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So you're interested in Roleplaying games, huh? A little D&D maybe? Some Shadowrun? Maybe some Pathfinder or Savage Worlds? Maybe you're not familiar with tabletop RPGs but you're kind of curious. Maybe you're just looking for a safe place to play because you aren't interested in "dark" or "gritty" or "mature" themes. Maybe you just want to throw a fireball at some goblins.
Welcome to the club.
We aren't a group exclusively for Christians, but some of us found that our faith made it difficult to connect to "less-than-family-friendly" gaming groups. So as a result, we decided to start our own group. Anyone is welcome to join our meetup and make some friends at our monthly public mixers.
This is a place for Christians who enjoy D&D or other roleplaying games but haven't met like-minded friends in their other religious communities. We do our best to honor God in our lives and in our gaming as well as provide a safe place for gamers of any background to enjoy.
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Elrond asks you to investigate an ancient elven refuge and things quickly get "interesting."
This is a new campaign using The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying game, which uses D&D 5e rules with a few changes.
May's adventure is for Level 2 characters. Pre-generated characters will be provided but if you want to create your own using D&D rules, see below.
Expect settings, foes and adventures based on Tolkien's books. The adventure takes place a few years after the events in "The Hobbit."If you want more details, you can check out the review I wrote.
Less magical, but still enchanting: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying bends Dungeons & Dragons rules to fit Tolkien’s world | Stars and StripesCreating a D&D character for this adventure
To keep things closer to the books and movies, we won't use many spells beyond cantrips - because you're no Gandalf - and no races other than humans, elves, dwarves and hobbits.
In Tolkien’s books, most magic flows from special items and artifacts, not from casting spells. For the most part, spell-casting is limited to several powerful characters, such as Gandalf and high-ranking elves.
In place of spells, The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying has “crafts,” which are low-level abilities akin to cantrips and certain low-level spells in D&D.
As a result, those who create their own characters based solely on D&D rules should be aware that only Bards and Rangers are suitable "spell-casters" for this setting. And they will be restricted, for the most part, to the use of non-combat cantrips and low-level spells.Finally, if you are interested in using a character based on the complete rules from The Lord of the Rings Roleplaying Game 5e, you can find the core rule book on Amazon for $46.
There are definite benefits to this because certain unique skills give boosts that aren't available in regular D&D. However, the assumption is that most people will be using characters drawn from D&D rules.
