FRONTLINES
Middle-earth Role Playing
Hands of the Healer (#2026) is now available! [c. 144 pgs; $18.00]
Fornost is Burning! This "adventure kit box," based upon a tournament presented at GenCon, will be a quick-play campaign requiring no prep time by the GM. Excellent for role players who don't have as much time as they used to. The box will contain 1) a color map of Eriador (22"x 36"), 2) a scenario book (c. 48 pgs), primarily for GM reference and 3) a player book (c. 80 pgs), perfed and numbered so that it can be divided and stapled into a dozen or more player handouts. It is slated for release in July '98.
A second adventure kit box (title TBA) is scheduled for release in December '98.
Lord of the Rings Adventure Game
Before the Goblins (LOR adventure #4) is scheduled to begin editing this November. (No release date set yet.)
Greatest of the Forests (LOR adventure #5) is scheduled to begin editing this December (No release date set yet.)
Lord of the Rings Adventure Game will be re-released, together with all five adventures, for Christmas '98.
Rolemaster
Races & Cultures: Middle-earth (RMSS sourcebook) will present RMSS development stats for the Free Peoples of northwestern Middle-earth. Editing of the final draft is scheduled to begin sometime in the spring of '98. No release date has been set. [c. 200 pgs]
Middle-earth Collectible Card Game
Against the Shadow (MECCG expansion set) is now available!
The Lidless Eye Player's Guide (#3342) is slated for a late November/early December '97 release. ($12.00)
A Long-expected Party (MECCG scenarios) is slated for a December '97 release. This supplement contains four scenarios set in Eriador. Like the MECCG scenarios provided in The Northern Waste, these involve new, unofficial sites and cards.
The White Hand (MECCG expansion set) is slated for a January '98 release. Intended as an expansion for both The Wizards and The Lidless Eye, The White Hand enables you to take on the role of a fallen wizard.
Other
Elrond's House (FRP/CCG crossover product) is slated for release in February '98. This 4-part adventure scenario is set immediately after the capture by Orcs of Celebrían (TA 2509). Each part or scenario is played as a board game using MECCG cards. Two stand-alone adventures are also included. Each player moves a playing piece representing his or her character around a board, drawing encounter cards from a random deck (of MECCG Resource and Hazard cards) placed face down. Hazard cards lead to hostile confrontations as per MECCG. Resource cards draw the character further onward toward solving the problem posed by the scenario and thus toward winning the game. The abilities of each character are represented by an MECCG character card accompanied by MECCG item and skill cards.
Middle-earth Puzzles (500-1500 pieces) are slated for a November '97 release. The scenes depicted are as follows: Map of Middle-earth (Hartwig), Arwen's Choice (Nasmith), Feast at Rivendell (Howe), Éowyn & the Witch-king (McBride), An Unexpected Party (McBride), Mirror of Galadriel (Walsh), Praise Them with Great Praise (Horne), The Way is Shut (Nasmith) and Fast Asleep (Giancola).