What's Lightsabers, Precious?

It's another special edition of WLPRPG - the show where we play roleplaying games based on the fictional worlds our podcast dissects! This week we're finishing our Tolkien-themed game of Dungeon World, with Joanna as game master and Ryan as Raechil the trust-fund Elf. In part 2 of 2, Raechil faces Balrogs, Dragons, and the pettiest of Petty Dwarves, all in an effort to save Nargorthrond from the forces of Morgoth and his half-wit friends from themselves. Will his daring rescue succeed, or will he fall pray to the silver tongue of the Golden Dragon? Dungeon World resources and rulebook - dungeonworldsrd.com

While we're away on vacation, we've prepared another special edition of WLPRPG - the show where we play roleplaying games based on the fictional worlds our podcast dissects! This week we're playing a Tolkien-themed game of Dungeon World, with Joanna as game master and Ryan as Raechil the trust-fund Elf. In part 1 of 2, Raechil is summoned to the Elvish city of Nargothrond to defend its inhabitants from the dragon Glaurung. This would be easier if the leadership of Nargothrond wasn't stupid. Really, really stupid... Dungeon World resources and rulebook - http://dungeonworldsrd.com

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Are Hobbits actually the most dangerous game? Are Ewoks actually a bunch of man-flesh-eating psychopaths? The answers to these questions, plus shamans, weed, and a lesson in basic Ewokese. Star Wars narrated by Ron Howard - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6XERmXsP-U Ewoks gallery - https://imgur.com/a/p7g4qpt

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How is Greedo like Alexander Hamilton? What should you do if a Dunlending asks for your daughter's hand in marriage? The answers to these questions, plus refugee crises, horses on stage, and an identified Rodian without jacket. Rhovanion map: https://dnd-wiki.org/w/images/1/16/4-6.jpg Unidentified Rodian with Jacket: http://darth.wikia.com/wiki/Unidentified_Rodian_with_jacket

Which of Aragorn's many alternate names was the funniest? Which of Star Wars' many interspecies relationships was the weirdest? The answers to these questions, plus Tolkien Society goodies, blaring airhorns, and the winner of Mos Eisley Madness! Mos Eisley Madness gallery - https://imgur.com/a/AonMH Mos Eisley Madness bracket (episode spoilers!) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aEoSBMGcuXG5OA-2OJwa0St2DFHxf2GD6NB7ZudPMQk/edit?usp=sharing

Who's the biggest baller in Mos Eisley? Who's the heavyweight champion of the Siege of Barad-dur? The answers to these questions, plus botched surgical procedures, Winnie the Pooh crossovers, and the big man having the rock. Map of Arda in the Second Age (including Numenor): https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/4/4f/Arda_in_Second_Age.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20100220150708 Map of Gondor: http://7a6972656f5f74637568.killerhor.net/maps/gondor_color.jpg Map of Arnor following its division into three kingdoms: https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/lotr/images/3/3a/Map_of_the_ancient_Three_Northern_Kingdom.JPG/revision/latest?cb=20090917154704 Mos Eisley Madness gallery: https://imgur.com/a/AonMH Mos Eisley Madness bracket: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aEoSBMGcuXG5OA-2OJwa0St2DFHxf2GD6NB7ZudPMQk/edit?usp=sharing

What's the grisliest way to execute a Grand Moff? What was Samwise Gamgee's real name? The answers to these questions, plus the secret of Ken's parentage, a Middle-Earth culture war, and an elevator that drops you into lava.

What can we learn from Beren and Luthien about Tolkien's wolf phase? What can we learn from Grand Moff Tarkin about dealing with in-laws? The answers to these questions, plus bad parenting, talking dog friends, and pink ladies' slippers. (Man-Elf romance! Now that's what I'm Tarkin about!)

What do you call a meeting of Grand Moffs? Who was the pettiest bish in Middle-Earth? The answers to these questions, plus tax audits, the seventh stage of grief, and the triumphal(?) return of Baji. A very good illustration - https://i.imgur.com/IMaGbix.jpg

What happens to force-sensitive teens who don't play sports? Who had the toughest-sounding name in all of Middle Earth? The answers to these questions, plus naked forest running, Elven musical chairs, and Han Solo being the world's worst dad.

Why are men so scared of the dark? How long does it take for a baby to be born in a galaxy far, far away? The answers to these questions, plus beetle noises, magic tricks, and 70's novelty act The Weather Girls.

What's a dragon smell like? What's the best way complete your tusken raider coming-of-age ceremony without getting eaten? The answers to these questions, plus dragon kids, the truth about moon dragons, and Butch. Star Wars dragons: https://imgur.com/a/5MQbB