{"id":55813,"date":"2022-10-27T20:33:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T00:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=55813"},"modified":"2022-10-27T20:33:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T00:33:09","slug":"the-one-ring-rpg-ruins-of-the-lost-realm-is-out-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/?p=55813","title":{"rendered":"The One Ring&#x2122; RPG: Ruins of the Lost Realm Is Out Now"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><em>\u201cLong was the way that fate them bore, o\u2019er stony mountains cold and grey, Through halls of iron and darkling door, and woods of nightshade morrowless.\u201d<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Stockholm, Sweden (October 25, 2022) <\/strong>\u2014<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Enter Middle-earth and explore the lone-lands of Eriador. Free League Publishing today released\u00a0<em>Ruins of the Lost Realm<\/em>, the first expansion for the award-winning second edition of <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em> RPG based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=18b7e203e0&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more about <em>The One Ring&#x2122;: Ruins of the Lost Realm<\/em>.<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/e38f20ac-1825-4cb4-5cf2-fa916612455d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-55814\" src=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/e38f20ac-1825-4cb4-5cf2-fa916612455d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/e38f20ac-1825-4cb4-5cf2-fa916612455d.jpg 600w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/e38f20ac-1825-4cb4-5cf2-fa916612455d-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/e38f20ac-1825-4cb4-5cf2-fa916612455d-150x85.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>In the westlands of Eriador, between the Misty Mountains and the Mountains of Lune, the Hobbits found both Men and Elves. Indeed, a remnant still dwelt there of the D\u00fanedain, the kings of Men that came over the Sea out of Westernesse; but they were dwindling fast and the lands of their North Kingdom were falling far and wide into waste. A region often described as deserted becomes a crucible for adventure.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><em>\u201cAfter Arvedui the North-kingdom ended, for the D\u00fanedain were now few and all the peoples of Eriador diminished.\u201d<\/em><\/div>\n<div><strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><strong><em>Ruins of the Lost Realm<\/em> is a beautifully illustrated 120-page hardcover volume. Contents:<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chapter 1:<\/strong> <em>Fog Over Eriador<\/em> offers a description of the regions that once were part of the kingdom of Arnor, with a focus on the city of Tharbad.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter 2:<\/strong> <em>A Gathering Storm<\/em> provides the Loremaster with a set of narrative elements aimed at building a possible future for the land of Eriador as a whole, including the description of many looming threats, Loremaster characters, and their agendas.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Chapter 3:<\/strong> <em>Landmarks<\/em> adds 12 sites of interest in the style of the one presented in the core volume. These locations depict both \u2018historical\u2019 sites mentioned in <em>The Lord of the Rings<\/em>&#x2122; or <em>The Hobbit<\/em>&#x2122;, and others that have been created specifically for the game.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The histories tell that the King returned in 3019 and brought better days \u2014 but there may be lost tales that tell what happened in the lone-lands in the many decades before the War of the Ring.<\/p>\n<p><em>The War of the Ring, Middle-earth, The Lord of the Rings, The One Ring, and the characters, items, events, and places therein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Middle-earth Enterprises, LLC and are used under license by Sophisticated Games Ltd and their respective licensees. \u00a9 2022 Sophisticated Games Ltd.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>About <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em> Roleplaying game<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em> roleplaying game is based on <em>The Hobbit&#x2122;<\/em> and <em>The Lord of the Rings&#x2122;<\/em>, two extraordinary works of fiction by the beloved author and respected academic, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien. With these books, Tolkien introduced readers to his greatest creation, the world of Middle-earth, a mythic land from a remote past.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nWith <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em>, Middle-earth is yours to explore \u2014 you will travel the land searching for clues about the return of the Shadow, and have the chance to play a part in the struggle against the Enemy\u2026<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nFirst released in 2011, <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em> was hailed as the best attempt at bringing Middle-earth to the gaming table to date. With the praised and award-winning <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em>\u00a0Second Edition, the game has entered a new era and bring players further into the Twilight of the Third Age.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nTo keep up to date with Free League Publishing, be sure to follow them on <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=b41a39e5bb&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Twitter<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=9646cc2838&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=2fb1641129&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">Instagram<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=588ecf6e9a&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">YouTube<\/a>, and visit their official website at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/uberstrategist.us3.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=b4300e528090154189e29235d&amp;id=6acedef200&amp;e=2a7cc2d4be\">freeleaguepublishing.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>About Free League Publishing<\/strong><br \/>\nFree League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. We have published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nOur upcoming games include the official <em>Blade Runner RPG<\/em>, <em>Into the Odd Remastered<\/em>, <em>CY_BORG<\/em> and <em>Dragonbane<\/em>. Our current game portfolio includes <em>The One Ring&#x2122;<\/em> roleplaying game, <em>Tales From the Loop &#8211; The Board Game<\/em>, the official <em>ALIEN RPG<\/em> (Gold ENNIE for Best Game 2020), the Gothic horror game <em>Vaesen<\/em> (winner of three ENNIE Awards 2021), the pitch-black fantasy RPG <em>M\u00d6RK BORG<\/em> (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2020), the alternate &#8217;80s <em>Tales From the Loop<\/em> RPG (winner of five ENNIE Awards 2017, including Best Game), the retro-fantasy <em>Forbidden Lands<\/em> (winner of four ENNIE Awards 2019), the postapocalyptic <em>Mutant: Year Zero<\/em> (Silver ENNIE for Best Rules 2015), the science fiction games <em>Coriolis &#8211; The Third Horizon<\/em> (Judge&#8217;s Spotlight Award 2017) and <em>Death in Space<\/em>, the dark fantasy game Symbaroum, and the new edition of the RPG classic <em>Twilight: 2000<\/em> (Judges Award for Best RPG at UK Games Expo 2022).<br \/>\n<strong>\u00a0 <\/strong><br \/>\nWe have also published the art books <em>Tales From the Loop<\/em>, <em>Things From the Flood<\/em>, <em>The Electric State<\/em> and <em>The Labyrinth<\/em> by internationally acclaimed visual artist Simon St\u00e5lenhag, as well as the illustrated edition of the Lovecraft classics <em>At the Mountains of Madness<\/em> and <em>The Call of Cthulhu<\/em> by the praised artist Fran\u00e7ois Baranger.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLong was the way that fate them bore, o\u2019er stony mountains cold and grey, Through halls of iron and darkling door, and woods of nightshade [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55814,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1935,4],"tags":[336,3930,3521,3115,3114],"class_list":["post-55813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-headlines","category-rpg-news","tag-epic-fantasy","tag-free-league-publishing","tag-headline","tag-middle-earth","tag-the-one-ring"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=55813"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55813\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/55814"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=55813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=55813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=55813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}