ATM II Planning/Discussion Thread - Page 9 - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

littlemanpoet · 06-23-2006, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Feanor of the Peredhil

There is indeed a plot.

Basic plot being: ambassadors negotiating peace between the countries.

By sub-plots I merely mean any agendas that you guys have that don't directly relate to your characters (meaning the diplomats themselves) behaving in such a way as to... oh, I don't know... stem off a huge war wherein everybody dies.

Thanks for the refresher. I was just kidding about "no plot".

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-23-2006, 09:29 AM

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Thanks for the refresher. I was just kidding about "no plot".

Don't worry, LMP, I'd completely lost the plot anyway.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-23-2006, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Thanks for the refresher. I was just kidding about "no plot".

I know.

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Originally Posted by Hookbill

Don't worry, LMP, I'd completely lost the plot anyway.

I know that, too.

Lhunardawen · 06-23-2006, 10:05 AM

Hookbill, I think you left your siggie in one of your later posts...

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-23-2006, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Lhunardawen

Hookbill, I think you left your siggie in one of your later posts...

Ah! Well spotted. You win... erm... some goods.

Celuien · 06-24-2006, 05:10 AM

Okay.

Panakeia will be remaining in Lost Angles when Mount Zdoom leaves. She and Anakron need their time apart.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-24-2006, 09:06 AM

Understood. So now the only folks not at Doom are the Gondorians. No worries there. Shall the Mordorians actually start trying to convince Roggie to try negotiating again?

Kath · 06-24-2006, 11:19 AM

Fea please change your avvie back! I keep thinking you're Guy and it's most confusing.

If the Mordorians and off to try and talk to Roggie, please drag Igor along with you so he's there when I can post.

Lhunardawen · 06-25-2006, 03:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Fea

Shall the Mordorians actually start trying to convince Roggie to try negotiating again?

Coming...sort of.

I'm sorry, Anguirel, but I had to do it. If you really need Maika to wear the Inaudibility Cloak or not find out what it does, though, I'll edit my post.

littlemanpoet · 06-25-2006, 04:53 AM

I'm going to take a few days' break from posting, basically because all Anakron has to do until Mount Zoom gets wherever it's going, is to wallow in his self-pity. Which gets a little boring to write after a while, if you know what I mean.

I'll keep reading along, of course, and jump back in when the timing for Celuien's and my agreed upon plot outline calls for it.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-25-2006, 08:42 AM

I love writing for this character too much.

So, I'm keeping the Barrow Wight around for a while...

NAME: The Barrow Wight

AGE: Not known. Although he often states that he's "Not old enough".

RACE: Dead... Man... Ghost... Thing.

GENDER: Male

WEAPONS: A sword.

APPEARANCE: Tall and broad shouldered with a large shiny skull. Most of him has become skeletal over the years, yet he maintains some areas of flesh and skin as well as some vital organs (presumably including lungs, although this is in discrepancy). His eyes consist of two luminous lights buried deep in his skull that seem to flicker as he blinks. He wears Numenorian armour over which he has a long dark blue shroud that is torn and worn, the hood, however, can conceal his face in shadow and he does a mean Nazgûl impression.

PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Strangely English in accent and attitude to life in general. Was probably a war veteran of some sort and alludes to military terms on random occasions. Strengths include an extending arm that can crawl around corners to investigate things, although he is reluctant to use this ability, (one of his brothers supposedly did the same once and had his hand cut off by a halfling), also he has some swordsmanship that he will willingly implement if called upon. Also a rather light wit. Weaknesses include a slight pompous attitude that gets him into trouble on several occasions. He is slightly cowardly in the face of battle, although this is rarely seen, as many foes will run from the sight of a walking corpse. He also has an addiction to smoking tobacco.

HISTORY: After the fall of Angmar, the Barrow Wight and his family dwelt for a long while on the Barrow Downs, minding their own affairs. Tom Bombadill became an ally after a while (and several drinks) and they managed to live in harmony for a good many years. The Barrow Wight and some friends decided one day to travel around Middle Earth looking for adventure and things. They came across Minas Mor-go and revived its travelling abilities as well as discovering much of Project Zoom. So, they went around for the next one hundred years, seeking all the other Zooms and getting rid of them. Mount Zoom was last on their list, but as they went to go for it, the thing Zoomed off, quickly they made chase. The Barrow Wight wasn't as bent on destruction as his friends and decided to help out Roggie and the others, hoping he could get a job in the casino (a secret dream he had been harbouring).

the guy who be short · 06-26-2006, 09:55 AM

Note: Hyarmenwe does not speak English. The couple will have to be Sindarin-speakers, which seems unlikely in Mordor.

Anguirel · 06-26-2006, 09:58 AM

Not that unlikely-I thought the couple were Gondorian ex-pats.

My save is filled in...

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-26-2006, 09:58 AM

I have no issue at all with the young couple being multi-lingual. That was probably the only thing about them uncanonical enough to get them assigned.

Formendacil · 06-26-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by the guy who be short

Note: Hyarmenwe does not speak English. The couple will have to be Sindarin-speakers, which seems unlikely in Mordor.

He does, however, speak Westron- which presumably remains the Lingua Franca of Western Middle-Earth- albeit with a heavy "English" vocabulary in Mordor...

Been gone all day, and I'll be gone again soon enough... may not post too soon.

Diamond18 · 06-26-2006, 11:30 PM

My save is up. Yay.

Kath · 06-27-2006, 04:09 AM

Alright Igör is in Roggie's chamber along with Dracomir but can't be seen. Sorry for the long absence and the rubbish return but I just wanted to get him in the right place since I've missed the two weeks of madness.

Anguirel · 06-27-2006, 04:09 AM

Hookbill, Tom entered through the window on a broomstick, not through the door...

Diamond18 · 06-27-2006, 03:11 PM

Uh... perhaps I need to try this again.

Last night I filled in my save, which entailed Skittles entering Roggie's chamber directly after Dracomir, before Smilog/Tollin/B-W and Igör. It's there, trust me.

Kath · 06-27-2006, 03:32 PM

Alright, I have edited my post so that both Skittles and Smilog (and assorted hangers-on) are now in the room. Anyone else?

Lhunardawen · 06-27-2006, 10:41 PM

Save filled - Maika and Lola are in. Finally!

Formendacil · 06-28-2006, 01:20 AM

SAVE-filled.

And in under 48 hours, amazingly.

Boromir, TGWBS, or Fea: it's all yours.

Hookbill the Goomba · 06-28-2006, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Anguirel

Hookbill, Tom entered through the window on a broomstick, not through the door...

BLAST! I can change this.

littlemanpoet · 06-28-2006, 03:32 AM

Once the Gondorians and Mordorians are all in Roggie's audience hall, what's supposed to happen? What's likely to happen is, of course, probably going to get completely sidetracked by this wacky set of ambassadors, but I thought I'd ask.

Kath · 06-28-2006, 04:17 AM

Um, Fea, was Igor included in that line up? Couldn't work it out.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-28-2006, 09:45 AM

Kath: yes.

LMP: given some new developments, I'm no longer positive. I'll let you know as soon as I'm sure.

littlemanpoet · 06-28-2006, 08:36 PM

Guy: Tgwbs? Hee hee! Clever. Tugwubs.

Diamond18 · 06-28-2006, 08:42 PM

Only, it's not Tugwubs, it's T'Gwibs or Tigwibs. Or at least, to me.

By the way, I'm accepting suggestions on why Skittles should try to talk Roggie into restarting the negotiations. Because blimey if I know. If anything it seems she should be arguing for a war so that she can continue to be the Chief War Advisor.

Formendacil · 06-28-2006, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Diamond18

Only, it's not Tugwubs, it's T'Gwibs or Tigwibs. Or at least, to me.

By the way, I'm accepting suggestions on why Skittles should try to talk Roggie into restarting the negotiations. Because blimey if I know. If anything it seems she should be arguing for a war so that she can continue to be the Chief War Advisor.

Because... erm.... I dunno.....

Maybe because RoboSkitt would have wanted war?

Sorry.... 'tis the best I can think of...

Oh, and TGWBS is pronounced "Teegee Doubleyou Bee-Ess", but in sort of a rolling manner. If that makes sense.

littlemanpoet · 06-29-2006, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Diamond18

Only, it's not Tugwubs, it's T'Gwibs or Tigwibs. Or at least, to me.

By the way, I'm accepting suggestions on why Skittles should try to talk Roggie into restarting the negotiations. Because blimey if I know. If anything it seems she should be arguing for a war so that she can continue to be the Chief War Advisor.

Maybe she has moments of even deeper insanity than usual during which she uses a semblance of wisdom that belies an unconscious need for the order she needs to have in place .... in order to be able to create chaos!

JennyHallu · 06-29-2006, 05:55 AM

ah! Elempi, thou cruel...cruel...whatever thou be-est. Jackalope?

My brain is spinning in circles.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-29-2006, 08:29 AM

Perhaps because she knows that it will only cause paranoia if she starts acting sane?

Celuien · 06-29-2006, 05:55 PM

Save deleted and replaced with the post.

Opera.

EDIT, for coordination purposes: LMP: I'm taking items two and four from our outline simultaneously right now. Four will be expanded upon in a less operatic and more Anakron-plot appropriate fashion soon. Before or after 5, as you like.

littlemanpoet · 06-29-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by JennyHallu

ah! Elempi, thou cruel...cruel...whatever thou be-est. Jackalope?

My brain is spinning in circles.

Quite happy to oblige.

JennyHallu · 06-29-2006, 08:55 PM

Yes, well. Remember when you were a little kid and spun around just for the fun of total nausea/vertigo when you stopped? WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

Oh. And I have a really odd mental image of your photo page image with antlers.

littlemanpoet · 06-30-2006, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JennyHallu

I have a really odd mental image of your photo page image with antlers.

You do realize that I have to use this, now.

Skittles has got a bee in her brain for Anakron. This could seriously mess with Celuien's and my plot outline. What do you intend, Diamond?

Celuien · 06-30-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Skittles has got a bee in her brain for Anakron. This could seriously mess with Celuien's and my plot outline.

Depending on how it's handled, Skittles' attempted war on Anakron could add an additional dimension to items 5 and 10...

So long as it doesn't completely change our ability to run the other portions of the plot outline.

littlemanpoet · 06-30-2006, 08:40 PM

Well yeah. But the ambassadors need to make sure that they don't meet the End Game goal too soon, or we've written ourselves into an anticlimax. Blah. Change the goal?

Anyway, I do want to hear from Diamond and figure out how her plans might affect the outline.

Oh, and here's a special somethingfrom Celuien to me. I feel so loved.

Celuien · 06-30-2006, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Well yeah. But the ambassadors need to make sure that they don't meet the End Game goal too soon, or we've written ourselves into an anticlimax. Blah. Change the goal?

Right... I hadn't thought of the effect on number 11.

I was focused on the endpoint after the outline concludes (bells

)...

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

I feel so loved.

Feanor of the Peredhil · 06-30-2006, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by littlemanpoet

Well yeah. But the ambassadors need to make sure that they don't meet the End Game goal too soon, or we've written ourselves into an anticlimax. Blah. Change the goal?

Ye of little faith. Do you really think I don't have things in store to prevent the game from ending any time soon? It's meant to take at least several weeks, game time, and we're still on day one. No worries.

Actually, one worry. I'm concerned that everybody is going to go overboard within the first few "days" of the game and run out of steam for later on. Please remember that there is plenty of time and you don't all have to complete your adventures on the first day.

06-24-2006, 05:10 AM	#326
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Okay. Panakeia will be remaining in Lost Angles when Mount Zdoom leaves. She and Anakron need their time apart. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff.

06-24-2006, 09:06 AM	#327
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Understood. So now the only folks not at Doom are the Gondorians. No worries there. Shall the Mordorians actually start trying to convince Roggie to try negotiating again? __________________ peace

06-24-2006, 11:19 AM	#328
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Fea please change your avvie back! I keep thinking you're Guy and it's most confusing. If the Mordorians and off to try and talk to Roggie, please drag Igor along with you so he's there when I can post. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-25-2006, 08:42 AM	#331
Hookbill the Goomba Alive without breath Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: On A Cold Wind To Valhalla Posts: 5,912	I love writing for this character too much. So, I'm keeping the Barrow Wight around for a while... NAME: The Barrow Wight AGE: Not known. Although he often states that he's "Not old enough". RACE: Dead... Man... Ghost... Thing. GENDER: Male WEAPONS: A sword. APPEARANCE: Tall and broad shouldered with a large shiny skull. Most of him has become skeletal over the years, yet he maintains some areas of flesh and skin as well as some vital organs (presumably including lungs, although this is in discrepancy). His eyes consist of two luminous lights buried deep in his skull that seem to flicker as he blinks. He wears Numenorian armour over which he has a long dark blue shroud that is torn and worn, the hood, however, can conceal his face in shadow and he does a mean Nazgûl impression. PERSONALITY/STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES: Strangely English in accent and attitude to life in general. Was probably a war veteran of some sort and alludes to military terms on random occasions. Strengths include an extending arm that can crawl around corners to investigate things, although he is reluctant to use this ability, (one of his brothers supposedly did the same once and had his hand cut off by a halfling), also he has some swordsmanship that he will willingly implement if called upon. Also a rather light wit. Weaknesses include a slight pompous attitude that gets him into trouble on several occasions. He is slightly cowardly in the face of battle, although this is rarely seen, as many foes will run from the sight of a walking corpse. He also has an addiction to smoking tobacco. HISTORY: After the fall of Angmar, the Barrow Wight and his family dwelt for a long while on the Barrow Downs, minding their own affairs. Tom Bombadill became an ally after a while (and several drinks) and they managed to live in harmony for a good many years. The Barrow Wight and some friends decided one day to travel around Middle Earth looking for adventure and things. They came across Minas Mor-go and revived its travelling abilities as well as discovering much of Project Zoom. So, they went around for the next one hundred years, seeking all the other Zooms and getting rid of them. Mount Zoom was last on their list, but as they went to go for it, the thing Zoomed off, quickly they made chase. The Barrow Wight wasn't as bent on destruction as his friends and decided to help out Roggie and the others, hoping he could get a job in the casino (a secret dream he had been harbouring). __________________ I think that if you want facts, then The Downer Newspaper is probably the place to go. I know! I read it once. THE PHANTOM AND ALIEN: The Legend of the Golden Bus Ticket...

06-26-2006, 09:58 AM	#333
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Not that unlikely-I thought the couple were Gondorian ex-pats. My save is filled in... __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

06-23-2006, 10:05 AM	#324
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Hookbill, I think you left your siggie in one of your later posts...

06-25-2006, 04:53 AM	#330
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	I'm going to take a few days' break from posting, basically because all Anakron has to do until Mount Zoom gets wherever it's going, is to wallow in his self-pity. Which gets a little boring to write after a while, if you know what I mean. I'll keep reading along, of course, and jump back in when the timing for Celuien's and my agreed upon plot outline calls for it.

06-26-2006, 09:55 AM	#332
the guy who be short Shadowed Prince Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Thulcandra Posts: 2,343	Note: Hyarmenwe does not speak English. The couple will have to be Sindarin-speakers, which seems unlikely in Mordor.

06-26-2006, 09:58 AM	#334
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	I have no issue at all with the young couple being multi-lingual. That was probably the only thing about them uncanonical enough to get them assigned. __________________ peace

06-26-2006, 11:30 PM	#336
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	My save is up. Yay. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

06-27-2006, 04:09 AM	#337
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Alright Igör is in Roggie's chamber along with Dracomir but can't be seen. Sorry for the long absence and the rubbish return but I just wanted to get him in the right place since I've missed the two weeks of madness. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-27-2006, 04:09 AM	#338
Anguirel Byronic Brand Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The 1590s Posts: 2,778	Hookbill, Tom entered through the window on a broomstick, not through the door... __________________ Among the friendly dead, being bad at games did not seem to matter -Il Lupo Fenriso

06-27-2006, 03:11 PM	#339
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Uh... perhaps I need to try this again. Last night I filled in my save, which entailed Skittles entering Roggie's chamber directly after Dracomir, before Smilog/Tollin/B-W and Igör. It's there, trust me. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

06-27-2006, 03:32 PM	#340
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Alright, I have edited my post so that both Skittles and Smilog (and assorted hangers-on) are now in the room. Anyone else? __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-27-2006, 10:41 PM	#341
Lhunardawen Hauntress of the Havens Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: IN it, but not OF it Posts: 2,538	Save filled - Maika and Lola are in. Finally!

06-28-2006, 01:20 AM	#342
Formendacil Dead Serious Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Perched on Thangorodrim's towers. Posts: 3,326	SAVE-filled. And in under 48 hours, amazingly. Boromir, TGWBS, or Fea: it's all yours. __________________ I prefer history, true or feigned.

06-28-2006, 03:32 AM	#344
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Once the Gondorians and Mordorians are all in Roggie's audience hall, what's supposed to happen? What's likely to happen is, of course, probably going to get completely sidetracked by this wacky set of ambassadors, but I thought I'd ask.

06-28-2006, 04:17 AM	#345
Kath Everlasting Whiteness Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Perusing the laminated book of dreams Posts: 4,533	Um, Fea, was Igor included in that line up? Couldn't work it out. __________________ “If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

06-28-2006, 09:45 AM	#346
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Kath: yes. LMP: given some new developments, I'm no longer positive. I'll let you know as soon as I'm sure. __________________ peace

06-28-2006, 08:36 PM	#347
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Guy: Tgwbs? Hee hee! Clever. Tugwubs.

06-28-2006, 08:42 PM	#348
Diamond18 Eidolon of a Took Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: my own private fantasy world Posts: 3,460	Only, it's not Tugwubs, it's T'Gwibs or Tigwibs. Or at least, to me. By the way, I'm accepting suggestions on why Skittles should try to talk Roggie into restarting the negotiations. Because blimey if I know. If anything it seems she should be arguing for a war so that she can continue to be the Chief War Advisor. __________________ All shall be rather fond of me and suffer from mild depression.

06-29-2006, 05:55 AM	#351
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	ah! Elempi, thou cruel...cruel...whatever thou be-est. Jackalope? My brain is spinning in circles. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

06-29-2006, 08:29 AM	#352
Feanor of the Peredhil La Belle Dame sans Merci Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: perpetual uncertainty Posts: 5,517	Perhaps because she knows that it will only cause paranoia if she starts acting sane? __________________ peace

06-29-2006, 05:55 PM	#353
Celuien Riveting Ribbiter Join Date: May 2005 Location: Assigned to Mordor Posts: 1,767	Save deleted and replaced with the post. Opera. EDIT, for coordination purposes: LMP: I'm taking items two and four from our outline simultaneously right now. Four will be expanded upon in a less operatic and more Anakron-plot appropriate fashion soon. Before or after 5, as you like. __________________ People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it's more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey... stuff. Last edited by Celuien; 06-29-2006 at 06:05 PM.

06-29-2006, 08:55 PM	#355
JennyHallu The Pearl, The Lily Maid Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my luxury Barrow, snuggled up in a pile of satin pillows, eating fresh fruit. Posts: 1,628	Yes, well. Remember when you were a little kid and spun around just for the fun of total nausea/vertigo when you stopped? WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Oh. And I have a really odd mental image of your photo page image with antlers. __________________ <=== Lookee, lookee, lots of IM handles!

06-30-2006, 08:40 PM	#358
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Well yeah. But the ambassadors need to make sure that they don't meet the End Game goal too soon, or we've written ourselves into an anticlimax. Blah. Change the goal? Anyway, I do want to hear from Diamond and figure out how her plans might affect the outline. Oh, and here's a special somethingfrom Celuien to me. I feel so loved.