The One Ring - Cubicle 7

[gweinel]

There is a time since the last post but i have a question.

How can compare it with Ice Crown's Merp. Seeing for for a 2nd time the Hobbit today sparked to me a wave of nostalgia of my first rpg which was MEPR. I was thinking to start a middle earth campaign and wondering which system to follow. Really it bugs me off the timeline since i wanted to start around the first milenia of third age...

 

[Jhaelen]

How can compare it with Ice Crown's Merp.

Well, since it's the RPG you started with, you probably have fonder memories about it than I do. Personally, I disliked MERP a lot because of its underlying system. The stunted version of Rolemaster that was used didn't work for me at all. I felt the rule-heavy system to be better suited for something like Warhammer 40k with its ridiculous critical hit charts.
The One Ring, however, is a system specifically tailored to tell the kind of stories we know from the novels. It's focused around character development and journeys (or quests). It's a rule-light system but combat is sufficiently dangerous that you'd prefer to avoid it if possible, particularly against nasty foes like trolls...

So, imho, it's not even a contest. The One Ring wins hands down.

 

[Bluenose]

To add to what [MENTION=46713]Jhaelen[/MENTION] says, The One Ring is written specifically for Middle Earth. Things that are significant in the sources include travel, meeting new people, and being/becoming part of a group. Accordingly, The One Ring devotes a lot of rules attention to those things. It's the most "Tolkein" game I've played.

 

[gweinel]

Thank you very much for your replies. Your answers are really helpful.
Is it easy to convert/make new npc/monsters with the rules of The One Ring? I would like to know i can take advantage the great detail and richness of information that the merp sourcebooks have.

 

[gweinel]

double post