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EDIT: This was a leap of logic I really did not need to make and represents issues I have rather than anything happening here. My...

The Rankin/Bass Hobbit cartoon was definitely my introduction to Tolkien.

How old are you, if you don't mind me asking? I am 50 this year, and we were assigned The Hobbit in 5th grade. We also had the Bashki...

I'm saying that any book's popularity rises and falls over time and that D&D sent a lot of people out to buy the LOTRs in the late 70's...

Is that thumbnail art from WotC, or AI generated? Because that is a robot, not a warforged.

The idea that D&D popularized Tolkien is wild, indeed.

I don't buy many WotC adventures but I really can't think of any that include extended dialogue between NPCs where it might come up.

Is Lord of the Rings medieval fantasy? No. It's High Fantasy. Here, we can see Frodo wearing pretty standard Hobbit garb. Trousers...

I am running a Daggerheart convention mini-campaign (4 slots) that is a superhero game set in an aetherpunk city (think Arcane or...

That is my fault. I saw the other one and wanted to talk more boradly and about actual campaigns, rather than systems and mechanics. it...

I would say that the Forgotten Realms was loosely Tolkienesque, but core D&D has always had at most a veneer of Tolkien by way of its...

Based on the SFX, that looks like a show that could air on The CW. Not a critique; an observation.

It is also worth noting that in superhero games, there are often character generation points tied up in "player background...

Is monthly hype a thing for the adventure paths? I thought sales were mostly subscriptions, so the hype is more around the AP as a...

Anyway, an 'initiative free' system doesn't have to mean free for all, and if there is anything truly OP, I dont believe initiative is...