internet troubles. I'm popping on for a minute to say that all's (generally :p) well and I'll be getting that post up just as soon as I can get some normal internet going again.

[Tessar]

School and work are still kicking my butt in a major way--still working on the post, guys. Sorry.

[klatukatt]

So, I heard that this place was accepting new players. Gots to go read up on the actuall thread then. See yous soon!

[klatukatt]

So, I've read a bit and I think I understand.

Just tell me where you need a person and I'll be happy to join.

[Earniel]

Just poke Tessar, our somewhat busy elsewhere GM, and he'll squall, or I mean, will inform you where you can pop in. :D If he doesn't, feel free to threaten him. :evil:

[Tessar]

Physical violence always puts me in the mood to cooperate. I'd suggest some of that.


But seriously, PM me (or post here) some idea of what kind of character you would like to play and I'll gladly work you in :D.

I actually got a post mostly done today, but work is still kicking my butt, and I've got finals and two choir performances coming up... I'll try very hard to get the post finished tomorrow. No promises thou' :p.

[Master'sBaneSwiftSnowmane]

I'd love to join as well...would annoy mind?

Where would be the best place to join?

This question may also reveal how badly I skimmed everything, but which person is playing the character Essida? It seemed like she wasn't being played yet...just sort of there.

[Tessar]

I'm sorry, but any character already in the game is off limits :). Either another mooter is writing them, or I'm writing them. Sorry! But feel free to PM me or post here any idea you might have for a character and we'll work out how to get it into the game :D.