Free League Publishing Announces New One Ring Adventure

Free League Publishing has announced Hands of the White Wizard, a new adventure anthology for The One Ring. The new adventure will also be published as Trials of Saruman for The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game, the 5E version of The One Ring. The new anthology will focus on Saruman, with players choosing either to serve Saruman or spy on him to uncover his secrets. The anthology will feature six adventures, spanning between 2965 of the Third Era and the beginning of the War of the Ring. Pre-orders for the adventures are available now, with a PDF available immediately. No physical release date has been announced yet.

The full description of the books are as follows:

Set between 2965 and the opening moves of the War of the Ring, these adventures invite players to serve, observe, or challenge Saruman the White at the height of his wisdom and the edge of his corruption. Once a counselor to kings and master of Ring-lore, Saruman now rules from Isengard, a bastion of knowledge and power where the first cracks of pride begin to show. The treason of Isengard has not yet begun, but its seeds are sown. The question is whether his downfall is inevitable or if the courage of heroes can still change his fate and the fate of Middle-earth itself.

Hands of the White Wizard & Trials of Saruman Key Features:

• Serve or Spy: Decide whether your heroes will aid the White Wizard or uncover the secrets he keeps.
• Six Adventures Across an Era: Follow Saruman’s path from counselor and scholar to would-be tyrant, spanning the years 2965 to the War of the Ring.
• Lore of Isengard: Discover new allies, foes, and mysteries within Orthanc and the valley of Nan Curunír.

 

[Weiley31]

Playing AS Saruman too.

Wait:can you play as Saruman? Or do you mean like just importing the 5E wizard class in for whoever is Saruman?

 

[Weiley31]

Also: color me intrigued by the whole concept of the book. Party of me wonders if they will be able to stick the landing or if it will have guidelines for DMs.

The cover goes hard. It's simple, but imposing. I can't put my finger on it. But combined with the title of the 5E version , it slaps. Hmm, I wonder how combining this with the Moria book would work out.

 

[EthanSental]

I have yet to play with any of the 5e versions but have enjoyed reading them all, quick purchase for me!

 

[EthanSental]

It does have him statted up on page 140 so a person could play him. CR 17 wizard.

 

[Autumnal]

This sounds great.

 

[Afroconan]

Also: color me intrigued by the whole concept of the book. Party of me wonders if they will be able to stick the landing or if it will have guidelines for DMs.

The cover goes hard. It's simple, but imposing. I can't put my finger on it. But combined with the title of the 5E version , it slaps. Hmm, I wonder how combining this with the Moria book would work out.

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I have the pdf and it recommends the Moria book to expand on two of the adventures.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Further down in the announcement of these books is that all of the Shire content from the original starter set is coming back in its own book as well.

 

[Arnie_Wan_Kenobi]

Further down in the announcement of these books is that all of the Shire content from the original starter set is coming back in its own book as well.

The first Free League TOR product that I'm going to pass on, since I have the box already. But it's a net positive this info is staying in circulation.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

The first Free League TOR product that I'm going to pass on, since I have the box already. But it's a net positive this info is staying in circulation.

Yeah, I was worried that the material would be hard to obtain. I know that the Shire isn't everyone's favorite adventuring setting (boy, the amount of edgelord takes on the Five Shires I had to endure on the old Mystara Mailing List back in the day), but for some of us, that kind of setting is central to the appeal of the whole franchise.

(Also, I might want to use it as a sourcebook for the forthcoming Merryshire Detective Club from Pelgrane Press!)

 

[doctorhook]

I know that the Shire isn't everyone's favorite adventuring setting (boy, the amount of edgelord takes on the Five Shires I had to endure on the old Mystara Mailing List back in the day),

Kinda curious for an example of edgelord takes on the Shite. Care to share?