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Iarwain · 03-21-2003, 09:42 PM

First of All, I think this is a wonderful idea, and I'd like to commend you, HC, for thinking of it. Now for the ratings:1. Compressed time frame between Bilbo's party and departure of Frodo & Sam. *2 2. Alternate method of having Merry & Pippin join the journey. *3 3. Removal of Tom Bombadil & the Barrow-Wights. *1 4. Arwen replacing Glorfindel. *1 5. Arwen taking Frodo to the Fords of Bruinen. *1 6. The Fellowship being formed almost spontaneously in the Council of Elrond. *3 7. Changes in the battle in Balin's Tomb. *4 8. No Sam and other changes at Galadriel's Mirror. *2 9. Aragorn's battle with Darth Maul - oops - I mean Lurtz. * 2 10. Changes in the healing of Theoden by Gandalf. *1 11. Changes in Eomer's role. *2 12. Eowyn and the citizens of Edoras going to Helm's Deep *4 13. Attack by the Warg Riders on the road to Helm's Deep. *2 14. Aragorn's fall and his journey to Helm's Deep. *1 15. Differences in the result of the entmoot. *1 16. Changes in Frodo's & Sam's encounter with Faramir including going to Osgiliath. *-5 17. Elves at Helm's Deep. *1 18. Changes in Aragorn's character. *2 19. Changes in Frodo's character. *-1 20. Changes in Faramir's character. *-5[ March 21, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ]

03-21-2003, 09:42 PM	#13
Iarwain Pugnaciously Primordial Paradox Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Birnham Wood Posts: 800	First of All, I think this is a wonderful idea, and I'd like to commend you, HC, for thinking of it. <P>Now for the ratings:<P>1. Compressed time frame between Bilbo's party and departure of Frodo & Sam.<BR> 2<BR>2. Alternate method of having Merry & Pippin join the journey.<BR> 3<BR>3. Removal of Tom Bombadil & the Barrow-Wights.<BR> 1<BR>4. Arwen replacing Glorfindel.<BR> 1<BR>5. Arwen taking Frodo to the Fords of Bruinen.<BR> 1<BR>6. The Fellowship being formed almost spontaneously in the Council of Elrond.<BR> 3<BR>7. Changes in the battle in Balin's Tomb.<BR> 4<BR>8. No Sam and other changes at Galadriel's Mirror.<BR> 2<BR>9. Aragorn's battle with Darth Maul - oops - I mean Lurtz.<BR> * 2<BR>10. Changes in the healing of Theoden by Gandalf.<BR> 1<BR>11. Changes in Eomer's role.<BR> 2<BR>12. Eowyn and the citizens of Edoras going to Helm's Deep<BR> 4<BR>13. Attack by the Warg Riders on the road to Helm's Deep.<BR> 2<BR>14. Aragorn's fall and his journey to Helm's Deep.<BR> 1<BR>15. Differences in the result of the entmoot.<BR> 1<BR>16. Changes in Frodo's & Sam's encounter with Faramir including going to Osgiliath.<BR> <B>-5</B><BR>17. Elves at Helm's Deep.<BR> 1<BR>18. Changes in Aragorn's character.<BR> 2<BR>19. Changes in Frodo's character.<BR> -1<BR>20. Changes in Faramir's character.<BR> *-5<p>[ March 21, 2003: Message edited by: Iarwain ] __________________ "And what are oaths but words we say to God?"