tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post8785545217238163902..comments2024-03-17T03:37:02.014-04:00Comments on Dreams in the Lich House: One Ring to Rail Them All…Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-34830566698292679222011-08-12T19:11:45.124-04:002011-08-12T19:11:45.124-04:00I do remember the President Pete Fenlon had a MERP...I do remember the President Pete Fenlon had a MERP game but he was winding it down by the time I started working there and rarely ran it (plus it was mostly just his buds rather than open to all of us grunts).<br /><br />Middle Earth is the ultimate sandbox but my guess is that most people want to make their own so pre-packaged worlds don't really sell. Most people that I heard about who bought the MERP books did so because they loved middle earth and/or used them to poach stuff for their own sandbox games which is part of why I am posting the old illos now.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473393141669242603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-27708867427480821512011-08-12T08:33:03.018-04:002011-08-12T08:33:03.018-04:00That is super cool, Dan. I checked out your galle...That is super cool, Dan. I checked out your gallery, I totally remember those maps from the Moria book and Sarn Goriwing from Mirkwood (Sarn Goriwing was one of my favorite places back in the 80's).<br /><br />I wish I kept all those source books from back then; like I say in the post, it'd make a hell'uva D&D sandbox.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-4062149743925427562011-08-11T19:51:58.595-04:002011-08-11T19:51:58.595-04:00I worked for ICE as a freelance artist in the mid ...I worked for ICE as a freelance artist in the mid to late nineties and did a lot of the 2nd Edition map and plan layouts (see my blog for illos). I own copies of all of the stuff I worked on and a lot more that I didn't, yet I never ran a middle earth campaign or know anyone that did while I was working for ICE (or before or afterwards either). I always thought that was kind of strange and may have resulted in weak sales. I did play in quite a few Rolemaster Games there though (playtest and home brew).Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04473393141669242603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-52012699150956973622011-08-03T18:39:07.059-04:002011-08-03T18:39:07.059-04:00In D&D, one of the more iconic high fantasy se...In D&D, one of the more iconic high fantasy settings is Forgotten Realms, and if you play in that setting and then move to something grittier, more desperate... it is, for many of us, hard to go back. After the more realistic struggles of low-middle fantasy, Forgotten Realms feels like a cartoon.DocStouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13239520630901083975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-92186383700388088882011-08-03T18:21:35.723-04:002011-08-03T18:21:35.723-04:00There's a very healthy MERP collecting communi...There's a very healthy MERP collecting community, though they aren't a true community. I'm not aware of an Acaeum-like central point of contact for MERP collectors.<br /><br />And yeah, lots of the ICE stuff up through the 80's is quite sandbox-oriented. Low on the "here's the plot", high on the "let the characters loose in a well-developed area where some stuff is going on."<br /><br />Many of the MERP modules are generic enough to use in D&D.Guy Fullertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034114718540912559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-87013255378642880252011-08-03T13:56:09.021-04:002011-08-03T13:56:09.021-04:00I have to disagree that their actions would be fut...I have to disagree that their actions would be futile. Sure, they don't have that much effect on the world 1400 years later (and, really, how many of us will?), but so what? The gamers had fun, yeah?<br /><br />Having fun is the point, and if you do that, it's not futile.Uncle Darkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15153259977898899885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-65824992815024892032011-08-03T11:25:07.246-04:002011-08-03T11:25:07.246-04:00I wish I kept all my MERP stuff. If you blew off ...I wish I kept all my MERP stuff. If you blew off canon, it'd be a great framework for a D&D sandbox setting. Slap a hex overlay on those excellent Pete Fenlon maps and start rocking out, MERP-style.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031181424520125213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-12827490360090047252011-08-03T10:48:03.005-04:002011-08-03T10:48:03.005-04:00I have a HUGE collection of MERP stuff. Together w...I have a HUGE collection of MERP stuff. Together with Harn it's my favorite setting for detail and idea mining.Dangerous Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11494853825931603065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4353391426294254427.post-3051869611531514302011-08-03T09:36:52.487-04:002011-08-03T09:36:52.487-04:00I have a few MERP books and would still happily pl...I have a few MERP books and would still happily play it, whether it's true to Tolkien's vision or not. I think a canon-ignoring MERP campaign would be a blast.letsdamagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02145102722055581254noreply@blogger.com