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Forever GM with an unhealthy dose of curiosity who suddenly became a TTRPG designer and started publishing his ravings. Slowly. *Posts are in English first poi in italiano.

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Older Lotr Illustrations Sometimes Depict Owyn Wearing Ridiculously Small Armour. Apart From The Problem

older lotr illustrations sometimes depict éowyn wearing ridiculously small armour. apart from the problem general sexualisation of the only female character (who really does anything), there’s another hilarious thought:

éowyn pretended to be dernhelm, a man. to fit in, she must have worn men’s armor. so the armor in the illustrations is normal for rohirrim.

therefore, all the rohirrim rode to war just like that:

Older Lotr Illustrations Sometimes Depict Owyn Wearing Ridiculously Small Armour. Apart From The Problem
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