As for LaCE, I think a whole bunch of First Age elves never read the rule book. It's a bit like a very pious and devout Christian presenting a visiting alien with a copy of the 10 Commandments and saying 'These are our rules and we all obey them'. Yeah, right.
Exactly. I never paid much attention to it at all. I didn't like it! I ignore things I dislike--like Elves never getting hungry or cold, crazy telescopic Elven eyesight, or Maedhros hanging from Thangorodhrim for 25 years (get out of here! I settled for two weeks in my story verse--that even seemed a little extreme).
On the splitting up couples question: I try to avoid it, but it is not a principled question for me. Before the couple has clear draw backs, and sailing West is part of canon. It does not seem like a cop-out to me. Killing them would seem more of a cop-out. But a good story is a good story. Whatever works for you and seems natural within the context of the world you are building ought to be workable. Vilification of one of my favorite female characters might not sit well with me, but, even then, I would never say never.
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Date: 2015-08-26 12:32 am (UTC)Exactly. I never paid much attention to it at all. I didn't like it! I ignore things I dislike--like Elves never getting hungry or cold, crazy telescopic Elven eyesight, or Maedhros hanging from Thangorodhrim for 25 years (get out of here! I settled for two weeks in my story verse--that even seemed a little extreme).
On the splitting up couples question: I try to avoid it, but it is not a principled question for me. Before the couple has clear draw backs, and sailing West is part of canon. It does not seem like a cop-out to me. Killing them would seem more of a cop-out. But a good story is a good story. Whatever works for you and seems natural within the context of the world you are building ought to be workable. Vilification of one of my favorite female characters might not sit well with me, but, even then, I would never say never.