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#276 Tue, May6 2014 3:45pm

Barliman
The famous Innkeeper
From: Bree
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Ah yes, I had indeed forgotten MS553. My memory isn't what it was (if it ever was what it was, so to speak...), which does make another Black Numenorean as unnecessary as (yet another) Witchking. Still, if it's what a whole 12 people want, then we have to accept it - which is my sarcastic way of pointing out that the number of people who bother to vote is becoming laughable. Where has everybody gone? The voters have always been in a minority in the Fellowship, but I seem to remember that 40–50 voters used to participate most of the time. A sad state of affairs.


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#277 Wed, May7 2014 9:02am

Theobald
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Huuooommm ... very sad indeed ... rhuôm ... then, when you have a look at the low sale numbers on the official website you don'f feel better ... huomhom

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#278 Wed, May7 2014 9:11am

Mornedhel
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Low sales maybe also explained by MIthril promotion policy. Why pay now a full price if in 2-3 months you will get a 30 to 50 % discount?


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#279 Wed, May7 2014 9:13am

Mornedhel
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

... and still no Newsletter so far ... Is Michael on holidays?


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#280 Wed, May7 2014 11:28am

Thingol
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Mornedhel wrote:

Low sales maybe also explained by MIthril promotion policy. Why pay now a full price if in 2-3 months you will get a 30 to 50 % discount?

So this is proof that they have wrong sales policy... and that prices should be lower... I still waiting on may releases... to pay cheeper shipping costa and in same time to collect more advantage points...

Last edited by Thingol (Wed, May7 2014 11:29am)


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#281 Wed, May7 2014 7:58pm

ddaines
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Mornedhel wrote:

... and still no Newsletter so far ... Is Michael on holidays?

I have a newsletter in my inbox so maybe they are on the way wink.

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#282 Wed, May7 2014 8:12pm

Barliman
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Just got mine too.


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#283 Thu, May8 2014 11:10am

Theobald
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

huooommmm ... but there are no news in it .... huomm

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#284 Thu, May8 2014 1:05pm

Turambar
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

. . . a non-news-newsletter, so to say.
You can also say: the news are, that there aren´t any . . . roll


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The dragons are gone, the giants are dead and the children of the woods are forgotten.

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#285 Thu, May8 2014 1:08pm

Barliman
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Well, there's an old saying in Bree that "no news is good news", but whoever invented it had obviously never heard of Mithril.


"A worthy man, but his memory is like a lumber-room: thing wanted always buried."

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#286 Thu, May8 2014 4:36pm

Theobald
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

huoommm ... wasn' it "no news is better than bad news" ? ... er, the saying I mean ... rhuomm ... so if you just put it this way it does also nicely fit to Mithril, doesn't it ... rhuomhuom ...

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#287 Thu, May8 2014 5:41pm

Barliman
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Ah yes, one of the many renditions of the phrase, Master Tree! It's used in many different versions amongst Breelanders, depending on the circumstances.


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#288 Mon, May12 2014 11:16am

Arthadan
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

A scrumpy please!

I've been far away but I have got an ancient scroll from Harad. It's an old drawing depicting something called the Razarac. Of course the real thing would be far more dynamic, the static pose is just because the artist style...


https://scontent-a-mad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/t1.0-9/q72/s320x320/10330350_10203618484963865_7424203459530700270_n.jpg

Last edited by Arthadan (Mon, May12 2014 11:27am)


To mortal fields say farewell,
Middle-earth forsaking!
In Elvenhome a clear bell
in the high tower is shaking.

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#289 Mon, May12 2014 11:21am

Barliman
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Your discovery certainly merits a free drink, Master Arthadan.


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#290 Mon, May12 2014 11:49am

Arthadan
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Thank you Master of the Drinks!


To mortal fields say farewell,
Middle-earth forsaking!
In Elvenhome a clear bell
in the high tower is shaking.

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#291 Mon, May12 2014 1:03pm

Milo
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From: Toulouse, France
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

This is indeed unexpected drawing...
I never thought Razarac could danse ! lol

Please Master Barliman, it's been an eternity since I have eaten .
Can I have a Tea with some of your delicious scones, please ?tongue


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#292 Mon, May12 2014 6:09pm

Thingol
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Very interesting composition master Arthadan... like egyptian god  - SETH in your interpretation.. cheers !

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#293 Mon, May12 2014 9:55pm

Theobald
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

huoommmm ... very interesting indeed ... huom ... though ... to be honest, I am afraid this scroll could have been faked ... rhûom ... have a look at both cartouches in the writing, obviously there's no name in them, where one should be ... huom ... very strange that is ... huooommm ...

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#294 Tue, May13 2014 7:48pm

twrich
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Hello Good Mithril friends! It is nice to see some activity here. It was a quite weekend, but now I am ready for a cold ale and a pipe in the quiet at my dark corner table here in the Pony!


"All that is gold does not glitter, not all those that wander are lost." (Strider, The Fellowship of the Ring)

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#295 Wed, May14 2014 10:09am

Theobald
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

huooomm ... always nice to have you around again, Master twrich ...huom ... especially in times when activity here is, er, a bit poor ... huom ...

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#296 Wed, May14 2014 12:52pm

Milo
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Hi everyone

I've been all over my hobbit hole to have a correct mithril inventory...pfiou so much dust !

Master in darkness, do you have any leaves left for a small & dusty hobbit's pipe ?


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#297 Thu, May15 2014 12:46pm

hsf62
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

I like the dancing  Razarac! Finerly some action. Our Master Ent can now let them dance together! big_smile
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Last edited by hsf62 (Thu, May15 2014 12:53pm)


Where there is a will there is a way, just as there are no problems, only solutions! Guess it depends on ones own perspective of the matter at that time big_smile

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#298 Thu, May15 2014 1:31pm

Barliman
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Can someone explain tio me what a Razarac is? I know it's a MERP invention rather than genuine Tolkien, but that doesn't help me much. Education needed, please! Where does it / do they come from, and what's their role in MERP's "extended Tolkien universe"? I'm sure this is probably on the Internet somewhere, but a lot of Internet self-appointed "authorities" are somewhat unrelaible, so I'd rather have the opiniuon of someone I can trust - that's you, chaps (and ladies).


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#299 Thu, May15 2014 1:38pm

Milo
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"The Razarac. The most terrible denizen of the Haradwaith is
known as "The Destroyer" by the Haradrim. Like the Balrog of
Moria, though not nearly as powerful, this being is a gruesome
holdover from the armies of Morgoth in the Elder Days. It is said
that the Razarac was placed under the stone of the Ogladalo
Vatra when the desert was formed, to prevent the water from
being returned to the surface. However, in recent years Men
have broken the seals to those deep caverns, and now this terror
prowls the night under the open sky. Physically, the beast is
shaped like a Great Mountain Troll. Its hide is thick, tough, and
coarse, giving it the protection of plate armor. For combat, it is
armed with fierce talons hand and foot, as well as fangs set into
huge and powerful jaws. From the massive shoulders spread
leathery wings which, though they will not carry the monster on
long journeys, will allow extended leaps of up to 200 yards.
The terrifying aspect of the beast's demeanor is further
enhanced by its fiendish intellect. It has mastery of all Essence
spells dealing with fire or light to twenty-fifth level, and is
capable of advanced tactical thinking, as well as employing
devilish cleverness in toying with its intended victims. The
Razarac's years of captivity guarding the stolen waters of Harad
have burned into its mind a continuing desire to prevent men
from reaching water sources, and in this pursuit it shows a
dogged singularity of purpose. Thus far, The Destroyer has
limited its hunting to the Mirror itself, where it attacks bands of
desert men as they drink by wells. It is only a matter of time,
though, before the greater oases of the land beckon to the beast,
offering much greater opportunities for destruction. Then the
nomads and caravans of the land will quake with fear with the
first footstep of each desert journey."

This is  Razarac description provided in "ICE3800 - MERP - Far Harad, The Scorched Land"  page 16.

I found more page 52:

"The terror of the Ogladalo Vatra, the Razarac, has left its familiar
haunts. The oasis of Sud Siccana is now home to the fiend; the
Council of Regents hires the PCs to dispose of it quickly. A
reward of 700 gp is offered to the band who returns with proof of
the monster's destruction."

That's all I can say about it ! lol

Last edited by Milo (Thu, May15 2014 1:43pm)


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#300 Thu, May15 2014 3:00pm

Theobald
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Re: THE TAPROOM 3

Huooommm ... so you seem to remember well that picture of the Razaracs, Master Hsf62 ... huommm-rhuom ... I guess this new one comes much more closer to your conversion concerning the wings .... huom ... and that is very good ... I still always pity the old Razarac for his ridiculously tiny wings, as those of your conversion make much more sense .... rhuuômm ... yes, indeed, soon I'll have 3 different Razaracs dancing around at my place ... maybe then I should take another pic .... huoooommmm ...

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