posted 01-08-07 06:39 PM CT (US)
There are many tricks I can guarantee no one has seen before.This project isn't for METC, this is a standalone campaign intended to work without any mods or data editing required. In short, an average, plain ole' vanilla version of TC will work for it.
Why Lord of the Rings, you ask? I've taken up the books again, and have been absorbed into them. "But the whole concept is so overdone" some might say. Overdone, it may be, but by no means done well. I can only name a handful of campaigns that actually did justice to Tolkien, or Peter Jackson for that matter.
This campaign will encompass the whole of Tolkien's work. This will be my own blend of book and movie plot, following the movies in the sense of a 'Frodo-centric' plot, or a sequence of events based around the destruction of the ring. I may add the Scouring of the Shire, but my current outline does not include that. If I find enough time and motivation at the end of this long haul I will definatly try to add it. Here is the current campaign outline, with the completed scenarios in green. (Note that the title scenarios are cutscenes) :
Features: If you haven't already noticed, the Fellowship of the Ring is finished. I need to get some playtesters to test it out, and sound files of course. Anyone willing to do that, my E-Mail is dstanzovic@yahoo.com. Lengthy reviews are very appreciated! [This message has been edited by BIHSting (edited 01-09-2007 @ 09:14 PM).]
Flight from the Shire
Strider
The Ring goes South
A Journey in the Dark
The Breaking of the Fellowship
---The Two Towers---
The Black Gate is Closed
The King of the Golden Hall
The Window on the West
Helm's Deep
Flotsam and Jetsam
---The Return of the King---
The Siege of Gondor
The Passing of the Grey Company
Shelob's Lair
The Battle of the Pelennor Fields
The Land of Shadow
Many Partings (Cutscene)
-Creative representations of the various characters in the books and movies.
-Accurate portrayal of 'difficult-to-portray' scenes including Moria and Minas Tirith.
-Very very cool Balrog sequence!
-Much more!
The title scenarios for each book will be long cutscenes, maybe up to 20 minutes. In the Fellowship of the Ring, I will do something similar to what the films did, introducing Sauron and the Last Alliance, and giving some backstory. In the Two Towers, which will be lengthier, I will include the Taming of Smeagol, The Uruk-Hai, and The Riders of Rohan. In the Return of the King, I will include Frodo and Sam's story up until Frodo enters the pass of Cirith Ungol, and Gandalf and Pippin's ride to Minas Tirith until the start of the siege.
I strayed out of thought and time. Stars wheeled overhead and everyday was as long as a life-age of the earth. But it was not the end. I've been sent back until my task is done...
... I come back to you now, at the turn of the tide.
