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As anticipated in the Kickstarter of Moria: Trough the Doors of Durin , PDFs download links via DrivethruRPG for Peoples of Wilderland (5e) have begun to be sent to backers. Which means that Beornings , Wood-Elves , and Woodmen heroic cultures are now officially playable also in LotRRPG, complete wi...

As a side note, the Men of Eriador box on page 31 has been updated in the latest pdf version of Ruins of Eriador , and unfortunately differs from the printed version, which had a few other inaccuracies. In any case, yes, those who own Ruins of Eriador (5e) can for all intents and purposes consider t...

It's ON! Peoples of Wilderland is now available for download. It comes with a nice appendix regarding the missing High elven backgrounds. And some additional content to make up for the wait. ;) However, it is the 5e version of Peoples of Wilderland for The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying , so perhaps...

There are tools out there to calculate a good matchup for encounters, and an explanation of how to do it by hand in the Dungeon Master's Guide (unfortunately it is not in the OGL System Reference Document and thus you have to use a core rules guide). You can actually find all the official tools to ...

While we are on the subject, this ruling let's you effectively double up on Expertise like bonuses, yes? Like, if my character with Dwarf-friend took Mastery and got Expertise with Persuasion, he could have 3x proficiency bonus to the skill? You wish! :) No, Expertise and other sources of doubling ...

The wording is definitely intentional, and the Recount a Story undertaking only applies to those effects that explicitly mention the Expertise feature. Therefore, the only sources of Expertise that can be influenced by Recount a Story are the Scholar's and Treasure Hunter's Expertise feature, and th...

No shield can be used with 2-handed weapons (not even a buckler).

If you draw a 2-handed weapon, or switch to 2-handed with a weapons that can be used 1-handed or 2-handed, you immediately lose the Parry modifier from your shield. You regain it as soon as you switch back to a 1-handed weapon.

No dice cap in TOR 2ed!

Although you will rarely need more than six Success dice (unless you min-maxed your characters, you rascals!)

Let her play an Elf, or even a High Elf, with the Scholar calling (Lore tradition). Tell her to describe each of her uses of Elven-skill (and later, of Words of Command) as genuine "spells", at least in the eyes of others. She can even take Gleam of Wrath to add a bit of dramatic effect in...

There are no problems whatsoever in terms of balance when playing the AiME adventures with the LotRRPG rules, but there is definitely conversion work to be done in the following areas: 1) Maps and journeys: AiME's maps have 10-miles hexes, while LotRRPG uses 20-miles hexes. So, when using AiME's map...