The Heren Turambarion

Although the officially licensed games for roleplaying on Middle-earth (i.e., Decipher's The Lord of the Rings RPG, and ICE's classics MERP and Rolemaster) are wonderful to play and well-designed, one might argue that they still have some flaws and weaknesses. For instance, Decipher's game is - at least in our humble opinion - drastically overpowered for a decent, non-world-shattering campaign set in Middle-earth. And even if a Narrator desires to tell a chronicle of epic grandeur, she will have a hard time to come up with a good match for her player characters. Therefore, one of our main concerns was to come up with more balanced character creation guidelines. There are also many other issues covered but poorly in the books Decipher has published so far. To mention but a few, equipment and weapons, experience points awards, movement rules both for characters and fell beasts, or extra combat successes - all these matters are addressed in the Heren Turambarion's Compendium which you can download in the section dealing with Decipher's Lord of the Rings RPG.

Iron Crown Enterprises' Rolemaster, on the other hand, has never been specifically adjusted to the unique flavour of Middle-earth. So, if you're looking for a pleasing adaptation of the Rolemaster system, suited for the needs and deeds of roleplaying on J.R.R. Tolkien's famous world, please go ahead and make use of the files provided on this site! As the introduction of the third edition of Rolemaster (RMSS and RMFRP, respectively) has changed some principal mechanics of character creation, we have created two sets of rules and character sheets. The first version is more or less based on the second edition of Rolemaster (itself being the cornerstone of MERP), while the second version is built around the Rolemaster Standard System (RMSS/RMFRP). However, both versions share the same purpose: By the use of a character-point system, the greatest possible freedom in character creation is guaranteed, while game balance is maintained. Another intention is to keep characters created under the Rolemaster system on a comparable power level with the NPCs as introduced in the various MERP supplements, although new and powerful options such as talents, flaws, and training packages are incorporated. Click here to check out the two booklets.

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The work presented on this website or in the downloadable documents, except the material in the section entitled 'Ambarquenta', created by The Heren Turambarion and contributing authors mentioned in the respective documents or elsewhere on this website, is derivative work of copyrighted material by Ironcrown Enterprises and Tolkien Enterprises, Inc., the latter published by Decipher, Inc. and Ironcrown Enterprises, and is released for free distribution and personal use by The Heren Turambarion without permission or endorsement by the abovementioned holders of copyright. The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, and Middle-earth are trademarks of Tolkien Enterprises Inc. Iron Crown Enterprises, I.C.E., ICE, and Rolemaster, and all products related thereto, are all trademark and copyright © properties of Aurigas Aldebaron LLC, Charlottesville, Virginia 22902 USA. Use of these or other trademarks is not intended as a challenge to the status of said trademarks. All other material, i.e. any original innovations made to the abovementioned copyrighted material and the work presented in the section entitled 'Ambarquenta', is copyright © 2001-2012 The Heren Turambarion, or other persons referred to in the respective documents.