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Tag: LotRO

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2020-12-02 doycet MMO & Computers

Sixteen years ago, @ktbuffy and I started playing Lord of the Rings Online together, as a Date Night, because she

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LotRO: Wibbly-Wobbly, Timey-Wimey

2011-10-05 doycet Actual Play, MMO & Computers 3 comments

One of the more interesting bits in the Lord of the Rings Online MMO is the fact that the events

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Star Wars: The Old Republic — The Question of PvP

2011-09-28 doycet MMO & Computers, Musing 6 comments

A few days ago, Fogsong wrote: Star Wars: The Old Republic. My LoTRO guild is debating whether to go with

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LotRO: Rise of Isengard Release Day

2011-09-27 doycet Actual Play, MMO & Computers

Also known as “Thank god I lagged out, or I might have never logged off.” Okay, here are some thoughts,

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LotRO: Rise of Isengard Patch Notes – My thoughts.

2011-09-26 doycet MMO & Computers 2 comments

My first thought: as a player with a lifetime subscription, the fact that the latest expansion abbreviates to “ROI” is

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The Play’s the Thing: A New Holiday Acting Event for LotRO Thespians

2010-12-12 doycet MMO & Computers

Turbine’s Lord of the Rings Online has popped to the top of MMO news many times, most recently due to

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Tanking Vows (So You Want to Tank, Part 3)

2010-08-12 doycet MMO & Computers

So we’ve got to part where we decide if we’re going to cowboy up and do this tanking thing. Below

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So You Want to Tank (Part 2)

2010-08-11 doycet MMO & Computers

You came back. Okay then. Let’s talk about the real challenges of playing a tank class. First thing: the challenge

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Cry of Vengeance can Bite Me (LotRO)

2010-08-10 doycet MMO & Computers

We interrupt our regularly scheduled Tanking Part 2 post to bitch about Cry of Vengeance. I’ve said this before in

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So You Want to Tank (Part 1) (LotRO)

2010-08-09 doycet MMO & Computers

First off, let me dissuade you. There are some necessities that come with taking on a tanking role, and they

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“So fast, the bowstring smokes”

2010-08-07 doycet MMO & Computers

The first character I ever created on Lord of the Rings was a hunter. I didn’t know much about the

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Raiding for a New Raider, Part 2: Good Manners

2010-08-06 doycet MMO & Computers

When I first starting playing Lord of the Rings Online, I was struck by one really consistent element among the

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(LotRO) Salves are Evil and Worthy Only of Disdain

2010-08-05 doycet MMO & Computers

Heh. Got your attention? I actually have a two a few other posts I plan to write today, but I

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A new raider’s raid-readiness Checklist (LotRO)

2010-08-04 doycet MMO & Computers

(Disclaimer: I’m not an uberleet raider in LotRO by any means, but I do run raids and I do know

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So What can Two People do in a Moria six-man?

2010-07-20 doycet MMO & Computers

… pretty much anything they want. (Click for bigger.) A few notes: No, this wasn’t challenge mode. We certainly didn’t

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Someone’s Working Through Some Issues

2010-07-04 doycet MMO & Computers

From “Conversations With My Wife As We Play LotRO”: A Disturbing New Trend In Faction Reputation

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What not-game am I not-playing, here?

2010-01-13 doycet MMO & Computers

Yesterday I was pondering a couple of recent gaming purchases I’ve made. Annalise. Diaspora. 3:16. Trail of Cthulu. Like that,

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This weekend…

2009-07-20 doycet MMO & Computers

We painted our house, introduced Kaylee to classic musicals… And killed a friggin’ BALROG. If that picture doesn’t adequately convey

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LotRO – a set on Flickr

2009-07-08 doycet Actual Play, MMO & Computers

Kate and I have taken all the screenshots from the last two years of playing LotRO and put them up

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Still making a hobbit of it.

2009-06-29 doycet Actual Play, MMO & Computers 2 comments

Kate and I started playing Lord of the Rings Online about two years ago.  I’m only aware of this because,

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LotRO: They can rebuild it. Better, stronger, faster, and dude… way f@*#ing cooler.

2009-06-24 doycet Actual Play, MMO & Computers 10 comments

As I mentioned on my other blog, Kate and I decided a week or so ago to try out some

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Machinima: Order of Middle Earth

2009-04-04 doycet Links & Resources, MMO & Computers

I’m a big fan of machinima made from games that I’m playing.  My only MMO at the moment is LotRO,

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Another "one shot" (ha) with my family over summer break.

This time, we're playing Psi*Run, about supers on the run from a shadowy organization.

We missed the Prologue, and picked up after character generation and the inciting "Crash" incident.
I started off the year with a truly new #ttrpg experience - one of my kids ran a game for ME! First time that's EVER happened.

We played #Runecairne and she damned near killed me. It was great.

(We didn't TOTALLY separate the player/warden roles in this, because part of the reason we were doing this was so I could teach her to GM, so we did a two-person game (Runecairne is great for this) and a scenario I'd already run with Sean, and had open on my screen to spot any gotchas and give her tips.)
Pretty much what it says on the title. My whole family (not just my kids, but my wife) sat down to play an RPG together. This has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, and it's was bloody and glorious, because that's what Eat the Reich delivers.

2024 12 28
Pretty much what it says on the title. My whole family (not just my kids, but my wife) sat down to play an RPG together. This has NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE, and it's was bloody and glorious, because that's what Eat the Reich delivers.

2024 12 27
just me rambling about the last year in gaming and what's coming up
Me and the kids sit down to talk about the One-Armed Scissor "one-shot" - kind of a celebration/wake/post mortem.

Overall Impression: The one-shot served as an enticing introduction to Wildsea's setting and mechanics. While certain areas, like travel and character origin options, left players desiring more, the unique world, engaging whisper mechanics, and collaborative ship-building process were significant highlights.

In summary - we had a good time, the game is cool, we want to play some more (even Kaylee), and we don't super-enjoy canned one-shot scenarios.

2024 08 07
Our heroes find the surviving crew of the One Armed Scissor and safely escape the Manor.

Yup. Totally safe. No problem.

2024 07 29

#wildsea #ttrpg #actualplay 

This session focuses on the players' daring escape from a collapsing library hanging precariously over the Wildsea. The escape is complicated by a powerful Whisper unleashed by Saturniidae, which causes the library to become entangled in rapidly growing thorny vines.

Key Events
    Prepping for Trouble: The crew utilize their skills to recover resources and prepare for the impending attack by pinwolves. Saturniidae uses a Whisper to try to protect the sole surviving member of the One-Armed Scissor, but accidentally summons a spectral force that injures the party.
    Thorny Escape: Saturniidae's shouted Whisper, "Secrets Wrapped in Thorns," creates a whirlwind of paper that transforms into a rapidly growing cocoon of thorny brambles. The cocoon expands, forcing the pinwolves back and pushing the library away from the tallshank tree it was anchored to.
    Descent into Chaos: The library begins to collapse, forcing the players to navigate a chaotic environment filled with falling debris, thorny vines, and oozing crezzerin. Charybdis utilizes his unique skills and knowledge of plants to carefully extract Saturniidae from the thorny cocoon.
    Leaps of Faith: Cory leaps from the collapsing library, embedding her spear into the tallshank tree and clinging for dear life. Charybdis uses his wavewalk skill to swing through a window and escape, while Saturniidae glides down to the Queen Crab using her elegant wings.
    A Sinking Feeling: The library crashes into the edge of the rift, causing the nearby One Armed Scissor to tip and sink. The sinking ship evokes a sense of dread and PTSD in Charybdis, who witnesses a vision of his past death.
    Return to Three Masks: The players successfully return to Three Masks, albeit injured and emotionally drained. They share their harrowing tale, warning others of the dangers that now infest the library and the surrounding area.

Character Highlights

    Cory: Demonstrates agility and resourcefulness, using her spear to escape the collapsing library.
    Charybdis: Utilizes his expertise in plants and his unique abilities to navigate the dangerous environment and save Saturniidae.
    Saturniidae: Unintentionally unleashes chaos with her Whisper, but ultimately aids in the party's escape through her quick thinking, and suffers injuries and the effects of crezzerin poisoning.

Lingering Questions

    What will become of the library now that it is infested with creatures and a Librico Ray?
    Will the players attempt to retrieve more books or salvage anything from the wreckage?
    How will the loss of the library affect the community of Three Masks?
    What is the significance of the One Arm Scissor sinking into the rift?
The crew climbs up to the Hanging Manor and "gets rizzed by a Rift." (I don't know what that means, but the kids assure me it's hilarious and will never sound like hopelessly dated slang.)

2024 07 27

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