MERP - A series of stories set in the world of Middle Earth, using the Middle Earth Role Playing system & modules developed by Iron Crown Enterprises (ICE) in the 1980's & 1990's. One campaign, "A New Threat Rising", will be set in the early Fourth Age, only 2 decades after the destruction of The One Ring. The other campaign, "The Birth of Heroes", will be set in the late Third Age, just less than 40 years prior to the War of the Ring. Each campaign consists of a different group of Guardians, working together to aid in the fight against the Dark Forces threatening the lands of Middle Earth.