The One Ring-The Ways of Magic

-CREOlTSWritten by: Ja cob "Zed" Rod gers Additional

Material by: C. "Blubbo" Barlo w, Francesco "Woo dclaw " Cas lelli , Fal enth a l, Rocco Manitta , Rich Harri so n

The One Ring rules designed by: Fran cesco N epit ello a nd Ma rco Magg i Editors and Proofreaders : Rue and Da vid Rea Artwork: A number of sources we r e used for th e artwork in Lhis fan publi ca tion . Use of th e a rlwork d oes nol impl y ownership , repro du ct ion , or olher right s for Lhe mal er ial.

-CONTENTST HE W AY OF MAG lC .. MASTERING WHO

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CA N LE ARN MAGlc?

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T1r1E WAY

OF MAGlC

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Throughout Middle Earth , th er e is a subtl e yet pow erfu l en ergy to b e found. The w ise call thi s crafting of the en ergy Art and not magic , for th ey understand th e mu s ic of crea tion . They lab el the wor ks of th e Shado w Sorcery, for it stri ves ever aga inst th e mu s ic, seek ing disco rd . The following rules pr ese nt a var ieLy of spe ll-group s Lha L h eroes can select as Virtues. lt is sugges ted that Lorema slers pi ck and choo se som e of Lhese magics , an d noL m ake all of th ese available Lothe h eroes. Each of th ese groups are give n a descripti ve name , th e group is called a Way, and a spe ll is called a Pract ice. How ever, h eroes might Lhink differentl y ab ou t wh a Lth ey h ave learne d; th eir under sLandin g is lik ely to be less formal than th e groups given h ere for Lhe sa k e of rules con siste ncy. Some of th ese ma gics ca n b e us ed for goo d or ill: it is not ed when th e use of a p art icu lar Practi ce mi ght provoke a Corrupt ion Test or eve n an auto mati c Shado w point. We hav e stri ve n to ensur e that eac h option ha s its uttermost sou r ce in th e original t ext s.

MASTERlNG SPELLS Each Wa y is a m agical VirLue that a pla yer ma y select wh en Lhey incr ease th eir ch a racle r's Wi sdom . The selection of a Wa y is always subject lo Loremas ler approval. Most Lorema sLers w ill reciuire LhaLa ch aracle r find a suitabl e Leac h er a nd sp end a Fello wship Pha se lea rnin g th e n ew magi cal arLs (see inset on Lhis p age ). The Wa ys are p alte rn ed off the exa mpl es in The One Ring' s main rulebook. A Wa y h as thr ee Practi ces , or sp ell s. When a charact er first lea rn s a Wa y, th e h ero le ar n s one of the spe lls. He ma y th en lea rn anoth er spe ll by spe ndin g one Exp er ien ce Point and sp endin g a Fellows hip Phase wit h a teac h er of th e Way , lear nin g th e n ew Pra ctice.

W1--10 CAN LEARN MAGlC? Thi s is a d ecision th at each Lorem as ter w ill ha ve to make , in order Lo preserve what their gro up feels is the prop er approach LoMiddle EarLh.

One of Lhemor e resLTicLiveap pro ach es mighL be Lha Lonl y tho se h allow ed by the Valar are capab le of wo rking magi c for goo d . Thi s not onl y covers th e lstari like Ga nd a lf, Saru m an , and Radaga s l, but cou ld al so includ e folks like Beorn , Ga la dri el, and Celebrimbor. Some heroes might be includ ed in thi s list as we ll . But it also see m s like th ere are others who can wor k ma gic (like the m en of Dal e, Den ethor and oth ers in Gondor ) w ho mi ght not r ece ive th e bl essi ng of th e Valar , at leas t dir ectly. Perhaps th ose peop les ar e utilising ma g ic that is b ett er sui ted to Mi ddl e Earth than Valinor . This ma g ic is inherent to th e son g of creatio n and might be mor e primal than the a rt s taught b y th e Valar. ln an y case , Lorem as Lers should us e th e source LexLs as examp les of wh a Lis po ss ibl e a nd not a prescriptiv e tex Lof the onl y wa y th a t m agic can be don e.

BEYOND T1--1EFlELOS WE KNOW ... The m ag ic pro vided h erei n is n ot suppo sed lo b e a compr ehen sive overvi ew of all the magi c inh erent to Middl e Earth . Inst ead , it is a collection of abilities that are ju dge d to b e su itabl e for pla yer h ero es to us e. On e of th e thin gs that Loremaster s can do to extend th e sense of wonder and ma gic in th e set ting is to present nonpl ayer h eroes who h ave ca pabilities other th an th e virtu es list ed h ere . For exa mpl e, an old cron e that lives on th e edge of an a ncient forest might ha ve abiliti es that don 't frt into these sp ell s. Pr ese rving a sens e thaL the h eroes (and the pla yers) don't kno w all that is possible h elp s maintains m agic th at is oth erworldl y a nd allows Lore m as Lers flexibihl y in ho w the y narrat e th e sLory. Also , th ese spe lls are not int end ed to replicat e what sor cerers taug ht by Sauro n or Morgoth wou ld know.

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newtlnbetta.hlne: Lea.mIna.eica.t ~tts ~ heroof a.ny cuttuu ma.y select this unbemwne, with LoTema.stel" a.ppl"()\)a.l.. Cheherospenbstime with a.ma.stet'tea.ch.etof the'Wa.yheOl"shewishesto lea.rn. eachtime this unbemwn~ is selecteb,the herolea.ms onePl-CM:tice from the chosen'Wa.y.

THE ATTENTlON

Of SAURON

UewR.ule: Che Cost ofIDaeic

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