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#hobbit

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martin

More #TheHobbit quotes:

"It was deep, deep, dark, such as only goblins that have taken to living in the heart of the mountain can see through."

This resonates with the idea of the mythic underworld (saveversusallwands.blogspot.co). It's less about this race can see in the dark and this one can't, but that deep darkness is a thing you become part of, and then it becomes part of you - that creatures are changed by becoming denizens of the underworld.

saveversusallwands.blogspot.comThe Dungeon as Mythic Underworld The Darkness Beneath, published in serial form in the magazine Fight On! There has been some interesting blogging on megadungeons, rece...
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martin

Also, to defeat the dragon, first produce an accurate sketch of the dragon's armour. Take it to a safe to identify which mastersmith's handiwork it is. Track down the (presumably) long ruined dwarven kingdom. Fight through it to find the secret plans, and identify the weaknesses deliberately installed by the dwarves as a safeguard against draconic aggression.

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martin

It suggests an opportunity for an enterprising party to act as a go between dwarven smiths and a dragon, taking a cut of the vast sum charged - another way of "looting" the dragon.

Or pretend that you are there for legitimate business, but instead scouting out weaknesses or just stealing treasure.

But then if these deals happen every few centuries, these tricks will have been played before, and so even honest parties will meet suspicion from the dragon.

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martin

Also the next sentence is "[Dragons] can't make a thing for themselves, not even mend a little loose scale of their armour."

Which suggests that Tolkien's thought is maybe that dragon's scales are not grown but built??

In Chapter 12, Smaug says "I am armoured above and below with iron scales and hard gems".

All of which may just be poetic language from Tolkien. But what if it isn't? What if dragons commission armour from master smiths?

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martin

It really makes sense of D&D groups that award XP for loot even before selling it - clearly all denizens of fantasy worlds can just see the value of treasure hovering above it in yellow numbers.

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martin

I am rereading The Hobbit. Here is Thorin talking about dragons:

"Dragons steal gold and jewels ... and never enjoy a brass ring of it. Indeed they hardly know a good bit of work from a bad, though they usually have a good notion of the current market value" (pg 28 in my Harper Collins paperback).

I love the idea of monstrous dragons who hoard valuables for no reason... But of course know how much it goes for on eBay. 😂

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