Light the Beacons!: Recent Episodes
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I know that you miss the Grima, but Wormy-T will not be missed by the like of you.. I have been busy dousing beacons for many a fortnight…but Braag keeps escaping my little jail cell. Maybe someday soon he shall return.. but don’t hold your breath. OR DO! I Double-Drat Dare you! HAHAHAHAHAHHHAHH…..COUGH..Choke…ahem. Sneer.
Braag discussed the Producer’s Letter as well as the new Mists of Wilderland Update with Wall-Crawling Ungulates..(He is small, but you can see him on the left side of the Ravine wall!)
Braag returns to denigrate the Stout-Axe Race and give his impressions of the Minas Morgul Expansion. C’mon Man!
Grima has finally gone and done it. There will be no dawn (or Episode-100) for Men. So long and thanks for all the Fish…
Braag recounts some of his favorite questlines in Evendim and takes a look forward by reviewing the FINALLY published Producer’s Letter for 2019. Crack SEVERAL ales…
Braag discusses Ithilien Quest Chains with the Khundolar, The various uses for Cram and what he does NOT expect to see in the promised Producer’s Letter if it is shared with us anytime soon…
Braag finally gets around to the first ‘cast of the year and falls back on that old Predictions Review Trope…Enjoy!
Braag goes “Inside” and shares his Christmas List for LOTRO. Help him put Elves on the Shelves where they belong…
Braag discusses the new Legendary Server Brouhaha and fights off his illness to deliver yet another in a long line of poor LOTRO song parodies…
Update-23, and Legendary Servers! In Soviet Middle Earth, dead Gondorians break oath on YOU!
Harnkegger Games – 2018 Bronze Medalist The heroic story of one of the unsung heroes of Middle Earth, who may well have saved us all with his courage during the War of the Ring… Hama Stood In darkest days, The Rohirrim were mired With Grima, Isengard conspired A glamour cast on Thengel-Son Had … Continue reading Hama Stood →
Braag discusses the New Middle Earth MMO, Alternative Hollywood Parts for the Fellowship of the Ring and More Adventures in PUGging. Crack an Ale!
Braag discusses the temporal twists of Braid as well as what Update-23 brings us on the horizon in his latest escapades. You know what they say..”If it ain’t Baruq, Don’t fix it!”
Braag discusses the two new seasonal instances as well as the Deeds he NEVER intends to finish (until he does). Crack an Ale!
Braag thumbs his nose at Class Skill updates and related Trait Point challenges in this spec heavy episode… If you need to stay awake, Grab a Dewm!
Producer’s Letter, Shadow of Mordor and the next big thing in Middle Earth home appliances…
Gaarb talks about Class changes and everything else that is backwards in LOTRO. Ale a Crack!!
Celebrate gender ambiguity while learning the sordid details behind Middle Earth’s Russian Mob ties! No Really!
Braag is off getting ‘Frozen’, so who is minding the Store? Oh No! Looks like that Dirty ‘Ol Bastage Grima is at it again. Prepare yourself for another Episode of Douse the Beacons!!
Join me as I discuss the ‘Secret Surprise’ forthcoming and give some initial impressions of what awaits us in the Strongholds of the North. Baruq Khazad!
Braag discusses the most dramatic moments in the Epic Storyline and pays homage to the contributions of a long-time community member. Crack an Ale!
Braag sneaks in a stealth episode to discuss Bringing Skirmy Back and how the introduction of Gorgoroth Lootboxes has changed the economy of the game..yawn
Braag returns to discuss the Abyss of Mordath, the 12 Days of Yulefest and the all important Predictions for 2018!!! Crack an Ale!
Not sure much else needs to be said besides the title…It’s all there! Crack a Pipe maybe? Wait, that doesn’t sound right…
The latest Producer’s Letter and a Country Music ode to the Maligned Mouth of Mordor. Crack an Ale!
It’s been awhile since Braag has been this loquacious. Where doth his Allegiance lie? With everyone apparently.. Even the Elves! shudder
Harnkegger Games Silver Medalist I share with you now, an original composition, often told around the fire at my favorite tavern, The Green Dragon Inn on stormy nights when the trees are a’ rattlin and the wind is a’ blowin’! The Cautionary Tale of Bartolo Boffin and the Great Barrow The tale I tell today … Continue reading The Tale of Bartolo Boffin and The Great Barrow →
Braag explores Pit-Fighting, the source of Mount Doom’s Power, Frequent Rezzer Miles and Harnkegger Poetry in this foray. Cheers!
Radical Braag has some righteous tasty chugs as he checks another box on his all-time LOTRO bucket list.. Crack a Dewm!
Early Mordor impressions, plus.. Bombur is sooo fat… How fat is he? Well, I’ll tell ya..
69 Dude! Braag celebrates this inappropriate milestone by reviewing the Top-10 Things he is (and is not) looking forward to with the Mordor expansion and also discusses the Mordor Package Kerfuffle. Crack an Ale! Links: Unbound Worlds Fantasy Books of the 80’s: http://www.unboundworlds.com/2017/07/want-read-80s-heres-start/
Braag discusses rarely used minstrel skills and looks back on the Anniversary Brouhaha.
Braag discusses rarely used skills and gets swept away by the lonely tale of the Alt Who Has Everything..except Endgame…
Join Braag as he recounts one of those elusive perfect evenings of LOTRO that leaves him Battle-Readied, and revisits some 10th anniversary musings…Again.
Braag discusses wasting time at end game in the Wastes, Update 20.1 Release notes and thoughts on the 10th anniversary of LOTRO. Crack an Ale!
Grima is back in the Hizzouse. Why does Braag keep falling for his lame servant’s Hi-Jinx?! Must be that time of year…
Braag looks ridiculously far into the future of LOTRO while reflecting on Update-20 Today!
Braag returns to safe ground with a Top-10 list and Update-20 Release Notes review. Pull up a chair and an ale and don’t forget your reading glasses…
Love is in the air and things get a little steamy in the Flaming Deeps… Join me as we discuss the Producer’s Letter to the dulcet tones of Barry the White. Happy Valentines!
New Year, Old Braag… Let’s talk about the new proprietors and also predictions/shmedictions for 2017. Crack an Ale!
Braag returns with a final word on Northern Ithilien and an exploration of the hardest places to get to in all of Middle Earth. Cheers!
Braag returns to avoid Update-19 talk, wax political and answer the age old burning question. “Who is buried in Elendil’s Tomb”? Crack an Ale!
Braag discusses the Update -19 Producer’s Letter and Drunk Middle-Earth Lore, Ep-4?!?! (Too Soon?) Also, he highlights the outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society.
Braag returns with a Lone Beacon of Depravity. Apologies in advance. More serious stuff coming soon, I hope…
Braag’s misbegotten return features musings on ACTUALLY ranking a Creep and early sorties attempting to flush the Throne of the Dread Terror…
Braag returns to talk about non-divisive issues like religion, politics and the designated hitter rule. While taking all that in, Enjoy the view!!
Did you see the…! There’s another…! Omigosh, I…! I can’t believe the…! THAT’s SO COOL! I TOLD YOU, but nooooooo, you wouldn’t listen… Well Here they are!!! Sigh
What the devil is going on here? Where is Braag? Oh boy, not again. I think we are in for it now…
Braag is back and with renewed restraint and gentility. Come hear about a Hunter’s Journey to 100, the Remodeling of Moria and the long awaited/dreaded Second Chapter of Drunk Middle Earth Lore – Breesotted!
Join our besotted dwarf as he bashes Isengard, Update 17.2, Turbine’s data center communications and a cornucopia of nerdy topics from his soiled laundry sack.
Braag kicks off 2016 with a LOTRO Quest Highlight and a riveting disection of The Producer’s Letter and related predictions… Crack an Ale!
Join Braag as he discusses Indy gaming & World Transfers and offers a Christmas Carol from perhaps the unlikeliest Middle Earth singing trio of all time…
Braag enjoys a delicious episode filled with porcine goodness. The red bacon of Gondor shall be delivered to Théoden’s breakfast table! Also, what do Grima and Kevin Bacon have in common? Crack an Ale!
Braag further explores Update-17, compares and contrasts the Chronicles of Thomas Covenant and gambles on Chicken Hockey…Crack an Ale!
Braag discusses the finer points of AngMar-velous, ranks instance clusters and does his best flaming marshmallow impression on this week’s “Live Stream”. Crack an Ale!
Braag recovers from previous indiscretions, Ruminates on the Future of Mobile MMMO’s and get’s Starry-Eyed in Osgiliath, Under the Dome. Crack a Lemonade!
Despite the episode title, Braag delves into weightier topics around gaming/life balance and ethics while fighting off a nasty bug from the 16th Hall. Achoo!
Braag waxes episodically and fights for his survival, all while tickling a High Elven Instigator. Crack an Ale!
Braag explores the depths of Imlad Balchorth while hunting the elusive Hewn Giant Arm… He also makes fun of Grima’s nose in another pointless Top-10 List…
Braag abbreviates his way into a discussion of Creep advancement and Hasty Entish Dreams in between vacations.
Entish Dreams (A Hasty Poem) Looming loamish languid forms Deep sleep I, amid the storms Storms of ken and storms of cloud That batter bark encrusted shrouds The draughts I’ve drunk, the rays lived under The stones my seed has riven asunder Have crafted core, branch, twig and leaf And muddled mind absorbed in … Continue reading Entish Dreams, A Hasty Poem →
Braag steals the show as he discusses the art of Burglary and how to get a cheap ride around Middle-Earth…
The Return of Braag to regale his viewers with tails of fails. What? No one knew I was gone? sigh
Braag presses further into Eastern Gondor, digs some verses out of the archives and comments on the Summer Producer’s letter all while skinny-dipping…
Braag goes there again, but also discusses serious issues such #GamerGate , Update-16 and Nar’s Peak Flacidity.
A modicum of normalcy returns to LTB this week as we review an intriguing mystery in Mirkwood and dissect some Calamari…
Braag tours his deed log and determines that the best possible use of his game-time is Freezing his buttocks off fishing in Forochel… Join me!
Join Braag as he breaks down the quest categories of LOTRO, Rejected Racial Traits and revolutionary new treatments options for Dwarven Inadequacy…
Braag Talks 15.2, Proposed new Beorning Skills and why it’s never a bad idea to go ‘Down-Down’!
Braag rounds out his 25th straight sub-par episode with a discussion on how to stop the bleeding.. or let it flow. Cheers.
Braag adds his dwarven baritone to the chorus of voices heaping speculation upon LOTRO’s 2015 Producer’s Letter and also spews some useless and rather arbitrary predictions of his own…
Beacons will be lit and Viewers will be debated. Reach into Braag’s Graab Baag and relive arguably the most pivotal moment in the Volume-I Epic Story!
Join Braag in some serious Beacon-Lighting as he explores his mysterious origins and simultaneously pushes the boundaries of the Beorning Bottom Brouhaha.
Time to Light The Beacons anew to shine a light on Update-15 and the unbearable proliferation of ursine puns.. Crack an Ale!
This week on LTB, we discuss the North Downs revamp, reach into the Graab Baag and channel Count Floyd. Cheers!
From our temporary HQ, we will discuss some of the grindiest grinds in LOTRO as well as some choice snippets from Update-15 Beta Release Notes and the Latest Producer’s Letter…
Come learn about the POSITIVEs of LI’s, One of the best Quest Chains in LOTRO and why you should never trust a Craven Cur with a Candle…
This week Braag discusses past LOTR games, Aggro Mechanics and Balrog Butts. Crack an Ale!
Join Braag as he discusses the ups and downs of the Farmer’s Faire, Update 14.2 and a special new charitable endeavor. Cheers!
Join Braag as he pontificates from his new HQ in the Foundations of Stone and discusses how your MMO experience evolves as your character(s) grow.
Braag discusses the latest entry in the Tomb Raider Franchise as well as his Lotro Kin Journey and eats some bad cheese…
Braag discusses his slowly evolving knowledge of Dol Amroth dailies, A light exploration of the History of Arthedain in this week’s Lotro Quest Highlight and his favorite and least favorite landscape mobs in Middle Earth. Crack an Ale!
More of Western Gondor, 1st Age Crafting Demos and the Duality of Gaming! Pass Me an Ale!
Braag is a guest-host on LOTRO Reporter this week, so please check out their show! For LTB, we have a brief but embarrassing segment entitled ‘So Long to Sapience”. Enjoy.