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Tolkien Moot XV RSVP Online
— by merpadmin — last modified Oct 04, 2019 03:01 PMJoin the 15th annual Tolkien Moot middle-earth role-playing gaming and scholarly convention, beginning Saturday October 19th, 2019.
Merp Email List
— by merpadmin — last modified Mar 10, 2019 10:38 AMAfter the sudden closure of the collocation facility where our servers were hosted, we have been slowly trying to get everything back online. The email server hosting merp@merp.com is not yet back up and running, but we are working on it.

10 Days To TolkienMoot XIII. RSVP Today!
— by merpadmin — last modified Jul 05, 2017 01:30 AMTolkien Moot XIII begins in just 10 days! 7:30 am, July 15th, 2017!

TomeNet
— by merpadmin — last modified May 20, 2017 11:12 PM"TomeNET is a multiplayer fantasy dungeon exploration game based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. "

Middle-earth d20 Loremaster's Guide Delayed
— by merpadmin — last modified May 12, 2017 03:39 PMUPDATE: As of May, books are starting to arrive! -- Those that preordered the Loremaster's Guide for the Open Game License (OGL) of D&D 5th Edition (5e) adaptation to Middle-earth based on Cubicle 7's The One Ring RPG (TOR) back in April 2016, recently received notification that there will be a further delay in release of the PDF...

Preview of Adventures in Middle-earth RPG
— by merpadmin — last modified Mar 17, 2019 08:41 AMThe creators of The One Ring Role-Playing Game (TOR), have created the first licensed D&D-based Middle-earth RPG, "Adventures in Middle-earth". Here is a preview from a decades-long Tolkien-based gamer. While I received the PDFs many months ago, I finally received the hard copies of the d20 Tolkien RPG System based on The One Ring (TOR) by Cubicle 7: "Adventures in Middle-earth Players guide" for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Definitely plan for this to be at Tolkien Moot XIII!
Adventures in Middle-earth D&D 5e Tolkien-based Gaming
— by merpadmin — last modified Oct 30, 2016 02:18 AMWhile I received the PDFs many months ago, I finally received the hard copies of the d20 Tolkien RPG System based on The One Ring (TOR) by Cubicle 7: "Adventures in Middle-earth Players guide" for 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. You can count on this version being at next year's Tolkien Moot XIII!

Eä Tolkien Society August 2016 Meeting Moved to AUG 20
— by merpadmin — last modified Aug 11, 2016 12:45 PMThe Tolkien Society monthly meeting & broadcast has been rescheduled to August 20th, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Pacific time.

Tolkien Moot XII Begins July 16!
— by merpadmin — last modified Jul 06, 2016 01:52 PMA quick reminder that the Eä Tolkien Society's Annual Tolkien Moot XII Begins July 16, 2016!

Tolkien Society Meeting April 16
— by merpadmin — last modified Mar 07, 2019 11:12 AMA reminder that the monthly Eä Tolkien Society is meeting Saturday, April 16th, 2016, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, in Spokane, Washington, and online...
Useful Tables
— by merpadmin — last modified Apr 15, 2016 01:23 PMA community member kindly linked to some useful tables for improving the use of ICE MERPS...

Merp.com Forum Now Back!
— by merpadmin — last modified Apr 12, 2016 09:50 AMThe merp.com forum is now back online!

Merp.com Downloads Being Updated
— by merpadmin — last modified Jul 30, 2017 03:30 PMIt is long overdue, but the archives from the old Merp.com server are finally being transferred to this, the new server.

Reminder: Eä Tolkien Society December 2015 Meeting
— by merpadmin — last modified Dec 10, 2015 09:04 PMJust a quick reminder to join the Tolkien Society for our monthly meeting, on the second Saturday of each month, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Pacific Time). For this month it will be December 12th.

Due to Massive Power Outage, IRC Down since Tuesday Nov 17
— by merpadmin — last modified Nov 23, 2015 12:28 PMWhile the website and email servers are at a nice colo, the Internet Relay Chat (IRC) was still running on the old server at a house. That city has been without power or Internet since November 17th, 2015.
Website User Account Self-Registration Now Available
— by admin — last modified Nov 14, 2015 05:10 PMWe had some technical issues requiring disabling of users creating new accounts. We believe those issues are now resolved. You can now create your own accounts on the website so that you can participate in the forum, comments, uploads, etc. Thank you for your patience and support!

Merp.com User Registration Back Online
— by merpadmin — last modified Oct 26, 2016 04:04 PMAfter years of the Plone developers not resolving the problem with registration spam that I was reporting, one of the developers finally helped me directly, and after several stop-gap attempts, they acknowledged the problem and have finally fixed it. So at long last, the Middle-earth Role-Playing community can try to come back to life. REGISTER now!

Reminder: Eä Tolkien Society September 12, 2015 Meeting 1:00 pm
— by merpadmin — last modified Sep 06, 2015 09:29 PMJust a quick reminder to join us for our monthly meeting, Saturday, September 12th, at 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm (Pacific Time).
SERVERS OVERHAUL CURRENTLY UNDERWAY
— by admin — last modified Jun 22, 2015 03:22 AMPLEASE CHECK BACK EVERY 24-72 HOURS - THANK YOU. This site is undergoing a complete overhaul. Please check back in 24-72 hours. Thank you for your patience.

Arda Marred update!
— by ardamir — last modified Aug 02, 2015 09:33 PMNew Action: Interrogation, simplified Earnings and Experience rules during Everyday Life, PCs can now receive more than one XP per Aspect Level and day in Adventures, XP levels needed have been decreased, changes to Ageing modifiers for Elves and Middle Men, refined rules for Action Experience Level creation for Game Master Chars, revised Char Sheet

Arda Marred update!
— by ardamir — last modified Aug 02, 2015 09:32 PMNew Action: Orienteering, Name elements for Northmen added to the names table, Difficulty Level added to Aspect Levels table.

Huge update to 'Arda Marred'
— by ardamir — last modified Aug 02, 2015 09:30 PMthe purist table-top Arda RPG!

Arda Marred mentioned in Basic Roleplaying discussion
— by ardamir — last modified Aug 02, 2015 09:24 PMmentioned in Basic Roleplaying discussion

Upcoming Tolkien Moot X (10) Convention, Summer 2014, Spokane, Washington
— by merpadmin — last modified Oct 10, 2015 12:35 AMUpcoming Tolkien Moot X (10) Convention, Summer 2014, Spokane, Washington

Upcoming February 15th, 2014 Ea Tolkien Society Meeting
— by merpadmin — last modified Mar 23, 2019 09:58 AMThe next Ea Tolkien Society monthly meeting and broadcast will be delayed one week, and take place on Saturday, February 15th. We will once again meet at the north Rocket Bakery on Hastings near Mead High School, and at the same times, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 319 W. Hastings Road
New Twitter for Arda Marred
— by ardamir — last modified Aug 02, 2015 09:29 PMWe have created a separate Twitter for Arda Marred: @ArdaMarred (https://twitter.com/ardamarred). Please follow for news about game updates, work on the game etc. We hope to tweet frequently.

Major changes to Arda Marred
— by ardamir — last modified Aug 02, 2015 09:27 PMWe are currently making huge changes, additions and improvements to Arda Marred. Stay tuned!

Updated Magic in Eä d20 3.5 Middle-earth version zf - Shadow Rules Early draft
— by merpadmin — last modified Oct 10, 2015 12:32 AMGreetings All, some more updates for the Magic in Middle-earth 3.5 rules, especially beginning work separating Shadow from Taint, and defining the Shadow Points mechanics.

Another mention of Arda Marred on the world wide web…
— by ardamir — last modified Nov 09, 2018 02:44 AMon the world wide web…