Ithildin is a Tolkien-verse role playing game located in a ‘metropolitan’ setting of The Silmarillion. Think Beleriand. What if the Blessed Realm was not yet pulled from the Circles of Arda? Doriath and Hithlum yet existed? Here, we explore that idea while leaving room for each individual to expound on the blueprint the Prof left for us. That means YOU direct this game. Be it serious, cynical, whimsical, silly or quirky. As in life; we embrace every aspect in order to make this game fun and realistic, all the while. Our goal is to inspire creativity.
The list of semi-finalists in the Mithril Awards for Tolkien Fanfiction 2004 is now available on the awards site. Congratulations to all those who made the lists, commiserations to all those who didn't -- competition was fierce in many categories.
Voting is now open in the Voters' Choice categories. Visit the online voting form at the awards site to vote for your choices from all the stories, poems & research articles that have reached the semi-final stage.
Hey all. Ok, I used to have a paint program installed with my scanner on my old computer. But now I don't have it. I'm trying to help a girl out with coloring these pics for an RPG. This is as far as I could get with these sucky programs. If anyone talented can help me it would be muchly appreciated. The chick is supposed to have frosty-colored hair with glacier-blue undertones. And it's supposed to be knee-length. Her skin is supposed to have a silvery tint and her lips a bluish tint. The girl already colored the eyes so I meant to leave those alone. Here are the pics:
11 out of 11 Oscars for LOTR ROTK, apparently other movies have won 11 Oscars have won 11 but were nominated for more so this is the biggest clean sweep.
I Love the book, have been enraptured by the movies and am happy that the massive project that resulted in all three movies has been recognised this year.
I don't think that a couple of the categories were won purely on the merit of their own small part of the movie (Best original song for a start) and I feel bad for the movies (Especially Seabiscuit) that were effectively up against a trilogy rather than a single movie.
but if the recognition that the movies have got will encourage people to enter the work of magic that Tolkien created then so much the better.
I feel like I owe a debt of gratitude to Peter jackson and the guys from Weta who have managed to bring such a complex and beautiful world to life for all of us
IT WON!!!!! ALL 11 awards it was nominated for!!! Lord of the Rings is now truly LORD of the Academy Awards!! It has FINALLY got the justice it deserves! YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY YAY!!!
I'm SO SO happy right now - I only wish I could be in L.A. to go to all the parties and celebrate with the cast and crew.
Middle-earth has laid claim to yet another continent. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King collected five awards, including Best Film and Audience Favorite, Sunday at the BAFTAs--aka, the British Oscars. Overall, Return of the King led the way with five awards, including a Best Adapted Screenplay win shared by Rings master Peter Jackson. Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World made things interesting, taking four BAFTAs, including a mild Best Director upset for Peter Weir over Jackson.
Total Awards Won: Best Film Audience Favorite (Orange Film of the Year) Adapted Screenplay Cinematography Special Visual Effects
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Zealand-born film-maker Peter Jackson won a key pre-Oscar award on Saturday as the Directors Guild of America named him best director for 2003 for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the final part of the fantasy trilogy that set cash registers ringing around the world. The DGA award is one of the Oscar indicators. Only six times since 1949 has its winner not received an Oscar for best director and there is an historically high correlation between best director and best picture Oscar winners. Jackson accepted the award with humility, praising his cast and co-workers and saying "I had the most amazing time" making the film which he described as a tale of "courage, friendship and faith."
