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<blockquote data-quote="Aus_Snow" data-source="post: 3182279" data-attributes="member: 29112"><p>Oh, yuk. :\ That can't be good.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Ah, well. That's different. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>The forementioned Midnight mightn't be a bad place to *start from*.</p><p></p><p>Basically, you'd want low magic. . . of course. That seems to be settled already. OK.</p><p></p><p>Do you know yet what kind of characters will be played, what kind of campaign it might be, and what time/place setting within Middle Earth you're contemplating? These details would help immensely.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Legends of Sorcery (from RPGObjects) is very handy for tweaking the magic level of a d20 fantasy campaign setting. I've had luck (and fun) doing things more or less that way - not Tolkien-based stuff, but low magic anyway. And the beauty of that system (other than its elegant simplicity) is that you can use any magic from D&D sources that you want to, through its 'filter' (or 'lens', perhaps), so to speak. Some of the "Legends of . . ." ready-made classes might even be appropriate, as is. Worth investigating at least, I think.</p><p></p><p></p><p>So much hinges on the questions of what, when & where, that I'll probably just leave it there for now, rather than go on in what might possibly be entirely the wrong direction. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>I'll remain intrigued to be hearing how it goes for you though, whether I post here again or not. Please keep us fellow ENWorlders posted, whatever you decide. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>edit --- if you like, I can email a bunch of d20 ME stuf I stumbled across ages ago (juet click on my username to do that). It's of mixed quality and relevance, but yeah, if you're interested at all, email me and let me know. It'd be a smallish zip file of mostly .doc files, basically.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aus_Snow, post: 3182279, member: 29112"] Oh, yuk. :\ That can't be good. Ah, well. That's different. ;) The forementioned Midnight mightn't be a bad place to *start from*. Basically, you'd want low magic. . . of course. That seems to be settled already. OK. Do you know yet what kind of characters will be played, what kind of campaign it might be, and what time/place setting within Middle Earth you're contemplating? These details would help immensely. Legends of Sorcery (from RPGObjects) is very handy for tweaking the magic level of a d20 fantasy campaign setting. I've had luck (and fun) doing things more or less that way - not Tolkien-based stuff, but low magic anyway. And the beauty of that system (other than its elegant simplicity) is that you can use any magic from D&D sources that you want to, through its 'filter' (or 'lens', perhaps), so to speak. Some of the "Legends of . . ." ready-made classes might even be appropriate, as is. Worth investigating at least, I think. So much hinges on the questions of what, when & where, that I'll probably just leave it there for now, rather than go on in what might possibly be entirely the wrong direction. :D I'll remain intrigued to be hearing how it goes for you though, whether I post here again or not. Please keep us fellow ENWorlders posted, whatever you decide. :) edit --- if you like, I can email a bunch of d20 ME stuf I stumbled across ages ago (juet click on my username to do that). It's of mixed quality and relevance, but yeah, if you're interested at all, email me and let me know. It'd be a smallish zip file of mostly .doc files, basically. [/QUOTE]
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