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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 286

The Ring-bearer Speaks…

October 2003·p. 120

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Alessio Cavatore returns from New Zealand with an account of the design team’s visit to Weta and the film production. Seeing material from The Return of the King prompts reconsideration of fell beasts and reveals where the game’s scenarios may differ from the finished film. He explains that later supplements will help cover a story too large for one boxed release, while a photograph of a game with Peter Jackson connects the miniature project to its cinematic inspiration.

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