Rune-keepers are one of two new classes added with Mines of Moria. I thought it would be nice to play a bit as one and give you an idea of what to expect if you’ve not tried one out yet.
Starting out as a Rune-keeper is just like starting out as any other class. You begin in an introduction area, which you can skip as you like. As I’ve played this as a Dwarf a couple of times now, I skipped it and was handed the items you’d typically get for completing the introduction. I quickly equipped my new tarnished rune-stone. Rune-keepers use rune-stones as their main weapon type and each one is affiliated with a certain attack type. The tarnished rune-stone that I have right now does lightning damage.
As a Dwarf, my early life pretty much focuses on Thorin’s Hall. Nothing seems to be out of the ordinary here, aside from the addition of Warden, Rune-keeper and Crafting Hall trainers. The local Town Crier told me about Moria and Eregion, but at this point those are just distant dreams.
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