"A ll about them as they lay hung the darkness, hollow and immense, and they were oppressed by the loneliness and vastness of the dolven halls and endlessly branching stairs and passages. The wildest imaginings that dark rumour had ever suggested to the hobbits fell short of the actual dread and wonder of Moria." -J.R.R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings I am a huge fan of the Lord of the Rings (as if you couldn't already guess from previous posts). Without those books, I would probably not have grown to love world building and high fantasy as much as I do. That being said, I am still relatively new when it comes to Dungeons and Dragons. The entire game has given me more than I could've ever asked for in a game, and for that I am grateful. However, I was familiar with RPG's before this. I was given my first RPG about 10 years ago, and from there learned the joys of what an RPG could give. My first RPG was, in fact, the Lord of the Rings ...
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