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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 2:25 pm |
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I have to agree with my esteemed colleague, Mr. Head, in that your sets have become so different from some of Big D’s original stuff, Thran, that it really IS sort of a new game. You’ve done many things that, while not necessarily "bad" or "wrong", have just changed things to such a degree that trying to combine your sets with Big D’s sets would be like trying to mix oil and water. Again, I’m not saying that’s a bad thing, but it IS something that you have to just accept us as seeing as we review.
Anyway, this batch of cards is darned powerful, but not overly so with the steep spotting requirements. I think I’d prefer the regroup ability of PoMI to discard only  artifacts, though. |
Best regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:24 pm |
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I don’t know why but looking at this batch of cards is making me sick...  |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 3:43 pm |
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sickofpalantirs wrote: I don’t know why but looking at all these cards is making me sick...
It took me embarrassingly long to get that joke: it took me to write your name to realise! 
 • Palantir of Amon-Sul, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary  .
To play, spot 2 Men (or a palantir).
Regroup: Spot 3 palantiri and exert a Man and add  to remove a threat (or 2 threats if you can spot 7 palantiri).
Now, some of a different ilk:
• Palantir of Osgiliath, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
At the start of the regroup phase, you may exert a Man to remove for each palantir you can spot.
• Palantir of Anuminas, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
At the start of the fellowship phase, you may exert a Man to reveal the top card of your draw deck for each palantir you can spot.
• Palantir of Elostirion, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may exert a Man to reveal 1 card from a Shadow player’s hand for each palantir you can spot.
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Mon Mar 03, 2008 4:13 pm |
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Thranduil wrote: • Palantir of Amon-Sul, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot 2 Men (or a palantir).
Regroup: Spot 3 palantiri and exert a Man to remove a threat (or 2 threats if you can spot 7 palantiri).
So much for Hearts Raised!
Thranduil wrote: • Palantir of Osgiliath, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
At the start of the regroup phase, you may exert a Man to remove for each palantir you can spot.
Setting up doubles, eh? Interesting.
Thranduil wrote: • Palantir of Anuminas, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
At the start of the fellowship phase, you may exert a Man to reveal the top card of your draw deck for each palantir you can spot.
I think it would be better worded "...to reveal the top X cards of your draw deck, where X is the number of palantiri you can spot" or something similiar. Right now, it almost looks like you’re revealing the same top card over and over!
Thranduil wrote: • Palantir of Elostirion, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may exert a Man to reveal 1 card from a Shadow player’s hand for each palantir you can spot.
Again, might be better worded like I suggested above, but this one’s a bit less confusing. |
Best regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
Check out Lasting Alliances, The Road Ahead, and Ages of Middle-earth, three of my five dream card sets that make up Wars of the Ring. Oh, and I have a trade list now!
Also, if you're into DCs or RPGs (or even if you're not!), check out Realms of Middle-earth, the sequel to CG's "DC Adventure", Realms of the North! |
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 6:05 am |
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Thranduil wrote: sickofpalantirs wrote: I don’t know why but looking at all these cards is making me sick...
It took me embarrassingly long to get that joke: it took me to write your name to realise!
It took me to read this post before i got it too, i thought he was insulting your cards! Now i get it its very amusing!
• Palantir of Amon-Sul, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot 2 Men (or a palantir).
Regroup: Spot 3 palantiri and exert a Man to remove a threat (or 2 threats if you can spot 7 palantiri).
Powerful, Dain is right it renders Hearts Raised useless and is less limited, might need a tone down maybe not.
• Palantir of Osgiliath, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
At the start of the regroup phase, you may exert a Man to remove for each palantir you can spot.
Strong. Seems ok.
• Palantir of Anuminas, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
At the start of the fellowship phase, you may exert a Man to reveal the top card of your draw deck for each palantir you can spot.
Cool.
• Palantir of Elostirion, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot a Man with 3 or more vitality.
Each time the fellowship moves during the regroup phase, you may exert a Man to reveal 1 card from a Shadow player’s hand for each palantir you can spot.
Alright.
Thranduil
Its tough to balance these when im reviewing there potential is explosive if theyre all out but with just a couple theyre lame. Argh. Difficult. |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:21 pm |
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Toned down the Palantir of Amon-Sul, because I didn’t want to overshadow any previous threat removal. Is it too UP now?
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| Anonymous Prodigy |
![]() Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 2:45 pm |
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Thranduil wrote: • Palantir of Amon-Sul, Numenorean Device
Artifact • Support Area
Palantir. Legendary .
To play, spot 2 Men (or a palantir).
Regroup: Spot 3 palantiri and exert 2 Men to remove a threat (or 2 threats if you can spot 7 palantiri).
I’d make it exert 1 Man.  |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2008 3:47 pm |
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Not sure what to do with that Palantir, because I definitely do not want to be good at removing threats in this set. Thoughts most certainly appreciated.
In the mean-time, let’s have a tri-culture cycle before our  Men:
 • Host of Lorinand 
Companion • Elf
Str: 9
Vit: 4
Res: 6
Archer. Stalwart - make a minion strength -2 until the regroup phase.
To play, spot 3 Elves.
• Host of Khazad-Dum 
Companion • Dwarf
Str: 8
Vit: 5
Res: 6
Damage +1. Stalwart - make a companion gain bloodlust 1 until the regroup phase.
To play, spot 3 Dwarves.
 • Mighty Host of Numenor
Companion • Man
Str: 10
Vit: 4
Res: 5
Defender +1. Stalwart - choose a Shadow player who must discard their minion.
To play, spot 3 Men and add a threat.
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 6:10 am |
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Thranduil wrote: Not sure what to do with that Palantir, because I definitely do not want to be good at removing threats in this set. Thoughts most certainly appreciated.
Well 1 exertion isnt enough and 2 is too much. How about and add X.
In the mean-time, let’s have a tri-culture cycle before our Men:
• Host of Lorinand
Companion • Elf
Str: 9
Vit: 4
Res: 6
Archer. Stalwart - make a minion strength -2 until the regroup phase.
To play, spot 3 Elves.
Hmmm archer companion... Seems ok.
• Host of Khazad-Dum
Companion • Dwarf
Str: 8
Vit: 5
Res: 6
Damage +1. Stalwart - make a companion gain bloodlust 1 until the regroup phase.
To play, spot 3 Dwarves.
Fine.
• Mighty Host of Numenor
Companion • Man
Str: 10
Vit: 4
Res: 5
Defender +1. Stalwart - choose a Shadow player who must discard their minion.
To play, spot 3 Men and add a threat.
Wow strong stalwart and with defender +1 you could easily make this guy the fall guy for 2 minions and discard another. I quite like that idea actually.
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2008 11:31 am |
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lem0nhead wrote: Thranduil wrote: Not sure what to do with that Palantir, because I definitely do not want to be good at removing threats in this set. Thoughts most certainly appreciated.
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing.
Thranduil wrote: • Host of Lorinand
Companion • Elf
Str: 9
Vit: 4
Res: 6
Archer. Stalwart - make a minion strength -2 until the regroup phase.
To play, spot 3 Elves.
I think the spotting requirement should come before the Stalwart, though I’m not sure since it’s such a unique keyword. It might look better if you switched them. Garrison of Gondor for Elves! 
Thranduil wrote: • Host of Khazad-Dum
Companion • Dwarf
Str: 8
Vit: 5
Res: 6
Damage +1. Stalwart - make a companion gain bloodlust 1 until the regroup phase.
To play, spot 3 Dwarves.
Oooo, I see the theme here. Again, I’d probably switch the Stalwart and spotting requirement. Seems fine otherwise.
Thranduil wrote: • Mighty Host of Numenor
Companion • Man
Str: 10
Vit: 4
Res: 5
Defender +1. Stalwart - choose a Shadow player who must discard their minion.
To play, spot 3 Men and add a threat.
Same note here. Would Stalwart work with minions’ combined strength, or only if ONE of the assigned minions, by itself, had more strength? I assume it’s combined, but I’m not entirely sure. |
Best regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
Check out Lasting Alliances, The Road Ahead, and Ages of Middle-earth, three of my five dream card sets that make up Wars of the Ring. Oh, and I have a trade list now!
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