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 - but each of the tied cards will appear in the final set card list.
On to Stuff!
Last week's winner...Inspire scores again with
Southern Stranger! Bill Ferny is no longer the only
Man!
Last week's entries to pick from for Card #23... •Pippin, Co-Conspirator
Companion • Hobbit
Strength: 3
Vitality: 4
Signet: Frodo
Each time you shuffle your hand into your deck, you may draw 3 cards.
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Site
Fellowship or Shadow: Spot a companion to play a Nazgul or Wraith from your discard pile; its twilight cost is -1 for each wound on that companion.
Designer's Notes: We can't have a theme of Lairs and neglect sites! I feel like all of the empty chunk here is an obvious opportunity.
This card obviously started as just a shadow-based site, but then figured the flavor actually works for both sides, so why not.
The Black Gate
Site
While the Fellowship is at The Black Gate, each Orc and Man is strength +2.
Designer's notes:
The card is meant to give Freeps men and Shadow men strength.
[8-K] Shelob's Lair
Site
Lair. While any player spots Shelob and 4 threats (or 8 burdens), only Ring-bound companions may skirmish here.
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Designer's notes:
I realize it should be "Mountain. Underground." but I don't want Balrogs showing up here.
This week's contest is...Card #1!Your abundance of options:
- A card
- A card (before Stronghold of the Adorn River)
If you choose to go after a One Ring card, I'd strongly suggest spending some time iterating your design over the course of this week. Rings are tricksy!
Closing date: July 18th! Good luck!
Lairs Card List Number - Name - (Culture • Type) - Contestant - Week it won
1. IN CREATION THIS WEEK
2. •Stronghold of the Adorn River (
• Possession) -
Durin's Heir - 3
3. •Balin,
Lord of Moria (
• Ally) -
menace64 - 8
4.
5. Sméagol Lied (
• Event) -
SGollum - 4
6. Worse Than Orcs (
• Event) -
menace64 - 9
7.
8. Sheltered Hollow (
• Condition) -
TelTura - 6
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14. •Wrested Kingdom (
• Condition) -
menace64 - 1
15.
16. •Úlairë Attëa, Khamûl (
• Minion) -
SGollum - 7
17.
18. Southern Stranger (
• Minion) -
Inspire - 10
19.
20. •
Bag End Hearth (
• Condition) -
Inspire - 2
21. •Merry, Conspirator (
• Companion) -
Inspire - 5
22.
23. SUBJECT OF THIS WEEK'S VOTE
24.
25.
The Misadventure Deck (cards that lost due to tied-decision but will appear in final cardlist! Maybe?)
26. •Durin's Axe, Omen of Fortune
27. From Lowest Dungeon to Highest Peak
28. Orkish Whip
29. •Mountains of Shadow[/list]