LOTR

[Glenda and Danny Millgate]

>Someone (Tolkien I 
> mean) who created an entire language, universe, history of 6 or 8 
> different kinds of peoples, etc., could just as easily have created 
> more quirky characters, it would seem. Maybe he was afraid he'd 
lose 
> that epic feeling if the players were too individualistic? 

I think its important to remember when LOTR was written. At the time, it was regarded as a fantastic, new type of fiction...it was quirky for its day. Of course, years later, audiences have become more experienced with the Fantasy genre, and the genre itself has developed way beyond what it was when Tolkien was writing.

Glenda


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