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Kalimac · 03-09-2002, 11:44 PM

Firladion, can we bring anachronistic stuff? I'm assuming we can from previous posts but want to make sure (also, if we can, Joy would be able to bring her Bible [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]).

I used to think a good bit about this question when I was younger, only in those days I wanted to time-travel back to the middle ages (not that ME is really so different). Here they are:

A bottle of antibiotics

A gun, along with quite a few clips. Sorry about this one, but if you're going to a world like that it's definitely one of those don't-leave-home-without-it items. Wouldn't do much against Nazgul or Wizards, but a few shots in the air would work wonders for fending off Sharkey's men and (if NOT shooting in the air) possibly even Orcs.

A toothbrush.

A Westron-English/English-Westron dictionary, if obtainable. If not, a Sindarin-English dictionary.

Some gold coins or precious stones; once I got there I could sell them for a sackful of silver pennies and buy rope, appropriate clothes, food and so forth.

Hmmm, a map of ME could be extremely useful too, not sure which item I'd jettison in order to bring it though. With any luck my dictionary would have a basic map in it. Maybe "Fodor's Five-Star Guide to Middle-Earth" would be a better choice because of the maps, although the "useful phrases" section would probably be even worse than guidebook phrase sections usually are. (Two pages of phrases for ordering different varieties of beer in the Four Farthings, no phrases for "Please excuse me, Your Majesty The Witch-King, but I think you have me confused with someone else.")

03-09-2002, 11:44 PM	#7
Kalimac Candle of the Marshes Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Flyover Country Posts: 780	Firladion, can we bring anachronistic stuff? I'm assuming we can from previous posts but want to make sure (also, if we can, Joy would be able to bring her Bible [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]). I used to think a good bit about this question when I was younger, only in those days I wanted to time-travel back to the middle ages (not that ME is really so different). Here they are: A bottle of antibiotics A gun, along with quite a few clips. Sorry about this one, but if you're going to a world like that it's definitely one of those don't-leave-home-without-it items. Wouldn't do much against Nazgul or Wizards, but a few shots in the air would work wonders for fending off Sharkey's men and (if NOT shooting in the air) possibly even Orcs. A toothbrush. A Westron-English/English-Westron dictionary, if obtainable. If not, a Sindarin-English dictionary. Some gold coins or precious stones; once I got there I could sell them for a sackful of silver pennies and buy rope, appropriate clothes, food and so forth. Hmmm, a map of ME could be extremely useful too, not sure which item I'd jettison in order to bring it though. With any luck my dictionary would have a basic map in it. Maybe "Fodor's Five-Star Guide to Middle-Earth" would be a better choice because of the maps, although the "useful phrases" section would probably be even worse than guidebook phrase sections usually are. (Two pages of phrases for ordering different varieties of beer in the Four Farthings, no phrases for "Please excuse me, Your Majesty The Witch-King, but I think you have me confused with someone else.") __________________ Father, dear Father, if you see fit, We'll send my love to college for one year yet Tie blue ribbons all about his head, To let the ladies know that he's married.