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LOTRO Academy is a free, weekly audio podcast focused on getting the new player up to speed in Lord of the Rings Online™. Each episode will feature an in-depth look at a particular element of the game, starting with the basics, such as character creation, soloing and grouping, and using the LOTRO St…

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    LOTRO Academy: 144 – Vol. 2 Review Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2017 96:34


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and move on to a spoiler-heavy discussion and in-depth look at the Epic Story of Volume 2 of The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: 143 – Vol. 1 Review Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 91:11


    Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra wrap up a spoiler-heavy discussion and in-depth look at the Epic Story of Volume 1 of The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 142 – Vol. 1 Review Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 95:30


    Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra continue a spoiler-heavy discussion and in-depth look at the Epic Story of Volume 1 of The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 141 – Vol. 1 Review Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 132:38


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra kick off a spoiler-heavy discussion and in-depth look at the Epic Story of Volume 1 of The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 16

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2017 72:38


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening. LOTRO Academy: After School is recorded live on the last Friday of the month and posted when I can get to […]

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    LOTRO Academy: 140 – Levels 66 to 75

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2017 78:56


    Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra talk about where and how to go about getting those levels from 66 to 75. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 15

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017 95:05


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2017 126:10


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 139 – Bonus Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017 119:11


    Before recording episode 139, Branick and Andang recorded a conversation about the Champion class, The Lord of the Rings Online™ in general, and more. A small section was included in LOTRO Academy: 139 - The Champion, but the entire conversation is presented here as bonus content for you to enjoy. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: 139 – The Champion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 149:16


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra discuss the Champion class in The Lord of the Rings Online™ and are joined by a recording of noteworthy Champion, Andang. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 12B

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2017 98:03


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 138 – LOTRO Goals for 2017

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2017 73:06


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra kick off the first episode of the new year with a LOTRO Academy tradition. It's time for another LOTRO Goals episode, in which we set our goals for 2017 as well as look back on our goals from 2016. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 2016 After School Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2016 114:20


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 137 – The Captain

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016 109:00


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra are joined by guest hosts Flosiin, Kudithi, and AllupEnya for an in-depth look at the Captain class in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2016 100:59


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 136 – Levels 61 to 65

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2016 64:27


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, and Mortumbra continue our series on leveling in The Lord of the Rings Online™ with this look at levels 61 to 65. Thanks for listening!

    LOTRO Academy: 135 – Sanswinda Asks Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2016 110:43


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, and Mortumbra answer more of Sanswinda’s questions. Not every question needs an entire episode to explain the topic. In this episode, we seek to answer those little questions that players may have when starting out in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2016 102:03


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 9

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2016 73:33


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 134 – Everything Under “J”

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016 133:07


    Branick, Pineleaf, Sanswinda, Mortumbra, and eventually Teriadwyn are here to talk about trait lines, virtues, and everything else under "J". Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: 133 – Sanswinda Asks Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2016 85:33


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, and Mortumbra answer more of Sanswinda's questions. Not every question needs an entire episode to explain the topic. In this episode, we seek to answer those little questions that players may have when starting out in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: 132 – Sanswinda Asks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2016 109:54


    Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, and Sanswinda welcome Mortumbra to the Academy Team with this episode focused on answering Sanswinda's questions. Not every question needs an entire episode to explain the topic. In this episode, we seek to answer those little questions that players may have when starting out in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 89:57


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening. This is a rather special episode of LOTRO Academy: After School. We say goodbye to Draculetta, welcome Sanswinda to the fold, announce Late Night LOTRO, and explain the ongoing changes to the LOTRO Academy schedule.

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    LOTRO Academy: August 2016 Schedule Changes

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2016 1:27


    Starting next week, we will begin recording episodes on Saturdays rather than Fridays. Depending on my work schedule for the week, I may not be able to participate in every episode going forward. The new recording schedule applies to After School as well. Our next episode will be LOTRO Academy: After School - Episode 8, which will be broadcast live on the Players Alliance mixlr on Sat. August 27th, at 2PM CDT. I hope to see you there in chat.

    LOTRO Academy: 131 – The LOTRO Store

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2016 72:30


    Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf explain how the LOTRO Store works, how it compares to more cash shop focused games, and what kinds of things are available for purchase. Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2016 80:04


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 130 – LOTRO Cosmetics

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2016 84:34


    Teriadwyn teaches Branick and Pineleaf all there is to know about the cosmetics systems in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening!

    LOTRO Academy: 129 – Skirmish Camps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2016 79:10


    Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf return to the topic of skirmishes, this time with an in-depth discussion on skirmish camps. Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2016 84:00


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 128 – 2016 Account Guide

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2016 76:04


    Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf once again talk about the differences between Free, Premium, and VIP account types in order to keep new players informed about how this stuff works. Thanks for listening!

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    LOTRO Academy: 127 – The Burglar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2016 120:50


    In our first ever class-focused episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, Draculetta, and Pineleaf are joined by guest hosts Ritelberry and the Tolkien Professor to talk about LOTRO's sneakiest, most mischievous class: The Burglar. Thanks for listening!

    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2016 70:42


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening. LOTRO Academy: After School is recorded live on the last Friday of the month and posted the following Wednesday. Join us […]

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    LOTRO Academy: 126 – Crafting Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2016 101:04


    In this episode, Maven returns to join Branick, Teriadwyn, Draculetta, and Pineleaf in the conclusion to our in-depth discussion of crafting in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: 125 – Monsters of LOTRO

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2016 68:22


    Draculetta hosts our Monsters of LOTRO episode, recorded on Friday the 13th. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2016 87:09


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 124 – Crafting Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2016 109:45


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, Draculetta, and Pineleaf are joined by guest host Maven for an in-depth look at crafting in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: 123 – Bonus Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2016


    Unfortunately we were unable to record a new episode for this week, but we do have some bonus content for you. Before recording episode 123, I decided to record some of our conversations on TeamSpeak during the Academy Field Trip. There's really no format to this bit of discussion, but Pineleaf was certainly on point for this informative, though off-topic, bonus segment. I hope you enjoy it. LOTRO Academy will return next week with episode 124.

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    LOTRO Academy: 123 – Collections

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2016


    In this episode, Pineleaf teaches Branick, Teriadwyn, and Draculetta all about the Collections Panel in The Lord of the Rings Online™. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: 122 – The Road to Erebor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2016


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf welcome Eldalleth to the podcast as a guest host to teach us all about The Road to Erebor instance cluster, which was added to The Lord of the Rings Online™ with the Riders of Rohan™ expansion pack. We cover each of the seven Erebor instances, including Iorbar's Peak, Seat of the Great Goblin, Webs of the Scuttledells, The Bells of Dale, Flight to the Lonely Mountain, The Fires of Smaug, and The Battle for Erebor. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2016


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 121 – Review: Mines of Moria Pt. 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf wrap up our multi-episode review series on The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria, the first expansion pack to be released for LOTRO. Part 5 is focused on the various options for purchasing the content, our conclusions on Moria as a whole, and our listener-favorite Armchair Designer segment. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 120 – Review: Mines of Moria Pt. 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2016


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf, are once again joined by guest host Zirrok to continue our multi-episode review series on The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria, the first expansion pack to be released for LOTRO. Part 4 is focused on the areas of Nud-Melek, Dimrill Dale, and Lothlorien. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: 119 – Review: Mines of Moria Pt. 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2016


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, Pineleaf, and Draculetta are one again joined by guest host Zirrok to continue our multi-episode review series on The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria, the first expansion pack to be released for LOTRO. Part 3 is focused on the areas of Redhorn Lodes, Flaming Deeps, and Foundations of Stone. Thanks for listening.

    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016


    LOTRO Academy: After School is our monthly live show where we talk about what each of us have been up to during the month and answer questions from the live chat. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 118 – Review: The Mines of Moria Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 17, 2016


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf are joined by guest host Zirrok to continue our multi-episode review series on The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria, the first expansion pack to be released for LOTRO. Part 2 is focused on the areas of 21st Hall, Zelem-Melek, and The Water-works. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 117 – Review: The Mines of Moria Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2016


    In this episode, Branick, Teriadwyn, and Pineleaf pick up where the listener-favorite Quest Pack Review episodes left off with the first of a multi-episode series in which we review The Lord of the Rings Online™: Mines of Moria, the first expansion pack to be released for LOTRO. Part 1 is focused on the areas of The Great Delving, Silvertine Lodes, Durin's Way, and Zirakzigil. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: After School – Episode 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2016


    This is the first ever live broadcast of LOTRO Academy, now available in the podcast feed for those who couldn't be there live. Thanks to everyone who did show up in chat for making this episode a success and giving LOTRO Academy: After School a great debut. We hope you'll join us in chat on February 26th for the next episode of LOTRO Academy: After School. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 116 – Levels 51 to 60

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016


    In this episode Branick, Pineleaf, Teriadwyn, and Draculetta talk about the process of leveling from 51 to 60 and about aspects of the game that start to need your attention post level 50. Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 115 – The Essence of Essences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016


    In this episode Branick, Mysteri, Pineleaf, and Draculetta listen as Teriadwyn teaches us all about Essences and Essence Gear. As an added bonus, Mysteri takes us on the most on-topic tangent in LOTRO Academy history! Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 114 – LOTRO Goals for 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2016


    In this episode Branick, Mysteri, Pineleaf, Draculetta, and Teriadwyn celebrate the new year with a look back at our LOTRO Goals for 2015 and a look at the year ahead with a brand new set of LOTRO Goals for 2016. Also, Branick announces changes to the show's format intended to bring the LOTRO Academy podcast back into full swing for the new year! Thanks for listening.

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    LOTRO Academy: 113 – LOTRO Plug-in Recommendations

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2016


    In this episode Branick, Pineleaf, Draculetta, and Teriadwyn return to the topic of LOTRO Plug-ins with our list or recommendations for you. We hope you find these plug-ins to be as useful as we do. Thanks for listening.

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