Hi Dark, Lol! Yeah, I think Tolkien would be pretty surprised at such Dungeons and Dragons type characters, because they were designed for a special game system and not really to tell a story the way the characters in LOTR were. None of the wizards in LOTR are strengthless wimps, and none of the warriors are thick as a brick meet shields. :D
In any case I agree the main characters for LOTR are really unsuited for an RPG game. It would be better to create new and original characters that tell their own story, choose their own adventure in Middle Earth, and that through the course of their adventures meet Aragon, Gandalf, and so on. There are two good reasons for this. First, you can claim your game is fan fiction. You are not outright basing it on Tolkien's works, but only using his world and characters as a setting for your own story. Second, you have the freedom to step outside of accepted cannon to tell new stories and have new adventures not covered by the original saga. Since this is a game I'd assume people wouldn't mind having some new content that isn't strictly cannon, but sticks to cannon when and where possible. Cheers! --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
