by Hannibal_pjv
I allso agree that old forest is good plase to have many adventures. Yours is based on MMO, one posibility is stick in the books.Both are fine.
Some common themes are in both. It is very easy to get lost in old forest. (In MMO the automap ruins it, but still it is not easy to find the right place.) Old man willow is must: The great master of the twisted woods (dark huorns?) and grand master spell caster.
Withywindle: Some evill thing lurks in there...
Tom Bombadill (objektive ally? or event or Galdalf like greature that appears and dissappears?)
The Barrow downs are guite near...
So a lot of things to do :-)