Be careful what you wish for...

[The Elf-warrior]

I wishDenetor[sic] died at an early ae[sic] and Faramir was raised by gandalf[sic] alone and he still defended ithilien[sic] because gandalf[sic] wanted him too[sic] but because gandalf[sic] was supportive he didnt[sic] mess up out of fear of offending his father...or step father[sic] as it were

Your wish is granted. The flip side of this is that Boromir lived with Saruman until he was 21. Then he assumed the powers of the office of Steward. Before that Imrahil was regent. After Boromir came to Minas Tirith he stayed in touch with Saruman via the palantir. Instead of Boromir Glorfindel was chosen as a member of the Fellowship of the Ring and accompanied Frodo all the way to Mt. Doom and threw him into the volcano when he refused to destroy the Ring. The rest of the Fellowship worked to rouse the Ents to destroy Saruman, save Rohan, and overthrow his puppet Boromir, who had crowned himself King of Gondor. They succeeded but it was years before Aragorn's Kingship was universally acknowledged.

I wish Denethor was a famous charcoal maker.

[arcticstorm]

your wish is granted
Denethor is now the best charcoal maker in middle earth and the most famous one. In fat he developed self-combusting charcoal and used it in Faramir and his pyre, thus Faramir was killed before Gandalf could save him and the line of stewards perished.

I wish Feanor had made a dozen silmarills

[Hookbill the Goomba]

Originally Posted by arcticstorm

I wish Feanor had made a dozen silmarills

Granted. However, when Morgoth steals them he makes a huge iron crown and so has to take on an even larger shape. Thangorodrim is now five times larger and unassailable even by the Valar. So Morgoth is still there in Bilbo's time and Smaug is forced to work for Morgoth instead of treasure hunting. Most of the Hobbits are killed in the seconded battle of sudden flame (shire reckoning 1418). But on the plus side, Sauron does not make the One ring until much, much later on, when Melkor gets bored and goes to Manwe saying, "I'm sorry."

I wish Tom Bombadill spent more time in the Shire after the War of the Ring.

[Ordimor]

Originally Posted by Hookbill the Goomba

I wish Tom Bombadill spent more time in the Shire after the War of the Ring.

Sure thing!

Tommy B opens up a health food store, which soon turns into the largest retail chain in all of Middle Earth. Soon his buying power brings all his suppliers to their knees and forces them to outsource most of their capital to "foreign" shores. This in turns lowers the prices at his stores but also lowers the standard of living for most of the inhabitants of Middle Earth. This importing greatly increases the wealth of the foreign nations, which in turn allow them to increase their national budgets on such necessities as "defense". In time these foreign nations grow jealous of Middle Earth and wage war upon it. By now, of course, all "great" warriors have either passed on or out of Middle Earth and Tom - as we know really isn't interested in such turmoil - is "powerless". Middle Earth is destroyed by the overzealous greed of those "executives" in charge by the very entities they were trying to eliminate.


I wish that when Gimli blew the horn of Helm Hammerhand, that the sound would have been the infamous BROWN note.

[Hookbill the Goomba]

I wish that when Gimli blew the horn of Helm Hammerhand, that the sound would have been the infamous BROWN note.

Your wish is granted. The brown note resounds around Helms Deep and all through Rohan! However, as all should know, the Brown note is one of the twelve forbidden notes and when ever anyone hears it, their ears bleed until their brains ooze out of their faces. So all the Orcs are defeated. But so are all the Men of Rohan, including Aragorn Legolas and Gimli. Minas Tirith falls. An Orc wears Denethor's coat.

I wish Bilbo and Gollum had become friends in the Misty Mountains.

[The Elf-warrior]

I wish Bilbo and Gollum had become friends in the Misty Mountains.

Your wish is granted. What brought them together was Bilbo's love of sushi. After the quest of Erebor they opened up a sushi resturant in Bree. But Bill Ferny was suspicious as to why Smeagol never seemed to get a day older and gave a tip to White Hand Inc. about this mystery. On a hunch Saruman rode to Bree and robbed Smeagol of the One Ring. But he ended up being besieged by Sauron but the Ents and Huorns attacked both Sauron and Saruman. After Saruman refused to surrender Gandalf led an assault through the windows of Orthanc. After they succeeded Frodo was made Ringbearer and with his faithful companion Sam went into Mordor. But at Mt. Doom Frodo claimed the Ring and threw Sam into the volcano and went with the Nazgul to Barad-Dur in imagined triumph. But Sauron snatched the Ring and became the undisputed master of Middle-earth for centuries.

I wish that Saruman was a TV infomercal titan.

[Ordimor]

Originally Posted by The Elf-warrior

I wish that Saruman was a TV infomercal titan.

... zap ... <----- it's done!
Going by his alias "Saruman", Ron Popeil starts out selling the lowly Vegomatic, which turns into a cultural sensation. He follows this up with other fantastic ideas such as the Pocket Fisherman, Mr. Microphone and the Smokeless Ashtray. Of Course these minor inventions were just a stepping-stone on his way to total domination on Middle Earth. The Vegomatic he turns into a machine to convert trees into steel for weapons. The Pocket Fisherman morphs into the great phalanx his orcs use against the Cavalry. Mr. Microphone becomes the standard equipment carried by all the Nazgul. And the Smokeless Ashtray is used to imprison the Army of the Dead!

I wish that Ghan-Buri-Ghan would have spoken with an asian accent!