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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:23 pm |
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Legoles, PLEASE get rid of some of those exclamation points. They’re messing up the thread. 
lem0nhead wrote: DáinIronfoot wrote:  Bandolier Harness 
Possession
Bearer must be a Dwarf. Limit one per bearer.
At the start of each assignment phase, you may exchange a hand weapon borne by bearer for a hand weapon from your hand with an equal or lesser strength bonus.
Gimli carried his great battle axe from a padded ring set in the back of a bandolier that criss-crossed his shoulders and was attached to his belt.
sickofpalantirs wrote: I am missing its usefulness...now if it was one from your discard pile...
The main reason to use this is to let you pick and choose the best weapon for the minions on the table. For example, say Gimli is out with Axe of Erebor. The opponent drops a couple of Orcs, and you have the Orc-killing Gimli’s Battle Axe in hand. You can essentially sheath the Axe of Erebor and have Gimli pull out the battle axe, getting an extra wound (or two) on the Orcs. Next turn, if you have a couple cards stacked on a condition and are facing, say, some Men minions, it would make sense to put the battle axe away and pull out the Erebor axe again. Creates a little hand clog, sure, but if you pair it with, say, Dwarven Cart, it’s not so bad, is it? 
AgentDrake wrote: DáinIronfoot wrote: Dwarven Pipe
Possession • Pipe
Bearer must be a Dwarf.
Fellowship: Exert bearer and discard a pipeweed to draw X cards, where X is the number of pipes you can spot (limit 3).
“And certainly it was from Bree that the art of smoking the genuine weed spread in the recent centuries among Dwarves and such other folk....”
 isn’t the only culture in my sets with pipeweed, but right now, Dwarves don’t have any of their own, no.
lem0nhead wrote: Fair enough but if you exert bearer make it cost 0.
Okay.
AgentDrake wrote: DáinIronfoot wrote:  • Dwarven Cart
Possession • Support Area
To play, spot 2 Dwarves.
Fellowship: Spot no more than 3 cards stacked here to stack a possession here from hand.
Regroup: Add to take a possession from here into hand.
“An odd-looking waggon laden with odd-looking packages rolled into Hobbiton one evening and toiled up the Hill to Bag End.”
Good call. I’ll fix that.
Lem0n and SoP, I think I’ll keep the limit at 3 and the cost at since other reviewers thought the limit and cost were okay. 
AgentDrake wrote: DáinIronfoot wrote: Dwarven Escort
Companion • Dwarf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1.
When this companion is in your starting fellowship and you can spot a Dwarf or Hobbit, this companion’s twilight cost is -1.
When you play this companion (except in your starting fellowship), you may play a possession or tale from your draw deck.
“It was driven by outlandish folk, singing strange songs: dwarves with long beards and deep hoods. A few of them remained at Bag End.”
Not a bad idea. But I think I’ll limit it to a cost of .
Thranduil wrote: Take out the ’in your starting fellowship bit’, with a text like that and a second ability like his he doesn’t need that restriction. And I don’t like the idea of a fantastic starting companion with an ability that doesn’t work, so I’d actually change the ability or take out the cost reduction.
Eh, a couple people liked the somewhat difficult choice his two abilities give (cost reduction or extra possession/tale?), so I think I’ll leave it.
I made just a couple tweaks, since there were such differing (and numerous!) reviews. Basically, if more than one person suggested it, or I just thought one reviewer had a particularly good idea, I changed it. If there was some disagreement between different reviews, I probably left it alone. Lemme know what you think, and thanks all! |
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 5:44 pm |
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Not sure how fast reviews may come in the rest of the day (my cookout is over, so I should be around some the rest of the night), so let’s test the waters with a card and see how it goes. Enjoy!
Not Been Idle
Condition
To play, exert a Dwarf (or spot 3 Dwarves). Plays on a mountain or underground site. Limit 1 per site.
When the fellowship moves from this site, you may remove and heal up to 2 Dwarves.
“‘And the halls and cavernous streets under the earth with arches curved like trees, and the terraces and towers upon the Mountain’s sides!’” |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:22 am; edited 1 time in totalBest regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 3:31 am |
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I got the idea of the badolier Dain, sheathe - unsheathe the best weapon but its overly complicated and i wouldnt carry that many axes in my hand. Really nice idea DI dont get me wrong, but i wouldnt use it.
DáinIronfoot wrote:
Not Been Idle
Condition • Support Area
To play, exert a Dwarf (or spot 3 Dwarves). Plays on a mountain or underground site. Limit 1 per site.
This site’s Shadow number is -1.
When the fellowship moves from this site, you may heal up to 2 Dwarves.
“‘And the halls and cavernous streets under the earth with arches curved like trees, and the terraces and towers upon the Mountain’s sides!’”
For a start you said condition support area and then said plays on a site. Also its pretty useless as unless the dwarves have pathfinder cards, the site they are moving to will not be out during the fellowship (or if you move again you dont get a fellowship phase to play it) rendering the twilight reduction pointless.
Its worth 2 just for the healing aspect but the other bit needs attention. |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 5:08 am |
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:28 am |
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Okay, I think it works out better now. Let me know if it’s still busted somehow and I’ll tweak it.
Here’s a couple more conditions focused around the "Council Dwarves"--we’ll stay here for a little bit before moving to the Moria Dwarves--and these conditions actually DO play to the support area.  Enjoy!
•Sent for Council
Condition • Support Area
At the start of each maneuver phase, you may discard an  card from hand to heal a Dwarf, or discard a card from hand to heal an Elf.
“‘...we crave the advice of Elrond. For the Shadow grows and draws nearer.’”
Some extra incentives for using Dwarves and Elves together. It’s a decktype that has some potential, it just needs a little help. 
 •Betrayed of Old
Condition • Support Area
Tale. Toil 2.
Each time a minion is played, spot a minion of the same culture in an opponent’s discard pile and exert a Dwarf to exert that minion (or wound it if you can spot a minion with the same card title in an opponent’s discard pile).
“‘We needed not the fell voice of the messenger to warn us that his words held both menace and deceit; for we knew already that the power that has re-entered Mordor has not changed....’” |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:04 am; edited 2 times in totalBest regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:36 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote: Okay, I think it works out better now. Let me know if it’s still busted somehow and I’ll tweak it.
Yeah its better now Dain nice one.
• Sent for Council
Condition • Support Area
At the start of each maneuver phase, you may discard an card from hand to heal a Dwarf, or discard a card from hand to heal an Elf.
“‘...we crave the advice of Elrond. For the Shadow grows and draws nearer.’”
Awesome shoulder to shoulder but less costly as you dont need to exert but youve countered that by raising cost! Sweet DI.
 • Betrayed of Old
Condition • Support Area
Tale. Toil 2.
Each time a minion is played, spot a minion of the same culture in an opponent’s discard pile and exert a Dwarf to exert that minion (or wound it if you can spot a minion with the same card title in an opponent’s discard pile). Limit twice per turn.
“‘We needed not the fell voice of the messenger to warn us that his words held both menace and deceit; for we knew already that the power that has re-entered Mordor has not changed....’”
Niiiice. I might even be tempted to remove the limit as shadowplay doesnt have one and this is a bit more resticted to certain minions. Youre limited as you wouldnt want to keep exerting your dwarves. Sweet card though. Kudos.
Question can you spot things in opponents discard piles? |
Last edited by lem0nhead on Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:45 am; edited 1 time in totalBan shampoo, demand real poo.
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 9:44 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote: • Sent for Council
Condition • Support Area
At the start of each maneuver phase, you may discard an card from hand to heal a Dwarf, or discard a card from hand to heal an Elf.
“‘...we crave the advice of Elrond. For the Shadow grows and draws nearer.’”
I’d take it down to , not as useful as shoulder to shoulder all in all, and I don’t think it needs to be unique.
DáinIronfoot wrote: • Betrayed of Old
Condition • Support Area
Tale. Toil 2.
Each time a minion is played, spot a minion of the same culture in an opponent’s discard pile and exert a Dwarf to exert that minion (or wound it if you can spot a minion with the same card title in an opponent’s discard pile). Limit twice per turn.
“‘We needed not the fell voice of the messenger to warn us that his words held both menace and deceit; for we knew already that the power that has re-entered Mordor has not changed....’”
There’s certainly something to be said for lem0n’s suggestion. It’s cool though.
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| Anonymous Prodigy |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:02 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote: • Sent for Council
Condition • Support Area
At the start of each maneuver phase, you may discard an card from hand to heal a Dwarf, or discard a card from hand to heal an Elf.
“‘...we crave the advice of Elrond. For the Shadow grows and draws nearer.’”
I would raise the cost to and give it toil 1.
DáinIronfoot wrote: • Betrayed of Old
Condition • Support Area
Tale. Toil 2.
Each time a minion is played, spot a minion of the same culture in an opponent’s discard pile and exert a Dwarf to exert that minion (or wound it if you can spot a minion with the same card title in an opponent’s discard pile).
“‘We needed not the fell voice of the messenger to warn us that his words held both menace and deceit; for we knew already that the power that has re-entered Mordor has not changed....’”
I would drop the cost to . Sweet cards! |
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:00 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
• Sent for Council
Condition • Support Area
At the start of each maneuver phase, you may discard an card from hand to heal a Dwarf, or discard a card from hand to heal an Elf.
“‘...we crave the advice of Elrond. For the Shadow grows and draws nearer.’”
it works
• Betrayed of Old
Condition • Support Area
Tale. Toil 2.
Each time a minion is played, spot a minion of the same culture in an opponent’s discard pile and exert a Dwarf to exert that minion (or wound it if you can spot a minion with the same card title in an opponent’s discard pile).
“‘We needed not the fell voice of the messenger to warn us that his words held both menace and deceit; for we knew already that the power that has re-entered Mordor has not changed....’”
cut cost to 2 and kill the toil IMHO it isn’t like exertions are very useful with dwarves...except grima |
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 1:54 pm |
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I may have to switch to the Moria Dwarves sooner rather than later...ideas are drying up for the Dwarves at the Council of Elrond. But here’s a guy that falls into both categories. He’s one of the main characters from the game The Third Age, which will eventually be the centerpiece of my final DC set. I’m sprinkling little bits of those characters and the events surrounding them through my other sets, at various points where their paths crossed with the events we know and love from The Lord of the Rings. Like most of the other Third Age characters, he shows up in the background in one of the film’s scenes...as a Dwarf with Gimli et al upon arriving at Rivendell. So, here he is...enjoy!
•Hadhod, Of the Clan of Fundin
Companion • Dwarf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 4
Signet: Thorin
Damage +1.
While you can spot 2 Dwarves (or a Dwarf and a ranger), Hadhod’s twilight cost is -2.
At the start of each maneuver phase, you may add to play a possession on Hadhod from your draw deck.
Though he later became better-known for his travels with Men and Elves, Hadhod’s journey began when he traveled with his kinsmen to Rivendell. |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Fri Jul 06, 2007 12:46 pm; edited 2 times in totalBest regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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