My Espionage for Mordor

I've participated in my first role-playing game dedicated to the world of the Professor (i.e. JRR Tolkien) this weekend. The game took place in the forest not so far from the city, where we came late in the evening to spend the sleepless night near the fire.

As a spy from Mordor, I've accomplished something, but was killed together with my ally, whom I found on the way to the fire camp. I've acquired a letter from one gnome, who was on his way to gnomes in other mountains. I also took a ring (turned out to be not the Ring) from a hobbit, who died on my arms. But taking a sword in my hands and using medicine on others were my mistakes. Nothing helped and nothing could actually save me, I was already bleeding with 1 hit left when two strikes from monsters of the darkness finished me. Now my body is pretty bruised (which I find strangely pleasing).

During the whole night I was the one who took up a duty to keep the fire and lighten it more when monsters approached. That pretty much saved me from strong suspicion - who would do bad things to the young girl who takes care of the fire, which gives so much warmth (it was too hot sometimes because I put cones in it for more heat) and light to scare off the creatures of the night?

I am no fighter and have weak fencing skills, but when the time came I took a sword from elf, who could not fight because of deep wounds and I tried to protect the camp from the north. I killed a monster but was hit by its claws (my first wound). After this my destiny was decided on heavens and it was not long before I died. My last sight was the weakening fire and my ally, dying right beside me - horrible and frightening scene. But everything faded and a beautiful creature in white dress spoke to me of frailty of my previous life, lightened my burdens of unfulfilled goals and took my hand to lead me to my path to eternity.

The eternity was amazing with its hot tea and buckwheat with meat and onion and friends' talk and everything that happens after a good role playing game in the forest.

The road back to the city was slightly scary because my friend was at the wheel and he was too tired to drive, so I had to keep him awake. I, on the other hand, was strangely alert (I suppose that watching the Sun rise woke me up) and did not go to sleep till 11 a.m. - I drove to my parents' and talked to them over the breakfast. I went to sleep after that and slept for 7 hours, then got back to my place and slept till morning.

I was slightly shocked yesterday by the fact that Dad decided to give my car for repair for 4 days. I was still shocked by that when I woke up in the morning today and realized that I have to get to work in 1 hour somehow. I arrived at the furthest metro station in the office surroundings and was late for 1.5 h when I finally got there, but that happens on Mondays occasionally. I actually enjoyed going by bus and then by metro - I could read a book (re-reading Sherlock Holmes, which I grabbed last week at parents') and stare at strangers without constantly worrying about how not to hit cars around me.

I am pretty sure that I will not attend a lot of role-playing games outside the city starting from now. But I am very happy that I took part in a few. Sometimes I go back to the memories of 'Firefly: at the edge of the Universe' and 'Camelot', which were the best games I had so far. And I remember fun stuff from other games, too. I'd like to be a master and help to create and organize a game sometime - that would be a challenge and so much fun!