D&D 5E Free League's 5E-Powered Lord of the Rings Game Is Now Available

Now available in both hardcover and PDF, you can buy The D&D 5E version of Free League's Middle Earth-set TTRPG (of course, you can also get The One Ring,which is the version with its own ruleset).

The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying %E, Shire Adventures, and Loremaster’s Screen & Rivendell Compendium are all available from Free League's online store. Also available is a bundle containing the whole set.

• The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5E is the 236-page core rulebook and contains 6 cultures, 6 classses, journey rules, monsters, and more.
• Shire Adventures contains a full description of The Shire, along with five adventures.
• Loremaster’s Screen & Rivendell Compendium contains inforamation about Rivendell, rules for High Elf characters, and a screen for use by the Loremaster.

The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Surely someone has this! Spill the details!

 

[Morrus]

Surely someone has this! Spill the details!

I've ordered it and am waiting for the PDF!

 

[Aldarc]

Spill the details!

d20s are involved.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

d20s are involved.

Are the numbers visible without heating the dice in a fireplace first?

 

[Aldarc]

Are the numbers visible without heating the dice in a fireplace first?

According to Gandalf, it's really cool.

 

[Morrus]

Aha! It has arrived. Let's take a quick glance.

• New skills -- Explore, Hunting, Riddle, Old Lore, Travel
• New rules for Encumbrance, Resting, Rewards and Virtues, Shadow and Corruption
• Cultures (this is in place of species) -- Bardings, Dwarves of Durin's Folk, Elves of Lindon, Hobbits of the Shire, Men of Bree, Rangers of the North
• Callings (classes) -- Captain, Champion, Messenger, Scholar, Treasure Hunter, Warden
• Crafts look a bit like feats, things like Beastcraft, Songcraft, etc.
• Journey rules
• Fellowship phases - like a narration thing after each Adventuring Phase
• Loremaster (GM) stuff
• Monsters and foes -- men, orcss, trolls, undead, wolves, nameless things
• World stuff

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Cultures (this is in place of species) -- Bardings, Dwarves of Durin's Folk, Elves of Lindon, Hobbits of the Shire, Men of Bree, Rangers of the North

I like this approach. Lots of room for expansion, but it makes very clear that each is just talking about a select group, not all humans or all dwarves, etc.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Are the numbers visible without heating the dice in a fireplace first?

That fire wouldn't even melt ordinary dice.

 

[John R Davis]

Not a fan of trying squeeze 5th ed into everything.
We play TOR 2nd every Monday so lots LOTR goodness already.