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The road goes ever on. -Tolkien
One does not simply make this meme Cyberpunk, my friend.
Sorry. I had to.
edited 13th Jun '13 6:38:18 PM by AnimeBadger
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Hm. I take it you've read the Silmarillion? There's at least an element of genetic manipulation in the creation of orcs and trolls from elves and Ents, respectively. Although, correct me if I'm wrong, these ideas hadn't yet entered the SF mainstream when Tolkien wrote his works, no?
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Wrong forum, I think.
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Yeah, and think how awesome a cyberpunk/post-apocalyptic LOTR would be!
edited 13th Jun '13 8:32:29 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
The road goes ever on. -Tolkien
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Problem with that kind of thing is, why not nuke Mordor?
Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
Because nuclear holocaust and massive damage to the rest of the world was a real life concern, and would be in science fiction as well.
Who says that Sauron is vulnerable to nukes?
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I was thinking, "because Sauron would nuke our heroes. Prolonged war." Just hope I don't make my Aragorn expy too angsty. His name is actually Aneirin Einarsson (has a similar meaning to Aragorn and three of the same letters as Aragorn's other name Elessar) and in his backstory, his mother married the half-elven lord.
edited 13th Jun '13 9:23:30 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
The road goes ever on. -Tolkien
Thing is, if Sauron had nukes he would use them, regardless.
He's evil, after all.
edited 13th Jun '13 9:11:30 PM by IraTheSquire
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Yeah, in that case it would be acceptable...only it mightn't work.
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How do the Valar factor in?
Dopants: He meant what he said and he said what he meant, a Ninety is faithful 100%.
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Maybe as Maybe Magic, Maybe Mundane helper figures occasionally?
Maybe the Ring could be the activation key for Sauron's nukes.
"Steel wins battles. Gold wins wars."
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You clever thing you.
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@Jimmy: That reminds me of a game I got to play when I went to school camp involving orienteering and destroying a nuclear reactor.
edited 14th Jun '13 8:04:56 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
The road goes ever on. -Tolkien
Orienteering is vital when destroying a nuclear reactor. Without it you won't even know where the reactor is.
"Steel wins battles. Gold wins wars."
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LOL. We had to do it in teams.
http://denverskeptics.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/lotr-as-science-fiction/
The possible ideas from this one blog post are endless, IMO. The consequences and reasons for creating elves, hobbits, orcs and dwarves (I could see creating those for industrial purposes, but why would Elves be created?) What are everyone thoughts on this interpretation?
edited 13th Jun '13 3:38:31 PM by MorwenEdhelwen
The road goes ever on. -Tolkien