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What do you guys think makes up the "perfect" opening scenario for a new The One Ring campaign?

Do you have any examples or ideas?

The perfect opening scenario for TOR probably varies a bit based on your group's make-up of cultures and what they're interested in.

But mechanically, I like to introduce people with:

- A journey
- A council
- A skill endeavour
- A combat

To show off various things in the system, alongside various standard skill rolls.

Personally, I like using a "Seven Samurai"/"Magnificent Seven" type set-up, with the company defending a village from orcs, as you can weave the above in:

- A journey - travel to the village
- A council - convince the villagers to let you lead and follow your plan (or convince some nearby potentially allied but reluctant force to take part)
- A skill endeavour - preparing the village's defence, with better plans and rolls setting up combat advantages, traps that damage the enemies, influencing how the battle goes etc.
- A combat - where the PCs put all of the above together to drive back the orcs. Or get captured alongside everyone else in the village.

What do you guys think makes up the "perfect" opening scenario for a new The One Ring campaign?

Do you have any examples or ideas?

Do you have the TOR 2E Starter Set?

yes TOR 2e starter set with the Hobbits campaign is cool.

adventures in the ruins of the lost realm are cool too.