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Second Edition
The One Ring is a role-playing game published originally by Cubicle 7 in 2011, with a revised edition released in 2014. A Second Edition emerged in 2022, after the game was acquired by Free League Publishing.
The game is set between the periods of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, initially set in the region of Rhovanion, before the coverage was extended east, across the Misty Mountains, through expansions to the game. The game's editions have featured art by John Howe, Alvaro Tapia, Martin Grip, Jan Pospisil, and others.
Game mechanics[]
First Edition[]
Games in The One Ring are split into two phases: the Adventuring phase and the Fellowship phase. In an Adventuring phase, a company of adventurers heads off from their homes and into the Wild, in search of adventure, whereas the Fellowship phase provides heroes with the opportunity to rest, recuperate, and practice skills or pursue a noble undertaking.
The One Ring uses a special set of dice: the twelve-sided Feat die, which is marked with numbers 1-10, as well as two special symbols, Gandalf’s rune and the Eye of Sauron, and a six-sided Success die, which is numbered 1-6, with a Tengwar rune on the 6. The player may also use a regular d12 or d6's.
Expansions & supplements[]
- 'Lore-master's Screen and Lake-town Supplement' contains a GM screen with reference tables on one side and Jon Hodgson’s depiction of Esgaroth on the other. It also contains the Lake-town supplement, including the Men of the Lake heroic culture.
- 'Tales of Wilderland' contains seven ready-to-play adventures that can either be played on their own, or together to form a campaign.
- 'The Heart of the Wild' is the setting supplement for Wilderland, including the banks of the Anduin, the foothills of the Misty Mountains and Mirkwood. It contains descriptions of the regions, new characters and monsters.
- 'The Darkening of Mirkwood' is a companion volume to The Heart of the Wild, using material in that supplement to form a 30-year epic campaign.
- 'Rivendell' is the latest supplement and the first to be set outside of Wilderland. It covers Eastern Eriador, Rivendell itself and the old kingdoms of Arnor and Angmar. It also includes rules for Rangers of the North and High Elves of Rivendell.
See also[]
- The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying (2023)