Lord of the Rings: Fall of the Ringbearer [[OOC]]

[Sylvengard]

This was an idea I've had for a while, and I am wondering who would be interested in it.

Almost everyone has heard the legendary tale of the Lord of the Rings, written by J.R.R. Tolkien, which now has become an epic motion picture trilogy. The grand tale of the Hobbit that obtained the One Ring from his uncle Bilbo and now must cross the land called Middle-Earth to dispose of it within Mount Doom.

But now the legendary question is applied. What if? It can go in many places: what if Isildur destroyed the Ring when the time presented it? what if Bilbo killed Gollum? what if the hobbits went through Bree and never met Aragorn? what if Aragorn was not able to scare off the Ringwraiths and in turn save Frodo?

Many questions. But another couple come to mind.

What if the Fellowship fell in Moria? What if the party ignored Gandalf's warning and decided to aid him in the battle of the Balrog? What if some of them fell with him?

As this rpg opens, Frodo will have fallen the massive distance from the Bridge of Khazad-Dûm. Gandalf breaks the bridge and casts the Balrog down into the depths of Moria, and falls himself. The Ringbearer, and with him the One Ring, the entire object of the quest, is gone.

The players will take the roles of the remaining fellowship and embark on newfound quest to recover the One Ring. Are you willing to take the roles of heroes and make your mark in Middle-Earth?

--rolemaster

 

[Sylvengard]

The playable character are those that are remaining in the fellowship:

Aragorn (rolemaster)
Legolas (Sayci)
Pippin (Donkey_Kong_JR)
Merry (rolemaster)
Sam (Sayci)
Boromir (Hastur)
Gimli (Donkey_Kong_JR)

At the moment, all of the character slots are filled, but if more players wish to join, they may take Aragorn and/or Merry. Furthermore, as the characters meet new characters, new slots may be avalible.

During the battle, Gandalf broke the bridge and cast down the Balrog, but in it's last attempt with the whip caught the Wizard's leg. In stumbling, Gandalf accidentally brought the Ringbearer with him.

 

[Donkey_Kong_JR]

Sounds intersting, I'm in. I'm not sure who I want yet though.

 

[Sylvengard]

Great! Welcome aboard! As soon as you choose your character I will cross the name off the list so no one else can take that particular one

 

[Donkey_Kong_JR]

hmm, I think I'll claim Gimli for now, but I reserve the right to change before we start

 

[Sylvengard]

Alright. Gimli is reserved.

We could start with one more player. I wanted enough to fill up the fellowship, but it doesn't look like that is going to happen. Either way, I'm sure we will get some people.

 

[Hastur]

Dibs on Boromir! we should fill up the fellowship though , although i donno who would wanna play a hobbit. at least the non-hobbits
are we playing gurps?

 

[Sylvengard]

Dibs on Boromir! we should fill up the fellowship though , although i donno who would wanna play a hobbit. at least the non-hobbits
are we playing gurps?

Alright! Boromir is reserved for ye.
Yes, I would like to fill up the fellowship. That would be amazing. Since Frodo fell, the ring would need to be recovered in some way obviously. Gandalf said in the first book that the Ring does not immediatly affect the simple minded (the hobbits) and the very wise (gandalf, elrond). Thus, the burden falls to the hobbits, who were the original ringbearers in the first place. So actually, the hobbits may prove to be one of the biggest parts of the rpg
And no, I'm sorry this is not going to be GURPS. It is freestyle. I tried running some GURPS a while back, not counting eye of the beholder, and no one seems interested, So this is freestyle.

 

[Sylvengard]

Well, actually, I would like to limit this rpg to 4 or 5 people. Play by post rpgs tend to lose their energy the more players you pack into it, even though there are 7 characters up for grabs. Still, if we do not get more interest we can start with two people. What do you guys think?

 

[Donkey_Kong_JR]

I'm fine with just us three, if no one else comes. We could just come up with some reason for a few of the characters to leave, or have more then one character, or both.

 

[Sylvengard]

No, I was thinking more along the lines of turning the rest of the fellowship into npcs. Anyway, lets give it a couple more days.

 

[Sylvengard]

We have two players and that may be enough... What do you say we get this party started?

 

[Donkey_Kong_JR]

sounds good, maybe more people will join once we get started

 

[Sylvengard]

Alright. Hastur? What is your say on the matter?

 

[Hastur]

Sorry for the delay, i didnt notice there was a second page to this, i would like to have 3 players, ill mention it to some friends mabe but i dont mind getting started now either. im not shure what to expect to play without rules

 

[Sylvengard]

Without rules, or actually, using freeform, is like writing a story. The players would each write the parts of their story, and the Gm would be there to move the rest. Hes like the author, with all of the players being the main characters. So, instead of dice, the gm just judges the situation against reality to figure the outcome, just like an author of a book does.

Alright, I shall see to the first post, and you go get your friends

 

[Sylvengard]

Hey guys, the opening post is up. I apoligize for the length. You can actually just skim through it because it is very similar to the movie and the books. I took a lot of the text from the actual book, so it may be ever so slightly different from the movie, but otherwise is the same concept where it matters...except where Frodo is concerned.

 

[Donkey_Kong_JR]

is it ok if I take on of the hobbits as well? Or are we saving everyone else for others.

 

[Sylvengard]

Hmm. I'm not sure. I guess we really aren't waiting for anybody else, and since there are only two players I'll say okay. Hastur? Do you want a second character?

I'll change the list on the first page when you tell me which one you want.

 

[Hastur]

No thank you one is good for me