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Thranduil
Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2008 7:03 pm
Joined: 01 May 2007 Posts: 2256 Location:
I still think 2 things:

1) That the powerful main stones like Fell Shadow and Pure Light should be unable to be borne with another elfstone, which balances out nicely, saves some text and works with the fact that they’re quite a bit more powerful than others.

2) Stone of Earendil should not claim to be the same one from the First Age when there’s a perfectly reasonable alternate explanation and Tolkien himself never decides which one is correct. Look it up in the Celeborn and Galadriel section of Unfinished Tales and you’ll find 2 stories of the origins of the Elessar. It was either the Stone of Earendil or it was made by Celebrimbor (or possibly another smith of Gondolin instead).

Other than that, I have no complaints.

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DáinIronfoot
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2008 4:29 pm
Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 4594 Location: Beltsville, MD, USA
Well, now that all those Stones are behind us (for now, at least), let’s move on to another ancient, powerful object. Very Happy

For all their travels, Berethor and his company never cross paths with Frodo and the Ring. In fact, the hobbit is barely mentioned, and the Ring itself is discussed, but almost as an afterthought. This makes sense in the context of the game, as The Third Age is more about fighting Sauron’s many minions than stealthily creeping into Mordor, but wouldn’t make much sense in the world of the card game, as everything centers around the Ring and your Ring-bearer.

I’m still deciding how I will do Ring-bearers in this set--since it’s not TTA-exclusive as I originally envisioned, there are many possibilities--but the Ring itself I have worked out. Well, one version of it, at least.....

The One Ring, Ring of Great Value Ring
Strength +1
Vitality +1
Skirmish: Add a burden to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
Response: While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take any number of wounds, add two burdens or a burden and a threat instead.
“‘In the fires of Mordor, he forged, in secret, One Ring to rule them all. And with it, Sauron enslaved the races of Middle-earth.’”

The lore IS from The Third Age, in one of those rare times it’s discussed (by Gandalf in the beginning of the game), so at least there’s SOME connection to Berethor and friends.

Might seem a bit weak at first glance, but since it gives boosts to ALL major stats, it’s actually quite nice as long as you don’t have to wear it too often. That, plus it REALLY shuts down damage bonuses, since it prevents ALL wounds each time. What do you think?
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Thranduil
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 11:40 am
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Interesting. I think I’d have to use it before knowing exactly how good it is, but it seems to have limited use for ARBs.

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sickofpalantirs
Posted: Sun Feb 03, 2008 2:55 pm
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DáinIronfoot wrote:

The One Ring, Ring of Great Value Ring
Strength +1
Vitality +1
Skirmish: Add a burden to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
Response: While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take any number of wounds, add two burdens or a burden and a threat instead.
“‘In the fires of Mordor, he forged, in secret, One Ring to rule them all. And with it, Sauron enslaved the races of Middle-earth.’”

Might seem a bit weak at first glance, but since it gives boosts to ALL major stats,

add a resistance +1 boost, and we are on the same page.
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Posted: Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:07 am
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DáinIronfoot wrote:


The One Ring, Ring of Great Value Ring
Strength +1
Vitality +1
Skirmish: Add a burden to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
Response: While wearing The One Ring, each time the Ring-bearer is about to take any number of wounds, add two burdens or a burden and a threat instead.
“‘In the fires of Mordor, he forged, in secret, One Ring to rule them all. And with it, Sauron enslaved the races of Middle-earth.’”




Hmm probably ok Dain, TOR is always hard to balance but this is a pretty good shot at it.
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