Hail and well met folks! After a lengthy and somewhat exciting negotiation (Andang and myself may or may not have been armed to the teeth, with things such as axes, flails, hobbit legs and petrified elf ears) we have decided to move the WARSTEEDS.COM content to LOTRO Players. Over the course of the next few days the old content will be moved here and when...

Meats, pies, ales and wines Bilbo hosts us well past nine Drunk Gloin writes bad rhymes   This was found in a journal that was passed onto me by my friend Balin before he left to reclaim Khazad-dum. 

From Lilikate: Dear Sig, If Hobbits have such hairy heads, feet and toes, why not on their faces? There are a couple theories regarding this. I’m glad I am the one you asked because if you go and consult the usual sources, Elrond would tell you nothing other than how he felt betrayed when Isildur stole his shoelaces so he could hang the One Ring around...

There are quite a few folks worried about the “20 skills” idea that has come up regarding the class revamps. Yesterday in the Dev Chat Transcripts thread, systems dev RockX addressed the worry: So, the “20 skills” issue is something I’d like to address. First, it is referring to skills which actively impact gameplay. Things such as...

Pick ax digs for ore Forges burn and hammers swing Orc face meet new mace

Today, Turbine held a dev chat on Twitter regarding the class revamp that is coming with the Helms Deep expansion. Two things really caught my attention:   1. It seems to me that the Hunter class specifically is going to get a LOT of love. As a bowhunter in real life I can relate to the class and my hunter is what I consider to be my main, though it is...

Jonathan from Tweetland submits: Dear Sig, Can you acquire Keys from any mobs UNDER level 10? (I’ve heard people suggest the L8 wolves in Ered Luin but I’ve never had any) No clue. I might suggest you try threatening them (the wolves) with baths and not getting to go for rides with their heads hanging out of the window and they had better hand over...

Torval arrived in Bree in the dead of night. After convincing the gatekeeper he had nothing to do with whatever “strange doings and weird men” the keeper had mentioned, he was allowed to pass and made his way east towards the inn. The gatekeeper was right about the strange doings, Torval noticed. Not a single person was out in the lane near the Prancing Pony....

Khazad ai-menu Taste my ax you filthy orc Time to comb my beard

A letter from some bothersome and outlandish Hobbits: Dear Sig, Where do spiders keep their six purses? Sincerely, Lilikate and Lizzy That is a fine question! While I have no hard proof, it is my belief that the Moors Spiders who happen to have six bags of loot, are closely related to the Olios giganteus, otherwise known as the Giant Crab Spider. We also know...

Torval woke up inside an unfamiliar room on a soft bed. A man knelt at the kettle in the fireplace on the other side of the room. The man turned when he heard the creak of the bed as Torval sat up. “Hail friend! Glad to see you up!” He exclaimed. Torval opened his mouth to speak but his tongue was dry and his lips stuck to his teeth. He whispered “water” as...

One thing many people bring up when talking about things Turbine might do to encourage sustained play and having players create alts is adding new classes to the game. I am all for adding new classes, however I don’t expect Turbine will be adding anymore – but I still think it would be fun to speculate or talk about what we would like to see added....

If you have read my introductory post or have recently spoken with me about LOTRO, you’d know that I feel strongly about the notion that Turbine should remove all class/race restrictions. Whenever these discussions come up,  one of the arguments against it is always: “But, the LORE….” This makes my beard curl. To be frank, this is the...

  Sent in by Cotho of Dwarrowdelf Here’s the new Caparison of the Midsummer with Spring Lissuin Halter and Leggings (all 3 dyed with forest green) and Spring Lissuin Saddle.

Noun. pogonotrophy (poh-gone-oh-trow-fee). The act of cultivating, or growing and grooming, a mustache, beard, sideburns or other facial hair.  As I have previously alluded, the beard is basically the end-all-be-all of dwarven life. To most dwarves, pogonotrophy comes as naturally as hitting an orc in the face with an ax, but if you are unsure of regular...

Click here for Chapter 1 If it were any other dwarf, foot falls snapping twigs and the sound of breathing would be heard; but Torval had learned to be dead silent. The only sounds in the forest this foredawn were that of an occasional conversation between owls, and the fluttering and squeaks from bats as they were making their way back to the nest. Torval was...

Torval loosed an arrow. It was a long shot but in a blink of an eye the whistling arrow had found its way, hitting with deadly precision. Torval knew the buck would crouch down at the sound of the bowstring snapping forward in an effort to jump away to safety. The arrow was fast enough that Torval aimed low and as the stag dipped in preparation for its jump it...