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Aldoth,
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A point of order on Theris Nordo Ichka's review. Gygax was not influenced by Tolkien he wasn't a fan. More Robert E Howard, Morecock ect. |
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Theris Nordo Ichka,
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A point of order on Theris Nordo Ichka's review. Sorry to burst your bubble Aldoth, but Gygax was heavily influenced by Tolkien (where do you think halflings, orcs, or rangers came from? Just to name a few). In his famous ‘Appendix N: Inspirational and Educational Reading’ (from his ‘Dungeon Master’s Guide’) Gygax clearly states “Tolkien, J.R.R. THE HOBBIT; “Ring Trilogy”” Also, fantasy was hardly a genre before Tolkien’s works brought it to immense popularity. Without this boost of interest in fantasy, who knows whether Gygax would have made his game at all, and even if he had, would it have gained so much popularity early on to allow its long life? I think it would be extremely difficult to create any fantasy (books, games, whatever) after Tolkien without being influenced by him, in the same way it would be difficult not to be influenced by D&D now. All works build on those that came before. ---Theris |
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Chris Mortika
(Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Chronicles, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber),
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Theris-- True enough. But in one of his "Up on a Soapbox" columns in Dragon, Gygax trivialized the Lord of the Rings trilogy, noting that the One Ring was "just a ring of invisibility with an interesting back story." He wasn't a fan. |
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baron arem heshvaun
(Pathfinder Adventure Path, Pathfinder Companion Subscriber),
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I have nothing but love and true respect for both men; but it was quietly considered by a few that Mr. Gygax did borrow heavily from Prof. Tolkein. As did a lot of past and current fantasy authors. But later on, yes there was indeed a distancing by Mr. Gygax from Prof. Tolkein's works, as to keep from being entangled with the Tolkein Estate. That does not take away from the fact that both men were, still simply, quite genius. |
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Theris Nordo Ichka,
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A point of order on Theris Nordo Ichka's review... I was just looking through my posts and I realized that in my rebuttal of your statement I was rather harsh. If any offense was taken, I am sorry and ask forgiveness. |
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