The year is 2989. Balin, one of the Dwarves under the Mountain and companion to Thorin Oakenshield when he retook the kingdom, is recruiting for a return to the Dwarven stronghold of Khazad Dum. The Darkness within Mirkwood has grown to old levels, known whilst the Necromancer was in power and Dol Guldur is again a place of fear and foul rumour. To the west, the lands of the old kingdoms are becoming increasingly hazardous to travel. To the south, on the plains of Rohan, Wild Men struggle for control of the West March - raiding their old lands. In Gondor, the grim Steward Denethor grieves for his wife and faces the old foe of his people in a newly ascendant realm of Mordor. This is a time where a name can be made, in death or glory. A time when a stand against the gathering storm must be made, or all Middle-earth may fall in to darkness.
This will be a game using the Fantasy Grounds virtual tabletop, starting in the new year (Friday January 3rd). There are 3 to 4 spaces left in the game for anyone who is interested. I have an Ultimate license, so there's no cost involved. The game will be played using the in-built text chat function. It's a little slower than voice chat but the in-character experience is better, in the opinion of my regular gaming group.
There's a character building session this coming Friday (6th December), with another next week if needed. If you're interested in joining, send me a PM or reply in the thread. You can always send me a character from Azrapse's character builder.
