While LotR is one of the key source items for D&D and the like, lots of folks think it would make a lousy RPG.
Ah, but if only you knew the true story …
Game Three
The GM’s girlfriend has heard of the game and wants in. Being a long-time White Wolf player, she wants a character with many important secrets in his background, an angsty romantic subplot, and the ability to kick a lot of ass. The hobbit players nearly revolt when Aragorn is introduced at Bree, correctly noting that this character is far cooler than theirs. The encounter at Weathertop goes wonderfully, with the PCs getting beat up just enough to put some scare into them.
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There’s already been a Middle Earth RPG. My buddy Bill used to play it and (I believe) he was quite fond of it. Don’t recall who published it or how long it lasted, but it’s been done.
I think this was meant to be humor, though, Les. 🙂 The old MERPS was fun — a watered-down Rolemaster from ICE — but to me, never quite got the Middle Earth mechanics down.
Right. There’ve been any number of RPGs (and CCGs). I just thought this was a nice, neat repackaging of the trilogy in game style.
Still laughing…
Thanks Dave!
Silly me, I didn’t check out the link right away. 🙂
Thanks for this–I posted it to my blog (with a link to you).
Funny thing, I was reminded of MERP when I was watching Two Towers (Extended) and did some searching on the web. It had a pretty good run of supplements, but (the rumors I found indicate) was scutted by Christopher Tolkien.
There’s a new ME-RPG out (different company), but I haven’t heard a thing about it.