# Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game. Fourth Adventure. Journey to Rivendell **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Tags:** middle-earth-game\ **Created:** [September 19, 2008, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375 "2008-09-19T22:48:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/161 "2008-09-26T17:23:25Z")
Satisfied that the plans and interrogations are going well, Deor’s going back to bed, taking Uncle Aldor’s letters with him. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/162 "2008-09-26T17:58:27Z")
I had emailed a map of Gondor and Mordor at one point. If you can find it, look in Anórien. There is a beacon ([COLOR=“DarkOrange”] **Erelas** ) shown in the mountain to the NW of the second **O** in Gond **o** r. The beacon is only about 7 miles from where you are. That would take less than 20 minutes for Gilraen or Gil-Gandel. Brownie has no reasonable way to find the \*\*Beacon \*\*and communicate that he has a message and the Hawks have no reasonable way to deliver a message to anyone in Minas Tirith. I don’t think bird messengers are going to work. You have an Elf with a very fast horse and a Half-Elf with a very fast horse. You can either send word back to the city or to the beacon. The beacon is not very far at all. If anyone needs the map, Email me and I will send it again. In fact now I have added a scale. [/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/163 "2008-09-26T18:22:19Z")
I will go to the beacon. I have many more years of experience than our healer. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/164 "2008-09-26T18:26:31Z")
Gilraen suggest you bring Thoroncir’s letter and she stamps a small seal on it and co-signs it. Does the party do anything else or wait for the beacon guards to return? ---
**Author:** ![RogueRacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RogueRacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogueRacer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/165 "2008-09-26T18:33:30Z")
If all of the prisoners and their possessions have been thoroughly gone through, Elfstan will try to get a little sleep if not needed on watch. He will help Thoroncir with his keen ears if needed. Otherwise his plan is get some rest and then rise again early to get breakfast going for the rest of the party members who are going through a long night. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/166 "2008-09-26T20:19:19Z")
Ghân’s going to sleep. Spells to load in the morning! DM, how do I put Entangle back into the Spellstone? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/167 "2008-09-26T20:22:04Z")
> [@glee](#): > > DM, how do I put Entangle back into the Spellstone? All it takes is basically casting it into the Stone instead of on a target. You can do it before going to sleep. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/168 "2008-09-26T20:53:26Z")
> [@RogueRacer](#): > > If all of the prisoners and their possessions have been thoroughly gone through, Elfstan will try to get a little sleep if not needed on watch. He will help Thoroncir with his keen ears if needed. Otherwise his plan is get some rest and then rise again early to get breakfast going for the rest of the party members who are going through a long night. Any descendant of Samwise Gamgee can be relied on for victualling in the great outdoors. “Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/169 "2008-09-26T21:04:57Z")
> [@What\_Exit](#): > > All it takes is basically casting it into the Stone instead of on a target. You can do it before going to sleep. Ghân will cast [COLOR=“Blue”]Entangle then. (Please assume that he will keep the Stone fully stocked whenever possible.)[/COLOR] ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/170 "2008-09-26T21:06:14Z")
> [@Malacandra](#): > > Any descendant of Samwise Gamgee can be relied on for victualling in the great outdoors. “Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast” 😃 Ghân looks puzzled. “I don’t smoke that pipeweed stuff - but how do you get a **kipper** in the pipe?” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/171 "2008-09-26T21:48:56Z")
With the prisoners secure and the watch reestablished, Thoroncir wishes Gil-Gandel well, thanks him for his willingness to ride off with the message, and will get a little more sleep if he is able. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/172 "2008-09-28T02:29:10Z")
Gil-Gandel makes it to the Beacon in excellent time. He explains the situation and hands over the sealed letter. In about 10 minutes they are ready to send out 2 men to raise a small support group. The Beacon-warder requests that Malacandra returns and stokes up the fire to something large and that by dawn, a small troop will arrive to help and sort things out. At about 4am one of the Brigands screams out in his sleep. Gil-Gandel, Thoroncir and 3 Dwarves are on watch. A Dwarf wanders over, nudges him and tells him to be quiet and get some sleep. A nearby brigand grabs for the dwarf having slipped his bounds. The dwarf smashes down with his mallet and then a second time. He then hits the screams in the head. A crunching noise is heard. He says, “Anyone else act up and I will kill all of you without waiting for the King’s men.” A sudden and probable fatal violence leaves the camp awake and very disturbed. ---
**Author:** ![CatInASuit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3be4f8/32.png) [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/173 "2008-09-28T07:01:47Z")
Mulligan will go round and check all the bonds are secure. Along the lines of if it doesn’t hurt, its probably not tight enough. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Omi\_no\_Kami](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a88e4f/32.png) [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/174 "2008-09-28T07:14:16Z")
Bereft of anything better to do, Miron will happily string his bow and stand behind Mulligan within the bandits’ eyeline, trying his best to look menacing as the hobbit checks everyone’s bindings. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/175 "2008-09-28T08:36:47Z")
> [@CatInASuit](#): > > Mulligan will go round and check all the bonds are secure. > > Along the lines of if it doesn’t hurt, its probably not tight enough. :mad: [quietly]Easy there, Took - in the name of your noble kinsman and his ill-treatment not too far from here.[/quietly] “Let no-one else attempt anything rash, lest worse than justice befall you.” Check up on that “probably fatal”, and stand down the dwarf in question: “You have done your duty, and it is not fair that more blood should be on your hands for now, should the prisoners be slow learners.” And have water brought for the prisoners as it is starting to get light. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/176 "2008-09-28T12:44:07Z")
The Dwarf in question is Tumin. Gil-Gandel is no expert, but he would suspect two things. Tumin is both very young and looks shaken. It might be the first blood he spilled. The prisoners look bad. The one that screamed is unconscious and bleeding a bit about the scalp. He is breathing but a bit raspy. The other that attacked Tumin is not breathing. ---
**Author:** ![Malacandra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/177 "2008-09-28T16:15:23Z")
Ghân, Renee, if you please… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/178 "2008-09-29T01:33:06Z")
Thoroncir will stand a very careful watch over the healers as they go about their life-saving work. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/179 "2008-09-29T01:45:55Z")
Provided he’s had enough sleep to recover his spells, Ghân will use Cure Light Wounds. If not, he will use Goodberries (and herbal cures if necessary). DM, if I’m slow to respond\*, please assume that provided I’m not in danger, Gil-Gandel (or Thoroncir) can state they ask Ghân to cure and he will promptly do so. 🙂 \*I just spent 10 straight hours :eek: winning my first Colonization game 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375/180 "2008-09-29T01:58:03Z")
Renee assists Ghân in the curelight. Her spell points are not fully recovered yet. Using the curelight and herbs, the prisoner is resting better and sleeping. The rest of the night is peaceful thought several of the dwarves dig a grave for the dead prisoner. A troop of 16 locals led by the Beacon-Warden ride up at 7am. They will take charge of let you get on your way if you like. They just need a little more information first. All could be done in about an hour. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fourth-adventure-journey-to-rivendell/464375.md?page=10)