GURPS Rules for Middle-earth Campaigns

Elf-friend (10 points/level)

Star-sight (5 points)

Alignment (-1/-5/-10/-20/-50)

A character can be aligned towards either of the two sides, or neutral, and there are five levels of alignment. Note that the magical items can have their own alignment.

Neutral (0 points): Most of the common people of Middle-earth is not oriented to neither of the sides, caring only about themselves, their families and other things that concern them directly.

Preference (-1 point; quirk): Basic interest towards one of the sides, although the character still prefers to keep out of the way of the great events. He will react with -1 towards anyone who is obviously aligned to the opposite Power, while his reaction to someone who openly shares his preference will be +1.

Aligned to Good/Evil (-5 points): The character is obviously determined for one of the sides and will openly state his views and preferences. He will rarely turn down a request for aid from someone who is on the same side, reacting to him at +2, while his reaction for people of the opposite alignment will be -2. He also gets a +1 bonus when using the magical items that are aligned to the same side.

Devoted to Good/Evil (-10 points): The character's alignment is extreme and very hard to hide. The reaction modifiers of a devoted character is +/-4, and he will also react at -1 towards those characters who state neutrality. He can also use the similarly aligned magic items with a +2 modifier. Devoted to Good is the default alignment level for many Elves.

Obsessed with Good/Evil (-15 points): This level of alignment is similar to the Fanaticism disadvantage (p. B33), although it also includes the +/-6 reaction towards other aligned people, and a -2 reaction towards the neutral ones. He can use magical items of same alignment at +3. A character Obsessed with Evil/Good will be very active for the cause of his side, and will often (depending on his abilities) become some sort of a leader.

Completely Good/Evil (-30 points): As its name implies, this is the alignment of a person who has become one with the side he is aligned to. Since he puts his side before anything else, including his life, this alignment is extremely rare except in immortal beings such as Gandalf, Treebeard or Sauron. He reacts towards other aligned people with +/-10, and with -4 towards the neutral, while he can also use the magical items with a +4 modifier.

Animals and Other Creatures

Tolkien's Beasts

Other Possible Creatures

Elvish Year

• 1 yén (long year) = 144 loar or corenair (years) = 8.766 enquier (weeks) = 52.596 rér (days).
• Loa (growth) or coranar (sun-sircle): a 365-day year.
• Enquie: a six-day week. Ré: a day between two sunsets.

• Loa was divided into six periods:

Yestare (new year), according to the calendar of Imladris, corresponds to 6th April (Gwirith or Viresse in Dúnedain's reckoning, Astron for Hobbits).

Weapons of Middle-earth

Númenorean Eket

Reach: 1; Min ST: 8; Cost: $800; Weight: 2 lbs; Skill: Shortsword.

Númenorean Steel Bow

Skill: Bow.

Asdriag Usriev

Min ST: 12; Cost: $1.000; Weight: 10 lbs; Skill: Usriev (phys/hard, def. 2-hand Sword-3, Lance-5, DX-6)

Rope of Elvenkind

• Shining in darkness: Very faint, but enough for the user of the rope to follow it.
• Firmness: The rope can support up to 2.200 lbs (1.000 kg).
• Easy climbing: +1 to Climbing rolls when using the rope.
• Obedience: In hands of an Elf, or an Elf-friend, the rope seems to "listen" to its master's wishes, e.g. tying or untying as needed).

Dwarven Brandy (Khazad-zûl; Sindarin: Nárnen-i-Naugrim)

This brandy is taken in small quantities, even by the Dwarves. The character who drinks one sip (one pint contains about ten sips) must make a HT roll to recover 1d-2 (minimum 1) fatigue, or 1d+1 in case of critical sucess. If he fails, he loses 1d-3 fatigue points; in case of critical failure he loses both 1d fatigue and 1 point of damage.

If the character drinks more than one sip there is no beneficial effects, but the drinker must roll vs. HT to avoid losing 1d fatigue and 1 HT of damage per sip; this roll is at -1 per sip after the first.

Economics

Coin-making Cultures

Pharazâin: The local barons make their own coins following the traditions of Númenor, so that their coins can be used in all the baronies without conversion. However, the largest coin they make is bar (see below). The Guild of Goldsmiths in Nimir is the only authority that makes coins of all sizes.

Rhovanion: The people of Dale and Esgaroth use mostly the Dwarvish money -- coined in Erebor, Grey Mountains or Moria -- but they also mint their own coins, following the Dwarvish system, to which they have added a large gold coin, equal in size and value to the ernil of Arnor.

Dorwinion: The central carvershop makes peculiar coins of ivory imported from Far Harad, but the metal coins of other peoples, especially Gondor and the Dwarves, are also widely used.

Dúnedain: At the time of the Two Kingdoms, the royal mints were located in Osgiliath and Annúminas; in late Third Age Minas Tirith has the only remaining mint, although the coins made in Annúminas, Fornost, Cameth Brin and Tharbad are still in use throughout the North.

Dwarves: The remaining mints are in Erebor and Ered Luin. Coins from Moria are still commonly used, with an occasional coin from Nogrod or Belegost.

Harad: Tûl Isra, Tûl Harar

Hobbits: The mint in Michel Delving produces only nickels and copper pieces; numerous coins from the times of the Kings are still in widespread use.

Rohan: Edoras produces a certain amount of its own coins, primarily golden pieces, while the Gondorian money is in regular use.

Sauron: Barad-dûr; the remaining coins from Angmar are normally used throughout Eriador.

Types of Coins and Their Values

Southern Dúnedain: For practical reasons, Gondor has adopted a variation of the Númenorean tradition. Corsairs of Umbar also use this altered system, translating names and inscriptions into the Adûnaic tongue.

Dwarves: Many coins from Moria were preserved both in Erebor and Ered Luin, and the Dwarves mint new coins as needed:

Harad: see Greater Harad, p. 33. The table sums up the coins of the two greatest cities in Greater Harad, Tûl Isra and Tûl Harar; this coins are in wide use in most of the Harad, including the Ormal Kharg and even Khand to the North.