Ranger Headquarters (OOC)

[Nessa Saelind]

It will give the healers something to do later and all adds to the realism, no ?

The staff of the Houses of Healing eagerly awaits more business Yes, yes I know folks technically won't be coming to the actual Houses of Healing, but still.

[Karis Ziranphel]

Rangers are welcome to show up at the actual Houses of Healing if they wish right? It is those who don't do anything and write as if a wound never happened that should be a concern.

[Nessa Saelind]

Karis - of course they are, everyone is. :-) I just thought (if my memory serves me right) that for this campaign you had NPC healers with the rangers and that most injuries will be treated on the field, and only the most seriously injured will be sent back to the Houses of Healing.

[Arnyn]

Nessa, yup! They ARE a ways removed from the City after all...

But don't worry. You'll have at least one person coming to visit the HoH I think. *plots*

[Burnt Toast]

Sorry @Silmarë (you sneaky sneaky), @Arnyn ! I've been engaged in a very frustrating game of I email with questions and try to get set up for classes starting in a few weeks, and then get no response, or told to email the next person, and set up a meeting with someone else who also won't answer their email. It's been a bit draining and has rather stolen my focus.

Tara, feel free to get some miniony strikes in on Zev, I give you permission to do some godmoding (Eru help me). That ought to be suitably dangerous and I'll get up a response to whatever you throw at me sometime this week. XD

[Arnyn]

Okay, people, everyone has until Saturday or Sunday to finish their battles! If not, as GM I will finish them for you. So en guarde, en flèche - choose your poison.

[Nessa Saelind]

But don't worry. You'll have at least one person coming to visit the HoH I think. *plots*

May the odds be ever in your favour! :D I'll brush up on serious injuries just in case :-)

[Zôrzimril]

Aw oh no @Burnt Toast - that all sounds really frustrating! I hope it gets sorted soon and that you can come battle with Kaurzog soon *evil laughter continues*

[Karis Ziranphel]

I left a few of my attacks open in terms of whom I was helping out between the two rangers. Feel free to utilize if anyone wishes.

[Lantaelen]

Phew, finally made it. I just hope that post was acceptable as far as combat posts go.

[Nen]

@Azdiur No! Not all! I still need to get down to posting. It'll probably take me another three or four days before I can respond. And sure! Always up for coordinating! ....sorry that my posting is a bit slow though.

@Arnyn I'll get my next post up by the end of this week! Kaylin's just shocking the wits out of Hirluin a bit!

[Arnyn]

@Lantaelen - Personally, I liked it. XD
@Nen - Uhuuu! Not just a go-happy pub frequenter, my Kaylin. Looking forward to your post! I hope you make it in time

[Zôrzimril]

Post done for @Burnt Toast! I have caused a little bit of mischief. You're welcome to get in a blow or two, Toasty. I'd like Kaurzog to survive this battle, though, so I can continue to play with all of you.

[Pele Alarion]

Actually... how are things with getting an actual room in the barracks? :D

[The Good Hunter]

It was a beast to try and write on a tablet, but my battle with @Ercassie has finally started! I, too, would like him to survive at least this battle but how intact he is by the end though is up in the air

[Arnyn]

@Pele Alarion If you're a Ranger, you can get a room, of course! We don't really have a barracks master or anything, I think - the OP mentions there IS one, but not who. We could re-adopt Lieutenant Brian if people want to keep him? The OP doesn't specifically mention him, though, so it's up for grabs!

And, okay, looking at the Ranger Commons OP, there are a few things that need tweaking. A lot of mentions of 'soldiers', which isn't right anymore, and in the ranks structure 'Captain' is set underneath 'Lieutenant' while it just needs to go.

If you ask @Burnt Toast for a room here, I'm sure he'll update the Commons OP to reflect it!

[Arnyn]

Hey, everyone! I was just thinking we could use an official Ranger Roster, yeah? Not just with the info the LT wanted in the RPG, but the whole shebang!

Therefore, I'm interesting in the following information for each Ranger:

Name:
Armor:
Weapons:
Primary specialization, if any:
Secondary specializations, if any:


MORE INFO:

Name: full name

Armor: full description of their standard armor

Weapons: All weapons they would regularly carry as their standard equipment

Primary Specialization, if any + Secondary specializations, if any:

By "specialization", I mean "being extraordinarily good/excellent" at something. So, being an actual expert. Not just "being better than most".

Contrast and compare the following example:
Thûllir is an expert bowman = specialization. After years of training with the sword, he is also a very good swordsman. However, he is not yet an expert swordsman. Therefore, the sword is not a specialization for him, even though he has gotten very good with a blade over time.

Most Rangers will only have one actual specialization for now, or might even still be working on obtaining their first specialization. You don't need to be an expert at one specific skill to already be a skilled, well-rounded Ranger. If your character is not quite yet an expert in their chosen first specialization, then please put for ex. a dash.

As of now, no Ranger has an official specialization (formalized by rank), even though they might have already obtained one (or more) actual specializations.

Let's return to Thûllir as an example. He has listed healing and scouting as two "advanced" skills. From what I know of his character, it is perfectly believable and fitting for scouting to be another skill he is an expert at. Therefore, Thûllir might have two specializations as it is: the Bow, and Scouting.
Then he will have to choose between the two for his Primary Specialization. If his primary specialization is formalized in rank, he will be promoted to either Tirdinen (if he chooses Scouting as his primary) or "Cuner" (if he chooses the Bow as his primary).

***

Available PRIMARY specializations:
- bow
- spear (also covers polearms for ex.)
- axe (also covers mace for ex.)
- sword (also covers knives for ex.)
- scouting
- healing
- weapons and/or armor crafting
- logistics

Available SECONDARY specializations:
- all of the primary specs can also be secondary specs
+
- unarmed combat
- mounted combat
- throwing weapons
- ... (talk to me if you wonder what you have in mind would count as a separate specialization)

[Pele Alarion]

Name: Pele Alarion
Armor: hip length chainmail shirt with short sleeves; brown leather cuirass with matching bracers, embossed with the white tree; steel helmet
Weapons: longsword, dagger, recurve bow
Primary specialization, if any: healing
Secondary specializations, if any: sword

[Burnt Toast]

@Pele Alarion Yeah! I can update the OP to reflect your room. You can even request whatever you want since you're the first. XD Well, minus the officer quarters at the moment, I suppose.

Ooh, and a Ranger roster, yay!

[Pele Alarion]

@Burnt Toast Wee, that would be great! Though I no longer remember which was ladies' wing. But might just as well take room 2. Have to start settling in somewhere, now that plaza doesn't disappear anywhere.

[Karis Ziranphel]

Excellent posting in the rpg everyone! It is fun to see more activity again and excellent descriptions.
I will post my roster updates as soon as I find what I put down previously for armor.

[Nen]

Of all the characters I have created since coming back here, Hirluin is the one I am actually struggling with the most. When I started playing him, I had a very clear idea of what I wanted him to be like. But right from the word 'go' he hasn't behaved! He constantly stirs my writing towards the ridiculous. I can't help but poke fun at him, and he's turning out to be quite the man who takes himself so seriously that everyone else around him does exactly the opposite! (At least, those who know him...) In other words, I have no clue what Hirluin is like... So, @Arnyn I need a little more time into the RPG to figure Hirluin out, and then maybe I could fill in this detailed form?

@Allafyrefleorhtlig The above might help you a bit in fleshing out Lanneth, if you like.

[Arnyn]

@Nen Sounds good to me :) Figuring him out through RP is probbaly the most fun. But when it comes to weapons and armor it's also more a preference of what you like to write, maybe? Sword, axe, bow - all different kinds of battle writing... And the armor would at least in part coincide with his preferred main weapon. Good luck figuring him out!

I have also been enjoying people's battle posts immensely. XD
Get em in while you can, updating soon! Then Chapter Two will begin!

[Pele Alarion]

Ooooh, gotta post. But heading out into the forest to pick berries and mushrooms, so will see if I will be able when I get out. :D

[Arnyn]

Name: Arnyn Dealedwen
Armor: All black armor: Reinforced leather jerkin (with steal plates inserted between two layers of leather to protect vulnerable organs), carrying the emblem of The White Tree, with detachable (and blackened) mail sleeves, worn over a linnen shirt. Lamellar, hard leather pauldrons. Fingerless, leather gloves, with matching leather bracers. Tall, supple leather boots, with reinforced leather greaves on top. Long black cloak with hood and silver clasp.
Weapons: Gondorian crafted hand-and-a-half sword with a ruby incrusted on both sides of the hilt, possible to wield one- and two-handed (weapons belt). Short bow with a quiver of 35 arrows (back). Dagger (boot/greaves). Two throwing knives (weapons belt).
Primary specialization: Sword
Secondary specializations: Unarmed Combat, Scouting

Name: Kaylin Maethyr
Armor: Light plate cuirass with a lamellar plate tasset belt, worn over a layer of brown/black cloth (and optionally leather). Plate pauldrons and matching bracers + couters. Armored gloves. Brown, hard leather boots. Plate greaves and poleyns.
Weapons: Shortsword and shield (worn on her back), two long knives (worn at her weapons belt), a set of 6 throwing knives (worn on a leg strap, also attached with a strap to her weapons belt to keep it from sliding down), and a few smaller knives (hidden about her person)
Primary specialization: Sword
Secondary specializations: Unarmed combat, Throwing weapons

So... I have a thing for swordswomen who are also skilled at unarmed combat. :D Still funny how Arnyn is clearly the ranger and Kaylin is clearly the soldier.

[Nen]

You have a point there, @Arnyn ! I'll fill in Hirluin's then...

Name: Hirluin
Armor: brown leather jerkins with the white tree imprinted on the front, leather vambraces and leather boots, deep green hooded cloak and steel helmet
Weapons: short sword, parrying dagger, and a brace of throwing knives
Primary specialization, if any: scouting
Secondary specializations, if any: swordsman (hand-to-hand combat)

[Almarëa Mordollwen]

Will sneak a battle post in tonight, and fill out Jaena's entry at the same time!

[Ercassie]

Part 1 of 2 posted up in the RPG. Because I dearly wanted to manage some violence before Ilisys is rendered incapable of such, and I missed a lot by dragging heels so this is 'catchup'. Also I am tired of trying to edit the entire thing down into one post. The first part; my Ranger gets to play, in the second part, she will absolutely pay. Apologies if it is too gory/long. I am used to writing AoA combat with NPCs.



Ercassie Edit - And the second part is now also posted up. The previously aforementioned apologies remain in effect. I should also point out that the crossbow bolt which took out one of the two NPC'd Orcs in my last post could have either been the only worthwhile contribution of Unalmis to this entire skirmish (from offscreen) or else the amazing good fortune of that crossbow bolt that Kaylin saw capably away from targeting Hirluin in an earlier post by @Arnyn. I leave it entirely up to the GM to decide.

[Karis Ziranphel]

Good posting Ercassie! While it is on the longer side, I wouldn't call it too gory by any means. I'll try for posting tomorrow myself, but Sundays aren't always much good for the brain working once done with work.

[Arnyn]

@Ercassie I wouldn't call it gory either! (Of course, I don't mind gore all that much. *innocent look*)

@Karis Ziranphel, @Almarëa Mordollwen, @Silmarë, @Frostbite : Just an FYI about timing: I'll be posting my update and wrap up of Chapter One either late this evening/night or tomorrow late morning (BST+1).

[Zôrzimril]

@Ercassie - agree with what others have said - definitely not too gory!

Have posted. One wounded orc is fleeing the village.

[Ercassie]

I am so glad you guys were good with the gore ! The length is something I still may have to work on, perhaps even by trying several small posts rather than just one long stand-alone admission. Regardless, because the deadline was extended, something rather long but not at all gory (I didn't assume any outcomes) has been flung into the thread. Practice helps, or there so is the motive.

[Azdiur]

Name: Azdiur
Armor: Well-fitted mail hauberk. Leather bracers and padded gloves. Steel greaves. Padded steel cap.
Weapons: Quarterstaff with steel tips. Dirk.
Primary Specialization: Weapon and armor crafting (Intentionally thinking a jack-of-all-trades at this point, due to his background on the frontier. Can narrow it down if needed)
Secondary Specialization: Polearms (Proficient with quarterstaff, relies on strength and stamina to leverage its reach more than skill or finesse)

[Arnyn]

Excellent, Tara, thank you!
And yowza, Ercassie! Last minute posting binge

[The Good Hunter]

‘Twas a behemoth to write, but my departure from the battle is live and ready to be picked apart and analyzed!

[Arnyn]

Wonderful post, Frost! <3 So glad we also have some minions now!

Chapter 2 is live and @Karis Ziranphel , @Aigronding Mordagnir , @Durien and @Pele Alarion , y'all are on cut-cleaning and fixing dislocated shoulder duty and such! (In other words, the injured ((@Karis Ziranphel , @Burnt Toast , @Lantaelen , @Moriel and @Ercassie)) have been ordered to present themselves to you so they might benefit from those healing skills.)
A list of injuries may be found in the top post!

@Tarawen and @Frostbite are to report to... their Master.

[Eriol]

I'll heal @Ercassie ! We just talked about it with each other in FB Messenger.

[Burnt Toast]

Woo, chapter 2! Fancy. Shiny.

[Pele Alarion]

Ooooh, I have a room! Thanks, Toasty!

[Arnyn]

@Krumhûr Tagging you to the RPG thread (chapter 2), as promised!

[Ercassie]

A behemoth perhaps, @Frostbite, but I can hardly condemn length Particularly when you delivered such an engaging opponent and an exciting cliffhanger ! Good luck facing 'the big bad boss' !

@Aigronding Mordagnir, you wanted ? You got. Ilisys is awaiting the healing hands of your experienced Ranger.

[Arnyn]

@Udan I'm so glad you're also joining the Rangers again! Would you like to participate in the Ranger RPG (perfectly possible), or not? Your HQ welcome will differ depending on your answer!

[Udan]

Arnyn I would like to participate in the RPG if possible. I look forward to the welcome.

[Udan]

Arnyn, deepest apologies for the B2B (back to back) post. I'm just trying to get my head around the time line since Udan last swung his axe for Gondor! What do you think (and I will go by your judgement) 1, 2 , 3 years?

[Arnyn]

No worries, Udan, the atmosphere is a bit more relaxed!

Honestly, timelines are going to be messed up anyway... Everyone is sort of making their own choices. There are people with fourth age MT characters who are pretending that many years have passed, there are people pretending about two years have passed (me with Arnyn) since she left the ERC, while the ERC was set in a later FA timeline than we are playing in now (Fourth Age 2-5 ish)... So whatever you do, it won't make complete sense...

So I would say: don't get hung up on specifics, just think of something that works for you, and everyone has agreed that we either won't get into specifics in character, OR if we do, that we will just go with the flow and ignore what doesn't really add up.

[Krumhûr]

'Big bad boss' posted up, he was not best pleased. @Arnyn , @Frostbite and @Tarawen , let me know if there are any particular ideas you have otherwise I will prepare post a follow up set before the two sides clash, likely around Sunday/monday.

[Arnyn]

@Udan - happy to see you've really joined in! One thing, though - in your post you're describing a campsite in the country, as I'm reading it, but the Rangers are currently still in the village where they just had their fight.

Krumhur, that post read like a dream. Or, should I say, nightmare. Eeeeeexcellent.

[Udan]

Arnyn - Apologies and fixed. I'm still trying to get back into the swing of things - its been close to 15 years since I've written anything aside from work related documents.

[Arnyn]

No worries, won't hold it against you.

[Arnyn]

SQUAD UPDATE & Skill overview

Squad 1: 6 Rangers
Durien, Jaena, Kamion, Thûllir, Zev, Arnyn

Ranged possibilities:
Bow primary weapon: Durien, Thûllir
Bow secondary weapon: Jaena, Arnyn

Skilled healers:
Durien, Thûllir

Kamion
Longsword
Dagger
Healing: Elementary-Intermediate
Scouting/tracking: Advanced

Jaena
Longsword
Bow
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Advanced

Arnyn
Longsword
Shortbow
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Advanced

Zevarion
Sword
Throwing knives
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Intermediate

Thûllir
Longbow
Shortsword
Healing: Advanced
Scouting/tracking: Advanced

Durien
Longbow
Long Knives
Healing: Advanced
Scouting/tracking: Intermediate-Advanced

***

Squad 2: 8 Rangers
Abrazimir, Ilisys, Morwen, Mourgan, Pele, Red, Udan, Unalmis

Ranged possibilities:
Bow primary weapon: /
Bow secondary weapon: Pele, Morwen, Mourgan, Unalmis

Skilled healers:
Pele, Morwen

Ilisys
Spear
Long knives
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Intermediate

Pele
Longsword
Recurve bow
Healing: Advanced
Scouting/tracking: Intermediate

Red
Longsword
Knives
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Advanced

Morwen
Longsword
Bow
Healing: Intermediate
Scouting/tracking: Elementary

Mourgan
Longsword
Bow
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Elementary

Abrazimir
Sword and shield
Armoured fists
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/Tracking: Elementary

Unalmis
Shortsword
Crossbow
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Elementary

Udan
Double-bearded battle axe
Two small(er) axes
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Intermediate

***

Squad 3: 8 Rangers
Arinelle, Arothir, Azdiur, Beren, Hirluin, Karis, Kaylin, Turin

Ranged possibilities:
Bow primary weapon: Karis
Bow secondary weapon: Arinelle, Turin

Skilled healers:
Beren, Karis

Arothir
Spear
Sword
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Elementary-Intermediate

Azdiur
Quarterstaff, steel-tipped
Dirk
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Elementary
Weapon/Armor Crafting: Intermediate-Advanced

Arinelle
Longsword
Longbow
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Elementary-Intermediate

Turin
Longsword
Shortbow
Healing: Elementary
Tracking/Scouting: None-Elementary

Beren
Longsword
Sling
Healing: Intermediate
Scouting/tracking: Advanced

Kaylin
Shortsword and shield
Knives
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/tracking: Elementary

Hirluin
Shortsword
Dagger
Healing: Elementary
Scouting/Tracking: Advanced

Karis
Longbow
Shortsword
Healing: Intermediate
Scouting/tracking: Intermediate-advanced