So I’ve had the #TheOneRing starter set lying around, half-prepped (I could probably run the first adventure spontaneously, and the rest with short notice).
For our semi-open-table #TTRPG nights at the club, I usually bring it along – just in case an opportunity comes up.
Yesterday I was in a hurry and left it at home.
Didn’t think I’d need it. Never have.
Guess what happened?
@Emperohr das sind m.E. die beiden Pole, zur interessanten Gestaltung von #pnpde Reisen:
A) Full-on Storygame Modus mit Fokus auf kollaborativ gestalteten Montageszenen ODER
B) Reisen als Ressourcenmanagement & potentielle Gefahrenquelle („Nehmt Abschied Brüder ungewiss… 
“) ernst nehmen und knallhart prozedual bespielen (#osr oder #TheOneRing sind gute Beipiele für letzteres). Dazwischen liegt nur Erzählonkelige/-tantige Brache (been there - too long, keine Empfehlung)
“The Travels of Duinhir Tailwind: Session 13”
Duinhir finds a bit of rest then sets about helping those in Isengard.
https://takeonrules.com/2025/03/19/the-travels-of-duinhir-tailwind-session-13/
#TTRPG idea I’ll probably never realize: A campaign set in #MiddleEarth, following the tracklist of #BlindGuardian’s 'Nightfall in Middle-Earth"
Having the PCs take part in those big events themselves wouldn’t really work. Instead, maybe the heroes, in the Third Age, collect Elven songs and stories that match the album’s songs—perhaps for Bilbo’s collection? Along the way, they experience events that reflect those themes or visit places tied to them.
Here we go:
1. 1st #ttrpg played: #LŒilNoir 1E #dsa 2. 1st run: #DnD Red Box or #LŒilNoir - it was a long time ago… 3. Most played: #callofcthulhu 4. Most run: #DnD #5E 5. Favorite: #DragonBane & #TheOneRing 6. Most recently played: #DeltaGreen 7. Most recently run: #Dragonbane
1. First #ttrpg ever played: #StarFrontiers
2. First you ever ran? - #StarFrontiers
3. Played the most? - #DnD2e
4. Run the most? - #DnD2e
5. Favourite? - how to choose
6. Most recently played? #TheOneRing
7. Most recently run? #DCC
Received an email regarding a set of solo #TheOneRing sessions I wrote up. And this unfurled into such a great conversation.
I've been thinking about picking up where I left off. And those words from the ether offered energy to again rejoin the tale. Now, to dance the priority dance.
A series of TTRPGs I'm fond of:
The One Ring by @freeleaguepub
captures the heart and feel of LotR. It is the definitive TTRPG for playing in the rich world of Tolkien.
#ttrpg #dnd #folkdnd #lotr #theonering
New Review on the Blog!
The One Ring, Roleplaying in the World of The Lord of The Rings from @FreeLeaguePub
A high level overview of the core book and it's mechanics and what makes this Middle-Earth inspired game different from other fantasy TTRPGs.
Falling behind a bit with the #CharacterCreationChallenge so will be posting three today
(2025-01-03) The One Ring, 2nd Edition
Lóni the Proud and Secretive Dwarf Captain. He is a trusted leader despite being wary about opening up to others and the fact he's a bit demanding at times.
Happy New Year! / ¡Prospero Año Nuevo! A #ttrpg New Year's Eve - "It's a Wonderful Life" on, studying Lord of the Rings and #theonering for #ttrpg_design and #ttrpg_homebrew. A dash of an old song "El Año Viejo" and sitting with mi compañera. La dolce vita!
Moving along, in 2025, I'll tackle a new, weekly #OSE game (#TheHallsOfArdenVul), as well as continuing campaigns of OSE, #CallOfCthulhu, #DCCRPG, #DnD5e, #TheOneRing, and #TravellerRPG from 2024. And at the very least, I'll get to play in person at #CanCon, if not other cons and game days (possible now because I've finally settled down in a city). In all likelihood, I'll probably finally catch COVID, but that's the price of assembling in crowds these days, I guess.
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That said, though, I got to play the #ADnD1e classic White Plume Mountain, an abridged version of #TravellerRPG's equally noteworthy “Ancients" saga (albeit mostly in #CypherSystem), @Splinterbone's ongoing #DnD5e #ForgottenRealms campaign, an irregular #MonsterOfTheWeek game, began campaigns of #OSE and #TheOneRing, and proudly participated in Al Smith's likely endless reimagining of #CallOfCthulhu's colossal #MasksOfNyarlathotep, featuring amongst many other embellishments…
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Ich habe heute endlich das erste Abenteuer des Startersets von #TheOneRing geleitet, und es hat wirklich richtig viel Spaß gemacht. Jetzt überlege ich, ob ich den Moria-Band mal solo angehen soll. #pnpde
Free League unwraps two fresh elven expansions for The One Ring and Lord of the Rings RPGs. Detailing Lórien, Rivendell, and Lindon, Wood Elves and Elf Lords. https://tinyurl.com/yc54htz5 #FreeLeague #Tolkien #MiddleEarth #LordofTheRings #TheOneRing #FantasyRPG #TabletopGames
Teilzeithelden: The One Ring – Moria: Through the doors of Durin – In geheiligten und verfluchten Hallen (Rezension)
Im Herrn der Ringe, einem Epos, das von verlassenen Orten und mulmigen Ruinen nur so strotzt, ist das verlorengegangene Zwergenkönigreich Moria vermutlich mit eines der Größten. Der neue Quellenband für The One Ring will Moria nun ins Rampenlicht stellen und macht es mutigen Gefährt*innen durch Expeditionen zugänglich.
Dieser Beitrag wurde von Jonas Krüger geschrieben
My guess is, the authors expected the Sauron's Eye and Gandalf rune on the custom dice to replace the 11 and 12 - giving the dice numbers ranging from 1 to 10. On the final product, the runes replace the 1 and 12 - the numbers range from 2-11.
Just wrote to Free League about #TheOneRing 2nd Edition:
On page 99, the rules state that an attack roll produces a Piercing Blow on a 10 or Gandalf rune on the Feat Die. I wonder, why it does not produce a piercing blow on an 11.
There is a similar rule in the Errata: "page 99: When you spend one or more Success icons to trigger Pierce, you can modify the Feat die numerical results of your attack to a maximum of 10."
Can you clarify on the viability of 11 for Piercing Blow and Pierce?
Gestern haben wir das finale Abenteuer aus der Starterbox zu #TheOneRing gespielt. Wir hatten so viel Spaß, dass wir zusätzlich zu "richtigen" Abenteuern in Mittelerde auch weiterhin mit diversen Hobbits belanglose Ereignisse im Auenland bespielen werden. #pnpde
Time in RPGs, especially fantasy ones, is weird. Or rather, it seems to me that very frequently, time simply isn't a thing. The adventuring band is stuck in Forever May where weather isn't a problem (unless it briefly needs to be for dramatic effect) and no one ever ages.
This is one of the reasons The One Ring is brilliant. Passage of time is core to the game and makes everything in the world so much more memorable and, dare I say it, precious.
