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Post by Gordis on Mar 22, 2007 22:31:09 GMT
Gordis, you're doing an excellent job with Daurendil. *smiles* I don't think I could do half as good a job. Oh, what a modest Master of Fate! ;D Rian, here is your pic:  I have continued Algeirr's story. Now your turn  I am also continuing for Daurendil - to speed things up. Now someone -please- describe the hunt! Rian? Serenoli? Elfhild? |
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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Mar 22, 2007 23:27:12 GMT
Gordis, when it comes to writing romantic leads, I literally stink. I just did an update for Pizbur Ashuk and his cronies. It takes place the night of November 2 and it can be moved down if needed.
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Post by Rian on Mar 22, 2007 23:34:33 GMT
thank you, O Mistress of Avvies!  interesting development in that Algeirr won't be able to do his little signal-thing to the orcs... Angmar - I don't think it's romantic as much as comic. As I said, the only males Caelen is interested in have 4 legs. |
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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Mar 22, 2007 23:50:17 GMT
interesting development in that Algeirr won't be able to do his little signal-thing to the orcs... Angmar - I don't think it's romantic as much as comic. As I said, the only males Caelen is interested in have 4 legs. Rian, yes, it was decided months ago that the whole plot to kidnap Gimilbeth this time was doomed to failure. Now the actual attack when it gets underway is going to be a little tricky. The orcs will be confused when they never see the signal to attack. We must decide whether 1. they just leave, since there was no signal, or 2. they charge in attack anyway. Ideas? |
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Post by Gordis on Mar 23, 2007 12:06:43 GMT
Excellent post, Angmar! Good to see you posting again... I think the date is fine, but I advise to take away "night" and leave simply "Nov 2" I think they should plan the attack for the evening of Nov 2. I think the orcs should sneak down to the road on the evening of Nov.2, just before the company reaches the small watchtower to camp for the night of 2-3 (see the map: just above the label "night 2-3"). Let us have the road passing through a defile with wooded hills on both sides.- we are already in Trollshaws - so the orcs could watch the passing troops unhindered. But then they will see: 1. that there is no signal (they don't know Algeirr by sight - so they wouldn't know he was missing altogether). 2. that the company is immensely strong - 120 soldiers and knights + servants etc. And Ashuk has only 200 orcs. He might have tried to seize Gimilbeth from the middle of the column in the confusion of the attack, but he could never dream to comply with his other orders - to kill everyone else and to bring her safe to Angmar. Actually the rest of the Dunedain will be in hot pursuit and Ashuk has a lo-ong track to Angmar before him. Unrealistic to make it with mounted knights on his heels. So, I suggest he just leaves - remaining undetected- and turns to plan B: to order his company to run all the way to the Great road (see the blue line) and to attack the Tarks near the last Bridge. He knows that Gimilbeth will leave most of the soldiers in Brochenridge and continue along the Great Road with little escort - Broggha told him that. There he will try to kill everybody and to capture Gimilbeth.  Gimilbeth's journey is in red, orcs' - in blue, dwarves' - in green Also, Angmar, I think it is necessary to add the time and place of the planned attack into Broggha's directions to Algeirr (Shadow III, page 1 post 5 -Broggha's part) "The orcs under the leadership of Pizbur Ashuk are planning an ambush. They are waiting in the Trollshaws - you will get there on the second evening of your journey. When you think it is the right time for the orcs to attack, you will organize a distraction. etc Otherwise, how would Algeirr know when and where should he organize the distraction? He can't pretend his mount's shoes are loose every evening... So, I have taken the liberty to add this line into your post, Angmar. If you mind, I will take it away. |
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Post by Serenoli on Mar 23, 2007 14:06:01 GMT
Love the battle-plan map, Gordis. Feel like a general just looking at it. Great posts from all. Orcs still creep me out with all the 'lets eat rabbits and Nauremir raw!' The funny thing is, if they do manage to get Nauremir's coffin open, they'll end up having some more rabbit instead...  |
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Post by Witch-king of Angmar on Mar 23, 2007 23:29:45 GMT
Gordis, great job on Agannalo. I am getting to think of him as a friend. ;D Excellent post, Angmar! Good to see you posting again... Gordis, thanks. I haven't been posting much lately since Gimilbeth neutralized Belzagar's pigeon mail service, and the spymaster and his assistant are waiting until things cool off before they do much. I think the date is fine, but I advise to take away "night" and leave simply "Nov 2" I think they should plan the attack for the evening of Nov 2. I thought the kidnap attempt was not going to be until November 3rd. The discussion in the orc camp was more of a reiteration of the plan and a talk of encouragment. Has the date been changed? Gordis, thanks for changing the post. The attack and kidnap attempt are going to require more talk before anything is done. Serenoli, the orcs are disgusting eaters. In the book, they are quoted as liking "man's-flesh" for a special treat. |
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Post by Gordis on Mar 24, 2007 10:00:26 GMT
Gordis, great job on Agannalo. I am getting to think of him as a friend. ;D Glad that you like my Agannalo. I just thought that would be a funny situation if some outlaws tried to rob a lone nazgul... thought the kidnap attempt was not going to be until November 3rd. The discussion in the orc camp was more of a reiteration of the plan and a talk of encouragment. Has the date been changed? I always thought we have agreed to have the actual attack on Nov 5, on the Great road near the Last bridge, after Gimilbeth leaves the coffin behind, leaves Merendil and most of the soldiers behind and meets the dwarves... But in your last post , Angmar, Ashuk mentioned the coffin ... so I thought the orcs were set on attacking the large party on their way to Brockenridge. Because AFTER Brockenridge, there will be no coffin. If so, it would be better to attack in darkness, wouldn't it? But in the evening of the Nov 3 the party would be close to Brockenridge - and it is a large fortress, there will be scouts around and help may come from the fortress. So, the evening of Nov 2 is preferable, IMHO, while the party is in the middle of nowhere. What do you think? I still advise to make the orcs decide to wait and attack later, on the Great Road. |
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Post by Valandil on Mar 25, 2007 20:20:32 GMT
BTW Gordis... GREAT new map! The background you started with... where did it come from? Is it one of Karen Wynn Fonstad's? It doesn't quite look like them. I like the style of it very much. |
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Post by Gordis on Mar 25, 2007 20:37:22 GMT
Oh, it is a wondrous map! Made by MERP-ICE.
All of the MERP maps are very good. There are much more features on them than Tolkien ever invented, but all CANON things are in the right places. Very-Very good job. What a pity the company all but disappeared.
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