The One Ring, 2nd Edition

Necron 99 · Post May 18th, 2019, 12:50 pm

Cubicle7 has been putting out quite a bit lately, mostly tied to Warhammer 4e and the subsequent 40k edition. I was wondering when we'd see more information about the planned Moria box set that had been mentioned last year. Well, as of yesterday I found out why it's been so quiet. I saw them post about a new 2nd edition of The One Ring, which at first gave me pause and some concern, but after reading I found that they are ensuring that any prior material will be usable, through with minor adjustments. I like my TOR supplements and it doesn't look like they will be reproducing them for the 2nd edition so I can see the definite need to make sure they can continue to be used. This is one aspect of the hobby that has always bugged me in the past with other games. I don't mind an updated version or edition, but at least make sure it's not so different as to invalidate everything prior, unless everything prior just absolutely sucks and needs to be updated.

About the new edition.

The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Game brings players further into the Twilight of the Third Age and closer to the events of the War of the Ring. It has been almost 25 years since the defeat of Smaug the Terrible and the hope that came with the death of the Dragon has dwindled. A Shadow grows in the East and the Dark Lord’s forces are mustering their strength. The Steward of Gondor has need of heroes, and great deeds await those who would answer the call.

The second edition of the game will feature all new art, as well as stunning new maps created by renowned cartographer Jared Blando. Players can choose from 11 Cultures and 6 Callings from across Middle-earth to create their Company and their journeys will see them play a crucial role in the events leading up to The War of the Ring. This edition also features a set of updated and streamlined rules, developed from years of players’ feedback and design development, and implemented by renowned designer Francesco Nepitello.

Those who have been with us since the beginning will be happy to learn that all previously released material for The One Ring will be usable with the second edition, with only minor adjustments.

The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Game will launch between Q4 2019 and Q1 2020 with the core rules and Starter Set. Below you can see the products currently in development. We will update these with release dates as they become available.

The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Game: The 352 page core rules featuring stunning new art, maps, rules for character creation, and everything you will need to adventure in the lands of Middle-earth.

The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings™ Starter Set: Explore the Misty Mountains and reclaim the Horn of the Storm in the perfect introduction to The One Ring Roleplaying Game. This box set includes a 64 page adventure, a 48 page guide to the lands of the Misty Mountains, a set of dice, six pre-generated characters, character handouts, tokens, and more.

Loremaster’s Screen and Legends of Middle-earth: A beautifully illustrated Loremaster’s Screen along with a 32 page collection of mini adventures that Loremaster’s can drop into their games.

Fell Foes: A dedicated bestiary containing fell foes and dangerous creatures from all across Middle-earth.

Minas Tirith – The Tower of Guard: A guide to the city of Minas Tirith and its surrounding lands.

The Errantries of the King: A campaign adventure set in Gondor. Written by Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan, author of The Darkening of Mirkwood.

Moria – The Long Dark: Explore Khazad-dûm deep beneath the Misty Mountains in this long awaited adventure for The One Ring – The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying Game.

Ancalagon · Post May 18th, 2019, 1:25 pm

I picked up The One Ring when it first came out back when I was still living in middle GA. Other than one awful session at GenCon, I've not run across anyone playing this game. The GenCon session wasn't awful because of the game itself but because the con packed so many players into such a small gaming space it was like being a sardine in a can. I literally had to shout to the person next to me to be heard.

Should anyone decide to run a demo of this in one of the local game stores then I'll jump in without hesitation and give it a go. The one bit o' gaming goodness from the 2nd edition that I'll probably pick up upon release is Moria – The Long Dark... because its Moria!

Necron 99 · Post July 19th, 2019, 7:26 pm

The cover for the new core rules was released by C7 this week:

Necron 99 · Post August 8th, 2019, 6:59 pm

C7 has released more previews of TOR 2e artwork.

The Collector Edition Cover:

Interior Artwork

rredmond · Post August 14th, 2019, 1:57 pm

It's really beautifully made.

Necron 99 · Post August 14th, 2019, 6:52 pm

I much prefer the cover for the collector's edition, vs the standard. I'm just not a fan of the cover art for the standard edition. Like many others online, I don't feel it evokes "Tolkien".

Ancalagon · Post August 14th, 2019, 10:26 pm

Necron 99 wrote: ↑August 14th, 2019, 6:52 pm I much prefer the cover for the collector's edition, vs the standard. I'm just not a fan of the cover art for the standard edition. Like many others online, I don't feel it evokes "Tolkien".

Agreed.
We wonders, my precious, we wonders how many beardless female dwarfses did Tolkien have in his writingses?

rredmond · Post August 15th, 2019, 9:19 am

Heh heh, didn't he write that female dwarves were indistinguishable from their male counterparts?

Necron 99 · Post August 15th, 2019, 7:24 pm

rredmond wrote: ↑August 15th, 2019, 9:19 am Heh heh, didn't he write that female dwarves were indistinguishable from their male counterparts?

I believe this is the case, yes. I've seen it mentioned on other sites where the cover for TOR2e was shown.

Necron 99 · Post August 15th, 2019, 7:29 pm

More artwork:

The Shire

Rivendell