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Forum: The Books
04-16-2003, 04:41 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 16,761
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Dain
I think Tolkien would have been fully aware of...I think Tolkien would have been fully aware of the meaning of the word he was using, so we have to assume he meant the Necromancer to have something to do with the dead. Does he name Sauron... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-16-2003, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 472,237
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Dain
Yeah, I clearly forgot Douglass Adams. Oops.
...Yeah, I clearly forgot Douglass Adams. Oops. And I'm glad you recommend Banks, Rumil, and most importantly a book to start with. I've been wanting a push in his direction for a while, if you... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
04-16-2003, 07:53 AM
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Replies: 998
Views: 472,237
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Dain
Well, there are lots of good books listed here,...Well, there are lots of good books listed here, and I've read some of them. Frank Herbert's Dune is brilliant, David Edding's series about Ender is good, though "Ender's Game" stands out and you... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 101
Views: 41,752
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Dain
Well, "sorcery" seems to indicate dark magic in...Well, "sorcery" seems to indicate dark magic in Tolkien, so I'm not sure we'd call Beorn a sorceror. If his only power is skin-changeing (no, no, not a furrier, Bilbo!) then he's just something... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-25-2003, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,053
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Dain
I was talking about their new RPG, not their card...I was talking about their new RPG, not their card game, but thanks anyway! |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-25-2003, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 6,919
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Dain
If there is one thing that elves are not, it is...If there is one thing that elves are not, it is the greatest warriors in Middle-Earth. Buruk Khazad! Khazad Ai-menu! I think on a few occaisions Tolkien notes that the dwarves are the greatest... |
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Forum: The Barrow-Downs
03-25-2003, 12:03 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 18,984
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Dain
I haven't seen the card game, but Decipher's new...I haven't seen the card game, but Decipher's new RPG is good (as I've been saying here and there--yes, a games forum would be excellent, and there are already a few threads in newbies that could be... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 11:41 AM
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Replies: 43
Views: 13,096
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Dain
I think the ranking depends on what you are...I think the ranking depends on what you are rating them on when it gets to separating valar. Tulkas is a great warrior, but Aule is very powerful in his ways, and Ulmo likewise. Is Manwe really... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,679
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Dain
I think some of the best films I've seen have...I think some of the best films I've seen have been "innacurate" or incomplete adaptations of good books (most of which I've never read, but have heard that "the book was way better"). So, I think... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 11:20 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,186
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Dain
But they did, at least for a while, to send...But they did, at least for a while, to send messages from Moria to Erebor. So why didn't they send a party to check on them in the twenty years of silence? Or maybe they did and never heard from... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 06:25 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,186
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Dain
Yes, men, but men who could turn into bears. ...Yes, men, but men who could turn into bears. What gave Beorn his special power, and do we know of any other man who had a similar power? Interesting question about animal guardians, Sophia, but... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 05:52 AM
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Replies: 101
Views: 41,752
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Dain
(Oops! As usual, I get impatient and miss a few...(Oops! As usual, I get impatient and miss a few pages. So...as of the end of the first page): I think you've eventually happened upon the point I wanted to make in response to Burrahobbit's... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 20
Views: 8,696
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Dain
Yes, but it would be a shame if Galadriel's...Yes, but it would be a shame if Galadriel's mirror was nothing more than a television, eh? There are magical things in ME that cannot be explained by science, and those that can be are mostly the... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 05:08 AM
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Replies: 30
Views: 9,612
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Dain
That is interesting, so I thought I'd resurrect...That is interesting, so I thought I'd resurrect this since everybody is still confused about the Istari and how many of them or what colours they were... smilies/wink.gif Also, the discussion... |
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Forum: The Books
03-25-2003, 04:38 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 9,402
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Dain
Wow, what's with all the interest in Wizards...Wow, what's with all the interest in Wizards these days? Just wanted to point out, white is all colors! I always thought this is what Gandalf meant--he was white, and therefore of many colors.... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-24-2003, 03:43 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,053
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Dain
I've had more time to look at the new Decipher...I've had more time to look at the new Decipher RPG, and I am further convinced it's a good game. I can't wait for a chance to play. It is quite similar to AD&D (I don't know 3rd ed.) but it... |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-18-2003, 08:54 AM
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Replies: 66
Views: 14,622
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Dain
"Buruk Khazad! Khazad Ai-menu!" is of course,..."Buruk Khazad! Khazad Ai-menu!" is of course, the best. Not exactly a war-cry, but "You shall not pass!" is excellent as well. |
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Forum: Novices and Newcomers
03-18-2003, 08:49 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,053
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Dain
Hey there, I have some experience with D&D, and I...Hey there, I have some experience with D&D, and I think it really doesn't fit with Tolkien all that well. At least, you'd have to do MAJOR revisions to all sorts of stats and allowances. These are... |
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Forum: The Books
03-17-2003, 09:11 AM
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Replies: 51
Views: 14,202
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Dain
I have to look over the text again, but I...I have to look over the text again, but I remember it much as Annunfuiniel has translated it (except that "wings" was much less literal smilies/wink.gif), the Balrog towering over Gandalf, but then... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-06-2003, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 27,021
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Dain
Bethberry, no need to apologise. It was merely...Bethberry, no need to apologise. It was merely that, as usual, it was late and I had to skim a bit of the technical discussion you were having. I have since gone back through it, and have found it... |
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Forum: Haudh-en-Ndengin
03-06-2003, 07:25 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 11,237
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Dain
Maybe Hobbit's just have a natural knack for...Maybe Hobbit's just have a natural knack for finding lost Rings of Power? They clearly have a fairly good resistence (partially because Hobbits are fairly harmless things smilies/wink.gif, maybe... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-06-2003, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 8,120
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Dain
Come on, there just can't be enough Movie-rant...Come on, there just can't be enough Movie-rant threads! (As long as everyone behaves, of course.) <P> <BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR> -Merry and Pippin: turned into theives and unaquinted with... |
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Forum: The Movies
03-06-2003, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 5,023
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Dain
But not a sight of a Dwarf in it! <P>I only wish...But not a sight of a Dwarf in it! <P>I only wish it were true...but at least there is the excellent graphic novel version of it. Anybody else love that book? |
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Forum: The Books
03-06-2003, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 4,609
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Dain
The North--Rohan and WainridersI have been wondering a bit about where the Rohirrim came from. Yes, yes, the North, I know, and the "Vales of Andiun." But that doesn't seem like a good place for horse-lords to come from, and... |
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Forum: The Books
03-06-2003, 06:07 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 5,051
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Dain
Well, I just finished Return of the King again,...Well, I just finished Return of the King again, and I remembered why I don't remember what happens at the end very clearly, and why I like the other two books better. Yes, there is a great battle,... |
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