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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel on implementing LotRO's lore]]></title><link>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/turbines-jeffrey-steefel-on-implementing-lotros-lore/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/turbines-jeffrey-steefel-on-implementing-lotros-lore/</guid><comments>http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/turbines-jeffrey-steefel-on-implementing-lotros-lore/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lord-of-the-rings-online/" rel="tag">Lord of the Rings Online</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lore/" rel="tag">Lore</a>, <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/news-items/" rel="tag">News items</a></p><div align="center"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/category/lord-of-the-rings-online/"><img hspace="4" vspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/massively.joystiq.com/media/2009/03/3wrygstare35.jpg" alt="" /></a><br /></div>
Lore is something that can engross a person anywhere from several minutes to several hours. In the case of Lord of the Rings fans, it probably leans towards hours and hours. The core books written by Tolkien alone are quite exhaustive in detail.<br /><br />With Mines of Moria's release well behind us on the calendar, <a href="http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/03/13/interview-with-turbines-jeffrey-steefel/">Kill Ten Rats interviewed Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel </a>about how the expansion's team took Tolkien's lore and crafted it into what now exists within the game world. It's an enriching read for anybody interested in adapting lore into MMOs, or anything Lord of the Rings related in general.<br /><br />Of course, KTR and Steefel aren't the only <em><a href="http://www.lotro.com">Lord of the Rings Online</a></em> fans addicted to extensive storytelling. We've got <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/tag/know-your-lotro-lore/">our own regular column dedicated to the very subject</a> of all things lore related, with a huge focus on the virtual Middle-earth and its backstory.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com"><img src="http://massively.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Massively" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/turbines-jeffrey-steefel-on-implementing-lotros-lore/">Turbine's Jeffrey Steefel on implementing LotRO's lore</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://massively.joystiq.com">Massively</a> on Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.killtenrats.com/2009/03/13/interview-with-turbines-jeffrey-steefel/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/turbines-jeffrey-steefel-on-implementing-lotros-lore/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/forward/1489615/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://massively.joystiq.com/2009/03/16/turbines-jeffrey-steefel-on-implementing-lotros-lore/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>jeffrey-steefel</category><category>kill-ten-rats</category><category>know-your-lore</category><category>know-your-lotro-lore</category><category>lord-of-the-rings</category><category>lord-of-the-rings-online</category><category>lore</category><category>lotro</category><category>mines-of-moria</category><category>mora</category><category>tolkien</category><category>turbine</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kyle Horner]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
