Note that none of the ICE MERP files are actually on any Merp.com servers for the public to download, but instead are freely downloadable for the public on mirror servers worldwide, merp.com merely links to them.

This is a completely volunteer run, decentralized, non-business entity, non-profit (no revenue of any kind, all costs covered by volunteers out of their own pocket) site dedicated to fans who like to role play in J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth.

This is NOT an official/approved/endorsed or commercial site. It is neither supported, endorsed, approved, nor contributed to by any of the Tolkien copyright holders past, present or future (ICE (Iron Crown Enterprises), Decipher, Tolkien Enterprises, Saul Zaentz Company, Tolkien Estate, New Line Cinema,Hasbro or who knows how many others). Merp.com is purely a hub/portal for a community of fan/hobby sites world-wide. If there is content actually ON our servers (not just linked to) that is YOURS, as a specific unconflicted copyright holder, who wishes something to be removed, please feel free to email the volunteer team: webmaster at merp dot com. Our goal is to help encourage the interest and growth of the role-playing gaming community, not hurt it in any way.

NOTE: The original designers of the ICE MERP system (Iron Crown Enterprises version) can no longer have anything to do with any Tolkien related material (since 1999).

This site is not in any way, associated with or endorsed by any Tolkien copyright/trademark/servicemark/ip holder. We are a decentralized team of international volunteers helping out the community. We do not have any association with Iron Crown Enterprises, Tolkien Enterprises, The Tolkien Estate, Decipher, New Line Cinema, Saul Zaentz Company, or any other of the hundreds of Tolkien copyright holders or licensees in the confusing mess of the intellectual property world.

NOTE: All downloadable files are no longer downloaded from merp.com. Instead we now link to the files all over the world at mirror/archive sites kindly donated by individuals and ISPs around the globe. We do NOT make our archives available to the public. But the good news is that the COMMUNITY makes them available. Always be careful when downloading (especially windows and mac users) and have up to date antivirus. Since the files are not on our servers we can not 100% guarantee they're safe. You have to always be careful with anything you download from the Internet of course. We've NOT heard of anyone ever having any problems/dangers from any of the files though. We only link to OUT OF PRINT material or unique material contributed by the original authors, this is mostly in refernce to the old out of print ICE MERP material that are so heavily in demand.

For any questions or issues, please feel free to CONTACT US at webmaster[at}merp dot com or join the merp.com mailing list.

Decipher has since acquired the licensing rights from Tolkien Enterprises to make gaming products based on The Lord of the Rings movies and books. They call it The Lord of the Rings Role Playing Game, abbrieviated as LotR RPG.