D&D 5E Lord of the Rings 5E Is Coming Next Month

For those who prefer to adventure in Middle Earth using the D&D 5E ruleset rather than Free League's The One Ring game (which made over $2M on Kickstarter in 2021), the 5E-powered version is coming in May!

This will be a 236-page hardcover book containing 6 new classes, journey rules, and magic which represents the more low-key magic of Tolkien.

Additionally, Shire Adventures is a 104-page book with 5 short adventures and setting details for The Shire region of Middle Earth.

That's not all though -- there will be a RIvendell compendium, and a Loremaster's Screen too.

These will be landing on May 9th.

 

[CleverNickName]

Which brings up an important point: Will 'retroactive allegorical crack addict' be a class?

I don't know about crack, but I'm certainly addicted to D&D.

 

[Vaalingrade]

I don't know about crack, but I'm certainly addicted to D&D.

I'm... talking about Gollum.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Looking forward to hearing the reviews of the new (?) version.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Its a shame that all the Dwarven versions of the game were lost or destroyed by dragon-fire.

I hear there might still be one in the abandoned Mines of Moria. I'm collecting friends for an expedition there to check it out.

 

[darjr]

I hear there might still be one in the abandoned Mines of Moria. I'm collecting friends for an expedition there to check it out.

Haven’t you heard! It was retaken!!

Say hi to Balin for me!

The king under the mountain!

 

[Micah Sweet]

I hear there might still be one in the abandoned Mines of Moria. I'm collecting friends for an expedition there to check it out.

I can't see any way that could possibly go awry. I look forward to a royal welcome (malt beer, red meat off the bone, that sort of thing) when I eventually visit.

 

[Hurin70]

The best sourcebooks were still the 80s/90s MERP books from ICE.

I'll die on this hill.

 

[Weiley31]

Okay, I'm somewhat more interested in the fact that this live play is POST Lord of The Ring Trilogy. (In before the hardcore LoTR lore buffs who swears its blasphemy).

Also, I too would love to hear the reviews on the new version. Especially after loving the Cubicle 7's take on it via Adventures in Middle-Earth 5E.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Okay, I'm somewhat more interested in the fact that this live play is POST Lords of The Ring Trilogy.

100% same, wish there was a reaction for 100%, or better yet 1000%

 

[EthanSental]

I have the PDFs of this version, still reading through it and haven’t played a session using it yet. Our group is a but slower at 1 session a month at best right now but ill try to devote some additional time to reading to give feedback.