[Lore-Master] Starting out with pets

posted this on February 18th, 2010.
Categorized as flanked, General, LM, lord of the rings online, Lore-Master, loremaster, lotro, LRM, master of the staff, pet, pet class, raven, trait.

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Many folk who first start a Lore-Master have never played a pet class, particularly one which specializes in fellowship support. (Is there any other class in a game that does this?) This week, I’d like to talk about the first pet you receive as a Lore-Master and how you can use her best.

You first receive a pet at Level 4 with the spell “Raven-Lore”. Her name is simply “Raven”. If you are like me and prefer to name your pets unique names which you come to know them by, read below the cut for instructions on how to name change and a detailed discussion of the Raven’s abilities and strategies to best use them.

1) Summon your pet by casting Raven-Lore.
2) Right-click on your pet’s vitals (they are located right under your own).
3) Choose “Rename Raven” and enter the name you’d like her to have.

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[Lore-Master] LM Changes in Vol.3, Bk.1

posted this on February 4th, 2010.
Categorized as air lore, LM, Lore-Master, loremaster, lotro, LRM, spell.

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Edit: After trying out Bullroarer, I have discovered that the new Air-Lore is a toggle ability able to be used on one person at a time and consumes 4 power/second. The 1% chance to negate 24 damage has been changed to a 100% chance on Common Damage. I’m not sure how much Common Damage tanks are taking these days, but it looks to be useful for them when in raids and for our pets when solo’ing. Much better upgrade than I had originally anticipated in the post below.

Sapience released the preliminary patch notes to Volume III, Book 1 today. Within them are a few mentions of LM changes.

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[Lore-Master] Epic Quest at 65 – Finding a Legendary Book

posted this on January 22nd, 2010.
Categorized as beacon of hope, General, legacy, Legendary, LI, LM, lord of the rings online, Lore-Master, loremaster, lotro, LRM, physical resist, pool A, tactical healing rating, tactical resist.

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Well I’ve been 65 for a good while now, but have still not managed to find a decent legendary book. Why is it so hard? Am I asking too much?

I used to want the super-uber LM book of awesomeness which would have these legacies.

  • Target Tactical Damage Skills Resist Rating
  • Target Physical Resist Rating
  • Target Fire Damage Skills Resist Rating
  • Non-damaging Sign of Power Durations
  • Beacon of Hope Healing
  • Fire Skills Critical Rating

This turned out to be nearly impossible. It’s not actually impossible, but going for five Pool A legacies is probably not going to net the best results. (See here for the LM legacy pool breakdown.)

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