Questions tagged [the-one-ring]
For questions about The One Ring, an RPG set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth setting. The first edition was first published by Cubicle 7 in 2011. Cubicle 7 announced a second edition in May 2019, but was canceled when the company's licensing agreement ended in November 2019. Free League Publishing took over the license in 2020, and the second edition was released in 2021 following a successful crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter earlier that year.
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Who/what can see in the dark?
This question is for the first edition since the site tags do not yet differentiate between the two.
I am running a game, and part of it will take place underground. I can only find one reference in ...
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How to properly use The Speakers Cultural Virtue
This question is for the first edition since the site tags do not yet differentiate between the two.
I am struggling with the Elves of Mirkwood - Cultural Virtue The Speakers on page 109 of the core ...
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The One Ring 2nd Edition says players should choose "their favoured selection of armour" as starting equipment, what does it mean by this?
So, on page 47 of the 2nd edition core rules book, the rules for starting war gear state:
Starting heroes can choose one weapon for each Combat Proficiency for
which they have a rating, and their ...
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Campaing/adventure recomendations for a new company [closed]
I will be mastering a "The one ring" group and i'm looking for adventures or campaigns recomendations. I found there is a lot of content but i'm a little confused about what level is each ...
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How to design a maze without it being a time sink maze and unfun? [duplicate]
I was planning a 1e The One Ring game where the party gets trapped in the mines of Moria and have to get out. I had asked a question about the roles here. After discussing it with others, my idea of ...
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Journey Roles when traveling through a mine (specifically Mines of Moria)
I am going to run a group through the mines of Moria in a The One Ring game and I am unsure how to have all the roles work in such an environment.
Basic plot is that this group was hired by Balin to ...
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What counts as being "wounded" for the purpose of the rules on recovering a point of Hope?
In The One Ring game, players are allowed to recover a point of Hope if their Fellowship focus is not wounded during the session. The issue is that the rules don't seem to state if they mean the ...
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Does rolling an eye on attacks always provoke?
I have a question about the called shots under special rules on page 232 of the core rules.
A creature automatically attempts a called shot using the
weapon it is currently wielding as its next ...
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Effects of two rolls for healing corruption
I am unsure of how healing corruption works as stated.
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Heroes reduce their current Shadow rating attempting a
Craft or a Song roll with TN 14. On a successful roll, they
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If you get permanent shadow points without a Bout of Madness, do you still get a Degeneration?
My question is about what happens when you get Permanent Shadow Points without a Bout of Madness.
In TOR you normally only get Permanent Shadow Points by becoming Miserable, rolling an Eye of Sauron, ...
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How often can a trait be invoked in a game?
I understand that you can only invoke a trait once per action in The One Ring, but I can't find anything that says how often per game a single trait can be invoked.
How often can a trait be invoked in ...
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How do enemies retreat from combat?
What are the mechanics for enemies retreating from combat?
Enemies can choose to retreat from combat for many reasons, both of mundane choice and special mechanics. One that can potentially come up ...
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Can I create a tree structure to my The One Ring games to help guide the player?
I am trying to be a Loremaster (LM) for a session of The One Ring. Right now the only player is my wife, who loves LOTR series.
I am trying to create a campaign using the Marsh Bell ready-to-play ...
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Can the Lore Master also be a Player Adventurer?
I brought The One Ring game when it was extremely on sale at Humble Bundle because I and my wife want to find a tabletop RPG we can both play together.
There is only the two of us though. Does one of ...
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How mechanically different is The One Ring revised edition?
I just ordered The One Ring RPG, but my edition (translated) is based on the first edition with two books in a sleeve box.
I looked at the Clarifications and Amendments PDF, but it is hard to say ...
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