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[Necrothurge]

I'm just wondering if there was any interest in an LotR-themed mod (as in, similar themes to LotR with orcs and goblins being inhuman entities with evil spirits and such)?

I've gotten quite a bit done but I'm curious as to whether anyone would actually play it.

[Dunamisdeos]

I tried to start one once, even Putnam got involved.

Then I got married and had a baby.

I would be pleased to be a part of it, but LOTR is so rich it would make for a complex mod indeed.

[Necrothurge]

I tried to start one once, even Putnam got involved.

Then I got married and had a baby.

I would be pleased to be a part of it, but LOTR is so rich it would make for a complex mod indeed.

Any advice on what to add in? So far I have cold dragons, fire dragons, orcs and ringwraiths as well as a BUNCH of language files. I've got a whole plan document.

Plan document:

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Languages
- Adunaic x
- Black Speech x
- Khuzdul x
- Quenya x
- Sindarin x
- Westron x

Races
- Men
  - Haradrim
  - Easterling
  - Westron
  - Rohirrim
  - Dalelings
- Elves
  - Noldor
  - Sindarin
  - Silvan
- Goblin-kind
  - Orcs
   - Uruk-hai
      - Berserker (?)
      - Black Uruk
   - Snuffler
   - Snaga
  - Goblins
   - Misty Mountains
   - Moria
  - Goblin-men / Half-orcs (?)
- Trolls
   - Stone-trolls
   - Hill-trolls
   - Mountain-trolls
   - Olog-hai
- Dwarves
  - Longbeards (?)
  - Nauglath (?)
- Others
  - Great Spiders
  - Ogres
  - Giants
  - Fairies
  - Ents
  - Trolls
  - Wargs

Dragons 
   Fire. Depending on whether a Dragon can breathe fire, it might be termed
      Urulóki (Urulokë, Fire-drakes) - fire-breathing serpent-like Dragons with or without wings
      Cold-drakes - Dragons who could not breathe fire
      Smoke-breathing Dragons - Cold-drakes that could not breathe fire, but had the ability to breathe a mist and smoke.
      
   Stone Dragons - almost nothing is known about biology of this breed.[8]
   
   Means of locomotion
      Winged Dragons - Dragons that had four legs but also wings which enabled them to fly.
      Wingless Dragons - Dragons with no wings that walked on four legs. Spark-dragons are possibly categorized in this group.
      Serpent-like Dragons - Dragons with no legs and no wings, such as the Wyrms/Long-worms (and perhaps the Sea-serpents).
      
Some Dragons could not breathe fire and were known as Cold-drakes. Of these most could not breathe anything at all, but some few could breathe a smoke or vapor or mist. In particular many Dragons without legs or wings were Cold-drakes. Cold-drakes are not referred to until the Third Age, though that does not mean they did not exist before. Possibly some Dragons, or perhaps some of their descendants, lost the ability to breathe fire in the millennium after the War of Wrath.

[Dunamisdeos]

If I was you I'd focus on the First Age (Ancient History) rather than the Third Age (The famous one from the movies).

The lines are more clearly defined and there are fewer major races to deal with.

It's also worth noting that goblin and orc are essentially interchangeable. The big extra-scary kind of orc is usually an Uruk, which is a newer, stronger, larger breed. Snaga, if I am not mistaken, is not a separate breed, but is a word in the black speech for slave and also the proper name of a specific orc from... Cirith Ungol I think? The fort in mordor that keeps a watch on Shelob.

Also, Uruks (Black Uruks as I think you have them there) are different from Uruk-Hai. The Uruk-Hai were insinuated to be bred by Saruman from Uruks and mixed with Men. Uruks are a relatively newer, stronger breed of orc used by Sauron as elites/officers. Also wot's a snuffler?

If you ARE going for Third Age, I don't think there were any Nauglath left.

I also note that you have no hobbits. Also, there ain't no fairies in Middle-Earth (sorry).

Also, let me know if you don't want me to get all uppity about LOTR and helpfully write paragraphs on obscure lore, because I don't want to be THAT guy. I would totally help with absolutely anything I know how to. I'd also play the hell out of it.

[Necrothurge]

I understand the orc / goblin divide, I was gonna use orcs as a mix of snaga (standard goblins) and uruks whereas goblins are just the smaller breed. Snufflers are snaga with extra powerful smelling abilities. It's based on a tracker orc from LotR.

If you can give me some First Age pointers, I wouldn't say no. What would you recommend adding / removing?