Look here for site updates, news and helpful documents. New users should read this forum first.

New members, please check in here to say hello and introduce yourself. Not mandatory but much appreciated. :)

Discussion related to The Palantir's website. Comments, questions and suggestions all go in this area.

Feedback of all sorts relating to member's articles, photos and terrain as well as The Palantir's online e-zine. Please be constructive!

News for the homepage is placed here

Polls will be placed here

General Discussion about the Battle Game not covered in the other forums.

Hobby related discussions. Terrain, painting and other facets of miniature gaming.

Post and rate army lists and discuss battle strategies.

Post and comment on unofficial rules created by the membership.

Discussion and clarification of game rules.

This forum is for finding opponents for all types of LOTR Gaming, either locally or online.

Forum for general conversation, share interests, have a laugh or discuss anything not related to LOTR gaming. Please post off-site links here as well.

Post figures/tools/scenery for trade or to sell. All Transactions must occur off discussion board (i.e. through your private emails/IMs). This forum is also for discussion of Manufacturers and Retailers of models, tools, terrain and other hobby items of use to Middle Earth gamers.

Discussion of LOTR card games, board games, Clix games, role playing games, etc. all go here. Games will be given their own forum as interest warrants.

Discuss anything concerning the vast number of video games related to Middle Earth!

Discuss Middle Earth's races, cultures, lands, languages, etc.

Forum for giving and getting help in a vast range of artistic pursuits. From avatars and signatures to drawing and artwork, from photographs and video capture to painting and color theory.

Step inside the Gutted Pig Tavern for a good old fashioned serving of humor and entertainment! If you have a joke, riddle, funny story or otherwise humorous message be sure to share it!

Have an announcement of your own that would interest the community? Post it here!

Forum for general discussion about the campaign, battle system and anything relevant to them. Feel free to post questions, comments, ideas, recruiting messages and even in-character taunts (keep it decent please).

Open forum for discussion of your upcoming or in-development project. If you have enough miniatures and knowledge of the rules to playtest and are willing to do so, open a post to let the Project Leaders know you're available. Project Leaders, advertise for playtesters and assistants here as well!

Project aimed at collecting images of LOTR Miniatures taken by the hobby community. Feel free to help out!