Journeys discussion thread

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

I never thought of re-using characters until Angmar suggested it over at t'other place, and it seems like other people do it, too - makes sense, when you've spent time developing them! And actually, I was thinking your Earniel character from the other RPG would fit in well ...

Haha, maybe. I've only took her as a character in the nazgul game as a favour to Val. I may never have done it anyway if the game hadn't started out as a humourous one but changed to serious after I had introduced my character. And since the way that game went down, I decided she should stay a fan fic character, not a role play character. I wasn't entirely pleased with the way I played her anyway. She'd fit reasonably well because she's from Gondolin, but she doesn't have the required wanderlust. The Sea-Elf side of her was all too pleased to live next to the sea so she'd have no valid reason to go exploring.

So I think I'll make a new character for this game, although I may still go for a member of the House of Fountains. I almost never re-use RP characters anyway. So to each their own.

[Rían]

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

The only thing that cannot be consistent, is Rameldir's family connection to Gil-galad. That depends on each threadmaster - whether he/she uses one or the other of Gil-galad's lineage versions. I prefer Tolkien's later version, but I don't insist on it if the threadmaster uses the other.
(Which one will you go by here, btw?)

Ahh, the Gil-Galad question rears its interesting head! I have no preference; I give the call to you. Actually, come to think of it, I prefer the later version slightly, so we can go with that.

Speaking of questions like Gil-Galad, I'll be going with Balrogs like in the Fall of Gondolin in BoLT 2 - IOW, fightable. I had an interesting idea about Balrog wounds, and in order for that to work, a Balrog has to be survivable!

Originally Posted by JRRT, in the Fall of Gondolin

...but the men of Rog ... came at those Balrogs and smote them grevojsly, for all they had whips of flame and claws of steel, and were in stature very great. They battered them into nought, or catching at their whips wielded these against them, that they tore them even as they had aforetime torn the Gnomes; and the number of Balrogs that perished was a marvel and dread to the hosts of Melko, for ere that day never had any of the Balrogs been slain by the hand of Elves or Men.

And really, my characters have been consistent except those two things I noted, which I wasn't sure I wanted to keep and had only used once, anyway.

Originally Posted by Eärniel

Haha, maybe. I've only took her as a character in the nazgul game as a favour to Val. I may never have done it anyway if the game hadn't started out as a humourous one but changed to serious after I had introduced my character. And since the way that game went down, I decided she should stay a fan fic character, not a role play character. I wasn't entirely pleased with the way I played her anyway. She'd fit reasonably well because she's from Gondolin, but she doesn't have the required wanderlust. The Sea-Elf side of her was all too pleased to live next to the sea so she'd have no valid reason to go exploring.

That's true ... OK, new character for you! *sends Eärniel to the character store*

So I think I'll make a new character for this game, although I may still go for a member of the House of Fountains. I almost never re-use RP characters anyway. So to each their own.

Hear, hear! *raises glass of miruvor*


n.b. - hey, out of curiosity, I right-clicked on "miruvor" and hit "Look up in dictionary" - and it's in the dictionary!!!!! Go Tolkien!!!!

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

*sends Eärniel to the character store*

*goes shopping and promises to show off what she might buy*

n.b. - hey, out of curiosity, I right-clicked on "miruvor" and hit "Look up in dictionary" - and it's in the dictionary!!!!! Go Tolkien!!!!

I wonder if there are recipes for Miruvor like there are many for Lembas among Tolkien fans. It could be ... interesting to try them out.

[Varnafindë]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

Ahh, the Gil-Galad question rears its interesting head! I have no preference; I give the call to you. Actually, come to think of it, I prefer the later version slightly, so we can go with that.

Very good - Rameldir and Gil-galad are first cousins then. Gil-galad's father Orodreth was the brother of Rameldir's mother Arindis.

I think there are two reasons why I reuse my characters. One, I'm too lazy to think up a new one every time. Two, I think it's fun to explore more eras of their lives, and fun to keep them all in one extended family.

And I have no preference about Balrogs - I seem to have missed a good RPG by not joining Entmoot years ago - so fightable they are.

[Rían]

Originally Posted by Eärniel

*goes shopping and promises to show off what she might buy*

*hands Eärniel a shopping cart*

OK, I wired some money into your account. Aisle 1 is the house of the Golden Flower; Aisle 2 is the folk of the White Wing; let's see ... Aisle 5 is the people of the Fountain. Just avoid Aisle 13 - the house of the Mole ...

I wonder if there are recipes for Miruvor like there are many for Lembas among Tolkien fans. It could be ... interesting to try them out.

I'm sure there's some floating around

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

Very good - Rameldir and Gil-galad are first cousins then. Gil-galad's father Orodreth was the brother of Rameldir's mother Arindis.

Sounds good

I think there are two reasons why I reuse my characters. One, I'm too lazy to think up a new one every time.

I hear ya!

Two, I think it's fun to explore more eras of their lives, and fun to keep them all in one extended family.

Yes, I agree.

And I have no preference about Balrogs - I seem to have missed a good RPG by not joining Entmoot years ago - so fightable they are.

I'll be interested to see what you think of my idea about Balrog wounds ...

[Earniel]

Originally Posted by RÃ*an

*hands Eärniel a shopping cart*

OK, I wired some money into your account. Aisle 1 is the house of the Golden Flower; Aisle 2 is the folk of the White Wing; let's see ... Aisle 5 is the people of the Fountain. Just avoid Aisle 13 - the house of the Mole ...

I didn't think the whole House of the Mole was evil, in fact a miner from the House of the Mole could be an interesting character, especially when dealing with the bad name of his House. Hm.... But any survivors from the House of the Mole would -I bet- already have left for Eregion and didn't hang about the sea-side.

Let me run these two characters by you. They're not exactly new, in fact they were originally secondary characters from the Eärniel-story. But I've never really developped their personalities there and this game might be perfect for that. The history may be a little patchy but I can fix that when I've done some more research.

Hallindel and Halweg

They're brother and sister, born in the House of the Harp in Gondolin. They were in their teenage years when the place went down and grew up in the Settlement at the Mouths of the Sirion. When the sons of Fëanor destroyed the settlement, both ended up in different groups of survivors, thinking the other dead. Neither of them managed to reach the safe haven of the Isle of Balar until the end of the War of Wrath. Hallindel wandered with a small group through the ruins of Beleriand while Halweg and his companions were surprised by orcs and taken to the dungeons of Angband.

Hallindel is a pleasant, optimistic soul. She's fond of music with a preference for flutes. She usually carries her own reed-flute with her. She has a keen eye and her years of wandering before the War of Wrath has left her with some skill with the bow and sling. She's of average height, with dark hair and blue-grey eyes.

Halweg is due to his stint in Angband, less social and forth-coming than his sister, although he is neither moody or brooding. He's proud without being arrogant and with an appreciation for beauty in all art forms. He does not resemble his sister much aside from the Noldorin dark hair and grey-blue eyes. He's a jewel smith by trade but he is not afraid to draw a sword when needed, which he prefers to a bow. (Maybe just a little because his sister is better with the latter.) His wife Losseloth has departed West after the War of Wrath due to injury.

How does these two sound?

[Edit to add: My skill in the Elven languages is very weak. But if I'm correct in remembering, Hallindel and Halweg are more Sindarin names than Noldorin. Since both lived longer among Sindarin than Noldor for most of their adult life, it is not really surprising both have a Sindarin epessë by which they go by.]

[Rían]

Originally Posted by Varnafindë

Very good - Rameldir and Gil-galad are first cousins then. Gil-galad's father Orodreth was the brother of Rameldir's mother Arindis.

Varna - do you want to get out a draft (or final) first post for Rameldir? The first place I want my guys to go is Rivendell - if you wanted, you could start setting the scene for Rameldir to join them when they come.