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== General notes ==
: As a first time LOTRO player or longtime MMO player encountering something different, you can spend a huge amount of time deciphering what various terms mean. 
: Many of these "terms" are merely slang or shorthand used in "Chat." Where, as in text-messaging (texting), typing as few letters as possible is considered a winning strategy! They eliminates the need to type out long full names. Other terms are simply "Gaming Jargon."
   
: Players using any of the various audio chat systems associated with on-line gaming, simply continue to use the same short-hand in their verbal communications.

: Outside sources describe many of the terms as used in other games, but their definitions simply don't apply to LOTRO or have different meaning in LOTRO. 
: Frequently those descriptions offered on other sites are written in shorthand or game speak themselves. 

:* Note that this listing is primarily oriented towards "PvE" or "normal game play." If you are looking for PvMP (PvP) specific information (i.e. for the [[Ettenmoors]]) visit [[Monster Play]].

:* Note also that this listing is not complete. See [[:Category: Game Terms]] for a more complete listing of articles dealing with terms you might encounter in-game.

== Game Terms ==
=== [[Mob]], [[Creature]]s and NPCs ===
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=== Characters ===
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The '''Adventurer''', also known as a [[Player Character]] or '''PC''', is a game [[character]] controlled by a player. The opposite of a Player Character is a [[NPC]] (Non-Player Character).

==== Race and Class ====
Your race is of course going to be man, dwarf, elf, high elf, hobbit or beorning. Each race has different characteristics built into it. Dwarves can take more of a beating than elves for example. Your [[class]] is not the same as your [[profession]]. It's the one you chose when you created your character in the character creation scree - Hunter, Guardian, Burglar, Minstrel, Lore-master etc.

==== Main ====
Main character you play.  Usually, this is the character that reaches the level cap first, has the "best" gear first, and generally the one you like playing the most.

==== Alt ==== 
Alternate character(s) you play. 
==== Mule ====
A Crafting Mule carries supplies for crafting, and may also be a low-level character that has maxed out its crafting skills. Also knows as a "bank toon" or "bank alt" because they allow a player to store inventory items intended for use by another character.  A crafting mule may also be used to craft equipment for higher level characters.

==== Toon ====
The Character you play; also your "Avatar",  "char" or "PC" "[[Player Character]]". Coined from World of Warcraft, where the avatars are cartoon like.
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=== Affinity ===
:Affinity is an old mechanism that was released with the Rune-keeper class.  Originally, rune-stones were affected by 3 kinds of affinity:  fire, lightning, and cold.  All rune-stones had one of these affinities, and affinity affected the melee damage type and the behavior of certain skills.  One example used to be a skill called [[Armour of Storm]].  When a lightning-affinity rune-stone was equipped, this skill would remain Armor of Storm, and would provide a reflective daze.  If a fire-affinity rune-stone was equipped, the skill changed to [[Armour of Flame]].  If a cold-affinity rune-stone was equipped, the skill would change to [[Armour of Winter]].  There were several other skills in the Rune-keeper skill set that had similar, affinity-related effects ([[Fall to Storm]] is another example).  If no rune-stone was equipped, the default was lightning affinity, although no skills could be used without some kind of rune-stone equipped.

:At some point, affinity was changed.  It was de-coupled from the rune-stone.  Instead, skills dependent on affinity were set by the skill previously used.  So, for example, the use of [[Fiery Ridicule]] would immediately change Armour of Storm into Armour of Flame.  The use of [[Writ of Cold]] would then change affinity to cold, changing Armour of Storm to Armour of Winter.

:Since rune-stones were an item that could be crafted by jewellers, a jeweller had to have a separate rune-stone recipe for each affinity.  Eventually, affinity was removed entirely.  However, rune-stones still have either fire, lightning, or cold melee damage as a damage type (even though rune-keepers are rarely in melee range for very long).  Additionally, the legendary recipes remain for the crafting of obsidian (fire), flint (lightning), or icy (cold) rune-stones.  These separate recipes no longer impart the affinity property, but they still affect the type of damage that is done when a rune-keeper strikes a mob with the rune-stone in melee range.

=== Anti-Exploit Mode ===
: This mode is triggered when an enemy cannot reach/attack a character. It will be signaled with red/yellow/orange question marks flashing over the enemy's head. The enemy will absorb/resist/evade all attacks, and will be, for all intents and purposes, invincible. The enemy can be brought out of this mode by moving into the enemy's range, or moving to a location where the enemy can reach the character. If an enemy stays in Anti-Exploit mode for too long, it will disappear and reset at its spawn-point. Note that Mobs frequently get into Anti-Exploit Mode on their own -- getting caught "behind" some bit of terrain is typical. These ARE game bugs and should be reported using /bug, of if you can obtain a screen-shot, using the "Support/Submit a bug" pull down of the Forums. You cannot submit a screen shot using the in-game /bug option. When using the "Support/Submit a bug" option, be certain to include the details at the bottom, especially the /loc and server information!

=== AoE (Area of Effect or Area Effect) ===
: AoE, or Area of Effect, is a spell or skill that affects more than one target in a certain area. Melee AoE skills affect enemies in front of the character. Ranged AoE skills are either targeted at an enemy and affect that enemy and other enemies near it within a certain radius, or are "ground-targeted" meaning that the skill is placed on the ground and affects all enemies within its effect borders.

=== [[Audacity]] ===
{{:Audacity (Definition)}}

=== Aura ===
: '''Aura''' refers to an effect which constantly, passively radiates from the user to all others within a radius around the user. Auras can be helpful or harmful.

: An aura differs from a normal [[buff]] or [[debuff]] in that auras are centred on the individual (frequently the caster), while buffs and debuffs are actually applied to those they affect.

: For example, once debuffed, an enemy will carry that debuff with them no matter how far they travel (until the debuff expires). A negative-effect aura, however, would cease to affect him immediately if the enemy moved far enough away from the aura's source.

=== [[Evade]]/[[Block]]/[[Parry]] ===
:Gives a chance to not be affected by a foe's melee and ranged attacks. Tactical attacks cannot be Evaded/Parried/Blocked, but they can be Resisted.

=== Block Chance ===
: Your Block Chance displays the percentage of hits you should block. To be able to block an attack, you must have a shield equipped. A high block chance is especially useful for the Guardian class as many of their skills are available after you block an attack. Many items add to your block chance and it generally becomes higher when your level increases. You can also purchase Passive Skills to increase your Block Chance. 

=== Buff ===
: A buff is a beneficial condition that is applied to a character or an ally. Buffs may have any number of effects, to include increased damage output, more Morale, faster Morale/Power recovery, increased Critical/Devastating hit chance, or even resurrection after being defeated.

=== Chatting ===
: '''"[[Chat channels|Chat]]"''' is the primary communications mechanism a new player will encounter -- both for the purpose of LOTRO communicating with you and for your interaction with other players.
: See '''"[[Chat channels]]"''' for more information.

=== [[Combat timers]] ===
{{:Combat timers}}
: See [[Combat timers]] for a more detailed explanation.

=== [[Commendation]] ===
{{:Commendation}}

=== [[Corruption]] ===
{{:Corruption}}

=== Crowd Control ===
: Crowd Control ('''CC''') refers to spells and abilities which limit your foe's ability to fight or that reduce the number of foes that a fellowship must fight at once. This may include: 
:* [[Daze]]s (aka Mesmerize or Mez) -- skills which prevent an enemy from moving, attacking, or using any skills, so long as the enemy does not take damage. 
:* [[Fear]]s -- skills which send an enemy running, preventing skill usage.
:* [[Root]]s -- skills which stop an enemy in place, but do not prevent the enemy from using ranged/tactical skills. 
:* [[Snare]]s/Slows -- skills which slow an enemy's movement or increase the induction time for skills.
:* [[Stun]]s -- skills which prevent an enemy from moving, attacking, or using any skills. 

=== Damage ===
:See [[Game Terms#Damage_2|Damage section]], shown below.

=== Damage Transfer ===
: This is a condition in which any damage inflicted on one character/enemy is inflicted on another character/enemy. Common examples of this are the [[Rune-keeper]] skill "Our Fates Entwined," which transfers all damage inflicted on the group to the Rune-keeper, and the Insidious Cuff, in which a certain amount of damage inflicted on the character is reflected back to the damaging enemy.

=== Daze ===
: Cannot move or act. Damage will end this state. (cf. '''Stun''' below.) See '''[[Daze]]''' and  '''[[Dazed]]''' for details. This can affect both Player Characters and Mobs.

=== Debuff ===
: A Debuff is a detrimental condition that is applied to an enemy. Debuffs may have any number of effects, to include reduced armor value, DoT's, reduced mitigations to specific kinds of damage, and crowd-control effects. A Debuff may be applied TO YOU by an attacker or situation (item) or BY YOU to an attacker.

=== Defeat === 
: When a character's [[Character_Stats#Morale|Morale]] reaches 0, if they come into contact with a lethal substance in the environment, as a result of certain debuffs expiring without being '''cleansed''', as a scripted event as part of a story narrative, or for many other reasons, a character may become defeated.  While defeated, most game interactions are disabled -- skills, movement commands, item usage -- but the player may still chat with other players.  When a defeat occurs from combat, '''item wear''' may apply, which will eventually require [[Repairs]], or the affected gear will become unusable. For more information on how a player may remove their character from the '''defeated''' state, see '''[[Game_Terms#Revive|Revive]]''', below.

=== Experience (XP) ===
: {{:Experience points}}
: * For a detailed explanation of XP - '''Experience Points''', '''Enhanced Experience''', '''VIP Bonus Experience''' and '''Store Bonus Experience''' see the article: '''[[Experience points]]'''

=== [[Fellowship]] or Group ===
: This is a small group of up to six characters joined together typically to take part in a specific [[quest]] or [[Instance]]. Not to be confused with "kinship or guild".

=== Finisher ===
: This can be a generic term, referring to any skill which returns the character to a neutral or baseline state, or which enables such a return, usually with a '''Cash-out''' of some buff, debuff or class-specific state. Examples include [[Word of Exaltation]] ([[Rune-keeper]], returns to neutral [[Attunement]]), [[Gambit Default]] ([[Warden]], clears gambits), [[Blade of Elendil]] ([[Captain]], clears [[Battle-hardened]] state buff).

: For the [[Mariner]] class, '''Finisher''' has a more formal definition, referring to a skill which can only be used at elevated levels of [[File:Fore_Attunement-icon.png]] '''Fore''' or [[File:Aft_Attunement-icon.png]] '''Aft''' balance value, and enables the {{:Re-centre|mode=imlink}} skill, which returns the character to neutral balance.

=== [[Hobbit Presents]] ===
: [[Hobbit Presents]] are free daily and weekly rewards that you receive by logging into LOTRO on a daily basis.

=== HoT (Healing over Time) ===
:Short for Healing Over Time, such as a skill that heals a fellow for x amount of healing for 30 second over 300 seconds. 

=== [[Instance Limit]] ===
:Like most MMOs, LOTRO has a rate limit on how many instances can be launched within a given period of time. As of [[Update 31 - Wednesday November 10, 2021|Update 31]] the official limit is 15 per hour. When the limit is hit, the player gets an alert, which appears as a lock symbol, which when hovered over, shows the countdown timer for when an instance can next be launched. Also, the error message '''Encounter entry limits exceeded, cannot enter private encounter''' will appear, if trying to launch an instance via an NPC. The same error text will appear when hovering over the "Launch Now" button of [[Instance Finder]], and all of the instances listed therein will be greyed out.

=== Interrupt ===
: An Interrupt effect stops an enemy's skill induction from completing, preventing the effects of some attacks. In most cases, there is a green (healing) or orange (offensive) ring around the enemy's feet indicating that they are in an induction. This is when they can be interrupted. Go to [[Interrupt Skills]] to see which character skills can interrupt inductions.

=== [[Kinship]] or Guild ===

:A group of people who have gotten officially organized in an attempt to create a better playing experience. Some are very loose and some require a great deal of effort to be a member. Most players change kinships fairly often until they locate the group they feel comfortable with. It is not necessary to join one to play LOTRO however. It's simply another option. Some kinships are built around the crafting portion of the game. They grow crops, share the different elements that they pick up or gather etc. Some kinships are folks who know each other in real life. Some are based on other criteria such as Role Playing etc. These organizations of players are called guilds in some other MMO games.

=== Knockback ===
: An effect caused by some skill which physically pushes a foe away and ''[[Game Terms#Interrupt|interrupts]]'' the attack.  A ''"knockback"'' occurs when an opponent cause the attacker to move backwards out of the attacker's range. ''Knockbacks'' are frequently accompanied by a [[Game Terms#Stun|stun]] or [[Game Terms#Daze|daze]]  effect.
: Typically, large [[Creature]]s such as [[Troll]]s and Bosses will have a "knockback" in their ''"[[Game Terms#Attack Routine|attack routine]]"''

=== Landscape ===
: Landscape refers to the regular open World of [[Middle-earth]]. This is where one normally quests and can see and interact freely with all other players in the same general area.
: This is different from [[instances]], [[skirmish|skirmishes]], and [[raids]], where the area is limited and enemies can have very different characteristics, and your interaction with other players is limited to those in your particular [[Fellowship]] group.
:: See also:
::: [[:Category: Landscape Quests]]
::: [[Skirmish Soldier|Landscape Soldier]]

=== Line-of-Sight (LoS) ===
: An unobstructed line drawn from your character to an enemy or target. Most ranged skills require Line-of-Sight to use them.
: If a ranged skill has an induction cast time, you must have Line-of-Sight at both the beginning and the end of the induction, but do '''not''' need Line-of-Sight in the middle.
: If a ranged enemy can't get Line-of-Sight on a player, the enemy's AI will usually attempt to move them into a position they can see the player.  This can be used to make an enemy move where you want them.

=== Lore ===
: This is what we use to describe the world we play in. The [[lore]] is what the world is made of. It's the history of the people we play and the personality of the races. It's the way we dress and the speech we use. It's the architecture and the wildlife. It's the history of our world inside the game. In general the Lore is the backdrop that the game is played on. While the engine is similar to other games, the lore for LOTRO is unique to J.R.R. Tolkien's books.

=== [[Lorebook]] ===
{{:Lorebook}}
=== MMO ===
: ''Massively Multiplayer Online''. An MMO is a game where you play online. simultaneously, with hundreds or thousands of other players.

=== MMOG ===
: ''Massively Multiplayer Online Game''. MMOG is a newer term than MMORPG and somewhat less cumbersome. MMOG is more often the spoken term where MMORPG is more common when writing.

=== MMORPG ===
: ''Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game''. It is a genre of online role-playing video games, RPGs, in which a large number of players interact with one another in a virtual world.

: As in all RPGs, players assume the role of a fictional character, most commonly in a fantasy setting, and take control over many of that character's actions. MMORPGs are distinguished from single-player or small multi-player RPGs by the number of players, and by the game's persistent world, usually hosted by the game's publisher, which continues to exist and evolve while the player is away from the game.

: MMORPGs are very popular throughout the world, with combined global memberships in subscription and non-subscription games exceeding 15 million as of 2006. Worldwide revenues for MMORPGs exceeded half a billion dollars in 2005, and Western revenues exceeded one billion USD in 2006.

=== MUD ===
: Multi User Dungeon

=== Proc (Special Procedure) ===
: '''Proc''' is a term for an effect which triggers on its own, outside of the player's direct control. For example, a weapon may have a chance to trigger extra damage each swing; the damage effect would be a proc.

: Recent (Update 9) changes to equipment in LOTRO are beginning to make common usage of the phrases: ''"On damage Proc"'' or ''"On healing Proc"''

: This is a very old MMO term that was commonly used in EverQuest. Proc is short for spec_proc (special procedure). Basically what EverQuest did is attach a section of code called a special procedure as one of attributes of item. Every time the item was used the code was run to see if a bonus effect would occur. An item was said to proc when the bonus effect fired.

:'''Originally defined by Ralph Koster'''
::{| style="border: 1px solid black;"
|Short for spec_proc (special procedure), which is a bit of code triggered to cover a special case that the default code doesn’t handle.
|-
|In the older muds there was almost no variation between what a given object could do. For example all weapons used the weapon type, then you could specify damage type (was it a sword or a mace), damage ranges, and so on.
|-
|To get the weapon to do anything special, you had limited choices. Depending on the architecture, you could attach a spell to be cast, or could attach a script if the code supported it. In the codebases that Brad & co. played, the devs could not script, so the codebase allowed a pointer to a special hardcoded procedure to be entered in the weapon data.
|-
|“Proc” is almost entirely EQ slang… Even in the muds, it wasn’t that widely used because only some codebases used the term. It took EQ publicizing the inherited term to make it common knowledge.
|}

=== PUF or PUG ===
:"Pick Up Fellowship" or "Pick-up Group" is a term used to describe a fellowship who does not normally play together and have grouped together for just one or two group quests.

=== [[PvP]] - [[PvMP]] === 
{{:PvP}}
=== [[PvE]] ===
{{:PvE}}
=== Rally point ===
::{{:Rally Point}}

=== Rank Farming ===
: '''“Rank Farming”''' is officially defined as the intentional surrender of your character to an enemy; resulting in a purposeful defeat and a gain of Infamy or renown to increase rank. Rank Farming is specific to Ettenmoors PvMP (Freep vs. Monster Player). The enemy can be controlled by any player - either the same player controlling the surrendering character, or someone else.

: Participation in Rank Farming is an abuse of our game mechanics, and against our rules.  Customer Service can identify this behavior and will take the appropriate action on both accounts involved, based on our findings. This activity can also be reported to the in-game staff for review.

: See the [[Game_Terms#Policy_on_Rank_Farming|Turbine Legal]] section below for more details.

=== [[Revive]] ===
::{{:Revive}}

=== RP or [[Roleplaying|Role-playing]] ===
:The idea of using your character as if they were an actor in a play. There are varying degrees of role-playing and the game lends itself to it quite easily. There are entire websites about RP but the basic idea is that some folks totally immerse themselves as much as possible into their character much the same way that we play as a child. It can be quite fun even if done halfway. It's an interesting approach to gameplay and most do it on occasion rather than the entire time they are playing. We have no dedicated place for RP players in LOTRO so don't be surprised to see folks talking to you as if they are part of the game itself. Best suited for those with good typing skills and somewhat of a knowledge of Tolkien's books or movies.

:There are several Servers which are considered "[RP]" servers: [[World:Landroval|Landroval]] [EN-RP], [[World:Belegaer|Belegaer]] [DE-RP], [[World:Estel|Estel]] [FR-RP], [[World:Laurelin|Laurelin]] [EN-RP].

=== Stun ===
: Cannot move or act. Damage will NOT end this state. (cf. '''Daze''' above.) See:'''[[Stun]]''' and '''[[Stunned]]'''  for details. This can affect both Player Characters and Mobs.

=== Summon ===
: To call upon another for assistance. Typically various mobs will automatically summon allies as part of their [[Game Terms#Attack Routine|attack routine]]. These summons can be [[Game Terms#interrupt|interrupted]] if "caught" before completion.

=== Threat (or Aggro) ===
:[[Threat]] is the amount of attention an enemy gives to a character, and as a result the amount of damage that will be focused on that player. Threat is gained through dealing damage, healing, or use of threat increasing skills. There are also skills that reduce the amount of threat for a character. Defeat by either character or enemy results in the loss of all gained threat for that enemy. 
:See '''[[Threat]]''' for details.

:Etymological note: It is unclear where the term "agro" came from... it is assumed to be a mis-spelled abbreviation for aggravate or aggravation to avoid lengthy typing in chat sessions. In MMOs it is used as all three parts of speech -- noun, verb and adjective!

=== User Interface (UI) ===
:{{:User Interface}}
: See '''"[[User Interface]]"''' for more information.

=== Zerg, Zerging (PvMP) ===
: {{:Zerg}}

== Combat Strategies ==
=== Tank-n-Spank ===
:This strategy is used in groups, and is the most common because of how quickly enemies can be defeated. This involves using a main-tank class (or pet) to draw enemy attention, while nuker classes deal massive amounts of damage from range. The main tank should also turn the enemy so that the nuker's can attack the enemy from behind, thus increasing the chance of a Critical/Devastating hit. Healers aren't necessarily required for this strategy because the idea is to defeat enemies before they can deal significant damage to the main tank. In practice, a healer is usually on-hand to prevent unexpected mishaps (such as another player generating more threat than the tank, underestimating the enemy strength, pulling too many enemies at once, etc.), and to quickly recover morale so the group can continue against more enemies.

=== Turtling ===
:This strategy is usually used in solo play, but can be used in small groups. This involves using strong healing skills to heal damage faster than the enemy can inflict it, while allowing auto-attacks to slowly damage the enemy. Tanks and nukers aren't necessarily required for this tactic. In practice, nukers are usually kept on-hand because without them, an enemy would take a VERY long time to defeat. When nukers are used, they must be careful not to generate too much threat. This strategy is common when there is no main tank to generate threat and draw enemy attention.

=== Kiting ===
: This strategy is used by '''solo''' players and '''tanks''' alike. The technique involves using skills that do not require a character to be stationary. A character will continuously run and use these "on-the-run" skills until the enemy is defeated. Players using this strategy must have very precise control of their character's movements so as to prevent the enemy from reaching them, yet keep the enemy in range and Line-of-Sight of the character's own attacks, thereby maintaining threat (agro).

=== Root-n-Scoot ===
:This strategy is used in solo play and in groups to control the number of enemies that are able to attack. This can be somewhat slower than using other strategies, but is significantly faster than Turtling. It can also be used in situations where pulling any enemy will draw too many enemies with it to defend against using any other strategy. Multiple enemies will be rooted/stunned/dazed in place, while a nuker chooses one enemy to be the target of focused damage. In this way, enemies can be drawn one-by-one away from their comrades, making their defeat much easier.

=== Exploiting ===
:This strategy is against the Turbine Acceptable Use/Code of Conduct agreement with players, and may result in in-game disciplinary actions.
:This involves taking advantage of programming bugs in-game to defeat an otherwise significantly more difficult enemy. Usually, enemies that cannot reach/attack the character will enter Anti-Exploit mode, and will reset themselves after a certain amount of time. However, some enemies will not enter Anti-Exploit mode when they should, and therefore are exposed to damage from the character, with no risk of damaging the character. In multiple-enemy situations, some enemies can be trapped behind obstacles/doors without entering Anti-Exploit mode. This results in the character not having to defeat these enemies immediately, making an otherwise much more difficult combat situation much easier.

== Crafting ==
=== Basic Recipes ===
:Basic recipes are those recipes given to you by default when you achieve a level of crafting.

=== Crafting Vendors ===
:Crafting vendors are the novice and expert tradesmen that provide additional recipes, improved tools, and other materials for each profession.

=== Critical Success ===
:Critical success means that the player succeeded in either creating more of an item than intended, or created a far superior item than intended. Using better crafting tools and using recipe-specific Critical Items will improve a player's chance of critical success. Scholars can make scrolls that also raise the chance of a Critical Success for a short amount of time.

=== Gathering ===
:Gathering Professions - '''Prospectors''' and '''Foresters''' - collect and process raw materials from landscape resource nodes to produce goods supplying the Production Professions. '''Farmers''' are also counted as a Gathering Profession: for while the crops Farmers produce use components purchased from NPCs, their produce supplies vital ingredients used by Cooks (see below).

=== Production ===
:Production Professions - '''Tailors''', '''Weaponsmiths''', '''Metalsmiths''', '''Woodworkers''', and '''Jewellers''' - use goods harvested by Gathering Professions to produce their products. 

::'''Cooks''' are counted as a Production Profession: although they can produce foodstuffs and beverages using components purchased from NPCs, they require Farmers' produce to make all their "higher potency" meals and drinks. 

::'''Scholars''' are also counted as a Production Profession: although in effect Scholars supply themselves by gathering components from landscape artifacts to produce items. 

=== Trophy ===
:Trophies are somewhat rare items dropped by creatures and enemies after they are defeated. Most trophies can be sold to a vendor for a small amount of money. Some trophies can also be useful in some way to the player, e.g. rare recipes, crafting ingredients, barter items, etc.

== Damage ==
:: See also [[Damage types]] for more information.

=== Acid Damage ===
{{:Acid}}
=== Ancient Dwarf-make Damage ===
: Ancient Dwarf-make damage is a damage type dealt by some player weapons, typically those of Dwarven ancestry. [[Dragon-kind]] are known for being highly susceptible to Ancient Dwarf-make damage. [[Cave-claws]] will be somewhat susceptible to this damage type as well, although not to the same degree.

=== Beleriand Damage ===
: Beleriand damage is a damage type dealt by some player weapons, typically those of Elvish ancestry. [[Half-orc]]s, [[Spiders and Insects|spiders, insects]], and creatures of [[Ancient Evil|ancient evil]] are known to be highly susceptible to this damage type. [[Orcs]], [[goblin]]s and [[Wood Trolls|wood-trolls]] will be somewhat susceptible to this damage type as well, although not to the same degree.

=== Common Damage ===
: Common damage is the type of damage that most weapons, abilities and creatures/mobs inflict. It is also the most easily mitigated, because [[armour]] contributes more to common damage reduction (100%) than any other damage type (20%). Most creatures have a higher than average common mitigation. For this reason, weapons with uncommon damage types, such as fire damage, deal more damage to them. This should definitely be taken into consideration when selecting a weapon.

=== Damage ===
: Loss of [[morale]] through an attack leading to defeat of the character or death of an NPC.

=== Damage Mitigation ===
{{:Mitigation}}
:: See also: [[Mitigation]] for more detail.

=== Damage Source ===
: There are three main sources of damage: melee, ranged and tactical. Damage sources do not necessarily correlate to damage types. For players, the damage source for any given skill can be read from the tooltip. For enemy mobs, one has to make an educated guess to determine the damage source, based on the animation and the skill name in the combat log. Melee and ranged damage can be [[avoidance|avoided]] (blocked, parried and evaded), while tactical damage can be [[resistance|resisted]]. This is another way to determine the damage source of enemy mobs.

=== Damage Type ===
: Damage types do not necessarily correlate to a particular damage source. Unlike damage sources, damage types interact with [[mitigation]]s. Ancient Dwarf-make, Beleriand, Common, Fell-wrought, Orc-craft and Westernesse damage are mitigated with [[Physical Mitigation|physical mitigation]]; acid, fire, frost, light, lightning and shadow damage are mitigated with [[Tactical Mitigation|tactical mitigation]].

=== DoT (Damage over Time) ===
: Damage over time, usually abbreviated DOT or DoT, is a class of skills which deal an amount of damage discretely over time, e.g. 4 damage every 1 second for 12 seconds. They are usually more damaging per Power cost, but this is offset because the target can die mid-DoT and thus decrease the effective damage per Power. DoTs are commonly from bleed effects, poisons and magical spells. Having a DoT on a mob can often make it impossible to cc the mob. DoTs usually will not trigger effects that depend on a specific type of damage, even if the DoT deals that type of damage.

=== DPS (Damage per Second) ===
:DPS or Damage per Second as stated on weapon tooltips is the calculated number that takes the average of the min and max damage on a weapon, the weapon speed, and your own strength or other attributes that affect damage or speed. It will take all of these and calculate a balanced result.
:''NOTE:'' usually these DPS counters do not take into consideration special damages (like heat instead of kinetic) also the use of special abilities changes DPS greatly. Even though DPS is a good way to judge a weapon's potential, it still is important to look at max damage, as that is usually what special abilities relate to.

=== Fell-wrought Damage ===
:Fell-wrought Damage is dealt by arrow volleys in [[Epic Battles]] and spider/warg [[Monster Play|monster players]]. It bypasses a large amount of [[Critical Defence|critical defence]] and [[Physical Mitigation|physical mitigation]].

=== Fire Damage ===
{{:Fire}}
=== Frost Damage ===
{{:Frost}}
=== Light Damage ===
:Light damage is a damage type dealt by some player weapons and skills. Especially [[minstrel]]s have a lot of skills dealing light damage. The type refers to damage caused by bright light. [[Troll]]s, [[Orc]]s, [[goblin]]s, the [[unseen]], and the [[pale-folk]] are known to be susceptible to this damage type.

=== Lightning Damage ===
{{:Lightning}}
=== Positional Damage Multiplier ===
:This is the modifier applied to the damage dealt based on your position in relation to the target. For example, a burglar gets a +15% damage modifier to Surprise Strikes performed from the 180 degree arc behind a person (aka: from backstabbing them). 

=== Orc-craft Damage ===
:Orc-craft Damage is a damage type dealt by Siege Weapons in [[Epic Battles]] and orc/uruk [[Monster Play|Monster Players]] (if not traited otherwise). It bypasses a large amount of [[Critical Defence]] and [[Physical Mitigation]].

=== Shadow Damage ===
: Shadow Damage is a damage type commonly used by [[creatures]], [[mob]]s and [[Monster Play|monster players]].
: The amount of Shadow Damage player characters take is determined by their [[Tactical Mitigation|tactical mitigation]], which is increased by [[Will]], equipment, consumables, [[essence]]s and [[Legendary Item]]s.

=== Westernesse Damage ===
: Westernesse damage is a damage type dealt by some player weapons, typically those of Human ancestry. [[The Dead|The dead]] and the [[unseen]] are known to be susceptible to Westernesse damage. [[Gaunt Men|Gaunt-men]] and [[Angmarim]] will be somewhat susceptible to this damage type as well, although not to the same degree.

== Environment ==
=== Resource Node ===
:Resource Nodes are landmarks that signify an area where a player can gather crafting resources. Examples include Ore nodes, Piles of wood, and Sage's Lockers. There are more node locations than there are nodes, and once a set number of node locations in an area have spawned a resource node, no more nodes will be spawned until a player begins gathering resources in the area. Non-aggressive creatures (such as crickets, snakes, and rabbits) also spawn at Resource Nodes, so killing them will help to spawn other kinds of resources.

=== Spawn Point ===
:Most areas of Middle Earth's landscape includes fixed "hookpoints" where enemies appear. These enemies will roam a small area, following a specific path. Once defeated, the enemy will reappear at its spawn point. If an enemy attacks a player, and that player subsequently runs away to avoid the enemy, the enemy will eventually break off its attack and return to its spawn point. Contrary to popular belief, looting/not looting a defeated enemy does NOT affect spawn rate. Enemies will happily patrol right next to their own corpse.

=== Invisible Wall ===
:These define a location beyond which a player is not allowed to go. These are places around areas to deny a player from going into places that would cause gameplay issue (such as leaving Weathertop during the Weathertop instance), or to prevent players from playing in undeveloped/unreleased areas. Developers try to hide invisible walls around areas by using in-game cliffs and obstacles, or with invisible, un-attackable enemies that can quickly defeat a player before reaching the wall. However, invisible walls still can be found in a few places in Middle Earth.

=== Seam ===
:These are locations where 2 separate surfaces meet. An interesting aspect of seams is that if they are not constructed properly, a character may find a way to pass into an area not specifically designed to have a character in it. This has historically been the way players have found ways into normally unreachable areas. This can also result in corrupted characters or being stuck in an area the character can not escaped from, and is NOT recommended. If a character happens to get caught in a seam and cannot get out, the first solution is to use the '''/stuck''' command to be transported to the nearest Rally Point. Alternatively a GM can transport a character caught in such a location back to a safe location.

== Equipment ==
=== 1H ===
:One-Handed Weapons require only one hand to use as opposed to Two-Handed weapons which require both hands to use.

=== 2H ===
:A Two-Handed Weapon requires both hands to use. 

=== [[Bind on Acquire|Bound on Acquire]] (BoA) ===
:Items that are Bound (cannot be traded, even with other characters on the account) as soon as a character receives it.

=== [[Bind on Equip|Bound on Equip]] (BoE) ===
:Items that are Bound (cannot be traded, even with other characters on the account) as soon as a character equips it.

=== [[Bind to Account|Bound to Account]] (BtA) ===
:Items that are Bound (cannot be traded) ''except'' with other characters on that account and server, through [[Vault|Shared Storage]].

=== Off-hand ===
:The Off-hand slot is used for [[:Category:Weapon Items|One-handed Weapons]] and [[:Category:Weapon Items|Shields]]. Other related weapon slots are your Main-hand slot and Ranged slot.

== Instance Groups ==
For acronyms, see [[World Instance]]s.


== Legal ==
=== Daybreak Game Company ===
* In December 2016, Standing Stone Games acquired both LOTRO and DDO from Turbine.
:: [[Standing Stone Games Announcement - December 2016]]
:: [[Standing Stone Games FAQ - December 2016]]
:: [https://standingstonegames.com Standing Stone Games Web Site]
:: [[:Category:News|Standing Stone Games News]]

==== [[Daybreak EULA]] ====
The Daybreak End User License Agreement (EULA) is displayed in the Launcher, dated December 12, 2016. This Agreement is unique to each Daybreak Game.
The “[[Daybreak EULA|EULA]]” or “Agreement," is a legal document describing things you can and cannot do with the Lord of the Rings Online™ game.
The Lord of the Rings Online™ EULA governs your use of the Game Client, while "The Lord of the Rings Online™ Terms of Service" (the “[[Daybreak TOS|TOS]]” or “Agreement”) governs your use of the Game Server.

A copy of the most current Daybreak EULA is installed on your Hard Drive with the Game installation, and may be updated by any game expansion or update (patch) i.e. by electronic download. Versions for english, german and french are located in the ''en'', ''de'' and ''fr'' directories of the game installation.

==== [[Daybreak TOS]] ====
The Daybreak Terms of Service (TOS) is displayed in the Launcher, dated June 22, 2015. This agreement is the same across all Daybreak games.
A copy of the most current TOS is installed on your Hard Drive with the Game installation, and may be updated by any game expansion or update (patch) i.e. by electronic download. Versions for english, german and french are located in the ''en'', ''de'' and ''fr'' directories of the game installation.

It can also be found on line at: [https://www.daybreakgames.com/terms-of-service https://www.daybreakgames.com/terms-of-service] Daybreak Games Terms of Service.

==== [[Daybreak Privacy Policy]] ====
The Daybreak Privacy Policy is found only on the Daybreak website.

[https://www.daybreakgames.com/privacy?locale=en_US https://www.daybreakgames.com/privacy?locale=en_US] Daybreak Games Privacy Policy

=== [[LOTRO COC]] ===
The Code of Conduct ('''[[COC]]''') is a legal document which governs player behavior while playing The Lord of the Rings Online™, including the Forums.

Failure to follow the Code of Conduct may result in the suspension or termination (banning) of your Game account without refund (if applicable).

A copy of the COC can also be found at: [https://www.lotro.com/en/content/lord-rings-online-code-conduct https://www.lotro.com/en/content/lord-rings-online-code-conduct]

=== [[LOTRO Community Guidelines]] ===
The Community Guidelines is a legal document which governs player behavior while playing The Lord of the Rings Online™, including the Forums.

Failure to follow the Community Guidelines may result in the suspension or termination (banning) of your Game account without refund (if applicable).

A copy of the Community Guidelines can also be found at: [https://www.lotro.com/en/content/community-guidelines https://www.lotro.com/en/content/community-guidelines]

=== [[Role Playing Rules and Policy]] ===
The '''[[Role Playing Rules and Policy]]''' is a legal document which governs player behavior while playing on the indicated Role Playing (RP) servers. 
Turbine has official and supported role-playing servers for our players within The Lord of the Rings Online™. These servers provide our players additional ways to interact within The Lord of the Rings Online, and give players the opportunity to be deeply immersed within the lore of The Lord of the Rings. Roleplay-Supported servers have separate naming and chat rules to preserve the atmosphere of the Lord of the Rings and provide an enjoyable experience for our role-players. Servers are designated as Roleplay-Supported by the “RP” tag before their name.  These policies are in addition to Turbine’s Code of Conduct, found at '''[https://www.lotro.com/en/content/lord-rings-online-code-conduct https://www.lotro.com/en/content/lord-rings-online-code-conduct]''', which applies to all Lord of the Rings Online servers.

A copy of the [[Role Playing Rules and Policy]] may be found on-line at: [https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?396577-Turbine-Official-Roleplaying-Rules-and-Policy https://forums-old.lotro.com/forums/showthread.php?396577-Turbine-Official-Roleplaying-Rules-and-Policy]

=== Policy on Rank Farming ===
Turbine promulgated a formal policy on "Rank Farming" in the Ettenmoors.

Posted in the Forums on 28 August 2013:
{| style="border: 1px solid black;"
|[QUOTE=CSM_River;6890047]Hello,  I’m River, Customer Service Manager at Turbine.
|-
|For some time now, the Customer Service team has been reading your comments and thoughts regarding “rank farming’.   Together with the Developers, Community team, and players council we have come up with a clear, official definition and policy regarding “rank farming” in the Ettenmoors.
|-
| '''“Rank Farming”''' is officially defined as the intentional surrender of your character to an enemy; resulting in a purposeful defeat and a gain of Infamy or renown to increase rank. Rank Farming is specific to Ettenmoors PvMP (Freep vs. Monster Player). The enemy can be controlled by any player - either the same player controlling the surrendering character, or someone else.
|-
| Participation in Rank Farming is an abuse of our game mechanics, and against our rules.  Customer Service can identify this behavior and will take the appropriate action on both accounts involved, based on our findings. This activity can also be reported to the in-game staff for review.
|-
| This policy is effective immediately and is *not retroactive*. We will not be taking action on previous potential violations. Any reports filed should be of actions witnessed after the publication of this policy.
|-
|Please remember that we have multiple ways to verify players are participating in this behavior.  Additionally, players who frequently report others falsely may also be subject to disciplinary action for harassment.[/QUOTE]
|}

He further expanded on the policy:
{| style="border: 1px solid black;"
| [QUOTE=CSM_River;6891797]Thanks for all the feedback and questions. 
|-
| The main things I'm getting here is that you want to know the best way to report, and what is the range of action that  can be taken.
|-
| Please open an in-game ticket to report it, and choose Cheating/Exploiting for your drop downs in the ticket window.  If you *can* capture that names of the parties involved that's most helpful, but at least one is necessary.
|-
| Actions taken will run from warnings to suspensions.  
|-
| -CSM_River[/QUOTE]
|}

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