Lore-master

A keeper of ancient lore, the Lore-master uses his knowledge of ancient wisdom to stave off the advance of the shadow for a time. He can use this knowledge to attack his foes or to treat the wounds and suffering of his companions. He can even communicate with animals and request their aid.

Races: Elf, Man

Role: Crowd control/ Pets

Is this the class for me?

The Lore-master will be the class of choice for players who enjoy using the power of ancient lore to aid their allies and hinder their foes. Steeped in the history of Middle-earth, Lore-masters are able to aid their fellows in recovering from maladies caused by the forces of the Dark Lord. They can also use their knowledge to daze, harm or hinder their enemies, as well as to give of themselves to strengthen another. Their combat style is anchored in the power of knowledge and using it wisely to defeat evil.

Lore-master Pros and Cons
Strengths	Weaknesses
Long-ranged spells	Light armour only
Variety of pets	Limited weapon choice
Serious crowd-control skills	Some difficulty dealing with too many mobs while soloing
Some healing ability (both for self and allies

Skills and Combat

Active Skills

Cures of the House of Healing

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Leechcraft	Buff	10	20	25	Cures wounds
	Tend the Sick	Buff	16	36	25	Cures disease

Friend of the Animals

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Raven-lore	Pet	4	11	n/a	Summons raven pet
	Friend of Bears	Pet	14	11	n/a	Summons bear pet
	Lynx-speech	Pet	30	11	n/a	Summons lynx pet
	Eagle-Friend (Legendary)	Pet	45	124	n/a	Summons eagle pet
	Rabbit-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet hare
	Turtle-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet turtle
	Bird-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet sparrow
	Fox-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet fox
	Squirrel-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet squirrel
	Cat-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet cat
	Dog-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet dog
	Frog-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet frog
	Snake-speech	Pet	29	124	n/a	Summons non-combat pet snake

Fury of Nature

	Ability	Category	Level	Morale Cost	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Burning Embers	Damage	1		10	30	Fire damage and DOT
	Gust of Wind	Damage + Debuff	12	12	7	40	Common damage + 7% miss debuff
	Light of the Rising Dawn	Damage	18	12	7	30	Light damage + stun
	Cracked Earth	Damage + delayed Root	22	12	7	25	Fire damage + delayed root
	Ents go to War (Legendary)	Damage + Stun	41	129	82	15	AoE fire damage + stun
	Lightning Storm	Damage	50	326	129	25	Massive AoE damage

Healing and Motivation

	Ability	Category	Level	Morale Cost	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Beacon of Hope	Heal	4	12	10	25	Heal ally/pet
	Inner Flame	Heal	16		1		Transfer Power to Morale

Lore of the Second Age

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Fire-lore	Debuff	2	6	40	Debuffs enemies
	Wind-lore	Debuff	8	23	40	Debuffs enemies
	Herb-lore	Root	36	23	40	Roots enemies
	Air-lore	Buff		124	25	Buffs target to reflect damage
	Knowledge of the Lore-master	Inspect		112	40	Inspects enemies strengths and weaknesses
	Storm-lore	Damage + Stun		326	40	AoE Damage + stun

Lost Knowledge

	Ability	Category	Level	Morale Cost	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Power of Knowledge		6			40	Transfers Power from enemy to you
	Blinding Flash	Stun	10		6	40	Stuns enemy
	Wisdom of the Council	Buff	20		20		Increases Morale
	Share the Power	Heal	24		63	25	Transfers Power from you to ally
	Test of Will	Stun	26	12	6	40	Damage and stun enemy
	Ancient Wisdom	Buff	30		7		Increases Will
	Call to the Valar		34		20		Renew certain skill cooldowns
	Back from the Brink	Res		32	5		revives a defeated ally -- requires Shire Sweet-leaf
	Ancient Craft	Debuff		0	260	10	Decreases enemies armour
	Bane Flare	Stun		0	62	10	5s Stun + 10s mezz on the Dead
	Sticky Tar	Debuff		0	124		Creates an area that slows enemies & makes them more vulnerable to fire
	Warding Knowledge Creatures of Nature	Debuff		0	124		Creates an area that debuffs trees & roots
	Warding Knowledge Dead	Debuff		0	124		Creates an area that debuffs the Dead
	Warding Knowledge Drakes	Debuff		0	124		Creates an area that debuffs Worms and Drakes

Melee Skills

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Staff-Strike	Damage	1	9	3	Weapon damage
	Improved Staff-strike	Damage			3	Weapon damage

Signs of Ancient Magics

	Ability	Category	Level	Power Cost	Range	Description
	Sign of Power: Command	Debuff	1	6	40	Debuff enemy
	Sign of the Wild: Protection	Buff	6	6	40	Buff pet
	Sign of the Wild: Rage	Buff	8	6	40	Buff pet
	Sign of Power: Wizardry	DoT	14	6	40	Dot enemy, gain Morale
	Sign of Power: Righteousness		28	6	40	Clear negative effects
	Sign of Power: Vigilance	Buff	32	6	40	Increases stealth detection

Passive Skills

Armour Proficiencies

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Light Armour		1

Combat Characteristics

	Name	Level	Cost	Description
	Evade Rank 1	7	4  90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Parry Rank 1	9	8  10	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Accuracy Rank 1	11	12  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Critical Rank 1	15	22  50	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Parry Rank 2	17	28  90	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Accuracy Rank 2	19	36  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Critical Rank 2	23	52  90	Adds 1.0% to Critical Hit Chance
	Evade Rank 2	25	62  50	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance
	Parry Rank 3	27	72  90	Adds 1.0% to Parry Chance
	Accuracy Rank 3	31	96  10	Reduces Miss by a medium amount.
	Accuracy Rank 4	39	152  10	Reduces Miss by a small amount.
	Evade Rank 3	43	184  90	Adds 1.0% to Evade Chance

Instrument Proficiencies

	Name	Level	Cost
	Specialized Equipment	1	starting proficiency
	Clarinet Use	5	2  50
	Lute Use	5	2  50

Misc. Passive Skills

	Name	Level	Cost	Description
	Books of Lore	20	40	Allows the use of books of lore
	Friend of the Wild	29	n/a	Allows the use of non-combat companions

Weapon Proficiencies

	Weapon	Category	Level	Description
	Two-Handed Staves	2H	1

Deeds

Name	Level	Reward	Task	Limit per Day
Master of the Staff	1	Master of the Staff	Use Staff-Strike against your foes (600)
Power and Wisdom	1	Power and Wisdom	Draw Power from your enemies (250)
Light of Hope	1	Light of Hope	Use Beacon of Hope (600)
Master of Beasts	1	Master of Beasts	Use Sign of Protection (500)
Deep Lore	10	Deep Lore	Use your Lore Skills against enemies (500)
Healer	10	Healer	Heal your fellows with Leechcraft (250)	40
Beast-lore	10	Beast-lore	Use Sign of Rage (300)	60
Dúnadan-Learning	20	Dúnadan-Learning	Use your Signs of Power (1,000)
Harmony with Nature	20	Harmony with Nature	Use Cracked Earth (400)
Subtlety of Wisdom	20	Subtlety of Wisdom	Use Blinding Flash against enemies (400)
Awareness of Body	30	Awareness of Body	Use Wisdom of the Council (100)
Proof against all Ills	30	Proof Against All Ills	Use Tend the Sick (300)
Knowlege of the Past	30	Knowledge of the Past	Use Ancient Wisdom (300)
Magic Adept	30	Magic Adept	Use Share the Power (750)

Legendary Deeds
Name	Level	Reward	Task
Book of the Beast	42	Noble Savage	Find missing pages (8)
Lore of the Blade	44	Sword and Staff	Find missing pages (8)
Of Leaf and Twig	46	March of the Ents	Find missing pages (8)

Traits

Name	Level	Source	Description	Line Bonus
Awareness of Body	20	100 Wisdom of the Councils	Reduction to the morale costs on overt displays of magical power.
Beast-lore	8	300 Sign of the Wild: Rage	The Combat Prowess of your pets are increased.
Deep Lore	2	500 Fire-lore / Wind-lore / Herb-lore	Increases number of targets for Lore Skills (herbs, fire, and wind)
Dúnadan-learning	14	1000 Sign of Power: Command / Sign of Power: Wizardry	Increased duration and effectiveness of signs
Flame of Anor	30	level 30 class quest	Increased damage of fire-based skills
Hardy Bear	15	level 15 class quest	The Power of your bear-friend is increased
Harmony with Nature	20	400 Cracked Earth	Bonus to power costs on avert displays of magical power
Healer	10	250 Leechcraft	You are more adept at healing others.
Knowledge of the Past	30	300 Ancient Wisdom	All of your skills have a chance to restore a small amount of Power
Light of Hope	4	600 Beacon of Hope	Improved Beacon of Hope
Magic Adept	24	750 Share the Power	All your magical skills have a lower cost to your power
Master of Beasts	6	500 Sign of the Wild: Protection	Improved Signs of the Animals
Master of the Staff	1	600 Staff-Strike	Improved Staff-Strike
Power and Wisdom	6	250 Power of Knowledge	Improved Ancient Wisdom and Power of Knowledge
Proof Against All Ills	16	300 Tend the Sick	Tend the Sick and Leechcraft have an area effect, and Leechcraft can be used in combat
Subtlety of Wisdom	10	400 Blinding Flash	Reduced threat for using skills
Sword and Staff (Legendary)	39/41	Complete the book Lore of the Blade	Allows dual wielding of sword and staff, adds to melee offense and defense
March of the Ents (Legendary)	39/41	Complete the book Of Leaf and Twig	AoE melee attack
Noble Savage (Legendary)	39/41	Complete the book The Book of Beasts	Your pets have better morale, attack increase and defensive capabilities
Eagle-Friend (Legendary)	45/50	Complete the level 50 class quests	You are a friend of the Eagles and may summon one to aid you

Class Quests

Articles of Mystery & Implements of Knowledge (Level 45)

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