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In the beginning, the Valar aided Eru in composing the Music, which became the World. Though they were the instruments, He was the conductor; they could hear their sounds and those of their peers, but the truth of the Music was greater than them, and belonged to Eru. For better or for worse (only Eru knows), the universe has marched to this same rhythm since the beginning of time. And will continue to, until the Doom of the World comes to pass, all is unmade, and the Second Music brings about paradise eternal.

With such a fate looming over all things, it is a wonder anything of interest happens. How can life be worth living, when the whole of the universe is still ticking to the beat of a drum set down an eternity ago? There follows a curious fact, but a logical one, that the less we know, the more surprises await us. And by seeing the world through the eyes of beings far less grand than the Gods, we are given the gift of exploration for its own sake. We look for the sake of looking, we walk for the sake of walking, we are for the sake of being. There are those that accept the immobility imposed by the icy hand of Doom that grasps us all... but there are those who feel that their part must be played, even when there is no script.

Thus it is rightly said, not all those who wander are lost.

And there are tales yet untold in the land we now know as Middle-earth. Tales that bear telling, and will hopefully be worth the getting of a biscuit or two and a cup of tea before settling in to hear them. So, we shall fill a pipe and speak of tales long since past and forgotten. Deeds not sung of, but never forgotten.


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This will be a Middle-earth based role play, drawing from the lore set down by Tolkien but with a little bit of wiggle room to allow for more creativity. If you're unfamiliar with the lore, don't worry about it too much; you don't need to be great or even good, since the focus of this RP is not going to be about how amazing your character is, but what they do.

One may simple walk into Mordor.

This will take place between Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. So there will be events going on, and I shall be DMing them and many of the main characters. Unless someone offers a viable option with solid reason. If this takes off it will start with everyone in or near a merchant/ traveling caravan. So keep that in mind. Your character is going to be out there and doing things. So keep that in mind. You have your own reasoning.

That said, you should come into this with an idea of the story you want to tell, and put in the effort needed to make it happen. Being apathetic and waiting for someone else to do the job will get you nowhere. If you don't want a story to be told, or you don't want to help someone tell a story, this is not the RP for you. If you just want to play an impossibly powerful yet (equally impossibly) nubile 16-year-old wizard or some generic lone-wolf badass, this is not the RP for you.

Rules-
-Be respectful
-Tell a story, don't just wait for it too be happen.
-Don't go poking holes in other people's character sheets.
-You cannot be a dragon, balrog or such.

I'd like to start with three people, but I'm going to cap it at five. With possibility of more should it work well.

Have a extra spot for a elf. And tickle me silly if it's a Nandor elder!



And if someone wants a challenge. Try making a older elf, something along the age lines of Thrandruil or Elrond. Though I shall warn you, detail it. Make it thorough. Though I will warn, I will close a race if we get too much of that race. So keep it diverse.

Anyone interested?
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Well, I am always up for a Dwarf. I have read the Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Silmalarion a while back and an anthology of stories (I forgot the name) by Tolkien, so I think I know at least enough about the lore. I would like to know some specifics about the plot however, it is very vague so far.
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@Andreyich Plot... Like I said, this takes place between Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. So you have what goes on there going on. Plus the plot isn't really. "Oh let's go down this railroad track."

It draws from what you want to do in the world. Do you want to go see Moria and reclaim it or some treasure from within? Or are you a human traveling to Minas Tirith to join the battle against the re-awakening of Mordor? Are you a Elf finishing up loose ends of your business in Arda before heading to Valinor? Are you a traveling musician, or a thief on the run?

So it has that going on. Plus what I as the Dm throw at you. Will you be attacked by a group of Orcs? Will you take refuge in a cave to find it inhabited by goblins? Then you have events that would be spawned by the world itself. The War of the Ring and the event between that and the Hobbit. Frodo getting the ring, Gandalf's traveling. The Elves leaving Middle Earth.
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That's just a little too "open" for me :/

Like, being really sandbox is fine, but there should be some sort of an event going on to draw the players together, like a mini-adventure being planned initially, or I dunno. Like, you can't just make an IC thread saying "do whatever you guys want in the world." There should be a planned chain of events set.
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@AndreyichI think I spoke wrong then. Part of that 'mini-adventure'. the initial point is the caravan you start with. Essentially I'm going to have you be with it, for whatever your reason for being there is. Where are you going and why. I believe you weren't asking for the railway name as the station your getting on.

Sorry, I'm dead exausted and have been pouring over Lore for the entire day. So please excuse me if I misunderstand something.

Okay, you have the caravan, the people in it. Basically I am planning to give everyone some time to post to get a feel for the caravan and the people in it. Not to mention to feel out your characters myself. The caravan I plan to have attacked by Orc of something of the sort. Taking several people, perhaps even characters, with them in the raid. From there, I do hope there would be enough morally alligned people to go after them and help simply because these are Orcs. Not something anyone wants roaming about. From there I'm sketching out several sub plot ideas and routes but the characters will shape what I throw at you from there. I won't make it easy, but I won't make it impossible unless you go into a impossible situation. Most of these routes will revolve around characters, NPCs, I've made. Events going on in the War of the Ring or events leading to it.

Sorry for the hectic writing. I'm running on caffine right now.
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Ah. Now that I understand, I am wholly on board! Will post up a CS tomorrow.
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Oid, son of Ori.



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@Andreyich Reasonable. Though I am questioning the sword. How would that work? And also to note, he'd be with the caravan for a good bit.
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It's just very long, since a Dwarf has a short reach.

It only has half of the guard, since due to having a really big shield part of the guard (the part facing the shield) can get get stuck on the shield if he tries an attack. Thus, only half of the crossguard is there, to stop it messing with his strikes.

to visualize, the part I scribbled on with black is not there, for this particular sword.
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@Andreyich Well yes, but I mean if it's large even by human standards. It would be claymore-esque to a human. So for a dwarf to use it, it would be very unwieldy. Even with Dwarven strength. If it's half a guard and so large, he'd have trouble with his short stature... Shield balances it out? I'm just confused on how fighting would work.

And sorry for grilling. But it'll help me DM. EDIT: It's also not like any weapon, I've heard of so I'm being nosy.
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@Andreyich Well yes, but I mean if it's large even by human standards. It would be claymore-esque to a human. So for a dwarf to use it, it would be very unwieldy. Even with Dwarven strength. If it's half a guard and so large, he'd have trouble with his short stature... Shield balances it out? I'm just confused on how fighting would work.

And sorry for grilling. But it'll help me DM. EDIT: It's also not like any weapon, I've heard of so I'm being nosy.


I classified it as a longsword; which are not always two handed. The are literally long swords, but just to give an idea it would be about 80-85cm in blade length, about 5-10 cm longer than your average sword; he needs the extra cm since his arms are shorter than human/elven arms by about the same length.

If it's half a guard and so large, he'd have trouble with his short stature...


I'm not entirely getting this. It has half a guard to not interfered with the shield. If he has a thrust, then the side of the Guard facing the shield can get stuck on the shield, making it annoying to use. However, with a guard only on one side of the blade, it will not get snagged on the shield. Think of the guard like orcrist from the movies. Usually half a guard is a straight downgrade from a full guard, however when you have a large shield that a full guard can get caught on removing it can help.

I get you, I just feel like it is so had to communicate sometimes :/
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@Andreyich No, no. It's me over thinking. I fully accept as I've worked it out!

If it's half a guard and so large, he'd have trouble with his short stature...

I'm not entirely getting this. It has half a guard to not interfered with the shield.


As for that. It's about balance, so he'd have to be careful about over extending himself. Normal for any sword user. Any weapon user.
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Still would like to get at least two more people. Any interest?
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I am interested. I'll post a sheet later today.
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Posting interest.
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@Tombprince Toss together a character sheet. I don't want to start up a forum for people to decide to drop out when I don't allow a character or drop out when the thread goes up.

@Vertical Can't wait to see it
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Still have spots open.
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I would like to join, if you are okay with an inexperienced person
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@dwjonez Fine by me. Just draw up and send me a CS (Character Sheet).
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