Welcome to Book 12: The Ashen Wastes!

Welcome to the latest free content update for The Lord of the Rings Online™: Shadows of Angmar™! Among the many items featured in Book 12 are a revamp of the Angmar region, updates to the Burglar, Champion, and Guardian classes, improvements and additions to the Reputation system, social clothing, a new cosmetic inventory system, barber-shops (and new hairstyles to go with them), and the introduction of the Ettendeep! Read on for details on all this and more!

Please note: These release notes are for the Roheryn preview server only as there may be additional changes when Book 12 is officially published.

Class Updates

• Month of the Burglar
  • With new skills granted as low as level 20 and with many filling out the top 10 levels, the Burglar gets new stealth skills, Fellowship Manoeuvre response skills, a positional damage buff, shared stealth, and a new mode of play called “Mischief” which emphasizes the Burglar’s Tricks and crowd control… just to name a few. For more information, please see the release notes below and the accompanying developer diary, “The Month of the Burglar” at http://www.lotro.com/article/483.
• Month of the Guardian
  • The Guardian has received new tanking related skills and has had some additional adjustments that should improve its tanking role. For more information, please see the release notes below and the accompanying developer diary, “The Month of the Guardian” at http://www.lotro.com/article/481.
• Month of the Champion, part 2
  • The Champion has received another pass, with several new skills added, updates to Legendary skills, the addition of a new stance (Ardour), and changes to the Glory stance. For more information, please see the release notes below and the accompanying developer diary, “The Month of the Champion, Part 2” at http://www.lotro.com/article/484.

Player Customization:

• New player housing Decoration and Taxidermy items
• Cosmetic-only Inventory
• Travelling Clothes
• Post-character creation “haircuts”
• Housing Neighborhood “improvements”
• Non-weapon wieldables/wearables

Monster play

• Troll and Ranger session play is back!
  • Troll and Ranger sessions will have a max number of two appearing at any given time. One session will always be present for either faction. The second session appears only when your faction is losing the fight in the Ettenmoors (ie. You control fewer than three locations.)
• New class skills!
• New armor, weapon, and jewellery sets!
• Introducing the Ettendeep, a large PvMP dungeon
  • The Ettendeep is a dungeon controlled by the faction – of monster players and players – currently winning the battle in the Ettenmoors. An aggressive reward system serves as the central theme for the Ettendeep using the bartering system implemented in Book 10. Uniquely flavored wings, new monsters and encounters highlight the dungeon space.