I was watching Lord Of the Rings And...

[Zigmutt]

AND.....

aragorn didnt get any penalties for fighting with 2 weapons (i think he got some bonuses)

stupid players: if orcs are patroling the eastern shore- wouldn't it be wiser to cross in daylight so that they cant see as well- or come into the open and fight you? Rather- Aragorn chose to cross at night...

the mage was the front line in every battle

canon fodder actually got stuff done (killed boromir, kidnapped the halfings...)

Legolas' point blank shot only works within 30 ft- but he was CRITing with every shot... i think he has a couple of rogue levels in there... let's not mention the precise shots... or called shots

why didn't they take a druid with them? was a male machismo thing that they cannot allow a female to come along- despite all the advantages of her help?

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

And what kind of wacky fumble chart are they using?

A character falls and breaks a major artifact?

And talk about lame plot hooks ... they meet Strider in a tavern, of all places. Come on JRRT, it's been done!

 

[Eosin the Red]

Come on guys.

No DROW. How can you run a game without Drow. I did talk to a friend who thinks there is supposed to be some in the next movie.

 

[Warrior Poet]

Thank you. Thank you very much. I'm just going to go to the kitchen now and retrieve a paper towel to clean the frosty-cold beverage off the keyboard and screen.



Warrior Poet

 

[alsih2o]

and what is with the munchkin who played the ranger? what kind of egomaniac plays with a background story where he is the rightful king? sheesh!!

 

[rounser]

Thought this might be worth the repost...

THE SECRET DIARY OF ARAGORN SON OF ARATHORN

Day One:

Ringwraiths killed: 4. V. good.
Met up with Hobbits. Walked forty miles. Skinned a squirrel and ate it.
Still not King.


Day Four:

Stuck on mountain with Hobbits. Boromir really annoying.
Not King yet.

Day Six:
Orcs killed: none. Disappointing. Stubble update: I look rugged and manly. Yes!
Keep wanting to drop-kick Gimli. Holding myself back.
Still not King.

Day Ten:

Sorry no entries lately. V. dark in Mines of Moria. Big Balrog.
Not King today either.

Day Eleven:
Orcs killed: 7. V. good. Stubble update: Looking mangy.

Legolas may be hotter than me.
I wonder if he would like me if I was King?

Day 28:

Beginning to find Frodo disturbingly attractive. Have a feeling if I make a move, Sam would kill me. Also, hairy feet kind of a turn-off.
Still not King.

Day 30:
In Lothlorien. Think Galadriel was hitting on me. Saucy wench.

Nice chat with Boromir. He's not so bad.
Took a shower. Yay!
But still not King.

Day 32:
Orcs killed: none. Stubble update: subtly hairy.

Legolas told me that a shadow and a threat had been growing in his mind.

I think Legolas might be kinda gay.

Nope, not King.

Day 33:
Orcs killed: Countless thousands. V. good.

Boromir killed by Orcs. Bummer. Though he died bravely in my arms, am now quite sure that he was very definitely gay.
Not so sure about Gimli either.
RIP Boromir.
Still not King, but at least Boromir seemed to think I was. Might however have been blood loss.

Day 34:
Frodo went to Mordor. Said he was going alone, but took Sam with him. Why?

My God, is everyone in this movie gay but me?

Not so sure about me either.

Still not King, goddammit.

 

[Ulrick]

What I thought was lame was the lack of originalty on the DM's part:

I mean, I know DMs are encouraged to borrow ideas, but don't blatantly rip them from other movies like WILLOW!!!

And man, I was pissed and the amount of RAILROADING and DM MANIPULATION going on.
First Bilbo has the ring, the DM says he has to give it up. But he doesn't want to, so he sends the player with the mage to come in take it away from him and give it to a newbie.

And after all that poor Bilbo gets kicked out of the group.


Then after that the DM makes the characters take this ring to Mt. Doom. (If they don't the black riders will get them.) It's kinda like in the Dragonlance Modules, where if the characters decide not to go to Xak Tsaroth, the DM is encouraged to goad them there by cutting off all other routes with armies of Draconians.

I think who ever played Frodo was the DM's significant other. Cause he got all the cool and best magic items--a powerful ring, a magical sword, and elven chain! And he's only first level!



The Dungeon Master

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

If the DM's NPCs (Elrond, Galadriel, et al.) are so darned powerful, why aren't they saving the world? Leaving it to a poor first level character ...

I bet some of the DM's pets show up right at the end and save everybody ...

 

[Deedlit]

It's not just a ring of invisibility, it also has other powers no one ever figured out. Besides, I'm sure Tolkien's elves have a bit of an ECL there. I thought Bilbo's player went to play Frodo though. Either way, what was Aragorn's player thinking, fighting with one weapon.

 

[Ulrick]

No...Bilbo's player didn't switch to Frodo!

Frodo was played by the DM's new girlfriend, and since the DM had a limit on the number of players, one of them had to go.

And that was Bilbo's player. He was the most disruptive. He said that he was "roleplaying" his hobbit staying in the Shire. Finally, Tolkien had enough, so he kicked him out for a couple sessions.

But then Bilbo's player apologized and Tolkien gave him a second chance. But then look what happened! Bilbo's player tried to get even and have Bilbo kill Frodo for the ring...just like a backstabbing 1st edition thief!

Ulrick