Casual Stroll to Mordor

What do you think of getting character XP for crafting? Ketani, Goldenstar, Merric and Vraeden have a conversation about this part of update 9.

One question repeatedly asked with Rohan’s launch is “Where did the Guild Halls go?!”

Apparently in Middle-Earth, Easter is in October, because I just found my first egg.

Isengard heralds in not only a new tier of crafting, but also a new tier of reputation for Crafting Guilds. In this article, we take a look at a way for players to start working towards the reputation requirements.

For each of the main professions in LOTRO (Cook, Jeweller, Metalsmith, Scholar, Tailor, Weaponsmith and Woodworker) there is at least one faction that will grant reputation in exchange for certain items they’ve requested.

These new quests are part of the changes made to the crafting system with the Echoes of the Dead Update we received in March. Having tested these out for every vocation, I have to say, I greatly prefer them over the previous method.

Have you ever wanted to have a crafter of every vocation? Well, LOTRO Wiki has a great suggestion on what to do.

Using the rules the author of the article had created I began to alter the words in the manner he described to create the other tenses. For instance, we know Dwarf is the word Khuzd, and the plural is Khazad, or Dwarves. So, looking at axe, we have the singular, burk, and the plural possessive baruk “axes of”. To create the plural of axe we can follow the pattern of the word dwarf, and assume axes must be barak.

With the November update hopefully just around the corner, now is the time to stockpile materials to make all the pretty new dyes that are coming our way.

Previously, I have explained how to gather crafting materials. Now, I will explain where to find the crafting materials needed for each tier.

Before you can begin crafting anything, you must first open the Crafting Panel. Of course, what you see on your crafting panel is directly related to which vocation you have chosen. However, beyond specific professions and recipes available to you, each vocation’s crafting panel is the same. What you make will be different, but how you make it will be determined in the same ways.

Now that you’ve chosen a crafting vocation, it’s time to get to work! Of course, before you can start making weapons and armour and jewelry and food, you’re going to need some basic materials.

Recently I’ve seen a lot of questions in the advice chat channels about crafting. How do I get started? What profession is best for my class? Where do I go to learn a craft? How do I advance my skill? What can I make with which profession?