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I've got one thing to say to that...Rocmistro wrote:Did you know the first Conan Movie was actually called Conan the Cook and examined how he got the Twice baked honeycaakes recipe. truestorybro
I would imagine gaming against Conan would always turn out poorly, especially if you ostensibly "win" the game.Rich H wrote:... Mind you, when I first read the title of this thread I did think it was "Are you gaming against Conan and if so how?"
The Calling would be named "Manowar" for sure.Rocmistro wrote:TOR needs a new calling: "Crush your enemies, seen them driven before you, and hear the lamentation of their women."
I pick the one on the far right. His moustache would give me something to hang on to.Elfcrusher wrote:Or just "300".
That is an interesting idea. In canon, I don't think there is any evidence that there ever was a bridge crossing the Greyflood in Tharbad; I believe that there was only a ford there.sageryne wrote:The major change I have made is to Tharbad. It is not abandoned (as in canon), rather it is a small community of about 600 people. The idea is that the great bridge over the Greyflood (built by the Numenorians at the height of their power) was too strong to be washed away. It stood when the dikes broke and the rest of the city was flooded. Most of the inhabitants fled, but a determined few, led by the "governor" (a true blooded Numenorian), stayed behind and built a new community on top of the bridge. The bridge now resembles Old London Bridge, with houses built down each side. It is a combination of Bartertown (Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome), the road town from Book of Eli and Woodbury (The Walking Dead)...i.e. it has a post-holocaust vibe. The governor of Tharbad is a combination of Auntie Entity, Carnegie, and the Governor. He decided to stay behind and be a big fish in a small pond, rather than slinking off to Gondor. Because he is a Numenorian, he looks 45 when he is actually nearer to 90. They have large herds of cattle, sheep and pigs which they drive out onto the riverbanks during the day and bring back to the bridge at night.
Tharbad is a trading post and river port. Trade goods are brought from Gondor (Dol Amroth) over the sea and up the river. The finished goods are traded for fur, fish and timber (I also changed canon to say that many of the forests have grown back) which are exported back to Gondor.
The homesteads around Tharbad are more substantial and permanent.
There is also a small permanent trading post at Sarn Ford.
The general idea is to still make it rough but not so empty.
I am in the process of writing up my version of Tharbad if anyone is interested.
TTYL
- Kerry
The canon for the bridge does not come from the Hobbit or LOTR.That is an interesting idea. In canon, I don't think there is any evidence that there ever was a bridge crossing the Greyflood in Tharbad; I believe that there was only a ford there.
The way I have drafted it, Tharbad is a strong location, with gates at both ends of the bridge with the only real approach across long causeways. There aren't any real threats in the area, aside from the Dunlendings. I suppose it would be possible for orcs and wargs to come west from the Misty Mountains, but I don't think there is enough loot to draw them there.It might be interesting to see if your surviving Tharbad community can endure to the War of the Ring or if it fails and falls in the years leading up to that conflict. In Tolkien's legendarium, Boromir lost his horse crossing the Greyflood at Tharbad on his way to Rivendell.
