Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-32865299-20171023165419/@comment-26149161-20171024113557

Gen. Grievous1138 wrote:

High King Ithilion wrote:

Minecraftmage113 wrote: Also, this wraith-world idea... the nine rings given to men corrupted them into evil spirits (nazgul/ring-wraiths) I feel that this corrupting power should also be incorporated into the rings. I supported that too, but Griev was up in arms about "muh balance" since Good players could avoid the effect, so I removed it. If it's popular, I'll consider re-adding it.

It's notable that these Rings aren't exactly Lesser Rings, which were gemless and very weak. These are made with the knowledge later learned over time--thus gems, and the ability to preserve. Thus, wraith-world corruption would not be entirely out-of-place, though certainly non-canon.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë) Mevans has made it clear that Great Rings will be unforgeable. If Sauron could've used other rings to turn Men into wraiths, why in Arda did he not?

Gen. Grievous1138 (LOTR Mod Wiki Admin) comlink 09:57, October 24, 2017 (UTC) That's a loaded question. Why didn't he make more Rings of Power, either? Creative exhausion? Lack of resources? Laziness?

Furthermore, I'm acting under the assumption that the player knows the lore of the Great Rings as well. They've learned from the designs of the previous rings--how else to explain the inclusion of gems, which were not in the first Lesser Rings, in the mods? As such, though any ring they make would be far below the Twenty, they would nonetheless probably be more powerful.

Ithilion, Discussions Moderator (Auta i lómë)