Decipher Lord of the Rings

[Snoweel]

I had a look at my friends copy and it very much reads as a D6 version of D20

So there'd be a LOT more criticals?

Can you "take 3" on skill checks?

 

[jgbrowning]

They wanted to be able to use pics from the movie for marketing purposes. With a licensing agreement like that in place, would it make sense to go and spend MORE money on other images?

Naw, i dont blame the guys or hate them or anything. I'm just in the minority that may have bought the book but now wont because of the art.

Not that i dont love the movies.. i do i think they're about as close as we're ever going to get to what id consider the real thing. it just that i have a preference towards art over pictures. and when i read a RPG manual seeing real pictures of real people just makes with think... "hrm.. where'd this brochure for Middle Earth come from... Is that in the Mid-west? )

joe b.

 

[Noldor Elf]

I major thing about LOTR is that no rule is in a game to keep balance between races/orders/etc... So, powergaming is very easy. Well, the characters are meant to be heroes.

The idea is that narrator has a duty to encourage players to create characters that are more than just effective. (background, personality, motives, non-combat skills)

 

[CCamfield]

Not that i dont love the movies.. i do i think they're about as close as we're ever going to get to what id consider the real thing. it just that i have a preference towards art over pictures. and when i read a RPG manual seeing real pictures of real people just makes with think... "hrm.. where'd this brochure for Middle Earth come from... Is that in the Mid-west? )

Don't you mean New Zealand?

Fair enough.

 

[Desdichado]

The rules certainly aren't "d20 Lite." There are some obvious similarities, but there are also notable differences between them. In all, the system goes a long way towards providing a Middle-earth feel, something I.C.E.'s game never even really attempted.