Haunted Ruins of the Dunlendings

Haunted Ruins of the Dunlendings is a collection of three MERP adventures^[1] set in the region of Dunland:^[2]

1. "The Tale of the Lonely Tower": The adventurers are hired to investigate the deaths of some merchants near the Lonely Tower on the road between the towns of Cabed Angren and Sarn Erech.
2. "The Tale of the Seven Stones": The adventurers explore the ancient temple of Setmaenen, filled with treasure but guarded by deadly traps and spirits.
3. "The Tale of Hogo Tarosvan": The party follows a kidnapped boy to a haunted butte.

ICE first acquired the license to publish role-playing games based on the works of J.R.R. Tolkien in 1982, and released A Campaign and Adventure Guidebook for Middle-earth, a system-agnostic fantasy role-playing game campaign. This was quickly followed by six sourcebooks with details of various regions of Middle-earth. Although adventures were included, some reviewers thought the scenarios were not as good as the background material.^[2][3] In 1984, ICE developed their own role-playing system, Middle Earth Role-Playing, and subsequent material had a new focus on adventures over background information. ICE released many supplements and adventures for MERP over the next 17 years, until the Tolkien Estate withdrew their license in 1999. Haunted Ruins of the Dunlendings was published by ICE in 1985, a 31-page softcover book written by Rutch Sochard, with cartography by Jessica Ney and Judy Hnat, interior art by Ney and Stephan Peregrine, and cover art by Gail McIntosh.^[4]