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Middle Earth Role Playing/MERP Ist Edition

Middle Earth Role Playing: A Complete System for Adventuring in J.R.R. Tolkien's World, Includes a Sample Adventure n the Trollshaws

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Role playing is a type of game which allows a person to assume the role of a character in a 'living' novel. 'Middle-Earth Role Playing, MERP, for short, provides the structure and framework for role playing in the greatest fantasy setting of all time...J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.

MERP contains in on3 book all of the components required to play a fantasy role playing game; a complete character development system covering Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, etc.; realistic yet playable rules for combat; a simple but comprehensive magic system; detailed guidelines for gamesmasters; and material covering poisons, healing, weather, magic items, Middle-Earth creatures, encounters and much more.

Middle-Earth role playing can be used with a variety of game aids, including the guidebook and poster/map, a series of specific adventure modules, a series of general campaign modules, and 'Rolemaster, Iron Crown's FRP' game system

176 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1984

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