The chat log for tonight's Lord of the Rings Online developer chat has been posted at Stratics. A lot of time was spent discussing the upcoming Book 13. Here's a teaser:

Brannoc - *Godot* About Book 13, I have seen a lot of cold and snow (Misties galore) so how will the new region be different? And will there be some kind of city in it (not just a small camp or such) ?

Scenario - So - those of you who have completed the Book 12 quest line will know where your Book 13 adventures will send you. For this region, we were challenged to develop a biome plan that was distinct from other similarly themed regions and I think we've done a pretty decent job of that. We've got a couple of Dev Diaries in the works that will cover our design process and decisions for this region.

Brannoc - *vendolis* Is there any plan on making more character slots available, either with an expansion or via micropayment?

Turbine_Tens - We do have plans to increase the maximum number of character slots available to players, although the specifics and exact timeframe of that change are both still to be determined.

Brannoc - *darren* Hi. are their any plans for new ettenmoors session classes? also, are their any plans to balance the current troll and ranger session classes?

Keth_Turbine - Well, no plans for any new sessions out in the Ettenmoors, but there are plans for another Monster Play class in Book 13. It'll be the Orc Defiler, and he'll serve a much needed Healer role for Monster Players.

Brannoc - *poro* here it goes, have you yet decided whether the lvl cap will go up on (upcoming) first expansion pack? Or are you going to introduce somekind of alternative level system (like one in Anarchy Online) for expansions? Or will we be wiser after Codemasters Connect?

LOTRO_Saffron - We're excited about our future announcements at Connect08. I suggest you get your tickets now to find out in-person!

The rest of the chat can be read at Stratics.