Lord of the Rings - Reputation Guide

Reputation:
Neutral -- starting spot.
10,000 rep = Acquaintance -- can access the vendors and halls to see what they have.
20,000 rep = Friend -- can buy some items from the vendors.
25,000 rep = Ally -- can buy most items from the Vendors.
30,000 rep = *

* Kindred is assumed -- I haven't gotten beyond the Ally level anywhere yet so I can't say for certain. That's an assumption though and I haven't proven it yet.

So 85,000 reputation should open up all options with any given reputation center.

Doing the reputation quests, first time, will grant experience. MOST won't grant experience for subsequent turnin quests.

Hunting:
You need 10 items per hunting turnin. You can collect these without ever having the quests. They are unrestricted in your ability to sell, trade, vendor, etc... so if you aren't interested in that reputation center, you can put the items on the auction house and they should sell decently to those who ARE interested in it -- don't gripe about "junk rewards" you don't like, you at least get freebie additional drops that you can AH off for more coin.

Reputation value From basic hunting: First turnin = 700 rep. All after that = 300 rep each turnin.

Crafting:
You need 5 crafted items per turnin. These are bind on acquire so cannot be traded nor sold on the auction house but can be sold to a vendor. Each craft has 1 and only 1 reputation center that they can create items to gain reputation with. Tailors have 1 place, Cools 1 place, etc... Read on to see who has what where.

There are 3 different recipes you can make for each trade at their given center. Some you can get all 3 recipes first, some you'll get 1 at the start then more as you gain reputation but there are 3 you can get (that I've seen so far) to increase your reputation with your tradeskill rep group.

Reputation recipes are at Artisan and Master levels (tier 4 and tier 5) so yes, you will need access to "superior" facilities to make these things and no -- you CANNOT crit them at all.

Crafting quest levels MATCH the levels of the hunting quests so you cannot get them until you are within range of the quests (example: Thorin's hall is Jewelry and the quests are level 46 to start so you must be at least level 39 to get the craft quests)

Lowest recipe Value: First Turnin = 700 rep. All after that = 300 rep each turnin.
Second recipe Value: First Turnin = 900 rep. All after that = 500 rep each turnin.
Third/hardest recipe Value: First Turnin = 1,200 rep. All after that = 700 rep each turnin.

Turnins are at 5 per recipe so you need to make 5 items to complete a turnin set. (again, excpetions will be noted below).

Tradeskill Reputation Listing: (for crafters -- just a quick "where's mine at?")
Cook
The Mathom Society - Mathom House in Michael Delving.
All 3 recipes available when you can first get the quests.
All 3 pretty much require farmed produce to make.

Tailor
Rangers of Esteldin - Esteldin
1 recipe available when you get the quest.

Woodworker
Men of Bree - Bree-town by the hunter trainer.
2 of the 3 recipes available when you can get the quests.

Weaponsmith
Wardens of Annuminas -- Tinnudir in Evendim
1 recipe available at the start.

Jeweler
Thorin's Hall -- by the waterfalls.
2 recipes available at the start.

Metalsmith
Council of the North -- Gath Forthnir in Angmar
1 recipe available at the start.

Reputation centers and locations:


The Mathom Society -- Michael Delving, Mathom House - The Shire

Quest Levels: 35
Rep Hall/vendor(s): Mathom House itself is the hall.
Tradeskill = Cooking.
Tradeskill Quest Giver: Baldwin Foxtail -- 33.4S, 75.5W
Hunting Quest Giver: Greylong Bottomley -- 33.4S, 75.5W
Hunting Quest Item: Mathoms -- drops ALL over from humanoid types (if it can drop a recipe or weapon, it can drop a mathom).

Wardens of Annuminas -- Tinnudir
Quest Levels: 35
Rep Hall/vendor(s): In the building by quest givers.
Tradeskill = Weaponsmith
Tradeskill Quest Giver: Cannasgam -- 12.1S, 68.0W
Hunting Quest Giver: Cannuion -- 12.1S, 68.0W
Hunting Quest Item: Tomb Raider Sashes from any Tomb Raiders.

Elves of Rivendell -- Rivendell
Quest Levels: 35
Rep Hall/vendor(s): 30.5S, 3.7W
Tradeskill = Scholar
Tradeskill Qust Giver: Cachunir -- Last Homely House, first floor right side of room sitting on bench.
Hunting Quest Giver: Inyl -- Leaning against post, chatting with Cachunir.
Hunting Quest Item: Signets of the Rhudaur (rings) from Corcur and wights in Trollshaws and Misty Mountains.
Rangers of Esteldin -- Esteldin
Quest Levels: 38
Rep Hall/vendor(s): Malenfang (vendor) 9.7S, 40.8W
Tradeskill = Tailor
Tradeskill Qust Giver: Techeron -- 9.7S, 40.6W
Hunting Quest Giver: Nethur -- 9.7S, 40.8W by the crafting area.
Hunting Quest Item: Orc Battle-medallions from orcs in Dol Dien.

Men of Bree -- Bree-town
Quest Levels: 42
Rep Hall/vendor(s): Bree-town -- 31.8S, 51.4W
Tradeskill = Woodworking.
Tradeskill Quest Giver: Maggie Smallwood -- 31.8S, 51.3W
Hunting Quest Giver: Tad Leafcutter -- 31.8S, 51.3W
Hunting Quest Item: Barrow-Treasures from Haudh Iarchith (new instance)

Council of the North-- Gath Forthnir, Angmar

Quest Levels: 45
Rep Hall/vendor(s): Hafgrim -- vendor -- next to milestone.
Tradeskill = Metalsmith
Tradeskill Qust Giver: Hroar -- outside door in southern hall (check map).
Hunting Quest Giver: Annabla -- by waterfall heading to north hall (check map).
Hunting Quest Item: Bone Amulets from things in Imlad Balchor (undead area in Angmar).

Thorin's Hall -- Thorin's Hall
Quest Levels: 46
Rep Hall/vendor(s): By waterfall in the western most part of town.
Tradeskill = Jeweler
Tradeskill Qust Giver: Israth -- at table by Torth chatting with him.
Hunting Quest Giver: Torth -- (pre-step quest) Guard-Captain Unnarr will send you to him and he's straight in the entrance to thorins hall. Torth is by the waterfalls
Hunting Quest Item: Dourhand Crests from Sarnur (instance).


There are more hunting quests but this is the basics -- example: first age relic the Dwarves from Sarnur, etc...