May 16, 2016

Community Manager Frelorn  has posted the Update 18.1 Release Notes for today’s patch. Here is a sampling of the highlights of the notes, you can read the full release notes here. Quests and landscape An Uruk raiding party spotted in the Beacon-hills is searching for the Rohirrim! The Ghûrdhos’ numbers are now stronger in the eastern Druadain Forest...

LOTRO Community Manager Andy “Frelorn” Cataldo posted a notice on the forums about upcoming server downtime: The LOTRO Game Servers will be brought down on Monday, May 16th from 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM Eastern (-5 GMT) for an Update to the game. Release Notes will be available during the downtime. Thanks for your patience, and we’ll see you back in the...

May 14, 2016

The rodeo takes place at Hobnanigan’s Field #1. The horse parade and Championship Cup take place at Hobnanigan’s Field #2. Check out our thread in the LOTRO Player Events forum: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?602357-Landroval-2016-Spring-Racing-Carnival-Saturday-May-14 Check out our thread in the Landroval server forum:...

We cross the river and head into Mirkwood. Book 9 – Fortress of the Nazgûl We alighted from our boat At the landing in Mirkwood Where shadow did send Shivers down our back. Our charge was to take The churlish Mazog Into the deepest woods To Dol Guldor.   We slogged through a swamp Sickened with death Where light did lure Our leader to the West. Then...

Hullo Everyone! Another episode of SLA today, Lizzy and I continue to travel with Bingo Boffin in Rohan. We announce an upcoming “Ask Lizzy and Lilikate Anything” for a future episode. Please leave us some questions to ponder. Also The Blue Theatre Song Contest is still open for signups, please get in contact with Likikate or see various articles on...

This week’s featured events: The HOPE brings Balrog’s Footfall to Laurelin this Sunday at 2pm EDT/7pm UK time.  Their all metal set was a great success on Landroval in February, but they will have a different playlist for this concert.  In other Laurelin concert news, The Brady Badgers will try to take care of the owlfestation on the roof of...

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Crickhollow’s Second Breakfast presents The Rally in Khazad-dûm, a puzzle race through Moria this Saturday, May 14th at 2pm EDT/server time.  This annual tradition has previously taken participants through the Shire, Bree, and Ered Luin, but this time the race adds the danger of falling from great heights and getting helplessly lost in the mines.  The...

Part 91 – Lovers Loss The darkness of night turned to pale early morning light in the valley of the worms. Soft light from the east shone on the high craggy rocky cliffs of the pass in the Ram Duath. It penetrated the bleak fog of the rift as the cold damp mist of the valley settled on the cliffs and rocks strewn about the valley. Bleak as the rift in the Ram...

This week we talk about raiding news, Moria and Lothlórien.

May 7, 2016

Now Launching the Hobnanigans Chicken League, where teams of 3 and 6 compete for their place on the Ranking Ladder. Join the league to become the best team out there! Double Elimination 3-Man Team Tournament May 7th, 4pm @ the Hobnanigans Field 3 Team Signup: 3:30pm /servertime First Place: 700 gold Second Place: 300 gold See more at:...

May 7, 2016

With the lynxes collar restored he will find the rest his tattered mind will needs to move beyond his masters death. We join the critters as they give the collar back to Bram.   Critters feed Don’t want to miss an episode, have a suggestion or a comment?  Follow the critters on Critter twitter Facebook...

May we finally leave Moria? Book 8 – Scourge of Khazad-dûm We have the head Of the horde of orcs That foul the caves Of Khazad-dûm. But we cannot leave These cruel dens Till we break the relics That blight these halls.   The first we found In foulest dens Where merrovail marred The mirrors of old. We changed their courses And cleaned their sheets To...

May 6, 2016

The rodeo takes place at Hobnanigan’s Field #1. The horse parade and Championship Cup take place at Hobnanigan’s Field #2. Check out our thread in the LOTRO Player Events forum: https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?602357-Landroval-2016-Spring-Racing-Carnival-Saturday-May-14 Check out our thread in the Landroval server forum:...

This week’s featured event: The Maidens of Vanimor started their 4 part Swan Lake at this week’s Ales & Tales on Landroval.  Don’t worry if you missed it: part 1 is shown below (borrowed from Timcoolish’s YouTube channel) and there are 3 more acts to come.  The next 3 Ales and Tales locations are as follows: May 9th: Windy Acres...

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Part 90 – “Here We Go” The moon had already risen up in the night sky by the time Theomin reached the road south. The surrounding land of the Kingsfell was dimly lit by the moon’s ethereal radiance as the bright dots of the surrounding stars shown clearly, unimpeded in a cloudless sky. The mountains that surrounded the valley were dark and ominouos. Like giants...

Hullo Everyone, Lizzy and I are back with another Bingo Boffin episode, following the tracks of adventure in Rohan. We wonder where Bingo has been carried too after his unfortunate meeting with a certain dark character. I really enjoyed playing and editing this episode, I hope you do too!...

May 5, 2016

This week’s video highlight shows us how some of Aragorn’s actions could be interpreted.  “LEGO Battle at the Black Gate” was released in 2013 on BrotherhoodWorkshop’s YouTube channel. Do you know of a good Middle-earth themed video and want it to be featured in this series? Send an email to contact@lotroplayers.com with a link to...

May 4, 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.