What if the forum was a D&D campaign?

[DBTrek]

Would this face bullshit you?

[DrYouth]

Lewis created conscious allegory...

Tolkien wasn't intentionally allegorical, but the mind operates in allegory.

The clash of civilizations had been shaping the subconscious mind for millennia.

[Montegriffo]

Backstab for 2x damage, being sure to twist and rip.

It's Burns night tonight. Mince the fucker up and put him in the Haggis mix.

You guys just killed and ate a horse. I know it had as big of a dick as me but it was a fucking horse. Still here, you gaians can't get to me. I got way too much experience with you people a couple of amateurs ain't gonna touch me. When you gonna learn?

So we confused CG for some kind of an ass. Easy mistake to make.

[DBTrek]

Lewis created conscious allegory...

Tolkien wasn't intentionally allegorical, but the mind operates in allegory.

The clash of civilizations had been shaping the subconscious mind for millennia.

Orca have a civilization?

[clubgop]

It's Burns night tonight. Mince the fucker up and put him in the Haggis mix.

You guys just killed and ate a horse. I know it had as big of a dick as me but it was a fucking horse. Still here, you gaians can't get to me. I got way too much experience with you people a couple of amateurs ain't gonna touch me. When you gonna learn?

So we confused CG for some kind of an ass. Easy mistake to make.

So you ate a donkey now. Jeez you people will put anything in your mouth. No it was a full on stallion, bitch.

[Montegriffo]

Lewis created conscious allegory...

Tolkien wasn't intentionally allegorical, but the mind operates in allegory.

The clash of civilizations had been shaping the subconscious mind for millennia.

Orca have a civilization?

They have schools, does that count?

[Speaker to Animals]

Lewis created conscious allegory...

Tolkien wasn't intentionally allegorical, but the mind operates in allegory.

The clash of civilizations had been shaping the subconscious mind for millennia.

There was no clash of civilizations. It was the armies of Hell against civilization. Chaos versus order.

[DrYouth]

There was no clash of civilizations. It was the armies of Hell against civilization. Chaos versus order.

The Orcs had an army.
There was a degree of order.
They used the Giants as siege weapons.
The dragons were air force.
Sauron was a leader who enforced his will. There was intelligence gathering.
Sauruman was a subcommander in the hierarchy...
Not pure chaos by any stretch.

And the Humans, Dwarves and Elves had plenty of chaos. Their were rivalries and conflicts among the various agents.
The Dwarves were suspicious of the elves and the humans and vice versa.
Boromir, at one point betrays the other members of the fellowship - so this is not a pure story of good vs evil...
The ring itself brings out evil in anyone who carries it... and only Frodo is trusted to be able to withstand this challenge.
Even Gandalph does not trust himself to the task.

This is not a dualistic narrative... if it was, it wouldn't be great.
Lewis is much more dualistic... and therefore much less interesting in my eyes.

[DBTrek]

[SuburbanFarmer]

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