Today's culture is Rohan, which in this set builds primarily on one concept: revenge. As the dead pile fills with unique Rohan companions, those who remain get stronger. Tell me what you think!
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Eomer, King of the Riddermark Companion • Man
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
For each unique
companion in the dead pile, Eomer is strength +1.
Each time a unique
companion is killed, Eomer is
damage +1 until the regroup phase.
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Eowyn, Uncaged Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Valiant. Each time a unique
companion is killed, you may exert Eowyn X times to make a Shadow player discard one of his or her cards from play with a twilight cost of X.
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Theoden, Horsemaster Companion • Man
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Valiant. Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may draw a card for each mounted companion. Then discard a card at random from hand for every companion that is not mounted.
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Grimbold, Of Grimslade Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Valiant. While this companion is in the dead pile, the twilight cost of each
skirmish event is -1.
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Deorwine, King's Rider Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Valiant. To play, spot a
companion. While Deorwine bears a mount and a ranged weapon, he is an
archer.
Hornburg Axe Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength: +3
Bearer must be a
companion.
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Snowmane, Faithful Servant Possession • Mount
Resistance: +1
Bearer must be a
companion.
At the start of each skirmish involving bearer, each minion skirmishing bearer must exert (or, if bearer is Theoden, you may exert him twice to wound each minion skirmishing him instead).
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Hasufel Possession • Mount
To play, spot a
man. Bearer must be a Man, Elf, or Wizard.
At the start of each skirmish involving bearer, each minion skirmishing bearer must exert.
Response: If bearer is killed, add
to transfer this possession to another eligible bearer.
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The Golden Shield Possession • Shield
Bearer must be a
] man.
The minion archery total is -1.
Fellowship: If bearer is Theoden, add
to make a
man gain valiant until the regroup phase.
Barricade
Possession • Support Area
Fortification. Toil .
Manuever: Spot a
man and discard this possession to skip the archery phase. The move limit this turn is -1.
Response: If a a machine's or engine's special ability is used, spot a
man and discard this possession to prevent that.
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Paid for with Many Lives Condition • Support Area
Each time a valiant companion is about to be killed, you may remove a threat.
Response: If a valiant companion is killed in a skirmish involving a fierce minion, discard this condition to make that minion lose fierce until the regroup phase.
For Your People Condition
Resistance: +1
Plays on a
companion. Bearer is
valiant.
Response: If bearer is about to be killed, spot a
man with less strength than bearer assigned to a skirmish to remove all minions from that skirmish.
We Shall Have Peace Condition • Support Area
Each time a
companion wins a skirmish, add a
token here.
At the start of the regroup phase, wound a minion for each token here. Discard this condition.
Answer for the Westfold Event • Response
If a
companion is about to be killed, spot X threats to make a Shadow player place X wounds on his or her minions.
Come Down, Grima Event • Manuever
Spot Theoden (or 3 valiant companions) to discard Grima. The Shadow player may discard Saruman or a Shadow artifact to prevent this.
Even as they Lay Event • Response
If a
companion is killed in a skirmish, exert any number of valiant companions to make each of those companions strength +2 and
damage +1 until the regroup phase.
Like Rain on the Mountain Event • Skirmish
Tale. Exert a
companion to make him or her strength +1 for each
companion in the dead pile.
Make for Helm's Deep Event • Fellowship
Spot a
companion to choose a Shadow player to play the fellowship's next site. If that site is not a battlegroud or a plains site, you may remove
.
Mighty Company Event • Response
Tale. If a
companion is killed in a skirmish, exert a minion for each unique
companion in your dead pile.
Ride Now Event • Assignment
Spot any number of mounted companions and exert each other companion twice to prevent any Shadow player from playing assignment events or using assignment special abilities until the regroup phase.
Stabbed in the Back Event • Manuever
Spot Grima and a
companion to make a Shadow player wound another minion twice.
The Beacons are Lit Event • Manuever
Exert a
companion twice and spot 7 beacons to play a
companion from your draw deck or discard pile.
Unburdened with Treasures Event • Fellowship or Regroup
Discard X
possessions to remove X.