The aim of The One Ring is to let players feel what it means to go adventuring in a wild and perilous land from a forgotten past. The storyteller (Loremaster) works with players to build a story using modern role-playing resolution techniques creating epic campaigns. Players will build characters inspired by the main characters introduced in the Lord of the Rings. I like the structure and I enjoyed that they added more depth as you went further into the book. The Prologue is just a summary and a lot of details are broadened in further chapters. The setting takes place about 20 years after the ring is found. Further details are given as you dive further into the book. The Prologue gives a single-page timeline of the setting and a lot of background that can be helpful for quick reference. Here is a quick breakdown of what you’ll find in the book:
This book is full of player character options, adventures, precious treasures, and monsters. A complete Landmark adventure, The Star of the Mist, with extra support for new Loremasters, in the form of tutorial advice throughout.Rules to create your very own Nameless Things - unknowable beings from the dark corners of the world.
A bestiary containing a spread of adversaries, from lowly Orc Soldiers and Highway-robbers, to monstrous Cave-Trolls and Barrow-Wights.In-depth information on six Patrons - individuals sponsoring the adventures of the Player-heroes - including Bilbo Baggins and Gandalf the Grey.
Thorough advice for the Loremaster on how to bring Middle-earth to life, including rules for magical treasure, the Shadow, and the Eye of Mordor.Rules for travelling across the land (Journey), facing frightening foes (Combat), and meeting the personalities of Middle-earth (Council).Now in its second edition, The One Ring™ comes with updated and revised rules, a new visual style, and a focus on the land of Eriador - the lone-lands west of the Misty Mountains. You might ask yourself, do we need another one? As a collector of things I say yes. I have enjoyed the Middle-earth D&D 5th edition version of “ Adventures in Middle-Earth” by Cubicle 7 and their 2011 “The One Ring” 1st edition. I have a few different versions of TTRPGs for Middle Earth that have come about over the years. They have made Tolkien-themed board games, card games, cartoons, movies, etc. I love Tolkien’s stories and a lot of other people do too. One Ring to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them, One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, You will be able to create heroes, and loremasters will have tools when they are sent off on adventures in a land threatened by the growing Shadow. It has 246 pages cover to cover with a lot of great artwork and layouts, and the mechanics of the game are crunchy enough and set the tone for the game rather well. The 2nd edition gamebook was released and recently updated this year. While most of the core mechanics are similar, rules have been consolidated and improved to make a smoother and more engaging experience at the table.
“The One Ring second edition uses an updated version of the system designed by Francesco Nepitello for the first edition of the game.
Free League Publishing had a very successful Kickstarter on March 4th, 2021 to produce The One Ring.
The game from Free League was brought about after Cubicle 7’s license expired, and Free League picked it up. You can purchase the books here ( Amazon Affiliate Link), and I think you will enjoy the books. If you’ve never read the Hobbit or the Lord of the Rings trilogy, they are not expensive. Tolkien’s Middle-earth 20 years after Bilbo went on an adventure and returned. The One Ring role-playing game is set in J.R.R.