Welcome to Fill in the Blank Season 1: Lairs!Each week I'll post the collector's information for one of the cards in the set's card-list.
Contestants are free to create whatever card they see fit for that slot in the card-list, keeping in mind the surrounding cards. As the contest progresses, the card-list will become more and more defined, guiding the contestants' choices.
The theme of our set is Lairs! You're free to interpret this however you want.
Not every card has to fit the theme, of course, but it's something to keep in mind when coming up with entries.
Each week a poll will go up for the previous week's entries. Simply vote for one you like the most. In the event of a tie, I'll let a random result generator make the decision.
Last week's winner...TelTura wins with his
condition,
Sheltered Hollow! Check out facebook, the LotR subreddit, or the discord page (pm for link) for a bonus!
Last week's entries to pick from for Card #16... •Úlairë Attëa, Khamûl
Minion • Nazgûl
Strength 12 Vitality 3 Site 3
Fierce. Ambush . To play, spot an Easterling.
Each time Úlairë Attëa wins a skirmish, you may exert him and spot an Easterling to add a burden (or 2 burdens if you can spot 7 companions).
Designer's notes:
Obviously, we need some minions in this set. The idea with this Nazgûl is similar to the Rohan Aragorn: same character, different culture. I thought we could spice things up with Attea's orgins (or you could say Lair). The 2 burden punishment is to make up for the high cost of this minion.
•Orkish Lair
Condition • Support Area
To play, exert 2 Orcs.
Shadow: Play an Orc stacked here.
Regroup: If there are 3 or fewer cards stacked here, remove to stack an Orc from hand or from play here.
"...broken rock and blasted earth, the vomit of the maggot-folk of Mordor..."
Designer's notes:
Tried to inject some "Lair-y-ness" into the set with a truly generic Orkish card. Dunno if the balance is quite right but there ya go.
Orkish Whip
Possession • Hand Weapon
Strength +1
Bearer must be an Orc.
Bearer is a lurker.
Shadow: Exert another Orc to add or draw a card.
"'Where there's a whip there's a will, my slugs. Hold up!'"
Designer's notes:
Can give the useful lurker keyword to the likes of Archer Commander, Guard Commander, Gorbag CC or Advance Captain, and as a 3-card combo (along with bearer and at least a second Orc) can turn extra vitality into cards or twilight to deploy your Swarm / Beatdown / Whatever.
•Called to His Service
Condition • Support Area
When you play this condition, you may spot a Man to add a burden.
At the start of the assignment phase, the Free Peoples player may discard this condition to prevent a minion from being assigned to a skirmish until the regroup phase.
"'They have passed on to the Black Gate; but more may follow. Always more people coming to Mordor. One day all the peoples will be inside.'"
Designer's notes:
It's essentially a 'unique' event, while also constraining its use to Easterling corruption shadows rather than Easterling Captain-focused shadows.
This week's contest is...Card #3!This card
can be any of the following cultures, but I think we all know what's coming haha :hey:
- A card (after Stronghold of the Adorn River)
- A card
- An card
- A card
- A card (before Sméagol Lied)
Closing date: June 20th. Good luck!
Lairs Card ListNumber - Name - (Culture • Type) - Contestant - Week it won
1.
2. Stronghold of the Adorn River (
• Possession) -
Durin's Heir - 3
3. IN CREATION THIS WEEK
4.
5. Sméagol Lied (
• Event) -
SGollum - 4
6.
7.
8. Sheltered Hollow (
• Condition) -
TelTura - 6
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10.
11.
12.
13.
14. Wrested Kingdom (
• Condition) -
menace64 - 1
15.
16. SUBJECT OF THIS WEEK'S VOTE
17.
18.
19.
20. Bag End Hearth (
• Condition) -
Inspire - 2
21. Merry, Conspirator (
• Companion) -
Inspire - 5
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25.