Interesting, Paul Beakley. I was conflating the tropes that occur in a typical adventure of an RPG with tropes in the RPG itself. I think while D&D may not have made an effort to emulate Tolkein, lots of people emulate Tolkein when they play or DM D&D. 

Wow, a game built out of emotional triggers sounds trippy. I think I’ll wait for others to try it out and wait to hear what it’s like before I dive in to that.