Posts from Lord of the Rings vs. Ring of Darkness

...but some moments just don't make sense.

There are many flaws, such as Lule instead of Aule, or Ungoliant, the spider, becoming Ungoliath of the Underworld, but these are minor.
Technical aspects are well-executed, and there are very few flaws in the combat system (about the same as in Tolkien's works).
A new perspective on Middle-earth – yes, and that's precisely why many criticize it.
The sequel, "Adamant of Henna," turned out to be completely unsuccessful.
The style is somewhat too epic, and you get tired of reading it towards the end.
Overall, these are very different books – Tolkien's is a sad, philosophical saga, while Perumov's is a harsh combat story with some philosophical ideas.
I also liked "The Black Book of Arda," but if there, Nienna relies on beautiful language and a logical justification for a new perspective, then Perumov relies on combat, brightness, and the epic nature of the narrative.

Perumov's works are all terribly primitive.

The Dark Circle is fan fiction.

If you dared to mention in a serious RPG that Perumov is generally not bad, you would be buried alive, or at least sent to an asylum.

And Nienna's "creation" is just a bunch of sentimental female drivel spread over many pages.

Examples?

Multilayered and intricate plot where many questions remain unanswered until the very last pages of the Ordered Cycle? Merging several book series into one? Complex characters and the changing nature of many characters?

In that case, "The Lord of the Rings" is a fanfic of the Ring of the Nibelungs, and Goethe's "Faust" is a fanfic of ancient Scandinavian sagas.

- you probably consider a gathering of orthodox and fanatical Tolkien fans to be a serious role-playing game, well, fanaticism usually doesn't lead to anything good, it's good that there are fewer of these "serious" role-playing games and more role-playing games with the participation of normal people with an open mind.

Perumov's work has proven its viability at least by the fact that it has been published for more than ten years, has gathered its group of fans,

and even on Litforum in a dispute between Tolkienists and Perumists, the Perumists won.

Try writing a couple of pages of similar nonsense yourself.

I'm explaining that I'm not a fan of Nienna (I only liked the first part of the Black Book of Arda), and I'm not a fan of Perumov: I already said that he has some flaws, the narrative is sometimes drawn out, etc., but you can't criticize them for "daring to touch the sacred."

ANY book.

I laughed for a long time, thank you. You say complex characters, but ask any normal linguist or literary scholar to analyze Perumov's language and his characters. If you remove their lengthy arguments about it, you can hear a professional opinion that is very different from yours. His plot twists and storylines are also very unexpected, especially in "The Stations of the Mage." It's all just (childish) unexpectedness.

By "serious role-playing," I mean a game with a large number of thoughtful and attentive people. Among Perumov's fans, I don't personally know any such people, although I know quite a few fans of this author. And do you often participate in role-playing games, that you've noticed such "ambiguous" trends?

Thank you, I laughed again.
In a debate, there are no winners, it's not a race or a problem that can be solved unequivocally. And who shouts the loudest is not an indicator.

Although I don't claim to have literary talent, I could probably write a couple of pages, but I wouldn't sign my name to it; I would be ashamed to associate myself with something like that.