I know what you’re all thinking.  The title should be Death by Misadventure but, well, after skirmishing with Spridra, Pineleaf and Andang, I thought he deserved a post of his own. As I get ready for this year’s Fellowship Walk, I find myself often on the Landroval server, levelling characters, farming dye mats, cooking pie crusts etc and I was...

Elder Forest Hunter, Large Forest Hunter, Outcast Forest Hunter, Snarling Forest Hunter.  What do all these Hunters have in common?  They are all wolves! These wolves are found in the Old Forest, but there are many wolves throughout Middle Earth.  How do I know?  Because I think I have been killed at some point by each and every one of them. From the earliest...

Looking back at my deaths in Middle Earth, words that crop up often are: “You have been incapacitated by misadventure.” Really, misadventure?  Surely not!  But, sadly, it is true.  So what is this misadventure? Well it can be anything from riding through an enemy village and being fired upon by archers until you fall off your horse and succumb to...

During my first days, weeks, even months of playing Lord of the Rings Online, I died several times.  You could say that Death and I became “besties” and well, although it was usually some sort of mob that killed me, I blamed the deaths on a MMO player’s worst nightmare – lag. If you’re new to the MMO world, then you might not...

G’day and welcome to the New User Guide – How to Die in Lotro. For any new player, it is always stressful starting out and wondering how to stay alive.  Most players don’t know that there are a few titles to earn for just achieving that with the most sought after being that of “Undying”. Listed here will be the ways I have died. ...