A Casual Stroll to Mordor

Taken by some madness, Golodir has ventured into the Rift. The air is thick with menace, and the stench of Thaurlach lingers…

You have reached the end of your journey into Dol Guldur. You are now looking for Mazog of the great mithril axe Zigilburk.

The last time I played my Minstrel, I said that I would put her aside until I reached 75 on my warden and Lore-master. While I leveled my warden immediately, I decided to level my minstrel to 60 before leveling my lore-master to the new cap. Yes, I am still wearing the outfit from the [...]

With the release of Rise of Isengard, it was time to take my hobbit to Isengard. Therefore, I am placing my younger characters aside as I return to my main warden.

The baileys of Dol Guldur are highly fortified, nearly impenetrable, and the finest of the Enemy’s soldiers defend within. But before the rest of the fortress can be assaulted, these must be taken….

An indexed listing of the Pineleaf Primers for Skirmishing and the Appendices already published!

You have finally arrived at the gates of Dol Guldur. I hope you didn’t expect to get inside by simply knocking.

You are now deeper into Mirkwood and the enemy have launched their first counterattack. Your just is to prevent the enemy from regaining possession of Thangulhad.

For the recruit levels (20-29), I worked with a warden on Nimrodel. This was mainly in preparation for a special event that was held on that server. For this article, I decided to start from scratch as part of a new challenge.

There are no new skirmishes in The Rise of Isengard. That said, there are still several updates in the new expansion that affect the skirmish system. Today, we will have a look at these changes. Skirmish Levels With the increase in the level cap, we also have an increase in the maximum level setting for [...]

When Attack at Dawn and The Icy Crevasse were released, the main character for my blog (Spear and Skirmish) was in the middle of Mirkwood preparing to assault Dol Guldur. Despite this, I decided to handle the two new skirmishes promptly. The upshot of this was that I needed to select one of my other [...]

As we prepare to head for the lands surrounding Isengard, the minstrels and poets write of the challenges we will face and the deeds we will accomplish.

You are now in Mirkwood helping the elves to rescue a prisoner from Gol Guldur. While the elves decide on how to proceed after a setback in the swamp, you are asked to rescue some prisoners that are being kept in Dannenglor.

Every player has some classes that they play well and others that they find challenging. For me, the Champion definitely falls in the latter category.

A powerful sorcerer from Angmar seeks to drive the frozen winds of Forochel south into Evendim, freezing the lake and allowing a great army to march on Tinnudir….

Attack at Dawn is the eleventh skirmish we will examine in Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. Here we will discuss the scenario, the enemy, and the encounters you will face as you prepare to maintain the worst-kept secret in Middle Earth.

When I first I arrived at Northcotton Farms, I got lost. The place is a maze. I have concluded that Albin Northcotton needs help in preparing for the festival because he’s afraid of getting lost in his own farm.

For my recruit-level article on the hunter, I ran with my Landroval hunter. For the footman levels, I am returning to my main hunter on Windfola.

Welcome to the Twenty-first Hall. I am sorry, but the Auction Hall is currently closed due to a little problem we are having with orcs. If you wish to survive this day, then I suggest you take up a weapon and help in the defense.

I had not originally planned to write Pineleaf Plays articles for level 65. I figured that I would not have any characters at level 65 until the release of Isengard and the increase of the level cap. This proved not to be the case for the Lore-master.

Last month I wrote a preview on the skirmish changes that were made in Update 3. Unlike earlier updates, there were several changes to the skirmishes since the original Bullroarer.

Battle of the Way of Smiths is the ninth skirmish we will examine in Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. Here we will discuss the scenario, the enemy, and the encounters you will face as you prepare to defend this ancient forge of the dwarves in Moria.

Welcome to Khazad-dûm, the ancient home of Durin’s folk. Please don’t mind the mess, as we’ve had a few troubles with orcs. Since you’re here, how about helping us defend one of our outposts?