Dáin’s DC Duos #75

Thanks for the reviews, everyone! I made a couple changes (cool ideas) to Ithilden. Glad everyone seems comfortable with the idea of rangers. Wasn’t sure how that might be recieved.

Here’s a couple more Elves. Enjoy!

•Nurgon, River Watchman
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1.
At the start of each assignment phase while the fellowship is at a river or any site 7 [LA] or 8 [LA], you may spot another Elf and an unbound companion of another race to heal a Elf or Man.
“‘These are prisoners of our king that have escaped, wandering vagabond dwarves that could not give any good account of themselves, sneaking through the woods and molesting our people!’”

Okay, scary. This culture is too fragmented!!!!! You need to get it going in a specific direction, or regulate it to a splash culture. That’s the problem with new cultures, you can do whatever you like with old ones, but new ones have to hit hard with a specific purpose. That’s why never took off until Ents of Fangorn.

Told you that there would be cards tying Elves and Men together.

•Nestadion, Mirkwood Hunter
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 2
Resistance: 7
Ranger.
The twilight cost of each weapon and mount played on Nestadion is -1.
“In fact the subjects of the king mostly lived and hunted in the open woods, and had houses or huts on the ground and in the branches.”

Mount? Huh? Sounds like a splash unless you have something up your sleeve....

Not much to say about this guy, I guess. Most weapons that play on Elves cost only (including weapons from yesterday’s postings), so this means you can play them on Nestadion for free! Not too shabby, eh?

Okay, scary. This culture is too fragmented!!!!! You need to get it going in a specific direction, or regulate it to a splash culture. That’s the problem with new cultures, you can do whatever you like with old ones, but new ones have to hit hard with a specific purpose. That’s why never took off until Ents of Fangorn.

Mount? Huh? Sounds like a splash unless you have something up your sleeve....

•Nurgon, River Watchman
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1.
At the start of each assignment phase while the fellowship is at a river or any site 7 [LA] or 8 [LA], you may spot another Elf and an unbound companion of another race to heal a Elf or Man.
“‘These are prisoners of our king that have escaped, wandering vagabond dwarves that could not give any good account of themselves, sneaking through the woods and molesting our people!’”
you could cut the any from site 7 and 8 LA IE

while the fellowship is at a river orsite 7 or 8 [LA] ... works for me

•Nestadion, Mirkwood Hunter
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 2
Resistance: 7
Ranger.
The twilight cost of each weapon and mount played on Nestadion is -1.
“In fact the subjects of the king mostly lived and hunted in the open woods, and had houses or huts on the ground and in the branches.”

you could cut the any from site 7 and 8 LA IE

while the fellowship is at a river orsite 7 or 8 [LA] ... works for me

•Nurgon, River Watchman
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1.
At the start of each assignment phase while the fellowship is at a river or site 7 [LA] or 8 [LA], you may spot another Elf and an unbound companion of another race to heal a Elf or Man.
“‘These are prisoners of our king that have escaped, wandering vagabond dwarves that could not give any good account of themselves, sneaking through the woods and molesting our people!’”

•Nestadion, Mirkwood Hunter
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 2
Resistance: 7
Ranger.
The twilight cost of each weapon and mount played on Nestadion is -1.
“In fact the subjects of the king mostly lived and hunted in the open woods, and had houses or huts on the ground and in the branches.”

Hmm... kinda cool. I like it (besides the name :-& ).

•Thranduil, The Elvenking
Companion • Elf
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 7
While you can spot a Elf, Thranduil is also a Elf.
Thranduil is strength +1 for each Free Peoples culture you can spot (limit +3).
All archery and skirmish events of the same culture as Thranduil are twilight cost -1.
“‘Our advantage in numbers will be enough, if in the end it must come to unhappy blows.’”

•Oropher, Lord of the Silvan Elves
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
While you can spot an Elf, Oropher is also an Elf.
Maneuver: Exert Oropher and an companion to play a Elf from your draw deck. Limit once per turn.
“Despite the desire of the Silvan Elves to meddle as little as might be in the affairs of the Noldor and Sindar, or of any other people, Dwarves, Men, or Orcs, Oropher had the wisdom to forsee that peace would not return unless Sauron was overcome.”

Bow of Mirkwood
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Bearer must be an Elf companion.
If bearer is a hunter or a Elf, he or she is strength +1.
Archery: Exert bearer to play a or archery event; its twilight cost is -1.
The bows of the Wood-elves, while small and simply made, are deadly accurate, even at long ranges.

Greenwood Longbow
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Bearer must be an Elf.
At the start of the archery phase, you may make the fellowship archery -1 (to a minimum of 0) to either heal bearer or exert a minion.
Made of dark wood and carved in the style of Númenórean longbows, the bows of Mirkwood are infallible and deadly weapons.

Mirkwood Spear
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +1
Pike.
Bearer must be a Elf companion.
Skirmish: Exert bearer and add to make each minion skirmishing bearer lose fierce and be unable to gain fierce until the regroup phase.
“...and out upon the other side came many of the spearmen of the elves.”

Mirkwood Arrows
Possession • Arrow
Bearer must be a Elf (or an Elf archer).
Archery: Discard this possession to choose one: make the fellowship archery total +1; or make bearer an archer until the end of the turn.
Mirkwood arrows are very distinctive with their long, bodkin-style tips and green flights. Many only notice their detail as they view the arrow stuck in their body.

Blade of Mirkwood
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +1
Bearer must be an Elf companion.
While at a forest, river, or sanctuary, bearer is strength +1.
Though primarily archers and spearman, the Wood-elves are quite proficient in making and using swords akin to those of their brethren in Lorien.

Banner of the Forest
Possession • Hand Weapon
Bearer must be a Elf companion.
Each time bearer wins a skirmish, you may spot a archer to exert a minion.
Response: If bearer wins a skirmish, discard this possession to liberate a site.
“They bore with them the green banner of the Elvenking...and they advanced until they stood right before the wall at the Gate.”

•Ithilden, Mirkwood Scout
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ranger. Hunter 1.
At the start of the fellowship phase while the fellowship is at a forest or any site 7 [LA], you may exert Ithilden to play a Elf from hand. That Elf’s twilight cost is -1.
“They dwelt most often by the edges of the woods, from which they could escape at times to hunt....”

•Rinavar, Mirkwood Scout
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ranger. Hunter 1.
At the start of each archery phase while the fellowship is at a forest or any site 7 [LA], you may exert Rinavar to make him an archer until the end of the turn.
“...would from time to time ride out to hunt, or to other business in the woods and in the lands to the East.”

•Nurgon, River Watchman
Companion • Elf
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Hunter 1.
At the start of each assignment phase while the fellowship is at a river or site 7 [LA] or 8 [LA], you may spot another Elf and an unbound companion of another race to heal a Elf or Man.
“‘These are prisoners of our king that have escaped, wandering vagabond dwarves that could not give any good account of themselves, sneaking through the woods and molesting our people!’”

•Nestadion, Mirkwood Hunter
Companion • Elf
Strength: 7
Vitality: 2
Resistance: 7
Ranger.
The twilight cost of each weapon and mount played on Nestadion is -1.
“In fact the subjects of the king mostly lived and hunted in the open woods, and had houses or huts on the ground and in the branches.”

Enchanted
Event • Maneuver
Toil 1.
Spot X Elves at a forest site to capture a minion whose vitality is X or less.
“Out went all the lights again and complete darkness fell. If it had been difficult collecting themselves before, it was far worse this time. And they simply could not find the hobbit. Every time they counted themselves it only made thirteen.”

•Hall of the Elvenking
Condition • Support Area
Response: If a minion is about to be rescued, exert a Elf (or spot Thranduil and another Elf) to prevent that.
“‘There is no escape from my magic doors for those who are once brought inside.’”

Enchanted
Event • Maneuver
Toil 1.
Spot X Elves at a forest site to capture a minion whose vitality is X or less.
“Out went all the lights again and complete darkness fell. If it had been difficult collecting themselves before, it was far worse this time. And they simply could not find the hobbit. Every time they counted themselves it only made thirteen.”

•Hall of the Elvenking
Condition • Support Area
Response: If a minion is about to be rescued, exert a Elf (or spot Thranduil and another Elf) to prevent that.
“‘There is no escape from my magic doors for those who are once brought inside.’”