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When role-playing games and Internet personalities join forces there is only one thing you can do: watch the antics unfold online. That is, if you’re not in Spokane, WA the weekend of August 13-15 you can still participate in the 2010 Tolkien Moot. A small convention appealing to role-playing gamers and Tolkien enthusiasts alike, Tolkien Moot broadcasts its panels and special shows on the Internet to an audience of thousands, who may also join in through a chat room.

The unique format of Tolkien Moot was pioneered by Hawke Robinson, who operates the MERP.com Website and collaborates on various Tolkien-related projects. Robinson is so serious about gaming he studies it professionally as he works on a doctorate. His research has revealed that dozens of studies seeking to prove the harmful nature of role-playing games have in fact proven that they are therapeutically helpful in many situations. Robinson has reached out to families in his community to support the healthy social aspects of traditional role-playing games (called “pen and paper” gaming by old school gamers).

But Tolkien Moot is not all about gaming. Through the years Tolkien Moot and its predecessor (MERPCon) have brought some of the leading Tolkien scholars to Spokane to share their insights with fans around the world. And this year Tolkien Moot welcomes Elvish music artist Rehtaeh (Heather Downing) as its first musical guest. Rehtaeh also appeared on a recent episode of Middle-earth Talk Radio.

Known as METR to some, Middle-earth Talk Radio features Robinson and his friend Tolkien scholar Michael Martinez (also a frequent guest at Tolkien Moot) in a relaxed, conversational banter that covers Tolkien-related news, events, rumors, and literature. Martinez, who does not live in Spokane, connects with Robinson over Skype and they have a roaring good time as they rip into hypocritical Tolkien purists, small towns in England that claim a Tolkien heritage, or just elaborate on their ideas about what it means to visit Middle-earth.

Tolkien Moot will be held on location at 1506 North Monroe in Spokane, at the East/West World Fitness LLC facility. The public is invited to attend Rethaeh’s performances for free on Friday (August 13), Saturday (August 14), and Sunday (August 15). Martinez will host a special episode of Raw Hobbit, a 1-on-1 talk show styled after William Shatner’s Raw Nerve, and Robinson and Martinez will broadcast an episode of Middle-earth Talk Radio live on Sunday.

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