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Andrew Sinclair
Canada
Burlington
Ontario
A mere matter of marching...
No one here is exactly what he appears. Not Mollari, not Delenn, not Sinclair... and not me.
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I am a big LotR fan from way back, and I have been looking for a new RPG. I am interested in this one, but have a question... Does this system use miniatures? I have a huge selection of painted 28mm GW LotR minis, and would obviously want to make use of them in any games I ran.
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Bruce McGeorge
United States
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
Hey you kids, get off my Avatar!
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It doesn't really... Combat is somewhat abstract. There's a "volley" phase followed by close combat. You take stances such as Forward, Open, Defensive, or Rearward. It's definitely not designed as a grid/mini system.
You could utilize the minis to show engagement though.
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Andrew Sinclair
Canada
Burlington
Ontario
A mere matter of marching...
No one here is exactly what he appears. Not Mollari, not Delenn, not Sinclair... and not me.
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brumcg wrote: It doesn't really... Combat is somewhat abstract. There's a "volley" phase followed by close combat. You take stances such as Forward, Open, Defensive, or Rearward. It's definitely not designed as a grid/mini system.
You could utilize the minis to show engagement though.
Thanks for the insight, Bruce.
To be honest that sounds like how I used to use miniatures in the 1st and 2nd editions of D&D. They were mostly there to give a visual representation of the action, rather than a board-game like movement and engagement system.
I like both, actually, but find grid/mini systems tend to reduce role-playing and focus on tactice instead. 
Seems LotR would be better served by a more open system.
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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brumcg wrote: It doesn't really... Combat is somewhat abstract. There's a "volley" phase followed by close combat. You take stances such as Forward, Open, Defensive, or Rearward. It's definitely not designed as a grid/mini system.
You could utilize the minis to show engagement though.
Using minis to show engagement might be more complex than needed. As it sits, it's PC's vs fixed side, so a mat looking vaguely like:
+---------+---------+---------+---------+
| Forward | Open |Defensive|Rearward |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | | |
+---------+---------+---------+---------+
Would work nicely for using those PC minis.
You can use the other side for showing who's still present... perhaps with a track like:
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9|10|11|12|13|14|
+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+--+
to show current Stamina for NPC's. But that might be more info than you want to give; you could also use it for stamina losses, rather than current remaining. More work for you...
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fergus hadley
United Kingdom
leeds
Unspecified
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I made a battle mat for The One Ring just like the one above:
http://www.voidstate.com/rpg/voidstate_one_ring_stance_mat_v...
As well as a travel mat to print on the reverse:
http://www.voidstate.com/rpg/voidstate_one_ring_travel_mat_v...
But apart from that, no, you're not going to use your minis with this game.
vs
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Andrew Sinclair
Canada
Burlington
Ontario
A mere matter of marching...
No one here is exactly what he appears. Not Mollari, not Delenn, not Sinclair... and not me.
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Thanks very much, Sir!
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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voidstate wrote:
nice work... you should upload to RPGG...
Saved for later BTW (running BWR now).
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Christopher Lawrence
United States
Mos Angeles
California
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voidstate wrote: I made a battle mat for The One Ring just like the one above
I found that on the Cubicle 7 forums. Great work - thanks for sharing!
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Bob
United States
Nebraska
Don't squat with your spurs on.
Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.
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Based on the previous discussion, are there any miniature recommendations for this game?
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William Hostman
United States
Eagle River
Alaska
Gaming in Greater Anchorage area, Alaska since 1978. Looking for Indy-willing RPG players in Eagle River (or willing to drive to Eagle River). Geekmail me if interested.
Yes, this really is what I looked like when I uploaded that avatar. Not that it's quite current anymore.
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Ashitaka wrote: Based on the previous discussion, are there any miniature recommendations for this game?
GW has a whole line of LOTR minis for their LOTR battle game. They aren't bad, provided you want 30-32mm scale.
Reaper makes some good general fantasy minis. Again, 30-32mm scale.
Mithril Miniatures (http://www.mithril.ie) has a whole line of well respected 32mm whitemetal minis for the Middle Earth setting.
Me, I'd go for something in 15 or 20mm myself, because that's my preferred scale overall.
Caesar Miniatures does some rather nice soft plastic work - I bought through MichToy.com previously, and their 1/72 scale stuff is very nice, at least their japanese stuff; no halflings, but good orcs, elves and dwarves from what I can tell... $12 for a box of 35 figs. [url= http://www.michtoy.com/michtoy_search_products.php?Types=Toy...]Michtoy.com Caeser Fantasy[/url]
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