The original Epic Story focused mostly on events that were new additions to the Lord of the Rings story by the creators of the game. Starting shortly after Frodo and his company had left the Shire, the player character makes it to Bree, where they become acquainted to Aragorn and Gandalf and become involved in the larger affairs of Middle-Earth. After initially following in the footsteps of Aragorn and the Hobbits to Weathertop and the Trollshaws where they track the single Black Rider that was not swept away at the Ford of Bruinen, the player character soon gets involved into a campaign against resurgent Angmar, eventually stopping the plans of several powerful servants of The Witch King across Eriador.