Free League Publishing has announced pre-orders for The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying are now available ahead of a 9th May 2023 release. This is going to be your chance to dive into roleplaying in Middle-earth using the 5th Edition rules as a basis for your adventures on the tabletop.

The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying 5E // Free League Publishing

At the core of the new set of releases is the main rulebook from Free League. This is a hefty tome that contains all of the information that players need to create 5E adventures set in Middle-earth. You get access to six heroic cultures from Eriador alongside six new classes to play, adversaries for you to face and the now well-known rules for journeying, attending councils and discovering lost artefacts across the land.

The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying 5E Liveplay Trailer

Middle-earth has already seen a release featuring the 5th Edition rules thanks to Cubicle 7 and Adventures In Middle-earth. Whilst The One Ring is a sterling system for roleplaying in Middle-earth, it's good that we're seeing the option to roleplay using the 5th Edition system as well. This might be a good jumping-off point for someone to move from the traditional settings of The Forgotten Realms and such and engage in some fun adventures in Tolkien's world instead. It helps that the new books are going to feature the absolutely gorgeous artwork and design that we've come to know and love from Free League's books.

As well as the new rulebook, there is also a second tome coming out with the initial set of releases. Prepare for some Shire Adventures!

Shire Adventures 5E // Free League Publishing

Shire Adventures features five short adventures and seven pre-generated characters that you can use to get started with The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying. Spend time with Bagginses, Tooks and Brandybucks as you explore the Shire using the 5th Edition rules. If you've already played through The One Ring Starter Set then the adventures here will be familiar as they have been adapted from that rather splendid set.

There is also this rather wonderful Loremaster's Screen & Rivendell Compendium set which comes with beautiful artwork featuring a Fellowship in the heart of combat.

Loremaster's Screen & Rivendell Compendium 5E // Free League Publishing

The Rivendell Compendium also gives you some additional information for exploring the Last Homely House and interacting with Elrond and his household. You'll also get additional rules for playing as the Elves of Rivendell in your games of The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying.

If you want everything, there is also this full bundle which comes with both of the books, the supplement and the Loremaster's Screen.

The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying 5E Bundle // Free League Publishing

If you head on over to The Lord Of The Rings Roleplaying Website, you can get your pre-orders in right now and also get access to digital versions of the books so you can start playing right away.

Could you be tempted to dive into roleplaying in Middle-earth using the 5th Edition rules?