•Beorn, Skin-changer
Companion • Man
Strength: 10
Vitility: 4
Signet: Gandalf
Beorn may not bear armor.
While skirmishing an Orc, Beorn is damage +1.
Beorn may not take more than one wound each phase (except during the archery phase).
“‘He changes his skin: sometimes he is a huge black bear, sometimes he is a great strong black-haired man with huge arms and a great beard.’”

•Beorn, Keeper of the Ford
Companion • Man
Strength: 10
Vitility: 4
Signet: Elrond
Beorn may not bear armor.
While the fellowship is at any site 6 or higher, Beorn is damage +1.
Regroup: Exert Beorn twice (or once if the fellowship is at a forest or river) to heal a companion.
“Standing near was a huge man with a thick black beard and hair, and great bare arms and legs with knotted muscles.”

•Beorn’s Axe
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +3
Bearer must be Beorn.
When played at site 6 [LA], this possession’s twilight cost is -1.
Skirmish events may not be played and skirmish special abilities may not be used in skirmishes involving Beorn.
“He was clothed in a tunic of wool down to his knees, and was leaning on a large axe.”

His Wrath Was Redoubled
Event • Skirmish
Make each minion skirmishing Beorn lose all strength and damage bonuses from possessions and artifacts.
“...nothing could withstand him, and no weapon seemed to bite upon him. He scattered the bodyguard, and pulled down Bolg himself and crushed him.”

In Bear’s Shape
Event • Skirmish
Make Beorn damage +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add up to 3 threats. Until the regroup phase, make Beorn strength +2 for each threat you add.
“The roar of his voice was like drums and guns; and he tossed wolves and goblins from his path like straws and feathers. He fell upon their rear, and broke like a clap of thunder through the ring.”

•A Fierce Enemy
Condition • Support Area
Assignment: If Beorn is assigned to an Orc, exert him X times to assign him to X additional Orcs.
Skirmish: Discard this condition to make Beorn strength +2 for each Orc in his skirmish.
“‘The goblins will not dare to cross the Great River for a hundred miles north of the Carrock nor to come near my house - it is well protected at night!’”

•Queer Lodgings
Condition • Support Area
To play, spot 3 companions (or Beorn).
Maneuver: If the fellowship is a forest, exert a companion and discard a card from hand to heal a companion or remove a threat.
“...so soon they were all seated at Beorn’s table, and the hall had not seen such a gathering for many a year. There they had a supper, or a dinner, such as they had not had since they left the Last Homely House in the West and said good-bye to Elrond.”

•Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
While the fellowship is at a forest, each archer gains hunter 1.
Fellowship: Add and discard a or event from hand to heal an Elf.
“In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves....”

•Ecthelhador, Chief Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Elf.
Each time Ecthelhador wins a skirmish, you may exert him to capture an exhausted minion in that skirmish.
Fellowship or Regroup: Exert Ecthelhador to draw a card for each captured minion in your support area (limit 3). Limit once per turn.
“‘He wasn’t a bad fellow, and quite decent to the prisoners.’”

•Brethil, Mirkwood Sentinel
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
Brethil is strength +1 for each weapon he bears.
While at a battleground or forest, Brethil is an archer.
“Out leaped Wood-elves with their bows and spears and called the dwarves to halt.”

•Legandir, King’s Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
To play, spot a Elf.
Response: If a Elf is about to take a wound, exert Legandir to prevent that wound.
“If they have a fault it is distrust of strangers.”

High Vantage
Event • Maneuver
Exert any number of Elves (or spot any number of Elves and add ) at a mountain to make each of them strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and spot 2 Elves to make the fellowship archery total +1 until the assignment phase.
“...elves climbed to the height of the Eastern shoulder to gain a view to the North. Soon they could see the lands before the Mountain’s feet black with a hurrying multitude.”

Twisting, Crossing, Echoing Paths
Event • Maneuver
Make each Elf at an underground site strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and exert 2 of those Elves to capture a minion.
“The king’s cave was his palace, and the strong place of his treasure, and the fortress of his people against their enemies. It was also the dungeon of his prisoners.”

•Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
While the fellowship is at a forest, each archer gains hunter 1.
Fellowship: Add and discard a or event from hand to heal an Elf.
“In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves....”
fine by me

•Ecthelhador, Chief Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Elf.
Each time Ecthelhador wins a skirmish, you may exert him to capture an exhausted minion in that skirmish.
Fellowship or Regroup: Exert Ecthelhador to draw a card for each captured minion in your support area (limit 3). Limit once per turn.
“‘He wasn’t a bad fellow, and quite decent to the prisoners.’”
make him cost 2 and 6 strength IMO.

•Brethil, Mirkwood Sentinel
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
Brethil is strength +1 for each weapon he bears.
While at a battleground or forest, Brethil is an archer.
“Out leaped Wood-elves with their bows and spears and called the dwarves to halt.”
good card.

•Legandir, King’s Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
To play, spot a Elf.
Response: If a Elf is about to take a wound, exert Legandir to prevent that wound.
“If they have a fault it is distrust of strangers.”
again good.

High Vantage
Event • Maneuver
Exert any number of Elves (or spot any number of Elves and add ) at a mountain to make each of them strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and spot 2 Elves to make the fellowship archery total +1 until the assignment phase.
“...elves climbed to the height of the Eastern shoulder to gain a view to the North. Soon they could see the lands before the Mountain’s feet black with a hurrying multitude.”
make it archery IMO and cut the until the assignment phase

Twisting, Crossing, Echoing Paths
Event • Maneuver
Make each Elf at an underground site strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and exert 2 of those Elves to capture a minion.
“The king’s cave was his palace, and the strong place of his treasure, and the fortress of his people against their enemies. It was also the dungeon of his prisoners.”

make him cost 2 and 6 strength IMO.

I like the ability, although would it be limited to +2 strength (for hand weapon and ranged weapon) or are there others? And has there been a card that references ’weapon’s?
I’m also noticing that none of these can be played yet, unless I missed a Elf earlier - as they all need one to be played. I’m sure you’ll have some without it, but just putting that out.

Othan than the unfortunate name change, as it was very good, it is interesting. Playable in a ’pure’ deck (although I probably wouldn’t), really good in a deck, and good in a / deck.
I’m thinking that the cost seems slightly low, as it gives you a number of options as they are seperate effects.
For example in the deck, it can be a strength and archery boost, but it is also playable as for a +1 archery total. Otherwise, with , you get to get rid of it, to boost each of them by +1 strength, or to boost each by +1 strength and +1 archery.

Anyway, I think that the second should probably (although not definitly) be able to be used if an Elf’s strength is increased, but I’m not sure how.

well essentially you could take out there best minion right? if so I would make it let them choose what minion.

•Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
While the fellowship is at a forest, each archer gains hunter 1.
Fellowship: Add and discard a or event from hand to heal an Elf.
“In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elvenking on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves....”

•Ecthelhador, Chief Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Elf.
Each time Ecthelhador wins a skirmish, you may exert him to capture an exhausted minion in that skirmish.
Fellowship or Regroup: Exert Ecthelhador to draw a card for each captured minion in your support area (limit 3). Limit once per turn.
“‘He wasn’t a bad fellow, and quite decent to the prisoners.’”

•Brethil, Mirkwood Sentinel
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
Brethil is strength +1 for each weapon he bears.
While at a battleground or forest, Brethil is an archer.
“Out leaped Wood-elves with their bows and spears and called the dwarves to halt.”

Mountain Vantage
Event • Archery
Exert any number of Elves (or spot any number of Elves and add ) at a mountain to make each of them strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and spot 2 Elves to make the fellowship archery total +1 until the assignment phase.
“...elves climbed to the height of the Eastern shoulder to gain a view to the North. Soon they could see the lands before the Mountain’s feet black with a hurrying multitude.”

Twisting, Crossing, Echoing Paths
Event • Maneuver
Make each Elf at an underground site strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and exert 2 of those Elves to capture a minion.
“The king’s cave was his palace, and the strong place of his treasure, and the fortress of his people against their enemies. It was also the dungeon of his prisoners.”

I made some changes to cards you recommended, MoS. Thanks!

Dáin’s DC Duos #s 66-68

I’m treating my wife to a special day today, so I may not be around much, especially this evening.

So because of that, and to celebrate reaching Duo #66 AND this day being 3/3, I’m going to post six cards, meaning three Duos...now!

Today we introduce the largest race in the culture: Elves.

Yes, that means that Elves will now exist in two different cultures. That might seem crazy, but remember that Men exist in no less than three FP cultures already, so I think there’s room for it.

Elves are both the same and different than their cousins. They retain pretty strong archery, healing, an affinity for certain sites (forests especially), and the new strength in hunter text.

But Elves also bring some new Elven strategies to the table. They are excellent at capturing, for one thing. They also focus on strength pumps more than the typical minion strength reductions of their counterparts. And they also key off some very unusual-for-Elves sites, like mountain and underground sites.

So, without further ado, let’s get to it. Enjoy!

•Thranduil, King of the Woodland Realm
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
While the fellowship is at a forest, each archer gains hunter 1.
Fellowship: Add and discard a or event from hand to heal an Elf.
“In a great hall with pillars hewn out of the living stone sat the Elven king on a chair of carven wood. On his head was a crown of berries and red leaves....”

Nice.

•Ecthelhador, Chief Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Elf.
Each time Ecthelhador wins a skirmish, you may exert him to capture an exhausted minion in that skirmish.
Fellowship or Regroup: Exert Ecthelhador to draw a card for each captured minion in your support area (limit 3). Limit once per turn.
“‘He wasn’t a bad fellow, and quite decent to the prisoners.’”

Hm...careful in assigning, and they might pull a trick not letting you capture them, but pretty good. Imagine capturing Gollum in a NG deck...

•Brethil, Mirkwood Sentinel
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1. To play, spot a Elf.
Brethil is strength +1 for each weapon he bears.
While at a battleground or forest, Brethil is an archer.
“Out leaped Wood-elves with their bows and spears and called the dwarves to halt.”

Whoa...kinda...powerful. Go with 4 twilight and 7 strength, IMO

•Legandir, King’s Guard
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
To play, spot a Elf.
Response: If a Elf is about to take a wound, exert Legandir to prevent that wound.
“If they have a fault it is distrust of strangers.”

Um...kinda...weak.

Mountain Vantage
Event • Archery
Exert any number of Elves (or spot any number of Elves and add ) at a mountain to make each of them strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and spot 2 Elves to make the fellowship archery total +1 until the assignment phase.
“...elves climbed to the height of the Eastern shoulder to gain a view to the North. Soon they could see the lands before the Mountain’s feet black with a hurrying multitude.”

Nice

Twisting, Crossing, Echoing Paths
Event • Maneuver
Make each Elf at an underground site strength +1 until the regroup phase. Then you may add and exert 2 of those Elves to capture a minion.
“The king’s cave was his palace, and the strong place of his treasure, and the fortress of his people against their enemies. It was also the dungeon of his prisoners.”

Nice! Again, NG would be wrecked by this whole capturing thing, now you capture Shelob here, and capture Gollum with Ecthelhador. The whole strategy is dead...

•Alfirin, Elven Warrior
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Elf.
While skirmishing an Orc, Alfirin is strength +1.
While skirmishing a fierce minion, Alfirin is damage +1.
“The yells were deafening. The rocks were stained black with goblin blood.”

•Hallodol, Bowman of Mirkwood
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Archer. Hunter 1.
While at a river or forest, add 1 to the fellowship archery total.
“...no use against the arrows of the elves that could hit a bird’s eye in the dark.”

Dáin’s DC Duos #69

I’ve had a very nice day today. Busy, but nice. However, that means I almost missed the daily Duo! Horrors! I have a reputation to keep up here.

So, it may be late, but here’s a couple more Elf cards. These Mirkwood Elves could help ensure your LOTR TCG game would make for a nice day too! Enjoy!

•Alfirin, Elven Warrior
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
To play, spot a Elf.
While skirmishing an Orc, Alfirin is strength +1.
While skirmishing a fierce minion, Alfirin is damage +1.
“The yells were deafening. The rocks were stained black with goblin blood.”

To specific. And do you want it to be skirmishing a fierce minion or in a fierce skirmish?

•Hallodol, Bowman of Mirkwood
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Archer. Hunter 1.
While the fellowship is a a river or forest, the fellowship archery total is +1.
“...no use against the arrows of the elves that could hit a bird’s eye in the dark.”

Nice. Add in Orophin, Brother of Haldir, Legolas, of the Grey company, and Naith Longbows for all!

Two very different Elves, obviously. Alfirin is a bruiser in skirmishes, especially against Orcs. Hallodol is a beast in the archery phase, especially at rivers and forests. And...yeah. Not much else to say.