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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WhatGravitas" data-source="post: 4822789" data-attributes="member: 33132">Of course, even Tolkclones can vary. Because my games fall down in roughly three categories (sometimes even in a single campaign):1) My personal wahoo: Weird. Strange. Think Moorcock, Planescape, Mieville. Things that sort of make sense, but not always to our everyday definition of reality. To go beyond the countless doorways - gaming-wise, I have a deep love for Monte Cook's ideas. Eberron fits into it - somewhat. Not the canon version, but a lot of it.2) Reeks of Cthulhu - ties into (1) - not the names or the tentacles, but the insanity of too much knowledge, staring into the abyss until it stares back, nihilism, pointlessness and insignificance in the face of otherworldly, larger powers.3) Something completely different (so it doesn't mix) - my indulgence in Tolkien - but Silmarillion-style, which is a bit of my view of "epic" levels. Ecthelion bringing down the general of the Balrogs singlehandedly. Turin Turambar slaying Glaurung. Fingolfin going toe-to-toe with Morgoth himself (though I admit this is rare, more for big one-shots).Cheers, LT.</blockquote>