In October 2015 we presented The One Ring Bundle, featuring The One Ring™ Roleplaying Game from Sophisticated Games and Cubicle 7 Entertainment based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit™ and The Lord of the Rings™. This new collection included everything you need to run a complete tabletop roleplaying game campaign that brilliantly evokes Tolkien’s unique vision.
Francesco Nepitello’s The One Ring Roleplaying Game is set in the Wilderland five years after the Battle of Five Armies. Wilderland is the region both Thorin’s Company and the Fellowship traverse on their journeys. This land is filled with instantly recognizable locations (Mirkwood, Thranduil’s Halls, Lake-town, the Lonely Mountain, Dol Guldur) and characters (Radagast the Brown, the Elvenking Thranduil, King Bard of Dale, King Dáin of Erebor).
Of several licensed RPGs over the years based on Tolkien’s works, The One Ring has drawn high praise for its effective evocation of Tolkien’s themes and atmosphere. The journey rules give the players the feeling their characters are embarking on an epic trek across Mirkwood or down the Anduin. Inventive Fellowship rules in the style of King Arthur Pendragon and Mouse Guard provide Heroes with the opportunity to rest and recuperate, to practice their skills or pursue a noble undertaking. But in every adventure there lies the insidious threat of Shadow — the corruption of spirit and the destruction of hope. With its rich and detailed background information, character types unique to the world, and a setting that changes as the Tale of Years progresses, The One Ring Roleplaying Game lets you really feel like you’re playing in Middle-earth.
Our Starter Collection (retail value $45) included the complete RPG The One Ring (retail price $30) and its companion Loremaster’s Screen and Lake-town Guide (retail $15), both as DRM-free .PDFs. Those who paid more than the threshold (average) price also got our entire Bonus Collection with four more supplements (retail value $84):
- The Darkening of Mirkwood (retail price $23): Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan’s massive months-long campaign against an ever-growing Shadow.
- The Heart of the Wild (retail $20): The companion gazetteer for The Darkening of Mirkwood presents extensive details of the entire Wilderland region.
- Rivendell (retail $23): Expand your campaign with this regional guide to eastern Eriador and the Last Homely House of Elrond.
- Tales From Wilderland (retail $18): Seven complete scenarios set in Mirkwood, the Misty Mountains, Erebor, Lake-town, and other locales across Rhovanion. Play each separately, or combine them as an epic campaign spanning years.
Word at the Prancing Pony puts the total retail value of this collection at $129. Ten percent of the revenue (after gateway fees) went to the charity selected by Cubicle 7 Entertainment, Reading is Fundamental. Purchasers of this offer also received a discount code good through November 30, 2015 for 10% off the purchase of print copies of The One Ring products at the Cubicle 7 webstore.
The One Ring Roleplaying Game copyright © 2014 Sophisticated Games – copyright © 2015 Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd. “The One Ring,” “Middle-earth,” “The Hobbit,” “The Lord of the Rings,” and the characters, items, events and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Middle-earth Enterprises and are used under license by Sophisticated Games Ltd and their respective licensees. All rights reserved.
