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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I see Lego have decided to go with the "Balrogs have wings" interpretation.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I hate that this is the now de facto design for a Balrog, most of all because it's a cool monster design in its own right. Alas, check out the illustration for Durin's Bane (the Moria Balrog) in The One Ring 2e. There they did a text-accurate Balrog and it's amazing, I think you can find it online, and Anna has the book archived I hear