The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild

The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild
Publication Information
Author	Francesco Nepitello
Editor	Dominic McDowall-Thomas, David Thomas Moore
Illustrator	John Howe, Jon Hodgson, Tomasz Jȩdruszek, Paul Bourne
Publisher	Cubicle 7 Entertainment
Released	August 2011
Format	Boxed set (paperbacks)
Pages	192 (Adventurer's Book) + 144 (Loremaster's Book)
ISBN	978-1-907204-14-2

The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild is the core set for the first edition of The One Ring role-playing game. The boxed set was the first release for the game system, and includes a Loremaster's Book, an Adventurer's Book, two maps, and dice.

In 2014, Cubicle 7 Entertainment released a revised edition of the game containing all the rules and background needed for play in a single 320-page hardback volume. This revised core rule book was simply titled The One Ring Roleplaying Game and it was completely compatible with all existing game material.

From the back

Smaug has been defeated, the Battle of Five Armies has been won, and Bilbo has returned to the Shire. The War of the Ring is still several generations away. In the relative peace, the Free Peoples of Wilderland look beyond their borders for the first time, establishing trade routes, renewing bonds between their cultures, and bringing prosperity to the region of northern Mirkwood, the Lonely Mountain, and the eastern slopes of the Misty Mountains.

But much danger still remains, and from the Orc-holds of the mountains to the dark and corrupt depths of Mirkwood a darkness waits, recovering its strength, laying its plans, and slowly extending its shadow . . . .

The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild is the newest fantasy roleplaying game set in the world of The Hobbit^TM and The Lord of the Rings^TM. It provides you with everything you need to begin your adventures in Middle-earth, including:

• 192 page Adventurer's Book
• 144 page Loremaster's Book
• Two 22"x17" maps
• Customised The One Ring dice

The One Ring: Adventures over the Edge of the Wild is the first core set for The One Ring roleplaying game. Set five years after the events narrated in The Hobbit, it introduces players to the world of Middle-earth focusing on Wilderland, the region visited by Bilbo in his journey to the Lonely Mountain. Future core and supplemental publications will advance the timeline and explore other areas of Middle-earth.

Reception

In a review for Other Minds 13, Neville Percy found that the game set itself apart from earlier efforts by being designed from the ground up as a Middle-earth role-playing game and by fostering a “narrative and collaborative style of play.”