RPG RESOURCES

[Bêthberry]

Dear Cimmerian,

Thanks for taking the time to reply and express your opinion about a central repository of sources and information. Fair, frank, and open discussion is always valuable, to my mind. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

I started the thread to provide ready access to the many different sources available for those who are interested in Tolkien-inspired RPGs. There is no compulsion implied at all, on any one. For some of us, writing RPGs with this kind of knowledge is fun and I was simply thinking it might be nice to share resources and inspirations. It is my understanding that the other RPG forums here are not taking any new threads or characters, so where else can we go but the Freestyle RPG forum? Surely the presence there of RPGs faithful to Tolkien does not limit, hinder or restrict any other kind of writing.

As to why we would bother writing an RPG this way, well, Orofacion of the Vanyarhas expressed my thoughts perfectly:

To satisfy a personal desire to be accurate and honor the works of Professor Tolkien to the best of one's ability.

One of the great motivations in sharing the writing on RPGs, rather than simply doing it all oneself in a fanfic, is the creative stimulation of writing with other like-minded people. The interaction makes it fun and refreshing. I learn alot about narrative watching and responding to other people's style of story-telling. Also, I know many people online who do take the time to read other people's RPGs and not only fanfic. In fact, I myself tend to read RPGs more than fanfic, but this could be simply my own idiosyncrasy.

The purpose of discussion boards like The Barrow Downs is to share ideas, isn't it? That's what I was inviting others to do, who are interested.

Respectfully,
Bethberry