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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 7696436" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p> To all those poo-poo'ing and claiming "D&D isn't a good fit for Middle Earth"...I believe you are all failing to see something that I find obvious: <em>You</em>, the person who has read all the books four times, watched the movies 19 times, and written your own notes and study pages about all the ages, the characters, who did what to whom and when, what effect that had on the trade routes between those living around Bree, and all that other stuff?...you <em>are not the target audience.</em></p><p></p><p>The VAST majority of people who will be interested in picking up a "D&D Middle Earth" book are going to be those moms and dads who watched the movies with their kids...and had their kids pretending to be hobbits for the entire summer (even going so far as to refuse wearing shoes). The people who may have read one of the books, or all of them, back when they 'were in high school'. The people who watched part of the <em>Return of the King</em> because it happened to be on TV that one night they were over at a friends place and they thought "it looked like a neat movie". <em>Those</em> are the people it's going to target.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and the Roleplayer who has seen the movies, but not read the books (...raises hand...reading the books is one of those things I always planned on 'getting around to doing', but still haven't). Those are who it's going to be focusing on.</p><p></p><p>Me? I know what was in the movies, as well as a few other tid bits of info I have picked up here and there from reading various LotR RPG supplements, games (MERP, LotR RPG, etc), and just hearing others talk about it. I had, for example, know idea there were "colors of wizard-magic" in LotR. I also didn't know there may only be five "wizards" in/around where the books take place. No clue at all. Hobbits? Er...yeah, I know they like the Shire and hanging out there, smoking pipeweed, drinking and tending their gardens. I didn't know there even <em>were</em> hobbits elsewhere in ME...are there? </p><p></p><p>Anyway...I'm looking forward to it! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> The key thing I think they need to keep "toned down" however, is HP inflation. When major heroes can get felled, or seriously wounded from a light scratch or two, then a sword to the gut...well, having 65hps and being told you take 2, 3, and 11 points is....well, not "grievous" in any way. They need to keep the "danger" factor HIGH, at ALL TIMES. A complete re-work of HP's wouldn't be out of the question.</p><p></p><p>In Short: Uber-Fans...prepare to be disappointed. Fans...prepare to be delighted. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 7696436, member: 45197"] Hiya! To all those poo-poo'ing and claiming "D&D isn't a good fit for Middle Earth"...I believe you are all failing to see something that I find obvious: [I]You[/I], the person who has read all the books four times, watched the movies 19 times, and written your own notes and study pages about all the ages, the characters, who did what to whom and when, what effect that had on the trade routes between those living around Bree, and all that other stuff?...you [I]are not the target audience.[/I] The VAST majority of people who will be interested in picking up a "D&D Middle Earth" book are going to be those moms and dads who watched the movies with their kids...and had their kids pretending to be hobbits for the entire summer (even going so far as to refuse wearing shoes). The people who may have read one of the books, or all of them, back when they 'were in high school'. The people who watched part of the [I]Return of the King[/I] because it happened to be on TV that one night they were over at a friends place and they thought "it looked like a neat movie". [I]Those[/I] are the people it's going to target. Oh, and the Roleplayer who has seen the movies, but not read the books (...raises hand...reading the books is one of those things I always planned on 'getting around to doing', but still haven't). Those are who it's going to be focusing on. Me? I know what was in the movies, as well as a few other tid bits of info I have picked up here and there from reading various LotR RPG supplements, games (MERP, LotR RPG, etc), and just hearing others talk about it. I had, for example, know idea there were "colors of wizard-magic" in LotR. I also didn't know there may only be five "wizards" in/around where the books take place. No clue at all. Hobbits? Er...yeah, I know they like the Shire and hanging out there, smoking pipeweed, drinking and tending their gardens. I didn't know there even [I]were[/I] hobbits elsewhere in ME...are there? Anyway...I'm looking forward to it! :D The key thing I think they need to keep "toned down" however, is HP inflation. When major heroes can get felled, or seriously wounded from a light scratch or two, then a sword to the gut...well, having 65hps and being told you take 2, 3, and 11 points is....well, not "grievous" in any way. They need to keep the "danger" factor HIGH, at ALL TIMES. A complete re-work of HP's wouldn't be out of the question. In Short: Uber-Fans...prepare to be disappointed. Fans...prepare to be delighted. :) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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