Quote Originally Posted by Amaril View Post
Well I know everyone has different standards for what constitutes a rules-heavy game, but most of the time, systems that are commonly described that way aren't really that fun for me. D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder are about as complex as I like to get. The One Ring's mechanics sound like just the right balance of simplicity and complexity to me. More importantly, as I said earlier, if I'm going to play a game in an existing setting, I'd rather do it with a system designed specifically for that setting (as long as there's a serviceable one, which The One Ring seems to be) than with something more generic, even if the generic one can be made to fit well. It's just been my experience that setting-tailored systems usually get better results.
Burning Wheel is setting tailored. It's deliberately very Tolkenien, and it does that well. With that said, it looks like it's past your rules tolerance - I'd consider it significantly heavier than D&D 3.5.