Extra Life Marathon Countdown: 1 Week!

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 1 week, and this is a weekly entry counting down to the event. Here's an update to get you excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Hollow Knight

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Hollow Knight by Team Cherry.

LLVL Episode 02: Steps

 

The LLVL series is a community reward for helping me reach the lofty goal of $900 for Extra Life 2019. In it, I try to define self-identity through misadventure in The Lord of the Rings Online. I am a long-time critic of fan fiction, so enjoy knowing I am squirming uncomfortably through every paragraph that I write.

Wishlist Wednesday: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth by Media Vision.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Six - Champion Class

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

It's time for the ninth class-focused entry in the series! Today we get to talk about the Champion class! Available to all races except hobbits, this class is based on Gimli, whose skill in arms matched the bow-skills of Legolas. It seemed fitting, then, that I should play this class as a dwarf -- and introduce the secondary playable dwarf race, the Stout-Axe. This race was introduced in 2019 with the Minas Morgul expansion. Like the High Elf and Beorning, it is available for purchase from the LOTRO Store for 1,000 LOTRO Points or as part of the Minas Morgul expansion.

It wasn't until the Champion before this one that I finally found my groove with the class and began to enjoy it, so the highest level I have reached with one is only 77. However, it is one of the easier classes to play and remarkably sturdy, making it an excellent choice for new players.

Per the established method, the theme this time was "gold" and "volcano," so I used Welsh to come up with Lafahaur, or literally "gold lava." This seemed like a perfect name for a dwarf who has fled from servitude in Mordor!

The following is a basic summary of the creation process and some of the things you'll encounter when you start out in LOTRO with a Champion and/or Stout-Axe Dwarf.

Extra Life Marathon Countdown: 2 Weeks

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 2 weeks, and this is a weekly entry counting down to the event. Here's an update to get you excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Frostpunk

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Frostpunk by 11 bit studios.

Wishlist Wednesday: Disco Elysium

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Disco Elysium by ZA/UM.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Five - Captain Class Quests

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

It's time for us to check back in with our seventh character, the dedicated Tanllyd. Our inspiring High Elf from the Second Age has grown up a bit and has had to face the Captain Class Quests. These quests rely on the unique talents of the Captain Class and put every Captain to the test!

Extra Life Marathon Countdown: 3 Weeks

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 3 weeks, and this is a weekly entry counting down to the event. Here's an update to get you excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Terraria

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Terraria by Re-Logic.

Wishlist Wednesday: Coffee Talk

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Coffee Talk by Toge Productions.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Four - Task Items

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

One man's trash is another man's treasure, or so the saying goes. And it's very true in Lord of the Rings Online! There are a lot of "junk" items that you pick up as loot from enemies. Instead of just selling it all to vendors for money, you can put that junk to work for you! Most of the junk will tell you if it can be turned in for tasks -- and those tasks net reputation rewards with various factions throughout the game. If you want to understand how this works, keep reading!

Extra Life Marathon Countdown

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 4 weeks, so I thought it would be fun to do a weekly entry counting down to the event. There's a lot going on this year, so keep reading and get excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Gone Home

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Gone Home by The Fullbright Company.

Wishlist Wednesday: Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac by La Poule Noire.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Three - Fishing

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

Have you ever wanted to go fishing but didn't want to deal with the mess of tackle, bait, and slippery fish? Well, now you can -- from the comfort of your computer, with the beautiful landscape of LOTRO around you! In this entry we'll take a look at LOTRO's only hobby -- fishing -- and all related topics!

Soundtrack Saturday: Bloodstained - Ritual of the Night

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night by ArtPlay.