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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 7490011" data-attributes="member: 50987"><p>If it weren't for Tolkien, I never would have gotten involved in this hobby. I read <em>The Hobbit</em> in my early teens, just as TS&R was publishing their Red Box Rules (which I got for my 13th birthday...thanks mom!) Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons inspired me to seek out other epic tales of elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons. Eventually it inspired me to write epic tales of my own for my friends and siblings. And here I am.</p><p></p><p>Clearly, some folks didn't have that experience and it makes me a little sad. Not out of pity or spite, come on...I'm old but I'm not petty. <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>It's more like a pang of nostalgia...the same feeling I get when I realize that some people never got to eat a White Tower hamburger. Or never got to buy the really good firecrackers from a roadside fireworks stand. Or never got to see <em>The Empire Strikes Back</em> in the theater, before Star Wars became a multi-million dollar franchise and started focusing more on toy sales and special effects than the story. (See also: Lord of the Rings.)</p><p></p><p>It's nobody's fault; times change and we change with them whether we like it or not. Long after he is finally voted out of this popularity contest (which will probably happen sometime tomorrow, the way the concerted attack is going), Tolkien's influence on the game is both obvious and undeniable. Take comfort in that, my fellow Tolkien fans.</p><p></p><p>Also: Downvoting Tolkien is like downvoting Muppet Yoda. Why would you do that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 7490011, member: 50987"] If it weren't for Tolkien, I never would have gotten involved in this hobby. I read [I]The Hobbit[/I] in my early teens, just as TS&R was publishing their Red Box Rules (which I got for my 13th birthday...thanks mom!) Tolkien's epic tale of elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons inspired me to seek out other epic tales of elves, dwarves, orcs, and dragons. Eventually it inspired me to write epic tales of my own for my friends and siblings. And here I am. Clearly, some folks didn't have that experience and it makes me a little sad. Not out of pity or spite, come on...I'm old but I'm not petty. :) It's more like a pang of nostalgia...the same feeling I get when I realize that some people never got to eat a White Tower hamburger. Or never got to buy the really good firecrackers from a roadside fireworks stand. Or never got to see [I]The Empire Strikes Back[/I] in the theater, before Star Wars became a multi-million dollar franchise and started focusing more on toy sales and special effects than the story. (See also: Lord of the Rings.) It's nobody's fault; times change and we change with them whether we like it or not. Long after he is finally voted out of this popularity contest (which will probably happen sometime tomorrow, the way the concerted attack is going), Tolkien's influence on the game is both obvious and undeniable. Take comfort in that, my fellow Tolkien fans. Also: Downvoting Tolkien is like downvoting Muppet Yoda. Why would you do that? [/QUOTE]
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