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BRIGANDS OF MIRKWOOD™

1.0

GUIDELINES

DEFINITIONS AND TERMS.................................................

Abbreviations ....................................................................

Definitions ........................................................................

CONVERTING STATISTICS ................................................

PLAYER CHARACTERS

STRAYHOLD

THE CLAN OF STRAYS........................................................

THE ROGUES' CLAN .............................................................

Conul Uld ..........................................................................

Hrothgar Ednew................................................................

Allit the Breeze .................................................................

Mard Neffar ......................................................................

Rillit the Squirrel ..............................................................

THE MAGE .............................................................................

THE NEW MARK...................................................................

The Wagon Folk ...............................................................

Handscraft Way ...............................................................

The Market.......................................................................

The Angry Horse .............................................................

Fortune Square.................................................................

Nightsingers Way ............................................................

Luck's Alley.....................................................................

The Woodmen's Mark .....................................................

LAYOUT OF THE OLD MARK ...........................................

Mystics Hollow................................................................

Flagon Lane .....................................................................

The Strays' Clan-hall .......................................................

The Strayhouse ................................................................

The Warm Night..............................................................

The Shadows ....................................................................

Red Break ........................................................................

Loose Jacks Row .............................................................

The Rogues' Market.........................................................

EXCURSION TO THE CITY OF STRAYS

THE TALE..............................................................................

THE NPCS..............................................................................

Arcle Terrin .....................................................................

Vellser Orlit.....................................................................

THE SETTING .......................................................................

THE NPCS ..............................................................................

Starting the Players..........................................................

Aids..................................................................................

Obstacles..........................................................................

Rewards ...........................................................................

ENCOUNTERS IN STRAYHOLD........................................

A Challenge .....................................................................

Theft.................................................................................

The Split Up....................................................................

Witness ...........................................................................

The Random Encounter Table ........................................

RAID ON THE CLANHALL OF ROGUES

THE INHABITANTS ............................................................

Lorril Tesserne................................................................

Haddil .............................................................................

Ecuris the Prophet...........................................................

Portik the Stray ...............................................................

5.3

5.4

THE CLANHALL .................................................................

THE TASK ............................................................................

Starting the Players..........................................................

Aids.................................................................................

Obstacles.........................................................................

Rewards ..........................................................................

ENCOUNTERS ON THE RAID...........................................

THE CASTLE OF LEARDINOTH

THE TALE OF LEARDINOTH............................................

THE NPCs..............................................................................

The Mage Leardinoth .....................................................

Telleman the Apprentice.................................................

Pochak.............................................................................

THE CASTLE OF LEARDINOTH .......................................

THE TASK ............................................................................

Starting the Players.........................................................

Aids.................................................................................

Obstacles.........................................................................

Rewards .........................................................................

ENCOUNTERS....................................................................

ALTERNATIVE ADVENTURES

THE ABDUCTION OF ILLINITH ......................................

THE BREAKING OF A CLAN ...........................................

RESCUE FROM THE BROTHERHOOD ...........................

EMPLOYMENT IN THE STRAYHOLD............................

GAMEMASTER NOTES

ENCOUNTER CHART........................................................

NPCs IN THE STRAYHOLD ..............................................

NAMELESS NPCs ...............................................................

1.1

1.11

1.12

5.41

5.42

5.43

5.44

1.2

2.0

3.0

5.5

3.1

3.2

6.0

6.1

6.2

3.21

3.22

3.23

3.24

3.25

6.21

6.22

6.23

6.3

6.4

3.3

3.4

6.41

6.42

6.43

6.44

3.41

3.42

3.43

3.44

3.45

3.46

3.47

3.48

6.5

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.3

7.4

3.5

3.51

3.52

3.53

3.54

3.55

3.56

3.57

3.58

3.59

8.0

8.1

8.2

8.3

CREDITS

Author: Charles Crutchfield

Editors: Peter C. Fenlon, Terry K. Amthor

Series Editor: Peter C. Fenlon

Cover Art: Angus McBride

Interior Art: Jason Waltrip

Color Maps: Jessica M. Ney, Pete Fenlon

Interior Graphics: Steve Sullivan

Editorial Contributions: John Ruemmler, Jessica Ney, Heike

Kubasch, Pete Fenlon, Rob Bell.

Production Manager: John David Ruemmler

Copy: Lambert Bridge

Production: Suzanne Young, Kurt Fischer, Jessica Ney, Rob Bell,

Coleman Charlton.

Special Contributions: Bill "Beavers can so grow to six feet

tall!" Covert, Deane (D 3 ) Begiebing, Rob "I didn't read this very

carefully" Bell, Jessica "Style is no substitute for good plotting"

Ney, Kurt "No rooms at the Inn" Fischer, Rick "Back at 8:00"

Britton, S. Coleman "No hard disk" Charlton, Preston (Biff)

Maxwell Bennett "Isn't everyone here a Young Republican?" Elsen-

hower IV, John " " Ruemmler, Pete "LaserWriter Tag" Fenlon,

Bill Downs, John Breckenridge, Brace "Cashdance" Neidlinger,

Kurt "I'm not here (But I'm tan)" Rasmussen, Kathleen "I have a

tough job here" Connor, Karl "1987 world tour" Borgster, and

Swink ("I am not just a common polecat!") D. Ferret.

4.0

4.1

4.2

4.21

4.22

4.3

4.4

4.41

4.42

4.43

4.44

4.5

4.51

4.52

4.53

4.54

4.55

5.0

5.1

5.2

5.21

5.22

5.23

5.24

Stock # 8090

ISBN 0-915795-85-X

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Introduction

The cave-cut spires of the Shattered Step that surrounds Stray-

hold glimmered beneath a newborn rainbow. Music and voices

echoed through the canyon's breaks, only to be drowned by the

sounds of splattering hoofbeats. Three riders thundered through

the fells, scattering the creatures that resurfaced after the rain.

Marhic clenched his teeth and felt the blood from his broken

tongue slide down his taut throat. He knew he couldn't rely on

the speed of a stolen horse, particularly in the muddy breaks, so he

clenched his bow and reached for the magic arrow. As the two

pursuers closed, he cursed the sky for denying him the cover of the

storm. "Why, pray tell, should Araw reward these rogues with

anything but a burning barb?"

Marhic looked back, catching a glimpse of the two rogues

amidst the wild flapping of his scarlet cape. He recognized the

hooded one as Low Nose the Asdriag. Anger replaced Mahric' s

fear, and the Northman freed his arrow from its quiver. Then he

calmly muttered to his mount: "Give me fifty yards, beast, just fifty

yards..."

Remember that the ultimate sources of information are the

works of Professor J.R.R. Tolkien. Posthumous publications ed-

ited by his son Christopher shed additional light on the world of

Middle-earth. These modules are derived from The Hobbit and

The Lord of the Rings , although they have been developed so that

no conflict exists with any of the other sources.

1.1 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS

The following abbreviations and terms are used throughout the

series.

1.11 ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviations are listed alphabetically within subcategories.

GAME SYSTEMS

MERP .....Middle-earth Role Playing

RM .....Rolemaster

CHARACTER STATS

Ag .....Agility(RM/MERP)

Co......Constitution(RM/MERP)

St....... Strength(RM/MERP)

PR .....Presence(RM/MERP)

It(In) Intuition(RM/MERP)

Sd...... Self Discipline(RM)

Me ....Memory(RM)

Ig ......Intelligence(MERP)

Re .....Reasoning(RM)

Em ....Empathy(RM)

Qu .....Quickness(RM)

FORWARD

Brigands of Mirkwood is a Middle-earth Adventure Module set

in southern Rhovanion. Centered around the trade town of

Strayhold, near the main road between Gondor and Rhun, it

contains three complete adventures. It is unlike ICE's previously

published Adventure Modules, since more space is devoted to the

adventures and less is used for background material. In addition,

the setting and the related adventures are designed to be self-

contained, so that they can be moved to other locales within (or

even outside) Middle-earth.

Player characters (PCs) designed for use with these adventures

are provided in Section 2.0, although the Gamemaster (GM) may

wish to allow the players to use their own PCs or he may want to

design new PCs for them. The town of Strayhold is described in

detail in Section 3.0. Sections 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 each cover one of

the three adventures.

AT .....ArmorType

bp.......bronze piece(s)

cp .......copper piece(s)

Crit ....Critical strike

D........Die or Dice

D100 ..Percentile Dice Result

DB .....Defensive Bonus

FRP....Fantasy Role Playing

GM ....Gamemaster

gp....... gold pieces(s)

ip........iron piece(s)

jp........ jade piece(s)

tp........ tin piece(s)

Lvl ......Level (exp. or spell level)

MA......Martial Arts

Mod ....Modifier or Modification

mp .......mithril piece(s)

NPC ....Non-player Character

OB ...... Offensive bonus

PC.......Player Character

PP........Power Points

R or Rad ..........Radius

Rnd or Rd........Round

RR.......Resistance Roll

Stat...... Statistic or Characteristic

A....... Adunaic

BS.....Black Speech

Cir.....CirthorCertar

D .......Dunael (Dunlending)

Du .....Daenael (Old Dunael)

E .......Edain

El ......Eldarin

Es......Easterling

1.A ....First Age

F.A ....Fourth Age

Hi......Hillman

H.......Hobbitish(Westron variant)

Har....Haradrim

Hob...Hobbit

Kd..... Kuduk(ancient Hobbitish)

Or ....... Orkish

Q.........Quenya

R .........Rohirric

Rh .......Rhovanion

S .........Sindarin

S.A .....Second Age

Si........ Silvan Elvish

T.A..... Third Age

Teng ...Tengwar

V.........Variag

W ...Westron(Common Speech)

Wo...... Wose(Druedain)

1.0 GUIDELINES

Fantasy role playing is akin to a living novel where the players

are the main characters. Everyone combines to write a story which

is never short of adventure. They help create a new land and strange

new tales.

This series is designed as a tool for Gamemasters (GMs) who

wish to run scenarios or campaigns set in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-

earth. The adventure modules are complete and ready-to-run

studies of very specific areas, and are intended to be used with a

minimum of additional work. Each has statistical information

based on the Middle-earth Role Playing (MERP) and Rolemaster

( RM ) fantasy systems. The modules are, however, adaptable for

use with most major role playing games. Creative guidelines, not

absolutes, are emphasized.

PROFESSOR TOLKIEN'S LEGACY

Each module is based on extensive research and attempts to

meet the high standards associated with the Tolkien legacy. Ra-

tional linguistic, cultural, and geological data are employed. Inter-

pretive material has been included with great care, and fits into

defined patterns and schemes. ICE does not intend it to be the sole

or proper view; instead, we hope to give the reader the thrust of the

creative processes and the character of the given area.

1.12 DEFINITIONS

A few crucial concepts are detailed below. The majority of unique

terms and translations from The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings can be

found in the text proper.

Andor: (S. "Land of the Gift.") Sindarin label for Niimenor

(Westemesse).

Dol Guldur: (S. "Hill of Dark Socery") The home of Sauron (Aka.'The

Necromancer") while he convalesced from the fall of Numenor; and later

the citadel of Khamul the Ringwraith. Dol Guldur cast a great shadow on

Greenwood Forest, corrupting and darkening it, until it fell for the most

part under his influence.

Dunedain: (S. "Edain of the West"; sing. Dunadan). These High Men

are descendants of the Edain who settled the western island continent of

GAME TERMS

MIDDLE-EARTH TERMS

Kh....... Khuzdul (Dwarvish)

LotR .. The Lord of the Rings

Definitions

Numenor around S.A. 32. The Dunedain returned to explore, trade with,

colonize, and later conquer many areas along the western, southern, and

eastern coasts of Endor during the Second Age. Unfortunately, their

hubris and desire for power led them to attempt an invasion of the Valar's

Undying Lands. As a result, Eru (the One) destroyed their home island in

S.A. 3319. Those called the "Faithful" opposed the policies and jealous

Elf-hatred that prompted this "Downfall." The Faithful were saved when

Numenor sank, sailing east to northwestern Middle-earth. There they

found the "Realms in Exile," the kingdoms of Arnor and Gondor.

Although sparsely populated, Arthedain (in Arnor) contains the highest

proportion of the Faithful and the most purely Dunedain culture in all of

Endor. Many "unfaithful" (or "Black Numenor can") groups survive as

well, living in colonies and independent states such as Umbar.

The term Dunedain refers to the Numenoreans and their descendants in

Middle-earth, groups which possess considerable physical and mental

strength, longevity, and a rich Elven-influenced culture. Adunaic is their

native language.

Dunlendings: (Dn. "Daen Lintis.") A rugged race of Common Men

who, for the most part, migrated out of the White Mountains in the Second

Age. The Eredrim of Dor-en-Emil are a related folk. Descendants of the

Daen Coenis, Dunlendings have a medium or stocky build, sparse brown

hair, and tanned or ruddy complexions. Men average 5' 10"; women stand

around 5'6". Mostly mountain-dwellers or hill-loving herders, they are

known by various names: Dunmen, Dunnish Folk, Dunlanders, Eredrim,

the Hillmen of the White Mountains, etc.

Eldar: (Q. "Elves"; "People of the Stars".) The Calaquendi (Q. "High

Elves"), who made the Great Journey to the Undying Lands.

Gondor: (S. "Stone-land.") The great Dunedain kingdom that lies west

of Mordor and north of the Bay of Belfalas. It includes a number of

regions: (clockwise from the north) Calenardhon (Rohan after T. A. 2510);

Anorien; Ithilien; Lebennin; Belfalas; Lamedon; Anfalas; and Andrast.

Osgiliath on the Anduin serves as the Gondorian capital until T.A. 1640,

when the throne is moved to Minas Anor (Minas Tirith).

Lorien: (S."— Dream".) Also known at various times as Lothlorien (S.

"Dreamflower"), Laurelindorenan (S. "Land of the Valley of Singing

Gold"), Lorinand, Lindorinand (N. "Land of the Singers"), and Dwimor-

dene (R. "Haunted Valley".) The Golden Wood was formally established

by Galadriel in T.A. 1375, although a number of Nandor Elves preceded

her there.

Mirkwood: The great stretch of western forest called by the Elves Taur-

e-Ndaedlos (S. "Forest of Great Fear"). Like the Old Forest and Fangorn,

it is a remnant of the great forest which once covered most of northwestern

Endor. Prior to the end of the first millennium T.A. it was known as

"Greenwood the Great," but the Shadow of Sauron altered the very

essence of the region. Southern Mirkwood is that area south of the Men-

i-Naugrim.

Necromancer: More properly the Necromancer of Dol Guldur, this was

Sauron while in disguise as he assimilated his power once again. Sauron's

natural form was destroyed in the cataclysm, but his spirit was able to

escape. Though it took centuries, his evil will was so powerful that he was

able to take shape again—though he could never assume a fair form such

as he could before. While many of the Wise suspected that it was indeed

the Dark Lord, they were unable to decide on a method of dealing with this

potential threat. When he was finally driven out in the late Third Age, his

home in Mordor was already prepared to receive him.

Noldor: (Q. "The Wise"; alt. "The Deep Elves".) The Second Kindred of

the Eldar.

Northmen: Also called Northrons. A grouping of tall, strong, fair and

hairy mannish folk. They are of the "Middle Men,", a group culturally and

physically closer to Elves than those labelled common," but nonetheless

distinct from the: High Men" or Edain. Branches of the Northmen include:

(1) the Wood-men, (2) the Plains-men or Gramuz, (3) the Lake-men, (4)

the Dale-men, (5) the Eothraim, and (6) the distant Beijabar — all

Rhovanion peoples in T.A. 1640. The Rohirrim of the late Third Age are

descendants of Rhovanion Northmen.

Rhosgobel: Home of the Istar Radagast the Brown in Mirkwood.

Rhovanion: Also called Wilderland. Traditionally, this region includes

all of the land south of the Ered Mithrin and north of Mordor between the

Misty Mountains and the Carnen. The principality of the same name,

however, was that region ruled by the Northman king Vidugavia during

the 14th century T.A.; this area was east of Mirkwood and west of the

Celduin. Some confused reports have shown the Celduin as the eastern

border of the larger geographical expanse. This area includes Mirkwood.

Silvan: All of the Elves who are not Eldar.

Sindar: (S. "Grey Elves", alt. "Elves of Twilight".) The Sindar are

neither Moriquendi nor Eldar.

1.3 CONVERTING STATISTICS

When using this supplement with your FRP campaign, be

careful to note the character statistics before beginning play.

Should any adjustments need to be made, you may wish to consider

the following guidelines. The material provided is in terms of

percentages and is intended to give the reader a relatively clear

picture of the strengths and weaknesses of the individuals and

creatures discussed. Most FRP systems will relate to the data, and

conversion should be simple; remember, however, that there are

dozens of role playing rules and the change-over from the statistics

given here may be troublesome.

CONVERTING STATISTICS FOR ANY MAJOR FRP SYSTEM

All the statistics and numerical information used in this module

are expressed on a closed or open-ended scale with a 1-100 base.

They are designed for use with percentile dice (D100). Use the

chart below to derive appropriate bonuses or to convert the 1-100

numbers to figures suitable for non-percentile systems.

1-100

Stat

102+

101

100

98-99

95-97

90-94

85-89

75-84

60-74

40-59

25-39

15-24

10-14

5-9

3-4

D100

Bonus

+35

+30

+25

+20

+15

+10

-5

-10

-15

-20

-25

D20

Bonus

-1

-2

-3

-4

3-18

Stat

20+

10-11

2-12

Stat

17+

15-16

13-14

2.0 PLAYER CHARACTERS

The following Section provides a sampling of pregenerated

characters of varying professions and levels. Each set of characters

is tailored for one of the adventures in Sections 4.0 through 7.0.

The characters' statistics are given on the table in Section 2.4 and

cover both MERP and Rolemaster. The GM may wish to assign

each player a character or he can allow them to pick from the list.

Of course, the GM can utilize the unused PCs as non-player char-

acters. After all, the players may want to design their own characters

or employ the characters they already use.

The GM should remember, however, that regardless of how the

players acquire their characters, each adventure is geared for a

different difficulty level. We suggest characters tough enough to

meet the challenge.

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