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Yes indeed. The Hobbit is way more S&S than LotR. I don't think it's a coincidence that Gygax in Appendix N indicated that he was more...

I've never thought about this before, but it makes sense. The fleeting nature of treasure, and the curse of wanting treasure or power...

I'd say my interest in TTRPGs and Tolkien hit about the same time: I was introduced to both in 5th and 6th grade, along with Lloyd...

I don't know I buy your characterization of Gone With The Wind as being so totally different than previous fiction and so influential...

My interest in fantasy and D&D both happened at around the same time for related reasons but through different means. My parents got...

Nice post. I did want to comment on your take of Frodo. I think part of Tolkien's point is that literally no one could have truly...

Fair enough. I don't like Dungeons & Dragons's outsized influence on RPGs.

You said the Alignment was pure Tolkien. Myself and others noted that you were wrong about that. As previously said, Alignment in D&D...

Whoa, that's harsh. To this day, I know many, many women of various ages for whom Scarlett O'Hara is a heroine (flawed, but heroic)...

Er...doesn't...Frodo actually succumb to the temptation of the Ring? Hard to call that "Christ-like" when he literally did choose to be...

:rolleyes: That's Poul Anderson as popularized (and cited) by Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champions series. I read a fun scholarly...

A group of mercenaries set out to steal the treasure from under the nose of a monster. I put it to you that The Hobbit is swords and...

We used taped together Hot Wheels tracks! Those stung but broomsticks must have really hurt. I agree about the broad sources but I...

Yes, it's definitely got aspects of that. LotR also has a lot of horror aspects, primarily brought in via Tolkien's World War I...

My first character for each new edition was a half-elf ranger named Eldarion (Aragorn's son) for the same reason: 1e, 2e, 3e, 4e; I...