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INFAMY &
RENOWN
The Ettenmoors is a dangerous
place, focused around action-packed
player-versus-player (sometimes
called PvP or PK) battles of Heroes
against Monsters. The goal for both
sides is to kill the other, bringing
valuable accolades and acclaim from
your leaders. For Monsters, this is
called Infamy; for Heroes, it is called
Renown. Your character’s current
levels of Renown or Infamy appear
on The War page of your Character
Journal.
Monster Infamy. The Dark Lord
Sauron has only one deadly purpose
— to fi nd the One Ring and enslave
Middle-earth. As a faithful minion of
the Witch-king, you have been com-
manded to destroy the Free Peoples
in deadly hand-to-hand combat and
grow the power of your masters.
Each time that you defeat a Hero
(controlled by a player) in com-
bat, your Monster’s Infamy grows.
(Infamy is a statistic somewhat like
experience points for Monsters.) As
you gain more Infamy, your Monster
will increase in Rank, adding power
and unlocking high-level skills, Traits
and consumables. There are fi fteen
Ranks to earn as a Monster, each
with its own unique Titles and Rank
Insignia. The highest Rank you can
achieve as a Monster is “Tyrant.”
Hero Renown. While Frodo, Gan-
dalf and the rest of the Fellowship
have headed east towards Rivendell,
the last Heroes of Middle-earth have
been asked to protect the lands of
Eriador from the armies of Angmar.
You are charged with protecting the
young and the weak from the evils
of Sauron.
Each time that you defeat a player-
controlled Monster in combat, your
Hero’s Renown grows. Renown
for Heroes works just like Infamy
for Monsters. As you gain more
Renown, your Hero will increase
in Rank. There are fi fteen Ranks to
earn as a Hero, each with its own
unique Titles and Rank Insignia. The
highest Rank you can achieve as a
Hero is “Captain-General.”
RATINGS
Both Monster and Hero characters
have an overall rating. This Rating
is a fl uctuating number that rises
and falls based on your victories
and defeats in Monster versus
Hero combat. The amount of rat-
ing points that you earn or lose is
calculated based upon your Rating
and the Rating of your opponent or
opponents.
You start with an average rating of
1000; the maximum possible rating
is 2000. You gain more points for
defeating someone with a higher
Rating than you. You lose more
points when defeated by a player
with a lower Rating than you.
As your Rating increases, so does
the amount of Renown/Infamy
that you earn for victories. Thus, a
lofty Rating is highly coveted, but
it also makes you a prized target of
the enemy!
Prestige. Prestige is a visual
representation of your Rating.
Prestige appears as a collection of
stars surrounding the player portrait
on your screen. Only characters
with an above-average Rating will
earn these Prestige stars. As you work
your way to maximum Rating, you
will achieve the maximum of fi ve
Prestige stars.
KEY OBJECTIVES
Throughout the region of the
Ettenmoors, there are a number
of contested locations that can be
captured and taken over by one side
or the other. A dynamic mapnote
displays a fl ag at these locations —
red for monster characters and blue
for normal characters — to show
which faction currently controls this
point. Fearsome allies or enemies
await you within these strongholds
(depending on which side currently
holds it) and you would be well
advised to attack one of these
locations only with a large force.
The three types of objectives are:
Ruined Keep. Tol Ascarnen is
a large keep in the center of the
Ettenmoors that is a valuable
strategic stronghold for whoever
controls it.
Ruined Towers. There are two
ruined towers in the Ettenmoors
that can be captured by either side:
Lugazag in the northwest and Tirith
Rhaw in the southeast.
Resources. The rich mine of
Isendeep lies in the frozen north
near Arador’s End. The Grimwood
Lumber Camp is nestled in the forest
to the south by Hithlad.
OTHER LOCATIONS
Keeps. Each side holds a major
keep that can be used as a fallback
location, as well as a relatively safe
haven to meet, gather more quests
and prepare for battle. The Monsters
control Dâr-gazag in the west and
the Heroes control Ost Ringdyr in
the east.
Rally Circles. Unlike the rest of
Middle-earth, some of the rally
circles within the Ettenmoors
service only the side of evil or
good. These rally circles are tied
directly to the ruined towers of
Lugazag and Tirith Rhaw. The side
that controls a tower also controls
the nearby circle.
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