The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Added to D&D Beyond

The core rulebook for Free League's The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying, published in 2022, is now available on D&D Beyond. Today, as announced back in August, Wizards of the Coast launched the latest addition to its growing library of third-party material to D&D Beyond with the launch of The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying, a TTRPG rulebook that adapts The One Ring RPG for D&D Fifth Edition. Unlike other third-party 5E material found on D&D Beyond, The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying utilizes Callings and Heroic Cultures instead of classes and species, and also features a more extensive line of Virtues (an equivalent to Feats in D&D.) Also included are rules on exploration and journeys, as well as roleplaying through Councils.

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This content will be coming to the D&D Beyond marketplace--the selected publishers are The Griffon's Saddlebag, MCDM, Ghostfire Gaming, Dungeon Dudes, Hit Point Press, Kobold Press, and Free League. Generally, these are creators who have achieved million-dollar Kickstarters with 5E compatible...

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The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying was developed by Free League Publishing after it took over the publication of The One Ring back in 2019 from Cubicle 7. While Cubicle 7 developed their own 5E compatible RPG based on The Lord of the Rings called Adventures in Middle-Earth, Lord of the Rings RPG is a separate 5E system and approaches melding together The Lord of the Rings and 5E very differently. For one, Lord of the Rings Roleplaying utilizes 10 levels as opposed to Adventures in Middle-Earth's 20 level system.

D&D Beyond has added several new third-party supplements to its service over the past two years, including Dungeons of Drakkenheim, MCDM's Flee, Mortals, and several books by Kobold Press.

 

[darjr]

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It was announced back in August.

D&D (2024) - WotC Announces 3rd Party Creator Partners

This content will be coming to the D&D Beyond marketplace--the selected publishers are The Griffon's Saddlebag, MCDM, Ghostfire Gaming, Dungeon Dudes, Hit Point Press, Kobold Press, and Free League. Generally, these are creators who have achieved million-dollar Kickstarters with 5E compatible...

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Still kind of amazing to see it, though, since it represents, in many ways, a very different direction to take 5E than its current high-powered flavor.

After a lot of questionable decisions by WotC, this is actually a hopeful one in my mind. Wanting to get a piece of the revenue from the wider market -- while not without its own issues, as @SlyFlourish has pointed out on his show in the past -- is a lot better than trying to kill off that wider market.

I wonder if this means there's a chance that Tales of the Valiant core books could show up on DDB.

 

[Nikosandros]

What happens when FL loses the license for LotR? I would imagine that you lose all access to your purchases.

 

[darjr]

What happens when FL loses the license for LotR? I would imagine that you lose all access to your purchases.

Very good question.

 

[Zaukrie]

apparently no one can see the actual content on dndbeyond (at least 5 people reporting issues on dndbeyond). I also asked about the licensing.

 

[Zaukrie]

third pots about it.

 

[Cadence]

D&D General - Lord of the Rings comes to D&DBeyond

Free Leagues Lord of the Rings 5e adaptation available on D&D Beyond. Bring Your Own The Lord of the Rings™ Adventures to Life Evoke the spirit of Middle-earth™ with this The Lord of the Rings volume! The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying presents 6 heroic species, 8 subspecies, 6 new...

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[Parmandur]

So, within a week, the number of Classes on Beyond for use with 5E have gone from 14 to 21.

 

[MarkB]

The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Key Features: Six Callings: Much like classes in Dungeons & Dragons, Callings represent the features a character has access to, as well as their virtues and beliefs. Six Heroic Cultures of Middle-earth: As with the species and backgrounds of D&D, the diverse folk of Middle-earth each have their own histories and hardships that players can choose from. Six Rewards: Unique traits that improve gear as the adventure progresses. 42 Virtues: The equivalent of D&D feats, Virtues will help players further customize their characters as they gain knowledge and experience. 22 New Monster Stat Blocks: While the heroes may not be confronting the Dark Lord Sauron himself, they will undoubtedly come across his deadly servants, like Evil Men, Orcs, Trolls, and Wraiths. A Full Setting Guide: Middle-earth's entire history would be impossible to fit into a single tome, so The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying takes players to one of the most recognizable times and locations amongst fans: Eriador in the Third Age. Six Patrons: Some extraordinary folk have already begun the fight against the Shadow, and if their goals align with the party’s, these Patrons may take the heroes under their tutelage, giving them a number of benefits. New Rules: including Shadow points, Councils, Journeys, and more!

That paragraph feels like it should end with

• One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them

 

[Distracted DM]

So, within a week, the number of Classes on Beyond for use with 5E have gone from 14 to 21.

You probably wouldn't want to try using the LOTR classes in standard D&D. They're 10 levels and are much more geared towards LOTR 5e's mechanics than a typical 5e class.

Unless you were trying to get at some other point by counting the number of DDB classes, which escapes me