Why you should play The One Ring RPG

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If you're a fan of Lord of the Rings or TTRPGs and you haven't played The One Ring RPG then you might need to rethink your choices. As a fan of the series, obsessively watching the films and reading the books, and as someone who loves to sit down and play fantasy RPGs every week, this is something I'd suggest anyone should play.
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@francesconepitello482 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for the nice words, really appreciated!

@dicebreaker 2 ай бұрын

Ah of course! I'm such a huge fan 💗

@KommandrKody 7 күн бұрын

I’ve been the Lore-master of our group for over a year now and I have to say that TOR is easily the most fun we’ve ever had in a TTRPG. An absolute must-try

@utkarshgaur1942 2 ай бұрын

A lot of people online are saying that it is best LotR fantasy fulfillment game, so I have been considering picking it up for myself. This review seals the deal for me.

@stormy7745 2 ай бұрын

My sister and brother-in-law got me Tales from the Lone Lands for Christmas - definitely a very pretty book. Also very tempted to play - now to find a fellowship

@RyanoftheNorth 2 ай бұрын

You can always play it solo with Strider Mode! While you wait to gather together a fellowship!

@davidmcaninch4714 Ай бұрын

Lord of the Rings: beautiful in books, awesome in movies, and just when you think it can’t get better, you learn that there’s an RPG tabletop game for it!!!!! Well, it looks like I’m gonna have to learn more about it!!! I had a friend who we’d play Pathfinder with and he’d play this game as well. Sadly, he passed away in March. And the thing that I regret most is that I never tried to reconnect with him.

@sebastianwlodarczyk 2 ай бұрын

I like the addition of the "Strider Mode"- for both its purpose and the name:) Mechanics sound a bit confusing in theory (less than Star Trek Adventures though, which I still don't understand), but I guess that's something you get used to as you play. One thing I can absolutely agree with after a brief look of a few pages is that the rulebook looks absolutely gorgeous!

@sunsin1592 Ай бұрын

Yeah, we just don't like the TOR rules, but the books look great and capture the feel of Middle Earth. So I grabbed the 5e versions since they convert easily to Castles & Crusades, which we do play.

@user-jt1js5mr3f Ай бұрын

@@sunsin1592 what do you not like about TOR rules? I find they capture the middle earth feelings better

@CharlesEtheridgeNunn 2 ай бұрын

My group have been having a lot of fun with One Ring, dealing with the weird laws of Tharbad, a doomed expedition in Moria and barely surviving against a band of pirates. Having tried Adventures in Middle Earth, it’s nice having a system that’s actually built to encourage things like travel and quieter moments as well as all the drama.

@jasonnewell7036 2 ай бұрын

I grabbed this because I am a massive Tolkien fan. It is a glorious book, a real thing of beauty, even down to the paper quality. I cannot stop thinking about what a great tactile experience this book is. All the systems mesh thematically with the tone of the setting, something I really appreciate, and you truly feel like you are playing in Tolkien's Middle Earth, not someone else's approximation of Middle Earth. Also, this game makes spears good again! We played a short campaign (just 3 Fellowship phases) and had a Rivendell elf, two dwarves, a hobbit messenger, a Ranger of the North and a Man of Dale. They travelled south from Rivendell, dealt with orcs, Dunlendings, and Black Numenoreans trying to undermine the peoples of the Lone Lands. They even met with Saruman, who offered them a job.

@colinspeirs 2 ай бұрын

My first tabletop game was SPI's "War of the Ring" I got in 1977 I have been playing all sorts of games in Middle-Earth since, and as far as RPGs go, having used Chivalry & Sorcery (1st & 2nd ed could let you make your own Rings of Power and had other non-official Tolkien touches), Middle-Earth Role-playing, Decipher's LoTR RPG and my own GURPS Middle-Earth game, I think "The One Ring" has the best feelings of all of them. The Lufepath character generation is a very pleasant way to create a character I have started running a new campaign using "Tales from the Lone Lands" and the only thing I would say is that while the system is not difficult, the information is spread around a bit I wrote a cheat sheet for Fellowship, Council and Journeys and another for Skill use and Combat. I think that was a good idea to do. If running, you might want to make/find your own

@bluecarpettiles 2 ай бұрын

Love this game. I started running the Starter Set a few weeks back as a series of one shots in between our usual game and my group loved playing the hobbits so much they have created a fellowship and are really eager to start exploring the rest of Eriador.

@74gould 2 ай бұрын

Great video! I just picked up the Starter Box a couple months ago & have been looking forward to trying it. :)

@sekrasin1178 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your fantastic review :) i can fullheartedly recommend the strider mode of this system, it is a lot of fun. Even more so because my solo adventures are an inspiration for my upcoming campaign.

@TheRebelGM56 2 ай бұрын

This is a fantastic review, of a fantastic TTRPG! I am relaunching a One Ring campaign next Wednesday and super excited about it!

@Michael.Regina 2 ай бұрын

I’ve been running a game for about 7 months (we only meet monthly). We’ve been having a great time. We’re definitely going off canon a good bit, but the fellowship is hot on the trail of a dark dwarf who is forging weapons from the shards of a meteorite (like Gurthang), who seems to be aiding a newly arrived Maiar, servant of Morgoth. Their next stop is Moria, where they believe the dwarf is going.

@wombat5334 2 ай бұрын

Nice review! I've been playing since it was release, and had a number of looong campaigns (40+sessions). Its been brilliant.. Right now our group is essentially running "the hobbit pt2" with a band of dwarves and a hobbit (but from Bree), chasing down a key to a back door into a dwarven mountain.... But the Mountain houses Moria...

@kataihallenchrish Ай бұрын

Im pretty sure theres an expansion book about moria coming out soon

@greggcarter5254 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Your enthusiasm for the game equals mine. I absolute love the game. I have everything from 1st Edition, but also 2nd Edition. I agree with every one of your comments. My Number 1 RPG (and it isn't even close)!

@rreece90 2 ай бұрын

Just bought all the books and can't wait to play it!

@sjsherwin 2 ай бұрын

Playing this game with my kids (10 and 12) and we really enjoy it

@kyleharder3654 2 ай бұрын

Looking forward to trying this

@Jay-ql4gp 2 ай бұрын

I love this! I think all role players have an unconcious link to Lord of the Rings. And _yes_ the extended editions _are_ the real movies. And...OMG I have to go buy this now! Thank you so much!

@Dorvolod 2 ай бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly with your comments! I just started playing with my sons in early April and they both loved it and took to the rules system easily by the end of the first session. Playing as a Loremaster, I have to say it's an elegant rule set and the specifics of journey rules and the way combat is handled really make you feel like you're a part of the world and, for the players, quite heroic. The Shadow rules are also pretty great in keeping players from becoming murder hobos or thieving just for the sake of it and the fact that you're actually playing in Middle-earth is too tremendous for words. We're two sessions in (well, three if you count our session 0) aaaaaand loving it!

@orsolyafekete7485 2 ай бұрын

We haven't started playing yet, but gearing up to play a campaign in this system, and I'm so excited! Just from skimming through the book it really seems to have just the right vibes. (I mean, Song and Riddle as dedicated skills? I'm already sold, that's the most Tolkien-y thing ever) Our game is going to be set in the Second Age, so we had to reflavour some stuff, but that shouldn't break anything, hopefully :P

@mistersolace265 2 ай бұрын

It’s weird to see Gollum on KZfaq. But glad to see him doing well.🎉

@dicebreaker 2 ай бұрын

Thank you 🥰

@Siryphas Ай бұрын

This was a great review! I'd be really interested to know what you thought about Modiphius' 2d20 Conan: Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of.

@HarmonicClockwork 2 ай бұрын

The '11' on a d12 represents a fail? That's unexpected. 3:46

@SagaciousHamster 2 ай бұрын

1 through 10 are read as that number, one face is the Eye of Sauron and counts as a zero, and the final face is the Gandalf rune which is an automatic success.

@sebastianwlodarczyk 2 ай бұрын

Unexpected? Sure, but quite elegant from the design standpoint, given that you you have on overarching forces of good and evil. You're essentially rolling a d10 for your character's actual skill or action with a bonus chance of either "Divine Intervention" or... what's the opposite of that? "Sauron flipping you off"? Either way, quite clever:)

@HarmonicClockwork 2 ай бұрын

@@sebastianwlodarczyk Quite clever, yes. I like that there's continuity from #'s 1--10

@harlath5894 2 ай бұрын

@@SagaciousHamster You're correct - you can still pass a roll when you roll an Eye of Sauron (0). But a minor rules blemish on what is an excellent review and summary.

@talscorner3696 2 ай бұрын

I wish I could get drunk with hobbits at least once in my life... that must be an *experience*

@agilemonk6305 Ай бұрын

Maddie. You’re so wonderful and adorable, just listening to you makes me want to get this game, and start playing. 😊

@The_One7117 Ай бұрын

You’d make a great elf

@jennetbent1892 2 ай бұрын

I'm currently running a campaign for my friends. I absolutely love it and so do they. It's the best LotR based system I've ever played. It feels like Tolkien rather than Tolkien-flavouring.

@joemountains1539 2 ай бұрын

Hear head! This game Is great. More folks need to experience it.

@williamscott-jackson9806 2 ай бұрын

I backed this on kickstarter and got the faux leather bound version of the rules. It is one of the most beautiful items in my bookshelf

@reallivebluescat Ай бұрын

Is it red like There and back Again or the red book of Westmarch?

@user-jt1js5mr3f Ай бұрын

@@reallivebluescat I do believe that was the inspiration.

@user-jt1js5mr3f Ай бұрын

I missed the original, but I got lucky and snagged one of the few they released for the Moria kickstarter. I'm so excited for it to arrive.

@fullovstars9447 2 ай бұрын

I find you need to pick the player with some disearnemnt/ Being in this game wandering around and discovered people, plants, food and weird people is the main core of the experience? with combat being rare? So loats of role playing and little in the war a hackmaster? is a gateway game to full on MERP or even rolemaster?

@troffle 20 күн бұрын

"extended real version" Question: have you seen any of the Book Edit cuts? What's your opinion on those? don't get me wrong, I'm still not an expert. I'm still trying to get through the Silmarillion and I haven't yet played the TOR set I've bought ... oh but dear mercy no, I'm not touching the MTG set, not ever, ew

@reallivebluescat Ай бұрын

So no negatives?? Sus

@dicebreaker Ай бұрын

It's not a review, just a recommendation 😊 - Maddie

@christophergough5366 2 ай бұрын

It has a beautiful book but the strangest dice mechanics I’ve seen in an RPG. You roll a D12 plus a number of D6 equal to your attribute and sum the results to beat a target number. This means there’s quite a range where a lot of stuff is downright impossible.

@mick19 2 ай бұрын

You have hope to spend giving you extra dice. I find it pretty decent system.

@artikid 2 ай бұрын

A Gandalf rune is always a success, so you have roughly an 8% chance of success no matter what.

@sjsherwin 2 ай бұрын

There are rules as well for lowering the target number by 2 if you find your players are missing a lot

@renzopinasco2206 2 ай бұрын

Hahha Maddie as Gollum is a far fetcjed as it can be

@SkullDixon 2 ай бұрын

The audio is real low on this one.

@jackskelington7377 2 ай бұрын

You all are a little behind on the times huh?

@user-jt1js5mr3f Ай бұрын

it's never too late for new people to discover and spread awareness. In fact, it's better this way, because this will enter people's awareness at a later point, increasing the chance to draw in new players. Not a bad thing, huh?

@guillermoyaroslavlverduzco1551 Ай бұрын

I think I almost love you.

@12345gerrard 2 ай бұрын

I love her ❤🎉

@Aaron-hn9hv 17 күн бұрын

Your description just seems so fake. Like I could give you the benefit of the doubt like you actually enjoy the things you're talking about But it's just so scripted And obviously performed For entertainment purposes And it feels inauthentic. It really just took me out of the Lord of the Rings vibe I was feeling brought me back into this constant struggle for Perfection and defense against criticism everything tries to achieve. I'm writing this to free League by the way it's pretty obvious they are the puppeteer here