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The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Reviewed on The Gaming Gang Dispatch #933

Jeff McAleer

Jun 15, 2023

Game Title: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying

Publisher: Free League Publishing

Authors: Francesco Nepitello and Michele Garbuggio

Artists: Martin Grip, Alvaro Tapia, Jan Pospisil, Niklas Brandt, Henrik Rosenborg, Antonio De Luca, Federica Costantini, Luca Sotgiu, Daniele Sorrentino, Melissa Spandri, and Giuditta Betti

Year: 2022

Genre: 5E roleplaying in the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth

Pages: 236 pages

MSRP: $49.99 in hardcover or $24.99 in PDF at DriveThruRPG

I share my thoughts about The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying from Free League Publishing. The 256 page hardcover brings the world of J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth to the 5E D&D mechanics. Plus the latest tabletop gaming news from Cubicle 7 Entertainment, GMT Games, Far Horizons CoOp, Pegasus Spiele, Bundle of Holding, Paizo Inc, and more.

SUMMARY

There's plenty to like about The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying although if I were to run Tolkien adventures I'd go with The One Ring second edition. The book assumes the reader is well versed with 5E so this isn't aimed at those who are new to RPGs or D&D in particular. Obviously, if you're intimately familiar with the 5E mechanics then The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying is a no brainer. I can happily say this isn't just simply Middle-earth dropped into Dungeons & Dragons but The One Ring 2E tweaked for the 5E mechanics. The production quality is top notch, as we expect from Free League Publishing.

Jeff McAleer

Founder/Editor-in-chief of The Gaming Gang website and host of The Gaming Gang Dispatch and other TGG media for fifteen years, Jeff takes on any and all sorts of games but is especially ready to tackle roleplaying games and strategy games. He's been involved with the hobby since he was just a wee grade school lad, over four decades ago.