LotR: 1st Age - Mass Combat

[lurkerwithout]

Things went better this week. We were attempting to escort a large group of my character's people out of the immeadiate war zone. And ended up testing out the mass combat rules. I still think Josh needs to worry less about the combat rules, at least against sword fodder, to both speed up the combat and up the "epic" feel. Also the five attackers jump the pc leader in every mass combat round? That needs to be dropped. Autumn and Brendan were getting unfaily nickle and dimed...

Still Noah's fight against the Werewolf leader was good. And Elf Healer, me and Brendan against the Orc Champion also nice...

Still next week my character will have to execute his traitorous, forsworn cousin. Which will make me a kinslayer and cursed. But what choice do I have? I'm the highest ranking noble my sub-group has left. And he betrayed his family, his people and broke his oaths...

Comments

[spoonyone.livejournal.com]

This goes back to my problem with the choice of setting. I just don't think any of us has the proper mindset for this period in Middle-Earth's history. I *understand* why it will make you a kinslayer, but having to play by such restrictive alignments is beginning to really grate.

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

Well you, me and Brendan at least. Autumn is definately waaaaaaaaay into it. Not sure about Girl Whose Name I Keep Forgetting...

[kafeixuesheng.livejournal.com]

I think I'm getting a bit of a pass since according to Josh the Dwarves aren't really part of the mythology. So I get to be covetous and bloodthirsty and pass it off as a cultural thing. However, I am getting annoyed at what seems to be an attempt to coerce you and Spoony in running your characters the way they "should be." Anyway, I'm enjoying the game as long as I get to cleave orcs. And watching Jason doom his character should be good for a laugh. Same with Autumn's suicide attempts.

Also, am I the only one that is getting annoyed by Autumn? "No-one can walk off without a guard." "I stand and shoot at the charging Warg cavalry!" "We have to feed the people!" (Well, that last one was a good idea.) Still, she seems a little pushy for someone who's supposed to be a shy woodsman. And single-handedly attacking a bloc of cav is just stupid. I thought for sure she was going to bite it last session.

[kafeixuesheng.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm rolling up a Southern gambler with a penchant for loose women and drink right now...