OOC for Arador's LotR Game

[arador359]

Indeed it does, arador!!

Eight companions, to counter eight rid-

Oh, wait...

Cool!

OK, as I said in a earlier post, I'd like to start seeing backgrounds and character concepts from everyone as soon as you can get them to me.

 

[Darth Ecks]

I just want to warn people that I will not really be able to focus on this for about two weeks (I have applications due and school just started back up)...so I may not even have a clear character concept up until then. Since so many seem to be Rangers and Elves, I may have to decide on a Dwarf. I'll let you guys know as soon as possible.

 

[arador359]

I just want to warn people that I will not really be able to focus on this for about two weeks (I have applications due and school just started back up)...so I may not even have a clear character concept up until then. Since so many seem to be Rangers and Elves, I may have to decide on a Dwarf. I'll let you guys know as soon as possible.

That's fine. If we get started before then, I'll work you in somehow.

 

[rangerjohn]

Well Wally or Gary, my main concept in that he is a woodsman from a minor Dunedain house ideally with some connection to the rangers of the north.

 

[Inez Hull]

I'm looking at a Rohirrim Warrior on a quest of sorts, trying to come to terms with his grief and hate. I haven't got access to the rules but having looked at them in my FLGS and using the character creation attachment I'll try muddling through and let you tidy things up with the character concept. I'll try and email as complete a character as I can make in the next couple of days.

BTW, I'm really looking forwardto this. I'm not a big Tolkeinophile but most of my early gaming was with MERP. Aah, the memories.

 

[Daiymo]

Woo Hoo

Thanks for the consideration all. Thanks for letting me squeak in.

Looks like I may be the lone hobbit-just to be different. I do have a couple of questions for the DM.

First,I assume were using all the erratta from Decipher weapon damage, etc. I see that the 5 "free"picks are handled just like regular advancements. Dont mean to pick nits, just want to be clear.

Second, judging by everyone's timestamps on their messages, I look to be a relatvely late poster. I will probably be a late afternoon/evening poster(Indiana USA),but I easily post once a day-in fact more than that once home. I trust this is acceptable, I just dont want to upset the flow of the game.

Thanks again- one hobbit rogue coming up.

 

[garyh]

One post a day should be fine, Daiymo.

Okay, here's what we've got, based on my count:

Narrator: Arador
Player 1: Garyh, Dunadan Noble (perhaps towards Captain)
Player 2: ColonelHardisson, Dunlending Barbarain
Player 3: Doug Justice, Noldor Elf Magician/Warrior
Player 4: rangerjohn, Dunadan or Middle Man Warrior (towards Ranger)
Player 5: Darth Ecks, Dwarf - presumably Warrior
Player 6: mirthcard, (Sinda?) Elf Warrior (towards Archer)
Player 7: daiymo, Hobbit Rogue
Player 8: Inez Hull, Middle Man (Rohirrim) Warrior (perhaps towards Knight)

One things for sure - we'll be able to hold our own in a fight! The abundance of warrior types is normal, both to the source material and according to the RPG book. They even suggest not every adventuring group should have a magician (now THAT'S a contrast to D & D ).

rangerjohn - the reason I say "Dunadan or Middle Man" is that Middle Man is recommended for both Rohirrim sorts and Gondorians of more diluted blood, which the "minor house" would suggest. In fact, the Iconic Noble is a Gondorian Middle Man. In game terms, Dunadan have +1 to Bearing and Wits (Cha and Int in D & D), and Middle Men had +1 to Strength and Vitality (Str and Con). Oh, and Dunedain start with access to Sindarin or Quenya as language, although since they leave Middle Man languages up to the Narrator, Arador may let you choose an Elvish tongue. I think that's all of the game difference.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

So, do we e-mail Arador our backgrounds, or post them here?

 

[Daiymo]

Oops. I just emailed my hobbit to him. Hmmm

 

[arador359]

Well Wally or Gary, my main concept in that he is a woodsman from a minor Dunedain house ideally with some connection to the rangers of the north.

This works well for me. We can actually make you one of the Dunedian of the north if you want. It will work well with the campaign if we do. You will be young and not a full Ranger yet, but working toward that as a goal.