LOTR thoughts

[drunkonduty]

Re: LOTR thoughts

 

Adventures in the Fourth Age wouldn't have to diverge from Tolkien's plan to be fun. Obviously it's different because there's no Dark Lord on his Dark Throne. But there's plenty of stuff to do. The appendices mention Aragorn and Eomer fighting wars against Gondor's enemies as far as Umbar and far into the east (as far as the Sea of Rhun?) Far ranging (heh) enough to plague the Sons of Denethor wherever they try to run.

 

And the Orcs and Trolls and Dragons are still there. The Olog-Hai are described as becoming mindless and losing their ability to withstand the sun now that sauron is gone. But there's nothing to suggest that the Uruk-hai can't breed true and continue to be the evil minion par excellence. As for dragons old Smaug was described as the greatest dragon of the Third Age but that still leaves a fair bit of wiggle room for other, lesser dragons.

 

Maybe that's the crux for some people right there: the Fourth Age is less epic. All the villains (and heroes) are lesser lights compared to what came before. But that's what the good professor describes. The whole theme of his history is one of "dwindling." The end of the Age of Wonders. It's all a bit sad.

 

For a more epic game you'd be better off setting it in the Third or earlier ages. I ran a short lived campaign set in the First Age using Fantasy Hero many years ago. The heroes were HEROES! Man could they slaughter Orcs. We didn't play it very long but I was looking forward to when they finally started meeting some worthier foes, like Dragons and Werewolves and Vampires.

 

As for the Daughter of Sauron: sounds like fan fic to me. It doesn't sound like something Tolkien would have considered. It's certainly never been hinted at in anything I've read. I admit I've not read anything that came after... er, what was the first collection of notes called? The one after Unfinished Tales. That one. Didn't see much point in it or any of the other collections that were published.

[BarretWallace]

Re: LOTR thoughts

 

As for the Daughter of Sauron: sounds like fan fic to me. It doesn't sound like something Tolkien would have considered. It's certainly never been hinted at in anything I've read. I admit I've not read anything that came after... er' date=' what was the first collection of notes called? The one after Unfinished Tales. That one. Didn't see much point in it or any of the other collections that were published.[/quote']

 

I recall seeing something like that on otherhands.com several years back. The article was called "Beyond the Third Age". Haven't been back to that site in a while, but that's the only previous word I've heard about Sauron having a child.