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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:45 pm |
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I wanted a fresh start for some rather fresh and somewhat crazy ideas! 
We’ll start of with something pretty straight forward, which is a version of the One Ring, though I’m not sure if I’m going to make anyone in this set who can bear it! This is simply because through most of the Second Age it was borne by Sauron (and for the rest of it, it wasn’t yet made) except for the very end when Isildur took it. Might make an Isildur, though at this stage I really can’t say.
So I wanted to first emphasise rings, and secondly make a dangerous and powerful version to represent the height of the ring’s power.
• The One Ring, Master Ring 
Str: +2
Vit: +1
Legendary.
Bearer may not bear a ring.
While wearing The One Ring, the Ring-bearer gains terror 1 (each time he or she is assigned to skirmish an opponent’s minion, you may make that opponent exert one of their minions) and each time he or she is about to take a wound, add 2 burdens instead.
Maneuver: Add a threat to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
Skirmish: Exert the Ring-bearer twice to discard a ring from play or to play a ring from your dead or discard pile.
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Last edited by Thranduil on Wed Mar 19, 2008 7:53 pm; edited 9 times in total'We do what we do because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.'
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| sickofpalantirs |
![]() Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:52 pm |
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| wow...as much as legendary fits, idon’t like sticking a keyword on that does nothing on the card |
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:04 am |
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I understand what SoP is saying but i also understand if a card is going to have the word legendary on the One Ring is probably quite important!
I think the card is fine, though im not sure how much i like having 2 chances to wear the ring. It should just be one thing. |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:44 am |
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![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:49 am |
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But you have not actually edited anything? Im confused  |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:53 am |
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I was planning on removing the parentheses in wearing the ring as you suggested, but I quoted instead of edited my post, and I have not yet got round to editing the original yet!
Obvious really!
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| lem0nhead |
![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 11:55 am |
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Of course silly me!
You need update your sig btw about the contest. |
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| DáinIronfoot |
![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:49 pm |
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Thranduil wrote: • The One Ring, Master Ring
Str: +2
Legendary. (This keyword actually doesn’t do anything on this card, but I felt it was fitting. And no, this helper text would not be printed on a card!)
While wearing The One Ring, the Ring-bearer gains terror 1 (each time he or she is assigned to skirmish an opponent’s minion, you may make that opponent exert one of their minions) and each time he or she is about to take a wound, add 2 burdens instead.
Maneuver: Add a threat to wear The One Ring until the regroup phase.
Skirmish: Exert the Ring-bearer twice to discard a ring from play or to play a ring from your dead or discard pile.
Love the helper text. You planning on including that on the actual card?
Believe it or not, I think this is a little underpowered. The strength +2 is certainly nice, and the terror is a nice touch and (for once ) well-balanced here. But as soon as you put the Ring on, it becomes far too weak. A threat AND lots of burdens? Not sure that’s all necessary. I’d consider giving this a vitality +1 boost. Maybe I’m nuts from being out of DCing for a few days, but that’s what I think. *shrug* |
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| Thranduil |
![]() Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 3:18 pm |
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I’ll think on your suggestions Dain, and any other opinions on that are welcome. Nice to see you in a DC thread!
Now you may be looking at that last card, and thinking: "What’s so weird about it? Didn’t that guy Thran say this thread was going to be weird?"
Yes, but The One Ring was my way of lulling you into a false sense of security!
You may notice that the main title of this thread is "Rings", and that ’s’ is no coincidence.
The first thing that needs to be done, is a redefinition of the keyword Ring-bearer. All previous cards using that keyword now effectively say "Ring-bearer - The One Ring" and unmarked ringed resistance again only works for The One Ring.
But, in the Second Age, there were loads of rings borne by the Free Peoples, none of which were the One. So, here are some others!
(The principle being flavour-wise that the Second Age wasn’t about destroying the One, it was about protecting your own ring against the corruption of Sauron).
And so, there will now be 3 alternate rings plus ring-bearers for  , 1 for  and 1 for  .
Let’s start with the rings. One of the interesting things about the cards as you see them is that you can’t wear them. Ever. This is because the Elven lords only used their rings once, immediately saw Sauron, and so took them off. Also, the rings were used to protect the Elves’ lands from the Enemy, which explains the route I took when designing them.
The other theme you’ll notice that each of these rings should hopefully be worse than any version of The One Ring, because after all, they’re only the servants of the One. To balance this, the ring-bearers themselves are significantly better than previous ARBs.
After that rambling introduction, here’s the first ring/ring-bearer combination:
• Nenya, Ring of the Elves
Legendary.
Galadriel may not bear a ring.
Each time the fellowship moves from a forest site, add a burden.
Maneuver: Discard an card from hand to choose a Shadow player who must heal a companion.
 • Galadriel, Bearer of Sorrow
Companion • Elf
Str: 3
Vit: 3
(Res): 9
Ring-bearer - Nenya.
Each time Galadriel is about to take a wound in a skirmish, you may remove from the game 2 cards in your discard pile to prevent that wound.
Fellowship: Exert 2 Elves to remove a burden.
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Last edited by Thranduil on Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:14 am; edited 1 time in total'We do what we do because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves.'
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![]() Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 5:48 am |
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Thranduil wrote:
• Nenya, Ring of the Elves
Legendary.
Galadriel may not bear a ring.
Each time the fellowship moves from a forest site, add a burden.
Maneuver: Discard an card from hand to choose a Shadow player who must heal a companion.
Im confused here Thran as to whats going on. Sorry!
• Galadriel, Bearer of Sorrow
Companion • Elf
Str: 3
Vit: 3
(Res): 9
Ring-bearer - Nenya.
Each time Galadriel is about to take a wound in a skirmish, you may remove from the game an card in your discard pile to prevent that wound.
Fellowship: Exert 2 Elves to remove a burden.
That is crazy you could easily make it so she never died in a fight. EVER. And then theres the crazy burden removal on a companion. Ick.
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