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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:26 am |
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Hmmm. Still trying to decide how to tweak a couple from the last batch (but I see the need to now, so thanks for the continued reviews, guys!  ).
However, for now, let’s move on. I started off the knights with Boromir, followed by his gear. And now, for the rangers, I started with Faramir...so you should know what’s next.  Enjoy!
 •Faramir’s Cloak, Mantle of Dark Green 
Possession • Cloak
Resistance +1
Bearer must be Faramir.
Each roaming minion is twilight cost +1 and loses all ambush bonuses.
“The tall green man laughed grimly. `I am Faramir, Captain of Gondor,’ he said.”
 •Faramir’s Sword, Blade of the Raven
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a ranger.
If the fellowship is at a forest site or the Shadow has initiative, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: If bearer is Faramir, exert him to wound a Man or Orc he is skirmishing.
•Faramir’s Bow, Prince’s Weapon
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Bearer must be Faramir.
He is an archer.
Archery or Skirmish: Exert Faramir to exert a roaming minion; Faramir does not add to the fellowship archery total.
“‘But how can this slippery thing of many guises be caught, save by a feathered shaft?’” |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:31 am; edited 2 times in totalBest regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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| Anonymous Prodigy |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 11:36 am |
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| Blade of the Raven is a bit powerful... I’d cut the damage bonus. The rest look great! |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:45 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:  • Faramir’s Cloak, Mantle of Dark Green
Possession • Cloak
Resistance +1
Bearer must be Faramir or a Ring-bound Man (except the Ring-bearer).
Each roaming minion is twilight cost +1 and loses all ambush bonuses.
“The tall green man laughed grimly. `I am Faramir, Captain of Gondor,’ he said.”
How about replace ’ Man’ with ’ranger’ - then it can’t be the Ring-bearer anyway. For , I think this is too good. is better, or if it could only be borne by Faramir.
DáinIronfoot wrote: • Faramir’s Sword, Blade of the Raven
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a ranger.
If the fellowship is at a forest site or the Shadow has initiative, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: If bearer is Faramir, exert him to wound a Man or Orc he is skirmishing.
Because it’s , I think it’s fine.
DáinIronfoot wrote: • Faramir’s Bow, Prince’s Weapon
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Bearer must be Faramir.
He is an archer.
Archery or Skirmish: Exert Faramir to exert a roaming minion; Faramir does not add to the fellowship archery total.
“‘But how can this slippery thing of many guises be caught, save by a feathered shaft?’”
I like it, except that, especially given his sword above, it should only be an archery action.
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:46 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
• Faramir’s Cloak, Mantle of Dark Green
Possession • Cloak
Resistance +1
Bearer must be Faramir or a Ring-bound Man (except the Ring-bearer).
Each roaming minion is twilight cost +1 and loses all ambush bonuses.
“The tall green man laughed grimly. `I am Faramir, Captain of Gondor,’ he said.”
lame subtitle. Mantle of Green would be better. make it cost something with that ability.
• Faramir’s Sword, Blade of the Raven
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a ranger.
If the fellowship is at a forest site or the Shadow has initiative, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: If bearer is Faramir, exert him to wound a Man or Orc he is skirmishing.
needs lore. why raven?
• Faramir’s Bow, Prince’s Weapon
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Bearer must be Faramir.
He is an archer.
Archery or Skirmish: Exert Faramir to exert a roaming minion; Faramir does not add to the fellowship archery total.
“‘But how can this slippery thing of many guises be caught, save by a feathered shaft?’”
what about the skirmish archery total  |
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:18 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
• Faramir’s Cloak, Mantle of Dark Green
Possession • Cloak
Resistance +1
Bearer must be Faramir.
Each roaming minion is twilight cost +1 and loses all ambush bonuses.
“The tall green man laughed grimly. `I am Faramir, Captain of Gondor,’ he said.”
Wow the roaming thing is nasty as hell, if you stick with that the cloak should cost 2 at least. Or cut it as the ambush thing is a nice touch.
• Faramir’s Sword, Blade of the Raven
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +2
Bearer must be a ranger.
If the fellowship is at a forest site or the Shadow has initiative, bearer is damage +1.
Skirmish: If bearer is Faramir, exert him to wound a Man or Orc he is skirmishing.
Raven? Eh? Why the counter initiative thing? I really hated the MD cards that took advantage of losing initiative. Its a BAD thing so why get a bonus for it? There are no freeps cards that like companions in the dead pile!
• Faramir’s Bow, Prince’s Weapon
Possession • Ranged Weapon
Bearer must be Faramir.
He is an archer.
Archery or Skirmish: Exert Faramir to exert a roaming minion; Faramir does not add to the fellowship archery total.
“‘But how can this slippery thing of many guises be caught, save by a feathered shaft?’”
Cool.
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:41 am |
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I upped the cost of the cloak to after numerous comments about it. Also, the raven thing is because Faramir’s sword has a very prominent raven on it. You can see pictures here and here, and more details are here.
Anyway, let’s get to a couple more rangers, shall we? 
 •Damrod, Goodly Man of the South
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1. While you can spot 2 other Ring-bound companions, Damrod’s twilight cost is -1.
Each time a ranger wins a skirmish involving a roaming minion, you may add to heal a ranger or hunter.
“‘May the Valar turn him aside!’”
•Mablung, Ithilien Forayer
Companion • Man
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1.
At the start of each skirmish involving Mablung and a roaming minion, you may exert Mablung to exert a minion skirmishing a ranger.
“‘The road may pass, but they shall not!’”
Both of these guys, especially Mablung, have their text directly inspired by previous versions. But hopefully they’re different enough to still stand out on their own.
EDIT: Here’s another:
•Anborn, Huntsman of Henneth Annun
Companion • Man
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1.
Archery: Exert Anborn and spot another ranger bearing a ranged weapon to exert a minion (or wound a roaming minion).
“‘I have my bow here, and I have posted other archers, nigh as good marksmen as myself, on either bank. We wait only for your command to shoot, Captain.’” |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:23 pm; edited 2 times in totalBest 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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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:59 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
• Damrod, Goodly Man of the South
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1. While you can spot 2 other Ring-bound companions, Damrod’s twilight cost is -1.
Each time a ranger wins a skirmish involving a roaming minion, you may heal another ranger.
“‘May the Valar turn him aside!’”
Another ranger besides who? Damrod or the winner? Sound though.
• Mablung, Ithilien Forayer
Companion • Man
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1.
At the start of each skirmish involving Mablung and a roaming minion, you may exert Mablung to exert a minion skirmishing a ranger.
“‘The road may pass, but they shall not!’”
Coolio.
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 9:13 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote: • Damrod, Goodly Man of the South
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1. While you can spot 2 other Ring-bound companions, Damrod’s twilight cost is -1.
Each time a ranger wins a skirmish involving a roaming minion, you may heal another ranger.
“‘May the Valar turn him aside!’”
Possibly too good with the twilight reduction. I’d consider making the second ability just apply to Damrod or remove the reduction.
elf lvr wrote: • Mablung, Ithilien Forayer
Companion • Man
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1.
At the start of each skirmish involving Mablung and a roaming minion, you may exert Mablung to exert a minion skirmishing a ranger.
“‘The road may pass, but they shall not!’”
Much better balance on this one. I like it.
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
Anyway, let’s get to a couple more rangers, shall we?
• Damrod, Goodly Man of the South
Companion • Man
Strength: 6
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1. While you can spot 2 other Ring-bound companions, Damrod’s twilight cost is -1.
Each time a ranger wins a skirmish involving a roaming minion, you may heal another ranger.
“‘May the Valar turn him aside!’”
nice
• Mablung, Ithilien Forayer
Companion • Man
Strength: 5
Vitality: 3
Resistance: 6
Ring-bound. Ranger. Hunter 1.
At the start of each skirmish involving Mablung and a roaming minion, you may exert Mablung to exert a minion skirmishing a ranger.
“‘The road may pass, but they shall not!’”
maybe or wound it if it is a man |
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(mm)"SoP: you will always be the Official CC Spammer in my heart"
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:22 pm |
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| Alright, I tweaked Damrod’s ability so it requires a little twilight (and ties in hunters), and I added a third ranger: Anborn. Reviews (and re-reviews) are most welcome! |
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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