Supplement VII, Final Take

I want to be clear on the point that Supplement VII will not be a canonical ruleset for campaigns in the Middle-earth. What I intend to do is to add some tolkienian flavor to the original 3LBBs without actually transforming them into something different, in the style of the early supplements. There will be class and levels and magic will be vancian (except for elven magic). So, if you expect a good ruleset to represent the complexity and wonder of Tolkien novels, look elsewhere, as you are not likely to find that in Supplement VII. Also, it won't be a gazetteer: I am not expert enough to replace the reading of masterworks like The Silmarillion, The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. So that's it: it will be OD&D + Tolkien flavor, nothing more.

The most important part of the supplement will be rules to handle corruption. They will be presented in The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures section, along with various guidelines to conduct an epic campaign. The Monsters section will include the canonical creatures of the Middle-earth, and so will the Treasure section. I may ask your help, from time to time, but when the work is completed and corrected by Greyharp, I will ask for revision and advice from people who are more expert than me in that kind of stuff. As you can imagine, I'm pretty tense.