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Indeed... And yet Tolkien spelled it "led." See the above quote.

Or it could be that my MS spellchecker didn't catch the word when I ran it through. Or it could be that I don't really care about spelling things correctly on a message board forum where the worst consequence is some ignorant poster trolling me. :]

Precisely. Grouped together with Beowulf and The Hobbit, the second semester of my Eng 12 class is devoted to Tolkien and an Anglo-Saxon text that helped to influence him (though certainly not the only text that influenced him, its one common example). I try to focus on a connection across...

Strangely enough, Tolkien uses the spelling "led" in his writing, as oppose to "lead," so though archaic and not entirely popular in American culture, "led" does work, and shouldn't be that confusing (certainly not worth commenting on, unless trolling was the intent). Allow me to provide an...

I chose "it depends" because sometimes novels don't blend well with the game. It's a matter of preference. It depends on whether the DM/players read/enjoy the novels that pertain to the campaign in question. When I was fourteen, I discovered Dragonlance right around the time I was finally...

Because they're excellent books that contain all of the state standard reading requirements for fiction covered in the PSSA (the PA standard assessment) and required by the state in classroom instruction. Lots of books do that, obviously, but beyond the above, they showcase the finest example...

I teach LotR in my Eng 12 class, and I feel that it should be required reading in schools. As for its influence on D&D, I think that's clear. It's like asking Led Zeppelin if they were influenced by The Beatles (which was asked of Page in a filmed interview you can find on YouTube/their...

I do remember reading this. :o

In my FR Age of Worms campaign, after the party killed the chieftain of the Twisted Branch tribe (a draconic lizardfolk bar7 in my campaign), the lizardfolk druid in the party, Kel-drak, was made chieftain by right of birth (the draconic chieftain slew the PC's father and exhiled him). Kel-drak...

The Hobbit (Del Rey paperback edition), pg. 81: "'My birthday present! It came to me on my birthday, my precious.' So he had always said to himself. But who knows how Gollum came by that present, ages ago in the old days when such rings were still at large in the world? Perhaps even the...

I disagree with the term railroading, because it implies that a DM who insists that his players follow the module he prepared is doing something wrong. I chose "sometimes" because I don't have to insist that they follow the module. They understand that they should be following the module (or...

I respectfully disagree. Sauron was hoping that someone would try to use the ring against him, which would be folly. No one can use the ring against Sauron. To do so would spark the wielder's descent into darkness, making that wielder (whether it be Denethor, Aragorn, Gandalf, Galadriel...

I loved how the Classics modules paralleled the novels. I thought that was an incredible thing when I was first discovering both D&D and Dragonlance back in the early 90s. I saw it (and still do) as a fantastic merging of two mediums. I was able to run the campaign back in '97. My neighbors...

One of my players in our Age of Worms campaign rolled up a ninja4/monk4 (the ninja core class from Complete Adv.) with the following feats: Stunning fist Combat reflexes Ascetic rogue (Complete Adv.... I'm allowing it.) Power attack Flying Kick (Complete War.) Leap Attack (Complete Adv.) I'd...

In the case of the '97 remake, I don't buy that. And if that was the reason, it's a poor example of sarcasm and a clear indication that it was originally a human being standing there and not a CGI hutt. Just an overall bad idea that should not be repeated by future generations. Not that RAS...

The shiny dice. ;) Really, though, I was 10 years old, and I was into Conan the Barbarian, Zelda, Golden Axe, Gauntlet, fantasy choose your own adventure novels, and romping around in the woods. My friend's cousin let him borrow some of his D&D rulebooks, and I remember looking at the...

His novels aren't classics (yet), but they do satisfy a certain something I desire as a reader. RAS' FR novels, to me, seem to exist outside the FR library itself, as if his books are taking place in an alternate past or dimension. His books are total pulp, like comic books with no pictures...

Yes! Thank you! :D

This is from the Book of Exalted Deeds: The last sentence can be misread, suggesting that a stalker can only hide in plain sight with at least one-quarter cover or concealment. The Hide skill simply says that the PC needs cover. No percentage is given, so I don't really know why that second...

OK, so what if he gets into melee, delivers a full round attack, then on his next turn decides to hide? Would that hide check suffer a -20? He's not attacking, charging, or running during that turn. Once he's hidden, why couldn't the PC move within five feet of the target while still hidden...