Thread: I'm looking for other Tolkien scholars/fanatics/rabid readers.

Greetings!

I am looking for something specific in a kinship, but I have had a really hard time finding it. My hope is that, perhaps, if I post this here, someone will see it and be able to direct me to what I'm looking for. I'm willing to reroll on a new server for the right kin. :-D

My stats are...

Age: 30s.

Attitude: I consider myself more mature than, say, immature, and my sense of humor, while robust, doesn't generally include rude humor or dumb humor. I'm friendly, helpful, and chatty - in kinchat, I don't care much for voice chat because I'm usually watching something or chitchatting with my partner while I'm playing. I'm loyal. When I find a guild, or a kin, that FITS me, I'll stay around, especially if I make any friendships in the kin.

Availibility: Depends on the week, but usually I'm availible for a few hours every day, and more on the weekend. Sometimes I get online from work and am free to chat, hang out, craft stuff, maybe help a little with question, but while at work I can't really run instances and may have to run off suddenly for up to a half hour at a time. I'm currently CST-Timezone, and online-times range between 10am in the morning to 3am depending on the day.

Playstyle: I do some solo-play, but when soloing I usually like to chat with people in kinchat or in IMs. I do like to run instances, and raid, but I'm not really obsessed with making sure I get to clear content when it first comes out. I'm more interested in the experience of doing it when my guild, or kin, is ready, and collecting gear. I've never roleplayed in LOTRO, but I'm open to the idea for the right kin. . .

Experience: I was a raid leader, maintank, ranged dps, guild leader, etc. in WoW for about 2 years. I raided progression-content and heroics raids (Ulduar, ToC, IC). I left at the end of Lich King. In LOTRO I've usually played Champions, a Guardian once, a Warden once, and I'm interested in trying to see if Minstrels can DPS (I don't heal). I've never found a kin I felt really comfortable in, and have not done any current-content raids.

What I am Looking For:

• An inclusive environment. I am liberal, female, and part of the glbt community. If you have a hate-on for any of the above, please don't waste my time.

• Tolkien fans. Tolkien fanatics, even. More than anything else, what I want out of my experience in LOTRO - and have been miserably dissapointed because of my inability to find - is to share the experience of being in and interacting with Turbine's representation of the Middle-Earth I love. I don't just mean playing the game with a bunch of people who liked the movies and never finished the Silmarillion, but spending time and interacting with people who voraciously devour every morsel of the Middle-Earth legendarium that they can get their hands on, like I do, and who might actually be able to have a fairly indepth conversation about some minute facts located in the History of Middle Earh series. I've been extremely dissapointed in the fact that no one I've ever played the game with so far has even directly COMMENTED on Tolkien's stories. That's what I want - a kin that is playing LOTRO primarily for the opportunity to explore some new aspect of the Middle-Earth we can't get enough of.

Hopefully someone out there will know where I can find such a kin.

Thank you.

Oh yay! Another person who's got the History of Middle-Earth plays this game, I thought I was the only one. I'm the same way, I'm here to experience Middle-Earth more than anything. For the longest time the names of all my Elf characters actually meant something in Quenya or Sindarin. I also would love to find a kinship that is made up of fanatics, but I think our numbers are few and far between.

Originally Posted by cuthalion04

Oh yay! Another person who's got the History of Middle-Earth plays this game, I thought I was the only one. I'm the same way, I'm here to experience Middle-Earth more than anything. For the longest time the names of all my Elf characters actually meant something in Quenya or Sindarin. I also would love to find a kinship that is made up of fanatics, but I think our numbers are few and far between.

Yeah, we do seem to be somewhat in the minority. Well who do you play with now?

I tend to solo more often than not. It seems every kinship i join is into just raiding, or inactive, like the one my burglar is in. I actually transferred servers to find some friends of mine, but i never found them.

Well, keep an eye on this thread, hmm? If I find a place, you should come. If I don't, I may make one on Landroval.

Alright. I'll keep checking back.

Originally Posted by Rhialin

Greetings!


What I am Looking For:

• Tolkien fans. Tolkien fanatics, even. More than anything else, what I want out of my experience in LOTRO - and have been miserably dissapointed because of my inability to find - is to share the experience of being in and interacting with Turbine's representation of the Middle-Earth I love. I don't just mean playing the game with a bunch of people who liked the movies and never finished the Silmarillion, but spending time and interacting with people who voraciously devour every morsel of the Middle-Earth legendarium that they can get their hands on, like I do, and who might actually be able to have a fairly indepth conversation about some minute facts located in the History of Middle Earh series. I've been extremely dissapointed in the fact that no one I've ever played the game with so far has even directly COMMENTED on Tolkien's stories. That's what I want - a kin that is playing LOTRO primarily for the opportunity to explore some new aspect of the Middle-Earth we can't get enough of.

Thank you.

Greetings!

I am glad to have seen your thread as i believe i can give you useful (and maybe helpful) information to what you looking for

First of all, this game as a whole seems to have the most Tolkien/LotR fans all over the servers, however in the RP servers there seem to be more of them

On Laurelin the official RP server, there is a lot of love for Tolkien's lore and people for the most part like to immerse their characters in the world of Middle-earth

Here a lot of people get together and enjoy talking/discussing and learning about the lore of Ennor and the books. Imo you should at least give it a try and see how you like it

I have played in many servers, (Brandywine, Landroval and Laurelin) and i have talked with much more people who care about the lore here on Laurelin

Hope to talk to you in-game,( send a tell to Erennor or post your char's name here and will contact you and let you know more or pm me) you would be welcomed!

Hello there,

The level of lore freakiness you displayed here is abundant in our kin. You wouldn't regret if you had a look

http://laurelinarchives.org/node/605
www.vanimar.org

Vanimar, "a group of Tolkien fans playing a game together, rather than a bunch of gamers learning Tolkien"

I haven't finished the Silmarillion..does that makes me a bad person? :P
Seriously, perhaps it would be a good idea to create a new kinship? Or maybe you have found a place to call home, Rhialin?
By the way, is there a chat channel where one can discuss Tolkien-related things, in-game?

Tolkien fans on Landroval server might be interested in the Valar Guild. Courtesy and having read the LotR is required; a simple entry test is given to prove the recruit has read the books. Light role-play is encouraged.

For more information or just the fun of browsing a Tolkien Site, try
http://valarguild.org