Now the true adventures begins, and the character may meet up with other characters, and it may be invited to a Kinship.Īt this point, each race may continue their Epic Prologue quests in different regions (see table above).
Upon completing the Epic Intro quests the new character enters the lands of Middle-earth, the big world. Others remain accessible but not in the same state as during the intro.
They take place in one of five separate intro areas.Ī few intro areas become inaccessible after completing the final quest. These quests are quite easy and do not require any assistance. Each race will face a different sequence and story-line according to how they relate to the epic tale in LOTRO.Īfter the prologue a new character must complete a couple of Epic Introduction quests, and a handful of optional quests to gain level. This might be a good moment to have a look at the User Interface.Ī new character who enters Middle-earth is put into a prologue sequence, an instance, that teaches the very basics of movement, attacking, looting, and so forth. See Monster Play Character for details about each race and class for monster play. Once a character reaches level 10 it becomes possible to enter Monster Play and choose to play with the forces of Army of Angmar, called Creeps. Monster Play While Monster Play is not part of character creation it is worth to be mentioned. The game does offer the ability to change your name at any time, but there is a fee. The only way to check whether a particular name is already claimed is to enter it and try. Then, take your character's name seriously, and do your best to follow the examples given for the race. First, make sure that the appearance and other features are the way you desire. This can sometimes be the most difficult part of character creation for some people: a name and an appearance is what gives your character life. Let this take its time and prepare to dazzle others when entering Middle-earth. Later it is possible to change some appearance items at a Barber (i.e. The best is to scroll through each option to become familiar with what each race has available. Choosing an AppearanceĪnother step is choosing what the character will look like. See Guide to Origins for detailed information about each origin.
LORD OF RINGS ONLINE PLAYER RACES SKIN
Each region affects the character with slight changes in their appearance, most notably the hair and skin tones. For example, one cannot play a Dwarven Burglar or a Hobbit Captain.Įach race has a few regions from which a character comes from. A help to figure out which race and class to choose as some combinations are not available. The table below displays which races support which classes, and vice versa. See Guide to Classes for an in depth look at each Class. *** Available with the Fate of Gundabad expansion. * Available with the Mines of Moria expansion, or from the Lotro store. Other restarts may occur, both announced and critical restarts. The weekly restarts typically last for about an hour, and take place starting on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m.
Weekly restarts support the health of the game environment and occur unless other downtime is planned. It is always a good idea to be aware of server downtime. Pick your server carefully: although it is possible to move your characters to another server for a fee, characters cannot be moved from a Northern American server to a European server, and vice versa. Wherever your adventures in Middle-earth take you we hope you enjoy your time in the game.īefore creating a character, you have to pick a server, or "world", to play on. Welcome to the Lord of the Rings Online! The community is glad to have you, this article will help you get familiar with the basic concepts of the game. 7.1 Window's Client System Requirements.