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Don't forget about the "Other Minds" webzine:

http://omzine.org/

T.

I didn't say it would stop it altogether; I said there'd be a lot less of it. No doubt the fact that that being in the drug trade could cost you your life keeps a lot of people out of it, even though...

Obviously.

T.

Heh. Yep, if capital punishment was the penalty for embezzlers, there'd be a helluva lot less embezzling going on.

T.

Sounds like you two have more disdain for the people on this board who are expressing their justifiable outrage appropriately — with mere words — than the evil cretin whose actions cost 90 people...

I would encourage y'all to post this on every LotR RPG forum out there. Spread the word.

T.

You don't know how badly I wanted to let you guys in on this back in the day (on the old Decipher boards). But I couldn't. Every time somebody would start wringing their hands over why Decipher was...

I've known about this for some time, maybe three years now, but was sworn to secrecy. At any rate the whole sorry story of what really happened to Decipher and the LotR RPG is told here:
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I dunno, but I'd advise everyone to start cutting and pasting like crazy from this forum if they want an archive of good fan-based material.

T.

Fair enough, but--as I said on the Decipher board--I don't generally ask players to make rolls that aren't important to advancing the story. Let's take the example of a party trying to catch a...

Yeah, the rule is, you award a number of XP equal to the TN of the test. It applies to every succesful test! In addition, all of your comrades earn half of what you earned. This is a bookkeeping...

Yeah, I was inspiredby the <i>Runequest/Cthulhu/Pendragon/Elric!</i> system.



Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate it. I don't mind batting this around a bit, of you don't!

I...

<b>The Problem with Advancements--And a Proposed Solution</b>

The Experience and Advancements system is one of the most troublesome aspects of the LotR game, an opinion held by myself and shared...

Thanks, KOR! If you like this, you should check out my character manager, if you haven't already. It's really cool; helps you keep everything straight.

Best,

T.

Here's a handy little application for calculating total TN modifiers. It includes all the modifiers from Table 9.8: Physical Test Modifiers, Table 9:15: Close Combat Tests, and Table 9.16: Ranged...

<b>Elven-lamps</b>

<i>“.... One of [the Elves] uncovered a small lamp that gave out a slender silver beam. He held it up, looking at Frodo's face, and Sam's. Then he shut off the light again, and...

<b>Waterskin of the Woodland Realm</b>

These beautifully crafted waterskins are highly prized by the warriors of the Woodland Realm, especially the Warders, those small ranging companies tasked...

<b>Taurog</b>

<b>Attributes:</b> Bearing 10 (+1), Nimbleness 10 (+1), Perception 9 (+1), Strength 15 (+4)*, Vitality 16 (+5)*, Wits 8 (+1)
<b>Reactions:</b> Stamina +5*, Swiftness +1, Willpower...

Attached is my very own LotR character generator. It's in Excel, and fairly primitive by the standards of commercial chargen apps, but more advanced than any Excel solution I've seen yet. I've been...

Yeah, I'd rather keep Tracking as a separate event from Peril. Akthough, as Lt. Dade suggests, Trackers picking up your trail might be one of the consequences of a failed Peril roll. From there, you...

After thinking on this a bit, I agree Camouflage and Wilderness Lore are appropriate abilities, since they both effect Stealth rolls. But Hard March only negates a speed penalty for terrain and has...

Aww, yer makin' me blush!



Yeah, I saw your comments on the Decipher board right after I posted v2, otherwise I would have included them. I guess I'll need a third version now! Incidentally, I...

Thanks, Ineti! I really do hope Decipher expands the Perils concept for future sourcebooks. It's really nice.

T.

<b> Perils of Mirkwood v2</b>

The new Peril rules in the MORIA boxed set bring a new, much needed mechanic to the LotR game. The mechanic is effective yet simple: the Narrator assigns a Peril TN...

Excellent suggestions. Thanks!

T.