Author Archives: Cosmetic Lotro

Revival

November 15, 2018 by Cosmetic Lotro

Starter outfit When I posted my last outfit in december 2014, I didn’t think I would ever be returning to this blog. I was still creating lots of outfits in Lotro, amassing a crazy amount of items in storage, but I kept it all to myself. Actually making screenshots and posting them to my blog felt like a chore. I started to play more irregularly and didn’t completely keep pace with all the updates. At some point I stopped doing […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, - Starter, Blue and Turquoise, Brown and Orange, Hobbit female, Outfit, Performers • Tags: Blacksmith's Apron, hobbit, Legendary outfit, Minstrel, Plumed Hat, Student's Fiddle, Time-Worn Shoulders

Season’s greetings

December 22, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

I wish all of you readers and followers of this blog a very Merry Christmas. May your home be filled with love, peace, and joy and may these blessings follow you throughout the New Year. Head: Bud-helm, forest green dye (Isengard instance BoE drop, light armour) Shoulders: Gwir-palvais, red dye (Isengard instance BoE drop, light armour) Chest: Jacket of the Sun-lands, forest green dye (world drop level 50, medium armour) Hands: Cadarn-durnvol, red dye (Isengard instance BoE drop, light armour) […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Festivals, Hobbit male, Male, Outfit, Red and Burgundy • Tags: Assault Shoes of the Deep, Bud-helm, Bunch of Holly, Cadarn-durnvol, Gwir-Palvais, Jacket of the Sun-Lands, Luc-socas, Sturdy Quiver, Winter, Wood-lily, Yule Festival 2014

Song for a Winter’s Night

December 13, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

The title for this outfit is taken from a song by Sarah McLachlan, singing about being alone on a winter’s night and longing for her loved one. The mood perfectly describes the loneliness one feels when traversing the Misty Mountains in Lotro. In the past people have complained that areas were unrealistic and non-immersive due to the large amount of players running around, but I assure you that going back to those older areas today, the absence of player life […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Brown and Orange, Elf female, Female, Outfit • Tags: Calenard War Pauldrons, Ceremonial Gloves of the Graven Word, Cloak of Mammutti, elf, Light Nadhin Robe, Potent Skirmish Boots of the Mark, Winter

Winter wilderness

December 10, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

As LOTRO has been taking it slow regarding expansions, we don’t get to see a lot of new armour designs anymore. I fondly remember the days of the Rise of Isengard expansion, where every quest would reward an awesome new piece of armour. I would choose my rewards based on looks, as stats never matter that much or can be obtained by using crafted armour. Cosmetics are permanent and sometimes only available from quests. The Helms Deep expansion did come […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Brown and Orange, Combined outfits, Female, Hobbit female, Outfit, War-steeds, White and Grey • Tags: Ajokoira Shoes, Hauberk of Flattery, hobbit, Iornaith's Ward, Mitts of the Encroaching Winter, Westfold Campaign Shoulder Pads, Winter

Encroaching winter

December 8, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

Hurray it’s snowing! Winter is here, although here in Europe I have not seen any snow yet. Many people are busy with preparations for the December month, including myself. Even LOTRO is preparing for winter and has released the Yule Festival on the Bullroarer server for testing. This allows us a sneakpeak into what is to come for the holidays and to my delight there will finally be a change of cosmetic design. This is for the first time since […]

Categories: - Casual & travel, Blue and Turquoise, Dwarf, Outfit • Tags: Dwarf, Dwarf-make Prospector's Pack, Grimbeorn's Shoulders, Hauberk of the Eagle's Crest, Leijona Boots, Mitts of the Encroaching Winter, Winter, Worn Hood

Bearpaws

November 30, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

It took me a while but I did start a Beorning! To be honest I am not looking foward to level up yet another character, so my guess is that she will remain in the lower levels, but I was curious enough about this new class to start playing. More importantly, I was very curious about their appearance, both male and female, and their wardrobe. The Beorning has a race of man appearance, with some modifications. There are different hairstyles […]

Categories: - Battle & defense, Beorning female, Brown and Orange, Female, Outfit • Tags: Beorning, Grimbeorn's Shoulders, Langhár's Tunic and Waistcoat, Snow-beast Boots, Snow-dusted Travelling Gloves, Winter

Hunting season

October 10, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

Autumn is the official hunting season, but in Lotro I am basically hunting year round. I suppose it’s permanently open season for orcs, goblins and other creeps. So here’s my first Autumn outfit. I’m hoping to get to do another one over the next week, as I have a short break from work and a bit more time to play Lotro. The good news from the forums is that Update 15 is getting close, and has launched into beta today, […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Female, Gold and Yellow, Green, Outfit, Race of Man female • Tags: Autumn, Ceremonial Thunderstruck Shirt, Fancy Quiver, Harvest-brew Hat, Hunter, Shoes of the Seven Stars, Shoulders of the Seven Stars, The Beast-keeper's Gloves, Town-saver's

Gallant Eglain

September 24, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

There is absolutely nothing to this outfit other than that I wanted to make a really practical yet very elegant travel ensemble for one of my female characters. I only insisted on using Walnut Brown as a dye color, because so far that color was sorely lacking in my outfits. I love the warm, dark chocolate color of this dye, and am still grateful it was added to my scholar’s crafting skills. The leggings used in this outfit are an […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Brown and Orange, Female, Outfit, Race of Man female • Tags: Ceremonial Thrill-seeker's Leggings, Disused Robe of the Dunland Soothsayer, Dunland armour, Eastemnet Skirmish Boots, Fine Quiver, Hunter, Huntress, Voice of the West Gloves

Swashbuckler

September 15, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

The Corsair theme around the Bay of Belfalas inspired me to create a bit of a pirate outfit for my little burglar. The shirt comes from Lalia’s Market and is the dye-able version of the hunter armour set from the Ox-clan Camp in Isengard. Unfortunately with update 14 the barters at the Ox-clan Camp closed their doors to cross-class bartering, so if you want the original from that set, you need to bring a hunter there to barter for it. […]

Categories: - Thievery & mischief, Black, Female, Hobbit female, Outfit • Tags: Burglar, Corsair, Elegant Plumed Hat, Fingerless Gloves, hobbit, Pirate, Shirt of the Faron, Tavol-socas; spring; summer

Flare

September 10, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

Since the release of Helm’s Deep, almost a year ago now, I have “changed main character”. For the first time since I started playing Lotro 7 years ago, I abandoned my beloved Elf minstrel Hymne in favour of an alt character. I think it all happened when trait trees changed the way I used to play my minstrel, making her so much less versatile and fun, and the lack of new instance clusters which made grouping less interesting. I was […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Brown and Orange, Female, Outfit, Race of Man female, White and Grey • Tags: Ceremonial Gloves of the Graven Word, Clanweave Leggings, Clanweave Robe, Dungeon-crawler's Boots, Lore-master, Medium Nadhin Mask

Raised wings

September 3, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

Yet another Swan-outfit, this time inspired by the Lothlórien Swan theme. Lothlórien is the most enchanting and alluring area in Lotro’s Middle-earth. The design and lighting of this magical place, as well as the music, genuinely capture the solemn spirit of the elves. Using some of the swan pieces from the Dol Amroth armour sets, I tried to reflect that feeling in an outfit. The Light Nadhin Hood has a bit of a translucent quality to it, which makes the […]

Categories: - Robes & dresses, Blue and Turquoise, Elf female, Female, Outfit, White and Grey • Tags: elf, Gloves of the Lady's Wisdom, Heavy Nadhin Shoulders, Leather Bracers of the Gentle Stag, Light Nadhin Hood, Robe of the Lady's Wisdom

The Passing of the Grey Company

September 2, 2014 by Cosmetic Lotro

For me the time of stealth has passed. I will ride east by the swiftest way, and I will take the Paths of the Dead. The Lord of the Rings, Book V, Chapter 2 I’m still having fun playing with the new Nadhin armours that have appeared since Update 14, so here’s an outfit using the Medium Nadhin chestpiece, an excellent item that fits all characters well, and is especially good for Ranger type outfits. If you keep your cosmetic […]

Categories: - Rangers & hunters, Brown and Orange, Male, Outfit, Race of Man male, White and Grey • Tags: Fine Grey Company Wrap, Medium Nadhin Gauntlets, Medium Nadhin Jacket, Ranger, Reveller's Shield of the Odogil, Scout's Weathered Leather Boots, Woodland Ranger's Hood