The Blessing in the Curse - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

The Perky Ent · 08-06-2004, 01:45 PM

Hello everyone! If you like what if... games, you might like this

The way the game works is, a person states a misfortune that happened to someone or something. Then, people guess the good fortune that came out of it. Here's an example:

Curse: Frodo lost a finger

The blessing is that Frodo destoryed the ring in the process! Get the idea? I hope so! Well, here's the first question:

Curse: Boromir's Death

Now what's the Blessing?

Firefoot · 08-06-2004, 01:49 PM

Pippin became a guard of Minas Tirith, and saved Faramir from death?

The Perky Ent · 08-06-2004, 01:52 PM

Close but no. The Faramir part was close though

Morsul the Dark · 08-06-2004, 08:08 PM

The blessing Faramir let Frodo go

The Perky Ent · 08-06-2004, 09:15 PM

nope

Morsul the Dark · 08-06-2004, 09:46 PM

THis is farfetched and i will explain my reasoning

Faramir met Eowyn

Faramir was Dentor's son and he thought he died so he tried to burn him Faramir met Eowyn in the houses of healing

The Perky Ent · 08-06-2004, 09:51 PM

That's not farfected. That's the reasoning you use for a game like this. Your really close with Faramir, but it's not with Eowyn.

And BTW, Faramir wasn't the son of Dentor. It's Denethor. (I'm just joking! Typos happen! Especially to me!)

Morsul the Dark · 08-06-2004, 09:53 PM

Merry he wouldn't have met merry

The Perky Ent · 08-06-2004, 09:56 PM

Nope. think love.

Morsul the Dark · 08-06-2004, 10:01 PM

Hmm...thats odd... Faramir+love=eowyn grabs book time to cheat and still get it wrong

Faramir met Lorith who brought forth Aragorn with "oh that thwere kings here like the days of old" so Aragorn finally trully accepted kingly responsibility((not that he didnt already have it)

NightKnight · 08-07-2004, 08:08 AM

Faramir finally got his father's love?

The Perky Ent · 08-07-2004, 09:17 AM

NightKnight got it!

Morsul the Dark · 08-07-2004, 09:55 AM

Good job it is so obvious now "smacks head" oh well I'll have to try again next time good game i like it

NightKnight · 08-09-2004, 08:17 AM

Now that wasn't too hard, was it?

Curse: The attack on the elven dwelling at the Havens of Sirion by the sons of Fëanor. What's the blessing?

The Perky Ent · 08-09-2004, 10:05 PM

Hmm...that's a tricky! I'm gonna have to work on that one

Better get in the mood.

*******************A couple of hours (aka seconds) later********************

Is the blessing that the simaril came to Earendil?

NightKnight · 08-10-2004, 01:37 AM

A very good guess, and quite close, but not exactly what I had in mind.

The Perky Ent · 08-10-2004, 09:19 AM

How about that the simaril escaped the hands of Maehdros and Maeglin?

NightKnight · 08-11-2004, 02:28 AM

Nope. The other question was closer.

The Perky Ent · 08-14-2004, 10:33 PM

Earendil was given the opportunity to become a star?

NightKnight · 08-15-2004, 04:57 AM

Close again, but nope.

The Perky Ent · 08-15-2004, 04:59 AM

Elwing escaped what could of been her death?

NightKnight · 08-15-2004, 05:04 AM

You were closer with Earendil.

The Perky Ent · 08-26-2004, 07:54 PM

Hmm...uh...Earendil survived to slay Anacalagon?

NightKnight · 08-27-2004, 05:39 AM

Nope.

The Perky Ent · 09-06-2004, 06:59 PM

Earendil was able to summon the Valar?

Gil-Galad · 09-06-2004, 07:17 PM

Very good thread Perky

Elros and Elrond were still treated good

NightKnight · 09-07-2004, 08:33 AM

Perks, you got it. If the sons of Fëanor hadn't attacked, Elwing wouldn't have fled and taken the Silmaril to Eärendil, and without he wouldn't have come to Valinor to summon the Valar.

The Perky Ent · 09-07-2004, 04:36 PM

Sweet! Alright! Here's the next one:

Curse: Isildur kept the ring

Blessing: ?

Gil-Galad · 09-07-2004, 04:53 PM

United North and South again?

The Perky Ent · 09-07-2004, 05:18 PM

Nope, but good guess

Gil-Galad · 09-07-2004, 05:27 PM

elves regained hope in man as they fought off sauron under aragorn?

The Perky Ent · 09-07-2004, 05:37 PM

Um...but the ring and Aragorn comming to the throne weren't really related, so no

NightKnight · 09-08-2004, 05:21 AM

Sauron didn't get the Ring?

Gil-Galad · 09-08-2004, 07:10 AM

Actually, if Isildur threw teh ring in Mt.Doom, then most orcs would be mindless, so then maybe Isildurs eldest son survived, and he had a son, then only the eldest line would be king, so then aragorn would never had been king!

The Perky Ent · 09-08-2004, 04:12 PM

nope, and even if he survived, the fate of Eärnur would still be the same with his heirs. Well, no one really knows. It's just a what if. And this is based on fact. So, the answer is wrong. This is something that had a clear impact

Gil-Galad · 09-08-2004, 04:49 PM

Fate of Earnur? keep is mind Earnur was on Aldarions line... so Arnor probaly would still be standing... and maybe since with Sauron the Witch-King is gone so Earnur might have a different fate?

The Perky Ent · 09-08-2004, 04:50 PM

Maybe yes, maybe know. If you want to pursue the topic further, why don't you start a thread about it in the books? As for me, I'd like to stick to the yes or no basic the rules suggest

Gil-Galad · 09-08-2004, 04:53 PM

very well.. i;ve already gotten to Mr.Opus's bad side, i better not temper him too much...

paavo · 09-09-2004, 08:18 AM

the lord of the rings was written?

Evisse the Blue · 09-09-2004, 02:13 PM

The hobbits got to be the heroes of ME, they became well-known, that sort of thing?

08-06-2004, 01:45 PM	#1
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	The Blessing in the Curse Hello everyone! If you like what if... games, you might like this The way the game works is, a person states a misfortune that happened to someone or something. Then, people guess the good fortune that came out of it. Here's an example: Curse: Frodo lost a finger The blessing is that Frodo destoryed the ring in the process! Get the idea? I hope so! Well, here's the first question: Curse: Boromir's Death Now what's the Blessing? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-06-2004, 01:52 PM	#3
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Close but no. The Faramir part was close though __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-06-2004, 08:08 PM	#4
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	The blessing Faramir let Frodo go __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-06-2004, 09:15 PM	#5
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	nope __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-06-2004, 09:46 PM	#6
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	THis is farfetched and i will explain my reasoning Faramir met Eowyn Faramir was Dentor's son and he thought he died so he tried to burn him Faramir met Eowyn in the houses of healing __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-06-2004, 01:49 PM	#2
Firefoot Illusionary Holbytla Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,547	Pippin became a guard of Minas Tirith, and saved Faramir from death?

08-06-2004, 09:51 PM	#7
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	That's not farfected. That's the reasoning you use for a game like this. Your really close with Faramir, but it's not with Eowyn. And BTW, Faramir wasn't the son of Dentor. It's Denethor. (I'm just joking! Typos happen! Especially to me!) __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-06-2004, 09:53 PM	#8
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Merry he wouldn't have met merry __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-06-2004, 09:56 PM	#9
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Nope. think love. __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-06-2004, 10:01 PM	#10
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Hmm...thats odd... Faramir+love=eowyn grabs book time to cheat and still get it wrong Faramir met Lorith who brought forth Aragorn with "oh that thwere kings here like the days of old" so Aragorn finally trully accepted kingly responsibility((not that he didnt already have it) __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-07-2004, 08:08 AM	#11
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Faramir finally got his father's love? __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

08-07-2004, 09:17 AM	#12
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	NightKnight got it! __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-07-2004, 09:55 AM	#13
Morsul the Dark Ghost Prince of Cardolan Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 3,448	Good job it is so obvious now "smacks head" oh well I'll have to try again next time good game i like it __________________ Morsul the Resurrected

08-09-2004, 08:17 AM	#14
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Now that wasn't too hard, was it? Curse: The attack on the elven dwelling at the Havens of Sirion by the sons of Fëanor. What's the blessing? __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

08-09-2004, 10:05 PM	#15
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Hmm...that's a tricky! I'm gonna have to work on that one Better get in the mood. *****************A couple of hours (aka seconds) later****************** Is the blessing that the simaril came to Earendil? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-10-2004, 01:37 AM	#16
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	A very good guess, and quite close, but not exactly what I had in mind. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

08-10-2004, 09:19 AM	#17
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	How about that the simaril escaped the hands of Maehdros and Maeglin? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-11-2004, 02:28 AM	#18
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Nope. The other question was closer. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

08-14-2004, 10:33 PM	#19
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Earendil was given the opportunity to become a star? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-15-2004, 04:57 AM	#20
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Close again, but nope. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

08-15-2004, 04:59 AM	#21
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Elwing escaped what could of been her death? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-15-2004, 05:04 AM	#22
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	You were closer with Earendil. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

08-26-2004, 07:54 PM	#23
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Hmm...uh...Earendil survived to slay Anacalagon? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

08-27-2004, 05:39 AM	#24
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Nope. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

09-06-2004, 06:59 PM	#25
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Earendil was able to summon the Valar? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

09-06-2004, 07:17 PM	#26
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Very good thread Perky Elros and Elrond were still treated good __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-07-2004, 08:33 AM	#27
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Perks, you got it. If the sons of Fëanor hadn't attacked, Elwing wouldn't have fled and taken the Silmaril to Eärendil, and without he wouldn't have come to Valinor to summon the Valar. __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

09-07-2004, 04:36 PM	#28
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Sweet! Alright! Here's the next one: Curse: Isildur kept the ring Blessing: ? __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

09-07-2004, 04:53 PM	#29
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	United North and South again? __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-07-2004, 05:18 PM	#30
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Nope, but good guess __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

09-07-2004, 05:27 PM	#31
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	elves regained hope in man as they fought off sauron under aragorn? __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-07-2004, 05:37 PM	#32
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	Um...but the ring and Aragorn comming to the throne weren't really related, so no __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'

09-08-2004, 05:21 AM	#33
NightKnight Lost among the Stars Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hiding in Childhood (Sweden) Posts: 2,690	Sauron didn't get the Ring? __________________ There are three kinds of people in this world. Those who can count, and those who can't.

09-08-2004, 07:10 AM	#34
Gil-Galad Psyche of Prince Immortal Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Above a Parapet Obvious exits are: North, South, and Dennis Posts: 4,734	Actually, if Isildur threw teh ring in Mt.Doom, then most orcs would be mindless, so then maybe Isildurs eldest son survived, and he had a son, then only the eldest line would be king, so then aragorn would never had been king! __________________ Love doesn't blow up and get killed.

09-08-2004, 04:12 PM	#35
The Perky Ent Maniacal Mage Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Setting sail for Umbar, with Firefoot at my side! Posts: 3,297	nope, and even if he survived, the fate of Eärnur would still be the same with his heirs. Well, no one really knows. It's just a what if. And this is based on fact. So, the answer is wrong. This is something that had a clear impact __________________ 'But Melkor also was there, and he came to the house of Fëanor, and there he slew Finwë King of the Noldor before his doors, and spilled the first blood in the Blessed Realm; for Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark.'