When to Adventure Alone

Read the text of the quest a person is offering you carefully; the quest-giver will tell you to bring friends if it is a fellowship quest. You can also quickly identify fellowship quests by looking for the fellowship icon below the quest name.

It’s difficult, but not always impossible, to complete small fellowship and full fellowship quests by yourself. You won’t always get experience for completing these quests (since you’ll sometimes be far above their level), but it will allow you to advance the quest line to content that is more close to your level. Your best bet is to briefly leave the solo life behind and join a quick fellowship for quests where strength in numbers is a requirement.

If a quest is greyed out, it is nine or more levels below your character’s level and you will not gain experience for it. Light blue and blue signify quests only a few levels below your character. Yellow quests are a little above your level—and you want to take heed while trying to complete them. Be prepared to run away if you’re soloing . . . or maybe avoid them altogether. White represents those at your level, and they could pose a risk if you attract all of the monsters in the area at the same time. Orange and red quests are three to seven levels higher than your character, with purple quests being eight or more levels greater.

These colors also correspond to the text on a monster’s name, which in effect tells you just how powerful a foe you’re facing. Be careful when playing solo not to stay in any one location too long, and use extra care when attacking monsters in close proximity to each other. Choose your battles carefully.

Epic Quests

While you probably know the epic story of The Lord of the Rings, you’ll have the opportunity to aid the Fellowship of the Ring as they seek to destroy the One Ring and bring peace to Middle-earth. As you begin your journey, you’ll follow the Fellowship as they march eastward, aiding them in their task. As you grow in power, these Epic Quests allow you to confront the direct servants of the Dark Lord Sauron and aid the Fellowship even more!

You’ll start the Epic Quests the moment you enter Middle-earth, and additional chapters open to your hero as your level increases. Book I of the Epic Quests can be finished while soloing before reaching 20th level.

Seek out Strider at the Inn of the Prancing Pony.