Taking the hobbit to Isengard
Task: The challenge is to take a lowbie hobbit to Isengard alive and unspoiled.
Based on what I read up about how Sapiance has run it in the past, the hobbit usually /follows the hunter and that hunter is the “path finder”. During the event the hobbit does not intervene with anything: directions, fighting and so on. If they die, the hobbit goes back to the Prancing Pony milestone and the server can go again.
Eagle run
If the hunter does not know the way, still have hobbit follow hunter but have two main people upfront: one as “path finder” (no killing) and the other for killing. Path finder should not deviate from path or attack anything and ideally, they should have a marker over their head (even possibly be the leader of the group so we can follow the different colour green dot). In addition, the path finder should try and refrain from stopping-acting almost like the pace maker of a race-and the hunter (or whoever the hobbit has on follow) should all be about following the “pathfinder”.
For Trollshaw and beyond, there needs to be an inner circle around hobbit/hunter: front, back and sides. Ideally one of those should be a healer (although 2 might be better to alternate and give each healer a rest). Then there needs to be an outer circle (one or two each side and at the front and rear-I guess almost like a diamond shape) and these guys should be the first line of defence with the inner circle being the last line of defence.
Things to watch out for:
1.As soon as we cross the bridge into Trollshaw the hobbit receives a message saying that the way ahead is filled with danger and that ALL creatures will be attracted to the hobbit (even more so than when we are chickens).
2.Animals coming from what seems to be nowhere (most tended to attack from behind).
3.We do not have to aggro a creature or run near it to attract it.
4.Sometimes the hobbit came off follow without warning.
5.When on follow sometimes there may be a big gap between hunter and hobbit.
6.Inner circle, including hunter, should limit kills as they bring the creature towards the hobbit.
7.Lvl 10 hobbits only have 3 morale pots.
8. Jumping off a cliff might well kill a lvl 10 hobbit.
9. Add target assist (I think this is right)- as it will tell runners what’s attacking the hunter/hobbit.
9.”Nice” creatures attack-Deer/doe.
Directions:
1. Head the same way as you would for the Trollshaw Flying the Coop chicken run- to the High Moors. Watch out for Doe and those digger creatures.
2. You need to go passed the camp with the muster horn on High Moors (if you don’t, you either know a different way of getting there or have gone the wrong way). Watch out for those hidden lynx.
3. Just after the camp with the muster horn, there’s a passage to the right, which leads you through a field of worms and drakes as you head towards Giant’s Valley.
4. Head SE through Giant’s Valley, but don’t go through the route with trolls, take the empty route down and you’ll come to a small lake/river, which you need to cross.
5. Check on the Trollshaw map as it will say “To Eregion”.
6. Once in Eregion you need to head south, as if you were going to Mirobel (although don’t go there). Watch out for crabain.
7.Head towards Emyn Naer and cross the river. Once across the river turn left and follow the river up-although you may need to veer right. Watch out for humanoids.
8. You should now be in Enedwaith.
9. Head south towards Dunland- be careful in Fordirith (sneaky wolverines). Follow the path south.
10. Dunland- Watch out for wights in the Bonevales.
11. Not tested: Perhaps head to Galtrev and head east to Gravenwood rather than going south near Carreglyn (I spy an enemy camp there).
12. Follow the path south with the mountains, the ones hiding Isengard, on your left.
13. At a crossroads, turn left/north and into the Isengard den.
Hope that helps, Neem.
PS. Desperate to get back out there and complete it. Hopefully I won’t panic next time and stress out my healer and protectors ;)
Thinking about it Gell, Kes, Eleni (I think) and I did this route with Bringers as chickens with no protectors. It was nuts!
This event was so much fun so thanks for joining!