Welcome to Lord of the Rings: The 4th Age. This will be an RP set in the fourth age of middle earth and will develop at a rate of 1 IRL week to 1 in RP month. Players will create important people in Middle Earth, rulers and influentials
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Set in the year FA: 220 after the peaceful death of Eladarion, King of the Reunited Kingdom and the son of Elessar and Arwen. He has twin children who rule the Kingdoms or Arnor and Gondor respectively (Not named in case someone applies for them). The Dark Lord Sauron is defeated but can evil ever truly die? New Shadows are seen rising across Middle Earth and in the hearts of Men, will you join this new shadow or stand against it?
Setting an RP in the 4th age of Middle Earth provides us with a land full of rich lore, peoples, and history, but gives us a great deal of flexibility. With that said we do know a number of things which are firmly set. For instance the fact that most of the Elves leave for Valinor and the rest begin to diminish, that the Rings lose their power as well as most of the world’s magic. I am prepared however to play a bit loose with canon in the name of player fun. For example if you want to play the king of a group of Elves who choose to stay in Middle Earth then go for it, but be advised your population will not be very large, and those elves who have been born more recently have diminished in terms of ability and lifespan. Want to have one of the lost Rings of Power? Okay, but it is only a fraction of its former strength. Want to play a Wizard? Sure but you're not as powerful as Grandal or Saruman. Any questions ask away!
When applying for this RP, I would like everyone to apply as a ruler of an area to begin with like the lord of a region of Gondor, the King of Dale, an orc warchief etc. These characters are going to be able to set in motion events in a far more organic fashion than some random ranger might (no matter how cool the character may be). I would prefer events to be driven by players and develop organically, however I will give a nudge should it be necessary.
Given the MANY properties associated with LOTR, assume that Tolkein work comes first but any games or other properties which exist in the world of LOTR can be used as source material provided they do not contradict Tolkein's work.