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<blockquote data-quote="JeffB" data-source="post: 7914574" data-attributes="member: 518">I actually prefer the timeline the majority of MERP products were set in- Make the PCs the Heroes of that Age, instead of setting it closer to Bilbo's finding of the One Ring and the War for it-where everyone knows the real heroes will be doing the greatest deeds shortly thereafter. Star Wars can also be an issue in this regard, but there is so much more to do in an entire galaxy and the scope is so much larger- vs. ME's persistent and focused theme of Morgoth/Sauron over the ages and occurring&nbsp; basically on one continent.I think right after the Fall of Angmar and the flight of the Witch King in the Third Age is perfect for actual Middle Earth gaming. Whether you want to do &quot;Dungeon Crawls&quot; or HEXploration, or get into the Politics. At any rate- that 1640-ish to 2000 span is prime RPG adventure time.EDIT- I should also say- last time I ran a ME game I used Fantasy Age, by Green Ronin.&nbsp; Works quite well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JeffB, post: 7914574, member: 518"] I actually prefer the timeline the majority of MERP products were set in- Make the PCs the Heroes of that Age, instead of setting it closer to Bilbo's finding of the One Ring and the War for it-where everyone knows the real heroes will be doing the greatest deeds shortly thereafter. Star Wars can also be an issue in this regard, but there is so much more to do in an entire galaxy and the scope is so much larger- vs. ME's persistent and focused theme of Morgoth/Sauron over the ages and occurring basically on one continent. I think right after the Fall of Angmar and the flight of the Witch King in the Third Age is perfect for actual Middle Earth gaming. Whether you want to do "Dungeon Crawls" or HEXploration, or get into the Politics. At any rate- that 1640-ish to 2000 span is prime RPG adventure time. EDIT- I should also say- last time I ran a ME game I used Fantasy Age, by Green Ronin. Works quite well. [/QUOTE]

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