by Tony Irwin
PaulRadagast wrote:
Aragorn's decision between going on to Minas Tirith (Defend), as he had intended, chasing after Merry and Pippin (Attack), or following after Frodo (Quest).
The Choice Gandalf makes between Meeting the Witch King Head on (Attack), and saving Faramir (Defend).
Even the choice to take the ring to Mordor (Quest/Attack), rather than hunkering down in Rivendell (Defend).
One might say, given my (Quest/Attack) combo in the last example, that the difference between Questing and Attacking is a question of Strategy vs. Tactics./Long view vs. Threat at hand.
When The Forces of the West go to the Black Gate to draw Sauron's attention away from the ring, it is like optionally Engaging an enemy/Traveling to move the threat out of the staging area, making questing easier.
The Choice Gandalf makes between Meeting the Witch King Head on (Attack), and saving Faramir (Defend).
Even the choice to take the ring to Mordor (Quest/Attack), rather than hunkering down in Rivendell (Defend).
One might say, given my (Quest/Attack) combo in the last example, that the difference between Questing and Attacking is a question of Strategy vs. Tactics./Long view vs. Threat at hand.
When The Forces of the West go to the Black Gate to draw Sauron's attention away from the ring, it is like optionally Engaging an enemy/Traveling to move the threat out of the staging area, making questing easier.
Hey, nice examples! The only one I could come up with is before the before the doors of Durin where there's a nice division of labour which I think this mechanic does model really well. Gandalf ponders the riddle and so does the questing but the delay means a boost in threat, then others are defending against the watcher in the water that comes out the staging area at them, and then still others are attacking it.