Great online tools for creating original character names suitable for RotS.

Vast array of knowledge on the world of Arda and everything in it, from the dawn of time to the end of the Third Age. This site is really one of the most extensive collections of Tolkien information on the internet; it's a must see for fans and an oft-used reference for experts.

Life and works of the late Professor J.R.R. Tolkien C.B.E.

Information on and forum for discussing all of Tolkien's literature. If you haven't gotten around to reading the books, shame on you!

Tolkien was, by all accounts, a linguist. This site takes a deep, critical look at the languages developed by Tolkien for his mythical universe. Languages examined range from the well-understood and documented Quenya to the most elusive and unknown Khuzdul. This site promises hours of interesting information and intellectual stimulation for those players who love linguistics.

JMC is the most popular MUD client used by our players, rivaled only by the commercially available ZMud. JMC runs on Windows 98, 2000, XP and Vista. If you're using a supported version of Windows and are trying to play RotS through the awful telnet interface, you really need to download this client and give it a try. As a side note: we've been using this client for years and we can assure the security-minded folks out there that this software is free of malicious or intrusive code.

For those of us not running a Windows-compatible operating system, powwow is the client of choice. Here you can download the source tarball which you can then compile and install on your Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris system. While the source has been known to be rather picky about its compilation, if you're comfortable debugging GCC error messages, it should compile fine on any *NIX like operating system. The current powwow development site can be found here.

Pressar is a set of aliases, variables and actions written to help you keep track of experience, spirit, alignment and enemy mobs. The set is designed for tintin++ based MUD clients (such as powwow and JMC, both available on this page.

This is a native Windows application for designing your own class using RotS custom class creation system. This file is mainly available for legacy reasons and we strongly recommend that you use the much simpler online tool provided here. Version 3 is also still available for download.

This is an online version of the tool above, written in javascript. It's quite convenient but does require javascript support in your browser to operate. If you have javascript disabled for security reasons, you can be sure that our page does not foster any malicious programs or intrusive popups.

This viewer is a command-line utility that allows you to view RMA logs (as described on our logs page).

A handy application that opens a log in a window that mimics client output.

Written by Fingolfin, the RotS Builder is a local Windows application that allows Maiar and other builders to build their zones offline, then upload the results when they are online. This is perfect for playing mortal while thinking of some imaginative room descriptions. Truly a must-have for all RotS Builders.