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Yeah, I'm looking forward to all the lore and special weapons and items they'll probably include. But it does seem like there won't be a ton to do adventure-wise. Still, I've been quite happy with most TOR stuff so far, so I'll give the team the benefit of the doubt.

@@willattheworldsend How likely is it that they'd include Mirkwood in the elven source book? There's obviously the halls of Thranduil there, and the rest of Mirkwood and Dol Guldur would provide plenty of adventure opportunity.

That's a good question. Mirkwood wouldn't be one of the Realms of the Three Rings, but it certainly could add to a book focused on Elven lands. Mirkwood did feature very prominently in the first edition of The One Ring so I'm not sure yet how much Francesco and Gareth want to retread old material.

I have been trying to come up with new Journey rules but I haven't figured it out yet. But if I even get the rules working I will share it on here.

It hasn't been official posted anywhere. Gareth Hanrahan has a newsletter you can sign up through his website where he has mentioned some things, various interviews on youtube with him or Francesco Nepitello have talked about other bits and Dan Algstrand, who does the layout for the books, confirmed the next book's name in a comment on one of the TOR Facebook pages. So it's from a bunch of different sources all over the place.

As far as I know, Strider Mode has only been made for The One Ring. However, I think it would still work perfectly well because most of the elements for solo play are just tables that help determine what happens next. You might have to make a few modifications but it shouldn't be too hard. Also, if you look at the new Moria Shadow of Khazad-dum book I think it has solo rules in it. The One Ring version of the book does at least.

Thank you for the reply I’ll check out Moria solo. Another question for you: does the 5e version have more magic craft/spells than the One Ring?

@@Wilhuf1 Yes it does. TOR doesn't have anything really magical. The closest it gets is certain abilities or equipment can be used to automatically gain a Success on a roll by spending a point of Hope. LOTR5e is still pretty low on magic compared to D&D but the crafts are certainly more magical than anything in TOR.

It is at the back of The One Ring core rulebook.

That looks like a fun game. I want to try out some Alien board games now.

This is a good reminder for me as well. I've been testing out the Moria solo rules and have been finding it challenging. But I've got to remember to prep a solo game the same way I would a group game. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

@@willattheworldsend thanks for the video! I know it was a passing statement, but it was a mentality shift that took solo ttrpgs from unplayble, to enjoyable for me. I wonder if a lot of people who struggle with solo ttrpgs would have more fun with this approach.

@Cyricistic Sorry, I don't have the more detailed versions up anywhere. That was using the official Free League pages, which I don't have the rights to use or share. They're also more complicated than I know how to replicate, but maybe I should try again.

@Cyricistic Thanks! I made those right in After Effects, I think.

@andreasilvestrini1199 I haven't used any Ruins of the Lost Realm content with Strider Mode. I have used Tales from the Lone Lands and Moria.

@@willattheworldsend do you think it's possible use that ruins for strider mode? How do you play with them?

@@andreasilvestrini1199 It should be possible. I find it helpful to set up the adventure in the same way I would if I was going to run it for other players. So if there are any notable set-pieces or events have them ready to go and include some elements that are connected to your character's story. Obviously, as the LM you are going to know everything so there won't be any surprises, but your character doesn't know everything. Use the telling table and the other tables from Strider Mode to introduce some random elements as you go. That's how I'd do it at any rate. Running an rpg solo is a tricky thing. Probably watch some videos of people that do it a lot to get some pointers. Hopefully this helps.

Thanks! I don't currently have any plans for that. I have some big One Ring projects I'm working on so that will take up all my writing time for the next few months. I also don't think I know enough about the Alien universe to really write good stuff for it.

Hmm, I had not thought of that. At some point I would like to make a few more 5e videos but I've got quite a few other videos that need to get finished first so it will be a while.

@@willattheworldsend alright, thank you for your answer!

That is something I'm not sure of yet. It certainly could get repetitive if the GM or the published adventures don't get creative, but that would be the same with any game. I think having different types of aliens as well as different human factions with their own agendas you can create some fun scenarios if you subvert some expectations.

Currently they're not anywhere to download. But if you have the Moria book they're on pages 227 and 228.

@SB-yn7mj I'm afraid I can't help you there. I only started playing with 2e, so I'm not too aware of what the changes are. The main one that I know of is the time period and setting. 2e takes place closer to The Lord of the Rings than 1e did and focuses on Eriador instead of east of the Misty Mountains.

Ah okay! Thank you though. I've never played a TTRPG before and don't have a big group either. I'm hoping to implement some of the Strider rules to go through 1E campaigns.

@@SB-yn7mj Amazing! If you use Discord at all there is a great community for The One Ring. Lots of people on there have played 1e so they'd be able to help a lot plus people have made lots of 1e-2e conversions, adventures, and other stuff that might be of interest to you.

I think your idea could certainly work. The One Ring also has an Eye Of Mordor mechanic to it so you could mix and match consequences a bit. So a spell might have a mix of Endurance* loss and/or attract the attention of the Eye. *I made some changes to the Istari culture to have casting spells result in Endurance loss instead of Fatigue. Fatigue takes a lot longer to remove so gaining Fatigue from spells would quickly make the character a bit useless. As for rolling for spells, in "The Wizard's Staff" box on the second page I have players use their Combat Proficiency in Staves to cast spells against their Wits TN. Hope this helps and if your player does end up using it, I'd love to hear their thoughts on it.

@@willattheworldsend Hi there! Thanks for the response! I'll definitely have to get familiar with the rules more to really see if Fatigue vs Loss of Endurance is better, but for now i'll take your word for it! However, from what I remember reading Gandalf didn't use his powers very often, so maybe less frequent and affecting fatigue is more in line with what Tolkien had in mind. I'm never a big fan of rolling for magic to happen or not (have played games where that happens and it just never fits the narrative and is disheartening for the player when it costs so much resources). But I could see for damage, etc a roll would be needed; but as I mentioned, I'll have have to familiarize mysefl with the rules. I'll let you know my thoughts as I go!

@@DGB_Smyth That's a good idea to have magic just work. Especially when it costs Fatigue or Endurance. I feel like some of the spells will need to be more powerful than I originally had them to help it be worth the cost.

@@willattheworldsend They could be, i'm not quite sure how punishing the Endurance mechanic can be as I haven't played yet, but I think an Endurance loss of 1-4 based on the LM discretion could cover most things - and if it is a damaging spell, or one where, say, there would be "resistance" from an NPC, then you could roll a target number for its effect. So therefore MOST spells would just autowork, but if they involve an NPC, then a roll may be needed. Something like that

Right, I didn't make that fully clear in the video. When you roll on the Wound Severity Table, if you get a 1-10, the Wound takes as many days to heal as the result of the die. In this example I rolled a 6 so it will take 6 days to heal.

@@willattheworldsend By the way, I have also been the editor for the Portuguese edition of Vampire the masquerade, Mage the Ascention, Gurps 4th edition, I was elected as the editor/writer for the Living Forgotten Realms RPGA Campaign in 4th edition for Latin America that edited all 4th editions adventures for Baldur's Gate at that time, I am also editor for Cyberpunk, and The Witcher... and I also building a Multimidia RPG Campaign Setting for 5th edition

That is quite the impressive list of projects! What does a multi-media campaign setting entail?

That is a tough question. There's a lot in Moria that I like. I think for my solo play, I'll start out as slave dwarves who get a chance to escape. That'll get right to the action, and instead of exploring Moria, the whole adventure will be about getting out. This could work well for new players as well.