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 Post subject: Chamber of Mazarbul pieces done
PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2022 4:47 am 
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I want to do a new gate for the Battle in Balin's Tomb game and for a battle where the last of Balin's expedition is overwhelmed by goblins. The battle takes place in the Chamber of Records or Chamber of Mazarbul.

My question is I want to put the dwarven runes for Mazarbul on the doorframe, do I need to say Chamber of Mazarbul or just Mazarbul? My feeling is just Mazarbul.

Thoughts?

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 Post subject: Re: Chamber of Mazarbul
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Hi Mapper,

in the appendix of "The Return of the King" Tolkien gave us a list of dwarven runes (cirths). The word "Mazarbul" can be written with the cirths as
6 - 48 - 17 -48 -12 - 2- 42 - 31
(using the numbers from Tolkien's list).

I could send you a picture of the runes, but that would take some extra effort, and it would be easier, if you could look it up in the book. But let me know, I you need a picture.

The dwarven word for chamber I don't know. Maybe you coudl use the German word "kammer" as a substitute, but I think "Mazarbul" alone would be enough and fitting.

However, it's really an interesting project. Good luck with it!
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Thanks Werennor! I do have that book and look at that page often. I usually cheat and go an easier route and look at the page in the Shadow and Flame supplement where they have the runes in English alphabet order.

I think I will just go with Mazarbul and rather than etch the runes I bought (and waiting for) from greenstuffworld their tub of dwarven runes and symbols https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/scen ... mbols.html

Will see how that works.

Besides been one sided against the dwarves, I'm surprised I haven't seen any scenarios where Balin's expedition fight a series of battles culminating in their last stand in the Chamber of Mazarbul. There is the scenario in Shadow and Flame with the dwarves last stand in Balin's Tomb.

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 26, 2022 8:59 pm 
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The dwarven runes from greenstuff world didn't quite work for me, so i copied and pasted the runes from the Shadow and Flame supplement, printed to the scale I wanted and put on the plaster, where I painted it over with gold.

The pieces.

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Flat board.

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With new terrain.

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And it fits in the box.

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For use on my Moria pieces

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