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Three of the classes/callings are nominally the same between the two: Scholar: Pretty similar in concept, and LotRR's traditions (Healing and Lore) line up with AiME's specialities (Master Healer and Master Scholar). Without getting into the details, the AiME scholar has more distinct class...

Beyond 10th level, there's an optional system to acquire a new feature (equivalent to a feat, but those don't exist by that name in either AiME or LotRR) with every 10,000 XP gained. However, the game as a whole is pitched at lower levels. For instance, while AiME has several creature or NPC...

I'll repost here since it seems like discussion has petered out in the earlier thread: Both AiME and LotRR are clearly adapated from similar sources (TOR 1e and 2e): they share many of the same concepts, often by the same names. But that doesn't make them compatible, any more than they're...

They're clearly both adapated from similar sources (TOR 1e and 2e): they share many of the same concepts, often by the same names. But that doesn't make them compatible, any more than they're directly compatible with D&D; the travel rules are different, the social interaction rules are...

I will say that my version of Neverwinter doesn't look like the one in the movie. It certainly doesn't have a giant arena with magically elevating floor sections. In general, I don't think my PC's day-to-day experience would be all that different whether they were adventuring in the Forgotten...

Only 100%? How does that math work? ;)

[Trimmed because ninja'd, several times over] You want to play in a low-magic world, try Middle-earth. There are literally 5 wizards in the whole place, and the flashiest trick one of the most powerful of them can manage is lighting a pine cone on fire. (And arguably he could only do that...

I haven't read the rest of this thread yet, so maybe the point's already been made, but Greyhawk has owlbears, gelatinous cubes, beholders, mindflayers, drow, and displacer beasts, too.

(I unspoilered this bit, but I didn't think it was particularly spoilery.) I thought so as well. Translating the movie depiction into mechanics, attuning could require a series of saving throws, or an extended skill challenge, with roleplaying support added as desired.

Hugh Grant was in The Godfather?

This was also spoiled in the prequel comic, The Feast of the Moon. The backup story features Xenk (the paladin) and this item.

I love the unexpected interpretation of your prompt! This sounds like something that would be fun to incorporate in a D&D setting, especially when you include the concept that the beast into which one wildshapes has its own separate identity...

Based on responses in this thread, we may be in the minority, but I had a similar reaction. However, you didn't bring up what I found to be the most in-your-face non-fantasy/sci-fi element: take a look at the font and other graphics choices made in the Players' Map handout. I think it's too...

One thing I wanted to make clear, though, is that the CC-licensed SRD doesn't grant someone a license to use the word "yuan-ti". You don't need a license for that, unless it's a trademark and your use of it could create confusion. (And has been pointed out (thanks :) ), "yuan-ti" is almost...

I agree with most of what you have to say in this post, but... Yes, they absolutely can be. I don't know where this comes from. Stat blocks are specific creative expressions, eligible for copyright protection just like any other piece of text or music or film. I don't see how that's in any way...

Trademarks don't need to be registered, merely used in commerce (which "yuan-ti" has been for over 40 years).

How one implements attribution is a trademark issue. If your attribution might cause confusion in the marketplace regarding who has produced a product, or whether it has some sort of official approval, then you're at the very least skating on thin ice. Including a duplication of WotC's...

Both copyright and trademark protection are automatic; trademarks can be registered, which can make them easier to defend. Copyright protection is for creative works—books, stories, artwork, music, film, etc.—and has a limited lifetime (decades, with details being jurisdiction-dependent)...