Andrew Ferguson asks: If I want to get as much gold as possible out of Skirmishes, what is the best Skirmish to do this? I must admit that I don’t worry too much about gold I earn during skirmishes but I presume that there are a few like Andrew who do. Before we decide on a best skirmish, we need to know whether you are are running a single skirmish or a...

Branick, Draculetta, Pineleaf, and Teriadwyn conclude our three part series on Stats in The Lord of the Rings Online™ with an episode covering LOTRO’s Defensive Stats. Whether you’re looking for a better understanding of Resistances, Avoidances, or Mitigations, the LOTRO Academy Team has you covered. Thanks for listening.

Greetings, everyone! 🙂 Amidst all the talk of legendary items and the great advancement made by the Forge-masters regarding how to imbue them, another discovery has been made in our lands recently. Essence stones, of various size and luster, are being found to have significant power, and industrious folk have begun to work armor and jewelry to make use of these...

  Welcome back to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this installment, we attempt to survive a Stand at Amon Sûl.   This edition updates the information up to Update 16.2 (the original version was posted on CSTM back when the...

The LOTRO Academy team takes an unscheduled tour of the Shire in this off-topic episode. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Teriadwyn, Draculetta, and Pineleaf discuss LOTRO and Draculetta blows Branick’s mind in this delayed episode. Thanks for listening.

Greetings, everyone 🙂 Surely you have heard the news, yes? The Forge-masters of these lands, with whom we have toiled year after year only to tread water, have had a breakthrough of legendary proportions! No longer must we cast aside our shinies and forge others anew when new trainings are available to us! Yay! 🙂 Through the process of Imbuement, the...

In their weekly players email, Turbine announced a 75% off sale for the LOTRO Market (http://store.lotro.com), the cash shop built into the LOTRO website which allows you to make in-game purchases using real cash rather than Turbine points. What most people don’t know it that there is a second cash shop which sell slightly different items: the Turbine...

  Welcome back to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. In this installment, we attempt to survive the Siege of Gondamon.   This edition updates the information up to Update 16.1 (the original version was posted on CSTM back when...

Branick and Pineleaf welcome Teriadwyn to the podcast with an off-topic LOTRO discussion. Thanks for listening.

Welcome to the second edition of Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes in The Lord of the Rings Online. We begin this series where any good hobbit starts their journey – in the Shire to handle some Trouble in Tuckborough.   This edition updates the information up to Update 16 (the...

Branick, Draculetta, and Pineleaf are joined by guest hosts Andang and Teriadwyn from LOTRO Players to talk about an upcoming project of a formerly secretive and now not so secretive sort. Thanks for listening.

Branick, Pineleaf, and Draculetta take an in-depth look at the Eregion Quest Pack and discuss whether it might be worth your Turbine Points.

In this episode, Branick resorts to asking Pineleaf and Draculetta some impromptu questions when it becomes apparent that a suitable topic eludes them all. Thanks for listening.

It’s been over a year since our last Quest Pack Review, but Branick, Pineleaf, and Draculetta, are hear to let you know whether the Misty Mountains Quest Pack is worth your Turbine Points. Thanks for listening.

In this episode, Branick, Draculetta, and Pineleaf continue our series covering the stats in LOTRO with a look at each of the offensive stats and damage types. Thanks for listening.

In this listener requested episode, Branick and Pineleaf cover all the basics of Mounted Combat, from when you’ll be able to participate, to explaining the trait trees, bridles, and relics. Thanks for listening.

This is the second bonus episode accompanying episode 100 of LOTRO Academy. This bonus episode consists of a conversation with Mysteri, Draculetta, Pineleaf, and Rolfkrage. A portion of this recording was used in episode 100, but here you can listen to the entire discussion. Thanks for listening.

This is the first bonus episode accompanying episode 100 of LOTRO Academy. This bonus episode consists of a chat I had with Krorain about LOTRO and what he’s been up to since leaving the podcast. A portion of this recording was used in episode 100, but here you can listen to the entire discussion. Thanks for listening.

After numerous delays, the long awaited LOTRO Academy: Episode 100 is finally here. Wrapped in our first ever live recording, this celebratory episode takes a look back at over four years of LOTRO Academy and features recorded segments with some former podcast hosts as well as a selection of clips from previous episodes and our 2015 LOTRO Goals as recorded live in Teamspeak with The Academy Kinship.