Except the general layout and shape our Rivendel doesn't look that much like the movies, I think players would rather see a good looking build than a weird looking copy, Have we ever received many complaints about things not looking like the movie? No, but we've also not really tried, I'd prefer building stuff more according to the books sometimes, it gives you more freedom (since a book can't show you how it exactly looks) and also makes stuff more interesting. Now mind you, I do think we should keep the Rivendell thing for later.May I just point out that Beorn's house also was called just a house but was described visually as several buildings with both the main house, outhouses, barnhouses and if I recall right a couple guest houses so why couldn't Elrond's house be made up of several buildings as well? Besides, movie Rivendell is one of the most iconic locations in all of the movies and it has a very distinct look that most players will be expecting to see. Sure we could make the main building look more like Tolkien's drawings, I'm thinking something like the last image, but if we didn't include the style of the movies we're making both the movies and a lot of new players a great injustice.
Either way, I believe a Rivendell revamp would be fairly far off either way so by the time we'll get to it we might have changed our minds about it again.
Owh I've actually been in both placesWas just reading about Rivendell on wiki Rivendell - Wikipedia
Under "Inspiration" is also this: "The homes, including the waterfalls flowing beneath them, bear a striking similarity to Beatenberg which is located in the same region."
When I googled "Beatenberg" I found this image.
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Looks familiar to the movie version
Anyway, the layout in Tolkien's drawing is a bit diffrent but maybe he had this style in mind when he was drawing Elrond's house. At least the entrance to the house looks like there could be arches looking like the ones on the image above.
But stone is what it's made out of in the book if I recall right and it's a rather logical building material considering it's location.Owh I've actually been in both places
It didn't really make me think of Rivendell when I was in Beatenberg, mostly because of its location right against a cliff, instead of the middle of the valley. But it could be an amazing source for on top of the small cliff overlooking the Bruinen.
Another issue with current Rivendell is imo the color scheme; it doesn't really look cosy or 'homely', but it's all tones of grey. Some more yellow and wood would fix that.
True, you don't have to copy his drawings block for block. But the descriptions in the Fellowship are rather explicit and do not allow too much wiggle room insofar as interpretation of layout. The movie's version of Rivendell, as well as mcme's are undeniably non-canon.We are not only limited to tolkien's interpretation of buildings- its just his thoughts on what it could look like, not exactly what it looked like.
I just want to remind all: what the first couple of lines about Minecraft MiddleEarth’s goalIts important to consider tolkien's drawings are not necessarily canon, as they were drawn for the hobbit, and tolkien's views on many things certainly did change going into lord of the rings! Also , we are not only limited to tolkien's interpretation of buildings- its just his thoughts on what it could look like, not exactly what it looked like.
Rivendell is done- there is no real need to change it further unless in the very far future.
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