Lord of the Rings is more or less the foundation of modern D&D. The latter rose from the former, although the two are now so estranged that to reunite them would be an act of savage madness. Imagine a gaggle of modern hack-n-slash roleplayers who had somehow never been exposed to the original Tolkien mythos, and then imagine taking those players and trying to introduce them to Tolkien via a D&D campaign.
Twenty Sided » DM of the Rings I:The Copious Backstory
I got this from Chris Roberson, but it's super-funny! Be sure to read the text at the bottom as well. I miss the days when I had time for D&D . . . .
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