This is one of the most holistic and sociable systems I've come across. Seems to really emphasize the minutiae of each individual contributing special personal qualities to a team.

Rolling an 11, or the Eye of Sauron is not an automatic failure. The feat day counts as zero. But if the sum of the d6s equal or exceed the TN, the skill attempt or combat attack succeeds. The Eye though triggers negative effects.

Thank you for actually waiting until after you’ve played the game before doing the video! There are more than enough “box openings”, “flip throughs” & summaries.

This is my favorite TTRPG system ever created. Great video, BTW!

This video was a god send, thank you for taking the time to explain the systems. Not all heroes wear capes, some teach RPGs

Thank you for explaining the game so well! Really helped me out!🎉

Thanks for making this! Great descriptions and explanations of everything!

Loved and subbed. Best explanation of the rules to date. Helped clarify some concepts that were a little vague.

Thanks man. It was better than a lot o contest about.

Thanks a lot, I've shared this video with my group to help them jump into this game!

Thank you for the video, especially the pictures are very clear! 🤣

My friend was telling me about the game and stumbled upon this video. Nice break down, sounds like a fun game!

Thanks! I was waiting for a good TOR how to video. Please give me more

Nicely done! As much as I'm getting enjoyment from reading the book, it's good to have an overview. I hope it's as much fun to play.

I really love the council rules!

Fantastic overview! Thanks for the video!

Just started a campaign in this system. Very excited, but still trying to get a grasp on the mechanics. This is pretty helpful in figuring out what my dwarf Messenger can do

Thanks for making this video; very helpful.

Thank you! Very helpful!

Loremasters also shouldn't feel forced by the three systems. An adventure could include all three or only one and there is kind of a fourth called skill endeavors that work kind of like councils but are to do a certain task. Delving into and exploring ancient mines in the misty mountains might be a skill endeavor, and a way to run exploration allowing characters to determine how they proceed. Some skills might be more or less useful. And these systems can be mixed and matched, a council might happen during a journey. Or a combat might trigger the start of a journey. Or a failed council might end in s combat, or have the players enter a skill endeavor to escape from people you wanted to ally with.

Great descriptioin of the system and game. Nicely Done! Really like your graphic re: Battle Stances...

Brilliant explanation and graphics. Thank you. Please give us more on TOR

Great video. Thanks!

thanks it is helping a lot

@11:16 so it is the same difficulty to lift 50 or 500 lb (20 subtract my strength rating for either)?

19:50 Where do you read on page 96 that the percentage of enemies attacking you depends on your stance? Maybe I am overlooking something, but to me it reads like the Loremaster puts one enemy against one close-combat hero (if there are enough enemies) and after that distributes additional enemies freely (limited by engangement limits).

Thank you so much. Such a well done and complete video. Just one observation. Why don't you add your Treasure points to the Load points?

Thank you :)

So in the last edition the TN changed according to stances and now you gain or loose a dice according to stances and the TN is always the same right ? Thanks ! :-)

Where did you get that character sheet? Haven't seen it before.

you think I should get this? or should I skip it and get The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying - EARLY ACCESS with 5e rules

You've doing a how-to-play overview, and just finished a campaign, but might not even get all the rules right? Why wouldn't you wait to make the video with better notes/script or edit it so that it is 100% correct?

Yes, TOR is indeed a model of poor game design. It's basically a board game masquerading as an RPG. Their hamfisted attempt to rehash the books misses badly in that they conflate roleplaying with roll playing. This is too bad, because the book looks great and they convey the feel of Middle Earth. So we're just using the ideas with a better system. I've even found a way to incorporate their special dice.

Just an absolutely fantastic video, explaining a rules set which is first class in terms of flavour, art, design and complexity-ruined by a thoroughly dopey mechanics set. I cannot fathom how anyone enjoys the mechanics generally or the combat specifically. I would advice everyone to buy this game, but use mechanics from another rpg.