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Come take a look at the new character generation teaser for Hither Lands: Roleplaying in Middle-earth. Its a 25 page preview for the upcoming 200+ page pdf release set for August 1. I would like to...

For all those interested, please come visit www.hither-lands.com I think those who love to role-play in Middle-earth will find this a worthwhile site.

I welcome all comments, suggestions and...

I too own about 95% of all the MERP stuff published. Beryl it right in saying that the second edition was better than the first, however it is still flawed.

I hope Chris Seeman (who I like, but...

BTW - The main drawback to this discussion, is that no matter what, Decipher is bound to the restrictions of the license. Fea, Hroa and a number of other terms are simply off-limits and by that...

Manveru,

These are all excellent posts.

Please come sign up on my forum as well and bring these discussions with you. Fantastic stuff.

In Hither Lands the only true magic is called...

Manveru,

Thanks for posting all the information.

Certainly does provide food for thought.

Spout on fellow cracker!:D

I love it when stuff like this is done.

One of the reasons I did it as well.

This is a CODA site and I understand that many are completely satisified with the...

Sorry Green, looks good to me. Though I was hoping to see you develop it more for your Kathanaksaya game.

Green has some very good ideas. I'd like to throw into the hat my version of magic for Hither Lands: Roleplaying in Middle-earth. One of the key elements is that it can be used for any age and fits...

And certainly you are free to do as you choose! I may see it differently, but we are not alone in the oft disagreements and interpretations on the lore and history of Middle-earth.

Scottomir,

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Ancalagon Greatest of the winged dragons of Morgoth, destroyed by Eärendil.

Incorrect. Ancalagon was STATED by Tolkien as being the greatest dragon EVER to appear in Arda....

No, no, no!

Tolkien himself stated that the greatest of all dragons was Ancalagon.

Ancalagon the Black - the mighty Winged Dragon known as "Rushing-jaws". This was the culmination of...

Actually this is not true. The Orcs in the First Age are much stronger. Evil, just as the Races of the West, degrades over time. Though it must be fought each time it comes to pass, the incarnations...

Generally speaking, Tolkien imagined that some Elves were indeed reluctant to leave Middle-earth. In Morgoths Ring he writes about some Elves who would eventually 'fade' ('fade' in body at some...

Ergi,

But really thats water under the bridge. I felt the same way, IMO Buffy RPG is a superior system and Eden did a better job melding it with the setting (frankly I think it was the best game...

Jason,

Glad to see we agree on something.

BTW (though you know I don't like the system or certain setting issues) I think what you, Ineti and other huge fans of this game are really adding to...

One last thing I will mention without adding to the flame-fest is that IMO this game need quality over quantity more than anything elese.

Meaning: They [Decipher] could have the rights to every...

Or problems with accuracy in the setting.

Kong,

I still think that at some point the word Ulairi could come into play. Really, with the products thus far, not a great deal of space has been devoted to the Nazgul in general. It is possible...

Thats what I wanted to hear. Of course you can abuse the rules for magic to the point that the campaign turns into a re-run of D&D, but didn't want Decipher to fuel this fire.

Sounds like this...

With the new Paths of the Wise book on the horizon it will not be too long before a number (5o I believe were mentioned) new spells will come into play.

My concern is how true to the Middle-Earth...

Though the word Ulairi is found in the Silmarillion and is not actually used at any time in the LOTR, I do not think its off-limits to Decipher. They have just decided up to this point not to use the...

Hey,

I posted this on the Decipher forum and was wondering why is it that the the 2002 RPG Game of the Year Winner is related to a small announcement towards the bottom of the sidebar.

For a...

Well as Tolkien put himself, magic in Middle-Earth doesn't always involve spells.

" Anyway, a difference in the use of `magic' in this story is that it is not to be come by by `lore' or spells;...

Taliesin,

Niffy idea.

After running a few sessions of our campaign we felt that STARTING characters were entirely too strong. We didn't like the idea that most minions could be mowed over at...