Table of Contents

Editorial: Ready for Round Two!

Thomas Morwinsky, Hawke Robinson

2

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Other Minds Conventions

Thomas Morwinsky

3

any

J.R.R. Tolkien’s love of Trees and the Environment

W.A. Hawke Robinson

6

any

Númenóreans in Endor

Gabriele Quaglia, Stéphane Hœrlé, Thomas Morwinsky

10

any

Númenórean Maritime Technology

Thomas Morwinsky

26

any

A Response to ‘Mapping Arda’

Eric Dubourg

37

any

Mapping Arda - Reloaded

Thomas Morwinsky, Stéphane Hœrlé, Gabriele Quaglia, Oliver Schick, Christian Schröder

41

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Third time is a charm

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Of Barrow-wights – Part Two

Neville Percy

5

any

J.R.R. Tolkien, Words, Phrases & Passages in The Lord of the Rings – A Game Designer’s Guide to Parma Eldalamberon 17

Chris Seeman

9

any

The Rings of Power – History and Abilities

Thomas Morwinsky

15

any

The Palantíri

Chris Seeman

31

LotR RPG

The Venturers and the colonies of Númenor

Eric Dubourg

34

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Baruk Khazâd – Khazâd ai-mênu

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Whither MerpCon

Hawke Robinson

3

any

The Problem of Dwarven Women

Neville Percy

6

any

A Brief History of the Dwarven Mansions

Thomas Morwinsky

11

any

A Dwarven Runic Cryptogram

Neville Percy

22

any

Swept Off By Your Feet...

Thomas Morwinsky

24

any

Outer Names for the Western Dwarves

Neville Percy

25

any

The Giant Armoured Moldewarp

Neville Percy

28

MERP

The Sword of Aulë

Tom Davie

30

MERP

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Back for good

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Tolkien and Transformational Thought

Michael Martinez

3

any

Tolkien’s Impact on Beowulf

W.A. Hawke Robinson

6

any

Thoughts on Imladris - Part Two

Thomas Morwinsky

9

any

Minas Ithil Name Glossary

Chris Seeman, David Salo

13

any

Mithril and MERP

Chris Seeman

18

any

Amending “A Brief History of the Dwarven Mansions”

Thomas Morwinsky

25

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Back on track!

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Clad in Mail

Oliver Hauss

4

any

White Hand Rising

Lev Lafayette

8

any

Númenórean longevity

Thomas Morwinsky

10

any

The Eöldrim

José Enrique Vacas de la Rosa

23

any

Tharbad Map Name Changes

Chris Seeman, David Salo

28

any

Banks of the Northern Anduin

Johannes Lomborg

30

MERP

Born of Hope – An Overview

José Enrique Vacas de la Rosa

58

any

Book Review – “Isildur”

Thomas Morwinsky

60

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: A Magical Number

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Inside Information

Thomas Morwinsky

3

any

The Angmarrim

Thomas Morwinsky

4

any

The Other Side

José Enrique Vacas de la Rosa

10

any

MERP Supplementary Rules

Thomas Morwinsky

16

MERP

The Ebbs and Flows of Númenórean Technology

António Simões

26

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Surprise!

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

A Sense of Magic

Neville Percy

4

any

Sense of Magic

Neville Percy

6

MERP

Between Canon and Dogma

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

8

any

A Journey in the Dark

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

15

any

The Ways of Magic

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

19

any

The Nine Nazgûl

António Simões

24

any

The Age of Sauron – Preview

Padraig Timmins

32

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: The Dominion of Man

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Inside Information

Thomas Morwinsky

4

any

The Age of Sauron

Padraig Timmins

5

any

The Heirs of Elessar and the Fourth Age

Thomas Morwinsky

14

any

A Fourth Age Chronology

Tom Davie

29

any

Religion in Angmar

Thomas Morwinsky

39

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Finally Here!

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Balrogs do not have wings – but they do fly!

Thomas Gießl

4

any

The problem of Gil-galad and the ‘House of Finrod’

Thomas Morwinsky

13

any

A History of Story-Telling Games and other Imaginary Depictions of Middle-earth

Travis Henry

23

any

The ‘Other Hands’ Restoration project

Thomas Morwinsky and Ronald K.

25

any

An October weekend in Middle-earth

Thomas Abbenhaus

28

any

The Art of Magic – a magic system for Middle-earth

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

31

house system

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: A belated Christmas and New Year’s present

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Inside Information

Thomas Morwinsky

4

any

Agazlam

Severin, Isildur’s Heir

6

any

Roleplaying Battles in Middle-earth

José Enrique Vacas de la Rosa

77

any

Simplified System—Chronicles of Middle-earth

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

79

own system

Moldewarp stats for LotRRPG

José Enrique Vacas de la Rosa

87

LotRRPG

Things a PC should know

Tom Davie

89

any

The Tale of Years

Thomas Gießl

90

any

Únati and Axani

Neville ‘Osric’ Percy

107

any

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Holding our breath

Thomas Morwinsky

2

any

Inside Information

Thomas Morwinsky

4

any

Númenórean Longevity Revisited

Thomas Morwinsky

5

any

An Unexpected Party

David Daines

11

any

The Phenomenon of “Eternal Realms” in Middle-earth RPG settings

Thomas Morwinsky

16

any

Quendi – The Elvish peoples of Middle-earth

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

23

own system

Title

Author

Page

Game System

Editorial: Not an unlucky number!

Thomas Morwinsky

3

any

Inside Information

Thomas Morwinsky

4

any

The Road Goes Ever On

Thomas Morwinsky

6

any

The One Ring: Adventures Over the Edge of the Wild – A Review

Neville “Osric” Percy

10

any

The Art of Magic over the Edge of the Wild – An alternative magic system for TOR

Daniel “Vaco” Vacaflores

20

TOR

Iglishmêk – The Secret Gesture-language of the Dwarves

Neville “Osric” Percy

38

TOR, LotRRPG, MERP, D&D, Fate

Population and Urbanization in Eriador

Thomas Morwinsky

42

any

Appendix

108

Title

Author

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Game System

Editorial: Long overdue but not dead

Thomas Morwinsky

4

any

Inside Information

Thomas Morwinsky

6

any

The Road Goes Ever On

Thomas Morwinsky

8

any

Mounted Combat in The One Ring

Paul Kirk

14

TOR

The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game

Tim Söhrich

18

GW skirmishing

The Waters of Awakening and the 'Sleep of Yavanna'

Daniel "Vaco" Vacaflores

22

any

Appendix

256

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