The two types of fantasy are Tolkien and Moebius. All RPGs fall into these two categories.
Morrowind? Moebius.
Oblivion? Tolkien.
Final Fantasy? Moebius.
Despite having flying ships, which is usually Moebius, Baldur's Gate 3 is Tolkien.
Morrowind? Moebius.
Oblivion? Tolkien.
Final Fantasy? Moebius.
Despite having flying ships, which is usually Moebius, Baldur's Gate 3 is Tolkien.
It's funny how much Final Fantasy 1 owes to this 1986 Japanese Cindy Crawford Pocari Sweat ad, art directed by Moebius
November 1, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The two types of fantasy are Tolkien and Moebius. All RPGs fall into these two categories.
Morrowind? Moebius.
Oblivion? Tolkien.
Final Fantasy? Moebius.
Despite having flying ships, which is usually Moebius, Baldur's Gate 3 is Tolkien.
Morrowind? Moebius.
Oblivion? Tolkien.
Final Fantasy? Moebius.
Despite having flying ships, which is usually Moebius, Baldur's Gate 3 is Tolkien.
November 4, 2026 at 1:39 PM
also, it can't be overstated the defining evil traits in tolkien are
-cowardice
-being a sex pest and or Weird with women
-cowardice
-being a sex pest and or Weird with women
man some people really took that Little Mermaid casting hard
November 3, 2026 at 2:14 AM
also, it can't be overstated the defining evil traits in tolkien are
-cowardice
-being a sex pest and or Weird with women
-cowardice
-being a sex pest and or Weird with women
tolkien: nothing is truly born evil. i will spend decades trying and failing to solve the nature of orcs
also tolkien: spiders are spawned evil vile creatures. they are not corruptions of eru but descent from ungoliant, a kind of dark god far older than arda, the concept of Sin, maybe even eru.
also tolkien: spiders are spawned evil vile creatures. they are not corruptions of eru but descent from ungoliant, a kind of dark god far older than arda, the concept of Sin, maybe even eru.
November 3, 2026 at 1:29 AM
tolkien: nothing is truly born evil. i will spend decades trying and failing to solve the nature of orcs
also tolkien: spiders are spawned evil vile creatures. they are not corruptions of eru but descent from ungoliant, a kind of dark god far older than arda, the concept of Sin, maybe even eru.
also tolkien: spiders are spawned evil vile creatures. they are not corruptions of eru but descent from ungoliant, a kind of dark god far older than arda, the concept of Sin, maybe even eru.
tolkien is about how duty is close to godliness and our chief duty? our chief duty is being a wife-guy
November 3, 2026 at 2:21 AM
tolkien is about how duty is close to godliness and our chief duty? our chief duty is being a wife-guy
omg i finally have an online nerd condescendingly explaining tolkien stuff to me
i've truly made it as a woman in fantasy fandom spaces 🥰
i've truly made it as a woman in fantasy fandom spaces 🥰
November 2, 2026 at 11:21 PM
omg i finally have an online nerd condescendingly explaining tolkien stuff to me
i've truly made it as a woman in fantasy fandom spaces 🥰
i've truly made it as a woman in fantasy fandom spaces 🥰
Tolkien fans know that this sensibility was the downfall of Númenor
November 1, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Tolkien fans know that this sensibility was the downfall of Númenor
Tolkien appeals to people who aren't Catholic luddite small-government monarchists bc Tolkien a., was making mythology, not propaganda, and b., Tolkien was in touch with themes and emotions most people can relate to, whatever their feelings about kings or industrialization.
November 3, 2026 at 6:33 AM
Tolkien appeals to people who aren't Catholic luddite small-government monarchists bc Tolkien a., was making mythology, not propaganda, and b., Tolkien was in touch with themes and emotions most people can relate to, whatever their feelings about kings or industrialization.
"when you think about it, tolkien invented the femboy" — @ezandora.bsky.social
November 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
"when you think about it, tolkien invented the femboy" — @ezandora.bsky.social
THAT'S WHAT I'M JRR TOLKIEN ABOUT
November 3, 2026 at 3:47 AM
THAT'S WHAT I'M JRR TOLKIEN ABOUT
AKSHUALLY the Balrogs were corrupted by Morgoth BEFORE fleeing into the pits
November 3, 2026 at 9:59 AM
What even kinda darkly weirder is how tech chuds went for Tolkien appropriation, when Tolkien probably considered LotR as the Christian correction to Wagner.
Will say I've been generally surprised at the relative lack of Wagner appropriation I've seen from the chud internationale
November 1, 2026 at 5:07 PM
What even kinda darkly weirder is how tech chuds went for Tolkien appropriation, when Tolkien probably considered LotR as the Christian correction to Wagner.
He's making Gork write Tolkien fanfic for him about how the Balrog was divorced.
November 3, 2026 at 1:08 AM
He's making Gork write Tolkien fanfic for him about how the Balrog was divorced.
"Love requires that we look evil in the eye and not blink"
Is that the most Tolkien-coded thing any American politician has ever said???
Is that the most Tolkien-coded thing any American politician has ever said???
November 4, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"Love requires that we look evil in the eye and not blink"
Is that the most Tolkien-coded thing any American politician has ever said???
Is that the most Tolkien-coded thing any American politician has ever said???
In which J. R. R. Tolkien first coins the Zoomer-usage of “cooked”:
October 30, 2026 at 3:10 AM
In which J. R. R. Tolkien first coins the Zoomer-usage of “cooked”:
The Great Tolkien Reread encounters "The White Rider" today. This is a rare case of Tolkien trying to surprise the reader with a plot twist. Which doesn't entirely land, but is a tremendous showcase of his capacity for writing the unsettling and uncanny. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-...
The Great Tolkien Reread: The White Rider
"The White Rider" by Peter Xavier Price , 2006 Aragorn looked and beheld a bent figure moving slowly. It was not far away. It looked like an...
wrongquestions.blogspot.com
November 3, 2026 at 4:12 PM
The Great Tolkien Reread encounters "The White Rider" today. This is a rare case of Tolkien trying to surprise the reader with a plot twist. Which doesn't entirely land, but is a tremendous showcase of his capacity for writing the unsettling and uncanny. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/11/the-...
POST REMOVED FOR INCORRECT TOLKIEN LORE, USER TAKEN TO THE DUNGEONS OF BARAD-DÛR FOR RETOLKIENIZATION
November 3, 2026 at 2:35 AM
POST REMOVED FOR INCORRECT TOLKIEN LORE, USER TAKEN TO THE DUNGEONS OF BARAD-DÛR FOR RETOLKIENIZATION
Tolkien: my dear lad, what the actual fuck are you going on about?!
November 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Tolkien: my dear lad, what the actual fuck are you going on about?!
Like the billionaire fascists who name their companies and products after things from Tolkien, while totally missing what Tolkien was saying.
October 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Like the billionaire fascists who name their companies and products after things from Tolkien, while totally missing what Tolkien was saying.
And then Tolkien went “YOINK!” while writing the Silmarillion, so the Balrogs are Maiar who sided with Morgoth.
November 3, 2026 at 3:31 AM
And then Tolkien went “YOINK!” while writing the Silmarillion, so the Balrogs are Maiar who sided with Morgoth.
"These myths endure", but nothing he can list predates Tolkien.
November 3, 2026 at 1:56 AM
"These myths endure", but nothing he can list predates Tolkien.
*JRR Tolkien prologue
“Concerning Goths”
“Concerning Goths”
November 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
*JRR Tolkien prologue
“Concerning Goths”
“Concerning Goths”
November 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Lo de la Lista Forbes.
November 3, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Lo de la Lista Forbes.