Dec 31, 2016

Explore The Lord of the Rings – On Location! On January 3, 2017, Professor Tolkien’s 125th birthday, Signum University is launching a major and innovative new program called “Exploring The Lord of the Rings.”, Signum founder and president Corey Olsen, The Tolkien Professor, will teach a detailed, chapter-by-chapter course on The Lord of the Rings…in...

This week’s featured events: This is the final week for Operation Hardi Clause, the bi-annual community event that Arkenstone’s Roxxi Manor has held ever since the first LOTRO Yule.  They’ve given out crafted crit weapons, class items and food stuffs to lower level players several nights a week since December 12th.  The last two days of...

Dec 29, 2016

Part 115 – Forthcoming Doom Just outside the Bree Prison, Theomin had gathered Eleswith, Sergee, Eotheron, Estonethiel and Magla. They all stood there as they waited for Theomin to tell them what he had gathered them there for. Theomin looked around at the men and women practicing their strokes on the combat dummies and their bow and arrow skills. He tried to...

This week we talk about the huge news involving Standing Stone Games.

Dec 28, 2016

What will we find in Isengard now that that Saruman’s army has been defeated? Book 14 – The Waters of Isengard With the battle won We wondered how The traitor Saruman Would take the loss. With the king we headed To the keep of the wizard Where Galdalf would carry The council’s judgement.   Along the road The rangers we met So at last the Grey...

Dec 23, 2016

Volume 1 – 89 episodes.  Volume 2 – 50 episodes.  Volume 3 – 126 episodes.  Seeing Saruman’s face when all he had created was flooded and destroyed – Priceless. I have now recorded and released 265 episodes of the Epic Story.  It has been a long road from essentially the start of my channel until now.  When I started this series...

This week’s featured events: This week brings even more special Yule concerts across the game.  Les Hobbities will perform in Frostbluff on the Sirannon server at 3pm EST/9pm CET on Friday. The HOPE will be fire dancing at the winter festival with macarena, tango, and more outside of the Frostbluff Theatre on Landroval Saturday at 1pm EST. Die...

Dear LOTRO Players, You may or may not have noticed that Lilikate has been on a brief respite from adventuring with you all, since late summer. Her distant relations have been spotted wandering the wilds, but our little green clad Hobbit buddy has been holed up in her burrow and not at home to visitors. Now rested and feeling more of her old-self Lilikate and...

Dec 22, 2016

  The LOTRO Market, is running some great deals right now.  NOTE – this are for CASH ONLY, NOT LOTRO POINTS! The sale runs Now-Jan 2nd   The Lord of the Rings Online™: Helm’s Deep™ Base Edition – Digital Download Experience the finale of Rohan’s Epic Story and the beginning of all-out war in Middle-earth. $39.99 $10.00 The Lord of the Rings...

Dec 22, 2016

Part 114 – The Father of Evil Smoke filled the room of the Inn of the Prancing Pony. Many patrons of the inn smoked their pipes as they loudly laughed and ate to their heart’s desires. They drank too. Many mugs of ale flowed into the room as the lady server brought mugs and mugs of them their drinks. Barlamin too brought many mugs of ale to the patrons as there...

  In the wake of the news about Standing Stone Games.  The big question of the license has once again surfaced back up, as it does from time to time. Community Manager Cordovan has put an end to the worry, and speculation once and forum in a answer to a forum question.   As stated in the FAQ, the license has been renewed. Since this license is no...

Dec 22, 2016

It is now time for war. Book 13 – Helm’s Deep We rushed to the ford But Rohan fell back To the stronghold where Helm Hammerhand prevailed. Isengard’s forces Flowed from the North To prepare an assault To punish the Mark.   The dike was downed By Dunlendings and orcs Then the walls were broken By the unbearable force. We were forced to flee Into...

Dec 21, 2016

    Community Manager Cordovan posted on the forums about some upcoming downtime   The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Thursday, December 22nd from 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) for a hotfix. Thanks for your patience, and we’ll see you back in the game soon! The hotfix will correct the following issues: Ornate chests...

Dec 20, 2016

A day after announcing the surprise move to Standing Stones Games Executive Producer Severlin was busy on the forums answering some questions and let this bomb shell drop What if I let it slip that we are looking at substantial avatar revamps for the Mordor expansion? I think we can all agree that prospect can be both exciting and scary. Avatar preference is...

Dec 19, 2016

The team behind DDO and LOTRO are parting ways with Turbine/WB and starting a new independent studio Standing Stone Games with global publishing help from Daybreak Games.   Rob “Severlin” Ciccolini posted over on the forums Greetings, Today we have some momentus news! The game teams responsible for The Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO) and...

This week we talk about the Yule festival update coming up and news from the site.

We roam throughout Rohan helping where we can. Book 12 – War in the Westemnet With the city preparing For the southern road We went ahead To herald the news. There Ellen Fremedon Refused to care Till we killed the wargs That crept nearby.   Then we rode to Aldburg, Rohan’s old seat, Where decay had crept Into the crumbling homes. There we tracked...

  Free Sample Of The Week December 16th – 22nd +5 Hope Boost (90 minutes) x1 Use Coupon Code 5HOPE1 1/Account     Milestone Skills Drac Says –One can never have too many milestones!       Hurried, Returning and Expedient Traveler Drac Says – When you want to get around faster!! Riding Traits Drac Says – Always Good To See...

Dec 15, 2016

Part 113 – The Girl in Red The morning in Bree was a misty gray one. Heavy fog fell upon the village and not could be seen further than only a few a few yards. They wet air hung heavy on all in the village as it felt as if a great sinister cloud fell upon the whole land of Bree as even the farmers in the lands surrounding Bree, Combe, Staddle, Archet, and...

This week we talk about community events and the rangers.