I know that Don is setting up his www.lotrrpg.net but I was wondering if there is already a network of web sites for table-top role-playing in Tolkien's world?
Also, if one wishes to submit material for Decipher's LotR RPG, are there some do's and don't's so that we do not get Don Mappin in trouble with Tolkien Enterprises and Tolkien Estate? I have heard of recent crackdown of Tolkien-related web sites (e.g., www.otherhand.com received a cease-and-desist letter from the TE's lawyers that prompted the webmaster shutting down the site rather than risk going to court).
Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...
"My philosophy is 'you don't need me to tell you how to play -- I'll just provide some rules and ideas to use and get out of your way.'"
-- Monte Cook
"Min/Maxing and munchkinism aren't problems with the game: they're problems with the players."
-- excerpt from Guardians of Order's Role-Playing Game Manifesto