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sickofpalantirs |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 6:38 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
Cold and Wet
Condition
Weather. To play, spot a weather condition and exert an  minion. Plays on a site.
Each companion at this site who does not bear a cloak is strength -1.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“Everything seemed gloomy, for the weather that day had taken a nasty turn....it was pouring with rain, and had been all day; his hood was dripping into his eyes, his cloak was full of water; the pony was tired and stumbled on stones; the others were too grumpy to talk.”
cool! you could probably cut the cost to 1.
Glum and Wet and Muttering
Event • Maneuver
Weather. To play, spot a weather condition.
Spot two companions of the same race to make the Free Peoples player choose to exert one of them.
“Then the rain began to pour down worse than ever, and Óin and Glóin began to fight.”
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 7:02 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote: Cold and Wet
Condition
Weather. To play, spot a weather condition and exert an  minion. Plays on a site.
Each companion at this site who does not bear a cloak is strength -1.
Discard this condition at the end of the turn.
“Everything seemed gloomy, for the weather that day had taken a nasty turn....it was pouring with rain, and had been all day; his hood was dripping into his eyes, his cloak was full of water; the pony was tired and stumbled on stones; the others were too grumpy to talk.”
I would drop the cost to .
DáinIronfoot wrote: Glum and Wet and Muttering
Event • Maneuver
Weather. To play, spot a weather condition.
Spot two companions of the same race to make the Free Peoples player choose to exert one of them.
“Then the rain began to pour down worse than ever, and Óin and Glóin began to fight.”
"two" should be "2". Neat card!  |
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DáinIronfoot |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:04 am |
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Made a couple tweaks. Thanks, everyone!
Dáin’s DC Duos #230
Now, to close out the culture, we FINALLY move on to the three monstrous trolls that Bilbo and the Dwarves encounter early in their quest, and that were so memorable they appeared in the following Lord of the Rings books AND films.
In my set, these trolls--Bert, Tom, and William--share some of the same qualities as other Trolls; they’re big, they’re expensive, but they get cost reductions by spotting certain things. However, just as the trio were pretty unlike the trolls we saw in later stories of Middle-Earth, these three have their own unique flavor. They have a couple pretty interesting possessions, and they’re also good at "copping" (or capturing, if you prefer) a couple of the opponent’s companions, usually by abandoning fighting.
Since there’s three, and each has two different versions, we’ll do them one at a time. So let’s start with their "leader". Enjoy!
 •Bert, Hungry Troll
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
While you can spot 2 Trolls, Bert is a lurker.
Each other Troll is strength +1 (or +2 if that Troll is Tom or William).
“‘Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don’t look like mutton again tomorrer.’”
 •Bert, Lout
Minion • Troll
Strength: 15
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
Each time a captured companion or ally is killed, you may heal a Troll.
Regroup: Exert Bert and remove to exert a character you have captured.
“‘I don’t want to have me throat cut in me sleep. Hold his toes in the fire, till he talks!’”
Bert is the biggest of the three, and he’s the fierce one of the group. (You’ll understand better what I mean as we move through the other two.) Both versions work out okay with Trolls in general, but they’re even better with his companions from The Hobbit. The second version’s capturing stuff comes in especially handy with William...but you’ll have to wait a little longer to see HOW handy.  |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Tue May 22, 2007 1:00 pm; edited 2 times in totalBest regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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Anonymous Prodigy |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 9:08 am |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:   • Bert, Hungry Troll
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
While you can spot 2 Trolls, Bert is a lurker.
Each other Troll is strength +1 (+2 if Tom or William).
“‘Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don’t look like mutton again tomorrer.’”
A site 2 Troll... awesome!
DáinIronfoot wrote:   • Bert, Lout
Minion • Troll
Strength: 15
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
Each time a captured companion or ally is killed, you may heal a Troll.
Regroup: Exert Bert to exert a character you have captured.
“‘I don’t want to have me throat cut in me sleep. Hold his toes in the fire, till he talks!’”
I would make it exert him and remove . After all, they didn’t capture that Dwarves that easily.
Sweet cards ( ), and I look forward to seeing Tom and William!  |
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Thranduil |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:23 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote: Since there’s three, and each has two different versions, we’ll do them one at a time. So let’s start with their "leader". Enjoy!
  • Bert, Hungry Troll
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
While you can spot 2 Trolls, Bert is a lurker.
Each other Troll is strength +1 (+2 if Tom or William).
“‘Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don’t look like mutton again tomorrer.’”
Very cool.
  • Bert, Lout
Minion • Troll
Strength: 15
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
Each time a captured companion or ally is killed, you may heal a Troll.
Regroup: Exert Bert and remove  to exert a character you have captured.
“‘I don’t want to have me throat cut in me sleep. Hold his toes in the fire, till he talks!’”
AP, they captured them pretty easily. They came up one at a time, and just put sacks over their heads. How much easier can you get? Nice card, though I’d have to see how easily you can capture people to know how good it is.
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Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:31 pm |
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Thranduil wrote: AP, they captured them pretty easily. They came up one at a time, and just put sacks over their heads. How much easier can you get?
I was thinking of how Bert had a flaming brand shoved in his eye and one of Tom’s teeth was knocked out. Just my , though.  |
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sickofpalantirs |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 12:59 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
  • Bert, Hungry Troll
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
While you can spot 2 Trolls, Bert is a lurker.
Each other Troll is strength +1 (+2 if Tom or William).
“‘Mutton yesterday, mutton today, and blimey, if it don’t look like mutton again tomorrer.’”
if it is tom or william maybe?
  • Bert, Lout
Minion • Troll
Strength: 15
Vitality: 5
Site: 2
Fierce.
Bert’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
Each time a captured companion or ally is killed, you may heal a Troll.
Regroup: Exert Bert and remove  to exert a character you have captured.
“‘I don’t want to have me throat cut in me sleep. Hold his toes in the fire, till he talks!’”
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DáinIronfoot |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:04 pm |
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Thanks, everyone. Made a slight tweak to the first one, as recommended by SoP.
Dáin’s DC Duos #231
Now it’s Tom’s turn. He’s the lurker of the trio, and he also has the lowest vitality. But unlike Bert and William, he works equally well with ALL Trolls, meaning he’s the one you’re most likely to splash in with any ol’ Troll strategy.
And here he is. Enjoy!
•Tom, Grumbler
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 4
Site: 2
Lurker.
Tom’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
Each time a Troll wins a skirmish, you may exert Tom twice to exert a character in that skirmish.
Each time a Troll loses a skirmish, you may exert Tom to add .
“‘Never a blinking bit of manflesh have we had for long enough....and the drink runnin’ short, what’s more.’”
•Tom, Booby
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 4
Site: 2
Lurker.
Tom’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
While you can spot a Hobbit and a Dwarf, Tom is fierce.
While you can spot more Dwarves than Trolls, each Troll is fierce (or damage +1 if that Troll is already fierce).
“‘There’s more to come yet, or I’m mighty mistook. Lots and none at all, it is. No burra-hobbits, but lots of these here dwarves.’” |
Last edited by DáinIronfoot on Tue May 22, 2007 1:10 pm; edited 1 time in totalBest regards, Dáin, Vice Aftokrator of the Chosen Ones
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sickofpalantirs |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:06 pm |
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DáinIronfoot wrote:
 • Tom, Grumbler
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 4
Site: 2
Lurker.
Tom’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
Each time a Troll wins a skirmish, you may exert Tom to exert a character in that skirmish.
Each time a Troll loses a skirmish, you may exert Tom to add  .
“‘Never a blinking bit of manflesh have we had for long enough....and the drink runnin’ short, what’s more.’”
why the less cost if he has more strength?
 • Tom, Booby
Minion • Troll
Strength: 16
Vitality: 4
Site: 2
Lurker.
Tom’s twilight cost is -2 for each Troll you can spot.
While you can spot a Hobbit or a Dwarf, Tom is fierce.
While you can spot more Dwarves than Trolls, each Troll is fierce (or damage +1 if that Troll is already fierce).
“‘There’s more to come yet, or I’m mighty mistook. Lots and none at all, it is. No burra-hobbits, but lots of these here dwarves.’”
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DáinIronfoot |
Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 1:08 pm |
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sickofpalantirs wrote: why the less cost if he has more strength?
Because he has less vitality than Tom (and William, for that matter), AND he doesn’t start out fierce like Tom does. Big difference. |
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