Really excited to follow your exploits in Middle-Earth. This was a good setup and concise introduction to the character creation process!
I've been thinking about getting the book in large part to the artwork. I have several Free League books and among them The Forbidden Lands core book is really well made and gorgeous too, but I keep hearing about The One Ring being an even more beautiful book and very well made in terms of paper quality and so on as you mention.
Best of luck, hope your characters make it more than just a few posts :)
Thank you very much, that was nice of you! I've been looking at the books, and I definitely want to take advantage of the sale. I'm a pretty big sucker for Free League's maps, and it seems that only comes with the starter set, unless I am missing something. So, I'm thinking of getting the core book as well as the starter set. Do you own them both, or are you getting by with the core book alone?
Having just completed the Lord of the Rings (including the Appendices) last night, and twenty chapters deep into Silmarillion, I am very much in the mindset to read more adventures in Middle-Earth.
I concur with you on the presentation of the TOR books. I have both the core book and Tales from the Lone Lands in hardback and they are absolutely gorgeous. All of Free League's books that I own (I have at least one Vaesan book that I recall and the Dragonbane box set) are peak quality. They might not be as well known as Wizards but their production quality is miles better.
Strider mode is such a great resource, even if you're not directly playing TOR2e. I know a gamer who is using the Strider book to play Middle-Earth adventures with Ironsworn (which has a certain kind of rightness, as Shawn Tomkin wrote the Strider solo supplement).
I almost did not buy the physical book because it was a little pricey with the shipping costs, but I am so glad I did. I legitimately think it is the nicest physical TTRPG product I own.
Really excited to follow your exploits in Middle-Earth. This was a good setup and concise introduction to the character creation process!
I've been thinking about getting the book in large part to the artwork. I have several Free League books and among them The Forbidden Lands core book is really well made and gorgeous too, but I keep hearing about The One Ring being an even more beautiful book and very well made in terms of paper quality and so on as you mention.
Best of luck, hope your characters make it more than just a few posts :)
Wanted to specifically let you know that the Core Book is on sale right now since you were thinking about buying it.
Thank you very much, that was nice of you! I've been looking at the books, and I definitely want to take advantage of the sale. I'm a pretty big sucker for Free League's maps, and it seems that only comes with the starter set, unless I am missing something. So, I'm thinking of getting the core book as well as the starter set. Do you own them both, or are you getting by with the core book alone?
Thanks!
If you like LOTR and might ever play The One Ring I'd say the physical book is well worth it. It's an incredible product.
...I hope they don't both instantly die too LOL.
Looking forward to see the Presentation & Style format in action! Makes a lot of sense and may meet the needs/wants of different readers.
Having just completed the Lord of the Rings (including the Appendices) last night, and twenty chapters deep into Silmarillion, I am very much in the mindset to read more adventures in Middle-Earth.
I concur with you on the presentation of the TOR books. I have both the core book and Tales from the Lone Lands in hardback and they are absolutely gorgeous. All of Free League's books that I own (I have at least one Vaesan book that I recall and the Dragonbane box set) are peak quality. They might not be as well known as Wizards but their production quality is miles better.
Strider mode is such a great resource, even if you're not directly playing TOR2e. I know a gamer who is using the Strider book to play Middle-Earth adventures with Ironsworn (which has a certain kind of rightness, as Shawn Tomkin wrote the Strider solo supplement).
I almost did not buy the physical book because it was a little pricey with the shipping costs, but I am so glad I did. I legitimately think it is the nicest physical TTRPG product I own.
Well worth it, in my opinion!
Oh this sounds fantastic! Your write up in the book makes me want to check it out! Can’t wait to read your adventures. 😊