keeping those companions locked up can do PLENTY to frustrate the FP player.
do captured companion s coutn to the rule of 5/9?

Dáin’s DC Duos #177

Here’s our final Nazgûl-related cards, but don’t worry...I’ve saved two of the best for last. Enjoy!

•Darkness Went With Them
Condition • Support Area
Shadow: Spot 3 Nazgûl (or 2 Nazgûl) and exert a Nazgûl twice to play a or Shadow condition from your draw deck. If that condition plays on a character, you may make the Free Peoples player choose to exert the Ring-bearer or add a burden.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to make each Nazgûl strength +2 until the regroup phase.
“The Nazgûl were they, the Ringwraiths, the Enemy’s most terrible servants...they cried with the voices of death.”
nice the second ability might be slightly overpowered but with the tough cost to play...

•Witless and Wandering
Condition
Strength -1
Resistance -2
To play, exert your minion (except a Spider) and remove a threat. Bearer must be a companion (except the Ring-bearer) bearing a ring or artifact.
Each time a burden is added, the Free Peoples player must exert bearer or make bearer resistance -1 until the end of that turn.
“‘...and had forgotten almost everything except the map and the key.’”

I changed Meddle As Little As Might Be’s ability to unbound companions, but I’d rather leave Prisoner of the Necromancer as it is. I understand wanting to exert and beef up the card a bit, but trust me: keeping those companions locked up can do PLENTY to frustrate the FP player. Rescuing is often not cheap, and usually comes with risks built in, so going through the trouble of trying and then being slapped down could be disheartening enough.

Dáin’s DC Duos #177

Here’s our final Nazgûl-related cards, but don’t worry...I’ve saved two of the best for last. Enjoy!

•Darkness Went With Them
Condition • Support Area
Shadow: Spot 3 Nazgûl (or 2 Nazgûl) and exert a Nazgûl twice to play a or Shadow condition from your draw deck. If that condition plays on a character, you may make the Free Peoples player choose to exert the Ring-bearer or add a burden.
Maneuver: Discard this condition to make each Nazgûl strength +2 until the regroup phase.
“The Nazgûl were they, the Ringwraiths, the Enemy’s most terrible servants...they cried with the voices of death.”
Wow! Pretty cool.

Better with Nazgûl, obviously, but certainly a powerful card for their brethren, too. This is a bit of a bridge between the Nazzies and the Nazgûl to come in later sets. You’ll see what I mean as we move through The Road Ahead. Mwahaha.

Witless and Wandering
Condition
Strength -1
Resistance -2
To play, exert your Orc (or spot Sauron or your Nazgûl) and remove a threat. Bearer must be a companion (except the Ring-bearer) bearing a ring or artifact. Limit 1 per bearer.
Each time a burden is added, the Free Peoples player must exert bearer or make bearer resistance -1 until the end of that turn.
“‘...and had forgotten almost everything except the map and the key.’”
Good one.

Cool. I was hoping for one more review. Thanks, EL.

Dáin’s DC Duos #178

Technically, we’re done with Nazgûl and Orcs already...but we’re not starting Spiders just yet, either. So what’s left? Look below and see. Enjoy!

•The Nights Were The Worst
Condition
Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a forest, mountain, or underground site.
When the fellowship moves from this site, each non-ranger and non- companion must exert.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“It then became pitch-dark - not what you call pitch-dark, but really pitch; so black that you really could see nothing. Bilbo tried flapping his hand in front of his nose, but he could not see it at all.”

Nice. Haven’t seen something like this much since FotR! Love it!

River-mist
Condition
Weather. To play, exert a minion (except a Spider) and spot a river site in the current region.
Each tracker and hunter gains hunter 1.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“But now it seemed shrouded in a gleaming mist; and to their dismay the mist passed over the river and flowed over the land before them.”

Since this works on the fellowship, too, I’d drop the cost.

NEXT time we begin Spiders, thanks to you all steadily reviewing today. As a reward, I will start the rewards again starting with the next Duo. Thanks!

•The Nights Were The Worst
Condition
Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a forest, mountain, or underground site.
When the fellowship moves from this site, each non-ranger and non- companion must exert.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“It then became pitch-dark - not what you call pitch-dark, but really pitch; so black that you really could see nothing. Bilbo tried flapping his hand in front of his nose, but he could not see it at all.”

River-mist
Condition
Weather. To play, exert a minion (except a Spider) and spot a river site in the current region.
Each tracker and hunter gains hunter 1.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“But now it seemed shrouded in a gleaming mist; and to their dismay the mist passed over the river and flowed over the land before them.”

Cool. I was hoping for one more review. Thanks, EL.

Dáin’s DC Duos #178

Technically, we’re done with Nazgûl and Orcs already...but we’re not starting Spiders just yet, either. So what’s left? Look below and see. Enjoy!

•The Nights Were The Worst
Condition
Weather. To play, exert a minion. Plays on a forest, mountain, or underground site.
When the fellowship moves from this site, each non-ranger and non- companion must exert.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“It then became pitch-dark - not what you call pitch-dark, but really pitch; so black that you really could see nothing. Bilbo tried flapping his hand in front of his nose, but he could not see it at all.”
nice

River-mist
Condition
Weather. To play, exert a minion (except a Spider) and spot a river site in the current region.
Each tracker and hunter gains hunter 1.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“But now it seemed shrouded in a gleaming mist; and to their dismay the mist passed over the river and flowed over the land before them.”

•Silthra, Offspring of Shelob
Minion • Spider
Strength: 7
Vitality: 6
Site: 7
Enduring. Damage +1.
Maneuver: Discard a Spider to play a Spider from your draw deck.
Skirmish: Heal Silthra twice to make her fierce until the regroup phase.
“‘Ugh! he’s got a sting has he? Well, we’ll get him all the same, and then we’ll hang him head downwards for a day or two.’”

•Hiwdil, Ensnarer
Minion • Spider
Strength: 6
Vitality: 5
Site: 7
Enduring. Fierce.
While Hiwdil has no less than 3 vitaity, each time she loses a fierce skirmish, you may heal her.
“‘They’re not as fat as they might be. Been feeding none too well of late, I should guess.’”

•Cablas, Entangler
Minion • Spider
Strength: 6
Vitality: 6
Site: 7
Enduring. Damage +1.
While Cablas has no more than 3 vitality, he is fierce.
Each time Cablas wins a fierce skirmish, you may heal him twice to capture a character in that skirmish.
“‘It was a sharp struggle, but worth it. What nasty thick skins they have to be sure, but I’ll wager there is good juice inside.’”

Lost Their Wits
Event • Skirmish
Exert any number of Spiders. Each Spider you exert is fierce until the regroup phase.
“The spiders swelled with rage, and spluttered and frothed, and hissed out horrible curses....”