LMB Riding Club Newsletter - Issue 5

[Kiralynn]

Greetings and welcome to the fifth edition of the Lonely Mountain Band Riding Club newsletter!


CLUB NEWS

A few members have asked about the Ales and Tales that took place at the Windy Acres Ranch. Here is a link to the podcast!

From now until December 15th, use code SDCPT6 in the LotRO store for a FREE "Tome of Defence".

New with Update 5 - Open Steel-bound Lootboxes found throughout Middle-earth. Win random items, loot, and earn a chance at uncovering exclusive rewards, like the Marrow Painted Steed!
A photo of the mount will be posted here when it is available.

Due to unsportsmanlike behavior and harassment of players, members of the "Worthy of Song" kinship will not be allowed to participate in future riding club events.

Need to collect reputation items to buy a new mount? Contact Kiralynn if you need Mathom or Wardens reputation.

Interested in a weekly practice race? Let's get together every Thursday at 4pm EST.



UPCOMING EVENTS

The riding club's Winter Derby will be held on Monday, January 23rd at 3pm EST. Participants should meet at Thorin's Hall Inn for a pre-race party and sign-ups starting at 2pm EST. This is a race for daytime and overseas players. The prize is a code for 1600 Turbine Points! Riders must register ahead of time by in-game mailing their name, horse's breed and name to Kiralynn. They can also register by sending a /tell before 2:45pm EST.

Here are the rules for the upcoming Derby:
* Only standard speed horses will be allowed. Goats may not race.
* No mount speed buffs will be permitted.
* Riders must only use their horse for transportation. Stables, milestones, wayfaring, camps, rally points, acorns, mustering horns, summons and all other non-mount forms of travel are forbidden.
* Spamming fellow riders, giving a false start signal, having allies ride in the wrong direction to mislead riders, and all other forms of unsportsmanlike behavior will result in disqualification.
* Members of the kinship "Worthy of Song" are not allowed to participate.
* Riders must clear all checkpoints in the proper direction and order. Course judges are the final authority in determining if a checkpoint has been properly cleared. A decision can be appealed if screenshots or video can be presented immediately after the race.
* The winner will be determined by the first rider to cross the finish line, not the first mount.


If you are willing to volunteer as a race judge, please contact Kiralynn as soon as possible. We will need 5 judges to properly cover the course.


EQUESTRIAN NEWS

This month's equestrian feature is the Prized Esteldin Steed. It can be purchased from Malenfang at Esteldin in the North Downs after reaching Kindred reputation with the Rangers of Esteldin. Contact Kiralynn if you would like reputation items for this faction.





RACING TIPS

At a horse race, a tune known as the "First Call" or "Call to the Post" is a signal that all mounts should be positioned at the starting line because the race is about to begin. Click here to hear the call.

At the starting line, face your mount towards the first checkpoint.

Spurring your horse with a key-press (W or NumLock) is a safer way to begin the race than a mouse-click of both buttons.

Have a tip to share? Reply to this post!


BACK ISSUES

Here are links to Issue One, Issue Two, Issue Three and Issue Four in case you missed them.

[`Tinki`]

I will offer officiating duties!

[Kiralynn]

For those who are interested, there are new Small Yard slot items available in the store.
They are called "property guards". They come in all races and genders.
They do not seem interactive in any way and don't move much.
Each costs 495 Turbine Points. I believe they are account-bound.




You can also increase your Shared and Wardrobe storage above 100 slots in the store.

[Aldekim]

Thanks for the heads up on the storage. I definitely need more with all the fine new cosmetics that just came out.

[Kiralynn]

Here is a look at the new and improved fireworks!

[Kiralynn]

The two new cloaks from the Yule festival are available for copy in the chest upstairs in the riding club kin house. 9 Chestnut, Raglan, Bree-land homesteads. As always, please copy into your wardrobe and return promptly, so that other Banders can also copy them. I will be adding more Yule clothes as I acquire them.

[Carica]

I just saw this. You can hire people to stand guard on your yard now?
Will this keep Eijah away from my feasting table?
We'll see...