On a podcast on the web there were some hobbits. Not a nasty, wet, ear-splitting podcast with a lot of bumper music from 80’s hair bands, or even a famous, successful podcast, like one of those true-crime podcasts or something from the BBC. No, it was a hobbit podcast, and that means comfortable. So take your seat at the Green Dragon, pour a glass of ale (it comes in pints!), light up a pipe full of Old Toby, and join Ben, Calvin, and Richard as they talk about the joys of perils of playing one of the half-grown hobbits, the hole-dwellers, in The One Ring RPG. We’ll talk about hobbits in the game and in the wider lore of Tolkien’s legendarium, as well as some of our favorite backgrounds, cultural virtues, and cultural rewards.

Episode 11

Deep within the gloom of the forest once called Greenwood the Great lies a glimmer of light: the twilight feasts of the Elves of Mirkwood. But the Elves are far from a monolithic force for good, and they are much more nuanced than the image of the generic fantasy elf might suggest. Merry yet grave, kind yet xenophobic, possessed of both a keen love for all things that grow and of a jealousy for their realm and rights, the kin of Legolas are a fascinating study in contrasts. Delving deep into the lore of The Silmarillion and the Book of Unfinished Tales, Calvin and Richard discuss the history of this culture and highlight the reasons why it might be one of the most attractive choices for players of The One Ring RPG.

Episode 10

Wes hāl! This week our Fellowship hits the road and heads for the green fields of the Riddermark, as JM, Calvin, and Stoneclaws the Bear sing the sad and mournful songs of the Rohirrim. Ride with us through Rohan, Isengard, Fangorn, and Dunland as we review The Horse Lords of Rohan, the latest (and possibly greatest) supplement Cubicle 7 has developed for The One Ring RPG. We’ll talk feuds, canon, feuds about canon, and our favorite monsters in the new supplement. So fill your horn and take a seat at the mead-bench as the hosts of The One Podcast usher you into world of seledreamas, politics, and Stoneclaws the Bear.

Episode 9

This week on The One Podcast, we set off from the Green Dragon Inn. Traveling through the Blue Mountains, we pass through Moria on our way to Erebor, and end in the Iron Hills. You guessed it, this episode is all about Dwarves!

Episode 8

Join us again at the Green Dragon Inn as our Fellowship talks about one of the most distinctive features of The One Ring RPG: the Journey rules! Whereas travel is usually relegated to the back burner of other RPG systems, in The One Ring it is spotlighted in a way which is uniquely evocative of the source fiction. In this episode, we give a basic overview of the Journey mechanics as they are written, then discuss some additional resources which Loremasters may want to incorporate into their games.

The Journey rules may seem daunting at first glance, but take heart and Don’t Stop Believing. Thanks to the alternate Journey rules we introduce in this podcast and link to below, you can run your Journey Any Way You Want It.

Online Journey Calculator for Loremasters
TOR Community Alternate Rules PDF (Compiled by Richard Harrison here)

Episode 7

Welcome to the Green Dragon Inn! Grab a stool and gather round as the Fellowship returns to our series covering the cultures of The One Ring. This week finds us discussing the Beornings.

Episode 6

Welcome to the first episode of 2016. Join the Fellowship as we travel throughout Wilderland from the comfort of the Green Dragon Inn. We spend time giving you an in-depth look at the adventures found in Tales From Wilderland!

Episode 5

This week your fellowship talks about cultures in The One Ring, the Barding Culture, and Die Hard!

Episode 4

This week join your fellowship at the Green Dragon for a chat about Laketown and the Loremaster’s Screen.

Pick up a copy of the Loremaster’s Screen and Laketown Guide from:
Cubicle 7
DriveThruRPG
Amazon
or of course, your Friendly Local Gaming Store

Episode 3

This episode finds us back at the Green Dragon Inn, discussing the elements that make TOR unique from other tabletop RPG’s. From the dice to the character sheet, the evocative travel system to the Fellowship Phase, we give you a solid overview of the game. Finally, we’ll focus on TOR’s combat system, and how it succeeds both at a level of realism as well as evoking the battles from the books.

Episode 2