Middle-earth Role Playing (1st Edition, Revised)

1986 · Sourcebook (rules/options to enhance play)

Middle-earth Role Playing (1st Edition, Revised)

A tabletop role-playing game set in a fantasy world inspired by high fantasy literature, focusing on exploration, adventure, and conflict among diverse cultures and creatures. Players create characters with negotiated traits and skills, then resolve actions using rules for combat, magic, and skill checks while a referee manages the setting and scenario. The revised first-edition rules compile character creation, combat mechanics, spellcasting, equipment, and setting material into a single volume with expanded artwork and additional pages compared to the earlier printings.

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7 on LudoyaScenario / Adventure / ModuleCore Rules (min needed to play)Skill Based (buy or gain skills)Class Based (Pilot, Wizard, Scientist, etc)Level Based (Earn XP and level up)

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