This is a booklet which allows players to build/convert characters from the PC cultures used in The One Ring 1st ed which didn't get carried over into the core rulebook for 2nd ed. That's a nice touch from the new publisher.
I have most of the TOR line in physical copy. IMO the designers and publisher desverve huge props for making this game. Not only is it a great game and the best attempt in RPGs to emulate the specific feel of Tolkien's work, the presentation is fantastic and only adds to the immersion into Middle Earth. 1st ed also did this well, and while the 2nd ed has a very different aesthetic, I can't say either one is better than the other. What I can say is that the producers of the game in both editions have avoided that trap of trying to "modernise" Middle Earth or to make it about current year political messaging. They've let Middle Earth be Middle Earth, authentic to itself, and that's a joy to behold.
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