Who is everyone’s least favourite bad guy from LotR/the Hobbit?
That one orc. Y'know, the one that doesn't have any lines.
Ohhh yeah, that one. Yeah, that orc sucked.
I agree.
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Here's a theory I had: Is it possible that Isildur became a Nazgul after he died? Like, the Nazgul weren't very active before the Third Age, maybe this was cause there weren't 9 of them yet? We get mentions of them but never a number, as far as I can recall. It's established that the Witch King can raise Dunedain from the dead and turn them into evil undead beings (the Barrow-Wights), is it possible that he did something similar to Isildur and threw in the last of the Nine on top, turning him into a Nazgul? Isildur certainly ticks all the boxes when fulfilling the requirement for being a Nazgul. Course, this is assuming that the Witch King has access to the last of the Nine, which means Sauron would have had to give it to him... It's totally possible, IMO. It's only after Isildur's death that we get mentions of the full Nine Nazgul. Course, it's totally possible that it's just to late for my exhausted brain to be thinking, so I could just be forgetting a ton of facts... Still. Thoughts?
I don’t think so: even ignoring the probable timeline issues, Isildur would have had to possess one of the Nine before he died. Cool as it might be, it’s highly unlikely, if not impossible.
I don’t think so: even ignoring the probable timeline issues, Isildur would have had to possess one of the Nine before he died. Cool as it might be, it’s highly unlikely, if not impossible.
Yeah, there’s timeline issues. You’d have to assume the Nazgul waited a bit after he joined them. Oh yeah, forgot about that. Stupid brain thought they were given the rings after they died.
Hey guys, if you join the Discord you get the White Council role. Me and a lot of people are a lot more active on there, so it's a bit faster then our default club here. And encounters are WAY easier, and as such more frequent.
This encounter is designed for play in Middle Earth, as based on J.R.R. Tolkien's series of novels, Peter Jackson's film series, or any other incarnation of story. This can take place at the start, middle of, or end of a campaign, and it can even be run as a one-shot or adapted to suit other worlds, such as the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk. It does not include key characters, such as Gandalf the Grey, though a DM may choose to include them should they so choose.
This encounter begins in the Shire, on the eve of a festival of Yule, when a shipment of fireworks (inspired by none other than Gandalf the Grey) are discovered missing after crossing the Buckleberry Ferry into Buckland. The characters are likely civilians (hobbits or halflings) who either live in or are passing through the district, and some may be related to more notable halfling adventurers, such as the Took clan or even the Brandybucks. They are all confronted by Melonrock Brandybuck, a self-employed "Mayor of Festivities", who gives them the following message, whether orally or through letters.
A cart filled with fireworks from the South Farthing have disappeared. They were intended for the Yuletide Celebrations on Buck Hill a week from now, and without them spirits may be dampened significantly. As I, Melonrock Brandybuck, am the Mayor of Festivities in these parts, I am assembling a team of highly trained, brave, and adventurous individuals (being you) to find these missing fireworks and return them to Brandy Hall before the week's end, lest the holidays be ruined! You will be payed for your services in a month of free food and drink, supplied directly from me at Brandy Hall.
Should the characters accept this call to duty, they are given a map of the Shire similar to the one found here, a large red cross indicating that the shipment went missing within a kilometer of the Buckland ferry. The characters are very strongly suggested to investigate the case sooner rather than later by Melonrock, who seems adamant that the fireworks will be the one thing that the whole event hinges on.
Exploration Encounter: Finding the Cart
Once the characters have crossed to the other side of the Buckleberry Ferry (there is a toll of 1 cp per head to cross, or a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check to swim it), have each of them make their choice of an Intelligence (Investigation) check, or a Wisdom (Survival) check, the DC of which is 15. On a successful check, the characters manage to determine the cart was taken off Northward, and that it is missing one of its wheels. They can follow the tracks, which lead towards Stock. They eventually find the cart broken, lying in a ditch. The halfling drivers are dead, sprawled in the mud, and the ponies pulling the cart seem to have bolted. The cart is covered in scratches. The cart is still filled with fireworks.
Combat Encounter: Yule Cat Attack!
The characters arriving at the cart awakens the Yule Cat hiding in the shrubbery near the bank of the river. It uses dire wolf statistics, and is specifically hostile towards characters with old clothes, patches on their clothing, or travelers cloaks. When this encounter occurs, read or paraphrase the following:
From the shrubbery near the banks, a large cat emerges. As tall as any horse and as sinister as a winter wolf, the cat stares at you, before pouncing.
The characters should find the combat with the Yule Cat somewhat difficult. Reward ingenious thinking, such as using the fireworks in the cart as a weapon, with inspiration. When the Yule Cat is reduced below 10 hit points, it attempts to flee away, never to return.
Social Encounter: Yuletide Festival
When the characters return to Buckland with the fireworks, Mellonrock is pleased to see them. However, they admit they never actually thought the characters would return and the promise of "a month of free food and drink" was inaccurate. They concede to giving the characters some beer of their own devising (a foul, potent concoction that tastes as much like alcoholic blood as it does drink) and a free attendance of the festival (which was free attendance anyway). Mellonrock attempts to leave as soon as conveniently possible, either trading or stealing the fireworks as suits him.
Who is everyone’s least favourite bad guy from LotR/the Hobbit?
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That one orc. Y'know, the one that doesn't have any lines.
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Ohhh yeah, that one. Yeah, that orc sucked.
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I agree.
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The black riders that don’t have names. They’re just guys in hoods tryna kill a ring bearer teenager.
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Yeah, he was terrible.
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Yay!
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Here's a theory I had: Is it possible that Isildur became a Nazgul after he died? Like, the Nazgul weren't very active before the Third Age, maybe this was cause there weren't 9 of them yet? We get mentions of them but never a number, as far as I can recall. It's established that the Witch King can raise Dunedain from the dead and turn them into evil undead beings (the Barrow-Wights), is it possible that he did something similar to Isildur and threw in the last of the Nine on top, turning him into a Nazgul? Isildur certainly ticks all the boxes when fulfilling the requirement for being a Nazgul. Course, this is assuming that the Witch King has access to the last of the Nine, which means Sauron would have had to give it to him... It's totally possible, IMO. It's only after Isildur's death that we get mentions of the full Nine Nazgul. Course, it's totally possible that it's just to late for my exhausted brain to be thinking, so I could just be forgetting a ton of facts... Still. Thoughts?
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This is a popular theory, thing is, he was shot and floated down a river. Wasn’t his body found?
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I don’t think so: even ignoring the probable timeline issues, Isildur would have had to possess one of the Nine before he died. Cool as it might be, it’s highly unlikely, if not impossible.
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Isildur was dumb. I mean, everyone except Sam and Elrond on Mount Doom is dumb. Off Mount Doom, they may be fine, but Doom makes people go loony.
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I like Legolas’s theory. Do Nazgûl retain any free will or memories of their previous lives after they transform?
Don’t think so.
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Yeah, there’s timeline issues. You’d have to assume the Nazgul waited a bit after he joined them. Oh yeah, forgot about that. Stupid brain thought they were given the rings after they died.
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Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
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I don’t think so. Maybe echos?
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Hey guys, if you join the Discord you get the White Council role. Me and a lot of people are a lot more active on there, so it's a bit faster then our default club here. And encounters are WAY easier, and as such more frequent.
I'm the Valar (leader and creator) of The Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit/Anything Tolkien Cult!
Member of the Cult of Cats, High Elf of the Elven Guild, and Sauce Priest & Sauce Smith of the Supreme Court of Sauce.
If you want some casual roleplay/adventures in Middle Earth, check out The Wild's Edge Tavern, a LotR/Middle Earth tavern!
JOIN TIAMAT'S CONGA LINE!
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I’m on Discord. Pm me a link on there, would you?
Missing Fireworks
A One-Shot for Characters of 1st-3rd Level
This encounter is designed for play in Middle Earth, as based on J.R.R. Tolkien's series of novels, Peter Jackson's film series, or any other incarnation of story. This can take place at the start, middle of, or end of a campaign, and it can even be run as a one-shot or adapted to suit other worlds, such as the Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk. It does not include key characters, such as Gandalf the Grey, though a DM may choose to include them should they so choose.
Disclaimer: This adventure, as natural for something based off the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, somewhat is related to stereotypes of "Asian Folk" in the Orcs portrayed here. As these are offensive and inaccurate, we disagree with the portrayals of "squat, broad, flat-nosed, sallow-skinned, with wide mouths and slant eyes: in fact degraded and repulsive versions of the (to Europeans) least lovely Mongol-types" and the negative connotations of Orcs given. However, to appease the lore, we have opted to keep these hideous clichés and racist ideals within, though we heartily recommend you have a serious talk with your players before and after-hand about the wrong portrayal of Orcs here. To those affected by this racist dialogue, we apologize no end, as it does not reflect our views, only those of the nature of Middle Earth, and perhaps by extent J.R.R. Tolkien himself.
Social Encounter: Getting the Quest
This encounter begins in the Shire, on the eve of a festival of Yule, when a shipment of fireworks (inspired by none other than Gandalf the Grey) are discovered missing after crossing the Buckleberry Ferry into Buckland. The characters are likely civilians (hobbits or halflings) who either live in or are passing through the district, and some may be related to more notable halfling adventurers, such as the Took clan or even the Brandybucks. They are all confronted by Melonrock Brandybuck, a self-employed "Mayor of Festivities", who gives them the following message, whether orally or through letters.
Should the characters accept this call to duty, they are given a map of the Shire similar to the one found here, a large red cross indicating that the shipment went missing within a kilometer of the Buckland ferry. The characters are very strongly suggested to investigate the case sooner rather than later by Melonrock, who seems adamant that the fireworks will be the one thing that the whole event hinges on.
Exploration Encounter: Finding the Cart
Once the characters have crossed to the other side of the Buckleberry Ferry (there is a toll of 1 cp per head to cross, or a DC 13 Strength (Athletics) check to swim it), have each of them make their choice of an Intelligence (Investigation) check, or a Wisdom (Survival) check, the DC of which is 15. On a successful check, the characters manage to determine the cart was taken off Northward, and that it is missing one of its wheels. They can follow the tracks, which lead towards Stock. They eventually find the cart broken, lying in a ditch. The halfling drivers are dead, sprawled in the mud, and the ponies pulling the cart seem to have bolted. The cart is covered in scratches. The cart is still filled with fireworks.
Combat Encounter: Yule Cat Attack!
The characters arriving at the cart awakens the Yule Cat hiding in the shrubbery near the bank of the river. It uses dire wolf statistics, and is specifically hostile towards characters with old clothes, patches on their clothing, or travelers cloaks. When this encounter occurs, read or paraphrase the following:
The characters should find the combat with the Yule Cat somewhat difficult. Reward ingenious thinking, such as using the fireworks in the cart as a weapon, with inspiration. When the Yule Cat is reduced below 10 hit points, it attempts to flee away, never to return.
Social Encounter: Yuletide Festival
When the characters return to Buckland with the fireworks, Mellonrock is pleased to see them. However, they admit they never actually thought the characters would return and the promise of "a month of free food and drink" was inaccurate. They concede to giving the characters some beer of their own devising (a foul, potent concoction that tastes as much like alcoholic blood as it does drink) and a free attendance of the festival (which was free attendance anyway). Mellonrock attempts to leave as soon as conveniently possible, either trading or stealing the fireworks as suits him.
Frequent Eladrin || They/Them, but accept all pronouns
Luz Noceda would like to remind you that you're worth loving!