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<blockquote data-quote="RFisher" data-source="post: 1331742" data-attributes="member: 3608">Gygax not only said Tolkien wasn't as big an influence, I pretty sure he said he read (and enjoyed) The Hobbit but never finished LotR. He has said he mainly added Tolkien inspired bits to D&amp;D as a marketing move: to appeal to Tolkien fans.I enjoy Tolkien greatly, and I'm running a LotR campaign right now, which I'm really enjoying; but it's made me realize that it isn't my preferred style of RPG. I can't wait to get back to gaming more in the tradition of Howard, Lieber, &amp; Vance.(Although I sought out Lieber &amp; Vance books since I read the recommended reading in the original DMG, I was lucky that--for some reason--I didn't start reading Conan stories until recently when the unadulterated REH became available again.)As for Mongoose's Conan game, it's the first non-D&amp;D d20 game that has gotten me really interested. I probably wouldn't run a straight Hyborian campaign with it though. I'd prefer to create my own melieu in the same tradition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RFisher, post: 1331742, member: 3608"] Gygax not only said Tolkien wasn't as big an influence, I pretty sure he said he read (and enjoyed) [i]The Hobbit[/i] but never finished [i]LotR[/i]. He has said he mainly added Tolkien inspired bits to D&D as a marketing move: to appeal to Tolkien fans. I enjoy Tolkien greatly, and I'm running a LotR campaign right now, which I'm really enjoying; but it's made me realize that it isn't my preferred style of RPG. I can't wait to get back to gaming more in the tradition of Howard, Lieber, & Vance. (Although I sought out Lieber & Vance books since I read the recommended reading in the original DMG, I was lucky that--for some reason--I didn't start reading Conan stories until recently when the unadulterated REH became available again.) As for Mongoose's Conan game, it's the first non-D&D d20 game that has gotten me really interested. I probably wouldn't run a straight Hyborian campaign with it though. I'd prefer to create my own melieu in the same tradition. [/QUOTE]

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