I'd go with 4 or 6.
I'd go with 4 or 6.
So now they are just dirt-covered English people in fur pelts with credit cards.
I'm up for 3 or 4 myself.
I'd be most in favor of 3, 4, or 6. Like CIAS, I think that 7 would be cool, but a major undertaking for our DM.
I would lean towards 3 or 4 so I am happy to see that works for most of you. 4 seems to be the one.
OK with me, as long as it doesn't get us all killed! Kidding.
Am I being waited on in the game threads? I was holding off for questions and actions.
Not by me.
Although... shouldn't we clear up the question of Sir Rickerd's odd behavior before we go on to our next adventure quest thingie?
Last edited by Elendil's Heir; 12 Feb 2012 at 09:16 PM.
4 is fine. I'd been waiting for a reaction from Rickerd, but I'll post a couple questions for him now.
By the way, if I got that shortsword worked on, what are its stats now?
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For Gil-Gandel the sword is a +5 undead slayer (x2damage vs undead). Also x3 vs wights. For others it is only a +4 undead slayer. Glows pale green for undead & sickly green for wights. Range unknown. Gil-Gandel can will it off.
The sword is now named Îdh Uireb, with due acknowledgements here, meaning "Rest Eternal".
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Recorded to the master character sheetOriginally posted by Malacandra
"Only"!
Apologies for going down a bit of a rabbit-hole on Sir Rickerd...certain things in the description of his behavior made me suspect some sort of magical outside influence, and that's where I took the conversation.
No worries. I'd have done the same.
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Malacandra, you brought up a good point on the speeds. I was assuming that with spare mounts to swap to the troops could ride about 10 miles a day and that is at 7 miles per hour. I must be pushing the hours of riding though a Bard, Druid and Healer along might make is feasible. I'm very open for comments on this, I am no master of horse lore and have only ridden them short distances as dude ranches.
Some good info online that really pushes my 70 as exceptional: http://www.ehow.com/facts_5122724_av...ravel-day.html
I'm surprised by the 20-30 miles, that seems very low as working border collies do 20-30 per day while helping to drive sheep.Daily Distance
Horses can usually travel 20 to 30 miles in a day. A horse carrying heavy gear or that is out of shape may cover less than 20 miles in a day.
Speed
Horses can gallop at speeds of 30 to 40 miles per hour but they cannot keep up running at these speeds for long. Most horses canter at speeds of 10 to 17 miles per hour, trot at 8 to 10 mile per hour and walk 3 to 4 miles per hour.
Record Speed
In 1982, horse Petro Jay set a record by running the rack at Turf Paradise, Arizona in 1 minute and 7 seconds. This translates into a sped of 40.18 miles per hour.
Early Racing
Prussia and Austro-Hungarian soldiers raced 350 miles from Berlin to Vienna in 1892. The winner made the trip in 72 hours but, unfortunately, his horse died after the race.
Pony Express
In the 1860s, the United States Pony Express transported and delivered mail via horseback. The mail service averaged speeds of 9 miles per hour.
The average walking speed of a human in goodcondition is around 3-4 miles, I use 3.4 miles = 12" movement. We know the Roman legions would do 20 miles per days and build a defensive camp.
Endurance Rides are often 100 miles and will be completed in 10-12 hours.
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Based solely on the short trail rides I've done (six to ten miles) I'd think that it would vary wildly based on the terrain and quality of roads. In the mountains with poor trails, we might be lucky to make fifteen miles a day. But on the plains, with good roads, I don't doubt that thirty to fifty miles would be possible, especially if we're pushing hard.
Indeed and the great road is suppose to be near to Roman quality. It was still in good shape 2000+ years after being built though it was known as the green way and missing the bridge at Tharbad at the time of the War of the Rings. So I think the benchmark for this trek should be using Roman quality roads with horse switches through the day.
The would also be a mix of herbs to increase endurance for the horses and riders.
It was four years ago today that our adventure began. Many thanks to you all for the great time I've had since then, but most especially to What Exit? for all of his hard work: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/...d.php?t=458221
Well, those Pony Express riders rode about 75 miles a day. I don't think that any of us are pushing that hard!
Ya think? What's a thousand miles divided by fourteen days then?
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We may have to change the time to 20 days. It seems much more reasonable.
And that gets a "Hell, yes!" from me.
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(Fear my mighty +1 post. Vorpal against Trolls, ya know.)
The amazing thing is we have 5 of us from the beginning and Gwaelur has been in and out as possible.
I want to thank all of you. This has been a lot of fun and worked out far better then I imagined. The odd thing is between the 3 boards, I am fairly certain this is the oldest game and the only one to keep going. I think it is the Middle Earth part that really made it work so well though. It is tough to have a game where plenty of players know the history of the world so well.
Just to add, it was Appleciders that got this all rolling. It started in this thread: D&D style strategy forum games.
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Then huzzah for Appleciders, too! I'd forgotten that.
I've been rereading the original setup thread. It was a lot of fun. Thanks for that.
Zuul has been missing for a while, anyone know her status at the moment? I'm hoping I missed a vacation mention.
Good lord, that was a while ago. I hadn't thought about that thread in ages. And thanks to the lot of you; this has been really fun.
Zuul hasn't posted in the ST RPG in awhile either; I've emailed and PMd her but had no response.
More on the Horse speeds.
The Muster of Rohan: the Rohirrim ride from Harrowdale on March 10th and arrived on the 15th as the "Horns of the Rohirrim are heard at cockcrow." for the Battle of the Pelennor. Harrowdale is just to the south of Edoras. It is the valley between Edoras and Dunharrow. That is around 350 miles in a little over 5 days of hard riding. So 70 miles per day will be reasonable in this would under some conditions.
However, I will go with 50 miles for Light Horse speed of 24" with mount switches and etc. as a fair speed for this time. The main reason is some of the riders are not up to 70 miles per day. It will be tough on Dwarves in particular.
Quite - the Rohirrim are supposed to be astoundingly good horsemen from when we first meet them and see them circle the Three Hunters with barely a pause before halting in unison. And Gil-Gandel on Curan could probably manage it more easily than most. But what the Riders of the Mark can keep up for five days in a war emergency might well be beyond lesser folk in ordinary circumstances.
Concerning the four-year anniversary, I treated myself to a good read-through of the control thread from the Dope adventures. It brought back many happy memories.
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Good grief - four years where has it all gone? It's certainly been great fun and I'm glad I got to play a part in it.
Looks like Option 3 was the way to go after all
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
Leaving it up to the party to recruit a Paladin, Edoras is a good place to do so. Ceol knows most of them. But Gwaelur's helm is part of the quest at least. Even if he is not willing, an effort should be made to borrow or buy it. Hobbits can be found in Bree or the Shire with relative ease.Good grief - four years where has it all gone? It's certainly been great fun and I'm glad I got to play a part in it.
Looks like Option 3 was the way to go after all
FluffyConcerning the four-year anniversary, I treated myself to a good read-through of the control thread from the Dope adventures. It brought back many happy memories.
Sorry Glee.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
I was enjoying D_Odds Squirrel jokes and loved some of the discussions that broke out, like tobacco packaging. The communication barrier between D_Odds and Glee was pretty glaring. So weird. Glee was too serious and D_Odds was never serious for long. The butted heads often.FluffyConcerning the four-year anniversary, I treated myself to a good read-through of the control thread from the Dope adventures. It brought back many happy memories.
Sorry Glee.
Good times indeed, but then, so are these....
I'll be out of town for the weekend and may not be able to get online.
Aah, I do so enjoy these "pick the least worst option" tests that come up every so often.
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
As often happens I got caught off guard. I was expecting to add 1-2 paladins and move on. But I should have realized the party needs to be careful in who joins.
No worries -- this is a cool little bit of character development.
Yup. I'm down with it.
So we need some decision making and then we can move out and meet back up with Gil-Gandel.
OK, the pair of paladins have been added to my character list. No one asked but all Paladins have high charisma and Cwenhild has an 18.
"My character asks if the girl paladin wants to make out."
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Have you seen how pretty this party is? It's like an episode of "The Beautiful People". More people have Strength as their dump stat than Charisma
In the land of the blind, the one-arm man is king.
That's 'cos playing a low-charisma type wouldn't be role-playing for me
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Well 3 Paladins, a Druid and a Royal Princess in the party is going to inflate the average a lot.
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