OOC THREAD

[Telcontar]

hmmm chicken from a compost bin.....still kinda sounds like Henry....

[Telcontar]

Doug,
 Just so you know I am a little gun shy on using the LORE skill. As you can see on my character sheet it is noted with 'eye'. As a High Elf Morriruse may not decrease his shadow score like the other characters and instead must mark his skills to do this. Any skill such marked that rolls a  outside of an elf haven autofails and I believe I gain a point of shadow.

The way I was going to narratively figure this is that the elves seldom travel because in their realms they don't feel the quick flow of time like they do outside of them. Leaving their sanctuaries means they are pulled faster to the call to depart into the west.

Also, his sword has BANE of Spiders. The rules are ambiguous on what that actually means and its up to the players. Examples I would be non mechanical things like, it glows when spiders are near, it more easily cuts webs. Some type of benefit that is not tied to a mechanic like more damage or lower edge rating. Ant thoughts on that?

[tomcat]

A weapon has Qualities that are tied to the bane - described in Rivendell.

Because it is an Elven work, the qualities are auto against all creatures - bane or not.

So, the most I will say is that the sword cuts through webs easier and will cause spiders to potentially retreat instead of facing the weapon.

Cool regarding your Lore skill. That is a cool function that I had not yet read about for High Elves, seeing as we have yet to have any in game.

Ignore my Lore roll in the previous thread.

[Telcontar]

Yeah, i was working it into the narrative by him not dwelling to closely on the past or quickly changing his thoughts. One because it would lead to dark deeds the other because he knows being away from home it will hasten the fading of his body to dig to deep inot lore or crafting. 

[Telcontar]

Sorry guys, Morirúsë is dickish, but the character is writting himself and whatever his tale is it wants to unfold.

[Eclecticon]

No worries - I'm enjoying having him about, talking down to us mere mortals. 

[Telcontar]

And all the Hobbit children gathered around and clamored. Tell us the story of Morirúsë and the Werewolf, and of Grimbeorn the Grumpy, and Arbogast the Woodwise!

But the loremaster said, "but a moment, I have another project."

And all the children grew sad for there were no cakes, and no stories.

[tomcat]

LOL!

You're funny man.

Yes, I am working on my HOF project. I have three weeks to meet my deadline and I am writing and compiling.

I will have a post up tonight, though. 

[Eclecticon]

Lies!  It lies to us, Prescious!

[tomcat]

Yea, I sort of told an untruth last night.

After our shows, last night, my wife gave me that look...and well, as men here, I hope we are all understanding and would extend a gaming pass.

 

[Telcontar]

For it is the doom of men that they forget...

[tomcat]

It's gonna be tomorrow guys - not for any other reason than I have nothing. I can't think of a thing at the moment to start this next scene up - especially with the PC's coming to different conclusions on  what to do. The Noldo asks how to find the wolf's lair and the man says that's not the best course.

Give me until tomorrow - I have a lot of mechanics in my brain, right now.

[Eclecticon]

So, just a quick recap now that HOF is out - we have a werewolf spirit thingo on the loose, but we know it hates elven lamps.  There's a big one of those (probably) in Woodmen-Town, which Arbogast is keen that the Werewolf not become any more interested in.  Fortunately, we have some smaller ones here that Moriruse is figuring out how to turn on and off, in case we need to do tech-support things to them.  Hopefully we can use those to lure it into the Mountains of Mirkwood, from whence it came, and bury it in a hole somewhere.  That might hold it until we figure out something more permanent to do with it. 

Questions?  Comments?

[Telcontar]

The werewolf is attracted to all the lights, but does have a level of inteligence. It knows it can not break into the elven caves, though it tried. The beast has also felt the draw of the lamp of Blathi. While it hates the lamps it also knows deep hunger to feed and it's range is pretty expansive. The Wood Elves stumbled on its trail, and it attacked them again out of revenge.

We can assume the following:
It hates us personally
It hates the lamps
It ranges far and wide
It reforms quickly

Using the lamps and its hatred for us we can probably lure it somewhere or we go where it lives and slay it. The later seems more epic saga worthy.

[GandalfOfBorg]

Well like most creatures of the shadow it both fears and desires the light so to consume it.  Our issue of course is how to destroy the fell spirit of the creature.  I ain't afraid of no ghost but we need the Ghostbusters