D&D 5E Recent Errata clarifications

[Paul Farquhar]

Sure, but the question was never answered - do you not enjoy the movies because of the orcs?

No, the orcs are not what makes the movies enjoyable.

 

[AnotherGuy]

No, the orcs are not what makes the movies enjoyable.

But do the orcs lessen your enjoyment of the movies?

 

[Levistus's_Leviathan]

But do the orcs lessen your enjoyment of the movies?

Not as they're presented in the movies. If, on the other hand, they had followed Tolkien's description of them as the "least lovely Mongol-types", yes, that would have severely lessened how much I would be able to enjoy the Lord of the Rings movies.

 

[AnotherGuy]

Not as they're presented in the movies. If, on the other hand, they had followed Tolkien's description of them as the "least lovely Mongol-types", yes, that would have severely lessened how much I would be able to enjoy the Lord of the Rings movies.

The original post I quoted was about free-will and how their creator imprinted his "evilness" on them. That is the issue of concern that was raised, not the description of their comeliness.

 

[Oofta]

Not as they're presented in the movies. If, on the other hand, they had followed Tolkien's description of them as the "least lovely Mongol-types", yes, that would have severely lessened how much I would be able to enjoy the Lord of the Rings movies.

That description was only stated once in a private letter when someone insisted on specifics. Just because he didn't have a good way of describing them in a way others could picture them doesn't mean much. It's not like he could point them to a web page with fan art and say "this is pretty close".

 

[Parmandur]

Sure, but the question was never answered - do you not enjoy the movies because of the orcs?

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No, they are pretty incidental.

 

[Parmandur]

But do the orcs lessen your enjoyment of the movies?

Yes, sometimes. They disturbed Tolkien, who found them problematic, so I don't feel weird sharing his reservations.