Caedus
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About Mim: can you imagine any race that is easy to enslave? I think it is only logical that any person would act defiantly if supressed into service. That is not a unique aspect of Dwarves. But it also doesn't mean that enslavement isn't possible.
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http://www.gamespot.com/pc/rpg/middleearth...ew_6126140.html
I just hope it will be true to the books with movie cast and such. I even somewhat expect it, as a MMORPG needs more content than that depicted in the trilogy on screen.
One little rant: can a professional reviewer not at least spell the name of the prof right (points to first instance of name)?!
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To get back to the topic of Magic: the Witch-King of Angmar had magical powers. Or indeed powers great enough to scare even Gandalf the White. The Mouth of Sauron has learned dark magics from Sauron himself. The Balrog battled with Gandalf when the last one tried to close a door with spells. etc etc
So indeed it seems that magical powers could be atained, but also that they weren't to be thrown around lightly. Maybe it demands a considerable amount of energy to summon a magical spell so that it is impractical to throw around fireballs in the heat of battle.
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But not too much mail, eh? And I mean that in an admiring sort of way ;-).
While I would be a bit hesitant to include female Human warriors, I am more open to female Elven warriors, because they would have more muscle strength than their Human sisters and Elven smiths are able to make lighter mail. On the other hand it can be argued that Elven maidens tend to be more pacifistic than their male counterparts.
I'm in dubio about this issue. I do however think that we should include women warriors just for the sake of feminism, how idealistic that may be. We intend to create a representation of Tolkien's work and altering it to include democracy, socialism and equal rolemodels wouldn't give credit to his work.
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Does 'MERP' refer too: 'Middle-Earth Role Playing'? Never heard of it before. If anyone has a link, that would be real nice!
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I agree with Matteo here. Just because the professor was Christian, doesn't mean he rewrote the Bible with different names.
Good and evil isn't necessarily a Christian theme. And the fact that Morgoth was first a Vala and then went his own way, isn't unique to Christianity. Loki was a Norse god who didn't follow the others. As did Seth in ancient Egypt.
I also don't see Morgoth as totally evil. He is more like a dictator than blackness incarnate (in relation with Lucifer): he thinks he makes the best ruler of Arda and wants to shape it in his form, while Lucifer wants to doom mankind and hungers for chaos.
We also never explicitly heard that Morgoth is acting against the will of Eru. In fact he wasn't even thrown out of heaven after battling the others: he left for Arda like a few of his brethren.
Anyway, I just want to make clear that it's too easy to say that Tolkien's work is full of Christian believes, while it can be viewed on a more general scale.
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Ah, but also don't forget that the older Elves tend to saild to the West.
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I thought this was posted here, but I can't find a link. So I give it here:
http://www.glyphweb.com/arda/t/tombombadil.html
I trust the article, so it seems that Tom was not a:
- Elf
- Maia
- Vala
- (Personification of) Eru
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No problemo!
Actually, I kinda feel like I should have done some posting in your absense.
And I don't really have an excuse: just being lazy. But then again, holidays are almost over, so I must enjoy being able to be lazy while I can
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Quite funny :-)!
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No financial profit you mean!
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The site was updated a few months ago, you didnt notice?
Few months? Make it one-and-a-half. And I hadn't noticed it yet.
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Just a little bump to this topic; the site has been updated. Check the screenshots
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Considering Moria, then there have to be buildings underground. Heck, even considering Dwarf buildings in general.
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Well, of course Sauron doesn't have to tell he is Sauron (while in that form). So why can he not fool the Elves?
In fact he did so, when making the Rings.
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While I admit that super magician Elves with adamantite staves that can sling huge fireballs are cool (imo), there are not Tolkien.
Anyway, modding stuff is said to be easy so it can all be added by the people who want to.
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Okay, thanks for the info Naurwen!
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You mean like in BfME? ... as in the Mines of Moria scenarios... ?
I think it would be better to compare indoor scenario's with those of WarCraft and StarCraft.
And I know the team has been brainstorming about the multiple layers (underground, aboveground) but I have no idea what they have done with that so far.
Anyways, would be nice for RPG scenario's but I find it hard to imagine where those scenario's should take place.
Wait, maybe there are a few things: Thangorodrim and the royal halls/dungeons of Elwë Singollo.
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Alright but, and correct me if I'm wrong, wouldn't the hand bars mean that if the shield is hit hard, it twists around in your hand?
It's just that I see to difficulties with the leather and that difficulty with the hand bar. And I think that Elves are smart enough to see it too.
Hmm, now that I think about it: are the hand bars a failsafe in case the leather breaks off?
In any case it's concept art, so that detail will probably not come into the game.
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I also wouldn't see the point of Isildur cursing them for not fighting for him.
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The LotR only says that Hobbits are more closely related to Men than either Elf or Dwarf. Well, that's not too difficult, because technically, Dwarves and Elves aren't related to Men at all. In fact, the only relation is that Eru created Elves and Men, and Eru breathed life into Dwarves after they were created by Aulë.
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I never read he did that. Not explicitly.
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How about not taking things too realistic?
On the other hand: it's known that people reproduce more quickly in less wealthy areas, so maybe the same can be said for the humans that came in contact with Elves. I don't really see a problem here, as the game is only a representation of Arda: it doesn't have to render every single individual.
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Looks very good. But I don't understand how the shield can be held. Do I understand correctly that the leather is for hanging it over one's shoulder, while there is a handgrip for use in battle?
I thought that using leather strips to hold it in battle is far more practical. Or do I look at it from the wrong perspective? Or do I have no idea about melee fighting?
[LotR] - Social Thread
in TLA Community Reading Group
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University started again here. Not really an excuse, I know. I must confess I also needed a break for awhile.
I would like to make this suggestion: how about me (or anyone) makes new posts about the Chapters (after reading them of course, just like we did till now) in a more quick succession? The good thing about having a forum is, that we can use it when it suits ourselves (when talking about time) compared to ordinairy reading groups. So people can just react when they feel like it.
It doesn't help when I have to slow down on only reading a chapter per week. I think it might be a good way to revive this.
So, what about it
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