I started playing Lord of the Rings and Gandalf revealed the following:
DO NOT SACRIFICE THE ARTIFACTS WHICH YOU FOUND, except items for resources, ship drops, treasure items, and similar.
Frodo frees Bilbo, then gets the Boots of Speed, equips gloves, waits for a new week at the stable, runs to Bree, and frees Aragorn. The Boots of Levitation are in the bushes before the gulf with Bilbo's prison.
Bilbo kills Gollum, takes some spells, uses the Fire Wall, and kills the Great Goblin.
Don't forget to use the Pendant of Life against Death Ripple and the Pendant of Total Recall against Gollum.
MAKE ARAGORN YOUR MAIN HERO if you want to make the game easier. Aragorn is the strongest hero.
For the guard who kept the path to the north: Cape of Velocity is with Aragorn; Cape of Conjuring is in the Ring of the Magi; Recanter's Cloak is with Arwen;
Send Legolas underground with Archangels, Gold Dragons, Sharpshooters, and Enchanters only. First, take the Boots of Levitation behind the subterranean gate. Go with a boat to explore the area, return to Mirkwood with Town Portal, and go back underground. Use the Boots of Levitation and Legolas's logistics specialty to get to the land where the Helm of the Alabaster Unicorn was. Kill Beorn and TAKE some spells using your eagle eye skill. For the Orb of Vulnerability: Garniture of Interference was in Thranduil, Surcoat of Counterpoise is in a seer hut, western land of Anduin. Use Blind and the Orb of Vulnerability to kill Smaug. Send Gimli to collect Azures. Conquer Dale. Behind the town is the light blue keymaster tent.
I reached Annuminas with Aragorn, probably Minastirith, but now I don't know where to go... With Gandalf, I captured the Grey Havens and went north, defeated the dwarves, and captured their gold mines, reached the Idol of Luck, and now I don't know where to go... Help me? What should I upgrade? Did I make a mistake by not taking Pathfinder with Aragorn, but instead took Fire and Air magic? Gandalf has 7 Spirits of Despair artifacts... Should I keep them or are they useless?
Good day! Good luck with the map!
Here is an approximate translation:
Do not sacrifice any of the artifacts you find, except those needed for resources, summoning/landing from a ship, or obtaining artifacts/skills necessary to complete the map.
Frodo frees Bilbo, gets the "Boots of Speed," "Rider's Gloves," waits for the next week at the stable, runs to Bree, and frees Aragorn. The "Boots of Levitation" are among the bushes before the chasm leading to the dungeon where Bilbo is imprisoned.
Bilbo kills Gollum, learns some spells, and, using the "Fire Wall" spell, kills the Great Goblin. Don't forget to use the "Pendant of Life" against the Death Ripple hero and the "Pendant of Total Recall" against Gollum.
MAKE ARAGORN YOUR MAIN HERO if you want to make the game easier. Aragorn is the strongest hero.
For the guard protecting the path to the north: the "Cape of Velocity" is with Aragorn, the "Cape of Conjuring" is in the Ring of the Magi, and the "Cloak of Renunciation" is with Arwen.
Send Legolas into the dungeon only with Archangels, Gold Dragons, Sharpshooters, and Enchanters. But first, take the "Boots of Levitation" behind the subterranean gate. On a boat, explore part of the territory, return to Mirkwood with the "Town Portal" spell, and go back into the dungeon. Use the "Boots of Levitation" and Legolas's navigation skills to go down and find the "Helm of the Alabaster Unicorn." Kill Beorn and learn spells necessary for the eagle eye skill.
For the Orb of Vulnerability: the "Garniture of Interference" was in Thranduil, and the "Surcoat of Counterpoise" is in a seer's hut in the western part of Anduin. Using the "Blind" spell and the Orb of Vulnerability, kill Smaug. Send Gimli to gather Azure Dragons. Conquer Dale. Behind the town is a light blue keymaster tent.