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How do virtues work? What should I focus on (according to class)?
https://lotro-wiki.com/index.php/Virtues
Week In LOTRO
Karvett
- Lots of crafting, working on getting my Rep up with the Crafting Guilds. 2-3 tokens x 4-7 tier x 5 characters.
- Hytbold rebuild – Conquered the Beacon of Eaworth only to be thwarted by Shields on Poles in The Norcrofts
- Ran a bunch of scaled instances to attempt to recoup some of the Medallions I spent on Rep Accelerators for the aforementioned crafting binge and Hytbold quests
Andang
- Thought my Champion was lost
- Found out brigand jails are bad news
- Filmed and edited a ton for Middle-earth Lore
Teriadwyn
- Moria Epic on the burglar, along with some instances with Karv and Kompany.
- Finished Volume 1 on my challenge minstrel (no LI, skipping all of Volume 2).
- Skirmishes, skirmishes, and even more skirmishes. Landroval!Teri ran a solo 3-man of Tuckborough, ran lots of Tuckborough with Maven on our hobbit duo.
Arathaert
- L.UN.C.H. runs! A no-show for Morthond, but Windfola had a solid run for a 10th place 1:30:41. They did toast a chicken but it was before the Fords of Bruinen so they got a restart.
- Got my 1st gold tanking piece! ‘bout time
- That’s… that’s pretty much it. 😛
Pineleaf
- Arkenstone Beorning with Maven and Teri. We completed Thievery and Mischief and Defense of the Prancing Pony. We then completed our level-45 class quests. I also started to get the idea of how to heal as a Beorning.
- My Gladden minstrel reached level 20. I then decided that Gladden was not suitable for the skirmish challenge because I already had a number of marks there from my capped character.
- Created a new minstrel on Vanyar. This is a server where I have never played before, so I feel it is more suitable for the challenge. I reached level 21 and completed Book 1 and ran two skirmishes.
Maven
- What they said, plus Karv’s offer I couldn’t resist
- Finish the Shire meta-deeds under Teri’s mentorship
- And Maven (actually Maevenn) is now on Landroval! I’ve started a hobbit hunter that will be strictly blue line so I can learn the trait tree
Skirmish of the Week
Topic: What are the pros and cons of Boromir?
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To add a resource for virtues… I have used the Tenton hammer’s guide for heavy, medium & light. They have a table for each virtue/deed/location. It’s a little out of date, but works well.
http://www.tentonhammer.com/lotro/guides/deeds/master
Maybe not the best place to ask but whatever did happen to the giveaways you had recently? Did I miss a link?
They have been on their respective sites. Here is a link to the GW2 HOT giveaway mentioned in the episode > http://guildwarsplayers.com/2015/07/07/heart-of-thorns-giveaway/