Yeah, I had the Riddermark Javelin in mind when I did this. I figured the exertion made up for the extra archery. Sorry, AC, but I tend to side with NBarden on this one.

I was thinking of Riddermark Javelin when I thought of this too. There is one very big difference between the Javelin and this Spear: the Javelin is a ranged weapon, while the Spear is a hand weapon. That means that a Man was limited to just the Javelin when it came to archery, but the Men of Dale now get to wield a Bow (which makes him an archer) and the Spear (which adds 2 to the archery total).

My 2 cents.

Hmmm. That’s a very good point. How about if I prevent the bearer from bearing other weapons while they have the spear?

Foreboding Gloomy Things
Event • Maneuver
If you can spot two threats, add a threat and exert a unique Man companion to reveal an opponent’s hand. You may remove for each Shadow card revealed.
“‘Anything from floods to poisoned fish. Think of something cheerful!’”

To Arms!
Event • Response
If a minion is played, exert a unique Man and add a threat to play a Man from your draw deck; remove [X], where X is the vitality of that minion.
“‘The dragon is coming or I am a fool! Cut the bridges!’”

I have mixed feelings on this. If the Man costs 2’s a total of 5 twilight being added, so the removing [X] probably won’t do much. I think that dropping the cost to 2 or 1 would be better.

Dáin’s DC Duos #25

More Man events today...this time, a couple of flexible strength pumps. Enjoy!

Worth and Courage
Event • Skirmish
Toil 1.
Exert your unique Man to make each Man strength +2 (or +3 if an archer).
“No one had dared to give battle to him for many an age; nor would they have dared now, if it had not been for the grim-voiced man (Bard was his name), who ran to and fro cheering on the archers and urging the Master to order them to fight to the last arrow.”

Yowch...that’s an expensive card. An exertion AND either a bunch more exertions or up to twilight? Hmmm.

The payoff is pretty good, though...a big strength boost to ALL Men, one that’s even better for your archers. Is the payoff worth it? That’s for you to tell me.

Until the regroup phase...anyway, I think toil would cover the cost.

To The Mountain!
Event • Assignment
Toil 1.
Make a Man at a mountain, underground, or plains site strength +1 (and defender +1 if that site is also a battleground) until the regroup phase. Then you may add a threat to take this card back into hand.
“‘Let us take our places while there is yet time!’”

This card alone can make Spear of the Lakemen worth it. A very cheap defender pump, with a little strength thrown in and, best of all, a simple way to get it back and play it again. As long as you have the potential to add threats, this can make a Man into an awesome pin-cushion. Throw in a Worth and Courage and a couple other strength-boosting cards, and who knows? They might even survive against a pack of weaker minions. Either way, this one could easily become a staple of a Man fellowship.

Cut the twilight cost to and subsequently cut the toil.

More cards either later today or tomorrow, depending on how quickly these get reviewed.

Worth and Courage
Event • Skirmish
Toil 1.
Exert your unique Man to make each Man strength +2 (or +3 if an archer).
“No one had dared to give battle to him for many an age; nor would they have dared now, if it had not been for the grim-voiced man (Bard was his name), who ran to and fro cheering on the archers and urging the Master to order them to fight to the last arrow.”

To The Mountain!
Event • Assignment
Toil 1.
Make a Man at a mountain, underground, or plains site strength +1 (and defender +1 if that site is also a battleground) until the regroup phase. Then you may add a threat to take this card back into hand.
“‘Let us take our places while there is yet time!’”

Cool. I would follow NBarden’s advice and make it Toil 2 + until the regroup phase.

That could be crazy at site 9. I would either A) make it cost 2 threats, or B) only allow you to take it back into hand if you’re in Region 1 or 2.