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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ColonelHardisson" data-source="post: 85887" data-attributes="member: 363">Ummm...I don't follow. What are you saying here? If you mean that you don't understand why I disagree with you concerning whether D&D, unaltered, models Middle Earth well, then my only reply can be - that's my perception of it. Does that mean my way (or anyone else's) is the only way? Of course not. All I've done is carefully research this stuff, and present it as closely to what Tolkien wrote - and what I read - as possible. If it doesn't gibe with what you got from the books, so be it.All I can say is this - I've read the Rings Trilogy well over a dozen times. The Silmarillion I've read 3 or 4. I keep Robert Foster's guidebook at hand all the time. I have gone through and carefully looked at all the instances of magic use in the books. Then, I tried to model what I read in d20/D&D terms.It's fine if you don't agree with what I, or anyone else, has done. There is no reason to "chafe" at anything - as I have said ad infinitum regarding this site, especially lately, is that there is no right or wrong way to play. If you don't like what is presented, then ignore it. This site is not intended to be the final word on Middle Earth roleplaying. Far from it. There are already a number of different ways to handle Middle Earth d20 given on the site. If someone feels they have a way of doing it that more suits their taste, that's fantastic! Write it up and send it to us! We will post it.Y'know, I could go through and justify most of what I've done with direct quotes from the books - and, if you read back through this thread, you'll see that I've already done that in some cases. On the older threads from last year, I used direct quotation quite a bit. My point is that I'm not arbitrarily doing stuff, whether it's in regards to Elven abilities or magic use.Still, in the end, we may simply come away from the books with different views. That's fine. Matter of fact, that's pretty much why this site exists, and why we solicit new material, especially material that differs from what is already there.</blockquote>

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