OOC: Not the finest performance - 12:10, Today: Harthion rolled a total of 3 (3 if weary): a failure using the The One Ring with a target of 15 with rolls of 3 (Feat Die).  Craft to build something to cross the river (Favoured roll).

12:09, Today: Harthion rolled a total of 9 (6 if weary): a failure using the The One Ring with a target of 15 with rolls of 1 (Feat Die), 5, 3.  Craft to build something to cross the river.

So, the better of the two feat rolls as 3, then 5 and 3 for the others.

Harthion founds reeds, and shrubs, and small trees-- but, in the end, there was nothing here sturdy enough to make a real raft.
Nothing that would safely carry him across the wide and strong running river.

So, an 11 and thus a Failure with Craft.

I just wanted to let you know that I'm really enjoying this game so far.
Cool! Thanks.

OOC: Does Harthion know any place along the river where it might be shallower and more easily forded? As long as it's not too far away, he might try there.

Harthion would have to scout around, but it is a rather large river... so might not be a ford for a while.
You know that Tharbad exists because it is a good place to pass the water.

OOC: So given all of that, a few questions I guess. Can the craft roll be retried? I don't recall whether that was doable from the rules or no. If it can't be redone, then the orcs number something like 40, right? I wouldn't be likely to fight them all off to steal their raft, I'm guessing?

Can the craft roll be retried?
page 17 for repeating rolls
• In general: no.
It is more of an overall roll, of trying to get something done-- vs. a specific roll of this one attempt.
• How it can be 'redone' is with a different Skill, by trying something different.
You can come up with some other plan-- for example: using Stealth to steal things the Orcs are using to use yourself, since I said the failed Craft roll was because you could not find the correct things you might go for Scan trying to locate some bigger tree or whatever... (just ideas).
I wouldn't be likely to fight them all off to steal their raft, I'm guessing?

That would most probably not end well.
It would be more realistic to maybe try to steal a raft (by making look like it got loose on its own, so they do not follow your tracks to attack?).

OOC: So, I'll try to Scan first for different building materials, as that seems safer to me as a zero die roll than Stealth, and dealing with all of those orcs. If that fails, then I will go for Athletics to try to swim across.

The Grey Pilgrim has shown favour upon me! 12:16, Today: Harthion rolled a total of 12: an automatic success with the Gandalf Rune using the The One Ring with a target of 15 with rolls of 12 (Feat Die).  Scan (for alternative building materials).
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As Harthion sullenly looks around for different building materials in this place without any tall enough trees, he glances over at the wide river, filled with cold spring water flowing down from the Misty Mountains thawed snow... that seems like a very perilous swim--
--Harthion suddenly stumbles, and nearly falls down!
Even more sullen, he looks down-- and smiles!
His foot caught on a long root.
These shrubs have long thicks roots-- and, soon, Harthion has gathered and cut enough of them to be able to make his raft.

OOC: That is excellent news! I'm going to wait to roll it, but do I now need a new Craft roll to put these materials together?

No, that works as is.

OOC: Awesome! In that case, Harthion will get himself across the river on his raft, then either hide it or destroy it (whichever is easiest to achieve) so it can't be found later, and then he'll make ready to continue pursuit of the orcs once they manage to cross.

Fine. Go for it.

Harthion pushed his raft across the water, certain of its construction and rejoicing in the luck he experienced having been able to find the materials and bind them together. On the other side, he stopped and took apart the raft, arranging the pieces in such a way as they might look somewhat natural at first glance, but he would know where they were if he needed to find them again. Then, he took up a position secreted as best he could with a vantage towards where the orcs would make landfall. He wished to keep track of them and continue his pursuit now on the other side of the river.

Harthion makes it across while the Orcs are still ferrying their group over the wide river.
After landing all of their force, their break the rafts apart and send the parts down river, dispersing them.
The next day, the Orcs set out again, but they split into three groups.
One goes due North, up towards the South Downs.
The second heads to the West, towards the Greenway.
The third starts off along the riverside, towards Tharbad.

Harthion examined his quarry splitting up. Where were they going? What mischief were they up to in these parts? He quickly recounted the knowledge of the region that he kept in his mind. All of the directions would find them easy prey but north...north brought them towards the town of Bree. He set off after the group bound for the north.

As Harthion wondered where the Orcs were they going, and how long he would have to follow them--
Until it is time to hook up with the other PCs came the OOC voice in his head!
--he moved North after that group.

Being out of food and tired from having worked on the raft and crossed the river, he thought of his idea to hunt some bigger game.

So-- if you want to go for enough food to hold a long while, and prepare it, then you can do a Hunting roll at -1 die to do so not 'losing' time.
Or else take the time and then have to speed up a bit later (the -1 die on the Travel roll and not on the Hunting).

OOC: Awesome! I'll take the penalty to Travel since I actually have a dice in it, and I'm not sure how minuses work when you don't have any. So, for Hunting I'd like to suggest that given the Distinctive Feature of "Lordly" this might be something that happened with some frequency in the court of Lord Elrond, these hunting parties, and he would have participated. And then, I'll spend a point of Hope to add two dice to get the food. Waiting for the party works perfectly, too! Even though I don't know about them!

Well, I'll be arriving famished: 12:18, Today: Harthion rolled a total of 3 (0 if weary): a failure with the Eye of Sauron (complications) using the The One Ring with a target of 15 with rolls of 11 (Feat Die), 2, 1.  Hunting Roll (Hope spent, Lordly called upon).
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Harthion decided to go stag hunting. Like the High Elf he was. He set out, just like down alongside Lord Elrond, as they did during a trip to Mirkwood.
But, soon Harthion realized that this does not work when one is alone: where were the dogs to flush out the quarry... and, actually: where was the stag?
Moving around in the plains, Harthion soon realized he would not bag any game... and might attract Orc attention.
OOC: Awesome! I'll take the penalty to Travel since I actually have a dice in it, and I'm not sure how minuses work when you don't have any.
You can get a negative, so no dice - 1 = no dice!
So, that's enough of a failure there, let's not drop 1 die of Travel, then (you spent Hope, got an Eye Awareness bump, and meta it would be better to take the hit where the hit makes no difference.

So, on an empty stomach, Harthion set off, with nothing to eat the next days, except some berries here and there, and some wild onions... following the Orcs.
You can make a Travel roll (I will count the Fatigue as higher because of the non-eating).

OOC: 15:52, Today: Harthion rolled a total of 8 (7 if weary): a failure using the The One Ring with a target of 15 with rolls of 7 (Feat Die), 1.  Travel.

The going is very tough, and the growing hunger makes Harthion feel weak and light headed--
That is 5 Fatigue added!

So, a tired and hungry Harthion still pursues the North-bound Orcs.
Relentless, not giving up.

Does Harthion have anything in mind-- or will just follow along without acting on the way?
No need to do so-- following is fine (just wanted to know what you wished Harthion to do, if anything).

OOC: I think Harthion's only action would be to try to find food, but that has already been done many times, so I don't think I even can do it again. I'm running out of skills I can use, unless I just try to Battle a bear! I don't dare risk it on a low roll.

Harthion moves North, following the dozen or so Dark-armored Orcs.
Three days of travel towards the South-Downs, covering about 50 miles.
You can click on Game Map, above on the game bar. And, at the bottom of the map that is shown there is a choice for several other maps.

Then, when you are about two or three days still south of the South-Downs, which are probably some 50 miles aways still-- the somber Orcs you are following, come up and meet with another group of Orcs.
These seem to be a 'regulat' tribe of Orcs. Roaming bandits and Enemy. Wearing furs and mismatched armor, wielding rusty weapons.
It seems this is some organized meeting-- as the Tribal Orcs start parlaying with the Dark armored-Orcs Harthion has followed since they crossed the Misty Mountains.


Yes, Hunting has been rolled for now (as has Travel).
I meant whether you were aiming to do other things as you follow along.
But that is fine-- moving along.
Bear-battling is more of a Dwarven-- sport!

Harthion finds a secluded place to eavesdrop on the conversation as much as he dares. Orcs meeting can come to no good, as they do it rarely enough that it is significant when they do. He needs to hear what they have to parley, this strange assortment of creations.

Harthion manages to find a place--
Will not get into Stealth and possible danger, because:
--but the guttural conversations and exchanges are all in Orcish, and thus not understandable to the Elf.