Summary: Layanor is back. He and Cari talk about the LOTRO Lore Livestream, and read some mail. Audio Version: What We Did in Game Layanor Only touched on some PVP Got two first agers Cari-Mac Questing Got Ali of Brandywine to level 100 Still in Blackroot Vale News Frelorn is livestreaming. https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?554350-Frelorn-Q-amp-A-from-Livestreams&highlight=livestream Link to Tolkien Professor Livestreaming Oct 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIz9ueiJhrk&feature=youtu.be Oct 1 1 EST Info on Future updates from Rohan https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?&postid=7246202#post7246202 We have separate updates in mind for the Siege of Minas Tirith and the Battle of Pelennor Fields, so I'm not worried about missing major items there. Epic Battle may not be the only format, I expect us to use the right tool for the right job (Epic Battle, Landscape Quest, Instances, Skirmishes, etc...) Instead we're focusing on major highlights. In our current spot in the timeline some events are separated only by hours, so we have to take some liberties to maintain your flow through the story but also hit those high points. If anything entire updates now often cover a period of only a day or two, perhaps even hours. One of the things we're discussing now, for example, is the Battle of Osgiliath. Where we are in Gondor you'd arrive after the battle. Is it worth translocating you in time to experience it? How about the Ride of the Rohirrim? Ultimately I think we'll find solutions to add many of these key points. The team is passionate about the story, and we have many, many major events to relate now that Sauron's darkness is spreading over the world. October 21 – November 2nd: Fall Festival November 7 - 9: Hobnanigans 14-16: 25% Mark Acq. Boost 21-23: Lootbox Weekend 26 – December 4th: 25% Bonus XP December 5 - 7 : Hobnanigans 12 – 14 : Buried Treasure 16- January 15th : Winter Festival 3 Mans Iobers Peak XX Sword Halls Community Dwarvish (neo-khuzdul) lessons on the Laurelin Server. ------------------------------------------ These lessons are based on Tolkien's original Khuzdul, additions by linguist David Salo (the Khuzdul spoken in the Hobbit movies), the khuzdul seen in LoTRO and studies by The Dwarrow Scholar. This is a Dwarf ONLY event (it is a secret language after all). So anyone that ever wanted to learn a bit of dwarvish, now is your chance! Not on Laurelin yet? don't have a dwarf char yet ? Roll yourself a dwarf and come on over to Laurelin... you will be most welcomed. When? Every month a new lesson, first lesson is on October 16th (thursday) at 3PM Server Time. (Each lesson will last about 90 minutes) Where? 5 Stonemirks street Ulfirth Home Stead, Thorin's Hall How? The event is a RP event and will thus be done entirely in RP fashion. (one dwarf teaching others the language of their fathers - FYI some dwarves did not speak Khuzdul by the end of the Third age, so fits nicely with lore) - Voice chat will be used to learn how to pronounce the words (yet this is optional and not a requirement). Who? The lessons are made by and given by the Dwarrow Scholar http://dwarrowscholar.mymiddleearth.com - attendees will receive class material (via email). - Every dwarf character is welcomed ((for all levels, even if you have never spoken a word of (neo-)khuzdul in your life.)) Sign-up is not required, merely be present on time. Questions ? Send an in game letter to Kandral on Laurelin Thank you and hope you'll enjoy the neo-khuzdul lessons! http://s1122.photobucket.com/user/kandral/media/learndwarvish_zps51675422.jpg.html Letter from Kevin Bergman Well, after that long and painful journey of trying to earn a full platinum completion in the Deeping Wall raid, I can now say I've hit my stride, and have completed it multiple times!
