Sidebar, Richard Garriott used the title "Akallabeth" for his first published computer game, which was one of the earliest CRPGs. And featured slaying a Balrog as a requirement to become a knight.
Would later become the basis for the Ultima series and by extension most other video game RPGs (as Ultima went on to inspire much of the Western RPG genre as well as Japanese RPGs as the Japanese port of Ultima 3 inspired Dragon Quest). So direct line from Tolkien and D&D to the video game RPG.
Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
Nienor Niniel is a very passive character. But that’s legit because irl some women do have very passive personalities and follow their partner’s lead the way Nienor follows Turin’s. Not every woman is a dynamic badass, and those who aren’t are no less good people. Or good characters.
Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
Nienor Niniel is a very passive character.
I mean, think about it. The Istari are just Maiar in mortal bodies. Melian’s a Maia and she’s female. Why couldn’t one of the Blues be a girl? Maybe have the Blues be like fraternal twins: one boy, one girl.
Sorry lol. I’ll shut up about this. It’s just I love wizards they’re my fave character archetype and while I could play a male Istari it just bugs me that I can’t play a girl if I want to. Sorry.
Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
Nienor Niniel is a very passive character.
I mean, think about it. The Istari are just Maiar in mortal bodies. Melian’s a Maia and she’s female. Why couldn’t one of the Blues be a girl? Maybe have the Blues be like fraternal twins: one boy, one girl.
Sorry lol. I’ll shut up about this. It’s just I love wizards they’re my fave character archetype and while I could play a male Istari it just bugs me that I can’t play a girl if I want to. Sorry.
Np. Tolkien has explicitly said all the Istari are men tho. I do agree they should have had at least one women in the Istari.
Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
Nienor Niniel is a very passive character.
I mean, think about it. The Istari are just Maiar in mortal bodies. Melian’s a Maia and she’s female. Why couldn’t one of the Blues be a girl? Maybe have the Blues be like fraternal twins: one boy, one girl.
Sorry lol. I’ll shut up about this. It’s just I love wizards they’re my fave character archetype and while I could play a male Istari it just bugs me that I can’t play a girl if I want to. Sorry.
Np. Tolkien has explicitly said all the Istari are men tho. I do agree they should have had at least one women in the Istari.
Obvs Tolkien never heard a lecture in school on Appropriate Gender Representation lol
Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
Nienor Niniel is a very passive character.
I mean, think about it. The Istari are just Maiar in mortal bodies. Melian’s a Maia and she’s female. Why couldn’t one of the Blues be a girl? Maybe have the Blues be like fraternal twins: one boy, one girl.
Sorry lol. I’ll shut up about this. It’s just I love wizards they’re my fave character archetype and while I could play a male Istari it just bugs me that I can’t play a girl if I want to. Sorry.
Np. Tolkien has explicitly said all the Istari are men tho. I do agree they should have had at least one women in the Istari.
Obvs Tolkien never heard a lecture in school on Appropriate Gender Representation lol
...Maybe he just thought that wizards would look cooler with beards? Like, seriously, Radagast's beard is *exquisite.* And because bearded women are rare.
The Alkabeth (misspelled, I know)
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Akalabeth 😊. The Fall of Numenor.
Some other Tolkien-written book (I'm out, though I know there's probably a ton more).
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Oh wow! Idk that. That’s really cool.
One day no posts, so LOTR LOTR LOTR.
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Man we are hitting whole new levels of slow here. GRADIUS COME BACK I NEED HELP WITH THIS!
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It’ll pick up when the show starts.
Which might be a while...
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It will be released in the autumn actually. So yeah, quite a while.
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Someone think of a LotR topic to discuss to break the sloooooow.
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Why can’t there be female Istari?
Tolkien was sexist (no he wasn’t, every female character he made is a worldshaking badass. Except Niniel), wizards are stereotypically men, idk. Someone smarter will have a better answer.
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Nienor Niniel is a very passive character. But that’s legit because irl some women do have very passive personalities and follow their partner’s lead the way Nienor follows Turin’s. Not every woman is a dynamic badass, and those who aren’t are no less good people. Or good characters.
I mean, think about it. The Istari are just Maiar in mortal bodies. Melian’s a Maia and she’s female. Why couldn’t one of the Blues be a girl? Maybe have the Blues be like fraternal twins: one boy, one girl.
Sorry lol. I’ll shut up about this. It’s just I love wizards they’re my fave character archetype and while I could play a male Istari it just bugs me that I can’t play a girl if I want to. Sorry.
Np. Tolkien has explicitly said all the Istari are men tho. I do agree they should have had at least one women in the Istari.
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Obvs Tolkien never heard a lecture in school on Appropriate Gender Representation lol
...Maybe he just thought that wizards would look cooler with beards? Like, seriously, Radagast's beard is *exquisite.*
And because bearded women are rare.
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