A Tale of Many Threads?

[Primula]

I was considering this situation last night and thought I'd see what you guys think - as the tale goes on, it splits even more than the "books" define (i.e. M & P in Fangorn vs. the Hunters + Gandalf in another direction vs. what's happening in Rohan...)

I was wondering if it would work to establish a thread for each geographical region and as characters go into those areas that is where they post (such as Rohan - with the folks at Meduseld now, the Hunters joining in there later and then finally Merry left with Theoden, etc. or Gondor, where now we might have the ruminations of Denethor and later Gandalf and Pippin would enter it, etc.) It might make it easier to find something if we want to go back and reference an earlier event too.

Thoughts?

[Laiquendi]

It sounds more organised... but where do you draw the line at too many locations? Or would it be better to have a thread for each plotline that then merge as they cross paths?

Hmm, i'm not really sure...

[Ladyhawk Baggins]

Ummm...isn't part of the insanity -- ehem fun, trying to figure out where one is?

[daughter_of_kings]

Ummm...isn't part of the insanity -- ehem fun, trying to figure out where one is?

I agree... everyone is pretty much headed for Isengard now, and everyone will pretty much head to Minas Tirith later... if you split it by location, then you have to wander in and out of threads to follow a particular character, and you lose the continuity of the insanity.

[Primula]

Any more thoughts on the matter? Hello?

[DoctorGamgee]

I agree with the folks above. Merry and Pip can be doing their thing with Treebeard while the Travelling Trio goes to Rohan. They will all meet up at Isengard anyway, so why not just leave it a bit jumbled. It keeps the insanity on your toes to make sure you know what is happening. Otherwise, we will have to merge the storys, some from Helms at Isengard, and split it at the paths of the dead, split Merry and Pip . . . it gets too confusing.

dr.G