Aug 6, 2022

For the full video. Check out https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1553113246 Summery of the video consolidated into topics discuseed with a few personal notes or questions marked in Italic. In general a bit of an adhoc Q&A with a lot of questions left hanging due to new content, updates or information not ready to publized or under NDA currently. Content updates...

Aug 1, 2022

Irondwarf ventured beyond the black gate into Mordor. Once the home of Sauron and many deaths when it launched, is far more approacable. This time around the dwarf went into areas usually skipped like Durthang, Talath Erui and Nargonath. Memories of mobs galore and plenty of drakes and miniature volcanos sending you back to the graveyard. Difficulty was...

Jul 15, 2022

Descended from a princely line, O Thrain – Dearly you wish to see sunlight again! Within Dol Guldur, locked with bar and key In dungeon dark, plunged deep in misery, The Necromancer tortures you to find Your secrets of your stubborn, dwarven mind. He took your ring already – those dwarf-rings Were numbered seven, gifted to dwarf-kings In ages past – now...

Jun 15, 2022

The Necromancer in Dol Guldur O Necromancer – lodged in Dol Guldur – What sorceries, what devilry or spellDo you summon your evil beasts, to lure Them to the Greenwood? Turning into hellGreenwood the Great, where sylvan bowers stood And green elves danced with feast and merry playBut now is known as the darkened Mirkwood? You hope to drive the greenwood...

Jun 1, 2022

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May 31, 2022

What if your legendary adventure was less complicated? For whatever reason you just don’t want to deal with any of the traceries or runes of the new LI system. How far would you get? Here’s the adventure of the naked LI. The adventurer – Irondwarf Originally started as “ironman” dwarf (red guardian) that would not accept any...

May 23, 2022

A large group of rangers that answered the call of Aragorn to go south. First encountering some if it’s members in The shire and other beginner areas you will see these hardy rangers in pretty much every spot in Eriador. Rohan and Gondor along your travels. Further along the questline they will go with Aragorn onto Minas Tirith and other places. As with...

May 15, 2022

Roads go ever ever onOver rock and under treeBy caves where never sun has shoneBy streams that never find the seaOver snow by winter sownAnd through the merry flowers of JuneOver grass and over stoneAnd under mountains in the moonOriginal First Verse to Bilbo’s “Roads go ever on” in The Hobbit Additional verses: Roads go ever ever on Under the...

May 9, 2022

While finishing off Year 8 Reflection III for the anniversary you might have found out you needed to rebuild Hytbold. Or you want access to the crafting resource instances to avoid spending 100’s of gold to get past the Riddermark tier. For whatever reason you want to rebuild Hytbold and you want to do it quickly. With help from some kinnies, mission...

May 1, 2022

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Apr 23, 2022

With the Anniversary festival on the way and all the free goodies that come along with it. We can’t forget the main attraction that is at the Party Tree. The 10 years worth of Scavenger hunt from the 10 year anniversary. An 11 step programme where you follow 11 characters from lotro, 11 themes and 11 sets of places from the Shire to Mordor (or Angmar for...

Apr 15, 2022

  The Song This parody of Tomorrow We Fight by Tommee Profitt recalls the last stand of the Rohirrim at Helm’s Deep against the combined forces of Saruman’s Uruk-hai and the Dunlendings.   Recording The beautiful, haunting melody of the original has been preserved by the acoustic guitar backing track used in this recording: filled out with...

Apr 7, 2022

Highlighting contributions by lotroplayers on lotroplayers. In every article i’d like to show of an article, video, series, person or group that has made something that deserves some extra attention. This used to be available in the Lotro beacon. These will be short, singular highlights on a probably irregular basis. If there is nothing that week or if...

Apr 1, 2022

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Mar 15, 2022

  “Oh – yes. I once was called Gandalf the Grey.” The white-garbed wizard softly spoke to say. Fallen had Gimli’s axe onto the ground, As Estel’s blade blazed brilliantly around While Legolas bent back his bow with joy To shoot an arrow, which he did deploy Straight upwards, which then burst in dazzling flame While the elf-prince shouted aloud the name:...

Mar 1, 2022

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Date – Tips based on U32 #beta 6 What is the LI reward track? Every time you get/used to get legendary item xp or if you use a rune of item xp you will progres on the reward track. Every time you get enough progres you’ll be able to claim the reward that is associated with that level. These are all focussed around the new Legendary items. Rewards...

Feb 15, 2022

  “Far, far down the balrog fell. While to him bound, I did as well. His whip swung hissing at my throat As with my blade constant I smote. He roared with agony and pain And as I smote his limbs again He struck at me with naked claw. My wounds and hurts were aching sore As both we fell an endless time Into the earth. There was no clime – Except...

Feb 15, 2022

  “You cannot pass!” A myriad orcs stood still. A silence fell and no-one spoke until Gandalf next raised his voice. “I serve the flame Of Anor, and the Secret Fire the same. Dark fire avails you not, flame of Udûn! Return back to the Shadow!” Yet that one No answer made but stepped onto the bridge Of Khazad-Dûm. Upon its topmost ridge Spanning the gulf,...

Feb 1, 2022

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