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menace64 |
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 3:13 am |
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Sorry for the delay. Lots of unexpected (and expected) things came up and this my first steady time to post cards.
I changed Balchoth’s twilight cost to 8; sure he’s a little more expensive, but the potential savings with his event response makes up the difference.
I also changed Ufthak to exert or heal Shelob.
Now, I will still hold off on messing with Thranduil and Troll-den for a while. But I’ll consider some changes.
For tonight, I’d like to delve into a little more of a controversial topic: A Ring-bearer.
∙Eomer, Bearer of Grim Necessity
Companion ∙ Man
Strength-7
Vitality-3
Ringed Resistance-4
While you cannot spot a companion of higher strength, Eomer is resistance +2 .
While Eomer is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, exert him X times and add 2 burdens, where X is the number of companions in the dead pile.
After Frodo was captured by the Uruk-hai and accidentally slain during the ambush of Eomer and his riders, the marshal of Rohan was forced to make a perilous decision.
20R+39
In this alternate time line, Frodo was indeed captured by Saruman’s Uruk-hai atop the Amon Hen. But those Uruks were still waylaid by Eomer and his men on the borders of Fangorn Forest, where Frodo was sadly slain. Eomer, propelled by a lingering uneasiness, remained with the pile of his dead enemies, watching them burn. The smoke reached into the sky - eventually seen by Aragorn. He came upon Eomer, who had caught a gleam in the corner of his eye: The Ring, lying harmlessly beside him. He picked it up, wondering its purpose.
Aragorn could not take the Ring from Eomer, for fear of driving the warrior mad. So Aragorn did all he could - he told Eomer of the Ring’s dark history, and Eomer promised to take the Ring to Mount Doom himself.
That’s how I justify bringing an ARB into Rohan. And, really, this is just as likely as most of the other stories Decipher cooked up.
As for gameplay, Eomer can get a bit of a resistance boost while no one challenges his claim on the Ring. And then the cost of skirmishing is a bit lighter than most other ARBs: Automatic 2 burdens, and then an exertion for every dead companion. Since Rohan doesn’t have much by way of resistance modifiers, 2 burdens each skirmish can be foul.
And here’s one I’ve been waiting to show for a while.
Barrow-blade
Artifact ∙ Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a Hobbit.
While skirmishing a minion, bearer is strength +2 and no opponent may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities.
“…these blades were forged many long years ago by Men of Westernesse: they were foes of the Dark Lord, but they were overcome by the evil king of Carn Dûm in the Land of Angmar.”
20R45
Costs 1 more than your normal Hobbit Sword, but for that 1 you gain a strong weapon against the Nazgul (as it should be!). These blades were inscribed with powers to ward off and defeat the Witch-king, and that is represented through a denial of power. While a Hobbit is skirmishing a Nazgul (say, Merry against the Witch-king), that Nazgul can do nothing but watch and see what happens to him.
Perhaps a little too rock-paper-scissors, but this kind of text has been done before, and - on Hobbits - it should be fine. |
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lem0nhead |
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:27 am |
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menace64 wrote:
∙Eomer, Bearer of Grim Necessity
Companion ∙ Man
Strength-7
Vitality-3
Ringed Resistance-4
While you cannot spot a companion of higher strength, Eomer is resistance +2 .
While Eomer is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, exert him X times and add 2 burdens, where X is the number of companions in the dead pile.
After Frodo was captured by the Uruk-hai and accidentally slain during the ambush of Eomer and his riders, the marshal of Rohan was forced to make a perilous decision.
20R+39
If i ignore the fact that you have had to make up a storyline, i think this guy is to painful to use. nice having a rohan rb but its too punishing.
Barrow-blade
Artifact ∙ Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a Hobbit.
While skirmishing a minion, bearer is strength +2 and no opponent may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities.
“…these blades were forged many long years ago by Men of Westernesse: they were foes of the Dark Lord, but they were overcome by the evil king of Carn Dûm in the Land of Angmar.”
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Excellent!
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CarpeGuitarrem |
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 5:57 pm |
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Eomer definitely has too steep of a cost for a ARB, but I like the Barrow-Sword. I do like the flavor of Eomer, however. |
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DáinIronfoot |
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:41 pm |
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I agree with previous comments. Perhaps for Eomer, make him resistance +1 for each companion with lesser strength? Granted, that could get him up to 12, so maybe then increase his drawback to 3 burdens? |
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AgentDrake |
Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 6:45 pm |
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I’d take Dain’s suggestion, but leave the drawback at 2 burdens. Unless you actually have burden removal for Rohan, but that would just be weird. |
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Thranduil |
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 8:39 am |
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menace64 wrote: ∙Eomer, Bearer of Grim Necessity
Companion ∙ Man
Strength-7
Vitality-3
Ringed Resistance-4
While you cannot spot a companion of higher strength, Eomer is resistance +2 .
While Eomer is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, exert him X times and add 2 burdens, where X is the number of companions in the dead pile.
After Frodo was captured by the Uruk-hai and accidentally slain during the ambush of Eomer and his riders, the marshal of Rohan was forced to make a perilous decision.
20R+39
So now has everything? And as for resistance modifiers, what about Snowmane or Spear of the Mark? Or throw in a contingent and use The Scroll of Isildur. I really don’t like this idea at all. If there was one thing Decipher made clear was that they were never going to make any ARBs, and I’m incredibly glad.
That said, he’s probably balanced as a card (but not as a concept). I don’t suggest increasing his resistance any more than it currently is.
menace64 wrote: Barrow-blade
Artifact ∙ Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a Hobbit.
While skirmishing a minion, bearer is strength +2 and no opponent may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities.
“…these blades were forged many long years ago by Men of Westernesse: they were foes of the Dark Lord, but they were overcome by the evil king of Carn Dûm in the Land of Angmar.”
20R45
This is hilariously identical to my version of the same card! It seems a little too good against minions and too expensive against everyone else, but is probably fine.
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sickofpalantirs |
Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:46 pm |
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menace64 wrote:
∙Eomer, Bearer of Grim Necessity
Companion ∙ Man
Strength-7
Vitality-3
Ringed Resistance-4
While you cannot spot a companion of higher strength, Eomer is resistance +2 .
While Eomer is the Ring-bearer, at the start of each skirmish involving him, exert him X times and add 2 burdens, where X is the number of companions in the dead pile.
After Frodo was captured by the Uruk-hai and accidentally slain during the ambush of Eomer and his riders, the marshal of Rohan was forced to make a perilous decision.
20R+39
lore needs to be
After Frodo was captured by the Uruk-hai and accidentally slain during the ambush them by Eomer and his riders, the marshal of Rohan was forced to make a perilous decision
otherwise it grammatically, sounds like eomer was ambushed by frodo and the urukhai and frodo was killed attacking him or something up resistance to 5 IMHO
Barrow-blade
Artifact ∙ Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a Hobbit.
While skirmishing a minion, bearer is strength +2 and no opponent may play skirmish events or use skirmish special abilities.
“…these blades were forged many long years ago by Men of Westernesse: they were foes of the Dark Lord, but they were overcome by the evil king of Carn Dûm in the Land of Angmar.”
20R45
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