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DDM_Salvatoris
Tue Oct 02, 2007 3:50 pm

Book 11 changes on the test server.
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Book 11 brings lots of changes - here are some, but by no means all of them!
The Month of the Lore-masterThe Month of the MinstrelPlayer Housing - Individual and KinshipGoblin TownNew areas - Trollshaws: Tâl Bruinen, and Misty Mountains: Northern Pass, Southern Pass, and Goblin TownDirectX10 Support!Monster player "Warband Maneuvers"Monster play - new skills!New raid: The Rift!First appearance of a BalrogFirst appearance of Gollum (new instance)More work on the crafting system (400 new recipes!)Harvest FestivalYule Festival60+ New Quests, including the continuation of the epic quest arc9 new Deeds

Story

You have wrested the palantír from Amarthiel, but not before she learned what she sought to learn: a clue to the location of Narchuil, the ring she lost at the Battle of Fornost. She turns her gaze eastward seeking to recover Narchuil, and the Dúnedain find themselves with few means of stopping her advance, save one: Calenglad believes that Mordrambor, the Black Númenórean held prisoner by the Dúnedain, may be the key to ending Amarthiel’s ambitions.


Lore-master Revamp (“Month of the Lore-master”) 
Overview:Fill out level 40-50 skills
Better skills for fighting Undead, Drakes and Creatures of Nature
A new Pet - the Lynx!
Diminishing returns on Crowd Control skills (PvMP)
Examine Enemy Weakness ability
Tier Based Cures
Cute “critter” pets - 8 non-combat pets!

Minstrel Revamp (“Month of the Minstrel”)
Overview
Fill out level 40-50 skills
Enhance music features:
Minstrels will be able to train other players to use instruments both directly and via created items
3 new Instruments: Bagpipes, Cowbell and Moor Cowbell.
More effective solo play:
War-Speech toggle stance opens up new skills:
Call to the Elder King (Damage+debuff)
Call to the Second Age (Damage+buff)
Chat of the Oathbreaker (damage+debuff)
New damage-type instruments
Equipping new instruments will change the damage type of your skills
Better Buffing and Support:
New trait to increase length of ballad buffs.
2 new “Tale” auras:
Tale of Battle (+VIT and +wound resistance)
Tale of Warding (+AC and +Hope)
Call to Fellowship (Increases fellowship effectiveness)
Better Healing:
Chord of Salvation (Insta-heal)
Gift of the Hammerhead (Power-shield)Fun Stuff:
Irresistible Melody (nearby players break into dance)
