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alatar · 05-18-2006, 07:37 AM

The issue that I have with the 'Sailors of the Ring' plan is not only could the story be a bit more boring, but it allows for Sauron to attack the Ringbearer more readily. All roads at that time were watched, and the Council guessed that Sauron would assume the Ring would go west, not southeast. Even if Sauron could not stop the Ring getting on a boat, he would at least know where is was. What would the nine on a boat do against the Winged Nine? Isn't the reason that Sauron is put off is that, at times, he's not too sure exactly where the Ring is and who has it? And knowing that the Ring is on a boat that will be landing somewhere in the south, Sauron may overrun the lower part of Gondor sooner and just wait for the boat to arrive.

As the FotR travel through Middle Earth, smaller battles of the war are fought, and our troop gains the resilience and experience that they will need in the end of all things. No Moria, no powered up Gandalf and a Balrog sits unfought on Galadriel's flank. No elfstone, no Merry and Pippin in Fangorn, no Gandalf in Rohan, no Paths of the Dead, etc.

No Gollum.

My wish is that the FotR were able to take an even more circumspect route so that we could meet more peoples and see more magical places, and had a chance to explore Moria a bit more. What would Gimli be like if they recovered Durin's Axe?

05-18-2006, 07:37 AM	#49
alatar Doubting Dwimmerlaik Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Heaven's basement Posts: 2,466	The issue that I have with the 'Sailors of the Ring' plan is not only could the story be a bit more boring, but it allows for Sauron to attack the Ringbearer more readily. All roads at that time were watched, and the Council guessed that Sauron would assume the Ring would go west, not southeast. Even if Sauron could not stop the Ring getting on a boat, he would at least know where is was. What would the nine on a boat do against the Winged Nine? Isn't the reason that Sauron is put off is that, at times, he's not too sure exactly where the Ring is and who has it? And knowing that the Ring is on a boat that will be landing somewhere in the south, Sauron may overrun the lower part of Gondor sooner and just wait for the boat to arrive. As the FotR travel through Middle Earth, smaller battles of the war are fought, and our troop gains the resilience and experience that they will need in the end of all things. No Moria, no powered up Gandalf and a Balrog sits unfought on Galadriel's flank. No elfstone, no Merry and Pippin in Fangorn, no Gandalf in Rohan, no Paths of the Dead, etc. No Gollum. My wish is that the FotR were able to take an even more circumspect route so that we could meet more peoples and see more magical places, and had a chance to explore Moria a bit more. What would Gimli be like if they recovered Durin's Axe? __________________ There is naught that you can do, other than to resist, with hope or without it.