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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: August 26, 2010, 11:11:34 pm »
OOC: ill assume that mission excludes me?
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: August 20, 2010, 03:30:50 am »
OOC: sorry for the wait, school started and i kinda forgot about this, so u get a few pages xD
"Nice and cool, these mountains are," Singed told Shadow, "which means we aren't the only things that wil enjoy it. Alert" Shadow immidiately became more wary. "Now, let's go see what these pretty hills have stored for us." So Singed and Shadow traveled through Ered Gorgoth, which were neither pretty nor small. Though, unbeknownst to them, they were being watched both by the eagle King Turgon had spying on them and the surviving kin of Ungoliant.
They were few, but they were powerful, since Ungoliant was always hungry and would eat anything, so they had to be to survive harsh conitions. Do to this, they were also scatterred, so there was only one to assault Singed and Shadow. "Free food wondering in my land?" The monstrous spider asked itself, "and with a decent sized pack too! I wonder what treasures it holds!" So the evil thing stalked Singed for the rest of the day, waiting t ambush him while he slept.
"So, the little goblin has already found an admirer," the scout mused to himself, "this could be an interesting battle, and the King will be rid of a pest no matter the outcome" So the scout sent a nearby eagle to relay the news to King Turgon.
"Remember Shadow, howl if anything comes near camp," Singed reminded Shadow, " and I promise I'll return the favor." For all of his appearing casual and unwary, he had noticed both of his watchers. Though he wasn't aware that it was a great eagle following him, he had assumed it was a familiar. So he went to sleep, trusting Shadow's greater senses to alert him of trouble. He wasn't asleep long when he heard the familiar howl, to others, it would sound like a wolf howling at the moon. "Good, it didn't wait until I was asleep anyway," he grumbled to himself as he got up, he didn't have to put his gear back on, since he never took it off. "Silent," he commanded Shadow, "come and get my sword in your gut, now dont skulk around the shadows. I want to get back to my beauty sleep!"
"Oh, so you are alert," the giant spider said, "oh well, now you will just die tired." The monstrosity leaped at Singed, hoping to overwhelm him, what it failed to notice was Shadow, who promptly jumped on the spiders back and gained a power grip with his jaws. "Ah! Stupid mutt, I'll eat you alive!" the spider screamed.
Singed didn't even bother telling Shadow good job, he was already on the attack, before the spider knew it, it had lost a leg. "Who did you say was going to die again?" Singed snarled at the spider as he slashed at its eyes.
"Argh!!!" I'm going to kill you both slowly!" the spider cried, "now stand still! I don't like my supper to fight back, having to kill you the hard way makes your meat tough!"
Singed laughed, "Like I survived Dagor Bragollach just to be killed by a fat spider." The spider lunged and he caught it's fangs on his shield. Then he swung his sword in an overhand cut, the spider followed the sword and went to block it with its clawed foot, but it was a feint, Singed suddenly stepped forward and stabbed the spider with his shield, scoring two modest gouges in its hide. The spider finally flung Shadow off, though he changed strategy and starting biting at its hind legs when the spider attacked Singed, retreating as soon as he got its attention. Singed hadn't even been scratched so far, "Hahaha, you haven't even scratched me, and your missing a leg!" he jeered. The spider, wounded and enraged, charged Singed. Singed, ofcourse, expected this, and dived toward the spider when it got near, completely confusing his enemy. Singed knew what he was doing though, he was now under the spider and its belly was vulnerable. So he stabbed upward with both shield and sword, scoring solid hits with both. The spider started to twitch, and Singed dived out from under the spider as it collapsed. "Good job Shadow, you've earned all that meat that I thought i might have wasted on you."
The scout watched the goblin pack up and move camp farther away from the spider's corpse. "Now that's not something you see every day, a goblin that will face a monster on its own, time to report to King Turgon," the scout muttered to itself. A few hours later, the scout finished his report to King Turgon, "Indeed that is odd, though I'm not sure if we should be thankful, a goblin that can kill one of those monsters is not something I want roaming the land," King Turgon told the eagle scout, "I heard Finrod is coming north to Angband, send a messenger to tell him he may wish to catch or kill this paticular goblin before he becomes a threat."
"Nice and cool, these mountains are," Singed told Shadow, "which means we aren't the only things that wil enjoy it. Alert" Shadow immidiately became more wary. "Now, let's go see what these pretty hills have stored for us." So Singed and Shadow traveled through Ered Gorgoth, which were neither pretty nor small. Though, unbeknownst to them, they were being watched both by the eagle King Turgon had spying on them and the surviving kin of Ungoliant.
They were few, but they were powerful, since Ungoliant was always hungry and would eat anything, so they had to be to survive harsh conitions. Do to this, they were also scatterred, so there was only one to assault Singed and Shadow. "Free food wondering in my land?" The monstrous spider asked itself, "and with a decent sized pack too! I wonder what treasures it holds!" So the evil thing stalked Singed for the rest of the day, waiting t ambush him while he slept.
"So, the little goblin has already found an admirer," the scout mused to himself, "this could be an interesting battle, and the King will be rid of a pest no matter the outcome" So the scout sent a nearby eagle to relay the news to King Turgon.
"Remember Shadow, howl if anything comes near camp," Singed reminded Shadow, " and I promise I'll return the favor." For all of his appearing casual and unwary, he had noticed both of his watchers. Though he wasn't aware that it was a great eagle following him, he had assumed it was a familiar. So he went to sleep, trusting Shadow's greater senses to alert him of trouble. He wasn't asleep long when he heard the familiar howl, to others, it would sound like a wolf howling at the moon. "Good, it didn't wait until I was asleep anyway," he grumbled to himself as he got up, he didn't have to put his gear back on, since he never took it off. "Silent," he commanded Shadow, "come and get my sword in your gut, now dont skulk around the shadows. I want to get back to my beauty sleep!"
"Oh, so you are alert," the giant spider said, "oh well, now you will just die tired." The monstrosity leaped at Singed, hoping to overwhelm him, what it failed to notice was Shadow, who promptly jumped on the spiders back and gained a power grip with his jaws. "Ah! Stupid mutt, I'll eat you alive!" the spider screamed.
Singed didn't even bother telling Shadow good job, he was already on the attack, before the spider knew it, it had lost a leg. "Who did you say was going to die again?" Singed snarled at the spider as he slashed at its eyes.
"Argh!!!" I'm going to kill you both slowly!" the spider cried, "now stand still! I don't like my supper to fight back, having to kill you the hard way makes your meat tough!"
Singed laughed, "Like I survived Dagor Bragollach just to be killed by a fat spider." The spider lunged and he caught it's fangs on his shield. Then he swung his sword in an overhand cut, the spider followed the sword and went to block it with its clawed foot, but it was a feint, Singed suddenly stepped forward and stabbed the spider with his shield, scoring two modest gouges in its hide. The spider finally flung Shadow off, though he changed strategy and starting biting at its hind legs when the spider attacked Singed, retreating as soon as he got its attention. Singed hadn't even been scratched so far, "Hahaha, you haven't even scratched me, and your missing a leg!" he jeered. The spider, wounded and enraged, charged Singed. Singed, ofcourse, expected this, and dived toward the spider when it got near, completely confusing his enemy. Singed knew what he was doing though, he was now under the spider and its belly was vulnerable. So he stabbed upward with both shield and sword, scoring solid hits with both. The spider started to twitch, and Singed dived out from under the spider as it collapsed. "Good job Shadow, you've earned all that meat that I thought i might have wasted on you."
The scout watched the goblin pack up and move camp farther away from the spider's corpse. "Now that's not something you see every day, a goblin that will face a monster on its own, time to report to King Turgon," the scout muttered to itself. A few hours later, the scout finished his report to King Turgon, "Indeed that is odd, though I'm not sure if we should be thankful, a goblin that can kill one of those monsters is not something I want roaming the land," King Turgon told the eagle scout, "I heard Finrod is coming north to Angband, send a messenger to tell him he may wish to catch or kill this paticular goblin before he becomes a threat."
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: August 06, 2010, 09:52:11 pm »
After several weeks of hunting, memorizing the stolen map, and training Shadow, Singed was rather pleased with his progress. "Shadow!" He called, "Heel." The wolf promptly came to heel, so Singed threw him a piece of meat. "Good boy," he said, "It's time we move off to hardier hunting ground, so follow." So, with Shadow on his heels, Singed made his way westward to the Pass of Anact. According to his easily acquired map, would be a richer, though more dangerous, hunting ground. Of course, that's just they way he likes them. So they set off jogging westward for another, rather uneventful, day in the mountains. As he got further west, he noticed the animals were becoming more scarce. "I hope you are as good at getting food as you are at eating it," Singed told Shadow, "because if you aren't, you are going to get hungry." To which Shadow just tilted his head, "Crazy wolf," Singed muttered, " we will see then." So with this new knowledge stored away, he spent the next two days gathering all the food he could and preserving it as best he could. Unbeknown to Singed, a great eagle had been watching his movements for the last few days. Late after the eagle learned of his general course, he returned to report to King Turgon of Gondolin. "Welcome, Scout of Thorondor, what brings you this peaceful night" King Turgon asked? "Hello, King of Gondolin, I just came to report a lone goblin making his way west across Ered Gorgoroth, I don't know what this portrays, since goblins almost never travel alone. Though, if this one is a scout, he is doing a horrible job of covering his tracks. Shall I have him killed? Or would you rather me capture him for questioning," asked the scout. "Nay, don't kill him. Keep an eye on him and make sure he doesnt hurt anyone. Though, if he is going through Ered Gorgoroth, there won't be many on the list to protect, and if he does somehow survive, we could be ridden of several pests."
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: July 21, 2010, 01:07:21 am »
OOC: going to not have internet for a few weeks, hope this will allow me the time to get back and not have Singed sitting around drooling like an idiot
After several days of scouting, Singed finds the nearby village. "Perfect...," Singed thinks to himself, "With Maedhros's primary fortress to the north, merchants and entertainers are likely to come north, and by this village, to sell their wares and to entertain the soldiers." Without waiting he sets up a camp roughly 2 hours marching distance south-west of the village. In his calculating mind, it made a perfect spot for a sneak attack, or in this case a quick retrieval of a map, and maybe a hostage or pack animal if luck was on his side. Within a single week multiple caravans came through, though he skipped these because they were too large with multiple rings of look outs to easily penetrate and retrieve a map. A week later, however, his luck turned for the better. "Now I'm glad i decided to skip that larger caravan 2 days ago, this group is too lax for their own safety," he said to himself. So he made himself comfortable for the long wait ahead, he decided he would sneak in 3 hours before dawn. The decision was a sound one, just 2 and a half hours before dawn, he was on his way to the mountains to the north to study the map in more detail and with less fear of discovery. After keeping his distance from the village and heading into the mountains, he finds a small cave and prepares it with what resources are ready at hand. While looking for wood to make a crude bow and some arrows, he comes across a she-wolf and her pup. At first Singed thought nothing of the blood and the fact that the she-wolf was laying on the ground. Then he realized that she had an arrow of elvish make in her side and that it was her own blood. "Horrible luck you have had, she-wolf," he murmurs as he approaches. The she-wolf is too weak to do more than bare her teeth, though the pup started, to attempt, to snarl threatenning and then latched itself to Singed's thick leather boots. "Well pup," he says, "Are you crazy or brave?" The pup responds with a muffled snarl, "Oh well," he responds, then takes a length of rope from his pack and proceeds to tie the squirming pup to a tree. "Now" he says to the she-wolf, "Lets see what kind of damage that pin did." After looking around the wound, and removing the arrow, he pulls out his sword, "Gutted like a pig you are, so I might as well put you out of you're misery," so he slashes the she-wolfs throat and takes her hide, "No point in wasting a good hide while I'm in these mountains." He also takes some of the sinew to reinforce and string his bow with. So now he goes back to the pup, and now he realizes the pups coat is coal black, "Well don't you have a pretty coat?" he asks the pup as he pulls out a strip of meat, "Now, do you want to go or stay with me? I could use a scout, and you act braver and look smarter than any of the other wolves I've seen." So Singed gives the meat to the pup and walks off to find the rest of the components for the bow he is making. He later returns to the cave he is sheltering in to find the pup sleeping inside. "So, you're smarter than I originally thought. So if you're sticking with me, what shall I call you...?" he says to the sleeping pup, which woke with a start at the sound of his voice. "How about Shadow? Seeing as that coat of your's seems to allow you to dissappear into dark places with ease," he tells the pup. So he gathers the pieces to his new bow and starts putting them together, randomly calling Shadow over to his side. Every time he responded, for he was indeed male, he would give him a bite of meat. So for the next few weeks Singed finished his bow, practiced with it, and trained Shadow as best he could.
After several days of scouting, Singed finds the nearby village. "Perfect...," Singed thinks to himself, "With Maedhros's primary fortress to the north, merchants and entertainers are likely to come north, and by this village, to sell their wares and to entertain the soldiers." Without waiting he sets up a camp roughly 2 hours marching distance south-west of the village. In his calculating mind, it made a perfect spot for a sneak attack, or in this case a quick retrieval of a map, and maybe a hostage or pack animal if luck was on his side. Within a single week multiple caravans came through, though he skipped these because they were too large with multiple rings of look outs to easily penetrate and retrieve a map. A week later, however, his luck turned for the better. "Now I'm glad i decided to skip that larger caravan 2 days ago, this group is too lax for their own safety," he said to himself. So he made himself comfortable for the long wait ahead, he decided he would sneak in 3 hours before dawn. The decision was a sound one, just 2 and a half hours before dawn, he was on his way to the mountains to the north to study the map in more detail and with less fear of discovery. After keeping his distance from the village and heading into the mountains, he finds a small cave and prepares it with what resources are ready at hand. While looking for wood to make a crude bow and some arrows, he comes across a she-wolf and her pup. At first Singed thought nothing of the blood and the fact that the she-wolf was laying on the ground. Then he realized that she had an arrow of elvish make in her side and that it was her own blood. "Horrible luck you have had, she-wolf," he murmurs as he approaches. The she-wolf is too weak to do more than bare her teeth, though the pup started, to attempt, to snarl threatenning and then latched itself to Singed's thick leather boots. "Well pup," he says, "Are you crazy or brave?" The pup responds with a muffled snarl, "Oh well," he responds, then takes a length of rope from his pack and proceeds to tie the squirming pup to a tree. "Now" he says to the she-wolf, "Lets see what kind of damage that pin did." After looking around the wound, and removing the arrow, he pulls out his sword, "Gutted like a pig you are, so I might as well put you out of you're misery," so he slashes the she-wolfs throat and takes her hide, "No point in wasting a good hide while I'm in these mountains." He also takes some of the sinew to reinforce and string his bow with. So now he goes back to the pup, and now he realizes the pups coat is coal black, "Well don't you have a pretty coat?" he asks the pup as he pulls out a strip of meat, "Now, do you want to go or stay with me? I could use a scout, and you act braver and look smarter than any of the other wolves I've seen." So Singed gives the meat to the pup and walks off to find the rest of the components for the bow he is making. He later returns to the cave he is sheltering in to find the pup sleeping inside. "So, you're smarter than I originally thought. So if you're sticking with me, what shall I call you...?" he says to the sleeping pup, which woke with a start at the sound of his voice. "How about Shadow? Seeing as that coat of your's seems to allow you to dissappear into dark places with ease," he tells the pup. So he gathers the pieces to his new bow and starts putting them together, randomly calling Shadow over to his side. Every time he responded, for he was indeed male, he would give him a bite of meat. So for the next few weeks Singed finished his bow, practiced with it, and trained Shadow as best he could.
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: July 18, 2010, 01:15:57 am »
Several weeks after escaping the lands that have fallen to Morgath, Singed finds himself in the Pass of Aglon and wondering where he should go from there. "Hmm" he hinks to himself. "There has to be something worth taking from around here, though I'm not going to be able to do too much without a map." So now occupied with a new objective, he heads south into Himlad. A few hours later he finds a farm, "There isn't likely to be a map of any worth in that dump, but maybe there is a town nearby," he says to himself. "So," he continues his train of thought, "there must be a village nearby, and villages have merchants, and merchants usually have decent maps." With the happy thoughts of strategic thieving, he heads off in search of a village.
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: July 17, 2010, 09:41:14 pm »
i would, but i doubt u want a mean (and ugly) goblin as a companion, something tells me it wouldn't help u get into the local taverns with the same blessing as you are used to.
(I have to remember to use correct grammar... that's going to be the hardest part xD)
(I have to remember to use correct grammar... that's going to be the hardest part xD)
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: July 17, 2010, 04:40:03 am »
nice little story u have there bender
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Forum Game Archive / Re: Lord of the Rings RPG by Helios
« on: July 17, 2010, 02:04:10 am »
[forewarning] im a horrible artist so im going to do the best i can with what i have
(roughly the same, but with his hair burned off)
though with this shield
Name: Singed
Race: Goblin
Age: 20
Background: Incapacitated by the noxious and poisonous fumes that spewed forth during the early stages of The Battle of Sudden Flame. Singed barely survived the beginning of the battle, and eventually wakes up in the middle of a field of corpses. He realizes this is his chance to escape the thralldom of Angband, so he scavenges himself the best provisions and armements that he can find. During his freedom from Angband, he encounters a brood of drakes, after slaying one and being badly wounded and his hair burned off, he runs for his life and manages to escape death yet again. Where his journey ends none know, though its likely to be at the point of a spear.
Belongings: He wears everything he owns on his person, a basic chainmal shirt, his savage shield, and his versatile goblin scimitar
Abilities:
1) Nimble: Singed can navigate any terrain with easy, allowing him to scout from unexpected angles.
2)Keen Sight: Singed has lived most of his life in the pits and furnaces of Angband, so he has great vision in the dark and in foggy/smoky regions.
3)Cursed Life: Being in the thrall of Angband also left Singed immune to poisonous substances, a resistance created for the cursed life that Melkor gave to his thralls so they could survive his citadel's noxious landscape. It also allows him to eat things that would kill even the hardiest dwarf.
4) "Alchemist":While he hasn't created gold from lead, he has learned to make an "Orc Draught" that renews the strength of the drinker. Though it is foul, even by goblin standards, it will give u a second wind. Singed can also create poisons, though the effects may very from a mild tickle to blood running from multiple orofices.
5) Tactics: A rare attribute for a goblin, Singed happens to be one of the few goblins that has gone past simple ambush tactics to create complex plans of attack. Though since he is a lone commando, his expertise is currently in hit and run tactics with a poisoned blade. He gains bonus damage when attacking from a tactically chosen spot.
While looking through wiki to help refresh my memory on specific points, I came across a band called Blind Guardian that has Silmarillion based songs.
(roughly the same, but with his hair burned off)
though with this shield
Name: Singed
Race: Goblin
Age: 20
Background: Incapacitated by the noxious and poisonous fumes that spewed forth during the early stages of The Battle of Sudden Flame. Singed barely survived the beginning of the battle, and eventually wakes up in the middle of a field of corpses. He realizes this is his chance to escape the thralldom of Angband, so he scavenges himself the best provisions and armements that he can find. During his freedom from Angband, he encounters a brood of drakes, after slaying one and being badly wounded and his hair burned off, he runs for his life and manages to escape death yet again. Where his journey ends none know, though its likely to be at the point of a spear.
Belongings: He wears everything he owns on his person, a basic chainmal shirt, his savage shield, and his versatile goblin scimitar
Abilities:
1) Nimble: Singed can navigate any terrain with easy, allowing him to scout from unexpected angles.
2)Keen Sight: Singed has lived most of his life in the pits and furnaces of Angband, so he has great vision in the dark and in foggy/smoky regions.
3)Cursed Life: Being in the thrall of Angband also left Singed immune to poisonous substances, a resistance created for the cursed life that Melkor gave to his thralls so they could survive his citadel's noxious landscape. It also allows him to eat things that would kill even the hardiest dwarf.
4) "Alchemist":While he hasn't created gold from lead, he has learned to make an "Orc Draught" that renews the strength of the drinker. Though it is foul, even by goblin standards, it will give u a second wind. Singed can also create poisons, though the effects may very from a mild tickle to blood running from multiple orofices.
5) Tactics: A rare attribute for a goblin, Singed happens to be one of the few goblins that has gone past simple ambush tactics to create complex plans of attack. Though since he is a lone commando, his expertise is currently in hit and run tactics with a poisoned blade. He gains bonus damage when attacking from a tactically chosen spot.
While looking through wiki to help refresh my memory on specific points, I came across a band called Blind Guardian that has Silmarillion based songs.
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