The publication of the series was plagued by legal problems.

Finally, guidelines are provided for using the books as solitaire adventures for the full-fledged Middle-earth Role Playing system.

Additional optional rules are provided for creating characters (which have three basic attributes, a variety of skills and, in some adventures, the option to cast spells), gaining experience, and calculating combat results by formula rather than by table. The advanced rules add the need to keep track of the passage of time and flesh out other elements of the system. The basic rules use a pre-created character and offer simple rules for fighting, moving and gathering items. Fortunately for those who don't like complexity, the rules are divided into levels. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings are among the most complex gamebooks ever published, many using hex maps to allow great freedom of movement and all featuring about thirty pages of rules in each volume. Game System : Randomization Method : Dice

Language:Ĭomplexity Level : Advanced (Full Game System)Ĭomplexity Level : Solitaire RPG (External Rules Required)

Veins of the earth character sheet