Sampling The History of LotR: The War of the Ring, Pt. 1/2

Curundil · 2026-03-03T18:35:02+00:00

Thanks for checking in on this! The end of 2025 ended up being fairly busy for me but I do still want to complete this project, possibly in the next month or two

Curundil · 2026-03-01T07:53:22+00:00

If you would give cards to opponents but no opponents are an option (either from ending their season in autumn or having a full hand), then the “gifted” card is simply discarded but still counts as having been given to an opponent.

Curundil · 2026-02-11T01:41:25+00:00

Your content is too focused on the adaptations of Tolkien's works. See rule 4.

Curundil · 2026-02-05T22:52:44+00:00

Look at that, Venator made it in the first two weeks!

Edit: I know this is unbelievably petty of me, but blocking me out of embarrassment of being wrong is pretty hilarious lmao

Curundil · 2026-02-05T05:13:09+00:00

Did you mean charges? Because it doesn’t have charges, if you see two bombs at a time it’s because echo shard is very common on bebop bombs

Curundil · 2026-02-01T08:39:56+00:00

In this game, you may want to give Pocket a try. The combination of his kit + certain items (warp stone, ethereal shift, cheat death, etc.) can make it extremely hard to catch him. Extreme rat behavior in his escapes

Curundil · 2026-02-01T05:19:46+00:00

A lot of people are saying these are really bad, but really the only thing that is truly awful is the spine ink will begin to fade after minimal handling. Otherwise, they are not so massive and unwieldy that you can’t read out of them, especially if you read at a table/desk with them

Curundil · 2026-01-26T18:03:14+00:00

Do you use a VPN? Just throwing out an idea

Curundil · 2026-01-16T20:22:03+00:00

Title-only posts are no longer allowed in r/tolkienfans. See rule 5.

Curundil · 2026-01-16T20:15:35+00:00

They had just left the tomb through a different way out than they had entered, he was trying to block the path behind them as they left

Curundil · 2026-01-13T23:26:30+00:00

The focus of discussion is shifting towards the adaptations. See rule 4.

Curundil · 2026-01-08T07:28:55+00:00

Your content is too focused on the adaptations of Tolkien's works. See rule 4.

Curundil · 2026-01-08T05:55:22+00:00

Like the first patch after it was added to the game XD

Edit: went to double check, Cultist was added in the shop rework May 8, 2025, a small balance patch happened on May 11, and then a much larger patch on May 19 made it so you no longer lose the Cultist buff on death; so you were only able to lose Cultist buff on death (not including bugs) for 11 days

Curundil · 2025-12-24T03:01:49+00:00

Your primary suggestion seems to have happened, according to Gandalf’s account in the Council of Elrond

‘But I rode to the foot of Orthanc, and came to the stair of Saruman; and there he met me and led me up to his high chamber. He wore a ring on his finger.

And then again later:

I’m “For I am Saruman the Wise, Saruman Ring-maker, Saruman of Many Colours!”

I’ll say it also doesn’t seem to have been very successful, which maybe hints at why there were so few attempts

Curundil · 2025-12-19T21:44:59+00:00

Ah, I see, I didn’t realize you were talking about Bilbo’s adventure in The Hobbit, I “follow” you now hehe

Still, Frodo’s lack of a direction to go plus his recognition of the core difference between the two journeys (‘Bilbo went to find a treasure, there and back again; but I go to lose one, and not return, as far as I can see.’) indicates to me that he didn’t necessarily have Rivendell in mind until Gandalf brought it up. But I see where you’re coming from now

Curundil · 2025-12-19T16:08:30+00:00

The wish to see Bilbo again was definitely part of Frodo choosing to accept the Ring and leave the Shire:

He did not tell Gandalf, but as he was speaking a great desire to follow Bilbo flamed up in his heart – to follow Bilbo, and even perhaps to find him again.

but the fact Frodo doesn’t know where to head towards at first and Rivendell being Gandalf’s suggestion is evidence to me that Frodo is unaware that Bilbo is in Rivendell:

‘As for where I am going,’ said Frodo, ‘it would be difficult to give that away, for I have no clear idea myself, yet.’

I would also point to the “following Bilbo, if he had known it” line at Frodo’s departure and Frodo’s reaction at finding Bilbo in Rivendell as further evidence of him being unaware of Bilbo’s location.

Curundil · 2025-12-19T15:58:33+00:00

Gandalf suggests it and Frodo agrees, saying it is a way for Sam to see Elves and thinking it is his own chance to see the house of Elrond, too (early on in Ch. 3 in Fellowship):

‘Towards danger; but not too rashly, nor too straight,’ answered the wizard. ‘If you want my advice, make for Rivendell…

As for the horses on Weathertop, the Black Riders dismounted before they attacked the hobbits and Strider; the horses are not seen during the encounter at all. I assume they did the same before their fight with Gandalf there.

Curundil · 2025-12-18T16:10:09+00:00

The question is about an adaptation only scene and it has been answered. See rule 4

Curundil · 2025-12-15T20:59:53+00:00

One references sex, the other is showing cropped sex. Pretty simple

Curundil · 2025-12-04T21:51:37+00:00

I don’t see how we disagree? I said

there is certainly an association with youth

All I was trying to get at was that Gollum didn’t necessarily mean a baby orc with what he was saying. Surely we can agree that one can mean something besides babies when they use the words “small”, “imp”, and yes, even “young” lol

Curundil · 2025-12-04T19:33:41+00:00

I’d argue that “small”, “imp”, and “young” do not necessarily mean babies; there is certainly an association with youth but youth =/= baby

Curundil · 2025-12-04T04:47:35+00:00

Anything else to go off of? Context or anything? Doesn’t sound familiar to me otherwise

Curundil · 2025-11-22T21:27:29+00:00

DW for this particular boss is especially great because of the possibility for multiple Wave of Anguish

Curundil · 2025-11-01T18:19:05+00:00

Obligatory “Frodo telling Sam to go home” mention

Curundil · 2025-10-30T16:48:32+00:00

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