FOROCHEL BOOK 13 NEW INFO

March 25th 2008

For this weeks topic on Community forum the main discussion was the upcoming new region for Book 13, Forochel. Here are some new info:

• Players will be able to fish in the bay area in Forochel
• Most of book 13 takes place in Forochel; we have also added a public level 50 hunting dungeon, deeds and monster camps for level 50 players.
• The devs cannot say when we will be seeing Book 13 yet
• Forochel is mostly a solo area for levels 44-50
• Player manned boats are not being added in Book 13.
• There will not be a new raid in Book 13, though the Lossoth reputation does have three unique armor sets.
• We will encounter a famous lore character in Forochel.
• There will be lots to do from the low 40s on up.
• There will be a new mount variant in Forochel, you will have to wait and see what color it is
• For a region as big as Forochel, it was important that we have a full travel network in place. Travel in Forochel consists of normal "slow" travel routes and Reputation-gated Swift Travel Routes. Want to get into or across Forochel fast? You have to be in good standing with the Lossoth.
• There are also several new swift travel routes being added to existing Stable-masters, most of which also have a Reputation-gate to them.
• As for Crafting, it is very tied into the Lossoth Reputation Line and focused mostly on Metal smithing and Leather working. And the available facilities (two different superior facilities) will require a certain standing to use as well. Resources are similar to those you find in Eastern Angmar.
• Questing will get you a decent way into the Lossoth reputation tiers, I think you will be pleasantly surprised with how far questing will bring you. Keep an eye out for more information on this in the future.
• Reputation rewards will be given out at all tiers
• The Lossoth do not have a crafting reputation associated with them.
• The only connection to Forochel will be through Evendim.
• A few high level zones will connect to Forochel
• You will be able to see the sea. We have a way of limiting how far into it you will be able to travel.
• I don't believe any new traits are in the works; but I do know that more ranks in existing virtues will be available.
• Players will not get wearable snow-shoes
• Players will be getting cold weather armor sets as has been previously stated.
• No new pets, but a new lore-master pet variant will be available through the Lossoth reputation rewards.
• will it give some quests for the story about the ship which drop down in icebay of Forochel ? YES
• The Lossoth capitol village is a little bit bigger than Aughaire. There are a number of smaller Lossoth villages scattered across the entirety of Forochel but their main village is the one with the most interesting look and best set of town services.
• There are quests that will send you into it, but its intent isn't the same as Sarnur, Haudh Iarchith or Goblin-town. So - no rares, no unique deeds - just some simple dungeon crawling.
• Sarnur and Haudh Iarchith were experiments with dynamic spawning and creating a public dungeon space that could support multiple fellowships. This dungeon for Book 13 is not intended to fill the same kind of roe that the Rep dungeons do.
• players will be vectored into Forochel from other content areas around level 44.
• You will be able to AFK without being killed by the cold; just watch out for whatever lives in it!
• Forochel will have its own unique music
• How many Chapters for Book 13? Eleven, but some chapters have multiple parts. The epic quest line has sixteen quests in it.
• Currently players do not leave tracks in the snow.
• The men that inhabit Forochel are called the Lossoth, and they are a bit like hillmen, but dressed a bit warmer
• The Mustering Horn is a new component to the various Campsites found on landscape. Anywhere with a bindable campfire will have a Mustering Horn as well. It isn't a player inventory item.
• the weather and creatures of Forochel are capable of doing long-lasting bad things to you and you will be able to counter those bad things by huddling up to the various scattered sources of warmth in the region.
• Forochel will have a large number of solo quests for players levels 44-50, but it is also a very large region, close to the size of the North Downs. Both questers and explorers should be very happy with Forochel!
• Turbine will not be adding any underwater gameplay in Forochel and doesn't have any plans to for the foreseeable future.
• Lossoth NPcs will be able to skate and push sleds along, but players will not.
• Turbine FX team has created a very cool new blizzard effect for use in Forochel (and other wintry locations).
• YES We will see quests related to those who helped/fought Arvedui in Forochel