tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:11:36 +0000FerimgardevendimLorthalinAngmardungeonGorandirintroductionBryandtcraftingHunterstorytellingBurglarMinstrelGuardianLore-MasterlonelandskaetlynshireforochelsoapboxTargimothNorth DownsCarn DumElfBuldoriravricThe CouncilZenaiduraMeijhaGarth AgarwenmoondogSlashyCaptainHobbitGonhsarTravelHistorianChampionDeedsfishingKaelinquick playManDwarfVideobree-landAn actual play journal of Lord of the Rings: Online game.http://ilotro.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Ravious)Blogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-2135332053141502281Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:12:00 +00002008-06-17T13:13:15.505-07:00We have moved to gamescribe.wordpress.com and expanded to a multitude of games.http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/06/move.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-2133507815192056041Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:23:00 +00002008-06-05T08:02:59.055-07:00storytellingmoondogNorth DownsravricI reached Othrikar by horse, and I hoped another rider would not take it because it was the only horse available in a stable-full of ponies. Halbarad had told me to find a dwarf-named Dori, whom I vaguely recalled from my scholar studies, and then only because the dwarf had a large stock of items that were of great importance to the scholarly profession.I knew Hannar, one of the Othrikar leaders,http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/06/storytelling-book-3-chapter-4-freeing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-4790897133057879665Tue, 27 May 2008 12:32:00 +00002008-05-28T04:54:41.076-07:00storytellingNorth DownsravricMincham asked me to quickly return to Halbarad in Esteldin. He explained that because Angmar had captured such a crucial spot all of the North was in danger. The Ranger also hinted at a greater evil in the hallowed halls of Fornost, but when I pressed him, he declined to say more.It took me longer than I expected to get to Esteldin. I stayed at a farm for a day because the farmer, allegedly the http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-3-chapter-3-fallen.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-8397344479995209107Tue, 27 May 2008 01:30:00 +00002008-05-26T18:35:54.060-07:00VideomoondogfishingevendimFishing is one of a Hobbit's favorite pass-times. And few places in Eriador are more serene and beautiful than lake Evendim. LOTRO Videoshttp://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/moondog-fishing-in-evendim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Disseminated)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-6760877868762539760Sat, 24 May 2008 17:01:00 +00002008-05-24T10:50:00.957-07:00The Councilquick playlonelandsravricFirst, check out Disseminated's post containing a new first for our humble blog: VIDEO. There is a deed in the Lonelands that requires you to kill level 24-26 elite trolls from the Balt-Olog clan. To complete the deed through both stages you need to kill 180 of the fat beasts.I set up my first event with my guild Council of the Secret Fire to just try and have a good time grinding together. I http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/ravric-trolls-teeth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-502751050498240476Sat, 24 May 2008 03:58:00 +00002008-05-24T09:58:12.974-07:00The CouncilBurglarManHunterVideoFerimgardquick playDeedsmoondogCaptainLorthalinlonelandsMinstrelravricHobbitThe foul abominations were running amok down in the swamps of the Lone-lands. Sure, they didn't bother anyone there, but it was clear they were gathering in preparation for an attack on the civilized realms! Luckily Ravric mustered Councilmen Moondog, Lorthalin, Ferimgard, and some local allies to go clean up that mess! http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/moondog-smiting-trolls-in-harloeg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Disseminated)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-8315377532703988718Fri, 23 May 2008 13:26:00 +00002008-05-23T21:08:15.807-07:00storytellingNorth DownsCaptainManravricWe stood at Mincham's camp for a time staring out across Fornost Fields. It seemed as if the sun was still determining whether to appear that early morning or whether Angmar's darkness had crept a little further towards the sunny Bree-lands.Something being ambushed and killed in the Fields broke Mincham's reverie, and the Ranger asked me to scout out Norbury Gates for agents of The Enemy.I was http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-3-chapter-2-gates-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-7816557083865566820Thu, 22 May 2008 11:44:00 +00002008-05-23T21:08:15.809-07:00storytellingNorth DownsCaptainManravricHalbarad and I discussed the news of Estelding, the North Downs, and the world beyond through the night. Angmar, to the east, was beginning to grow in power, but Halbarad had heard there were orc tribes moving throughout the many fronts of the North Downs. The falled capital of Arnor, Fornost, was a crucial holding point for the battles raging throughout the North Downs. Halbarad asked me to meethttp://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-3-chapter-1-ranger-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-8120019712712465374Tue, 20 May 2008 11:55:00 +00002008-05-20T05:41:18.352-07:00soapboxThis blog has completely changed the way I play MMOs. Not all the time, but more often than not I am playing Lord of the Rings Online with an eye towards this blog.The first thing that evolved rather quickly was my screenshot usage. To be honest, I feel that I get some pretty good shots, but those aren't just dumb luck. I try and find good angles, good action moments, etc. while I am playing.http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/playstyle-of-i-gamer-part-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-7812498857630623666Sun, 18 May 2008 23:26:00 +00002008-05-23T21:08:15.809-07:00storytellingNorth DownsCaptainlonelandsManravricFrideric gave word that I was to meet with a Ranger named Candaith. I had met the Man a time or two before, and even fought side-by-side on Weathertop. Many adventurers in the Lonelands believed the Ranger to be lazy. His camp was hidden in a small copse of trees in the shadow of Weathertop right by a large orc encampment, and it was there he mostly remained.I bid farewell to Frideric, vowing http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-3-prologue-fires-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-5387953609537362258Sun, 18 May 2008 13:15:00 +00002008-05-23T21:08:15.810-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricMy service to Radagast was at an end, for now. The farewell was hasty, and I knew I had become merely a speck of dust in the wizard's tale. The thought of a future time when the Strength of Man would no longer need the Istari "counselors" would be a good one. They were helpful, no doubt, but also fickle. Fickle like elves fleeing to the west.Elsa, a few surviving Eglain, and the half-cursed http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-9-agamaur.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-9116846945613384234Sat, 17 May 2008 00:24:00 +00002008-05-23T21:08:15.811-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricThe shade shouted to his companions-in-death, and immediately the whole area arose with a force of ghostly heroes. They charged outward and led us towards Garth Agarwen, where the gaunt lord would be found. The sight of following the cursed shades into battle to fight The Enemy filled me with such great hope. They were unstoppable, and wights fell before our mortal blades could reach them.After http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-8-ii-red.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-6133059038096760219Fri, 16 May 2008 20:19:00 +00002008-05-16T13:35:51.379-07:00storytellingmoondogGorandirKaelindungeonCarn DumMinstrelAngmarHobbitBryandtPressing further into the wretched society that the Witch King had built around his orcs, trolls, and other abominations, we encountered much more resistance. Slaves toiled away at vile industry, mining and pumping digusting toxins into the river, turning it bright green and ominous. Simply setting foot in in the poisoned waters would bring an adventurer irrevocably to their knees in disgust http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/moondog-carn-dum-carnage-pt-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Disseminated)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-7161390948627880625Fri, 16 May 2008 16:40:00 +00002008-05-16T13:13:57.654-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricRadagast told me of how two Eglain, Elsa and Eriac headed into Agamaur, the northern marshes of the Red Swamp to fight the evil. The Eglain knew of a passageway to the area, the Red Pass, and Radagast said he too would lead us there. Radagast still believed the fool Eglain to be alive, and I had the hope to believe him. Our fellowship grew under the leadership of Radagast for we would need much http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-8-i-red.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-3592767225002720532Thu, 15 May 2008 11:29:00 +00002008-05-16T13:13:57.656-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricEmelin, once again, repeated the story of the land. I understood that the shade wanted me to get the details correct so that I could relate it to Radagast the Brown, but it was tiring to remain absolultely polite through the third or fourth telling of how the Arthedain were cursed for not protecting the Red Maid. Although it wasn't as clear before, I did understand moreso that the Red Maid, http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-7-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-6175672195581511105Mon, 12 May 2008 11:51:00 +00002008-05-16T13:13:57.657-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricThe shade, Emelin, told me a story of the land. A River-maiden, like Goldberry, protected the land, but as the land filled with the blood of the war, the Lady changed. No longer was she the beautiful spirit of the land; now she was filled with blood. The Lady became the Red-maid. The land became poisoned. And as luck would have it, she slept. The story (and reason) for the heavy curse laid upon http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-6-in-gaunt.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-3432621739580497129Sun, 11 May 2008 17:38:00 +00002008-05-16T13:13:57.658-07:00quick playCaptainlonelandsManravricWhile waiting for a decent group for the rest of Book 2, I decided to work on some Deeds. The particular deed I wanted involved killing the wargs all around the Lonelands. This was a pain because unlike most of the other kill-deed mobs, wargs don't have a specific spawn point and can be found throughout the Lonelands. Since I ran a lot I also indirectly worked on my deed that required me to kill http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/ravric-gwarg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-3268997890425479272Sat, 10 May 2008 11:26:00 +00002008-05-16T13:13:57.659-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricAric waited until night to point us in the right direction. Throughout the day we had talked small scholar talk, but it was minimal at best. Maiden was bored to tears and arranged and rearranged our packs multiple times.Finally after the sun had completely left the horizon, Aric told us of one of the dead in the ruins of Ost Haer. It was odd because unlike the Free Peoples in the North Downs who http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-384660285215062554Tue, 06 May 2008 13:20:00 +00002008-05-07T08:01:51.790-07:00quick playCaptainManravricI just hit 30th level! I am very glad because 20-30 feels like a bottleneck. I don't know if it was self-imposed because I stuck mainly to Lonelands with some North Downs mixed in, or if it is a flaw in the game. I was starting to really slow down again at 29 until I decided to head to Oathbarton, a hobbit outpost in south Evendim region. I was level 30 before I could believe it.I think that http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/ravric-upgrades.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-1022414124224020349Mon, 05 May 2008 11:39:00 +00002008-05-05T10:24:19.302-07:00storytellingCaptainlonelandsManravricThe wizard seemed to have other things on his mind when I spoke to him next. He told me of a scholar, one I had heard of told during my apprenticeship, in the swamp of Harloeg. I would have to travel south to meet Aric Stone-speaker to help us rid the land of the poison. This was not my first foray into Harloeg. A week or so prior I had chased a Tarkrip Seeker down there, but I had to stop at thehttp://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-4.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-2897548614040507933Sun, 04 May 2008 18:33:00 +00002008-05-04T12:03:01.882-07:00GuardianManBryandtmoondogChampionDwarfGonhsarCarn DumdungeonKaelinMinstrelAngmarHobbitDown in the slave pits of Carn Dum, Angmarim, Pale Folk, and Trolls alike slave away in the vile industry of Angmar. The water here is so poluted it glows green and is so toxic that any adventurer who steps one foot in it will overcome and defeated from disease, poison, and dread. What's even more terrifying, though, is that some abominations thrive in this vile spew.The taskmasters of the http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/moondog-carn-dum-carnage-pt-2-anatomy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Disseminated)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-808974768060028094Sun, 04 May 2008 16:25:00 +00002008-05-04T11:21:16.895-07:00The CouncilTargimothBurglarManHunterSlashymoondogCaptainChampionlonelandsdungeonMinstrelravricHobbitGarth AgarwenMembers of the Council of the Secret Fire, led by the oath-sworn originators of the Council - Slashy and Moondog, joined as a fellowship in Ost Guruth with intentions of going into the Garth Agarwen instance to help with some of the quests. The fellowship was fairly well balanced, and there was really no trouble (read: we steamrolled the sucka) with two overleveled members. Especially with a http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/ravric-garth-agoin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-8780655502840267176Sat, 03 May 2008 00:52:00 +00002008-05-02T21:55:59.269-07:00storytellingTargimothmoondogCaptainlonelandsManMinstrelravricHunterHobbitI returned to the wizard a few days later. My bath-given cleanliness had since worn off with the stench of wargs and goblins. Radagast stood up from his study, and told me that far too many wights were abound in Haragmar to be just the play of evil spirits from Angmar. The necromantic gaunt-men were behind this. I had heard rumors of their sightings east of Ost Guruth, but from afar they seemed http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/storytelling-book-2-chapter-3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-4738031270176691512Thu, 01 May 2008 22:47:00 +00002008-05-04T11:33:40.396-07:00The CouncilMeijhaGuardianManBryandtElfmoondogGorandirChampionDwarfGonhsarCarn DumdungeonKaelinMinstrelAngmarHobbitLore-MasterLooking out from the Ranger enclave of Garth Forthnir the grim desolation of the Witch-King can be seen in the wastes of Angmar. We must march now on Carn Dum and see if we may depose the King's Steward, Mordirith, who still plagues these lands in his master's absence.It is a long road into the city. Our first view upon exiting the wilderness is a long uphill road towards Carn Dum proper. http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/moondog-carn-dum-carnage-pt-1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Disseminated)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4392991194469477230.post-4512432418123923054Thu, 01 May 2008 12:37:00 +00002008-05-01T15:26:01.527-07:00quick playmoondogCaptainlonelandsManMinstrelravricHobbitAfter slaying dozens of glowing, evil spiders under the goblin-held ruins of Minas Eriol, the fellowship of Moondog and Ravric felt the time of the goblins in Minas Eriol was soon at an end. Next stop: dead goblins in Barad Ichiant.With Moondog's violent, musical muscle the elite goblins were being mowed down like weeds. The lighting effects in Barad Ichiant were wonderful and spooky, and also http://ilotro.blogspot.com/2008/05/ravric-heavy-lifting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Ravious)1