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#61

That other shoe feels like a velvety slipper. You forgot to change shoes!!!

I hope that when the war is over someone on the FP side will be willing to trade information and game history with me. (We have plenty of questions.)

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#62

Well, we do have a bunch of elves. So, don’t be surprised by the slipper.

And I have questions as well about how things played out. That is, after we win!!!

#63

Oh, I see. Holding out till the last man, huh. So be it.

p.s.: I tried to recruit you, Mr. Dunlendings. I tried! I really did. I recommended splitting the Noldo/Ranger holdings between us. That option is off the table now. I’m calling dibs on all those lands.

#64

Retire Character: Saruman; and we’ll go easy on you. Angmar will be merciful. We’ll let you keep Isengard.

#65

Retire? Really? There is no mandatory retirement age.

Don’t be dogging our senior citizens! We’ll sick the AARP on you!

#66

Well old people do tend to get sick… were just worried more old folks are gonna get Sick.

#67

Turn 15 is back. Looks like its my turn to bleed.

Now where did I put those leaches?

#68

It’s a slow bleed. Nothing to worry about just yet. You still have to be de-boned and then cooked.

#69

Gent’s. In many ways that was a clinic of sorts - both How To and How Not To.

Cheers,

Khand

#70

Well played my friends, well played…

Silvan

#71

Well if this isn’t one of the bloodiest games I have seen (non-fourth age). I compliment the Free so far on their resilience and quick responsiveness, truly honorable (in the sense of competent and clever) opponents. We grieve the loss of a Nine, though his loss has paved the way for others to take the mantle.

In Erador, it was a morning full of cold and shadow. Theoden stood at attention watching from the walls for news of either his courageous rhohirrim or fearing the worst hear the sounds of the baying of wargs. The war was not going well, his allies told stories of men beginning to see the ways of the freedom of turning their backs on Sauron, though how could one smile when you were the last of your line… his sister’s children, dear Eowyn, was she still alive or was she… dark thoughts.

For now the hordes were being kept at bay, the White Wizard Saruman had lent his strength and his armies moved to strengthen the rhohirrim, but would it be enough? The Council saw fit to bolster his resolve by handing him an ancient artifact, Orcrist. Once in the hand of the dwarf king and now in his. As he pulled the sword from the scabbard he saw the glow… ORCS WERE HERE NOW! In a moment Theoden knew that the Cloud Lord had returned, the assassin of Sauron had returned to Erador to finish what he started.

Theoden stood proudly in the square, “Ji Indur slave of Sauron and dealer of underhanded death and evil, COME FORTH and face me as Isildur faced Sauron… with the blade Orcrist I shall cut thee and thee shall FALL!”
From the shadows a tall figure appeard, “Theoden son of Thengel, the last free blood of Eorl, I accept your challenge (cause my puppet master got cocky) and with your entrails shall I make a wedding dress for Eowyn as I marry her to the lowest of my slaves…”

With this Theodon rushed at the elusive wraith, back and forth their swords struck, a nick here a cut there, Theoden did not have the time to worry about Morgul poison only on deflect and cut… deflect and cut. Finally in a fake stumble, Theoden managed to pull an old maneuver taught him by his father as a lad. Theoden cartwheeled onto his side and caught the Nazgul in the chest with the sword as the Nazgul thrusted a mere hairs breath from Theoden’s face. Had the blade been of normal iron or steel, the Nazgul would have had Theoden, trusting in the sword Orcrist, Theoden watched as the Nazgul deflated into a heap of metal and rags.

Later that night while resting from his wounds and feeling the effects of the adrenaline finally sap all his muscle strength, Theoden sat to read a missive that had recently arrived from the Elves in Mirkwood. Unlike other messages this was in hurried hand and he could see water stains upon the scroll, he read the words three times before he could manage to grasp their meaning.

  • The Lady had fallen ill, many had thought it was the visage of Sauron and his ilk that had finally brought the Lady to weariness. It is when she slept and her hair turned black, we knew evil had fouled the lands and destroyed that which is most beautiful and eternal.
    As he finished reading and understanding dawned, Theoden’s hair prickled. A whisper came “Yes she is dead… the elvish paramour has fallen to the magic of the Nine.”
    Theoden barely felt the sword til he saw the familiar blade exit his chest, “It seems my master’s blade was not finished, know that as you fall into eternal darkness, he shall rise again to server the EYE!”

And so they found Theoden’s head sitting upon his throne, and with him died the hopes of a nation.

#72

Tip of the hat to the DS! Well done!

Trevorr almost defeated Kruxtogg. If he hadn’t have been wounded prior to the challenge…Oh well.

John of the Duns

#73

Oh I wasn’t sure I could win as Kruxtogg had given up his artifacts to the Rhun a few turns ago. Though I was almost certain that Trevorr would assassinate Kruxtogg and I knew Trevorr was injured… he was doubled, just not by me :slight_smile:

William of the Dog Lord

#74

Oh sure… you axe Gothmog then retire… sigh

Great game, I really enjoyed it.

DkLt

#75

How close did we get to knocking out Dragon and RE?

Did we knock out FK?

#76
  • The RhunE came VERY close to bankruptsy due to the character kills in his capital. Very-Very close. His taxes went to 97%. That big attack was a bit of a suprise because we didn’t see most of the enemy characters. (One more round of attacks would have likely finished him off.) But he hung on by his fingertips and turned everything around in a few turns. His nation is running positive again and back on the attack.
  • The burning of the Dol Guldur was a semi-suprise. We didn’t think the FP had the number needed - - but we knew it was a possible outcome. The DragL was never close to being knocked out, tho. And we knew we could easily afford to lose Dol Guldur and still keep a firm hold in Mirkwood. So we gambled with it, per-say (and lost).
  • The FK has running a big negative econ, like most of us. And the loss of the one character in his capital that was doing a NatSell caused him to go bankrupt. That was a shocker. But it’s a risk that most of us run when we play economies with huge debts. (I was terrifed of the same thing happening to me for half the game.)
#77

Dang! 3 Points from getting RE. That is close!

What happened to Dendra Dwar?

Why was RoW at Moria? Did you ever try the encounter at Moria? It was a new one.

Did someone try to challenge Smaug and fail? Another big mage item was located there?

#78

Dendra Dwar?? what do you mean?

Dendra was the linchpin upon which our whole first 5 turn strategy was based. You can blame Dendra Dwar for the destruction of Caras Galadhon and the death of our first sickness/curse target Aragorn.
Dendra Dwar started with Curses and Reveal Popcenter… so he left home and never got a chance to even raise a skill rank, he was so busy :slight_smile:

RoW we left alone after trying to pick it up and failing, fighting a Balrog wasn’t high on our list of things to do. So we figured we would wait till you guys killed him off then steal it from you.
We did not challenge Smaug, we just got the encounter for him so we can potentially recruit him.

William the Dog Lord

#79

We did not see DD on any Pop Center reports after the opening sequence, so we thought he has died in an encounter or challenge.

#80

Well probably cause among other Nazgul he wasn’t quite so big, or I got lucky stealth rolls.
He spent his life this game @ 2508 & Mirkwood. Currently @ 1917 :slight_smile:
He was also our only revealer.

William the Dog Lord