Roles

Every single character from the Lord of the Rings, the Hobbit, the books, and the games, that is alive in the Third Age is a 'Role'. This means you can unlock this Role and become them as you play the War of the Ring! Every player can only be one Role, and you can only lose them from inactivity!  Some roles have extra features, weapons, items,  and even mounts - these are more rare, and are harder to earn.

There are two ways to earn each Role. The first is from Shields, these come in different rarities - this matches up with the rarity of different Roles. Some roles require far more shields than others. The other are Role Shards, you earn different rarities from defeating other Heroes throughout Middle-Earth, earn enough shards to unlock a random role of whatever faction you choose!

Every single Role has a bunch of unlocks!

When you claim a role you will unlock their

nickname and their title at the Basic level. Each Role has a class that dictates their initial Role Gear. Each Role has a specific rarity that determines their Shield and shard requirement. Each Role starts out at a Basic Tier, but can be upgrades to each Tier. Each Role can only be one rarity, but any tier. Role Gear is an unlock that higher tier Roles can redeem! You get specific gear for that role, but you must upgrade your Role before you can use it. However, the more you upgrade the tier the better the gear gets.

Role Gear is an upgrade that is unlocked at the Common Tier for each Role. If you have enough Shields to redeem the gear. Each Role has different gear depending on their faction, and their class.

Currently, there are five classes: Melee, Tank, Ranged, Caster, and Mage.

Different classes will have different enchantments, or even unique weapons!

**Role Gear (Rank unlocks)**

Common Tier: Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots, and a Primary Weapon.

Heroic Tier: Secondary Weapon and Mount!

Epic Tier: Choose your own Gear from all of the different types of Gear in Middle-Earth!

There is a cooldown between redeeming Gear, and you have to spend Shields to redeem each time. Only THAT Role can use THAT Role Gear.

Every time you unlock a Role - either from Shields or Role Shards - you will add a Role to your Role Deck. If you use 3 Mithril Shields to unlock Elrond, you will earn a Basic Tier Elrond and it will be added to your Role Deck. You can find them under the Faction Banner of their Realm. In that menu you will see all of your different Roles, divided by their Realm, from Basic Tier to Prima Tier. Unlocking a Role, and adding it to your Role Deck, does not mean you have claimed that Role. You still only have one claim over a Role. You do not need to worry about someone overclaiming your role. If someone else has a Epic Witch-King in their deck but- FOR SOME INSANE REASON -has not it you can claim the Role of the Witch-King even with a Basic one in your Role Deck.

Basic (|B|) - 8 Emerald Shields for a Basic Gimli

Unlock with Shields or Shards.

Combine two Basic roles into one Common role

Combine three Common roles, of the same faction, to make one Rare role

Combine two Rare roles to make one Heroic role

Combine three Heroic Roles, of the same faction, to make one Legendary role

Combine two Legendary Roles into one Epic Role

Combine two Epic Roles, of the same faction, to make one Prima role

Basic: Unlocks the ability to claim the Role, as well as a custom Title and nickname!

Common: Role Gear I - Helmet, Chestplate, Leggings, Boots, and Primary Weapon

Rare: Hero NPC that can be garrisoned at any of your Seat Buildings and will defend your land when you are offline!

Heroic: Role Gear II - Secondary Weapon, and Mount to carry you across the land.

Legendary: Honor Guard - Four elite troops will spawn around you and defend you as long as they can.

Epic: Role Gear III - choose your own gear! Select from all of the weapons and armor from Middle-Earth!

Prima: Commander - spawn a small army of troops around you, and they will fight to the death to defend you!