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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steverooo" data-source="post: 1538821" data-attributes="member: 9410">Seconded!That being the case, however...  How sure are the eagles that Gandalf is dead?  (I can't believe that anything less than Sauron, Itself, could defeat him!  He killed a Balrog, unarmed!)  So, Adventures:1) Morale - Staving off panic, and battling Despair amongst the Gondorians will be a major theme, in this campaign...  My first idea, here, would be to steal an idea from the X-Men comic, and quickly introduce the "dark spirit" named Despay're, who tempts men to Despair, as a central figure to the campaign.2) Are They Dead, Yet? - How sure are those eagles, anyway?  EXACTLY what did they see?  Is the Fellowship really dead?  If so, then where's the evidence?  Confirmation must be obtained!  Perhaps the reports of their death have been greatly exaggerated!3) Organizing the Demoralized - Somebody's got to rally the troops, and set them in order...  Who?  Not the PCs!  They're too low level!  I don't know what you're going to do, here!...4) And What of Sam? - He aint dead, yet!...  He's feeling better!  Can a tracker get across Sarn Ford, and find the Hobbits' trail, following them into Mordor?  Better yet, Faramir knew where Frodo, Sam, and Gollum left from Henneth Annun, and the trail from there is fresher...  Can a Ranger with Skill Focus: Survival and Self-Sufficiency follow them, and find out what happened to Sam?5) Why Didn't We Think of This, Before? - Paladins of Dol Amroth and Rangers of Level 4+ are being trained to ride the Giant Eagles of ME, in order to act as messengers to the far-flung foes of Mordor...  Any PCs qualified to try out?6) Our Last, Best Hope! - The Valar...  The only army in ME with a prayer of defeating Sauron, once he has the ring...  Cirdan has a ship which can reach him, but men can't go, and Galadriel can't (or won't) go, due to the "Ban of the Valar"...  The only time that a man has been allowed into Aman was when Aragorn's ancestor, Earendil, sailed in with a Silmaril on his brow!  Those are in short supply!  One is still on Earendil's brow, up there, in the sky...  One was thrown in the ocean, and the other in a volcano...  Can we find one of them, or summon Earendil?  Can a crew be assembled to sail to Aman, avoiding the isles of shadow, and perils of the Enemy?  Can they do it in time?...  And will there be anything left living when they return?  (Oh yeah, and everyone who sees a Silmaril wants it for their own, too...  Minor roadblock, that...  Can you say "Brisingammon"?  Sure you can!  I knew you could!)7) They're NOT Feeling Better! - With Aragorn gone, Faramir, Eowyn, and Merry/Pippin (I forget which) are dying, with no known way to save them...  Radagast probably could, as might Alatar or Pallando, or the missing (dead?) Gandalf... but can an Eagle-rider find them?8) Athelas! - One of the Wise has been found, but they still need the weed!  Any Herbalists in town?9) Spies Like Us - What're the forces of Sauron up to?  Go, see!10) Fortifying the Fords - The Crossings of Ithillien must be fortified!  Ruins into castles!  Who will volunteer!11) Hit & Run! - The Bright Captain is looking for replacements to man hidden outposts in Ithillien.  Raid till they're paid!12) Intell Is Swell! - You've proven yourselves as spies, warriors, and capable of handling tough situations...  Now we've got another one for you...  Someone needs to travel south and east, into near Harad, then aroun the mountains and into the slave-lands of Mordor or Rhun, and send back word of what the enemy is up to...  It's a LRP mission, to be sure, and one that'll take a good long while to accomplish...  Eagles are standing by to drop the volunteers behind enemy lines...  Good luck!</blockquote>

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