I guess they thought no-one would know the name, but it does have one: Herugrim. LOTR 3/VI. Scarily, my copy just fell open at the exact page. :oQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
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I guess they thought no-one would know the name, but it does have one: Herugrim. LOTR 3/VI. Scarily, my copy just fell open at the exact page. :oQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
I should've known it had an individual name. Thanks, Malacandra!
Take your time, we can wait, well maybe only a little bit longer.Quote:
Originally posted by What Exit?
In the game thread, you noted that a spellcaster's staff was broken in the Fireball. To my understanding, that means that he tried to turn the spell back against me and failed badly. Is that right?
That is probably correct. The other possibility is it was some other type of staff and failed its save versus magical fire.Quote:
Originally posted by Appleciders
Also from the game, Deor should be careful not to use magic missiles vs. Mage types. Miregol was targeting clerical types for good reason. They are far less likely to have something up to stop magic missiles.
Sorry I haven't been posting. I was having some severe connection problems here, but I finally got somebody out to fix it. Hopefully that's all done now.
OK.Quote:
Originally posted by What Exit?That is probably correct. The other possibility is it was some other type of staff and failed its save versus magical fire.Quote:
Originally posted by Appleciders
Also from the game, Deor should be careful not to use magic missiles vs. Mage types. Miregol was targeting clerical types for good reason. They are far less likely to have something up to stop magic missiles.
Deor was targeting the mage on the assumption that if arrows couldn't disrupt him, magic missiles might do a better job of it. But your point is taken.
A party of 24, heading toward the fort. This is what happens when you have a "blended family" of two adventuring parties. Reminds me of "Yours Mine and Ours". :D
Yep it is chaos. One more joint effort and I will be splitting your party off again I think, but first this one.
But it's a good chaos! Thanks, What Exit?
It is a good chaos. Allowing us to interact with a similar group provides the game-world with a significant breadth and depth, and I, for one, appreciate the opportunity. It's a fun thing to do.
Cool, I am glad you are enjoying it. I thought it would be fun to have the two major adventuring parties have a chance to interact. Especially as with the NPCs there has been some crossover.
They're not actually. Which is fine as it more easily allows me some game creep in the exact happenings between the two games.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Yeah, don't get me wrong, this is pretty cool, and allowed us to have that large-scale combat. :)
I missed this meme the first time around.
Hadn't seen that in a while. Frakking earworm. :D
A heads up that I'll be largely out of touch from Thursday through Sunday. Thanksgiving dinner at the in-laws, followed by a D&D convention on Friday and Saturday. I do love this particular holiday weekend. :D
I would say the rest of the week will be light. I'll try to get an update in though when the party decides what they are doing with the stairs.
*Never mind. Meant to post in game thread.*
Anyone seen this fan-made LOTR prequel, Born of Hope, before?:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-internet.html
Thought everyone might be interested in this - an English professor at Washington College does a Tolkien class and has posted all his lectures -
http://www.tolkienprofessor.com/lect.../wc_class.html
You can also find other podcasts on iTunes under iTunesU - look for The Tolkien Professor
Looks great - there's also a "Hunt for Gollum" independent film - says it's about 40 minutes long...Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
http://www.tolkien-online.com/the-hunt-for-gollum.html
Yes, I saw the Gollum film earlier this year. Their Aragorn is good, but their Arwen, even in her brief appearance, falls well short of the mark, IMHO.
The enduring appeal of C.S. Lewis; his friendship with Tolkien is discussed, too: http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/1...ndures/?hpt=C2
FYI, I should be around, with the ability to post at least once per day, if not more, through the 23rd...but then I'll likely be mostly, if not completely, out of touch until the 29th.
I expect the next 2 weeks to slow down. But please let me know when Ceol would use any special abilities, especially the Laying on of hands.
Actually, my contract ends tomorrow and I'll be more available for a little while. But if it's slow, it's slow, and that's fine.
Given that he has a limited amount he can heal per day, he'll hold off on using the ability if possible, saving it for:Quote:
Originally posted by What Exit?
- If one of our other healers (particularly Gilraen) drops, or is gravely injured
- If someone near him drops unconscious, and it's not clear that Gilraen will be able to get to that person quickly
He'll make liberal use of Detect Evil as we explore any potentially-compromised areas, and will turn undead as we encounter them.
What does a +Spell Points item do, precisely? Does it allow more castings per day?
Yes, you can cast up to 10 extra 1st or 5 2nd per day or some such combination. A 4th, a 3rd, a 2nd & a 1st is another example.Quote:
Originally posted by Appleciders
LOTR outtakes I'd never seen before: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkNWF...eature=related
Oh, wow, that's really excellent.Quote:
Originally posted by What Exit?Yes, you can cast up to 10 extra 1st or 5 2nd per day or some such combination. A 4th, a 3rd, a 2nd & a 1st is another example.Quote:
Originally posted by Appleciders
Sorry for the delays, I had some serious blizzard issues. Read all about it here:
Sorry for my absence, as well. I was up in Wisconsin with my family for a few days, but I also suffered a catastrophic virus on my laptop. It's in the shop, and I'm on my wife's computer for the time being.
Hope things work out to your satisfaction, kenobi65.
And a very Happy New Year to you all!
A bit of Virginia history, for those fond of pipeweed: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...123101033.html
It's the Professor's 119th birthday - best wishes to you all!
119! Pretty auspicious. I believe Bilbo had settled in Rivendell by that age.Quote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
A few years ago, I played in an RPGA campaign called "Living Death"...it was a Gothic horror campaign, set in an alternate version of 1890s Earth. There was one adventure in which our PCs were in South Africa, and saved a little boy from being trampled by a horse which had been possessed by a malign spirit. The little boy's mother ran over: "John, thank God you're all right!" She then introduced herself to us as Mrs. Arthur Tolkien. :DQuote:
Originally posted by Elendil's Heir
Cool. And you probably didn't even have to make up a story about a mechanical rice-picker!
That is great. :DQuote:
Originally posted by kenobi65
An inspired t-shirt from Threadless, in which several of you might be interested (mine is on order):
http://www.threadless.com/product/22...and_Back_Again
Players, lets make a decision so we can move it along.
Love it! I'll probably get two, one for me and one for my Tolkien-loving sister. Thanks.Quote:
Originally posted by kenobi65
Obligatory XKCD link: http://xkcd.com/657/large/
Sorry for the delay, I have some mixed messages in the game thread and I am trying to pull them together. As a heads so the players of the sneaking characters can prepare for it, those sneaking in invisibly will be detected. I just need to pull all the pieces together now.
Wow! Somebody put a LOT of time into that.Quote:
Originally posted by Hoopy Frood
Gandalf?Quote:
Originally posted by What Exit?
;)
Heh. Not often I get the set-up for a stunt like that - a lot of low-level types who are just waiting for me, a couple of other bards in support to provide a circumstance bonus, and good reason to see as few people as possible get hurt. :)Quote:
Originally posted by What Exit?
Ceol glances in Mulligan's direction. "Do I smell smoke?" ;)
FYI, I'm off to a small gaming convention this weekend (Winter War, in Champaign, IL), and won't be online from Friday afternoon through Sunday.