Pineleaf Primer Volume 3: Stand at Amon Sul

posted this on December 2nd, 2010.
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Not long ago a battle was fought upon the peak of Weathertop between Gandalf the Grey and the nine. Evil has been drawn to Amon Sûl, where the Ranger Candaith seeks to hold the hill for the Rangers of the North….

Welcome to Weathertop, where the enemy has sent a force of the dead to take the hill. Can your survive the night with Candaith and keep it in the hands of the Free Peoples?

Stand at Amon Sul is the third 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 stand at Amon Sul.

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Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing: Solo Lieuteants

posted this on November 16th, 2010.
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One of the principal features of skirmishes are the lieutenants. Skirmish lieutenants are noted for their special abilities. Each has an ability or behavior pattern that makes that lieutenant memorable.

Usually you will face one of these special opponents at a time but there are some circumstances where you may find yourself facing two or more.

When you face lieutenants, it is best to be prepared. In this appendix, we will take a look at the 14 lieutenants that can appear in skirmishes of all sizes (solo, duo, small fellowship, fellowship, and raid). I refer to these as “solo lieutenants” as they are the only lieutenants that can appear in solo runs. Later appendices will describe those lieutenants that can only appear in group skirmishes.

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Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing: Volume 2: Siege of Gondamon

posted this on September 13th, 2010.
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Welcome to Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the
skirmishes you can run in The Lord of the Rings Online™. In this second volume, we will take a look at the only skirmish set to the west of the Shire: “Siege of Gondamon.”

gondamon

In this series, we will look at each skirmish in turn, including its scenario, layout, mobs, bosses, and
encounters. While I discuss the lieutenants you will be facing, I will leave a detailed analysis of them  for Appendix A of this Primer.

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Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing: Volume 1: Trouble in Tuckborough

posted this on August 23rd, 2010.
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Welcome to Pineleaf’s Pictorial Primer to Skirmishing. In this series, we will look at each of the skirmishes you can run in The Lord of the Rings Online™. In this first volume, we will take a look at the skirmish that is set right in my own backyard: “Trouble in Tuckborough.”

Trouble in Tuckborough

In this series, we will look at each skirmish in turn, including its scenario, layout, mobs, bosses, and encounters. While I discuss the lieutenants you will be facing, I will leave a detailed analysis of them to a later volume.

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Skirmish Lieutenants Listing

posted this on December 7th, 2009.
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A new lorebook entry has appeared listing the lieutenants you will run across in the new skirmish system and what skills they have. They state it is only very useful if you are not doing solo tier one skirmishes but the tier two and three skirmishes definitely need some planning when you meet these foes.

Spoiler Alert: A fair warning to those who like to figure fights on their own that will ruin the surprise. The listing the type of skills they have as well as their effects.

It is not yet complete but it is a very useful list to keep handy for certain. You may want to bookmark this one for reference! Skirmish Lieutenants

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