Newbie to the lore looking to learn more! (Accidental rhymes ftw)

MarlonBadger·Oct 12, 2014·2 votes·1,319 views

Hey there. I'm looking to create a video series based on the lore of League of Legends, and I was wondering where a good place to start would be. I know there's a fairly huge re-work coming soon regarding lore, but I was hoping I could see what's currently available and learn from that. Lots of things may change, but I still am eager to see what's already been done. I'm specifically looking to learn more about the champions, their interactions, friendships, rivalries, etc. I'm not going to reject anything focusing on other game concepts, of course, but anything you can link me to on that front would be most appreciated.

Thank you very much, and I hope to be bombarded with replies!

7 Comments

Ebonmaw DragonOct 12, 20143 votes

http://leagueoflegends.wikia.com/wiki/The_Journal_of_Justice:_Volume_1,_Issue_01

On the wiki you can find more lore

ThorRushOct 12, 20143 votes

Don't send him there! It's dead!

Yeah, it's enjoyable and worth remembering. But starting him out there? Half of whatever he reads there, he will eventually learn is no longer canon. Riot killed and buried it, so that people who didn't know about it, couldn't find it. That road leads to disappointment.

the champions, their interactions, friendships, rivalries, etc.

You probably want to start here. http://gameinfo.na.leagueoflegends.com/en/game-info/champions/ It's ... not dead and buried, anyway. There are a couple changes going on there, but it'll give you what you asked for.

GenoXxOct 13, 20141 votes

he can definintely go there for history on Lol's lore. Some of it is stil canon.

ThorRushOct 13, 20142 votes

Some of it, sure. I know that. I'm saying it shouldn't be his first exposure to the lore, like it was for us, because afterwards the lore only goes downhill.

The current lore is ... well, it feels worse if you know about the old lore.

DiahaneOct 12, 20141 votes

Riot's stance at the moment is that everything is the same except for the existence of the Institute of War, so keep this in mind when reading the Journal of Justice or champions' lores. When something doesn't make sense or a story is no more at all because of said removal, you can expect a rework of that part to be done. Eventually. In the future. Soon™.

ImpetualOct 13, 20141 votes

Sorry to say, but I wouldn't bother with any of Riot's current lore at the moment.

Riot Retconned out most of their without having any kind of lore ready to fill the lore vacuum that they created.

Currently speaking, most of the champions in game don't make much sense.

Base on Riot's current pace with their lore, in a few years, their in game lore will be solidified.... unless they decide to do another retcon in a few years, which, judging by their motavations for their recent retcon recent decisions, is somewhat likely.