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<blockquote data-quote="occam" data-source="post: 8991663" data-attributes="member: 39815"><p>It occurred to me that what folks might be looking for is guidance on whether to purchase any of the new material, so I'll provide my views on it. First of all, if you don't have the earlier <em>Adventures in Middle-earth</em> (AiME) material and are interested in Middle-earth roleplay using something like the D&D 5e rules, then <em>The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying</em> (LotRR) will fit the bill. The artwork is top-notch, and the rules seem pretty well-considered.</p><p></p><p>If you already have AiME and are happy with it, then here's what I'd recommend:</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><em><strong>The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying</strong></em>: This won't give you much you don't already have. Anything that is somewhat new (like the Captain calling, or the Elves of Lindon culture) will require some work to make compatible. Unless you're a rules collector, you could safely skip this.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Loremaster's Screen and Rivendell Compendium</em></strong>: If you aren't using these rules, you don't need the screen. And if you have the <em>Rivendell Region Guide</em>, you've already got all the Rivendell lore from this product, and then some.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong><em>Shire Adventures</em></strong>: If you want a bunch of background lore on the Shire, or would enjoy a series of low-level adventures involving almost completely non-lethal hobbity hijinx suitable for new and younger players where you get to meet Bilbo(!) and Balin(!) and Farmer Maggot and Tom Bombadil and Goldberry and others and maybe get invited to Bilbo's birthdays and get mentioned in the Red Book(!), then you should get this. If you're already in the midst of a Very Serious Quest and have no time for hobbity nonsense, then you could do without.</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="occam, post: 8991663, member: 39815"] It occurred to me that what folks might be looking for is guidance on whether to purchase any of the new material, so I'll provide my views on it. First of all, if you don't have the earlier [I]Adventures in Middle-earth[/I] (AiME) material and are interested in Middle-earth roleplay using something like the D&D 5e rules, then [I]The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying[/I] (LotRR) will fit the bill. The artwork is top-notch, and the rules seem pretty well-considered. If you already have AiME and are happy with it, then here's what I'd recommend: [LIST] [*][I][B]The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying[/B][/I]: This won't give you much you don't already have. Anything that is somewhat new (like the Captain calling, or the Elves of Lindon culture) will require some work to make compatible. Unless you're a rules collector, you could safely skip this. [*][B][I]Loremaster's Screen and Rivendell Compendium[/I][/B]: If you aren't using these rules, you don't need the screen. And if you have the [I]Rivendell Region Guide[/I], you've already got all the Rivendell lore from this product, and then some. [*][B][I]Shire Adventures[/I][/B]: If you want a bunch of background lore on the Shire, or would enjoy a series of low-level adventures involving almost completely non-lethal hobbity hijinx suitable for new and younger players where you get to meet Bilbo(!) and Balin(!) and Farmer Maggot and Tom Bombadil and Goldberry and others and maybe get invited to Bilbo's birthdays and get mentioned in the Red Book(!), then you should get this. If you're already in the midst of a Very Serious Quest and have no time for hobbity nonsense, then you could do without. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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