"Sam looked at him and wept in his heart, but no tears came to his dry and stinging eyes. ‘I said I’d carry him, if it broke my back,’ he muttered, ‘and I will!’ ‘Come, Mr. Frodo!’ he cried. ‘I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you and it as well. So … Continue reading Mount Doom
Loud rose a din of laughter hoarse,self-loathing yet without remorse;loud came a singing harsh and fiercelike swords of terror souls to pierce.Red was the glare through open doorsof firelight mirrored on brazen floors,and up the arches towering clombto glooms unguessed, to vaulted domeswathed in wavering smokes and steamsstabbed with flickering lightning-gleams.–The Lay of Leithian The … Continue reading QOTW: The Dungeons of Cirith Gurat
Southward beyond the road lay the main force of the Haradrim, and there their horsemen were gathered about the standard of their chieftain. And he looked out, and in the growing light he saw the banner of the king, and that it was far ahead of the battle with few men about it. Then he … Continue reading QOTW: The Black Serpent
There agelong she had dwelt, an evil thing in spider-form, even such as once of old had lived in the Land of the Elves in the West that is now under the Sea, such as Beren fought in the Mountains of Terror in Doriath, and so came to Lúthien upon the green sward amid the … Continue reading QOTW: Beneath the Sands
But wherever the mûmakil came there the horses would not go, but blenched and swerved away; and the great monsters were unfought, and stood like towers of defense, and the Haradrim rallied about them.–The Return of the King Race Across Harad Stats Groups registered: 12 Total attempts: 33 Most attempts: 5 Average attempts per entry: 2.8 Total number of … Continue reading QOTW: Race Across Harad
His scarlet robes were tattered, his corslet of overlapping brazen plates was rent and hewn, his black plaits of hair braided with gold were drenched with blood. His brown hand still clutched the hilt of a broken sword. It was Sam's first view of a battle of Men against Men, and he did not like … Continue reading QOTW: The Mûmakil
The darkness was breaking too soon, before the date that his Master had set for it: fortune had betrayed him for the moment, and the world had turned against him; victory was slipping from his grasp even as he stretched out his hand to seize it. But his arm was long. He was still in … Continue reading QOTW: The Long Arm of Mordor
Autumn is on holiday this weekend, so you're getting the update from me this time! Quite a coincidence as well, as I have played this quest a week ago during a physical convention at my house with some players from across the Netherlands and Belgium. We managed to beat the quest without too many problems, … Continue reading QotW: Desert Crossing
It has been a while since I have written an actual article on the blog that isn't QotW-related, and I am sorry to say that this one is also not going to be a scenario analysis. I have some other priorities right now, but I will continue with the NM Dream-chaser cycle once I have … Continue reading Art-icle: Tools of the Trait
''Tis said that there were dealings of old between Gondor and the kingdoms of the Harad in the Far South; though there was never friendship. In those days our bounds were away south beyond the mouths of Anduin, and Umbar, the nearest of their realms, acknowledged our sway. But that is long since. 'Tis many … Continue reading QOTW: Escape from Umbar
Vision Of The Palantir 