Untold Tales of Tolkien - The Umbral Abyss

* * * Important Note: Patches 1.x are only required for those with old version 1.0 copies. Those upgrading to version 2.0 only need to download: "Campaign Folder", "Modules" and "Ruleset and Others". If Downloading for the first time, all files marked "REQUIRED" must be downloaded * * *

The sequel to Untold Tales of Tolkien: The Indanthrine Prince (2013). This campaign is the second in a planned trilogy. The Untold Tales series are story driven, action adventure role-playing games set in Middle Earth, telling new, untold tales. The Umbral Abyss boasts gameplay in excess of 40 hours and is designed for characters of level 12-20.

Whether it was revenge or justice you served to those who attacked your home and murdered your friends and loved ones - Fairfields had been avenged. The savage Maltok was slain by your hand and the mysterious Cerulean Dawn was reduced to ashes. The price of this victory was dear. Your father-like mentor, Thorburn was lost in the daring assault and the enigmatic Indanthrine Prince fled the blazing scene. Nonetheless, a great evil had been stopped, unable to strike at those close to you again.

The long journey home from Rhun barely began before a swarm of unknown Easterlings detained your company and declared that you were to be their prisoners. You have been held captive in the Easterling city of Yahmul Balotz for the last year. Separated from your companions, you have been interrogated repeatedly about your business in their kingdom and, worryingly, the preparedness of Rhovanion for war. How much more of this can you take?

The time for heroes has come to Rhovanion. Indeed, an Easterling King has succeeded in uniting some of the most powerful tribes for one almighty assault upon Dale, the jewel of Rhovanion. Spurred on by agents of Sauron, including the infamous Hand
of Sauron himself, the situation is grim indeed. These agents erode the strength of Dale from within and the city risks losing it's head before the real battle has even begun.
 

But there is always hope. Allies of Dale are on the cusp of launching a grand expedition to reclaim a lost city, deep within the northern mountains, wherein there is said to be artifacts of immense power. The adventure carries great risk, for this city has a dark, horrific past. Nobody writes of the terrors that lurk in the deep umbral darkness of Middle Earth - best it stays that way.

A story driven, single player, action adventure campaign (with controllable companions)
For characters who have completed The Indanthrine Prince*, progressing to level 20
Game length in excess of 40 hours
* = Alternatively, new characters will be given the experience for12th level.

Version 2.x Patch and Update history:

Global Campaign Changes
* Opposing Appraise skill added to all merchants. Varying levels of
skill here. Higher quality wares generally results in a higher appraise
skill needed to obtain favorable prices.
* All resting zones reviewed. A number have been removed and/or re-sited
where it was felt that they were poorly placed or diminished challenge.
* Resting system upgraded to add a map pin denoting the location of a discovered zone.
* Jamot - Fixed a continuity problem should he leave the party permanently.
* Crafting Recipes - The weight of learned crafting recipes is now a fraction of the previous level.
* Cloth Strip components are now available in greater supply from herbalist merchants.
* Crafting Upgrades System - DC checks corrected. Shadowbane Emblem now
confers the correct property, Keen property can no longer be duplicated.
- Thanks to AhTravesty's Let's Plays for this.
* Silvered Ammunition, Bodkin Point Arrows - Error with item price corrected.
* Version 2.0 includes the correct copy of the tlk file this time.

Chapter 1
* Respositioned one of the lootable corpses which was proving difficult to select.
* Item retrieval chest - Birds and Beasts is removed from player at the
start of the game to provide more slots in the retrieval chest for
transferred equipment which could potentially be lost if the container
size limit is reached.

Chapter 2
* Talath Harroch Wetlands - Black Uruk with shield has had some AI changes to make it more aggressive than defensive.
* Talath Harroch Wetlands Lair - Transition to and from this area has been enlarged so WASD movement is not required.
* Dale Homes - Fixed an issue in 2 interiors where selectable scrolls
did not create the desired item on the player. Fixed an issue in another
home where one tile had a missing texture.
* Beawyn Home - Fixed an issue where an object in the area could not be reached due to a walkmesh problem.
* "Show Me Your Hand" quest: Khaev and Brand cutscene - Re-written the trigger for this scene which was not firing reliably.
* Dale Exterior Walkmesh - Fixed an issue where players could walk through a building.
* Added a trial failsafe to certain cutscenes in the event of the player not being returned to the desired location.
* Talath Harroch Battle: Sorcerer enemy - Visual effect added when he uses his "teleport" ability.
* Wetlands Lair: Sorcerer enemy - Fixed a problem where the sorcerer
would wander around the room before being met, putting him at a
disadvantage in battle. He will now remain still.
* Aivar's Smithy - Locked areas will now be accessible once a certain
event has occured. Fixed a continuity issue where Aivars was repeating
an old conversation when the player tries to speak with him at the Blue
Maiden.
* Dale - "Build an Army" quest - The number of figurines available to
find has been doubled to 18! 3 of the new figurines are special "hero"
models. They require a successful search check to locate, but will fetch
an increased reward. The journal entry will complete when the player
commences chapter 3 of the campaign.
* Dwarf Lodge - Added basic dialogue for those Dwarves with none. Added some missing items to Dórn's store.
* Percivel's Home - Fixed an issue where this area unintentionally
remained locked after the main quests for chapter 2 were completed.
* Blue Maiden - Fixed an issue where Eliotte would repeatedly offer the "Outlaws in the Plains" bounty quest.
* Shadow Strangler quest - Fixed an issue where the journal entry would remain open once the player had finished with the quest.
* Dale: Old Keep - Fixed a continuity issue where the assassins could be encountered again after the player had killed them!
* Mirkwood Exterior - Added missing map pins.
* "Closed for Business" quest - Fixed an issue causing this quest to be repeatable.

Chapter 3
* Secret Foundry - Fixed an issue where the new companion would not
spawn in at his starting position in addition to further issues
preventing him from joining the selectable roster list. Basic testing in
the affected area was a success, but further problems should be
reported for patching.
* Pallid Thane area - Removed a lootbag which was not intended to be present.
* Dorn and Lolinus - Fixed a continuity issue which would occur if Dorn
and Lolinus did not leave the forge area after their "visit".
* Umbral Spawn - To improve the quality of the action build-up to the
finale, these creatures will no longer use web and knockdown, but
instead have had an increase to AC.
* Kibil Dum Keystones - Additional keys have been placed. The difficulty
for searching hidden keystones has been lowered and the detection zones
enlarged.
* Kibil Dum Counsel chambers - Fixed a potential faction issue which could occur between two groups of enemies.