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Tweak says, "adopt-a-trick?"

Ray Palmer (at0mic) wrote in thedisplaced,
@ 2018-02-11 11:23:00

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I wonder if I'd be able to mine some Mithril?

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	premiumheart 2018-02-11 12:10 pm UTC (link)
	Is Mithril at all similar to Mythril? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-11 12:40 pm UTC (link)
	A metal that's stronger and lighter than steel. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	premiumheart 2018-02-11 12:43 pm UTC (link)
	That's about right. Interesting, this port sounds like it will be closer to my home planet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-12 06:44 pm UTC (link)
	I hope it is. Something familiar would be welcome I'm sure. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	premiumheart 2018-02-20 01:58 pm UTC (link)
	It would! I've been missing something a little more my speed, and I know the kids with us have been, too. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	report_this 2018-02-11 02:18 pm UTC (link)
	Now that would be something to look into. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-12 10:38 pm UTC (link)
	Not sure if I can even get into the mines. But I'll probably give it a shot. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	goodlikesunkist 2018-02-11 03:47 pm UTC (link)
	You could try. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-12 10:39 pm UTC (link)
	Hopefully we'll arrive post Balrog. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	goodlikesunkist 2018-02-13 12:20 am UTC (link)
	Oh man. Now you jinxed us. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	reborn_canary 2018-02-11 04:30 pm UTC (link)
	I wouldn’t say no to a mithril staff or knife. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-12 10:41 pm UTC (link)
	If I get the ore I'm sure I could make you one or the other. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	reborn_canary 2018-02-12 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	You'd be my hero if you're able. Not to say my own weapons are bad but how often do you get the chance for a mithril weapon? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	ohgoodirony 2018-02-11 06:51 pm UTC (link)
	Man, I hope so. I need new metals to play with. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-12 10:43 pm UTC (link)
	You and me both. Then we need a forge too. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ohgoodirony 2018-02-13 04:06 am UTC (link)
	The dwarves have to have some we can borrow while we're here at least. I'm sure we can manage once we're stuck back on the ship. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	hackedthat 2018-02-11 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	It's on my list of stuff I want. But given its proximity to balrogs and so forth, we'll see. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	at0mic 2018-02-12 10:40 pm UTC (link)
	Depending on timelines, we might arrive after the Balrog's left the mines. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hackedthat 2018-02-13 01:39 am UTC (link)
	That balrog yes. Could be other nasties. Or, if the nasties are gone, it could already be occupied by dwarves. They keep saying these wristbands pay for everything, and I'm just like mithril costs that of a small country so IDK. Like I'll go for it any way I can if I can. I have arms to build and people who need them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	keithno 2018-02-13 04:07 am UTC (link)
	Mithril? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hackedthat
2018-02-13 04:37 am UTC (link)

It's a light strong rare metal in Middle Earth.

About mithril (Gandalf): "All folk desired it. It could be beaten like copper, and polished like glass; and the Dwarves could make of it a metal, light and yet harder than tempered steel. Its beauty was like that of common silver, but the beauty of mithril did not tarnish or grow dim."

Uses listed:
to make a boat (along with elven glass)
ithildin aka starmoon (on the doors of moria)
armor (one mail shirt is worth more than a small country)

It can turn aside a spear, would be amenable to making an arm and still remaining light (with all we have planned, I'm not worried it would be too light). So, yeah, if I can get a hold of some, if I can learn some smithing, it'd be useful.

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