Lord Of The Rings Middle Earth fleece blanket
I've dug through the reviews, and people say it's a good size but thinner than expected. The thinness seems to be okay, though, even welcome as it's still warm.
Tolkien keycaps: Transform your keyboard into a relic from Middle-earth
Instantly recognizable from writings on legendary items such as the One Ring, the script of Tengwar was created by the ancient Elf Fëanor and eventually replaced the runelike Cirth to become the text of choice for Elvish languages such as Sindarin: the language featured on this set.
Cartography craze: Your fandom’s nerdy maps beautifully illustrated
Cartography is a beautiful focal point for any room. It looks fantastic, it's a discussion point, it's a flag of fandom, an icebreaker, a reference, and you will discover new details for months to come.
The Lord of the Rings RPG The One Ring funds a new edition, with a new publisher, in minutes
On schedule, Free League Publishing launched the Kickstarter for the new look and second edition of The One Ring RPG.
Revisiting geeky architecture with the Dark Crystal
As you would hope, they have the Castle of the Crystal (during the Skeksis' rule) as well as before.
Genre Police: Alienating half my readership by choosing High Fantasy!
Welcome to back Genre police, a new series of articles where I take a look at a genre or sub-genre, how it has been handled in gaming and how we can implement that in our games.…
The Eaves of Mirkwood out now
Games Workshop used to see its share price flick up and down depending on how well the Lords of the Rings or Hobbit movies had done at the box office. They had the wargame and miniature license.…
Not something you see every day – The Orc Dance
Have you ever accused someone of not being a “proper geek”? If so; you may not like what you’re about to see in The Orc Dance below.
Or did you love it?…
80 fantasy plants that might appear in your next RPG [infographic]
Do you run a fantasy RPG which has a world strangely filled with entirely mundane fauna and flora. How would that even happen? This infographic from AvasFlowers takes to the works of fiction to compile 80 of the best alternative plants into a single, handy, list.…
Mordor built brick by LEGO brick
This very impressive LEGO landscape is a collaborative effort by Chris Perron and Scott Semple.
I think the Eye of Sauron is especially clever. You can check out a range of close-ups and see just how clever this is on Flickr.…
