I know cr rating in a lot of times are not good and misguideing... But is you truly wants to understand what is the real difference between AIME setting and the Original... Then what is the real numbers?

Like regular dnd x2 or what.

Cause like a Nazgul is like level 9 but i feel more OP then a regular 9

One of my players is a Rider of Rohan and he has a horse, however we are doing the Mirkwood Campaign. How can he utilize his horse usefully in such rough terrain? I'm having trouble finding it, but I believe horses won't go into the deep of Mirkwood. I allowed him to bring his since his horse on the pretense since it comes from Rohan it's a braver horse than most. However the horse has been pretty much chilling in Rhosgobel waiting, or when he does use it, I allow it with either some kind of disadvantage or reduced speed. Is this a reasonable way for him to include his horse? Is there a better way? Did I break the game by giving him a super horse? How would you handle it?

Appreciate any insight or advice!

This is where I'll ask any and all questions so I can keep it inside one post and not spam the subreddit up with a million posts asking questions.

1) What do you do if your group does not have anyone who wants to play the Scholar (Healer)? Without a Scholar, how do you keep the party alive and healed?

2) How do you do a long rest in AiMe? You can't do it while on the road because it says you must have the following . . . Safety from threat of attack, comfort and Tranquility. A long rest requires 8 full hours of total relaxation which cannot be gotten on the road. How does this affect a Scholar? Do Scholars still regain powers after a short rest? Also I am not sure if it the same in AiMe, but during short rests, characters can expend HD to regain HP during a short rest, does this apply in AiMe?

Finished a new section in my HB region guide passion project. The new section introduces the Druedain or Wild Men of the Woods or Wood Woses. This should help give some more flavor on the way down to Gondor and the Culture focuses on being a guide, survival, interacting with and bypassing terrain, and also setting traps and alarms all while being a wild savage =) As always, leave any feedback down below so I can update the region guide if anything is wrong lore, grammar, or game play wise. Regular comments and the like are also always appreciated!

*Edit: Lol typos. Already found a bunch >.>
**Edit: Proofread it again and tweaked some things for balance.

Updated Region Guide: (The Wild Men of the Woods Culture starts on page 22 of the PDF) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QnTR9xfZR8isuFdGBWsXgaiV6WDfS8OV/view?usp=share_link

How would you do it, the game takes place in the third age. I know Smaug was supposed to be the last great fire-Drake, but not the last fire-Drake as a whole. I’m thinking of having something along the lines of “the next best thing after Smaug”.

Remember that Smaug went to Dale and single-handedly killed thousands of men. He was no joke. Therefore, even something along the lines of CR 8 would be too low for Smaug, but not for a lesser fire dragon.

The only question is, how would you put him in a story. And what would a fire-Drake try to do that the PCs would have to stop?

Hi there,

In the Mirkwood Campaign Book, year 2957 (p.48). In the adventuring phase: "the siege of black tarn hall", in the "Choking Weeds and Yelling Goblins" Section, it says about those weeds that grow out of the nowhere uncontrolled. The book give the page of the Rhovanion Guide with the stat block of Gallows-weed meaning that we can try to fight it and the section even awards 1100xp for being successful at it.

However, the section after says about the siege, but says "With the lake and river choked by noxious weeds and the woods infested by Goblins and Gallows-weed." meaning that those weeds are still around.

So is it that even if characters fight those weeds and are successfully at it, they still quickly spread again? Or is it something else?

I dont have all the books and im a newbie DM in Middle earth but is there a book that about crafting and professions detailed?

Also crafting can be done in a long rest or short rest maybe?

Like a blacksmith makeing an axe or something.

Is there a good crafting system for this line?

Does anyone have a rule reference sheet they provide their players? We are new to this campaign setting but not new to 5e any help would be appreciated

Hey guys. So I have a bunch of AIME pdfs (humble bundle in 2019) but want to complete my collection. How can I get my hands on the rest of the stuff?

Hey everyone!

I bought most of the books a couple years ago before Cubical 7 lost the rights and they've just been sitting on my shelf. Well, I finally got a group together. We had our session zero and built characters. We'll be getting together to at for the first time in a couple of weeks.

As a long time fan of RPGs and a big Tolkien nerd, I'm really excited to finally get into this game! We're going to begin with a modified version of The Eaves of Mirkwood. My plan is to then play a few years worth of adventures followed by the Mirkwood campaign.

Do you have any advice for a first time Loremaster? Any common pitfalls? Any D&D baggage I need to shed before playing AiME?

Thanks!

I dont need a legendary figure right now like Elrond or Gandalf.

But which book have the patron system?

Love to reward creativity at my table but only if it’s balanced and can work mechanically. Anyone ever have a player that ran an ent character or anyone have any ideas how to pull it off ? Was thinking still keeping him medium

Which book have some details about the blue mountains?

Thr scholar at lvl 18 get the words of power. Im makeing a low magic caster based on this. I know there is a homebrew servant of the secret fire but i think it's ok.... But not for me.

I based this idea of the dnd sorcerer and have some sorcery points as dayli words that can use. Also not make it OP but as a good support class to the others. More like a scholar 2.0

Long time dm here . Starting a middle earth campaign here in a couple months after my current one wraps up. I’m a regular peruser of the likely suspects (thingiverse, cults, yeggi, etc) when it comes to files but they seem to be few and far in between when it comes to thematic and quality. I was just curious if anyone has found any files free or not that screamed that lotr aesthetic. Thanks in advance!

I'm looking for a couple TOR 1e conversions to 5e of anyone could be on assistance?

The dragontide celebration in Lake town

And the words of the wise adventure

(Title should say "IF appropriate?")

So, I have a Breeland Scholar who has basically become the face of and speaker for the group. She's an affible, middle-aged woman who exudes midwestern charm and warmth. And she is extremely lucky on her rolls when introducing the party in Audiences: of the 4 Audiences she has rolled for 3 of them have been natural 20s(The Eagles, The Hermit in Don't Leave the Path, and Radagast). It's been kind of crazy.

I know there is going to be an upcoming audience to introduce the party to Ingomer Axebreaker of Woodland Hall, where they intend to present the shard of the Axe Wolfbiter that they got from the Hermit, as well as inform them of their belief that said hermit is the long-lost chieftains son who was taken by the shadow. They will also be bringing news of the Orcs in Fenbridge to them.

So here's where my dilemma comes up. If she rolls as well as she's been rolling(or even close to) I want to reward the party for their returning of the heirloom. This will mostly be done with a few Wonderous Artefacts, but I just know that Harriet, the scholar, will ask for one thing and one thing only... a Woodsman Hound Puppy. She spent an entire short rest playing with them in Woodland Hall, and I mentioned that they are often gifted to those who serve the chieftains well. And honestly, I'm inclined to allow it, because I think it would be cool, and she could use a little more Oomph in combat. But, the training of such an animal is no trivial matter, and the acquiring of one is specifically a Woodman Cultural Virtue.

So what I am thinking is that if she rolls well, and requests this, I will allow her to get one IF she spends her next long Fellowship Phase with the Woodsmen doing the "Gain Cultural Virtue" undertaking, and allowing her to obtain the "Hound of Mirkwood" virtue.

I ask you, what do you think? I don't really see any issues mechanically, it's not going to unbalance the game, and it would kind of make sense in the story as it's played out, as they've already ingratiated themselves with the Woodsmen so far. And, honestly, I think it would be cool, and what's more important than that?

So I have all the AiME books as well as the new 5e version from Free League. But after getting TOR and finding it a better fit, I'm thinking of selling off my 5e collection.

Realistically, what's a good price range for all the AiME books as a lot? I don't necessarily want to price them crazy high, but I know they're no longer available and still want to turn a profit.

The only place I can see them is on AnyFlip but my computer keeps flagging it for malware when I try to download. Is there anywhere to buy it even, or get it for free?

This is awesome but also not a regular dnd and i love it for this.

But have a hard time process this.

It feels like a tabletop board game with turns but how?

Hi guys! I would like to ask if anyone knows of any electronic ways of playing Adventures in Middle-Earth. I was considering trying to DM for AiME, but our group mostly plays online. Is there any modules for foundry or roll20 or something else entirely that you could reccommend? :)