The One Ring Second Edition | First Look and Page-Through 

Enjoy!

Thanks for confirming that; it's been a loooong time since I've read my Tolkien. ~ Jeff

My pleasure!

Any time! I should mention that AiME is supposed to also be coming from Free League but I have absolutely no idea when. ~ Jeff

Hope you like it!

I don't have any true inside dope, but I have the impression the license holders for Tolkien's estate probably wanted a bigger cut than C7 wanted to give up. You might have noticed this corebook is a bit pricier than most with this sort of page count. ~ Jeff

I already have first edition, did you found out if its worth the upgrade?

Thanks!

Agreed. I'd might appreciate a grandiouse campaign for middle earth better than any rules provided.

As someone who has the book and has read through the different rules, I would disagree on the "roll playing instead of roleplaying" take. Pretty much all of the rules have massive roleplaying implications. The council sessions are vastly effected by how the players make their arguments, their previous actions and decisions, even down to how their party is made up and who is present at the council. Same goes for the "Eye of Sauron" mechanic, which is suggested to only be implemented for longer campaigns. The overland travel mechanics is actually one of the better rules presented in a TTRPG for travel that I've seen in a long time. The land of Eribor being presented here could be compared to that of the new Elden Ring video game, honestly. It's a land of vast empty distances with the ruins of previous great empires scattered about that is being invaded slowly and insidiously by creatures of the Shadow, and the travel mechanics really drive home the idea that in this game you are not a famous adventuring hero. You're an everyday person who has found themselves caught out in a dramatic and dangerous adventure far separated from your normal life. I am not a rules heavy fan. And I definitely don't like TTRPGs that push stats over roleplaying. This is not one of those games.