Middle-earth and D&D?

Post by **Vardaen** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:38 pm

So Cubicle 7 announced this:

http://cubicle7.co.uk/dd-comes-to-middle-earth/

Post by **Vardaen** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:38 pm

Cubicle 7 Entertainment and Sophisticated Games have announced plans to make a Dungeons & Dragons® compatible roleplaying series for J R R Tolkien’s legendary fantasy world of Middle-earth, the setting for The Lord of the Rings® and The Hobbit®.

Cubicle 7’s CEO Dominic McDowall said, “We’re all very excited to be building on the success of The One Ring Roleplaying Game and bringing Middle-earth to D&D® players. Uniting two things very close to the hearts of gamers, me included, is very cool – I can't wait for the summer.”

The best selling The One Ring Roleplaying Game will continue as a separate and independent line, with some very exciting announcements coming this week. The new series will be based upon Francesco Nepitello’s highly praised work in The One Ring®, with Francesco acting as creative consultant.

Further details will be released in the coming months, with the release set for Summer 2016.

Hayabusa · Post by **Hayabusa** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 5:58 pm

I understand why they do it but I am still wondering why a bit... One Ring is a nice system and perfectly suited to the setting...

Post by **Vardaen** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:03 pm

Yeah, it has to be a money grab, has to be. While 5th seems a bit more suited to be a generic-ish system, it still is level based with lots of magic, so not sure how that will work. Just a bad fit, and TOR is so good!

Post by **TetNak** » Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:27 pm

They are doing it because there are gamers out there that only play d20. They refuse to do anything else and are obilivious to anything else.

Blubbo_Baggins · Post by **Blubbo_Baggins** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 4:46 pm

Somehow I missed this here! I am bad at checking random chatter.

As long as the big cash influx that is bound to happen doesn't turn into the equivalent of WotC *cough Sauron cough* handing C7 a Ring of Power...

TOR might just become a wight.

Muskrat · Post by **Muskrat** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:23 pm

Yeah, I suspect they're doing it to draw in the folks who won't play anything but D&D. It doesn't seem like a great idea. I guess the question is, will they be adapting Middle Earth to fit D&D or will they be adapting D&D to fit Middle Earth? They could possibly keep the basic mechanics of 5E and reinvent the classes, especially the magic-using ones, to better fit Middle Earth. I look forward to this with skeptical curiosity. But in terms of playing in Middle Earth, I would want to stick with The One Ring, both because it captures the feel of the setting so well and I just like the system better anyway. (I don't dislike 5E--I just like TOR better.)

Post by **Vardaen** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 5:56 pm

If WotC doesn't have a big hand in the matter it could turn out okay. If they do, then they could ruin it like they did when they had L5R. I doubt very much I'll be doing anything with it as I much love TOR.

Post by **Vardaen** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:00 pm

On a happy note: Journey's and Maps update!

http://cubicle7.co.uk/the-one-ring-jour ... ming-soon/

Muskrat · Post by **Muskrat** » Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:15 pm

Well, given that Wizards of the Coast released an SRD for 5E a little while back, I think the folks at Cubicle 7 probably have a pretty free hand to do what they want.

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