This article (and series to follow)  is not a in depth delving into the region. This is just a Frodo Average’s review of an area combined with some opinion and personal experience mixed in. I hope you enjoy. This is one of the three (technically four) starter regions in game. This is where Elves and Dwarfs will spend the majority of levels 4-15 (if you...

This week’s featured event: The rocking dwarves of the Rolling Kegs present Music from the Mithril Screen, a night of songs from movies and TV, at 3pm on Saturday, November 19th on Laurelin.  They will perform inside the Greenhouse at Thorin’s Gate, found at 13.8S, 103.0W. Thursday is Thanksgiving in the US, so don’t be surprised if some...

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Nov 17, 2016

Part 109 – The Path to Combe. The morning was cool in the valley beside Weathertop. Over the night, the fire had gone out as the wood had been exhausted of all its fuel. No droplets of dew had collected on the dry blades of grass or the leaves of the nearby trees. The dirt below the company was dry and loose. Some portions of it were cracked, choked of all...

This week we add a new member to the LPN team and have a guest from LOTRO Academy.

Barred from heading west, we head into the mountains instead. Book 10 – Snows of Wildermore Banished from the West And barred from crossing The Silver Waters Of Snowbourn River, We continued our fight Against foes of the Mark Till we found the harp Of Horn’s mentor.   Then word reached us Of Wildermore’s plight Where winter and cold Kept a firm hold....

This week’s featured event: The hobbits of the Grand Order of the Lost Mathom will be celebrating their ninth anniversary on Laurelin this Sunday with a party of special magnificence and the premiere of a new play.  Expect speeches, drinks, food, fireworks, and entertainment.  The Grand Order Acting Troupe will present their play, “The Most Precious...

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Nov 8, 2016

LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

This week we talked about the lag and PvMP changes on the LOTRO test server.

We know there will be at least one more update before the potential Mordor expansion so we are wondering; How many more doors until Mordor? How many more doors will be added to LOTRO before Mordor? 0-5 5-10 11-24 25+ One does not simply guess the number of doors until Mordor View Results  Loading ... Have a poll idea?  Let us know in the comments below and...

This week’s featured events: Today on Laurelin: “The Tale of the Bree Rat” otherwise known as, “Fawkes! The undoing of Gubzugoy the Unready.”  Gather at Bree’s South Gate at 8pm GMT/4pm EDT for a processional to Weathertop where the tale will be told.  Free fireworks will be available but everyone is welcome to bring their own and let loose after...

Nov 4, 2016

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Nov 3, 2016

Part 107 – Skills That Where Lost “Your skills as a staff wielding lore-master are already present,” the man said to Theomin as they traveled north in the planes of Fasach-Larran. “As a young man, you became adept in lore while your brethren became adept at swordplay. Not bad were you at swordplay because of the master swordsman your instructor was, but your...

Nov 3, 2016

This week’s video highlight takes a great song and applies it to the new housing area.  “Swanships of Alqualondë – Bay of Belfalas – LOTRO” was released in 2016 on LonelyMountainBand’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good LOTRO video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a...

This week we talk about the hotfix and site news.

Our chase finally comes to a conclusion. Book 9 – The Third Marshal The Third Marshal Thoroughly slew The orcs who held Our hobbit friends. He saw no sign To salve our fears So we visited the site Where he vanquished the orcs.   Our friends did flee Into Fangorn deep Where the hobbits were housed By huorns and ents. With them out of reach To Éomer we...

Oct 29, 2016

Update 19 starts right where Pelennor Fields left off.  Players have to deal with the immense loss that is fully realized after the battle’s end.  One item players have to clean up in particular creates a pretty eerie quest. While the cleanup is still going on, players take part in assembling The Council of the Captains.  I found that throughout the new...

This week’s featured events: Major events and special concerts are taking place all around LOTRO this weekend.  Horrorfest 3 takes place today and tomorrow on Landroval at Da Bugans Kinhouse, 2 Chalk Road in the Stooping neighborhood of the Shire Homesteads.  The event will be livestreamed on MaestroTV.  There will also be bride sacrifices from the bands...

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