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kairos
February 15th, 2011, 18:49
Hi, everyone:

I'm working on a ruleset for Decipher's defunct Lord of the Rings system (CODA). I'm incorporating some houserules from this site (https://sites.google.com/site/ambarquenta/home/the-offical-games/rpgs) as well (although the smart thing would be to make these houserules into an extension). I'm doing this as a way to familiarize myself with ruleset creation. Happily, CODA is similar enough to d20 to make the project a bit easier. :)

Anyway, here are some screenshots. Once it's done, I'll see about putting it up on the wiki.
StuartW
February 15th, 2011, 22:51
Very neat! I'm not familiar with the game system, but the character sheet looks very accessible and makes me interested to find out more :D

Stuart
SoupViking
February 16th, 2011, 02:40
Very nice job.
Veldehar
February 17th, 2011, 14:52
Being an old-time MERP guy I always found this system interesting but lacking... however, your work look great!

Veldehar
kairos
February 17th, 2011, 15:07
Being an old-time MERP guy I always found this system interesting but lacking... however, your work look great!

Veldehar

Thanks!

Yeah, the Decipher system is a diamond in the rough. The Heren Turambarion's Compendium (https://sites.google.com/site/ambarquenta/home/the-offical-games/rpgs) goes a long way to fixing it. The Decipher game as written suffered from terrible organization and a notable lack of play-testing. But, if you dig into it a little, it's a nice little system tailored to Tolkien-esque roleplaying.

I love me some MERP, too. :) The supplements are some of the best in the industry, IMO.
tdewitt274
February 19th, 2011, 16:10
I always found LotR CODA as what one person put it, "What 3rd Edition should have been." Of course, didn't play it a lot. Sure, it had it's flaws (baddies were tough to take down), but it had a gritty realism to it.

Besides, Steve Long wrote it. How can you go wrong there? ;)
Harrier
March 25th, 2011, 22:03
neat-o

hope you release it soonish - can't wait for it ;-)
kairos
March 26th, 2011, 17:47
neat-o

hope you release it soonish - can't wait for it ;-)

I put it aside briefly, but since there's interested, I can get a drafty version out pretty soon. Stay tuned!
Bryon
October 25th, 2013, 10:14
Hello, was there any final version of this ruleset which could be used? I am fairly new to FGII so I am not sure if I have looked on all relevant places for a download/package

Regards,

Bryon
Sunspoticus
January 3rd, 2016, 22:16
In case anyone is still interested, I've begun coding a CODA ruleset which then let you pile either Star Trek or Lord of the Rings atop it...
damned
January 4th, 2016, 00:14
Nice Sunspoticus!
dmkevin
January 10th, 2017, 18:35
That would be great to see! I have most of Decipher's books for LOTR.
robsonfmbelloli
October 5th, 2018, 14:15
In case anyone is still interested, I've begun coding a CODA ruleset which then let you pile either Star Trek or Lord of the Rings atop it...

Hey man. Do you have the CODA Ruleset yet?