Why you should play The One Ring RPG

Thank you for the nice words, really appreciated!

My sister and brother-in-law got me Tales from the Lone Lands for Christmas - definitely a very pretty book. Also very tempted to play - now to find a fellowship

A lot of people online are saying that it is best LotR fantasy fulfillment game, so I have been considering picking it up for myself. This review seals the deal for me.

I like the addition of the "Strider Mode"- for both its purpose and the name:) Mechanics sound a bit confusing in theory (less than Star Trek Adventures though, which I still don't understand), but I guess that's something you get used to as you play. One thing I can absolutely agree with after a brief look of a few pages is that the rulebook looks absolutely gorgeous!

My group have been having a lot of fun with One Ring, dealing with the weird laws of Tharbad, a doomed expedition in Moria and barely surviving against a band of pirates. Having tried Adventures in Middle Earth, it’s nice having a system that’s actually built to encourage things like travel and quieter moments as well as all the drama.

I grabbed this because I am a massive Tolkien fan. It is a glorious book, a real thing of beauty, even down to the paper quality. I cannot stop thinking about what a great tactile experience this book is. All the systems mesh thematically with the tone of the setting, something I really appreciate, and you truly feel like you are playing in Tolkien's Middle Earth, not someone else's approximation of Middle Earth. Also, this game makes spears good again! We played a short campaign (just 3 Fellowship phases) and had a Rivendell elf, two dwarves, a hobbit messenger, a Ranger of the North and a Man of Dale. They travelled south from Rivendell, dealt with orcs, Dunlendings, and Black Numenoreans trying to undermine the peoples of the Lone Lands. They even met with Saruman, who offered them a job.

I’ve been the Lore-master of our group for over a year now and I have to say that TOR is easily the most fun we’ve ever had in a TTRPG. An absolute must-try

Lord of the Rings: beautiful in books, awesome in movies, and just when you think it can’t get better, you learn that there’s an RPG tabletop game for it!!!!! Well, it looks like I’m gonna have to learn more about it!!! I had a friend who we’d play Pathfinder with and he’d play this game as well. Sadly, he passed away in March. And the thing that I regret most is that I never tried to reconnect with him.

Love this game. I started running the Starter Set a few weeks back as a series of one shots in between our usual game and my group loved playing the hobbits so much they have created a fellowship and are really eager to start exploring the rest of Eriador.

Nice review! I've been playing since it was release, and had a number of looong campaigns (40+sessions). Its been brilliant.. Right now our group is essentially running "the hobbit pt2" with a band of dwarves and a hobbit (but from Bree), chasing down a key to a back door into a dwarven mountain.... But the Mountain houses Moria...

My first tabletop game was SPI's "War of the Ring" I got in 1977 I have been playing all sorts of games in Middle-Earth since, and as far as RPGs go, having used Chivalry & Sorcery (1st & 2nd ed could let you make your own Rings of Power and had other non-official Tolkien touches), Middle-Earth Role-playing, Decipher's LoTR RPG and my own GURPS Middle-Earth game, I think "The One Ring" has the best feelings of all of them. The Lufepath character generation is a very pleasant way to create a character I have started running a new campaign using "Tales from the Lone Lands" and the only thing I would say is that while the system is not difficult, the information is spread around a bit I wrote a cheat sheet for Fellowship, Council and Journeys and another for Skill use and Combat. I think that was a good idea to do. If running, you might want to make/find your own

Great video! I just picked up the Starter Box a couple months ago & have been looking forward to trying it. :)

Thank you for your fantastic review :) i can fullheartedly recommend the strider mode of this system, it is a lot of fun. Even more so because my solo adventures are an inspiration for my upcoming campaign.

This is a fantastic review, of a fantastic TTRPG! I am relaunching a One Ring campaign next Wednesday and super excited about it!

I’ve been running a game for about 7 months (we only meet monthly). We’ve been having a great time. We’re definitely going off canon a good bit, but the fellowship is hot on the trail of a dark dwarf who is forging weapons from the shards of a meteorite (like Gurthang), who seems to be aiding a newly arrived Maiar, servant of Morgoth. Their next stop is Moria, where they believe the dwarf is going.

I love this! I think all role players have an unconcious link to Lord of the Rings. And yes the extended editions are the real movies. And...OMG I have to go buy this now! Thank you so much!

Playing this game with my kids (10 and 12) and we really enjoy it

Thanks for the video. Your enthusiasm for the game equals mine. I absolute love the game. I have everything from 1st Edition, but also 2nd Edition. I agree with every one of your comments. My Number 1 RPG (and it isn't even close)!

Just bought all the books and can't wait to play it!

Looking forward to trying this