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Races and Cultures of Middle-Earth
Click on the name of the race/culture for extended information. In most campaigns only the Free Peoples are appropriate for player races, the other is simply included as reference. Remember that Noldo is forced to put their highest stat-value on SD, Sinda and Silvan their second highest value.

Abbreviations: ST; Strength, QU; Quickness, PR; Presence, IN; Intuition, EM; Empathy, CO; Constitution, AG; Agility, SD; Self-Discipline, EQ; Eloquence, RE; Reasoning, Hit die; dies used for calculation of hit points, BO; Background Options.


Free Peoples
ST
QU
PR
IN
EM
CO
AG
SD
EQ
RE
Hit die
BO
Underground Races
Dwarf
+10
-5
-5
0
-5
+15
-5
+5
0
0
1d8+2
350
Elves
Noldo
0
+5
+15
+5
+5
+10
+15
0*
0
+5
1d8+2
275
Sinda
0
+10
+10
+5
0
+5
+10
0*
0
0
1d6+2
300
Silvan
0
+10
+5
+5
0
0
+10
0*
0
0
1d6+2
325
Half-elf
+5
+5
+5
0
0
+5
+5
0
0
0
1d8+2
300
Halflings
Hobbit
-15
+15
-5
-5
0
+15
+15
0
0
0
1d6+2
450
Lesser Men
Common man
+5
0
0
0
0
+5
0
0
0
0
1d6+2
425
Hathorians
+10
0
0
0
0
+10
0
+5
0
0
1d8+2
375
Northman
+10
0
0
0
0
+5
0
+5
0
0
1d8+2
375
Eothraím
+10
0
0
0
0
+5
0
+5
0
0
1d8+2
350
Dorwindrim
+5
0
0
0
0
+5
0
+5
0
0
1d6+2
400
Wose
+5
0
-5
+5
0
+5
0
0
0
0
1d6+2
400
Woodman
+5
0
0
0
0
+5
+5
0
0
0
1d6+2
400
Lsr Dunadan
+5
0
+5
0
0
+5
0
+5
0
0
1d6+2
350
Greater Men
Beorning
+15
-5
+5
0
0
+15
0
0
0
0
1d6+4
300
Gr. Dunadan
+10
0
+10
0
+5
+10
0
+5
0
0
1d8+2
275


The not so free peoples
ST
QU
PR
IN
EM
CO
AG
SD
EQ
RE
Hit die
BO
Western Men
Dunlending
+10
0
0
0
0
+10
0
0
0
0
1d8+2
375
Black Numenoran
+10
0
+10
0
0
+10
0
+5
0
0
1d8+2
300
Eastern Men
Easterling
+5
+5
0
0
-5
+5
+5
-5
0
0
1d6+2
400
Sagath Logath
+5
+5
0
0
0
+5
+5
-5
0
0
1d6+2
375
Gathmarim
+5
+10
0
0
-5
+5
+5
-5
0
0
1d6+2
350
Variag
+5
+5
0
0
-5
+5
+5
0
0
0
1d6+2
400


Foul Races
ST
QU
PR
IN
EM
CO
AG
SD
EQ
RE
Hit die
BO
Orcs
Orc
+5
0
-10
-10
-10
+10
0
-5
0
-5
1d6+2
200
Uruk Hai
+10
0
0
0
-5
+15
0
0
0
0
1d8+2
300
Half orc
+5
0
-5
-5
-5
+10
0
0
0
0
1d6+2
300
Trolls
Half troll
+15
0
0
-5
-5
+15
0
0
0
-5
1d8+4
250
Forest troll
+15
-5
-10
-5
-10
+15
-10
-10
0
-10
1d8+4
200
Stone troll
+20
-10
-10
-15
-10
+20
-10
-10
0
-15
1d8+6
200
Hill troll
+20
-10
-10
-10
-10
+15
-5
-10
0
-10
1d8+6
200
Snow troll
+20
-5
-10
-10
-10
+20
-5
0
0
-10
1d8+6
200
Mountain troll
+25
-10
-10
-10
-10
+20
-10
-10
0
-10
1d8+8
200
Cave troll
+30
-15
-10
-15
-10
+25
-10
-10
0
-15
1d8+8
200
Olog Hai
+30
-5
-5
-5
-5
+25
-5
-5
0
-5
1d8+6
200
New and improved (c) Mattias Öberg 2011