Middle Earth FA65 D&D Game: Tenth Adventure – On to the Quest
First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread:
Middle Earth D&D Game on Domebo: FA63 Setup Thread
Middle Earth Role playing Game FA 63 & 64 Player Timeline Project.
First Adventure Thread
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, the Second Adventure, Scouting Ered Lithui
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game, Third Adventure, Ered Lithui Mystery Creature
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game. Fourth Adventure. Journey to Rivendell
Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: Fifth Adventure - War in Goblin Gate.
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Sixth Adventure - Harrying Harad by Sea
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Sixth Adventure - Harrying Harad by Sea. conclusion.
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Seventh Adventure – The Ruins of Old Hatha
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Eighth Adventure – Adventure in Raj and bringing Peace to the South.
Middle Earth FA64 D&D Game: Ninth Adventure – Against the Cultists
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The Role Call
Bitur son of Bofur - Hoopy Frood- Fighter, Dwarf of Erebor. 8th level Age: 180
Sir Thoroncir, Knight-Errant– Elendil’s Heir - Fighter, Man of Gondor, a Sea-Knight of Linhir 8th level Age: Nearly 23
Princess Gilraen (Renee)- NPC – Beautiful young woman of Gondor and trained Healer of Estë 8th level Age: 18
Gil-Gandel – Malacandra – Bard 9th, Sindar ("Grey Elf") 6th level F/Th Age: 624
Rorimac Brandybuck - CatInASuit – Hobbit Ranger 8th Age: 46 Meriadoc’s youngest son.
Mulligan Took – CatInASuit - Burglar, Hobbit (Daughter of Peregrin Took's Sister) 10th level Age: 32 (From a larger family)
Deor – appleciders – Mage of Rohan (Brother of Theogrim) 9th level Age:22 (From a very large family)
Ceol – kenobi65 - Paladin of Eonwë 7th level Man of Rohan - Age 26
Drindoleth – Zuul – Beorning Druid 10th level – age 31. Shape Shifter.
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Folca: Deor’s really well trained Red Tailed Hawk. He is often invisible.
Baygir: The very good Heavy War Horse of Thoroncir.
Cúran: A very swift and well-trained horse of the Elves, Gil-Gandel’s mount.
Kali: A fine Silver Grey Mare of exception stock. Her lines trace back to Shadowfax. She is Gilraen’s mount.
Missy: The strange green eyed, white fur cat, companion of Gilraen. It will not talk to Ghân but seems very intelligent and dutiful to Gilraen. She is an excellent night guard and usually invisible now thanks to Deor. She is apparently a descendent of Mirëgol’s ancient cat Warrior.
Freyja: A Wildcat with Mulligan that is from Ered Lithui. She speaks occasionally.
Leofwin Paladin’s War Horse of Ceol.
Hound The Wolf: Animal Friend of Drindoleth, raised from a pup. Her mother was a wolf and sire a warg but she inherited her size from the warg side and more so. The young pup drank Ent draught on several occasions and grew to a great size, a size to perhaps rival Draugluin though not Carcharoth. Larger than even Huan of lore.
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Cwenhild Shield Maiden of Manwë & Varda with a long mane of blonde tresses. She is a brave and fierce fighter. It is said she fights harder then any man in an effort to prove herself. She is more adept at fighting the undead as the leader of her small order. Varda Star Kindler lends particular favor to those brave enough to stand against the darkness. Rohirrim Paladin of 8th level.
Wilfrid Rohirrim Paladin of Eonwë 7th level.
Top Sgt Mandor – Man of Minas Tirith - leads 19 mounted soldiers skilled in logistics and camp engineers. All are on fast horses.
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Lorliana is a woman of 24 and was raised in the Minas Tirith and has studied for 12 years with the Loremasters. She has a few small magics at her disposal. She studied Elven lore at Rivendell and made a deep study of Kkósal. She is a fairly pretty blond, probably part Rohirrim and part Gondorian but not Dunedain. She is Lawful Good. She is 5'5". Her 2 brothers and some others call her Lorli.
In her own words: "My father was a scribe and my mother was scribe and they wanted me to have a better education than they got so they trained me well and taught me to love and respect knowledge and when I was 13 the House of Lore excepted me as a student. I was very proud and I enjoy it very much. Now I am trying to bring back more learning and more history of the Dúnedain and where better than Imladris itself? I might have studied to be a Mage but I had spent my whole life studying to be a Sage. I don't think there are any woman wizards or even apprentices anyway."
She has a few items that help her research including a magic pen and she has actually picked up a few cantrips thanks to Deor's good start and further learning at Rivendell.
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Some background, it is 65 years since the Bearers of the Three Rings left Middle-earth for the Uttermost West and 66 since Sauron and Barad-Dűr fell.
King Elessar & Queen Arwen are in their prime and young Prince Eldarion is in his early training at age 21. There is still a constant struggle to tame the brown lands, Umbar, Harad, Nurn and the North. The court summers in Evedim near the lake and spend 9 months in Minas Tirith. Aragorn has campaign more often than not in the last 65 years, but far less than the prior 67. He and Arwen have had 4 daughters. Silmariën (FA45), Gilraen (FA47), Telperiën (FA51) & Fíriel (FA55)
Legolas has removed a small number of his people to Ithilien to support Prince Faramir in this fair land. He visits the courts of Faramir, Elessar, Éomer and Gimli son of Gloin often. His beautiful sister Elenwë is adventuring and rides a Minaras (Unicorn)
Faramir and Éowyn have two sons: Elboron (FA3) & Caramir (FA7). Both are hardy Warriors. They say that Prince Elboron has the look of his father and Caramir of his mother’s people. Prince Caramir is a great Horseman and loves his visits to his Uncle. Both appear to take strongly after Faramir as they are aging slowly. It has been noted that Éowyn has remained very youthful for all her long years. She could be taken for Éomer’s daughter or even granddaughter rather than his sister. She looks to be in her 50s more than her late 80s. Some wonder if this was a gift of King Elessar’s healing or a reward for slaying the Witch King of Angmar. Faramir is of course still a hale and hardy man. A little over a hundred he too looks to be in his 50s.
Currently Minas Tirith and their allies are fighting a two front war in the South and a Campaign wiping out orc lairs in Ered Lithui and around Nurn. Gondor is expanding and trying to build up a large force of horseman to supplement the Riders of Rohan. They are building a great road to Rhűn to create trade and build an alliance. They also hope to increase trade to Erebor & Dale. There is a project underway at a slower pace to improve travel along the Anduin. It is expected to take decades. Dark tidings arrived out of Rhűn brought by Hodwain the Beorning Bard. There is apparently unrest and some organized evil activity out near the Sea and beyond.
Dol Amroth is still the great Principality of Gondor. It is under the wise care of Prince Elphir (TA2987), son of Prince Imrahil of course. Sister to Lothíriel the Queen of Rohan. His eldest son Alphros (TA3017) is the Commodore of the Gondor Fleet and commands the great and swift flagship the Amroth.
King Éomer has passed away leaving the behind his widow, Queen Lothiriel of Dol Amroth. King Elfwine, his eldest now leads in all things. He is seeking the hand of Silmariën. Elfwine is a tall man of 6' 5" with blond hair and piercing blue eyes. His features show a bit of elvish influence of his mother's side. He speaks with a deep voice and looks to be no more than 30 years old but he is probably 50. He uses a long sword and Gwaelur knows that Elfwine was given a fine chain mail shirt as a gift from Gimli. The Chief Mearas likes the new King, his best son is Prince Elfwine's partner. They think he is a very good human. Prince Éomund is the next in line currently. He is a few years younger than Elfwine and also still single. He is leading a large force of Riders of Rohan on behalf of his brother the King to aid King Elessar in Harad.
In 61 Samwise Gamgee left Middle-earth via Mithlond. Merry and Pippin got their affairs in order and headed south to live in Gondor. Mulligan Took was among their escort. Samwise’s eldest Grandson Elfstan Fairbairn joined the group after visiting Minas Tirith. Faramir Took son of Pippin is the Thain and the Shire’s greatest Warrior since Meriadoc the Magnificent. Mulligan’s Brother Ponto Took is an excellent archer and a good treasure finder.
Arnor is repopulating as is the Anduin Valley. The Shire’s population is growing and their produce is helping to feed the North and even the South. They have steady wains heading to and from the Dwarves of Ered Luin. They are even supplying produce and pipe weed to the Grey Havens in exchange for salted & smoked fish.
Elladan and Elrohir of course remain the Masters of Rivendell and assist in the running of Arnor. They in no way have finished with hunting Orcs. Indeed, they have driven the Goblins far underground with their constant attacks on Goblin Gate and often roam north against Angmar itself. Elladan, Elrohir and Glorfindel seem tireless these days in hunting the scattered remains of these ancient enemies to the North. They often leave the care of Rivendell to the wise Celeborn. He did leave a thriving Sindarin kingdom in Southern Greenwood from where Gil-Gandel most recently hailed.
Thorin III Stonehelm rules the Durin Folk (Khazad). He rules from Erebor of course. His lords include Gimli in Aglarond, Lord Gíon of the Iron Hill and some lesser lords in the Blue Mountains and Fornost. The Dwarves are again thinking of Khazad-dűm. Dori and Bofur are still alive, but quite venerable and rich. Bofur is acting as the ambassador to Rivendell and Arnor as needed.
A bridge at Tharbad has been built and the great bridge is nearly rebuilt. Tharbad is already a thriving and growing town under the command of Lord Mayor Ianthír (Bridge Lord). He is Ranger of the North and the son of Aragorn's most loyal friend Halbarad. The population is mostly just men of Eriador. There are small Dwarven and Hobbit communities.
The Great South road is rebuilt and maintained from Fornost to Minas Tirith. All the additional trade has brought much prosperity to Bree and the town and the Prancing Pony have both expanded. Fornost is still small, but growing. Most of the remaining Northern Dúnedain have moved near Fornost. It is 1000 miles from Bree to Minas Tirith and good roads the whole way now and a network of Inns and King’s Inns allowing for better accommodations then in any time in the last 2000 years. Bree to Thrabad is 200 miles. Tharbad to Gap of Rohan is 325. Gap of Rohan to Edoras is 125and Edoras to Minas Tirith is 350.
For year 63 FA review & review of The Elendil.
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Deor Spells:8/6/6/4/2 Cantrips: 24
First: Comprehend Languages, Magic Missile, Sleep, Shield, Enlarge, Feather Fall, Message, Identify
Second: Detect Invisibility, Web, Invisibility, Levitate, Long Light, Wizard Lock
Third: Fly, Fireball, Mass Strength, Tongues, Suggestion, Detect Lies
Fourth: Mass Sleep, Wall of Fire, Shape Shift, Ice Storm
Fifth: Cloudkill, Wall of Force
Gil-Gandel Spells:5/4/3
1st level: Stunning Discord, Faerie Fire, Entangle, Invisibility to Animals, Pass Without Trace
2nd level: Song Cycle, Mirror Image, Heat Metal, Obscurement
3rd level: Fear, Call Lightning, Hold Animal
Drindoleth Spells:7/6/4/4/2
1st: Entangle, Purify Water, Predict Weather, Faerie Fire, Detect Magic, Speak With Animals, Detect Animals or Plants.
2nd: Barkskin, Charm Person/Mammal, Cure Light Wounds, Produce Flame, Fire Trap, Warp Wood.
3rd: Call Lightning, Plant Growth, Neutralize Poison, Stone Shape.
4th: Call Woodland Beings, Cure Serious Wounds, Dispel Magic, Speak with Plants.
5th: Wall of Fire, Transmute Rock to Mud.
Gilraen Spells: 5/5/4/3
1st: Cure Lights of double affect; Purify Food & Drink; Detect Magic; Detect Evil, Song of Estë that gives friends a +1 Save and -1 to be hit and damage will discourage others from attacking me even more. It lasts as long as sung. It is similar to the second level chant.
2nd: Goodberries, Hold Person, Find Traps, Resist Fire, Know Alignment
3rd: Estë Prayer song: 12”r, last 2r/lvl after done singing, Cure Blind, Remove Curse, Dispel Magic*
4th: Neut Poison, Cure Serious 4d8+9x1.1, Protection from Evil 10’r