THE SHADOW EXPLAINED - The One Ring, 2nd Edition Role-Playing Game

The Shadow in the works of J.R.R. Tolkien represents the ever present, and sometimes growing threat of evil in the world, and the burden it places on the free peoples of Middle-Earth.

In The One Ring 2e RPG, this is represented by the accumulation of Shadow Points with specific in game effects for when those points become to great for the Player-heroes.

This video dives into the Shadow mechanics for The One Ring RPG.

0:00 Intro
2:27 Shadow Points
2:54 Sources of Shadow
6:42 Shadow Tests
8:50 In Game Example of Shadow Gain and Test
11:15 Reducing Shadow
11:30 Hardening Will and Shadow Scars
12:05 Miserable Condition
12:30 Bouts of Madness
15:20 Shadow Paths
16:15 Flaws
18:00 Closing Remarks

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