On this page, we’ll post up a few guides to help with certain portions of the game.  The most heavily used resources are now posted in the Quick Links section as well.

Quests, Deeds, Traits, Areas

Map of Middle Earth Very useful for finding specific locations.  (courtesy of mehq.net)

Quest Walkthroughs (courtesy of mmodb.com)

Rift Guide An excellent must-read guide to read before heading into the Rift of Nûrz Ghâshu.

Rift Walkthrough:      Part 1 (first four bosses)   Part 2 (last four bosses)

Map of Goblin Town A great map for what can be a very confusing area. Goblin Town is in the NE corner of the Misty Mountains, and part of Book 11.

Traits Info A very complete forum post containing all information on traits. Includes the process to get them completed, broken down by class and race. (courtesy of Fizen)

Crafting

Shard Walkthroughs A great updated resource for knowing where to find those rare drops (courtesy of Lotro-Rares.com)

Crafting Trophy Locations A handy resource for crafters (courtesy of Lotro-Crafting.com)

Crafting Trophy Locations 2 A handy resource for crafters (coutesy of Allakhazam.com)

Rare Crafting Trophy Locations NEW UPDATES! This one is great for locating rare components off of named creatures.  (courtesy of lotrolife.com)

All Trophy Locations A direct link to a section in the Lotro Lorebook, this link describes all of the items you may loot in the game, and will offer a brief description of what they are used for, if anything (courtesy of Lotro.com)

Critical Chance A forum post discussing the statistical calculations of the critical chance involved with the crafting system

Misc

Aliases and Shortcuts A page describing how to create simple in-game macros

Alt Codes A page describing the codes used to create character symbols in text, such as that used in “Carn Dûm”.  Now you can actually use the correct symbols in chat! Courtesy of LotroPlaza.com.

Rep Items   A page describing the different reputation items available, what they do, where they go, etc. Courtesy of (Exodus-Multigaming EU)