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Optional rules for bringing the peril of corruption, a pivotal theme in stories of Middle-earth, to your game.Ī compendium of herbs found in Third Age Middle-earth, how they can be found, and their many uses.īibelots, mathoms, and magical items from Middle-earth.įollow work by is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License except where otherwise indicated. These simple tweaks may help guide magic users in the right direction.Ī simple tweak to traditional invisibility to align it with the world of Middle-earth. Middle-earth has a different feel than other fantasy settings, especially when it comes to spellcasting. Stat blocks for creatures and monsters that may be found in Middle-earth in the Third Age. Languages in Middle-earth during the Third Age, and how to use them with the 5e rules. This may be useful for cleric or warlock classes, if such classes are used in your setting. The pantheon of the 'gods' (Valar) of Middle-earth in the Third Age. Races and subraces from Middle-earth in the Third Age.Ĭlasses for a low-magic setting like Middle-earth in the Third Age.

Bards can pick pockets as well, so Bard is actually pretty fitting to the Hobbits. Gandalf - Maia - Fighter/Mage - 18/00 STR - 18 DEX - 17 CON - 20 INT - 21 WIS - 17 CHA. He fought 1 on 1 with a Balrog (with a bit help from his magic ring). If you don't own any of the 5e books, you can still play using the freely-available Basic Rules, System Reference Document, and downloadable character sheets from Wizards of the Coast. Being a Maia, Gandalf would have pretty godly stats. Choose what you find useful for your own game. These materials below are designed for playing Middle-earth in the Third Age. After all, 5e is designed for more fantastic magical settings, but it can be done with some effort by both the dungeon master and the players. There are many other fine games specifically designed for roleplaying in Middle-earth which you may have already considered. So, you want to play in a Middle-earth setting using the rules from 5th edition. Image by onze82, Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivativeWorks 3.0 LicenseĬreative Commons By-NC-ND 3.0 License Middle-Earth for 5e

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