•Gandalf’s Staff, Unveiled Once More
Artifact • Staff
Vitality +1
Bearer must be Gandalf.
If a threat is about to be added, you may play this from your hand to prevent that and to exert a minion.
Regroup: Exert Gandalf to return this to your hand.
interesting ability. I like it.

And here’s a little something to help the Gandalf being released in RoS (yeah, the one *I* created. Ha!).

•Revelation
Condition • Support Area
Each time you play a card from your draw deck or discard pile, you may heal a companion twice.
Response: If you play a artifact, possession, or follower outside of the fellowship phase, discard this condition to reveal an opponent’s hand. Discard a revealed Shadow card.

That one’s probably a tad on the powerful side, but since only a select few cards can utilize its abilities, I figured it could be good.
I think it si fine could be overpowered with the previous card but,...

But while we’re on the idea of Gandalf cards skipping out of the mainstream times of play...

•Gwaihir, Lord of Eagles
Follower
Strength +2
Aid -
You may play this anytime you could play an assignment or skirmish event.
When you play this, you may immediately transfer it to a companion.
If bearer wins his or her skirmish, you may return this to your hand to exert a minion twice.
maybe a bit to overpowered.

Note that I am, currently, very bad at making followers. Hopefully this one is all right.*Ahem* Review? Maybe just a tad?


And, to give meaning to this post...

•The Two Towers [?]
Condition • Support Area
Shadow: Spot an Uruk-hai and play an Orc to add a [?] token here.
Shadow: Spot an Orc and play an Uruk-hai to add a [?] token here.
Maneuver: Remove 2 [?] tokens here to discard a follower.
Skirmish: Remove 2 [?] tokens here to heal a minion twice.

No idea what culture that should be. It’d work well in Sauron.

•Gandalf’s Staff, Unveiled Once More
Artifact • Staff
Vitality +1
Bearer must be Gandalf.
If a threat is about to be added, you may play this from your hand to prevent that and to exert a minion.
Regroup: Exert Gandalf to return this to your hand.
Interesting, a bit clogging to the hand, though.

And here’s a little something to help the Gandalf being released in RoS (yeah, the one *I* created. Ha!).

•Revelation
Condition • Support Area
Each time you play a card from your draw deck or discard pile, you may heal a companion twice.
Response: If you play a artifact, possession, or follower outside of the fellowship phase, discard this condition to reveal an opponent’s hand. Discard a revealed Shadow card.
This would be mighty in an ent deck. I like the tie-in with other cards, though.

That one’s probably a tad on the powerful side, but since only a select few cards can utilize its abilities, I figured it could be good.

But while we’re on the idea of Gandalf cards skipping out of the mainstream times of play...

•Gwaihir, Lord of Eagles
Follower
Strength +2
Aid -
You may play this anytime you could play an assignment or skirmish event.
When you play this, you may immediately transfer it to a companion.
If bearer wins his or her skirmish, you may return this to your hand to exert a minion twice.
It seems okay. It’s twilight cost of makes up for not having to pay the aid cost of , and returning so much cloggs your hand, the ability is helpful, although not overpowered for the culture, they don’t have much wounding capability in the skirmish phase.
Note that I am, currently, very bad at making followers. Hopefully this one is all right.

Before I get started today, I want to clarify why a lot of my Shadow cards end up being from "older" cultures.

Simply, I don’t feel that a lot of cards fit very well in either Orc, Men, or Uruk-hai themes. A culture like Sauron envelops his kingdom and all the influence he carries, while Moria deals strictly with Khazad-Dum. Those past cultures were limited, and those limitations gave each culture defined boundaries and infinite room to explore within.

Now that Orcs have their own place, those lines have fallen apart (in my eyes) to the point where it’s nearly impossible to fit a decent them. Sure, there are "Corrupt Orcs" and "Strength Orcs" but those are, well, boring.

/rant

On with cards:

As the Heathen Kings
Condition
Resistance -2
Bearer must be an unbound Man. Limit one per bearer.
For each artifact bearer bears, the Shadow may make a minion he or she is skirmishing is damage +1.

This card portrays how Men began to covet their possessions and palaces above their own people. Yup.

Good. Kind of confusing though.

And here’s one to battle the site-replacement abuse.

Doors Brought Down
Condition • Support Area
Shadow: Discard a minion from play to add a token here.
While the fellowship is in region X and there are X tokens here, sites in this region may not be replaced.

Nice. I like it.

I have an idea... it sounds complicated in my mind. Let’s see how it pans out:

•I Will Break Him
Condition • Support Area
Each time you play The Witch-king, add 2 tokens here.
While you can spot Gandalf, The Witch-king must be assigned to skirmish him.
The Witch-king is strength +1 for each token here, and each time he wins a skirmish, you may add a token here.

Basically... WK is gunning for Gandy. Like it?

Whoa...overpowered, but not at the same time.

One I just feel like making:

•Anduril, Reforged By the Standing
Artifact • Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Vitality +1
Resistance +1
Bearer must be Aragorn. Discard other weapons he bears. He cannot bear other weapons.
At any time, you may exert Aragorn to make another companion (except the Ring-bearer) resistance +1 for each card in the dead pile.

That’s an interesting one, no doubt about it. It represents the rallying ability Aragorn commanded after obtaining Anduril. Hope you like it.

Good and balanced, although you remove the Resistance bonus in the stats.

Thanks for looking!

I justify I Will Break Him’s power based on the fact that - currently - I don’t think there’s a way to pull WK from your deck or discard pile (meaning he’ll come out at most 4 times and generally less).

As the Heathen Kings
Condition
Resistance -2
Bearer must be an unbound Man. Limit one per bearer.
For each artifact bearer bears, the Shadow may make a minion he or she is skirmishing is damage +1.

This card portrays how Men began to covet their possessions and palaces above their own people. Yup.
Nice, although you seldom see a lot of artifacts in play with , except perhaps Sapling of the White Tree.
And here’s one to battle the site-replacement abuse.

Doors Brought Down
Condition • Support Area
Shadow: Discard a minion from play to add a token here.
While the fellowship is in region X and there are X tokens here, sites in this region may not be replaced.
Too easy to stop site replacement. You can probably play at least 1 minion every Shadow phase, so you can get three tokens on there easy. Make it a regroup action.
I have an idea... it sounds complicated in my mind. Let’s see how it pans out:

•I Will Break Him
Condition • Support Area
Each time you play The Witch-king, add 2 tokens here.
While you can spot Gandalf, The Witch-king must be assigned to skirmish him.
The Witch-king is strength +1 for each token here, and each time he wins a skirmish, you may add a token here.
Hmm...it is powerful, very powerful. How about a balance...like "at the start of the regroup phase, remove the Witch-King from the game or remove two tokens from this card."?
Basically... WK is gunning for Gandy. Like it?

One I just feel like making:

•Anduril, Reforged By the Standing
Artifact • Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Vitality +1
Resistance +1
Bearer must be Aragorn. Discard other weapons he bears. He cannot bear other weapons.
At any time, you may exert Aragorn to make another companion (except the Ring-bearer) resistance +1 for each card in the dead pile.

That’s an interesting one, no doubt about it. It represents the rallying ability Aragorn commanded after obtaining Anduril. Hope you like it.
Good!
Thanks for looking!