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<blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 1416709" data-attributes="member: 6533">A VeteranRight,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; I did do a fourth age of High Magic campaign, and I got this to say about:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Black Numenoreans rock as villains.&nbsp; Some of these guys could, concievably, be almost more like the original Numenoreans then the Dunedain.&nbsp; Perfect for the sort of villains you ramp yourself up through the levels to fight.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Don't forget dragons.&nbsp; They were explicitly not allied with Sauron, and ungodly powerful, able to melt rings, supremely intelligent, cunning, cautious, and filled with wickedness.&nbsp; There are even nice plotlines having to do simply with dragon curses rather than dragons.&nbsp; Given the lack of things, such as Sauron, who might plague them in the sense that really terrified them they might start making bids for real power in the world.&nbsp; Perhaps even working through agents via their power at cursing.&nbsp; They are, however, villains just a little bit not on par with Sauron.&nbsp;&nbsp; The sort of things you could encounter at 20th level and loose flat out pretty handily, or cunningly defeat at much lower ranges.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Three things I did that might complement this project:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Radagast remained humble but also had his own magical tradition.&nbsp; That gives you druids or, better, Greenbonds from AU.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; The races have probably changed in character.&nbsp; Tolkien has them do that a good bit.&nbsp; Would Hobbits be more or less stealthy?&nbsp; How would dwarves have fared in their struggle against greed and for beauty and enchantment?&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; At the very least the lines of men have been reinvigorated.&nbsp; Think of how many kids Arwen had, think of many kids they might have, and so on and so on.&nbsp; With their long life spans you've got some very very very strong generational cycles.&nbsp; You're going to have somewhere up to six or seven generations of magically blessed nobles riding out as the officers in legions.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Don't forget the Eagles.&nbsp; There's plenty of stuff that Tolkien just adds or talks but a little about, and the wizards certainly weren't the only things the Valar sent overseas or placed as protectors.&nbsp; Great for new races.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dr. Strangemonkey, post: 1416709, member: 6533"] [b]A Veteran[/b] Right, I did do a fourth age of High Magic campaign, and I got this to say about: Black Numenoreans rock as villains. Some of these guys could, concievably, be almost more like the original Numenoreans then the Dunedain. Perfect for the sort of villains you ramp yourself up through the levels to fight. Don't forget dragons. They were explicitly not allied with Sauron, and ungodly powerful, able to melt rings, supremely intelligent, cunning, cautious, and filled with wickedness. There are even nice plotlines having to do simply with dragon curses rather than dragons. Given the lack of things, such as Sauron, who might plague them in the sense that really terrified them they might start making bids for real power in the world. Perhaps even working through agents via their power at cursing. They are, however, villains just a little bit not on par with Sauron. The sort of things you could encounter at 20th level and loose flat out pretty handily, or cunningly defeat at much lower ranges. Three things I did that might complement this project: Radagast remained humble but also had his own magical tradition. That gives you druids or, better, Greenbonds from AU. The races have probably changed in character. Tolkien has them do that a good bit. Would Hobbits be more or less stealthy? How would dwarves have fared in their struggle against greed and for beauty and enchantment? At the very least the lines of men have been reinvigorated. Think of how many kids Arwen had, think of many kids they might have, and so on and so on. With their long life spans you've got some very very very strong generational cycles. You're going to have somewhere up to six or seven generations of magically blessed nobles riding out as the officers in legions. Don't forget the Eagles. There's plenty of stuff that Tolkien just adds or talks but a little about, and the wizards certainly weren't the only things the Valar sent overseas or placed as protectors. Great for new races. [/QUOTE]

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