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  1. Council of the Wise

    News, announcements, and RPG Out of Character (OOC) discussion. This is also the forum to store profiles, maps, and any other information and stuff and bother helpful for RPGs.
  2. Was The Good Soldier Svejk Wise Or a Simpleton?

    Any of you who have read Hasek's classic Hellerian war satire end up asking yourself the same question; this Svejk; was he wise or a complete idiot? Answers on a postcard please.
  3. The White Council....wise? I think not

    Name one thing the White Council has done right! I can't think of anything! Anyway...the real topic of this post is one question, pertaining to the following quote: That's from Appendix B... anyway, if the council was really so wise, wouldn't they have wanted some proof from Saruman? I...
  4. The Vanyar: wise or otherwise?

    We know the Vanyar were friends of the Noldor in Valinor, and would have dwelt together if not for the Vanyar wishing to live in the light of the trees whereas the Noldor wanted the stars. Now the Vanyar sat in Valinor for hundreds of years knowing that their friends, the Noldor, were in...
  5. Was 🧙Gandalf wise in letting Frodo bear the Ring?

    I don't have any quotes right now, becase I have no idea where my book is, but when Gandalf first tells Frodo to destroy the Ring, with a hammer and his small fire, Frodo obviously won't try to destroy it. Now at the Council of Elrond, Gandalf allows for it to be decided for Frodo to try to...
  6. Pippin the involuntarily wise?

    This is extremely far-fetched but bear with me anyways. Could we consider Pippin to be involuntarily wise or helpful? I have 2 examples of how this could possibly be the case, 1. He drops a pebble in Moria and attracts orcs and the Balrog and Gandalf dies, but Gandalf comes back as the...
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    Denethor the Wise ?

    Hello you folk It my first post, so dont be too rough with me .:rolleyes: *(Im french, so forgive my poor language)* My question is : "Why do Denethor never been trapped by Sauron when he was looking in the Palantir ? ":confused: Saruman the White have fall for the first time he...
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    The Wise Art of Lore

    I am a Tolkien Lore Master if any one has questions about the Tolkien World please ask for I am willing to tell all that I know
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