LLL discussion thread part III - Page 40

***Earniel*** · 12-28-2009, 07:19 PM

Heheh. Well, if Tolkien got away with comparing fireworks to roaring trains, I figured I could get away with mentioning pickles.

Aikanáro · 12-29-2009, 03:25 AM

Pickles!

Midge, that is brilliant. Maybe you don't like pickles that much, but it seems like Magor does!

Willow Oran · 01-01-2010, 01:57 AM

Long term food preservation. I think you may safely assume quite a lot of pickled things.

***Earniel*** · 01-03-2010, 07:51 AM

Oh, I hadn't even thought of that, how modern times have spoiled me.

Heheh, maybe I should rename 'Long Lost Leaves' into 'Long Lost Leaves: a Quest for the Entwives and Pickles'.

I can already imagine Magor asking everyone we come across, even the Guardian: "So, do you happen to have pickles around here?"

Could be a good running gag.

Aikanáro · 01-04-2010, 05:00 AM

And now Nami wants cake. And pickled eggs.

I think you're right, this is going to turn into a quest for a banquet.

I checked - Tabrîl left the group just *before* Radgast told Nami there weren't any scary First Age monsters lurking about. It seems they both have a tendency to highlight the worst-case scenario.

feawen · 01-04-2010, 07:19 AM

it may have been a scary first age monster. the balrog was first age! (i think!)

***Varnafindë*** · 01-04-2010, 12:13 PM

I also think that the balrog that Gandalf killed, was first age.
But I believe that it was the last of its kind, and that we won't risk meeting another.

***Earniel*** · 01-04-2010, 05:40 PM

In RPG's it pays to be prepared for worst case scenarios, they often happen.

***Varnafindë*** · 01-04-2010, 08:04 PM

So when an RP character says that we can be sure that so and so won't happen, that could be a hint that it will? Or is that even more so in single-author fanfiction?

***Earniel*** · 01-04-2010, 08:30 PM

Aha, that is the question, isn't it?

Radagast is as wizard pretty knowledgable in certain matters. But just like Gandalf, even Radagast can get things wrong, as already seen.

I generally won't have Radagast say things just to put you guys on the wrong track. If he says something, he has every reason to think it is that way. But just like the rest, our wizard doesn't know all the facts just yet and is speculating about some things.

And I did promise a RPG that moves off the beaten track, so if there is a balrog involved, it will have a good and novel reason to be there.

But there are so endlessly many other options than balrogs...

Midge · 01-05-2010, 12:26 AM

A Balrog AND a Shelob? NO WAY! My characters are gonna jump ship if that's how it is!

Just kidding.

***Earniel*** · 01-05-2010, 07:39 AM

Well, technically we've had the Mirkwood spiders already, but that was before you joined. So maybe I need to revisit that theme and go a little bigger. Why stop at Shelob when you can go all Ungolianth?

feawen · 01-05-2010, 08:15 AM

oh Ungolianth the spider of my nightmares! the story of Ungolianth and the trees was always my favourate story the one that creeped me out the most!

Aikanáro · 01-05-2010, 10:39 AM

Giant spider has been done, though - how about a giant squirrel?

***Varnafindë*** · 01-05-2010, 06:05 PM

Now that would put all the talk about evil squirrels in a different light!

Who would be the wise one then?

feawen · 01-05-2010, 06:20 PM

gaint squirrals! i can just imagain the look on namis face at being proved right! pure horror at being proved right!

Midge · 01-06-2010, 12:52 AM

Hmm... Wouldn't it be terrible to get there and realize that "She" is Fimbrethil? They exploited the Entwives by stealing their leader's pets and making her keep her own kind hostage... That would be sick, and totally characteristic of Orcs. However.. I've always imagined Fimbrethil had more integrity than that, so that doesn't really flow in my mind...

Midge · 01-07-2010, 01:26 PM

What's the difference between "mondain" and "mundane"? I started to correct your spelling, Earn, but then I looked it up and I'm slightly confused.

***Earniel*** · 01-07-2010, 04:02 PM

I reckon 'mondain' is the French spelling (and also the Dutch spelling). Mundane is probably more correct for English. Sorry.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Midge

Hmm... Wouldn't it be terrible to get there and realize that "She" is Fimbrethil? They exploited the Entwives by stealing their leader's pets and making her keep her own kind hostage... That would be sick, and totally characteristic of Orcs. However.. I've always imagined Fimbrethil had more integrity than that, so that doesn't really flow in my mind...

Would be totally creepy, I agree.

And now I've got you all guessing the worst case scenarios and just wait until I reveal only a couple of lowlife thugs.

Oh wait, was I talking out loud?

***Varnafindë*** · 01-07-2010, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Oh wait, was I talking out loud?

No, no - just speaking in a very loud whisper

Beware my Elven hearing, though

12-28-2009, 07:19 PM	#781
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Heheh. Well, if Tolkien got away with comparing fireworks to roaring trains, I figured I could get away with mentioning pickles. __________________ We are not things.

12-29-2009, 03:25 AM	#782
Aikanáro Chaotic Good Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva Posts: 827	Pickles! Midge, that is brilliant. Maybe you don't like pickles that much, but it seems like Magor does! __________________ Vanima i metta nauva, nan anda ar sarda nauva i mallë.

01-01-2010, 01:57 AM	#783
Willow Oran Deus Ex Machina Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Seattle Posts: 1,951	Long term food preservation. I think you may safely assume quite a lot of pickled things. __________________ "5. Plain Rings with RUNES on the inside. Avoid these like the PLAGUE. -Diana Wynne Jones Tough Guide To FantasyLand ...it's not much of a show if somebody doesn't suffer, and preferably at length. Suffering is beautiful in any case, and so is anguish; but as for loathing, and bitterness... I don't think they belong on the stage at all. - Isabella, I Gelosi

01-03-2010, 07:51 AM	#784
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Oh, I hadn't even thought of that, how modern times have spoiled me. Heheh, maybe I should rename 'Long Lost Leaves' into 'Long Lost Leaves: a Quest for the Entwives and Pickles'. I can already imagine Magor asking everyone we come across, even the Guardian: "So, do you happen to have pickles around here?" Could be a good running gag. __________________ We are not things.

01-04-2010, 05:00 AM	#785
Aikanáro Chaotic Good Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva Posts: 827	And now Nami wants cake. And pickled eggs. I think you're right, this is going to turn into a quest for a banquet. I checked - Tabrîl left the group just before Radgast told Nami there weren't any scary First Age monsters lurking about. It seems they both have a tendency to highlight the worst-case scenario. __________________ Vanima i metta nauva, nan anda ar sarda nauva i mallë.

01-04-2010, 07:19 AM	#786
feawen The Lady of Laughter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Casy street in the afternoon Posts: 919	it may have been a scary first age monster. the balrog was first age! (i think!) __________________ can you imagine what it would be like if we have walked all the way? ya, one of us could have died! Cause its extremely far!

01-04-2010, 12:13 PM	#787
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	I also think that the balrog that Gandalf killed, was first age. But I believe that it was the last of its kind, and that we won't risk meeting another. __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

01-04-2010, 05:40 PM	#788
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	In RPG's it pays to be prepared for worst case scenarios, they often happen. __________________ We are not things.

01-04-2010, 08:04 PM	#789
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	So when an RP character says that we can be sure that so and so won't happen, that could be a hint that it will? Or is that even more so in single-author fanfiction? __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

01-04-2010, 08:30 PM	#790
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Aha, that is the question, isn't it? Radagast is as wizard pretty knowledgable in certain matters. But just like Gandalf, even Radagast can get things wrong, as already seen. I generally won't have Radagast say things just to put you guys on the wrong track. If he says something, he has every reason to think it is that way. But just like the rest, our wizard doesn't know all the facts just yet and is speculating about some things. And I did promise a RPG that moves off the beaten track, so if there is a balrog involved, it will have a good and novel reason to be there. But there are so endlessly many other options than balrogs... __________________ We are not things.

01-05-2010, 12:26 AM	#791
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	A Balrog AND a Shelob? NO WAY! My characters are gonna jump ship if that's how it is! Just kidding. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

01-05-2010, 07:39 AM	#792
*Earniel* The Chocoholic Sea Elf Administrator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: N?n in Eilph (Belgium) Posts: 14,363	Well, technically we've had the Mirkwood spiders already, but that was before you joined. So maybe I need to revisit that theme and go a little bigger. Why stop at Shelob when you can go all Ungolianth? __________________ We are not things.

01-05-2010, 08:15 AM	#793
feawen The Lady of Laughter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Casy street in the afternoon Posts: 919	oh Ungolianth the spider of my nightmares! the story of Ungolianth and the trees was always my favourate story the one that creeped me out the most! __________________ can you imagine what it would be like if we have walked all the way? ya, one of us could have died! Cause its extremely far!

01-05-2010, 10:39 AM	#794
Aikanáro Chaotic Good Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mar Vanwa Tyaliéva Posts: 827	Giant spider has been done, though - how about a giant squirrel? __________________ Vanima i metta nauva, nan anda ar sarda nauva i mallë.

01-05-2010, 06:05 PM	#795
*Varnafindë* Princess of the Noldor (and Administrative Empress of the Lone Islands) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Imladris (and sometimes Norway) Posts: 3,304	Now that would put all the talk about evil squirrels in a different light! Who would be the wise one then? __________________ Signature picture art - Bard the Bowman - by vigshane Avatar art - Footsteps of Spring (a young Luthien) - by Henning Janssen

01-05-2010, 06:20 PM	#796
feawen The Lady of Laughter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Casy street in the afternoon Posts: 919	gaint squirrals! i can just imagain the look on namis face at being proved right! pure horror at being proved right! __________________ can you imagine what it would be like if we have walked all the way? ya, one of us could have died! Cause its extremely far!

01-06-2010, 12:52 AM	#797
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	Hmm... Wouldn't it be terrible to get there and realize that "She" is Fimbrethil? They exploited the Entwives by stealing their leader's pets and making her keep her own kind hostage... That would be sick, and totally characteristic of Orcs. However.. I've always imagined Fimbrethil had more integrity than that, so that doesn't really flow in my mind... __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

01-07-2010, 01:26 PM	#798
Midge Faithful Gardener Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: I walk here and there, they say... Posts: 3,603	What's the difference between "mondain" and "mundane"? I started to correct your spelling, Earn, but then I looked it up and I'm slightly confused. __________________ In God I trust, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 "Starbuck, what do you hear?" "Nothin' but the rain, sir!" "Then grab your gun and bring in the cat." Make sure to check out the C.S. Lewis forum. Game threads, movie and book discussions and more!

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