Lord of The Rings // The Shadowed Path Campaign

Lord of The Rings // The Shadowed Path Campaign

Long ago, the mines of Moria were lost. Will you help reclaim them?

TYPE

Campaign

LEVELS

1–20

EXPERIENCE

Beginner

AGE

All Ages
2 SEATS LEFT
$15.00

/ Session

Details

Weekly / Sunday - 12:00 AM UTC

Nov 16 / Session 5

Session Duration / 3–4 hours

Campaign Length / 30–50 Sessions

3 / 5 Seats Filled

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Schedule

Sun, Nov 16 | 12:00 AM – Session 5

Sun, Nov 23 | 12:00 AM – Session 6

Sun, Nov 30 | 12:00 AM – Session 7

This game will begin once 2 players have joined
About the adventure

🗺️ Explore Middle-Earth 🗡️Help Iconic Heroes Like Gandalf, Elrond, And Bilbo Baggins 👁️ Aid In The Fight Against The Growing Shadow A council has been called and you have answered the summons. A great Dwarf of renown, Balin, son of Fundin, has disappeared in the south Blue Mountains in the west. Now, Gandalf has asked for your audience, for Balin must be found and he fears the worst. Will you rise to the defense of the realm? Will you answer the Gray Wizard's call? WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT: Journey Rolls and Random Events Immersive Lord of the Rings Storytelling Lots of Talk of Moria Encounters with Orcs, Trolls, Wights, and Nameless Things About The One Ring 2e: The One Ring 2e is the official TTRPG for The Lord of The Rings. It brings a thematic system that honors the spirit of the books. A NOTE ON CANNON: Lord of The Rings can feel daunting. You do not need to be an expert on The Lord of The Rings to play and enjoy this game. Just come with interest, humor, and excitement!

Game style

Roleplay Heavy

Rule of Cool (RoC)

Sandbox / Open World

Meet the Game Master

5.0

(17)

Neurodivergent
Published Writer
Teacher/Educator

4 years on StartPlaying

46 games hosted

Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Inclusive

Average response time: 2 hours

Response rate: 100%

About me

🚵🏻‍♂️:6'0" // 38 // He/Him 🎲: Tales of the Valiant (D&D 5e),The One Ring 2e, Isle of Ixx, Warlock!, Mutant Crawl Classics, Quest, Land of Eem Hello there, traveler! It's me, DM Nors. I'm a fiction and TTRPG writer, cat dad, and avid soccer fan. I grew up acting in the theater, reading fantasy books (well, my parents read them to me until about halfway through high school: I'm dyslexic), and pretending I was Frodo hiding from orcs in the woods around my parents' house. My love of the written word has brought me to a love of all things Play-by-Post! If you love TTRPGs with deep narratives and exciting adventures but don't have the time to dedicate full sessions, PbP is the medium for you! As a fiction writer, I'm all about the narrative scope of a good TTRPG session. Like a short story or novel, every uncovered thread connects to a larger tapestry, if only your characters would follow it to its conclusion. That being said, I also have a love for Mutant Crawl Classics (a gonzo OSR with extremely lethal combat), so be prepared to use every ounce of courage and cleverness to triumph in battle. I have a list of published works both in fiction as well as game design for games like Quest and Warlock! I believe in real stakes for player-characters and enemies who look to kill as much as they look to run and save themselves from death. I love rules lite games that get out of the way of players creativity and let players be awesome without sacrificing the real stakes that come with a dangerous campaign and extreme adventures.

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Character creation

Creating your character

We will make characters in the Foundry Gameroom during our Session Zero. All players will adhere to official published TOR 2e materials.

What to expect

Preparing for the session

You will need a Forge account (A hosting platform) and a Discord account, and a mic. Webcams are optional.

What Nors brings to the table

I bring a VTT in the form of Foundry, all the rules and expansions publish by Free League, and a wealth of knowledge concerning this system.

Equipment needed to play

Computer

Headphones

Internet

Microphone

Safety

How Nors creates a safe table

We will be making characters in our Session Zero. I provide a lines and veils documents. Please note the content warnings, as I perceive The Lord of The Rings as a world in which prejudices and basis are essential to the plot and world. I know this can be an unpopular opinion, but I will ask that you refrain from playing a Hobbit. It simply does not make sense within this campaign.

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