I don't understand how this fits in a LotR game!
The One Ring (and ME RPGs in general)
aramis erak
Legend
For me, only one game hits both suitable mechanics and mechanics fit to how I perceive the setting... and that's TOR 1E. 2E made a bunch of changes I dislike, but only one I do like (it improved the travel rules).
MERP had great fluff, and was a great game, but it was not great as a Middle Earth game... way too much overt magic. It's great as Rolemaster Light.
Decipher's suffered from being tied to the movies. And too much magic. too many feats, too.
MERP had great fluff, and was a great game, but it was not great as a Middle Earth game... way too much overt magic. It's great as Rolemaster Light.
Decipher's suffered from being tied to the movies. And too much magic. too many feats, too.
niklinna
satisfied?
Nor do I, sir, nor do I. But teleports seem to be a common feature of MMOs these days, even the ones based on stories that are all about long journeys.
Aldarc
Legend
In this way, teleporting has a lot in common with Tom Bombadil.
aramis erak
Legend
It's a common misconception of the rules for TOR Travel rules.
See, if you're not in a hurry, you don't use the travel system, you're just assumed to get there by the harvest. or the start of summer, if meeting at a prearranged place for the fellowship.
Many refer to it as teleporting; instead, it's technically elision of the travel out of the story.
Tolkien doesn't do this all that much, but does do it occasionally. Especially with Gandalf.
Sorry, I wasn't referring to The One Ring RPG. I was replying to a poster who had posted about the LotR Online MMO.
Hriston
Dungeon Master of Middle-earth
All they had to do is say a Great Eagle carried you there.
John R Davis
Hero
I really like gaming in ME. Have multiple copies of all the published games and have played loads since 1984? Plenty of gaps in time to play, lots famous places to go, NPC's to meet and easy to make stuff up n fill in the gaps.
Each published system has strengths and weaknesses so I can't say I have a favourite
Each published system has strengths and weaknesses so I can't say I have a favourite
I just got ahold of the Arnor and Angband books for MERP because the fall of Arnor is my favorite non-War of the Ring era of ME.
Bill Zebub
“It’s probably Matt Mercer’s fault.”
Yeah I'd like to play an RPG in Eriador during the wars with the Witch-King.
And then play a TOR campaign where you explore all the old ruins that you (the player) remember as towers and fortresses.
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