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The Boneyard

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  The Boneyard Address:  12 Wyrmhoard Bridge. Kikun-Zahar. Erebor Homesteads. Prelude:  When the Erebor neighborhoods were released, there was a certain amount of excitement when it came to the introduction of mobile hooks. While the smallest house might have only had one enormous yard slot, moving things into the air seemed to be an excellent edition to the housing system. Unfortunately, there really wasn't much that can be done when a number of huge decorations were being tied to the ground. I originally set the place up with all my snowy and stone decorations, but my brother felt that was too unrealistic or impractical. So this time around, I broke out the ice and went for a more dragon-style approach.  Outside Dragon Fight:  To fit the theme of dwarves, the outside was converted into a battlefield. There are three of the newest small dragon skulls from  Ill Omens , two large skulls from the  Reward Track , one huge one from the barterer, and the Bo...
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Dark House

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  Dark House Address:  4 Brookbank Street. Loghallow. Shire Homestead Prelude:  There are a number of dark and spooky decorations out there that stand out from the rest. They are usually black, scary, and not quite the type that you would fit with the standard variety of landscape with nice flowers and parties. The original deluxe house that hosted these items didn't seem enough to contain them all. That's why I decided to purchase a kinhouse to lay them all this time around. Although there are quite a few that are hard to obtain in raids like  Isengard  and  Remmorchant,  the developers did manage to offer quite a bit through other sources such has the Reward Track and the Mordor barterer. Outside Chaos:  The greenhouse decorations were probably the most annoying to figure out. The smaller version of the two does not permit you to walk inside. So, instead of sticking the larger one outside, I decided to play with the concept of a mutated tree bre...
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Harad Kinhouse

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Prelude Address: Tol Lochul, Siramon. Belfalas Homestead.    Update:  It wasn't too long ago that the kinhouse was set with a Tropical Theme  in place. This had to be redone shortly after the transfers to the 64-bit servers. With the  Song of Waves and Wind  Epic concluding, there was an enormous set of decorations made available through  Corsairs of Umbar ,  Legacy of Morgoth , and  Kingdoms of Harad  expansions. There was a lot of experimentation on what would work inside and out of the island. Update 48  reduced some decorations that only fit huge yard slots to any yard slot. Though they still could not be placed in furniture slots, they can fit into any yard slots that might be available inside. They also  added light slots to Belfalas neighborhoods  and fences to Rohan neighborhoods. This changed my approach. Outside Crafting Center:  None of the functional decorations themselves have changed from year to year. ...
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A Glorious Hunt

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A Glorious Hunt  Phase Mechanics:  There are several quests that follow a new trend where the system highlights where you are supposed to place an object and the space solidifying after you click on it. There were quite a bit seen throughout the  Crown of Hamat  and more in  A Glorious Hunt  quests. You will be placing planks up walls, preparing equipment on tables, and planting down a banner to establish a camp. Though the developers try to maintain where you placed down objects, you may occasionally see the landscape revert back to what it looked like beforehand. Also as a side note, Numûru will no longer be present  only  in the region when he disappears. Once you receive his dog, he too will no longer be visible at both camps.       " Just needs some hard work, a couple new tents - and fewer brigands."-  Mizadi   The Story-teller:  An unusually meta story revolves around Lakhêpi the Far-faring who seeks...
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