LORD OF THE RINGS VOLUME 1 is the first game in a planned
trilogy from Interplay. For those of you familiar with
the J. R. R. Tolkien books, the Lord of the Rings was
compromised of three different volumes: "The Lord
of the Rings," "The Two Towers," and "The
Return of the King." The plot of the series is for
poor Frodo Baggins to destroy the Ring that his Uncle
Bilbo won from the vile creature Gollum in "The Hobbit."lord
of the rings walkthrough During the lengthy introduction
to the game, we find out that Bilbo's ring is the One
Ring that can rule Middle Earth. Its power can be destructive;
therefore, Gandalf has asked you to destroy it since he
may be overcome with its power. The game introduction
explains everything that has gone on in the past; however,
it does not give a good explanation of what your quest
is.
Your quest in LORD OF THE RINGS VOLUME 1 (hereinafter
called LOTR), is to transport the Ring to Dol Guldur and
destroy the Witch King, who is an evil creation of the
wizard Sauron. Once you have done this, the game is over,
and it will be picked up in Volume 2. LOTR is a huge game,
with many plot twists and side quests to accomplish. Above
all, you must hurry to Rivendell for the Council of Elrond
because the Black Riders are on your tail!
As I said, there are many subquests to accomplish in
LOTR before you can finish the game. I am sure that I
did not find or complete all the quests that are available
in LOTR, so you may find something that is not mentioned
in this walkthru. If you get stuck, post a message, and
someone will help you out!
I will take you through the route I found, which covers
a lot of ground, and hits most of the quests. LOTR is
a very nonlinear game; you can be almost at the end of
the game, and still go back to the beginning of the game
to get or do something you may have missed! Also, I don't
think there is any one object that is necessary to complete
LOTR, except for, perhaps, the Golden Wheel and Durin's
Axe. So, don't worry if you don't have an item that I
mention: you should be fine without it!
One last thing before I start. LOTR version 1.0 is extremely
buggy! Make sure you look at your README.DOC file to check
which version you have. As of this writing, the latest
version is 1.3. If you have anything less, call Interplay
to exchange your disks. There are enough bugs in the earlier
versions to make the game unplayable, including the infamous
"Bree Wall" bug that will destroy your characters
one by one for no reason. This was fixed in version 1.1;
still, get the latest version if you can. From what I've
heard, Interplay has been very good about exchanging disks.
THE SHIRE
When you start LOTR, you are at your home at Bag End
which has just been sold to your relative Lobelia Sackville-Baggins,
so it is time for you to move out. Your loyal friends
Sam Gamgee and Pippen Took are by your side. RECRUIT both
of them, and go into Bag End. Find the chest located at
the eastern end in one of the southern rooms. Use the
PICKLOCK skill to get some silver pennies. Us- ing the
map located in the center of the manual, leave Bag End
and head west along the path.
Stop in any hole to TALK to your neighbors. In LOTR,
most questions are one or two words, and when the characters
talk back to you, try to pick up on the keywords they
say. You can usually pick up keywords since most are capital-
ized. So if the character says, "I think I saw some
Wolves today," try asking about "Wolves"
next. Follow the path until it turns south, and meet your
lovely relative Lobelia. She doesn't have much to say,
so just TRADE her the key to Bag End, and be on your way.
Talk to Gaffer Gamgee who will be standing outside his
hole. He will mention something about some missing kids.
Hm, sounds like a quest!
When the path intersects with a path to the east, go
east and find Anson Goodbody in the house. He wants his
dog back. Head back west until you hit a row of bushes.
Walk a little north, use the CHARISMA skill, and the dog
will follow you. Take him back to Anson, where he will
offer you a shovel for the dog. GET the shovel. Head south
to the Mill. There are three humans guarding the entrance.
Wait until night falls, and use the SNEAK skill. Find
the device and push some buttons. The thing explodes into
smithereens. I don't what good this does, but doesn't
it just make you feel warm all over that you brought a
halt to the industrial revolution in Middle Earth?
Next stop is the Hobbiton Inn. Talking to the bartender
reveals nothing new, so talk to Daisy. Her sister Taffy
and Taffy's friend Freddi are missing, and she wants you
to find them. Sounds good, but you need some weapons before
you head for the East Woods ruins. Go to Great Roads Goods,
and buy 3 torches and 3 rations from Jolly. TRADE a torch
and a ration to Sam and Pippen, and EQUIP each character
with a torch -- makes a good weapon.
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