Do you love Lord of the Rings Online?  Do you walk the well trodden paths?  Would you like to help raise money for a children’s charity? If so, then we need you! For those of you who don’t know me, I am Mysteri  from the Lotro Academy and Lotro Players News Podcasts, avid Lotro Player and this year’s organiser of the Fellowship Walk to be held...

All players, upon reaching level 5, may opt to purchase the riding skill from the LotRO store for 95 Turbine Points (TP).  Riding bundles are offered, however all the horses in the bundles are available from Hengstacer Farms for in-game currency.  Turbine Points (TP) equates to real money. VIP members (those you pay a subscription fee), upon reaching level 20,...

Celebrating festivals is a very fun aspect to LotRO.  Horses are given as rewards for participating in the four different festivals. In order to obtain a festival horse one must obtain the festival items required and exchange them for the mount from the festival trader. Previously you had to earn race tokens by running the races at either Bree Festival Grounds...

Lotro Steeds is a concise and complete guide to horses, ponies and goats in LotRO,  a fantastic MMORPG based on the literary classics by J.R.R. Tolkein. There are seven various types of steeds:  Stable horses, Starter horses, Temporary horses, Standard horses, Faction steeds, Festival horses, and Special/Deed steeds. Standard, Faction, Festival and Special/Deed...

Congratulations!  You have downloaded the game and logged in only to see a Character Selection Screen.  What do you do now?  Make a character of course. 🙂 Step 1:  Choose a gender to play. Choosing a gender is the easiest option.  You will either create a male or female character. Step 2:  Choose a Race to play. Here you have four races from Tolkein’s...

“All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us.”    

Elder Forest Hunter, Large Forest Hunter, Outcast Forest Hunter, Snarling Forest Hunter.  What do all these Hunters have in common?  They are all wolves! These wolves are found in the Old Forest, but there are many wolves throughout Middle Earth.  How do I know?  Because I think I have been killed at some point by each and every one of them. From the earliest...

After you have an understanding of each of the Professions, what is next?  Next you need to select the vocation which best suits you.  To do this, you will need to visit a Master or Mistress of Apprentices in the crafting areas found in various locations throughout Middle Earth. How do I find the Master of Apprentices? The quest, Outfitting Yourself and Others,...

So I thought to start our puzzle section off, I would give you all a simple Logic Puzzle.  It is just a bit of fun and they will get harder as we go.  Although, I will always throw in a few not so hard ones as well. 🙂  Look out for more puzzles in the weeks to come. If you would like to post your post your answers, please feel free to use the comment section...

  Welcome to the Lotro Players Trivia Challenge.  I hope you enjoy!   Poll: Team Arwen Or Team Éowyn? Team Arwen Team Éowyn View Results  Loading ...  Answer will be published next week 🙂...

“It’s the job that’s never started as takes longest to finish.” was attributed to the Old Gaffer by Samwise Gamgee.                  

Welcome to Trivial Bits and Bobs! What is Trivial Bits and Bobs?  Here you will find “Quotes of the Week”, answers to the week’s Trivia questions and maybe even some Lord of the Rings Logic and Word Find puzzles.  We will be posting Trivia as Polls shortly and will run them for a week.  The answers will be posted here so make sure you come...

Looking back at my deaths in Middle Earth, words that crop up often are: “You have been incapacitated by misadventure.” Really, misadventure?  Surely not!  But, sadly, it is true.  So what is this misadventure? Well it can be anything from riding through an enemy village and being fired upon by archers until you fall off your horse and succumb to...

During my first days, weeks, even months of playing Lord of the Rings Online, I died several times.  You could say that Death and I became “besties” and well, although it was usually some sort of mob that killed me, I blamed the deaths on a MMO player’s worst nightmare – lag. If you’re new to the MMO world, then you might not...

G’day and welcome to the New User Guide – How to Die in Lotro. For any new player, it is always stressful starting out and wondering how to stay alive.  Most players don’t know that there are a few titles to earn for just achieving that with the most sought after being that of “Undying”. Listed here will be the ways I have died. ...

Crafting is something that people will love or hate.  There are players that will not craft as they feel like it is a waste of time, however, now with the inclusion of XP for crafting and gathering materials (mats) it isn’t quite so much of a waste.  Others love the sheer joy of it and can’t get enough of it as it can be a relaxing past time. To...

When Ceodda was very young, there was a big celebration in store, one that promised a huge feast and much merry-making.  Ceodda’s Great Grandfather was turning one hundred and her family travelled the long road from Rohan to Gondor to attend.  Yet amid all the excitement and festivities of the day, Ceodda could remember two things: huge snails and her...

Welcome to Mysteri’s and Lilikates blog which is an account of their two fledging Lore Masters, Ceodda (Lilikate) and Remana (Mysteri), as they travel the paths through Middle Earth in search of the Kings of the North which they have heard many tales about. Cousins, Ceodda and Remana begin an epic journey through Middle Earth to discover which of them...